HP StorageWorks HP-UX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RUHKB-TE, October 2003)

27HP-UX Kit V3.0B for Enterprise Virtual Array Installation and Configuration Guide

Testing Connections to the

Enterprise Virtual Array

This chapter describes how to test that the HP-UX host servers can connect to the

Enterprise Virtual Array. This chapter also describes how to test that the Storage

System Scripting Utility (SSSU) can connect to the Enterprise Virtual Array. The

following topics are covered:

■ Testing the Storage System Scripting Utility, page 28

■ Testing Connectivity to Virtual Disks, page 28

— Host Connectivity to the Fabric, page 28

— Adding Hosts, page 28

— Creating and Presenting Virtual Disks, page 29

— Verifying Virtual Disks from the Host, page 29

■ Configuring Virtual Disks from the Host, page 31

— Creating Volume Groups on a Virtual Disk Using vgcreate, page 32

— Creating a File System on a Virtual Disk, page 33

— Mounting the File System, page 33