Qlogic Storage Networking (Unified Fabric Pilot), Руководство по установке

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Installation
This section describes how to set up an FCoE environment. It assumes a general
understanding of SAN administration concepts.
Determine Configuration
QLogic FCoE adapters are supported on multiple hardware platforms and
operating systems. Generally, the following specifications apply, but you should
always check the QLogic Web site for current information. This configuration uses
a subset of the following equipment:
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Server bus interface—PCIe ® Gen1 x8 or PCIe Gen2 x4
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Hardware platforms—IA32 (x86), Intel64, AMD64 (x64), IA64, SPARC
®
,
PowerPC ®
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Operating systems—Windows Server ® 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 (targeted); Red
Hat EL AP 5. x ; Novell ® SLES 10. x , 11; VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 and 4.0;
Solaris ® 10, OpenSolaris™. This list can be found under the specifications
tab for QLogic adapters on the QLogic Web site.
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Storage—The following storage systems are in most data centers:

Fibre Channel
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iSCSI
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FCoE (NetApp)
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Switches—The following switches are typical in this configuration:

Fibre Channel
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FCoE
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Ethernet
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Cabling
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Fiber optic cable (OM2/OM3) between servers, switches, and storage
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Cat5e and Cat6 Ethernet for device management and 1GbE iSCSI
storage