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SDD SDDPCM MPIO lspath Jargon

Can anyone recommend me some reading material surrounding how AIX handles LUNs:
- with and without MPIO installed
- with and without SDD or SDDPCM installed
Where does lspath sit in all of this (MPIO layer?). Can a system be built with just MPIO software? Is MPIO software even needed?

I guess I am trying to conceptualize what is seen on a system before and after you install the above software.
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scsimgr_eschgr(7)					 Miscellaneous Information Manual					 scsimgr_eschgr(7)

NAME
scsimgr_eschgr - SCSI class driver eschgr plug-in for scsimgr DESCRIPTION
The SCSI class driver plug-in for implements management and diagnostic operations specific to classes of devices bound to the driver. is the native HP-UX SCSI class driver that handles, by default, all library/changer devices. The plug-in handles the following operations for driver o Display and clear driver global statistics and the statistics it maintains on instances of LUNs bound to it, and on related LUN paths. o Display status and other information maintained by driver on LUNs bound to it. o Get, set and save driver global and per-lun instance attributes. Commands The user can explicitly send the following commands to driver plug-in by specifying the Clears statistics. Displays information on attributes. Displays status and other information. Displays statistics. Saves value of attributes in a persistent store. Set current values of attributes. Note: Refer to scsimgr(1M) for the syntax of the above commands. However, the only instances where it is necessary to explicitly send a command to the plug-in is when performing operations on objects global to driver global statistics, attributes or status information. In all the other cases, automatically invokes the plug-in to perform the driver specific part of the operation, when the operation applies to LUNs bound to driver or to their LUN paths. Attributes The following table lists driver specific attributes. For details on the concept of attribute refer to scsimgr(1M). Note: The following conventions are used: o RO is Read Only. o RW is Read Write. o uint32 is unsigned 32 bits integer. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Object Attribute Name RO/RW Type Description ---------------------------------------------------------------- Global version RO string Version of driver eschgr ---------------------------------------------------------------- LUN default_secs RW uint32 Timeout for all com- mands not referenced below. Default: 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------- move_secs RW uint32 Timeout for the move command. Default: 1200 ---------------------------------------------------------------- readelem_secs RW uint32 Timeout for the read element status command. Default: 600 ---------------------------------------------------------------- initelem_secs RW uint32 Timeout for the ini- tialize element status command. Default: 600 ---------------------------------------------------------------- readaddr_secs RW uint32 Timeout for modesense 0x1D command. Default: 600 ---------------------------------------------------------------- exchange_secs RW uint32 Timeout for the exchange command. Default: 600 ---------------------------------------------------------------- I/O Load Balancing and Multi-Pathing Policies The driver does not support load balancing and has minimal support for multi-pathing. When the device is first opened after a system boot, a path is chosen and will remain fixed. If the path fails, the next open will pick a new path. EXAMPLES
To display plug-in general help and supported commands: To get driver global statistics: To clear driver global statistics: To get driver global status information: To display information about driver global attributes: AUTHOR
SCSI class driver plug-in for was developed by HP. SEE ALSO
scsictl(1M), scsimgr(1M), autochanger(7), intro(7), scsi(7). scsimgr_eschgr(7)