C H A P T E R 7 - Installing Data Host Software

C H A P T E R 7

Installing Data Host Software

This chapter describes how to install data host software on Solaris hosts and other operating system host platforms. It contains the following sections:

Data Host Software Overview

Preparing for Installation

Installing Data Host Software for Solaris Hosts

Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

Data Host Software Overview

The Sun StorEdge 6130 array provides data path support for hosts running Solaris, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Red Hat Linux, HP-UX, NetWare, and SGI IRIX operating systems.

Note - See the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Release Notes for the operating system versions that are supported.

Preparing for Installation

Before installing the data host software, verify the following for each data host:

Operating system and version are supported as described in the release notes.

Host bus adapter (HBA) is installed and supported as described in the release notes.

HBA firmware is at the required level as described in the release notes (HBA drivers are distributed through Sun's Download Center).

Data hosts are cabled to the array as described in Connecting Data Hosts.

Note - See the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Release Notes for a list of supported operating systems, patches, and HBAs.

Installing Data Host Software for Solaris Hosts

The Solaris data host software is distributed on the Sun StorEdge 6130 Host Installation Software CD.

The Solaris data host software installs the following packages:

Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation software

Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment software

Starting the Installation

1. Log in to the Solaris OS as root.

2. Insert the Sun StorEdge 6130 Host Installation Software CD into a local drive.

3. Change to the /cdrom/cdrom0 directory:

cd /cdrom/cdrom0

4. Start the installation script by typing:

./install -n

The -n option specifies a non-interactive installation. After choosing the software you want to install, you will not be prompted to press Return during the installation.

Header information appears and then the following is displayed:

                      Host Software Installation

                     ------------------------------

This script installs software for your Sun StorEdge 6130

storage system.

Software components included in this distribution:

        - Sun StorEdge 6130 Data Host Software

        - Sun StorEdge 6130 Management Host Software

        - Sun StorEdge 6130 Remote Management Host Software

You may install any or all of these components on your system.

Sun StorEdge 6130 Remote Management Host Software is a subset of

Sun StorEdge 6130 Management Host Software. You will not be prompted whether to install the former if the latter is selected.

Do you want to continue? [y/n] :

5. Type y to continue the installation.

You are prompted to select the software package you want to install.

6. To install the data host, type y, n, and then n as follows:

Do you want to install ....

        Sun StorEdge 6130 Data Host Software [y/n] : y

        Sun StorEdge 6130 Management Host Software [y/n] : n

        Sun StorEdge 6130 Remote Management Host Software [y/n] : n

7. At the following prompt, type y to confirm the software you selected:

You have chosen to install the following components:

        Sun StorEdge 6130 Data Host Software

Is this correct? [y/n] : y

When the installation is complete, a confirmation of the packages you installed is displayed.

If Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation patches were applied during the installation, you will be asked to reboot the host.

The date and time that the installation finished and the name of the file containing the installation log are also displayed, as shown in the following example:

Finished at: Tue Aug 24 17:58:31 PDT 2004

Note: A log of this procedure has been saved to

/var/sadm/install/se6130/6130_Host_SW_install.log

Enabling Multipathing Software

Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation software includes the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager multipathing software:

1. Open the /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf file with a text editor.

2. Set mpxio-disable=no in the file.

3. Reboot the host:

reboot -- -r

Configuring the Data Host Agents

After installing the data host software, enter the following command to configure the Sun Storage Automated Diagnostic software agent on the data host and synchronize it with the master agent on the management host.

The management host software must be installed and the IP address defined before entering this command on the data host:

/opt/SUNWstade/bin/ras_install

Note - Only use the ras_install command on data hosts, never on the management host that contains the management software with the master agent.

The ras_install script displays. Enter the following options:

S for the slave agent

IP address of management host

C to start the Agent cron

The following is the output from a sample ras_install script:

+----------------------------------+

| Installing the Package and Crons |

+----------------------------------+

? Are you installing a Master or a Slave Agent? (Enter M=master,S=slave, E=Empty Master) [M/S/E]: (default=M) S

The address of the master must already be defined before a slave

can be installed.

If the master has not been installed yet, abort this install and

go install this package on the host that was selected to be the master.

? Enter the IP Name/Address of the Master Host Agent 10.x.xx.xxx

- Testing communication with host '10.xx.xx.xxx' ..

- Communication successful.

- Starting the Storage A.D.E service (rasserv):

/opt/SUNWstade/rasserv/bin/apachectl startssl: ./rasserv started

- Setting up crons:

? Do you want to C=start or P=stop the Agent cron [C/P] : (default=C) C

- cron installed.

- Testing access to rasserv (this test will timeout after 4 tries of 10 secs):

- ping '10.x.xx.xxx' succeeded!

- 1/4 attempting to contact agent service...

- Contacted agent with hostid=xxcffxxx.

+-------------------------------+

| SUNWstade installed properly |

+-------------------------------+

- Sending monitored device-list to agent at 10.x.xx.xxx

-- diag-xxxx.Central.Sun.xxx already there

OK

Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

The data host software for Red Hat Linux, HP-UX, AIX, NetWare, and SGI hosts is available from the Sun Download Center (SDLC).

See the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Release Notes for a list of supported operating systems, patches, and HBAs.

Downloading the Software

1. To download the latest version of the software, go to:

http://wwws.sun.com/software/download/sys_admin.html

2. Select the link for the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Host Installation software and click Download.

3. Log in using your SDLC user name and password.

If you have not already registered, click Register Now.

4. Read and accept the license agreement.

5. Select the link for the data host platform that you want to install.

6. Save the install package to a temporary directory.

7. Uncompress and untar the install package.

8. When the download is finished, log out of the SDLC.

Installing the Software

A readme file is provided as part of the installation package.

1. To install the software, refer to the readme file for platform-specific instructions.

2. For any post-installation instructions, refer to the Sun StorEdge 6130 Array Release Notes.