Installing The Driver; Installing Sansurfer Management Tools; Installing Sansurfer Fc Hba Manager - Qlogic Fibre Channel Adapter User Manual

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Installing the Driver

The QLogic FC driver ships "inbox" with VMware ESX/ESXi. VMware's patch
process issues all driver updates. For details, refer to the VMware support Web
site.

Installing SANsurfer Management Tools

The QLogic FC management tools include the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager (GUI)
and the SANsurfer FC HBA CLI (command line interface).
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager provides:
SANsurfer FC HBA CLI provides:

Installing SANsurfer FC HBA Manager

To run SANsurfer FC HBA Manager on a VMware ESX server requires a two-step
installation process, whereby:
1. You must install the SANsurfer back end, commonly called the qlremote
agent, on the ESX server.
2. You must download the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager GUI from the QLogic
Web site or CD-ROM and install it on a Windows
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager allows you to remotely manage QLogic
adapters.
After SANsurfer FC HBA Manager is installed, you must connect it to the qlremote
agent using the IP address or host name of the ESX host on which the qlremote
agent is installed. When SANsurfer FC HBA Manager is connected to the
qlremote agent, you can use it to view and manage the QLogic adapters.
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A graphical user interface to easily install, configure, and deploy
QLogic FC adapters.
Diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities.
Statistical information required to optimize SAN performance.
Remote management capabilities.
Management of QLogic FC adapters only on the local machine on
which the tool is installed.
A non-interactive mode that can be used for scripting common and
frequent operations.
Menu-driven mode for ease of use.
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Installing the Driver
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