HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP user guide for the XP10000/XP12000 (December 2005)

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About this guide

This guide provides information about the following:

• ”Auto LUN XP for the XP10000/XP12000”

•”Auto LUN XP features” on page 11

•”Auto LUN XP tasks” on page 11

•”Reserve volumes” on page 12

•”Volume migration” on page 12

•”Estimating usage rates” on page 12

•”Automatic migration” on page 13

•”Manual migration” on page 15

•”Requirements and restrictions” on page 15

•”Starting Auto LUN XP” on page 19

•”Creating and executing migration plans” on page 24

•”Troubleshooting Auto LUN XP” on page 38

•”Using RAID Manager for manual Auto LUN XP migrations” on page 38

• ”Auto LUN/Performance Control Base Monitor”

•”Auto LUN XP statistics” on page 43

•”Usage statistics” on page 45

•”Workload and traffic statistics” on page 51

Intended audience

This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of the following:

• Disk array hardware and software

• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Installation of the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)

• Installation of the license key for this product

Firmware versions

The recommended firmware versions shown below provide the optimal level of support for the features

provided with this product. Older firmware versions can be used; however, product features enabled with

newer firmware will not appear.

Table 1 Recommended and minimum firmware versions