Table Of Contents - HP StorageWorks XP24000 Configuration Manual

Contents
About this guide ................................................................................... 7
Intended audience ...................................................................................................................... 7
Related documentation ................................................................................................................ 7
Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................... 8
Conventions for storage capacity values ........................................................................................ 9
Window illustrations .................................................................................................................... 9
HP technical support ................................................................................................................... 9
Subscription service .................................................................................................................... 9
HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 10
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 10
1 Installing and configuring VMware for the XP disk array ........................ 11
Features and requirements ......................................................................................................... 11
Fibre Channel interface ............................................................................................................. 11
Device emulation types .............................................................................................................. 12
Failover ................................................................................................................................... 12
SNMP configuration .................................................................................................................. 12
XP RAID Manager command devices .......................................................................................... 13
Installation roadmap ................................................................................................................. 13
Installing and configuring the disk array ...................................................................................... 13
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports .......................................... 14
Setting the System Option Modes ......................................................................................... 14
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports ..................................................................................... 15
Fibre Address .............................................................................................................. 15
Fabric and Connection parameter settings ....................................................................... 15
Installing and configuring the host ............................................................................................... 16
Loading the operating system and software ........................................................................... 16
Installing and configuring the HBAs ..................................................................................... 16
Clustering and fabric zoning ................................................................................................ 16
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems ................................................. 17
Configuring VMware ESX Server .......................................................................................... 18
Connecting the disk array .......................................................................................................... 18
Defining the paths .............................................................................................................. 19
Setting up Virtual Machines (VMs) and guest operating systems ...................................................... 19
Setting the SCSI disk timeout value for Windows VMs ............................................................. 19
Sharing LUNs .................................................................................................................... 20
Selecting the SCSI emulation driver ....................................................................................... 22
2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 25
Error conditions ........................................................................................................................ 25
Calling the HP support center ..................................................................................................... 27
Contact information ............................................................................................................ 27
Before you call ............................................................................................................ 27
XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for VMware 3