Glogic Simplify SANblade 4000 Series, Руководство пользователя

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Section 1
Introduction
1.1
How to Use this Guide
This user’s guide is for the SANblade QLA4000-DEV iSCSI host bus adapter (HBA).
This guide contains installation instructions for the hardware (QLA4000-DEV),
supported software drivers, and the SANblade Control IX GUI. Install these
components in the following order:
1. Install the QLA4000-DEV in your PC.
2. Install the software driver according to the directions in the appropriate
section.
3. Install the SANblade Control IX GUI.
1.2
General Description
The QLA4000 is an iSCSI HBA that provides PCI connectivity to SCSI using the
iSCSI protocol. This release of the QLA4000 implements draft 0.8 of the IETF iSCSI
standard, which creates a new industry standard SAN technology based on internet
protocols: TCP/IP. Updates to later iSCSI drafts will be available for downloads to
the HBA. iSCSI enables new IP based SANs, which are similar to Fibre Channel
SANs, as well as a new set of storage applications, for example, remote storage.
The QLA4000-DEV implements the complete protocol stack, including TCP/IP, on
the HBA and off-loads the host of any I/O protocol processing. Off-loading the host
frees the system to perform other tasks and deliver optimum total system
performance. The QLA4000-DEV handles complete SCSI transactions, iSCSI,
TCP/IP and Ethernet.
The QLA4000-DEV is a development product and is not intended for mass
distribution.