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EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
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5 Server
Set HBA driver
parameters
❑
Make sure the HBA driver
parameters are set to the values
required for CLARiiON and
PowerPath.
CAUTION Using improper
settings can cause erratic failover
behavior, such as greatly
increased I/O delays.
❑
Make sure the HBA driver
parameters are set to the values
required for CLARiiON and
PowerPath.
CAUTION Using improper settings
can cause erratic failover behavior,
such as greatly increased I/O
delays.
Host connectivity guide
and HBA
documentation (see
URL on page 4-4)
6Storage System
Update software
❑
If currently installed
storage-system software is not at
the required minimum revision
(see page 4-3), update it.
CAUTION During the software
update, hosts connected to the
storage system will lose access
to data if they do not have failover
software or if all paths to an SP
are down.
❑
If currently installed
storage-system software is not at
the required minimum revision (see
page 4-3), update it.
CAUTION During the software
update, hosts connected to the
storage system will lose access to
data if they do not have failover
software or if all paths to an SP are
down.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
For an FC4500 storage system, go to
step 8.
For an FC4500 storage system, go to
step 8.
7
CX200, CX300,
CX400, CX500,
CX600, CX700,
or FC4700-Series
Storage System
Set properties for
PowerPath
For new HBAs
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
command to determine the
default storage-system type:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
where
hostname
is the IP
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
If the default storage-system
system type is
not
3 (CLARiiON
Open), use the following
Navisphere CLI command to set
it to 3:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
-config 3
CAUTION The above command
reboots both SPs at the same
time.
For any HBAs
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
command to determine the default
storage-system type:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
where
hostname
is the IP address
or network name of an SP in the
storage system.
If the default storage-system
system type is
not
3 (CLARiiON
Open), use the following
Navisphere CLI command to set it
to 3:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
-config 3
CAUTION The above command
reboots both SPs at the same time.
Navisphere CLI
reference
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