EMC 69001166 manual With Access Logix, Initialize, Enablers, Cable

AIX Installation Checklists

Task		With Access Logix	Reference Document
9	Storage System	❑ Install the Navisphere Initialization Utility on a non-AIXhost on the same	Storage-system setup
	Initialize and	subnet as the storage-system management ports.	guide
	install software	❑ Use the Navisphere Initialization Utility to initialize the storage system.
	enablers
		❑ If you have SAN Copy, SnapView, and/or MirrorView software, install their	Navisphere Manager
		enablers.	administrator’s guide
			and online help
10	Storage System	❑ Connect the storage system to the switch or HBA ports.	Storage-system setup
	Cable		guide.
		❑ Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify the storage-system connections to the	Switch documentation
		switch by checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each SP
		port.
		For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the SP 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.
		❑ Cable each SP to the LAN connected to the hosts from which you will	Storage-system setup
		manage the storage system.	guide.
11	Storage System	❑ Use Navisphere Manager to define a global administrator and domain (if	Navisphere security
	Set up security	not already defined) and any additional users.	administrator’s guide
			and Navisphere
			Manager online help
12	Storage System	❑ Use the following Navisphere CLI commands to set the storage system’s	Navisphere CLI
	Set properties	default system type, failover mode, and array commpath values:	reference
	for PowerPath	navicli -h hostname systemtype -config 3
		navicli -h hostname failovermode 1
		navicli -h hostname arraycommpath 1
		where hostname is the IP address or network name of an SP in the storage
		system.
		Note: Setting the array commpath property to 1 (enabled) creates LUNZ
		devices.
		where hostname is the IP address or network name of an SP in the storage
		system.

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