EMC 69001166 manual DMP Configurations for Solaris

Solaris Installation Checklists

DMP Configurations for Solaris

Required Host Software Revisions

Read this section if you are installing a Solaris VERITAS DMP configuration with a new server and a new storage system. A new server and a new storage system are defined as follows:

new server - A server running Solaris and not connected to any storage system.

new storage system - A CX300, CX500, or CX700 storage system that has factory default settings and has never been connected to a server.

Topics relating to the checklist for Solaris DMP configurations are

◆ Required Host Software Revisions		5-45
◆	Prerequisites	5-45
◆	Documentation	5-46

◆DMP Checklist - New Solaris Server and New Storage System5-48

◆Solaris operating system revision and patches listed in the EMC Support Matrix on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)

◆HBA driver revision listed in the EMC Support Matrix on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)

◆VxVM 3.2 update 2 or higher

Prerequisites

◆You have installed the storage systems and, for FC4700 storage systems, initialized them (see storage-system initialization guide).

◆You have set up storage-system security (see Security administrator’s guide and Navisphere Manager online help).

◆You have installed any switches and connected the storage-system SPs to switch ports (see switch documentation)

◆You have installed Navisphere Manager.

DMP Configurations for Solaris

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