Configuring HyperFabric

Configuring HMP for Transparent Local Failover Support

 

 

Configuring HMP for Transparent Local Failover

 

 

Support - Using SAM

 

 

To use SAM to configure HMP for Local Failover Support, complete the

 

 

following steps:

Step

1.

Start SAM.

Step

2.

Select the “Networking and Communications” area.

Step

3.

Select “HyperFabric.”

 

 

All HyperFabric adapters installed in the system are listed; installed

 

 

adapters that are not yet configured show Not Configured in the

 

 

“Status” field. Before proceeding to the next step, configure all the

 

 

available adapters.

Step

4.

Pull down the "Actions" menu and select "Configure Local Failover for

 

 

HMP". SAM now verifies the following:

If not all the adapters are configured

If the number of adapters configured are odd

If “Interoperability Enabled” is set to YES

If any of the above conditions is true, then SAM displays an appropriate error message. Otherwise, the “Configure Local Failover for HMP” window pops up.

Step 5. In this window, specify the configured adapters for each card pair and press OK.

On pressing OK, SAM verifies the following:

If HyperFabric subsystem is not running on the machine

If all card pairs are not configured

If you have chosen the same adapter for different card pairs

If any of the above conditions is true, SAM displays an appropriate error message. Otherwise, the

/etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf file is updated with information about the configured card pairs. If Card-Pair 0 comprises

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