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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products INSTALLATION GUIDE for Windows P/N 300-002-038 REV A05 EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters : Hopkinton, MA 01748 9103 1000 www.EMC.com...

  • Page 2: Trademark Information

    Trademark Information , EMC, CLARiiON, Navisphere, PowerPath, and Symmetrix are registered trademarks and Access Logix, FLARE, MirrorView, Powerlink, SAN Copy, and SnapView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    To remove the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility... 2-5 Using the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility... 2-6 To run the utility from a host... 2-6 To run the utility from the CD... 2-6 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Contents...
  • Page 4 Navisphere CLI requirements... 5-2 Installing Navisphere CLI ... 5-3 Using Navisphere CLI ... 5-4 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide To install the Host Agent... 3-5 To remove the Host Agent ... 3-10 Starting the Host Agent service... 3-12 Stopping the Host Agent service...
  • Page 5 Removing revision 6.16 or later ... A-29 Creating a response file... A-29 Performing a silent removal ... A-30 Verifying the silent installation or removal ... A-32 Glossary ... g-1 Index ... i-1 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Contents...
  • Page 6 Contents EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Preface

    As part of an effort to improve and enhance the performance and capabilities of its product line, EMC from time to time releases revisions of its hardware and software. Therefore, some functions described in this guide may not be supported by all revisions of the software or hardware currently in use. For the most up-to-date information on product features, refer to your product release notes.
  • Page 8 Preface Organization Related documentation viii EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide This manual contains four chapters, as follows: Chapter 1 Describes the CLARiiON server-based applications and lists the requirements for these applications. This chapter also provides sample management configurations.
  • Page 9 This typeface This typeface x > y EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide EMC SAN Copy Command Line Interfaces Reference (P/N 069001189) EMC MirrorView Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference (P/N 069001184) Indicates text (including punctuation) that you type verbatim, all commands, pathnames, filenames, and directory names.
  • Page 10 (508) 497-7901 Follow the voice menu prompts to open a service call and select the applicable product support. For the list of EMC sales locations, please access the EMC home page http://www.EMC.com/contact/ For additional information on the EMC products and services...
  • Page 11 Your comments Your suggestions will help us continue to improve the accuracy, organization, and overall quality of the user publications. Please send a message to techpub_comments@EMC.com with your opinions of this guide. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 12 Preface EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: About The Clariion Server Applications

    This chapter describes the CLARiiON server-based applications. This chapter also provides sample management configurations. All CLARiiON server-based applications are supported on both CX-Series and AX-Series storage systems that have been upgraded to Navisphere Manager; that is, that have the Navisphere Manager enabler installed. Only...

  • Page 14: About Emc Navisphere Software

    About the CLARiiON Server Applications About EMC Navisphere software Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide ® The following EMC server-based software is available on the server support CD that shipped with your storage system or your upgrade kit (for AX-Series systems upgrading to Navisphere Manager): ®...

  • Page 15: Navisphere Host Agent

    You cannot install the Host Agent and the Navisphere Server Utility on the same server. However, you can install them on different servers that are connected to the same storage system. Send drive mapping information to the attached CLARiiON storage systems. Monitor storage-system events and can notify personnel by e-mail, page, or modem when any designated event occurs.

  • Page 16: Navisphere Server Utility

    About the CLARiiON Server Applications Navisphere Server Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Similar to the Host Agent, the Navisphere Server Utility registers the server’s HBA (host bus adapter) with the attached AX-Series or CX-Series storage system; however, unlike the Host Agent, the Server...

  • Page 17: Admhost Utility

    List drive letters and worldwide names for all server devices List current snapshot devices Map and unmap to a SnapView session Start and stop a SnapView session About the CLARiiON Server Applications ™ , SnapView About EMC Navisphere software ™...

  • Page 18: Clariion Vss Provider

    VSS framework and other APIs introduced in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 APIs. Important The CLARiiON VSS Provider is supported on CX-Series and AX-Series storage systems that have been upgraded to Navisphere Manager, that is, that have the Navisphere Manager Enabler installed.

