topic Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c in Disk Enclosures

How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

Yuichiro Kido — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 10:23:36 GMT

Hi.

My systems are the following composition.

NetServer lp2000r Windows2000Server MSCS
VA7410 + DS2405
Secure Path 4.0c

A road balancing can not set to enable with Secure Path 4.0c.
I can not understand the reason.
Of course, the following entries are put into the registry.

http://h200006.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/UCR/SupportManual/TPM_t3037-98001/TPM_t3037-98001.pdf
--page 12--
For XP and VA arrays (hpap.sys), double click the following file:
Program Files\Compaq\SecurePath\spdriver\w2k\appr_on.reg

Plese help me!

Yuiciro

Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

kris rombauts — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:27:13 GMT

Hello Yuiciro-san,

can you pls supply the output of the following CLI commands :

- goto Start Programs, SecurePath, spmgr to
get to the command line interface CLI
- type 'autopath devices' and redirect this
into a file
- type 'autopath adapters' and redirect this
into a file
Pls send those files

- appr_on.reg modifies this registry key :
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\hpap\Parameters]
"UsePersistentReservations"=dword:00000001

and requires a reboot in order to be active.
Did you verified via the registry editor regedit or regedt32 if this key has the dword set to 1 ?

- did you tried to set the load balancing
policy by the command line ? i.e.

AUTOPATH SET DEVICE=# POLICY=

regards, Kris

Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

Yuichiro Kido — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:16:50 GMT

Hi.Klis-san.

It's thankul to you.

I get infomation file according to your support.

-----autopath devices-----
Device# Device Name Serial No. State Paths Policy SCSI address Disk#
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 HP A6188A 00AE0L800000000003T0 Active 2 SQR 0.0.1.0 Disk 1
2 HP A6188A 00AE0L800400000003TG Active 2 NLB 0.0.2.1 Disk 2
3 HP A6188A 00AE0L800800000003U0 Active 2 NLB 0.0.3.2 Disk 3
4 HP A6188A 00AE0L800C00000003UG Active 2 NLB 0.0.4.3 Disk 4
5 HP A6188A 00AE0L800G00000003V0 Active 2 NLB 0.0.5.4 Disk 5

-----autopath adapters-----
Adapter# Port# Adapter Name State # Paths
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 5 Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller (Win 2000) Active 5
2 6 Adaptec 1Gb/2Gb Family PCI Fibre Channel Controller (Win 2000) Active 5

>Did you verified via the registry editor regedit or regedt32
>if this key has the dword set to 1 ?

Yes.

>- did you tried to set the load balancing
>policy by the command line ? i.e.
>AUTOPATH SET DEVICE=# POLICY=

It was displayed that load balancing cannot be enble.

-----autopath set device-----

C:\Program Files\Compaq\SecurePath\SPMgr>AUTOPATH SET DEVICE=2 POLICY=DBP

Device Name: HP A6189A
Device Serial No. : 00AE0L80040000000420 - Cluster device, Load Balance policy
cannot be changed

Yuichiro

Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

kris rombauts — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:42:46 GMT

Hello Yuiciro-san,

this is normal since you have a VA7400 but not a VA7410 like you originally posted.

From the output of the commands i see your array identifier is a A6189A, this is a VA7400 and not a VA7410.

The AutoPath load balancing feature for Windows clusters works only on arrays that support the SCSI persistent Reservation feature, this is in VA7110 and VA7410 only, not in VA7100 and VA7400.

regards, Kris

Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

kris rombauts — Sun, 14 Mar 2004 08:45:35 GMT

Hello Yuiciro-san,

the first output result you provided is from a A6188A, which is a VA7100, not a VA7410.

Kris

Re: How to configuration Secure Path 4.0c

Yuichiro Kido — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 09:47:45 GMT

Hello Kris-san.

I was performing by mistaken server.
I appreciate your advice.

I performed Load Balance by va7410 today.
A setup of load balance became enable at the command line.
However, a setup of load balance cannot be performed in GUI.
Is this normal operation?

Yuichiro.