Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Secure Path Installation Procedures
4-4 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide
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Installing Secure Path Software
The following sections explain how to install the Secure Path software.
Overview
The following sections describe the software configuration procedures required for
the Secure Path storage environment:
• Installing the Secure Path software on the host servers
• Establishing a serial link to the storage subsystem
• Setting storage controllers to multibus failover mode
• Preferring the paths of the storagesets (units) to the storage controllers
After performing these procedures in sequence, the software configuration of your
Secure Path storage environment will be complete.
Description of Secure Path Software
Secure Path for Windows consists of a kernel mode driver responsible for directing
I/O to the desired path and for changing paths whenever the driver detects failure in a
redundant path.
Secure Path for Windows is managed by a client/server management application that
requires TCP/IP to be installed in the Windows NT or Windows 2000 server attached
to the storage subsystem 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.