Features; Asset Management; Configuration Management - Qlogic SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager User Manual

2 – SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager Overview

Features

Asset Management

SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager allows you to connect to and disconnect from
local and remote hosts. It provides information about connected hosts and their
attached QLogic iSCSI HBAs, including connected devices and LUNs. Additional
features include:
HBA-level alias support for simple, user-friendly name identification.
Automatic iSCSI agent discovery.

Configuration Management

SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager allows you to configure local and remote systems.
With SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager, you can:
Configure QLogic iSCSI HBAs, HBA ports, and attached iSCSI targets using
a configuration wizard.
Configure HBA port boot settings (BIOS and FCode) and boot targets,
including acquiring boot targets via DHCP.
Clone all or parts of a pre-saved HBA configuration for HBA replacement,
quick configuration duplication on multiple HBA ports across multiple hosts,
or to ensure consistent configurations.
Save port network, boot, and target configuration settings without card reset.
Display LUN properties.
Update HBA firmware, driver, ROM, BIOS, and FCode.
Update BIOS boot targets.
Restore factory defaults, fully or selectively.
Update multiple HBA ports to a specific configuration at the same time.
Display target redirection information.
Ability to display and log into multiple Internet Storage Names Service
(iSNS) target portals to the same target.
Ability to retrieve and display all discovered target portals from a Send
Target discovery.
Ability to easily duplicate target portal connections to a target for multiple
connections.
Ability to select which target portals to log into from a discovered targets list
acquired from Send Target discovery and iSNS discovery.
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