Installation guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Using UNIX Commands
- Typographic Conventions
- Shell Prompts
- Related Documentation
- Accessing Sun Documentation Online
- Sun Welcomes Your Comments
- New Features
- Features, Benefits, and Products
- SAN 4.0 Device Names
- On-Demand Node Creation
- Fabric Connection of Hosts
- Cascading of Switches
- Higher Realized Bandwidth
- Support of Multiple Protocols
- Support for More, Heterogeneous Storage Devices
- Support for New Hardware and Software
- Software and Hardware Upgrade
- Building Blocks for More Complex Topologies
- Overall Installation Order
- Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port
- Installing SAN Software for the First Time
- Upgrading Existing SAN Software
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APPENDIX
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Alternate Installation of a New SAN
This appendix contains the following topics that describe how to install a new SAN
system if you chose the manual method:
■ “Required Software Components” on page 19
■ “Downloading Patches and Packages” on page 20
■ “Installing the Software” on page 21
Required Software Components
The following software components may be required for your particular SAN
system. Refer to the documentation for each individual product to ensure proper
installation.
Software Components
■ Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager
This is available as a patch that can be installed on a system running at least
Solaris 8 10/01. It should be installed with the latest revision of the Sun StorEdge
Network Foundation software.
■ Sun StorEdge Network Foundation Software
This software is included with the Solaris operating environment upgrades for the
FC switch product. It includes the drivers to support switches, management tools,
and storage devices.