Document Outline

• Preface
• Introduction
  • Understanding Persistent Binding in a Fabric Environment
• Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver
  • Introduction
    • Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware
    • Verifying and Downloading the Documentation
  • Installing an HBA
    • Special Installation Sequence for Stratus ftServers and EMC CLARiiON Arrays
    • Special Instructions for CLARiiON CX200-Series Direct-Connect Dual-Host Clustering Configurations
  • EMC HBA Settings
    • Pre-Configured Settings
    • Configuring NVRAM for Stratus ftServers
    • Fibre-Down Servers with Embedded QLogic HBAs
    • Updating Firmware/BIOS and Applying NVRAM Settings
    • Manually Setting the HBA Data Rate
    • Setting the Topology for QLA22xx/23xx and Windows
  • Installing the HBA Driver
    • Driver Revision History
    • Where to Find the Driver
    • Windows 2003 STORPort Updates
    • Extended Error Logging by QLogic Drivers
    • Installation Procedure for Windows NT Hosts
    • Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Hosts
  • Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host
  • Upgrading to Windows 2003 from Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0
  • Replacing an HBA
    • Procedure for Replacing a QLogic HBA in Stratus ftServers without Rebooting
• Configuring an EMC Boot Device
  • Introduction
    • Boot-from-SAN Configuration Restrictions
    • Risks of Booting from the Storage Array
    • How to Determine I/O Latency and Load on the Boot LUN
    • Boot Crashdump Save to Disk Behavior
    • Boot-from-SAN with MSCS
  • Configuring a Symmetrix Boot Device
    • Configuring the Boot BIOS
    • Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device
    • Installing EFI boot code onto the HBA
    • Configuring QLogic EFI boot code to boot from an External Array
    • Procedure to Install Windows Server 2003 on a Fibre Channel Disk (Only for system with floppy disk drive).
  • Configuring a CLARiiON Boot Device
    • Procedure Flowchart
    • Requirements
    • Preparing the Storage System
    • Setting Up the HBA BIOS
    • Preparing the Fabric
    • Preparing the Server
    • Configuring the HBA Boot BIOS
    • Installing Windows
    • Verifying HBA Driver and Digital Signature Installation
    • Assigning a Permanent Boot Drive Letter for Windows NT
    • Installing Multipath and Failover Software
    • Installing Additional Navisphere Host Agent Software
    • Configuring Additional Boot Port Name Entries in the Boot BIOS
    • Starting a Fresh Installation
  • Boot Time and LUN Availability
  • Replacing a Boot HBA
    • EMC Symmetrix
    • EMC CLARiiON
  • How a Server Responds to Failure in the Boot LUN Path
  • Known Issues
• Installing and Configuring the QLogic QLA4010 iSCSI HBA (TOE)
  • Installing the HBA Driver
  • Windows 2003 STORPort Updates
    • Installation Procedure for Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 Hosts
  • Updating the HBA Driver in a Windows 2000 or Windows 2003 Host
  • Using the QLogic iSCSI SANSurfer Application to Configure iSCSI Devices
  • Configuring iSNS settings for QLA4010
  • Installing and Configuring the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA to boot from an EMC Storage Array
    • Installing Boot BIOS on the QLA4010 iSCSI HBA from DOS
    • Setting Up the HBA BIOS
    • Installing the Windows OS onto the Boot Device
• Third-Party Software
  • QLogic SANSurfer SANBlade Manager
    • SANSurfer Version History
  • VERITAS Volume Manager 3.x for Windows 2000
    • VERITAS Volume Manager 3.0
    • VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 and VERITAS DMP
    • VERITAS Foundation Suite 4.1
    • VERITAS Foundation Suite 4.2
• Troubleshooting
  • Problems and Solutions
    • Problem 1
    • Problem 2
    • Problem 3
    • Problem 4
    • Problem 5
    • Problem 6
    • Problem 7
    • Problem 8
• Index