How to confirm that the SNIA libraries are installed on a Windows host?

Hi,

Host discovery fails in ProSphere if the host does not have supported HBAs, drivers, firmware, and SNIA-approved API libraries.

SNIA library is an industry-standard library used to manage the Fibre Channel HBAs. This library is supported by HBA vendors like Qlogic, Emulex, and is typically bundled with the Fibre Channel Device driver. If an HBA is running with the supported firmware and driver, this does not mean that the SNIA API libraries are installed. In some cases, the HBA or host OS vendors provide SNIA API libraries installed separately from the HBA drivers.

The E-Lab support tool specifies the requirements for connectivity only. Because HBA SNIA libraries are not required for connectivity, SNIA information is not provided in E-Lab.

To validate whether the SNIA libraries are installed:

To validate whether the SNIA libraries are installed:

• Download inq from EMC Powerlink:Home > Support > Product and Diagnostic Tools > INQ Utility
• Select the latest version.
• Select the operating system.
• Run the following command on the host.Inq -hba
• If the command lists HBAs, the SNIA libraries are installed.

Regards

Conor