3PAR AIX Implementation Guide (320-200187, June 2011)

8.3
Installing the Host OS for a SAN Boot
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a Load the distribution CD containing the 3PAR MPIO for IBM AIX into the CD drive.
b Use smit update_all to install the 3PAR MPIO for IBM AIX from the distribution CD.
Be sure to set the parameter ACCEPT new license agreements to Yes.
c On the AIX CLI, issue
bosboot -aDd /dev/ipldevice.
5 Reboot the AIX host.
6 After the AIX host completely boots and is online, connect additional paths to the Fabric or
the 3PAR disk storage system directly by completing the following tasks.
a On the InServ Storage Server, add additional paths to the host definition already
created. Use the InServ CLI command
createhost -add hostname WWN to add the
additional paths to the defined InServ host definition.
b On the AIX host CLI, execute the cfgmgr command.
c Verify all paths appear on the InServ Storage Server by issuing
showhost -h aixhost.
7 To add the additional paths to the boot device configuration, choose one of the following
methods:
■ Issue /usr/lib/methods/cfgefscsi –l fscsiX on the AIX CLI, where X is the
additional path’s FC SCSI controller protocol device.
OR
CAUTION: Do NOT connect the AIX host to mixed HBA types on the Inserv
Storage Server when using a direct connect mode.Boot failures or missing paths
may result. Use only like HBA types on the InServ Storage Server.
# bosboot -aDd /dev/ipldevice
bosboot: Boot image is 25235 512 byte blocks.
# /usr/lib/methods/cfgefscsi -l fscsi1
hdisk0
# /usr/lib/methods/cfgefscsi -l fscsi2
hdisk0
# /usr/lib/methods/cfgefscsi -l fscsi3
hdisk0