This section provides a high level overview of the tasks that you should perform to configure the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software.
The following table lists the configuration tasks, description about each task and the reference information where you can find the procedures to perform each task.
Table 2–1 Tasks to Configure Solaris OS FC and Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager Software
Configuration Task |
Task Description |
Reference Information |
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Enable Multipathing |
Multipathing capability is provided by the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software in the Solaris 10 OS. This software enables multipathing:
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The steps for enabling multipathing are outlined in Chapter 4, Configuring Multipathing Software. |
Configure Fibre Channel Devices |
In the Solaris 10 OS, FCAL, fabric, and point-to-point connected devices are made available to the host. This feature differs from previous versions of the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software running on the Solaris 8 or 9 OS. In those versions, manual configuration steps were required to achieve fabric-connected device availability on the Solaris host. | |
Set up FC Boot Device |
The Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager software enables a Solaris server to boot from a fabric device. | |
Configure IPFC SAN devices |
You can configure host recognition of IPFC devices and implementation of IP over FC in a SAN. Configuration of IPFC depends on the instance of the Fabric Port (FP) driver for the FC adapter ports. | |
Configure SAS Devices |
In the Solaris 10 Update 5 OS, multipathing of SAS devices is supported. |