Technical data

Install and configure the disk array
The HP ser vice representative performs these tasks:
• Assembling hardware and installing software
• Loading the
microcode updates
• Installing and formatting devices
• Configuring array groups and creating LD EVs
After these tasks are finished, use Remote Web Console, Command View, Command View XP Advanced
Edition, o
rLUNConfiguration and Security Mana ger to complete the remaining tasks listed below. For
procedure
s, refer to the applicable user guide available at h
ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals .Ifyou
do not have
these programs, your HP ser vice representative can perform these tasks for you.
For optim
al performance, the following recommendations apply when configuring any XP disk array
with a T ru64 host:
• Sharing of CHA (channel adapter) microprocessors is not recommended
• Multiple
host groups sharing the same CHA port is not recommended
NOTE:
As illustrated in the following table, there is no microprocessor s haring with 8–port module pairs. With
16– and 32–port module pairs, al ternating ports are shared.
Channel
Adapter
Model
Description
Nr. of Ports
per Micro-
processor
Ports Shared
AE020A
8HSR 8-port 2GB CHIP Pair
1
N/A
AE006A
16HSR 16-port 2GB CHIP Pair 2 CL1 - 1 & 5; 3 & 7
CL2-2&6;4&8
AE007A
32HSR 32-port2GBCHIPPair 2 CL1-1&5;3&7
CL2-2&6;4&8
AE021A
8FS2R
8-port
4GB CHIP Pair
1
N/A
AE022A
16FS2R
16-port 4GB CHIP Pair
2 CL1-1&5;3&7
CL2-2&6;4&8
AE023A
32FS2R
32-port 4GB CHIP Pair
2 CL1-1&5;3&7
CL2-2&6;4&8
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