HP StorageWorks Device Mapper Multipath Enablement Kit for HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays installation and reference guide (AA-RW8RE-TE, June 2009)

2 Installing HPDM Multipath
To install HPDM Multipath tools, complete the following steps:
1. Download the HPDM Multipath tools installation package from the following HP website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/devicemapper/
2. Log in as root to the host system.
3. Copy the installation tar package to a temporary directory (for example, /tmp/HPDMmul-
tipath).
4. Unbundle the package by executing the following commands:
# cd /tmp/HPDMmultipath
# tar -xvzf HPDMmultipath-<version>.tar.gz
# cd HPDMmultipath-<version>
5. Verify that the directory contains INSTALL, README.txt, COPYING, bin, conf, SRPMS, RPMS,
and docs directories.
6. To install DM Multipath tools software on the server, execute the following command:
# ./INSTALL
7. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
8. Restart Multipath services by executing the following command:
# /etc/init.d/multipathd restart
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