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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Preface
The Sun StorEdge SAN 4.0 Release Installation Guide describes how to set up the Sun
StorEdge™ SAN 4.0 Release software and configure it to the network. It provides
information and pointers to additional documentation you may need for
configuring, troubleshooting, and using the switch. The book is intended for
technical users who have experience with storage systems.
Using UNIX Commands
This document may not contain information on basic UNIX
®
commands and
procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring
devices.
See one or more of the following for this information:
■ Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
■ AnswerBook2™ online documentation for the Solaris™ operating environment
■ Other software documentation that you received with your system