Veritas Enabled Arrays - Array Support Library for HP StorageWorks XP128 and XP1024 Arrays (Active/Active) on Veritas Volume Manager (tm) 4.0 and 4.1 for Solaris Sparc

Article:TECH70254

Created: 2009-01-05

Updated: 2010-01-20

Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH70254

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Veritas Enabled Arrays - Array Support Library for HP StorageWorks XP128 and XP1024 Arrays (Active/Active) on Veritas Volume Manager (tm) 4.0 and 4.1 for Solaris Sparc

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This TechFile provides information about the Array Support Library (ASL) for HP XP128 and XP1024 arrays on Veritas Volume Manager 4.0 and 4.1 for Solaris Sparc.

For general information about ASLs, see TechNote 249446 (link in Related Documents section of this Tech File).

ASL Package Name: Array Support Library for HP XP1024/128
ASL Package Description: Array Support Library for HP XP1024/128
ASL Package Version: 2.2,REV=07.31.2007.15.43
Supported versions of Veritas Volume Manager: 4.0 and 4.1
Supported Arrays: HP XP128 and XP1024 (Active/Active)

Installation Instructions:

1. At the bottom of this TechFile, click on Download Now to download the ASL package

2. After downloading HPXP1_Sol_Sparc_vm4.x_v2.0.tar_324055.gz, extract the file:

# gunzip HPXP1_Sol_Sparc_vm4.x_v2.0.tar_324055.gz

# tar -xvf HPXP1_Sol_Sparc_vm4.x_v2.0.tar_324055

3. Before adding any ASL package, ensure Veritas Volume Manager is installed and enabled

# vxdctl mode
mode: enabled

Warning: If installing on Solaris 9, then set LD_LIBRARY_PATH to /usr/lib. See TechNote 251706 (link in the Related Documents section of this TechFile)

4. To install the package type:

# pkgadd -d . HPXP1

5. After the package is installed, you must execute the vxdctl enable command to claim the disk array.

# vxdctl enable

Note: In some cases, it has been reported that the installation of the ASL does not
take effect and vxdctl enable does not claim the enclosure and devices. In such cases, you can
execute the vxconfigd -k command in addition to vxdctl enable.

6. After running vxdctl enable, run the vxddladm list support command to ensure that the ASL is correctly installed.

# vxddladm listsupport libname=libvxhpxp.so

ATTR_NAME ATTR_VALUE

=======================================================================

LIBNAME libvxhpxp.so

VID HP

ARRAY_TYPE A/A

ARRAY_NAME XP128, XP1024

For additional information about ASLs, see TechNote 249325, Installing an Array Support Library (ASL) Guide for Solaris (link in the Related Documents section of this TechFile).

ASL Package Information:

#pkginfo -l HPXP1

PKGINST: HPXP1
NAME: Array Support Library for HP XP1024/128
CATEGORY: system
ARCH: sparc
VERSION: 2.2,REV=07.31.2007.15.43
BASEDIR: /etc/vx
VENDOR: HP
DESC: Array Support library for HP XP1024/128
INSTDATE: May 06 2009 11:50
HOTLINE: Please contact HP tech support
STATUS: completely installed
FILES: 5 installed pathnames
3 shared pathnames
3 directories
2 executables
26 blocks used (approx)