The Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.1 with StorageTek Fibre Channel RAID Arrays Manual for Solaris OS provides procedures that are specific to StorageTekTM FC RAID arrays that are placed in a SunTM Cluster environment.
Arrays discussed in this volume include:
StorageTek 6140 arrays
StorageTek 6450 arrays
Use this manual with any version of Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 software on SPARC® based clusters and on any supported version of Sun Cluster 3.1 software on x86 based clusters. Unless otherwise noted, procedures are the same for all supported Sun Cluster 3.0 or 3.1 versions. See the Revision History for a list of changes to this manual.
In this document, the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32-bit family of microprocessor chips and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD.
Sun Cluster software runs on two platforms, SPARC and x86. The information in this document pertains to both platforms unless otherwise specified in a special chapter, section, note, bulleted item, figure, table, or example.
This book assumes that you are performing one or more of the following tasks:
You want to replace an array component to prevent a failure.
You want to replace an array component because you have an existing failure.
You want to add (to an established cluster) or install (to a new cluster) a storage array.
This book is for Sun representatives who are performing the initial installation of a Sun Cluster configuration and for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the system.
This document is intended for experienced system administrators with extensive knowledge of Sun software and hardware. Do not use this document as a planning or presales guide. You should have already determined your system requirements and purchased the appropriate equipment and software before reading this document.
This book contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1, Restrictions and Requirements lists limitations of your use of StorageTek storage arrays in a Sun Cluster environment.
Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring a StorageTek Array discusses how to install StorageTek storage arrays and how to configure logical units on them.
Chapter 3, Maintaining a StorageTek Array describes how to maintain StorageTek storage arrays in a running cluster.
The following table lists the information that has been revised or added since the initial release of this documentation. The table also lists the revision date for these changes.
Table P–1 Sun Cluster 3.0 - 3.1 with StorageTek Fibre Channel RAID Arrays Manual for Solaris OS
Revision Date |
New Information |
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|
No Revisions. |
The following books provide conceptual information or procedures to administer hardware and applications. If you plan to use this documentation in a hardcopy format, ensure that you have these books available for your reference.
The following Sun Cluster books support the Sun Cluster 3.1, 2004, and 2005 releases. If you are maintaining a different version of Sun Cluster software, refer to the appropriate documentation. All Sun Cluster documentation is available at http://docs.sun.com.
Documentation that is not available at http://docs.sun.com is listed with the appropriate URL.
For the StorageTek 6140 array, refer to the online product documentation. For the StorageTek 6540 array, the documents listed in the following table are available on docs.sun.com.
Table P–2 StorageTek 6540 Array Documentation
Title |
Part Number |
---|---|
StorageTek 6540 Array Site Preparation Guide |
819-5046 |
StorageTek 6540 Array Hardware Installation Guide |
819-5051 |
StorageTek 6540 Array Release Notes |
819-6521 |
StorageTek 6540 Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance |
819-6520 |
StorageTek 6540 Array Hardware Installation Guide |
819-6461 |
Table P–3 Sun Cluster Documentation
Application |
Title |
---|---|
Concepts | |
Overview | |
Hardware administration |
Sun Cluster 3.0-3.1 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS Individual hardware administration guides |
Software installation | |
Data service administration |
Sun Cluster Data Services Planning and Administration Guide for Solaris OS Individual data service guides |
Data service development | |
System administration | |
Error messages | |
Command and function reference | |
Release Notes |
This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or upgrade a Sun Cluster configuration. This document might not contain complete information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.
See one or more of the following sources for this information:
Online documentation for the SolarisTM Operating System (Solaris OS)
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris Operating System man pages
If you have problems installing or using Sun Cluster, contact your service provider and provide the following information.
Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model number and serial number of your systems
The release number of the operating environment (for example, Solaris 9)
The release number of Sun Cluster (for example, Sun Cluster 3.1 8/05)
Use the following commands to gather information about your system for your service provider.
Command |
Function |
---|---|
prtconf -v |
Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices |
psrinfo -v |
Displays information about processors |
showrev -p |
Reports which patches are installed |
prtdiag -v |
Displays system diagnostic information |
/usr/cluster/bin/scinstall -pv |
Displays Sun Cluster release and package version information |
Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file.
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–4 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–5 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |
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