REV A17
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Contents
Chapter Linux Installation Checklist
Chapter NetWare Installation Checklists
Chapter Tru64 Unix Installation Checklist
Preface
Organization
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Sales and Customer Service Contacts
AIX Installation Checklists
Required Host Software Revisions
PowerPath Configurations for AIX
Prerequisites
Documentation
PowerPath Configurations for AIX
PowerPath Checklist New AIX Server and New Storage System
Cfgmgr
Install
PowerPath
Switches For a SAN
Cable
With Access Logix
Enablers
Initialize
Available
Zone
Devices
Configure
Set up Event
Monito r
Key
Make LUNs
With a license
Mount it
With Access Logix Without Access Logix
Behavior, such as greatly Increased I/O delays
Smit or the command line
CD and mount it
From the command line Register PowerPath
On the EMC Powerlink Website
Software for AIX Navisphere CLI Installation Guide
Down
If the following software is
Navisphere SP Agent Navisphere Storage
MirrorView driver and UI
Arraycommpath
Failover mode to Config Navicli -h hostname
Failovermode Navicli -h hostname
Or storage System
Lsdev -Cc array
Task With Access Logix Without Access Logix
Navicli -h hostname Arraycommpath
Rmdev -dl hdisk n
Online help Are mapped to hdiskpower Devices
LUNs Checkpoint Verify that PowerPath product
Guide LUNs with the following PowerPath command
Installed Use Navisphere
Receive I/O for the test
User logins to the server
Server using the following Guide PowerPath command
LUN using the following PowerPath command
Cont
Display dev=x every=2
AIX Installation Checklists
HBAs and/or
Off volumes
Unmount file
Replace IBM
Or server
Navisphere security
Execute the following AIX command AIX documentation
Gbit SP port is logged in to the switch port
Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port
Where n is the hdisk number for the Lunz device
Where x is pseudo device that represents the chosen LUN
Execute the following command AIX documentation
Task With Access Logix
AIX Installation Checklists
Drive r
Installed
Server If the CLARiiON HBA driver is
Replace
Make sure the HBA driver
System, install these HBAs
If the server has IBM HBAs
If the following software is HBA driver
Storage System
Hostservername
Toolbar to set the storage
Failover mode to
Navicli -h hostname Failovermode Arraycommpath
For existing HBAs
Or storage
Zone for
Port host initiator to Appropriate SPs Checkpoint Use switch
To which it is zoned with
AIX documentation Following AIX command
Lunz device Execute the following AIX Command
LUNs with the following PowerPath command
Command Guide
For the LUNs Checkpoint Verify that PowerPath product
Server using the following PowerPath command
AIX commands Host Agent
Display dev= x every=2
HP-UX Installation Checklist
PowerPath Configurations for HP-UX
That you will connect to the SPs in CX300, CX400, CX600
Documentation
PowerPath Configurations for HP-UX
FC4500 Setup Guide P/N 014003102, revision A03 or higher
Set HBA driver
PowerPath Checklist New HP-UX Server and New Storage System
Install HBAs
Drivers, cables
Software, install the enabler for them
Insert the PowerPath installation CD and mount it
Install PowerPath
Connect a cable from each host HBA port to a switch port
Set up security
Monitor
Etc/powermt.custom Server
PowerPath Devices
Powermt save
LVM Guide and HP-UX
Powermt restore Server
Verify that
HBA
Port Install the HBA driver
Installation of the drivers
System@SPipaddress
Type
Set
For a 1-Gbit switch LED is
If SAN Copy, MirrorView, or
To the switch port For a DS-xxB2 switch, both
Any required zones Checkpoint Use switch
Following Guide
CX500, CX600
Register HBAs
Sbin/init.d/agent stop Sbin/init.d/agent start
CX300, CX400
Server’s existing HBA ports Initiators Failover mode to
Failovermode Where Navicli -h hostname
From a laptop connected to a Setup guide
Setup guide Across LAN
Failovermode Existing ports initiators
Arraycommpath Where Network address
Example, com1 Where Device is the name
System Host
Entries for all Luns with
Commands Ioscan -fnC disk Insf -e
Following HP-UX command
HP-UX commands Commands Ioscan -fnC disk Insf -e
Assign LUNs to the Storage Group Use Navisphere Manager to
Use Navisphere Manager to
Group
Use Navisphere Manager to Online help
Visible
Make new LUNs
Configure any
Available to
With a license Key
OptionsSupported Autotrespass entry as follows
PowerPath sees the paths to the LUNs
Storage-system
Manage the storage system
Not already defined and any additional users
CX-Series Server HP-UX commands Software for HP-UX
Logged in to the switch port
With the following HP-UX commands
HP-UX command
HP-UX commands Software for HP-UX Installation Guide
HP-UX command
Use the following PowerPath command to configure PowerPath
Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from the HBA
Command Powermt restore Server
Verify that Guide
State of the uncabled paths becomes dead
Admsnap Higher
Unmount file
Systems Server
Agent
System type to no auto Trespass For a CX400, CX600, or
Make sure the HBA driver HP-UX Host
Above entry will set
Restarted in the next step
For a server with any HBAs
Host servername
Arraycommpath Storagegroup -sethost Failovermode
FC4500 Storage
For a server with any HBAs System
Navicli -np -d device Ports initiators Failovermode
Storage-system
Example, com1 Server
On the EMC Powerlink
PowerPath product Command Guide Powermt config
Navicli -np -d device Failovermode Arraycommpath
Saved in the following file
Switch connected to Guide
HBAs to Switches or
Entries for all Luns with
Following HP-UX command
HBAs to
Paths, verify that
Command to configure Guide PowerPath
LUNs Powermt display dev=all Class=clariion
System Server
Not registered, the load balancing
Systems
Mount any file systems
Mount file
Unmounted in step
DMP Configurations for HP-UX
All switches must be installed
EMC Navisphere Host Agent and CLI for HP-UX Version
SPs
DMP Checklist New HP-UX Server and New Storage System
Set properties
Agent
# Options Supported Autotrespass
Reboot
Operation
Installation
Verify DMP
Operation Cont
Server Verify that I/0 is still running with
Configurations for HP-UX Without EMC Failover Software
300-001-273 will help you with this planning
Install HBAs
Auto trespass For HP-UX with PVLinks
To the agent.config file
Where SPipaddress is the address of the SP
As follows No auto trespass For HP-UX without PV Links
File is uncommented or commented as described in step
HP-UX
Linux Installation Checklist
PowerPath Configurations for Linux
On a network that is connected to the storage-system servers
EMC Fibre Channel Storage System CX200-Series Configuration
PowerPath Configurations for Linux
FC4500 Setup Guide P/N 014003102, revision A03 or higher
Properties
PowerPath Checklist New Linux Server and New Storage System
Software, install their enablers
Required zones
Storage system Switches For a SAN
Storage-system properties Reference
Documentation Appropriate SPs
For PowerPath
One
Mount the CD-ROM PowerPath release
PowerPath product Following PowerPath command Guide
Loaded
That HBA
Powermt display dev= x every=2
With the following PowerPath command
Is restricted to basic failover
Etc/modules.conf file Server
Cable HBAs to
Driver or reboot the server
Software for Linux Server Utility Installation Guide
CX600, CX700
CX200, CX300
CX400, CX500
Servername -type
For the HBA directory
Have not be configured yet
Checkpoint Make sure
For LUNZs
For an FC4500 storage system
Proc/scsi directory
Are loaded
Checkpoint Verify that PowerPath product
Unmount the CD-ROM Remove it from the drive
Key, register it
That the failover path was
Powermt display dev=x
Every=2 command,
Server If you caused any LUNs to PowerPath product
To the new driver
Minimum revision page 3-3, update it
LAN
With storage
Required zones
Bindings
Register
Available
Its Storage Group
Reboot the server to scan for new LUNs
Task With Access Logix
Driver Admsnap
3-3, update it
Drivers, reboot the host
Required minimum revision
Time
For new or replacement HBAs For any HBAs
It to
SP in the storage system For existing HBAs
Default storage-system Properties
Reference CX600, CX700
Properties Navicli -h hostname
Navicli -np -d device Systemtype
It to Navicli -np -d device Systemtype -config
For new HBAs For any HBAs Navisphere CLI
Navisphere Server Utility
Where Device is the name
Software for Linux Utility Installation Guide
Ports initiators Navicli -np -d device
Right LED is off, which
File for the HBAs
Installation Guide Utility
Installation
Restart the Navisphere Host Software for Linux
LUNs using the following PowerPath command
With a license
Server If you caused any LUNs to PowerPath product
Required Host Software Revisions Prerequisites
DMP Configurations for Linux
Documentation
DMP Configurations for Linux
Navicli -h sp arraycommpath
DMP Checklist New Linux Server and New Storage System
Edit the HBA
Driver file
Connect host
Install Volume
Verify host
Initiators are Registered
Partition for
Create DOS
Server For a VxVM version less than
Log into Volume Manager Storage Administrator Vmsa
Installation Cont
Identify the CLARiiON devices under the Volume with
Operation Cont
Configurations for Linux Without EMC Failover Software
Have this software. The EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i
Set the HBA
Linux
Your monitoring configuration Server
NetWare Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for NetWare
That you will connect to the SPs in a CX200, CX300, CX400
Novell NetWare operating system
PowerPath Configurations for NetWare
