Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System

APPENDIX H

Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System

This appendix provides platform-specific host installation and configuration information to use when you connect an FC or SATA array to an IBM server running the AIX operating system.

The SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE arrays support versions 4.3.3 and 5.1L of the IBM AIX operating system in dual-path configurations using SANpath failover drivers for IBM AIX.

The information in this appendix covers the following steps:

■“Setting Up a Serial Port Connection” on page H-1

■“Accessing the Firmware Application From an IBM Server Running AIX” on page H-2

■“Identifying the Device on Which You Will Create a Logical Volume” on page H-4

■“Using SMIT to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New LUNs” on page H-4

■“Creating a Volume Group” on page H-5

■“Creating a Logical Volume” on page H-6

■“Creating a File System” on page H-6

■“Mounting the New File System” on page H-7

■“Verifying That the New File System Is Mounted” on page H-7

■“Determining the Worldwide Name for IBM Servers Running AIX” on page H-8

H.1 Setting Up a Serial Port Connection

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

H-1