Page 3 - Contents
Contents 3 About this guide 5 Intended audience 5 Disk arrays 5 Related documentation 5 Conventions 6 HP technical support 6 HP storage website 7 HP authorized reseller 7 Revision history 8 Warranty statement 9 1 Installation 11 Features and requirements 12 Fibre Channel interface 13 Device emulatio...
Page 5 - About this guide; Intended audience; Related documentation
About this guide 5 About this guide This guide describes the requirements and procedures for connecting the XP family of disk arrays to an HP-UX system and configuring the new disk array for operation with HP-UX. Intended audience This guide is intended for system administrators who have knowledge o...
Page 6 - Conventions; HP technical support
6 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Conventions This guide uses these text conventions. Figure 1 Blue text represents a cross-reference. In the online version of this guide, the reference is linked to the target. www.hp.com Underlined, blue text represents a w...
Page 7 - HP storage website
About this guide 7 Outside North America, call technical support at the nearest location. Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP website under support: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraysystems.html Be sure to have the following information available before calli...
Page 8 - Revision history
8 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Revision history September 1999 Open-8 emulation added. January 2000 Content extensively revised and reorganized. June 2000 Added support for XP512.Content reorganized and revised. February 2001 Added appendixes C, D, E, and...
Page 9 - Warranty statement; YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE
About this guide 9 Warranty statement HP warrants that for a period of ninety calendar days from the date of purchase, as evidenced by a copy of the invoice , the media on which the Software is furnished (if any) will be free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use. DISCLAIMER. EXCE...
Page 10 - EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LOCAL LAW,
10 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT PROHIBITED BY LOCAL LAW, IN NO EVENT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WILL HP OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDI...
Page 11 - Installation
Installation 11 1 Installation You and your HP service representative each play a role in installation. Your HP service representative is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance...
Page 12 - Features and requirements; Operating system support.
12 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Features and requirements The disk array and host have the following features: • Storage capacity. The storage capacity for each model is listed below: XP48: Up to 48 drives from 72 GB to 8.7 TB, 24 FC ports XP128: From 8 t...
Page 13 - HP StorageWorks Secure Manager XP; Fibre Channel interface
Installation 13 Manager XP option. These are used to configure disk array ports and paths. • (Recommended) HP StorageWorks Secure Manager XP . Allows the host to access only authorized array devices. • (Optional) Other available XP software (some may not apply to your system): HP StorageWorks Busine...
Page 14 - Device emulation types; Failover
14 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Device emulation types The XP family of disk arrays supports these device emulation types: • OPEN-K/3/8/9/E devices: OPEN-x logical units represent disk devices. Except for OPEN-V, these devices are based on fixed sizes. OP...
Page 15 - SNMP configuration
Installation 15 SNMP configuration The XP family of disk arrays supports standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to remotely manage the disk array from the host. The SNMP agent on the remote console PC or Command View can provide status and Remote Service Information Message (R-SIM) repor...
Page 16 - Installation procedures
16 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Installation procedures Perform these actions to install and configure the disk array: 1. Install and configure the disk array (page 17) • Setting the Host Mode for the disk array ports • Setting the System Option Modes • C...
Page 17 - Install and configure the disk array; Setting the Host Mode for the disk array ports
Installation 17 Install and configure the disk array The HP service representative performs these tasks: • Assembling hardware and installing software • Loading the microcode updates • Installing the channel adapters (CHAs) and cabling • Installing and formatting devices After these tasks are finish...
Page 18 - Setting the System Option Modes
18 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX 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. Mode Level HA Software Description and Usage 140 Optional No...
Page 19 - Configuring the Fibre Channel ports; Fibre Address
Installation 19 Configuring the Fibre Channel ports Configure the Fibre Channel ports on the disk array using Command View (shown) or the Fibre Parameter window in LUN Configuration Manager. Select the settings for each port based on your storage area network topology. Use switch zoning if you conne...
Page 20 - Fabric and Connection parameter settings
20 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Fabric and Connection parameter settings Set each array port to FABRIC ON or OFF with connections of POINT-TO-POINT or FC-AL as shown in the following table and figures. For detailed topology information, refer to the HP St...
Page 21 - Install and configure the host; Loading the OS and software
Installation 21 Install and configure the host This section explains how to install and configure the host and host bus adapters (HBAs) that connect the host to the disk array. Loading the OS and software Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host....
Page 22 - Clustering and fabric zoning
22 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Clustering and fabric zoning 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 no...
Page 23 - Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems
Installation 23 Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems You can connect multiple clusters of various operating systems to the same switch and fabric using appropriate zoning and LUN security as follows: • Host zones must contain only homogeneous operating systems. • Storage por...
