EMC 69001166 manual Install, PowerPath, Switches For a SAN, Cfgmgr

				AIX Installation Checklists
Task		With Access Logix		Reference Document
6	Server	❑ Insert the PowerPath installation CD and mount it.		PowerPath Release
	Install	❑ Install PowerPath using SMIT or from the command line.		Notes and PowerPath
				for UNIX installation and
	PowerPath
				administrator’s guide
		❑	Register PowerPath.
		❑ Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the
			EMC Powerlink website:
			http://powerlink.emc.com
7	Switches	For a SAN		Rails, cabinet, and
	Install	❑ Install switches, if not already installed.		switch documentation
		❑ Connect a cable from each host HBA port to a switch port.
		❑	On the server:	AIX documentation
			• Download emc_cfgmgr.sh from ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/
			powerpath/aix.
			• Execute the following commands
			cfgmgr
		❑ Checkpoint - Verify the HBA connection to the switch by checking the		Switch documentation
			LED(s) for the switch port connected to the HBA port.
			For a 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:
			• The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a
			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.
8	Storage System	❑ Install the storage system in the cabinet, if not already installed.		Rails and cabinet
	Install			documentation

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