HP XP P9500 HP StorageWorks P9000 Configuration Guide (AV400-96380, May 2011) - Page 132

VMware, Supported emulations, Emulation specifications, storage LUNs.

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VMware This appendix provides information about supported emulations and device type specifications. Some parameters might not be relevant to your array. Consult your HP representative for information about supported configurations for your system. Supported emulations HP recommends using OPEN-V as the emulation for better performance and features that may not be supported with the legacy emulations (OPEN-[389LE]). Table 43 Supported emulations Array model Emulation Fixed Size LUSE CVS OPEN-3 Yes Yes Yes P9500 OPEN-8 Yes Yes Yes OPEN-9 Yes Yes Yes OPEN-E Yes Yes Yes OPEN-K No No No OPEN-L Yes Yes No OPEN-M No No No OPEN-V No No Yes LUSE & CVS Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes NOTE: For the P9500 when connected to external storage devices, HP recommends using OPEN-V as the emulation the array makes visible to the host. This allows external storage LDEVs to be configured without losing data. Using any other emulation may cause data loss in the external storage LUNs. Emulation specifications Table 44 Emulation specifications (VMware) Emulation1 Category2 Product name3 Blocks (512 bytes) Sector size (bytes) # of cylinders OPEN-3 OPEN-8 OPEN-9 OPEN-E OPEN-L LUSE OPEN-3*n OPEN-8*n OPEN-9*n OPEN-E*n OPEN-L*n CVS OPEN-3 CVS SCSI disk OPEN-3 SCSI disk OPEN-8 SCSI disk OPEN-9 SCSI disk OPEN-E SCSI disk OPEN-L 4806720 14351040 14423040 28452960 71192160 SCSI disk OPEN-3*n 4806720*n SCSI disk OPEN-8*n 14351040*n SCSI disk OPEN-9*n 14423040*n SCSI disk OPEN-E*n 28452960*n SCSI disk OPEN-L*n 71192160*n SCSI disk OPEN-3-CVS Footnote5 512 3338 512 9966 512 10016 512 19759 512 49439 512 3338*n 512 9966*n 512 10016*n 512 19759*n 512 49439*n 512 Footnote6 Heads Sectors Capacity MB* 4 per track 15 96 2347 15 96 7007 15 96 7042 15 96 13893 15 96 34761 15 96 2347*n 15 96 7007*n 15 96 7042*n 15 96 13893*n 15 96 34761*n 15 96 Footnote7 132 Disk array supported emulations

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VMware
This appendix provides information about supported emulations and device type specifications.
Some parameters might not be relevant to your array. Consult your HP representative for information
about supported configurations for your system.
Supported emulations
HP recommends using OPEN-V as the emulation for better performance and features that may not
be supported with the legacy emulations (OPEN-[389LE]).
Table 43 Supported emulations
LUSE & CVS
CVS
LUSE
Fixed Size
Emulation
Array model
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OPEN-3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OPEN-8
P9500
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OPEN-9
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
OPEN-E
No
No
No
No
OPEN-K
No
No
Yes
Yes
OPEN-L
No
No
No
No
OPEN-M
Yes
Yes
No
No
OPEN-V
NOTE:
For the P9500 when connected to external storage devices, HP recommends using OPEN-V
as the emulation the array makes visible to the host. This allows external storage LDEVs to be
configured without losing data. Using any other emulation may cause data loss in the external
storage LUNs.
Emulation specifications
Table 44 Emulation specifications (VMware)
Capacity MB*
4
Sectors
per track
Heads
# of
cylinders
Sector size
(bytes)
Blocks
(512 bytes)
Product
name
3
Category
2
Emulation
1
2347
96
15
3338
512
4806720
OPEN-3
SCSI disk
OPEN-3
7007
96
15
9966
512
14351040
OPEN-8
SCSI disk
OPEN-8
7042
96
15
10016
512
14423040
OPEN-9
SCSI disk
OPEN-9
13893
96
15
19759
512
28452960
OPEN-E
SCSI disk
OPEN-E
34761
96
15
49439
512
71192160
OPEN-L
SCSI disk
OPEN-L
LUSE
2347*n
96
15
3338*n
512
4806720*n
OPEN-3*n
SCSI disk
OPEN-3*n
7007*n
96
15
9966*n
512
14351040*n
OPEN-8*n
SCSI disk
OPEN-8*n
7042*n
96
15
10016*n
512
14423040*n
OPEN-9*n
SCSI disk
OPEN-9*n
13893*n
96
15
19759*n
512
28452960*n
OPEN-E*n
SCSI disk
OPEN-E*n
34761*n
96
15
49439*n
512
71192160*n
OPEN-L*n
SCSI disk
OPEN-L*n
CVS
Footnote
7
96
15
Footnote
6
512
Footnote
5
OPEN-3-CVS
SCSI disk
OPEN-3
CVS
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Disk array supported emulations