HP XP20000/XP24000 HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array Configuration Guide (T5278-96 - Page 109

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Security & Users Communications Applications and Services Print Spooling Problem Determination Performance & Resource Scheduling System Environments Processes & Subsystems Applications Using SMIT (information only) 3. Select Fixed Disk. 4. Select Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk. 5. Select the desired device from the Disk menu. The Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk screen for that device is displayed. 6. Enter the correct values for the read/write timeout value, queue depth, and queue type parameters. Press Enter to complete the parameter changes. Example Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk Type or select values in entry fields. Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes. [MORE...4] Status Location Parent adapter Connection address Physical volume IDENTIFIER ASSIGN physical volume identifier Queue DEPTH Queuing TYPE Use QERR Bit Device CLEARS its Queue on Error READ/WRITE time out value START unit time out value REASSIGN time out value APPLY change to DATABASE only no [2] [simple] [yes] [no] [60] [60] [120] no 7. Repeat these steps for each OPEN-x device on the disk array. Assigning the new devices to volume groups Assign the new devices to volume groups using the AIX system's Logical Volume Manager (accessed from within SMIT). This operation is not required when the volumes are used as raw devices. Assigning a device to a volume group 1. Start SMIT. (Optional) For an ASCII session, use the smit -C command. 2. Select System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage). Example System Management Move cursor to desired item and press Enter. Software Installation and Maintenance Software License Management Devices System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage) Security & Users Communications Applications and Services Print Spooling Problem Determination Performance & Resource Scheduling Configuring disk array devices 109

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Security & Users
Communications Applications and Services
Print Spooling
Problem Determination
Performance & Resource Scheduling
System Environments
Processes & Subsystems
Applications
Using SMIT (information only)
3.
Select
Fixed Disk
.
4.
Select
Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk
.
5.
Select the desired device from the Disk menu.
The Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk screen for that device is displayed.
6.
Enter the correct values for the read/write timeout value, queue depth, and queue type
parameters. Press
Enter
to complete the parameter changes.
Example
Change/Show Characteristics of a Disk
Type or select values in entry fields.
Press Enter AFTER making all desired changes.
[MORE...4]
Status
Location
Parent adapter
Connection address
Physical volume IDENTIFIER
ASSIGN physical volume identifier
no
Queue DEPTH
[2]
Queuing TYPE
[simple]
Use QERR Bit
[yes]
Device CLEARS its Queue on Error
[no]
READ/WRITE time out value
[60]
START unit time out value
[60]
REASSIGN time out value
[120]
APPLY change to DATABASE only
no
7.
Repeat these steps for each OPEN-x device on the disk array.
Assigning the new devices to volume groups
Assign the new devices to volume groups using the AIX system's Logical Volume Manager (accessed
from within SMIT). This operation is not required when the volumes are used as raw devices.
Assigning a device to a volume group
1.
Start SMIT.
(Optional)
For an ASCII session, use the
smit
–
C
command.
2.
Select
System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage)
.
Example
System Management
Move cursor to desired item and press Enter.
Software Installation and Maintenance
Software License Management
Devices
System Storage Management (Physical & Logical Storage)
Security & Users
Communications Applications and Services
Print Spooling
Problem Determination
Performance & Resource Scheduling
Configuring disk array devices
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