Solaris Installation Checklists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Server

Checkpoint - Use the inquiry

Checkpoint - Use the inquiry

Solaris documentation

 

 

 

Make target SPs

 

option of the format command to

 

option of the format command to

 

 

 

 

 

verify the paths to the storage

 

verify the paths to the storage

 

 

 

 

available (cont.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system. Alternate paths will have

 

system. Alternate paths will have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a device with an ID of drive type

 

a device with an ID of drive type

 

 

 

 

 

 

unknown.

 

unknown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note The format command will

 

Note The format command will

 

 

 

 

 

 

display n+1 device entries for

 

display n+1 device entries for

 

 

 

 

 

 

each LUN, where n is the number

 

each LUN, where n is the number

 

 

 

 

 

 

of paths to the LUN. One of these

 

of paths to the LUN. One of these

 

 

 

 

 

 

entries is a PowerPath device and

 

entries is a PowerPath device and

 

 

 

 

 

 

the other n entries are native

 

the other n entries are native

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices.

 

devices.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

Storage System

If the server will use an existing

 

 

 

Navisphere Manager

 

 

 

Configure

 

Storage Group, use Navisphere

 

 

 

administrator’s guide

 

 

 

 

Manager to connect the server to

 

 

 

and online help

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the server will use a new

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Group, use Navisphere

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager to create RAID Groups,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bind LUNs, create the Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group, and assign LUNs to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Navisphere Manager to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

connect the server to the Storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reboot the server using the

Reboot the server using the

Solaris documentation

 

 

 

 

 

reboot - - -rcommand so that

 

reboot - - -rcommand so that

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solaris recognizes the LUNs.

 

Solaris recognizes the LUNs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now the LUNs in the Storage

 

Now the LUNs look like any other

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group look like any other disks in

 

disks in the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

the server.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Checkpoint - Use the format

Checkpoint - Use the format

 

 

 

 

 

 

command to verify that Solaris

 

command to verify that Solaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

recognizes the LUNs.

 

recognizes the LUNs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Solaris does not recognize any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUNs, verify the connection to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For an FC4500, disconnect the

For an FC4500, disconnect the

Storage-system setup

 

 

 

 

 

computer from the serial port on

 

computer from the serial port on

guide

 

 

 

 

 

the storage system.

 

the storage system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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