EMC CX400 Installation Guide - Page 37

Con devices, Make LUNs, available to AIX, Test PowerPath, with a license key

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AIX Installation Checklists Task With Access Logix Reference Document 19 Server Configure devices ❑ Execute the following command: emc_cfgmgr.sh ❑ Execute the following PowerPath command: powermt config AIX documentation PowerPath product guide ❑ Checkpoint - Verify that the server sees hdiskpower 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 13. ❑ 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 CX-Series Server Software for AIX installation guide Server Utility /usr/lpp/HOSTUTIL/naviserverutil ❑ Checkpoint if the Host Agent is installed - Use Navisphere Manager to Navisphere Manager verify that the LUNs are mapped to hdiskpower devices. administrator's guide and online help 20 Server Make LUNs available to AIX ❑ 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. Host connectivity guide or AIX documentation 21 Server If you have a PowerPath license key PowerPath product Test PowerPath Note If your PowerPath license key is not registered, the load balancing policy is guide with a license key restricted to basic failover. ❑ 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: powermt display dev=x every=2 where x is pseudo device that represents the chosen LUN. PowerPath Checklist - Existing AIX Server and New Storage System 1-27

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PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and New Storage System
1-27
AIX Installation Checklists
19
Server
Configure
devices
Execute the following command:
emc_cfgmgr.sh
AIX documentation
Execute the following PowerPath command:
powermt config
PowerPath product
guide
Checkpoint
- Verify that the server sees
hdiskpower
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 13.
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
CX-Series Server
Software for AIX
installation guide
Checkpoint if the Host Agent is installed
- Use Navisphere Manager to
verify that the LUNs are mapped to
hdiskpower
devices.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help
20
Server
Make LUNs
available to AIX
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.
Host connectivity guide
or AIX documentation
21
Server
Test PowerPath
with a license key
If you have a PowerPath license key
Note
If your PowerPath license key is not registered, the load balancing policy is
restricted to basic failover.
PowerPath product
guide
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:
powermt display dev=
x
every=2
where
x
is pseudo device that represents the chosen LUN.
Task
With Access Logix
Reference Document