Section 7

SANblade Control iX

7.1

Introduction

The QLA40xx HBA includes the SANblade Control iX GUI. The SANblade Control iX GUI interface runs on Windows NT, Windows 2000, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris SPARC operating systems. SANblade Control iX configures the QLA40xx HBA that resides in the host PC and allows you to:

Set the QLA40xx-HBA’s basic configuration (IP address, iSCSI name, etc.)

Enter iSCSI target information (IP addresses of targets to which you want to connect)

Edit the target and firmware configuration parameters

Read back useful QLA40xx HBA and target information

7.2

Installation Procedure

Follow the instructions in section 7.2.1 to install the SANblade Control iX GUI on Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems.

Follow the instructions in section 7.2.2 to install the SANblade Control iX GUI on Red Hat Linux and Solaris SPARC operating systems.

7.2.1

Windows NT and Windows 2000

Follow these steps to install the SANblade Control iX GUI:

1.Download SANblade Control iX from the QLogic web site:

a.Locate SANblade Control iX on the QLogic web site (www.qlogic.com) and click Download.

b.When prompted Would you like to open the file or save it to your computer?, click the Save button. Specify a temporary location on the hard drive and download the file.

2.Click Start menu, then click Run. Type the following, then click OK.

<drive>:\SANblade Control iX\setup.exe

3.InstallAnywhere prepares to install SANblade Control iX. The Introduction dialog box displays. Follow the instructions and click Next.

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Q-Logic 4000 SERIES manual Installation Procedure, Windows NT and Windows

4000 SERIES specifications

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