Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC service manual Point-to-Point Configuration Guidelines

Note – Each operating system has a method for recognizing storage devices and LUNs and might require the use of specific commands or the modification of specific files. Be sure to check the information for your operating system to ensure that you have performed the necessary procedures.

For information about different operating system procedures, see:

■Appendix E, “Configuring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating System” on page E-1

■Appendix F, “Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server” on page F-1

■Appendix G, “Configuring a Linux Server” on page G-1

■Appendix H, “Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System” on page H-1

■Appendix I, “Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System” on page I-1

12.Reset the controller. Configuration is complete.

Note – Resetting the controller can result in occasional host-side error messages such as parity error and synchronous error messages. No action is required and the condition corrects itself as soon as reinitialization of the controller is complete.

13.Save the configuration to a disk.

14.Make sure that the cabling from the RAID array to the hosts is complete.

Note – You can reset the controller after each step or at the end of the configuration process.

Caution – Avoid using in-band and out-of-band connections at the same time to

manage the array. Otherwise, conflicts between multiple operations can cause unexpected results.

5.1.1Point-to-Point Configuration Guidelines

Remember the following guidelines when implementing point-to-point configurations in your array and connecting to fabric switches:

■The default mode is “Loop only.” You must change the Fibre Channel Connection mode to “Point-to-point only” with the firmware application. Refer to the SANnet II Family RAID Firmware User’s Guide for more information.

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