Sun Microsystems StorEdge 3510 User Manual

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APPENDIX
I
Configuring an IBM Server Running
the AIX Operating Environment
This appendix provides platform-specific host installation and configuration
information to use when you connect a Sun StorEdge 3510 or 3511 FC Array to an
IBM server running the AIX operating environment.
The Sun StorEdge 3510 and 3511 FC Arrays support versions 4.3.3 and 5.1L of the
IBM AIX operating environment in dual-path configurations using Sun StorEdge
Traffic Manager 3.0 failover drivers for IBM AIX.
Refer to the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 3.0 Installation and User’s Guide for the IBM
AIX Operating System for detailed instructions about setting up the device driver on
the server and for additional information about configuring your IBM server.
Customers interested in Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 3.0 for multiplatform support
should contact Sun Sales or visit:
http://www.sun.com/sales
For more information about multiplatform support, see:
http://www.sun.com/storage/san/multiplatform_support.html
The information in this appendix supplements the configuration steps presented in
Chapter 6, and covers the following steps:
■ “Setting Up a Serial Port Connection” on page I-2
■ “Accessing the Firmware Application From an IBM Server Running AIX” on
page I-3
■ “Identifying the Device on Which You Will Create a Logical Volume” on page I-4
■ “Using SMIT to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New LUNs” on page I-5
■ “Creating a Volume Group” on page I-6
■ “Creating a Logical Volume” on page I-7
■ “Creating a File System” on page I-7

Sun Microsystems StorEdge 3510 Specifications

General

Brand	Sun Microsystems
Model	StorEdge 3510
Category	Storage
Language	English