Fabric And Connection Parameter Settings; Installing And Configuring The Host; Loading The Operating System And Software; Installing And Configuring The Fcas - HP StorageWorks P9000 - Disk Arrays Configuration Manual

each port. For specific values, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Provisioning for Open Systems User
Guide

Fabric and connection parameter settings

Set each array port to FABRIC ON or OFF with connections of POINT-TO-POINT or FC-AL as shown
in the following table and figures. For detailed topology information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN
Design Reference Guide at:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign.
Figure 2 Point-to-point fabric topology example
.
Table 2 Fabric topology settings
Fabric parameter
OFF
ON
ON
OFF

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.
12 Installing and configuring AIX for the P9000 family of disk arrays
Connection parameter
FC-AL
Direct Fabric Attach
FC-AL
Direct Fabric Attach
Provides
NL-port (private arbitrated loop)
F-port (fabric port)
Not supported
Not supported