Document Outline

• Contents
  • Intended audience
  • Prerequisites
    • Firmware versions
      • Table 1 Recommended and minimum firmware versions
  • Related documentation
  • Document conventions and symbols
    • Table 2 Document conventions
  • HP technical support
  • Subscription service
  • Helpful web sites
• LUN Manager for the XP10000/XP12000
  • LU configuration overview
    • Fibre Channel environment
  • Supported emulation types
  • LU paths
  • Configuring LU paths in a Fibre Channel environment
    • Host storage domains
      • Figure 1 LU paths configuration in a Fibre Channel environment
  • 16-Port FC/CA CHIP product
    • Figure 2 16-Port CHIP pair labeling
  • Host groups
    • Figure 3 Host group example 1
    • Figure 4 Host group example 2
  • Host modes
    • Table 3 Host modes for host operating systems
  • LUN Security
    • Figure 5 Host group example 3 (LUN security)
  • RAID Manager command devices
    • Restrictions
  • Fibre Channel port attributes
    • Fibre Channel topologies
    • Arbitrated loop physical addresses
      • Table 4 AL-PA and loop IDs
    • Data transfer speed for Fibre Channel ports
    • Standard, high-speed, and high-speed (2 port) modes
      • Figure 6 Differences between high-speed and high-speed (2 port) modes
  • LUN Manager operations
    • Starting LUN Manager
      • Figure 7 LUN Manager pane
    • LUN Manager pane
      • Table 5 LUN Manager tabs
      • LU Path tree
      • Fibre Channel folder
        • Table 6 Fibre Channel port icons for LUN Manager operations
      • LU Path table
        • Table 7 LUN icons for LUN Manager operations
      • WWN name table
        • Figure 8 WWN name table
      • LDEV table
        • Table 8 LDEV icons for LUN Manager operations
      • Buttons
    • Defining LU paths
      • Creating host groups
        • Figure 9 Add New Host Group pane
        • Table 9 Host mode options
      • Registering hosts in host groups
        • Figure 10 Add New WWN dialog box
        • Figure 11 Add New WWN dialog box (when registering a host that was previously connected to the disk array)
      • Associating host groups to logical volumes
    • Changing or viewing LU path settings
      • Deleting LU paths
      • Changing the name and host mode of a host group
        • Figure 12 Change Host Group dialog box
      • Deleting host groups
      • Initializing the host group 0 (zero)
      • Changing WWNs and nicknames
        • Figure 13 Change WWN & Nickname dialog box
        • Figure 14 Check WWNs dialog box
      • Deleting HBAs from host groups
      • Deleting unneeded WWNs from the WWN table
      • Viewing a list of concatenated parity groups
    • Defining alternate paths
      • Copying paths from one Fibre Channel to another
    • Viewing alternate paths
    • Deleting WWNs
    • Applying and removing LUN security
    • Creating RAID Manager Command Devices
      • Setting an LU as a command device
        • Stopping the use of an LU as a command device
        • Applying command device security
        • Removing command device security
  • Port Operations
    • Starting Port Operations
      • Figure 15 Port pane
    • Port pane
      • Package tree
        • Table 10 Channel adapter package icons for Port operations
      • Port table
      • Change Port Mode box
    • Setting the Fibre Channel Topology
    • Setting Fibre Channel Port Addresses
    • Setting the Data Transfer Speed
    • Switching to standard or high-speed mode
  • Operational restrictions
    • Restrictions on LUN Manager operations
      • Table 11 LUN Manager operation restrictions
    • Restrictions on port operations
      • Table 12 Port operation restrictions
• Volume Management for the XP10000/XP12000
  • Volume Management (LU Size Expansion)
    • Figure 16 LUSE configuration
    • Drawbacks
    • LUSE rules
    • LUSE operations that handle a path-defined LDEV
  • Volume Size Configuration (VSC)
    • VSC operations
      • Figure 17 VSC process (all supported emulation types except for OPEN-V)
      • Figure 18 VSC process (OPEN-V)
    • Parity group configuration
      • Figure 19 Parity group configuration for other than OPEN-V
      • Figure 20 Virtual VSC volume configuration for other than OPEN-V
    • Volume to Space operation
      • Restrictions
    • Install Custom Volume (CV) operation
      • Table 13 Creating VSC volumes by Install CV (for OPEN-V)
      • Table 14 VSC supported emulations
      • Table 15 Install Custom Volume operation parameters for mainframe and open system volumes
      • Table 16 Capacities of open system custom volume sizes
      • Calculating CV capacity for mainframe systems
      • Calculating CV capacity for open systems
        • Emulation type is OPEN-V
        • Emulation types other than OPEN-V
          • Table 17 Management area capacity of mainframe volumes
          • Table 18 Management area capacity of open-system volumes
          • Table 19 Boundary value for RAID levels
          • Table 20 Capacity of slots
    • Volume Initialize and Make Volume operations
      • Table 21 Settings for the Make Volume operation (OPEN-V only)
      • Restrictions
  • LUSE operations
    • Starting LUSE operations
      • Figure 21 Volume Management pane
    • Volume Management pane
      • LDEV Information tree
      • LDEV Information table
        • Table 22 LDEV status icons for LUSE operations
      • Select an LDEV list
      • Volume Count list
      • Free LDEVs table
      • Expanded LDEVs list
      • Buttons
    • Viewing LUSE configuration information
    • Viewing concatenated parity groups
    • Creating a LUSE volume using the Volume Count list
    • Creating a LUSE volume using the Select an LDEV list
    • Creating a LUSE volume using the LDEV information table
    • Releasing a LUSE volume
    • Changing LUSE capacities
    • Resetting an unregistered LUSE volume
  • VSC Operations
    • Starting VSC operations
      • Figure 22 Customized Volume pane (Volume Management screen)
    • Customized Volume pane
      • Parity Group - LDEV tree
        • Table 23 Parity group status icons
        • Table 24 VDEV status icons
      • Parity Group - LDEV table
        • Table 25 LDEV status icons for VSC operations
        • Table 26 Volume status
      • Capacity unit list
      • Buttons
    • Viewing VSC configuration information
    • Viewing concatenated parity groups
    • Converting volumes to space (Volume to Space)
    • Creating custom volumes (Install CV)
      • Figure 23 Install CV pane (1) for OPEN-V (when two or more free spaces are available)
      • Figure 24 Install CV pane (1) for other than OPEN-V
      • Figure 25 Install CV pane (1) for OPEN-V after clicking Set
      • Figure 26 Install CV pane (1) for other than OPEN-V after clicking Set
      • Figure 27 Install CV pane (2)
      • Figure 28 Select an LDEV number
      • Figure 29 Setting the SSID
      • Figure 30 Customized volume screen
    • Deleting custom volumes (Volume to Space)
    • Creating initial custom volumes for OPEN-V (Make Volume)
      • Figure 31 Make Volume pane (1)
      • Figure 32 Make Volume pane (1) after clicking Set
      • Figure 33 Make Volume pane (2)
      • Figure 34 Select an LDEV number
    • Initializing custom volumes for other than OPEN-V (Volume Initialize)
      • Figure 35 Volume Initialize pane
      • Figure 36 Select an LDEV number
    • Formatting LDEVs
    • Formatting all blocked volumes
    • Writing to control blocks
      • Figure 37 Write to Control Blocks pane
    • Making external mainframe volumes usable
      • To overwrite control blocks in volumes in an external volume group
  • Operational restrictions
    • Restrictions on VSC and LUSE operations
      • Table 27 VSC and LUSE operation restrictions
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