EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic FC and iSCSI HBAs and FCoE CNAs for the Linux Environment
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Contents
SLES 11 OS SAN-boot installation with QLogic FCoE
adapters......................................................................................167
Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 3.x.................. 168
Preparing the Symmetrix storage array ................................168
Preparing the host .................................................................... 168
Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot ........................ 169
Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for
iSCSI 3.x............................................................................................ 172
Preparing the VNX series or CLARiiON storage system... 172
Preparing the host .................................................................... 172
Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot ........................ 173
Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v3.x-
Series driver..................................................................................... 176
How to build a Device Driver Update Disk (DD-DISK).....176
Upgrading the kernel...............................................................183
Configuring a Symmetrix boot device for iSCSI 5.x.................. 184
Preparing the Symmetrix storage array ................................184
Preparing the host .................................................................... 184
Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot ........................ 185
Configuring a VNX series or CLARiiON boot device for
iSCSI 5.x............................................................................................ 188
Preparing the VNX series or CLARiiON storage system... 188
Preparing the host .................................................................... 188
Configuring the QLogic BIOS for SAN boot ........................ 189
Installing onto the boot device with the QLogic HBA v5.x-
Series driver..................................................................................... 192
Chapter 8 Additional Notes
Ethernet connectivity over the CNA............................................ 194
Device reconfiguration procedures for FC and FCoE ............... 195
Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 3.x driver..... 196
Rebooting the host.................................................................... 196
Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver .......196
Device reconfiguration procedures for the iSCSI 5.x driver..... 198
Rebooting the host.................................................................... 198
Unloading and reloading the modular QLogic driver .......198
Adapter information for RHEL5, SLES10, and SLES 11............ 201
SNIA API for third-party software (EMC Ionix
ControlCenter and Solution Enabler).......................................... 202
OS upgrade from supporting out of kernel driver to OS
version supporting in kernel driver............................................. 203
Rebooting the host.................................................................... 203