| Storage Multipath Subsystem Device Driver Installation configuration and instructions |
| The storage multi-path software used by a Coal Company's ERP system is datapath currently has two shared vg. A total of 1453Gb data. |
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The IBM System Storage Multipath Subsystem Device Driver (SDD) provides
Multipath configuration environment support for a host system that is attached
To the following devices:
1. IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server (ESS)
2. IBM System Storage DS8000
3. IBM System Storage DS6000
4. IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
Installing the AIX fiber-channel device drivers
Perform the following steps to install the AIX fiber-channel device drivers
From the AIX compact disk:
1. Log in as the root user.
2. Load the compact disc into the CD-ROM drive.
3. From your desktop window, enter smitty install_update and press Enter
Go directly to the installation panels. The Install and Update Software menu is
Displayed.
4. Select Install Software and press Enter.
5. Press F4 to display the INPUT Device/Directory for Software panel.
6. Select the compact disc drive that you are using for the installation;
For example,/dev/cd0, and press Enter.
7. Press Enter again. The Install Software panel is displayed.
8. Select Software to Install and press F4. The Software to Install panel
Is displayed.
9. The fiber-channel device drivers include the following installation
Packages:
Devices. pci. df1000f9The adapter device driver for RS/6000
Or the IBM System p with feature code 6228.
Devices. pci. df1000f7The adapter device driver for RS/6000
Or the IBM System p with feature code 6227.
Devices. common. IBM. fcThe FCP protocol driver.
Devices. fcp. disk The FCP disk driver.
Devices. pci. df1080f9The adapter device driver for RS/6000
Or the IBM System p with feature code 6239.
Select each one by highlighting it and pressing F7.
10. Press Enter. The Install and Update from LATEST Available Software
Panel is displayed with the name of the software you selected to install.
11. Check the default option settings to ensure that they are what you
Need.
12. Press Enter to install.
Run the following command to install the software package:
1. Enter
Installp-ug devices. pci. df1000f9And press
Enter.
2. Enter
Installp-ug devices. pci. df1000f7And press
Enter.
3. Enter
Installp-ug devices. pci. df1080f9And press
Enter.
4. Enter
Installp-ug devices. common. IBM. fcAnd press
Enter.
5. Enter
Installp-ug devices. fcp. diskAnd press Enter.
Related datapath commands:
Datapath clear device count
Datapath disable ports
Datapath enable ports
Datapath open device path
Datapath query adapter
Datapath query adaptstats
Datapath query device
Datapath query devstats
Datapath query essmap
Datapath query portmap
Datapath query version
Datapath query wwpn
Datapath remove adapter
Datapath remove device path
Datapath set adapter
Datapath set device policy
Datapath set device path
Datapath set qdepth
