EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
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Preface............................................................................................................................ 11
Chapter 1 Introduction
Purpose of this document................................................................ 16
Host connectivity .............................................................................. 16
Fibre Channel ..............................................................................16
Fibre Channel over Ethernet.....................................................16
iSCSI..............................................................................................17
Boot device support.......................................................................... 18
Zoning ................................................................................................ 19
FC and FCoE................................................................................19
iSCSI............................................................................................. 19
EMC storage array-specific settings............................................... 20
Chapter 2 Installation Steps
Prerequisites for first-time installation .......................................... 22
Summary of installation steps......................................................... 24
Installing the adapter ....................................................................... 27
Matching the adapter with the correct PCI slot .....................28
Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring the BIOS Settings
Verifying and configuring the BIOS settings ................................ 36
Verifying the correct BIOS version...........................................36
Upgrading the adapter BIOS ....................................................37
EMC recommended adapter BIOS settings ............................39
EMC recommended NVRAM settings for Linux...................39
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