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Oracle Solaris Administration: SAN Configuration and Multipathing Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Solaris I/0 Multipathing Overview
2. Fibre Channel Multipathing Configuration Overview
3. Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
4. Administering Multipathing Devices (mpathadm)
6. Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
9. Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
Oracle Solaris OS Setup Requirements
Oracle Solaris OS Installation Overview
Oracle Solaris OS Installation Procedure
How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS
How to Perform a DVD or Network-Based OS Installation
11. Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
A. Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices
You can select Fibre Channel (FC) devices to boot from in the disk selection portion of Solaris installation program.
This chapter describes how to manually install the Oracle Solaris OS that includes the Solaris multipathing I/O features with 2-Gbit and 4-Gbit Fibre Channel (FC) HBA drivers on x86–based systems.
Note -
Oracle's 1 Gb HBAs do not support booting over a SAN on x86-based systems. Oracle's 4 Gb HBAs do support booting over a SAN on x86 systems. Most 2 Gb HBAs do support booting over a SAN on x86 systems, except for the following:
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb Enterprise Class Dual-Port Fibre HBA, SG-XPCI2FC-QF2-Z
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb PCI Dual-Port Fibre HBA, SG-XPCI2FC-QF2
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb FC PCI Single-Channel Network Adapter, X6767A
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb FC PCI Dual-Channel Network Adapter, X6768A
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb FC PCI–X Enterprise Single-Port HBA, SG-XPCI1FC-QL2
Oracle's StorageTek 2 Gb FC PCI Single-Port Host Adapter, SG-XPCI1FC-QF2
The Oracle Solaris OS can be installed on an x86–based system from a DVD-ROM or the network.
This chapter contains the following topics: