Qlogic Hbas - Dell SCv3000 Deployment Manual

Configure Emulex HBA Settings
Configure Emulex HBA settings to enable the HBA to communicate more effectively with the Storage Center. Configure Emulex HBA
settings with the Emulex HBAnywhere utility or the Emulex LightPulse BIOS. After configuring the settings based on the manufacturer of
the HBA, configure the settings that apply to the operating system running on the server.
Configure an Emulex HBA to match the following settings:
Table 16. Emulex HBA Settings
Field
NodeTimeOut
QueueDepth
Topology

QLogic HBAs

Qlogic manufactures HBAs that are compatible with Storage Centers.
NOTE: For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBAs, see the
Series Arrays. For more information about QLogic, see
Configure QLogic HBA Settings
Configure QLogic HBA settings to enable the HBA to communicate more effectively with the Storage Center. The following settings can be
configured on any of the compatible QLogic HBAs from the QLogic Fast!UTIL BIOS or the QLogic SANsurfer. After configuring the settings
based on the manufacturer of the HBA, configure the settings that apply to the operating system running on the server.
QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs
Configure a QLogic Fibre Channel HBA to match the following settings:
Table 17. Fibre Channel HBA Settings
Field
Connection options
Login retry count
Port down retry count
Link down timeout
Execution Throttle
QLogic iSCSI HBAs
Configure a QLogic iSCSI HBA to match the following settings:
Setting
60
255
Value that provides Point-to-Point
Dell EMC Compatibility Matrix for SC, PS, and FS
www.qlogic.com
Settings
1 for point-to-point only
60 attempts
60 attempts
30 seconds
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