User`s guide
2.2 Software Requirements
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager requires the following minimum software:
● Common desktop environment (CDE) to run the SANsurfer FC HBA Manager graphical user
interface (GUI) QLogic QLx2xxx FC drivers for your OS platform
● QLogic QLFCoE Converged Network Adapter driver for your OS platform
● TCP/IP protocol for Windows 2000, Windows 2003, or Windows 2008 remote management
● TCP/IP protocol for NetWare remote management
● Java SE Development Kit (JDK) 1.5.0 on all platforms, except Linux PPC-64, Linux IA64, and
Solaris SPARC
● Administrative privileges to perform management functions
● Internet Explorer (5.0 or later), Netscape Communicator (5.0 or later), or Firefox (1.0 or later)
to view online help
● One of the operating systems identified in the OS Support section
● Disable user access control to run the agent service (qlremote) on Windows 2008 or Windows
Vista
3. OS Support
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager runs on the following OS platforms:
Operating Systems
OS Name OS Type Hardware Platform
Windows 2000 32-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD64
Windows Server 2003 32-bit Intel x86, Intel 64, AMD64
Windows Server 2008 32-bit Intel IA64, Intel64, AMD64
Windows XP Professional 32-bit Intel IA64, Intel64, AMD64
Windows Vista 32-bit Intel x86, x64
Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris 2008.11 x64, x86
Solaris 8, 9, and 10 for SPARC
NetWare 6.5 32-bit Intel x86
Apple Macintosh: Mac OS X (Panther/Tiger/Leopard) 32-bit, 64-bit PowerPC or Intel
Linux Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.2 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 5.3 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Red Hat RHEL AS/ES 4.7 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Novell SLES 11 GMC 32-bit, 64-bit Intel x86, AMD64
Linux Novell SLES 10 SP2 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Novell SLES 10 SP1 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Novell SLES 9 SP 4 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
Linux Novell SLES 9 SP 3 32-bit, 64-bit Intel IA64, Intel 64, AMD64
VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 U4 32-bit
VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 U3 32-bit
NOTE: For specific service packs (SP) and OS updates, refer to the descriptions where this software
version is posted on the QLogic Web site:
http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.aspx
SANsurfer FC/FCoE HBA Manager Readme
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