EMC AX150 Series Network Card User Manual


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55. Emulex PCI−X and PCI−Express adapters including Qlogic 4Gb PCI−X and PCI−Express adapters are supported in the x346 (8840) only when IBM ServerRAID−7K (71P8642 or
30R8800) is installed with most current firmware and BIOS.
56. Certain HBA models may be too large to fit into this server's PCI or PCI−X slots. A low−profile HBA may be required. Consult your server owner's guide before
purchasing HBAs for this server.
57. Driver Version 2.40a3 As of 2.40a2 Microsoft will no longer allow the Emulex Port Driver to be used in any HCT LOGO solution or block submissions. The Port driver is still digitally
signed, but STORPort drivers will be required for all new HCT LOGO solution and block submissions. SCSI FC Port driver SCSI FC Port driver. EMC recommends using STORPort
drivers where available. END OF LIFE NOTICE: SCSI miniport and SCSI full port drivers are frozen and EOL at this time for Windows 2003 operating systems. EMC recommends
migrating to the currently supported STORPort driver for your HBA. EMC will continue to support existing customers who have Windows 2003 SCSI drivers installed, but any fixes or
HCL support will require an upgrade to STORPort. Refer to SalesAdvantage articles for the benefits of using STORPort drivers and information on migrating from SCSI to STOR
under Windows 2003. SCSI drivers listed in the April 2006 ESM will be the last supported SCSI drivers for Windows 2003.
58. BIOS 1.05
59. Driver Version 9.1.2.11 Minimum supported driver due to compatibility reasons. END OF LIFE NOTICE: SCSI miniport and SCSI full port drivers are frozen and EOL at this time for
Windows 2003 operating systems. EMC recommends migrating to the currently supported STORPort driver for your HBA. EMC will continue to support existing customers who have
Windows 2003 SCSI drivers installed, but any fixes or HCL support will require an upgrade to STORPort. Refer to SalesAdvantage articles for the benefits of using STORPort drivers
and information on migrating from SCSI to STOR under Windows 2003. SCSI drivers listed in the April 2006 ESM will be the last supported SCSI drivers for Windows 2003. SCSI
Miniport (SCSIPort) Driver. EMC recommends using STORPort drivers where available.
60. BIOS 2.02a2
61. Dell PowerEdge 6450 does not support Emulex LP9802/DC HBAs.
62. This HBA is equivalent to the Emulex LPe12002
63. This HBA is equivalent to the Emulex LPe12000
64. This HBA is equivalent to the Qlogic QLE2562
65. This HBA is equivalent to the Qlogic QLE2560
66. This HBA is equivalent to the QLogic QLA2310.
67. BIOS 1.71a0
68. Firmware Version 1.91a5
69. Driver Version 9.1.2.11 SCSI Miniport (SCSIPort) Driver Minimum supported driver due to compatibility reasons. This driver requires Microsoft SCSIPort hotfix Q883114. Please see
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];883114
70. Single node support only with Emulex 4Gb HBAs
71. Driver Version 1.11a3 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack
1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
72. Driver Version 9.1.7.26 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service
Pack 1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
73. BIOS 2.06
74. BIOS 3.03a7
75. Driver Version 1.10a4 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack
1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
76. Driver Version 1.10a4
77. BIOS 3.02a6
78. Internal port(s) on Qlogic or McData 4Gb FC switch module(s) must be set to 4Gb (if 4Gb operation is required or to 2Gb if 2Gb operation is required)
79. QLogic SANSurfer/SANBlade Manager is not supported. Use QLogic SANCLI utility.
80. Please read Stratus CAC Alert 2300 prior to the installation of QLA2460−E−SP HBAs.
81. EMC does not support booting from external arrays if the boot LUN uses a FAT32 file system and Powerpath is installed. For Powerpath/Boot support, NTFS must be used.
