Vxvm Notes; Driver Notes; Symantec Vxvm; Oracle Oem Vxvm - Fujitsu ETERNUS DX Configuration Manual

Chapter 3 Notes
3.5

VxVM Notes

3.5 VxVM Notes
3.5.1

Driver Notes

The hddv driver cannot be used with VxVM.
The required driver varies depending on Fibre Channel card manufacturer.
Fibre Channel card
Fujitsu-brand
Emulex-brand
QLogic-brand
Oracle-brand
3.5.2

Symantec VxVM

Installing VxVM
•
VxVM should be installed as specified in its accompanying documentation.
• When VxVM 5.0 is used
Confirm and acquire the ASL required for using the ETERNUS DX storage systems from the following Sy-
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mantec web-site.
https://sort.symantec.com/asl
Install VERITAS Array Support Library (ASL) after installing VxVM.
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When VxVM 5.1 is used
•
ASL does not need to be installed.
3.5.3

Oracle OEM VxVM

When installing VxVM in Oracle Solaris Cluster configuration, use Oracle OEM version of VxVM.
•
When using MPxIO as the multipath driver
•
Disable the "dmp_fast_recovery" DMP kernel parameter. Refer to the Symantec web-site for details.
Installing VxVM
•
VxVM should be installed as specified in its accompanying documentation.
When VxVM 5.0 is used
•
Confirm and acquire the ASL required for using the ETERNUS DX storage systems from the following Sy-
-
mantec web-site.
https://sort.symantec.com/asl
Install VERITAS Array Support Library (ASL) after installing VxVM.
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