D Hba Server Settings; Settings By Hba Manufacturer; Dell 12 Gb Sas Hbas; Cisco Fibre Channel Hbas - Dell SCv3000 Deployment Manual

This appendix provides recommended HBA card settings that provide the most effective communication between the server and the
Storage Center.

Settings by HBA Manufacturer

Storage Center has been tested to work with servers using Dell, Cisco, Emulex, and Qlogic HBAs.
NOTE: Cisoc, Emulex, and Qlogic HBAs require additional configuration to improve the connection speeds between the server
and the Storage Center. For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA, see the
SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays.

Dell 12 Gb SAS HBAs

Dell 12 Gb SAS HBAs are fully compatible with Storage Center and do not require further configuration.

Cisco Fibre Channel HBAs

Cisco manufactures Fibre Channel HBAs that are compatible with Storage Centers.
NOTE: For more information regarding the compatibility of a Cisco Fibre Channel HBA, see the
SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays.
Configure a Cisco Fibre Channel HBA with the following settings:
Field
FCP Error Recovery
Flogi Retries
Flogi Timeout
Plogi Retries
Plogi Timeout
Port Down Timeout
Port Down IO Retry
Link Down Timeout

Emulex HBAs

Emulex manufactures HBAs for iSCSI and Fibre Channel connections that are compatible with Storage Centers.
NOTE: For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA, see the
Series Arrays. For more information about Emulex, see www.emulex.com.
102 HBA Server Settings
HBA Server Settings
Setting
Disabled (default)
60
4000 (default)
60
20000 (default)
10000 (default)
60 (default)
30000 (default)
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