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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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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts

 

 

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EMC QLA23xx, QLA22xx manual EMC HBA Settings, Pre-Configured, Advanced Adapter Settings , and Extended Firmware Settings