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HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidesixthedition(September2005)partnumber:AE002-96020Thisguidedescribesfeatures,components,options,andgeneraloperationsfortheHPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArray.
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HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidesixthedition(September2005)partnumber:AE002-96020Contents3ContentsAboutthisguide7Relatedinformation7HPstoragewebsite7Helpfulwebsites8HPtechnicalsupport8HPauthorizedreseller9Documentconventionsandsymbols9Revisionhistory101Overview11Continuousdataavailability12Nondisruptiveserviceandupgrades13Connectivity14FibreChannel14ESCON14FICON14Scalability15Dataintegrityandhighavailability16Summaryoffeatures17Web-basedarraymanagement17Operatingsystems17Externalstorage18Includedcomponents18Requiredadditionalcomponents19Optionalcomponents19Hardwarespecifications202Hardware21Physicalcomponents224HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideDiskcontrolframe23Controlpanel23Unitemergencypoweroffswitch30Serviceprocessor(SVP)30Diskdrives31HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP31Diskarrayframes32Diskdrives32RAIDoptions32Backupbatteries33Diskarraymanagement34Specifications35Temperature35Humidity36Mechanicalvibration36AClinevoltagerequirements363Operations41Generalsafetyguidelines42Poweringdownthediskarray44Emergencypower-off44Plannedpower-off46Recoveringfromanunplannedpoweroutage47Manualrestartofthediskarrayafterpowerisrestored47Automaticrestartwhenpowerisrestored484HPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts49Storageareamanagementsoftware50HPOpenViewStorageAreaManagersuite50Deviceandconfigurationmanagementsoftware51HPStorageWorksXPRemoteWebConsoleandCommandViewAdvancedEdition(AE)51HPStorageWorksLUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXP52HPStorageWorksLUNSecurityXPExtension52HPStorageWorksExternalStorageXP53Performancemanagementsoftware54HPStorageWorksCacheLUNXP54HPStorageWorksAutoLUNXP54HPStorageWorksPerformanceAdvisor54HPStorageWorksPerformanceControlXP55Contents5Replicationsoftware56HPStorageWorksBusinessCopy56HPStorageWorksContinuousAccess56HPStorageWorksContinuousAccessExtension56HPStorageWorksFlexCopyXP56Multipathing/highavailabilitysoftware57HPStorageWorksSecurePath57HPStorageWorksDataIntegrityCheckforXP57Mainframesoftware59HPStorageWorksResourceManagerXP59HPStorageWorksDataExchangeXP59Businesscontinuitysolutions60HPOpenViewDataProtector60HPStorageWorksClusterExtensionXP60HPStorageWorksFastRecoverySolutionforWindows200361HPStorageWorksRapidBackupSolutionwithDirectBackupXP615Troubleshooting63Serviceinformationmessages64Failuredetectionandreportingprocess656Regulatorystatements67FCCEMCstatement(USA)68IECstatement(worldwide)69EMCstatement(Canada)70SpécificationATIClasseA(France)71VCCIEMCstatement(Japan)72BSMIEMCstatement(Taiwan)73RRLEMCstatement(Korea)74Harmonicsconformance(Japan)75Germannoisedeclaration76Lasersafety77JapanDENANlawcordsetcaution78EuropeanWEEEstatements79Glossary87Index956HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideAboutthisguide7AboutthisguideThisguideisforusebysystemadministratorswhohaveexpertisein:DiskarraysandRAIDtechnologyOperatingsystemcommandsandutilitiesUnlessotherwisenoted,thetermdiskarrayreferstotheHPStorageWorksdiskarraymodelslistedonthetitlepageofthispublication.
RelatedinformationForadditionalproductdocumentation,refertothefollowingguides:HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArraySitePreparationGuideHPStorageWorksRemoteWebConsoleXPUserGuideHPStorageWorksCommandViewXPAdvancedEditionUserGuideHPStorageWorksDiskArrayXPOperatingSystemConfigurationGuide(variousoperatingsystems)Tolocatethesedocuments,tolearnmoreaboutHPsoftwareproducts,ortoobtainsoftwareupdates,visittheHPwebsite:http://h18006.
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htmlHPstoragewebsiteForthemostcurrentinformationaboutHPStorageWorksXPproducts,visit:http://h18006.
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Forinformationaboutproductavailability,configuration,andconnectivity,contactyourHPsupportrepresentative.
8HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideHelpfulwebsitesForthirdpartyproductinformation,seethefollowingwebsites:http://www.
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DocumentconventionsandsymbolsCautionFailuretofollowdirectionscouldresultinhardwareorsoftwaredamage.
WarningFailuretofollowdirectionscouldresultinpersonalinjuryordeath.
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hp.
com)Websiteaddresses10HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideRevisionhistorySeptember2004FirsteditionSeptember2004SecondeditionMarch2005ThirdeditionMay2005FourtheditionJuly2005FiftheditionSeptember2005SixtheditionOverview111OverviewThisdiskarrayispartoftheHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofproducts,whichprovidereliableandsecuredatastorageandprotection.
Thesediskarraysalsosupportmultipleoperatingsystems,platforms,andRAIDgroups.
Advantagesinclude:ContinuousdataavailabilityNondisruptiveserviceandupgradesConnectivityScalabilityDataintegrityandhighavailability12HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideContinuousdataavailabilityTheHPStorageWorksDiskArrayXPfamilyincludesthefirstRAIDdiskarraystoprovidetrulycontinuousdataavailability.
XPdiskarraysaredesignedfornonstopoperationandcontinuousaccesstoalluserdata.
Thefollowingfeaturesensurecontinuousdataavailability:Nosinglepointofcomponentfailure,whichenablesuninterruptedaccesstodataComponentandfunctionredundancy,providingfullfaulttolerancefordiskarraymicroprocessors,controlstorage,cache,controlanddatabuses,powersupplies,andcoolingfansCansustainmultiplecomponentfailuresandstillcontinuetoprovidefullaccesstostoreddataNoteAlthoughaccesstodataisnotcompromised,thefailureofakeycomponentcancauseatemporaryreductionindiskarrayperformance.
Overview13NondisruptiveserviceandupgradesWithoutdisruptingnormaldiskarrayoperations(ifalternatepathingisused),anHPsupportrepresentativecan:Remove,service,repair,orreplacehardwaresubassembliesUsethebuilt-inserviceprocessor(SVP)toupgrademicrocodeAlternatepathscanbeestablishedusinghostfailoversoftware,alternateFibreChannelpaths,orboth.
CautionThediskarrayhasnouser-serviceablecomponents.
TheSVPdoesnotincludeakeyboardormonitorandisnotacustomer-accessiblecomponent.
OnlyanHPsupportrepresentativeshouldopenthecabinets.
HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXPmonitoringsoftwaredetectsinternalhardwarecomponentproblemsandautomaticallyreportsthemtotheHPStorageTechnologyCenter(STC)beforetheyarenoticedbyoperatorsandusers.
AnHPsupportrepresentativecanthenverifytheproblemandperformtheappropriatemaintenanceactivity,withnointerruptiontoapplicationsorhosts.
FormoreinformationonContinuousTrackXP,see"HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP"(page31).
14HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideConnectivityThediskarrayusesthesetypesofconnectionstoconnecttohostsystems:FibreChannelESCONFICONFibreChannelThediskarraysupports:Amaximumofseven1pairsofchanneladaptersthatcansupportupto224FibreChannelportsUpto16,384LDEVsthatcanbeconfiguredasupto229,376LUNs2throughtheFibreChannel,whichprovidesdatatransferratesupto4GB/sdependingontheFibreChannelinterfaceoptionFibreChannelarbitratedloop(FC-AL)andFabricFibreChanneltopologiesESCONThediskarraysupportsamaximumofseven1pairsofchanneladaptersthatcansupport112ESCONportsforconnectiontomainframehostsandupto16,384LDEVs.
FICONThediskarraysupportsamaximumofseven1pairsofchanneladaptersthatcansupportupto112FICONportsandupto16,384LDEVs.
1.
WhenmorethanfourCHIPpairsareinstalled,eachadditionalpairreducesthemaximumnumberofACPpairsbyone.
Forexample,anarraywithsixCHIPpairscanhaveamaximumoftwoACPpairsinstalled.
2.
ThemaximumnumberofLUNsis1024perinstalledFCport.
Overview15ScalabilityThediskarrayisscalabletoaccommodateyourcurrentandfuturestoragecapacityneeds.
TheminimumXP12000configurationincludesoneDKCcontaining9to128diskdrives.
