HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual page 4

Host information .......................................................................................................... 35
Setting up a controller pair using the OCP ............................................................................. 35
Entering the WWN ...................................................................................................... 35
Entering the WWN checksum ....................................................................................... 36
Entering the storage system password ............................................................................. 37
Installing HP Command View EVA ........................................................................................ 37
Installing optional EVA software licenses ............................................................................... 38
3 Enterprise Virtual Array operation ....................................................... 39
Best practices ........................................................................................................................... 39
Operating tips and information .................................................................................................. 39
Reserving adequate free space ............................................................................................ 39
Using FATA disk drives ........................................................................................................ 39
Failback preference setting for HSV controllers .............................................................................. 40
Changing virtual disk failover/failback setting ....................................................................... 42
Storage system shutdown and startup .......................................................................................... 42
Shutting down the storage system ......................................................................................... 43
Starting the storage system .................................................................................................. 43
Saving storage system configuration data ..................................................................................... 44
Adding disk drives to the storage system ...................................................................................... 45
Guidelines for adding disk drives ......................................................................................... 46
Creating disk groups .......................................................................................................... 46
Adding a disk drive ............................................................................................................ 47
Removing the drive blank .............................................................................................. 47
Changing the Device Addition Policy .............................................................................. 48
Installing the disk drive ................................................................................................. 48
Checking status indicators ............................................................................................. 49
Adding the disk to a disk group ..................................................................................... 50
Handling fiber optic cables ........................................................................................................ 50
4 Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components ..................................... 53
Fibre Channel drive enclosures ................................................................................................... 53
Enclosure layout ................................................................................................................. 53
I/O modules ..................................................................................................................... 54
I/O module status indicators ......................................................................................... 56
Fiber Optic Fibre Channel cables ......................................................................................... 57
Copper Fibre Channel cables .............................................................................................. 57
Fibre Channel disk drives .................................................................................................... 58
Disk drive status indicators ............................................................................................ 58
Disk drive status displays .............................................................................................. 59
Disk drive blank ........................................................................................................... 59
Power supplies and blowers ................................................................................................. 60
Power supplies ............................................................................................................ 60
Blowers ...................................................................................................................... 61
Drive enclosure EMU .......................................................................................................... 61
Controls and displays ................................................................................................... 62
EMU functions ............................................................................................................. 62
EMU monitoring functions ............................................................................................. 63
EMU displays .............................................................................................................. 64
EMU indicator displays ................................................................................................ 64
Using the alphanumeric display ..................................................................................... 65
EMU pushbutton status indicators ................................................................................... 66
Audible alarm operations ............................................................................................ 66
Enabling the audible alarm ........................................................................................... 67
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