HP Surestore SAN Manager DM Software manual Pre-Installation, Remove the OEM QLogic HBA Driver

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Pre-Installation

If you are installing SAN Manager LM on a node that is running Solaris 7, read the QLogic HBA driver section below. Otherwise, skip to the HBA installation section on page 12.

On Solaris 7 Stations Only: Remove the QLogic HBA Driver

Solaris 7 is packaged with an OEM software package that includes a QLogic HBA driver. If the OEM software package is installed, you must remove the OEM QLogic driver before installing SAN Manager LM. If you connect a Solaris machine to the Fibre Channel network while running the OEM QLogic driver, all of the devices on the SAN will be added to /dev/rdsk and /dev/dsk. This can cause confusion, because when you run SAN Manager LM with its QLogic driver, only assigned devices are listed in /dev/rdsk and /dev/dsk.

Note To check for the OEM QLogic HBA driver, look for a file named ifp in the /kernel/drv directory.

Remove the OEM QLogic HBA Driver

1.Log in as superuser.

2.Enter rem_drv ifp to remove the QLogic driver.

3.Once the QLogic driver is removed, continue with the HBA installation procedure on page 12.

Note If you decide to remove this node from the SAN at a later time, enter the following command to restore the Solaris 7 QLogic driver:

add_drv -m″* 0666 root root″ -i′″pci1077,2100″′ifp

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Contents Edition Warranty Format Conventions Preface Contents Page Installation System Requirements SAN Manager LM Packages File name Description SAN Manager LM ComponentsRemove the OEM QLogic HBA Driver Pre-InstallationOn Solaris 7 Stations Only Remove the QLogic HBA Driver Pre-Installation Checklist Install a Fibre Channel HBA Card Into Each ComputerHave the following available Installing SAN Manager LM Installation Adding a Node to the Database Manually ConfigurationAdding a Node to the Database Automatically Installation Configuration Storage Management UPM Format Supported Partition Map FormatsUnknown/Raw Slice Name Conventions Preparing a Fibre Channel Disk for use with SAN Manager LMPartitioning a SAN Manager LM Disk for use with Solaris Disk Setup IssuesDisk not labeled. Label it now? n Partition Tag Storage Management # ls /dev/rdsk/c1 Creating a UFS File System# mkfs -F vxfs /dev/rdsk/device partitionsize # mkdir /SAN # mkdir /SAN/fibre1 Mounting UFS File SystemsMounting File Systems Automatically Using the vfstab File SAN Manager LM Utilities SAN Manager LM Utilities Getwwn Getloopstate Troubleshooting No SAN Devices are Available on a Solaris Node SymptomCause/Solution Error During Mounting Not a block deviceName=mydriver class=transcsi Ping -tipaddress Device contains a mounted file system that is in use. Stop Device Cannot be Disabled from a Solaris NodeIndex Page Reader Comment Sheet +HZOHWW3DFNDUG&RPSDQ\ 6RIWZDUHDQG6$10DQDJHPHQW2SHUDWLRQ Page RS\ULJKW‹
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Surestore SAN Manager LM Software, Surestore SAN Manager DM Software specifications

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