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System Requirements Software Requirements

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Video card capable of 256 colors and a screen resolution of 800x600 pixels are required; 16K colors and 1024x768 pixels are recommended.

About 150 MB of disk space.

Software Requirements

The minimum software requirements are as follows:

Common desktop environment (CDE) to run the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager user interface.

QLogic QLA2xxx drivers, as appropriate:

Windows XP Professional

Windows 2000

Windows Server 2003

Windows Vista

Windows Server 2008

NetWare

Linux

Solaris

Mac OS X

TCP/IP protocol for Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 remote management.

TCP/IP protocol for NetWare remote management.

Java SE Development Kit (JDK™) 1.5.0 on all platforms, except Linux PPC-64, Linux IA64, and Solaris SPARC.

Administrative privileges to perform management functions.

To view the help system, use the most current released version of one of the following Web browsers: Internet Explorer®, Netscape® Communicator, or Mozilla® Firefox®.

One of the following operating systems:

Windows:

Windows 2000, 32-bit, Intel x86 Intel 64, AMD64

Windows Server 2003, 32-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD64

Windows Server 2008, 32-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD64

Windows XP Professional, 32-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD64

Windows XP Professional, x64-bit Intel 64, AMD64

Windows Vista, 32-bit Intel x86

Windows Vista x64

Solaris:

