HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 23)

Additional documentation
To ensure that you use the correct steps to install the software, refer to the installation instructions
in the following documentation during the installation process:
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The documentation for the multipath software.
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The HP XP P9000 Remote Web Console User Guide.
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The HP XP P9000 RAID Manager Installation and Configuration User Guide.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, make sure you have:
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Connected the system hardware components (see “Connecting the hardware components”
(page 21) ).
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The required software for ESAM is installed (see “System implementation planning and system
requirements ” (page 11) ).
CAUTION: Make sure that you install the software in the order described in the procedure. If
you do not, you may have to uninstall and reinstall the software.
The workflow for installing and configuring External Storage Access Manager
Use the following process to install and configure ESAM and the required software:
1. Install multipath software on the host.
2. Using the multipath software, set the path health-checking period to three minutes.
3. Install the following required software on the primary and secondary storage systems using
RWC:
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External Storage Access Manager
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Continuous Access Synchronous
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External Storage
4. Install RAID Manager on the hosts.
Configuring the primary and secondary storage systems
Configuring the primary and secondary storage systems (MCU and RCU) is the third main task in
the system configuration. Completion of this task ensures that the systems are configured to enable
the communication and data transfer between the systems that is essential to normal system
operation. Part of this task is setting up the logical paths between the systems.
This task involves setting port attributes You can set the number of pairs the system creates
concurrently (at the same time) during this task This task involves installing multipath software and
RAID Manager on the host and installing the main system software on the primary and secondary
storage systems.
Additional documentation
To ensure that you use the correct steps to configure the systems, refer to these instructions in the
following documentation during the configuration process:
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Setting the number of volumes to be copied concurrently in the HP XP P9000 Continuous
Access Synchronous User Guide.
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Defining port attributes in the HP XP P9000 Continuous Access Synchronous User Guide.
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Configuring storage systems and defining logical paths in the HP XP P9000 Continuous Access
Synchronous User Guide.
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