About This Guide; Supported Storage Platforms And Firmware; Intended Audience; Prerequisites - HP StorageWorks XP12000 User Manual

About this guide

This guide provides information about:
• Preparing for External Storage XP operations
• Performing External Storage XP operations
• Troubleshooting External Storage XP
• Connecting external arrays
• Using an XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 with EVA3000/50000
• Configuring MSA1000/1500 Disk Arrays as external arrays

Supported storage platforms and firmware

In this guide, the term array refers to the following storage platforms:
• HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
• HP StorageWorks 200 Storage Virtualization System
For information about required firmware versions, see the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console
user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for customers and HP-authorized service providers with knowledge of:
• Disk array hardware and software
• Data processing and RAID storage subsystems and their basic functions

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for using this product include:
• Installing the HP StorageWorks disk array(s)
• Installing the license key for this product

Related documentation

The following documents provide related information:
• HP StorageWorks XP glossary
• HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Cache LUN XP user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP Journal user guide
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP user guide for the XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP StorageWorks Flex Copy XP user guide
• HP StorageWorks LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP user guide for the
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200
• HP Array Configuration Utility User Guide (for HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Arrays)
You can find the above documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center web site:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. In the Storage section, click Storage array systems, and then
select your product.
For the HP StorageWorks 1000 or 1500 Modular Smart Array quickspecs, select your product from the
Storage Array Systems page: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html.
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