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Installing PowerPath

11.The screen displays information about the installation, ending with:

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*EMCpower installation:

*Installation is successful.

*If you have a license key card, register now. Then

*REBOOT the host to complete the remaining steps of the

*installation. Refer to the PowerPath for UNIX

*Installation and Administration Guide for more

*information.

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Installation of <EMCpower> was successful.

The following packages are available:

1	EMCpower	EMC	PowerPath
		(all) 4.0.0_bxxx
2	EMCvg	EMC	Enterprise Cluster PowerPath Volume
		Manager VCS Agent

(sparc) 1.0

Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]:

•If you are installing PowerPath for a VCS cluster and you want to install the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent now, enter 2 and press ENTER. Continue with Install the VCS Agent Software, step 5, on page 1-22.

•Otherwise, enter q and press ENTER.

PowerPath is now installed on the host. You must register PowerPath, reboot the host, and perform other administrative tasks before PowerPath can run on the host. Refer to After You Install on page 1-16 for postinstallation information and procedures.

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Contents

Version PowerPath for Unix Copyright 1997-2003 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved Contents Integrating/ Upgrading PowerPath Into an Existing AAM Chapter Configuring a PowerPath Boot Device on SolarisChapter Removing PowerPath Chapter PowerPath Administration on Solaris Appendix a Files Changed By PowerPath Appendix B Customer Support Tables Tables Tables Viii Audience and Prerequisites Preface Preface Related Documentation EMC uses the following type style conventions in this guide Command line arguments when used in textArguments used in examples of command line Options in command line syntax Sales and Customer Service Contacts Xiv Installing PowerPath Choose a Convenient Time Before You InstallObtain Up-To-Date Information Prepare the Host and Storage System Locate Your License Key Failure to do so could result in loss or corruption of data Configure HBA drivers To find a unique major number Prepare For a Clustered EnvironmentFor example For sh, enter Start the installation program. Enter Installing PowerPath You see the following prompt Enter y and press Enter You are prompted to confirm the major numberPress Enter to confirm the major number Manager VCS Agent Uninstalling the Earlier Version Upgrading to PowerPath Enter 1 and press Enter Upgrading From PowerPath 3.0.x or Enter package base directory default /opt,? You are prompted to confirm the major number EMC If files are corrupted Troubleshooting the Upgrade On the Host After You InstallRegister PowerPath Remove Reboot the Host You should see output similar to this Verify the PowerPath InstallationIf you installed the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent You should see output like the following Modinfo grep -i emc Applications to Use ReconfigureEmcpower Devices Installing the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent Do you want to install these conflicting files y, n, ?, q You should output similar to this Error Messages PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster PowerPath in a Cluster Environment Installing PowerPath A New AAM Cluster PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster PowerPath in a Legato 5.1 or later AAM Cluster Installing PowerPath in a New Sun Cluster PowerPath in a Sun Cluster PowerPath in a Sun Cluster PowerPath in a Sun Cluster Stop cluster services on the node. Enter boot Installing PowerPath A New VCS Cluster PowerPath in a Veritas Cluster Server Cluster Hatype -list grep EMC Integrating Upgrading PowerPath Into an Existing VCS Cluster Manager Resources Configuring VCS toPowerPath Volume Recognize Add the following line to the beginning Editing main.cf to Include EMCTypes.cf Minor Number Setting Major and Minor Numbers PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide Configuring a PowerPath Boot Device On Solaris Introduction Partitioning the Boot Device Configuring a PowerPath Native Device as the Boot Device Filesystems Creating Usr/sbin/installboot /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk\ Example After modification At the % prompt, enter the following command and press Modifying OpenBootSetting Up the Boot Alias Output is similar to the following Moving the Boot Device to an emcpower Device Procedure Recovery Reboot the host. Enter boot An example of a boot path is Removing PowerPath Control Over a Boot Device Reboot -- -r Removing PowerPath Before Removing PowerPath Screen displays information like this Removing PowerPath Removal process saves the following files Enter the following command to remove these filesEmcpvcleanup issues the following warning Reboot the host. Enter reboot -- -r Removing the PowerPath Volume Manager VCS Agent Removal of EMCvg was successful PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide PowerPath Administration on Solaris Ensuring a Sufficient Stack Size PowerPath and CLARiiON Storage SystemsBooting a Host With Built-In Fibre Channel Ports Boot Device Support Rebooting and Custom Settings R1/R2 Supported Configurations R1/R2 Boot Procedure R1/R2 Boot Failover Support Block device- /dev/dsk/c # t # d # s # Device NamingNative Devices Forms Naming Convention Pseudo DevicesSelecting a Device Device Naming Function Native Device Pseudo Device Volume Managers Reconfiguring PowerPath Devices Online Screen displays the following information Enter quit, to end the format process Adding an HBA to a PowerPath Configuration Dynamic Reconfiguration Command returns output like the following Removing an HBA From a PowerPath Configuration Powermt remove hba=# Upgrading Solaris Upgrading to Solaris 9 with Solaris Live Upgrade Troubleshooting File Location Executing powercf Emcp.conf File Powercf Configuration Utility Arguments PowerPath device entries in emcp.conf Files Changed By PowerPath Etc Files Created or Modified by PowerPath Installation Basedir/EMCpower/driver Basedir/EMCpower/bin PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide Kernel/drv Basedir/EMCpower/lib Files Created or Modified by PowerPath Installation Basedir/EMCpower/man/man1 Usr/bin Basedir/EMCpower/scriptsThis directory contains PowerPath scripts This directory contains the PowerPath man pages Installation programs add the following line to Solaris Files Modified by PowerPath Installation Basedir/VRTSvcs/bin/EMCvg Files Created or Modified by VCS Agent InstallationEtc/VRTSvcs/conf/config Basedir/VRTSvcs/EMC PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide Customer Support Figure B-1Problem Detection and Resolution Process Overview of Detecting and Resolving Problems Troubleshooting the Problem Before Calling the Customer Support Center Documenting the Problem Reporting a New Problem FTP Sending Problem Documentation PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide Index Symbols VCS Veritas Volume Manager and emcpower devices PowerPath for Unix Installation and Administration Guide