Document Outline

• HP XP P9000 External Storage for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide
• Contents
• 1 Overview
  • Features—multiple systems, common management
  • How External Storage works
  • Typical components
    • External storage system
    • External volume
    • Internal volume
    • License
    • Interfaces
      • Remote Web Console
      • RAID Manager
      • Spreadsheets
• 2 Requirements and planning
  • Planning workflow
  • System requirements
  • Planning considerations for external storage systems
  • Application performance considerations
  • Planning external volumes
    • Cache use and external storage performance
      • Cache Mode effects with other HP software
    • Mainframe volumes
    • Open systems volumes
    • External volume groups (ExGs)
    • Capacity requirements for volumes
      • LDEV capacities per emulation type
      • Example: Determining capacity for OPEN-3 volume
      • Adjusting volume capacities for pairs
  • Planning external paths and path groups
    • External paths
      • Single path mode
      • Multi path mode
      • Supported external systems’ path mode for external volumes
    • External path configurations — direct and switch
  • Default mapping settings
• 3 HP P9500 software supported for external volumes
  • Cache Residency
  • Snapshot
  • Thin Provisioning,Dynamic Provisioning for Mainframe, Smart Tiers, and Smart Tiers Z, and Fast Snap
  • Local replication software
  • LUN Manager and Configuration File Loader
  • LUN Expansion
  • Performance Monitor and Auto LUN V2
  • Remote replication software
    • SNMP Agent
    • Customized Volume
• 4 Setting up external volumes
  • Setup workflow
  • Setting up ports on the local system
  • Setting up ports on the external system
  • Mapping an external volume
  • Preparing mapped volumes for use
  • Using mapped volumes
  • Recognizing local system from the external system
• 5 Monitoring and maintenance
  • Monitoring external volumes and paths
  • Editing external volume policies (settings)
    • Editing mapping policies
  • Changing external volume processor blade
  • Changing I/O system for external storage systems
  • Editing external WWN settings
  • Path maintenance
    • Adding an external path to an existing path group
    • Changing external path priority
    • Disconnecting an external path
    • Reconnecting an external path
    • Changing the cache mode setting of the external volume
      • Prerequisites
      • Changing the cache mode
    • Removing, replacing an external path
    • Replacing all external paths
  • Disconnecting external systems and volumes
    • Prerequisite requirements
    • Disconnecting an external storage system, all mapped volumes
    • Disconnecting a single mapped volume
  • Reconnecting external systems and volumes
    • Reconnecting an external storage system, all mapped volumes
    • Reconnecting a single mapped volume
  • Deleting an external volume mapping
  • Powering off and on local, external storage systems
    • Requirements for external storage system maintenance
    • Powering off and on the external storage system
    • Powering off and on the local storage system
    • Powering off and on both storage systems
• 6 Support and other resources
  • Contacting HP
    • Subscription service
    • Documentation feedback
  • Related information
    • HP websites
  • Conventions for storage capacity values
  • Typographic conventions
  • General troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting external path status
  • Troubleshooting path errors for specific storage systems
    • HP P9500 and HP24000/HP20000 Disk Array
    • HP12000 Disk Array / HP10000 Disk Array
    • HP1024/HP128 Disk Array
    • HP512/HP48 Disk Array
    • Thunder 9500V
    • HUS/AMS/WMS
    • SVS200
  • Troubleshooting port and volume discovery problems
• A Supported external storage systems
  • External systems
  • HUS VM Storage System
  • HP P9500
  • HP24000/HP20000 Disk Array
  • HP12000 Disk Array/HP10000 Disk Array
    • Host mode option for a volume larger than 2 TB
  • HP1024/HP128 Disk Array
  • HP512/HP48 Disk Array
  • Thunder 9500V
    • Identifying the 9500 V model using the serial number
    • Identifying the controller using the port WWN
  • HUS/AMS/WMS
    • Identifying the HUS/AMS/WMS model using the serial number
    • Identifying the controller using the port WWN (HUS/AMS/WMS)
    • Identifying logical volumes using Characteristic1
    • Caution on using the power savings option
    • AMS 2000 series guidelines
  • SVS200 storage system
  • EVA storage system
    • Identifying logical volumes using Characteristic2
  • Sun StorEdge 6120/6320
  • Sun StorageTek FlexLine 380
  • Sun StorageTek 2540
  • Sun StorageTek V2X2
  • EMC CLARiiON CX series
    • System option mode for connecting EMC CLARiiON CX series
    • System parameters for connecting EMC CLARiiON CX series
  • EMC VNX series
    • System option mode for connecting EMC VNX series
    • System parameters for connecting EMC VNX series
  • EMC Symmetrix series
  • IBM DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 series
  • IBM V7000 series
  • IBM SVC series
  • IBM XIV series
  • Fujitsu FibreCAT CX series
  • Fujitsu DX60/80/90 S2 and Fujitsu DX400 S2
  • SGI IS4600 series
  • 3Par T800, F400, V800, V400 series
  • Storage system with a product name displayed as "(generic)"
    • Support conditions when product name displays as “(Generic)”
    • Virtualization support requirements
    • Suggested Virtualization Procedure
• B Remote command devices
  • Overview of remote command devices
  • Storage systems supported for remote command devices
  • Requirements
  • Restrictions and other information
  • Mapping a command device
• C RAID Manager command reference
  • Remote Web Console Action names and RAID Manager commands
• D External Storage GUI reference
  • Storage window
  • Selected external storage system window
  • Selected external path group window
  • Add External Volumes wizard
    • Select External Path Group window
    • Add External Volumes window
      • Discovered External Volumes
      • Selected External Volumes
    • 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 Settings 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