HP StorageWorks XP1024 Quick guide

HP StorageWorks
Disk Array XP operating system
configuration guide: HP-UX
XP12000
XP10000
XP1024
XP128
This guide describes the requirements and procedures for connecting the XP family of disk arrays to an
HP-UX system and configuring the new disk array for operation with HP-UX.
Part number: A5951-96016
seventh edition edition: (December 2005)

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Disk Array XP operating system configuration guide: HP-UX

Contents
Preface ......................... 5
Aboutthisguide................................ 5
Intendedaudience............................... 5
Diskarrays.................................. 5
Relateddocumentation............................. 5
Documentconventionsandsymbols ....................... 6
HPtechnicalsupport.............................. 7
Subscriptionservice .............................. 7
OtherHPwebsites .............................. 7
1Installation....................... 9
Featuresandrequirements ........................... 9
FibreChannelinterface.......................... 10
Deviceemulationtypes.......................... 10
Failover ................................ 11
SNMP configuration........................... 11
RAIDManagercommanddevices ..................... 11
Installationprocedures ............................ 12
Install and configurethediskarray....................... 13
SettingtheHostModeforthediskarrayports ................ 13
SettingtheSystemOptionModes ..................... 15
ConfiguringtheFibreChannelports .................... 16
FibreAddress............................ 17
FabricandConnectionparametersettings................ 17
Install and configurethehost ......................... 18
LoadingtheOSandsoftware ....................... 18
Installing and configuringtheHBAs..................... 18
Clusteringandfabriczoning ....................... 19
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems . . . . . . . . . 20
Connectthediskarray............................ 21
Definingthepaths............................ 21
VerifyingHBAinstallation......................... 23
Verifyingdevicerecognition........................ 23
Configurediskarraydevices ......................... 26
Verifying the device filesanddrivers .................... 27
Creating the device files ......................... 29
Creatingthephysicalvolumes....................... 31
Creatingnewvolumegroups ....................... 32
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Creatinglogicalvolumes ......................... 35
Creating the filesystems ......................... 37
SettingtheI/Otimeoutparameter ..................... 38
Creatingthemountdirectories....................... 40
Mounting and verifying the filesystems ................... 41
Settingandverifyingtheauto-mountparameters ............... 42
2Troubleshooting.................... 43
Errorconditions............................... 43
CallingtheHPsupportcenter ......................... 45
ContactInformation ........................... 45
Beforeyoucall ........................... 45
AWorksheets ..................... 47
Pathworksheet ............................... 47
BDiskarraysupportedemulations............. 49
Supportedemulations ............................ 49
Emulation specifications ........................... 50
LUSEdeviceparameters ........................... 53
SCSITIDmapforFibreChanneladapters.................... 56
CReferenceinformationforSAM ............. 59
ConfiguringthedevicesusingSAM....................... 59
SettingthemaximumnumberofvolumegroupsusingSAM............. 61
Glossary........................ 63
Index ......................... 67
4

Preface
About this guide
This guide provides information about:
•Requirements and procedures for connecting an XP disk array to a host system
•Configuring the disk array for use with the HP-UX operating system
Intended audience
This guide is intended for system administrators with knowledge of:
•The host hardware
•HP-UX operating system
•XP disk arrays
Disk arrays
Unless otherwise noted, the term “disk array” refers to these disk arrays:
•HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128
•HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024
•HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
•HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
Related documentation
The following documents provide related information:
•HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128: Owner’s Guide
•HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024: Owner’s Guide
•HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array: Owner’s Guide
•HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array: Owner’s Guide
You can find these documents on the storage web site:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/xparrays.html
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6Preface

