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 163
restoring
external array volumes
101
external LU volumes
102
external LUs
96, 100, 101
LDEV Restore
101
NAS Blade system arrays
108
paths to external LUs
102, 104
SVS200
138
TagmaStore subsystems
133
Thunder 9500V Series subsystems
130
XP12000/XP10000 arrays
134
XP512/XP48 arrays
136
restrictions
External Storage XP operations
32
Initiator/External MIX mode
120
remote command devices
117
retention term
86
S
Select LDEV window 83
Select Paths pane
75, 76
Selective Storage Presentation (SSP)
157
settings
19
ShadowImage for z/OS
38
Single mode
defined
22
example
24, 25, 26, 27
Snapshot XP
38, 42
SNMP
38
speed
36, 153
SSID window
79
SSP (Selective Storage Presentation)
157
status
Blockade
101
connection
100
external LUs
58, 95
SVS200
138
TagmaStore subsystems
133
Thunder 9500V Series subsystems
130
troubleshooting
121
WWN
61
XP1024/XP128 arrays
135
XP12000/XP10000 arrays
134
XP512/XP48 arrays
136
stopping
NAS Blade system arrays
107, 108
stopping external LU paths
102, 104
storage platforms supported
9
Subscriber’s choice, HP
10
support, technical
10
supported storage platforms and firmware
9
S-VOLs
145
SVS200
137
switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths
23
symbols, document conventions
10
system parameters for external arrays
127
system requirements
15, 19
T
TagmaStore AMS subsystems
path status and recovery
133
port WWNs
132
serial numbers
132
system parameters
130
TagmaStore WMS subsystems
path status and recovery
133
port WWNs
132
serial numbers
132
system parameters
130
technical support, HP
10
telephone support
10
text symbols, document conventions
10
Thunder 9500V Series subsystems
path status
130
port WWNs
129
serial numbers and subsystem models
129
system parameters
127
Tiered Storage Manager
13
troubleshooting
External Storage XP
121
NAS Blade systems
107
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 and EVA3000/5000
154
TrueCopy for z/OS
38
U
uninstalling External Storage XP 31
Universal Replicator for z/OS
38
user guides
9
using data in external LUs
30
V
Vdisks, creating and presenting 149
VMA information, displaying
85
VMA setting
74
volume capacity
adjusting
145
required
141
Volume Detail window
97
Volume Manager
37
Volume Retention Manager
38
Volume Security
38
W
web sites
HP documentation
9
HP storage
11
HP Subscriber’s choice
10
support
10
writing data to mapped external LUs
29
WWN List
61
WWN paths
restoring
102
stopping
102
WWN Tree
60