EMC 69001166 manual Remove ATF or

Solaris Installation Checklists

Task		With Access Logix		Reference Document
1	Server	❑ If you need additional HBAs to provide more paths to the storage system,		HBA documentation
	Install additional	install these HBAs.		(see URL on
				page 5-4)
	HBAs	CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so
		later in this procedure.
2	Server	❑ If ATF or CDE is installed, then before continuing either remove it yourself		Removing ATF or
	Remove ATF or	(see caution before this checklist) or arrange to have EMC Professional		CDE
		Services remove it.
	CDE
3	Server	❑ If the following software is currently installed and not at the required		HBA documentation
	Update Software	minimum revision (page 5-3), update it:		(see URL on
				page 5-4)
		• HBA driver (save the persistent bindings as you will need to add them to
			the new driver.)	CX-Series Server
		•	Navisphere Host Agent	Software for Solaris
				Installation Guide
		•	admsnap
4	Server	❑ Make sure the HBA driver parameters, except for the persistent bindings,		Solaris host
	Set HBA driver	are set to the values required for CLARiiON and PowerPath.		connectivity guide
	parameters	You will set the persistent bindings after the storage system is installed and		HBA documentation
		the switches are zoned.		(see URL on
		For an Emulex HBA driver, be sure to set the following parameter:		page 5-4)
		no-device-delay=0
		CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior,
		such as greatly increased I/O delays.
5	Server	❑ Install PowerPath.		PowerPath release
	Install PowerPath	❑ If you have a PowerPath license key, register it.		notes and PowerPath
				for UNIX installation
				and administrator’s
				guide
		❑ Reboot the server to complete the installation of PowerPath.
		Note The format command will display n+1 device entries for each LUN,
		where n is the number of paths to the LUN. One of these entries is a
		PowerPath device and the other n entries are native devices.
		❑ Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the
		EMC Powerlink website:
		http://powerlink.emc.com
6	Storage System	❑ Install the storage system in the cabinet, if not already installed.		Rails and cabinet
	Install			documentation

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