HP EVA P6550 HP P6300/P6500 EVA User Guide (5697-2486, September 2013) - Page 4

Configuring application servers, Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module

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Reserving adequate free space 36 Using SAS-midline disk drives 36 Failback preference setting for HSV controllers 36 Changing virtual disk failover/failback setting 38 Implicit LUN transition...38 Recovery CD...39 Adding disk drives to the storage system 39 Handling fiber optic cables 39 Storage system shutdown and startup 40 Powering on disk enclosures 40 Powering off disk enclosures 41 Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View 41 Shutting down the storage system from the array controller 41 Starting the storage system 41 Restarting the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module 42 Using the management module 43 Connecting to the management module 43 Connecting through a public network 44 Connecting through a private network 45 Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module 45 Changing the host port default operating mode 45 Saving storage system configuration data 46 Saving or restoring the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module configuration 48 3 Configuring application servers 50 Overview...50 Clustering...50 Multipathing...50 Installing Fibre Channel adapters 50 Testing connections to the array 51 Adding hosts...51 Creating and presenting virtual disks 52 Verifying virtual disk access from the host 52 Configuring virtual disks from the host 52 HP-UX...52 Scanning the bus...52 Creating volume groups on a virtual disk using vgcreate 53 IBM AIX...54 Accessing IBM AIX utilities 54 Adding hosts...54 Creating and presenting virtual disks 54 Verifying virtual disks from the host 54 Linux...55 Driver failover mode...55 Installing a QLogic driver...55 Upgrading Linux components 56 Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs 56 Detecting third-party storage 56 Compiling the driver for multiple kernels 57 Uninstalling the Linux components 57 Using the source RPM...57 HBA drivers...58 Verifying virtual disks from the host 58 OpenVMS...58 4 Contents

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Reserving adequate free space
............................................................................................
36
Using SAS-midline disk drives
..............................................................................................
36
Failback preference setting for HSV controllers
.......................................................................
36
Changing virtual disk failover/failback setting
..................................................................
38
Implicit LUN transition
.........................................................................................................
38
Recovery CD
.....................................................................................................................
39
Adding disk drives to the storage system
...............................................................................
39
Handling fiber optic cables
.................................................................................................
39
Storage system shutdown and startup
........................................................................................
40
Powering on disk enclosures
................................................................................................
40
Powering off disk enclosures
................................................................................................
41
Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View
...........................................
41
Shutting down the storage system from the array controller
......................................................
41
Starting the storage system
..................................................................................................
41
Restarting the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module
..........................................................................
42
Using the management module
................................................................................................
43
Connecting to the management module
................................................................................
43
Connecting through a public network
...............................................................................
44
Connecting through a private network
..............................................................................
45
Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module
..........................................
45
Changing the host port default operating mode
.....................................................................
45
Saving storage system configuration data
...................................................................................
46
Saving or restoring the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module configuration
...........................................
48
3 Configuring application servers
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50
Overview
..............................................................................................................................
50
Clustering
..............................................................................................................................
50
Multipathing
..........................................................................................................................
50
Installing Fibre Channel adapters
..............................................................................................
50
Testing connections to the array
................................................................................................
51
Adding hosts
..........................................................................................................................
51
Creating and presenting virtual disks
.........................................................................................
52
Verifying virtual disk access from the host
...................................................................................
52
Configuring virtual disks from the host
.......................................................................................
52
HP-UX
...................................................................................................................................
52
Scanning the bus
...............................................................................................................
52
Creating volume groups on a virtual disk using vgcreate
.........................................................
53
IBM AIX
................................................................................................................................
54
Accessing IBM AIX utilities
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54
Adding hosts
.....................................................................................................................
54
Creating and presenting virtual disks
....................................................................................
54
Verifying virtual disks from the host
.......................................................................................
54
Linux
.....................................................................................................................................
55
Driver failover mode
...........................................................................................................
55
Installing a QLogic driver
....................................................................................................
55
Upgrading Linux components
..............................................................................................
56
Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs
..............................................................................................
56
Detecting third-party storage
...........................................................................................
56
Compiling the driver for multiple kernels
...........................................................................
57
Uninstalling the Linux components
........................................................................................
57
Using the source RPM
.........................................................................................................
57
HBA drivers
.......................................................................................................................
58
Verifying virtual disks from the host
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58
OpenVMS
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58
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