HP-UX Installation Checklist

Without EMC Failover Software Checklist - New HP-UX Server and New Storage System

Complete the tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist before the service provider arrives.

Task

 

With Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

1

Server

Install the HBAs.

HBA documentation

 

Install HBAs,

Connect a cable from each host HBA port to a switch port or an SP port.

 

 

drivers, cables

 

 

 

Install the HBA driver.

 

 

 

 

 

2

Server

Set the HBA driver parameters to the values required for CLARiiON.

Host connectivity guide

 

Set HBA driver

 

and HBA

 

 

documentation

 

parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reboot the server to complete the installation of the drivers.

 

 

 

Checkpoint — For a SAN, verify the server connections to the switch by

Switch documentation

 

 

checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each HBA port.

 

 

 

For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the HBA is logged

 

 

 

in to the switch port.

 

 

 

For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the following:

 

 

 

• The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a

 

 

 

1-Gbit SP port is logged in to the switch port.

 

 

 

• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both LEDs are green, which indicates that a

 

 

 

2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.

 

 

 

• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left LED is blue and the right LED is off, which

 

 

 

indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Switches

For a SAN

Switch management

 

Zone

Zone the switches to provide a path from each host initiator to an SP.

documentation

 

 

 

 

4

Server

Make sure each HBA sees only the targets (SPs) to which it is zoned with

HP-UX documentation

 

Make target SPs

the following HP-UX commands:

 

 

available

ioscan -fnC disk

 

 

 

insf -e

 

 

 

Checkpoint - Reverify that HP-UX sees device entries for all LUNS with

 

 

 

the following HP-UX command:

 

 

 

ioscan -fnC disk

 

 

 

 

 

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