Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 With Sun StorEdge 6320 System Manual for Solaris OS

ProcedureHow to Install Storage Systems in a New Cluster

Use this procedure to install a storage system before you install the Solaris operating environment and Sun Cluster software on your nodes. To add a storage system to an existing cluster, use the procedure in How to Add Storage Systems to an Existing Cluster.

Steps
  1. If necessary, install host adapters in the nodes to be connected to the storage system.

    For the procedure about how to install host adapters, see the documentation that shipped with your host adapters and nodes.

  2. (StorEdge 6320SL storage system ONLY) Install the Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the storage system if you do not have a switch installed.


    Note –

    In a StorEdge 6320SL storage system, the customer provides the switch.


    For the procedure about how to install an FC switch, see the documentation that shipped with your FC switch hardware.

  3. Unpack, place, and level the storage system.

    For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Installation Guide.

  4. Install the system power cord and the system grounding strap.

    For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Installation Guide.

  5. (StorEdge 6320SL storage system ONLY) Connect the storage arrays to the FC switches by using fiber-optic cables.


    Caution – Caution –

    Do not connect the switch's Ethernet port to the storage system's private LAN.


    For the procedure about how to cable the storage system, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Installation Guide.

  6. Power on the storage system and the nodes.

    For instructions about how to power on the storage system, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Installation Guide. For instructions about how to power on a node, see the documentation that shipped with your node hardware.

  7. Configure the service processor.

    For more information, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Installation Guide.

  8. Create a volume.

    For the procedure about how to create a volume, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Reference and Service Manual.

  9. (Optional) Specify initiator groups for the volume.

    For the procedure about how to specify initiator groups, see the Sun StorEdge 6320 System Reference and Service Manual.

  10. If necessary, reconfigure the storage system's FC switches to ensure that all nodes can access each storage array.

    The following configurations might prevent some nodes from accessing each storage array in the cluster.

    • Zone configuration

    • Multiple clusters that use same switch

    • Unconfigured ports or misconfigured ports

  11. On all nodes, install the Solaris operating system and apply the required Solaris patches for Sun Cluster software and storage array support.

    For the procedure about how to install the Solaris operating environment, see How to Install Solaris Software in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS.

  12. Install any required patches or software for Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software support to nodes and enable multipathing.

    For the procedure about how to install the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software, see How to Install Sun Multipathing Software in Sun Cluster Software Installation Guide for Solaris OS.

  13. Configure the STMS paths.


    cfgadm -c configure controllerinstance
    

    For the procedure about how to configure STMS paths, see the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.

  14. Update the Solaris device files and links.


    # devfsadm
    

    Note –

    You can wait for the devfsadm daemon to automatically update the Solaris device files and links, or you can run the devfsadm command to immediately update the Solaris device files and links.


  15. Confirm that all storage arrays that you installed are visible to all nodes.


    # luxadm probe 
    
See Also

To continue with Sun Cluster software installation tasks, see your Sun Cluster software installation documentation.