Installation and Upgrade Checklist Report for SFCFSHA 5.0 Linux SLES9 x86-64

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Index

Important Notes

System requirements

Product features

Product documentation

Patches for Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA and Platform

Platform configuration

Host bus adapter (HBA) parameters and switch parameters

Operations Manager

Array Support Libraries (ASLs)

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Important Notes

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Array Support Libraries (ASLs)
When installing Veritas products, please be aware that ASLs updates are not included in the patches update bundle. Please go to the Array Support Libraries (ASLs) to get the latest updates for your disk arrays.

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System requirements

Required number of CPUs: 2

Recommended speed of CPUs: 1 GHz

Required memory: 2 GB

Required disk space:

Partitions	Required disk space
/opt	701 MB
/root	55 MB
/usr	45 MB
/var	1 MB

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Product features

The features in the list are enabled in this release.

Feature	Storage Foundation CFS
1-256 TB File System
CFS Multi-transaction server
Cluster File System
Cluster Volume Manager
Data management application programming interface (DMAPI)
Database Dynamic Storage Tiering
Database storage checkpoints & rollback
Direct I/O
Dirty region logging
Dynamic LUN expansion
Dynamic Multi-pathing
Dynamic Storage Tiering
Enclosure based naming
File Change Log
File system snapshots
File system storage checkpoints
FlashSnap: Database
Flashsnap: Disk group split & join
Flashsnap: Fast resynchronization
Full size instant snapshots
Hardware assisted copy
Hot-relocation
Import cloned LUN
Named data streams
Online file system defragmentation
Online file system grow & shrink
Online relay out
Online volume grow & shrink
Operations Manager
Portable Data Containers (formerly known as Cross-Platform Data Sharing (CDS))
Remote mirrors for campus clusters
SCSI-3 based I/O fencing
Site awareness with remote mirrors
Space-optimized instant snapshot
Split-mirror snapshot
User & group quotas
Volume Replicator option	Optional

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Product documentation

Product guides
Release Notes	Storage Foundation Cluster File System Release Notes - English
File System Guides	File System Administrator's Guide - English
	File System Programmer's Reference Guide - English
	Veritas File System Administrator's Guide - English
Storage Foundation Cluster File System Guides	Storage Foundation 5.0 Cluster File System Installation Guide - English
	Storage Foundation 5.0 Cluster File System Administrator's Guide - English
	Veritas Storage Foundation for Cluster File System Administrator's Guide - English
Manual pages
Manual Pages	Storage Foundation Cluster File System Manual Pages - English
Manual Pages	File System Manual Pages - English

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Patches for Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA and Platform

Product (recommended)

Patch	Date	Size
sfha-sles9_x86_64-5.0MP4	2010-04-11	1.69 GB
sfha-sles9_x86_64-5.0MP1	2007-02-25	1.28 GB

Platform (required)

No patches required.

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Platform configuration

Unless otherwise stated, the specified Veritas product supports all platform kernel versions.

Supported platform version

Product version	Platform version
5.0	SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9

Required platform packages:

bash-2.05b-305.9
glibc-32bit-9-200512100800
libstdc++-3.3.3-43.41
libgcc-3.3.3-43.41
db-32bit-9-200407011229
pdksh-5.2.14-780.7
glibc-2.3.3-98.61
parted-1.6.21-4.2
libacl-32bit-9-200408311758
findutils-4.1.7-860.1
coreutils-5.2.1-23.8
util-linux-2.12-72.46
grep-2.5.1-427.1
ed-0.2-864.1
module-init-tools-3.0_pre10-37.32

Host bus adapter (HBA) parameters and switch parameters

Unless otherwise stated, the specified Veritas product supports all HBAs (except iSCSI HBAs) and fibre channel switches supported by the platform and storage array manufacturers listed in the hardware compatibility list (HCL). For more details, click the link to the HCL.

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Operations Manager

Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager gives you a single, centralized management console for the InfoScale products. You can use it to monitor, visualize, and manage storage and cluster resources, and generate reports about these components in the Management Server domain.It can also help administrators centrally manage diverse data center environments. This section lists the documents for Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager 8.0.

