Preface; What's In This Guide - Qlogic SANsurfer FC HBA Manager User Manual

Preface

The SANsurfer FC HBA Manager User's Guide describes the SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager tool, used to configure and manage QLogic SANsurfer Fibre Channel
(FC) host bus adapters (HBAs) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
converged network adapters (CNAs) within storage area networks (SANs).
NOTE:
Throughout this guide, HBA and adapter are used interchangeably, as are
the terms target and device.

What's in this Guide

This guide contains the basic information you need to get started with the
graphical user interface (GUI)-based SANsurfer FC HBA Manager management
tool.
NOTE:
For detailed information about the features and functionality not covered in
this guide, refer to the help system (see
This preface explains the typographic conventions used in this guide, lists related
documents, specifies the intended audience, refers you to the QLogic license
agreements, and provides technical support and contact information.
The remainder of the user's guide contains the following sections and appendices:
Section 1 SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Overview
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager.
Section 2 System Overview
of devices controlled by SANsurfer FC HBA Manager.
Section 3 System Requirements
requirements needed for optimum SANsurfer FC HBA Manager
performance.
Section 4 Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager
and uninstall SANsurfer FC HBA Manager.
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