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2 Troubleshooting

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Error conditions

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Calling the HP support center

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Contact information

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Before you call

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A Path worksheet

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Worksheet

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B Disk array supported emulations

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Supported emulations

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Emulation specifications

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Glossary

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Index

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Section	Page
XP Disk Array Configuration Guide for Linux	1
Table of Contents	3
Preface	7
About this guide	7
Intended audience	7
Related documentation	7
Document conventions and symbols	7
Conventions for storage capacity values	8
Graphical interface illustrations	9
HP technical support	9
Subscription service	9
HP websites	9
Documentation feedback	10
1 Installing and configuring Linux for the XP disk array	11
Features and requirements	11
Fibre Channel interface	11
Device emulation types	12
Partitions	12
Failover	12
SNMP configuration	13
XP RAID Manager command devices	13
Installation roadmap	13
Installing and configuring the disk array	14
Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports	14
Configuring the Fibre Channel ports	15
Fabric and Connection parameter settings	16
Fibre address	17
Setting the System Option Modes	17
Installing and configuring the host	17
Installing and configuring the FCAs	17
Loading the operating system and software	17
Clustering and fabric zoning	17
Fabric zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems	18
Connecting the disk array	18
Restarting the Linux server	19
Verifying new device recognition	19
Defining the paths	20
Configuring disk array devices	21
Partitioning the devices	21
Creating the file systems	21
Creating file systems with ext2	21
Creating the mount directories	22
Creating the mount table	22
Verifying file system operation	23
2 Troubleshooting	25
Error conditions	25
Calling the HP support center	26
Contact information	26
Before you call	26
A Path worksheet	27
Worksheet	27
B Disk array supported emulations	29
Supported emulations	29
Emulation specifications	30
Glossary	33

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