Connecting The Disk Array; Verifying The Host Recognizes Array Devices - HP XP7 Configuration Manual

QLogic and Emulex FCAs must be in separate zones (a QLogic zone and an Emulex zone)
whether the FCAs are in the same or separate servers.
If booting over the SAN, within a server, the booting FCAs must be from the same vendor.
Additional data storage FCAs can be from a different vendor.
Table 8 Fabric zoning and LUN security settings (Windows)
Environment
Standalone SAN
(non-clustered)
Clustered SAN
Multi-Cluster SAN
If you plan to use clustering, install and configure the clustering software on the servers.
Clustering is the organization of multiple servers into groups. Within a cluster, each server is
a node. Multiple clusters compose a multi-cluster environment. The following example shows
a multi-cluster environment with three clusters, each containing two nodes. The nodes share
access to the disk array.
Figure 3 Multi-cluster environment (Windows)

Connecting the disk array

The HP service representative performs the following steps to connect the disk array to the host:
1. Verifying operational status of the disk array channel adapters, LDEVs, and paths.
2. Connecting the Fibre Channel cables between the disk array and the fabric switch or host.
3. Verifying the ready status of the disk array and peripherals.

Verifying the host recognizes array devices

For Windows 2008
Use for following procedure for Windows 2008.
1. Log into the host as an administrator.
2. Click Start.
3. Right-click Computer.
OS mix
homogeneous (a Not required
single OS type present
in the SAN)
heterogeneous (more Required
than one OS type
present in the SAN)
Fabric zoning LUN security
Must be used when
multiple hosts or cluster
nodes connect through
a shared port
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