Dell PowerStore 5200T EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide - Page 5

Host Configuration for Linux, Fibre Channel Adapter Device Driver Maximum I/O Size

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Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system 53 Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the Windows Host 53 Creating a File System...53 Chapter 5: Host Configuration for Linux 54 Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide...54 Recommended Configuration Values Summary...54 Boot from SAN...55 Fibre Channel (FC) Configuration...56 Pre-Requisites...56 NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration...56 Pre-Requisites...56 Known Issues...56 NVMe/FC Configuration on Linux Hosts...57 Setting the Linux Host NVMe Qualified Name...57 iSCSI Configuration...58 Pre-Requisites...58 PowerStore Operating System 1.x Only - Single Subnet 58 PowerStore Operating System 2.x and Later - Multi Subnet 60 iSCSI Session Configuration...63 Updating iSCSI Configuration File...64 Multipathing Software Configuration...65 Pre-Requisites...65 Configuration with Device Mapper Multipathing for SCSI 65 Configuring with Device Mapper Multipathing for NVMe 67 Configuration with PowerPath...67 Configuring Oracle ASM...67 Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system 68 Presenting PowerStore Cluster Volumes to the Linux Host 68 Partition Alignment in Linux...68 Creating a File System...69 Mounting iSCSI File Systems...69 Chapter 6: Host Configuration for AIX 71 Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide...71 Recommended Configuration Values Summary...71 2 TB LUN Size Support...72 Boot from SAN...72 Fibre Channel Configuration...72 Pre-Requisites...72 Queue Depth...73 Fast I/O Failure for Fibre Channel Devices...73 Dynamic Tracking...74 Fibre Channel Adapter Device Driver Maximum I/O Size 74 Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation...75 Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation Requirements...75 Chapter 7: Host Configuration for Solaris 76 Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide...76 Contents 5

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Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system
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53
Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the Windows Host
....................................................................................
53
Creating a File System
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53
Chapter 5: Host Configuration for Linux
......................................................................................
54
Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide
......................................................................................................................
54
Recommended Configuration Values Summary
.........................................................................................................
54
Boot from SAN
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55
Fibre Channel (FC) Configuration
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56
Pre-Requisites
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56
NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration
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56
Pre-Requisites
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56
Known Issues
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56
NVMe/FC Configuration on Linux Hosts
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57
Setting the Linux Host NVMe Qualified Name
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57
iSCSI Configuration
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58
Pre-Requisites
..............................................................................................................................................................
58
PowerStore Operating System 1.x Only - Single Subnet
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58
PowerStore Operating System 2.x and Later - Multi Subnet
..........................................................................
60
iSCSI Session Configuration
.....................................................................................................................................
63
Updating iSCSI Configuration File
...........................................................................................................................
64
Multipathing Software Configuration
...........................................................................................................................
65
Pre-Requisites
..............................................................................................................................................................
65
Configuration with Device Mapper Multipathing for SCSI
................................................................................
65
Configuring with Device Mapper Multipathing for NVMe
.................................................................................
67
Configuration with PowerPath
.................................................................................................................................
67
Configuring Oracle ASM
............................................................................................................................................
67
Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system
....................................................................................
68
Presenting PowerStore Cluster Volumes to the Linux Host
.............................................................................
68
Partition Alignment in Linux
......................................................................................................................................
68
Creating a File System
...............................................................................................................................................
69
Mounting iSCSI File Systems
....................................................................................................................................
69
Chapter 6: Host Configuration for AIX
.........................................................................................
71
Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide
.......................................................................................................................
71
Recommended Configuration Values Summary
..........................................................................................................
71
2 TB LUN Size Support
....................................................................................................................................................
72
Boot from SAN
...................................................................................................................................................................
72
Fibre Channel Configuration
...........................................................................................................................................
72
Pre-Requisites
..............................................................................................................................................................
72
Queue Depth
.................................................................................................................................................................
73
Fast I/O Failure for Fibre Channel Devices
...........................................................................................................
73
Dynamic Tracking
........................................................................................................................................................
74
Fibre Channel Adapter Device Driver Maximum I/O Size
..................................................................................
74
Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation
......................................................................................................................................
75
Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation Requirements
.....................................................................................................
75
Chapter 7: Host Configuration for Solaris
....................................................................................
76
Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide
......................................................................................................................
76
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