HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array owner's guide (AE002-96029, October 2006)

Contents
Preface ......................... 6
Aboutthisguide................................ 6
Intendedaudience............................... 6
Diskarrays.................................. 6
Relateddocumentation............................. 6
Documentconventionsandsymbols ....................... 7
Rackstability ................................. 8
HPtechnicalsupport.............................. 8
Subscriptionservice .............................. 9
HPwebsites ................................. 9
1Overview ...................... 11
Continuousdataavailability.......................... 11
Nondisruptiveserviceandupgrades ...................... 12
Connectivity ................................ 13
Scalability ................................. 13
Dataintegrityandhighavailability....................... 14
Summaryoffeatures............................. 15
Web-basedarraymanagement ...................... 15
Operatingsystems............................ 15
Externalstorage............................. 16
Includedcomponents........................... 16
Requiredadditionalcomponents...................... 17
Optionalcomponents .......................... 17
Hardware specifications ......................... 18
2Hardware ...................... 21
Physicalcomponents............................. 22
Diskcontrolframe.............................. 22
Controlpanel.............................. 23
Unitemergencypoweroffswitch...................... 28
Serviceprocessor(SVP).......................... 28
Diskdrives ............................... 28
HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP ................... 28
Diskarrayframes .............................. 29
Diskdrives ............................... 29
RAIDoptions .............................. 29
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
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