EMC 69001166 User Manual
EMC Installation Roadmap
for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
P/N 069001166
REV A17
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Chapter 1 AIX Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for AIX............................................... 1-2
Required Host Software Revisions......................................... 1-2
Prerequisites .............................................................................. 1-3
Documentation.......................................................................... 1-4
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage
System................................................................................................ 1-6
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage
System.............................................................................................. 1-12
PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and New Storage
System.............................................................................................. 1-22
PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage
System.............................................................................................. 1-29
Contents
Chapter 2 HP-UX Installation Checklist
PowerPath Configurations for HP-UX ......................................... 2-2
Required Host Software Revisions......................................... 2-3
Prerequisites .............................................................................. 2-3
Documentation.......................................................................... 2-4
PowerPath Checklist - New HP-UX Server and New Storage
System................................................................................................ 2-7
PowerPath Checklist - New HP-UX Server and Existing Storage
System.............................................................................................. 2-13
PowerPath Checklist - Existing HP-UX Server and New Storage
System.............................................................................................. 2-26
PowerPath Checklist - Existing HP-UX Server and Existing
Storage System ............................................................................... 2-33
DMP Configurations for HP-UX ................................................. 2-45
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Required Host Software Revisions ...................................... 2-46
Prerequisites............................................................................ 2-46
Documentation ....................................................................... 2-47
DMP Checklist - New HP-UX Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................. 2-48
Configurations for HP-UX Without EMC Failover Software.. 2-53
Prerequisites............................................................................ 2-53
Documentation ....................................................................... 2-54
Without EMC Failover Software Checklist - New HP-UX Server
and New Storage System.............................................................. 2-55
Chapter 3 Linux Installation Checklist
PowerPath Configurations for Linux ........................................... 3-2
Required Host Software Revisions ........................................ 3-3
Prerequisites.............................................................................. 3-3
Documentation ......................................................................... 3-4
PowerPath Checklist — New Linux Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................... 3-7
PowerPath Checklist — New Linux Server and Existing Storage
System ............................................................................................. 3-13
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Linux Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................. 3-23
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Linux Server and Existing
Storage System............................................................................... 3-29
DMP Configurations for Linux.................................................... 3-39
Required Host Software Revisions ...................................... 3-39
Prerequisites............................................................................ 3-39
Documentation ....................................................................... 3-40
DMP Checklist - New Linux Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................. 3-42
Configurations for Linux Without EMC Failover Software.... 3-47
Prerequisites............................................................................ 3-47
Documentation ....................................................................... 3-48
Without EMC Failover Software Checklist — New Linux Server
and New Storage System.............................................................. 3-49
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Chapter 4 NetWare Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for NetWare...................................... 4-2
Required Host Software Revisions........................................ 4-3
Prerequisites.............................................................................. 4-3
Documentation......................................................................... 4-4
PowerPath Checklist — New NetWare Server and New Storage
System............................................................................................... 4-7
PowerPath Checklist — New NetWare Server and Existing
Storage System............................................................................... 4-12
PowerPath Checklist — Existing NetWare Server and New
Storage System............................................................................... 4-21
PowerPath Checklist — Existing NetWare Server and Existing
Storage System............................................................................... 4-28
Chapter 5 Solaris Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for Solaris ......................................... 5-2
Required Host Software Revisions........................................ 5-3
Prerequisites.............................................................................. 5-3
Documentation......................................................................... 5-4
PowerPath Checklist — New Solaris Server and New Storage
System............................................................................................... 5-8
PowerPath Checklist — New Solaris Server and Existing Storage
System............................................................................................. 5-14
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Solaris Server and New Storage
System............................................................................................. 5-25
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Solaris Server and Existing
Storage System............................................................................... 5-32
DMP Configurations for Solaris.................................................. 5-45
Required Host Software Revisions...................................... 5-45
Prerequisites ........................................................................... 5-45
Documentation....................................................................... 5-46
DMP Checklist - New Solaris Server and New Storage
System............................................................................................. 5-48
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Chapter 6 Tru64 UNIX Installation Checklist
Tru64 UNIX Configurations........................................................... 6-2
Prerequisites.............................................................................. 6-2
Documentation ......................................................................... 6-3
Checklist - New Tru64 UNIX Server and New Storage System
Without Boot Disk ........................................................................... 6-4
Checklist - New Tru64 UNIX Server and New Storage System
With Boot Disk ................................................................................. 6-6
Chapter 7 Windows Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for Windows..................................... 7-2
Required Host Software Revisions ........................................ 7-3
Prerequisites.............................................................................. 7-4
Documentation ......................................................................... 7-5
PowerPath Checklist — New Windows Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................... 7-7
PowerPath Checklist — New Windows Server and Existing
Storage System Without Boot Disk ............................................. 7-14
PowerPath Checklist — New Windows Server and Existing
Storage System With Boot Disk ................................................... 7-25
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Windows Server and New
Storage System............................................................................... 7-37
PowerPath Checklist — Existing Windows Server and Existing
Storage System............................................................................... 7-45
DMP Configurations for Windows............................................. 7-57
Required Host Software Revisions ...................................... 7-57
Prerequisites............................................................................ 7-58
Documentation ....................................................................... 7-59
DMP Checklist — New Windows Server and New Storage
System ............................................................................................. 7-60
Using Windows DMP ............................................................ 7-64
Appendix A Customer Support
Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems ...................... A-2
Troubleshooting the Problem ....................................................... A-3
Before Calling the Customer Support Center ............................ A-4
Documenting the Problem ........................................................... A-5
Reporting a New Problem ............................................................ A-6
Sending Problem Documentation ............................................... A-7
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Preface
This manual contains checklists of the tasks required to install an
EMC CX-Series or FC4700-Series storage system in a configuration
with a server running the AIX
NetWare
Windows
®
, Solaris™, Tru64® UNIX®, Windows Server™ 2003, or
®
2000 operating system.
