Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 Administrator Guide

Secure Path Installation Procedures
ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for MA8000 Administrator Guide 4-11
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To establish two individual Fibre Channel fabrics between clustered host servers and
a storage subsystem where only one fabric currently exists:
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, be sure that the Secure Path software is installed.
1. Open the CLI window and press Enter to initialize communication.
2. Enter the following commands:
shutdown other_controller
shutdown this_controller
3. Shut down and power off the servers and external storage subsystem.
4. Install the second host bus adapter in each server (refer to Chapter 3).
5. Set up the second switch. Refer to “Setting Up the Switch” in Chapter 3.
Complete these steps before continuing to step 6.
6. Connect the second switch to the second host bus adapter in each server and to
the second storage controller.
7. Power up the storage subsystem.
8. Power up the server with the maintenance terminal.
9. Log in to the domain.
10. Select Start, Programs, Command Console, CLI Window.
11. Click CLI Window to display the Connection Selection dialog box.
12. Select Serial and click OK to display the Connect Serial dialog box.
13. Select the COMM port (the port to which the storage controller is connected).
14. Select a baud rate of 9600.
15. Click Connect to display the CLI window.
16. Press Enter to initialize communications.
17. Type the following command and press Enter:
show connections