Installation guide

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EMC Host Connectivity with QLogic Fibre Channel HBAs and CNAs in the Windows Environment
Installation and Configuration
• By default, option 1 (Enable Hard Loop ID) is disabled.
– In FC-SW environments, the default of disabled is the
proper setting.
Select 2. Auto Topology: Pt to Pt first.
Press Enter when your choice has been selected. The
Top ol og y information toward the top of the screen will
reflect your selection.
Press <Escape> to return to the previous configuration
window.
– In FC-AL/"direct attach" environments, Hard Loop ID
should be enabled.
Type 1 and press Enter. The utility will prompt to Enable
Hard Loop Id [n]?.
Type y and press Enter. Enable Hard Loop Id will now be
shown as [y] (enabled).
Type 0 and press Enter to return to the previous menu as
shown in Figure 28 on page 49.
Figure 30 Connection option
• By default, option 6 (Connection option) setting of Loop
Preferred, Otherwise Point To Point, is acceptable for most
configurations, and will auto-detect the connection topology.
– To manually set the connection topology, type 6 and press
Enter. Otherwise, type 0 and press Enter to return to the
previous menu as shown in Figure 28 on page 49.
– In FC-SW environments, Point To Point is the appropriate
setting. In FC-AL/"direct attach" environments, Loop Only
should be selected.
Type the appropriate selection and press Enter. The
selected connection topology will now be reflected.
Type 0.