Q-Logic SN0054651-00 F manual System Overview, Configurations

2 System Overview

SANsurfer FC HBA Manager is a collection of device drivers and management tools for configuring and managing QLogic FC and FCoE adapters in a SAN.

This section provides the following information:

„“Configurations” on page 2-1shows examples of several different configurations.

„“Installation Checklist” on page 2-6contains a checklist to help you properly install all hardware and software in the correct order.

„“Non-Windows Configuration Parameters” on page 2-12lists configuration and tuning parameters.

This information is intended for OEMs, field service personnel, and customers who are installing QLogic hardware and the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager tool. This section assumes that you are familiar with the hardware installation and operating systems where you are installing the adapters.

Configurations

This section illustrates and describes the following system configurations:

„“Single-Ported(Non-failover) Configuration” on page 2-2

„“Simple Failover Configuration” on page 2-3

„“SAN or Cluster Configuration” on page 2-4

„“RAID Configuration and LUN Masking” on page 2-5

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