5 configuring external lus, Overview of configuring external lus – HP XP Data Shredder Software User Manual

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5 Configuring external LUs

Use External Storage XP to perform operations to access external LUs, such as setting the port attribute to

the external port and mapping the external LU as the internal LDEV.
This chapter describes procedures for using External Storage XP to configure external LUs.

Overview of configuring external LUs

Figure 41

shows an example of using External Storage XP to configure external LUs.

Figure 41 Overview of configuring external LUs

The following is the general procedure for configuring external LUs.

1.

Configure the port and system parameters for the external array. For instructions, see the external

LU's documentation,

Setting an external array's port

, and

Notes on connecting external arrays

.

2.

Start External Storage XP operations. 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/SVS200.

3.

Set the external array port attribute to External. For instructions, see

Setting a local array's port

attributes

.

4.

Perform the Discovery operation.
In the Device tree on the LU Operation pane, select an external array, and select Discovery (see

Mapping external LUs (Add LU)

).

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