HP StorageWorks P9000 Configuration Guide

Contents
1 Overview................................................................................................10
What's in this guide................................................................................................................10
Audience...............................................................................................................................10
Features and requirements.......................................................................................................10
Fibre Channel interface...........................................................................................................11
Device emulation types............................................................................................................12
Failover.................................................................................................................................12
SNMP configuration................................................................................................................13
RAID Manager command devices.............................................................................................13
2 HP-UX.....................................................................................................14
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................14
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................14
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................15
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................15
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................15
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................16
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................16
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................16
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................16
Clustering and fabric zoning...............................................................................................16
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems.................................................17
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................17
Verifying FCA installation....................................................................................................17
Verifying device recognition................................................................................................18
Configuring disk array devices.................................................................................................19
Verifying the device files and drivers.....................................................................................20
Creating the device files.....................................................................................................20
Creating the physical volumes.............................................................................................22
Creating new volume groups...............................................................................................22
Creating logical volumes....................................................................................................24
Creating the file systems.....................................................................................................26
Setting the I/O timeout parameter........................................................................................26
Creating the mount directories.............................................................................................27
Mounting and verifying the file systems.................................................................................27
Setting and verifying the auto-mount parameters....................................................................28
3 Windows................................................................................................30
Installation roadmap...............................................................................................................30
Installing and configuring the disk array....................................................................................30
Defining the paths..............................................................................................................30
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports.........................................31
Setting the system option modes..........................................................................................32
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports.....................................................................................32
Installing and configuring the host.............................................................................................32
Loading the operating system and software...........................................................................32
Installing and configuring the FCAs .....................................................................................32
Fabric zoning and LUN security...........................................................................................33
Connecting the disk array........................................................................................................33
Contents 3

HP StorageWorks P9000 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	StorageWorks P9000
Category	Storage
Language	English