EMC 69001166 manual Set the HBA

Linux Installation Checklist

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

Task		With Access Logix		Reference Document
1	Server	❑	Install the HBAs.	HBA documentation
	Install HBAs,	❑	Connect a cable from each host HBA port to a switch port or an SP port.	(see URL on page 3-48)
	drivers, cables
		❑	Boot host.
		❑ Install the HBA driver.
2	Server	❑	For a Qlogic HBA, set the SAN Topology value in the HBA BIOS.	Host connectivity guide
	Set the HBA	❑ Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify the server connections to the switch by		and HBA documentation
				(see URL on page 3-48)
	driver
			checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each HBA.
	parameters
			For 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the HBA is logged
			in to the switch port.
			For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the following:	Host connectivity guide
			• The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a	and HBA documentation
				(see URL on page 3-48)
			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.
3	Switches	❑	Zone the switches to provide a path from each host initiator to an SP.	Switch management
	Zone	❑	Reboot the server.	documentation
		❑ Checkpoint - Verify that each HBA sees only the targets (SPs) to which it
			is zoned.
4	Server	❑	Install the Navisphere Host Agent or Navisphere Server Utility and the	CX-Series Server
	Install Host		Navisphere CLI.	Software for Linux
				Installation Guide
	Agent or Server
	Utility	❑ If you installed the Host Agent, edit the agent.config file to add the
			following entry if it does not already exist:
			device auto auto

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