Users Guide

Broadcom DRVLin-UG128-100
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Emulex Drivers for Linux User Guide
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Overview
This guide provides procedures for installing, updating, uninstalling, configuring, and troubleshooting several types of drivers
for Linux that are supported by Emulex
®
.
This guide is applicable to several versions of drivers, operating systems, firmware, and adapters. For supported firmware
versions and their latest release, go to www.broadcom.com.
This product supports the following Emulex FC HBAs:
 LPe12000-series adapters
 LPe16000-series adapters
 LPe31000-series adapters
 LPe32000-series adapters
 LPe35000-series adapters
For a list of Emulex adapters that are compatible with the stand-alone driver kits, go to www.broadcom.com.
Fabric Notifications are a new T11 standard. Version 12.8 Linux drivers introduce Emulex support for Fabric Notifications,
which include FPINs and signaling. For additional information, refer to the Brocade switch documentation.
1.2 Abbreviations
The following table lists the acronyms and abbreviations used in this document.
Table 1: Acronyms and Abbreviations
Acronym/Abbreviation Description
ADISC address discovery
ANA asymmetric namespace access
CDB Command Descriptor Block
CQ completion queue
CQE control queue entry
CQID completion queue identifier
CT common transport
DIF data integrity field
DM Device Mapper
ELS Extended Link Service
EQ event queue
EQE event queue entry
FAN File Area Network
FCFI Fibre Channel Forwarder Indicator
FCP Fibre Channel Protocol
FDMI Fabric-Device Management Interface
FLOGI fabric login