HP StorageWorks 500 HP Smart Array Multipath Software User Guide - Page 3

Contents Overview...5 Software overview...5 Software distribution ...5 Minimum requirements ...5 Supported operating systems ...6 Microsoft feature support ...6 Linux feature support ...6 Multiple operating system support...6 Supported four-node configurations ...6 Two-server external boot configuration 6 Two-server internal boot configuration 7 Two-server mixed boot configuration 7 Two-server cluster configuration ...7 Three-server external boot configuration 7 Three-server internal boot configuration 8 Three-server mixed boot configuration 8 Installation and operation in Microsoft environments 9 Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft 9 Uninstalling the Smart Array Multipath software driver 10 Installation for an existing 2-node cluster with Microsoft Windows 2000 10 Multipath installation for Microsoft...11 Post-installation hardware setup for Microsoft 11 Microsoft browser security settings...11 Static LUN balancing ...12 Installation and operation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 environments 14 Pre-installation configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 14 Editing the active kernel ...14 Modifying the RAIDTAB configuration file 16 Multipath installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 19 Static load (read-only) balancing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 20 Installation and operation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 environments 21 Pre-installation hardware setup for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 21 Multipath installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 21 Post-installation configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 22 Static load (read-only) balancing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 23 Installation and operation in UnitedLinux environments 24 Pre-installation hardware setup for UnitedLinux 24 Multipath installation for UnitedLinux...24 Post-installation configuration for UnitedLinux 25 Static load (read-only) balancing in UnitedLinux 26 Troubleshooting ...27 Problem diagnosis ...27 Problems during installation ...27 HBA failure ...28 Cable failure ...28 Acronyms and abbreviations...29 Contents 3