Setting The Host Mode And Host Group Mode For The Disk Array Ports; Configuring The Fibre Channel Ports; Installing And Configuring The Host; Loading The Operating System And Software - HP StorageWorks P9000 Configuration Manual

Creating host groups
Assigning Fibre Channel adapter WWNs to host groups
Mapping volumes (LDEVs) to host groups (by assigning LUNs)
In Command View Advanced Edition, LUN mapping includes:
Configuring ports
Creating storage groups
Mapping volumes and WWN/host access permissions to the storage groups
For details see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Provisioning for Open Systems User Guide. Note the
LUNs and their ports, WWNs, nicknames, and LDEVs for later use in verifying host and device
configuration.

Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports

After the disk array is installed, you must set the host mode for each host group that is configured
on a disk array port to match the host OS. Set the host mode using LUN Manager in Remote Web
Console or Command View Advanced Edition. If these are not available, the HP service
representative can set the host mode using the SVP. The host mode setting for Novell NetWare is
0A.
CAUTION:
to Novell NetWare hosts. Do not select a mode other than 0A for Novell NetWare. The host modes
must be set for certain middleware environments (for example, Novell High Availability Server,
NHAS, System Fault Tolerance, SFT III). Changing a host mode after the host has been connected
is disruptive and requires the server to be rebooted.
When a new host group is added, additional host group modes (host mode options) can be
configured. The storage administrator must verify if an additional host group mode is required for
the host group.
CAUTION:
configured is disruptive and requires the server to be rebooted.

Configuring the Fibre Channel ports

Configure the disk array Fibre Channel ports by using Command View Advanced Edition or Remote
Web Console. Select the settings for each port based on your SAN topology. Use switch zoning
if you connect different types of hosts to the array through the same switch.

Installing and configuring the host

This section explains how to install and configure Fibre Channel adapters (FCAs) that connect the
host to the disk array.

Loading the operating system and software

Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host.
Load all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer.

Installing and configuring the FCAs

Install and configure the Fibre Channel adapters using the FCA manufacturer's instructions.

Configuring NetWare client

NetWare 6.x
The correct host mode must be set for all new installations (newly connected ports)
Changing host group modes for ports where servers are already installed and
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