HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP User Guide for the XP1024/XP128 (T1614-96005, March 2006)

LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the XP1024/XP128 9

About this guide

This guide provides information about the following:

• ”LUN Manager for the XP1024/XP128”

•”LU configuration overview” on page 13”

•”Supported emulation types” on page 13

•”LU paths” on page 13

•”Configuring LU paths in a Fibre Channel environment” on page 13

•”16-Port FC/CA CHIP product” on page 15

•”Host groups” on page 15

•”Host modes” on page 16

•”LUN Security” on page 18

•”RAID Manager command devices” on page 18

•”Fibre Channel port attributes” on page 19

•”iSCSI environments” on page 21

•”LUN Manager operations” on page 26

•”Port Operations” on page 39

•”Making settings on iSCSI ports and iSNS servers” on page 42

•”Checking the status of connection between hosts and the disk array (iSCSI environment only)” on

page 43

•”Setting user authentication (iSCSI environments only)” on page 44

•”Operational restrictions” on page 50

• ”Volume Management for the XP1024/XP128”

•”Volume Management (LU Size Expansion)” on page 53

•”Custom Volume Size (CVS)” on page 54

•”LUSE operations” on page 60

•”CVS operations” on page 65

•”Operational restrictions” on page 84

Intended audience

This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of the following:

• Disk array hardware and software

• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:

• Installation of the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)

• Installation of the license key for this product

Firmware versions

The recommended firmware versions shown in Table 1 provide the optimal level of support for the

features provided with this product. Older firmware versions can be used; however, product features

enabled with newer firmware will not appear.

Table 1 Recommended and minimum firmware versions

XP disk array Minimum Recommended

XP1024/XP128 21-14-14-00/00 or later 21-14-18-00/00 or later