User`s guide

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Section 2
System Overview
2.1
Introduction
SANblade Manager is a collection of device drivers and management software for
controlling, configuring, and managing devices in a storage area network (SAN)
environment that uses QLogic Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs). This
section summarizes information from various products and contains an installation
checklist.
The contents of this section are summarized in the following paragraphs:
■ Section 2.1—Introduction
■ Section 2.2—Configurations. This section shows configuration examples.
■ Section 2.3—Installation Checklist. This section contains an installation
checklist to help you install all hardware and software properly and in the correct
order.
■ Section 2.4—Configuration Parameters. This section lists configuration and
tuning parameters.
■ Section 2.5—Troubleshooting. This section lists common troubleshooting
tools to help identify the source of a hardware or software problem.
This information is intended for OEMs, field service personnel, and customers who
are installing QLogic hardware and SANblade Manager software. This section
assumes that users are familiar with hardware installation and operating systems
where HBAs will be installed.
2.2
Configurations
2.2.1
Single-Ported (Non-failover) Configuration
Figure 2-1 shows a simple single-ported (non-failover) configuration consisting of
1 host (X), 2 HBAs (A and B), and 10 target devices (0–9). This configuration
assumes that the host has access to all connected devices; therefore, a miniport
driver is required, but the rest of the SANblade Manager application is not required.
Other SANblade Manager components help manage devices more easily.