HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide: MPE/iX (A5951-96145, November, 2005)

Fabric and connection parameter settings

For HP e3000 system

s, set the port topology to FABRIC ON and the connection

parametertoFC-AL.ThisprovidesanNL-portonthediskarray(publicarbitratedloop)

and is the recommended supported topology.

Install the host hardware

This section explains how to install and conﬁgure the h ost and host bus adapters (HBAs)

that connect the host to the disk array.

If you plan to use Fibre Channel switches to create a SAN environment, install them

according to the manufacturer’s instructions.

If you plan to connect to the disk arrays using HP e3000 SCSI HBAs (HVD required),

install the required A5 814A-003 SCSI-FC Fabric Routers according to the instructions in

the SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Installation and User Guide.

When you are conﬁguring the fabric switch for use with routers, make sure that you

conﬁgure initiator zoning. (See “A Guide to Success with the A5814A-003 SCSI-FC

Router” at: h

ttp://jazz.external.hp.com/m peha/papers/router_paper01.htm)

Installi

ng the host system

Install t

he host system following the HP e3000 system installation instructions.

Installing an d conﬁguring the HBAs

Install and conﬁ gure the host bus adapter cards using the HP H BA installation

instructions, driver software, and setup utilities.

Installation