User`s guide

Preface
The Solaris SAN Conguration and Multipathing Guide provides an overview of the Sun
StorageTek
TM
Trac Manager software as an integrated part of the Sun Solaris
TM
10 Operating
System (OS). This guide includes instructions about how to install and congure the software
and devices.
This guide is intended for system, storage and network administrators who create and maintain
Fibre Channel (FC) storage area networks (SANs) and serial attached SCSI (SAS) Domains. A
high level of expertise in the management and maintenance of SANS and SAS Domains is
assumed.
Before You Read This Document
Before you read this book, read the latest Solaris 10 Operating System Release Notes.
HowThis Document Is Organized
Chapter 1, “Product Overview,” provides an overview of the Sun StorageTek Trac Manager
software.
Chapter 2, “Fibre Channel Conguration Overview,” provides an overview of conguring the
Sun StorageTek Trac Manager software.
Chapter 3, “Administering Multipathing Devices Through mpathadm Commands,” explains
how to use the mpathadm command to enable multipathing administration through the ANSI
standard Multipath Management API.
Chapter 4, “Conguring Multipathing Software”explains how to congure the multipathing
feature for FC devices provided in the Solaris 10 OS.
Chapter 5, “Conguring SAN Devices,” provides high level overviews of the steps used to
congure SAN devices.
Chapter 6, “Conguring SAS Domains”provides high-level overviews of the steps used to
congure SAS domains.
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