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PowerPath Checklist — New Windows Server and Existing Storage System With Boot Disk
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12 Server
Set HBA driver
properties
❑
Reinstall HBA driver.
❑
Reinstall HBA driver. HBA documentation
(see URL on 7-5)
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to
the values required for
CLARiiON.
CAUTION Using improper
settings can cause erratic failover
behavior, such as greatly
increased I/O delays.
❑
Set the HBA driver parameters to
the values required for
CLARiiON.
CAUTION Using improper
settings can cause erratic failover
behavior, such as greatly
increased I/O delays.
13 Storage System
Set properties for
PowerPath
For a
CX-Series
or FC4700-Series
storage system
❑
Use Navisphere Manager’s
Failover Setup Wizard (selected
from the Tools menu on the
toolbar) to set the following
storage-system properties for the
server’s HBA ports (initiators):
Initiator Type to CLARiiON Open
Failover mode to 1
Array commpath to Enabled
For a
CX-Series
or FC4700-Series
storage system
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
command to determine the
default storage-system type:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
where
hostname
is the IP
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
If the default storage-system
system type is
not
3 (CLARiiON
Open), use the following
Navisphere CLI command to set
it to 3:
navicli -h
hostname
systemtype
-config 3
CAUTION The above command
reboots both SPs at the same
time.
Navisphere Manager
administrator’s guide
and online help or
Navisphere CLI
reference
❑
Use the following Navisphere CLI
commands to set the default
failover mode and array
commpath properties to the
values for PowerPath:
navicli -h
hostname
failovermode 1
navicli -h
hostname
arraycommpath 1
where
hostname
is the IP
address or network name of an
SP in the storage system.
Navisphere CLI
reference
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