HP StorageWorks External Storage XP user guide (T1706-96006, June 2006)
Table Of Contents
- HP StorageWorks External Storage XP user guide
- Contents
- About this guide
- 1 Overview of connecting external arrays
- 2 Preparing for External Storage XP operations
- System requirements
- External Storage XP requirements
- Installing External Storage XP
- Preparing for External Storage XP settings
- Powering arrays on or off
- Using mapped external LUs from the host connected to the local array
- Uninstalling External Storage XP
- Limitations on External Storage XP operations
- Figure 11 Example of external LU with 2 TB or less
- Figure 12 External LU capacity is larger than the specified emulation type’s basic capacity (OPEN-3 example)
- Figure 13 External LU capacity is smaller than the specified emulation type’s basic capacity
- Table 4 When external LU’s emulation type is OPEN
- Table 5 When external LU’s emulation type is for mainframes
- Combining External Storage XP with other HP StorageWorks products
- 3 Managing cache with external storage
- Guidelines for using cache with external storage
- Determining, setting, or changing the external LU cache mode
- Partitioning cache for external storage
- Determining the number and size of needed partitions
- Creating Cache partitions
- Changing storage system modes
- 4 External Storage XP panes
- 5 Configuring external LUs
- Overview of configuring external LUs
- Setting an external array’s port
- Setting a local array’s port attributes
- Mapping external LUs (Add LU)
- Setting alternate paths for external LUs
- Adding alternate paths by selecting multiple external LUs (Add Paths)
- Deleting alternate paths by selecting multiple external LUs (Delete Paths)
- Checking an external LU’s status (LDEV Information)
- Disconnecting external arrays or LUs
- Checking the connection status and resuming external LU operations (Check Paths & Restore Vol.)
- Restoring external LUs (LDEV Restore)
- Stopping the use of paths to an external LU by specifying an external array’s WWN (Disconnect Paths)
- Restoring paths to an external LU by specifying an external array’s WWN (Check Paths)
- Changing an external array’s port setting
- Stopping the use of paths to an external LU by specifying a local array’s port (Disconnect Paths)
- Restoring paths to an external LU by specifying a local array’s port (Check Paths)
- Deleting external LU mappings (Delete LU)
- 6 Troubleshooting NAS Blade systems that include external arrays
- 7 Remote command devices
- 8 Troubleshooting External Storage XP
- A Notes on connecting external arrays
- Connecting Thunder 9500V subsystems
- System parameters for connecting Thunder 9500V subsystems
- Relationship between serial numbers in the Device list on the LU Operation pane and Thunder 9500V subsystem models
- Relationship between the WWN of the port on the Thunder 9500V subsystem and the controller
- Path status and examples of recovery procedures (Thunder 9500V subsystems)
- Connecting TagmaStore AMS and TagmaStore WMS subsystems
- System parameters for connecting TagmaStore AMS and TagmaStore WMS subsystems
- Relationship between serial numbers in the Device list on the LU Operation pane and TagmaStore AMS and TagmaStore WMS subsystem models
- Relationship between the WWN of the port on the TagmaStore AMS or TagmaStore WMS subsystem and the controller
- Path status and examples of recovery procedures (TagmaStore AMS and TagmaStore WMS subsystems)
- Connecting XP12000/XP10000 Disk Arrays
- Connecting XP1024/XP128 Disk Arrays
- Connecting XP512/XP48 Disk Arrays
- Connecting HP 200 Storage Virtualization System as external storage
- Connecting EVA arrays
- Connecting Thunder 9500V subsystems
- B Required volume capacity for emulation types
- C Adjusting volume capacity for copy pair setting
- D Using an XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 with an EVA3000/5000 external storage
- E Configuring MSA1000/1500 as external arrays
- Index

128 Notes on connecting external arrays
NOTE: When using the Thunder 9500V subsystem as an external array, the following versions are
recommended. If you use a 9500V subsystem whose version is earlier than the following versions, the
SATA drive’s information might not be displayed correctly.
• For Thunder 9530V, Thunder 9520V, Thunder 9570V: version 0658 or later
• For Thunder 9580V, Thunder 9585V: version 1658 or later
Common 1 Delay Planned Shutdown You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
OPTION 1 SCSI Fibre Channel Common Options You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
OPTION 2 SCSI Fibre Channel Common Options You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
Data Striping Operation if the processor failure occurs Set this parameter to Reset of occurred.
Inquiry Setting Command Queuing Mode Set this parameter to ON.
Vendor ID Keep this parameter as HITACHI (default),
and do not change.
Product ID Keep this parameter as DF600F (default),
and do not change.
ROM Microprogram Version You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
RAM Microprogram Version You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
WEB Title You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
Port Type Reset/LIP Mode
• Reset/LIP Mode (Signal) You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
• Reset/LIP Mode (Process) You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
• LIP Reset Mode You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
Controller Option RS232C Error Information Outflow Mode You can either specify this parameter or
omit specifying this parameter.
Write and verify mode Set this parameter to ON.
Host Connection Mode Host Connection Mode 1 Set this parameter to Standard Mode.
Host Connection Mode 2 Specify HISUP Mode.
NOTE: Do not specify any other
parameters.
Table 13 System parameter settings (Thunder 9500V subsystems) (continued)
Pane name Parameter Parameter setting