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Table 17. Recommended settings for the QLogic QLA23xx adapter card for a Windows
Server 2003 host (continued)
Parameters Recommended settings
Type of connection
v Loop only
v Point-to-point
v Loop preferred (If you cannot use
arbitrated loop, then default to
point-to-point.)
v
Point-to point, otherwise loop (If you
cannot use point-to-point, default to
arbitrated loop.)
Note:
1. If you connect the storage unit directly to
the host system, the option that you
select must match the port connections
on the storage unit.
2. If you connect through a switch, the
options do not need to match the port
connections because the storage unit is
point-to-point.
3. The appropriate host adapter on the
server must also support a point-to-point
connection on a direct connection.
4. If you use adapter cards from different
manufacturers, they will not function
properly in a direct point-to-point
connection. This is not true if you
connect through a switch because the
storage unit is point-to-point.
6. Restart the server.
Downloading the QLogic adapter driver
This section provides instructions to load the current driver onto the QLogic adapter
card.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html.
2. Click Interoperability matrix .
3. Click DS6000 interoperability matrix .
4. Find the section for the current version of the driver and firmware and driver that
you want.
5. Go to http://www.qlogic.com
6. Click Drivers / Software from the Quick Links list.
7. Choose IBM from the OEM and ISV approved Drivers and Firmware section.
8. Navigate to the part of the page for the adapter that you want to download, and
then click Download .
Installing the QLogic adapter driver for Windows Server 2003
This section provides instructions to install the QLogic adapter drivers.
If you are installing the fibre-channel adapter for the first time, you must specify the
correct topology. You must also select the appropriate device mapping driver.
1. Go to http://www.qlogic.com
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