EMC QLA22xx, QLA23xx Contents, Chapter, Introduction, Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver

Contents

Preface		vii
Chapter 1	Introduction
	Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment	.... 1-2
Chapter 2	Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver
	Introduction	2-2
	Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware	2-2
	Verifying and Downloading the Documentation	2-2
	Installing an HBA	2-3
	Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and
	EMC CLARiiON Arrays	2-4
	Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200-Series
	Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations	2-4
	EMC HBA Settings	2-8
	Pre-Configured Settings	2-8
	Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers	2-9
	Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs	2-10
	Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM
	Settings	2-10
	Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate	2-12
	Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows	.. 2-13
	Installing the HBA Driver	2-14
	Driver Revision History	2-14
	Where to Find the Driver	2-14
	Windows 2003 STORPort Updates	2-14
	Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts	2-15

EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts

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