HP 3PAR Apple OS X Implementation Guide Abstract This implementation guide provides information for configuring an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage with Apple OS X 10.7 and 10.8. General information is provided for the basic steps required to allocate storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage accessed by the Apple OS X host.
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................4 Supported Configurations..........................................................................................................4 HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations.........................................................................................4 Audience................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction This implementation guide provides the information you need to configure an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage with Apple OS X 10.7 and 10.8. General information is provided for the basic steps required to allocate storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage that is accessed by the Apple OS X host.
NOTE: This implementation guide is not intended to reproduce or replace any third-party product documentation. For details about devices such as hosts, HBAs, fabric switches, and non-HP 3PAR software management tools, consult the appropriate third-party documentation.
2 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel This chapter describes how to establish a connection between an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and an Apple OS X host using Fibre Channel and how to set up the fabric when running HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3. For information on setting up the physical connection for a particular HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, see the appropriate HP 3PAR installation manual.
2. If the port has not been configured, take the port offline before configuring it for connection to a host. To take the port offline, issue the HP 3PAR OS CLI command controlport offline : # controlport offline 1:5:1 3. To configure the port to the host, issue controlport config host -ct point , where -ct point indicates that the connection type specified is a fabric connection. For example: # controlport config host -ct point 1:5:1 4.
Required Employ fabric zoning, using the methods provided by the switch vendor, to create relationships between host HBA ports and storage server ports before connecting the host HBA ports or HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports to the fabric(s). Fibre Channel switch vendors support the zoning of the fabric end-devices in different zoning configurations. There are advantages and disadvantages with each zoning configuration. Choose a zoning configuration based on your needs.
Configuration Guidelines for Fabric Vendors Use the following fabric vendor guidelines before configuring ports on fabric(s) to which the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage connects. • Brocade switch ports that connect to a host HBA port or to an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage port should be set to their default mode. On Brocade 3xxx switches running Brocade firmware 3.0.
basis. • When all queues are in use and a host HBA port tries to initiate I/O, it receives a target queue full response from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage port. This condition can result in erratic I/O performance on each host. If this condition occurs, each host should be throttled so that it cannot overrun the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage port's queues when all hosts are delivering their maximum number of I/O requests.
Fibre Channel HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports Setup and Connectivity Guidelines for FC Starting with HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2, the HP 3PAR OS Persistent Ports feature is supported for FC target ports. Starting with HP 3PAR OS 3.1.3, the Persistent Port feature has additional functionality to minimize I/O disruption during an array port “loss_sync” event triggered by a loss of array port connectivity to fabric.
3 Configuring a Host with Fibre Channel This chapter describes the tasks necessary for connecting the host to Fibre Channel. Checking the Host for the ATTO Driver HP recommends the use of ATTO HBAs and ATTO drivers with Apple OS X. The following example checks for an 8G ATTO driver: #/Applications/ATTO/CelerityFC8/atinfo -I all | grep -I "driver version" Driver Version: 2.2.5 (2.25.2.0) Driver Version: 2.2.5 (2.25.2.0) Driver Version: 2.2.5 (2.25.2.0) Driver Version: 2.2.5 (2.25.2.
4 Allocating Storage for Access by the Apple OS X Host Creating Storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage This section describes the general steps and commands that are required to create the virtual volumes (VVs) that can then be exported for discovery by the Apple OS X host. For additional information, see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator’s Manual. For a comprehensive description of HP 3PAR OS commands, see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Reference.
HP Support Center NOTE: The commands and options available for creating a virtual volume may vary for earlier versions of the HP 3PAR OS.
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5 Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Requirements Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage is supported in fabric connect mode only. OS X requires that the SAN Boot LUN is LUN ID 0. Booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Using ATTO HBAs When booting from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage using an ATTO HBA, complete the following steps: 1. Install the OS locally on the OS X host. 2. Start the ATTO ConfigTool.
9. Using the Startup Disk found in System Preferences, select the disk that corresponds to LUN 0. 10. Reboot the host.
6 Support and Other Resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.
For information about: See: Migrating data from one HP 3PAR storage system to another HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion Guide Configuring the Secure Service Custodian server in order to monitor and control HP 3PAR storage systems HP 3PAR Secure Service Custodian Configuration Utility Reference Using the CLI to configure and manage HP 3PAR Remote Copy HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User’s Guide Updating HP 3PAR operating systems HP 3PAR Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide Identifying storage system components
For information about: See: Planning for HP 3PAR storage system setup Hardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networking options, and cabling information for HP 3PAR storage systems HP 3PAR 7200, 7400, and 7450 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR 10000 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage Physical Planning Manual HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage Third-Party Rack Physic
Typographic conventions Table 2 Document conventions Convention Element Bold text • Keys that you press • Text you typed into a GUI element, such as a text box • GUI elements that you click or select, such as menu items, buttons, and so on Monospace text • File and directory names • System output • Code • Commands, their arguments, and argument values • Code variables • Command variables Bold monospace text • Commands you enter into a command line interface • System
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