Configuring the Emulex HBA for hosts running the Windows Server operating system

This section applies to hosts that are running the Windows® 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2008 operating system. After you install the Emulex host bus adapter (HBA) and the driver, you must configure the HBA.

For the Emulex HBA StorPort driver, accept the default settings and set topology to 1 (1=F_Port Fabric). For the Emulex HBA FC Port driver, use the default settings and change the parameters given in Table 1.
Note: The parameters shown in parentheses correspond to the parameters in HBAnywhere.
Table 1. Configuration file parameters for the Emulex HBA
Parameters Recommended Settings
Query name server for all N-ports (BrokenRSCN) Enabled
LUN mapping (MapLuns) Enabled (1)
Automatic LUN mapping (MapLuns) Enabled (1)
Allow multiple paths to SCSI targets (MultipleSCSIClaims) Enabled
Scan in device ID order (ScanDeviceIDOrder) Disabled
Translate queue full to busy (TranslateQueueFull) Enabled
Retry timer (RetryTimer) 2000 milliseconds
Maximum number of LUNs (MaximumLun) Equal to or greater than the number of the SAN Volume Controller LUNs that are available to the HBA
Parent topic: Attaching to a host running the Microsoft Windows Server operating system
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