HP 3PAR RedHat and Oracle Linux Implementation Guide

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................7
Supported Configurations..........................................................................................................7
HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations.........................................................................................8
Audience.................................................................................................................................8
2 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel..........................9
Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Running HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x or OS 2.3.x.........................9
Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Direct Connection...............................9
Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Fabric Connection............................10
Creating the Host Definition (HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x or OS 2.3.x)...................................................11
Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Running HP 3PAR OS 2.2.x........................................12
Configuring Ports for a Direct Connection..............................................................................13
Configuring Ports for a Fabric Connection.............................................................................13
Creating the Host Definition (HP 3PAR OS 2.2.x)...................................................................13
Connecting the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to the Host................................................................14
Setting Up and Zoning the Fabric.............................................................................................14
HP 3PAR Coexistence.........................................................................................................15
Configuration Guidelines for Fabric Vendors..........................................................................15
Target Port Limits and Specifications for FC............................................................................16
HP 3PAR Priority Optimization.............................................................................................16
HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports................................................................................................17
Fibre Channel...............................................................................................................17
FCoE-to-FC Connectivity...........................................................................................................17
3 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for iSCSI....................................20
Configuring Ports for an iSCSI Connection.................................................................................20
Creating the iSCSI Host Definition.............................................................................................21
RHEL iscsiadm Utility Usage.....................................................................................................24
Target Port Limits and Specifications for iSCSI.............................................................................26
HP 3PAR Priority Optimization..................................................................................................26
HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports.....................................................................................................26
iSCSI................................................................................................................................27
4 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for FCoE....................................28
Setting Up the FCoE Switch, FCoE Initiator, and FCoE target ports.................................................28
Target Port Limits and Specifications..........................................................................................30
HP 3PAR Priority Optimization..................................................................................................30
HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports.....................................................................................................30
Fibre Channel over Ethernet................................................................................................31
5 Configuring a Host with Fibre Channel........................................................32
Checking the Host for Required Packages..................................................................................32
Installing the Emulex HBA........................................................................................................32
Building the Emulex Driver..................................................................................................32
Modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf File and Building the Ramdisk...........................................33
Setting up the NVRAM and BIOS with the Emulex HBA...........................................................37
Enabling an Adapter to Boot from SAN...........................................................................37
Configuring Boot Devices...............................................................................................37
Configuring the Emulex HBA using the HBACMD Utility..........................................................37
Installing the QLogic HBA........................................................................................................38
Building the QLogic Driver..................................................................................................38
Modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf file and Building the Ramdisk............................................39
Setting Up the NVRAM and BIOS with the QLogic HBA..........................................................40
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