Linux Installation Checklist

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

8

Server

Cable any additional HBA ports to

Cable any additional HBA ports to

Storage-system setup

 

Cable additional

the switch connected to the

the switch connected to the

guide.

 

storage system or to SP ports.

storage system or to SP ports.

 

 

HBAs to

 

 

 

 

 

 

switches or

Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify

Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify

 

 

storage system

 

 

 

the HBA connections to the

the HBA connections to the

 

 

 

switch by checking the LED(s) for

switch by checking the LED(s) for

 

 

 

the switch port connected to each

the switch port connected to each

 

 

 

additional HBA port.

additional HBA port.

 

 

 

For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is

For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is

 

 

 

green, which indicates that the

green, which indicates that the

 

 

 

HBA port is logged in to the

HBA port is logged in to the

 

 

 

switch port.

switch port.

 

 

 

For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the

For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the

 

 

 

following:

following:

 

 

 

• The left LED is green and the

• The left LED is green and the

 

 

 

right LED is off, which

right LED is off, which

 

 

 

indicates that a 1-Gbit SP port

indicates that a 1-Gbit SP port

 

 

 

is logged in to the switch port.

is logged in to the switch port.

 

 

 

• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both

• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both

 

 

 

LEDs are green, which

LEDs are green, which

 

 

 

indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA

indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA

 

 

 

port is logged in to the switch

port is logged in to the switch

 

 

 

port.

port.

 

 

 

• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left

• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left

 

 

 

LED is blue and the right LED

LED is blue and the right LED

 

 

 

is off, which indicates that a

is off, which indicates that a

 

 

 

2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to

2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to

 

 

 

the switch port.

the switch port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Switches

For a SAN

For a SAN

Switch management

 

Zone for

Zone the switches to provide a

Zone the switches to provide a

documentation

 

 

 

additional HBAs

path from each additional HBA

path from each additional HBA

 

 

 

port (host initiator) to the SPs.

port (host initiator) to the SPs.

 

 

 

Checkpoint - Use switch

Checkpoint - Use switch

 

 

 

management software to verify

management software to verify

 

 

 

the switch connections to the

the switch connections to the

 

 

 

storage system.

storage system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

Server

Add persistent bindings to the

Add persistent bindings to the

HBA documentation

 

Add Persistent

HBA driver configuration file.

HBA driver configuration file.

(see URL on page 3-4)

 

 

 

 

 

Bindings

Note: You need the WWPN of

Note: You need the WWPN of

 

 

 

each SP port for the bindings.

each SP port for the bindings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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