HP XP P9000 Configuration Guide (AV400-96525, November 2012)

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You and the HP service representative each play a role in installation. The HP service representative
is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for
configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance from the HP service representative.
Installation roadmap
Perform these actions to install and configure the disk array:
1. “Installing and configuring the disk array” (page 13)
• “Defining the paths” (page 14)
• “Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports” (page 14)
• “Setting the system option modes” (page 14)
• “Configuring the Fibre Channel ports” (page 15)
2. “Installing and configuring the host” (page 15)
• “Loading the operating system and software” (page 15)
• “Installing and configuring the FCAs ” (page 15)
• “Clustering and fabric zoning” (page 15)
• “Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems” (page 16)
3. “Connecting the disk array” (page 16)
• “Verifying FCA installation” (page 16)
• “Verifying device recognition” (page 17)
4. “Configuring disk array devices” (page 18)
• “Verifying the device files and drivers” (page 19)
• “Creating the device files” (page 19)
• “Creating the physical volumes” (page 21)
• “Creating new volume groups” (page 21)
• “Creating logical volumes” (page 23)
• “Creating the file systems” (page 25)
• “Setting the I/O timeout parameter” (page 25)
• “Creating the mount directories” (page 26)
• “Mounting and verifying the file systems” (page 26)
• “Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters” (page 27)
Installing and configuring the disk array
The HP service representative performs these tasks:
• Assembling hardware and installing software
• Loading the microcode updates
• Installing and formatting devices
After these tasks are finished, use Remote Web Console, Command View Advanced Edition, or
Array Manager to complete the remaining disk array configuration tasks. If you do not have these
programs, your HP service representative can perform these tasks for you.
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