Steps for installing PowerPath under Linux

Before installing PowerPath, you need to download the PowerPath installation package, which you can download from the Support.emc.com Web site via the following path: Home-> download-> find product "PowerPath". It is recommended that you read PowerPath's release notes before downloading to confirm the hosts and storage systems that this version supports.

Linux system:

1. Login to Linux host with Telnet tool.

2, (if any) stop Navishphere Host Agent:

#/etc/init.d/naviagent Stop

3. Unzip the PowerPath installation package by entering the directory where the PowerPath installation package is located:

# Gunzipemcpower.linux.5.6.ga.b143.tar.gz | TAR–XVF-

# rpm–hivemcpower.linux-5.6.0.00.00-143.rhel6.i386.rpm

Note: Install the corresponding Linux version of the RPM package.

4, use PowerPath Registration tool Registration License:

# Emcpreg–install

5, confirm the product registration information:

# POWERMT Check_registration

6, edit the lvm.conf file configuration PowerPath LVM2 support:

# vi/etc/lvm/lvm.conf

7, replace the following line:

# filter=["a/.*/"]

For:

# filter = ["r/sd.*/, r/disk.*/, a/.*/"]

8. Rebuild LVM2 Cache:

# Vgscan–v

9. Confirm that the LVM drive layer is working:

# Lvmdiskscan

10. Start PowerPath Agent:

#/etc/init.d/powerpath Start

11, (if any) Navisphere Host Agent:

#/etc/init.d/naviagent Start

12. Configure PowerPath Devices:

# POWERMT Config

13. Display PowerPath Device properties:

# POWERMT Display

14, display the properties of all PowerPath devices, PowerPath has installed and completed configuration:

# POWERMT Display Dev=all

15, now install the PowerPath Viewer component, into the PowerPath viewer download directory:

# Gunzip Emcpower.mgmtcomponent.linux-5.6.0.00.00-012.rhel.tar.gz

# Tar-xvfemcpower.mgmtcomponent.linux-5.6.0.00.00-012.rhel.tar

# rpm-hivemcpower.mgmtcomponent.linux-5.6.0.00.00-012.rhel6.i386.rpm

Note: Install the corresponding Linux version of the RPM package.

16, open the editor to complete the configuration:

#/etc/emc/bin/emcp_mond_edit

17, select option 1 to enable the service.

18. Select option 13 to exit and apply the changes.

19, select option 1 Save settings, restart the process and exit. All installations complete.