HP 3PAR Apple OS X Implementation Guide

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.
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 provided by HP for the HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage and the documentation provided by the vendor for their respective products.
Supported Configurations
Fibre Channel fabric-attached host connections are supported between the HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage and hosts running Apple OS X.
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 4).
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, which is available on the HP Support
Center (SC) website:
HP Support Center
For complete details about supported host configurations and interoperability, consult the HP
SPOCK website:
HP SPOCK
Audience
The tasks described in this guide assume that the administrator is familiar with Apple OS X 10.7
or 10.8 and the HP 3PAR OS.
This guide provides basic information that is required to establish communications between the HP
3PAR StoreServ Storage and the Apple OS X host and to allocate the required storage for a given
configuration. However, the appropriate HP documentation must be consulted in conjunction with
the Apple OS X host and host bus adapter (HBA) vendor documentation for specific details and
procedures.
4 Introduction