Installation; Supported Features - Qlogic Fibre Channel Adapter User Manual

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Installation

This chapter provides the following installation information:
"Supported Features" on page 2-1
"Installing the Hardware" on page 2-2
"Installing the Driver" on page 2-3
"Installing SANsurfer Management Tools" on page 2-3

Supported Features

When properly installed, QLogic FC adapters for VMware ESX support the
following features:
Topologies—FC-AL, FC-AL2, point-to-point, and switched fabric.
Protocols—FCP-3-SCSI, FC-tape (FCP-2).
Link Rate—2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb FC adapters with auto-rate negotiation.
SNIA Common adapter API—v1.x/v2.0 compliant.
QLogic CMPI providers—for ESXi 3.5 U2 and later.
N_Port ID virtualization—inbox driver supports 63 virtual adapters per port.
Remote SAN and adapter management—using the SANsurfer FC HBA
Manager tool (see
Automated local host management—using the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI
tool (see
FC0054606-00 A
"Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager" on page
"Installing SANsurfer FC HBA CLI" on page
2-3).
2-6).
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