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Installing and configuring Sun Solaris for the XP disk array, Features and requirements

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1 Installing and configuring Sun Solaris for the XP disk array You and the HP service representative each play a role in installation. The HP service representative is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance from the HP service representative. Features and requirements The disk array has the following features: • Storage capacity: The storage capacity for each model is listed below: Model Maximum drives Maximum Capacity Maximum FC ports XP24000 1152 2.27TB 224 4GB or 24 8GB XP20000 240 472TB 48 4GB or 24 8GB XP12000 1152 454TB 224 4GB XP10000 240 94.5TB 48 4GB SVS 200 External 124TB 48 • Server support: Sun servers (SPARC and x86), FSC (Fujitsu Siemens Computers) servers, HP servers (x86). Check with your HP representative for the servers and Fibre Channel adapters supported by your XP disk arrays. • Operating system support: For supported disk array microcode and OS versions, see the HP StorageWorks Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK): http://spock.corp.hp.com Before installing the disk array, ensure the following requirements are met: • Volume Manager: Solaris Volume Manager or Veritas Volume Manager. • Sun SAN software: For Solaris 8/9 (if not using Emulex, Qlogic, or JNI drivers), latest SAN Foundation Software with current patches. For Solaris 10 (if not using Emulex, or Qlogic drivers), latest SAN (Leadville driver stack) with current patches. Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager/Sun Storage Multipathing requires that you configure /kernel/drv/scsi_vhci.conf. For Solaris 8/9 SAN information, refer to Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Software & Installation Guide and Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Installation and Configuration Guide at http:/ /www.sun.com. For Solaris 10 and later SAN information, refer to Solaris Fibre Channel and Storage Multipathing Administration Guide at http://docs.sun.com. XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Sun Solaris 7

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1 Installing and configuring Sun Solaris for
the XP disk array
You and the HP service representative each play a role in installation. The HP service representative
is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for
configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance from the HP service representative.
Features and requirements
The disk array has the following features:
•
Storage capacity:
The storage capacity for each model is listed below:
Maximum FC ports
Maximum Capacity
Maximum drives
Model
224 4GB or 24 8GB
2.27TB
1152
XP24000
48 4GB or 24 8GB
472TB
240
XP20000
224 4GB
454TB
1152
XP12000
48 4GB
94.5TB
240
XP10000
48
124TB
External
SVS 200
•
Server support:
Sun servers (SPARC and x86), FSC (Fujitsu Siemens Computers) servers, HP servers
(x86). Check with your HP representative for the servers and Fibre Channel adapters supported
by your XP disk arrays.
•
Operating system support:
For supported disk array microcode and OS versions, see the HP
StorageWorks Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK):
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t
tp://s
poc
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.co
r
p
.hp
.co
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Before installing the disk array, ensure the following requirements are met:
•
Volume Manager:
Solaris Volume Manager or Veritas Volume Manager.
•
Sun SAN software:
For Solaris 8/9 (if not using Emulex, Qlogic, or JNI drivers), latest SAN
Foundation Software with current patches. For Solaris 10 (if not using Emulex, or Qlogic drivers),
latest SAN (Leadville driver stack) with current patches.
Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager/Sun Storage Multipathing requires that you configure
/kernel/drv/sc-
si_vhci.conf
.
For Solaris 8/9 SAN information, refer to
Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Software & Installation
Guide
and
Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Installation and Configuration Guide
at
h
t
tp:/
/w
w
w
.sun
.co
m
.
For Solaris 10 and later SAN information, refer to
Solaris Fibre Channel and Storage Multipathing
Administration Guide
at
h
t
tp://doc
s
.sun
.co
m
.
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