Daniel Rock wrote:
> In comp.sys.sun.admin Sharif Rizal <sharif.rizal@gmail.com> wrote:
>> mpxio only supports sun branded (emulex and qlc cards with Sun firmware)
>> HBAs. This is what I was told by Sun.
>
> support != working.

Yep, working is all I need for the moment.

>
> I'm running an Emulex LP9802 FC-Adapter with Emulex firmware with no
> problems. You have to use the Sun device driver though (emlxs instead of
> lpfc).
>
>
>> "Bob" <ftoomch@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> device-type-scsi-options-list =
>>> "3PARdataVV", "symmetric-option";
>>> symmetric-option = 0x1000000;
>>>
>>> into my x86.miniroot's /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf. This lets me see the
>>> single multipathed volume in the installer, but it breaks when I try to do
>>> a reboot after the install is finished. It doesn't seem to transfer to the
>>> actual install, therefore the box just reboots after it runs Grub and
>>> tries to boot the kernel.
>
> So edit the file manually before rebooting. Don't select "Automatic reboot"
> during installation. At the end of the installation drop to a shell
> prompt and edit /a/kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf.

I did this and it worked. I'm wondering though, might there be a neater way? Through jumpstart or whatever. scsi_vhci.conf was the only file I had to edit.

I'm eventually going to want to do unattended installs via pxe boot. Halfway there...

>
>>> I have also tried to turn on multipathing after installation, but due to a
>>> lack of stmsboot on x86 I've hit a brick wall and am not sure what to do.
>
> stmsboot is just a shell script. You should be able to the necessary
> configuration changes manually.
>
> http://cvs.opensolaris.org/source/xr...ot/stmsboot.sh
>

Yep, good to see the steps I have to consider

Thanks,
B