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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About this guide
This guide provides information about:
• Preparing for External Storage XP operations
• Performing External Storage XP operations
• Troubleshooting NAS Blade systems that include external arrays
• Troubleshooting External Storage XP
• Connecting external arrays
• Using an XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 with EVA3000/50000
• Configuring MSA1000/1500 Disk Arrays as external arrays
Supported storage platforms and firmware
In this guide, the term array refers to the following storage platforms:
• HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks 200 Storage Virtualization System
For information about required firmware versions, see the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console
user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of:
• Disk array hardware and software
• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include:
• Installing the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)
• Installing the license key for this product
Related documentation
The following documents provide related information:
• HP StorageWorks XP glossary
• HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Cache LUN XP user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP Journal user guide
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP user guide
• HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide (for HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays)
You can find the above documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center web site:
h
ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals. In the Storage section, click Storage array systems, and then
select your product.
For the HP StorageWorks 1000 or 1500 Modular Smart Array quickspecs, select your product from the
Storage Array Systems page: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html
.