B Hba Server Settings; Settings By Hba Manufacturer; Dell 12Gb Sas Cards; Cisco Fibre Channel Cards - Dell SC4020 Deployment Manual

HBA Server Settings
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, Emulex, and Qlogic HBA cards.
NOTE: Emulex and Qlogic HBA cards require additional configuration to improve the connection
speeds between the server and the Storage Center. For more information regarding the
compatibility of an HBA card, see the

Dell 12Gb SAS Cards

Dell 12Gb SAS cards are fully compatible with Storage Center and do not require further configuration.
For more information, see the Dell Storage best practices.

Cisco Fibre Channel Cards

Cisco manufactures HBA cards that are compatible with Dell Storage Center. Configure Cisco fibre
channel cards 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
NOTE: For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA card, see the
Compatibility Matrix.

Emulex HBA Cards

Emulex manufactures HBA cards for iSCSI and Fibre Channel connections that are compatible with Dell
Storage Centers.
NOTE: For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA card, see the
Compatibility Matrix.
HBA Server Settings
Dell Storage Compatibility
Setting
Disabled (default)
60
4000 (default)
60
20000 (default)
10000 (default)
60 (default)
30000 (default)
Matrix.
Dell Storage
Dell Storage
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