Inspur AS500H, User Manual

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Chapter II Install HBA Card
2.1
Key terminology
HBA card (host bus adapter)
Host bus adapter, physical card installed on the host, providing data IO transmission between
the host and storage controller.
Host port of HBA card
Physical and electrical interface in the host for HBA card to connect storage, most HBA cards
have one or two host ports. Each HBA card has a unique WWID number, and host port of each
HBA card has a unique WWID number.
2.2
Notes for installing HBA cards
Host channel of AS500H is FC, and FC HBA card needs to be used on the host, while FC
switch needs to be used on switch, and the speed shall match either.
In order to provide the maximum hardware redundancy, 2 HBA cards need to be installed on
one host, and dual HAB card provides 2 host ports, rather than redundancy feature.
In order to achieve the maximum performance, it is better to use 8Gb storage host channel
with an 8Gb HBA card, if a 4Gb HBA card is used, data transmission rate will be kept at 4Gb.
When host operation system is VMware, mixed connection will not be supported in one
partition.
Windows operation system does not support mixed connection in one partition, when a host
uses multiple partitions to connect the same storage array, no repeated lun number shall be used.
Mixed connection from a host to a storage array is not supported by other operation systems.
2.3 Install HBA card
1. Make sure the HAB card in use is compatible with storage.
2. Install HBA cards according to documents provided by manufacturer.
3. Restart the host.
4. During self-checking of the host, pay attention to prompt messages about entering HBA
card BIOS, enter HBA card BIOS according to these messages.
5. Record the following information: Host name, HBA card on the host, host port WWID on
each HBA card.