User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Tables9Introduction15Purpose of this document16Host connectivity16Fibre Channel16Fibre Channel over Ethernet16iSCSI17Boot device support18Zoning19FC and FCoE19iSCSI19EMC storage array-specific settings20Installation Steps21Prerequisites for first-time installation22Summary of installation steps24Installing the adapter27Matching the adapter with the correct PCI slot28Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings35Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings36Verifying the correct BIOS version36Upgrading the adapter BIOS37EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings39EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux39Manually setting the topology for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters43Manually setting the data rate for QLogic Fibre Channel adapters44Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver45Introduction46QLogic SANsurfer and SANsurfer CLI47Fibre Channel and FCoE in kernel driver versions49Supported in kernel driver versions49Installation instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver for Linux 2.4.x kernel53Installation Instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver in Linux 2.6.x kernels55Fibre Channel and FCoE out of kernel driver versions59Supported out of kernel driver versions59Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver61Uninstallation methods for the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver76QLogic v7.x and v8.x series driver parameters79iSCSI in kernel driver versions89iSCSI supported in kernel driver versions89Installation instructions for the in kernel QLogic driver in Linux 2.6.x kernels91iSCSI out of kernel driver versions95iSCSI supported out of kernel driver versions95Installation instructions for the out of kernel QLogic driver96Installing the Linux v2.4.x host and the QLogic v3.x-Series iSCSI HBA driver96Installing the Linux v2.6.x host and the QLogic v5.x-Series iSCSI HBA driver107Updating the CEE/Menlo or iSCSI Firmware129Updating the QLogic CEE /Menlo firmware for FCoE adapters130Updating the QLogic firmware for iSCSI adapters131Connecting to the Storage133Zoning and connection planning in a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel over Ethernet environment134Planning procedure134Establishing connectivity to the storage array134Zoning and connection planning in an iSCSI environment135Configuring the QLA40xx-Series HBA to discover iSCSI targets136Configuring persistent binding for the Linux QLogic iSCSI HBA137Configuring persistent binding using SANsurferCLI138Unconfiguring persistent binding using SANsurferCLI140Installing the SANSurfer iSCSI GUI142Configuring persistent binding using the SANsurfer GUI146Configuring a Boot Device on an EMC Storage Array151Introduction152Cautions and restrictions for booting from EMC storage array153Symmetrix-specific cautions and restrictions153VNX series- or CLARiiON-specific cautions and restrictions153Limitations155Common limitations155Symmetrix-specific limitations156VNX series- or CLARiiON-specific limitations157Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for FC or FCoE158Preparing the Symmetrix storage array158Preparing the host158Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot159Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for FC or FCoE161Preparing the VNX series or CLARiiON storage system161Preparing the host161Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot162Installing the Linux operating systems with out of kernel drivers onto a boot device using FCoE Adapters165RHEL 5 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters165SLES10 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters166SLES 11 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE adapters167Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 3.x168Preparing the Symmetrix storage array168Preparing the host168Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot169Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for iSCSI 3.x172Preparing the VNX series or CLARiiON storage system172Preparing the host172Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot173Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v3.x-Series driver176How to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-DISK)176Upgrading the kernel183Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 5.x184Preparing the Symmetrix storage array184Preparing the host184Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot185Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for iSCSI 5.x188Preparing the VNX series or CLARiiON storage system188Preparing the host188Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot189Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v5.x-Series driver192Additional Notes193Ethernet connectivity over the CNA194Device reconfiguration procedures for FC and FCoE195Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 3.x driver196Rebooting the host196Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver196Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 5.x driver198Rebooting the host198Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver198Adapter information for RHEL5, SLES10, and SLES 11201SNIA API for third-party software (EMC Ionix ControlCenter and Solution Enabler)202OS upgrade from supporting out of kernel driver to OS version supporting in kernel driver203Rebooting the host203Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver203Device reconfiguration: Device numbering206HPQ server-specific note207(VNX series or CLARiiON Only) disconnected ghost LUNs208Setting Up External Boot for IBM Blade Server HS40 (8839)209Configure HS40 BladeCenter server to boot from external array210Special Instructions211CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect dual-host Oracle9i RAC or RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager cluster configurations with QLA234x adapters212Setting the FC-AL loop ID for CLARiiON CX200 direct-connect Oracle9iRAC and RHEL 2.1 Cluster Manager configurations with QLogic QLA234x-Series adapters213Size: 2.57 MBPages: 216Language: EnglishOpen manual