  • Page 19: Installing And Using The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility

    Invisible Body Tag This chapter describes how to install and use the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a Windows host connected to the same subnet as the management ports on a storage system. Major topics are Requirements for the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility ...2-2 Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility..2-3 Using the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility...2-6...

  • Page 20: Requirements For The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility

    You can run the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility from the server support CD as described in To run the utility from the CD on page 2-6. EMC recommends that you install the utility on the server, as described in Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization...

  • Page 21: Installing The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility

    (for AX-Series systems upgrading to Navisphere Manager). The server support menu opens. If you do not see the server support menu, follow these steps to open it: a. From the Windows taskbar, select Start >...
  • Page 22 Installing and Using the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 7. Depending if this is a new installation or an upgrade, do one of the following: • New Installation a. In the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Wizard dialog box, click Next at the Welcome screen.

  • Page 23: To Remove The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility

    To remove the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 1. On the Windows server running the Storage System Initialization 2. Select Start > Settings > Control Panel. 3. On the Control Panel pane, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 4. Select Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility and click 5.

  • Page 24: Using The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility

    To run the utility from a host To run the utility from the CD EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide You run the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility from a host on which it is installed or from the server support CD.
  • Page 25 This chapter describes how to install the Navisphere Host Agent and the Navisphere Server Utility. You cannot install the Host Agent and the Navisphere Server Utility on the same server (the host that sends I/O). However, they can be installed on different servers that are connected to the same storage system.

  • Page 26: Determining Which Application To Install

    Table 3-1 on page 3-3 describes the differences between the Host Agent and the Server Utility on a Windows server attached to a CX-Series storage system or an AX-Series storage system running Navisphere Manager. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 27 Requires installation. Yes – You must install the Host Agent on the server. Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility Server Utility AX-Series Yes – LUN mapping information No – LUN mapping information...

  • Page 28: Host Agent And Server Utility Requirements

    FLARE that are required for your revision of the Host Agent, see the Release Notes for the Host Agent on the EMC Powerlink website. To access this website, see Finding current information on page x. ™...

  • Page 29: Installing The Navisphere Host Agent

    However, you can install them on different servers that are connected to the same storage system. If the Server Utility is installed, remove it before installing the Host Agent, see To remove the Server Utility on page 3-16.
  • Page 30 Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 5. Select Navisphere Host Agent. 6. In the Navisphere Agent Setup dialog box, click Next at the Welcome screen. 7. In the License Agreement dialog box, read the license agreement, and click Yes to accept the terms.
  • Page 31 Click Add. The Add Privileged User dialog box opens. b. In User Name, enter the person’s user account name. c. In System Name, enter the name of the server running Manager. d. Click OK. To remove a privileged user from the list: a.
  • Page 32 Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 17. If you installed a new version of the Host Agent and will be using Event Monitor, refer to Using the Event Monitor configuration file on page 3-11.
  • Page 33 What you do next depends on whether you will use Navisphere Manager to manage the storage systems connected to the server. Using Manager — If you are setting up a new server, go to the section Starting the Host Agent service on page 3-12. If you are just upgrading the Host Agent or CLI on an existing system, you have finished the upgrade.

  • Page 34: To Remove The Host Agent

    Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility To remove the Host Agent 3-10 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide To avoid losing site-specific information, copy the Host Agent configuration file (agent.config) and the Event Monitor configuration file (Navimon.cfg) to a safe location or rename it before removing any Navisphere software.

  • Page 35: Using The Event Monitor Configuration File

    What next? If you are upgrading the Host Agent, you have finished the upgrade. If you are setting up a new server, continue to the next section, Starting the Host Agent service. Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility that the service has already been removed, click Yes or OK.

  • Page 36: Using The Host Agent

    Using the Host Agent Starting the Host Agent service 3-12 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide This section describes how to start and stop the Host Agent service. This section also describes how to configure the storage system connected to the server.

  • Page 37: Stopping The Host Agent Service

    The next step is to configure the storage systems connected to the server. EMC recommends that you use Navisphere Manager, instead of the CLI, to configure storage systems, as described in the EMC Navisphere Manager Administrator’s Guide. Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility equivalent.

