EMC Power Path for RH EL 5.2

Thu Jun 19 18:00:01 UTC 2008

I believe the file you want is:
/etc/opt/emcpower/EMCpower.LINUX-5.1.0/enable.  It is a shell script
which tests for what version of RedHat you're running.

Another option (if it is one for you) is to install 5.1, install
PowerPath, then upgrade to 5.2.  This transparently happened on another
test box of mine.  It didn't effect PP.

-Chris

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Allen, Jack
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 12:53 PM
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: RE: EMC Power Path for RH EL 5.2

Chris:
	Thanks for the information. I may try that on my system just to
see if it will work, so please send me the name of the file you had to
modify for startup. This may get me by until EMC provides the real thing
which I would want our customer to use and not have to do the modifying
of things.

Thanks:
Jack Allen

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Clonch, Christopher
A.
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:00 PM
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: RE: EMC Power Path for RH EL 5.2

Hi Jack!

I had this exact problem and solved it in a fairly simple manor.  The
RPM is simply checking the /etc/redhat-release file.  I temporarily
modified this to read 5.1 (or 5.0, I don't remember which).  This let me
install it.  Then I had to modify one of their startup scripts to allow
it to properly start.  This time, however, I elected to add 5.2 as a
validate version so I could revert my redhat-release file back to
normal.  I don't have my notes in front of me but can check them
tomorrow and report back the exact file I modified.

Mind you this was on a test box and I didn't perform extensive testing
before needing to wipe it for another project.  However, this did allow
me to install and run the latest PowerPath on 5.2.  It did work without
any problems though.

HTH

-Chris

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Allen, Jack
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 5:38 PM
To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: EMC Power Path for RH EL 5.2

Hello: 
        I have run into a little bit of a problem dealing with EMC Power
Path. I know, your first thought is, so why are you asking this list
about it and not EMC? I have asked EMC indirectly (see below) and did
not really like their answer.

        I have some new systems that I installed RH EL 5.1 on with the
assumption that EMC Power Path would be supported on it. And I think it
was, is. I have Power Path install on some other systems running RH AS
4.6. Because the SAN is from EMC is the reason our SAN group wanted me
to use Power Path.

        While waiting for our SAN group to allocate disk space and cable
up the systems I have been keeping the system up to date via yum. Along
the way the kernel version has changed and the over all system is now RH
EL 5.2. So when the SAN group told me the SAN was all connected and I
needed to install EMC Power Path is when it was identified there is a
problem. It will not install.

        When rpm is run with the latest file from EMC I get an error
stating the software is for RHEL5. That's correct, just RHEL5, no dot
anything. I had our SAN group contact EMC and the response back from EMC
was RH EL 5.2 will not be supported until the 4 QT of this year.

        So my first question is has anyone else run into this problem? 

        If so what did you do? 

        I know I can probably use the Multi Path software that comes
with Linux, but I would like to keep all my systems configured as mush
the same a possible. This just makes dealing with the SAN group a lot
easier.

Thanks: 
Jack Allen 

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