Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: SAN Configuration and Multipathing

November 2012

This guide provides an overview of Solaris I/O multipathing features for the Oracle Solaris OS. It includes instructions on how to install and configure software and hardware devices.

Document Information
Preface
1. Solaris I/0 Multipathing Overview
2. Fibre Channel Multipathing Configuration Overview
- FC Device Configuration Task Overview
- Solaris I/O Multipathing Configuration Considerations
3. Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
4. Administering Multipathing Devices
- Administering Multipathing Devices
  - Displaying Multipathing Support Information
  - Configuring Automatic Failback for Multipathing Support
5. Configuring Fabric-Connected Devices
6. Configuring Solaris iSCSI Initiators
7. Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
8. Configuring FCoE Ports
9. Configuring SAS Domains
10. Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
- IPFC Considerations
  - Determining Fibre Channel Adapter Port Instances
    - How to Determine Port Instances
    - How to Create an IPFC Instance
- Invoking and Configuring IPFC
  - How to Start a Network Interface Manually
  - How to Configure the Host for Automatic Network Configuration
11. Booting the Oracle Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Based Systems
12. Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
- Persistent Binding Overview
- Creating Tape Links
  - How to Create Tape Device Links
A. Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices
B. Supported FC-HBA API
- Supported Fibre Channel HBA API
C. Troubleshooting Multipathed Device Problems
- System Fails to Boot During stmsboot
  - How to Recover Boot Failure in Single User Mode
- System Crashes During stmsboot
  - How to Recover from a System Crash
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