System option mode, Emc symmetrix series – HP XP External Storage Software User Manual
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Table 53 Restrictions for Connecting an EMC CLARiiON CX Series
Restrictions
Version
The RAID-6 volume for the EMC CLARiiON CX series can
be used by installing the profile for supporting the RAID-6
volume for the EMC CLARiiON CX series.
However, the RAID-6 volume and the other RAID volume
cannot be defined in the same port. Either the RAID-6
mapping volume or the other RAID type mapping volume
might be blockaded when those volumes are added in the
same port.
The RAID-6 volume and the other RAID volume that are
defined in separate ports are displayed as different devices.
60-04-04-00/00 and higher, and lower than
60-06-00-00/00
The RAID-6 volume and the other RAID volume can be
defined and mapped in the same port.
The volume that is mapped by a storage system lower than
60-06-00-00/00 can be continuously used. However, the
volumes that have been displayed as different devices are
displayed as one device.
NOTE:
The RAID-6 mapping volume is blockaded without
exception when you downgrade a storage system to a
version lower than 60-06-00-00/00. Therefore, delete the
RAID-6 volume when you downgrade a storage system.
After the downgrade, the restrictions described in the
column for 60-04-04-00/00 and higher, and lower than
60-06-00-00/00 in this table are applied. Change the
definition to the other port when the RAID-6 volume and
the other RAID volume are defined in the same port.
60-06-00-00/00 and higher
System Option mode
When you connect an EMC CLARiiON CX series as an external storage system, set system option
mode 725 of the local storage system. If system option mode 725 is not set, the external storage
system might be blocked when performing maintenance, including rebooting the controller of the
external storage system by the firmware update and so on. For instructions about setting system
option mode 725, contact HP
EMC Symmetrix Series
If you have or plan to have EMC logical devices with addresses over FFF provisioned to a storage
system, to display these addresses correctly in the Characteristic1 field in the External Volumes list
on the Volume Operation window, you must do the following:
Procedure 1
1.
Check the EMC Symmetrix SCSI flags listed on the EMC Command Center Display for the
EMC adapters that are connected to or will be connected to the storage system external ports.
Ensure that the SC3 flag is enabled and the SPC2 flag is disabled.
2.
Set SOM 745 to ON. An HP-authorized support person is required to do this service action
from the SVP.
3.
In the Path Operation tree on the Path Operation window (see
), perform the CheckPaths operation for paths that are already mapped. An alternate
method is to wait at least 1 hour, and then the device health check is automatically performed.
4.
After processing, click Refresh to update the Characteristic1 field. The volumes with EMC
logical device addresses over FFF will display correctly.
If CheckPaths is performed while a ShadowImage for Mainframe pair and an HP StorageWorks
XP for FlashCopy Mirroring Software pair are defined in the specified volume, the CheckPaths
operation is rejected with a 605 2518 message. If a ShadowImage for Mainframe pair and a
FlashCopy Mirroring pair are defined in the specified volume, do not perform CheckPaths, but
wait for the device health check to automatically update the Characteristic1 field.
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