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Sun StorEdge Enterprise 2 Gb FC Single and Dual Port Host Bus Adapter Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

Installing, Connecting, and Testing the Host Bus Adapter

System Requirements

Installing the HBA

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Packaging Contents

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Install the HBA Hardware

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Attach the Optical Cable

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Apply Power

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify Proper Installation in SPARC Platforms

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify Attached Storage to the Installed HBA

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify Proper Installation in BIOS Based Systems

Installing the HBA Driver

Sun Solaris Operating Systems for SPARC Platforms

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the Packages and Patches for Solaris 8 and Solaris 9

install_it Script Installation

Manual Installation

Packages

Patches

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download the Packages and Patches for the Solaris 10 Operating System

Sun Solaris 10 Operating System for Sun Sparc Platforms

Packages

Patches

Sun Solaris 10 Operating System for x64/x86 Platforms

Known Issues

Diagnostic Support

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4, and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 and 9

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download and Install the SuSE and Red Hat HBA Driver and Utilities

Diagnostic Support

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation

Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 Systems

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Download and Install the Windows HBA Driver Kit

Diagnostic Support

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Verify the Installation

Booting through the Host Bus Adapter for a Solaris Operating System

Net Install Patching Method

Overview of the Net Install Method

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the Boot/Install Server

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Modify the Boot Image

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Set Up the Client

Dump and Restore Method

Overview of the Dump and Restore Method

Partitioning the New Boot Disk the Same As the Active Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Prepare to Partition the New Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Record the Partition Layout

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change to the New Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify Slices on the New Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Label the New Boot Disk

To Create File Systems on the New Boot Disk

To Create the New Boot Files

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy the Boot Block and Root File System Contents to the New Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Update the vfstab File

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Copy the Contents of Nonroot File Systems onto the New Boot Disk

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Specify the New Boot Disk as the Boot Device

Creating a Linux Boot Disk

Creating a Windows Boot Disk

A. Declaration of Conformity, Regulatory Compliance, and Safety Statements

Declaration of Conformity

Regulatory Compliance Statements

Safety Agency Compliance Statements