Host mode options – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Host mode options

The following table lists host mode options that are available to use for configuring hosts on a
P9500 storage system.

When to select this option

Host mode options

No.

When VERITAS Database Edition/Advanced Cluster for Real Application
Clusters or VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 or later (I/O fencing function) is used.

VERITAS Database Edition/
Advanced Cluster

2

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

TPRLO

6

The host mode 0C Windows or 2C Windows Extension is used.

The Emulex host bus adapter is used.

The mini-port driver is used.

TPRLO=2 is specified for the mini-port driver parameter of the host bus
adapter.

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

Automatic recognition function
of LUN

7

The host mode 00 Standard or 09 Solaris is used.

SUN StorEdge SAN Foundation Software Version 4.2 or higher is used.

You want to automate recognition of increase and decrease of devices
when genuine SUN HBA is connected.

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

No display for ghost LUN

12

The host mode 08 HP is used.

You want to suppress creation of device files for devices to which paths
are not defined.

When you want to be informed by SIM (service information message) that the
number of link failures detected between ports exceeds the threshold.

SIM report at link failure

1

13

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

HP TruCluster with Continuous
Access Synchronous function

14

The host mode 07 Tru64 is used.

You want to use TruCluster to set a cluster to each of P-VOL and S-VOL for
Continuous Access Synchronous or Continuous Access Journal.

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

HACMP

15

The host mode 0F AIX is used.

HACMP 5.1 Version 5.1.0.4 or later, HACMP4.5 Version 4.5.0.13 or
later, or HACMP5.2 or later is used.

When Veritas Cluster Server is used.

Veritas Cluster Server

22

When you want to shorten the recovery time on the host side if the data transfer
failed

REC Command Support

1

23

When all of the following conditions are satisfied:

Set/Report Device Identifier
enable

33

Host mode 05 OpenVMS

2

or 08 HP is used.

You want to enable commands to assign a nickname of the device.

You want to set UUID to identify a logical volume from the host.

When you want to control the following ranges per host group when receiving
Target Reset:

Change the nexus specified in
the SCSI Target Reset

39

Range of job resetting.

Range of UAs (Unit Attentions) defined.

Configuring hosts

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