HP technical support
In North America, call technical support at 1-800-633-3600, available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
Outside North America, call technical support at the location nearest you. Telephone
numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site:
http://www.hp.com/support. From this web site, select your country.
Collect the following information before calling:
•Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•Product serial numbers
•Product model names and numbers
•Applicable error messages
•Operating system type and revision level
•Detailed questions
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Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates about the latest product
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After subscribing, locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage
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Other HP web sites
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1 Installation
You and your HP service representative each play a role in installation. Your HP service
representative is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices.
You are responsible for configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance
from your HP service representative.
Features and requirements
Ask your HP service representative about the latest supported hardware and software.
The disk array and host have the following features:
•XP128: From8to128drivesforupto36TB,48FCports
XP1024: From8to1024drivesforupto149TB,64FCports
XP10000: Up to 240 drives for up to 69.2 TB, 48 FC ports
XP12000: Up to 1152 drives for up to 332 TB, 128 FC ports
•Server support. HP-UX-supported processor
•Operating system support. HP-UX, version 10.20, 11.0, or 11i v2 with the
latest patches (if any)
Before installing the disk array, ensure the environment conforms to these requirements:
•Host Bus Adapters (HBAs). Install HBAs and all utilities and drivers. Refer to the
adapter documentation for installation details.
•(Recommended) HP StorageWorks Remote Web Console XP, Command View
XP Advanced Edition or Command View XP with LUN management feature for
configuring disk array ports and paths
•(Recommended) HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP
•(Optional) Other available XP software (some may not apply to your system):
HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XPHP StorageWorks Continuous Access
ExtensionXP
HP StorageWorks Continuous Access Extension XP
HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP
HP StorageWorks Data Exchange XP
HP StorageWorks Resource Manager XP
HP StorageWorks RAID Manager XP
HP StorageWorks Cache LUN XP
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HP StorageWorks Auto Path XP
HP StorageWorks Cluster Extension XP
HP StorageWorks Performance Advisor XP
Fibre Channel interface
The XP family of disk arrays supports these Fibre Channel elements:
•Connection speed of 1 Gbps and 2 Gbps
•Short-wave non-OFC (open fiber control) optical interface
•Multimode optical cables with SC or LC connectors
•Public or private arbitrated loop (FC-AL) or direct fabric attach
•Fibre Channel switches
Even though the interface is Fibre Channel, this guide uses the term “SCSI disk” because
disk array devices are defined to the host as SCSI disks.
Device emulation types
The XP family of disk arrays supports these device emulation types:
•OPEN-K/3/8/9/E devices: OPEN-x logical units represent disk devices. Except
for OPEN-V, these devices are based on fixed sizes. OPEN-V is a user-defined
size. Supported emulations include OPEN-3, OPEN-8, OPEN-9, OPEN-E,
OPEN-L, and OPEN-V devices.
•LUSE devices (OPEN-
x * n ): Logical Unit Size Expansion (LUSE) devices combine
2 to 36 OPEN-x devices to create expanded LDEVs larger than standard
OPEN-K/3/8/9/E disk devices. For example, an OPEN-x LUSE volume created
fromtenOPEN-xvolumesisdesignatedasOPEN-x*10.
•CVS devices (OPEN-x CVS): Volume Size Configuration (VSC) defines custom
volumes (CVS) that are smaller than normal fixed-sized logical disk devices
(volumes). (OPEN-V is a CVS-based custom disk size that you determine. OPEN-L
does not support CVS.)
•LUSE (expanded) CVS devices (OPEN-x*n CVS): LUSE CVS combines CVS devices
to create an expanded device. This is done by first creating CVS custom-sized
devices and then using LUSE to combine from 2 to 36 CVS devices. For example,
if three OPEN-9 CVS volumes are combined to create an expanded device, this
device is designated as OPEN-9*3-CVS.
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Failover
The XP family of disk arrays supports many standard software products that provide host,
application, or I/O path failover and management.
The following are supported for HP-UX:
•HP Multi-Computer/ServiceGuard (MC/ServiceGuard) software for application
failover
•Alternate link for I/O path failover (included in HP-UX)
•Logical volume management (included in HP-UX)
SNMP configuration
The XP family of disk arrays supports standard Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) for remotely managing the disk array. The SNMP agent on the SVP performs
error-reporting operations requested by the SNMP manager. SNMP properties are
usually set from the SVP but they can also be set remotely using Remote Web Console
XP, Command View XP, or Command View XP Advanced Edition. Refer to the applicable
user’s guide for procedures.
RAID Manager command devices
RAID Manager manages Business Copy (BC) or Continuous Access (CA) operations
from a host server. To use RAID Manager with BC or CA, you use Remote Web Console,
Command View, or Command View XP Advanced Edition to designate at least one LDEV
as a command device. Refer to the applicable user’s guide for information about how to
designate a command device.
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Installation procedures
Perform these actions to install and configure the disk array:
1. Install and configure the disk array
•Setting the Host Mode for the disk array ports
•Setting the System Option Modes
•Configuring the Fibre Channel ports
2. Install and configure the host
•Loading the OS and software
•Installing and configuring the HBAs
•Clustering and fabric zoning
•Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
3. Connect the disk array
•Defining the paths
•Verifying HBA installation
•Verifying device recognition
4. Configure disk array devices
•Verifying the device files and drivers
