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Validation Config File Maximum I/O size for ssd driver for Solaris 10, 11-11.3 (SPARC) ssd.conf ssd_max_xfer_size=0x100000; Impact Stability Maximum I/O size for sd driver for Solaris 11.4 (SPARC) 11.x (x86) sd_max_xfer_size=0x100000; sd.conf Stability Soaris ssd driver tuning for Solaris 10, 11-11.3 (SPARC) ssd-config-list = "DellEMC PowerStore","throttlemax:64, physical-blocksize:4096, disksort:false, cache-nonvolatile:true"; ssd.conf Stability Soaris sd driver tuning for Solaris 11.4 (SPARC) 11.x (x86) sd-config-list = "DellEMC PowerStore","throttlemax:64, physical-blocksize:4096, disksort:false, cache-nonvolatile:true"; sd.conf Stability Solaris MPxIO multi-path driver tuning scsi_vhci.conf load-balance="round-robin"; auto-failback="enable"; Stability Solaris MPxIO multi-path driver tuning scsi_vhci.conf scsi-vhci-update-pathstateon-reset = "DellEMC PowerStore", "yes"; Stability Severity Mandatory Refer to Section Updating ssd.conf configuration file Mandatory Updating sd.conf configuration file Recommended Updating ssd.conf configuration file Recommended Updating sd.conf configuration file Mandatory Mandatory Updating scsi_vhci.conf configuration file Updating scsi_vhci.conf configuration file Fibre Channel Configuration This section describes the recommended configuration to apply when attaching a host to thePowerStore cluster using host Fibre Channel HBAs. NOTE: When using Fibre Channel with PowerStore, the FC HBA (Host Bus Adapters) issues described in this section should be addressed for optimal performance. NOTE: Before you proceed, review Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines. Pre-Requisites Before installing HBAs in a Solaris host, the following pre-requisites should be met: ● Follow Oracle's recommendations for installation and setup of the appropriate HBA for your system. ● It is recommended to install the latest driver version (patch), as described on the Oracle support site for each specific FC HBA. ● Refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator (https://elabnavigator.emc.com) for supported FC HBA models and drivers. 50 Host Configuration for Solaris

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerStore Host Configuration Guide	1
Contents	3
Additional Resources	6
Introduction	7
Purpose	7
Best Practices for Storage Connectivity	8
General SAN Guidelines	8
Recommended Zoning Configurations	8
Using LUN 0 with PowerStore	8
Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines	9
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	9
Fibre Channel SAN Configuration Limitations	9
Minimal Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel	9
Recommended Zoning Configuration for Fibre Channel	10
iSCSI SAN Guidelines	13
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	13
Minimal Subnetting Configuration for iSCSI	13
Recommended Configuration for iSCSI	14
Host Configuration for VMware vSphere ESXi	18
Chapter Scope	18
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	18
Fibre Channel Configuration	19
Pre-Requisites	19
NVMe over Fibre Channel Configuration on ESXi Hosts	20
Setting the ESXi Host NVMe Qualified Name	20
Setting up NVMe HBAs	20
Setting Up Marvell NVMe HBAs	20
Setting Up LPe3200x NVMe HPA	20
iSCSI Configuration	21
Pre-Requisites	21
Software iSCSI Adapter Configuration	21
Jumbo Frames	22
Delayed ACK	22
Login Timeout	22
No-Op Interval	23
vStorage API for System Integration (VAAI) Settings	23
Confirming that VAAI is Enabled on the ESXi Host	23
Setting the Maximum I/O	24
Confirming UNMAP Priority	24
Configuring VMware vSphere with PowerStore Storage in a Multiple Cluster Configuration	24
Multipathing Software Configuration	25
Configuring Native Multipathing	25
Configuring NMP Round Robin as the Default Pathing Policy for All PowerStore Volumes	26
Configuring NMP Round Robin on a PowerStore Volume Already Presented to the ESXi Host	26
Post-Configuration Steps	28
AppsOn: Virtual Machine Compute and Storage Collocation Rules for PowerStore X Clusters	28
Disk Formatting	28
Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the ESXi Host	29
Creating a File System	29
VMware Paravirtual SCSI Controllers	29
Virtual Disk Provisioning	29
Virtual Machine Guest OS Settings	30
Host Configuration for Microsoft Windows	31
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	31
Fibre Channel Configuration	32
Pre-Requisites	32
iSCSI Configuration	32
Pre-Requisites	32
Multipathing Software Configuration	32
Configuring Native Multipathing Using Microsoft Multipath I/O (MPIO)	33
Enabling MPIO on the Windows Host and Configuring MPIO for PowerStore Volumes Presented to the Host	33
Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system	34
Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the Windows Host	34
Creating a File System	34
Host Configuration for Linux	35
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	35
Fibre Channel Configuration	36
Pre-Requisites	36
NVMe-FC Configuration on Linux Hosts	36
Setting Up NVMe HBAs	36
Setting Up Qlogic NVMe HBA	36
Setting Up Emulex NVMe HBA	37
iSCSI Configuration	37
Pre-Requisites	37
Configuring the PowerStore Cluster Disk Device with iSCSI	37
Configuring the PowerStore Cluster Disk Device with iSCSI - Single Network Subnet Support	38
Policy-Based Routing	38
Bonding/Teaming	38
Disabling Reverse Path Filtering	38
Multipathing Software Configuration	39
Configuring Linux Native Multipathing	39
Configuring Device Mapper Multipathing (DM-multipathing) with MVMe-FC	40
Configuring Oracle ASM	41
Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore system	42
Presenting PowerStore Cluster Volumes to the Linux Host	42
Partition Alignment in Linux	42
Creating a File System	42
Host Configuration for AIX	44
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	44
Fibre Channel Configuration	45
Pre-Requisites	45
Queue Depth	45
Setting the Queue Depth	45
Fast I/O Failure for Fibre Channel Devices	46
Dynamic Tracking	46
Fibre Channel Adapter Device Driver Maximum I/O Size	47
Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation	47
Dell EMC AIX ODM Installation Requirements	47
Host Configuration for Solaris	49
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	49
Fibre Channel Configuration	50
Pre-Requisites	50
Queue Depth	51
Solaris Host Parameter Settings	51
Configuring Solaris native multipathing	51
Enable Solaris native multipathing on Solaris 10 and 11.0-11.4 hosts (SPARC and x86)	51
Updating scsi_vhci.conf configuration file	51
Host storage tuning parameters	52
Updating fp.conf configuration file	52
Updating /etc/system configuration file	53
Updating fcp.conf configuration file	53
Updating ssd.conf configuration file (Solaris 10 and 11.0-11.3 SPARC)	54
Updating sd.conf configuration file (Solaris 11.x x86 and 11.4 SPARC)	54
Post configuration steps - using the PowerStore system	55
Partition alignment in Solaris	55
Host Configuration for HP-UX	56
Recommended Configuration Values Summary	56
Fibre Channel Configuration	57
Pre-Requisites	57
HP-UX Host Parameter Settings	57
Maximum Transfer Length	57
Multipathing Software Configuration	58
Configuring Native Multipathing Using HP-UX Multipath I/O (MPIO)	58
Post-Configuration Steps - Using the PowerStore System	58
Presenting PowerStore Volumes to the HP-UX Host	58
Creating a file system	59
Considerations for Boot from SAN with PowerStore	60

