Chapter
9.
Attaching
to
an
IBM
RS/6000
or
IBM
eServer
pSeries
host
This
chapter
provides
instructions,
requirements,
and
considerations
for
attaching
an
IBM
RS/6000
or
IBM
eServer
pSeries
host
to
a
storage
unit.
Installing
the
1750
host
attachment
package
on
IBM
pSeries
AIX
hosts
This
section
provides
the
instructions
to
install
the
host
attachment
package
for
the
storage
unit.
Run
the
host
attachment
package
on
each
AIX
host
system
that
is
attached
to
the
storage
unit.
Preparing
for
installation
of
the
host
attachment
package
on
IBM
pSeries
AIX
hosts
This
section
describes
preparing
for
installation
of
the
host
attachment
package
on
IBM
pSeries
AIX
hosts.
1.
Attach
the
storage
unit
to
your
host
system.
See
“General
information
about
attaching
to
open-systems
host
with
fibre-channel
adapters”
on
page
12.
2.
Turn
on
the
host
system
and
all
attachments.
3.
Ensure
that
you
have
root
access.
4.
Ensure
that
you
have
administrator
knowledge.
5.
Ensure
that
you
have
knowledge
of
the
System
Management
Interface
Tool
(SMIT).
Note:
You
are
not
required
to
vary
off
the
volume
group
before
you
install
the
new
version.
Installing
the
host
attachment
package
on
IBM
pSeries
AIX
hosts
This
section
provides
instructions
for
installing
the
host
attachment
package
on
IBM
pSeries
AIX
hosts.
You
must
have
superuser
authority
to
complete
the
instructions.
Note:
The
following
procedure
is
an
example.
The
example
uses
/dev/cd0
for
the
address
of
the
CD.
Your
address
might
be
different.
1.
From
your
desktop
window,
type
smit
install_update
to
go
directly
to
the
installation
panel.
2.
Click
Install
Software
and
press
Enter.
3.
Press
F4
to
open
the
Input
Device/Directory
for
Software
window.
4.
Select
the
CD
drive
that
you
are
using
for
the
installation,
for
example,
/dev/cd0
.
5.
Press
Enter.
The
Install
and
Update
from
the
Latest
Available
Software
window
opens.
6.
Click
Software
to
Install
and
press
F4.
7.
Select
Software
Packages
and
press
F7.
The
software
package
name
is
devices.fcp.disk.ibm.rte.
8.
Press
Enter.
The
Install
and
Update
from
the
Latest
Available
Software
panel
opens
again
with
the
name
of
the
selected
software
highlighted.
9.
Check
the
default
option
settings
to
ensure
that
they
are
what
you
need.
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Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2004,
2005
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