Setting The System Option Modes; Configuring The Fibre Channel Ports; Fibre Address; Host Group Mode (Option) - HP StorageWorks P9000 - Disk Arrays Configuration Manual

The following host group mode is available for AIX:
Table 1 Host group mode (option)
Host
Group
Mode Function
2 Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC,
DBE+RAC Database Edition/Advanced
Cluster for Real Application Clusters or if
Veritas Cluster Server 4.0 or later with I/O
fencing function is used.
22 This Host Group Mode can change the re-
sponse to the Host when a reserved device
has received a mode sense command unre-
lated to the Reserve. The effects of this mode
are:
1.
2.
Host Group Mode 22 = OFF - Reserve
Conflict response
Host Group Mode 22 = ON - Normal End
response
CAUTION:
Changing host group modes for ports where servers are already installed and configured is disruptive
and requires the server to be rebooted.

Setting the system option modes

The HP service representative sets the system option mode(s) based on the operating system and
software configuration of the host. Notify your HP representative if you install storage agnostic software
(such as backup or cluster software) that may require specific settings.

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 storage area network topology. Use
switch zoning if you connect different types of hosts to the array through the same switch.

Fibre address

In fabric environments, the port addresses are assigned automatically. In arbitrated loop environments,
set the port addresses by selecting a unique arbitrated loop physical address (AL-PA) or loop ID for
The retry time is shortened for device
recognition (several tens of ms/LU)
Warning messages are prevented from
being generated in the OS log
Even if the option is not set ON, no op-
eration error(s) are caused for Veritas
Cluster Server Software
Default Comments
Inactive Previously MODE186
Do not apply this option
to Sun Cluster.
Inactive
P9000 Configuration Guide: IBM AIX 11