Connecting Xp1024/Xp128 Disk Arrays; Path Status And Examples Of Recovery Procedures (Xp1024/Xp128 Disk Arrays) - HP StorageWorks XP12000 User Manual

Path status
Cannot detect port

Connecting XP1024/XP128 Disk Arrays

When connecting an XP1024/XP128 Disk Array as the external array, you must set the external
array port host group for one of two types of Windows hosts (host mode 0C: Windows, host mode
2C: Windows Extension).
Also, the port attribute must be the target or RCU target port.

Path status and examples of recovery procedures (XP1024/XP128 Disk Arrays)

Table 22 shows examples of recovery procedures when the path status is not normal. When the path
status is not normal, see
If you cannot restore the path, contact your HP account support representative.
Table 22 Path status and examples of recovery procedures (XP1024/XP128 Disk Arrays)
Path status
External device setting changed
Examples of recovery
procedures
Check the volume's access
attribute. If the volume is protected
by the access attribute, release the
protection.
There is a problem with the
connection to the external array.
The following are possible causes:
• The fibre cable is not connected
properly.
• The topology setting between
the external and target ports
does not match.
• If the external array is
connected through switches, the
switches' settings might not be
appropriate.
Check if the fibre cable is
connected properly, and use LUN
Management to set the Fibre
Channel port properly.
LUN Management may have
enabled LUN security.
Check if LUN security is enabled.
If LUN security is enabled, disable
LUN security.
Troubleshooting External Storage XP
Examples of recovery
procedures
LUN Manager may have changed
the LU paths' settings.
Check the LU paths' settings. If the
LU paths' settings changed, change
External Storage XP user guide for the XP12000, XP10000, SVS200
and this table to recover the path status.
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