Contents 3
Contents
Configuring Fibre Channel on Direct- and
SAN-Attached Storage Arrays
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5
Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Installing Supported Fibre Channel HBAs
 . . . . . . . .  7
Installing Fibre Channel HBA
on Your Host Server
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Customizing HBA Drivers and
Firmware Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Using Fibre Channel Switch Zoning
. . . . . . . . . . . .  8
World Wide Name Zoning
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  9
Switch Zoning Requirements
. . . . . . . . . . . .   10
Setting Up Zoning on the
Fibre Channel Switch Hardware . . . . . . . . . .   10
Cabling the Storage Array
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
Redundant and Non-Redundant Cabling
. . . . . .   11
Direct-Attached Cabling
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
SAN-Attached Cabling
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   17
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