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Managing SAN Devices and Multipathing in Oracle
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Solaris 11.2
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Chapter 1 Solaris I/O Multipathing Overview
Overview of Solaris I/O Multipathing
Fibre Channel Software Features
iSCSI Software Features
SAS Software Features
Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
Supported Device Standards
FC Device Configuration Overview
Configuring FC Devices With Multipathing Considerations
Chapter 2 Configuring Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
Configuring Multipathing I/O Features
Multipathing Considerations
Enabling and Disabling Multipathing
How to Enable Multipathing
How to Disable Multipathing
How to Determine if Multipathing is Enabled or Disabled
Enabling or Disabling Multipathing on a Per-Port Basis
Port Configuration Considerations
How to Configure Multipathing by Port
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
Third-Party Device Configuration Considerations
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices: New Devices
How to Configure Third-Party Devices
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices: Disabling Devices
How to Disable Third-Party Devices
Displaying Device Name Changes
Configuring Automatic Failback
How to Configure Automatic Failback
Administering Solaris I/O Multipathing
Displaying Multipathing Support Information
How to Display Multipathing Support Information
How to Display Properties of a Specific Initiator Port
How to Display Specific LU Information
How to Display All LUs Associated With a Specific Target Port
How to Display a LU With a Specific Name
Configuring Automatic Failback for Multipathing Support
How to Configure Automatic Failback for Specific Multipathing Support
How to Fail Over a LU
How to Enable a LU Path
How to Disable a LU Path
Chapter 3 Configuring Fabric-Connected Devices
FC Device Considerations
Adding FC Devices
How to Add a FC Device
Configuring Fabric Boot Devices on SPARC
Fabric Boot Device Considerations
Chapter 4 Configuring Solaris iSCSI Initiators
Oracle Solaris iSCSI Technology (Overview)
Identifying Oracle Solaris iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
Configuring iSCSI Initiators Tasks
iSCSI Terminology
Recommended iSCSI Configuration Practices
Configuring Dynamic or Static Target Discovery
How to Configure an iSCSI Initiator
How to Access iSCSI Disks
How to Remove Discovered Target Devices
Configuring Authentication in Your iSCSI-Based Storage Network
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Initiator
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Target
Using a Third-Party RADIUS Server to Simplify CHAP Management in Your iSCSI Configuration
How to Configure a RADIUS Server for Your iSCSI Target
How to Configure a RADIUS Server for Your iSCSI Initiator
Oracle Solaris iSCSI and RADIUS Server Error Messages
Setting Up iSCSI Multipathed Devices in Oracle Solaris
How to Enable Multiple iSCSI Sessions for a Target
Monitoring Your iSCSI Configuration
How to Display iSCSI Configuration Information
Modifying iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
Tuning iSCSI Parameters
How to Tune iSCSI Parameters
How to Modify iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
No Connections to the iSCSI Target From the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Connection Problems
iSCSI Device or Disk Is Not Available on the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Device or Disk Unavailability
Use LUN Masking When Using the iSNS Discovery Method
General iSCSI Error Messages
Chapter 5 Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
What Is NPIV?
Limitations of NPIV
Working With NPIV Ports
How to Create an NPIV Port
How to Delete an NPIV Port
How to Display NPIV Port Status
Chapter 6 Configuring FCoE Ports
What Is FCoE?
Limitations of FCoE
Configuring FCoE Ports
How to Create an FCoE Port
How to Delete an FCoE Port
How to Display FCoE Port Status
How to Force an FCoE Port Reinitialization
Configuring FCoE Hardware Offload
Chapter 7 Configuring SAS Domains
SAS Multipathing Considerations
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
Configuring SAS Boot Devices
Chapter 8 Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
IPFC Considerations
Determining Fibre Channel Adapter Port Instances
How to Determine Port Instances
How to Create an IPFC Instance
Invoking and Configuring IPFC
How to Start a Network Interface Manually
How to Configure the Host for Automatic Network Configuration
Chapter 9 Booting the Oracle Solaris OS From Fibre Channel Devices on x86 Based Systems
Oracle Solaris OS Setup Requirements
Oracle Solaris OS Installation Overview
Oracle Solaris OS Installation Procedure
How to Install the Oracle Solaris OS
How to Perform a DVD or Network-Based OS Installation
Chapter 10 Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
Persistent Binding Overview
Creating Tape Links
How to Create Tape Device Links
Appendix A Manual Configuration for Fabric-Connected Devices
Manually Configuring FC Devices
How to Manually Configure a FC Device
Configuring Fabric Device Nodes
Ensuring That LUN Level Information Is Visible
How to Ensure LUN Level Information is Visible
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on a System
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
How to Manually Configure an FC Device Without Multipathing
How to Configure Multiple FC Devices Without Multipathing
Configuring Device Nodes With Solaris Multipathing Enabled
How to Configure Individual Multipathed FC Devices
How to Configure Multiple Multipathed FC Devices
Unconfiguring Fabric Devices
Unconfiguring a Fabric Device
How to Manually Unconfigure a FC Device
How to Unconfigure All FC Devices on a FC Host Port
How to Unconfigure a Multipathed FC Device
How to Unconfigure One Path to a Multipathed FC Device
How to Unconfigure All Multipathed FC Devices
Appendix B Supported FC-HBA API
Supported Fibre Channel HBA API
Appendix C Troubleshooting Multipathing-Related Problems
System Fails to Boot or Crashes During stmsboot
How to Recover Boot Failure in Single User Mode
How to Recover from a System Crash
Appendix D Tuning Disk Target Driver Properties
Tunable Parameters for Disk Drivers
Name:Value Pair Format to Tune Disk Drivers
Bit-Masking Format to Tune Disk Drivers
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