Q-Logic FC HBA CLI manual Software Requirements, Unsupported Features

1 – Introduction System Requirements

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NOTE:

Tape devices are shown as part of the configuration, but are not fully supported by SANsurfer FC HBA CLI. Only persistent binding and LUN masking are available.

„256 MB physical RAM are required to run SANsurfer FC HBA CLI; running with less memory can cause disk swapping (“paging” or “paging out”), which severely affects performance.

„Video card capable of 256 colors and a screen resolution of 800x600 pixels.

„About 7 MB of disk space.

1.5.2

Software Requirements

The minimum software requirements are as follows:

„QLogic drivers for your OS platform.

„Administrative privileges to do management functions.

„One of the operating systems listed in section 1.4.

1.5.2.1

Unsupported Features

Depending on your system, not all SANsurfer FC HBA features are available.

1.5.2.1.1

Features Not Available When Running Windows Driver with NPIV Enabled

When running the driver with NPIV enabled on Windows, the following features are not available with virtual port:

„HBA parameters settings

„HBA parameters restore default

„Flash update from file

„Flash save to file

„HBA parameters update from file

„HBA parameters save to file

„HBA parameters update from templates

„Target link speed

„Boot device settings

„Driver settings

„HBA beacon

„Target/LUN list

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