Sun Storage Common Array Manager Installation and Setup Guide

You need to do two things before you install Sun Storage Common Array Manager:

• Check System Requirements
• Decide On Typical or Custom Installation

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Check System Requirements

You can install the management software on the platforms listed in TABLE 1-1. See the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Release Notes for updated support information.

Upgrading To a New Version

If you are upgrading to a new version of the management software, the install script searches the system for a previous version of the software and if present, updates and adds only those files that require change. Existing settings and other data are preserved.

Before you upgrade, do the following:

• Check for previously installed services, such as the Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment. Be sure the service is not performing a function on the array over the Ethernet port of either array controller.

Solaris OS and Linux

• Uninstall all versions of the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service management software prior to the Common Array Manager 5.0.1.1 release. Later versions do not have to be removed.

Windows OS

• Uninstall all versions of the Sun StorageTek Configuration Service management software prior to the Common Array Manager 5.1.0.10 release. Later versions do not have to be removed.

System Requirements

The installation script verifies these requirements. If a requirement is not met, the script informs you.

About In-Band and Out-of-Band Management

By default, the management host communicates with RAID arrays out-of-band over Ethernet. The management host and the array controllers must have valid IP addresses. The IP addresses can be assigned dynamically through DHCP or you can assign static IP addresses. For information about dynamic and static IP addresses, see Configuring the IP Address of the RAID Array Controllers.

You can configure in-band management to travel over the data path (using Fibre Channel, etc.) between data host and the array instead. You can configure in-band management either before beginning to configure the array or after registering the array using out-of-band management. For information about in-band management, see Configuring In-Band Management.

Windows OS Requirements

If you are installing the management software on a Windows platform check the following:

• Check the Windows environment variable settings as detailed in the Sun Storage Common Array Release Notes.
• Be sure a file or directory named “%SystemDrive%\Program” does not exist. This file can prevent some applications from functioning properly. If it does exist, rename the file to “%SystemDrive%\Program1.”
• Open Storage management requires a hot-fix patch for Win2K3, # 943545 and a Win2K8 patch, # KB958387-v2-x64 (64-bit Win2008).
• Windows Installer 3.1 must be installed and the service packages listed in TABLE 1-3 are required. If needed, download the files from the Microsoft Download site.



TABLE 1-3 Windows Service Pack Requirements

Windows OS	Required Service Pack Version
Windows 2003	SP1 or higher
Windows 2008	SP1
Windows XP	SP2 or higher



• Windows 2008 computer name must match the resolved network IP address name for the array management software to monitor the proxy host for JBOD arrays. Change the computer name and then restart Windows.

Microsoft Operations Manager (Optional)

Included with the Sun Storage Common Array Manager installation package and DVD is Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM), an IT services management tool. MOM is a separate application that integrates with Sun Storage Common Array Manager, and is delivered as a zip file with the other Sun Storage Common Array Manager installation files.

For further information regarding MOM, refer to the readme file included within the zip file.

Solaris OS Special Requirements

• Solaris Zones--Before you install the management software in a sparse-root zone, install Lockhart 3.1 with its L10N (Localization) packages in the global zone.
• Solaris OS 10--Do not attempt to run the Lockhart setup script when logged into the local zone. Either install Lockhart into a whole root zone or install/upgrade Lockhart in the global zone before installing the software into the local zone.

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Decide On Typical or Custom Installation

Sun Storage Common Array Manager provides two installation options:

• Typical--select this option to install the full set of management services which include the following:
• Management host software with GUI
• Data host proxy agent
• Administrator host CLI client

Chapter 2 describes the typical installation procedure. You can install the typical (full) version of the software on a data host connected to an array or on a central management server that communicates with the array via a proxy agent.

• Custom--select this option to install specific device plug-in packages. You can select from the following modules:
• Management Host Software--installs the Oracle Java Web Console and all core packages.
• Data Host Proxy Agent--installs only the core packages for JBOD devices.
• RAID Array Proxy Agent--installs only the core packages for RAID arrays.
• Administrator Host CLI Client--Installs only the remote CLI package. The remote CLI is used to communicate with a host that has the core software installed.

Chapter 3 describes the custom installation procedures.

^{1 (TableFootnote) Windows XP Pro is a management host only (no data path support). Windows XP Home Ed. is not supported.}** IBM AIX and HP-UX are remote scripting CLI platforms only.

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