Preface

The Sun StorEdge 6920 System Getting Started Guide provides procedures for installing the Sun StorEdge trademark 6920 system. This guide describes how to complete the initial setup of the system, power the system on and off, and connect the system to the data hosts on the storage area network (SAN) and to the management console on the local area network (LAN).

Before You Read This Book

Before you begin to install the Sun StorEdge 6920 system, you must prepare the installation site as described in these books:

Sun StorEdge 6920 System Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an introduction to the Sun StorEdge 6920 system.

Chapter 2 describes pre-installation planning, safety, installation of the system cabinet, and system startup.

Chapter 3 describes the steps you must take to establish an initial connection to the system, run the setup utility, log in to the system, navigate the system, and use the wizards to configure storage on the system.

Chapter 4 explains how to cable data hosts to the system and how to install the required software. It also explains how to install remote management software and the remote scripting command-line interface (CLI).

Chapter 5 introduces you to Sun StorEdge 6920 system configuration concepts.

Chapter 6 provides instructions and guidelines for connecting external storage devices to the Sun StorEdge 6920 system.

Appendix A provides information about the Sun StorEdge Remote Response service.

Appendix B explains how to enable remote power management for the system.

Appendix C provides information about the expansion cabinet ship kit and the serial console interface.

Appendix D contains possible problems that you could encounter during the installation of the system and recommended actions you can take to correct a problem.

Appendix E has a worksheet that you can use to collect the information you will need during the system installation.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Sun StorEdge 6920 System Documentation

The following is a list of documents related to the Sun StorEdge 6920 system. For any document number with nn as a suffix, use the most current document.

Subject	Title	Part Number
Unpacking instructions attached to the shipping container	Unpacking Guide	816-6385-nn
Data services license information	Sun StorEdge Storage Pool Manager Software for Non-Sun Systems, Version 1.0, Right to Use License	819-2404-nn
	Sun StorEdge Data Mirroring Software, Version 1.0, Right to Use License	819-2335-nn
	Sun StorEdge Data Replicator-Synchronous Software, Version 1.0, Right to Use License	819-2336-nn
	Sun StorEdge Data Replicator-Asynchronous Software, Version 1.0, Right to Use License	819-2337-nn
System planning information	Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide	819-0118-nn
System regulatory and safety information	Sun StorEdge 6920 System Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual	819-0119-nn
Late-breaking information not included in the information set	Sun StorEdge 6920 System Release Notes	819-0120-nn

System overview information, as well as information on system configuration, maintenance, and basic troubleshooting, is covered in the online help included with the software. In addition, the sscs(1M) man page provides information about the commands used to manage storage using the command-line interface (CLI).

Related Documentation

The following documents provide detailed information, if needed, about related system components.

Product	Title	Part Number
Best practices	Best Practices for Sun StorEdge 6920 System (Version 3.0.0)	819-0122-nn
Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment Enterprise Edition	Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment Enterprise Edition Release Notes Version 2.4	819-0432-nn
SAN Foundation software	Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation 4.4 Configuration Guide	817-3672-nn
Traffic Manager software	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software Release Notes For HP-UX, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux	817-6275-nn
	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software User's Guide For IBM AIX, HP-UX, Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux	817-6270-nn
	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software Installation Guide For Red Hat Enterprise Linux	817-6271-nn
	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software Installation Guide For Microsoft Windows 2000 and 2003	817-6272-nn
	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software Installation Guide For IBM AIX	817-6273-nn
	Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4.4 Software Installation Guide For HP-UX 11.0 and 11i	817-6274-nn
Sun StorEdge network Fibre Channel switch-8 and switch-16	Sun StorEdge Network 2Gb FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 FRU Installation	817-0064-nn
	Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Release Notes	817-0770-nn
	Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb FC Switch-64 Release Notes	817-0977-nn
Sun StorEdge Brocade switch documentation	Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb Brocade SilkWorm 3200, 3800, and 12000 Switch 3.1/4.1 Firmware Guide to Documentation	817-0062-nn
Sun StorEdge McData switch documentation	Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb McDATA Intrepid 6064 Director Guide to Documentation, Including Firmware 5.01.00	817-0063-nn
Expansion cabinet	Sun StorEdge Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual	805-3067-nn
Storage Service Processor	Sun Fire V210 and V240 Server Administration Guide	816-4826-nn
Solaris Operating System	Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals	816-4468-nn

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

For Sun StorEdge 6920 system documentation, go to:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/Network_Storage_Solutions/Midrange/6920/index.html

Table listing other documents that are related to this book or product.

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

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http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

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