EMC 69001166 manual Storage-system properties Reference, Storage system Switches For a SAN

			Linux Installation Checklist
Task		With Access Logix	Reference Document
8	Storage System	❑ Connect the storage system to the switch or HBA ports.	Storage-system setup
	Cable to switch		guide.
	or server and	❑ Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify the storage-system connections to the
	LAN
		switch by checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each SP
		port.
		For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the SP 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.
		❑ Cable each SP to the LAN connected to the hosts from which you will	Storage-system setup
		manage the storage system.	guide.
9	Storage System	❑ Use Navisphere Manager to define a global administrator and domain (if	Navisphere security
	Set up security	not already defined) and any additional users.	administrator’s guide
			and Navisphere
			Manager online help
10	Storage System	❑ Use the following Navisphere CLI commands to set the following default	Navisphere CLI
	Set Properties for	storage-system properties:	reference
	PowerPath	navicli -h hostname systemtype -config 3
		navicli -h hostname failovermode 1
		navicli -h hostname arraycommpath 1
		where hostname is the IP address or network name of an SP in the
		storage system.
11	Switches	For a SAN	Switch management
	Zone	❑ Zone the switches to provide a path from each HBA port (host initiator) to	documentation
		the appropriate SPs.
		❑ If SAN Copy, MirrorView, and/or MirrorView/A is installed, create any
		required zones.
		❑ Checkpoint - Use switch management software to verify the switch
		connections to the storage system.

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