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

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• Select Paths button
Displays the Select Paths pane (Figure 43). Use the Select Paths pane to select paths as candidates for
primary and alternate paths and select paths not set to primary and alternate paths. By default, all
paths with a confirmed connection status of normal are set as candidates for primary and alternate
paths. However, to set a specific path as the alternate path, specify candidates for alternate paths on
the Select Paths pane. Alternate paths are automatically set from the candidates, as many as the
number set in Alternate Path.
See ”Mapping external LUs individually (Add LU)” on page 73 for more information about settings on
the Select Paths pane.
CAUTION: If you do not set alternate paths on the Select Paths pane, alternate paths are
automatically set according to the WWN selected in the Device tree on the LU Operation pane
when you start the Add LU operation.
• OK button
Starts mapping internal CU:LDEV numbers to external LUs. When mapping is complete, the SSID
window appears if the SSID setting is required. If the SSID setting is not required, the Auto Map Setting
window closes, and the LU Operation pane appears.
• Cancel button
Cancels all mapping operations, closes the Auto Map Setting window, and returns to the LU Operation
pane.
Select LDEV window
Figure 49 Select LDEV window
• CU list
CU number of the local array to which you want to map the external LU.
• Interval
Interval of the CU:LDEV number for mapping each volume. When two or more LDEVs are created from
one external LU and mapped, the CU:LDEV number is set at intervals specified in each created LDEV.
For example, set the interval as follows:
•In the Device list, select three external LUs.
•In Create LDEVs on the Auto Map Setting window, select 3 (nine LDEVs are created).
•In Interval, select 1.
• Set the starting CU:LDEV number to 00:00.