HP P10000 HP 3PAR HP-UX 11i v2, v3 Implementation Guide (QL226-96021, August 2 - Page 3

Contents 1 Introduction 4 Supported Configurations...4 InForm OS Upgrade Considerations 4 Audience...4 Related Documentation...4 Typographical Conventions...5 Advisories...5 2 Configuring the HP 3PAR Storage System for Fibre Channel 6 Configuring the HP 3PAR Storage System Running InForm OS 3.1.x and OS 2.3.x 6 Configuring Ports for a Direct Connection 6 Configuring Ports for a Fabric Connection 7 Creating the Host Definition 7 Configuring the HP 3PAR Storage System Running InForm OS 2.2.x 8 Configuring Ports for a Direct Connection 8 Configuring Ports for a Fabric Connection 8 Creating the Host Definition 9 Connecting the HP 3PAR Storage System to the Host 9 Setting Up and Zoning the Fabric 9 Configuration Guidelines for Fabric Vendors 10 Target Port Limits and Specifications 10 Configuration Diagrams for Zoning 11 Single Initiator to Single Target Zoning No Fan-In No Fan-Out 11 Single Initiator to Single Target Zoning with Fan-Out from One HP 3PAR Storage System Port to Multiple Host Server Ports 11 Single Initiator to Single Target Zoning with Fan-In from Multiple HP 3PAR Storage System Ports to One Host Server Port 12 Single Initiator to Single Target Zoning with Mixed Fan-In and Fan-Out Configurations...........12 Non-Compliant Zoning Examples 13 3 Connecting a Host Server with Fibre Channel 14 Installing the HBA...14 Installing the Host OS...14 4 Allocating Storage for Access by the HP-UX Host 17 Creating Storage on the HP 3PAR Storage System 17 Creating Virtual Volumes...17 Creating Thin Provisioned Volumes 18 Exporting LUNs to the Host...18 Restrictions on Volume Size and Number 19 Restrictions on Dynamic LUN Expansion 19 Setting Up Multipathing Software on 11i v3 19 Setting Up Multipathing Software on 11i v2 32 Optional Instructions for Multipathing 37 Using the ioscan Command with Multipathing Software to Verify HBA Connections 37 5 Removing HP 3PAR Devices on the Host Server 42 6 Booting the Host from the HP 3PAR Storage System 43 HP 3PAR Storage System Setup Requirements 43 HP-UX Itanium Host HBA Considerations 43 Installation from HP-UX 11i v2 or 11i v3 DVDs 44 A HP-UX Software List Command Output 46 Contents 3