YoucanexpandthediskarraytoincludeonetofourDKUs,eachcontainingupto256diskdrives.
Themaximumarrayconfigurationcancontain1152diskdrivesprovidingupto332TBofstoragecapacityinasinglearray.
YourHPsupportrepresentativecanaddDKUsanddiskdrivesonlinewithnointerruptionstoapplicationsorhosts.
16HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideDataintegrityandhighavailabilityToprovidethehighestlevelsofdataintegrityandavailability,theHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyusesRAIDtechnologiesandredundanthardwarethroughoutthediskarrays,including:RAID1,RAID5,RAID6MirroredwritecacheDualchanneladapters(CHAs)andarraycontrolprocessors(ACPs)DualandconcurrentlyactivedataandcontrolpathsthroughthearraySplitpowerdomainsoninternaldatapathsHot-pluggableboardsHot-pluggablefans,powersupplies,andcontrollersOnlineupgradablefirmwareThefollowingsoftwarefeaturesandproductshelptoensurethatthediskarraymeetsyourrequirementsforhighavailability:XP12000support–Capabilityto"phonehome"tothemultidisciplinaryHPStorageTechnologyCenter(STC).
See"HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP"(page31).
–Advancedremotediagnostics–Fullsolution(host-SAN-storage)supportFullsoftwareandsolutionintegrationenabledbyHPsoftwareproducts.
SeeChapter4fordetails.
Overview17SummaryoffeaturesThissectionsummarizesthefeaturesandspecificationsofthediskarray.
Forthemostcurrentproductinformation,visittheHPwebsite:http://h18006.
www1.
hp.
com/storage/enterprisestorage.
html.
Web-basedarraymanagementThediskarraycomeswithHPStorageWorksRemoteWebConsole,abrowser-basedinterfacethatrunsontheSVPandenablesyoutomanageonediskarray.
Formanagingmultiplearrays,theoptionalHPStorageWorksCommandViewXPorCommandViewXPAdvancedEditionrunsonasingleWindows-basedDeviceManagerserverandcanbeaccessedusingremoteweb-basedclients.
OperatingsystemsThediskarraysupportstheseoperatingsystems:HP-UXLinuxWindowsHPOpenVMSHPTru64SunSolarisIBMAIXMPE/iXNovellNetWareSGIIRIX64GuardianforHPNonStopserversVMwareThediskarrayalsosupportsvariousmainframeoperatingsystemsthroughESCONandFICONhostinterconnections.
Forthelatestinformationonsupportedoperatingsystemsandversions,contactyourHPsupportrepresentativeorvisittheHPwebsite:www.
hp.
com.
18HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideExternalstorageThediskarraysupportsthefollowingtypesofexternalstorage:HPStorageWorksXP48,XP512,XP128,andXP1024diskarraysHPStorageWorksModularSmartArray1000HPStorageWorksEVA3000and5000diskarraysSpecificdiskarraymodelsofothermanufacturers.
ConsultyourHPrepresentativefordetails.
FormoreinformationaboutHPexternalstorage,seetheHPStorageWorksCommandViewXPforXPDiskArraysUserGuideorCommandViewXPAdvanedEditionforXPDiskArraysUserGuideasapplicable.
IncludedcomponentsTheXP12000baseproductincludesthefollowinghardware,software,services,andsupport:OneXP12000DKCBasicredundantpowersuppliesandbasebatteriesforupto64GBofcacheandupto64diskdrivesHPmicrocodeContinuousTrackXPModemThisowner'sguideAnXPoperatingsystemconfigurationguidesCDRAIDManagerlibrarySitepreparationservicesInstallationandconfigurationservicesProactive24supportforoneyearReactivehardwaresupport,24x7,fortwoyearsSoftwaresupportforoneyear(includedwithsoftwaretitle)Overview19RequiredadditionalcomponentsCachememorySharedmemoryACPpairCHIPpairHarddiskdrivesHPStorageWorksXPRemoteWebConsole(page51)HPStorageWorksLUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXP(page52)OptionalcomponentsHPoffersanextensivelistofoptionalproductsandservicestailoredforXPdiskarrays,includingafullsuiteofsoftwareproducts.
HPStorageWorksCommandViewXPorCommandViewXPAdvancedEdition(page51)areamongtheseoptions.
Formoreinformation,seeChapter4andcontactyourHPsupportrepresentative.
20HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideHardwarespecificationsTable2.