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 roadmap 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.
®
, HP-UX®, IRIX®, Linux®, Novell®
If a product does not function properly or does not function as described in
this roadmap, please contact your EMC representative.
Audience This roadmap is intended for use by system administrators and/or
service personnel during installation of CLARiiON
®
Fibre Channel
storage systems.
Readers of this roadmap should be familiar with the following topics:
◆ The operating system running on the server that you are
installing.
◆ How the operating system handles the device names of physical
disks (LUNs).
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Preface
Organization
Conventions Used in
This Guide
Chapter 1 Installation checklist for an AIX server with EMC
®
PowerPath
software.
Chapter 2 Installation checklist for an HP-UX server with and
®
without EMC PowerPath or VERITAS
DMP.
Chapter 3 Installation checklist for a Linux server with and
without EMC PowerPath or VERITAS
®
DMP.
Chapter 4 Installation checklist for a NetWare server with EMC
PowerPath software.
Chapter 5 Installation checklists for a Solaris server with EMC
PowerPath or VERITAS DMP software.
Chapter 6 Installation checklist for a Tru64 UNIX server.
Chapter 7 Installation checklists for a Microsoft Windows Server
2003 or Windows 2000 server with EMC PowerPath or
VERITAS
®
DMP software.
Appendix A Reviews the EMC process for detecting and resolving
software problems, and provides essential questions
that you should answer before contacting the EMC
Customer Support Center.
EMC uses the following conventions for notes and cautions.
A note presents information that is important, but not hazard-related.
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CAUTION
A caution contains information essential to avoid damage to the
system or equipment. The caution may apply to hardware or
software.
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
Typographical Conventions
This manual uses the following format conventions
Preface
Finding Current
Information
This
typeface
◆ Specific filenames or complete paths.
◆ Dialog box names and menu items in text.
◆ Selections you can make from the user interface,
including buttons, icons, options, and field
names.
◆ Emphasis in cautions and warnings.
This typeface
This
typeface
x > y
◆ New terms or unique word usage in text.
◆ Command line arguments when used in text.
◆ Represents a system response (such as a
message or prompt), a file or program listing.
Represents a menu path. For example, Operations
> Poll All Storage Systems tells you to select Poll
All Storage Systems on the Operations menu.
The most up-to-date information about the CX-Series and FC-Series
storage systems is posted on the EMC Powerlink
™
website. We
recommend that you download the latest information before you
install one of these storage systems. If you purchased your storage
system from an EMC reseller and you cannot access Powerlink, the
latest product information should be available from your reseller.
To access EMC Powerlink, use the following link:
http://powerlink.emc.com
After you log in, select Support > Document Library and find the
documents you want.
Where to Get Help For questions about technical support, call your local sales office or
service provider.
If you have a valid EMC service contract, contact EMC Customer
Service at:
United States: (800) 782-4362 (SVC-4EMC)
Canada: (800) 543-4782 (543-4SVC)
Worldwide: (508) 497-7901
Follow the voice menu prompts to open a service call and select the
applicable product support.
