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EMC Installation Roadmap
for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
P/N 069001166
REV A17
EMC Corporation
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Contents Chapter 1 AIX Installation Checklists PowerPath Configurations for AIX............................................... 1-2 Required Host Software Revisions......................................... 1-2 Prerequisites .............................................................................. 1-3 Documentation.......................................................................... 1-4 PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System..........................................
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Contents Required Host Software Revisions ...................................... 2-46 Prerequisites ............................................................................ 2-46 Documentation ....................................................................... 2-47 DMP Checklist - New HP-UX Server and New Storage System ............................................................................................. 2-48 Configurations for HP-UX Without EMC Failover Software.. 2-53 Prerequis
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Contents Chapter 4 NetWare Installation Checklists PowerPath Configurations for NetWare...................................... 4-2 Required Host Software Revisions........................................ 4-3 Prerequisites.............................................................................. 4-3 Documentation......................................................................... 4-4 PowerPath Checklist — New NetWare Server and New Storage System..........................................
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Contents Chapter 6 Tru64 UNIX Installation Checklist Tru64 UNIX Configurations........................................................... 6-2 Prerequisites .............................................................................. 6-2 Documentation ......................................................................... 6-3 Checklist - New Tru64 UNIX Server and New Storage System Without Boot Disk ........................................................................... 6-4 Checklist - N
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Preface This manual contains checklists of the tasks required to install an EMC CX-Series or FC4700-Series storage system in a configuration ® ® ® ® ® with a server running the AIX , HP-UX , IRIX , Linux , Novell ® ™ ® ® NetWare , Solaris , Tru64 UNIX , Windows Server™ 2003, or ® Windows 2000 operating system. As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product line, EMC from time to time releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, so
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Preface Organization Chapter 1 Installation checklist for an AIX server with EMC ® PowerPath software. Chapter 2 Installation checklist for an HP-UX server with and ® without EMC PowerPath or VERITAS DMP. Chapter 3 Installation checklist for a Linux server with and ® without EMC PowerPath or VERITAS DMP. Chapter 4 Installation checklist for a NetWare server with EMC PowerPath software. Chapter 5 Installation checklists for a Solaris server with EMC PowerPath or VERITAS DMP software. Chapter
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Preface Typographical Conventions This manual uses the following format conventions This ◆ Specific filenames or complete paths. typeface ◆ Dialog box names and menu items in text. ◆ Selections you can make from the user interface, including buttons, icons, options, and field names. ◆ Emphasis in cautions and warnings. This typeface ◆ New terms or unique word usage in text. ◆ Command line arguments when used in text. This ◆ Represents a system response (such as a typeface message or prompt)
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1 Invisible Body Tag AIX Installation Checklists This chapter contains checklists of the tasks required to install a ® CLARiiON storage system in a configuration with an IBM AIX ® server and PowerPath failover software. The sections for the different configurations are ◆ PowerPath Configurations for AIX .................................................1-2 ◆ PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System........................................................................
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AIX Installation Checklists PowerPath Configurations for AIX Read this section if you are installing a AIX PowerPath configuration with a new or existing server and a new or existing storage system. A new and existing server and a new and existing storage system are defined as follows: new server - A server running AIX and not connected to any storage system. existing server - A server running AIX and that is already connected to one or more storage systems. new storage system - A CX300, CX
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AIX Installation Checklists ◆ You must have a host that is Prerequisites Running an operating system that can support the Navisphere Manager 6.X browser-based client. For an up-to-date list of such operating systems, refer to the Navisphere Manager 6.X release notes on http://powerlink.emc.com). On a network that is connected to the storage-system server and that you will connect to the SPs in the storage system. ◆ For most configurations, you must also have a host that is Running Navi
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AIX Installation Checklists Each checklist refers to some or all of the documents listed below. We Documentation recommend that you load these documents on your service laptop before starting the installation. ◆ Documentation that ships with PCI HBA and native IBM HBA driver Switches and switch management software AIX operating system and HACMP (if using HACMP) ◆ Removing ATF or CDE Software Before Installing Other Failover Software (P/N 069001173) ◆ PowerPath Version 4.3 Product Guide
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AIX Installation Checklists ◆ EMC CX300 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) Setup Guide (P/N 300-001-276, rev A02 or higher) or EMC CLARiiON CX300 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2) Setup and Cabling Guide (P/N 300-001-276, rev A01) and EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide (P/N 300-001-272) ◆ EMC 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2) CX400-Series Setup and Cabling Guide (P/N 014003105) and EMC Storage Systems CX400-Series and CX600-Serie
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AIX Installation Checklists PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed before the service provider arrives. Task With Access Logix Reference Document 1 Server ❑ Install HBAs. HBA documentation Install HBAs and CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so driver later in this procedure. ❑ Install HBA driver. ❑ Execute the following command: AIX documentation cfgmgr 2 Server ❑ Set the HBA
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AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 6 Server ❑ Insert the PowerPath installation CD and mount it. PowerPath Release Notes and PowerPath Install ❑ Install PowerPath using SMIT or from the command line. for UNIX installation and PowerPath administrator’s guide ❑ Register PowerPath. ❑ Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the EMC Powerlink website: http://powerlink.emc.com 7Switches For a SAN Rails, cabinet, and switch documentatio
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AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 9Storage System ❑ Install the Navisphere Initialization Utility on a non-AIX host on the same Storage-system setup subnet as the storage-system management ports. guide Initialize and install software ❑ Use the Navisphere Initialization Utility to initialize the storage system. enablers ❑ If you have SAN Copy, SnapView, and/or MirrorView software, install their Navisphere Manager enablers. administrator’s guide and online
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AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 13 Switches For a SAN Switch management documentation Zone ❑ Zone the switches to provide a path from each HBA port (host initiator) to the appropriate SPs. ❑ If MirrorView is installed, create any required zones for it. ❑ Checkpoint - Use switch management software to verify the switch connections to the storage system. 14 Server ❑ Execute the following AIX command: AIX documentation Make target SPs emc_cfgmgr.sh availab
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AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 15 Storage System ❑ Use Navisphere Manager to set general storage-system properties. Navisphere Manager administrator’s guide Configure ❑ Use Navisphere Manager to create RAID Groups, bind LUNs, create and online help Storage Groups, and assign LUNs to Storage Groups. ❑ Use Navisphere Manager to connect the server to a Storage Group 16 Storage System ❑ Plan your monitoring configuration. Navisphere Manager administrator’s
