Installing Supported Fibre Channel Hbas - Dell PowerVault MD3600f Hardware Installation And Troubleshooting Manual

The following sub-sections describe steps that enable you to establish
communication between the cluster nodes and your shared MD3600f or
MD3620f storage array(s), and to present disks from the storage array to the
cluster:

1 Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs

2 Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric
3 Installing the Storage Management Software
4 Configuring the Shared Storage System
5 Configuring a Failover Cluster
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs
The storage array supports a specific set of Fibre Channel HBAs, each
requiring a unique driver and firmware level. For more information on
supported HBAs with the drivers, firmware, and BIOS versions, see the Dell
Cluster Configuration Support Matrices at dell.com/ha.
If an HBA is already installed on your host server, verify that it is listed in the
Support Matrices and operates at the driver and/or firmware level specified. If
the HBA is not listed in the Support Matrices, it should not be used to
connect to the storage array.
CAUTION:
installing non-qualified HBA drivers or firmware can cause instability or loss of
access to your data.
Installing Fibre Channel HBA on Your Host Server
For instructions about physically installing an HBA in your host server and
loading supported drivers and firmware, see the documentation supplied with
your HBA hardware.
Customizing HBA Drivers and Firmware Settings
In most cases, the default manufacturer HBA driver and firmware settings are
sufficient to support Fibre Channel communication with the storage array.
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Preparing Your Systems for Clustering
Connecting the storage array to a non-supported host server HBA or