Page 24 - Connect the disk array; Defining the paths
24 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Connect the disk array The HP service representative connects the disk array to the host by: 1. Verifying operational status of the disk array channel adapters, LDEVs, and paths. 2. Connecting the Fibre Channel cables betwe...
Page 26 - Verifying HBA installation; ioscan –f
26 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Verifying HBA installation After configuring the ports on the disk array, verify that the HBAs are installed properly. Use the ioscan –f command, and verify that the rows shown in the example are displayed. If these rows ar...
Page 27 - Verifying device recognition; To verify device recognition:; root; ioscan –fn; insf –e
Installation 27 Verifying device recognition Verify that the HP-UX system recognizes the new devices on the disk array. If the SCSI paths were defined after the system is powered on, you must halt and restart the system to allow the system to recognize the new devices. To verify device recognition: ...
Page 30 - Configure disk array devices
30 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Configure disk array devices Disk arrays are configured using the same procedure for configuring any new disk on the host. This includes the following procedures: 1. Verifying the device files and drivers (page 31) 2. Creat...
Page 31 - Verifying the device files and drivers; ls –l
Installation 31 Verifying the device files and drivers The device files for new devices are usually created automatically during HP-UX startup. Each device must have a block-type device file in the /dev/dsk directory and a character-type device file in the /dev/rdsk directory. However, some HP-compa...
Page 32 - lssf
32 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Example # ls –l /dev/rdsk | more Total 0 crw-r - - - - - 1 bin sys 177 0x006000 Dec 6 15:08 c6t0d0 crw-r - - - - - 1 bin sys 177 0x006100 Dec 6 15:08 c6t0d1 4. Use the device data table you created to verify that the charac...
Page 33 - Creating the device files
Installation 33 Creating the device files If the device files were not created automatically when the system was restarted, use the insf –e command in the /dev directory to create the device files. After this command is executed, repeat the procedures in the previous section (page 31) to verify new ...
Page 34 - lsdev; mknod
34 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX 3. Construct the minor number for each device, using the device information, and enter the file names in your table. Use the following formula to construct the minor number: 0x xxyz 00 where xx = SCSI bus instance number y ...
Page 35 - rm –i
Installation 35 Create character-type file. File name, c=character-type, 177=major #, 0x026000=minor # : # The character-type device file is required for volumes used as raw devices (for example, 3390-3A/B/C). The block-type device file is not required for volumes used as raw devices. If you need to...
Page 36 - Creating the physical volumes; To create the physical volumes:; pvcreate
36 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Creating the physical volumes A physical volume must be created for each new SCSI disk device. To create the physical volumes: 1. Use the pvcreate command to create the physical volumes with the character-type device file a...
Page 37 - Creating new volume groups
Installation 37 Creating new volume groups You must create new volume groups for the new physical volumes. If desired, you can also add any of the volumes on the disk array to existing volume groups using the vgextend command. The physical volumes that make up one volume group can be located either ...
Page 40 - Creating logical volumes; Caution
40 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Creating logical volumes Use these commands for logical volume configuration: lvremove Deletes a logical volume.Any file system attached to the logical volume must be unmounted before executing the lvremove command. Example...
Page 41 - vgdisplay; diskinfo; lvdisplay
Installation 41 OPEN-L = 34756OPEN-V = 61432 To calculate S1 for CVS, LUSE, and CVS LUSE volumes, first use the vgdisplay command to display the physical extent size (PE Size) and usable number of physical extents (Free PE) for the volume. Calculate the maximum size value (in MB) as follows: S1 = (P...
Page 42 - Creating the file systems
42 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Example # lvdisplay /dev/vg06/lvol1 - - - Logical volume - - -LV Name /dev/vg06/lvol1VG Name /dev/vg06LV Permission read/writeLV Status available/syncdMirror copies 0Consistency Recovery MWCSchedule parallelLV Size (Mbytes)...
Page 44 - Setting the I/O timeout parameter; pvdisplay
44 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Setting the I/O timeout parameter Set the I/O timeout value for each disk device to 60 seconds. To change the I/O time-out parameter: 1. Verify the current I/O time-out value using the pvdisplay command: Example # pvdisplay...
Page 45 - Creating the mount directories; To create a mount directory for each logical volume:; ls –x
Installation 45 --- Physical volumes ---PV Name /dev/dsk/c0t6d0VG Name /dev/vg06PV Status available :Stale PE 0IO Timeout (Seconds) 60 [New I/O timeout value] 4. Repeat the above steps for each new disk that is connected to the system. Creating the mount directories Create a mount directory for each...
Page 46 - Mounting and verifying the file systems; To mount and verify the file systems:; unmount
46 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Mounting and verifying the file systems After the mount directories have been created, mount and verify the file system for each logical volume. To mount and verify the file systems: 1. Use mount to mount the file system fo...
