Installing Storage Arrays

This section contains the procedures listed in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Task Map: Installing Storage Arrays

Storage Array Cabling Configurations

You can install your storage array in several different configurations: Figure 2-1 and Figure 2-2 are two examples.

Figure 2-1 Direct-Connect Configuration

Figure 2-2 Switch Configuration

How to Install Storage Arrays in a New Cluster

Use this procedure to install a storage array in a new cluster. To add a storage array to an existing cluster, use the procedure in How to Add Storage Arrays to an Existing Cluster.

This procedure relies on the following assumptions:

• You have not installed the Oracle Solaris Operating System.

• You have not installed the Oracle Solaris Cluster software.

• Your cluster has not been established.

• You have enough host adapters to connect the nodes and the storage array to the service processor panel.

  If you need to install host adapters, see How to Replace a Host Adapter. When this procedure asks you to replace the failed host adapter, simply install the new host adapter instead.

Install and Cable the Hardware

1. Unpack, place, and level the storage array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide. For a list of StorEdge documentation, see Table P-2.

2. (Optional) Install the Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the storage array if you do not have a switch installed.

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

3. Connect the nodes to the service processor panel.
   • (SAN Configuration) Connect the FC switches to the service processor panel.
   • (Direct-Attached Configuration) Connect each node to the host ports on the array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

4. Install the storage array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

5. Power on the storage array and the nodes.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

Install the Oracle Solaris Operating System and Configure Multipathing

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

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

See Also

• To create a logical volume, see How to Create a Logical Volume.

• To continue with Oracle Solaris Cluster software installation tasks, see your Oracle Solaris Cluster software installation documentation.

How to Add Storage Arrays to an Existing Cluster

Use this procedure to add a new storage array to a running cluster. To install a new storage array in a Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration that is not running, use the procedure in How to Install Storage Arrays in a New Cluster.

Before You Begin

This procedure relies on the following assumptions:

• (Veritas Volume Manager Only) You have a version of Veritas Volume Manager that includes Array Support Library (ASL). For more information on this requirement, see Requirements.

• You have enough host adapters to connect the nodes and the storage array to the service processor panel.

  If you need to install host adapters, see How to Replace a Host Adapter. When this procedure asks you to replace the failed host adapter, simply install the new host adapter instead.

• You do not need to install a new node in your cluster.

  If you need to add a node to your cluster, see your Oracle Solaris Cluster system administration documentation. Ensure that you install the required Oracle Solaris patches for storage array support.

1. Unpack, place, and level the storage array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide. For a list of StorEdge documentation, see Table P-2.

2. (Optional) Install the Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the storage array if you do not have a switch installed.

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

3. Connect the nodes to the service processor panel.
   • (SAN Configuration) Connect the FC switches to the service processor panel.
   • (Direct-Attached Configuration) Connect each node to the host ports on the array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

4. Install the storage array.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

5. Power on the storage array and the nodes.

   For instructions, see the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Getting Started Guide.

See Also

• To create a logical volume, see How to Create a Logical Volume.

• If you added a new node, perform the steps in Install the Oracle Solaris Operating System and Configure Multipathing as appropriate. Apply the correct patches for storage array support enable multipathing.