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EMC Fibre Channel and iSCSI with QLogic HBAs in the Windows Environment
Installation and Configuration
Figure 1-30 Edit Adapter Settings
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 "Topology" 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 1-29 on page 1-31.
Figure 1-31 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 inFigure 1-29 on
page 1-31.