HP XP128 Configuration Manual page 20

20 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: Windows 2000/2003
The available host mode settings for Windows 2000/2003 are as follows:
Host Mode
00
08
0C
2C
(available on
some array
models)
Volume on
XP Array
(examples)
OPEN-E
OPEN-9
OPEN-9*2
OPEN-9*3-CVS
Description
Not recommended by HP.
For FC HBAs without MSCS (clustering)
Not recommended by HP.
For D8602 HBA with or without MSCS (clustering)
Recommended by HP if future online LUN expansion
is not anticipated. If you expand volumes, you must
do so offline, first unmapping and then remapping the
volumes.
Recommended by HP for use with LUSE volumes
when online LUN expansion is required or may be
required in the future. You can expand volumes
online without remapping them. The emulation type
is displayed as shown in the following table.
Volume name as seen on host
host mode = 00, 08, 0C
OPEN-E
OPEN-9
OPEN-9*2
OPEN-9*3-CVS
host mode = 2C
OPEN-E
OPEN-9
OPEN-9
OPEN-9-CVS