Managing Without a Volume Manager

You can use the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software to manage multiple paths to

a device.

1.Install the drivers.

2.Enable the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software system-wide by setting the mpxio-disablefield in the /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf file to “no”.

Additional explanation of this file is provided in the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.

3.Configure each Fibre Channel host adapter on the system to either use or not use this feature.

You do this by setting the mpxio-disableflag in the .conf file for each adapter (for example, /kernel/drv/qlc.conf) to “no” or “yes”.

This procedure is described in detail in the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.

Managing With VxVM/VxDMP

You can manage the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software with VxVM versions 3.2 and later using the same techniques you would use on a system without VxVM, as described in the previous section.

The Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software does not support VxVM versions previous to version 3.2.

Managing With the Solstice DiskSuite Software

If you are using the Solstice DiskSuite software as your volume manager, you must unconfigure it and then reconfigure it after you have enabled the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software. The Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager software renames the storage devices that Solstice DiskSuite uses. This process is not difficult, and it is described in the Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Installation and Configuration Guide.

Caution –This process can result in data loss if done incorrectly.

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816-0830-12 specifications

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