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Sales and Customer
Service Contacts
For the list of EMC sales locations, please access the EMC home page
at:
http://www.EMC.com/contact/
For additional information on the EMC products and services
available to customers and partners, refer to the EMC Powerlink™
website:
http://powerlink.EMC.com
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AIX Installation
Checklists
This chapter contains checklists of the tasks required to install a
CLARiiON storage system in a configuration with an IBM AIX
server and PowerPath
®
failover software. The sections for the
®
different configurations are
◆ PowerPath Configurations for AIX.................................................1-2
◆ PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage
System..................................................................................................1-6
◆ PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage
System................................................................................................1-12
◆ PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and New Storage
System................................................................................................1-22
◆ PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage
System................................................................................................1-29
AIX Installation Checklists
1-1
AIX Installation Checklists
PowerPath Configurations for AIX
Read this section if you are installing a AIX PowerPath configuration
with a new or existing server and a new or existing storage system. A
new and existing server and a new and existing storage system are
defined as follows:
new server - A server running AIX and not connected to any storage
system.
existing server - A server running AIX and that is already connected
to one or more storage systems.
new storage system - A CX300, CX500, or CX700 storage system that
has the factory default settings and has never been connected to a
server.
existing storage system - A CX300, CX400, CX500, CX600, CX700, or
FC4700-Series storage system that is already connected to one or
more servers and is in a EMC Navisphere
All CLARiiON storage systems connected to the server must be CX300,
CX400, CX500, CX600, CX700, or FC4700-Series storage systems. If any other
type of CLARiiON storage system is connected to the server, the server
cannot run AIX PowerPath.
®
domain.
Required Host Software Revisions
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◆ AIX operating system revision listed in the EMC Support Matrix
on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)
◆ HBA driver revision listed in the EMC Support Matrix on the
Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com)
◆ AIX PowerPath
• For CX400, CX600, and FC-Series storage systems
Version 3.0.0 with patch 3.0.2 or higher
• For CX300, CX500, and CX700 storage systems
Version 3.0.4 or higher
Refer to the EMC Support Matrix and the EMC PowerPath Release Notes for
UNIX on the Powerlink website (http://powerlink.emc.com) for the
specific revision required for your AIX version.
AIX Installation Checklists
Prerequisites
◆ You must have a host that is
• Running an operating system that can support the Navisphere
Manager 6.X browser-based client. For an up-to-date list of
such operating systems, refer to the Navisphere Manager 6.X
release notes on http://powerlink.emc.com).
• On a network that is connected to the storage-system server
and that you will connect to the SPs in the storage system.
◆ For most configurations, you must also have a host that is
• Running Navisphere CLI version 6.X.
• On a network that is connected to the storage-system server
and that you will connect to SPs in the storage system.
◆ You must have planned your LUNs and RAID Groups, and
Storage Groups if you have Access Logix. Be sure to consider
requirements for SnapView
™
and MirrorView™ software if you
have this software. The following documents will help you with
this planning:
• EMC Storage Systems CX400-Series and CX600-Series
Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003113)
• EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage
Systems Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 300-001-273)
• EMC Fibre Channel Storage System Model FC4700-2
Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003087)
PowerPath Configurations for AIX
1-3
AIX Installation Checklists
Documentation
Each checklist refers to some or all of the documents listed below. We
recommend that you load these documents on your service laptop
before starting the installation.
◆ Documentation that ships with
• PCI HBA and native IBM HBA driver
• Switches and switch management software
• AIX operating system and HACMP (if using HACMP)
◆ Removing ATF or CDE Software Before Installing Other Failover
Software (P/N 069001173)
◆ PowerPath Version 4.3 Product Guide (P/N 300-001-673)
or
PowerPath Version 4.2 Product Guide (P/N 300-001-521)
or
PowerPath Version 3.0 Product Guide (P/N 300-001-047)
◆ PowerPath for AIX Version 4.3 Installation and Administration Guide
(P/N 300-000-683)
or
PowerPath for AIX Version 4.2 Installation and Administration Guide
(P/N 300-000-530)
or
PowerPath Version 3.0 for UNIX Installation and Administration
Guide (P/N 300-000-511)
1-4
◆ EMC CX-Series Server Software for AIX Installation Guide
(P/N 300-002-044)
or
EMC Navisphere Host Agent and CLI for AIX Version 6.X Installation
Guide (P/N 069001145)
◆ EMC Navisphere Command Line Interface (CLI) Version 6.X Reference
(P/N 069001038)
◆ EMC Storage-System Host Utilities for AIX Administrator’s Guide
(P/N 069001137)
◆ EMC Rails and Enclosures Field Installation Guide
(P/N 300-001-799)
◆ EMC Rails and Enclosures Installation Guide for 19-Inch NEMA
