Preparing For External Storage Xp Operations; System Requirements; Storage Arrays That Can Be Connected As External Arrays - HP StorageWorks XP12000 User Manual

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Preparing for External Storage XP operations

This chapter describes requirements, preparations, and notes for External Storage XP. This chapter also
describes the HP StorageWorks products you can use with External Storage XP.

System requirements

External Storage XP operations involve the local array, a storage array used as an external array, and the
licensed External Storage XP feature enabled on Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console. System
requirements for External Storage XP are:
• Local array (first array)
Install and enable all hardware and microcode required for External Storage XP operations in the
local array.
CAUTION:
with external
NOTE:
• External array (second array)
You also need a second storage device, called an external array in this user guide. For more
information, see
• HP StorageWorks Command View XP (running on a user-supplied Windows®-based PC) or XP Remote
Web Console
For instructions on installing and using Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console, see the
HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote
Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
NOTE:
External Storage XP operations. In View mode, you can only view External Storage XP information.
• External Storage XP
Enable the licensed External Storage XP feature in Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console.

Storage arrays that can be connected as external arrays

Table 2 lists storage arrays that can be connected as external arrays. Notes about the appearance of each
storage array in this document and in External Storage XP panes are also listed.
Table 2

Storage arrays that can be connected as external arrays

Storage array
HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array
HP StorageWorks XP10000 Disk Array
Before installing and enabling the hardware and microcode, see
storage" on page 43 for instructions.
Currently only an XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 can be used as a local array.
"Storage arrays that can be connected as external
You must run Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console in Modify mode to perform
arrays" on page 15.
Notes
• In External Storage XP panes, the array appears as
"12000".
• Alternate paths are in Multi mode (meaning that
dynamic load balancing across multiple active paths
is enabled).
• In External Storage XP panes, the array appears as
"10000".
• Alternate paths are in Multi mode.
External Storage XP user guide
"Managing cache
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