  • Page 38: Installing The Navisphere Server Utility

    Do not install the Server Utility on a VMware Windows Virtual Machine. You can install the utility on a VMware® ESX Server™, which is described in the EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Linux and ESX Server Installation Guide (P/N 300-002-041).
  • Page 39 (for AX-Series systems upgrading to Navisphere Manager). The server support menu opens. If you do not see the server support menu, follow these steps to open it: a. From the Windows taskbar, select Start >...

  • Page 40: To Remove The Server Utility

    Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility To remove the Server Utility 3-16 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 9. Click Finish to exit the wizard. 10. Remove the CD from the server's CD drive For more information on using the Server Utility, click Help from the wizard’s Help menu.

  • Page 41: Using The Navisphere Server Utility

    To run the Server Utility from a host To start the Server utility from the default installation directory, select Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility. For information on using the Navisphere Server Utility, click Help from the utility’s Help menu.
  • Page 42 Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility 3-18 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Admsnap Utility

    Invisible Body Tag This chapter describes how to install the Admhost Utility, Admsnap Utility, and the CLARiiON VSS Provider. This chapter also describes how to use admhost and refers you to the documentation that describes how to use admsnap. The Admhost and Admsnap Utilities are supported only on CX-Series and AX-Series storage systems running Navisphere Manager.

  • Page 44: Installing The Admhost Utility

    Installing and Using the Admhost and Admsnap Utility Installing the Admhost Utility To install the Admhost Utility on a server EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide The Admhost Utility is supported only on the following Microsoft Windows platforms: Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000.
  • Page 45 Click Finish to close the dialog box. 12. Remove the CD-ROM from its drive and store it safely. You have installed the admhost software on a Windows server or the VMware Windows Virtual Machine. If you selected the default destination folder, admhost is installed in the directory C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere Admhost.

  • Page 46: Using The Admhost Utility

    The admhost lun_activate command scans the bus for new devices and assigns a drive letter to all Symmetrix and CLARiiON devices that do not already have one. Use the -l and -d switches to scan the bus for new devices and assign a drive letter to a device that has a specific world wide name (WWN).
  • Page 47 ( object_name) to disk. admhost lun_list The admhost lun_list command lists the drive letters and WWNs for all server devices. admhost help This admhost help command displays the syntax for each admhost command and the revision number of the Admhost Utility.

  • Page 48: Installing The Admsnap Utility

    2.9.x or higher. Before you upgrade FLARE, verify that your operating system version supports admsnap version 2.9.x or higher. Refer to the Admsnap Release Notes or the EMC Support Matrix on Powerlink. For the supported versions of these operating systems, see the Admsnap Release Notes.
  • Page 49 Installing and Using the Admhost and Admsnap Utility The server support menu opens. If you do not see the server support menu, follow these steps to open it: a. From the Windows taskbar, select Start > Run b. In the Run dialog box, enter the following program name, and then click OK: drive:\CXSeries.exe...

  • Page 50: To Remove The Admsnap Utility

    If you want to remove the Admsnap Utility, select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Navisphere Admsnap and click Remove. For information on using the Admsnap Utility, refer to the EMC SnapView Command Line Interfaces Reference Guide.

  • Page 51: Installing The Clariion Vss Provider

    For the supported versions of this operating system, see the Admsnap Release Notes. Installation prerequisites for a storage system with Navisphere Manager Before you can install and use the CLARiiON VSS Provider, you must install: Installation prerequisites for a storage system with Navisphere Express...

  • Page 52: To Install The Clariion Vss Provider

    Files\EMC\Navisphere CLI\ClariionSPAddress. The ClariionSPAddress file should contain the IP addresses of each CLARiiON SP on a separate line. For instance, if you are performing VSS operations on LUNs contained on two CLARiiON systems and these systems are connected to the server, their IP address’s are listed as follows:...