Page 47 - Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters; To set up and verify the auto-mount parameters:
Installation 47 drwxr-xr-t 2 root root 8192 Mar 15 11:35 lost+found -rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 217088 Mar 15 11:41 vi.back1 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root sys 217088 Mar 15 11:52 vi.back2 Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters Set up and verify the auto-mount parameters for each new volume. The /etc/checklis...
Page 48 - bdf
48 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX 2. Reboot the system. 3. Use the bdf command to verify the file system again. Parameter Name Enter P1 Device to mount Block-type device file name P2 Mount point Mount directory name P3 File system Type of file system (for e...
Page 49 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 49 2 Troubleshooting This section includes resolutions for various error conditions you may encounter. If you are unable to resolve an error condition, ask your HP support representative for assistance. See “Calling the HP support center” on page 53 .
Page 50 - Error conditions
50 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Error conditions Depending on your system configuration, you may be able to view error messages as follows: • View SIMs in Command View (Device Health tab). • View R-SIMs in Remote Control XP, including reference codes and ...
Page 53 - Calling the HP support center; Contact Information
Troubleshooting 53 Calling the HP support center If you are unable to resolve an error condition, contact the HP support center for assistance. Contact Information In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Outside North America, call technic...
Page 55 - Worksheets
Page 56 - Path worksheet
56 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Path worksheet Bus no. Instance (XX) Disk no. H/W path Driver Device type TID (Y) LUN (Z) Device file Minor # 0xXXYZ 00 Major # for char. files Major # for block files
Page 57 - Disk array device emulations
Disk array device emulations 57 B Disk array device emulations This appendix provides information about supported emulations and device type specifications. Some parameters may not be relevant to your array. Consult your HP representative for information about supported configurations for your syste...
Page 58 - Supported emulations
58 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Supported emulations XP Type Emulation OPEN-x LUSE CVS LUSE & CVS OPEN-3 Yes Yes Yes Yes OPEN-8 Yes Yes Yes Yes XP48 OPEN-9 Yes Yes Yes Yes XP512 OPEN-E Yes Yes Yes Yes OPEN-K Yes Yes Yes Yes OPEN-L Yes Yes OPEN-M Yes Y...
Page 59 - Device type specifications
Disk array device emulations 59 Device type specifications *Capacity = (512 x number of blocks) ÷ 1024 2 Device Type (Note 1) Category (Note 2) Blocks (512 bytes ) Sector Size (bytes) # of Cylinders Heads Sectors per Track Capacity MB* (Note 3) OPEN-3 SCSI disk 4806720 512 3338 15 96 2347 OPEN-8 SCS...
Page 62 - LUSE device parameters
62 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX LUSE device parameters Device type Physical extent size (PE) Max physical extent size (MPE) OPEN-K/3/8/9/EOPEN-3/K*n (n= 2 to 36)OPEN-3/K-CVSOPEN-3/K*n-CVS (n = 2 to 36) default default OPEN-8/9*n n = 2 to 17 default defaul...
Page 65 - SCSI TID map for Fibre Channel adapters; dks
Disk array device emulations 65 SCSI TID map for Fibre Channel adapters When an arbitrated loop (AL) is established or reestablished, the port addresses are assigned automatically to prevent duplicate TIDs. With the SCSI over Fibre Channel protocol (FCP), there is no longer a need for target IDs in ...
Page 67 - Reference information for SAM
Reference information for SAM 67 C Reference information for SAM The HP System Administrator Manager (SAM) is used to perform HP-UX system administration functions, including: • setting up users and groups • configuring the disks and file systems • performing auditing and security activities • editi...
Page 68 - Configuring the devices using SAM; Disks and File Systems
68 HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Operating System Configuration Guide: HP-UX Configuring the devices using SAM The SAM Areas window displays the system administration functions and allows you to select the desired function. The Disks and File Systems function allows you to configure new disk devices...
Page 71 - Glossary
Glossary 71 Glossary AL Arbitrated loop. AL-PA Arbitrated loop physical address. BC HP StorageWorks Business Copy XP. BC lets you maintain up to nine local copies of logical volumes on the disk array. CA HP StorageWorks Continuous Access XP. CA lets you create and maintain duplicate copies of local ...
Page 75 - Index
Index 75 Index A arbitrated-loop physical address 19Auto LUN XP 13Auto Path XP 13auto-mount parameters, setting 47 B Business Copy XP 13 , 15 C Cache LUN XP 13Cluster Extension XP 13clustering 22 , 23 command device(s) designate at least one LDEV as a 15RAID Manager 15 Command View XP 13 , 15 , 17 ,...
