Preface

Oracle Solaris 11.1 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 Operating System. This guide also includes step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring 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 11.1 Operating System (OS) release notes.

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1, Solaris I/0 Multipathing Overview	Provides an overview of the Oracle Solaris I/O multipathing features.
Chapter 2, Fibre Channel Multipathing Configuration Overview	Provides an overview of configuring Solaris I/O multipathing features for FC devices.
Chapter 3, Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features	Describes how to configure the multipathing feature for FC devices.
Chapter 4, Administering Multipathing Devices	Describes how to display multipathed device information and to enable multipathing failback support by using the `mpathadm` command.
Chapter 5, Configuring Fabric-Connected Devices	Provides the steps for configuring FC devices.
Chapter 6, Configuring Solaris iSCSI Initiators	Provides steps for configuring iSCSI initiators.
Chapter 7, Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports	Provides steps for configuring N Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) ports, also known as virtual Fibre Channel ports.
Chapter 8, Configuring FCoE Ports	Provides steps for configuring FCoE ports hosted on normal Ethernet interfaces.
Chapter 9, Configuring SAS Domains	Provides steps for configuring SAS domains.
Chapter 10, Configuring IPFC SAN Devices	Describes the considerations when configuring IPFC SAN Devices.
Chapter 11, Booting the Oracle Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Based Systems	Describes how to manually install the Oracle Solaris OS on x86 based systems.
Chapter 12, 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 B, Supported FC-HBA API	Lists supported FC-HBA APIs.
Appendix C, Troubleshooting Multipathed Device Problems	Provides troubleshooting information for potential problems that might occur while you use Solaris I/O multipathing features.

Access to Oracle Support

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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	Description	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 UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

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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