AW: RAID1 with SSA disks on an F40

From: Sippel, Christian (Christian.Sippel_at_IZB.DE)
Date: 06/03/03

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    Date:         Tue, 3 Jun 2003 12:39:32 +0200
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    It's so simple and it works! Thank you very much!

    Kind regards,
    Christian

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    > Von: Klaus Oberle[SMTP:Klaus.Oberle@LINDE-MH.DE]
    > Antwort an: IBM AIX Discussion List
    > Gesendet: Dienstag, 3. Juni 2003 11:39
    > An: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
    > Betreff: Re: RAID1 with SSA disks on an F40
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    > Hi Christian,
    >
    > smitty dev => SSA Raid Arrays => Change Use of Multiple SSA Physical Disks
    >
    > select your disks and set "New Use" to "AIX System Disks"
    >
    > /klaus
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    > "Sippel,
    > Christian" An:
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    > Dear list,
    > sorry for that stupid question but:
    > I have a F40 with 4 internal 4GB SSA drives and IBM SSA Adapter. I would
    > like to create either 2 pairs of RAID 1 arrays with the raid controller or
    > do a software RAID by mirroring logical volumes. The 4 SSA-Disks are
    > displayed as pdisks but not as hdisks. The only way that I found to make
    > them accessible is smitty dev=>SSA RAID Arrays=> Add an SSA RAID Array and
    > create an RAID5 but I don't want to configure a RAID5. If I try to create
    > a
    > hdisk for each of the ssa pdisks by going to smitty dev=>SSA Disks=>SSA
    > Logical Disks=>Add an SSA Logical Disk I need a connection adress but
    > when
    > trying to create a list I get "There are no items of this type". When I
    > try
    > to enter a connection adress that I found out with smitty dev=>SSA
    > Disks=>SSA Physical Disks=>Change/Show Characteristics of an SSA Physical
    > Disk I get "Method error (/usr/lib/methods/cfgssadisk): 0514-022 The
    > specified connection is not valid."
    >
    > How can I create a hardware or software RAID1? Any hint is appreciated!
    >
    > Thanks,
    > Christian
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