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Solaris Express SAN Configuration and Multipathing Guide
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Preface
Chapter??1 Product Overview
About Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager
What's New?
Software Features
Fibre Channel Software Features
SAS Software Features
Multipathing Software Features
Supported Standards
Chapter??2 Fibre Channel Configuration Overview
Configuration Task Overview
Configuration Considerations
Chapter??3 Administering Multipathing Devices Through mpathadm Commands
Administering Multipathing Devices
To Get a List of Multipathing Support That Can Be Administered by the mpathadm Command
To Get the Multipathing Support Properties
To Get a List of Initiator Ports Discovered on the System
To Get the Properties of a Particular Initiator Port
To Get a List of Logical Units Discovered on the System
To Get the Properties and Associated Path Information of a Particular Logical Unit by Name
To List All Logical Units Associated With a Particular Target Port
To List a Logical Unit With a Particular Name Derived From the Hardware Used by the System
To Configure Auto-Failback for a Particular Multipathing Support
To Fail Over a Logical Unit
To Enable a Path
To Disable a Path
Chapter??4 Configuring Multipathing Software
Configuring Multipathing
Multipathing Considerations
Enabling and Disabling Multipathing
To Enable Multipathing
To Disable Multipathing
Enabling or Disabling Multipathing on a Per-Port Basis
Port Configuration Considerations
To Configure Multipathing by Port
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
Third-Party Device Configuration Considerations
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices: New Devices
To Configure New Third-Party Devices
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices: Disabling Devices
To Disable Third-Party Devices
Displaying Device Name Changes
Configuring Automatic Failback
To Configure Automatic Failback
Chapter??5 Configuring SAN Devices
SAN Device Considerations
Adding SAN Devices
To Add a SAN Device
Configuring Fabric Boot Devices on SPARC
Boot Considerations
Chapter??6 Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
What is NPIV?
Limitations of NPIV
Creating NPIV Ports
To Create an NPIV Port
To Delete an NPIV Port
To Report Status on NPIV Ports
Chapter??7 Configuring FCoE Ports
What is FCoE?
Limitations of FCoE
Configuring FCoE Ports
To Create an FCoE Port
To Delete an FCoE Port
To Report Status on FCoE Ports
Chapter??8 Configuring SAS Domains
SAS Multipathing Considerations
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
Configuring SAS Boot Devices
Chapter??9 Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
IPFC Considerations
Determining Fibre Channel Adapter Port Instances
To Determine Port Instances
To Plumb an IPFC Instance
Invoking and Configuring IPFC
To Start a Network Interface Manually
To Configure the Host for Automatic Plumbing Upon Reboot
Chapter??10 Sun Solaris Express Developer's Edition OS x86/x64 Fibre Channel Operating System Booting Procedure
Setup Requirements
Installation Overview
Installation Procedure
To Summarize the Procedure
To Perform a CD-ROM, DVD ROM, or Network-Based OS Installation
Post-Installation Patches for the Sun Solaris Express Developer's Edition OS
Chapter??11 Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
Persistent Binding Overview
Creating Tape Links
Configuration Steps
Appendix??A Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices
Manual Configuration
To Configure Manually
Fabric Device Node Configuration
Ensuring That LUN Level Information Is Visible
To Ensure LUN Level Information is Visible
To Detect Fabric Devices Visible on a Host
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
To Configure an Individual Device Without Multipathing
To Configure Multiple Devices Without Multipathing
Configuring Device Nodes With Solaris Multipathing Software Enabled
To Configure Individual Devices With Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager Software
To Configure Multiple Devices With Multipathing
Unconfiguring Fabric Devices
Unconfiguring a Fabric Device
To Unconfigure a Fabric Device
To Unconfigure All Fabric Devices on a Fabric-Connected Host Port
To Unconfigure a Fabric Device Associated With Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager Multipathing-Enabled Devices
To Unconfigure One Path to a Multipathing Device
To Unconfigure All Fabric-Connected Devices With Multipathing Enabled
Appendix??B Supported FC-HBA API
Supported Fibre Channel HBA API
Appendix??C Multipathing Troubleshooting
System Fails to Boot During stmsboot
To Recover From Single User Mode
System Crashes During stmsboot
To Recover from a System Crash
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