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 --replace
fi
les cpq_cciss_<os version> .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 con
fi
guration 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, con
fi
gure for multipath operations.
Review the following sample con
fi
guration 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 con
fi
gure 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
