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Managing SAN Devices and I/O Multipathing in Oracle
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Chapter 1 About Oracle Solaris Storage Stack
I/O Communication Between Oracle Solaris Storage Stack Components
Chapter 2 About Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing Features and Benefits
Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
Benefits of Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
Disk Storage Devices and Device Standards
Chapter 3 Configuring Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
Displaying Multipathing Information
Displaying Logical Unit Information
Displaying All LUs Associated With a Specific Target Port
Displaying Properties of a Specific Initiator Port
Displaying the List of Supported Devices
I/O Latency Distribution
Failover of a Logical Unit
How to Failover a Logical Unit
Disabling and Enabling a Logical Unit Path
Disabling a Logical Unit Path
Enabling a Logical Unit Path
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
Third-Party Device Configuration Considerations
How to Add Third-Party Devices
Configuring Multipathing on Tape Drives
How to Configure Multipathing on Tape Drives
Configuring Multipathing on a Port Basis
Port Configuration Considerations
How to Configure Multipathing on a Port
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
How to Disable Multipathing
How to Enable Multipathing
How to Disable Multipathing for a Specific Device
Configuring Automatic Failback
How to Configure Automatic Failback
Configuring Automatic Failback for Multipathing Support
How to Configure Automatic Failback for Specific Multipathing Support
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
How to Change the Load Balancing Policy
Chapter 4 Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
Fibre Channel Features
Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
Displaying Fibre Channel Devices
Removing Fibre Channel Devices
How to Remove a Fibre Channel Device
How to Remove an Fibre Channel Target Port
Booting Oracle Solaris From Fibre Channel Devices
Configuring Fibre Channel Boot Devices on the SPARC Platform
Configuring Fibre Channel Boot Devices on an x86 Platform
How to Perform OS Installation on FC Devices on an x86 Platform
Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel Ports
Limitations of NPIV
Managing NPIV Ports
How to Create an NPIV Port
How to Display NPIV Port Status
How to Delete an NPIV Port
Configuring FCoE Ports
Configuring Converged Network Adapter Based FCoE Ports
Benefits of CNAs
Installing and Configuring CNA-Based FCoE Ports
Configuring Software FCoE Ports
Limitations of FCoE
Managing FCoE Ports
Forcing an FCoE Port Reinitialization
Configuring Oracle Solaris to Work With CEE-DCBX FCoE Switches
Using Priority-Based Flow Control Capable Ethernet Adapters
How to Connect to CEE-DCBX FCoE Switch by Using Priority-Based Flow Control
Using Converged Network Adapters
Using a Non CEE-DCBX FCoE Switch
How to Configure the LLDP Daemon
Verifying and Configuring an FCoE Switch
How to Change the Configured Port
Configuring FCoE Hardware Offload
Configuring IPFC SAN Devices
IPFC Considerations
Determining Fibre Channel Adapter Port Instances
Determining the HBA Port WWN From a Remote WWN
Determining the Controller Number from an HBA Port WWN
Determining the Physical Device Path From the Controller Number
Determining the HBA Port Instance Number From a Physical Device Path
Configuring IPFC Instances
How to Configure an IPFC Instance
Chapter 5 Configuring an Oracle Solaris iSCSI Initiator
About iSCSI in Oracle Solaris
Benefits of iSCSI Devices
Limitations of iSCSI Devices
iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
Best Practices for Configuring iSCSI
Configuring an iSCSI Initiator
Target Discovery Methods
Administering sendtargets Discovery Method
How to Configure sendtargets Discovery Method
Administering Internet Storage Name Service Target Discovery Method
How to Configure Internet Storage Name Service Target Discovery Method
Administering Static Configuration Discovery Method
How to Configure an iSCSI Initiator With Static Configuration
Enabling Multiple iSCSI Sessions for a Single Target
How to Enable Multiple iSCSI Sessions per Target
Displaying iSCSI Configuration
Accessing iSCSI Disks
Removing Discovered Target Devices
Configuring Authentication in an iSCSI-Based Storage Network
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for an iSCSI Initiator
Using a Third-Party RADIUS Server to Simplify CHAP Management in an iSCSI Configuration
How to Configure a RADIUS Server for an iSCSI Initiator
Tuning iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
How to Modify an iSCSI Initiator Node and Target Parameters
Tuning Other iSCSI Parameters
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
Troubleshooting Oracle Solaris iSCSI and RADIUS Server Issues
No Connections to the iSCSI Target From the Local System
iSCSI Device or Disk Is Not Available on the Local System
Use LUN Masking When Using the iSNS Discovery Method
General iSCSI Error Messages
Chapter 6 Configuring SAS Devices
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
Displaying SAS Configuration Information
Chapter 7 Persistent Binding for Tape Devices
About Persistent Binding
Creating Tape Links
How to Create Tape Device Links
Appendix A Manual Configuration for Fibre Channel Devices
Checking the Health of FC Devices
Manually Configuring FC Devices
How to Manually Configure an FC Device
Configuring Fabric Device Nodes
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris 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 Multipathing Enabled
How to Configure Individual Multipathed FC Devices
How to Configure Multiple Multipathed FC Devices
Unconfiguring Fabric Devices
How to Manually Unconfigure an FC Device
How to Unconfigure All FC Devices on an FC Host Port
Appendix B Troubleshooting Multipathing 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 C 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
Appendix D Supported HBAs in FC or FCoE Mode
Supported HBAs in FC or FCoE Mode
Index
Index Numbers and Symbols
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index I
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index P
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index W
Language:
English
Index
Numbers and Symbols
24-bit FC addressing devices
Configuring Fabric Device Nodes
A
accessing
iSCSI disks
Accessing iSCSI Disks
Ap_Id
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
automatic failback
configuring
Configuring Automatic Failback
B
Bit-Masking Format
Version1 format
Bit-Masking Format to Tune Disk Drivers
C
cfgadm
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
-l
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
cfgadm -al -o show_SCSI_LUN
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
cfgadm command
How to Manually Configure an FC Device Without Multipathing
-c option
How to Manually Configure an FC Device Without Multipathing
