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Multipathing Software

Multipathing software lets you define and control redundant physical paths to I/O devices, such as storage devices and network interfaces. If the active path to a device becomes unavailable, the software can automatically switch to an alternate path to maintain availability. This capability is known as automatic failover. To take advantage of multipathing capabilities, you must configure the server with redundant hardware, such as redundant network interfaces or two host bus adapters connected to the same dual-ported storage array.

For the Netra 440 server, three different types of multipathing software are available:

■Solaris IP Network Multipathing software provides multipathing and load-balancing capabilities for IP network interfaces.

■VERITAS Volume Manager (VVM) software includes a feature called Dynamic Multipathing (DMP), which provides disk multipathing as well as disk load balancing to optimize I/O throughput.

■Sun StorEdge™ Traffic Manager is an architecture fully integrated within the Solaris OS (beginning with the Solaris 8 release) that enables I/O devices to be accessed through multiple host controller interfaces from a single instance of the I/O device.

For More Information

For information about setting up redundant hardware interfaces for networks, refer to the Netra 440 Server Installation Guide (817-3882-xx).

For instructions on how to configure and administer Solaris IP Network Multipathing, consult the IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide provided with your specific Solaris release.

For information about VVM and its DMP feature, see “Volume Management Software” on page 52 and refer to the documentation provided with the VERITAS Volume Manager software.

For information about Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager, refer to the Netra 440 Server Product Overview (817-3881-xx) and refer to your Solaris OS documentation.

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Contents Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide Page Contents Managing RAS Features and System Firmware Managing Disk Volumes Iv Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Figures Vi Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Tables Viii Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Preface How This Book Is OrganizedUsing Unix Commands Shell PromptsTypographic Conventions Related DocumentationAccessing Sun Documentation Third-Party Web SitesContacting Sun Technical Support Sun Welcomes Your CommentsConfiguring the System Console Communicating With the System1Ways of Communicating With the System Using the System Console What the System Console DoesSerial MGT NET MGT Alom serial management port Alom network management port Alternative System Console Configuration 3Alternative Console Ports Require Additional ConfigurationAccessing the System Console Through a Graphics Monitor About the sc Prompt Access Through Multiple Controller Sessions OpenBoot ok PromptReaching the sc Prompt Reaching the ok Prompt Graceful Shutdown Alom System Controller break or console CommandL1-A Stop-A Keys or Break Key Externally Initiated Reset XIR Manual System ResetFor More Information Getting to the ok Prompt2Ways of Accessing the ok Prompt To Get to the ok PromptConsole # Accessing the System Controller Using the Serial Management PortTo Use the Serial Management Port Activating the Network Management PortEstablish an Alom system controller session To Activate the Network Management Port To verify the network settings, typeLog out of the Alom system controller session Accessing the System Console Through a Terminal Server To Access The System Console Through a Terminal Server3Pin Crossovers for Connecting to a Typical Terminal Server Open a terminal session on the connecting device, and type Accessing the System Console Through a TIP Connection Power on the systemTo Access the System Console Through the TIP Connection A shell tool window on the Sun system, typeOk power-off Modifying the /etc/remote File If the number displayed by the uname -rcommand is less thanTo Modify the /etc/remote File Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Ok setenv input-device ttyb ok setenv output-device ttyb Verifying Serial Port Settings on Ttyb To Verify the Serial Port Settings on TtybOpen a shell tool window Type Look for the following outputFor more information, see Getting to the ok Prompt on To cause the changes to take effect, type System Console OpenBoot Configuration Variable Settings Output-device Ttya Ttyb Screen Input-device KeyboardNetra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Managing RAS Features and System Firmware Alom System Controller Logging In To the Alom System ControllerAbout the scadm Utility To Log In To the Alom System ControllerTo View Environmental Information Sc showenvironmentControlling the Locator LED To turn on the Locator LED, do one of the followingTo turn off the Locator LED, do one of the following OpenBoot Emergency Procedures Stop-A Functionality To Restore OpenBoot Configuration DefaultsStop-N Functionality Automatic System Recovery To reset the system, type the following commandStop-F Functionality Stop-D FunctionalityAuto-Boot Options Error Handling Summary Reset Scenarios Automatic System Recovery User CommandsEnabling and Disabling Automatic System Recovery To Enable Automatic System RecoveryTo cause the parameter changes to take effect, type To Disable Automatic System RecoveryTo cause the parameter change to take effect, type Obtaining Automatic System Recovery Information Unconfiguring and Reconfiguring DevicesTo Unconfigure a Device Manually To determine full physical device paths, type To Reconfigure a Device Manually To Enable the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism Enabling the Hardware Watchdog Mechanism and Its OptionsMultipathing Software Managing Disk Volumes Disk VolumesVeritas Dynamic Multipathing Volume Management SoftwareSun StorEdge Traffic Manager Managing Disk Volumes RAID Technology Disk ConcatenationRAID 0 Disk Striping RAID 1 Disk MirroringRAID 5 Disk Striping With Parity Hardware Disk MirroringHot-Spares To Create a Hardware Disk Mirror C1t3d0 Devices/pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/sd@3,0For example To Delete a Hardware Disk Mirror To delete the volume, type the following command To confirm a failed disk, type the following command To Perform a Mirrored Disk Hot-Plug OperationTo Perform a Non-Mirrored Disk Hot-SwapOperation View the status of the Scsi devices CD-ROMRemove the hard drive from the device tree # cfgadm -x removedevice c0dsk/c1t1d0Configure the new hard drive Verify that the device has been removed from the device treeVerify that the new hard drive is in the device tree OpenBoot Configuration Variables Baudrate, bits Appendix a OpenBoot Configuration Variables Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Alarm Relay Output Application Programming Interface Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Page Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Page Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Symbols IndexNetra 440 Server System Administration Guide August Asr-disable, 46 go Console, 11, 41 console -f, 9 poweroff, 12 poweron Uadmin 11 uname, 25 uname -r Netra 440 Server System Administration Guide August