EMC Qlogic QLA23xx - Manual (Page 3)

EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in Windows Hosts iii
Preface ........................................................................................................................... vii
Chapter 1 Introduction
Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment .... 1-2
Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver
Introduction ...................................................................................... 2-2
Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware ...................... 2-2
Verifying and Downloading the Documentation ................ 2-2
Installing an HBA ............................................................................ 2-3
Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and
EMC CLARiiON Arrays .......................................................... 2-4
Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200-Series
Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations ....... 2-4
EMC HBA Settings .......................................................................... 2-8
Pre-Configured Settings........................................................... 2-8
Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers .......................... 2-9
Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs......... 2-10
Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM
Settings ..................................................................................... 2-10
Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate .................................. 2-12
Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows .. 2-13
Installing the HBA Driver............................................................. 2-14
Driver Revision History......................................................... 2-14
Where to Find the Driver....................................................... 2-14
Windows 2003 STORPort Updates....................................... 2-14
Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts .................. 2-15
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