3.7.0 HP StorageWorks HP Scalable NAS File Serving Software installation guide HP Scalable NAS for Linux (AG513-96004, October 2009)

Installation procedure ......................................................................................... 55
1. Install the operating system ....................................................................... 55
Additional required OS packages .......................................................... 56
2. Build the kernel (optional) ......................................................................... 56
3. HBA drivers and HP Scalable NAS ............................................................ 56
HBA provided with HP Scalable NAS ...................................................... 57
Third-party MPIO solution ...................................................................... 57
SAN boot disk ..................................................................................... 57
Install other HBA drivers ........................................................................ 57
4. Modify system files .................................................................................. 58
5. Reboot and verify the kernel configuration .................................................. 59
B Build a custom kernel ....................................................... 61
RHEL5 ............................................................................................................. 61
Compile a third-party kernel module .............................................................. 61
Extract HP Scalable NAS kernel patches ........................................................ 62
Rebuild the entire kernel from source ............................................................. 62
SLES10 ............................................................................................................ 64
Compile a third-party kernel module .............................................................. 64
Extract HP Scalable NAS kernel patches ........................................................ 64
Rebuild the entire kernel from source ............................................................. 65
C Configure Linux Device Mapper MPIO ............................... 67
Install Device Mapper Multipath tools .................................................................. 67
Configure Device Mapper Multipath .................................................................... 67
Update the fc_pcitable file .................................................................................. 68
Format of the fc_pcitable file ......................................................................... 69
QLogic HBA drivers ..................................................................................... 69
Emulex HBA drivers ..................................................................................... 70
Update the multipathd file .................................................................................. 70
Unloading drivers .............................................................................................. 70
D Configure the cluster from the command line ....................... 73
Command sequence .......................................................................................... 73
Fibre Channel switch-based fencing ............................................................... 73
Web management-based fencing ................................................................. 74
Sample configuration script ................................................................................. 76
Command descriptions ....................................................................................... 77
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