HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual
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HP
P9000 External Storage for Open and
Mainframe Systems User Guide
Abstract
This guide describes and provides instructions for using the HP P9000 External Storage for Open and Mainframe Systems
software to configure and perform external storage operations on HP P9000 disk arrays. The topics that are covered include
interoperability, prerequisites, troubleshooting, remote command devices, and a RAID Manager command reference. The
intended audience is a storage system administrator or authorized service provider with independent knowledge of HP P9000
disk arrays and the HP P9000 Remote Web Console.
HP Part Number: AV400-96392
Published: September 2011
Edition: Fifth
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Table of contents
Document Outline
- P9000 External Storage for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide
- Contents
- 1 About External Storage
- 2 Interoperability with other products and functions
- LUN Manager and Configuration File Loader
- LUN Expansion
- Virtual LVI and Virtual LUN
- Cache Residency
- Performance Monitor
- Continuous Access Synchronous and Continuous Access Synchronous Z
- Continuous Access Journal and Continuous Access Journal Z
- Business Copy and Business Copy Z
- Snapshot
- Thin Provisioning
- SNMP Agent
- Examples of using external volumes with other products
- 3 Key terms
- 4 Prerequisites
- Configuring External Storage
- Choosing external port
- Choosing and mapping external volumes
- Registering a volume to an external volume group (ExG)
- Configuring external volume attributes
- External paths
- Path mode
- Examples of alternate paths
- Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Multi mode)
- Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Single mode)
- Examples of switching I/O execution paths to alternate paths (when the path mode is Single mode and there is at least one alternate path in Standby status)
- Connecting mainframe volumes
- Connecting open systems volumes
- Choosing mapping policy
- System requirements
- Guidelines for External Storage operations
- Mapping guidelines
- Recommended applications according to HDD type
- Capacity guidelines
- Guidelines for mainframe volumes
- Volume attribute guidelines
- Creating LUSE volume guidelines
- Maintenance guidelines for an external storage system
- Performance and status guidelines
- RAID level considerations
- Thunder 9500V series guidelines
- AMS 2000 series guidelines
- Configuring External Storage
- 5 Flowchart
- 6 Performing External Storage operations
- Setting ports
- Mapping an external volume
- Setting the external paths
- Checking the external volume details
- Turning on or off the storage system
- Disconnecting external storage system or external volume
- Checking connection status and resuming external volume operation
- Stopping the use of paths to the external volume (disconnect external paths)
- Restoring the paths to the external volume (reconnect external paths)
- Changing the cache mode setting of the external volume
- Changing the inflow control setting of the external volume
- Changing the port setting of the external storage system
- Editing mapping policy
- Deleting external volume mappings
- Changing the processor blade assigned to an external volume
- Using a mapped external volume from a connected host
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Support and other resources
- A Connecting external storage systems
- AMS/WMS storage system
- Thunder 9500V storage system
- P9500 storage system
- XP24000/XP20000 Disk Array
- XP12000 Disk Array/XP10000 Disk Array
- XP1024/XP128 Disk Array
- XP512/XP48 Disk Array
- SVS200 storage system
- EVA storage system
- Oracle StorEdge 6120/6320
- Oracle StorageTek FlexLine 380
- Oracle StorageTek 2540
- Oracle StorageTek V2X2
- EMC CLARiiON CX series
- EMC Symmetrix series
- IBM DS3000/DS4000/DS5000 series
- System parameters for connecting IBM SVC series
- IBM V7000 series
- Notes on connecting IBM XIV series
- Fujitsu FibreCAT CX series
- System parameters for connecting SGI IS4600 series
- Non-HP storage systems
- B Required external volume capacity for each emulation type
- C Adjusting volume capacities for pairs
- D Remote command devices
- E RAID Manager command reference
- F External Storage GUI reference
- Top window when selecting External Storage
- Top window when selecting an external storage system under External Storage
- Top window when selecting a path group under the external storage system of External Storage
- Add External Volumes wizard
- Edit Policies window
- Edit External Volumes wizard
- Edit External Path Configuration wizard
- Edit External WWNs wizard
- Delete External Volumes wizard
- Disconnect External Paths wizard
- Reconnect External Paths wizard
- Discover External Target Ports window
- Create External Path Group window
- Change Setting 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
- External LDEV Properties window
- Glossary
- Index