Cabinets (P/N 014003082) - for SPS installation only
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AIX Installation Checklists
◆ EMC CX300 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) Setup Guide
(P/N 300-001-276, rev A02 or higher)
or
EMC CLARiiON CX300 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2)
Setup and Cabling Guide (P/N 300-001-276, rev A01) and EMC
CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization
Guide (P/N 300-001-272)
◆ EMC 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2) CX400-Series Setup
and Cabling Guide (P/N 014003105) and EMC Storage Systems
CX400-Series and CX600-Series Initialization Guide
(P/N 014003112)
◆ EMC CLARiiON CX500 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2)
Setup Guide (P/N 300-001-275, rev A02 or higher)
or
EMC CLARiiON CX500 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2)
Setup and Cabling Guide (P/N 300-001-275, rev A01) and EMC
CLARiiON CX300, CX500, and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization
Guide (P/N 300-001-272)
◆ EMC Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) CX600-Series Setup and
Cabling Guide (P/N 014003078) and EMC Storage Systems
CX400-Series and CX600-Series Initialization Guide
(P/N 014003112)
◆ EMC CLARiiON CX700 Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) Setup
Guide (P/N 300-001-274, rev A02 or higher)
or
EMC CLARiiON CX700 Storage Processor Enclosure (SPE) Setup and
Cabling Guide (P/N 300-001-274), rev A01) and EMC CLARiiON
CX300, CX500, and CX700 Storage Systems Initialization Guide
(P/N 300-001-272)
◆ EMC CLARiiON 2-Gigabit Disk-Array Enclosure (DAE2) Setup and
Cabling Guide (P/N 014003104)
◆ FC4700-2 Setup Guide (P/N 0140373)
◆ EMC Navisphere Manager Administrator’s Guide (P/N 069001125)
◆ EMC Navisphere Security Administrator’s Guide (P/N 069001124)
◆ EMC Host Connectivity Guide for IBM AIX (P/N 300-000-608)
PowerPath Configurations for AIX
1-5
AIX Installation Checklists
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System
Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed
before the service provider arrives.
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1 Server
Install HBAs and
driver
2 Server
Set HBA driver
parameters
3 Server
Install EMC ODM
Support
software
4 Server
I
nstall Host
Agent or Server
Utility
With Access Logix Reference Document
❑
Install HBAs.
CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so
later in this procedure.
❑
Install HBA driver.
❑
Execute the following command:
cfgmgr
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to the values required for CLARiiON and
PowerPath.
CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior,
such as greatly increased I/O delays.
❑
Insert the AIX Utilities Kit CD and mount it. AIX utilities
❑
Install EMC ODM Support using SMIT or the command line.
• Note: The EMC ODM Support package is available on the ftp site
ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/aix/ODM_DEFINITIONS
❑
Install the Navisphere Host Agent or Navisphere Server Utility and the
Navisphere CLI.
❑
If you installed the Host Agent, edit the Navisphere Host Agent
configuration file agent.config file as follows:
• Add the following entry if it does not already exist:
device auto auto
• Add at least one privileged user.
HBA documentation
AIX documentation
Host connectivity guide
administrator’s guide
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
1-6
5 Server
Install admsnap
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❑
If the server will be a SnapView production or secondary host, install the
admsnap utility.
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
installation Guide
AIX Installation Checklists
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6 Server
Install
PowerPath
7Switches
Install
With Access Logix Reference Document
❑
Insert the PowerPath installation CD and mount it. PowerPath Release
❑
Install PowerPath using SMIT or from the command line.
❑
Register PowerPath.
❑
Install any PowerPath patches from the Software downloads page on the
EMC Powerlink website:
http://powerlink.emc.com
For a SAN
❑
Install switches, if not already installed.
❑
Connect a cable from each host HBA port to a switch port.
❑
On the server:
• Download emc_cfgmgr.sh from ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/
powerpath/aix.
• Execute the following commands
cfgmgr
❑
Checkpoint - Verify the HBA connection to the switch by checking the
LED(s) for the switch port connected to the HBA port.
For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the HBA is logged
in to the switch port.
Notes and PowerPath
for UNIX installation and
administrator’s guide
Rails, cabinet, and
switch documentation
AIX documentation
Switch documentation
8Storage System
❑
Install
For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the following:
• The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a
1-Gbit SP port is logged in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both LEDs are green, which indicates that a
2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left LED is blue and the right LED is off, which
indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.
Install the storage system in the cabinet, if not already installed. Rails and cabinet
documentation
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System
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9Storage System
With Access Logix Reference Document
❑
Initialize and
install software
enablers
❑
❑
10 Storage System
Cable
❑
❑
Install the Navisphere Initialization Utility on a
as the storage-system management ports.
subnet
Use the Navisphere Initialization Utility to initialize the storage system.
If you have SAN Copy, SnapView, and/or MirrorView software, install their
enablers.
