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

Contents

Preface ......................... 5

Aboutthisguide................................ 5

Intendedaudience............................... 5

Diskarrays.................................. 5

Relateddocumentation............................. 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols ....................... 6

HPtechnicalsupport.............................. 7

Subscriptionservice .............................. 7

OtherHPwebsites .............................. 8

1Installation....................... 9

Featuresandrequirements ........................... 9

FibreChannelinterface.......................... 10

SCSI-FCFabricrouter........................... 10

Devicetypes .............................. 10

Failover ................................ 10

SNMP conﬁguration........................... 11

RAIDManagercommanddevices ..................... 11

Installationprocedures .......................... 12

Install and conﬁgurethediskarray....................... 13

Settingthehostmodeforthediskarrayports ................ 13

SettingtheSystemOptionModes ..................... 15

ConﬁguringtheFibreChannelports .................... 15

Fibreaddress............................ 15

Fabric and connection parameter settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Installthehosthardware ........................... 16

Installingthehostsystem ......................... 16

Installing a nd conﬁguringtheHBAs..................... 16

FabriczoningandLUNsecurity ...................... 17

Multipleoperatingsystemsinasharedswitchfabric ............. 18

Connectthediskarray............................ 18

Deﬁningthepaths............................ 19

Determining storage capacity per path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

LoadtheOSsoftware ............................ 20

ConﬁgurethediskarraydevicesinMPE/iX ................... 20

ConﬁguringwithnativeFibreChanneldiskarrayattachment.......... 21

ConﬁguringwithSCSI-FCfabricrouterdiskarrayattachment.......... 24

Createvolumesetsandvolumes........................ 29

Disk Array XP operating system conﬁguration guide: MPE/iX