VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Hardware Notes
Hardware Notes
Administering Array Support Library Packages
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NOTE Disk arrays that are supported by an ASL do not have to be connected to the
system when the ASL package is installed.
To find out if package (ASL_name) is already installed; enter:
# swlist ASL_name
You will find the ASL packages in the
/mount_point/storage_foundation/veritas_enabled directory. They have the format,
packagename.gz.tar.
To add an ASL package , proceed as follows:
1. Change directory to the ASL packages directory;
# cd /mount_point/storage_foundation/veritas_enabled
2. Copy the required package to a temporary directory:
# cp packagename.tar.gz /tmp
3. Change directory to the temporary directory:
# cd /tmp
4. Unzip and extract the package:
# gzcat packagename.tar.gz | tar -xvf -
5. Use swinstall to install the package:
# swinstall ASL_Name
If vxconfigd is active, invoke Device Discovery Layer (DDL) to allow the newly installed
ASL libraries to claim the disk arrays:
# vxdctl enable
Otherwise DDL is started automatically the next time vxconfigd is activated.
6. Verify that disk array was claimed by the ASL_name library:
# vxdmpadm listenclosure all
# vxdisk list cxtxdxs2
# vxdmpadm getsubpaths ctlr=cx
NOTE If disk array has multiple paths, use the above commands to verify that all
paths to disk are claimed.