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Linux Installation Checklist

PowerPath Checklist — New Linux Server and Existing Storage System

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

The Without Access Logix column does not apply to CX300, CX500, and

CX700 storage systems because they ship from the factory with the Access

Logix enabler installed.

Task		With Access Logix		Without Access Logix		Reference Document
1	Server	❑	Install HBAs.	❑	Install HBAs.	HBA documentation
	Install HBAs and	❑	Reboot host.	❑	Reboot host.	(see URL on page 3-4)
	driver
		❑ Install the appropriate version of		❑ Install the appropriate version of		PowerPath for Linux
						installation guide
			the HBA driver.		the HBA driver.
		Make sure the QLogic HBA driver is		Make sure the QLogic HBA driver is
		always loaded after the internal SCSI		always loaded after the internal SCSI
		adapter driver as specified by the		adapter driver as specified by the
		/etc/modules.conf file.		/etc/modules.conf file.
2	Server	❑ Set the HBA driver parameters,		❑ Set the HBA driver parameters,		Linux host connectivity
	Set HBA driver		except for the persistent bindings,		except for the persistent bindings,	guide and HBA
			to the values required for		to the values required for	documentation (see
	properties
			CLARiiON and PowerPath.		CLARiiON and PowerPath.	URL on page 3-4)
		❑ You will set the persistent		❑ You will set the persistent
			bindings after the storage system		bindings after the storage system
			is installed and the switches are		is installed and the switches are
			zoned.		zoned.
			CAUTION Using improper		CAUTION Using improper
			settings can cause erratic failover		settings can cause erratic failover
			behavior, such as greatly		behavior, such as greatly
			increased I/O delays.		increased I/O delays.
		❑	Reboot host.	❑	Reboot host.
3	Server	❑ Install the Navisphere Host Agent		❑ Install the Navisphere Host Agent		CX-Series Server
	Install Host		or Navisphere Server Utility and		or Navisphere Server Utility and	Software for Linux
			the Navisphere CLI.		the Navisphere CLI.	Installation Guide
	Agent or Server
	Utility
4	Server	❑ If the server will be a SnapView		N/A
	Install admsnap		production or secondary host,
			install the admsnap utility.

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