PVLink

[Torsten.]

IMHO you need to upgrade either the secure path version or the EVA firmware (EVA3000 to active/active) - you cannot use the old spmgr with bothe EVA.



BTW, please read

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/helptips.do?#33

[Shehan]

I want to keep old securpath version for eva3k & also need to configure pvlink for new eva8k.Is this possible?

[Sagar Sirdesai]

Hi Nirukshitha
yes it possible to keep secure path for eva3k and pvlinks for eva8k...

Just simple publish the luns from eva 8k .
if you want to identify the luns from eva8k( HSV 210 Controllers) .
use
ioscan -knfcdisk | grep "HSV 210"

You will have 8 paths for each lun.

Use any device path while creating the vg .
This will your primary path .
And then just extend the vg with the other 7 device path . This configuring the alternate paths .

Note : Do not do pvcreate for the other 7 device paths.

Hope this helps

if you want any example i can give it to you

Thanks

Sagar

[Shehan]

Hi Sagar
Much appreciate for the feedback. Please share an example with me.


Regards
Nirukshitha

[avik]

i ll create the vg with one of the disks from all available paths.

i ll do a

vgexport -s -m vg01.map vg01

then i ll do a vgimport after mkdir/mknod etc.

vgimport -s -m vg01.map vg01

now "strings /etc/lvmtab" shud be listing all multipathed device paths.

[avik]

btw, u still can hv securepth and autopath to manage both active/passive and active/active controllers in the same hpux machine.