Installation and Reference Guide HP StorageWorks Secure Path 3.0F Service Pack 4 for HP-UX 11i v1.0 and 11i v2.0 (5697-8001, March 2009)

Secure Path for Active-Passive devices .................................................................................... 35
spmgr commands ........................................................................................................ 36
Common spmgr terms .................................................................................................. 38
Displaying configuration information ..................................................................................... 38
Controller states ........................................................................................................... 38
Path states .................................................................................................................. 39
Device states ............................................................................................................... 39
Understanding LUN and path instance numbering ........................................................... 39
Displaying header information ....................................................................................... 40
Displaying differences between HSG and HSV controllers ................................................. 41
display commands ....................................................................................................... 41
alias and unalias commands ......................................................................................... 49
Setting storage system parameters ........................................................................................ 50
set command .............................................................................................................. 50
log command .............................................................................................................. 52
notify command .......................................................................................................... 53
Path management .............................................................................................................. 55
select command ......................................................................................................... 55
Preferred controller ............................................................................................................. 56
prefer and unprefer commands ...................................................................................... 58
Impact of load balancing and active paths ...................................................................... 58
restore command ......................................................................................................... 59
quiesce command ........................................................................................................ 60
restart command .......................................................................................................... 61
add and delete commands .................................................................................................. 62
Adding LUNs .............................................................................................................. 63
Deleting LUNs ............................................................................................................. 65
clean command ................................................................................................................. 66
# spmgr clean -d WWLUNID ........................................................................................ 67
# spmgr clean -r WWNN ............................................................................................. 67
# spmgr clean all ........................................................................................................ 67
client command ................................................................................................................. 67
# spmgr passwd .......................................................................................................... 68
Secure Path for Active-Passive remote management ................................................................. 68
Installing remote management ....................................................................................... 68
Removing a client from the server ................................................................................... 68
Remote spmgr execution ............................................................................................... 69
Removing and upgrading Secure Path for Active-Passive disk arrays ................................................. 69
Removing Secure Path software ............................................................................................ 70
Upgrading Secure Path software .......................................................................................... 70
Upgrade requirements .................................................................................................. 70
Upgrade preparation ................................................................................................... 70
Upgrading from the Web .............................................................................................. 72
Troubleshooting Secure Path for Active-Passive disk arrays .............................................................. 73
2 Secure Path for Active-Active disk arrays .............................................. 79
Features ................................................................................................................................... 79
ULM services ............................................................................................................................ 81
I/O load balancing .................................................................................................................. 81
Automatic failover ..............................................................................................................82
Automatic path recovery ..................................................................................................... 82
Pro-active path monitor ....................................................................................................... 82
Online device discovery ............................................................................................................ 82
Installing Secure Path for Active-Active disk arrays ......................................................................... 82
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