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two different client partitions. Each client partition has two virtual SCSI adapters. Each client
virtual SCSI adapter connects to a different Virtual I/O Server. The client partition uses MPIO
to provide separate paths to the data disk.
This configuration is very robust, but is more complicated than other configurations. It is
necessary to set up MPIO on the client. Two Virtual I/O Servers need to be installed and
configured. Two or more host bus adapters are needed in each Virtual I/O Server partition.
The Virtual I/O Server is also configured for multipath I/O. The SAN LUNs are mapped as
physical volumes, not logical volumes.
This architecture provides protection from various component outages whether they are
planned (such as for maintenance) or unplanned. For example, it is possible to shutdown one
Virtual I/O Server for a code update without interrupting the client partitions.
Even a SAN switch failure would not prevent the client partitions from getting to their data.
Finally, by using RAID in the SAN LUNs, there is redundancy to a disk failure. Attach an FC
Storage Subsystem to an AIX 6.1 Server.
In this scenario, since the disks are accessed through both Virtual I/O Servers concurrently,
the reserve_policy for each disk must be set to no_reserve on both Virtual I/O Servers.
Change the reserve_policy attribute to no_reserve using the chdev command as shown in
Example 21-4.
Example 21-4 Change the reserve_policy attribute to no_reserve
chdev -dev hdisk2 -attr reserve_policy=no_reserve
hdisk2 changed
Note: If the vscsi device is in the active state, it will be necessary to add the parameter
-perm at the end. This will update ODM and the setting will take effect on the next reboot.
Use the lsdev command to make sure reserve_policy attribute is set to no_reserve as shown
in Example 21-5. If you used the -perm parameter, the reserve_policy will be set as
no_reserve but a reboot is needed to apply the change.
Example 21-5 reserve_policy is set as no_reserve
$ lsdev -dev hdisk2 -attr
attribute
PCM
PR_key_value
algorithm
autorecovery
clr_q
cntl_delay_time 0
cntl_hcheck_int 0
dist_err_pcnt
dist_tw_width
hcheck_cmd
hcheck_interval 60
hcheck_mode
location
lun_id
max_transfer
node_name
pvid
q_err
value description
PCM/friend/otherapdisk Path Control Module
none Persistant Reserve Key Value
fail_over Algorithm
no Path/Ownership Autorecovery
no Device CLEARS its Queue on error True
Controller Delay Time
Controller Health Check Interval True
0 Distributed Error Percentage
50 Distributed Error Sample Time
inquiry Health Check Command
Health Check Interval
nonactive Health Check Mode
Location Label
0x0 Logical Unit Number ID
0x40000 Maximum TRANSFER Size
0x20080080e51b0c90 FC Node Name
none Physical volume identifier
yes Use QERR bit
user_settable
False
True
True
True
True
True
True
True
True
True
True
False
True
False
False
True
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