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Preface

■Other names

•"Channel Adapter" (CA) refers to the Fibre Channel interface module used in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems to connect to the server.

•"Fibre Channel card" refers to the Fibre Channel interface module normally used in the server. A "Host Bus Adapter" (HBA) or "Channel Adapter" (CA) may be used instead, depending on the server.

•"Fibre Channel cable" refers to the cable that is used to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems and server over a Fibre Channel interface. "FC cable", "optical fibre cable", or "multi mode Fibre Channel cable" may be used instead, depending on the storage system.

•Italics are used to show variables such as values and characters that appear in command parameters and output examples.

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P3AM-3842-05ENZ0 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide (Fibre Channel) for Linux

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Contents Page Page Preface Contents and Structure of this Manual Acknowledgments Safe Use of this ProductNaming Conventions Sles Other names Contents Chapter Logical Unit Recognition Workflow When the Multipath Driver is not UsedWorkflow Set Up the Fibre Channel SwitchConnect the Server to the Eternus DX Disk Storage Systems Install the Fibre Channel Card DriverCreate a File System Set the Server to Recognize the Logical UnitsUsable Multipath Drivers When the Multipath Driver is UsedInstall and Set Up ETERNUSmgr For Veritas Volume Setting Up and Checking the Multipath Driver Install Eternus Multipath Driver or GRMapper multipath Install Veritas Volume Set up the deviceFibre Channel Cards Checking the Server EnvironmentServer Hardware Server OSVeritas Cluster Server Veritas Volume Manager VxVMEternus Multipath Driver or GR Multipath Driver Device-mapper multipathScsi Devices and Linux Connection NotesServer Startup and Power Supply Control Notes Fibre Channel Switch NotesFibre Channel Card Notes Design Sheet Notes Veritas Volume Manager VxVM NotesVeritas Cluster Server VCS Notes Installing and Setting Up ETERNUSmgr Setting Up the Eternus DX Disk Storage Systems Setting the Fibre Channel Switches Installing and Setting Up the Drivers Connecting the Server to the Eternus DX Disk Storage Systems Displaying the Recognized Logical Units Logical Unit RecognitionFujitsu For Suse Linux Enterprise Server Setting Up and Checking the Multipath Driver Setting Up the File System Procedure Obtain and apply the Change LUN State Utility Check the volume status