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SANsurfer FC HBA Manager User’s Guide Document Revision History Changes Sections Affected Revision B changes Revision E changes Table of Contents Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager System RequirementsGetting Started Performing Diagnostics Troubleshooting Viii SN0054651-00 F List of Tables Page Preface What’s in this Guide Intended Audience Related Materials ‰ See Installation Checklist on Documentation Conventions License Agreements Technical SupportAvailability Training Contact Information Xvi SN0054651-00 F SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Overview Environments Features SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Overview Features Advanced Features Configurations System Overview Single-Ported Non-failover Configuration AdapterAdapter Target Simple Failover Configuration Adapter = Preferred path = Alternate path SAN or Cluster Configuration Host Host Y RAID Configuration and LUN Masking AdaptersSystem Installation Checklist Available Driver Features by Operating System Collect the Hardware and Software Function Enhanced Driver Inbox Driver Install the Hardware Install the Enhanced Driver Install any RAID Filter Drivers Install and Run SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Non-Windows Configuration Parameters Configure the Disks in the Operating SystemInstall the IP Communications Driver Linux Enhanced Driver Parameters NetWare Enhanced Driver Configuration Parameters Page System Requirements Hardware Requirements Software Requirements System Requirements Software Requirements Supported QLogic Adapters Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Initial Installation Installation Options Configuration Option Installation Requirements Installation Instructions SANsurfer Download Selections Example Install SANsurfer Introduction Install SANsurfer Important Information Install SANsurfer Choose Product Features Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Initial Installation Macintosh Installation Choose Product Features Previous SANsurfer Install Detected Message Click Restore Default Folder Install SANsurfer Select Shortcut Profile Windows Only Install SANsurfer Create Desktop Icon Selection Windows Only 10 Install SANsurfer Pre-Installation Summary 11 Install SANsurfer Installing SANsurfer 13 Install SANsurfer Default QLogic Failover Enable/Disable 14 Install SANsurfer Launch SANsurfer Application Installation Instructions Using CLI 15 Install SANsurfer Install Complete Windows LinuxSolaris Installation Instructions for VMware ESX To prepare your servers to manage the FC adapters remotely Web- and CD-Based Installation Updates Updating SANsurfer by Web UpdateTo check for tool updates Network Does Not Use Proxy Settings Network Requires Proxy Settings 18 Update SANsurfer Update Dialog Box Updating SANsurfer by Package Update To update the existing tool 20 Update SANsurfer Open Dialog Box 21 Update SANsurfer Update Dialog Box Uninstalling SANsurfer To uninstall SANsurfer FC HBA Manager 22 Uninstall SANsurfer Add/Remove Programs Windows 23 Uninstall SANsurfer Uninstall SANsurfer 24 Uninstall SANsurfer Uninstall Options 25 Uninstall SANsurfer Choose Product Features 26 Uninstall SANsurfer Uninstall SANsurfer Click Uninstall 27 Uninstall SANsurfer Uninstall Complete Getting Started Starting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Starting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Windows To start SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Windows Connecting to Hosts Automatically Windows CLI Starting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or SolarisStarting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Macintosh To start SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on Linux or Solaris SANsurfer.app/Contents/MacOS To connect to a host automatically on Windows SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Main Window Signal Indicates To view the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager main window Toolbar Buttons Toolbar Buttons Toolbar Buttons Host Icons and Text Adapter Icons and Text„ Host icons Adapter Port Icons and Text „ Adapter icons„ Adapter Port Icons Device Icons and Text „ Device Icons Exiting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Getting HelpLUN Icons and Text Viewing the Help System Specifying the Help Browser To specify a browser Viewing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Tool Information To view information about SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Setting SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Security To set the tool access password for a host Security Setting the Warning Display Option To set the warning display option„ Press CTRL+SHIFT+T Setting the Configuration Change Option Options Dialog Box Configuration Change Setting Application Event Log Options To set event log options Setting the HBA Event Log Option To set HBA Event Log options Options Dialog Box HBA Event Log Setting Up Automatic Notification by E-mail To set up automatic notification by e-mail„ Press CTRL+SHIFT+M Setting the Configuration Policies To set the configuration policies„ Press CTRL+SHIFT+P 11 Policy Settings Dialog Box Getting Started Setting the Configuration Policies Getting Started Setting the Configuration Policies ‰ Proceed with LUN configuration To configure shared devicesForbidden Sharing of Devices or LUNs Specifying the Adapter Driver Settings 13 Shared Components Dialog Box 14 Settings Page Adapter Driver To set the adapter driver parameters 15 Settings Page Linux Failover Driver Only Refreshing the Host Configuration Performing Diagnostics Running Loopback and Read/Write Buffer Diagnostic Tests Preparing for Diagnostic Testing Finding the Adapter Port You Want to Test Preparing for the Loopback Test To flash the adapter port’s LEDTo stop the LED from flashing To prepare to run the loopback test Driver Versions That Do Not Require a Loopback Connector To install a loopback connector Preparing for the Read/Write Buffer Test To resume normal adapter operations Running the Loopback Test Running the Read/Write Buffer TestTo run a loopback test Viewing Adapter Port Transceiver Details To run a read/write buffer test General Media Information Diagnostic Data Details Transceiver Details Page Details Troubleshooting Tools Windows Event Log Linux Messages File Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions Solaris Messages FileSANsurfer FC HBA Manager Installation Issues Troubleshooting Installation Issues User Interface and Remote Agent Issues Troubleshooting User Interface and Remote Agent Issues Information see the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Application That qlremote is Installed and Running on Functional Issues Troubleshooting Functional Issues Problem Verifying that the Adapter Driver is Installed To verify that the adapter driver is installed on Windows To verify that the adapter driver is installed on NetwareTo verify that the adapter driver is installed on Macintosh Verifying that qlremote is Installed and Running To verify that qlremote is installed and running on Windows To verify that qlremote is installed and running on NetWare Alternate Linux procedureAlternate Solaris procedure Alternate Macintosh procedure Tracing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager and Agent Activity DebugTracing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager User Interface Activity To trace SANsurfer FC HBA Manager user interface activity Local.properties File 4shows an example SANsurfer.lax File Example Command Prompt Properties Dialog Box Exporting or Saving Agent Activity Logs Agent Logs by Operating SystemExporting or Saving the Agent Logs To export agent activity on Solaris SN0054651-00 F Page Frequently Asked Questions Frequently Asked Questions SN0054651-00 F Shortcut Keys CTRL+SHIFT+Z Boot code Boot deviceArbitrated loop CSV file Device Driver Echo diagnostic test Flash BiosEnhanced Ethernet Fabric HBA port beacon IoctlISCSI Load balancing Path Point-to-pointPort QoS T11 Target binding Index Index-2 SN0054651-00 F SN0054651-00 F Index-3 Index-4 SN0054651-00 F SN0054651-00 F Index-5 Index-6 SN0054651-00 F Wwpn Page Page Page SN0054651-00 F SN0054651-00 F SN0054651-00 F