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
iv Sun StorEdge SAN 4.0 Release Installation Guide • July 2002
3. Software Components and Patches 11
4. Installing and Upgrading the SAN Software 13
Installing SAN Software for the First Time 13
Upgrading Existing SAN Software 18
A. Alternate Installation of a New SAN 19
Required Software Components 19
Downloading Patches and Packages 20
PatchPro Interactive 21
Installing the Software 21
B. Upgrading the SAN 25
Downloading Patches 25
Verifying Upgrade Compliance 25