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Symmetrix Fibre Channel with Qlogic HBAs on Linux Hosts
Arbitrated Loop Configurations
Once the above step is completed, the options listed at the bottom
will change to the following:
cfdisk will automatically select Linux as the file system type. If a
different type of file system or a swap partition is required, select
[Type] and choose the necessary file system type.
Select [Write] to write the partition table to the disk. cfdisk will
prompt the user with:
"Are you sure you want to write the partition table to disk (yes or no)?
Warning!! This may destroy data on your disk!"
Type yes ENTER to write the partition table. Once the partition table
has been written to the disk, select [Quit] to exit cfdisk.
Inaccessible HBA Fix In the event that the HBA becomes inaccessible, follow the steps
listed below:
1. Unplug the fiber cables from the host.
2. Reboot the host.
3. Upon rebooting, press
ALT-Q when prompted to enter the
Fast!Util menu.
4. From the Fast!Util Options menu, select Configuration Settings.
5. On the Configuration Settings menu, select Restore Default
Settings.
6. Return to the procedure under Setting the NVRAM Variables on
page 7 to reestablish the EMC-recommended adapter settings.
cfdisk 0.8n
Disk Drive: /dev/sdb
Heads: 255 Sectors per Track: 63 Cylinders: 550
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
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sdb1 Primary Linux 4314.34
[ Bootable ] [ Delete ] [ Help ] [ Maximize ] [ Print ]
[ Quit ] [ Type ][ Units ] [ Write ]
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