User`s guide

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Appendix A
Frequently Asked Questions
Table A-1 lists some frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the SANsurfer iSCSI
HBA Manager application. For additional FAQs and other information, visit the
QLogic support Web site support.qlogic.com
.
Table A-1. Frequently Asked Questions
Question Answer
On what platforms does
SANsurfer iSCSI HBA
Manager run?
The SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager GUI runs on any
platform that supports the Java JVM 1.3 specification. The
agent runs only on Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003,
Red Hat/SuSE Linux, and Solaris SPARC.
Can a SANsurfer iSCSI
HBA Manager GUI running
on Red Hat/SuSE Linux
talk to a Windows host
running the agent?
The SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager GUI running on any
platform can talk to any other platform running the agent.
The SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager GUI allows connections
to different platforms at the same time.
What does the blinking
heart on the connected
host mean?
SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager actively pings the agent at
the specified broadcast interval. This allows SANsurfer
iSCSI HBA Manager to detect agent presence on all
platforms (even if agent shutdown notification is not
supported). It also allows the detection of agent crashes as
soon as possible. During an agent crash, the notification may
not have been sent to all the connected GUIs.
Can SANsurfer iSCSI HBA
Manager be run as a Java
applet?
No, SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager currently does not run
as a Java applet.
Does SANsurfer iSCSI
HBA Manager support
SNMP?
No, SANsurfer iSCSI HBA Manager currently supports only
the RPC communication layer between the GUI and agent.