Preface

The Oracle Solaris Administration: SAN Configuration and Multipathing provides an overview of the Solaris I/O multipathing features, previously known as the SunStorageTek Traffic Manager software, as an integrated part of the Oracle Solaris OS. This guide includes instructions about how to install and configure the software and devices.

This guide is intended for system, storage and network administrators who create and maintain Fibre Channel (FC) storage area networks (SANs) and serial attached SCSI (SAS) Domains. A high level of expertise in the management and maintenance of SANS and SAS Domains is assumed.

Before You Read This Document

Before you read this book, review the latest Oracle Solaris 11 Operating System (OS) release notes.

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1, Solaris I/0 Multipathing Overview	Provides an overview of the Solaris I/O multipathing features.
Chapter 2, Fibre Channel Multipathing Configuration Overview	Provides an overview of configuring Solaris I/O multipathing features.
Chapter 3, Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features	Describes how to configure the multipathing feature for FC devices.
Chapter 4, Administering Multipathing Devices (`mpathadm`)	Describes how to use the `mpathadm` command to enable multipathing administration through the ANSI standard Multipath Management API.
Chapter 5, Configuring SAN Devices	Provides high level overviews of the steps used to configure SAN devices.
Chapter 6, Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports	Provides the steps used to configure N Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) ports, also known as virtual Fibre Channel ports.
Chapter 7, Configuring FCoE Ports	Provides the steps used to configure FCoE ports hosted on normal Ethernet interfaces.
Chapter 8, Configuring SAS Domains	Provides high-level overviews of the steps used to configure SAS domains.
Chapter 9, Configuring IPFC SAN Devices	Describes the considerations when configuring IPFC SAN Devices.
Chapter 10, Booting the Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Systems	Describes how to manually install the Oracle Solaris OS on x86 based systems.
Chapter 11, Persistent Binding for Tape Devices	Describes how you can specify tape binding in the Oracle Solaris OS while retaining the benefits of automatic discovery for disk-based devices.
Appendix A, Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices	Describes the manual configuration for Fabric Connected devices.
Appendix C, Troubleshooting Multipathed Device Problems	Provides trouble shooting information for potential problems that might occur while you use Solaris I/O multipathing features.

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Typographic Conventions

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

Table P-1 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 shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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