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7 Host Configuration for Solaris This chapter contains the following topics: Topics: • Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide • Recommended Configuration Values Summary • Boot from SAN • Fibre Channel Configuration • Solaris Host Parameter Settings • Post configuration steps - using the PowerStore system Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide The topics in this chapter detail specific caveats and configuration parameters that must be present when configuring a Solaris host to access a PowerStore storage. These caveats and parameters should be applied with the configuration steps that are detailed on the E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide for Solaris (see the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator at https:// elabnavigator.dell.com). Recommended Configuration Values Summary The following table summarizes all used and recommended variables and their values when configuring hosts for Solaris Operating System. NOTE: Unless indicated otherwise, use the default parameters values. NOTE: Solaris OS can use two types of disk drivers to manage disk storage. The driver type depends on the platform architecture (x86 or SPARC) and the version of Solaris installed on the platform. All versions of Solaris x86 OS are using SD disk drivers to manage all disk storage. For SPARC platform versions prior to 11.4, release SSD driver type is used to manage all disk storage. To simplify configuration and disk storage management, as of SPARC platform version 11.4, both platforms are using SD driver. If the SPARC system is upgraded to Solaris 11.4 from one of the earlier versions, the system will continue to use SSD driver. All new installations of Solaris 11.4 will be configured to use SD driver for disk management. Make sure that you update the tuning settings in the correct disk driver configuration file. Validation Set the maximum I/O size to 1 MB: set maxphys = 0x100000 Config File /etc/system Impact Stability Configure ZFS space reclamation: set zfs:zfs_unmap_ignore_size=2 56 /etc/system Efficiency Severity Mandatory Recommended Refer to Section Updating ssd.conf configuration file Updating sd.conf configuration file Creating PowerStore System Configuration File 76 Host Configuration for Solaris

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Host Configuration for Solaris
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topics:
•
Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide
•
Recommended Configuration Values Summary
•
Boot from SAN
•
Fibre Channel Configuration
•
Solaris Host Parameter Settings
•
Post configuration steps - using the PowerStore system
Related E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide
The topics in this chapter detail specific caveats and configuration parameters that must be present when configuring a
Solaris host to access a PowerStore storage. These caveats and parameters should be applied with the configuration steps
that are detailed on the
E-Lab Host Connectivity Guide for Solaris
(see the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator at
https://
elabnavigator.dell.com
).
Recommended Configuration Values Summary
The following table summarizes all used and recommended variables and their values when configuring hosts for Solaris
Operating System.
NOTE:
Unless indicated otherwise, use the default parameters values.
NOTE:
Solaris OS can use two types of disk drivers to manage disk storage. The driver type depends on the platform
architecture (x86 or SPARC) and the version of Solaris installed on the platform.
All versions of Solaris x86 OS are using SD disk drivers to manage all disk storage.
For SPARC platform versions prior to 11.4, release SSD driver type is used to manage all disk storage.
To simplify configuration and disk storage management, as of SPARC platform version 11.4, both platforms are using SD
driver.
If the SPARC system is upgraded to Solaris 11.4 from one of the earlier versions, the system will continue to use SSD driver.
All new installations of Solaris 11.4 will be configured to use SD driver for disk management.
Make sure that you update the tuning settings in the correct disk driver configuration file.
Validation
Config File
Impact
Severity
Refer to Section
Set the maximum I/O size to 1 MB:
set maxphys = 0x100000
/etc/system
Stability
Mandatory
Updating ssd.conf
configuration file
Updating sd.conf
configuration file
Configure ZFS space reclamation:
set
zfs:zfs_unmap_ignore_size=2
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/etc/system
Efficiency
Recommended
Creating PowerStore
System Configuration File
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