Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC Configuring a Linux Server, Setting Up the Serial Port Connection

APPENDIX G

Configuring a Linux Server

This appendix provides access information and LUN setup information needed when you connect a FC, SATA, or SATA SE array to a server running the Linux operating system. For a list of supported adapters, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Release Notes.

This information supplements the configuration steps presented in this manual and covers the following topics:

■“Setting Up the Serial Port Connection” on page G-1

■“Accessing the Firmware Application From a Linux Server” on page G-3

■“Checking the Adapter BIOS” on page G-4

■“Multiple LUN Linux Configuration” on page G-5

■“Making an ext3 File System for Linux” on page G-5

■“Creating a File System” on page G-6

■“Creating a Mount Point and Mounting the File System Manually” on page G-7

■“Mounting the File System Automatically” on page G-7

■“Determining the Worldwide Name for Linux Hosts” on page G-8

G.1 Setting Up the Serial Port Connection

The RAID controller can be configured by means of a host system running a VT100 terminal emulation program or running a terminal emulation program such as Minicom.

Note – You can also monitor and configure a RAID array over an IP network with the SANscape program after you assign an IP address to the array. For details, see “Setting Up Out-of-Band Management Over Ethernet” on page 4-28and refer to the SANscape User’s Guide.

To access the controller firmware through the serial port, perform the following steps:

G-1