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• HP 3PAR Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Linux Implementation Guide
• Contents
• 1 Introduction
  • Supported Configurations
  • HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations
  • Audience
• 2 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel
  • Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Running HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x or OS 2.3.x
    • Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Direct Connection
    • Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Fabric Connection
    • Creating the Host Definition (HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x or OS 2.3.x)
  • Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Running HP 3PAR OS 2.2.x
    • Configuring Ports for a Direct Connection
    • Configuring Ports for a Fabric Connection
    • Creating the Host Definition (HP 3PAR OS 2.2.x)
  • Connecting the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to the Host
  • Setting Up and Zoning the Fabric
    • HP 3PAR Coexistence
    • Configuration Guidelines for Fabric Vendors
    • Target Port Limits and Specifications for FC
    • HP 3PAR Priority Optimization
    • HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports
      • Fibre Channel
  • FCoE-to-FC Connectivity
• 3 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for iSCSI
  • Configuring Ports for an iSCSI Connection
  • Creating the iSCSI Host Definition
  • RHEL iscsiadm Utility Usage
  • Target Port Limits and Specifications for iSCSI
  • HP 3PAR Priority Optimization
  • HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports
    • iSCSI
• 4 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for FCoE
  • Setting Up the FCoE Switch, FCoE Initiator, and FCoE target ports
  • Target Port Limits and Specifications
  • HP 3PAR Priority Optimization
  • HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports
    • Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• 5 Configuring a Host with Fibre Channel
  • Checking the Host for Required Packages
  • Installing the Emulex HBA
    • Building the Emulex Driver
    • Modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf File and Building the Ramdisk
    • Setting up the NVRAM and BIOS with the Emulex HBA
      • Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN
      • Configuring Boot Devices
    • Configuring the Emulex HBA using the HBACMD Utility
  • Installing the QLogic HBA
    • Building the QLogic Driver
    • Modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf file and Building the Ramdisk
    • Setting Up the NVRAM and BIOS with the QLogic HBA
    • Configuring the QLogic HBA Using the SCLI Utility
  • Installing the Brocade HBA
    • Building the Brocade Driver
    • Setting up the NVRAM and BIOS with the Brocade HBA
      • Configure the following NVRAM settings using the Brocade BIOS utility
      • Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN
      • Configuring Boot Devices
      • Configuring the Brocade HBA using the BCU Utility
  • Setting the SCSI Timeout
    • Using UDEV Rules to Set the SCSI Timeout
      • Verifying the SCSI Timeout Settings
    • Using QLogic Scripts to Set the SCSI Timeout
    • Using Emulex Scripts to Set the SCSI Timeout
  • Setting Up Multipathing Software
    • Setting Up Device-mapper
      • Modifying the /etc/multipath.conf File
      • Enabling Multipath
    • Setting Up Veritas DMP Multipathing
    • Installing the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Package
• 6 Configuring a Host with iSCSI
  • Setting Up the Switch and iSCSI Initiator
  • Configuring RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 for Software and Hardware iSCSI
    • Installing iSCSI on RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
    • Setting Up Software iSCSI for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
    • Setting Up Hardware iSCSI for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
      • Setting IP Addresses Using BIOS
      • Using the OneCommand Manager GUI
      • Using the hbacmd Utility
    • Configuring RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 iSCSI Settings with Device-mapper Multipathing
    • Starting the iSCSI Daemon for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
    • Creating the Software iSCSI Connection in RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 Using the iscsiadm Command
  • Configuring RHEL 4 for iSCSI
    • Installing iSCSI on RHEL 4
    • Setting Up a Software iSCSI for RHEL 4
    • Configuring RHEL 4 iSCSI Settings with Device-mapper Multipathing
  • Configuring CHAP for the iSCSI Host
    • Setting the Host CHAP Authentication on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
      • Setting the Host CHAP for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
      • Setting the Host CHAP for RHEL 4
    • Setting Up the Bidirectional CHAP on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
      • Setting the Bidirectional CHAP for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
      • Setting the Bidirectional CHAP for RHEL 4
  • Configuring and Using Internet Storage Name Server
    • Using a Microsoft iSNS Server to Discover Registrations
    • Using the iSNS Server to Create a Discovery Domain
    • Configuring the iSCSI Initiator and Target for iSNS Server Usage
      • Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
      • Configuring the iSNS Client (RHEL Host)
• 7 Configuring a Host with FCoE
  • Linux Host Requirements
  • Configuring the FCoE Switch
  • Using system BIOS to configure FCoE
  • Configuring the FCoE host personality on Broadcom CNA
  • Installing and Configuring the Broadcom HBA for FCoE Connectivity
    • Building the Broadcom Driver
    • Initializing and Configuring Broadcom FCoE
  • Configuring RHEL 6 FCoE Settings with Device-mapper Multipathing
• 8 Allocating Storage for Access by the RHEL Host
  • Creating Storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
    • Creating Virtual Volumes
    • Creating Thinly-provisioned Virtual Volumes
  • Exporting LUNs to the Host
  • Restrictions on Volume Size and Number
  • Discovering Devices with an Emulex HBA
    • Scan Methods for LUN Discovery
      • Method 1 - sysfs Scan
      • Method 2 - Adding Single Devices
    • Verifying Devices Found by the Host Using the Emulex HBA
  • Discovering Devices with a QLogic HBA
    • Scan Methods for LUN Discovery
      • Method 1 - sysfs Scan Using the echo Statement
      • Method 2 - Scan using add single device
    • Verifying Devices Found by the Host Using the QLogic HBA
  • Discovering Devices with a Software iSCSI Connection
    • Discovering Devices with RHEL 6 or RHEL 5
    • Discovering Devices with RHEL 4
• 9 Modifying HP 3PAR Devices on the Host
  • Creating Device-mapper Devices
  • Displaying Detailed Device-mapper Node Information
  • Partitioning Device-mapper Nodes
  • Creating Veritas Volume Manager Devices
  • Removing a Storage Volume from the Host
  • UNMAP Storage Hardware Primitive Support for RHEL 6.x
• 10 Booting the Host from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
  • HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Setup Requirements
  • RHEL Host HBA BIOS Setup Considerations
    • Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Using QLogic HBAs
    • Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Using Emulex HBAs
  • Installation from RHEL Linux CDs or DVD
  • Modifying the /etc/multipath.conf File
  • Changing the Emulex HBA Inbox Driver Parameters
  • Installing the New QLogic Driver
• 11 Using Veritas Cluster Servers
• 12 Using RHEL Xen Virtualization
• 13 Using RHEL Cluster Services
• 14 Using Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (KVM/RHEV-H)
• 15 Using Oracle Linux
  • Oracle Linux with RHEL-Compatible Kernel
  • Using Oracle Linux with UEK
  • Oracle Linux Creating Partitions
• 16 Support for Oracle VM Server
• 17 Support and Other Resources
  • Contacting HP
  • HP 3PAR documentation
  • Typographic conventions
  • HP 3PAR branding information
• 18 Documentation feedback

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