C H A P T E R  1

Feedback Before You Install the Software

If you are installing Sun Storage Common Array Manager software on a new management host, do the following:

If you are updating the software from a previous version, go to:


Verify System Requirements

You can install the management software on the Solaris OS, Microsoft Windows, and Linux OS platforms.

Supported OS Platforms

Refer to the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Software Release Notes for a current list of supported platforms.

Disk Space Requirements

The installation script verifies these requirements. If a requirement is not met, the script informs you.


TABLE 1-1 System Requirements--Full Installation

OS

Total Space

Directory Space

RAM

Solaris OS

1070 megabytes

root - 5 megabytes

1 GB (for browser interface use)

 

 

/tmp - 190 megabytes

 

 

 

/usr - 40 megabytes

 

 

 

/var - 85 megabytes

 

 

 

/opt - 750 megabytes

 

Linux

1000 megabytes

root - 5 megabytes

512 MB

 

 

/tmp - 100 megabytes

 

 

 

/usr - 245 megabytes

 

 

 

/var - 100 megabytes

 

 

 

/opt - 550 megabytes

 

Windows

1175 megabytes

On system drive (usually C:)

512 MB




Note - These space requirements are for a full installation, including Oracle Java Web Console. If Oracle Java Web Console Version 3.1 and JDK are pre-installed on the system, the required space is smaller by approximately 150 megabytes.


Linux 6.0 OS Requirements

If you are installing CAM on an Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.0 or RedHat Enterprise Linux 6.0 host, the following rpm packages are required:

Windows OS Requirements

If you are installing the management software on a Windows platform check the following:

C:\sc stop Sun_STK_FMS

C:\sc start Sun_STK_FMS

http://www.lsi.com/support/sun/sg_x_sas6-r-int-z.html

Solaris OS Special Requirements

Microsoft Operations Manager (Optional)

Included with the Sun Storage Common Array Manager installation package and DVD is Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MOM), an IT services management tool. MOM is a separate application that integrates with Sun Storage Common Array Manager, and is delivered as a zip file with the other Sun Storage Common Array Manager installation files.

For further information regarding MOM, refer to the readme file included in the zip file.


Decide On In-Band or Out-of-Band RAID Array Management

The management host, by default, communicates with RAID arrays out-of-band over Ethernet. The management host and the array controllers must have valid IP addresses. The IP addresses can be assigned dynamically through DHCP or you can assign static IP addresses. For information about dynamic and static IP addresses, see Configuring the IP Address of the RAID Array Controllers.

You can configure in-band management to travel over the data path (using Fibre Channel) between data host and the array instead. For information about in-band management, see Configuring In-Band Management for RAID Arrays.


Decide On Typical or Custom Installation

Sun Storage Common Array Manager provides two installation options:

Chapter 2 describes the typical installation procedure. You can install the typical (full) version of the software on a data host connected to an array or on a central management server that communicates with the array via a proxy agent.

Chapter 3 describes the custom installation procedures.


Updating To a New Version

If you are updating to a new version of the software, the install script searches the system for a previous version and if present, updates and adds only those files that require change. Existing settings and other data are preserved.

1. Before you update, do the following:

Solaris OS and Linux Only

Windows OS Only

2. Decide on the installation type you want to perform, and go to one of these sections:

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