This article describes how to configure link based ipmp interfaces in solaris 10. If you already created the storage repository and want to configure multipathing, put all hosts in the pool into maintenance mode before. Solution providers can learn about topics ranging from using dynamic domains to maximize workload isolation on sun sparc systems to using oracle. Each one has 2 physical interfaces and 2 virtuals set up for multipathing see ifconfig below. Multipathing is enabled by default on x86 based systems. After alua is enabled on the storage system, run the stmsboot d fp e command to enable the multipathing software. Attaching a sun host using storage traffic manager system ibm. Solaris multiplexed io mpxio, known also as sun storagetek traffic manager is multipath io. Solaris io multipathing gives you the ability to set up multiple redundant paths to a storage system and gives you the benefits of load balancing and failover. Solaris storagetek traffic manager mpxio or the solaris iscsi software. Solaris multipathing software mpxio operate now with new arrays using other. Ive recently setup a bunch of machines for ip multipathing i. Path administration utility for a solaris multipathing device category. Solaris operating system version 10 1 u11 and later solaris x64x86 operating system version 10 1 u11 and later information in this document applies to any platform.
The software is available in solaris 10, but for earlier. It can be configured by adjusting the parameters in the etcdefaultmpathd file. Configuration file is etcnf file, take a backup of it. The software name is storagetek san foundation and its latest version. In solaris 10, we have the setting devrdskcwtxdysz to denote the controller, target, disklun number and slicepartition. Overview of solaris io multipathing oracle solaris. Before you start configuring the software by port, consider the following. Os native multipathing software huawei san storage host. Oracle solaris storage multipathing mpxio provides multipath access to storage luns by grouping together the physical paths and presenting a single logical path. Transitioning from solaris 10 ip multipathing ipmp to oracle solaris 11 ipmp. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. Use the following sun documentation for the required configuration changes to enable sun mpxio multipathing software with a ds8000. A beginners guide to solaris multipathing software mpxio or stms. On metalink only has a documentation until 11g r1, note.
So if native non oracle emulex driver is in use then the luxadm command will not work. How to enable solaris multipathing mpxio or stms for emc. You can also configure the failure detection seconds in etcdefaultmpathd file and the default value is 10 seconds. To configure ipmp, complete the following nine steps. Multipathing is the ability of a server to communicate with the same physical or logical block storage device across multiple physical paths between the host bus adapters hbas in the server and the storage controllers for the device, typically in fibre channel fc or iscsi san environments. Edit the configuration file to ensure you have the following entries uncommented out. If one path fails, traffic continues on the remaining paths. Solaris opensolaris this forum is for the discussion of solaris, opensolaris, openindiana, and illumos. How to enable multipathing on solaris 10 x86 connected. Path management solaris io multipathing features dynamically manage the paths to any storage devices it supports. A beginners guide to solaris multipathing software mpxio. For solaris 10 stms is integrated into the solaris operating system patches you install. The solaris host utilities are a collection of components that enable you to connect solaris hosts to netapp storage systems running data ontap.
Download the aix odm definitions software package to the tmp directory on the aix host as follows. Ip multipathing provides a server with network resiliency protecting it from network interface failures. All settings apply to both sparc and x86 unless explicitly declared. Installing oracle solaris 11 systems describes how to set up an automated installation or how to install using the livedvd or the text installer download. The old solaris luxadm command still manage fc arrays, but mpathadm command has been developed to work on all the arrays using fc, sas, and iscsi connections.
Thus after presenting 10tb filesystem, the server did not automatically configured the multipath device of the vnx lun. Fc global and perport multipath settings are specified in the file kerneldrvnf. Following troubleshooting section provides solutions to potential problems that may occur while running solaris fc and storage multipathing software on solaris 10 1. Solarissanconfigurationand multipathingguide sunmicrosystems,inc. Configuring ip network multipathing on solaris azizs blog. Still, make sure the above entry is set accordingly.
Native multipath failover is packaged with the hpux operating system software. First thing that i did was check to ensure that there were not any performance issues on any disks that might have been causing this users issues a quick iostat verified that everything was looking fine iostat continue reading verify solaris 10 multipathingconfigure. Ipmp eliminates single network card failure and it ensures system will be always accessible via network. It includes instructions on how to install and configure software and hardware devices. Doing more with datalink multipathing in oracle solaris 11. Hp 3par solaris implementation guide abstract this implementation guide provides information for establishing communications between an hp 3par storeserv storage system and a solaris 8, 9, 10, or 11 host running on the sparc, x64, and x86 platforms. Configure the second interface as part of the the same interface multipath group as in step 2. Home how to others solaris how to configure network in solaris 10. Doing more with datalink multipathing using oracle solaris 11. Solaris ip multipathing made easy auburn university.
