Installation Instructions; System Requirements; Minimum Software Requirements; Minimum Hardware Requirements - Qlogic QLA4050 Quick Start Manual

Installation Instructions

This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and configure your new QLogic SANblade
SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager application in four simple steps:
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Step 1. Verify the package contents.
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Step 2. Install the host bus adapter hardware.
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Step 3. Install the host bus adapter driver.
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Step 4. Install the SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager application.
Keep the host bus adapter in the antistatic bag until installation. The host bus adapter contains parts that can be
damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Before handling the host bus adapter, use standard methods to discharge
static electricity. Place the host bus adapter on the bag when examining it. Retain the bag for future use.
CAUTION!

System Requirements

Your system must have the functionality described in the following sections to support the QLogic SANblade host bus
adapter.

Minimum Software Requirements

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Windows 2000: Service Pack (SP) 4 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters)
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Windows Server
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Windows XP Pro SP 1 or SP 2
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Windows PE 2.0, 2004, 2005
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Windows Vista (Business and Enterprise)
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Linux Red Hat
Linux 4.0 Update 3 or later (QLA405x and QLE406xC host bus adapters)
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Novell SUSE Linux: SLES 8 Update 3 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters), SLES 9 Update 2 or later (QLA405x
and QLE406xC host bus adapters), SLES 10 (QLA405x and QLE406xC host bus adapters)
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Solaris: Solaris 9 or later for Solaris SPARC and x86 (IA32 and x64)
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VMware 3.0.1 (QLA405x host bus adapters)
NOTE: The operating systems listed above are applicable to all host bus adapter models unless otherwise noted.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

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Empty PCI-X 32-bit or PCI-X 64-bit slot (QLA405x host bus adapters), 2.5-GHz PCI Express x4 slot (QLE406xC
host bus adapters)
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PCI-X: 3.3-volt signaling (QLA4050 host bus adapters); 3.3V or 5-volt signaling (QLA4050/4052C host bus
adapters)
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The correct media:
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QLA4050: 62.5/125-µM multimode fiber
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QLA4050C/4052C, QLE4060C/4062C: UTP copper (Cat5E or Cat6)
Quick Start Guide
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2003 SP 1 or SP 2
Enterprise Linux 3.0 Update 7 or later (QLA405x host bus adapters), Linux Red Hat Enterprise
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