HP Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.18 Deployment Guide, August 2008

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4. Run the install script and answer the prompts as follows (user inputs in bold):
./INSTALL.sh
HP Device Mapper MultiPath Ver4.0.0 - Installation Menu
1. Install HP Device Mapper MultiPath
2. Uninstall Multipath Utilities
3. Exit
Enter choice [1/2/3] :1
Checking for Build dependencies...
Building HPDMmultipath-tools-4.0.0 ....
Checking for previous installation. Please wait...
Do you wish to uninstall device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5
?(y/n) : y
Checking for dependencies...
Do you still wish to uninstall device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-
12.el5 ?(y/n):y
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5 is Uninstalled
successfully
Do you wish to install HPDMmultipath-tools-4.0.0? (y/n) : y
Warning: Restoring your previous configuration, you will have
to manually edit the configuration file for HP
recommended parameters. Please refer user documentation
for more details.
Do you wish to restore previous configuration? (y/n) : y
Configuring multipath daemon to start at boot time.... OK
HPDMmultipath-tools-4.0.0 is installed successfully.
5. Configure the QLogic HBA parameters. If you have Emulex HBA cards, refer to the HP
Device Mapper Installation and Reference Guide for specifics. For QLogic 2xxx family,
complete the following steps:
a. Edit the /etc/modprobe.conf file to add the following line (or if the line beginning
with “options qla2xxx” exists, change it to the following):
options qla2xxx qlport_down_retry=10 ql2xfailover=0
b. Rebuild initrd by executing the following script:
/opt/hp/src/hp_qla2x00src/make_initrd
c. Reboot the host.
reboot
6. Edit the /etc/multipath.conf file to add an entry for the MSA2000 family of storage devices.
a. Create a copy of the original /etc/multipath.conf file, for example:
cp /etc/multipath.conf /etc/multipath.conf.orig