EMC 69001166 manual Minimum revision page 3-3, update it, To the new driver

Linux Installation Checklist

PowerPath Checklist — Existing Linux Server and New Storage System

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

Task		With Access Logix	Reference Document
1	Server	❑ If you need additional HBAs to provide more paths to the storage system,	HBA documentation
	Install additional	install these HBAs.	(see URL on page 3-4)
	HBAs	CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so
		later in this procedure.
2	Server	❑ If the following software is currently installed and not at the required	HBA documentation
	Update Software	minimum revision (page 3-3), update it:	(see URL on page 3-4)
		• HBA driver (save the persistent bindings as you will need to add them
			SnapView installation
		to the new driver)
			guide (revision A02 or
		• admsnap
			higher)
3	Server	❑ Make sure the HBA driver parameters, except for the persistent bindings,	Linux host connectivity
	Set HBA driver	are set to the values required for CLARiiON and PowerPath.	guide and HBA
			documentation (see
	properties	You will set the persistent bindings after the storage system is installed
			URL on page 3-4)
		and the switches are zoned.
		CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior,
		such as greatly increased I/O delays.
		❑ If you added additional HBAs or drivers, reboot the host.
4	Storage System	❑ Install the storage system in the cabinet, if not already installed.	Rails and cabinet
	Install		documentation
5	Storage System	❑ Install the Navisphere Initialization Utility on a host on the same subnet as	Storage-system setup
	Initialize and	the storage-system management ports.	guide
	install software	❑ Use the Navisphere Initialization Utility to initialize the storage system.
	enablers
		❑ If you have SAN Copy, SnapView, MirrorView, and/or MirrorView/A	Navisphere Manager
		software, install their enablers.	administrator’s guide
			and online help

PowerPath Checklist — Existing Linux Server and New Storage System

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