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Adding a New LU (When Not Using Sun Cluster)

To add a new LU:

1

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Set up the storage system and switch so that Solaris recognizes the LU.
Specify the following settings to have Solaris recognize the newly added

LU:

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Storage system settings (to map the internal LU to the storage port

LUN)

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Connection between the storage port and the host HBA port

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Fibre Channel switch settings

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Settings for the host HBA, and for the sd or ssd driver

For details on how to perform these settings, refer to the documentation

for the HBA being used. You may need to restart the host, depending on

the HBA being used, its drivers, and the path configuration of the newly

added LU.

2

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Check the newly recognized LU and its disk label.
You can check the LU and verify that the disk label is specified by using

the format command. The following figure shows an example of the
format command. The shaded portion represents the newly recognized

LU.

Figure 4-1 Example of executing the format command

In the above execution example, when you specify an LU, the message
Disk not labeled. Label it now? will be output if a disk label has not

been specified. In this case, enter y and specify a disk label.

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