Q-Logic FC Network Card User Manual


 
1–Installation and Removal
System Requirements
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256 MB physical RAM are required to run SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI;
running with less memory can cause disk swapping (“paging” or “paging
out”), which severely affects performance.
Video card capable of 256 colors and a screen resolution of 800x600 pixels.
About 7 MB of disk space.
Software Requirements
The minimum software requirements are as follows:
QLogic drivers for your OS platform.
Administrative privileges to perform management functions.
One of the operating systems listed in “Supported Operating Systems” on
page 1-3.
Unsupported Features
Depending on your system, not all SANsurfer FC adapter features are available.
Features Not Available When Running Windows Driver with NPIV Enabled
When running the driver with NPIV enabled on Windows, the following features
are not available with virtual ports:
Adapter parameters settings
Adapter parameters restore default
Flash update from file
Flash save to file
Adapter parameters update from file
Adapter parameters save to file
Adapter parameters update from templates
Target link speed
Boot device settings
Driver settings
Adapter beacon
Target/LUN list
Features Not Available When Running IOCTL Module Driver
When running the input/output control (IOCTL) module driver on a Linux OS, the
following features are not available:
Persistent binding
Selective LUN
Adapter port statistics
Driver settings
Host topology