NetWare Installation Checklists

PowerPath Checklist New NetWare Server and New Storage System

Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed before the service provider arrives.

Task

 

With Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

1

Server

Install HBAs.

HBA documentation

 

Install HBAs and

 

CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so

(see URL on page 4-4)

 

 

 

 

driver

 

later in this procedure.

 

 

 

Verify HBA BIOS settings.

 

 

 

Install HBA driver.

 

 

 

 

 

2

Server

Set the HBA driver parameters to the values required for CLARiiON and

Host connectivity guide

 

Set HBA driver

 

PowerPath.

and HBA documentation

 

 

 

(see URL on page 4-4)

 

parameters

 

CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior,

 

 

 

 

 

 

such as greatly increased I/O delays.

 

 

 

 

 

3

Server

Make sure the SCSISAN.CDM module is not installed.

NetWare documentation

 

Install PowerPath

Install PowerPath.

PowerPath release

 

 

 

Note After PowerPath is installed on a NetWare 6 server, a device named

notes and PowerPath for

 

 

 

NetWare installation and

 

 

 

EMC PowerPath Control Device appears under ConsoleOne > Tools >

administrator’s guide

 

 

 

Disk Management > Devices.This device is always inactive and is

 

 

 

PowerPath product

 

 

 

unavailable for I/O.

 

 

 

guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION If you use the server -nscommand to bring up NetWare, you

PowerPath product

 

 

 

must either load the PowerPath driver manually or remove all redundant

guide

 

 

 

paths. Failure to do so may result in LUN corruption.

 

 

 

Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the

 

 

 

 

EMC Powerlink website:

 

 

 

 

http://powerlink.emc.com

 

 

 

 

 

4

Server

Install the Navisphere Host Agent or Navisphere Server Utility and the

CX-Series Server

 

Install Host

 

Navisphere CLI.

Software for NetWare

 

 

 

Installation Guide

 

Agent or Server

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Server

If the server will be a SnapView production or secondary host, install the

 

 

Install admsnap

 

admsnap utility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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