HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide
Table Of Contents
- HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide
- About this Guide
- 1- Planning a Subsystem
- Defining Subsystems
- What is Failover Mode?
- Selecting a Cache Mode
- Enabling Mirrored Caching
- What is the Command Console LUN?
- Determining Connections
- Assigning Unit Numbers
- What is Selective Storage Presentation?
- 2- Planning Storage Configurations
- Where to Start
- Determining Storage Requirements
- Configuration Rules for the Controller
- Addressing Conventions for Device PTL
- Choosing a Container Type
- Creating a Storageset Profile
- Planning Considerations for Storageset
- Changing Characteristics through Switches
- Specifying Storageset and Partition Switches
- Specifying Initialization Switches
- Specifying Unit Switches
- Creating Storage Maps
- 3- Preparing the Host System
- Installing RAID Array Storage System
- Making a Physical Connection
- Preparing LUNs for Access by Tru64 UNIX FileSystem
- DECsafe Available Server Environment (ASE)
- HSG80 Units and Tru64 UNIX Utilities
- Solution Software Upgrade Procedures
- New Features, ACS 8.7 for Tru64
- 4- Installing and Configuring HSG Agent
- 5- FC Configuration Procedures
- Establishing a Local Connection
- Setting Up a Single Controller
- Setting Up a Controller Pair
- Configuring Devices
- Configuring Storage Containers
- Assigning Unit Numbers and Unit Qualifiers
- Configuration Options
- Verifying Storage Configuration from Host
- 6- Using CLI for Configuration
- 7- Backing Up, Cloning, and Moving Data
- A- Subsystem Profile Templates
- Storageset Profile
- Storage Map Template 1 for the BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 2 for the second BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 3 for the third BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 4 for the Model 4214R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 5 for the Model 4254 Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 6 for the Model 4310R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 7 for the Model 4350R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 8 for the Model 4314R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 9 for the Model 4354R Disk Enclosure
- B- Installing, Configuring, and Removing the Client
- C- SWCC Agent in TruCluster Environment
- SWCC Overview
- Running the SWCC Agent on a V4.0G Cluster
- Running the SWCC Agent under ASE Services
- Running the SWCC Agent on a V5.x Cluster
- Problems with Running the Agent on Multiple Clusters
- Configure the Controller
- Use Multiple-Bus Failover Mode
- Verify That the HSG80/HSG60 Unit Offsets Are Zero
- Install and Run the Agent on One Cluster Member
- Example of Installing the Agent on a Cluster Member
- Create the CAA Action Script
- Create the CAA Resource
- Glossary
- Index
Contents
iv HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and
Configuration Guide
Determining Connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Naming Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Numbers of Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–13
Assigning Unit Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–16
Matching Units to Host Connections in Transparent Failover Mode . . . . . . . . . . 1–17
Matching Units to Host Connections in Multiple-Bus Failover Mode . . . . . . . . . 1–19
Assigning Unit Numbers Depending on SCSI_VERSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–19
Assigning Host Connection Offsets and Unit Numbers in SCSI-3 Mode. . . . 1–20
Assigning Host Connection Offsets and Unit Numbers in SCSI-2 Mode. . . . 1–20
What is Selective Storage Presentation?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21
Restricting Host Access in Transparent Failover Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–21
Restricting Host Access by Separate Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–22
Restricting Host Access by Disabling Access Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23
Restricting Host Access by Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–23
Restricting Host Access in Multiple-Bus Failover Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–24
Enable the Access Path of Selected Host Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–24
Restricting Host Access by Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–26
Worldwide Names (Node IDs and Port IDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–27
Restoring Worldwide Names (Node IDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–28
Unit Worldwide Names (LUN IDs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–29
2 Planning Storage Configurations
Where to Start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–2
Determining Storage Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Configuration Rules for the Controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–3
Addressing Conventions for Device PTL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–4
Examples - Model 2200 Storage Maps, PTL Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–7
Choosing a Container Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–14
Creating a Storageset Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–16
Planning Considerations for Storageset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18
Stripeset Planning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–18
Mirrorset Planning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–21
Keep these points in mind when planning mirrorsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
RAIDset Planning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–22
Keep these points in mind when planning RAIDsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–23
Striped Mirrorset Planning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–24
Storageset Expansion Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26
Partition Planning Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–26