IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node 4939H49 User Manual

Chapter 12. Host Configuration 

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This section briefly guide you in preparing and configuring a Linux host for FC attachment.

Follow these steps to configure the Linux host:

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Use the latest firmware levels on your host system.

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Install the HBA or HBAs on the Linux server.

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Install the supported HBA driver/firmware and upgrade the kernel, if required.

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Connect the Linux server FC host adapters to the switches.

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Configure the switches (zoning) if needed.

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Install SDD for Linux.

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Configure the host, volumes, and host mapping in the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage 
Node.

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Rescan for LUNs on the Linux server to discover the volumes that were created on the 
IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node.

The IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node supports hosts that run the following Linux 
distributions:

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

For more information connecting a Linux host to the IBM Flex System V7000 Storage Node, 
refer to Implementing the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller V6.3, SG24-7933