This TechFile provides information on the Array Support Library (ASL) and Array Policy Module (APM) for NetApp Storage Systems on (A/A-NETAPP) Veritas Volume Manager (tm) 5.0MP3 for AIX.

For general information about ASLs, see  http://support.veritas.com/docs/249446


Package name: VRTSNTAPasl and VRTSNTAPapm
Package Version: 5.0.0.0
Supported versions of Veritas Volume Manager: 5.0 MP3 and later
Supported Arrays: NetApp Storage Systems (A/A-NETAPP), and IBM System Storage N3000, N5000 and N7000 Series.


Notes:
1. This array must be appropriately configured for dynamic multipathing (DMP) to be claimed correctly by the ASL. See the array vendor's documentation for more information


Installation Instructions:
1. Create a directory to store ASL package:
# mkdir /tmp/asl

2. At the bottom of this TechFile, click on Download Now to download the package

3. Download the file VRTSNTAP_5.0MP3_ASL_APM_Aix_v3_309218.tar.Z into /tmp/asl directory and verify the cksum
# cksum VRTSNTAP_5.0MP3_ASL_APM_Aix_v3_309218.tar.Z
871677013 43736 VRTSNTAP_5.0MP3_ASL_APM_Aix_v3_309218.tar.Z

4. Before adding any ASL package, ensure Veritas Volume Manager is installed and enabled:
# vxdctl mode
mode: enabled

5. To uncompress the package
# cd /tmp/asl
# zcat VRTSNTAP_5.0MP3_ASL_APM_Aix_v3_309218.tar.Z | tar xvf -

6. To install the packages
# cd /tmp/asl
# installp -acXd ./VRTSNTAPasl.bff VRTSNTAPasl
# installp -acXd ./VRTSNTAPapm.bff VRTSNTAPapm

7. Verify that the packages installed successfully
# lslpp -l VRTSNTAPasl
 Fileset                      Level  State      Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
 VRTSNTAPasl                5.0.3.0  COMMITTED  VERITAS NetApp Array Support
                                                Library (1.0)

Path: /etc/objrepos
 VRTSNTAPasl                5.0.3.0  COMMITTED  VERITAS NetApp Array Support
                                                Library (1.0)


# lslpp -l VRTSNTAPapm
 Fileset                      Level  State      Description
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
 VRTSNTAPapm                5.0.0.0  COMMITTED  Veritas NetApp Array Policy
                                                Module

Path: /etc/objrepos
 VRTSNTAPapm                5.0.0.0  COMMITTED  Veritas NetApp Array Policy
                                                Module

8. Execute the vxdctl enable command to claim the disk array as a NetApp Storage device:
# vxdctl enable

After executing vxdctl enable, verify that ASL and APM are configured properly. Execute vxddladm and vxdmpadm commands to verify:
# vxddladm listsupport libname=libvxnetapp.so
ATTR_NAME           ATTR_VALUE
=================================================================================================
LIBNAME             libvxnetapp.so
VID                 NETAPP
PID                 All
ARRAY_TYPE          A/A-NETAPP


# vxddladm listversion libname=libvxnetapp.so
libvxnetapp.so has version string: vm-5.0-rev-1. VXVM version: 5.0


# vxdmpadm listapm dmpnetapp
Filename:               dmpnetapp
APM name:               dmpnetapp
APM version:            1
Feature:                VxVM
VxVM version:           50
Array Types Supported:  A/A-NETAPP
Depending Array Types:  A/A
State:                  Active