Section 3

Initial Installation

Before you run SANsurfer FC HBA CLI, ensure that the following requirements are met:

„The HBAs must be installed.

„The HBA drivers must be installed.

NOTES:

Some SANsurfer FC HBA CLI features are not available when:

„You have a Solaris system that is running with the driver distributed with the OS installation CDs (QLC driver).

„You have a Linux system that is running with the ioctl or sysfs (inbox) driver.

„You have a Linux system that is running with a VMware driver.

3.1

Downloading the Installation Package

To download the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI installation package from the QLogic Web site, follow these steps:

1.From the QLogic home page (www.qlogic.com), click Downloads (on the left).

2.On the Drivers Downloads / Manuals page, click your HBA model. The Resources page for the selected model appears.

3.Under Drivers, Management Tools and API Libraries, click the appropriate operating system.

4.In the Management Tools table, go to the SANsurfer CLI … row and in the Download column, click (Download).

5.The system shows the End User License Agreement box. Scroll to the bottom and click Agree.

6.Click Save. Select a directory on your system and download the file.

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