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System Overview Installation Checklist
Step 5: Install and Run SANsurfer FC HBA Manager
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager is a management tool used to view, manage, and diagnose QLogic adapters. SANsurfer FC HBA Manager also configures adapters, target devices on the adapters, and LUNs on target devices. To use target masking, LUN masking, or device hot replacement features of SANsurfer FC HBA Manager, you must install SANsurfer FC HBA Manager. See “Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager” on page
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Macintosh systems do not use failover.
If you are installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on a NetWare 6.x operating system, you must also install IPX/SPX on the server.
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager runs as a client/server tool, with the client running on a hardware platform that supports Java and agents running on each system that has QLogic adapters. If you are using SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on a host system where adapters are installed, install the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager (user interface) on the local host. If you are installing on a Red Hat/SUSE Linux (IA64) or Solaris SPARC/x86 system, also install the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager agent on the local host.
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SANsurfer FC HBA Manager uses remote procedure calls (RPCs) as follows:
For Windows, SANsurfer FC HBA Manager automatically installs the required RPC service (ONC/RPC portmapper).
For Linux, the Linux distribution must install the appropriate RPC libraries. See the Linux distribution documentation for information about installing RPC services before installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager.
For NetWare, RPC support requires loading tirpc.nlm and associated files. The SANsurfer FC HBA Manager installation adds these files automatically to the autoexec.ncf file.
Verification: When using SANsurfer FC HBA Manager to configure any alternate paths to devices, it treats these paths as unconfigured paths until it installs the Failover driver.