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Validation

Config File

Impact

Severity

Refer to Section

Maximum I/O size for ssd driver for

Solaris 10, 11-11.3 (SPARC)

ssd_max_xfer_size=0x100000;

ssd.conf

Stability

Mandatory

Updating ssd.conf

configuration file

Maximum I/O size for sd driver for

Solaris 11.4 (SPARC) 11.x (x86)

sd_max_xfer_size=0x100000;

sd.conf

Stability

Mandatory

Updating sd.conf

configuration file

Soaris ssd driver tuning for Solaris 10,

11-11.3 (SPARC)

ssd-config-list = "DellEMC

PowerStore","throttle-

max:64, physical-block-

size:4096, disksort:false,

cache-nonvolatile:true";

ssd.conf

Stability

Recommended

Updating ssd.conf

configuration file

Soaris sd driver tuning for Solaris 11.4

(SPARC) 11.x (x86)

sd-config-list = "DellEMC

PowerStore","throttle-

max:64, physical-block-

size:4096, disksort:false,

cache-nonvolatile:true";

sd.conf

Stability

Recommended

Updating sd.conf

configuration file

Solaris MPxIO multi-path driver tuning

load-balance="round-robin";

auto-failback="enable";

scsi_vhci.conf

Stability

Mandatory

Updating scsi_vhci.conf

configuration file

Solaris MPxIO multi-path driver tuning

scsi-vhci-update-pathstate-

on-reset = "DellEMC

PowerStore", "yes";

scsi_vhci.conf

Stability

Mandatory

Updating scsi_vhci.conf

configuration file

Fibre Channel Configuration

This section describes the recommended configuration to apply when attaching a host to thePowerStore cluster using host

Fibre Channel HBAs.

NOTE:

When using Fibre Channel with PowerStore, the FC HBA (Host Bus Adapters) issues described in this section

should be addressed for optimal performance.

NOTE:

Before you proceed, review

Fibre Channel SAN Guidelines

Pre-Requisites

Before installing HBAs in a Solaris host, the following pre-requisites should be met:

●

Follow Oracle's recommendations for installation and setup of the appropriate HBA for your system.

●

It is recommended to install the latest driver version (patch), as described on the Oracle support site for each specific FC

HBA.

●

Refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator (

https://elabnavigator.emc.com

) for supported FC HBA models and drivers.

Host Configuration for Solaris