•
Enable AutoSupport
– Automatically monitor the health of your storage array and have
dispatches sent to technical support.
Step 4. If you have not already created a volume, create one by going to
Storage
➙
Volumes
➙
Create
➙
Volume
.For more information, see the online help for ThinkSystem System Manager.
Perform FC-specific tasks
For the Fibre Channel protocol, you configure the switches and determine the host port identifiers.
Configuring the FC switches - Windows
Configuring (zoning) the Fibre Channel (FC) switches enables the hosts to connect to the storage array and
limits the number of paths. You zone the switches using the management interface for the switches.
Before you begin
• You must have administrator credentials for the switches.
• You must have used your HBA utility to discover the WWPN of each host initiator port and of each
controller target port connected to the switch.
For details about zoning your switches, see the switch vendor's documentation.
You must zone by WWPN, not by physical port. Each initiator port must be in a separate zone with all of its
corresponding target ports.
Step 1. Log in to the FC switch administration program, and then select the zoning configuration option.
Step 2. Create a new zone that includes the first host initiator port and that also includes all of the target
ports that connect to the same FC switch as the initiator.
Step 3. Create additional zones for each FC host initiator port in the switch.
Step 4. Save the zones, and then activate the new zoning configuration.
Determining host WWPNs and making the recommended settings - FC, Windows
You install an FC HBA utility so you can view the worldwide port name (WWPN) of each host port.
Additionally, you can use the HBA utility to change any settings recommended in the
Interoperability Matrix
document for the supported configuration.
Guidelines for HBA utilities:
• Most HBA vendors offer an HBA utility. You will need the correct version of HBA for your host operating
system and CPU. Examples of FC HBA utilities include:
– Emulex OneCommand Manager for Emulex HBAs
– QLogic QConverge Console for QLogic HBAs
• Host I/O ports might automatically register if the host context agent is installed.
Step 1. Download the appropriate utility from your HBA vendor's web site.
Step 2. Install the utility.
Step 3. Select the appropriate settings in the HBA utility.
Appropriate settings for your configuration are listed in the
Interoperability Matrix
document. Go to
DE Series Product Support Site
, click on the
Documentation
tab, and look for the
Interoperability
Matrix
document.
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