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
162
LUN Security XP Extension 38
LUs. See external LUs
M
managing cache 45
manuals
9
mapping
access restrictions
14
Add LU command
77
Add LU window
73
all external LUs at once
78
alternate paths, defining
22, 86, 89
attributes
20
defined
13
Delete LU command
104
deleting
35
emulation type, setting
21
external LUs
20, 73
groups
20
LU Operation pane
56
multiple external LUs
80
remote command devices
115, 117
restrictions
14, 20, 32, 36
troubleshooting
121
VMA information, displaying
85
migration, volume
39
MSA
A/S controllers
27
array objects
156
external array configuration
155
LU size, calculating
156
restrictions
31, 32
Selective Storage Presentation (SSP)
157
Multi mode
defined
22
example
24
multiple storage arrays, accessing
13
N
NAS Blade systems, troubleshooting
disk errors
108
documentation
107
path errors
110, 111
restarting external arrays
107, 108
stopping external arrays
107, 108
O
OPEN-V
initializing data areas
30
restrictions
32
setting emulation type
21, 74, 81
P
panes 55
Path Setting window
86
path status
SVS200
138
TagmaStore subsystems
133
Thunder 9500V Series subsystems
130
troubleshooting
121
XP12000/XP10000
134
XP512/XP48
136
paths
disconnecting
104
errors, external arrays
110, 111
primary
22
restoring
104
See also alternate paths
performance
36, 153
phone support
10
platforms supported
9
Port Operation list
69
Port Operation pane
67
Port Operation tree
68
ports
alternate paths
76
Device tree
57
external array settings
72, 103
limitations
32
list of
68, 69
local array settings
72
settings
20, 67
stopping paths
102
SVS200
137
troubleshooting
122, 123, 124
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, defining
150
powering arrays on and off
commands
27, 29
local
28
prerequisites
9
Preset list
66, 70
primary path
22
priority of alternate paths, changing
89
P-VOLs
145
R
RAID Manager XP 86, 115
Read and Write performance
36
registration, product
10
remote command devices
Continuous Access XP
117
defined
115
mapping
117
restrictions
117
specifications
115
Remote Web Console
about
13
troubleshooting
121
restarting NAS Blade system arrays
108