Qlogic Fibre Channel HBA and VM Migration Giude

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FC0054605-00 A 2-12 NPIV DeploymentRequirementsThe following sections list the hardware and software requirements that must bemet before deploying a QLogic NPIV solution on Microsoft Windows Server 2008Hyper-V.Hardware Requirements NPIV Enabled FC Adapter. QLogic 2400 series (4Gb) or 2500 series (8Gb)Fibre Channel adapter. NPIV Enabled FC Switch. Use one of the following: QLogic SANbox ® 5600 (4Gb) stackable Fibre Channel switch QLogic SANbox 5800 (8Gb) stackable Fibre Channel switch QLogic SANbox 9000 modular Fibre Channel switch Any NPIV-enabled Fibre Channel switch Server Hardware. Microsoft recommended server configuration forMicrosoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and System Center VMM2008.Software Requirements QLogic FC Adapter Driver. STORport miniport version 9.1.7.16 or higher QLogic FC Switch Firmware. Version 6.8.0.03 or higher Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. All required components Microsoft System Center VMM2008. All required componentsNOTE:Hyper-V requires processor virtualization extensions (Intel ® -VT andAMD®-V). These extensions must be enabled, along with the No-Execute(NX)/Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature.See Appendix C to determine of your system meets these requirements.