Connect the storage system to the switch or HBA ports. Storage-system setup
Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify the storage-system connections to the
switch by checking the LED(s) for the switch port connected to each SP
port.
For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is green, which indicates that the SP is logged
in to the switch port.
For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the following:
• The left LED is green and the right LED is off, which indicates that a
1-Gbit SP port is logged in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both LEDs are green, which indicates that a
2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left LED is blue and the right LED is off, which
indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to the switch port.
non-AIX
host on the
same
Storage-system setup
guide
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
guide.
Switch documentation
11 Storage System
12 Storage System
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Set up security
Set properties
for PowerPath
❑
Cable each SP to the LAN connected to the hosts from which you will
manage the storage system.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to define a global administrator and domain (if
not already defined) and any additional users.
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI commands to set the storage system’s
default system type, failover mode, and array commpath values:
navicli -h
navicli -h
navicli -h
where
system.
Note: Setting the array commpath property to 1 (enabled) creates LUNZ
devices.
where
system.
hostname
hostname
hostname
hostname
hostname
systemtype -config 3
failovermode 1
arraycommpath 1
is the IP address or network name of an SP in the storage
is the IP address or network name of an SP in the storage
Storage-system setup
guide.
Navisphere security
administrator’s guide
and Navisphere
Manager online help
Navisphere CLI
reference
AIX Installation Checklists
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13 Switches
Zone
14 Server
Make target SPs
available
With Access Logix Reference Document
For a SAN
❑
Zone the switches to provide a path from each HBA port (host initiator) to
the appropriate SPs.
❑
If MirrorView is installed, create any required zones for it.
❑
Checkpoint - Use switch management software to verify the switch
connections to the storage system.
❑
Execute the following AIX command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that AIX sees LUNZ devices with the following AIX
command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
If AIX does not see LUNZ devices
• Verify that arraycommpath is set to 1 as described in step 12.
• Execute the following AIX command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host Agent or run the Navisphere Server Utility
with the following AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
/
Switch management
documentation
AIX documentation
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
❑
Checkpoint - Use Navisphere Manager’s Connectivity Status dialog box
to verify that each HBA is registered with the storage system.
❑
List the LUNZ devices with the following AIX command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
❑
Remove each LUNZ device with the following AIX command:
rmdev -dl hdisk
where n is the hdisk number for the LUNZ device.
❑
Execute the following AIX command:
emc_cfgmg.sh
n
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
AIX documentation
1-9
AIX Installation Checklists
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15 Storage System
Configure
16 Storage System
Set up Event
Monito
r
17 Server
Configure
devices
With Access Logix Reference Document
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to set general storage-system properties.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to create RAID Groups, bind LUNs, create
Storage Groups, and assign LUNs to Storage Groups.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to connect the server to a Storage Group
❑
Plan your monitoring configuration.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to set user options, create templates, and set up
your monitoring configuration.
❑
Download the following command from ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/
powerpath/aix and execute it:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
Execute the following PowerPath command:
powermt config
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that the server sees hdisk devices for the LUNs. AIX documentation
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that PowerPath sees all the paths to the LUNs with the
following PowerPath command:
powermt display dev=all class=clariion
If PowerPath does not see the LUNs
• Verify the server’s connection to the Storage Group.
• Verify that you registered your PowerPath license key if you have one.
• Verify that the storage-system properties are as defined in step 12.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
AIX documentation
PowerPath product
guide
PowerPath product
guide
1-10
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host Agent or run the Navisphere Server Utility
with the following AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
❑
Checkpoint if the Host Agent is installed - Use Navisphere Manager to
verify that the LUNs are mapped to hdiskpower devices.
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
/
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
AIX Installation Checklists
Tas k
18 Serve
Make LUNs
available to AIX
19 Server
Test PowerPath
with a license
y
ke
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❑
Create partitions or the pertinent database file systems on the LUNs.
If AIX does not recognize any LUNs, verify the connection to the Storage
Group.
If you have a PowerPath license key
If your PowerPath license key is not registered, the load balancing policy is
restricted to basic failover.
❑
Stop all applications accessing the storage system and disable user logins
to the server.
❑
View the LUNs available to the server using the following PowerPath
command:
powermt display dev=all class=clariion
❑
Choose one available LUN to receive I/O for the test.
❑
View the paths to the chosen LUN using the following PowerPath
command:
x
powermt display dev=
x
is pseudo device that represents the chosen LUN.
where
❑
Start I/O to the LUN.
❑
Identify the HBA sending I/O to LUN by viewing the output of the powermt
display dev=x every=2 command, and disconnect the cable to that HBA.
every=2
Host connectivity guide
or AIX documentation
AIX documentation
PowerPath product
guide
❑
View the output of the powermt display dev=x every=2 command, and
verify that
• The state of the uncabled paths becomes “dead.”
