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works with persistent device paths (DSF). Use the rmsf -v -L command to disable the legacy
device paths.
# rmsf -vL
WARNING: This command may be disruptive to the system.
Before running this command, make sure you have first run
iofind(1M) and migrated all applications using legacy device
special files. Please refer to the man page of rmsf(1M) to
verify the possible side effects of the option '-L'.
Do you want to continue ?
(You must respond with 'y' or 'n'.): y
rmsf: Removing special file /dev/dsk/c0t6d0
rmsf: Removing special file /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s1
rmsf: Removing special file /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2
NOTE:
You can enable the legacy device paths any time by executing the insf -L
command. Even if you perform I/O on legacy paths, it will be internally routed through the
persistent device files.
# insf -L
This command will re-install all legacy I/O nodes and legacy DSFs.
Do you want to continue ?
(You must respond with 'y' or 'n'.): y
insf: Legacy mode has been successfully enabled
Use insf -Lv to display the status as to whether Legacy Mode is enabled or disabled.
# insf -Lv
insf: Legacy mode is disabled
NOTE:
The rest of this document assumes that legacy path has been disabled.
4.
You can use various options for the ioscan command to obtain more details.
Example:
a.
To show discovered devices, issue ioscan -kfnNC disk. The description field will
have HP 3PAR VV for all HP 3PAR Storage System volumes.
# ioscan -kfnNC disk
Class
I H/W Path
===================================================================
disk
2 64000/0xfa00/0x0
/dev/disk/disk2
disk
0 64000/0xfa00/0x23e
disk
1 64000/0xfa00/0x23f
CAUTION:
/dev/disk/disk for block I/O. Any partition on the device will be represented as
/dev/disk/diskX_pN number.
b.
To determine the connected target ports (0:4:2 and 1:5:2) use the following commands:
Driver S/W State
/dev/disk/disk2_p2
/dev/disk/disk0
/dev/disk/disk1 /dev/rdisk/disk1
All I/O to the devices should use /dev/rdisk/disk for raw disk or
H/W Type
esdisk
CLAIMED
DEVICE
/dev/rdisk/disk2 /dev/rdisk/disk2_p2
esdisk
CLAIMED
/dev/rdisk/disk0
esdisk
CLAIMED
Setting Up Multipathing Software on 1 1i v3
Description
HP 36.4GST336753LC
DEVICE
3PARdataVV
DEVICE
3PARdataVV
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