HP StorageWorks XP12000 Manuale utente

HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP

operating system

configuration guide

XP128

XP1024

XP10000

XP12000

sixth edition (July 2005)

part number: A5951-96015

This guide describes the requirements and procedures for connecting the XP family of disk

arrays to an HP-UX system and configuring the new disk array for operation with HP-UX.

HP-UX

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HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX

sixth edition (July 2005)

part number: A5951-96015

Contents 3

About this guide 7

Intended audience 7

Prerequisites 7

Disk arrays 7

Related documentation 8

HP storage website 8

HP sales and authorized resellers 8

HP technical support 9

Document conventions 10

Revision history 11

Warranty statement 12

1Installation 15

Features and requirements 16

Fibre Channel interface 17

Device emulation types 18

Failover 18

SNMP configuration 19

RAID Manager command devices 19

Installation procedures 20

Install and configure the disk array 21

Setting the host mode for the disk array ports 21

Setting the System Option Modes 23

Configuring the Fibre Channel ports 24

Install and configure the host 26

Loading the OS and software 26

Installing and configuring the HBAs 26

Clustering and fabric zoning 27

Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems 28

Contents

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Connect the disk array 29

Defining the paths 29

Verifying HBA installation 31

Verifying device recognition 32

Configure disk array devices 35

Verifying the device files and drivers 36

Creating the device files 38

Creating the physical volumes 41

Creating new volume groups 42

Creating logical volumes 45

Creating the file systems 47

Setting the I/O timeout parameter 49

Creating the mount directories 50

Mounting and verifying the file systems 51

Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters 52

2Troubleshooting 55

Error conditions 56

Calling the HP support center 59

A Worksheets 61

Path worksheet 62

B Disk array device emulations 63

Supported emulations 64

Device type specifications 65

LUSE device parameters 68

SCSI TID map for Fibre Channel adapters 71

C Reference information for SAM 73

Configuring the devices using SAM 74

Setting the maximum number of volume groups using SAM 76

Glossary 77

Index 81

About this guide 7

About this guide

This guide provides information about:

• Requirements and procedures for connecting an XP disk array to a

host system

• Configuring the disk array for use with the HP-UX operating system

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators with knowledge of the host

server, the operating system, and XP disk arrays.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for installing and configuring this product include knowledge

of:

• Disk arrays and RAID technology

• Operating system commands and utilities

Disk arrays

Unless otherwise noted, the term disk array refers to these disk arrays:

HP StorageWorks Disk ArrayXP 128

HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024

HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array

HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array

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Related documentation

HP provides these related documents:

• HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128: Owner’s Guide

• HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024: Owner’s Guide

• HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array: Owner’s Guide

• HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array: Owner’s Guide

To locate these documents, to learn more about HP software products, or to

obtain software updates, visit the HP web site:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/xparrays.html

HP storage website

For the most current information about HP StorageWorks XP products,

visit:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html

For information about product availability, configuration, and connectivity,

contact your HP support representative.

HP sales and authorized resellers

To reach HP sales or find a local authorized reseller of HP products, call

1-800-282-6672 or visit the HP How To Buy web site:

http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/howtobuy.html

You can also find HP sales and resellers at

http://www.hp.com

. Click

Contact HP.

About this guide 9

HP technical support

In North America, call technical support at 1-800-633-3600, available 24

hours a day, 7 days a week.

Outside North America, call technical support at the location nearest you.

The HP web site lists telephone numbers for worldwide technical support

at:

http://www.hp.com/support

. From this web site, select your country.

Collect the following information before calling:

• Technical support registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial numbers

• Product model names and numbers

• Applicable error messages

• Operating system type and revision level

• Detailed questions

For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the

Subscriber’s choice web site at

http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

Subscribing to this service provides you with email updates on the latest

product enhancements, newest drivers, and firmware documentation

updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources.

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Document conventions

Convention Element

Blue text (Figure 1)Blue text represents a cross-reference. In the online version of this guide,

the reference is linked to the target.

Bold Bold text represents application names, file names, menu items, dialog

box titles, buttons, key names, field names, and literal values that you

type exactly as shown.

Italics Italic type indicates that you must supply a value. Italic type is also used

for manual titles.

Blue underlined sans serif

font

(

www.hp.com

)Underlined, blue text represents a website on the Internet. In the online

version of this guide, the reference is linked to the target.

monospace font Monospace font denotes user input and system responses, such as output

and messages.

Example The word “example” in italics denotes an example of input or output.

[ ] Square brackets indicate an optional parameter.

{ } Braces indicate that you must specify at least one of the listed options.

|A vertical bar separates alternatives in a list of options.

About this guide 11

Revision history

September 1999 Open-8 emulation added.

January 2000 Content extensively revised and reorganized.

June 2000 Added support for XP512.

Content reorganized and revised.

February 2001 Added appendixes C, D, E, and F.

Added glossary.

April 2003 Changed brand name to StorageWorks.

Added support for OPEN-L and OPEN-V.

Changed CVS to VCS.

November 2003 Revised I/O timeout procedure. Minor update.

August 2004 Updated for XP12000.

July 2005 Updated to include XP10000, Command View XP

Advanced Edition, and Remote Web Console XP.

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Warranty statement

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purchase, as evidenced by a copy of the invoice, the media on which the

Software is furnished (if any) will be free of defects in materials and

workmanship under normal use.

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