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3. Click drivers, software, and manuals from the left navigation pane
4. In the HBA Drivers section, select Windows from the dropdown OS list.
5. Click Windows 2000 for the FC Port Driver.
6. Click Installation to get the documentation that tells you how to install the
adapter driver.
Configuring the Emulex adapter drivers for Windows 2000
You can use these recommended configuration settings for your Emulex adapters
on a Windows 2000 host system.
Table 14 provides recommended configuration file parameters for an Emulex
LP9002L, LP9002DC, LP9402DC, LP9802, LP10000, or LP10000DC adapters. The
settings are for a storage unit that is attached in one of the following ways:
v
Through a switch using the fabric, automap, SCSI-device port driver
v Directly using the arbitrated loop automap, SCSI-device port driver
Note: For the most current information about fibre-channel adapter parameter
settings, see
http://knowledge.storage.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/hbasearch/interop/hbaSearch.do
Table 14. Recommended configuration file parameters for the Emulex LP9002L, LP9002DC,
LP9402DC, LP9802, LP10000, and LP10000DC adapters
Parameters Recommended settings
Automatically map SCSI devices Checked (enabled)
Query name server for all N-ports Checked (enabled)
Allow multiple paths to SCSI targets Checked (enabled)
Register for state change Checked (enabled)
Use report LUNs Checked (enabled)
Use name server after RSCN Checked (enabled)
LUN mapping Checked (enabled)
Automatic LUN mapping Checked (enabled)
Scan in device ID order Not checked (disabled)
Disable target reset for tape devices Not checked (disabled)
Use PLOGI instead of PDISC after LIP Checked (enabled)
Enable class 2 for SCSI devices Not checked (disabled)
Report unknown SCSI devices Not checked (disabled)
Look for disappearing devices Not checked (disabled)
Translate queue full to busy Checked (enabled) if attached LUNs are part
of a PPRC or FlashCopy pair.
Not checked (disabled) if attached LUNs are
not part of a PPRC or FlashCopy pair.
Use bus reset status for retries Not checked (disabled)
Retry unit attention Not checked (disabled)
Retry PLOGI open failures Not checked (disabled)
Enable FCP-2 Recovery Checked (enabled)
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