Secure Path UX and EVA300 EVA4400

[Rainer von Bongartz]

I want Secure Path UX running on hp-ux 11.11 to
support an EVA3000 and a new EVA 4400 system.

From what I understood I need to upgrade to

HP Secure Path V3.0F SP3 for HP-UX

When trying to install I have the option to install
1) Secure Path for HP-UX for Active-Passive Disk Arrays
2)Secure Path for HP-UX for Active-Active Disk Arrays

As I have both type of arrays what actually do I need to install now to support the EVA300 and EVA4400?

[Uwe Zessin]

It depends on the EVA3000 firmware. If it is V3.110, you do need 'Secure Path for HP-UX for Active-Passive Disk Arrays'. If it is V4, you can use plain PVlinks or 'Secure Path for HP-UX for Active-Active Disk Arrays' to make use of dynamic load balancing.
The EVA-4400 is an active/active array from day 1.0.

[IBaltay · Accepted solution]

Hi,
there is the HP-UX multipathing coexistence support table in the SAN design referrence guide, page 171, 172:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00403562/c00403562.pdf?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

[Rainer von Bongartz]

Thanks Uwe,

The EVA300 is active/passive

So if I install
Secure Path for HP-UX for Active-Passive Disk Arrays

will SecurePath recognize the LUN's on the
active/active EVA4400 as well as the LUN's on the EVA3000?

without SP3 for SecurePath these LUN's are not recognized

[Uwe Zessin]

SP A/P has to ignore the EVA-4400 LUNs so you can use plain PVlinks or SP A/A.

(An active/active EVA3000/5000 will change its SCSI inquiry strings from HSV100/HSV110 to HSV101/111 so that SP A/P will no longer recognize it.)

[IBaltay]

The SecurePath 3.0f SP3 RN could be usefull too:
http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01403985/c01403985.pdf,

in other words both SP 3.0F SP3 for AP and AA should be coexist on the same host.

[Mark...]

Hi,
Well I'm ready to get shot down but I believe that you need a min of HP-UX 11.23 for EVA4400 if my memory is correct so 11.11 will not work?? but I could be wrong?

To confirm above comments:
VCS v3.xxx = A/P = sp v3.0c
VCS v4.xxx = A/A = sp v3.0f
XCS = A/A = sp v3.0f
Both can coexist on the same surver.

I think yoy will find that if you go to 11.31 then all the drivers are "native" to HP-UX and that should solve all your problems.

Mark...