1–Installation and Removal
System Requirements
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System Requirements
The system requirements for SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI are described in the
following sections:
“Hardware Requirements” on page 1-4
“Software Requirements” on page 1-5
Hardware Requirements
The minimum hardware requirements are as follows:
QLogic adapters (see “Supported QLogic Adapters” on page 1-2).
Single- or multiprocessor server or workstation:
Pentium
®
III with 450 MHz or greater for Windows 2000, Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, Linux, and Solaris.
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008—Use the minimum
requirements from Microsoft.
Power Mac
®
G5 1.8 MHz or greater with 512 MB of memory.
FC devices, such as disks and RAID subsystems.
QLogic FC adapters.
SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI supports most FC devices. For a complete list of
devices that support failover, see the QLogic SAN Interoperability Guide, which
you can download from the QLogic Web site:
http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/Interoperability.asp
NOTES:
Throughout this guide, the terms Windows, Linux, Solaris, and
Macintosh refer to all the respective supported operating systems unless
otherwise noted.
For specific service packs (SPs) and OS updates, refer to the
descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic Web
site: http://support.qlogic.com
.
NOTE:
Tape devices are shown as part of the configuration, but are not fully
supported by SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI. Only persistent binding and LUN
masking are available.