attaching the hosts to the SAN

Thu Nov 1 01:31:57 CDT 2007

inside the CD's i have only these packages
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.rhel.i386.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.rhel.ia64.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.rhel.x86_64.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.sles.i386.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.sles.ia64.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX-4.5.1-022.sles.x86_64.rpm
EMCpower.LINUX.4.5.1.022.tar.gz

and I cant find this agent inside the CD's
LINUX_AGNT_CLI_6.24.2.5.0.zip


On 10/31/07, Harald_Jensas at dell.com <Harald_Jensas at dell.com> wrote:
>
>  Hello,
>
>
>
> STOP!
>
>
>
> You are running RHEL 5, you do not have to install any QLogic HBA driver.
>
> Version 8.01.07-k11 Is included with the kernel. And 8.01.07-k1 is the
> driver EMC recommend you use.
>
>
>
> I suggest you get and install the following 2 packages:
>
>
>
> 1.       LINUX_AGNT_CLI_6.24.2.5.0.zip
> (NaviSphere Agent and NaviSphere CLI.)
>
> 2.       EMCPower.LINUX.5.0.1.Patch.b022.tar.gz            (EMC PowerPath
> software to handle failover/load balancing.)
>
>
>
> NOTE:   You need the correct kernel sources for EMC PowerPath to install.
>
>
>
> After this software is installed on the hosts you need to:
>
> 1.       Zone your Brocade Switches.
>
> 2.       Reboot your servers.
>
> 3.       Create RAID Groups, LUNs.
>
> 4.       Gather LUNs and the Host you want to see the LUNs in a Storage
> Group.
>
> 5.       Reboot your servers.
>
> 6.       Create filesystems on/and mount the /dev/emcpowerX devices _*not*_
> the /dev/sdX devices.
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Harald
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com [mailto:
> linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] *On Behalf Of *Mad Unix
> *Sent:* 31 October 2007 15:54
> *To:* Matthew Geier
> *Cc:* linux-poweredge-Lists; Kristoffer Knigga
> *Subject:* Re: attaching the hosts to the SAN
>
>
>
> I run the Installer script for Linux
>
> # tar -xvzf qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4 install.tgz
> # cd qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4 install
> # ./qlinstall -dp
>
> my output
>
> [root at linux1 qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4-install]# ./qlinstall -dp
>
> #*********************************************************#
> #           SANsurfer Driver Installer for Linux          #
> #               Installer Version:  1.00.07               #
> #*********************************************************#
>
> Kernel version: 2.6.18-8.el5xen
> Distribution: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5 (Tikanga)
>
> Found QLogic Fibre Channel Adapter in the system
>     1: QLA2432
> Installation will begin for following driver
>     1: qla2xxx version: v8.01.00
>
> Preparing...
> ##################################################
>
> Kernel development package for 2.6.18-8.el5xen kernel is not installed.
>
> For this Red Hat distribution
> ----------------------------
> Install kernel-devel-2.6.18-8.el5xen RPM from its installation CD.
>
> For Example:
> Insert the installation CD in the CD drive
> Let it auto mount or mount using following command
>     # mount /media/cdrom
> Change directory to RPM directory and install
>     # cd /media/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
>     # rpm -iv kernel-devel*.rpm
>          OR use the GUI
> Run the Add or Remove Packages using following command
>     # system-config-packages
> In the Add or Remove Packages window select "Development Tools"
> Click on "Details" and make sure the "kernel-devel" package is selected
> Close the Development Tools Package Details window
> Click Update to install kernel development package
>
> Aborting installation, required kernel packages are not installed...
>
> error: %pre(qla2xxx-v8.01.00-3.noarch) scriptlet failed, exit status 1
> error:   install: %pre scriptlet failed (2), skipping qla2xxx-v8.01.00-3
> [root at linux1 qlafc-linux-8.01.00-4-install]#
>
>
>
> On 10/31/07, *Matthew Geier* <matthew at acfr.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>
> Kristoffer Knigga wrote:
> > Why can't you use Powerpath?  A technical reason or something else?
> >
> > We don't use the exact setup you do, but when I do this I get regular
> > SCSI disk devices (/dev/sdx) that show up for each path to each LUN.
>
>
> You don't need Powerpath, but you do need (or at least it makes it a
> LOT easier) if you have the EMC host agent installed.
>
> I had a RHEL cluster connected to a CX300, where we had the host agent
> installed but used multipathd to do the multi-path fail over, not
> PowerPath.
>
> The host agent talks to the array so that you get host names in the
> Navisphere manager program and feedback on what device names the LUNS
> get allocated back on the host.
>
> If you don't use the host agent you have to work out what the WWNs are
> of your FC interfaces manually and associate the LUNS with the hosts by
> the WWN instead of the host name.
>
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> --
> madunix
>


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