HP StorageWorks X5500 Network Storage Gateway for Linux setup guide (AP811-96003, October 2009)

Membership Partitions. HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux uses a set of membership partitions to
control access to the SAN and to store the device naming database, which includes the global device
names that HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux assigns to the SAN disks placed under its control.
You will need to select the LUNs or disk partitions that should be used as membership partitions.
NOTE:
LUNs must already be partitioned as described earlier under Create LUNs or disk partitions for
membership partitions, page 20.
HP X5500 Storage Gateway for Linux can use either one or three membership partitions. To ensure
that a membership partition is always available, we strongly recommend that you select three partitions.
To create a membership partition, click Add. The Add Membership Partition dialog then lists all of
the disks or LUNs that it can access. Select the disk or LUN on which you want to place the first
membership partition.
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