Document Outline

• P9000 External Storage for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide
• Contents
• 1 About External Storage
  • Resources that can be executed for each function
  • Unifying copy operations between different storage systems
  • Unifying connections from a host to different storage systems
• 2 Interoperability with other products and functions
  • LUN Manager and Configuration File Loader
  • LUN Expansion
  • Virtual LVI and Virtual LUN
  • Cache Residency
  • Performance Monitor
  • Continuous Access Synchronous and Continuous Access Synchronous Z
  • Continuous Access Journal and Continuous Access Journal Z
  • Business Copy and Business Copy Z
  • Snapshot
  • Thin Provisioning
  • SNMP Agent
  • Examples of using external volumes with other products
    • Auto LUN operations
    • Continuous Access Synchronous operations
    • Continuous Access Journal operations
    • Business Copy operations
    • Snapshot operations
• 3 Key terms
  • External Storage components
  • Local storage system
  • External storage system
  • Remote Web Console computer
  • External Storage
  • External volume
  • Internal volume
  • Mapping
  • Storage systems and external paths
  • Volumes and mapping paths
• 4 Prerequisites
  • Configuring External Storage
    • Choosing external port
    • Choosing and mapping external volumes
    • Registering a volume to an external volume group (ExG)
    • Configuring external volume attributes
    • External paths
      • Path mode
      • Examples of alternate paths
      • Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Multi mode)
      • Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Single mode)
      • Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Single mode and there is at least one alternate path in Standby status)
    • Connecting mainframe volumes
    • Connecting open systems volumes
  • Choosing mapping policy
    • Port discovery and volume discovery
  • System requirements
    • Storage systems supported as external storage systems
    • External Storage requirements
  • Guidelines for External Storage operations
    • Mapping guidelines
    • Recommended applications according to HDD type
    • Capacity guidelines
    • Guidelines for mainframe volumes
    • Volume attribute guidelines
    • Creating LUSE volume guidelines
    • Maintenance guidelines for an external storage system
    • Performance and status guidelines
    • RAID level considerations
    • Thunder 9500V series guidelines
    • AMS 2000 series guidelines
• 5 Flowchart
  • Overview of operations to make external volumes usable from a host
  • Overview of operations after making external volumes usable from a host
• 6 Performing External Storage operations
  • Setting ports
    • Setting ports of external storage systems
    • Setting port attribute for local storage system
  • Mapping an external volume
  • Setting the external paths
    • Create new path group and configure external paths
    • Add external path to existing path group
    • Change configured external path priority
    • Cancel external path configuration
    • Changing an external path
    • Replace all external paths with newly added external paths
  • Checking the external volume details
  • Turning on or off the storage system
    • Commands for turning on or off only the external storage system
    • Turning on or off only the external storage system
    • Turning on or off only the local storage system
    • Turning on or off both storage systems
  • Disconnecting external storage system or external volume
    • Disconnecting all external volumes (disconnect external storage systems)
    • Disconnecting an individual external volume (disconnect external volumes)
  • Checking connection status and resuming external volume operation
    • Resuming all external volumes (reconnect external storage systems)
    • Resuming an individual external volume (reconnect external volumes)
  • Stopping the use of paths to the external volume (disconnect external paths)
  • Restoring the paths to the external volume (reconnect external paths)
  • Changing the cache mode setting of the external volume
  • Changing the inflow control setting of the external volume
  • Changing the port setting of the external storage system
  • Editing mapping policy
  • Deleting external volume mappings
  • Changing the processor blade assigned to an external volume
  • Using a mapped external volume from a connected host
    • Storing new data in the mapped external volume
    • Using existing data in the mapped external volume
• 7 Troubleshooting
  • General troubleshooting
    • Troubleshooting the mapping path
    • Troubleshooting volume discovery
• 8 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
    • Documentation feedback
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Conventions for storage capacity values
  • Typographic conventions
• A Connecting external storage systems
  • AMS/WMS storage system
    • System parameters
    • Relationship between serial number and AMS/WMS model
    • Relationship between WWN of port and controller (AMS/WMS)
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure (AMS/WMS)
    • Notes on using the power savings option (AMS/WMS)
  • Thunder 9500V storage system
    • System parameters
    • Relationship between serial number and 9500V model
    • Relationship between WWN of port and controller
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • P9500 storage system
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • XP24000/XP20000 Disk Array
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • XP12000 Disk Array/XP10000 Disk Array
    • Setting the host mode option for a volume larger than 2 TB (XP12000 Disk Array/XP10000 Disk Array)
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • XP1024/XP128 Disk Array
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • XP512/XP48 Disk Array
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • SVS200 storage system
    • Path status and examples of recovery procedure
  • EVA storage system
    • System parameters
    • Identifying logical volumes (using Characteristic2)
  • Oracle StorEdge 6120/6320
  • Oracle StorageTek FlexLine 380
  • Oracle StorageTek 2540
  • Oracle StorageTek V2X2
  • EMC CLARiiON CX series
    • Notes on connecting EMC CLARiiON CX series
  • EMC Symmetrix series
    • System parameters for connecting EMC Symmetrix series
  • IBM DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 series
  • System parameters for connecting IBM SVC series
  • IBM V7000 series
    • System parameters for connecting IBM V7000 series
    • Notes on connecting IBM V7000 series
  • Notes on connecting IBM XIV series
  • Fujitsu FibreCAT CX series
    • System parameters for connecting Fujitsu FibreCAT CX series
    • Connecting Fujitsu FibreCAT CX series
  • System parameters for connecting SGI IS4600 series
  • Non-HP storage systems
• B Required external volume capacity for each emulation type
  • Determining required external volume capacity
  • Capacity list for each emulation type
• C Adjusting volume capacities for pairs
  • Adjusting volume capacities
• D Remote command devices
  • Overview of remote command devices
  • Guidelines for remote command devices
  • Mapping a command device as a remote command device
• E RAID Manager command reference
  • Action names and RAID Manager commands
• F External Storage GUI reference
  • Top window when selecting External Storage
  • Top window when selecting an external storage system under External Storage
  • Top window when selecting a path group under the external storage system of External Storage
  • Add External Volumes wizard
    • Select External Path Groups window
    • Add External Volumes window
    • Confirm window
  • Edit Policies window
  • Edit External Volumes wizard
    • Edit External Volumes window
    • Confirm window
  • Edit External Path Configuration wizard
    • Edit External Path Configuration window
    • Confirm window
  • Edit External WWNs wizard
    • Edit External WWNs window
    • Confirm window
  • Delete External Volumes wizard
    • Delete External Volumes window
    • Confirm window
  • Disconnect External Paths wizard
    • Disconnect External Paths window
    • Confirm window
  • Reconnect External Paths wizard
    • Reconnect External Paths window
    • Confirm window
  • Discover External Target Ports window
  • Create External Path Group window
  • Change Setting window
  • View External LUN Properties window
  • Reconnect External Storage Systems window
  • Reconnect External Volumes window
  • Disconnect External Storage Systems window
  • Disconnect External Volumes window
  • Assign Processor Blade wizard
    • Assign Processor Blade window
    • Confirm window
  • External LDEV Properties window
• Glossary
• Index