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Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

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Storage System

 

For any HBAs (cont.)

Navisphere CLI

 

Set properties for

 

Use the following Navisphere CLI

reference

 

 

 

 

PowerPath (cont.)

 

 

 

 

commands to set the storage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system’s default failover mode

 

 

 

 

and array commpath properties:

 

 

 

 

navicli -h hostname

 

 

 

 

failovermode 1

 

 

 

 

navicli -h hostname

 

 

 

 

arraycommpath 1

 

 

 

 

where hostname is the IP

 

 

 

 

address or network name of an

 

 

 

 

SP in the storage system.

 

 

 

 

Note: Setting the array

 

 

 

 

commpath property to 1

 

 

 

 

(enabled) creates LUNZ devices.

 

 

 

 

You will have to remove the LUNZ

 

 

 

 

devices later in the procedure.

 

 

 

For existing HBAs

 

Navisphere Manager

 

 

Use Navisphere Manager’s

 

administrator’s guide

 

 

 

and online help

 

 

Failover Setup Wizard (selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from the Tools menu on the

 

 

 

 

toolbar) to set the storage

 

 

 

 

system’s initiator type, failover

 

 

 

 

mode, and array commpath

 

 

 

 

properties for the server’s HBA

 

 

 

 

ports (initiators):

 

 

 

 

Initiator Type to CLARiiON Open

 

 

 

 

Failover mode to 1

 

 

 

 

Array commpath to Enabled

 

 

 

 

Note: Setting the array

 

 

 

 

commpath property to 1

 

 

 

 

(enabled) creates LUNZ devices.

 

 

 

 

You will have to remove the LUNZ

 

 

 

 

devices later in the procedure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EMC 69001166 manual Navicli -h hostname Failovermode Arraycommpath, For existing HBAs, Toolbar to set the storage