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

External Storage XP user guide 159
Index
A
Active/Standby (A/S) controllers 27
ACU (Array Configuration Utility)
156
ACU Selective Storage Presentation (SSP)
157
Add LU (Auto) operation
80
Add LU operation
77
Add LU window
73
alternate paths
adding to multiple external LUs
91
canceling
91
changing
91
defining
22, 86, 89
deleting to multiple external LUs
93
EVA arrays
139
LU Operation pane
56
Path Setting window
86
ports
76
priority of
22, 25, 89
Select Paths pane
76
settings
75
switching I/O execution paths to
23
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 and EVA3000/5000
153
applications, combining with External Storage XP
37
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
156
arrays, connecting
SVS200
137
TagmaStore
130
Thunder 9500V
127
XP1024/XP128
135
XP12000/XP10000
134
XP512/XP48
136
arrays. See external arrays; local arrays
Asymmetrical Active/Active (AAA) controllers
26
attributes, mapping
20
audience, documentation
9
Auto LUN XP
features
13
volume migration
39
B
Blockade status
restoring
95, 96, 101
troubleshooting
122
Business Copy XP
38, 41
C
Cache LUN XP 37
Cache Mode
Auto Map window
82
LU window
75
remote command devices
117
restrictions
34, 37
settings
21
cache, managing
45
capacity, required
141
Check Paths & Restore Vol. command
powering arrays on and off
27, 28, 29
restoring external LUs
100, 101
restrictions
35
troubleshooting
125
Check Paths, Port Operation list
104
Check Paths, WWN list
102
CLPR
21, 75
Command View XP
about
13
troubleshooting
121
Compatible PAV for IBM z/OS
38
Configuration File Loader
38
connecting arrays
EVA
138
SVS200
137
TagmaStore
130
Thunder 9500V
127
XP1024/XP128
135
XP12000/XP10000
134
XP512/XP48
136
connection status
61, 100
Continuous Access XP
remote command devices
117
Continuous Access XP external LUs
37, 39
Continuous Access XP Journal
remote command devices
117
Continuous Access XP Journal external LUs
38, 40
conventions, document
10
copy pair settings, adjusting volume capacity
145
CU:LDEV list
76, 80
customer support
10
D
deinstalling External Storage XP 31
Delete LU command
104
Device Error message
126
Device list
58
Device tree
57
Disconnect Paths
104
Disconnect Subsystem command
disconnecting external LUs
98
powering arrays on and off
27, 28, 29
restrictions
35
troubleshooting
125