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

Creating and formatting disk partitions.................................................................................33
Verifying file system operations ...........................................................................................33
4 NonStop.................................................................................................34
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................34
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................34
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................34
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................35
Setting system option modes................................................................................................35
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................36
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................36
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................36
Installing and configuring the FCSAs ...................................................................................36
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems.................................................36
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................37
Verifying disk array device recognition.................................................................................37
Configuring disk devices..........................................................................................................37
5 OpenVMS...............................................................................................38
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................38
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................38
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................39
Setting the host mode for the disk array ports........................................................................40
Setting the UUID................................................................................................................40
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................41
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................41
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................41
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................42
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................42
Clustering and fabric zoning...............................................................................................42
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems.................................................43
Configuring FC switches..........................................................................................................43
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................43
Verifying disk array device recognition.................................................................................43
Configuring disk array devices.................................................................................................44
Initializing and labeling the devices.....................................................................................44
Mounting the devices.........................................................................................................44
Verifying file system operation.............................................................................................44
6 VMware..................................................................................................46
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................46
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................46
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................46
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................47
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................47
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................47
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................47
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................47
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................47
Clustering and fabric zoning...............................................................................................47
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems.................................................48
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................48
Setting up virtual machines (VMs) and guest operating systems.....................................................49
Setting the SCSI disk timeout value for Windows VMs.............................................................49
Sharing LUNs....................................................................................................................49
Selecting the SCSI emulation driver......................................................................................49
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