Preparing the host system, Setting configuration settings, 117 setting configuration settings – HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

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NOTE:

MPxIO is not supported on versions of the EVA3000/5000.

For more information about MPxIO, see the Solaris Fibre Channel and Storage Multipathing
Administration Guide
at:

http://docs.sun.com/source/819-0139

Preparing the host system

To verify that MPxIO is enabled:

1.

Issue the following command to verify that the MPIO setting is no:

/kernel/drv/iscsi.conf file to verify mpxio-disable=”no”

2.

If setting is yes change to no, and reboot:

Reboot -- -r

Example (enabling and disabling MPxIO on all iSCSI ports): /kernel/dev/iscsi.conf settings

# Copyright 2006 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
# Use is subject to license terms.
#
#ident "@(#)iscsi.conf 1.2 06/06/12 SMI"
name="iscsi" parent="/" instance=0;
ddi-forceattach=1;
#
# I/O multipathing feature (MPxIO) can be enabled or disabled using
# mpxio-disable property. Setting mpxio-disable="no" will activate
# I/O multipathing; setting mpxio-disable="yes" disables the feature.
#
# Global mpxio-disable property:
#
# To globally enable MPxIO on all iscsi ports set:
# mpxio-disable="no";
#
# To globally disable MPxIO on all iscsi ports set:
# mpxio-disable="yes";
#
mpxio-disable="no";
#

Setting configuration settings

To configure iSCSI target settings:

1.

Use the iscsiadm command to add the mpx100/100b iSCSI port IP addresses:

iscsiadm add discovery-address 33.33.66.65

NOTE:

The iSCSI Initiator must discover all targets presented by each mpx100/100b iSCSI port
used in a multipath configuration.

EVA iSCSI Connectivity User Guide

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