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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Contents
1. Introduction 1
New Features 1
Features, Benefits, and Products 2
SAN 4.0 Device Names 2
On-Demand Node Creation 3
Fabric Connection of Hosts 3
Cascading of Switches 3
Higher Realized Bandwidth 3
Support of Multiple Protocols 3
Support for More, Heterogeneous Storage Devices 4
Support for New Hardware and Software 4
Software and Hardware Upgrade 4
Building Blocks for More Complex Topologies 4
2. Switch Activation 5
Overall Installation Order 5
Configuring the Switch Ethernet Port 6
Sun StorEdge Switch 6
Using RARP to Change the IP Address 6