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Sun Storage 16 Gb Fibre Channel ExpressModule Universal Host Bus Adapter, QLogic Installation Guide For HBA Model 7101682

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Updated: July 2018
 
 

About the Operating Protocol Mode

The universal HBA has two operating protocol modes:

  • Fibre Channel (FC) Only

  • Converged Network Adapter (CNA) (or, FCoE)

The operating protocol mode determines how the system recognizes the universal HBA configuration that you choose to implement.

Whenever you change the configuration of the universal HBA, you must ensure that the correct operating protocol mode (FC Only or CNA) is associated with the new universal HBA configuration on the system. Figure 9, Table 9, Required Adapter Operating Protocol Mode for Each Configuration shows the correct operating protocol mode that is associated with each configuration of the universal HBA.

Table 9  Required Adapter Operating Protocol Mode for Each Configuration
Universal HBA Configuration
Operating Protocol Mode
10 GbE FCoE Copper
CNA
16 Gb FC SW Optical
FC Only
10 GbE FCoE SR Optical
CNA
16 Gb FC LW Optical
FC Only

Note -  Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) cannot be used on the same port as FCoE or iSCSI.