Mainframe Operating System Support; Mainframe Configuration; System Option Modes, Host Modes, And Host Mode Options; System Option Modes - HP XP P9500 Owner's Manual

Mainframe operating system support

The P9500 disk array supports most major IBM Mainframe operating systems and Open System
operating systems, such as Microsoft Windows, Oracle Solaris, IBM AIX, Linux, HP-UX, and
VMware. For more complete information on the supported operating systems, go to:
www.hp.com

Mainframe configuration

After a P9500 disk array has been installed, users can configure the disk array for mainframe
operations.
See the following user documents for information and instructions on configuring your P9500 disk
array for mainframe operations:
The HP XP P9000 Mainframe Host Attachment and Operations Guide describes and provides
instructions for configuring the P9500 for mainframe operations, including FICON attachment,
hardware definition, cache operations, and device operations.
For detailed information on FICON connectivity, FICON/Open intermix configurations, and
supported HBAs, switches, and directors for P9500, please contact HP support.
The HP XP P9000 Remote Web Console User Guide provides instructions for installing,
configuring, and using Remote Web Console to perform resource and data management
operations on the P9500 disk arrays.
The HP XP P9000 Provisioning for Mainframe Systems User Guide and HP XP P9000 Volume
Shredder for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide provides instructions for converting
single volumes (LVIs) into multiple smaller volumes to improve data access performance.

System option modes, host modes, and host mode options

This section provides detailed information about system option modes. Host modes and host mode
options are also discussed.

System option modes

To provide greater flexibility and enable the P9500 disk array to be tailored to unique customer
operating requirements, additional operational parameters, or system option modes, are available.
At installation, the modes are set to their default values, as shown in the following table. Be sure
to discuss these settings with HP Technical Support. The system option modes can only be changed
by HP.
The following tables provide information about system option modes and SVP operations:
Table 1 1 (page 23)
Table 12 (page 51)
Table 13 (page 51)
The system option mode information may change in future firmware releases. Contact HP for the
latest information on the P9500 system option modes.
The system option mode information includes:
Mode: Specifies the system option mode number.
Category: Indicates the functions to which the mode applies.
Description: Describes the action or function that the mode provides.
Default: Specifies the default setting (ON or OFF) for the mode.
MCU/RCU: For remote functions, indicates whether the mode applies to the main control unit
(MCU) and/or the remote control unit (RCU).
22 Functional and operational characteristics
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lists the system option mode information for the P9500.
specifies the details for mode 269 for Remote Web Console operations.
specifies the details of mode 269 for SVP operations.
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