  • Page 53: To Remove The Clariion Vss Provider

    VSS Provider and click Remove. Using the CLARiiON VSS Provider The CLARiiON VSS Provider does not have a user interface and is only called by the VSS service built into Windows Server 2003. For information on using VSS Writers or VSS Requestors, refer to the appropriate documentation that shipped with your operating system.
  • Page 54 Installing and Using the Admhost and Admsnap Utility 4-12 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 55: Navisphere Cli Requirements

    Invisible Body Tag This chapter describes how to install Navisphere CLI and refers you to the documentation that describes how to use Navisphere CLI. CLI is only supported on CX-Series and AX-Series storage systems running Navisphere Manager. Major topics are Navisphere CLI requirements ...5-2 Installing Navisphere CLI...5-3 Using Navisphere CLI...5-4...

  • Page 56: Navisphere Cli Requirements

    Installing and Using Navisphere CLI Navisphere CLI requirements EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide To run the Navisphere CLI, your server must meet the following requirements: Run a supported version of the Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 operating system.

  • Page 57: Using Navisphere Cli

    Installing Navisphere CLI If you have a VMware ESX Server, you can install Navisphere CLI on the ESX Server or on a VMware Windows Virtual Machine. 1. Log in to the Windows server, VMware ESX Server, or the 2. If the CLI is already installed, you must remove it, as described in 3.

  • Page 58: To Remove The Cli

    Installing and Using Navisphere CLI To remove the CLI Using Navisphere CLI EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 9. In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, click Next to select the default location. Depending on your operating system, the default location is one of the following: •...

  • Page 59: Silent Installations And Removals

    Invisible Body Tag This appendix describes how to perform a silent installation or removal of the Navisphere Initialization Utility, Navisphere Host Agent, Navisphere Server Utility, and Navisphere CLI. The procedures described in this appendix are intended for advanced users only.

  • Page 60: About Silent Installations Or Removals

    Silent Installations and Removals About silent installations or removals EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide A silent installation and removal uses a command line interface to install or remove applications on all attached Windows servers. To perform the installation or removal, you need to create a response file on one of the attached servers.

  • Page 61: Installing The Navisphere Initialization Utility

    We recommend that you install the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on at least one server attached to a CX-Series storage system. It is not required that you install it on every server. Important We do not recommend that you install Navisphere Initialization Utility using the command line interface unless you are an advanced user.

  • Page 62: Creating A Response File

    Silent Installations and Removals Creating a response file EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 8. Click Cancel when the InstallShield wizard opens and click Yes to exit the setup. 9. Open a command line window, such as a DOS window.

  • Page 63: Performing A Silent Installation

    Performing a silent installation 1. On another attached Windows server (not the same server on 2. Verify that the installation was successful (see Verifying the silent 3. If the installation was successful, repeat step 1 on all remaining which you created the response file), enter one of the commands below to install the Initialization Utility.

  • Page 64: Removing The Navisphere Initialization Utility

    Removing the Navisphere Initialization Utility Creating a response file EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide To perform a silent removal of the Navisphere Initialization Utility all servers must be running the same revision of the utility. If you have different revisions installed on a Windows server, you cannot perform a silent removal.

  • Page 65: Performing A Silent Removal

    5. Create a response file for the Initialization Utility by issuing the Performing a silent removal 1. On another attached server (not the same server on which you 2. Enter the command below to remove the Initialization Utility. command below. The command consists of the text retrieved from the Initialization Utility registry and additional switches as shown below.

  • Page 66: Verifying The Silent Installation Or Removal

    Silent Installations and Removals EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Indicates a silent removal. A silent removal requires no user input after you enter the command. -f1fullpath\responsefilename Specifies the full pathname and of the response filename created in step 5 on page A-7.

  • Page 67: Installing Navisphere Host Agent

    If you are not, we recommend that you install these products using the InstallShield Wizard as described in Chapter 3, Installing and Using the Navisphere Host Agent or Server Utility. Installing revision 6.7 or earlier If you are installing Revision 6.7 or earlier of the Host Agent or CLI,...

  • Page 68: Creating A Response File

    Silent Installations and Removals Creating a response file A-10 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide The Navisphere Host Agent Setup.exe file and all supporting files are unpacked to the specified folder. 8. Click Cancel when the InstallShield wizard opens and click Yes to exit the setup.
  • Page 69 The system then copies it to the target installation directory as agent.config when the installation completes. You cannot use this switch with the -userid or –server switch. -override Specifies that if an agent.config file is already in the directory into which the product will be installed, it will be overridden with whatever accompanying -userid and –server, or -cfgfile...

