HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array connectivity for Novell NetWare installation and reference guide Part number: 5697–7042 Sixth edition: September 2007
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2004, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor’s standard commercial license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Contents About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intended audience . . . . . . . . Related documentation . . . . . . Document conventions and symbols HP technical support . . . . . . . Subscription service . . . . . . . HP websites . . . . . . . . . . . Documentation feedback . . . . . 1 Host connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tables 1 ..Document conventions 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this guide This installation and reference guide provides information to help you: • Connecting your host to an Enterprise Virtual Array storage system • Getting pointers to the latest layered applications used with the Enterprise Virtual Array Intended audience This book is intended for use by storage administrators who are experienced with the following: • Host environments, such as Windows, Sun Solaris, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, HP-UX, IBM AIX, Linux, and Novell Netware.
Table 1 Document conventions Convention Element Blue Text: Related documentation Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses Blue, underlined text: http://www.hp.
• http://www.hp.com/support/manuals • http://www.hp.com/support/downloads Documentation feedback HP welcomes your feedback. To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, send a message to storagedocs.Feedback@hp.com. All submissions become the property of HP.
About this guide
1 Host connectivity This chapter provides host connectivity information and links to components you need to support your operating system with an Enterprise Virtual Array storage system.
6. Press Insert or INS on your keyboard to add a new driver. 7. Press Insert or INS on your keyboard to add an unlisted driver. 8. Perform one of the following actions: • If you have the HAM driver and DDI file on a floppy disk, press Enter. • If you have the HAM driver and DDI file on another media such as a CD–ROM directory or a drive, Press F3 and specify the path to the files. A file specification can be similar to the following: C:\nwserver\ 9. 10. 11. 12.
2 Testing connections to the Enterprise Virtual Array This chapter describes how to test connections between the operating system host server and the Enterprise Virtual Array. Virtual disks are set up and presented to your host server to test the connectivity and to begin using the disks. Adding hosts You can add a host using HP Command View EVA software. You must add each FCA installed in the host system for that FCA to work with EVA. Execute the following procedure: 1.
3. Select a LUN number if you chose a specific LUN on the Virtual Disk Properties page. 4. Restart the server or rescan the bus. Verifying virtual disks from the host This section describes how to verify that operating system hosts can access the virtual disks created on the Enterprise Virtual Array with HP Command View EVA. The host can recognize Enterprise Virtual Array devices either through a system restart or by rescanning the bus.
Index A accessing multipathing, 10 Secure Path, 10 SSSU, 10 adding hosts, 11 intended audience, 5 M multipathing accessing, 10 P C connectivity host, 9 creating virtual disks, 11 D driver files, 9 drivers multiple path, 9 single path, 9 F Fibre Channel adapters accessing, 9 files driver, 9 presenting virtual disks, 11 R related documentation, 5 S Secure Path accessing, 10 SSSU accessing, 10 U using HP Command View EVA, 11 utility CFG, NLM, 11 H V I W hosts adding, 11 HP Command View E
