
Connecting Violin Memory Arrays to IBM AIX and PowerVM
16 www.vmem.com
NOTE: It is required to reboot the LPAR to make the above settings effective.
6.3 MPIO Fileset Installation
Download the Violin MPIO filesets from http://violin-memory.com/support after logging in with you user id.
Depending on the version of AIX you are using, you need to install the appropriate library.
7.1.0.3devices.fcp.disk.vmem
6.1.0.3devices.fcp.disk.vmem
5.3.0.3devices.fcp.disk.vmem
6.3.1 Installing the PCM
1. Copy the library into a folder /var/tmp/violin-pcm and verify the mdchecksum from the download site.
2. Run the AIX installer to install the library.
# smitty install (pick the input device/directory as /var/tmp/violin-pcm)
3. Verify that the PCM is correctly installed by the below command. (An example for AIX 6.1 is shown)
# lslpp -l devices.fcp.disk.vmem.rte
Fileset Level State Description
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Path: /usr/lib/objrepos
devices.fcp.disk.vmem.rte 6.1.0.3 COMMITTED Violin memory array disk support for AIX 6.1
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