Chapter 9. Attaching To An Ibm Rs/6000 Or Ibm Eserver Pseries Host; Installing The 1750 Host Attachment Package On Ibm Pseries Aix Hosts; Preparing For Installation Of The Host Attachment Package On Ibm Pseries Aix Hosts; Installing The Host Attachment Package On Ibm Pseries Aix Hosts - IBM TotalStorage DS6000 Attachment Manual

Chapter 9. Attaching to an IBM RS/6000 or IBM eServer
pSeries host
This chapter provides instructions, requirements, and considerations for attaching
an IBM RS/6000 or IBM eServer pSeries host to a storage unit.

Installing the 1750 host attachment package on IBM pSeries AIX hosts

This section provides the instructions to install the host attachment package for the
storage unit. Run the host attachment package on each AIX host system that is
attached to the storage unit.
Preparing for installation of the host attachment package on IBM
pSeries AIX hosts
This section describes preparing for installation of the host attachment package on
IBM pSeries AIX hosts.
1. Attach the storage unit to your host system. See "General information about
2. Turn on the host system and all attachments.
3. Ensure that you have root access.
4. Ensure that you have administrator knowledge.
5. Ensure that you have knowledge of the System Management Interface Tool

Installing the host attachment package on IBM pSeries AIX hosts

This section provides instructions for installing the host attachment package on IBM
pSeries AIX hosts.
You must have superuser authority to complete the instructions.
Note: The following procedure is an example. The example uses /dev/cd0 for the
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(SMIT).
Note: You are not required to vary off the volume group before you install the
new version.
address of the CD. Your address might be different.
1. From your desktop window, type smit install_update to go directly to the
installation panel.
2. Click Install Software and press Enter.
3. Press F4 to open the Input Device/Directory for Software window.
4. Select the CD drive that you are using for the installation, for example,
/dev/cd0.
5. Press Enter. The Install and Update from the Latest Available Software window
opens.
6. Click Software to Install and press F4.
7. Select Software Packages and press F7.
The software package name is devices.fcp.disk.ibm.rte.
8. Press Enter. The Install and Update from the Latest Available Software panel
opens again with the name of the selected software highlighted.
9. Check the default option settings to ensure that they are what you need.
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