topic Re: VA7400 in Disk Enclosures

VA7400

kamal_9 — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 03:55:03 GMT

Hi All
Can you tell me the procedure for replacing the hdd in va7400 in raid 5 and in autoraid .and the shutdown procedure of the va7400.and is thr any document available for the getting the inf about the following thing .
1.Which s/w we can use for multipathing
2.Is it cahnge the hdd by connecting a console
3.commands for monitoring the array
4 cheching the logs .

Re: VA7400

Hoang Chi Cong_1 — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:42:13 GMT

Hi kamal
You can follow these procedure:
1. remove the old disk.
2. Waiting for the VA rebuil.
3. When REBUILD finish, plug the new one.
4. Waiting for the VA rebuild.
Note that: Never unplug 2 disks concurrenly!
For more information, please go to this site:
http://www.hp.com/support/va7400

I have some documentation but the size is too big that I can not attach.
You can give me email address, I will send to you.
Hope this helps and goodluck to you.

Regard,
Jimkery

Re: VA7400

Hoang Chi Cong_1 — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:45:34 GMT

Oh....
I forgot: The VA only automatic rebuild if you set it.
In other case, you have to rebuild the VA manually.
There are two ways to do it: by command line and by CommmandView SDM.
But recommend by commandview sdm

Best and regard,

Jimkery

Re: VA7400

kamal_9 — Wed, 17 Nov 2004 06:00:15 GMT

Hi Jim
Thanks for your replay .My email id is kamalkhcl@yahoo.com .Can you tell me how use the commandview . in swlist its not showing the commandview .or what r the other products that va supports .Can you tell me how to find how the things are configured and what are the lun created in va etc .we having va connected to 3 nos of 2 node cluster server throuch brocade switch.since iam new to san .

Re: VA7400

Hoang Chi Cong_1 — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:56:57 GMT

Hi Kamal

You can verify it: to check does the commandview sdm was installed on your system by "swlist" command.
If you have the result will like that:
"CMDVIEWSDM A.1.04.00 hp command view sdm "
The A.1.04.00 show you the version.
You can not see it because you do not install commandview sdm.
You have to buy this software! Not *FREE*.

Verry sorry because my internet speed. It too slow that I can not attach the document for you. :(
But you can go to this link, it will show you almost document relate to commandview sdm.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&locale=en_US&docIndexId=179911&taskId=135&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=64112

I just attach the small file and send it to your email.
Hope this helps

Regard,

Jimkery

Re: VA7400

Hoang Chi Cong_1 — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 02:29:32 GMT

Hi

I have just found a web site that you can download the commandview sdm software. May be the trial software....I am not sure :-)

You can download it.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?pnameOID=30591&locale=en_US&taskId=135&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=64112&swEnvOID=7

Oh...it realy takes me for a long time!

Hope this helps

Regard,

Jimkery

Re: VA7400

kamal_9 — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 02:35:14 GMT

hi
here we are using hp openview casa .then thr is no need for commandviewsdm .all the lun maps are done in casa

Re: VA7400

Bill Costigan — Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:54:01 GMT

For HPUX you can use straight LVM alternate paths.

For windows systems you need autopath. The new versions of securepath include both the autopath drivers and the securepath drivers.

During the install you are asked if you want to install the autopath drivers.

autopath is the only driver that works with the va even though it's now marketed under the securepath name.