HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide for IBM AIX XP24000, XP12000, XP10000, SVS200, v01 (A5951 - 96047, June 2007)

Figure 1 SNMP configuration
XP RAID Manager command devices
HP StorageWorks XP RAID Manager manages HP StorageWorks XP Business Copy Software or HP
StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software operations from a host server. To use XP RAID Manager
you must designate at least one LDEV as a command device. This can be done with XP Remote Web
Console, XP Command View (XP arrays only), or Command View XP Advanced Edition Software to
. Refer to the applicable user guide for information about how to designate a command device.
Installation roadmap
Perform the following actions to install and configure the disk array:
1. Installing and configuring the disk array
• Setting the host mode and host group mode
• Setting the System Option Modes
• Configuring the Fibre Channel ports
2. Installing and configuring the host
• Loading the operating system and software
• Installing and configuring the HBAs
• Clustering and fabric zoning
• Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
3. Connecting the disk array
• Defining the paths
• Verifying host recognition of disk array devices
4. Configuring disk array devices
• Changing the device parameters
• Assigning the new devices to volume groups
• Creating the Journaled File Systems
• Mounting and verifying the file systems
Installing and configuring the disk array
The HP service representative performs these tasks:
• Assembling hardware and installing software
• Loading the microcode updates
XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for IBM AIX 13