EMC CX300

Check the support matrix here. Look for your server and OS of your choice and you should see a list of supported HBAs.

An easier way may be to log into your Powerlink account, look for the "E-Lab Interoperability Navigator" and in there select your CX300, your IBM x3550 server and the OS you intend to run. If you leave the HBA choice 'open', it'll tell you all supported HBAs for your combo under the "base connectivity" section.

Your server can have either two 8x PCI-E slots, or one PCI-X slot, because there is an option for the PCI-X riser.  The PCI-E config can take the Qlogic QLE2460 with a single port (IBM Part 39R6525) or QLE2462 for dual ports(IBM part 39R6527).  The PCI-X config can take the QLA2340 (single port) or QLA2342 (dual ports.)  I don't know if the PCI-X riser is PCI-X 2.0 compliant, so I do not know if the QLA2460/2462 would work.  Note tha the QLA and QLE versions are different.

Hi,

 

Thank you for prompt replies. I open an account with EMC power link. But I couldn’t find any information. May be there are restrictions on my account. I need to download the manual for CX300 and also how to configure. Qlogic PCI-E are very expensive. Does anyone know bit cheaper card? Thank you.

 

Fibre channel adapters are expensive no matter what.

If you have a PCI-X option you can look for a used QLA2340. These are supported by the CX300 with most OSes, but I'm not sure if they're supported by/in your server.

You'd have to check if it's supported by your server and especially your OS, but I think the QLE220 (PCIe) has limited OS support and may be supported for the CX300. This is a lower end HBA offering. Off my head it's only supported with SuSE, Red Hat and Windows (no Unix flavors or ESX).

When your Powerlink account is active, you have to register your CX300's serial number.  That will allow you to download patches and documentation related to the storage array.  One such document is the "Customer CLARiiON Procedure Generator."  This document expires every 14 days, produces documentation to set up the CX300, attach hosts, install HBA's, etc.  This is the same as the EMC internal procedure generator, but it does not have the administrative EMC documentation requirements (CCA, etc.) in it.

 

I'm not sure if this shortcut will work for you:

 

https://powerlink.emc.com/nsepn/webapps/btg548664833igtcuup4826/km/live1/en_US/Offering_Technical/Software_Download/Customer_CLARiiONproc.exe?mtcs=ZXZlbnRUeXBlPUttQ2xpY2tTZWFyY2hSZXN1bHRzRXZlbnQsZG9jdW1lbnRJZD0wOTAxNDA2NjgwMzkxMGE2LGRhdGFTb3VyY2U9RENUTV9lbl9VU18w&file=Customer_CLARiiONproc.exe

 

Also, unfortunately, the  QLA/QLE 200 series (200, 210, 220) are not supported with the CX300, only with the AX series.

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@durindil wrote:

Also, unfortunately, the  QLA/QLE 200 series (200, 210, 220) are not supported with the CX300, only with the AX series.

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How come if I look in the September 2008 support matrix here on page 2495 subnote 13 I see the QLA200 supported for the CX300 and CX3-10c and on page 2497 subnote 30 it shows the QLE220 as supported for the CX300 and CX3-10c?

Hi,

 

Thank you all for the replies. I checked my server(IBM X3550). It has 2 x PCI-E slots. Please let me know Emulex Dual PT 4GB PCIE HBA LPe11002-E hp 797740-001 is compatibale to go with CX300 please.

 

Prasanna

Did you check that link I provided to the EMC support matrix?

Look for the CX-arrays, then the server manufacturer, then your OS and then the HBA.

Thank you Dev Mgr. I managed to find the right card at last. It's LPe11000. thank you again.

In this case, Qlogic doesn't post a supported driver in the EMC driver download section for use by the CX series, only the AX series.  The EMC Support matrix (or Elab Navigator) is just the first place to check for supportability (even though further down in the document, it states that the requested X3550 server also supports the 200 series with the CX300.) You should download only the supported driver, in the EMC section of the Qlogic web site.

 

CX series HBA's:  http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/OEM_Product_List.aspx?oemid=65

 

AX series HBA's:   http://driverdownloads.qlogic.com/QLogicDriverDownloads_UI/OEM_Product_List.aspx?oemid=284