User`s guide

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Section 1
Introduction
1.1
How to Use this Guide
The SANblade QLogic host bus adapters (HBAs) supported in this document are
described in the following paragraphs; they are collectively referred to as the
QLA23xx HBA unless otherwise noted.
n QLA2310 (single channel, full-height bracket, copper media)
n QLA2310F (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
n QLA2310FL (single channel, low-profile bracket, optical media)
n QLA2340 (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
n QLA2340L (single channel, low-profile bracket, optical media)
n QLA2342 (dual channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
n QLA2342L (dual channel, low-profile bracket, optical media)
n QLA2344 (quad channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
n QLA2350 (single channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
n QLA2352 (dual channel, full-height bracket, optical media)
The QLA2340/2340L, QLA2342/2342L, QLA2344, and QLA2350/2352 HBAs are
64-bit, 133-MHz PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media. The QLA2310 HBA is 64-bit,
66-MHz PCI-X to Fibre Channel copper media. The QLA2310F/2310FL HBAs are
64-bit, 66-MHz PCI-X to Fibre Channel optical media.
NOTE: The QLA2350/2352 HBAs are the same as the QLA2340/2340L HBAs
with the addition of attritional memory, which allows for virtual interface
(VI) support.
First, install the QLA23xx HBA according to the directions in the appropriate
hardware installation section. Secondly, install the software driver according to the
directions in the appropriate section.
1.2
General Description
Thank you for selecting the QLA23xx Fibre Channel (FC) HBA. The QLA23xx HBA
is an intelligent, high-performance, DMA bus master host adapter designed for
high-end systems. The intelligence and performance are derived from the ISP23xx
chips, making the QLA23xx HBA a leading-edge host adapter. The ISP23xx
combines a powerful RISC processor, a Fibre Channel protocol manager (FPM)
with one 2-Gb Fibre Channel transceiver, and a peripheral component
interconnect-extended (PCI-X) local bus interface in a single-chip solution. The
QLA23xx HBA supports all FC peripherals that support private loop direct attach