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About This Technical Update
1 MSA1000 Fibre Channel Storage System
1.1
General Overview .....................................................
1-1
1.2
Related Documents ...................................................
1-1
1.3
MSA1000 Overview ...................................................
1-2
2 Requirements and Restrictions
2.1
Supported AlphaServer Systems and Tru64 UNIX and
TruCluster Server Software ......................................... 2-1
2.2
General Requirements and Restrictions .......................... 2-2
3 TruCluster Server Configurations Using an MSA1000 for Storage
3.1
A Single Controller MSA1000 Cluster Configuration ........... 3-1
3.2
No-Single-Point-of-Failure Cluster Configurations ............. 3-3
3.3
Unsupported and Illegal Cluster Configurations ................ 3-7
4 Preparing the MSA1000 for TruCluster Server Use
4.1
External Fibre Channel Switch Installation ..................... 4-2
4.2
Installing and Configuring the Fibre Channel Adapter
Modules ................................................................ 4-2
4.2.1
Installing the Fibre Channel Adapter Modules ............. 4-2
4.2.2
Setting the Fibre Channel Adapter to Run on a Fabric .... 4-3
4.2.3
Obtain the Fibre Channel Adapter Worldwide Name ...... 4-6
4.3
Install and Set Up the MSA1000 Storage System ............... 4-8
4.4
Installing Fiber-Optic Cables to the MSA1000 ................... 4-8
4.5
Installing Disk Enclosure Power Cables .......................... 4-9
4.6
Power on the MSA1000 Storage System .......................... 4-9
4.7
Prepare for CLI Use .................................................. 4-9
4.8
Preparing the Storage for Tru64 UNIX and TruCluster Server
Software Installation ................................................. 4-10
4.9
Setting the Device Unit Number and Verifying Valid Boot
Devices ................................................................. 4-22
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