Qlogic QLA2 Series, User Manual

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1–Installation and Removal
System Requirements
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System Requirements
The system requirements for SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI are described in the
following sections:
„ “Hardware Requirements” on page 1-4
„ “Software Requirements” on page 1-5
Hardware Requirements
The minimum hardware requirements are as follows:
„ QLogic adapters (see “Supported QLogic Adapters” on page 1-2 ).
„ Single- or multiprocessor server or workstation:
‰ Pentium
®
III with 450 MHz or greater for Windows 2000, Windows
Server 2003, Windows XP Professional, Linux, and Solaris.
‰ Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008—Use the minimum
requirements from Microsoft.
‰ Power Mac ® G5 1.8 MHz or greater with 512 MB of memory.
‰ FC devices, such as disks and RAID subsystems.
‰ QLogic FC adapters.
SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI supports most FC devices. For a complete list of
devices that support failover, see the
QLogic SAN Interoperability Guide , which
you can download from the QLogic Web site:
http://connect.qlogic.com/interopguide/Interoperability.asp
NOTES:
„ Throughout this guide, the terms Windows , Linux , Solaris , and
Macintosh refer to all the respective supported operating systems unless
otherwise noted.
„ For specific service packs (SPs) and OS updates, refer to the
descriptions where this software version is posted on the QLogic Web
site:
http://support.qlogic.com .
NOTE:
Tape devices are shown as part of the configuration, but are not fully
supported by SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI. Only persistent binding and LUN
masking are available.