I have a Fiber Channel DAS (Direct-Attached Storage) that I plan to connect to a server using a QLogic HBA. Since I have no special SAN requirements and plan to use the storage locally, I am wondering if I need to install any management softwares that come with the HBA. Is the HBA driver enough to make it all work? I guess the management softwares are more for various SAN requirements such as zoning, monitoring, etc.... Please tell me if the driver is simply enough for my very simple purpose
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The Qlogic Management Suite is so you will be able to configure your HBA via a GUI and while the host is up. Without the Management Suite you will have to reboot the server and go through the BIOS to do any configuration changes.
The Management Suite does not allow you to do zoning, it will only allow you to configure the HBA attributes and do persistent binding.
The Management Suite does not allow you to do zoning, it will only allow you to configure the HBA attributes and do persistent binding.
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