Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 (Software Release C.75.00) (30216-90336)

Chapter 4
Fibre Channel Device and Adapter Support on HP e 3000 Systems
Configuration Examples for Fibre Channel Adapters and Devices
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To verify the changes done in the configuration:
io> lp 0/8/0/0
PATH: 0/8/0/0 LDEV:
ID: A6795A TYPE: DA
PMGR: FC_DAM PMGRPRI: 6
LMGR: MAXIOS: 0
io> lp 0/8/0/0.95
PATH: 0/8/0/0.95 LDEV:
ID: FC_NPORT TYPE: DA
PMGR: FCP_NM PMGRPRI: 6
LMGR: MAXIOS: 0
io> ld 1
LDEV: 1 DEVNAME: 00000100 OUTDEV: 0 MODE:
ID: HPDARRAY RSIZE: 128 DEVTYPE: DISC
PATH: 0/8/0/0.95.5 MPETYPE: 4 MPESUBTYPE: 2
CLASS: DISC SPOOL
io> lp 0/8/0/0.95.5
PATH: 0/8/0/0.95.5 LDEV: 1
ID: HPDARRAY TYPE: DISC
PMGR: SCSI_DISK_AND_ARRAY_DM PMGRPRI: 5
LMGR: LOGICAL_DEVICE_MANAGER MAXIOS: 0
The main point to note while using an FC disk as LDEV-1 is that the long format path is to be used only for
primary path setting in the Main Menu. In SYSGEN, the shorter path format should be used to configure the
disk as LDEV-1.
NOTE The LDEVs for System “Streams device” and “Spooled printer”, namely LDEV 6 and LDEV 10,
should always be configured using one of the existing PCI-SCSI Adapter card paths as the base.
Configuring these devices over a Fibre Channel Adapter card path is NOT supported.
PDC Version Requirements for Using FC Disk as LDEV-1
In order to use FC devices as LDEV-1, there are certain minimum version requirements on the PDC firmware
in HP e3000 systems. If the PDC firmware is less than the versions mentioned below, HP e3000 systems will
not support booting from FC devices.
• N-Class Systems — 41.46
• A-Class Systems — 42.03