-l option
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
cfgadm
command
cfgadm -c unconfigure
How to Remove an Fibre Channel Target Port
cfgadm configure
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
cfgadm_fp
Configuring Device Nodes With Multipathing Enabled
configure
fabric-connected devices
Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
FC devices
Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
multipathing feature
Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
Configuring Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
third-party devices
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
configuring
automatic failback
Configuring Automatic Failback
device
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
fabric devices
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
FCoE
Managing FCoE Ports
manual
Manually Configuring FC Devices
multipathing
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
considerations
multipathing
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
per-port configuration
Configuring Multipathing on a Port Basis
third-party device configuration
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
D
device
configuration
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
device management
Disk Storage Devices and Device Standards
disabling
LU path
Disabling and Enabling a Logical Unit Path
multipathing
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
discovery
dynamic
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
SAS devices
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
displaying
multipathing information
Displaying Multipathing Information
specific target port
Displaying All LUs Associated With a Specific Target Port
E
enabling
LU path
Disabling and Enabling a Logical Unit Path
multipathing
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
static discovery method
Administering Static Configuration Discovery Method
error messages
iSCSI
General iSCSI Error Messages
F
fabric device configuration
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
fabric-connected host ports
How to Configure Individual Multipathed FC Devices
How to Detect Visible Fabric Devices on an Oracle Solaris System
fc-fabric
How to Configure Individual Multipathed FC Devices
FCoE
configuring ports
Managing FCoE Ports
creating ports
Creating an FCoE Port
deleting ports
Deleting an FCoE Port
limitations
Limitations of FCoE
reporting status on ports
Displaying FCoE Port Status
Fibre Channel
listing LUN level information
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
I
I/O Multipathing
load balancing
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
initiator ports
displaying properties
Displaying Properties of a Specific Initiator Port
iSCSI
accessing iSCSI disks
Accessing iSCSI Disks
general iSCSI error messages
General iSCSI Error Messages
modifying iSCSI initiator and target parameters
How to Modify an iSCSI Initiator Node and Target Parameters
removing discovered iSCSI targets (how to)
Removing Discovered Target Devices
troubleshooting iSCSI configuration problems (how to)
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
iscsiadm modify
command
enabling CHAP (example of)
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for an iSCSI Initiator
enabling or disabling sendtarget discovery method
Administering sendtargets Discovery Method
enabling or disabling static or dynamic targets (example of)
Removing Discovered Target Devices
iscsiadm remove
command
removing static or dynamic targets (example of)
Removing Discovered Target Devices
L
limitations
FCoE
Limitations of FCoE
load balancing policy
logical block
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
none
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
round-robin
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
load-balancing
policies
Configuring Load Balancing Policy for Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
LUN
SCSI devices
How to Configure Multiple Multipathed FC Devices
M
modifying
iSCSI initiator and target parameters
How to Modify an iSCSI Initiator Node and Target Parameters
modinfo
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
mpathadm commands
initiator ports
properties
Displaying Properties of a Specific Initiator Port
mpt driver
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
Multipath Management API plug-in
library
Displaying Multipathing Information
properties
Displaying Multipathing Information
multipathing
configuring automatic failback
Configuring Automatic Failback
configuring device nodes
Configuring Device Nodes With Multipathing Enabled
configuring third-party storage devices
Configuring Third-Party Storage Devices
disabled, device node configuration
Configuring Device Nodes Without Multipathing Enabled
disabled, multiple device configuration
How to Configure Multiple FC Devices Without Multipathing
enabling and disabling
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
fabric device node configuration
Configuring Fabric Device Nodes
features
Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing Features
manual configuration
Manually Configuring FC Devices
troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Multipathing Problems
multipathing information
display
Displaying Multipathing Information
multipathing, enabling and disabling
Disabling and Enabling Oracle Solaris I/O Multipathing
N
Name:Value Format
JSON-text format
Name:Value Pair Format to Tune Disk Drivers
P
per-port configuration
considerations
Configuring Multipathing on a Port Basis
enabling and disabling multipathing
Configuring Multipathing on a Port Basis
persistent binding of tape devices
About Persistent Binding
physical device
How to Manually Configure an FC Device Without Multipathing
R
removing
discovered iSCSI targets (how to)
Removing Discovered Target Devices
S
SAS devices
configuration
Displaying SAS Configuration Information
dynamic discovery
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
sasinfo
configuration information
Displaying SAS Configuration Information
sd driver
Dynamic Discovery of SAS Devices
show_SCSI_LUN
How to Configure Multiple Multipathed FC Devices
How to Manually Configure an FC Device Without Multipathing
ssd driver
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
st driver
How to Ensure That LUN Level Information Is Visible
stmsboot command
system crashes
How to Recover From a System Crash
Supported HBAs
Supported HBAs in FC or FCoE Mode
T
tape device persistent binding
About Persistent Binding
tape I/O
multipathing
Configuring Multipathing on Tape Drives
Target Discovery Method
iSNS
Target Discovery Methods
sendtargets
Target Discovery Methods
Static
Target Discovery Methods
troubleshooting
iSCSI configuration problems (how to)
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
multipathing
Troubleshooting Multipathing Problems
W
working with CEE-DCBX
FCoE Switch
Configuring Oracle Solaris to Work With CEE-DCBX FCoE Switches
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