Setting The System Option Modes; Configuring The Fibre Channel Ports - HP XP7 Configuration Manual

Table 19 Host group mode (option) IBM AIX
Host
Group
Mode Function
2 Veritas Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC,
DBE+RAC Database Edition/Advanced
Cluster for Real Application Clusters or if
Veritas Cluster Server 4.0 or later with I/O
fencing function is used.
22 This Host Group Mode can change the
response to the Host when a reserved device
has received a mode sense command
unrelated to the Reserve. The effects of this
mode are:
1.
2.
Host Group Mode 22 = OFF - Reserve
Conflict response
Host Group Mode 22 = ON - Normal End
response
CAUTION:
configured is disruptive and requires the server to be rebooted.

Setting the system option modes

The HP service representative sets the system option mode(s) based on the operating system and
software configuration of the host. Notify your HP representative if you install storage agnostic
software (such as backup or cluster software) that might require specific settings.

Configuring the Fibre Channel ports

Configure the disk array Fibre Channel ports by using XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Software or the XP7 Remote Web Console (shown). Select the settings for each port based on your
SAN topology. Use switch zoning if you connect different types of hosts to the array through the
same switch.
82 IBM AIX
The retry time is shortened for device
recognition (several tens of ms/LU)
Warning messages are prevented from
being generated in the OS log
Even if the option is not set ON, no
operation error(s) are caused for Veritas
Cluster Server Software
Changing host group modes for ports where servers are already installed and
Default Comments
Inactive Previously MODE186
Do not apply this option to
Oracle Cluster.
Inactive