topic Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version in Operating System - Linux

RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Gary L — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:23:59 GMT

Hi

Our company will do the SAN upgrade, I checked the doc said : Linux with EVA storage requires the installation of storageworks Secure Path or Multipathing software.
how to check the secure path and/or multipathing?

our box install redhat ES 3 update 4

thanks!

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:46:17 GMT

You can have secure path or Qlogic multipath enabled driver.

If you have secure path installed, you can check the version with the spmgr command.

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:46:53 GMT

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Gary L — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:54:11 GMT

Hi lvan

thanks for you fast reply.
but

1. spmgr is HP-UX command, could be use on Redhat linux? I try, system said: command not found

2. I have installed the FCA2214 A6826A QLogic FC HBA, I just wanna make sure whether I install the secure path, if not I will install, but I have no idea which linux command could check it

thanks!

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:01:59 GMT

1. spmgr is HP-UX command, could be use on Redhat linux? I try, system said: command not found

Then you don't have secure path installed.

2. I have installed the FCA2214 A6826A QLogic FC HBA, I just wanna make sure whether I install the secure path, if not I will install, but I have no idea which linux command could check it

Secure Path is not free. Use the alternate solution provided in the previous link.

To double check if it's installed run:

rpm -qa |grep -i secure-path

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Gary L — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:56:50 GMT

Thanks, Ivan

you means: If I install the secure path and I could run the "spmgr display" on redhat linux, right. and I could use "rpm -qa |grep -i secure-path " for doule check secure path, right?

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Ivan Ferreira — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:55:45 GMT

>> you means: If I install the secure path and I could run the "spmgr display" on redhat linux, right.

Yes.

>> and I could use "rpm -qa |grep -i secure-path " for doule check secure path, right?

To check if it's installed, and the version.

For complete details see:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00062077/c00062077.pdf

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Gary L — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:02:06 GMT

thanks! happy weekend.

Re: RHEL3U4 How to check Secure Path version

Gary L — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 08:35:01 GMT

Hi Ivan

Whether I don't need to install the secure path for multiple-path support.

I have download the secure path from HP ITRC but I could not install it, I don't have the below 4 packs on /tmp/securepathRPM
Secure-Path-3.0-8.0.noarch.rpm
Secure-Path-3.0AFull-4.0.noarch.rpm
Secure-Path-3.0BFull-5.0.noarch.rpm
Secure-Path-3.0CFull-4.0.noarch.rpm
You said secure path not free, so whehther you means we don't buy secure path we no the 4 pachs. we could not update it? if I wanna buy from where redhat or HP?

Our linux box is HP Prolant blade server, already install QLogic FC HBA hardware and driver. I checked some doc of HP said could using Qlogic driver for single-path or multi-path failover mode on linux system.

Whether I could use Qlogic driver instend secure path function like the doc said.
thanks!