You must configure the AIX® operating system before
you can use IBM®
Power Systems hosts with the system.
Before you begin
Before you configure the AIX host operating systems,
the following tasks must be completed:
- The system must be installed.
- The appropriate host bus adapters must be installed.
About this task
After the prerequisite tasks are complete, use the following general steps to configure
your AIX host system.
Procedure
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Zone the host to the system nodes on the Fibre Channel SAN.
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Install the appropriate multipathing driver for your host to enable the management of multiple
paths to the system volumes.
Note: The Native Multipathing Plug-In
(NMP)
and the AIX Path Control Module (AIXPCM) for the AIX operating
system support System p
AIX host systems in a clustered-system environment. To have
failover protection on an open system, these multipath drivers require a minimum of two Fibre
Channel adapters. The maximum number of Fibre Channel ports that are supported in a single host (or
logical partition) is four. This maximum number can be four single-port adapters or two dual-port
adapters or a combination. The maximum number of ports that are attached to the system cannot exceed
four.
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On the system, create the host by using the worldwide port names (WWPNs). Map the volume to the
host.
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Create volumes and disks on your host by using instructions in your host system
publications.