HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for HP-UX installation and reference guide (5697-7039, November 2007)

Contents

Aboutthisguide .......................... 5

Intendedaudience...................................... 5

Relateddocumentation.................................... 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 5

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 6

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 6

HPwebsites......................................... 6

Documentationfeedback ................................... 7

1 Host connectivity ......................... 9

InstallingtheFibreChanneladapter .............................. 9

Downloading Fibre Channel adapter ﬁrmware.......................... 9

Multipathing ....................................... 10

StorageSystemScriptingUtility ............................... 10

Workingwithclusters.................................... 10

2TestingconnectionstotheEVA3000/5000............. 11

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AddingahostnamewithportWWPNs............................ 11

Creatingandpresentingvirtualdisks............................. 11

Verifyingvirtualdisksfromthehost.............................. 11

Scanningthebus ................................... 11

Sampleoutputfromarescan .............................. 12

Conﬁguringvirtualdisksfromthehostserver.......................... 13

Creatingvolumegroupsonavirtualdiskusingvgcreate................... 13

Index .............................. 15

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