51031-00 A 4-14 InstallationThis section describes how to set up an FCoE environment. It assumes a generalunderstanding of SAN administration concepts.Determine ConfigurationQLogic FCoE adapters are supported on multiple hardware platforms andoperating systems. Generally, the following specifications apply, but you shouldalways check the QLogic Web site for current information. This configuration usesa subset of the following equipment: Server bus interface—PCIe® Gen1 x8 or PCIe Gen2 x4 Hardware platforms—IA32 (x86), Intel64, AMD64 (x64), IA64, SPARC®,PowerPC® Operating systems—Windows Server ® 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 (targeted); RedHat EL AP 5.x; Novell ® SLES 10.x, 11; VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 and 4.0;Solaris ® 10, OpenSolaris™. This list can be found under the specificationstab for QLogic adapters on the QLogic Web site. Storage—The following storage systems are in most data centers: Fibre Channel iSCSI FCoE (NetApp) Switches—The following switches are typical in this configuration: Fibre Channel FCoE Ethernet Cabling Fiber optic cable (OM2/OM3) between servers, switches, and storage Cat5e and Cat6 Ethernet for device management and 1GbE iSCSIstorage
