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You are now ready to set up any optional software, such as SnapView
or MirrorView, on the storage system.
21 Server
Test PowerPath
with a license key
(cont.)
❑
Start I/O to the LUN.
❑
Identify the HBA sending I/O to LUN by viewing the output of the powermt
display dev=
x
every=2 command, and disconnect the cable to that HBA.
❑
View the output of the powermt display dev=
x
every=2 command, and
verify that
• The state of the uncabled path(s) becomes “dead.”
• I/O continues to the remaining path(s) to the LUN
,
indicating that the
path failover was successful, and PowerPath is working properly.
❑
Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from the HBA.
❑
If you did not follow the previous steps exactly and caused any LUNs to
trespass, restore the LUNs to their original state with the following
PowerPath command:
powermt restore
PowerPath product
guide
Task
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