EMC QLA23xx EMC HBA Settings, Pre-Configured, Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page

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Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

EMC HBA Settings

	EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the
	EMC-approved NVRAM settings file. This file contains all of the
	BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that have been tested and
	approved for connection to the EMC storage array.
	The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and
	NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more
	recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to
	Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2.
Pre-Configured	The following parameters have been preconfigured in the EMC
Settings	NVRAM. They are also configurable in the Host Adapter Settings,
	Advanced Adapter Settings, and Extended Firmware Settings
	menus.
	These settings apply to PowerPath/ATF and non-HA connections.
			Pre-configured EMC
	Parameter	QLogic Default Setting	Setting
	Data Rate	0 (1 Gb/s)	2 (Auto Select)
	Execution Throttle	16	256
	Connection options (topology)	2 (Loop preferred,	1 (point to point only)
		otherwise point-to-point)
	Enable LIP Full Login	Yes	Yes
	Enable Target Reset	No	Yes
	Port Down Retry Count	8	45
	Luns Per Target	8	256
	Adapter Hard Loop ID	Enabled	Disabled
	Hard Loop ID	125	0
	Descending Search LoopID	0	1

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