HP StorageWorks User Manual

External Storage XP user guide 19
External Storage XP requirements
Installing External Storage XP
To perform External Storage XP operations with Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console, you must
install an External Storage XP license key.
1. Start Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console for the local disk array.
2. Enable the External Storage XP options in Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console and on each
External Storage XP disk array.
For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the
HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000.
Preparing for External Storage XP settings
Before using External Storage XP, collect the information necessary for defining its settings. The following
information is required:
• Ports that can be set to external ports (see ”External ports” on page 20)
• External disk array and LUs to map to the internal XP LDEVs (see”External LU to be mapped” on
page 20)
• Configuration of external LU groups (see ”External LU groups” on page 20)
• Configuration of external LU attributes (see ”External LU attributes set by mapping” on page 20)
Table 4 External Storage XP requirements
Item Requirement
Required products • Volume Manager
• HPStorageWorks Command View XP version 2.0 or later, or
XP Remote Web Console
• LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP (for setup)
• HP StorageWorks RAID Manager XP version 01.12.06 or later
(if Business Copy XP is used)
Maximum number of external LUs
addressable per XP12000/XP10000 port
1,024 per XP12000/XP10000 port
Maximum number of external LUs that can
be connected
• For the XP12000 disk array, 15,360 volumes can be
connected
• For the XP10000 disk array, 8,192 volumes can be connected
• 1,024 volumes can be connected per port
NOTE: If you use Snapshot XP, the number of external LUs that can
be connected is as follows:
• For the XP12000:
Number of external LUs + Number of virtual LUs ≤15,360
• For the XP10000:
Number of external LUs + Number of virtual LUs ≤8,192
Maximum number of FC paths that can exist
to one external LU
8
Maximum capacity of an external LU 2 TB per external LU (OPEN-V)
If you specify an external LU that is larger than 2 TB, you can only
access data stored in the field up to 2 TB.
Minimum capacity of an external LU 35 MB per external LU (non-OPEN-V)
When the volume’s emulation type is OPEN-V, minimum capacity is
46.86 MB per external LU.

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