Installing the UltraPath for AIX software on the application server
Run lspath on the command-line interface. All paths are displayed. The following message is displayed:
bash-3.00# lspath
Enabled hdisk0 sas0
Enabled hdisk1 sas0
Enabled updisk0 fscsi2
Enabled updisk0 fscsi2
Enabled updisk0 fscsi3
Enabled updisk0 fscsi3
Enabled updisk1 fscsi2
Enabled updisk1 fscsi2
Failed updisk1 fscsi3
Missing updisk1 fscsi3
NOTE:
When the path status is Enabled, the path is available.
When the path status is Failed, I/O operations fail. The path is unavailable.
When the path status is Missing, the path exists but cannot be detected since last restart of the application server.
Installing the UltraPath for Linux software on the application server
Run upadm show path on the command-line interface. All paths are displayed.
linux-a6n4:~ # upadm show path
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Array ID : 0
Module Name : HUAWEI_S2600
ControllerA State : normal
Path State : H6C0T0L000 Up
H6C0T0L001 Up
H6C0T0L002 Up
H6C0T0L003 Up
ControllerB State : normal
Path State : H7C0T0L000 Up
H7C0T0L001 Up
H7C0T0L002 Up
H7C0T0L003 Up
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NOTE:
When the path status is Up, the path is available.
When the path status is Down, I/O operations fail. The path is unavailable.