EMC 69001166 manual AIX Installation Checklists

AIX Installation Checklists

PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage System

This checklist assumes that the existing AIX server and existing storage system are already connected in a SAN or direct attach configuration. Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be performed before the service provider arrives, except for the removal of ATF or CDE, which you can have done by EMC Professional Services.

!CAUTION

EMC no longer supports ATF or CDE. Before you transition your server from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, you must

◆Back up your server configurations.

◆Back up data on all storage systems connected to the server.

◆Remove ATF or CDE, which EMC recommends that EMC Professional Services do, especially if your server configuration is complex. If you want to remove it yourself, you must use the procedure in the Removing ATF or CDE Software Before Installing Other Failover Software document (P/N 069001173), which is on the Powerlink website with this roadmap.

Simply removing ATF or CDE using the uninstall procedure in the AIX ATF administrator’s guide or the AIX utilities administrator’s guide may not return the server to it original state, and may result in lost data.

PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage System

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