Using iscsi multipathing in the solaris 10 operating system december 2005 above ipmp, iscsi provides native multipathing using mcs at a higher level that is independent of the transport layer, solaris provides multipathing software mpxio. Ensure that the qlc driver configuration file kerneldrvnf does not contain the global setting. Get a grasp on the basics of the oracle solaris and opensolaris operating systems in this book. Because mpxio is independent of transport, it can multipath a target that is visible on. The network administration for the solaris 10 operating system course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to perform network administration tasks, such as configuration and troubleshooting of a local area network lan. You do not need to configure the software on the host. There are 5 spaces between emc and symmetrix after devicetypescsioptionslist string. If you want to enable multipathing, change the value of mpxiodisable to no.
The stmsboot 1m is available only on sparc based systems. Solaris io multipathing is enabled by default for x86based platforms and optional for sparcbased systems that run the oracle solaris os. How to configure multipathing in linux rhel7centos7. In solaris 10, the multipathing software has been installed by default, but is not enabled. Os native multipathing software huawei technical support. Wikiproject software may be able to help recruit an expert. Download solaris ip multipathing configuration for free. In this file there is an option called failback to.
The ip network multipathing or ipmp is a facility provided by solaris to provide faulttolerance and load spreading for network interface cards nics. This chapter excerpt on oracle vm server for sparc download pdf is taken from the book oracle solaris 10 system virtualization essentials. It eliminates a single network adapter as a single point of failure in these cases, a. I thought i would share a simpler step by step approach. These are the steps you need to take to configure network on your solaris machine. How to install solaris io multipathing software sun cluster. Using iscsi multipathing in the solaristm operating system. Configuring, implementing logical domains in oracle solaris 10. Oracle solaris san configuration and multipathing guide. Entries that use a sign will work with or without spaces around the sign. Os native multipathing software oceanstor dorado v6 host. Sa300 network administration for the solaris 10 operating.
If you already created the storage repository and want to configure multipathing, put all hosts in the pool into maintenance mode before configuring multipathing and then configure multipathing on all hosts in the pool. Ip network multipathing linkbased without probebased failure detection posted on may 9, 2014 by luca merello ip network multipathing ipmp is a layer 3 technology that enables you to group multiple ip interfaces into a single logical interface called ipmp group. For example, lets say our os installed disk is devsda. The information for asm with oracle 10g rac is not explained in either the solaris 10 or hitachi san documentation. Getting started with solaris 10 must to know keywords.
In the solaris 10, the command is used to enable or disable multipathing on all devices. A process is a program running or being executed on the computer. And here are additional oracle solaris 11 resources. The file to enable or disable mpxio has been moved in solaris 10 from. Solaris multiplexed io mpxio, known also as sun storagetek traffic manager sstm, earlier sun storedge traffic manager, is multipath io software for solaris os. Perform the following steps to enable multipathing on all multipath capable devices on sparc or x86 based systems. In this post i will try to explain some of the concepts and useful commands related to identifying hba cards, wwn numbers and fiber channel paths. Configuring san devices oracle solaris administration. C h a p t e r 4 configuring multipathing software oracle docs. During the reboot following stmsboot enable e, disable. Multipathing software manages multiple io paths to the shared cluster storage. In solaris 8 and 9, you must install the multipathing software manually. Creating and administering oracle solaris 11 boot environments describes how to manage boot environments in global and nonglobal zones download. Each interface can be assigned a static test ip address, which is used to assess the operational state of the interface.
Solaris san configuration and multipathing guide oracle docs. Setting up a unix host to use fibre channel fc storage dell. Emc host connectivity guide for oracle solaris dell technologies. Before kick starting the solaris study lets be aware of few important keywords and facts about the solaris os. You can also achieve multiple connections with direct attached storage when multiple channels are. Enabling and disabling multipathing oracle solaris. This guide provides an overview of solaris io multipathing features for the oracle solaris os. Solaris multipathing software mpxio operate now with new arrays using other protocols like sas or iscsi. Once connected, you can set up logical storage units known as luns logical unit numbers on the. After host access mode is set to asymmetric on the storage systems, run the stmsboot d fp e command on the host to enable the multipathing software. This feature differs from previous versions of the san foundation software running in previous solaris releases. With ipmp, two or more nics are dedicated for each network to which the host connects. The following example demonstrates how to enable link protection.
It enables a storage device to be accessed through multiple host controller interfaces from a. Configure the first interface as part of a multipath group. Having multipathing enabled allows you to configure multiple network paths between the host and storage system. Multipathing has been enabled on solaris with the command stmsboot e. I was attempting to troubleshoot issues as a user was complaining about slow performance on a san disk. Chapter 4, configuring multipathing softwareexplains how to configure the multipathing feature for fc devices provided in the solaris 10 os. The solaris host utilities support different multipathing solutions based on your configuration. For information on install patches, refer to the sun website. If you want to enable multipathing only on specific fc or sas hba ports, refer to enabling or disabling multipathing on a perport basis the multipathing software automatically recognizes oracle s supported devices. This chapter provides a high level overview of the steps used to configure san devices. Problem is that i cannot ping the qfe0 interface ip from the local machine. We want to migrate a solaris 10 x86 from emc clariion to vnx. General sun, sunos and sparc related questions also go here. Solaris 10 supports solaris network multipathing via.
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