Documentation

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Array Support Libraries (ASLs)

Array family (model)	Documentation	Libraries
3PAR E-Class, S-Class		libvx3par	See TechNote
Dell Compellent Storage Center 5		libvxcompellent	See TechNote
Dell EqualLogic PS5000 series		libvxeqlogic	See TechNote
Dot Hill 5730		libvxdothill	See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON AX series		libvxCLARiiON	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON AX series		libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX series	CLARiiON CX Series	libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX series	CLARiiON CX Series	libvxCLARiiON	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX3 series		libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX3 series		libvxCLARiiON	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX3 series with PowerPath		libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX4 series		libvxCLARiiON	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX4 series		libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC CLARiiON CX4 series with PowerPath		libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC Symmetrix 8000 series	EMC Symmetrix 8000 Series	libvxemc	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC Symmetrix 8000 series	EMC Symmetrix 8000 Series	libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC Symmetrix DMX series	EMC Symmetrix DMX Architecture	libvxemc	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC Symmetrix DMX series	EMC Symmetrix DMX Architecture	libvxpp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC Symmetrix VMAX series		libvxemc	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
EMC VNX series		libvxCLARiiON	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX400/DX500/DX600 series		libvxFJTSYe8k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX8000 series		libvxFJTSYe8k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS2000 series	ETERNUS2000 Disk Storage Systems	libvxfjtsye2k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS4000 series	ETERNUS4000 Disk Storage Systems	libvxFJTSYe8k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS8000 series	ETERNUS8000 Disk Storage Systems	libvxFJTSYe8k	See TechNote
Fujitsu FibreCAT SX80/100 series		libvxfsc	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX60		libvxfjtsye2k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX80		libvxfjtsye2k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX90		libvxfjtsye2k	See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS VS850		libvxibmsvc
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2000 G2 series		libvxmsa2kfc_sa
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4400/6400/8400		libvxhpeva
Hewlett Packard Enterprise MSA2000fc series		libvxmsa2k	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P2000 G3 MSA series		libvxmsa2kfc_sa
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P6000 EVA series		libvxhpeva
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR F200 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR F400 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR StoreServ 10400 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR StoreServ 10800 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR StoreServ 7200 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR StoreServ 7400 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR T400 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR T800 Storage		libvx3par	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4000		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4100		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA6000		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA6100		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA8000		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA8100		libvxhpalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise MSA1500		libvxhpmsa	See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P9500		libvxxp12k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP10000		libvxxp12k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP1024		libvxxp1281024	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP12000		libvxxp12k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP128		libvxxp1281024	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP20000		libvxxp12k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP24000		libvxxp12k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi AMS/WMS series		libvxhdsalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi HUS 100 series	Hitachi Unified Storage 100 Family	libvxhdsalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi Lightning 9900V series	Lightning 9900V Series Enterprise Storage Systems	libvxhds9980	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi SMS/AMS2000 series		libvxhdsalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi Thunder 9500V series	Thunder 9500V Series Modular Storage Systems	libvxhdsalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi USP/NSC series		libvxhdsusp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi USPV/USPVM		libvxhdsusp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi TMS1000		libvxhdsalua	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Hitachi VSP		libvxhdsusp	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
IBM Storwize series		libvxibmsvc
IBM System Storage DS6000 series	IBM System Storage DS6000 Series	libvxibmds6k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
IBM System Storage DS8000 series	IBM System Storage DS8000 series	libvxibmds8k	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
IBM System Storage N series	IBM System Storage N series IBM System Storage N7000 Modular Disk Storage System	libvxnetapp	See TechNote
IBM System Storage XIV series		libvxxiv	See TechNote
NetApp FAS2000/FAS900/FAS200 series		libvxnetapp	See TechNote
NetApp FAS3000/V3000 series		libvxnetapp	See TechNote
NetApp FAS6000/V6000 series		libvxnetapp	See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9900 series		libvxhds9980	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Oracle StorageTek 9985/9990 series		libvxhds9980	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Oracle StorageTek 6140 array		libsun61x0asl	See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9985V system		libvxhds9980	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media
Oracle StorageTek 9990V system		libvxhds9980	The required ASL is already embedded in the install media

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