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Without Access Logix

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15 Server

Identify the HBA sending I/O to

Identify the HBA sending I/O to

 

Test PowerPath

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

 

with a license key

 

command, and disconnect the

command, and disconnect the

 

(cont.)

 

cable to that HBA.

cable to that HBA.

 

 

 

 

View the output of the powermt

View the output of the powermt

PowerPath product

 

display dev=x every=2

display dev=x every=2

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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 path failover was

that the path failover 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.

 

 

If you did not follow the previous

If you did not follow the previous

 

 

steps exactly and caused any

steps exactly and caused any

 

 

LUNs to trespass, restore the

LUNs to trespass, restore the

 

 

LUNs to their original SP with the

LUNs to their original SP with the

 

 

following PowerPath command:

following PowerPath command:

 

 

powermt restore

powermt restore

 

 

 

 

 

You are now ready to set up any optional software, such as SnapView or MirrorView, on the storage system.

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