Installation guide

Connecting Violin Memory Arrays to IBM AIX and PowerVM
20 www.vmem.com
3. Please select Option 3 ,4, or 5 depending on which stack you want to install and follow the steps as
instructed by the installer.
4. Reboot the host if required ( prompted by the installer ).
5. Run an installer post-check.
# ./installer –postcheck `uname-n`
8.4.2 Array Support Library for DMP
1. Install Array Support Library (ASL) package for Violin Storage Arrays.
2. Download the latest AIX package from https://sort.symantec.com/asl/latest.
3. Install the ASL package. as a “root” user.
# installp -acgX -d VRTSaslapm.bff VRTSaslapm
8.4.3 DMP Patch for bos-boot Issue
There is a known issue with AIX with DMP which has been fixed in a point patch. This patch is mandatory
before deploying DMP as it can cause the system to hang during reboot intermittently if not deployed. We still
recommend that this patch be installed as it has multiple stability fixes.
This patch is available on this link and should be applied before proceeding further. The patch install
instructions are in the link.
8.4.4 Discovering LUNs Under DMP Control
Run a DMP device scan.
# vxdisk scandisks
Verify that DMP recognizes the 1st Violin Enclosure as vmem0.
# vxdmpadm listenclosure all
ENCLR_NAME ENCLR_TYPE ENCLR_SNO STATUS ARRAY_TYPE LUN_COUNT
============================================================================
vmem0 VMEM 41202F00111 CONNECTED A/A 16
disk Disk DISKS CONNECTED Disk 2