Array Support Library (ASL)/Array Policy Module (APM) Details
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 Basic information

Library name: libvxdothill
Library version: vm-5.0-rev-2
Package name: VRTSDotHill
Package description: Array Support Library for DotHill R/Evo Series Arrays
Package version: 1.0
Supported product versions:
  • 5.0MP2
  • 5.0MP1
  • 5.0
Embedded in VxVM?: No
Supported platforms:
  • Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
TechNote: 326077
Popularity: 540 viewed  2 downloaded
Download size: 11K
Checksum: 1096239050
Release date: N/A

 Supported Arrays and Modes

  • 5730
Supported mode: A/A

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This TechFile provides information about the Array Support Library (ASL) for DotHill R/Evo Series Arrays (Active/Active) on Veritas Volume Manager (tm) 5.0 and 5.0MPx for Linux (SLES9/SLES10) For general information about ASLs, see TechNote 249446 (link in the Related Documents section of this TechFile) Package Name: VRTSDotHill Package Description: Array Support Library for DotHill R/Evo Series Arrays Package Version: 1.0 Supported versions of Veritas Volume Manager: 5.0, 5.0 MP1, 5.0 MP2, 5.0 MP3 Supported Arrays: DotHill R/Evo (2730/ 2530/ 2330/ 2130/ 5730) Series Arrays (Active/Active) Installation Instructions: 1. Create a directory to download the ASL package # mkdir /tmp/asl # cd /tmp/asl 2. At the bottom of this TechFile, click on Download Now to download the package 3. After downloading VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_Linux.tar_326077.gz, verify checksum of the file # cksum VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_Linux.tar_326077.gz 1096239050 11222 VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_Linux.tar_326077.gz 4. Uncompress the file and extract the rpm packages # gunzip VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_Linux.tar_326077.gz # tar xvf VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_Linux.tar_326077 Two ASL packages are present in the tarball as follows: - VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_SLES9.i586.rpm for SLES9 - VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_SLES9.i586.rpm for SLES10 5. Before installing any ASL package, ensure Veritas Volume Manager is installed and enabled # vxdctl mode mode: enabled 6. Select the appropriate ASL package depending on the target machine distribution (SLES9 or SLES10) Following steps are for SLES10 distribution. Same steps are applicable for SLES9 also. # rpm -ivh VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_SLES10.i586.rpm Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:VRTSDotHill ########################################### [100%] Adding the entry in supported arrays Loading The Library 7. After the package is installed, execute the vxdctl enable command to claim the disk array # vxdctl enable Note: In some cases, it has been reported that the installation of the ASL and/or APM does not take effect, and vxdctl enable does not claim the enclosure and devices. In such cases, you can execute vxconfigd -k command in addition to vxdctl enable. 8. After executing vxdctl enable, verify the output of vxddladm listsupport command # vxddladm listsupport libname=libvxdothill.so ATTR_NAME ATTR_VALUE ================================================================================================= LIBNAME libvxdothill.so VID DotHill PID R/Evo 2730-2R, R/Evo 2530-2R, R/Evo 2330-2R R/Evo 2130-2RX, R/Evo 2130-2J, R/Evo 5730-2R ARRAY_TYPE A/A ARRAY_NAME DotHill-2730, DotHill-2530, DotHill-2330 DotHill-2130, DotHill-5730 9. Verify the output of vxddladm listversion command # vxddladm listversion libname=libvxdothill.so libvxdothill.so has version string: vm-5.0-rev-2. VXVM version: 5.0 Package Information: # rpm -qil VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_SLES10 Name : VRTSDotHill Relocations: (not relocatable) Version : 5.0 Vendor: VERITAS Software Corporation Inc. Release : 1.0_SLES10 Build Date: Mon May 18 02:00:51 2009 Install Date: Wed Jun 3 07:29:56 2009 Build Host: firefox.veritas.com Group : System/Data Storage Source RPM: VRTSDotHill-5.0-1.0_SLES10.src.rpm Size : 9803 License: Copyright (c) 1990-2005 VERITAS Software Corporation. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS SOFTWARE IS THE PROPERTY OF AND IS LICENSED BY VERITAS SOFTWARE, AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS. Signature : (none) Packager : linuxvm-pkgr@veritas.com URL : http://www.veritas.com/ Summary : Array Support Library for DotHill R/Evo Series Arrays Description : Array Support Library for DotHill R/Evo Series Arrays Distribution: (none) /etc/vx/aslkey.d /etc/vx/aslkey.d/libvxdothill.key.2 /etc/vx/lib/discovery.d /etc/vx/lib/discovery.d/libvxdothill.so.2