Fibre Channel ServerNet Adapter Installation and Support Guide (G06.28+, H06.03+)

Installing an FCSA
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Start Completing the Configuration Forms
ESS Connections
For connections to an ESS:
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Define different FC switches for the primary and backup DISK paths.
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Define different ESSes for the primary and backup DISK images.
For more information about fault-tolerance planning, see the Modular I/O Installation
and Configuration Guide.
In order to complete the configuration form and perform the tasks listed in Disk
Configuration (ESS Connection) on page 2-15, you must obtain information from the
ESS administrator. (Again, the choices about ports and LUNs provided by the ESS
administrator should be determined by the overall, fault-tolerance strategy.)
For more information about fault-tolerance planning, see the Modular I/O Installation
and Configuration Guide.
FCDM Connections
Connections to M8xxx Fibre Channel disks in an FCDM require that:
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FCSAs be defined through their group, module, and slot designations
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FCDMs be defined through their shelf designations
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Individual disks be defined through bay designations
For fault tolerance, you must choose bays on different shelves or in different chains of
shelves when you locate primary and mirror disks. The system does not allow the
location of primary and mirror disks on the same shelf or chain of shelves.
For more information about fault-tolerance planning, see the Modular I/O Installation
and Configuration Guide.
Start Completing the Configuration Forms
ESS Connections
Print the FCSA Configuration Form and the FCSA to ESS Connection Form from
Appendix A, FCSA Configuration Forms for ESS Connections. If you are installing
more than one FCSA, complete an FCSA Configuration Form for each FCSA. You can
use one FCSA to ESS Connection Form to record information about the WWNs of
eight FCSAs. (Each FCSA requires two lines, one for each SAC.) You will not be able
to complete the SAC 1 WWN and SAC 2 WWN information during this procedure. You
can obtain some of the fields by using SCF to add a DISK after the FCSA is physically
installed. (See Obtain the Fibre Channel Port WWNs and Complete the FCSA to ESS
Configuration Form on page 2-17.)
1. Record the FCSA’s part number and track ID on your FCSA Configuration Form.