Owner's Manual

36 Configuring Network and Storage for Oracle RAC Database
Installing the Host-Based Software Needed
for Storage
If you are installing Dell/EMC Fibre Channel Storage, see the Dell/EMC
documentation that came with your system to install the EMC Naviagent
software.
If you are installing a Dell PowerVault storage, see the Dell PowerVault
documentation that came with your system to install the Modular Disk
Storage Manager Software from the Dell PowerVault Resource CD.
NOTE: The Microsoft
®
iSCSI Software Initiator is required for a Dell PowerVault
MD3000i storage system. The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator can be
downloaded from www.microsoft.com.
Installing Multi-Path Software for Storage
Follow the documentation accompanying the storage device to install
the appropriate multi-path software.
Installing PowerPath
®
for Dell/EMC Systems.
1 On node 1, install EMC
®
PowerPath
®
.
NOTE: For more information, see the EMC PowerPath documentation
that came with your Dell/EMC storage system.
2 On completion of the installation procedure, restart your system.
3 Repeat step 1 and step 2 on the remaining nodes.
Installing Multi-Path driver software for MD3000/MD3000i
In the case of a SAS or iSCSI (MD3000/MD3000i storage system)
cluster, the Multi-Path software should already be installed on your hosts
as instructed in the section "Installing the Host-Based Software Needed
for Storage" on page 36.
Installing Multi-Path driver software for EqualLogic iSCSI Storage Array
For more information see "Installing and Configuring Dell EqualLogic Host
Integration Tool (HIT) Kit" on page 39.