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What’s in This Guide
This user’s guide provides a brief introduction to the FC adapter offerings from
QLogic at a broad level. The main focus of this guide is to explain the FC adapter
software driver features, management tools available on VMware ESX/ESXi, and
the supported features.
This preface covers the intended audience, related materials, document
conventions used, license agreements, and technical support. The remainder of
the guide is organized into the following chapters and appendices:
1 Hardware and Software Components provides details about hardware
components, software components, and the supported QLogic adapters.
2 Installation details the supported features and covers installation of
hardware, drivers, and SANsurfer
®
management tools.
3 Configuration covers how to identify QLogic adapters, start Fast!UTIL,
verify that the driver is loaded, configure driver parameters, deploy N_Port
ID virtualization (NPIV), monitor NPIV from SANsurfer, and configure the
boot from SAN feature.
A Troubleshooting details troubleshooting methods, including LEDs and
logs.
At the end of this user’s guide you will find a glossary of terms and an index to
help you quickly find information.
Documentation Conventions
This guide uses the following typographic conventions:
Text i n bold font indicates user interface elements such as a menu items,
buttons, check boxes, or column headings. For example:
Under Hardware, click Storage Adapters.
Text in a monospace font (Courier New) indicates file name, directory
path, or command line text output. For example:
Enter an IP Address:
Text in a bold monospace font (Courier New) indicates user input (what
you type). For example:
# chkconfig firewall off
NOTE:
Notes provide additional information.
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