HardwarespecificationsFeatureSpecificationPowerSingle-phaseor3-phaseDKC/DKUOneXP12000DKCZerotofourXP12000DKUsMaximumharddiskdrives1152Maximumsparediskdrives40Maximumparitygroups/subsystem280Maximumdiskdrivecapacity332TBMaximumcache128GBAvailableharddiskdrives146GB10KrpmFibreChannel146GB15KrpmFibreChannel73GB15KrpmFibreChannel300GB10KrpmFibreChannelMaximumsharedmemory12GB11.
Theamountofsharedmemoryavailabledependsonyourconfiguration.
ACPpairs1to4CHIPpairs1to722.
EachaddedCHIPpairabovefourreducesavailableACPslotsbyone.
ConfigurationdiskXP12000-specificSVPcodeXP12000-specificHigh-availabilitysecondarySVPOptionallyavailableRAIDlevelRAID1(2D+2D)RAID1(4D+4D)RAID5(3D+1P)RAID5(7D+1P)RAID6(6D+2P)MaximumLDEVs16,38433.
ContactHPforthefirmwareversionrequiredtoachievethisnumberofLDEVs.
AvailableLUNs229,376MaximumLUNsperport1024Hardware212HardwareTheHPStorageWorksXPseriesofdiskarraysarehigh-performanceRAID-capablediskarraysystemsusedtostorelargequantitiesofdatainanefficientandsecuremanner.
Therearenosinglepointsoffailureinthediskarrays.
Theyincluderedundantlogicassemblies,controllers,diskdrives,andpowersupplies,allofwhichcanberemovedorreplacedwithoutinterruptingaccesstodata.
CautionOnlyyourHPsupportrepresentativecanremoveorreplacehardware.
22HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidePhysicalcomponentsThediskarrayincludesthefollowingmajorhardwarecomponents:Onediskcontrolframe(DKC),page23Zerotofourdiskarrayframes(DKUs),page32Oneserviceprocessor(SVP),page30Tomonitorandmanagethearray,aDeviceManagerserver(page34)isalsorequired.
Figure1showsthediskarraywiththemaximumoffourDKUs.
Figure1.
Diskarrayminimum/maximumconfigurationHardware23DiskcontrolframeTheDKCcontrolsthediskarray.
Itcontainsthecontrolpanel,connectionhardware,powersupplies,SVP,andcontrolboardsforthediskarray.
Italsocontains9to128diskdrives.
ControlpanelOncethediskarrayispoweredonandrunningnormally,nouseroperationsarerequiredatthecontrolpanel,exceptwheninstructedbyyourHPsupportrepresentative.
Figure2(page24)showsthecontrolpanellocationandlayout.
Table3(page25)explainsthecontrolpanelfunctions.
24HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideFigure2.
ControlpanelHardware25Table3.
ControlpanelfunctionsItemLabelIndicatorDescription1SUB-SYSTEMREADYLED(Green)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeon.
On:Input/outputoperationonthechannelinterfaceisenabled.
Off:Thesystemisnotacceptingdata.
2SUB-SYSTEMALARMLED(Red)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeoff.
On:Oneormoreofthefollowing:TheDCisunderthevoltageoftheDKCpart.
TheDCisovercurrent.
Thetemperatureisabnormallyhigh.
Anunrecoverablefailurehasoccurred.
Ifthediskarrayissetupto"phonehome"toSTC,yourHPsupportrepresentativeisnotifiedautomatically.
Ifthediskarrayisnotsetupto"phonehome,"placeaservicecalltoHPtohavethemessageevaluatedtodetermineifanyactionisrequired.
Blinking:TheDCisunderthevoltageoftheDKUpart.
3SUB-SYSTEMMESSAGELED(Amber)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeoff.
On:Aserviceinformationmessage(SIM)hasbeenissuedfromeitherstoragecluster.
Ifthediskarrayissetupto"phonehome"toSTC,yourHPsupportrepresentativeisnotifiedautomatically.
Ifthediskarrayisnotsetuptophonehome,placeaservicecalltoHPtohavethemessageevaluatedtodetermineifanyactionisrequired.
Blinking:AnSVPfailurehasoccurred.
Thediskarraywillcontinuetooperatenormally.
PlaceaservicecalltoHPtoensurenotification.
SVPfailuresmightnotbereportedautomaticallytoSTC.
26HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuide4SUB-SYSTEMRESTARTSwitchIfablockedpathoccursbetweenahostandadiskdrive,thisswitchisusedtounfencethefenceddrivepathandtoreleaseWriteInhibit.
Duringnormaloperation,thisswitchshouldbeintheupperposition.
Restartingthesubsystemperformsasoftresettotrytorecover.
Ifthesystemrestartdoesnotunblockthepath,anHPsupportrepresentativewillbenotified.
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
5REMOTEMAINTENANCEPROCESSINGLED(Amber)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDmaybeonifremotemaintenanceisallowed(theREMOTEMAINTENANCEENABLE/DISABLEswitch(6)isintheENABLEposition).
On:Remotemaintenanceisinprogress.
AnHPsupportrepresentativeisprobablyworkingonthesystem,butthesystemisonlineandacceptingdata.
6REMOTEMAINTENANCEENABLE/DISABLESwitchUsedtopermitremoteservicemaintenance.
Duringnormaloperation,thisswitchshouldbeintheENABLEposition.
Disable:Noonecanprovideremotemaintenance.
Enable:AnHPsupportrepresentativecanprovideremotemaintenance.
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
Table3.
Controlpanelfunctions(continued)ItemLabelIndicatorDescriptionHardware277BS-ONLED(Amber)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeon.
On:ThediskarrayispluggedinandreceivingpowerfromtheprimaryACoutlet.
TheSVPisreceivingpowerfromtheoutlet.
Off:ThediskarrayisnotreceivingpowerfromtheprimaryACoutlet.
Checktheelectricaloutletsinyourbuilding.
8PS-ONLED(Green)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeon.
On:ThePSON/OFFswitchison.
IftheSUB-SYSTEMREADYlight(1)isalsoon,thediskarrayisreadytoreceivedata.
Off:ThePSON/OFFswitchisoffandthediskarrayisnotreadytoreceivedata.
9PSENABLESwitchUsedtoenablethePSON/OFFswitch(10).
Duringnormaloperation,thisswitchshouldbeinthe"Disable"position(oppositetheENABLEposition).
Enable:ThePSON/OFFswitchcanbeused.
"Disable":ThePSON/OFFswitchcannotbeused.
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
Table3.
Controlpanelfunctions(continued)ItemLabelIndicatorDescription28HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuide10PSON/OFFSwitchUsedtopoweron/offthediskarray.
Duringnormaloperation,thisswitchshouldbeintheONposition.
Theswitchfunctionsonlyif:ThePSENABLEswitch(9)isintheENABLEposition.
andThePSREMOTE/LOCALswitch(13)isintheLOCALposition.
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
11EMERGENCYLED(Red)Duringnormaloperation,thisLEDshouldbeon.
On:TheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchonthebackofthediskarraycabinetisintheONposition.
Off:TheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchisintheOFFposition.
PlaceaservicecalltoHPtohaveanHPsupportrepresentativeresettheswitch.
Table3.
Controlpanelfunctions(continued)ItemLabelIndicatorDescriptionHardware2912AUTOPS-ONENABLE/DISABLESwitchUsedtoenabletheautomaticpoweronrestartfeature,whichspecifieshowthediskarrayispoweredonwhentheACpoweristurnedonorrestoredafterapoweroutage.
Enable:WhentheACpoweristurnedon,thediskarrayispoweredonautomatically.
Caution:Aswithallsophisticatedelectronicequipment,unstablepowerconditionsduringarestartcancauseproblems.
ThisswitchshouldbeintheENABLEpositiononlyifthepowertothediskarrayissubjecttopowerconditioningequipment,suchasaUPS,toensurethatthepowerrestoredtothediskarrayisstable.
IfyoursitedoesnothaveaUPS,keepthisswitchintheDISABLEposition.
Afterapoweroutage,followthemanualrestartprocedureonlyafterpowerhasbeenrestoredandverifiedtobestable.
Disable:Thediskarraymustbepoweredonmanually,usingthePSON/OFFswitch(10)orthehostpowercontrolinterface(PCI)(mainframeonly).
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
Table3.
Controlpanelfunctions(continued)ItemLabelIndicatorDescription30HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideUnitemergencypoweroffswitchTheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchislocatedonthebackoftheDKCcabinet.
Forinformationonusingthisswitch,see"Emergencypower-off"(page44).
