User's Guide

Configuring HyperFabric
Configuring HMP for Transparent Local Failover Support
Chapter 4
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Configuring HMP for Transparent Local Failover Support - Using
SMH
To use SMH to configure HMP for Local Failover Support, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Start SMH.
Step 2. Select the “Networking and Communications” area.
Step 3. Select the “Network Interfaces” area.
Step 4. Select “HyperFabric.”
All HyperFabric adapters installed in the system are listed; installed adapters that are
not yet configured show Not Configured in the “Status” field. Before proceeding to the
next step, configure all the available adapters.
Step 5. Pull down the "Actions" menu and select "Configure Local Failover for HMP". SMH now
verifies the following:
• If not all the adapters are configured
• If the number of adapters configured are odd
• If “Interoperability Enabled” is set to YES
If any of the above conditions is true, then SMH displays an appropriate error
message. Otherwise, the “Configure Local Failover for HMP” window pops up.
Step 6. In this window, specify the configured adapters for each card pair and press OK.
On pressing OK, SMH verifies the following:
• If HyperFabric subsystem is not running on the machine
• If all card pairs are not configured
• If you have chosen the same adapter for different card pairs
If any of the above conditions is true, SMH displays an appropriate error message.
Otherwise, the /etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf file is updated with information about
the configured card pairs. If Card-Pair 0 comprises of adapters clic0 and clic1 and if
the Card-Pair 1, comprises of adapters clic2 and clic3, then the following entries are
added to the clic_global_conf file.
CARD_PAIR[0] = clic0-clic1
CARD_PAIR[1] = clic2-clic3
If you press Cancel, you remain in the main “HyperFabric Configuration” screen.
If you press Help, help text for this task appears.
Step 7. Exit SMH.
NOTE To view the card pair information from the /etc/rc.config.d/clic_global_conf file, select “View
Local Failover for HMP” option in the “HyperFabric Configuration” screen.