HP 3PAR AIX and IBM Virtual I/O Server Implementation Guide

1 Introduction
This implementation guide provides information for establishing communications between an HP
3PAR StoreServ Storage and AIX 7.1, AIX 6.1, AIX 5.3 platforms or an IBM Virtual I/O Server.
General information is provided for the basic steps required to allocate storage on the HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage that is accessed by the AIX or IBM Virtual I/O Server host.
The information contained in this implementation guide is the outcome of careful testing of the HP
3PAR StoreServ Storage with representative hardware and software configurations.
REQUIRED
For predictable performance and results with your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, the information in
this guide must be used in concert with the documentation set provided by HP for the HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage and the documentation provided by the vendor for their respective products.
Supported Configurations
FC connections are supported between the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and the AIX host server in
both a fabric-attached and direct-connect topology.
NOTE: iSCSI connections are not supported with AIX.
For information about supported hardware and software platforms, see the HP Single Point of
Connectivity Knowledge (HP SPOCK) website:
HP SPOCK
For more information about HP 3PAR storage products, follow the links in “HP 3PAR Storage
Products” (page 5).
Table 1 HP 3PAR Storage Products
See...Product
HP Storage Information LibraryHP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage
HP Storage Information LibraryHP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage
HP Storage Information LibraryHP 3PAR Storage Systems
HP Support CenterHP 3PAR StoreServ Software — Device Management
HP Support CenterHP 3PAR StoreServ Software—Replication
HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations
For information about planning an online HP 3PAR Operating System (HP 3PAR OS) upgrade, see
the HP 3PAR Operating System Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide, on the HP Storage Information Library
at www.hp.com/go/storage/docs.
For complete details about supported host configurations and interoperability, see the HP SPOCK
website:
HP SPOCK
Audience
This implementation guide is intended for system and storage administrators who monitor and
direct system configurations and resource allocation for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.
The tasks described in this guide assume that the administrator is familiar with AIX, IBM Virtual
I/O Server, and the HP 3PAR OS.
Supported Configurations 5