„2 Installation details the supported features and covers installation of hardware, drivers, and SANsurfer® management tools.

„3 Configuration covers how to identify QLogic adapters, start Fast!UTIL, verify that the driver is loaded, configure driver parameters, deploy N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV), monitor NPIV from the SANsurfer management tools, and configure the boot from SAN functionality.

„A Troubleshooting details troubleshooting methods, including LEDs and logs.

At the end of this user’s guide you will find a glossary of terms and an index to help you quickly find information.

Documentation Conventions

This guide uses the following typographic conventions:

NOTE:

Notes provide additional information.

„Text in bold font indicates user interface elements such as a menu items, buttons, check boxes, or column headings. For example:

Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters.

„Text in a monospace font (Courier New) indicates file name, directory path, or command line text output. For example:

Enter an IP Address:

„Text in a bold monospace font (Courier New) indicates user input (what you type). For example:

#chkconfig firewall off

„Text in ALL CAPITALS indicates the name of a key that you press on the keyboard. For example:

On the QLogic BIOS banner screen, press CTRL+Q.

„Text in italics indicates emphasis, terms, document titles. For example: Refer to the VMware IO Compatibility Guide.

„Italicized text within angle brackets indicates user-defined variables. For example:

cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/<adapter_number>

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Q-Logic FC0054607-00 A manual Documentation Conventions, Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters