User`s guide

2 – System Overview
Installation Checklist
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Step 3: Install the Enhanced Driver
Refer to the appropriate software installation guide (see section 1.1) and readme.txt
file to install an enhanced device driver on host systems.
NOTE: Some operating systems, for example, Windows NT®, come from the
operating system manufacturer with a QLogic miniport device driver. This
device driver is a standard driver and does not contain the extended
features required to run with SANblade Manager. The standard driver for
Windows NT/2000 is version 5 or lower (version 4.x for Linux, version 3.x
for Solaris SPARC). You must install the most current device driver to
support features such as LUN masking, failover, etc. The most current
device driver versions can be found at the QLogic web site
(www.qlogic.com
) and on the SANsurfer Management Suite CD-ROM.
WARNING!!
At this stage, a dual-ported device may appear under the operating
system as two distinct devices. This situation is normal and is
resolved later by configuring one path to the device as an alternate
path. If one device is configured as two devices, do not write data
to this device, as the file system can be confused.
Verification Verify that HBAs recognize target devices by using operating system
device configuration utilities, or use SANblade Manager to display
target devices found on an HBA.
To mask devices or LUNs, or if devices appear twice because they will be configured
later as preferred and alternate paths, do not format devices, assign drive letters,
or save this disk configuration.
In Windows NT, click the Start button, point to Settings, select Control Panel, and
click SCSI Adapters to view which target devices are configured on which adapters.
You can use the disk administrator utility to view and format devices and LUNs that
are found.
In Windows® 2000, use the computer management utility to view which target
devices are configured on which adapters, and to view and format devices and
LUNs that are found.
In NetWare, use Scan all LUNs and List Storage Adapters commands to view which
target devices are configured on which adapters. You can use the nwconfig utility
to view the devices and LUNs that are found.
In Linux, open /var/log/messages to view which target devices are configured on
which adapters. Entries are also created for each HBA recognized by the driver.
Each entry contains information about target devices and LUNs that are found.
In Solaris, open /var/adm/messages to view which target devices are configured on
which adapters.