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Configuring FC HBAs and switches

Install and configure one or more supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) for Fibre Channel connections to the storage system.

About this task

The Windows Host Utilities installer sets the required Fibre Channel HBA settings.
Note: Do not change HBA settings manually.

Steps

  1. Install one or more supported Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) according to the instructions provided by the HBA vendor.
  2. Obtain the supported HBA drivers and management utilities and install them according to the instructions provided by the HBA vendor.
    The supported HBA drivers and utilities are available from the following locations:
    Emulex HBAs
    Emulex support page for NetApp.
    QLogic HBAs
    QLogic support page for NetApp.
  3. Connect the HBAs to your Fibre Channel switches or directly to the storage system.
  4. Create zones on the Fibre Channel switch according to your Fibre Channel switch documentation.
    For clustered Data ONTAP, zone the switch by WWPN. Be sure to use the WWPN of the logical interfaces (LIFs) and not of the physical ports on the storage controllers.