  • Page 70: Performing A Silent Installation

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent installation A-12 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 1. On another attached Windows server (not the same server on which you created the response file), enter one of the commands below to install the Host Agent.
  • Page 71 -f2fullpath\logfilename Specifies the full pathname and filename of the log file. We recommend that you create the log file on a local directory so you do not override a log file from another server’s installation. Installing Navisphere Host Agent Silent Installations and Removals...
  • Page 72 Silent Installations and Removals A-14 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide -override Specifies that if an agent.config file is already in the directory into which the product will be installed, it will be overridden with whatever accompanying -userid and –server, or -cfgfile specifies.
  • Page 73 What you do next depends on whether you will use Manager or CLI to manage the storage systems connected to the server. Using Manager - If you are setting up a new server, refer to Starting the Host Agent service on page 3-12. If you are just upgrading the Host Agent or CLI on an existing system, you have finished the upgrade.

  • Page 74: Removing The Host Agent

    Removing revision 6.16 or later Creating a response file A-16 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Depending on which revision of the Host Agent is installed, follow the appropriate procedure below. Important We do not recommend that you remove the Navisphere Host Agent using the command line interface unless you are an advanced user and are experienced with using the agent configuration file.
  • Page 75 The command will launch an InstallShield Wizard. If you click yes when asked if you want to remove the agent configuration file, every time you run the removal on a server in silent mode (-s) using this response file, it will remove the agent configuration file.

  • Page 76: Performing A Silent Removal

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent removal A-18 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 1. On another attached server (not the same server on which you created the response file), open a command line window. 2. Enter the command to uninstall the Host Agent.

  • Page 77: Verifying The Silent Installation Or Removal

    Host Agent example: RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3 ~1\ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{249CF790-30CE-11D4-9A87-0060B0FB53A4}\ Setup.exe" -STARTEDFROMADDREMOVEPROGRAMS -s -f1E:\aSafeDir\agentUninst.iss -f2C:\aLocalSafeDir\agentUninst.log where -s specifies a silent operation will be performed, in this case a removal, using the response file recorded in E:\aSafeDir\agentUninst.iss. It will then log the result in C:\aLocalSafeDir\agentUninst.log.

  • Page 78: Installing The Navisphere Server Utility

    Installing the Navisphere Server Utility Preparing for the installation A-20 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide We recommend that you install the Navisphere Server Utility on all attached Windows servers. Important We do not recommend that you install Navisphere Server Utility using the command line interface unless you are an advanced user.

  • Page 79: Creating A Response File

    10. Navigate to the directory where you unpacked the Server Utility Creating a response file 1. Create a response file for the Server Utility by issuing the 2. If the response file is not already in a shared directory, move it to unpacked then click Continue.

  • Page 80: Performing A Silent Installation

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent installation A-22 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 1. On another attached Windows server (not the same server on which you created the response file), enter one of the commands below to install the Server Utility.

  • Page 81: Removing The Navisphere Server Utility

    Creating a response file 1. Log in to the Windows server as Administrator or someone who 2. Run regedit and navigate to the following Server Utility registry 3. Select and copy the text within the Server Utility UninstallString, 4.

  • Page 82: Performing A Silent Removal

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent removal A-24 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 5. Create a response file for the Server Utility by issuing the command below. The command consists of the text retrieved from the Server Utility registry and additional switches as shown below.
  • Page 83 Verifying the silent installation or removal) before running the command on all the other attached Windows servers. 4. If the removal was successful, repeat steps 1 and 2 on page A-24 on all remaining attached Windows servers. Silent Installations and Removals Removing the Navisphere Server Utility A-25...

  • Page 84: Installing Navisphere Cli

    Installing revision 6.16 or later Preparing for the installation A-26 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Depending on which revision of Navisphere CLI is installed, follow the appropriate procedure below. Important We do not recommend that you install Navisphere CLI using the command line interface unless you are an advanced user.

