HP StorageWorks XP1024 User manual

HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP

operating system configuration

guide

XP128

XP1024

XP10000

XP12000

sixth edition (July 2005)

part number: A5951-96144

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

arrays to an HP e3000 system and configuring the disk array for operation with MPE/iX.

MPE/iX

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HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: MPE/iX

sixth edition (July 2005)

part number: A5951-96144

Contents 3

About this guide 5

Intended audience 5

Prerequisites 5

Disk arrays 5

Related documentation 6

HP technical support 7

HP sales and authorized resellers 7

HP storage website 8

Document conventions 8

Revision history 9

Warranty statement 10

1Installation 13

Features and requirements 14

Fibre Channel interface 15

SCSI-FC Fabric Router 15

Device types 16

Failover 16

SNMP configuration 16

RAID Manager command devices 17

Installation procedures 18

Install and configure the disk array 19

Setting the host mode for the disk array ports 19

Setting the System Option Modes 21

Configuring the Fibre Channel ports 22

Contents

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Install the host hardware 24

Installing the host system 24

Installing and configuring the HBAs 24

Fabric zoning and LUN security 25

Multiple operating systems in a shared switch fabric 26

Connect the disk array 27

Determining the paths 28

Storage capacity per path 29

Load the OS software 30

Configure the disk array devices in MPE/iX 31

Configuring with native Fibre Channel disk array attachment 32

Configuring with SCSI-FC fabric router disk array attachment 35

Create volume sets and volumes 39

2Troubleshooting 41

Error conditions 42

Calling the HP support center 44

ADisk array device emulations 45

Supported emulations 46

Device type specifications 47

BBooting from the array 51

Existing MPE/iX 7.5 boot disk is available 54

No existing MPE/iX boot disk available and disk array is direct Fibre

Channel connected 57

No existing MPE/iX boot disk available and disk array is Fibre Channel

switch connected 59

Primary boot path format for Fibre Channel devices 59

Determining the FC N-Port I/O path 60

Glossary 63

Index 67

About this guide 5

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 MPE/iX 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

Refer to the HP website (

http://docs.hp.com/mpeix/all/#Fibre%20Channel

)

for the following HP e3000 MPE/iX system documentation:

•HP e3000 MPE/iX System Software Maintenance Manual (Release

C.70.00 or Release C.75.00) [30216-90317 or 30216-90344]

•HP e3000 Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Service and User

Manual [32650-90910]

• “Fibre Channel Device and Adapter Support on HP e3000 Systems” in

the Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 7.5 manual (Software

Release C.75.00) [30216-90336]

•SCSI-Fibre Channel Router Installation and User Guide [Document

Number 310-605846]

The following papers located at the HP e3000 “Jazz” documentation

website can be very helpful for installing XP Disk Arrays on the HP e3000.

Installation is described for both the Native Fibre Channel interface and the

SCSI-FC Fabric Router:

• “A Guide to Success with the A5814A-003 SCSI-FC Router”

http://jazz.external.hp.com/mpeha/papers/router_paper01.htm

•“MPE Native Fibre Channel Installation onto an FC LDEV 1”

http://jazz.external.hp.com/mpeha/howto/fc_ldev_one.html

About this guide 7

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.

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.

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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.

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 9

Revision history

September 1999 Open-8 emulation added.

January 2000 Content revised and reorganized.

June 2000 Added support for XP512.

February 2001 Added support for XP48 and SCSI-to-Fibre Channel

router.

June 2003 Changed brand name from Surestore to StorageWorks.

Added support for XP1024 and XP128.

November 2003 Minor update.

November 2004 Added MPE/iX Native FC extension.

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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