Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3310 or 3320 SCSI RAID Array Manual

Preface

The Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3310 or 3320 SCSI RAID Array Manual provides procedures specific to Sun StorEdgeTM 3310 and 3320 SCSI RAID storage devices that are placed in a Sun® Cluster environment. Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 software.

Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all supported Sun Cluster versions on both SPARCTM and x86 based systems.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.

This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.

How This Book Is Organized

The following chapters contain information about hardware used in a Sun Cluster environment.

Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring a Sun StorEdge 3310 and 3320 SCSI RAID Array discusses how to install and configure StorEdge 3310 and 3320 RAID storage arrays.

Chapter 2, Maintaining Sun StorEdge 3310 and 3320 SCSI RAID Arrays discusses how to maintain StorEdge 3310 and 3320 RAID storage arrays.

Revision History

The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.

Table P–1 Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 3310 or 3320 SCSI RAID Array Manual

Revision Date 

New Information 

January 2006 

Added information on single, dual-port HBA configurations. 

 October 2005 

Added Sun StorEdge 3320 as a supported array. 

Related Documentation

The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference.

The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1, 2004, and 2005 releases. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.

Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.

Table P–2 Sun StorEdge 3310 and 3320 RAID Storage Array Documentation

Title 

Part Number 

OpenBoot 4.x Command Reference Manual

Available at http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/816–1177–10 

816–1177 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Installation, Operation, and Service Manual, 3310 SCSI Array

816–7290 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Installation, Operation, and Service Manual, 3320 SCSI Array

819–1274 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family CLI 2.0 User’s Guide

817–4951 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family FRU Installation Guide

816–7326 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family RAID Firmware 4.1x User’s Guide

817–3711 

Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Configuration Service 2.1 User's Guide

Available at http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817–3337–14 

817–3337 

Sun StorEdge 3310 SCSI Array Release Notes

816-7292 

Sun StorEdge 3320 SCSI Array Release Notes

Available at http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817–7660–10 

817–7660 

Sun StorEdge PCI Dual Ultra3 SCSI Host Adapter Release Notes

816-2157 

Table P–3 Sun Cluster Documentation

Application 

Title 

Concepts 

Sun Cluster Concepts Guide for Solaris OS

Overview 

Sun Cluster Overview for Solaris OS

Hardware administration 

Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS

Individual hardware administration guides 

Software installation 

Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS

Data service administration 

Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS

Individual data service guides 

Data service development 

Sun Cluster Data Services Developer’s Guide for Solaris OS

System administration 

Sun Cluster System Administration Guide for Solaris OS

Error messages 

Sun Cluster Error Messages Guide for Solaris OS

Command and function reference 

Sun Cluster Reference Manual for Solaris OS

Release Notes 

Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05 Release Notes for Solaris OS

Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Release Notes Supplement

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.

Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.

Command 

Function 

prtconf -v

Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices 

psrinfo -v

Displays information about processors 

showrev -p

Reports which patches are installed 

prtdiag -v

Displays system diagnostic information 

/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv

Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information 

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–4 Typographic Conventions

Typeface 

Meaning 

Example 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

machine_name% you have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output 

machine_name% su

Password:

aabbcc123

Placeholder: replace with a real name or value 

The command to remove a file is rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

A cache is a copy that is stored locally.

Do not save the file.

Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–5 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell 

machine_name%

C shell for superuser 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser 

#

Product Training

Sun Microsystems offers training in many Sun technologies through a variety of instructor-led courses and self-paced courses. For information about the training courses that Sun offers and to enroll in a class, visit Sun Training at http://training.sun.com/.