StorageTek 96126 Solaris Installation1 Instructions, Plan your site configuration

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Solaris - Installation1 Instructions

The following pages help ensure that you order and configure a viable solution for your SUN operating environment running Solaris 2.7, 2.8, or 2.9 (and appropriate patches - see Table 1 on page 5). Customers and StorageTek personnel should also be familiar with the FlexLine™ 200/300 Series storage system Site Preparation Guide, the Storage Manager Concepts Guide, and the Storage System Planning Checklist.

Introduction

This manual is organized to help plan your SUN Solaris configuration, provide order information, and help to install and attach your storage system to the SUN host server running Solaris. The following should be used in conjunction with the Siebel configurator.

Plan your site configuration

Prior to placing an order for StorageTek storage equipment, one should make sure of the system needs. First measure the locations of each current and future host, storage system, and other network components. Fill in this form with the requested information.

Parameter

Outcome

 

 

 

 

Solaris operating system

 

 

 

 

 

Distance between host and storage

 

 

system

 

 

 

 

 

Distance between other devices

 

 

 

 

 

Number of HBAs needed (two are

 

 

recommended)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of storage systems being

 

 

installed

 

 

 

 

 

Number of FC cables needed

 

 

 

 

96126

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StorageTek Proprietary

 

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Contents Flexlinetm Page FlexLine 200/300 Series Information Control Summary of Changes This page intentionally left blank Plan your site configuration Solaris Installation1 InstructionsSelect Host Adapter s Place your Order CD-ROM file structure Storage System and Storage Manager OverviewPreliminary Steps Before You BeginLoad Nvsram Install the Storage SystemInstall the Host Bus Adapters HBAs Install Storage Manager componentsInstall Fibre Channel Cable Installation Verify the install Page About Storagetek World Headquarters