You must configure the operating system before you can
use hosts running the Linux® operating
system with the SAN Volume Controller.
Before you configure the host operating systems, the following
tasks must be completed:
- The IBM® service
representative must
have installed the SAN Volume Controller.
- You must have installed the appropriate host bus adapters.
After the prerequisite tasks are complete, use the following
general steps to configure your host system:
- Zone the host system to the SAN Volume Controller on
the fibre-channel SAN. See the IBM System Storage® SAN Volume Controller
Software Installation and Configuration Guide for
additional information about zoning.
- Install the appropriate multipathing driver for your host
system to enable the management of multiple paths to SAN Volume Controller virtual
disks (VDisks). Refer to the IBM System Storage Multipath
Subsystem Device Driver User's
Guide for
installation instructions.
- Create the host system on the SAN Volume Controller,
using the worldwide port names (WWPNs). Map the VDisks to the host,
as required. See the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
Software Installation and Configuration Guide or IBM System Storage SAN Volume
Controller Command-Line Interface User's Guide for
additional information about creating hosts and mapping.
- Either create volumes or disks on your host using a logical
volume manager (LVM) or partition and create file systems on the disks. Refer to your host system publications or see the IBM System Storage Multipath
Subsystem Device Driver User's
Guide for
more information.