Sun Microsystems 6900 Series To Replace a Failed Virtualization Engine, Check the configuration

For detailed information about the SUNWsecfg scripts, refer to the Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Reference Manual.

▼To Replace a Failed Virtualization Engine

1.Replace the old (failed) virtualization engine unit with a new unit.

2.Identify the MAC address of the new unit and replace the old MAC address with the new one in the /etc/ethers file:

8:0:20:7d:82:9e virtualization engine-name

3.Verify that RARP is running on the Storage Service Processor.

4.Disable the switch port:

#/opt/SUNWsecfg/flib/setveport -v VE-name -d

5.Power on the new unit.

6.Log in to the new unit, for example:

#telnet v1a virtualization engine-name

7.From the User Service Utility Menu, enter 9 to clear the SAN database.

8.Choose Quit to clear the SAN database.

9.Configure the new unit:

#setupve -n virtualization engine-name

10.Check the configuration:

#checkve -n virtualization engine-name

84Sun StorEdge 3900 and 6900 Series Troubleshooting Guide — March 2002