EMC 69001166 If the server has IBM HBAs, System, install these HBAs, Make sure the HBA driver

						AIX Installation Checklists
Task		With Access Logix		Without Access Logix		Reference Document
5	Server	Note: PowerPath requires IBM PCI		Note: PowerPath requires IBM PCI		HBA documentation
	Replace IBM	HBAs and the driver supported by IBM		HBAs and the driver supported by IBM
		for AIX.		for AIX.
	HBAs and/or
	Install additional	❑ If the server has IBM HBAs		❑ If the server has IBM HBAs
	HBAs	connected to the storage system,		connected to the storage system,
		replace them with the IBM HBAs.		replace them with the IBM HBAs.
		❑ If you need additional HBAs to		❑ If you need additional HBAs to
		provide more paths to the storage		provide more paths to the storage
		system, install these HBAs.		system, install these HBAs.
		CAUTION Do not connect cables		CAUTION Do not connect cables
		to the HBAs until you are told to		to the HBAs until you are told to
		do so later in this procedure.		do so later in this procedure
6	Server	❑ If the following software is		❑ If the following software is		HBA driver
	Update Software	currently installed and not at the		currently installed and not at the		documentation
		required minimum revision,		required minimum revision,
						CX-Series Server
		update it:		update it:
						Software for AIX
		•	HBA driver	•	HBA driver	Installation Guide
		•	Navisphere Host Agent	•	Navisphere Host Agent
		•	admsnap
		❑ Execute the following command:		❑ Execute the following command:		AIX documentation
		cfgmgr		cfgmgr
7	Server	❑ Make sure the HBA driver		❑ Make sure the HBA driver		Host connectivity guide
	Set HBA driver	parameters are set to the values		parameters are set to the values
		required for CLARiiON and		required for CLARiiON and
	parameters
		PowerPath.		PowerPath.
		CAUTION Using improper		CAUTION Using improper
		settings can cause erratic failover		settings can cause erratic failover
		behavior, such as greatly		behavior, such as greatly
		increased I/O delays.		increased I/O delays.

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