Oracle Solaris SAN Configuration and Multipathing Guide

January 2013

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. Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
3. Configuring Fabric-Connected Devices
4. Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Initiators
5. Configuring SAS Domains
6. Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
- IPFC Considerations
  - Determining Fibre Channel Adapter Port Instances
    - How to Determine Port Instances
    - How to Plumb an IPFC Instance
- Invoking and Configuring IPFC
  - How to Start a Network Interface Manually
  - How to Configure the Host for Automatic Network Configuration
7. Booting the Oracle Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Based Systems
8. 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 Multipathing-Related 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
Index
- Numbers and Symbols
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- I
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- M
- P
- R
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