Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 User Manual
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Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 Installation and Configuration Guide • October 2001
a. Stop Network Storage Agent Monitoring on all hosts connected to this switch.
This insures that unnecessary events and notifications are not generated, when
the switch is reset after the firmware upgrade.
b. Use the newly installed SANsurfer Switch Manager to upgrade the switch
firmware.
Refer to the switch documentation for this upgrade procedure. Upload the
appropriate switch firmware to the switch and reset it upon completion.
c. Restart the Network Storage Agent Monitoring on the appropriate hosts
connected to this switch.
5. Upgrade the storage firmware and configuration.
For each storage device, upgrade the software, firmware, or configuration. The
components should be upgraded to the revision levels outlined in
"Minimum Software Component Versions and Patches" on page 36 in Chapter 3.
6. Reboot the system.
For a sample installation session, see Appendix D.
7. For each of the storage devices, upgrade the software, firmware, or configuration.
The components should be upgraded to the revision levels outlined in
,
"Minimum Software Component Versions and Patches" on page 36 in Chapter 3.
You can leverage additional features provided by Sun StorEdge FC network switch-
8 and switch-16, version 3.0. You can configure the SAN for:
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Sun StorEdgeTM Traffic Manager functionality
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Solstice DiskSuite functionality
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FCIP functionality
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additional fabric zones
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name server zones
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additional initiators per zone
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host fabric connectivity
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cascaded switch configurations