•Creating the device files
•Creating the physical volumes
•Creating new volume groups
•Creating logical volumes
•Creating the file systems
•Setting the I/O timeout parameter
•Creating the mount directories
•Mounting and verifying the file systems
•Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters
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Install and configure the disk array
The HP service representative performs these tasks:
•Assembling hardware and installing software
•Loading the microcode updates
•Installing and formatting devices
After these tasks are finished, you will use Remote Web Console, Command View,
Command View XP Advanced Edition, or LUN Configuration and Security Manager to
complete the remaining tasks listed below. If you do not have these programs, your HP
service representative can perform these tasks for you.
Setting the Host Mode for the disk array ports
After the disk array is installed, you must set the host mode for each disk array port to
match the host OS. Set the host mode using LUN Manager in Remote Web Console
XP (shown), Command View XP, or Command View XP Advanced Edition. If these
are not available, the HP service representative can set the host mode using the SVP.
ThehostmodesettingforHP-UXis08.
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For the XP1024/XP128 arrays, the host mode can also be set at the port information
window in Command View XP AE.
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Setting the System Option Modes
The HP service representative sets the System Option Mode(s) based on the operating
system and software configuration of the host.
Mode Level HA Software Description and Usage
140 Optional None ON: Response to the Inquiry command is
changed,andthevolumecanbeusedfrom
VeritasNetBackUP in heterogeneous OS
configuration, such as HP-UX.
OFF: Normal response to the Inquiry command.
186 Mandatory Veritas Database Editions/
Advanced Cluster
ON: Mandatory setting when VERITAS Database
Editions/Advanced Cluster is connected.
OFF: VERITAS Database Editions/Advanced
Cluster shouldnotbeconnectedwiththissetting.
254 Optional Veritas Database Editions Change the response of reserve conflict status to
Read Capacity, Verify, and Start Stop Unit.
ON: Normal end is reported.
OFF: Reserve conflict status is reported.
280 Optional HP-UX Ghost LUN Remove OS version: HP-UX
11.0 and later.
ON: When the host scans the LUNS on the port,
the disk array is not represented in the device
list for HP-UX.
OFF: When the host scans the LUNS on the port,
the disk array is represented in the device list
for HP-UX.
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Configuring the Fibre Channel ports
Configure the disk array Fibre Channel ports by using Remote Web Console (shown),
Command View, or Command View XP AE. Select the settings for each port based on
your storage area network topology. Use switch zoning if you connect different types of
hosts to the array through the same switch.
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Fibre Address
In fabric environments, the port addresses are assigned automatically. In arbitrated
loop environments, set the port addresses by selecting a unique arbitrated loop
physical address (AL-PA) or loop ID for each port. For specificvalues,refertotheHP
StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP User Guide applicable
to your array.
Fabric and Connection parameter settings
Set each array port to FABRIC ON or OFF with connections of POINT-TO-POINT or
FC-AL as shown in the following table and figures. For detailed topology information,
refer to the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide on http://www.hp.com.
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Install and configure the host
This section explains how to install and configure the host and host bus adapters (HBAs)
that connect the host to the disk array.
Loading the OS and software
Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto
the host. Load all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the HBA
manufacturer.
Installing and configuring the HBAs
Install and configure the host bus adapters using the HBA manufacturer's instructions.
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Clustering and fabric zoning
If you plan to use clustering, install and configure the clustering software on the servers.
Clustering is the organization of multiple servers into groups. Within a cluster, each
server is a node. Multiple clusters compose a multi-cluster environment. The following
example shows a multi-cluster environment with three clusters, each containing two
nodes. The nodes share access to the disk array.
Within the Storage Area Network (SAN), the clusters may be homogeneous (all the
same operating system) or they may be heterogeneous (mixed operating systems). How
you configure LUN Security and fabric zoning depends on the operating system mix and
the SAN configuration.
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Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
You can connect multiple clusters of various operating systems to the same switch and
fabric using appropriate zoning and LUN security as follows:
•Storage port zones may overlap if more than one operating system needs to
share an arrayport.
•Heterogeneous operating systems may share an XP array port if you use Secure
Manager and set the appropriate host group and mode. All others must connect
to a dedicated XP array port.
•Use Secure Manager for LUN isolation when multiple hosts connect through a
shared array port. Secure Manager provides LUN security by allowing you to
restrict which LUNs each host can access.
Environment OS Mix Fabric Zoning LUN Security
homogeneous (a
single OS type
present in the SAN)
Not required
Standalone SAN
(non-clustered)
heterogeneous (more
than oneOStype
presentintheSAN)
Required
Must be used
when multiple hosts
connect through a
shared port
homogeneous (a
single OS type
present in the SAN)
Not required
Clustered SAN
heterogeneous (more
than one OS type
present in the SAN)
Required
Must be used when
multiple cluster
nodes connect
through a shared
port
homogeneous (a
single OS type
present in the SAN)
Not required
Multi-Cluster SAN
heterogeneous (more
than one OS type
present in the SAN)
Required
Must be used when
multiple cluster
nodes connect
through a shared
port
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