EMC 69001166 manual On a network that is connected to the storage-system servers

Required Host Software Revisions

Linux Installation Checklist

◆Linux operating system revision and errata listed in the EMC Support Matrix on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)

◆HBA driver revision listed in the EMC Support Matrix on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)

◆Linux PowerPath

•For CX200, CX400, CX600, and FC4700-Seriesstorage systems Version 3.0.2 or higher

•For CX300, CX500, and CX700, and storage systems Version 3.0.3 or higher

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix and the EMC PowerPath for Linux on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com) for the specific revision required for your Linux version.

Prerequisites	◆ You must have a host that is
	• Running an operating system that can support the Navisphere
	Manager 6.X browser-based client. For an up-to-date list of
	such operating systems, refer to the Navisphere Manager 6.X
	release notes on http://powerlink.emc.com).
	• On a network that is connected to the storage-system servers
	and that will be connected to the SPs in CX200, CX300, CX400,
	CX500, CX600, CX700 or FC4700-Series storage systems.
	◆ For most configurations, you must also have a host that is
	• Running Navisphere 6.X CLI.
	• On a network that is connected to the storage-system server
	and that you will connect to SPs in CX200, CX300, CX400,
	CX500, CX600, CX700 or FC4700-Series storage systems.
	◆ For an FC4500 storage system connected to a server on which you
	will install PowerPath, you must have a computer that you can
	connect to the storage system. This computer must run
	• RedHat 2.1 Advance Server e.9 or higher kernel and
	• Navisphere Host Agent and CLI version 6.4 or higher

PowerPath Configurations for Linux

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