Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 (Software Release C.75.00) (30216-90336)

Chapter 4

Fibre Channel Device and Adapter Support on HP e 3000 Systems

HP SureStore Virtual Array 7100 on the HP e3000

• Ldev 1 as a boot device is supported.

Host Hardware/Firmware Requirements

SCSI HBA (NIO based machines):

• F/W SCSI Device Adapter HP28696A. Firmware version 3728

• SCSI-FC Fabric Router A5814A #003. Firmware version 8.01.0A

• HSSDC Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC)

• Fibre optic cable: 62- or 50-micron fibre optic cable with dual SC connector

SCSI HBA (PCI based machines):

• Ultra SCSI I/O Device Adapter HP A4800A or A5159A

• SCSI-FC Fabric Router A5814A #003. Firmware version 8.01.0A

• HSSDC Gigabit Interface Converters (GBIC)

• Fibre optic cable: 62- or 50-micron fibre optic cable with dual SC connector

Fibre Channel HBA (PCI based machines):

• A6795A PCI- 2Gbit Card — LC Cable interface

• No additional GBIC for Card, Device still requires one.

• LC/SC Fibre Channel Cable such as A5750A-008 or C7530A.

Host Software Requirements

• The VA7100 is supported on MPE/iX release 7.0 express 1 and 7.5 releases.

• The SYSGEN product ID is HPDARRAY.

Host Diagnostic Support

No host based diagnostics are supported. Diagnostic functions are accomplished via Command View SDM

Product running on NT or HP-UX host.

Offline Diagnostic Support. No specific support for Offline Diagnostic support. Basic functions such as “ODE

Mapper” will be able to identify and the Logical Units configured on the VA7100 as SCSI Disks.

Configuring the VA7100 for Performance on the HP e3000

• It is recommended that you purchase the VA7100 in a dual controller configuration. The second controller

increases your reliability and availability. In the event of a controller failure the second controller will

have a backup copy of the disk array maps and can be used to gain access to the storage array by

reconnecting to the second port.

• Depending on your application’s I/O characteristics, you may chose to set the VA7100 in RAID 1+0 mode

or trade some performance for capacity with a setting to AutoRAID. AutoRAID versus RAID 1+0 is set on

an array bases not on a LUN bases.