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Hardware Components
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Firmware
The firmware module performs most of the FCoE and Ethernet protocol-related
functions, thus freeing the system CPU and memory resources from protocol
processing. This efficiency saves runtime system resources, such as CPU and
memory. For the QLogic 8100 Series Adapter, the firmware comes as part of the
multi-boot image, which comprises the boot code, FCoE firmware, message
passing interface (MPI) firmware, and various offline utilities.
The firmware is preloaded into the QLogic adapter, not bundled with the driver.
The QLogic 8100 Series Adapter also contains an additional minimal copy of the
firmware called the golden firmware. This copy of the firmware performs
maintenance tasks on the adapter if the original firmware becomes corrupt.
Management Tools and Utilities
Table 1-4 list the comprehensive set of management tools and utilities, including
the following:
QConvergeConsole
TM
Web Management Graphical User Interface (GUI),
which is used to configure and manage QLogic Fibre Channel adapters,
Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and Converged Network Adapters within
storage area networks (SANs).
QConvergeConsole
TM
CLI, which is used to configure and manage QLogic
Fibre Channel adapters, Intelligent Ethernet Adapters, and Converged
Network Adapters within SANs. The QConvergeConsole CLI also includes
the networking (NIC) commands, previously supported in a separate
networking CLI utility.
SuperInstallers. QLogic provides both Linux and Windows SuperInstaller
Utilities, which install the following drivers, tools, and agents used to support
QLogic 8100 Series Adapters:
FC-FCoE and Ethernet Networking (NDIS) drivers
VLAN/Teaming driver (Windows version only)
QConvergeConsole Command Line (CLI) management tool
FC-FCoE and Ethernet networking management agents
Offline utilities provide adapter maintenance functions for special
circumstances. Section 9 describes the offline utilities and their functions.