Configuring a Fibre Transport media server

Table: Process to configure an FT media server describes the process for configuring an FT media server.

Table: Process to configure an FT media server

Step	Task	Section
Step 1	Read the conceptual information about configuring an FT media server	This information that may help you avoid serious problems. See About Linux concurrent FT connections. See About HBAs for SAN clients and Fibre Transport media servers. See About the target mode driver. See About nbhba mode and the ql2300_stub driver. See About FC attached devices. See How to identify the HBA ports. See About HBA port detection on Solaris. See About Fibre Transport media servers and VLANs.
Step 2	Start nbhba mode on the media server	See Starting nbhba mode.
Step 3	Mark the HBA ports	See Marking the Fibre Transport media server HBA ports.
Step 4	Configure the FT services	See Configuring the media server Fibre Transport services.

Configuring a Fibre Transport media server with a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support

Table: Process to configure an FT media server with a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support

Step	Task	Section
Step 1	Read the conceptual information about configuring an FT media server	This information that may help you avoid serious problems. See About Linux concurrent FT connections. See About the target mode driver. See About Fibre Transport media servers and VLANs.
Step 2	Configure the FT services	See Configuring the media server Fibre Transport services for a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support.
Step 3	Displaying the FTMS state for a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support (Optional)	See Displaying the FTMS state for a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support.
Step 4	Identifying the HBA ports for a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support (Optional)	See Identifying the HBA ports for a 16-gigabit target mode HBA support.