Linux Installation Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Storage System

If the server will use an existing

 

 

Navisphere Manager

 

 

 

Configure

Storage Group, use Navisphere

 

 

administrator’s guide

 

 

 

Manager to connect the server to

 

 

and online help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the server will use a new

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Group, use Navisphere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager to create RAID Groups,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bind LUNs, create the Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group, and assign LUNs to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Navisphere Manager to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connect the server to a Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reload the driver (if the driver is

Reload the driver (if the driver is

HBA documentation

 

 

 

 

loaded as a module) or reboot the

loaded as a module) or reboot the

 

 

 

 

 

server (if the driver is static to the

server (if the driver is static to the

 

 

 

 

 

kernel) so that Linux recognizes

kernel) so that Linux recognizes

 

 

 

 

 

the LUNs.

the LUNs.

 

 

 

 

 

Now the LUNs in the Storage

Now the LUNs look like any other

 

 

 

 

 

Group look like any other disks in

disks in the server.

 

 

 

 

 

the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint - Make sure all LUNs

Checkpoint - Make sure all LUNs

Linux documentation

 

 

 

 

have entries in the

have entries in the

 

 

 

 

 

/proc/scsi/scsi file and in the

/proc/scsi/scsi file and in the

 

 

 

 

 

directory for the HBAs in the

directory for the HBAs in the

 

 

 

 

 

/proc/scsi directory.

/proc/scsi directory.

 

 

 

 

 

If all LUN entries are missing from

If all LUN entries are missing from

 

 

 

 

 

the file, verify the zoning. If only

the file, verify the zoning. If only

 

 

 

 

 

some LUNs are missing, use

some LUNs are missing, use

 

 

 

 

 

Navisphere Manager to check

Navisphere Manager to check

 

 

 

 

 

that the LUNs are assigned to the

that the LUNs are assigned to the

 

 

 

 

 

server’s Storage Group.

server’s Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

For an FC4500 storage system

For an FC4500 storage system

Storage-system setup

 

 

 

 

Disconnect the computer from the

Disconnect the computer from the

guide

 

 

 

 

serial port on the storage system.

serial port on the storage system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Server

Make sure you have 128 sd and

Make sure you have 128 sd and

PowerPath for Linux

 

 

 

Prepare Server

sg devices in the /dev directory.

sg devices in the /dev directory.

installation guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for PowerPath

Ensure that the PowerPath

Ensure that the PowerPath

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

driver’s major numbers (232-239)

driver’s major numbers (232-239)

 

 

 

 

 

are not already in use.

are not already in use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EMC 69001166 manual Proc/scsi directory, For an FC4500 storage system