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ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide (Fibre Channel) for Linux
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Copyright 2010 FUJITSU LIMITED
P3AM-3842-05ENZ0
Contents
Chapter 1 Workflow .................................................................................10
1.1 When the Multipath Driver is not Used ............................................................. 10
1.2 When the Multipath Driver is Used ................................................................... 14
Chapter 2 Checking the Server Environment........................................19
2.1 Server Hardware .............................................................................................. 19
2.2 Server OS ........................................................................................................ 19
2.3 Fibre Channel Cards ........................................................................................ 19
2.4 ETERNUS Multipath Driver or GR Multipath Driver ......................................... 20
2.5 VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) ................................................................ 20
2.6 device-mapper multipath .................................................................................. 20
2.7 VERITAS Cluster Server .................................................................................. 20
Chapter 3 Notes .......................................................................................21
3.1 Connection Notes ............................................................................................. 21
3.1.1 SCSI Devices and Linux ............................................................................................................ 21
3.1.2 udev Function Notes .................................................................................................................. 21
3.2 Fibre Channel Card Notes ............................................................................... 22
3.3 Fibre Channel Switch Notes ............................................................................. 22
3.4 Server Startup and Power Supply Control Notes ............................................. 22
3.5 Design Sheet Notes ......................................................................................... 23
3.6 VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) Notes ...................................................... 23
3.7 VERITAS Cluster Server (VCS) Notes ............................................................. 24
3.8 Notes on Connecting the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System to a Server .... 24
Chapter 4 Installing and Setting Up the ETERNUSmgr ........................25
Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Systems ..........26
Chapter 6 Setting the Fibre Channel Switches .....................................27
Chapter 7 Installing and Setting Up the Drivers ...................................28
Chapter 8 Connecting the Server
to the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Systems.........................29