
Contents
Aboutthisguide .......................... 7
Intendedaudience...................................... 7
Relateddocumentation.................................... 7
Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 8
HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 9
HP-authorizedreseller .................................... 9
1Overview ............................ 11
Softwareoverview...................................... 11
Softwaredistribution..................................... 11
Minimumrequirements.................................... 11
Supportedoperatingsystems ................................ 12
Microsoftfeaturesupport ................................ 12
Linuxfeaturesupport.................................. 12
Multipleoperatingsystemfeaturesupport......................... 12
Supported four-node configurations.............................. 12
Two-server external boot configuration .......................... 12
Two-server internal boot configuration........................... 13
Two-server mixed boot configuration ........................... 13
Two-server cluster configuration ............................. 13
Three-server external boot configuration.......................... 14
Three-server internal boot configuration.......................... 14
Three-server mixed boot configuration........................... 14
2InstallationandoperationinMicrosoftenvironments .......... 17
Pre-installationhardwaresetupforMicrosoft.......................... 17
InstallingSmartArrayMultipathsoftware ........................... 18
Installing Smart Array Multipath software in cluster configurations................. 18
Post-installationhardwaresetupforMicrosoft.......................... 19
UninstallingSmartArrayMultipathsoftware.......................... 19
Usingsilentinstallation................................... 19
InstallingSmartArrayMultipathsoftware ......................... 20
UninstallingSmartArrayMultipathsoftware........................ 21
StaticLUNbalancing.................................... 21
3InstallationandoperationinRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0and4.0
environments........................... 23
Pre-installationhardwaresetupforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0and4.0.............. 23
MultipathinstallationforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0and4.0.................. 23
Post-installation configurationforRedHatEnterpriseLinux3.0and4.0............... 24
Static load (read-only) balancing in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
4 Installation and operation in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0
environments........................... 27
Pre-installationhardwaresetupforNovellSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9.0............. 27
MultipathinstallationforNovellSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9.0................. 27
Post-installation configurationforNovellSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer9.0.............. 28
Static load (read-only) balancing in Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Smart Array Multipath software user guide
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