Chapter 8 Data Host HBAs and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays 87
▼ Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 9 OS
To enable the multipathing software on hosts running Solaris OS 9:
1. Open the /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf file with a text editor.
2. Set mpxio-disable=”no”; in the file.
3. Set load-balance=”round-robin”; in the file.
4. Set auto-failback=”enable”; in the file.
5. Save the updated file.
6. Reboot the host.
7. Use the cfgadm command to configure HBA paths.
How you configure paths depends on how you are using your storage arrays in a
SAN or direct-attach environment.
See the Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Software 4.4 Configuration Guide at:
http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs
/Network_Storage_Solutions/SAN/san_software/
for information about configuring paths.
▼ Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10
OS
To enable multipathing software for all Fibre Channel (FC) ports on hosts running
Solaris OS 10:
1. Type the following command:
# stmsboot -e
Note – See the stmsboot(1M) man page for complete details.
You are prompted to confirm the command:
WARNING: This operation will require a reboot.
Do you want to continue? [y/n] (default: y)
2. Press Return to reboot the host.
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