Qlogic QLE2560 Supplementary Manual

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F a c t S H E E tWindows® Supportfor FC HBAsDrivers and Utilities for FC SANConnectivityQuick FactsOne STOR Miniport and one SCSI Miniport FC driver•for all supported Windows platforms (SCSI Miniportnot supported on Windows Server® 2008)All drivers are WHQL certified by Microsoft•Unified driver model — driver and firmware•bundled into a single packageTwo available installation processes•Driver install after HBA installation–Driver install before HBA installation–Topology support includes Point-To-Point F_port,•FL_port, N_port, and Arbitrated LoopProtocol support includes SCSI-FC, FC-IP (SCSI•Miniport only; not supported on Windows Server2008 or 8Gb HBA), and FC-TapeN_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support•Single driver support for 2/4/8Gb HBAs•MSI-X enabled for 4/8Gb HBAs on Windows Server 2008•Supports Reduced Interrupt Operations (RIO) mode•High AvailabilitySupports third-party HBA failover in Windows•Server 2003 and 2008 operating systemsSupport for Windows MPIO and storage Device•Specific Module (DSM)ManageabilityTools to configure and manage QLogic FC HBAs:•SANsurfer– ® FC HBA Manager GUISANsurfer FC HBA Command Line Interface–(CLI) support for both interactive and scriptablemodes of operationSANsurfer Driver Install Wizard–Wizards for configuring persistent binding, LUN masking,•updating the HBA parameters during installation, andperforming diagnostics for troubleshootingHardware and Software Support SpecificationsFC HBAs 8Gb: QLE25•xx4Gb: QLA24•xx, QLE24xx, QMC24xx, QME24xx,QMH24xx, QMI24xx, QMI34xx, QEM2462, QEM3472(FC + Ethernet)2Gb: QLA23•xx, QMx23xxSupportedServer HardwarePlatformsx86, x64, IA64•SupportedOperatingSystems1STOR Miniport driver:• Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 Core, Windows Vista™,Windows XP Professional (64 bit), Windows Server 2003SCSI Miniport driver (2Gb and 4Gb only):•Windows XP Pro (32 bit), Windows Server 2003,Windows 2000VirtualizationSupportSupports Windows Virtual Server 2005, Windows•System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007.Hyper-V ready.ManagementTools/APISANsurfer FC HBA Manager (GUI) and CLI•WMI, SNIA HBA API, SMI-S API, FDMI•Inbox DriverDistributionSTOR Miniport• drivers for Windows Server2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional,Windows Server 2003SCSI Miniport drivers• for Windows Server 2003 (2Gb)Standard DriverDistributionSTOR and SCSI Miniport drivers through QLogic•web siteDiagnostics Loopback tests•Read/Write buffer tests•Link statistics•Boot Support BIOS, EFI, and UEFI•Boot from SAN•PCI FormFactorsStandard, Mezzanine, and ExpressModule form•factors for PCIe and PCI-X bus interfacesServer andStorageInteroperabilityInteroperable with servers, storage, and networking•products from ADIC®, Brocade®, Cisco, ComputerAssociates, Dell®, EMC, HDS, HP, IBM®, LSI Logic,NetApp®, Quantum™, Sun™, Symantec™ (Veritas), etc.1. For latest list of supported operating systems, visit:http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.aspx

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