,
• I/O continues to the remaining path(s) to the LUN
path failover was successful, and PowerPath is working properly.
❑
Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from the HBA.
❑
If you did not follow the above steps exactly and caused any LUNs to
trespass, restore the LUNs to their original SP with the following PowerPath
command:
powermt restore
indicating that the
You are now ready to set up any optional software, such as SnapView
or MirrorView, on the storage system.
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and New Storage System
1-11
AIX Installation Checklists
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage
System
Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be completed
before the service provider arrives.
Task
1 Server
Install HBAs and
driver
2 Server
Set HBA driver
parameters
3 Server
Install EMC ODM
Support software
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❑
Install HBAs.
CAUTION Do not connect cables
to the HBAs until you are told to
do so later in this procedure.
❑
Install HBA driver.
❑
Execute the following command:
cfgmgr
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to
the values required for CLARiiON
and PowerPath.
CAUTION Using improper
settings can cause erratic failover
behavior, such as greatly
increased I/O delays.
❑
Insert the AIX Utilities Kit CD and
mount it.
❑
Install EMC ODM Support using
SMIT or the command line.
Note: The EMC ODM Support
package is available on the ftp site
ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/aix/ODM_D
EFINITIONS
❑
Install HBAs.
CAUTION Do not connect cables
to the HBAs until you are told to
do so later in this procedure.
❑
Install HBA driver.
❑
Execute the following command:
cfgmgr
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to
the values required for CLARiiON
and PowerPath.
CAUTION Using improper
settings can cause erratic failover
behavior, such as greatly
increased I/O delays.
❑
Insert the AIX Utilities Kit CD, and
mount it
❑
Install EMC ODM Support using
SMIT or the command line.
Note: The EMC ODM Support
package is available on the ftp site
ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/aix/ODM_D
EFINITIONS
HBA documentation
AIX documentation
Host connectivity guide
AIX utilities
administrator’s guide
1-12
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
4 Server
Install PowerPath
5 Server
I
nstall Host
Agent or Server
Utility
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❑
Insert the PowerPath installation
CD and mount it.
❑
Install PowerPath using SMIT or
from the command line.
❑
Register PowerPath.
❑
Install any PowerPath patches
from the Software downloads
page on the EMC Powerlink
website:
http://powerlink.emc.com
❑
Install the Navisphere Host Agent
or Navisphere Server Utility and
the Navisphere CLI.
❑
If you installed the Host Agent,
edit the Navisphere Host Agent
configuration file agent.config
file as follows:
• Add the following entry if it
does not already exist:
device auto auto
• Add at least one privileged
user.
❑
Insert the PowerPath installation
CD and mount it.
❑
Install PowerPath using SMIT or
from the command line
❑
Register PowerPath.
❑
Install any PowerPath patches
from the Software downloads
page on the EMC Powerlink
website:
http://powerlink.emc.com
❑
Install the Navisphere Host Agent
or Navisphere Server Utility and
the Navisphere CLI.
❑
If you installed the Host Agent,
edit the Navisphere Host Agent
configuration file agent.config
file as follows:
• Add the following entry if it
does not already exist:
device auto auto
• Add at least one privileged
user.
PowerPath Release
Notes and PowerPath
for UNIX installation and
administrator’s guide
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
6 Server
Install admsnap
❑
If the server will be a SnapView
production or secondary host,
install the admsnap utility.
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage System
N/A CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
1-13
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
7Storage System
Update software
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❑
If the following software is
currently installed and not at the
required minimum revision,
update it:
• Access Logix
• Navisphere SP Agent
• Navisphere Storage
Management Server Software
• Navisphere Manager UI
• SAN Copy driver and UI
• SnapView driver and UI
• MirrorView driver and UI
CAUTION During the software
update, hosts connected to the
❑
If the following software is
currently installed and not at the
required minimum revision,
update it:
•FLARE
• Navisphere SP Agent
• Navisphere Storage
Management Server Software
• Navisphere Manager UI
CAUTION During the software
update, hosts connected to the
storage system will lose access to
data if they do not have failover
software or all paths to an SP are
down.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
storage system will lose access to
data if they do not have failover
software or all paths to an SP are
down.
