HP 3PAR RedHat and Oracle Linux Implementation Guide

Configuring the QLogic HBA Using the SCLI Utility.................................................................41
Installing the Brocade HBA......................................................................................................42
Building the Brocade Driver.................................................................................................42
Setting up the NVRAM and BIOS with the Brocade HBA.........................................................43
Configure the following NVRAM settings using the Brocade BIOS utility...............................44
Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN...........................................................................44
Configuring Boot Devices...............................................................................................44
Configuring the Brocade HBA using the BCU Utility...........................................................44
Setting the SCSI Timeout..........................................................................................................45
Using UDEV Rules to Set the SCSI Timeout.............................................................................45
Verifying the SCSI Timeout Settings..................................................................................46
Using QLogic Scripts to Set the SCSI Timeout.........................................................................47
Using Emulex Scripts to Set the SCSI Timeout.........................................................................48
Setting Up Multipathing Software.............................................................................................48
Setting Up Device-mapper...................................................................................................48
Modifying the /etc/multipath.conf File.............................................................................50
Enabling Multipath........................................................................................................53
Setting Up Veritas DMP Multipathing....................................................................................54
Installing the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Package........................................................................56
6 Configuring a Host with iSCSI....................................................................57
Setting Up the Switch and iSCSI Initiator....................................................................................57
Configuring RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 for Software and Hardware iSCSI..................................................57
Installing iSCSI on RHEL 6 or RHEL 5....................................................................................58
Setting Up Software iSCSI for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5....................................................................58
Setting Up Hardware iSCSI for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5..................................................................60
Setting IP Addresses Using BIOS.....................................................................................60
Using the OneCommand Manager GUI...........................................................................63
Using the hbacmd Utility................................................................................................70
Configuring RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 iSCSI Settings with Device-mapper Multipathing.........................74
Starting the iSCSI Daemon for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5...................................................................78
Creating the Software iSCSI Connection in RHEL 6 or RHEL 5 Using the iscsiadm Command.......79
Configuring RHEL 4 for iSCSI...................................................................................................81
Installing iSCSI on RHEL 4...................................................................................................81
Setting Up a Software iSCSI for RHEL 4................................................................................81
Configuring RHEL 4 iSCSI Settings with Device-mapper Multipathing........................................82
Configuring CHAP for the iSCSI Host........................................................................................83
Setting the Host CHAP Authentication on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage..................................83
Setting the Host CHAP for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5....................................................................84
Setting the Host CHAP for RHEL 4...................................................................................85
Setting Up the Bidirectional CHAP on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.......................................86
Setting the Bidirectional CHAP for RHEL 6 or RHEL 5.........................................................86
Setting the Bidirectional CHAP for RHEL 4........................................................................88
Configuring and Using Internet Storage Name Server..................................................................89
Using a Microsoft iSNS Server to Discover Registrations..........................................................89
Using the iSNS Server to Create a Discovery Domain.............................................................90
Configuring the iSCSI Initiator and Target for iSNS Server Usage.............................................90
Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage......................................................................90
Configuring the iSNS Client (RHEL Host)...........................................................................90
7 Configuring a Host with FCoE....................................................................92
Linux Host Requirements..........................................................................................................92
Configuring the FCoE Switch....................................................................................................92
Using system BIOS to configure FCoE........................................................................................92
Configuring the FCoE host personality on Broadcom CNA...........................................................95
Installing and Configuring the Broadcom HBA for FCoE Connectivity ............................................97
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