Table Of Contents - HP StorageWorks XP10000 - Disk Array Configuration Manual

Contents
1 Installing and configuring Windows for the XP disk array ........................ 7
Features and requirements ........................................................................................................... 7
Fibre Channel interface ............................................................................................................... 7
Device emulation types ................................................................................................................ 8
Failover ..................................................................................................................................... 8
SNMP configuration .................................................................................................................... 8
XP RAID Manager command devices ............................................................................................ 9
Installation roadmap ................................................................................................................... 9
Installing and configuring the disk array ........................................................................................ 9
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports .......................................... 10
Setting the system option modes ........................................................................................... 12
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports ..................................................................................... 12
Fibre address .............................................................................................................. 12
Fabric and connection parameter settings ....................................................................... 12
Installing and configuring the host ............................................................................................... 13
Loading the operating system and software ........................................................................... 13
Installing and configuring the FCAs ..................................................................................... 13
Fabric zoning and LUN security ............................................................................................ 13
Connecting the disk array .......................................................................................................... 14
Defining the paths .............................................................................................................. 15
Verifying the host recognizes array devices ............................................................................ 16
Configure disk devices .............................................................................................................. 16
Writing signatures .............................................................................................................. 16
Creating and formatting disk partitions ................................................................................. 17
Verifying file system operations ........................................................................................... 17
2 Troubleshooting ............................................................................... 19
Error conditions ........................................................................................................................ 19
3 Support and other resources .............................................................. 21
Related documentation .............................................................................................................. 21
Conventions for storage capacity values ...................................................................................... 21
HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 21
Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 22
HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 22
Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 22
A Path worksheet ................................................................................ 23
Worksheet ............................................................................................................................... 23
B Disk array supported emulations ........................................................ 25
Supported emulations ................................................................................................................ 25
Emulation specifications ............................................................................................................. 25
XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Windows 3