Uninstalling external storage xp, Preparations for external storage xp settings, External port attributes – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

Page 29: Mapping external lu information

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External Storage XP user guide

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Uninstalling External Storage XP

To uninstall External Storage XP, cancel any existing Flex Copy copy pairs, and delete any external LU

mappings using the following procedure:

1.

Log in to Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console. For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks

Command View XP User Guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console

User Guide for XP12000/XP10000.

2.

Ensure that you are in Modify mode (for details, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP User

Guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console User Guide for

XP12000/XP10000.

3.

Cancel any existing Flex Copy pairs (for instructions, see the HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP User

Guide.

4.

Delete any external LU mapping (for instructions, see

Deleting external LU mappings (Delete LU)

” on

page 70).

5.

Use the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console Licensing module to remove the Flex Copy XP

license key.

6.

For XP10000/XP12000, use the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console Licensing module to

remove the External Storage XP license key.

Preparations for External Storage XP settings

Before using External Storage XP, collect information necessary for defining its settings. You must define the

following:

XP10000/XP12000 ports that can be set to an External designation (”

External port attributes

” on

page 29)

External disk arrays and the LUs to be mapped to the internal XP LDEVs (”

Mapping external LU

information

” on page 29)

External LU groups (”

Using external LU groups

” on page 30)

Configuration of external LU attributes (”

External LU attributes set by mapping

” on page 30)

Alternate paths (”

Alternate paths

” on page 12)

External port attributes

The local disk array ports used for External Storage XP must be set to a designation of External. When the

external disk array is connected to the port of the local disk array via Fibre Channel, you can view

information about the external disk array from Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console on the

XP10000/XP12000. The external disk array can be connected only to ports designated as External.
To set the port attribute to External, release any existing paths currently configured for the port. (If any

paths are still set to a port, its attribute cannot be changed to External.) Before starting External Storage XP

operations, you must know which ports you can change to External.

NOTE:

Ports with attributes set for remote copy software (such as RCU Target or Initiator) or other features

cannot be used as external ports for External Storage XP. If the port attribute is set to something other than

External, change its attribute to External. Flex Copy XP and External Storage XP can share an

XP10000/XP12000 port with an attribute of External.

For instructions on setting attributes, see

Setting port attributes on the local disk arrays

” on page 44.

Mapping external LU information

When connecting an external disk array to a port with an External designation, LUs in the external disk

array can be mapped as LDEVs in the local disk array. Verify which LUs in which external disk array may

be mapped as internal XP LDEVs.
You can map only one external LU to a given internal LDEV and map up to 1,024 external LUs per local

disk array port.

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