HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Configuration Guide (T5278-96047, May 2011)

Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................10
What's in this guide................................................................................................................10
Audience...............................................................................................................................10
Features and requirements.......................................................................................................10
Fibre Channel interface...........................................................................................................11
Device emulation types............................................................................................................12
Failover.................................................................................................................................12
SNMP configuration................................................................................................................13
RAID Manager command devices.............................................................................................13
2 HP-UX.....................................................................................................14
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................14
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................14
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................15
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................15
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................16
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................17
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................17
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................17
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................17
Clustering and fabric zoning...............................................................................................17
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems.................................................18
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................18
Verifying FCA installation....................................................................................................18
Verifying device recognition................................................................................................19
Configuring disk array devices.................................................................................................20
Verifying the device files and drivers.....................................................................................21
Creating the device files.....................................................................................................21
Creating the physical volumes.............................................................................................23
Creating new volume groups...............................................................................................23
Creating logical volumes....................................................................................................25
Creating the file systems.....................................................................................................27
Setting the I/O timeout parameter........................................................................................27
Creating the mount directories.............................................................................................28
Mounting and verifying the file systems.................................................................................28
Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters....................................................................29
3 Windows................................................................................................31
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................31
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................31
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................31
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................32
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................34
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................34
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................35
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................35
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................35
Fabric zoning and LUN security...........................................................................................35
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................36
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