Before you can attach a DS6000™ to
a host system, you must review a list of the general requirements that pertains
to all hosts. You must also review the specific host requirements described
in the introduction to each specific host.
Perform the following steps before you attach any host system to a DS6000:
- Check the DS6000 Interoperability
Matrix at http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/ for
the most up-to-date details about the release level for your operating system
and adapter cards.
- Retrieve a list of supported host bus adapters (HBAs), firmware,
and device driver information for your host system and host adapter at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/config/hba/index.wss.
- Ensure that you can reference the following documentation:
- Install the storage unit by using
the procedures in the IBM System
Storage DS6000 Installation, Troubleshooting, and Recovery
Guide.
- Check the LUN limitations for your host system and verify that there are
enough adapters that are installed in the server to manage the total LUNs
that you want to attach.
- Review "I/O adapter features" section of the IBM System
Storage DS6000 Introduction
and Planning Guide for
detailed host adapter configuration rules and for information on host adapter
and cable feature codes, host adapter balancing for optimal performance, and
supported cabling distances.
- Use the DS Storage Manager or the DS CLI to define the host and I/O port
configurations. Make sure that you define the worldwide port names for fibre-channel
ports. See Host I/O port configuration through the DS Storage Manager for steps on host
and port configuration host using the DS Storage Manager.
- Install the adapter driver that came with your host adapter or use the
steps defined in Downloading and installing a host adapter driver to download
and install an updated adapter driver.