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EMC Fibre Channel with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment
Installing and Configuring the HBA Driver
EMC HBA Settings
EMC requires configuring the QLogic BIOS settings with the
EMC-approved NVRAM settings file. This file contains all of the
BIOS settings for the QLogic adapters that have been tested and
approved for connection to the EMC storage array.
The QLogic CD-ROM contains the latest EMC-approved BIOS and
NVRAM settings files at the time of creation of the CD-ROM. If more
recent files exist, you can find them on the QLogic website. Refer to
Downloading QLogic Drivers and Firmware on page 2-2.
Pre-Configured
Settings
The following parameters are preconfigured in the EMC-approved
NVRAM settings file. They are also configurable in the Host Adapter
Settings menus.
These menus and selections, when viewed in SANSurfer v2.0.25 and later,
may appear under different headings.
These settings apply to PowerPath
®
/ATF and non-HA connections.
Parameter QLogic Default Setting EMC-Approved Setting
Data Rate 0 (1 Gb/s) 2 (Auto Select)
Execution Throttle 16 256
Connection options (topology) 2 (Loop preferred,
otherwise point-to-point)
2 (Loop preferred,
otherwise point-to-point)
Enable LIP Full Login Yes Yes
Enable Target Reset No Yes
Port Down Retry Count 8 45
Luns Per Target 8 256
Adapter Hard Loop ID Enabled Disabled
Hard Loop ID 125 0
Descending Search LoopID 0 1
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