Table Of Contents - HP StorageWorks 500 - G2 Modular Smart Array User Manual

Contents
Overview..................................................................................................................................... 5
Software overview..................................................................................................................................... 5
Software distribution .................................................................................................................................. 5
Minimum requirements ............................................................................................................................... 5
Supported operating systems ...................................................................................................................... 6
Microsoft feature support .................................................................................................................. 6
Linux feature support ........................................................................................................................ 6
Multiple operating system support...................................................................................................... 6
Supported four-node configurations ............................................................................................................. 6
Two-server external boot configuration ............................................................................................... 6
Two-server internal boot configuration ................................................................................................ 7
Two-server mixed boot configuration .................................................................................................. 7
Two-server cluster configuration ......................................................................................................... 7
Three-server external boot configuration ............................................................................................. 7
Three-server internal boot configuration .............................................................................................. 8
Three-server mixed boot configuration ................................................................................................ 8
Installation and operation in Microsoft environments ......................................................................... 9
Pre-installation hardware setup for Microsoft ................................................................................................. 9
Uninstalling the Smart Array Multipath software driver ................................................................................. 10
Installation for an existing 2-node cluster with Microsoft Windows 2000 ........................................................ 10
Multipath installation for Microsoft............................................................................................................. 11
Post-installation hardware setup for Microsoft .............................................................................................. 11
Microsoft browser security settings............................................................................................................. 11
Static LUN balancing ............................................................................................................................... 12
Installation and operation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 environments............................................ 14
Pre-installation configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ....................................................................... 14
Editing the active kernel ................................................................................................................. 14
Modifying the RAIDTAB configuration file ......................................................................................... 16
Multipath installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.................................................................................. 19
Static load (read-only) balancing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 .................................................................. 20
Installation and operation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 environments ............................... 21
Pre-installation hardware setup for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0........................................................ 21
Multipath installation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 ..................................................................... 21
Post-installation configuration for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 .......................................................... 22
Static load (read-only) balancing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 ...................................................... 23
Installation and operation in UnitedLinux environments.................................................................... 24
Pre-installation hardware setup for UnitedLinux ............................................................................................ 24
Multipath installation for UnitedLinux.......................................................................................................... 24
Post-installation configuration for UnitedLinux .............................................................................................. 25
Static load (read-only) balancing in UnitedLinux .......................................................................................... 26
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 27
Problem diagnosis ................................................................................................................................... 27
Problems during installation ...................................................................................................................... 27
HBA failure ............................................................................................................................................ 28
Cable failure .......................................................................................................................................... 28
Acronyms and abbreviations........................................................................................................ 29
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