HP P6000 HP P6300/P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array User Guide (593079-001, June - Page 4

Configuring application servers, Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code - drivers

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Recovery CD...38 Adding disk drives to the storage system 38 Handling fiber optic cables 38 Storage system shutdown and startup 39 Powering on disk enclosures 39 Powering off disk enclosures 40 Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View 40 Shutting down the storage system from the array controller 40 Starting the storage system 41 Restarting the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module 42 Using the management module 42 Connecting to the management module 42 Connecting through a public network 43 Connecting through a private network 44 Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module 44 Changing the host port default operating mode 44 Saving storage system configuration data 45 Saving or restoring the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module configuration 47 3 Configuring application servers 49 Overview...49 Clustering...49 Multipathing...49 Installing Fibre Channel adapters 49 Testing connections to the array 50 Adding hosts...50 Creating and presenting virtual disks 51 Verifying virtual disk access from the host 51 Configuring virtual disks from the host 51 HP-UX...51 Scanning the bus...51 Creating volume groups on a virtual disk using vgcreate 52 IBM AIX...53 Accessing IBM AIX utilities 53 Adding hosts...53 Creating and presenting virtual disks 53 Verifying virtual disks from the host 53 Linux...54 Driver failover mode...54 Installing a QLogic driver...54 Upgrading Linux components 55 Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs 55 Detecting third-party storage 55 Compiling the driver for multiple kernels 56 Uninstalling the Linux components 56 Using the source RPM...56 Verifying virtual disks from the host 57 OpenVMS...57 Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code, and Fibre Channel FCA firmware...57 Verifying the Fibre Channel adapter software installation 57 Console LUN ID and OS unit ID 57 Adding OpenVMS hosts...58 Scanning the bus...59 Configuring virtual disks from the OpenVMS host 60 4 Contents

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Recovery CD
.....................................................................................................................
38
Adding disk drives to the storage system
...............................................................................
38
Handling fiber optic cables
.................................................................................................
38
Storage system shutdown and startup
........................................................................................
39
Powering on disk enclosures
................................................................................................
39
Powering off disk enclosures
................................................................................................
40
Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View
...........................................
40
Shutting down the storage system from the array controller
......................................................
40
Starting the storage system
..................................................................................................
41
Restarting the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module
..........................................................................
42
Using the management module
................................................................................................
42
Connecting to the management module
................................................................................
42
Connecting through a public network
...............................................................................
43
Connecting through a private network
..............................................................................
44
Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module
..........................................
44
Changing the host port default operating mode
.....................................................................
44
Saving storage system configuration data
...................................................................................
45
Saving or restoring the iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module configuration
...........................................
47
3 Configuring application servers
..................................................................
49
Overview
..............................................................................................................................
49
Clustering
..............................................................................................................................
49
Multipathing
..........................................................................................................................
49
Installing Fibre Channel adapters
..............................................................................................
49
Testing connections to the array
................................................................................................
50
Adding hosts
..........................................................................................................................
50
Creating and presenting virtual disks
.........................................................................................
51
Verifying virtual disk access from the host
...................................................................................
51
Configuring virtual disks from the host
.......................................................................................
51
HP-UX
...................................................................................................................................
51
Scanning the bus
...............................................................................................................
51
Creating volume groups on a virtual disk using vgcreate
.........................................................
52
IBM AIX
................................................................................................................................
53
Accessing IBM AIX utilities
..................................................................................................
53
Adding hosts
.....................................................................................................................
53
Creating and presenting virtual disks
....................................................................................
53
Verifying virtual disks from the host
.......................................................................................
53
Linux
.....................................................................................................................................
54
Driver failover mode
...........................................................................................................
54
Installing a QLogic driver
....................................................................................................
54
Upgrading Linux components
..............................................................................................
55
Upgrading qla2x00 RPMs
..............................................................................................
55
Detecting third-party storage
...........................................................................................
55
Compiling the driver for multiple kernels
...........................................................................
56
Uninstalling the Linux components
........................................................................................
56
Using the source RPM
.........................................................................................................
56
Verifying virtual disks from the host
.......................................................................................
57
OpenVMS
.............................................................................................................................
57
Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code, and Fibre Channel FCA
firmware
...........................................................................................................................
57
Verifying the Fibre Channel adapter software installation
........................................................
57
Console LUN ID and OS unit ID
...........................................................................................
57
Adding OpenVMS hosts
.....................................................................................................
58
Scanning the bus
...............................................................................................................
59
Configuring virtual disks from the OpenVMS host
...................................................................
60
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