Dell PowerVault MD3820f - Manual (Page 23)

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Supported Fibre Channel Direct-Attach Configuration
Operating Systems
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 and 6.4
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11.4 and 11.3
NOTE: Fibre channel direct-attach is not supported on VMWare ESXi.
Required Timeout Settings for Fibre Channel Host Bus
Adapters
This table shows required timeout settings for all Dell-supported fibre channel (FC) HBAs, by
manufacturer and OS. Make sure that any FC HBA connected to your MD3860f storage array
has these timeout values set as shown.
Use one of these manufacturer utilities to set these values on your HBA:
 Emulex® HBAnyware® or OneCommand™ Manager
 QLogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager
Table 22. Fibre Channel HBA Timeout Values (by Manufacturer)
HBA Manufacturer Timeout Parameter Required Value (in seconds)
Qlogic
Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
LinkDownTimeout 10
PortDownRetryCount 10
Linux only qlport_down_retry 10
Emulex
Windows only
LinkTimeout
10
NodeTimeout 10
Linux only lpfc_devloss_tmo 10