To Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software | Sun Microsystems 2500

To install data host software on Solaris OSs, see the following sections:

■“To Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Software” on page 67

■“To Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software” on page 67

▼To Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Software

Obtain Sun Solaris OS 8 and 9 data host software as follows:

1.Go to the Sun Microsystems web page (sun.com). The Sun home page is displayed.

2.Select Downloads from the home page navigation bar. The Downloads page is displayed (it is not labeled).

3.On the View by Category tab, select System Administration>Storage Management.

The Storage Management page is displayed, showing a list of downloadable storage-related products.

4.Select the SAN 4.4 product. The login page is displayed.

5.Login using your Sun account ID.

The SAN 4.4.x Download page is displayed.

6.Accept the License Agreement and select the SAN 4.4 version required for your operating system.

The data host software version you need depends on your operating system. See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for the current data host software requirements. Download the Solaris x (8 or 9) Base Package (if you do not already have it installed), and then the Install_it Script SAN 4.4.x version as recommended in the release notes.

There is a README file available on the SAN 4.4.x Download page with instructions for unpacking and installing the download file on your data host computer.

▼To Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software

To launch the host software installer:

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Contents

Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide Please Recycle Contents Installing Trays Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Software Connecting the Management Host and Data HostsPowering On the Array Using DC Power Configuring IP AddressingConfiguring a Dhcp Server Glossary Index Page Figures Figure B-1 Table B-1 TablesPage Before You Read This Book Preface Related Documentation How This Book Is Organized Accessing Sun Documentation Sun Welcomes Your Comments Third-Party Web SitesContacting Sun Technical Support Tray Overviews 1Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Product Overview Front-Access Components of the Trays LEDs on the Front of the Trays 2Tray Front-Access Components LED 4Controller Tray Rear-Access Components Rear-Access Components of the Trays Sun StorageTek 2540 Array Controllers SFP Transceivers Sun StorageTek 2530 Array Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power- Fan Assembly Drive Expansion Tray IOM Sun StorageTek 2501 Array Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array LEDs on the Rear of the Trays 100BASE-TX Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array Active Not active LED IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2501 Array Service Action LEDs Disk Drives 14 Disk Drives LEDs on the Disk Drives Common Array Manager Software Service Advisor and Customer Replaceable Units Overview of the Installation Process Tray Overviews Page Installing Trays Preparing the Universal Rail Kit Preparing for the Installation Preparing the Tray 1Loosening the Rail Screws to Adjust the Rail Length Preparing the Cabinet Planning the Order of the Tray Installation Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet Page 3Securing the Left Rail to the Front of the Cabinet Page 5Securing the Left Rail to the Back of the Cabinet Repeat , , and for the right railPage 7Adapter plate in place on the Cabinet Rail Page 9Securing the Rail to the Front left of the Cabinet Page Repeat through to install the right rail Installing a Tray in a Cabinet 12Positioning the Tray in the Cabinet 13Array Controller Tray Installed 14Rail clip and rear mounting hole on rear of array tray Installing Trays Intertray Cabling Connecting the Power Cables 17Expansion Ports on an Expansion Tray Array Configuration Naming Convention Connecting Expansion Trays Cabling an Expansion Tray to Another Expansion Tray Cabling an Expansion Tray to a Controller Tray To cable a 1x3 array configuration for maximum redundancy Example Label Abbreviation Simplex ConfigurationsDrive Module Cable Labeling Next Steps Connecting the Management Host Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts Ethernet port Controller B Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array Array Data Host Connection Topologies Host HBA Host Port Controller a Controller B Array Data Host Connections 7FC host connectors on the 2540 controller To Connect Data Hosts Using Fibre Channel 8Direct Connection From a Single Host With Dual HBAs Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array 9Direct connections from two data hosts with dual HBAs 11SAS Data Host Ports on back of tray To Connect Data Hosts to a 2530 Array Host Cable Labeling Page Before Powering On Powering On the Array 1Tray Power Connectors and Switches Powering On the Array Powering Off the Array Next Steps HBAs and Drivers Data Host Software Multipathing Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System To Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Software To Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software Installit About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms Downloading and Installing Sun Rdac Software Open the /kernel/drv/scsivhci.conf file with a text editor Save the updated file Reboot the hostEnabling Multipathing Software Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 8 or 9 OS Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris Use the cfgadm command to configure HBA pathsType the following command Press Return to reboot the hostPage About IP Addressing Configuring IP Addressing Configuring Dynamic Dhcp IP Addressing Configuring the IP Address of the Array Controllers Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses Configuring Static IP Addressing To Set Up the Terminal Emulation Program Press Break see Note above Press S to access the Service Interface menuPress Break Press the space bar within five seconds Select option 2, Change IP Configuration To Configure the IP Addresses IP-address Page Before You Begin Setting Up a Solaris Dhcp Server Usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr Chapter a Configuring a Dhcp Server 0100A0E80F924C Click OK Setting Up a Windows 2000 Advanced Server Click OK to accept the warning Installing the Dhcp ServerConfiguring the Dhcp Server Click Finish to exit the wizard Chapter a Configuring a Dhcp Server Page DC Power Overview Using DC Power Figure B-1shows the locations of the power-fan assemblies Installation Notes for DC Power Ship Kit Changes DC Power Leds Connecting Power Cables Connecting the Cables Page Glossary Control path BlockCapacity Controller tray Direct attached storage DAS Failover and recoveryFault coverage Data path Host bus adapter HBA Fibre Channel switchField-replaceable unit FRU Host MAC address In-band trafficInitiator Logical unit number LUN Mirroring Media access control MAC addressPower distribution unit PDU Master / alternate master Remote scripting CLI client ProfileProvisioning Remote monitoring Storage profile Storage area network SANStorage domain Storage pool Tray VolumeVolume snapshot Thin-scripting client 106 Numerics Index Disk drives Index Page Index