Product specifications

FC0051102-00 A 1-1
Section 1
Introduction
1.1
What is the QLogic Management Suite?
The QLogic Management Suite (QMS) utilities configure and control Storage Area
Networks (SANs). The suite is made up of two software utilities: QLconfig and
QLview.
❑ QLconfig controls the configuration and availability of a SAN. Use this
utility to configure storage resources and share storage resources efficiently.
❑ QLview provides configuration information, statistics, diagnostics, and
alarm notification for a SAN. Use this utility to monitor both the QLA2xxx
adapters and the attached storage devices. QLview data can be easily
integrated into other network and system management software.
The QLogic Management Suite uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The
QLA2xxx adapters being controlled are pictured, along with their attributes,
making it easy to control the devices either locally or remotely. The QLogic
Management Suite works with the following operating systems: Windows NT,
Windows 2000, and Novell NetWare. Support of multiple operating systems allows
control of heterogeneous environments.
1.2
What is QLconfig?
QLconfig is the utility component of the QLogic Management Suite that controls
the configuration and availability of a SAN. QLconfig allows you to configure
storage resources, share storage resources efficiently, and provide reliability. If you
have the QLconfig High Availability version, you can use the QLconfig utility with
the QLdirect driver to control failover.
Even a system as small as one host and two QLA2xxx adapters can benefit from
the failover and load balancing aspects of QLconfig. When the SAN expands to
include Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) systems and clusters, the
masking, hot swapping device replacement, and heterogeneous support features of
the QLconfig utility come into play.
QLconfig gives a network-wide view of the total configuration (as contrasted with
the server-wide view of a single server and its local storage). Configuration among
servers is synchronized to ensure data integrity. In a nonclustering environment,