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For HP P6000 Continuous Access, if the operating system supports boot from SAN, replication of
the boot disk is supported.
SAN boot through the B-series MP Router is not supported.
Storage management server integration
A management server is required to manage an P6000/EVA storage system. The management
server can be an SMA, GPS, management station (dedicated server), or HP Storage Server. The
management server communicates with storage systems in-band through a Fibre Channel connection.
NOTE: Command View EVA 6.0 (or later) includes a more flexible security feature, which requires
the establishment of read/write (ability to manipulate storage) and/or read-only accounts. Before
using P6000 Command View or Command View EVA, be sure to review and implement the
Command View account security feature setup procedures. Once you enable security, you cannot
disable it.
Table 116 (page 230) describes the rules for using a management server for P6000/EVA storage
systems.
Table 116 Storage management server configuration rules
DescriptionRule number
A storage management server is required for any fabric that contains a P6000/EVA storage system.1
P6000 Command View 9.4 (or later) is required for P6300/P6500 EVA. P6000 Command View
10.1 (or later) is required for P6350/P6550 EVA.
2
Command View EVA 9.0 (or later) is required for the EVA6400/8400.3
Command View EVA 8.0 (or later) is required for the EVA4400.4
Command View EVA 5.0 (or later) supports management of multiple fabrics from a single instance.5
Command View EVA 5.0 (or later) is required for the EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option.6
Command View EVA 4x (or later) supports EVA4100/6100/8100 storage systems using XCS 6x
(or later).
7
If a storage management server resides in the fabric, it is recommended that it be configured in a
separate zone from all operating systems.
8
Create a storage management zone for the storage management server and the elements it will
monitor and manage.
It is not necessary to include the switch WWNs or server HBA WWNs in the storage management
server zone.
9
Management communication to these devices from the storage management server is done out-of-band
or outside the fabric via TCP/IP.
EVA Element Manager can operate in a dual-fabric configuration. Up to 16 P6000/EVA storage
systems can be managed from a single instance of Command View Element Manager.
10
Multiple storage management servers per fabric are allowed. A single P6000/EVA can be zoned
with more then one instance of HP P6000 Command View, independent of where HP P6000
Command View is loaded (SMA, GPS, management station, or HP Storage Server).
11
Each storage system can be managed by only one active storage management server.12
Any standby storage management server can be powered on, but the HP P6000 Command View
or HP P6000 Continuous Access user interface must not control the storage system.
For more information, see the HP P6000 Continuous Access Implementation Guide, available at
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/conaccesseva/index.html.
For fabrics with more than 1,024 HBAs, the HSV controller must be zoned to limit access to a
maximum of 1,024 HBAs.
13
Add zones to the fabric as needed to adhere to the 1,024 HBA limit.
230 P6000/EVA storage system rules