  • Page 85: Creating A Response File

    7. Click Browse to select the folder where the files should be 8. Click Cancel when the InstallShield wizard opens and click Yes to 9. Open a command line window, such as a DOS window. 10. Navigate to the directory where you unpacked the CLI files (the Creating a response file 1.

  • Page 86: Performing A Silent Installation

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent installation A-28 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 1. On another attached Windows server (not the same server on which you created the response file), enter one of the commands below to install the CLI.

  • Page 87: Removing Navisphere Cli

    Creating a response file 1. Log in to the Windows server as Administrator or someone who 2. Run regedit and navigate to the following CLI registry key: 3. Select and copy the text within the CLI UninstallString, as listed 4.

  • Page 88: Performing A Silent Removal

    Silent Installations and Removals Performing a silent removal A-30 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide 5. Create a response file for the CLI by issuing the command below. The command consists of the text retrieved from the CLI registry and additional switches as shown below.
  • Page 89 -f1full path\responsefilename Specifies the full pathname of the response file created in step 5 on page A-30. -f2fullpath\logfilename Specifies the full pathname and filename of the log file. Example: RunDll32 C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\engine\6\INTEL3 ~1\ctor.dll,LaunchSetup "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{249CF790-30CE-11D4-9A87-0060B0FB53A4}\ Setup.exe" -STARTEDFROMADDREMOVEPROGRAMS -s -f1E:\aSafeDir\cliUninst.iss -f2C:\aLocalSafeDir\cliUninst.log where -s specifies that a silent operation will be performed, in this case a removal, using the response file recorded in...

  • Page 90: Verifying The Silent Installation Or Removal

    Verifying the silent installation or removal Table A-1 A-32 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide This section allows you to verify if the silent installation or removal of the Initialization Utility, Host Agent, Server Utility, and CLI were successful.

  • Page 91: Verifying The Silent Installation Or Removal

    Navisphere CLI allows you to verify the configuration status of multiple servers from one server. a. From an attached Windows server, log in as Administrator or someone with administrative privileges. b. In a command line interface, such as a DOS window, navigate...
  • Page 92 Silent Installations and Removals A-34 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 93: Glossary

    LUN number.You can bind modules as one of the following RAID types: RAID 5 (independent access array), RAID 3 (parallel access array), RAID 1 (mirrored pair), EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 94 The default FC-AL address ID for SP A is 0; the default FC-AL address ID for SP B is 1. fibre General name for physical media supported by Fibre Channel, either optical or copper. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 95 Set network parameters for CX-Series storage systems. The Initialization Utility uses a wizard as its user interface. The easy-to-use wizard guides you through the steps required to initialize your storage system. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Glossary...
  • Page 96 Navisphere Agent. For more information on Navisphere Manager, refer to the Navisphere Manager manual. Navisphere See Initialization Utility. Initialization Utility Navisphere Server See Server Utility. Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 97 RAID 5, and parity information is stored on one module, not distributed among all of them. RAID 3 works well for single-task applications that use I/Os of one or more 2-Kbyte EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Glossary...
  • Page 98 Server server Server Utility EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide blocks, aligned to start at disk addresses that are multiples of 2 Kbytes from the beginning of the logical disk. Three to sixteen disk modules that use disk striping, in which the...
  • Page 99 The SP runs FLARE software that controls the operation of the storage system. For higher availability, a site can use a second SP in a storage-system chassis. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...
  • Page 100 (area on each disk) multiplied by the number of data disks in the group. For RAID 5, RAID 0, RAID 1/0 groups, you can select the stripe element size. Also see RAID. unbind See bind. EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide...

  • Page 101: Index

    4-8 Agent, see Host Agent CLARiiON VSS Provider about 1-6 installing 4-9 removing 4-11 using 4-11 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide about 1-6 installing 5-3 removing 5-4 requirements 5-2 using 5-4 deactivate command (admhost) 4-4...
  • Page 102 Server Utility about 1-4 differences with Host Agent 3-3 installing 3-14 removing 2-5, 3-16 requirements 2-2, 3-4 using 2-6, 3-17 EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide silent installation about A-2 CLI A-26 command CLI A-28 Host Agent A-12...

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