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Sun StorEdge 2 Gb FC PCI Dual Channel Network Adapter Installation Guide

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Contents

Preface

Declaration of Conformity

Safety Agency Compliance Statements

Regulatory Compliance Statements

1. Installation

Software Requirements

Device Drivers

Tools and Equipment Needed

Preparing for Installation

Sun Enterprise Systems

Preparing for a Sun StorEdge A5x00 Installation

Installing the Host Adapter

Testing the Installation

SunVTS

Testing Procedure

A. Specifications

PCI Card

Fibre Channel Interface Specifications

Performance Specifications

Power Requirements

Physical Dimensions

Regulatory Compliance

PCI Edge Connector Pin Definitions: 32-Bit Cards

PCI Edge Connector Pin Definitions: 64-Bit Cards

B. Booting From the Network Adapter

The Net Install Method

Overview For the Net Install Method

To Set Up the Boot/Install Server

To Modify the Boot Image

To Set Up the Client

The Dump and Restore Method

Overview Of the Dump and Restore Method

Partitioning the New Boot Disk the Same As the Temporary Boot Disk

To Prepare To Partition the New Disk

To Record the Partition Layout

To Change To the New Boot Disk

To Specify Slices On the New Boot Disk

To Label the New Boot Disk

To Create File Systems on the New Boot Disk

To Create the New Boot Files

To Copy the Boot Block and Root File System Contents To the New Boot Disk

To Update the vfstab File

To Copy the Contents of Non-root File Systems onto the New Boot Disk

To Specify the New Boot Disk as the Boot Device.