1-14
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
8Storage System
Set properties for
PowerPath
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❑
Use Navisphere Manager’s
Failover Setup Wizard (selected
from the Tools menu on the
toolbar) to set the initiator type,
failover mode, and array
commpath properties for the
server’s HBA ports (initiators):
Initiator Type to CLARiiON Open
Failover mode to 1
Array commpath to Enabled
Note: Setting the array
commpath property to 1
(enabled) creates LUNZ devices.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager’s
Failover Setup Wizard (selected
from the Too ls menu on the
toolbar) to set the initiator type,
failover mode, and array
commpath properties for the
server’s HBA ports (initiators):
navicli -h
-config 3
navicli -h
failovermode 1
navicli -h
arraycommpath 1
where
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
Note: Setting the array
commpath property to 1
(enabled) creates LUNZ devices.
hostname
hostname
hostname
hostname
systemtype
is the IP
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
or
Navisphere CLI
reference
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage System
1-15
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
9Server
Cable to switches
or storage
system
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❑
Cable the HBA ports to the switch
connected to the storage system
or to SP ports.
❑
Execute the following AIX
command:
cfgmgr
❑
Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify
the HBA connection to the switch
by checking the LED(s) for the
switch port connected to the HBA
port.
For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is
green, which indicates that the
HBA is logged in to the switch
port.
For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the
following:
• The left LED is green and the
right LED is off, which indicates
that a 1-Gbit SP port is logged
in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both
LEDs are green, which
indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA
port is logged in to the switch
port.
• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left
LED is blue and the right LED
is off, which indicates that a
2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to
the switch port.
❑
Cable the HBA ports to the switch
connected to the storage system
or to SP ports.
❑
Execute the following AIX
command:
cfgmgr
❑
Checkpoint - For a SAN, verify
the HBA connection to the switch
by checking the LED(s) for the
switch port connected to the HBA
port.
For a 1-Gbit switch - LED is
green, which indicates that the
HBA is logged in to the switch
port.
For a 2-Gbit switch - One of the
following:
• The left LED is green and the
right LED is off, which indicates
that a 1-Gbit SP port is logged
in to the switch port.
• For a DS-xxB2 switch, both
LEDs are green, which
indicates that a 2-Gbit HBA
port is logged in to the switch
port.
• For a DS-xxM2 switch, the left
LED is blue and the right LED
is off, which indicates that a
2-Gbit HBA port is logged in to
the switch port.
Storage-system setup
guide.
AIX documentation
Switch documentation
1-16
10 Switches
Zone
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
For a SAN
❑
Zone the switches to provide a
path from each HBA port (host
initiator) to the appropriate SPs.
❑
If MirrorView is installed, create
any required zones for it.
❑
Checkpoint - Use switch
management software to verify
the switch connections to the
storage system.
For a SAN
❑
Zone the switches to provide a
path from each HBA port (host
initiator) to the appropriate SPs.
❑
Checkpoint - Use switch
management software to verify
the switch connections to the
storage system.
Switch management
documentation
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
11 Server
Make target SPs
available
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❑
On the server:
• Download emc_cfgmgr.sh
from
ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/
powerpath/aix.
• Execute the following
commands
cfgmgr
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that each
HBA sees only the targets (SPs)
to which it is zoned with the
following AIX command:
lsdev -Cc array
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that AIX sees
LUNZ devices with the following
AIX command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
If AIX does not see LUNZ devices
• Verify that arraycommpath is
set to 1 as described in
step 12.
• Execute the following AIX
command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
On the server:
• Download emc_cfgmgr.sh
from
ftp://ftp.emc.com/pub/elab/
powerpath/aix.
• Execute the following
commands
cfgmgr
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that each
HBA sees only the targets (SPs)
to which it is zoned with the
following AIX command:
lsdev -Cc array
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that AIX sees
LUNZ devices with the following
AIX command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
If AIX does not see LUNZ devices
• Verify that arraycommpath is
set to 1 as described in
step 12.
• Execute the following AIX
command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
AIX documentation
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host
Agent or run the Navisphere
Server Utility with the following
AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
❑
Checkpoint - Use Navisphere
Manager’s Connectivity Status
dialog box to verify that each HBA
is registered with the storage
system.
/
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage System
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host
Agent or run the Navisphere
Server Utility with the following
AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
❑
Checkpoint - Use Navisphere
Manager’s Connectivity Status
dialog box to verify that each HBA
is registered with the storage
system.
/
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
1-17
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
11 Server
Make target SPs
available (cont.)
12 Storage System
Configure
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❑
List the LUNZ devices with the
following AIX command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
❑
Remove each LUNZ device with
the following AIX command:
rmdev -dl hdisk
where n is the hdisk number for
the LUNZ device.
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
command to set the array
commpath property to 0:
navicli -h
arraycommpath 0
hostname
where
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
❑
Execute the following AIX
command:
cfgmgr
❑
If the server will use an
Storage Group, use Navisphere
Manager to connect the server to
the Storage Group.
n
hostname
is the IP
existing
❑
List the LUNZ devices with the
following AIX command:
lscfg | grep LUNZ
❑
Remove each LUNZ device with
the following AIX command:
rmdev -dl hdisk
where n is the hdisk number for
the LUNZ device.
