Document Outline

• Contents
• About This Document
  • In this chapter
  • How this document is organized
    • How to use this document for installing adapters
  • Supported adapter hardware and software
    • Fabric Adapters
    • CNAs
    • HBAs
    • Fabric OS and switch support
    • Host operating system support
  • Host operating system support for adapter drivers
    • Fibre Channel support
    • FCoE support
    • Ethernet support
    • Hypervisor support
  • Host operating system support for HCM
  • What’s new in this document
  • Document conventions
    • Text formatting
    • Command syntax conventions
    • Command examples
    • Notes, cautions, and warnings
    • Key terms
  • Notice to the reader
  • Additional information
    • Brocade resources
    • Other industry resources
  • Providing details for support
    • Support Save overview
    • Initiating Support Save through HCM
    • Initiating Support Save through BCU commands
    • Initiating Support Save through the internet browser
    • Initiating Support Save through a port crash event
    • Support Save differences
  • Document feedback
• Product Overview
  • In this chapter
  • Fabric Adapters
    • AnyIO technology
    • Hardware compatibility
  • Converged network adapters
    • Stand-up adapters
    • Mezzanine adapters
    • Hardware compatibility
    • WoL and SoL limitations
  • Host bus adapters
    • Stand-up models
    • Mezzanine models
    • Hardware compatibility
  • Adapter features
    • General features
    • FCoE features
    • Data Center Bridging and Ethernet features
    • HBA features
  • Adapter management features
    • General adapter management
    • Fabric Adapter management
    • CNA management
    • NIC Management
    • HBA management
    • Fabric Adapter management
  • Adapter software
    • Driver packages
    • Management utilities
    • Host Connectivity Manager
    • Boot code
    • CIM Provider
    • Adapter event messages
    • Software installation and driver packages
    • Software installation options
  • Items shipped with your adapter
    • Stand-up adapters
    • Mezzanine adapters
  • Boot installation packages
  • Downloading software and publications
  • Using BCU commands
• Hardware Installation
  • In this chapter
  • Introduction
  • ESD precautions
  • Stand-up adapters
    • What you need for installation
    • Installing an adapter
    • Connecting an adapter to a switch or direct-attached storage
    • Removing and installing SFP transceivers
    • Replacing an adapter
  • Mezzanine adapters
    • Brocade 804 HBA
    • Brocade 1007 CNA
    • Brocade 1741 CNA
• Software Installation
  • In this chapter
  • Introduction
  • Installation notes
  • Using the Brocade Adapter Software Installer
    • Using the GUI-based installer
    • Software installation using Software Installer commands
    • Software removal using Adapter Software Uninstaller
    • Software upgrade using Adapter Software Installer
    • Software downgrade using Adapter Software Installer
    • Installer log
  • Using software installation scripts and system commands
    • Software installation and removal notes
    • Driver installation and removal on Windows systems
    • Driver installation and removal on Linux systems
    • Driver installation and removal on Solaris systems
    • Driver installation and removal on VMware systems
  • Confirming driver package installation
    • Confirming driver installation with HCM
    • Confirming driver installation with Windows tools
    • Confirming driver installation with Solaris tools
    • Confirming driver installation with VMware tools
  • Verifying adapter installation
  • Installing SNMP subagent
    • Windows systems
    • Linux systems
  • Updating drivers with HCM
    • Notes
  • Installing HCM to a host from the HCM Agent
  • HCM Agent operations
    • Managing the HCM Agent on Linux and VMware systems
    • Managing the HCM Agent on Solaris systems
    • Managing the HCM Agent on Windows systems
  • HCM configuration data
    • Backing up configuration data
    • Restoring configuration data
  • Setting IP address and subnet mask on CNAs
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware
• Boot Code
  • In this chapter
  • Boot support
  • Boot code updates
    • Updating boot code with HCM
    • Updating boot code with BCU commands
  • Network boot
    • Brocade BIOS support for network boot
    • Host system requirements for network boot
    • Driver support for network boot
    • Configuring network boot
  • Boot over SAN
    • Brocade BIOS support for boot over SAN
    • Brocade UEFI support for boot over SAN
    • Host system requirements for boot over SAN
    • Storage system requirements for boot over SAN
    • Disabling N_Port trunking
    • Configuring boot over SAN
    • Operating system and driver installation on boot LUNs
    • Installing the full driver package on boot LUNs
  • Fabric-based boot LUN discovery
    • Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Brocade fabrics)
    • Configuring fabric-based boot LUN discovery (Cisco fabrics)
  • Boot systems over SAN without operating system or local drive
    • Using a LiveCD image
    • Creating a WinPE image
  • Updating Windows driver on adapter used for boot over SAN
• Specifications
  • In this chapter
  • Fabric Adapters
    • PCI Express interface
    • Hardware specifications
    • Cabling
    • Adapter LED operation
    • Environmental and power requirements
  • Converged Network Adapters
    • PCI Express interface
    • Hardware specifications
    • Cabling (stand-up adapters)
    • Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters)
    • Environmental and power requirements
  • Host Bus Adapters
    • PCI Express interface
    • Hardware specifications
    • Cabling (stand-up adapters)
    • Adapter LED operation (stand-up adapters)
    • Environmental and power requirements
  • Fibre Channel standards compliance
  • Regulatory compliance
    • Stand-up adapters
    • Mezzanine adapters
• Adapter Configuration
  • In this appendix
  • Introduction
  • Storage instance-specific persistent parameters
    • Managing instance-specific persistent parameters
  • Storage driver-level parameters
    • Linux and VMware driver configuration parameters
    • Windows driver configuration parameters
    • Solaris driver configuration parameters
  • Network driver parameters
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • VMware
    • Enabling jumbo frames for Solaris
• MIB Reference
  • In this appendix
• List of Acronyms
• Index