Moving the /store file system to a multipath Fibre Channel solution in an HA deployment

To use multipath Fibre Channel storage in a high-availability (HA) environment, you must configure the primary HA host and the secondary HA host to use the same storage partition.

About this task

Important:
  • You must configure multipath on the primary and secondary HA appliances before you initiate HA syncing.
  • Before you add HA to a Fibre Channel configuration, confirm that /store/backup is local. Create links to /store/backup only after adding HA.

Procedure

  1. Verify that the correct Fibre Channel hardware is installed on your secondary HA appliance. For more information, see Verifying your Emulex adapter installation
  2. Verify the HA Fibre Channel connections. For more information, see Verifying the Fibre Channel connections
  3. Configure Fibre Channel on your primary HA appliance. For more information, Moving the /store file system to a multipath Fibre Channel solution
  4. Configure the file system mount point for the secondary HA host. For more information, see Configuring the mount point for the secondary HA host.