[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOS HBA Brocade 815 hardware compatibilty

[Martin Dojcak]

Thanks Dan.

I recently read news ... and yes Brocade sells network adapter bis to
QLogic. There is another solution. Dell HW configurator (shop) offer
also other FC cards (which fit for our purpose):

1. QLogic:
QLogic (QLE)2560, Single Port 8Gb Optical Fibre Channel HBA
Qlogic is supported by illumos HCL (driver qlc, QLogic Corp.
ISP2532-based 8Gb Fibre Channel to PCI Express HBA). From QLE2560
datasheet card is based on controller ISP2532.

2. Emulex:
Emulex LPE 12000, Single Port 8Gb Fibre Channel HBA.
Emulex is also supported by HCL (driver emlxs, Emulex Corporation
Saturn-X: LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter).

So I choose betweeen Qlogic or Emulex.


On 01/20/2014 05:03 PM, Dan McDonald wrote:
> 
> On Jan 20, 2014, at 7:56 AM, Martin Dojcak <martin at dojcak.sk> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with Brocade 815, Single Port 8Gb Fibre
>> Channel HBA card (or brocade 8XX) under OmniOS or Illumos ? The HCL of
>> illumos does not contain a definition for brocade hardware. We want to
>> use (buy) this card with dell PowerEdge R420. Brocade has adapter driver
>> package for solaris 10 and 11 but at the moment we dont have brocade FC
>> card. So it is impossible to verify installation.
> 
> It is possible the S11 binary will work with OmniOS, BUT it would be impossible for us (or any other Illumos vendor) to properly support it.
> 
> I just visited the Brocade adapter site, and it seems they've sold their adapter business to QLogic.  In the past (during the OpenSolaris days) QLogic had open-sourceable drivers.  Perhaps they can and will do the same.
> 
> Sorry I can't be of more immediate assistance,
> Dan
> 

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Martin Dojčák