Overview; What's In This Guide; Audience; Features And Requirements - HP XP7 Configuration Manual

1 Overview

What's in this guide

This guide includes information on installing and configuring XP7 disk arrays. The following
operating systems are covered:
HP-UX
Windows
NonStop
OpenVMS
VMware
Linux
Solaris
IBM AIX
For additional information on connecting disk arrays to a host system and configuring for a
mainframe, see the HP XP7 Mainframe Host Attachment and Operations Guide.

Audience

This document is intended for system administrators, HP representatives, and authorized service
providers who are involved in installing, configuring, and operating the HP XP7 storage systems.

Features and requirements

The disk array provides following features:
Storage capacity:
Model
XP7
Server support: Check with your HP representative for the servers and Fibre Channel adapters
supported by your disk arrays.
NOTE:
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OpenVMS server support: PCI-based AlphaServers; PCI-based Integrity (IA64) Servers.
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VMware server support: VMware-supported processor.
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Windows server support: Windows PC server with the latest HP supported patches.
Operating system support: For supported disk array microcode and OS versions, see the HP
SPOCK website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
For all operating systems, before installing the disk array, ensure the environment conforms to the
following requirements:
Fibre Channel Adapters (FCAs): Install FCAs, all utilities, and drivers. For installation details,
see the adapter documentation.
HP XP7 Remote Web Console or HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software
for configuring disk array ports and paths.
8 Overview
Maximum Drives
2304 (2.5 inch)
See the following list for specific OS server support:
Maximum Capacity
4.5 PB
Maximum FC Ports
192