Sun Microsystems 2500 manual

Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

To install data host software for operating systems other than Solaris, see the following sections:

■“About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms” on page 69

■“Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software” on page 69

Note – To dowload software from the Sun Download Center, you must register as a Sun customer. The first time you click Download to download a software product, click the Register Now link on the Login page, complete the required fields, and click Register.

About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms

The data host software for Red Hat Linux, HP-UX, AIX, and Windows platforms is Sun Redundant Dual Array Controller (RDAC), also known as MPP, and is available from the Sun Download Center (SDLC).

See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for a list of supported operating systems, patches, and HBAs.

Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software

1.To download the latest version of Sun RDAC software (support for Windows and Linux multipathing), go to:

http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp and select Hardware Drivers>Storage.

2.Select the link for the RDAC driver for the Operating System you have. An RDAC Driver download page is displayed.

3.Click Download.

4.Log in using your SDLC user name and password.

5.Read and accept the license agreement.

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Sun Microsystems 2500 About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms, Downloading and Installing Sun Rdac Software

Contents

Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide Please Recycle Contents Installing Trays Powering On the Array Connecting the Management Host and Data HostsData Hosts, HBAs, and Other Software Configuring a Dhcp Server Configuring IP AddressingUsing DC Power 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 Contacting Sun Technical Support Third-Party Web SitesSun Welcomes Your Comments 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 Drive Module Cable Labeling Simplex ConfigurationsExample Label Abbreviation 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 Enabling Multipathing Software Save the updated file Reboot the hostEnabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 8 or 9 OS Open the /kernel/drv/scsivhci.conf file with a text editor Type the following command Use the cfgadm command to configure HBA pathsPress Return to reboot the host Enabling Multipathing Software for SolarisPage 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 Press S to access the Service Interface menuPress the space bar within five seconds Press Break see Note above 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 Configuring the Dhcp Server Installing the Dhcp ServerClick OK to accept the warning 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 Capacity BlockController tray Control path Fault coverage Failover and recoveryData path Direct attached storage DAS Field-replaceable unit FRU Fibre Channel switchHost Host bus adapter HBA Initiator In-band trafficLogical unit number LUN MAC address Power distribution unit PDU Media access control MAC addressMaster / alternate master Mirroring Provisioning ProfileRemote monitoring Remote scripting CLI client Storage domain Storage area network SANStorage pool Storage profile Volume snapshot VolumeThin-scripting client Tray 106 Numerics Index Disk drives Index Page Index