StorageTek 96126 User Manual
96126
Second Edition
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StorageTek Proprietary
Installation
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Installation
Once you have ordered your hardware and software, read the following
information on how to attach your storage system to a SUN Server running
Solaris 2.7, 8, or 9 (and appropriate patches).
information on how to attach your storage system to a SUN Server running
Solaris 2.7, 8, or 9 (and appropriate patches).
Before You Begin
The materials needed for the installation are listed below. Check to see that
you have each of these items. The following pages provide more information
about these materials (see headings) with specific steps and details on what
to do.
you have each of these items. The following pages provide more information
about these materials (see headings) with specific steps and details on what
to do.
Before you begin, make sure you have these items:
1. A SUN Server running Solaris 2.7, 8, or 9 (and appropriate patches)
2. One or more HBA(s)—appropriate to your storage system
3. SFP Transceivers for the Control Module/Array Module/Drive Module(s)
4. Fibre Channel cable(s) that will connect the host to the storage system
5. A storage system that is fully configured.
Note: If you don’t have your storage system configured, you can attach your
laptop running the latest SMclient Field Tool to it. This will enable you
to assign drives, LUNs, and volumes.
to assign drives, LUNs, and volumes.
Table 1. Solaris Patches (minimum versions)
Refer to the SANtricity Storage Manager version 9.1 Installation Guide
for Solaris, which will have the latest patch levels required to run your
200/300 Series solution.
for Solaris, which will have the latest patch levels required to run your
200/300 Series solution.
Preliminary Steps
Do the following prior to the installation.
Solaris 2.6
refer to manual 96096
Solaris 7
106541-11 Kernel jumbo patch
107078-18 OpenWindows patch
Solaris 8
06 jumbo patch
Solaris 9
112233-06
Notes: Two Terabyte support requires
patches 113998-05 and 113993-06