AIX Installation Checklists

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

15

Server

Create partitions or the pertinent

Create partitions or the pertinent

Host connectivity guide

 

Make LUNs

database file systems on the

database file systems on the

or AIX documentation

 

LUNs.

LUNs.

 

 

available to AIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If AIX does not recognize any

 

 

 

 

LUNs, verify the connection to the

 

 

 

 

Storage Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

Server

If you have a PowerPath license key

If you have a PowerPath license key

AIX documentation

 

Test PowerPath

If your PowerPath license key is not

If your PowerPath license key is not

 

 

with a license key

registered, the load balancing policy is

registered, the load balancing policy is

 

 

 

restricted to basic failover.

restricted to basic failover.

 

 

 

Stop all applications accessing

Stop all applications accessing

 

 

 

the storage system and disable

the storage system and disable

 

 

 

user logins to the server.

user logins to the server.

 

 

 

View the LUNs available to the

View the LUNs available to the

PowerPath product

 

 

server using the following

server using the following

guide

 

 

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 pseudo device that

where x is 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

 

 

 

LUN by viewing the output of the

LUN by viewing the output of the

 

 

 

powermt display dev=x every=2

powermt display dev=x every=2

 

 

 

command, and disconnect the

command, and disconnect the

 

 

 

cable to that HBA.

cable to that HBA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-20

EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems

Page 30
Image 30
EMC 69001166 manual User logins to the server, Server using the following Guide PowerPath command, Receive I/O for the test