HP Superdome 2 Partitioning Administrator Guide (5900-2540, December 2012)

• Up to 512 LUNs supported per P2000 FC G3 array
• P2000 FC G3 product options, HDD and RAID details in P2000 Fc G3 QuickSpec are
available at:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13551_div/13551_div.HTML
Each partition (nPartition or vPar) requires dedicated boot paths and dedicated HBAs.
• One dedicated FC HBA per partition – two dedicated FC HBA for Serviceguard
• AD221A; AD222A; AD393A (Emulex 4Gb combo) at initial release
• AH400A; AH401A (QLogic 8GB 1- 2-port HBA) at initial release
• AH402A; AH403A (Emulex 8GB 1- 2-port HBA) post initial release
Up to 32 partitions per HP Superdome 2 – 16s. Each IOX supports up to 12 HBAs. Each HP
Superdome 2 – 16s supports up to 4 IOX at initial release.
HP Superdome 2 partition limits:
• nPartitions: per blade =1; per SD2-8s = 4; per SD2-16s = 8
• vPars: per blade = 4; per SD2-8s = 16; per SD2-16s = 32; per nPartition = 16
Local Boot
Up to 4 boot paths are supported per P2000 FC G3 array.
• P2000 FC G3 array can support up to two dual port array controllers
• Each controller supports up to two 8GB FC links
Considerations for Local Boot
• Minimum configuration
One P2000 FC G3 can handle up to 4 partitions◦
◦ Boot paths are not redundant
– You must shutdown HP Superdome 2 to update P2000 FC G3 firmware.
• Optimal configuration
◦ Create redundant boot paths to separate dual controllers on the P2000 FC G3
– Would support only two partitions per array
Boot from local SAN
• HP Fibre Channel Switch(s)
HP StorageWorks 8/24 Base SAN Switch (AM868A) is the default switch◦
◦ 8GB switches recommended
• Considerations for Local SAN
Minimum configuration:
– For 16 or less partitions, one dual controller P2000 can be used
◦
◦ Optimal configuration (Redundant boot paths)
– Array must be configured to expose both the P2000 controllers to the partitions to
allow P2000 firmware updates
– The boot paths must be in separate switches and P2000 controllers.
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