FC4500 Setup Guide P/N 014003102, revision A03 or higher
Paths. Failure to do so may result in LUN corruption
Make sure the SCSISAN.CDM module is not installed
Install PowerPath PowerPath release
Unavailable for I/O
Install
Zones
Manage the storage system
NetWare
Scan all luns
List devices
Verify that Guide
Device appears under Guide
Verify HBA Bios settings Install HBA driver
Module is not installed Install PowerPath PowerPath release
Corruption
Online help See page 4-3, update it
HBA connection s to
Any required zones.zones Checkpoint Use switch
Cable to
Unit Serial Number to LUN
Open, use the following Where
Systemtype -config Example, com1
Device is the name Navicli -np -d device
Example, com1 Navicli -np -d device
Path has a Lunz with
Server Utility Installation Guide
Group Reboot the server
On them
Available to NetWare
This command creates
Guide PowerPath command
Configuration
Powermt -save
Paths to the LUN , indicating
NetWare Installation Checklists
Uldncs
Server If the server is in a cluster
Cluster leave
Unload navagent
With the following NetWare command
System or to SP ports Guide
LAN
Storage system Server
Zone additional
Into cluster
Or MirrorView, on the storage system
NetWare Installation Checklists
CX-Series Server 4-3, update it Update it
So later in this procedure
With the following command
EMC Professional Services
For new HBAs For any HBAs
Storage system SP in the storage system For existing HBAs
Default storage-system
Properties Navicli -np -d device Failovermode Arraycommpath
Example, com1 If the default storage-system
Storage-system type Navicli -np -d device
Servername -type
ConsoleOne Tools Disk
Host initiator to the SPs Checkpoint Use switch
Switch port Port
For a DS-xxB2 switch, both LEDs are green, which
To the switch port Port
Server
Each LUN with the following Documentation NetWare command
PowerPath command Command
Ldncs
Volumes
Server If the server is not in a cluster
Remount
If you did not follow the above
Reconnect the cable that you
Solaris Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for Solaris
That you will connect to the SPs in CX300, CX400,CX500
Solaris operating system
PowerPath Configurations for Solaris
Solaris Installation Checklists
FC4500 Setup Guide P/N 014003102, revision A03 or higher
Navisphere CLI Software for Solaris Installation Guide
Install HBAs
Later in this procedure Install HBA driver
No-device-delay=0
For a SAN
For a 2-Gigabit switch One of the following
Set up security
Solaris driver.conf
Solaris
PowerPath for
For a server with Veritas VxVM V3.2 or above
Etc/powermt set volumeopenpolicy=firstpath
Sure to set the following Parameter
CLARiiON and PowerPath CLARiiON and Power Path
To the values required for
HBAs HBA
Online help Update it
For Unix installation Key, register it Administrator’s
On the EMC Powerlink
Software for Solaris Navisphere CLI Installation Guide
For a 2-Gigabit switch One
On the server, restart
Appropriate SPs If SAN Copy, MirrorView, or
SP in the storage system Go to step
Command to set Storage-system properties
From the Tools menu on
Property to lun
System Port on the storage system
Command to set it to Navicli -np -d device
Time Setting for all other cases Where Device is the name
11 FC4500 Storage
To which it is zoned
Will bind and their targets Reboot the server using
Other cases
Solaris utilities kit
Guide Storage system
Group Reboot the server using
Storage Group Use Navisphere Manager to
Points
Commands to configure Guide
Are visible Powercf -i or powercf -q Powermt config
Names for them
With a license
Veritas VxVM
Installing
Last fi character Etc/powermt set
Next reboot
Solaris Installation Checklists
Remove ATF or
Following default storage-system properties Reference
Zone additional
Driver configuration file
Templates to the storage system
Recognizes the LUNs
Online
Applications
Server For a server with Veritas VxVM V3.1.1 or below
Installing Character Configuring EMP
Solaris Installation Checklists
Parameters, except for Guide
Documentation see 5-3, update it URL on
PowerPath Documentation see
Driver- HBA
CX700,or
CX300, CX400 For new HBAs For any HBAs
An existing HBA is one that is
Default storage-system
Other cases Where hostname is the IP
Navicli -np -d device Systemtype -config
FC4500 Storage For new HBAs Navisphere CLI System
Other cases Where Device is the name
Unix installation
HBAs to Switches or
Make paths to
Configuration file
Bindings to the HBA driver
Bindings
Use the following Power Path Use the following PowerPath
Configure for PowerPath if Required
LUN using the following Guide PowerPath command
PowerPath for Unix
Task With Access Logix Without Access Logix
DMP Configurations for Solaris
Documentation
DMP Configurations for Solaris
Sd.conf file
