Solaris Installation Checklists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

If you need additional HBAs to

If you need additional HBAs to

 

HBA documentation

 

 

 

Install additional

provide more paths to the storage

 

provide more paths to the storage

 

(see URL on page 5-4)

 

 

 

system, install these HBAs.

 

system, install these HBAs.

 

 

 

 

 

HBAs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAUTION Do not connect cables

 

CAUTION Do not connect cables

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Server

If ATF or CDE is installed, then

If ATF or CDE is installed, then

 

Removing ATF or CDE

 

 

 

Remove ATF or

before continuing either remove it

 

before continuing either remove it

 

 

 

 

 

yourself (see caution before this

 

yourself (see caution before this

 

 

 

 

 

CDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

checklist) or arrange to have EMC

 

checklist) or arrange to have EMC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services remove it.

 

Professional Services remove it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Server

If the following software is

If the following software is

 

For Emulex or QLogic

 

 

 

Update Software

currently installed and not at the

 

currently installed and not at the

 

driver- HBA

 

 

 

required minimum revision

 

required minimum revision

 

documentation (see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(page 5-3), update it

 

(page 5-3), update it:

 

URL on page 5-4)

 

 

 

 

• HBA driver (save the persistent

 

• HBA driver (save the persistent

 

For JNI driver- Solaris

 

 

 

 

 

bindings as you will need to

 

bindings as you will need to

 

utilities administrator

 

 

 

 

 

add them to the new driver.)

 

add them to the new driver.

 

guide

 

 

 

 

Navisphere Host Agent

 

• Navisphere Host Agent

 

CX-Series Server

 

 

 

 

admsnap

 

 

 

 

Software for Solaris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Server

Make sure the HBA driver

Make sure the HBA driver

 

Solaris host connectivity

 

 

 

Set HBA driver

parameters, except for the

 

parameters, except for the

 

guide

 

 

 

persistent bindings, are set to the

 

persistent bindings, are set to the

 

 

 

 

 

parameters

 

 

For Emulex or QLogic

 

 

 

 

values required for CLARiiON

 

values required for CLARiiON

 

HBAs - HBA

 

 

 

 

and PowerPath.

 

and PowerPath.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

documentation (see

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For an Emulex HBA driver, be

 

For an Emulex HBA driver, be

 

URL on page 5-4)

 

 

 

 

sure to set the following

 

sure to set the following

 

For JNI HBAs - Solaris

 

 

 

 

parameter:

 

parameter:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

utilities administrator

 

 

 

 

no-device-delay=0

 

no-device-delay=0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

guide

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PowerPath Checklist — Existing Solaris Server and Existing Storage System

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