Q-Logic FC HBA CLI manual Product Overview, Guide Overview, How this Guide is Organized

Section 1

Introduction

1.1

Product Overview

The SANsurfer® FC HBA CLI tool provides a command line interface (CLI) that lets you easily install, configure, and deploy QLogic® Fibre Channel (FC) host bus adapters (HBAs). It also provides robust diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities and useful statistical information to optimize SAN performance. This tool only configures HBAs on the local machine (where SANsurfer FC HBA CLI is installed.)

SANsurfer FC HBA CLI is a simplified, condensed version of the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager graphical user interface (GUI).

SANsurfer FC HBA CLI can be operated in two modes:

„Interactive mode (menu-driven interface). This mode requires user intervention.

„Non-interactive mode (command line interface). Use this mode for scripting or when you want to do a single operation.

NOTE:

This guide uses interchangeably the terms HBA and adapter.

1.2

Guide Overview

This guide is intended for end users responsible for administration of QLogic FC HBAs.

1.2.1

How this Guide is Organized

The SANsurfer FC HBA CLI User’s Guide is organized into the following sections and appendices:

Section 1 Introduction: This section provides a general overview of the product, lists the supported QLogic HBAs and operating systems, lists the system hardware and software requirements, and provides contact information for technical support.

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