EMC 69001166 Portable Media Storage User Manual


 
PowerPath Checklist — Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage System
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AIX Installation Checklists
PowerPath Checklist
Existing AIX Server and Existing Storage
System
This checklist assumes that the existing AIX server and existing
storage system are already connected in a SAN or direct attach
configuration. Tasks highlighted with grey in the checklist should be
performed before the service provider arrives, except for the removal
of ATF or CDE, which you can have done by EMC Professional
Services.
CAUTION
!
EMC no longer supports ATF or CDE. Before you transition your
server from ATF or CDE to PowerPath, you must
Back up your server configurations.
Back up data on all storage systems connected to the server.
Remove ATF or CDE, which EMC recommends that EMC
Professional Services do, especially if your server configuration
is complex. If you want to remove it yourself, you must use the
procedure in the Removing ATF or CDE Software Before
Installing Other Failover Software document (P/N 069001173),
which is on the Powerlink website with this roadmap.
Simply removing ATF or CDE using the uninstall procedure in
the AIX ATF administrator’s guide or the AIX utilities
administrator’s guide may not return the server to it original
state, and may result in lost data.