Qlogic QLE2560 Software Manual

Linux Support for FC
™
and FCoE Adapters
Drivers and Utilites for FC and
FCoE SAN Connectivity

Quick Facts

• Open Source based Fibre Channel (FC) and Fibre
Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) storage connectivity
• Installed in Linux data centers since 1999
• Single, open source Linux driver for all QLogic
FC Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) and 10GbE FCoE
Converged Network Adapters (CNAs)
• Unified driver model with integrated firmware
• Support for Linux 2.6 features such as FC transport
class, sysfs, udev, etc.
• N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support in upstream
drivers, and on RHEL and SLES platforms
High Availability
• Supports FC HBA failover solution on both 2.4 and
2.6 kernels
• Native failover solution since 2001
• Failover solution for active/active and active/passive
storage arrays
• Support for Linux device-mapper and other third
party failover solutions
Simplified Manageability
• SANsurfer HBA Manager Graphical User Interface
®
(GUI) and Command Line Interface (CLI) tools to
configure and manage QLogic FC HBAs
• Wizards for configuring failover, persistent binding,
LUN masking, and updating the HBA parameters
during HBA installation
• CLI support for interactive and scriptable modes of
operation
• Device Driver Update Disk kits to support FC HBAs
not supported by the inbox drivers

Hardware and Software Support Specifications

FC HBAs • 10Gb Ethernet FCoE CNA: QLE8042
• 8Gb FC HBAs: QLE25xx
• 4Gb FC HBAs: QLA24
QMH24 xx , QMI24 xx , QMI34 xx
• 2Gb FC HBAs: QLA23

Platforms

• IA32, x64, IA64, and Power PC
Linux 2.4 • Red Hat
• Novell ®
and 2.6
10

Distributions

1
• Oracle
®

Linux Tools

• Driver installers, Dynamic Kernel Module Support
(DKMS)
• Driver Update Disk kits (DUD) for boot-from-SAN
support
• HBA Snapshot
• Dynamic Target and LUN discovery
• LUN Transition – offline to online
• Modify SCSI command timeout value
• HBA Collect
Management • SANsurfer FC HBA Manager GUI and CLI
• SNIA HBA APIs, SMI-S APIs, FDMI
Tools/API
Driver • Integrated drivers into Linux upstream kernel
• Inbox drivers on RHEL, Novell SLES, and OEL
Distribution
• Standard drivers through QLogic web site
Failover • Integrated failover solution
• Linux device mapper solution
Configurations
• EMC ®
Dynamic MultiPathing (DMP), and other third-
party management solutions

Diagnostics

• Loopback tests, read/write buffer tests, and link
statistics

Boot Support

• BIOS, UEFI, FCode
• Boot from SAN
1. For latest list of supported distributions, visit:
http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.aspx
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F a c t S H E E t
xx , QLE24 xx , QME24 xx ,
xx , QM x 23 xx
®
Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5
®
SuSE ® Linux Enterprise Server 8, 9, and
Enterprise Linux 4.4 and later, 5. x
PowerPath , LSI Logic RDAC, Vertias™
® ®