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CHAPTER
5
Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other
Software
This chapter describes how to install data host software, HBAs, and other software
on different host platforms. It contains the following sections:
■ “Data Host Software” on page 65
■ “Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System” on page 66
■ “Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris” on
page 69
■ “Enabling Multipathing Software” on page 70
■ “Next Steps” on page 71
Data Host Software
The data host software contains tools that manage the data path I/O connections
between the data host and the array. This includes drivers and utilities that enable
array management hosts to connect to, monitor, and transfer data in a storage area
network (SAN).
Note – Some management hosts can also be used as data hosts.
HBAs and Drivers
A Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is a network interface card that manages all data I/O on
your data host. The specific HBAs you need depend on the data host server
platform, operating system, data transport (SAS or FC), and data transfer rates used
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