DMP Checklist New Solaris Server and New Storage System
System sees all the LUNs and label any new LUNs
Zone switches
Administrator guide
Use the pkgadd command to add Volume Manager and DMP to
Vxdmpadm getsubpaths Dmpnodename= device
Manager documentation
Disconnect the path to that SP
Tru64 Unix Installation Checklist
Storage systems
Tru64 Unix Configurations
Tru64 Unix operating system
Set Base Udid
Cables
To Tru64 Unix
Set connection
Port is logged in to the switch port Storage System
Bind Boot LUN
With Access Logix Reference Document Switches
Information
Boot LUN
Prepare SRM
Following command Set bootdefdev
Tru64 Unix documentation Execute the following command
For Boot LUN
Following command Show device
Hwmgr -scan scsi
Task With Access Logix Reference Document Server
LUNs with the following command Tru64 Unix documentation
Command Hwmgr -show scsi
Windows Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for Windows
PowerPath Configurations for Windows
That you will connect to the SP management ports
Documentation that ships with the HBA or NIC and HBA or NIC
Windows Installation Checklists
For iSCSI HBAs
Server with For NICs
Management Ports
For a CX500i storage system
Fibre Channel For a Fibre Channel SAN
Data ports
For a CX300, CX500, or CX700 Storage System
Paths
Install optional
ISCSI initiator
Optional Chap Security
PowerPath product All the paths to the LUNs Guide
Administrator
Do not enable it yet Guide and Manager
For iSCSI HBA Initiators
Install optional
Server With
System For NIC Initiators
Powermt restore
Task With Access Logix
Settings Network
CLARiiON
Software Installation
Prompts you to reboot
Values required for
Cable to Fibre
Switches
Connect to
Management
Use QLogic SANsurfer to
ISCSI data ports Checkpoint For a network
SP port
Server With a For NICs
NICs
Navisphere Server Utility Installation guide or
Management
Storage system For a CX-Series or
Open, use the following Go to step
CX-Series or
Scan for disks
LUNs PowerPath Administrator
PowerPath product Following ways to verify that Guide
Optional
Optional CLARiiON VSS
Provider on the server Be installed on the server
Them Documentation
CLARiiON VSS
NIC
CLARiiON URL on Online help
Install HBA s
Cannot have a boot disk if it is
Systems
For SAN with CX200, CX400, or
CX600 storage systems
Disk
Server For direct attach with CX200
CX700 storage systems
Each SP
Operating System
Installing
Create HBA
Prepare for
Online help or Navisphere CLI
Reinstall HBA driver HBA documentation
Reference Failover mode and array
Values required for CLARiiON
Reboots both SPs at the same Servername is the name
From the server to each SP
Following ways to verify that Guide
ISCSI HBA
Server direct
Attach only
Server With a
Manager to disable it Online help Use QLogic SANsurfer to
Install the admsnap utility Installation guide
With a license
Creating partitions on them Documentation
Or Windows
Windows Installation Checklists
For additional iSCSI HBAs
HBA or NICs
For additional NICs
For a CX500i storage system, go to step
Cable
From which you will management the storage system Guide
Management Ports
NIC ports
Cable to data
Ports to Fibre
Or server HBA Ports
Disks
Storage system Fibre Channel For a Fibre Channel SAN
HBA port host initiator to the SPs
Desired event monitor templates to the storage system
Reboot the server so Windows recognizes the LUNs
Do not enable yet Guide and Manager
All the paths to the LUNs Guide
That HB or NIC
Server With For iSCSI HBA Initiators
Initiators
New NIC initiators Guide and Manager Online help
Task Server
Windows Installation Checklists
HBAs or NICs
Documentation SANsurfer
Server with For additional NICs
CX-Series or For new or replacement HBAs For any HBAs
CX-Series or For existing HBAs
Servername -type
Checkpoint Use Disk
Administrator’s Guide
Ports Channel data ports
Fibre Channel switch
CX500i
Fibre Channel
Or NICs with
ISCSI initiator Ports
Guide and QLogix
Initiator to configure initiator
Server Documentation If you disabled Chap on
Scan for disks
With a license Key
Software Revisions
DMP Configurations for Windows
Access Logix, SnapView, SAN Copy, MirrorView
EMC Navisphere Host Agent and CLI for Windows Version
Such as greatly increased I/O delays
DMP Checklist New Windows Server and New Storage System
Server Install HBAs HBA documentation
Install HBA driver See URL on
Host initiator
For one path
From server to
Register one
Additional host
Additional host Initiators
Group to
Software for Windows
Windows Installation Checklists
Customer Support
Figure A-1Problem Detection and Resolution Process
Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems
Troubleshooting the Problem
Before Calling the Customer Support Center
Documenting the Problem
Reporting a New Problem
FTP
Sending Problem Documentation
Customer Support
