Verifying HBA installation, Example | HP XP10000, XP128 guide

Verifying HBA installation

After configuring the ports on the disk array, verify that the HBAs are installed properly.

Use the ioscan –fcommand, and verify that the rows shown in the example are displayed. If these rows are not displayed, check the host adapter installation (hardware and driver installation) or the host configuration.

Example

# ioscan -f
Class	I H/W Path	Driver	S/W StateH/W Type Description

===============================================================================================

...

fc	0	8/12	fcT1	CLAIMED	INTERFACE	HP	Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
lan	1	8/12.5	fcT1_cntl	CLAIMED	INTERFACE	HP	Fibre Channel Mass Storage Cntl
fcp	0	8/12.8	fcp	CLAIMED	INTERFACE	FCP		Protocol Adapter
ext_bus 2		8/12.8.0.255.0	fcpdev	CLAIMED	INTERFACE	FCP		Device Interface
...

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Sixth edition July Part number A5951-96015 XP128 XP1024 XP10000 XP12000 Sixth edition July 2005 part number A5951-96015 Contents Troubleshooting Intended audience About this guidePrerequisites Disk arrays HP storage website Related documentationHP sales and authorized resellers Contact HP HP technical support Bold Document conventions Revision history That USE of the Software is AT Your Sole RISK. HP Warranty statement About this guide Page Installation Features and requirements Fibre Channel interface Failover Device emulation types RAID Manager command devices Snmp configuration Installation procedures Setting the host mode for the disk array ports Install and configure the disk arrayPage Mode Level Description and Usage Software Setting the System Option Modes Fibre Address Configuring the Fibre Channel ports Fabric and Connection parameter settings Loading the OS and software Install and configure the hostInstalling and configuring the HBAs Clustering and fabric zoning SAN Defining the paths Connect the disk arrayPage Example Verifying HBA installation To verify device recognition Verifying device recognition Cxtydz where Page Configure disk array devices Verifying the device files and drivers Claimed Busnexus Creating the device files # lsdev Character Block Driver Class 188 Sdisk Disk Example of a completed device data table To create the physical volumes Creating the physical volumes To create volume groups Creating new volume groups # mknod /dev/vg06/group c 64 Vgda To create logical volumes Creating logical volumesLvremove Lvextend OPEN-L = To create file systems Creating the file systems Repeat for each logical volume on the disk array To change the I/O timeout parameter Setting the I/O timeout parameter Creating the mount directories To create a mount directory for each logical volume To mount and verify the file systems Mounting and verifying the file systems To set up and verify the auto-mount parameters Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters Parameter Name Enter Page Troubleshooting Error conditions Newfs for example, /dev/vg01/r/vo/x Pvcreate for example, /dev/rdskWith vgcreate Host hangs or devices are Contact Information Calling the HP support centerPage Worksheets Path worksheet Disk array device emulations Supported emulations Luse Device type specificationsPage Disk array device emulations MPE Luse device parameters Physical Max Extent Extent size Device type Size PE OPEN-8/9/E-CVS Scsi TID map for Fibre Channel adapters Value Reference information for SAM Configuring the devices using SAM Reference information for SAM To change the maximum number of volume groups Setting the maximum number of volume groups using SAM Command View XP Command ViewCommand device Array group Disk controller unit Host modeDisk cabinet unit Emulation modes Failover Path OPEN-xPort Remote console PC Remote Web Console Remote Control RCVolume Index Page Index