EMC 69001166 manual HBAs or NICs

Windows Installation Checklists

The Without Access Logix column does not apply to CX300, CX500, CX500i, 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 or		❑ If you need additional HBAs to		HBA or NIC
	Install additional	NICs to provide more paths to the		provide more paths to the storage		documentation (for
		storage system, install these		system, install these HBAs.		HBAs, see URL on 7-5)
	HBAs or NICs
		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		instruction sheet
		yourself (see caution before this		yourself (see caution before this
	CDE
		checklist) or arrange to have		checklist) or arrange to have
		EMC Professional Services		EMC Professional Services
		remove it.		remove it.
		CAUTION When you are		CAUTION When you are
		prompted to restart the system		prompted to restart the system
		during the ATF removal		during the ATF removal
		procedure, answer No and then		procedure, answer No and then
		click Finish.Do not reboot until		click Finish.Do not reboot until
		you install PowerPath, even if the		you install PowerPath, even if the
		instructions for installing software		instructions for installing software
		(e.g. HBA driver) tell you to do so.		(e.g. HBA driver) tell you to do so.
3	Server	❑ If the following software is		❑ If the following software is		HBA or NIC
	Update Software	currently installed and not at the		currently installed and not at the		documentation (for
		required minimum revision ( 7-3),		required minimum revision ( 7-3),		HBAs, see URL on
		update it:		update it:		7-5)
		• HBA or NIC driver		•	HBA driver	CX-Series Server
		•	Navisphere Host Agent	•	Navisphere Host Agent
						Software for Windows
		•	admsnap			Installation Guide
		•	admhost
4	Server	❑ Make sure the HBA driver		❑ Make sure the HBA driver		Host connectivity guide
	Set HBA driver	properties are set to the values		properties are set to the values		and HBA documentation
		required for CLARiiON.		required for CLARiiON.		(see URL on 7-5)
	properties
		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.

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