Solaris Express SAN Configuration and Multipathing Guide

ProcedureTo Configure Manually

  1. To enable manual configuration, make sure that the following line in the/kernel/drv/fp.conf file does not start with an initial # character:


    manual_configuration_only=1;

    Refer to the fp(7D) man page and the cfgadm_fp(1M) man page for further information on this setting.

  2. Reboot the host.

  3. For each fabric-connected device that will need to be made available, follow the steps in Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled or Configuring Device Nodes With Solaris Multipathing Software Enabled, depending on whether you are using the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software for multipathing.

    If the original default behavior for fabric-connected devices is desired, use the following steps:

  4. To disable manual configuration, make sure that the following line in the/kernel/drv/fp.conf file starts with an initial # character:


    # manual_configuration_only=1;

    Refer to the fp(7D) man page and the cfgadm_fp(1M) man page for further information on this setting.

  5. Reboot the host.