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

Loading the operating system and software
Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host.
Load all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer.
Installing and configuring the FCAs
Install and configure the Fibre Channel adapters using the FCA manufacturer's instructions.
Clustering and fabric zoning
If you plan to use clustering, install and configure the clustering software on the servers.
Clustering is the organization of multiple servers into groups. Within a cluster, each server is a
node. Multiple clusters compose a multi-cluster environment. The following example shows a
multi-cluster environment with three clusters, each containing two nodes. The nodes share access
to the disk array.
Figure 4 Multi-cluster environment (OpenVMS)
Within the SAN, the clusters can be homogeneous (all the same operating system) or heterogeneous
(mixed operating systems). How you configure LUN security and fabric zoning depends on the
operating system mix and the SAN configuration.
WARNING! For OpenVMS — HP recommends that a volume be presented to one OpenVMS
cluster or stand alone system at a time. Volumes should not be presented to allow them to move
between stand alone systems and/or OpenVMS clusters, as this can lead to corruption of the
OpenVMS volume and data loss.
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