HP StorageWorks Auto Path XP for AIX V04.40-/B Installation Guide (B7949-96009, November 2004)

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About this guide
This guide provides information about configuring the HP StorageWorks
Auto Path for AIX software for supported HP disk arrays.
Auto Path requires Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager (HDLM) software.
This guide is a supplement to the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager User’s
Guide.
Before installing Auto Path, refer to the readme file for instructions and
restrictions. The procedures described in this guide and the readme file
supersede the instructions provided in the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
User’s Guide. The GUI information in the Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
User’s Guide does not apply.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for use by system administrators who have expertise
with the associated systems and software and knowledge of these topics:
• data processing concepts
• disk arrays and RAID technology
• operating system commands and utilities
Disk arrays
Unless otherwise noted, the term disk array refers to these disk arrays:
HP Surestore Disk Array XP48
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128
HP Surestore Disk Array XP256
HP Surestore Disk Array XP512
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
HP OpenView Continuous Access Storage Appliance (CASA)