Installation guide

AIX - Installation Instructions-
6 Fourth Edition 96107
StorageTek Proprietary
Note: The drive interface minihubs for high-end FlexLine are connected to
both controller A and controller B. There is no need to ensure back-end
fibre channel loops originate from any one host minihub.
The HBAs in the AIX host are referred to as fcs0 and fcs1. Once the HBAs are
installed on the host, run the lsdev command:
lsdev -Ccadapter
The above command returns a list of adapters, some of which will be fcs(n) for
the IBM HBAs, or fscsi(n) for Cambex HBAs. For each of the HBA entries (with
the appropriate value of (n)), run the following commands:
lscfg -vl fcs(x)
lscfg -vl fcs(y)
Record the FCS number and the Network Address field (wwn) of the HBA
from the output of the commands. This network address field is the value to be
used for the Host Port Identifier field in the storage management software
administration when administering the mapping administration for the volumes
that this host will see. Check the Z9 field on the IBM HBAs for the correct
version of microcode. Refer to “HBA WWN and other parameters” on page 26
for the appropriate versions of microcode.
Determine which HBA is fcs0, and label the cable and HBA with fcs0 /
controller A. Determine which HBA is fcs1, and label the cable and HBA with
fcs1 / controller B. You want to connect the cable from fcs0 to controller A or
the switch zone for fcs0/controller A. You want to connect the cable from fcs1
to controller B or the switch zone for fcs1/controller B. The determination of
which HBA is fcs0 or fcs1 may require cable pulls and rescan for devices later
on in the process.
Prior to the install/upgrade on the host, storage management operations will
need to be done. If this is a new install, one of the hosts in the network needs
to have the storage management software installed. If you already have the
software installed on an existing configured host, make sure it is up-to-date
with the latest version of software. If no host has been configured, you can
attach your laptop running SMclient 8.4x or 9.x (or later) to do the storage
management procedures. This will enable you to assign drives, LUNs, and
volumes on the array through a TCP/IP connection. You may also chose to
install the storage management software on the AIX host and configure it to
use a TCP/IP connection to configure the array before doing the AIX host
installation/upgrade.
If the management software is going to be installed/upgraded on the AIX host,
use the provided storage management software/document CD to:
• get the storage manager installation guide (inside the CD’s Docs folder)
• perform the install/upgrade of the storage management software on the
AIX host.