Host Configuration Overview - HP Open View Installation And Maintenance Manual

Configuring Hosts and Storage Arrays

Host configuration overview

You must configure the hosts connected to the appliance to ensure proper communication. To
configure the hosts:
1. Install the HBA driver for the operating system running on the host.
2. Set the execution throttle of the HBA driver for proper load balancing. See
The appliance supports the following HBAs:
If the customer purchased HP StorageWorks Auto Path for host-based failover support, you
must install this software on each host. See
page 55 for more information.
To optimize appliance performance, HP recommends the following maximum number of host
connections:
The appliance supports these logical unit number (LUN) limits:
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execution throttles" on page 58 for more information.
QLogic (for Windows 2000/NT/Server 2003, Linux, Netware, RedHat, and Solaris)
HP fiber card (for HP-UX)
Emulex (for Windows 2000/NT/Server 2003, IBM-AIX, RedHat, Solaris)
30 dual-HBA hosts with switches
6 dual-HBA hosts without switches
4,096 virtual LUNs
256 LUNs mapped through a node target port per host
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