Configuring The Fibre Channel Ports; Installing And Configuring The Host; Loading The Operating System And Software; Installing And Configuring The Fcas, Cnas - HP XP7 Configuration Manual

Table 1 Host group modes (options) HP-UX
Host
Group
Mode Function
12 Deletion of Ghost LUN
33 Task retry ID enable
CAUTION:
configured is disruptive and requires the server to be rebooted.

Configuring the Fibre Channel ports

Configure the disk array Fibre Channel ports by using XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Software or the XP7 Remote Web Console. Select the settings for each port based on your SAN
topology. Use switch zoning if you connect different types of hosts to the array through the same
switch.

Installing and configuring the host

This section explains how to install and configure Fibre Channel (FCAs) or Converged Network
adapters (CNA) that connect the host to the disk array.

Loading the operating system 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 FCA or CNA manufacturer.

Installing and configuring the FCAs, CNAs

Install and configure the Fibre Channel or Converged Network adapters using the manufacturer's
instructions.

Clustering and fabric zoning

If you plan to use clustering, install and configure the clustering software on the servers.
Changing host group modes for ports where servers are already installed and
Default Comments
Inactive Previously MODE280
Inactive HP-UX 1 1.31 only
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