HP StorageWorks IBM AIX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RUHAB-TE, October 2003)

Installing the IBM AIX Kit
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Installing Secure Path
The Enterprise Virtual Array supports a multiple path environment. Secure Path
for IBM AIX provides this multiple path environment. You must have Secure Path
installed on the host before any virtual disks can be recognized and configured in
a multiple path environment.
The IBM AIX kit installation requires either the Secure Path CD-ROM or a
Secure Path image if you wish to install Secure Path while installing this kit (see
Installing the IBM AIX Kit on page 26).
Installing the Host Kit
The IBM AIX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array installs the supported FCA
driver and the Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU).
The HSV controllers can be configured with SSSU as an alternate to Command
View EVA. SSSU allows a command line interface for issuing commands directly
to the controller. Complex configuration requests and operations can be handled
by either Command View EVA or SSSU. Simple or initial configuration requests
can be handled easily through Command View EVA, but repetitious and complex
configuration steps can be scripted and executed through the command line
interface.
Note: The SSSU CAPTURE CONFIGURATION command (see the entry on the
CAPTURE CONFIGURATION command in the Storage System Scripting Utility
reference guide) is the only way to capture, save, and recreate a storage system’s
configuration.
See the HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility Reference Guide for
more information on using SSSU (included on the CD-ROM that came with this
kit).