HP-UX Installation Checklist

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

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

The Without Access Logix column does not apply to CX300, CX500, and

CX700 storage systems because they ship from the factory with the Access

Logix enabler installed.

Task

 

With Access Logix

Without Access Logix

Reference Document

 

 

 

 

 

1

Server

Unmount any file systems that

Unmount any file systems that

HP-UX documentation

 

Unmount file

reside on the storage system.

reside on the storage system.

 

 

systems

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Server

If you need additional HBAs to

If you need additional HBAs to

HBA documentation

 

Install additional

provide more paths to the storage

provide more paths to the storage

 

 

system, install these HBAs.

system, install these HBAs.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Server

If the following software is

If the following software is

HBA documentation

 

Update Software

currently installed and not at the

currently installed and not at the

Navisphere Host Agent

 

required minimum revision

required minimum revision

 

 

and CLI for HP-UX

 

 

(page 2-3), update it:

(page 2-3), update it:

 

 

installation guide

 

 

HBA driver

• HBA driver (Navisphere Host

 

 

SnapView installation

 

 

 

 

Agent

 

 

Navisphere Host Agent

guide (revision A02 or

 

 

 

 

 

admsnap

 

higher)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Storage System

If currently installed

If currently installed

Navisphere Manager

 

Update software

storage-system software is not at

storage-system software is not at

administrator’s guide

 

the required minimum revision

the required minimum revision

and online help

 

 

 

 

(see page 2-3), update it.

(see page 2-3), update it.

 

 

 

CAUTION During the software

CAUTION During the software

 

 

 

update, hosts connected to the

update, hosts connected to the

 

 

 

storage system will lose access to

storage system will lose access to

 

 

 

data if they do not have failover

data if they do not have failover

 

 

 

software or if all paths to an SP

software or if all paths to an SP

 

 

 

are down.

are down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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