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About This Document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

This manual provides installation and reference information on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs),
converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. It is organized to help you find the
information that you want as quickly and easily as possible.
The document contains the following components:
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Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Supported adapter hardware and software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
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Host operating system support for adapter drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
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Host operating system support for HCM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
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What's new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
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Providing details for support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxii
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Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxvii
Chapter 1, "Product Overview," provides a detailed product overview and description.
Information on adapter hardware and software compatibility is also included.
Chapter 2, "Hardware Installation," provides procedures to install adapter hardware and
connect to the fabric or switch. Also included are procedures to verify hardware and software
installation.
Chapter 3, "Software Installation," provides procedures to install software, such as the
Brocade Host Connectivity Manager (HCM) and driver packages. Also included are instructions
to verify software and hardware installation. Use this chapter to install software on the host
system where you have installed the adapter.
Chapter 4, "Boot Code," describes host boot support available on the adapter and provides an
introduction to boot over SAN. It also includes procedures to update adapter boot code,
configure boot over SAN, and configure fabric-based boot over SAN. Use this chapter when
configuring a host to boot its operating system from a boot device located somewhere on the
SAN instead of the host's local disk or direct-attached storage.
Chapter 5 "Specifications," includes details on adapter physical characteristics, LED operation,
environmental requirements, and power requirements. Also included are Fibre Channel
standards, regulatory, and safety compliancy information.
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