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
command to set the array
commpath property to 0:
navicli -h
arraycommpath 0
hostname
where
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
❑
Execute the following AIX
command:
cfgmgr
N/A Navisphere Manager
n
hostname
is the IP
AIX documentation
Navisphere CLI
reference
AIX documentation
administrator’s guide
and online help
13 Storage System
1-18
❑
If the server will use a
Storage Group, use Navisphere
Manager to create RAID Groups,
bind LUNs, create the Storage
Group, and assign LUNs to the
Storage Group.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to
connect the server to the Storage
Group.
❑
Plan your monitoring
Set up Event
r
Monito
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
configuration.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to set
user options, create templates,
and set up your monitoring
configuration.
new
❑
Plan your monitoring
configuration.
❑
Use Navisphere Manager to set
user options, create templates,
and set up your monitoring
configuration.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
14 Server
Configure
devices
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❑
Execute the following command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
Execute the following PowerPath
command:
powermt config
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that the
servers see hdisk devices for the
LUNs.
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that
PowerPath sees all the paths to
the LUNs with the following
PowerPath command:
powermt display dev=all
class=clariion
If PowerPath does not see the
LUNs
• Verify the server’s connection
to the Storage Group.
• Verify that you registered your
PowerPath license key if you
have one.
• Verify that the storage-system
properties are as defined in
step 8.
❑
Execute the following command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
❑
Execute the following PowerPath
command:
powermt config
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that the
servers see hdisk devices for the
LUNs.
❑
Checkpoint - Verify that
PowerPath sees all the paths to
the LUNs with the following
PowerPath command:
powermt display dev=all
class=clariion
If PowerPath does not see the
LUNs
• Verify that you registered your
PowerPath license key if you
have one.
• Verify that the storage-system
properties are as defined in
step 8.
AIX documentation
PowerPath product
guide
AIX documentation
PowerPath product
guide
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host
Agent or run the Navisphere
Server Utility with the following
AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
❑
Checkpoint if the Host Agent is
installed - Use Navisphere
Manager to verify that the LUNs
are mapped to hdiskpower
devices.
/
PowerPath Checklist — New AIX Server and Existing Storage System
❑
Restart the Navisphere Host
Agent or run the Navisphere
Server Utility with the following
AIX commands:
Host Agent
etc/rc.agent stop
/etc/rc.agent start
Server Utility
/usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil
❑
Checkpoint if the Host Agent is
installed - Use Navisphere
Manager to verify that the LUNs
are mapped to hdiskpower
devices.
/
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
Installation Guide
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
1-19
AIX Installation Checklists
Task
15 Server
Make LUNs
available to AIX
16 Server
Test PowerPath
with a license ke
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❑
Create partitions or the pertinent
database file systems on the
LUNs.
If AIX does not recognize any
LUNs, verify the connection to the
Storage Group.
If you have a PowerPath license key
If your PowerPath license key is not
y
registered, the load balancing policy is
restricted to basic failover.
❑
Stop all applications accessing
the storage system and disable
user logins to the server.
❑
View the LUNs available to the
server using the following
PowerPath command:
powermt display dev=all
class=clariion
❑
Choose one available LUN to
receive I/O for the test.
❑
View the paths to the chosen
LUN using the following
PowerPath command:
x
powermt display dev=
x
is pseudo device that
where
represents the chosen LUN.
every=2
❑
Create partitions or the pertinent
database file systems on the
LUNs.
If you have a PowerPath license key
If your PowerPath license key is not
registered, the load balancing policy is
restricted to basic failover.
❑
Stop all applications accessing
the storage system and disable
user logins to the server.
❑
View the LUNs available to the
server using the following
PowerPath command:
powermt display dev=all
class=clariion
❑
Choose one available LUN to
receive I/O for the test.
❑
View the paths to the chosen
LUN using the following
PowerPath command:
x
powermt display dev=
x
is pseudo device that
where
represents the chosen LUN.
every=2
Host connectivity guide
or AIX documentation
AIX documentation
PowerPath product
guide
1-20
❑
Start I/O to the LUN.
❑
Identify the HBA sending I/O to
LUN by viewing the output of the
x
powermt display dev=
command, and disconnect the
cable to that HBA.
EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems
every=2
❑
Start I/O to the LUN.
❑
Identify the HBA sending I/O to
LUN by viewing the output of the
powermt display dev=
command, and disconnect the
cable to that HBA.
x
every=2
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