EMC CX400 Installation Guide - Page 35

AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 12 Storage System Set up security ❑ Use Navisphere Manager to define a global administrator and domain (if not already defined) and any additional users. Navisphere security administrator's guide and Navisphere Manager online help 13 Storage System ❑ Set properties for PowerPath Use the following Navisphere CLI commands to set the storage system's, and array commpath properties: navicli -h hostname systemtype -config 3 Navisphere CLI reference navicli -h hostname failovermode 1 navicli -h hostname arraycommpath 1 where hostname is the IP address or network name of an SP in the storage system. Note: Setting the array commpath property to 1 (enabled) creates LUNZ devices. 14 Server ❑ Cable any additional or replacement HBA ports to the switch connected to Storage-system setup Cable additional the storage system or to SP ports. guide. or replacement ❑ Execute the following AIX command: HBAs to switches AIX documentation or storage cfgmgr system ❑ Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify the HBA connections to the switch by checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each additional HBA port. For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the HBA port is logged in to the switch port. For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the following: Switch documentation • The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a 1-Gbit SP port is logged in to the switch port. • For a DS-xxB2 switch, both LEDs are green, which indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port. • For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left LED is blue and the right LED is off, which indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port. 15 Switches Zone For a SAN ❑ Zone the switches to provide a path from each new HBA port (host initiator) to the appropriate SPs. Switch management documentation ❑ Checkpoint - Use switch management software to verify the switch connections to the storage system. PowerPath Checklist - Existing AIX Server and New Storage System 1-25