======================================================================== This Readme File provides information about the Array Support Library for HP EVA Series (Active/Active-Asymmetric and ALUA) on VERITAS Volume Manager 5.0, 5.0MP1, 5.0MP2, 5.0MP3, 5.0RU1 and 5.0 RU4 for Linux. ASL Package Name : VRTSHP-EVA ASL Package Description : Array Support Library for HP EVA 4400/6400/8400 and HP P6300/P6500 Series Arrays ASL Package Version : 3.0 (ppc64 architecture ASLs are exception) Supported versions of Veritas Volume Manager : 5.0, 5.0MP1, 5.0MP2, 5.0MP3, 5.0RU1 and 5.0 RU4 Supported Arrays : HP EVA4400, EVA6400 and EVA8400 Supported Mode : A/A-A - Active/Active-Asymmetric and ALUA Note: Support for HP P6300/P6500 Series Arrays is not available on PPC (Power PC) architecture ======================================================================== Installation Instructions: -------------------------- 1. Create a directory to store ASL package # mkdir /tmp/asl # cd /tmp/asl 2. Download the ASL package to /tmp/asl 3. After downloading VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_Linux.tar.gz, verify checksum # cksum VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_Linux.tar.gz 1648568599 54533 VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_Linux.tar.gz 4. Unzip the file and extract the rpm package # gunzip VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_Linux.tar.gz # tar -xvf VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_Linux.tar 5. Before adding any ASL package, ensure Veritas Volume Manager is installed and enabled # vxdctl mode mode: enabled Note: There are 8 rpm packages in tar ball ------------------------------------------ VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_RHEL4.i686.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_RHEL5.i686.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_SLES9.i586.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_SLES10.i586.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_SLES11.i586.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-1.0_RHEL5.ppc64.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-1.0-1.0_SUSE10.ppc64.rpm VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-1.0_SUSE11.ppc64.rpm Following are installation instructions on RHEL5 system (Similar instructions can be used on other distributions) 6. ASL Installation: ----------------- # rpm -ivh VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_RHEL5.i686.rpm 7. After the package is installed, you must 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 the enclosure and devices. In such cases, you can execute the `vxconfigd -k` command in addition to `vxdctl enable` 8. After executing `vxdctl enable`, verify the output of the `vxddladm listsupport` command # vxddladm listsupport libname=libvxhpeva.so ATTR_NAME ATTR_VALUE ================================================== LIBNAME libvxhpeva.so VID HP PID HSV300, HSV400, HSV450 HSV340, HSV360 ARRAY_TYPE ALUA ARRAY_NAME EVA4400, EVA6400, EVA8400 P6300, P6500 9. Check ASL version # vxddladm listversion libname=libvxhpeva.so libvxhpeva.so has version string: vm-5.0-rev-3. VXVM version: 5.0 ======================================================================== ASL Package Information: ------------------------ # rpm -qi VRTSHP-EVA Name : VRTSHP-EVA Relocations : (not relocatable) Version : 5.0 Vendor : VERITAS Software Corporation Inc. Release : 3.0_RHEL5 Build Date : Wed 03 Aug 2011 01:21:52 PM IST Install Date: Wed 03 Aug 2011 02:17:50 PM IST Build Host : vmlx4.veritas.com Group : System/Data Storage Source RPM : VRTSHP-EVA-5.0-3.0_RHEL5.src.rpm Size : 10145 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 HP EVA 4400/6400/8400 and HP P6300/P6500 Series Arrays Description : Array Support Library for HP EVA 4400/6400/8400 and HP P6300/P6500 Series Arrays