HP EVA P6550 HP P6300/P6500 EVA User Guide (5697-2486, September 2013) - Page 62
Loading the operating system and software, Configuring FCAs with the Oracle SAN driver stack
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Loading the operating system and software Follow the manufacturer's instructions for loading the operating system (OS) and software onto the host. Load all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer. Configuring FCAs with the Oracle SAN driver stack Oracle-branded FCAs are supported only with the Oracle SAN driver stack. The Oracle SAN driver stack is also compatible with current Emulex FCAs and QLogic FCAs. Support information is available on the Oracle website: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solaris/overview/index-136292.html To determine which non-Oracle branded FCAs HP supports with the Oracle SAN driver stack, see the latest MPxIO application notes or contact your HP representative. Update instructions depend on the version of your OS: • For Solaris 9, install the latest Oracle StorEdge SAN software with associated patches. To locate the software, log into My Oracle Support: https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flash.html 1. Select the Patches & Updates tab and then search for StorEdge SAN Foundation Software 4.4 (formerly called StorageTek SAN 4.4). 2. Reboot the host after the required software/patches have been installed. No further activity is required after adding any new LUNs once the array ports have been configured with the cfgadm -c command for Solaris 9. Examples for two FCAs: cfgadm -c configure c3 cfgadm -c configure c4 3. Increase retry counts and reduce I/O time by adding the following entries to the /etc/ system file: set ssd:ssd_retry_count=0xa set ssd:ssd_io_time=0x1e 4. Reboot the system to load the newly added parameters. • For Solaris 10, go to the Oracle Software Downloads website (http://www.oracle.com/ technetwork/indexes/downloads/index.html) to install the latest patches. Under Servers and Storage Systems, select Solaris 10. Reboot the host once the required software/patches have been installed. No further activity is required after adding any new LUNs, as the controller and LUN recognition are automatic for Solaris 10. 1. For Solaris 10 x86/64, ensure patch 138889-03 or later is installed. For SPARC, ensure patch 138888-03 or later is installed. 2. Increase the retry counts by adding the following line to the /kernel/drv/sd.conf file: sd-config-list="HP HSV","retries-timeout:10"; 3. Reduce the I/O timeout value to 30 seconds by adding the following line to the /etc/system file: set sd:sd_io_time=0x1e 4. Reboot the system to load the newly added parameters. Configuring Emulex FCAs with the lpfc driver To configure Emulex FCAs with the lpfc driver: 62 Configuring application servers
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