This TechFile provides information on the Array Support Library (ASL) for IBM XIV Array (Active/Active) on Veritas Volume Manager (tm) 5.0 and 5.0MPx for AIX For general information about ASLs, see TechNote 249446 (link in the Related Documents section of this TechFile) Package Name: VRTSibmxiv Package Description: Array Support Library for IBM XIV Package Version: 1.0 Supported versions of Veritas Volume Manager: 5.0, 5.0MP1, 5.0MP3 Supported Arrays: IBM XIV (Active/Active) Note: To obtain support for this array with Fencing a minimum product level of 5.0MP3RP1 is required. 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 ASL package 3. After downloading VRTSibmxiv_asl_aix_5.0_v4.tar_338440.gz in /tmp/asl/ directory, verify the cksum of the file # cksum VRTSibmxiv_asl_aix_5.0_v4.tar_338440.gz 73343060 8269 VRTSibmxiv_asl_aix_5.0_v4.tar_338440.gz 4. Uncompress the file and extract the .bff ASL package # gunzip VRTSibmxiv_asl_aix_5.0_v4.tar_338440.gz # tar xvf VRTSibmxiv_asl_aix_5.0_v4.tar_338440 5. Before installing the ASL package, ensure that Veritas Volume Manager is installed and enabled # vxdctl mode mode: enabled 6. Install the ASL # installp -acXd VRTSibmxiv.bff VRTSibmxiv 7. After the ASL 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 does not take effect, and vxdctl enable does not claim the enclosure and devices. In such cases, you can execute the vxconfigd -k -m enable command in addition to vxdctl enable. 8. After running vxdctl enable, verifiy the output of the vxddladm listsupport command as follows: # vxddladm listsupport libname=libvxxiv.so ATTR_NAME ATTR_VALUE ================================================================================================= LIBNAME libvxxiv.so VID IBM PID 2810XIV ARRAY_TYPE A/A ARRAY_NAME XIV 9. Verify the ASL library version # vxddladm listversion libname=libvxxiv.so libvxxiv.so has version string: vm-5.0-rev-2. VXVM version: 5.0 Package Information: # lslpp -l VRTSibmxiv Fileset Level State Description ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Path: /usr/lib/objrepos VRTSibmxiv 2.0.0.0 COMMITTED Array Support Library for IBM XIV Path: /etc/objrepos VRTSibmxiv 2.0.0.0 COMMITTED Array Support Library for IBM XIV