Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V - Installation and Configuration Roadmap

Introduction 1-11
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Configuration Guide for SGI
®
IRIX
®
Host Attachment
Installation and Configuration Roadmap
The steps in Table 1-4 and 1Figure 1-1 outline the general process you follow to
install and configure the USP V on an SGI IRIX operating system.
Table 1-4 Installation and Configuration Roadmap
Task
1.
Verify that the system on which you are installing the USP V meets the minimum
requirements for this release.
2. Prepare the USP V for the installation.
3. Prepare the fibre-channel HBAs for the installation.
4. Connect the USP V to an SGI IRIX host.
5. Verify recognition of the new devices.
6. Partition the disk devices and enable command tag queuing.
7. Create the file systems and mount directories, and mount the devices,.
8. Verify the file systems and set the auto-mount parameters.
Figure 1-1 Installation and Configuration Roadmap
2. Prepare the
USP V System
3. Configure the
Fibre-Channel
HBA(s)
4. Connect
USP V to the
SGI IRIX Host
6. Partition Disk
Devices/Enable
Command Tag
Q
ueuin
g
1. Verify
Minimum
Requirements
5. Verify
Recognition of
the New Devices
8. Verify File
Systems and Set
Auto-Mount
Parameters
7. Create the File
Systems and
Mount
Directories