C H A P T E R 5
Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other
Software
This chapter describes how to install data host software, HBAs, and other software on different host platforms. It contains the following sections:
■“Data Host Software” on page 65
■“Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System” on page 66
■“Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris” on page 69
■“Enabling Multipathing Software” on page 70
■“Next Steps” on page 71
Data Host Software
The data host software contains tools that manage the data path I/O connections between the data host and the array. This includes drivers and utilities that enable array management hosts to connect to, monitor, and transfer data in a storage area network (SAN).
Note – Some management hosts can also be used as data hosts.
HBAs and Drivers
A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is a network interface card that manages all data I/O on your data host. The specific HBAs you need depend on the data host server platform, operating system, data transport (SAS or FC), and data transfer rates used
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