Owner's Manual

Configuring Network and Storage for Oracle RAC Database 37
Verifying Multi-Path Driver Functionality
1 Right-click My Computer and select Manage .
2 Expand Storage and click Disk Management .
One disk is displayed for each LUN assigned in the storage.
3 Ensure that each LUN is configured as a Basic disk.
4 Repeat step 1 to step 3 on the remaining nodes.
Verifying and Upgrading the Firmware
• Discover the host server’s direct-attached storage using the Modular Disk
Storage Manager software that is installed on the host server.
• Verify that the firmware for the following storage components is at the
minimum required version. Refer to the Solutions Deliverable List (SDL)
for the firmware version requirements.
• MD3000i storage system firmware
• MD1000 expansion enclosure firmware
Configuring up your EqualLogic iSCSI Storage
Creating Volumes
Before data can be stored, the PS5000XV physical disks must be configured
into usable components, known as volumes. A volume represents a portion of
the storage pool, with a specific size, access controls, and other attributes.
A volume can be spread across multiple disks and group members and is seen
on the network as an iSCSI target. Volumes are assigned to a pool and can be
easily moved between pools, with no impact on data availability. In addition,
automatic data placement and automatic load balancing occurs within a pool,
based on the overall workload of the storage hardware resources within
the pool.