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 161
external LUs
Add LU
77
alternate paths, adding to multiple
91
alternate paths, defining
22, 86
alternate paths, deleting to multiple
93
Business Copy XP operations
41
capacities
32, 141
configuring
71
connection status
100
Continuous Access XP Journal operations
40
Continuous Access XP operations
39
defined
13
Delete LU command
104
Device List
58
disconnecting
98
emulation type, setting
74, 81
groups
20
HDD types
36
LU Operation pane
56
mapping
73
mapping all at once
78
mapping multiple
80
mapping restrictions
20
mapping, defined
13
maximum number of
19
P-VOLs
145
restoring
96, 100, 101
restrictions
32
Snapshot XP operations
42
status
58, 95
stopping paths
102
S-VOLs
145
troubleshooting
121
using data in
30
Volume Detail window
97
volume migration
39
writing data to
29
External port setting
20
F
features 13
feedback, documentation
11
Filter button
66
firmware supported
9
Flex Copy pane
55
Flex Copy XP
13
fonts, document conventions
10
G
group number 74, 81
groups, external LUs
20
H
HA (highly available) functionality requirements 147
HDD types
36
help, obtaining
10, 11
highly available (HA) functionality requirements
147
HP
storage web site
11
Subscriber’s choice web site
10
technical support
10
HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager
13
I
I/O execution paths, switching to alternate paths 23
Initiator/External MIX mode
117, 119
installing External Storage XP
19
internal LDEVs
Add LU
77
alternate paths
22, 86
capacity
32, 141
configuring
71
defined
13
groups
20
mapping all at once
78
mapping external LUs
73
mapping, defined
13
troubleshooting
121
Interval
76
Intervention Required message
126
IO Suppression mode
Auto Map Setting window
81
LU window
74
remote command devices
117
restrictions
33
settings
21
L
LDEV Information window 95
LDEV Restore command
101
LDEVs
capacity
74, 141
emulation types supported
13
Information window
95
See also internal LDEVs
Select window
83
status
95
limitations
External Storage XP operations
32
Initiator/External MIX mode
120
remote command devices
117
Linear button
75, 78
local arrays
capacity
141
configuring
155
connection status
61
defined
13
Fibre Channel connections
14
mapping restrictions
14
port settings
20, 72
powering on and off
27, 28
remote command devices
115
stopping paths
102
system requirements
15
volume migration
39
LU Operation pane
56