Register HBAs w/ CLARiiON systems

Microsoft Windows
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, start the Navisphere Agent as follows:
1. On the Windows host, right click My Computer and select Manage.
2. Click Services and Applications and then click Services.
3. Find EMC Navisphere Agent service.
4. If already started, stop the EMC Navisphere Agent service.
5. Start the EMC Navisphere Agent service.
AIX
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the AIX host, stop and start the Navisphere Agent. For example:

# rc.agent stop
# rc.agent start

HP-UX
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the HP-UX host, stop and start the Navisphere Agent. For example:

# /sbin/init.d/agent stop
# /sbin/init.d/agent start

Linux
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the Linux host, stop and start the Navisphere Agent. For example:

# /etc/init.d/naviagent stop
# /etc/init.d/naviagent start

NetWare
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the NetWare host, restart the Navisphere Agent. In the NetWare server console screen, enter:

sys:\emc\agent\navagent.nlm -f
sys:\emc\agent\agent.cfg

Solaris
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the Solaris host, stop and start the Navisphere Agent. For example:

# /etc/init.d/agent stop
# /etc/init.d/agent start

VMware ESX server 2.5.0 and later
To register the host’s HBAs with the storage system, on the VMware host, stop and start the Navisphere Agent. For example:

# /etc/init.d/agent stop
# /etc/init.d/agent start

Resetting an unknown root password

1. Insert the product media for the same version and level as the current installation into the appropriate drive.
2. Power on the machine.
3. When the screen of icons appears, or when you hear a double beep, press the F1 key repeatedly until the System Management Services menu appears.
4. Select Multiboot.
5. Select Install From.
6. Select the device that holds the product media and then select Install.
7. Select the AIX version icon.
8. Define your current system as the system console by pressing the F1 key and then press Enter.
9. Select the number of your preferred language and press Enter.
10. Choose Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery by typing 3 and press Enter.
11. Select Access a Root Volume Group. A message displays explaining that you will not be able to return to the Installation menus without rebooting if you change the root volume group at this point.
12. Type 0 and press Enter.
13. Type the number of the appropriate volume group from the list and press Enter.
14. Select Access this Volume Group and start a shell by typing 1 and press Enter.
15. At the # (number sign) prompt, type the passwd command at the command line prompt to reset the root password. For example:

    # passwd
    Changing password for "root"
    root's New password: 
    Enter the new password again:

16. To write everything from the buffer to the hard disk and reboot the system, type the following:

    sync;sync;sync;reboot