Installation guide

StorageWorks Secure Path for Windows NT
vi 123995–002 EK–WNTMP–MH. D01
4 Installing Secure Path Software
4.1 Summary .............................................................................................................................................4–1
4.2 Installing the Secure Path Software ..................................................................................................4–1
4.2.1 Description of the Secure Path Software ...................................................................................4–1
4.2.2 Installing the Secure Path Driver and Agent .............................................................................4–2
4.2.3 Installing the Secure Path Manager ............................................................................................4–2
4.3 Establishing a Serial Link to the RAID Subsystem .........................................................................4–3
4.4 Configuring the RAID Subsystem for Secure Path Operation .......................................................4–3
4.4.1 Setting HSZ70 or HSG80 Controllers to Multiple-Bus Failover Mode..................................4–3
4.4.2 “Preferring” Storage Unit Paths..................................................................................................4–4
5 Installing Secure Path Hardware
5.1 Summary..............................................................................................................................................5–1
5.2 Prepare and Install the Second SCSI Host Adapter ........................................................................5–1
5.2.1 Setting Up SCSI Host Adapters..................................................................................................5–2
5.3 Installing Cables and Termination ....................................................................................................5–2
5.3.1 Installing an RA7000 or ESA10000 (SCSI) with One Windows NT Server..........................5–3
5.3.2 Installing an RA7000 or ESA10000 (SCSI) with a Windows NT Clusters with Y-Cables...5–4
5.3.3 Installing an RA7000 or ESA10000 (SCSI) with a Windows NT Cluster with SCSI Hubs .5–5
5.3.4 Installing an RA8000 or ESA12000 (Fibre Channel) with One Windows NT Server...........5–6
5.3.5 Installing an RA8000 or ESA12000 (Fibre Channel) with a Windows NT Cluster...............5–7
5.4 Verify the Secure Path Hardware Configuration .............................................................................5–7
6 Using Secure Path Manager
6.1 About Secure Path Manager................................................................................................................6–1
6.2 Secure Path Manager Login and Agent Connection..........................................................................6–2
6.3 Host Connection Status Montior.........................................................................................................6–4
6.4 Path and Drive Status Monitor ..........................................................................................................6–5
6.5 Assigning New Primary Paths to Drives ..........................................................................................6–6
6.6 Balancing the I/O Load Between Paths ............................................................................................6–7
6.7 Defining a Persistent Secure Path RAID Array Drive Configuration............................................6–7
6.8 Automatic Failover .............................................................................................................................6–8
6.8.1 Automatic Failover Detection and Status Reporting ................................................................6–8
6.9 Automatic Failback.......................................................................................................................... 6–10
6.10 Manual Failback and Status Reporting .......................................................................................... 6–11
6.11 Notification when No-Single-Point-of-Failure is Compromised ................................................ 6–12
6.11.1 No Preferred Path Detectable upon Server Boot.................................................................... 6–13
6.11.2 No Redundant Path Detectable upon Server Boot ................................................................. 6–14
6.12 Adding New Storagesets with Secure Path.................................................................................... 6–15
6.13 Removing a Storageset with Secure Path ...................................................................................... 6–15