82. Driver Version 9.1.4.15 STORPort Miniport Driver
83. BIOS 1.24
84. Requires Stratus OS 3.1
85. Driver Version 9.1.2.11 SCSI Miniport (SCSIPort) Driver Minimum supported driver due to compatibility reasons.
86. FSC Fibre Channel module. Dual channel 4GBit/s HBA for BX6xx−series blade servers only.
87. BIOS 3.03a9
88. Firmware Version 2.72a2 Available in the EMC−approved section of the Emulex website. http://www.emulex.com
89. Driver Version 1.30a6 Refer to EMC knowledgebase article emc156275 for important information about using the HBAnyware statistics tab with this driver version. Requires Microsoft
STORPort hotfix Q908980. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];908980 STORPort Miniport Driver
90. BIOS 1.26
91. Please see the HP website for supported BL c−Class model numbers.
The supported model numbers are available in the quickspecs documents available for each BL c−Class blade.
92. BIOS Multiboot v6.00a5 (3.00a4/4.00a1)
93. PCI−Express slots 5,6,and 7 are disabled when system has 2 CPUs (2−socket).
94. EMC supported drivers, firmware, and boot BIOS can be downloaded from http://www.emulex.com in the EMC section, by obtaining the supported driver for the Emulex LPe1150−E.
95. EMC supported drivers, firmware, and boot BIOS can be downloaded from http://www.emulex.com in the EMC section, by obtaining the supported driver for the Emulex LP1050−E.
96. PCI−X slots in this server only support low−profile hbas with low−profile brackets. Please ensure your HBA vendor has included the proper bracket to fit this server.
97. Supports Stratus OS 3.1.x.
98. Supports Stratus OS 4.1 FTSSS Release
99. 3.2Ghz and 3.6Ghz versions of this server are supported.
100. QLogic SanBlade Manager is not supported.
101. Supports Stratus OS 2.0.X through 2.1.X.
102. Bus Enumeration Issue Causes Problems using SYMCLI SCSI bus enumeration of disks will change depending on cold boot or warm boot. This causes symcli commands to fail
because the path is changed and SYMCLI can no longer communicate with the Symmetrix.
By "shutdown" and booting system, internal disks are assigned first, followed by Symmetrix disks.
By "restart" the system, Symmetrix disks are assigned first, followed by internal disks. Drive letter are not changed in both cases.
The workaround is to perform "symcfg discover" after rebooting.
103. Systems running Stratus OS 1.2.2.X or 1.3 require MS hotfix Q327477 and VxVM 2.7 Hotfix 5A. Stratus OS 1.3.1 and above incorporates these hotfixes.
104. Supports Stratus OS 1.3.X through 2.1.X.
105. Booting from the SAN with PowerPath is supported. Refer to the Path Management Software section for supported versions of PowerPath.
106. Driver Version 1.20a3 STORPort Miniport Driver
107. Firmware Version 1.90a4
108. Virtual machines running on VMWare ESX are supported booting from the array.
109. VMWare ESX Server itself is supported booting from external array.
110. Firmware Version 1.91a1
111. Driver Version 9.1.2.16 Minimum supported driver due to compatibility reasons. Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545.
NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack 1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
112. Driver Version 9.1.2.16 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q908980. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];908980 Minimum supported driver due to
compatibility reasons. STORPort Miniport Driver
113. Driver Version 9.1.4.15 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q908980. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];908980 STORPort Miniport Driver
114. FCode Value 2.72a2
115. Driver Version 1.30a6 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack
1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
116. This dual port HBA is only supported on DELL PE 6850 in the right−most slot (seen from the rear of the server chassis) marked "FC"
117. BIOS 1.06
118. Driver Version 9.1.7.45 Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service
Pack 1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
119. PowerPath supported. ATF/CDE not supported.
120. Driver Version 1.02a3 Driver can be acquired from Unisys at http://www.support.unisys.com/support.htm Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack 1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
121. Driver Version 1.11a1 Driver can be acquired from Unisys at http://www.support.unisys.com/support.htm Requires Microsoft STORPort hotfix Q943545. Please see
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943545. NOTE: Hotfix Q943545 requires a minimum of Service Pack 1 (SP1) to be installed before the hotfix can be installed.
To obtain this hotfix, fill out the hotfix request form at http://support.microsoft.com/hotfix/KBHotfix.aspx?kbnum=943545&kbln=en−us STORPort Miniport Driver
122. Driver Version 1.02a3 Driver can be acquired from Unisys at http://www.support.unisys.com/support.htm STORPort Miniport Driver
123. Driver Version 1.11a1 Driver can be acquired from Unisys at http://www.support.unisys.com/support.htm STORPort Miniport Driver
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