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PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide
Troubleshooting
Install
Error codes
Symbols
Configure HBA drivers
Documenting the Problem
Setting Up the Boot Alias
Options in command line syntax
Procedure
Rebooting and Custom Settings
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PowerPath for Unix
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Contents
Chapter PowerPath Administration on Solaris
Chapter Configuring a PowerPath Boot Device on Solaris
Chapter Removing PowerPath
Integrating/ Upgrading PowerPath Into an Existing AAM
Appendix a Files Changed By PowerPath
Appendix B Customer Support
Tables
Tables
Tables Viii
Preface
Audience and Prerequisites
Preface
Related Documentation
Options in command line syntax
Command line arguments when used in text
Arguments used in examples of command line
EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide
Sales and Customer Service Contacts
Xiv
Installing PowerPath
Before You Install
Obtain Up-To-Date Information
Choose a Convenient Time
Locate Your License Key
Prepare the Host and Storage System
Configure HBA drivers
Failure to do so could result in loss or corruption of data
For sh, enter
Prepare For a Clustered Environment
For example
To find a unique major number
Installing PowerPath
Start the installation program. Enter
You see the following prompt
You are prompted to confirm the major number
Press Enter to confirm the major number
Enter y and press Enter
Manager VCS Agent
Upgrading to PowerPath
Uninstalling the Earlier Version
Upgrading From PowerPath 3.0.x or
Enter 1 and press Enter
Enter package base directory default /opt,?
You are prompted to confirm the major number
EMC
Troubleshooting the Upgrade
If files are corrupted
After You Install
Register PowerPath
On the Host
Reboot the Host
Remove
You should see output like the following
Verify the PowerPath Installation
If you installed the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent
You should see output similar to this
Modinfo grep -i emc
Reconfigure
Emcpower Devices
Applications to Use
Installing the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent
Do you want to install these conflicting files y, n, ?, q
Error Messages
You should output similar to this
PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide
PowerPath in a Cluster Environment
PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster
PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster
Installing PowerPath A New AAM Cluster
PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster
PowerPath in a Sun Cluster
Installing PowerPath in a New Sun Cluster
PowerPath in a Sun Cluster
PowerPath in a Sun Cluster
Stop cluster services on the node. Enter boot
PowerPath in a Veritas Cluster Server Cluster
Installing PowerPath A New VCS Cluster
Hatype -list grep EMC
Integrating Upgrading PowerPath Into an Existing VCS Cluster
Recognize
Configuring VCS to
PowerPath Volume
Manager Resources
Editing main.cf to Include EMCTypes.cf
Add the following line to the beginning
Setting Major and Minor Numbers
Minor Number
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Configuring a PowerPath Boot Device On Solaris
Introduction
Configuring a PowerPath Native Device as the Boot Device
Partitioning the Boot Device
Creating
Filesystems
Usr/sbin/installboot /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk\
At the % prompt, enter the following command and press
Example After modification
OpenBoot
Setting Up the Boot Alias
Modifying
Moving the Boot Device to an emcpower Device
Output is similar to the following
Recovery
Procedure
Reboot the host. Enter boot
Removing PowerPath Control Over a Boot Device
An example of a boot path is
Reboot -- -r
Removing PowerPath
Before Removing PowerPath
Removing PowerPath
Screen displays information like this
Enter the following command to remove these files
Emcpvcleanup issues the following warning
Removal process saves the following files
Reboot the host. Enter reboot -- -r
Removing the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent
Removal of EMCvg was successful
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PowerPath Administration on Solaris
PowerPath and CLARiiON Storage Systems
Booting a Host With Built-In Fibre Channel Ports
Ensuring a Sufficient Stack Size
Rebooting and Custom Settings
Boot Device Support
R1/R2 Boot Failover Support
R1/R2 Supported Configurations R1/R2 Boot Procedure
Forms
Device Naming
Native Devices
Block device- /dev/dsk/c # t # d # s #
Pseudo Devices
Selecting a Device
Naming Convention
Device Naming
Function Native Device Pseudo Device
Volume Managers
Reconfiguring PowerPath Devices Online
Enter quit, to end the format process
Screen displays the following information
Dynamic Reconfiguration
Adding an HBA to a PowerPath Configuration
Removing an HBA From a PowerPath Configuration
Command returns output like the following
Powermt remove hba=#
Upgrading to Solaris 9 with Solaris Live Upgrade
Upgrading Solaris
Troubleshooting
Powercf Configuration Utility
File Location Executing powercf Emcp.conf File
PowerPath device entries in emcp.conf
Arguments
Files Changed By PowerPath
Files Created or Modified by PowerPath Installation
Etc
Basedir/EMCpower/bin
Basedir/EMCpower/driver
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Kernel/drv
Basedir/EMCpower/lib
Files Created or Modified by PowerPath Installation
Basedir/EMCpower/man/man1
This directory contains the PowerPath man pages
Basedir/EMCpower/scripts
This directory contains PowerPath scripts
Usr/bin
Solaris Files Modified by PowerPath Installation
Installation programs add the following line to
Basedir/VRTSvcs/EMC
Files Created or Modified by VCS Agent Installation
Etc/VRTSvcs/conf/config
Basedir/VRTSvcs/bin/EMCvg
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Customer Support
Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems
Figure B-1Problem Detection and Resolution Process
Troubleshooting the Problem
Before Calling the Customer Support Center
Documenting the Problem
Reporting a New Problem
Sending Problem Documentation
FTP
PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide
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Index
VCS
Veritas Volume Manager and emcpower devices
PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide
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