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HP StorageWorks 500 G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

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3.

Mount the CD-ROM.

4.

Change to the Linux directory.

5.

List the contents of the directory, and select the proper RPM for the current operating system.

6.

Install the proper RPM using the following command:

#rpm -Uhv --replacefiles cpq_cciss_ .i686.rpm

7.

After successful installation, reboot the server.

8.

Repeat steps 1 through 7 for each server connected to the MSA500 G2 storage system.

Post-installation configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux

3.0 and 4.0

After installing Smart Array Multipath software on a server with a Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating

system, configure for multipath operations.
Review the following sample configuration procedure. This procedure assumes that the user wants to set

/dev/cciss/c1d0p2 and /dev/cciss/c2d0p2 to point to the same volume as a multipath device.
To configure the system for multipath use, complete the following steps:

1.

Ensure that the MSA500 G2 storage system contains two identical MSA500 G2 controllers

connected to the same logical volume.

2.

To create multipath device /dev/md0, enter the following command:
mdadm -–create -–level multipath –n 2 /dev/md0 /dev/cciss/c1d0p2

/dev/cciss/c2d0p2

3.

To review the status, enter the following command:
mdadm –D /dev/md0

The output displayed must be similar to the following:

/dev/md0

Version : 00.90.00

Creation Time : Mon Apr 29 09:15:00 2003

Raid Level : multipath

Array Size : 14683328 (14.00 GiB 15.08 GB)

Raid Devices : 2

Total Devices : 2

Preferred Minor : 0

Persistence : Superblock is persistent

Update Time : Mon Apr 29 09:02:00 2003

State : dirty, no-errors

Active Devices : 2

Working Devices : 2

Failed Devices : 0

Spare Devices : 0

Number Major

Minor

RaidDevice

State

0 106

2

0

active sync

/dev/cciss/c2d0p2

1 105

2

1

active sync

/dev/cciss/c1d0p2

UUID : b1ec5895:5ed49b44:7ec7d4a8:397e19b1

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Installation and operation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 environments