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Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on Linux Hosts
Fabric Configurations
Fabric Configurations
This section describes the procedures required to install one or more
EMC-approved Qlogic host bus adapters into a Linux host and
configure the host for Symmetrix Fibre Channel fabric.
Useful Linux Utilities
and Functions
These utilities and functions can be helpful in performing
configuration operations:
Installing the HBA Before the HBA is installed, the host must be configured with Linux.
Install Linux from the RedHat v6.2 CD, following the procedure
provided in the RedHat installation guide. Partition the boot drive
and select the packages and services necessary for the host.
To install the QLA2200F, follow the instructions included with your
adapter. The adapter installs into a single slot, and has no
user-configurable jumpers or switches.
Utility/Function Description
fdisk Command used to create and manipulate Linux partition tables
cfdisk Curses-based disk partition table manipulator for Linux
fsck Command used to check and repair a Linux file system
mkfs Command used to create Linux file system on a device
mount Command used to attach the file system on a device to the file tree
umount Command used to detach a file system
shutdown Command used to shut down the system gracefully
reboot Command used to stop and restart the operating system
modprobe Utility used to load or remove a set of modules that can be either a
single module or a stack of dependent modules
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