HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 47)

6. Open the Edit External Volumes window in one of these ways.
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In the Mapped Volumes tab, click Edit External Volumes.
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From the Actions menu, select External Storage > Edit External Volumes.
7. In Use ALUA as Path Mode, select Enable or Disable.
8. Click Finish to display the Confirm window.
9. Confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name box.
10. In the Confirm window, click Apply.
Changing I/O system for external storage systems
With Load Balance Mode settings, you can change the I/O system for external storage systems
for each of the external volumes.
This section describes operations to change the Load Balance Mode of external volumes in the
Edit External Volumes window. For more information, see
“Load Balance Mode” .
Required Role
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Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
1. Click External Storages in the Storage Systems.
The list of available external storage systems appears in the tree.
2. In the tree, select an external storage system.
The path groups corresponding to the external storage system appear.
3. Select a path group.
4. Select the Mapped Volumes tab.
5. Select an external volume.
6. Open the Edit External Volumes window in one of these ways.
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In the Mapped Volumes tab, click Edit External Volumes.
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From the Actions menu, select External Storage > Edit External Volumes.
7. In Load Balance Mode, select Extended Round-robin, Normal Round-robin, or Disable.
8. Click Finish to display the Confirm window displays.
9. Confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name box.
10. In the Confirm window, click Apply.
Editing external WWN settings
You can change the external system’s WWN port setting. However, note the following:
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If the current setting is error-free, it is best to continue using it.
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For an external volume with normal I/O, set I/O Timeout from 5 - 15 seconds.
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Use the external system’s recommended values for other port settings.
Required Role
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Storage Administrator (Provisioning)
1. In Remote Web Console, click External Storages in the Storage Systems tree.
2. In the External Storages window, select the External Paths tab.
3. In the External Path window, select the row for the external path whose external WWN you
want to change.
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