Table of Contents

1

Introduction

 

 

Who Should Read this Guide

1-1

 

How this Guide is Organized

1-1

 

Overview

1-2

 

Interoperability

1-3

 

Conventions Used in this Guide

1-3

 

Documentation

1-4

 

Contact Information

1-5

2

Feature Overview

 

 

What’s New in this Release

2-1

 

New Features

2-2

 

Supported Distributions and Kernels

2-3

 

Compiler Support

2-4

 

Software Components

2-4

3

Step-by-Step Installation Checklist

 

 

Hardware Installation

3-1

 

Software Installation

3-2

4

Hardware Installation

 

 

Hardware Installation Requirements

4-1

 

Hardware

4-1

 

Form Factors

4-2

 

Cabling and Switches

4-3

 

Optical Fibre Option

4-4

 

Configuring the BIOS

4-4

 

Safety with Electricity

4-5

 

Unpacking Information

4-5

 

Verify the Package Contents

4-5

 

List of the Package Contents

4-5

 

Unpacking the QLogic Adapter

4-8

 

Hardware Installation

4-9

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