HP 6400.8400 Enterprise Virtual Array - Manual (Page 52)

In the Search products box, enter MPIO, and then click AIX MPIO PCMA for HP Arrays. Select IBM
AIX, and then select your software storage product.
Adding hosts
To determine the active FCAs on the IBM AIX host, enter:
# lsdev -Cc adapter |grep fcs
Output similar to the following appears:
fcs0 Available 1H-08 FC Adapter
fcs1 Available 1V-08 FC Adapter
# lscfg -vl
fcs0 fcs0 U0.1-P1-I5/Q1 FC Adapter
Part Number.................80P4543
EC Level....................A
Serial Number...............1F4280A419
Manufacturer................001F
Feature Code/Marketing ID...280B
FRU Number.................. 80P4544
Device Specific.(ZM)........3
Network Address.............10000000C940F529
ROS Level and ID............02881914
Device Specific.(Z0)........1001206D
Device Specific.(Z1)........00000000
Device Specific.(Z2)........00000000
Device Specific.(Z3)........03000909
Device Specific.(Z4)........FF801315
Device Specific.(Z5)........02881914
Device Specific.(Z6)........06831914
Device Specific.(Z7)........07831914
Device Specific.(Z8)........20000000C940F529
Device Specific.(Z9)........TS1.90A4
Device Specific.(ZA)........T1D1.90A4
Device Specific.(ZB)........T2D1.90A4
Device Specific.(YL)........U0.1-P1-I5/Q1b.
Creating and presenting virtual disks
When creating and presenting virtual disks to an IBM AIX host, be sure to:
1.
Set the OS unit ID to 0.
2. Set Preferred path/mode to No Preference.
3. Select a LUN number if you chose a specific LUN on the Virtual Disk Properties window.
Verifying virtual disks from the host
To scan the IBM AIX bus, enter: cfgmgr -v
The -v switch (verbose output) requests a full output.
To list all EVA devices, enter:
Output similar to the following is displayed:
hdisk1 Available 1V-08-01 HP HSV400 Enterprise Virtual Array
hdisk2 Available 1V-08-01 HP HSV400 Enterprise Virtual Array
hdisk3 Available 1V-08-01 HP HSV400 Enterprise Virtual Array
Linux
HBA drivers
For most configurations and the latest version of Linux distributions, native HBA drivers are the
supported drivers. Native driver means the driver that is included with the OS distribution.
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