EMC 69001166 manual Verify HBA Bios settings Install HBA driver, Device appears under Guide

NetWare Installation Checklists

PowerPath Checklist — New NetWare Server and Existing Storage System

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

The Without Access Logix column does not apply to CX300, CX500, and

CX700 storage systems because they ship from the factory with the Access

Logix enabler installed.

Task		With Access Logix		Without Access Logix		Reference Document
1	Server	❑	Install HBAs.	❑	Install HBAs.	HBA documentation
	Install HBAs and		CAUTION Do not connect cables		CAUTION Do not connect cables	(see URL on page 4-4)
	driver		to the HBAs until you are told to		to the HBAs until you are told to
			do so later in this procedure.		do so later in this procedure.
		❑ Verify HBA BIOS settings.
		❑	Install HBA driver.	❑	Install HBA driver.
2	Server	❑	Set the HBA driver parameters to	❑ Set the HBA driver parameters to		Host connectivity guide
	Set HBA driver		the values required for CLARiiON		the values required for CLARiiON	and HBA documentation
			and PowerPath.		and PowerPath.	(see URL on page 4-4)
	parameters
			CAUTION Using improper		CAUTION Using improper
			settings can cause erratic failover		settings can cause erratic failover
			behavior, such as greatly		behavior, such as greatly
			increased I/O delays.		increased I/O delays.
3	Server	❑	Make sure the SCSISAN.CDM	❑ Make sure the SCSISAN.CDM		NetWare documentation
	Install PowerPath		module is not installed.		module is not installed.
		❑	Install PowerPath.	❑	Install PowerPath.	PowerPath release
			Note After PowerPath is installed		Note After PowerPath is installed	notes and PowerPath for
						NetWare installation and
			on a NetWare 6 server, a device		on a NetWare 6 server, a device	administrator’s guide
			named EMC PowerPath Control		named EMC PowerPath Control	PowerPath product
			Device appears under		Device appears under	guide
			ConsoleOne > Tools > Disk		ConsoleOne > Tools > Disk
			Management > Devices.This		Management > Devices.This
			device is always inactive and is		device is always inactive and is
			unavailable for I/O.		unavailable for I/O.

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EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems