Administrator Guide

HBA Server Settings

This appendix provides recommended HBA card settings that provide the most eective communication between the server and the

Storage Center.

Settings by HBA Manufacturer

Storage Center has been tested to work with servers using Dell, Cisco, Emulex, and Qlogic HBAs.

NOTE: Cisoc, Emulex, and Qlogic HBAs require additional conguration to improve the connection speeds between the server

and the Storage Center. For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA, see the Dell EMC Compatibility Matrix for

SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays.

Dell 12 Gb SAS HBAs

Dell 12 Gb SAS HBAs are fully compatible with Storage Center and do not require further conguration.

Cisco Fibre Channel HBAs

Cisco manufactures Fibre Channel HBAs that are compatible with Storage Centers.

NOTE

: For more information regarding the compatibility of a Cisco Fibre Channel HBA, see the Dell EMC Compatibility Matrix for

SC, PS, and FS Series Arrays.

Congure a Cisco Fibre Channel HBA with the following settings:

Field

Setting

FCP Error Recovery Disabled (default)

Flogi Retries 60

Flogi Timeout 4000 (default)

Plogi Retries 60

Plogi Timeout 20000 (default)

Port Down Timeout 10000 (default)

Port Down IO Retry 60 (default)

Link Down Timeout 30000 (default)

Emulex HBAs

Emulex manufactures HBAs for iSCSI and Fibre Channel connections that are compatible with Storage Centers.

NOTE

: For more information regarding the compatibility of an HBA, see the Dell EMC Compatibility Matrix for SC, PS, and FS

Series Arrays. For more information about Emulex, see www.emulex.com.

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