10 – Performing Diagnostics
Preparing for Diagnostic Testing
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10.1.2
Preparing for the Loopback Test
Perform the following steps before running the loopback test:
1. Modify the HBA port settings
Connection Options
setting
(see
section 10.1.2.1)
.
2. Attach a loopback connector to the Fibre Channel connector on the HBA port
(see section 10.1.2.2)
.
Skip this step under the following conditions (an echo test will be run instead):
❑
You have a QLA23
xx
HBA that is connected to the fabric through a
point-to-point connection (F-port).
❑
The HBA is connected to a switch.
❑
Your operating system has one of the driver versions listed in
table 10-1
.
3. If the HBA port is connected to the fabric through a point-to-point connection
(F-port) and is connected to a switch, make sure the
Connection Options
setting is 1—Point-to-Point Only.
See section 11.1.1
for information about
viewing and modifying the setting.
Table 10-1. Driver Versions that Do Not Require a Loopback Connector
Operating System
Driver Version
Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 with SCSI miniport driver
8.2.3.11 and above
Windows Server 2003 with STORport miniport driver
8.2.3.16 and above
Red Hat/SuSE Linux
6.06.00 and above
Solaris SPARC
4.12 and above
Novell NetWare
6.80 and above
Summary of Contents for SANsurfer FC HBA Manager Application
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