HP 3PAR AIX and IBM Virtual I/O Server Implementation Guide

a. Select the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage LUN from the IBM SMS Menu to contain the OS
image.
b. Follow the standard procedure as outlined by IBM for installing the IBM Virtual I/O Server
on a bootable device. For details, see IBM AIX documentation.
c. Install the IBM Virtual I/O Server operating system on the selected HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage volume.
NOTE: After the initial installation, the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage volume is configured
with the AIX default PCM.
4. On the AIX or Virtual I/O server install the HP 3PAR ODM 3.1 for IBM AIX, by completing
the following tasks:
NOTE: The commands within this section are performed from the IBM Virtual I/O Server
oem_setup_env environment and are designated as starting with a " # " on the command
line. To enter the oem_setup_env environment from the padmin user account, issue the AIX
CLI command oem_setup_env.
NOTE: This installation must be performed by a user logged into the AIX system as the
superuser or with root privileges.
a. Load the distribution CD containing the HP 3PAR MPIO/HP 3PAR ODM 3.1 for IBM AIX
into the CD drive.
CAUTION: Do not connect the AIX or IBM Virtual I/O Server host to mixed HBA types
on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage when using a direct connect mode. Boot failures or
missing paths may result. Use only like HBA types on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.
b. Use smit update_all to install the HP 3PAR MPIO/HP 3PAR ODM 3.1 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..
# bosboot -aDd /dev/ipldevice
bosboot: Boot image is 25235 512 byte blocks.
5. Reboot the AIX or IBM Virtual I/O Server host.
6. After the AIX or IBM Virtual I/O Server host completely boots and is online, connect additional
paths to the Fabric or the HP 3PAR disk storage system directly by completing the following
tasks.
a. On the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, add additional paths to the host definition already
created. Use the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage CLI command createhost -add
44 Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage