HP-UX Installation Checklist

PowerPath Checklist - Existing HP-UX Server and New Storage System

Complete the tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist before the service provider arrives.

Task

 

With Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

1

Server

If you need additional HBAs to provide more paths to the storage system,

HBA documentation

 

Install additional

install these HBAs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

HBAs

CAUTION Do not connect cables to the HBAs until you are told to do so

 

 

 

later in this procedure.

 

 

 

 

 

2

Server

If the following software is currently installed and not at the required

HBA documentation

 

Update Software

minimum revision (page 2-3), update it:

CX-Series Server

 

 

 

 

 

HBA driver

Software for HP-UX

 

 

Navisphere Host Agent

installation guide

 

 

 

 

 

admsnap

 

 

 

 

 

3

Storage System

If currently installed storage-system software is not at the required

Navisphere Manager

 

Update software

minimum revision (see page 2-3), update it.

administrator’s guide

 

 

 

and online help

 

 

CAUTION During the software update, hosts connected to the storage

 

 

 

 

 

system will lose access to data if they do not have failover software or if all

 

 

 

paths to an SP are down.

 

 

 

 

 

4

Server

Make sure the HBA driver parameters are set to the values required for

HP-UX Host

 

Set HBA driver

CLARiiON and PowerPath.

connectivity guide and

 

 

 

HBA documentation

 

parameters

CAUTION Using improper settings can cause erratic failover behavior, such

 

 

as greatly increased I/O delays.

 

 

 

 

 

5

Server

Edit the Navisphere Host Agent configuration file agent.config to comment

CX-Series Server

 

Set

the OptionsSupported Autotrespass entry as follows:

Software for HP-UX

 

storage-system

# OptionsSupported Autotrespass

Installation Guide

 

 

 

type

 

 

The above entry will set the initiator type for the HBAs to no auto trespass

 

 

 

 

 

 

when they register with the storage system.

 

 

 

Log in as root and restart the Navisphere Host Agent with the following

 

 

 

HP-UX commands:

 

 

 

/sbin/init.d/agent stop

 

 

 

/sbin/init.d/agent start

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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EMC 69001166 manual OptionsSupported Autotrespass entry as follows