HP XP Auto LUN Software - Manual (Page 7)

Auto LUN XP user guide for the XP1024/XP128 7
About this guide
This guide provides information about the following:
• ” Auto LUN XP for the XP1024/XP128 ”
• ” Auto LUN XP features ” on page 11
• ” Auto LUN XP tasks ” on page 11
• ” Reserve volumes ” on page 12
• ” Volume migration ” on page 12
• ” Estimating usage rates ” on page 12
• ” Automatic migration ” on page 13
• ” Manual migration ” on page 15
• ” Requirements and restrictions ” on page 15
• ” Starting Auto LUN XP ” on page 18
• ” Creating and executing migration plans ” on page 23
• ” Troubleshooting Auto LUN XP ” on page 36
• ” Auto LUN/Performance Control Base Monitor for the XP1024/XP128 ”
• ” Auto LUN statistics ” on page 37
• ” Usage statistics ” on page 40
• ” Workload and traffic statistics ” on page 46
Intended audience
This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of the following:
• Disk array hardware and software
• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include:
• Installation of the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)
• Installation of the license key for this product
Firmware versions
The recommended firmware versions shown below provide the optimal level of support for the features
provided with this product. Older firmware versions can be used; however, product features enabled with
newer firmware will not appear.
Table 1 Recommended and minimum firmware versions
Related documentation
In addition to this guide, please refer to other documents for this product:
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP User Guide for XP Disk Arrays
• HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console User Guide for XP1024/XP128
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP Journal User Guide
• HP StorageWorks Performance Control XP User Guide
XP disk array Minimum Recommended
XP1024/XP128 21-14-14-00/00 or later 21-14-18-00/00 or later