Windows Installation Checklists

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

3

Server

Set the HBA driver parameters to

Set the HBA driver parameters to

Host connectivity guide

 

Set HBA driver

the values required for

the values required for

and HBA documentation

 

CLARiiON.

CLARiiON.

(for HBAs, see URL on

 

properties

 

 

 

7-5)

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Server

Install PowerPath.

Install PowerPath.

PowerPath release

 

Install PowerPath

Reboot the server to complete

Reboot the server to complete

notes and PowerPath for

 

Windows installation

 

 

the installation of PowerPath.

the installation of PowerPath.

and administrator’s

 

 

Contrary to what the PowerPath

Contrary to what the PowerPath

guide0-

 

 

 

 

 

documentation states, PowerPath

documentation states, PowerPath

 

 

 

will not see any logical disks

will not see any logical disks

 

 

 

(LUNs) in the storage system at

(LUNs) in the storage system at

 

 

 

this point because the storage

this point because the storage

 

 

 

system has not been connected.

system has not been connected.

 

 

 

Install any PowerPath patches

Install any PowerPath patches

 

 

 

from the Software downloads

from the Software downloads

 

 

 

page on the EMC Powerlink

page on the EMC Powerlink

 

 

 

website:

website:

 

 

 

http://powerlink.emc.com

http://powerlink.emc.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Server

Install the Navisphere Host Agent

Install the Navisphere Host Agent

CX-Series Server

 

Install Host

or Navisphere Server Utility and

or Navisphere Server Utility and

Software Installation

 

Navisphere CLI.

Navisphere CLI.

guide for Windows or

 

Agent or Server

 

 

 

Windows Agent and CLI

 

Utility

For a CX500i storage system,

 

 

 

installation guide

 

 

 

 

 

reboot server either after the Host

 

 

 

 

Agent installation is complete or

 

 

 

 

when the Server Utility dialog

 

 

 

 

prompts you to reboot.

 

 

 

 

If you do not reboot before you

 

 

 

 

run the Microsoft iSCSI Software

 

 

 

 

Initiator to configure iSCSI NIC

 

 

 

 

initiators, the initiators will not log

 

 

 

 

in to the storage system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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