FACT SHEET
Windows®Support
for FC HBAs
Drivers and Utilities for FC SAN
Connectivity
Quick Facts
One STOR Miniport and one SCSI Miniport FC driver•
for all supported Windows platforms (SCSI Miniport
not supported on Windows Server®2008)
All drivers are WHQL certified by Microsoft•
Unified driver model — driver and firmware•
bundled into a single package
Two available installation processes•
Driver install after HBA installation–
Driver install before HBA installation–
Topology support includes Point-To-Point F_port,•
FL_port, N_port, and Arbitrated Loop
Protocol support includes SCSI-FC, FC-IP (SCSI•
Miniport only; not supported on Windows Server
2008 or 8Gb HBA), and FC-Tape
N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) support•
Single driver support for 2/4/8Gb HBAs•
MSI-X enabled for 4/8Gb HBAs on Windows Server 2008•
Supports Reduced Interrupt Operations (RIO) mode•
High Availability
Supports third-party HBA failover in Windows•
Server 2003 and 2008 operating systems
Support for Windows MPIO and storage Device•
Specific Module (DSM)
Manageability
Tools to configure and manage QLogic FC HBAs:•
SANsurfer–®FC HBA Manager GUI
SANsurfer FC HBA Command Line Interface–
(CLI) support for both interactive and scriptable
modes of operation
SANsurfer Driver Install Wizard–
Wizards for configuring persistent binding, LUN masking,•
updating the HBA parameters during installation, and
performing diagnostics for troubleshooting
Hardware and Software Support Specifications
FC HBAs 8Gb: QLE25•
xx
4Gb: QLA24•
xx
, QLE24
xx
, QMC24
xx
, QME24
xx
,
QMH24
xx
, QMI24
xx
, QMI34
xx,
QEM2462, QEM3472
(FC +Ethernet)
2Gb: QLA23•
xx
, QMx23
xx
Supported
Server Hardware
Platforms
x86, x64, IA64•
Supported
Operating
Systems1
STOR Miniport driver:•Windows Server 2008,
Windows Server 2008 Core, Windows Vista™,
Windows XP Professional (64 bit), Windows Server 2003
SCSI Miniport driver (2Gb and 4Gb only):•
Windows XP Pro (32 bit), Windows Server 2003,
Windows 2000
Virtualization
Support
Supports Windows Virtual Server 2005, Windows•
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2007.
Hyper-V ready
.
Management
Tools/API
SANsurfer FC HBA Manager (GUI) and CLI•
WMI, SNIA HBA API, SMI-S API, FDMI•
Inbox Driver
Distribution
STOR Miniport•drivers for Windows Server
2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP Professional,
Windows Server 2003
SCSI Miniport drivers•for Windows Server 2003 (2Gb)
Standard Driver
Distribution
STOR and SCSI Miniport drivers through QLogic•
web site
Diagnostics Loopback tests•
Read/Write buffer tests•
Link statistics•
Boot Support BIOS, EFI, and UEFI•
Boot from SAN•
PCI Form
Factors
Standard, Mezzanine, and ExpressModule form•
factors for PCIe and PCI-X bus interfaces
Server and
Storage
Interoperability
Interoperable with servers, storage, and networking•
products from ADIC®, Brocade®, Cisco, Computer
Associates, Dell®, EMC, HDS, HP, IBM®, LSI Logic,
NetApp®, Quantum™, Sun™, Symantec™ (Veritas), etc.
1. For latest list of supported operating systems, visit:
http://support.qlogic.com/support/drivers_software.aspx
