Configuring Lu Paths; Configure Lu Paths Workflow; Defining Lu Paths - HP XP7 User Manual

If the desired host has never been connected via a cable to any port in the storage system,
perform the following steps:
1. Click Add New Host under the Available Hosts list.
The Add New Host dialog box opens.
2. Enter the desired WWN in the HBA WWN box.
3. If necessary, enter a nickname for the host bus adapter in the Host Name box.
4. Click OK to close the Add New Host dialog box.
5. Select the desired host bus adapter from the Available Hosts list.
6. Select the port to which you want to add the host group. For details about host modes, see
"Host modes for host groups" (page
If you select multiple ports, you may add the same host group to multiple ports by one operation.
7. If necessary, click Option and select host mode options. For details about host mode options,
see "Host mode options" (page
NOTE:
options. The Mode No. column indicates option numbers. Select an option you want to specify
and click Enable.
8. Click Add to add the host group.
By repeating steps from 2 to 8, you can create multiple host groups.
If you select a row and click Detail, the Host Group Properties window appears. If you select
a row and click Remove, the message appears asking whether you want to remove the selected
row or rows. If you want to remove the row, click OK.
9. Click Finish to display the Confirm window.
To continue to add LUN paths, click Next.
10. Confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name box.
A task name can consist of up to 32 ASCII characters (letters, numerals, and symbols). Task
names are case-sensitive. (date) - (task name) is input by default.
If you select a row and click Detail, the Host Group Properties window appears.
1 1. Click Apply in the Confirm window.
If the Go to tasks window for status checkbox is selected, the Tasks window appears.

Configuring LU paths

When provisioning your storage system, and after configuring ports, hosts, and host groups, you
must configure fibre channel LU paths. LUN Manager is required for these tasks. You can also
modify the LU paths configuration when the system is in operation.

Configure LU paths workflow

Define LU paths.
Set a UUID, if desired.
Define alternate LU paths.

Defining LU paths

The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
In a fibre channel environment, you must define LU paths and associate host groups with logical
volumes. For example, if you associate a host group consisting of three hosts with logical volumes,
LU paths are defined between the three hosts and the logical volumes.
178 Managing logical volumes
When you click Option, the dialog box expands to display the list of host mode
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