Starting nbhba mode
Before you mark HBA ports, you must start nbhba mode, which binds the ql2300_stub driver to the QLogic HBA ports.
To start nbhba mode, see the following:
You must be the root user.
To start nbhba mode on Linux
- Ensure that the HBAs are not connected to the SAN.
- Invoke the nbftsrv_config -nbhba command and option. The computer enters nbhba mode. The following is an example; output on your system may differ:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbftsrv_config -nbhba Installing nbhba driver. Are you sure you want to unload QLogic driver: qla2300? [y,n] (y)
- Answer y to unload the QLogic driver. The process continues as follows:
Removing qla2300
Note:
For Linux operating systems, warning messages may be displayed in the console or the system log when the
ql2300_stubdriver is loaded into the kernel. - Continue by marking the HBA ports.
To start nbhba mode on Solaris
- Ensure that the HBAs are not connected to the SAN.
- Invoke the nbftsrv_config -nbhba command and option. The computer enters nbhba mode. The following is an example; output on your system may differ:
/usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd/nbftsrv_config -nbhba Installing nbhba driver. Waiting for driver references to ql2300_stub to free up (this may take some time). The following driver aliases need to be removed: qlc "pci1077,2312.1077.10a" Would you like to run update_drv to remove these now? [y,n] (y)
- Answer y to remove any driver aliases. The process continues as follows:
/usr/sbin/update_drv -v -d -i "pci1077,2312.1077.10a" qlc Done copying driver into system directories. Done adding driver. MUST REBOOT TO COMPLETE INSTALLATION.
- Reboot the host.
- Continue by marking the HBA ports.