Linux Installation Checklist

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16 Server

If you have a PowerPath license key

If you have a PowerPath license key

PowerPath product

 

 

Test PowerPath

Note If your PowerPath license key is

Note If your PowerPath license key is

guide

 

 

 

 

 

with a license key

not registered, the load balancing

not registered, the load balancing

 

 

 

 

policy is restricted to basic failover.

policy is restricted to basic failover.

 

 

 

 

View the LUNs available to the

View the LUNs available to the

 

 

 

 

server using the following

server using the following

 

 

 

 

PowerPath command:

PowerPath command:

 

 

 

 

powermt display dev=all

powermt display dev=all

 

 

 

 

class=clariion

class=clariion

 

 

 

 

Choose one available LUN to

Choose one available LUN to

 

 

 

 

receive I/O for the test.

receive I/O for the test.

 

 

 

 

View the paths to the chosen

View the paths to the chosen

 

 

 

 

LUN using the following

LUN using the following

 

 

 

 

PowerPath command:

PowerPath command:

 

 

 

 

powermt display dev=x every=2

powermt display dev=x every=2

 

 

 

 

where x is a pseudo device that

where x is a pseudo device that

 

 

 

 

represents the chosen LUN.

represents the chosen LUN.

 

 

 

 

Start I/O to the LUN.

Start I/O to the LUN.

 

 

 

 

Identify the HBA sending I/O to

Identify the HBA sending I/O to

 

 

 

 

the LUN by viewing the output of

the LUN by viewing the output of

 

 

 

 

the powermt display dev=x

the powermt display dev=x

 

 

 

 

every=2 command, and

every=2 command, and

 

 

 

 

disconnect the cable to that HBA.

disconnect the cable to that HBA.

 

 

 

 

View the output of the powermt

View the output of the powermt

 

 

 

 

display dev=x every=2

display dev=x every=2

 

 

 

 

command, and verify that

command, and verify that

 

 

 

 

• The state of the uncabled

• The state of the uncabled

 

 

 

 

path(s) becomes “dead.”

path(s) becomes “dead.”

 

 

 

 

• I/O continues to the remaining

• I/O continues to the remaining

 

 

 

 

path(s) to the LUN, indicating

path(s) to the LUN, indicating

 

 

 

 

that the failover path was

that the failover path was

 

 

 

 

successful, and PowerPath is

successful, and PowerPath is

 

 

 

 

working properly.

working properly.

 

 

 

 

Reconnect the cable that you

Reconnect the cable that you

 

 

 

 

disconnected from the HBA.

disconnected from the HBA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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