Installation guide

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Installing Secure Path Software
This chapter describes the software configuration procedures required to establish Secure Path
operation to a RAID Subsystem.
4.1 Summary
The following sections describe the software configuration procedures required for your
Secure Path storage environment, which are as follows:
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Install the StorageWorks Secure Path software on the host server(s)
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Establish a serial link to the RAID subsystem
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Set RAID controllers to multiple-bus failover mode
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Prefer the paths of the storagesets (units) to the RAID controllers
After performing these procedures in sequence, the software configuration of your Secure
Path storage environment will be complete.
4.2 Installing the Secure Path Software
This section describes the Secure Path software; how to install the Secure Path driver and
agent, and how to install the Secure Path Manager.
4.2.1 Description of the Secure Path Software
Secure Path for Windows NT consists of a kernel mode driver that is responsible for
directing I/O to the desired path, and for changing paths whenever the driver detects a
failure in a redundant path.
Secure Path for Windows NT is managed by a client/server management application
which requires that TCP/IP be installed in the Windows NT server attached to the Storage
where the Secure Path agent is installed; and on the management station on which the
Secure Path Manager graphical user interface is installed.
The Secure Path user interface and agent (client/server) may be installed in the same
server, as long as the agent is installed on the server that is attached to the storage
subsystem to be managed.