Configuring storage systems – HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions User Manual
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recommended as the WWNNs based on the management group may change. (See the HP
SAN Design Reference Guide.)
7.
Create a Fibre Channel server in the CMC. (See
“Planning Fibre Channel server connections
to management groups” (page 203)
8.
Assign LUNs to the Fibre Channel server. (See
“Assigning volumes to Fibre Channel servers”
.)
9.
Discover the LUNs in the OS.
Configuring storage systems
All systems, including Failover Managers, that have not been added to a management group
appear in the list of Available Systems in the navigation window. If you plan to use multiple storage
systems, they must all be configured before you use them for clustered storage.
The most important categories to configure are:
•
RAID—The storage system is shipped with RAID already configured and operational. Find
instructions for changing RAID, and for ensuring that drives in the storage system are properly
configured and operating in
“Configuring RAID and Managing Disks” (page 21)
•
Network—Bond the NIC interfaces and set the frame size, NIC flow control, and speed and
duplex settings. Read detailed network configuration instructions in
IMPORTANT:
The network settings must be the same for the switches, clients, and storage
systems. Set up the end-to-end network before creating storage volumes.
1.
From the navigation window, select a storage system in the Available Systems pool.
2.
Open the tree underneath the storage system.
3.
In the list of configuration categories, select the Storage category.
4.
Select the RAID Setup tab and verify the RAID settings or change the RAID level.
5.
In the list of configuration categories, select the Network category and configure the network
settings.
Creating a storage volume using the Management Groups, Clusters, and
Volumes wizard
Select Getting Started in the navigation window to access the Getting Started Launch Pad. Select
Management Groups, Clusters, and Volumes Wizard to create storage volumes.
The wizard takes you through creating the tasks of creating a management group, a cluster, and
a storage volume. This storage hierarchy is depicted in
.
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Getting started