Serviceprocessor(SVP)TheSVPbladeprocessorinsidetheDKCperformsthesefunctions:Collectsperformancedataonthediskarrayfordiagnostictestingandanalysis;see"Serviceinformationmessages"(page64)ProvidesyourHPsupportrepresentativewithaccesstothediskarray13PSREMOTE/LOCALSwitchDetermineshowthediskarrayispoweredonoroff.
Duringnormaloperation,thisswitchmaybeineitherposition,dependingonyouroperatingenvironment.
Remote:Diskarrayispoweredon/offbytheinstructionsofthehostPCI(mainframeonly).
Local:Diskarrayispoweredon/offbythePSON/OFFswitch(10).
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
14LEDTEST/CHKRSTSwitchUsedbyanHPsupportrepresentativetotestthefunctioningoftheLEDsonthecontrolpanelortoresetvariousalarms.
Duringnormaloperations,thisswitchshouldbeinthemiddlepositionbetweenLEDTESTandCHKRST.
Caution:DonotchangetheswitchpositionunlessdirectedtodosobyHPservicepersonnel.
Table3.
Controlpanelfunctions(continued)ItemLabelIndicatorDescriptionHardware31YourHPsupportrepresentativeusestheSVPtoconfigure,maintain,andupgradethediskarraysoftwareandhardware.
TheSVPdoesnotincludeakeyboardormonitorandisnotacustomer-accessiblecomponent.
Toprotectyoursecurity,theSVPdoesnothaveaccesstoanyuserdatastoredonthediskarray.
NoteIfyouhaveextremeavailabilityrequirements,anoptionalsecondSVPisavailable.
DiskdrivesTheDKCmustcontainatleastnineharddiskdrivesandcancontainupto128.
Formoreinformation,see"Diskdrives"(page32)andTable2(page20).
HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXPContinuousTrackXPisaprograminthediskarraythatdetectsandreportsproblemsevenbeforetheyarenoticedbyoperatorsandusers.
ContinuousTrackXP"phoneshome"totheHPStorageTechnologyCenter(STC),providing:Periodic"well"checkupsThischeckuprecordsthehealthofthediskarrayonaday-to-daybasis.
Every24hours,ContinuousTrackXPcallsSTC(yourHPsupportrepresentativesetsthetimeofthecall).
Whenasuccessfulconnectionismade,statusinformationistransferredfromthediskarraytoSTC.
Ifanyconfigurationchangeshavebeenmade,configurationinformationisalsosent.
Incidental"sick"callsWhenanerroroccurs,aserviceinformationmessage(SIM)isgenerated,storedinthediskarrayforusebyyourHPsupportrepresentative,andreportedtoSTC.
Formoreinformation,seeChapter5.
NoteThe"phonehome"capabilitycanbeturnedoff,ifdesired.
ContinuousTrackXPstillmonitorsthediskarray,butdoesnotautomaticallynotifyHPifaproblemoccurs.
32HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideDiskarrayframesDKUsareoptionalcabinetsthatallowyoutoexpandthediskarray'sstoragecapacity.
DKUscontainphysicaldiskdrives.
ThediskarraycanincludeuptofourDKUs.
FourDKUsfullypopulatedwithdiskdrivesprovideupto332TBofstoragecapacity.
DiskdrivesEachDKUcancontainupto256harddiskdrives.
Avarietyofdiskcapacitiesareavailable;seeTable2(page20).
AskyourHPsupportrepresentativeaboutcurrentlyavailablediskdrives.
Thediskarrayautomaticallydetectsandcorrectsdiskerrors,andanHPsupportrepresentativecanreplaceanyofthediskdriveswithoutdisruptinguseractivity.
Thediskarraymustcontainatleastonesparediskdriveandcancontainupto40.
Anyofthesparediskdrivescanbackupanyotherdiskdriveofequalrotationalspeedandequalorlessercapacity,inanyDKU,evenifthefaileddiskandthesparediskareindifferentarraydomains.
RAIDoptionsThediskarraysupportsRAID1,RAID5,orRAID6arraygroups.
Hardware33BackupbatteriesIneachframe(DKCandDKU),internalnickel-metal-hydridebatteriesprovidebackuppowerforthecachememory,sharedmemory,ACPs,CHIPs,anddiskdrives.
IfACinputpowerislost,thebackupbatteriesenablethediskarraytocontinuenormaloperationsforuptooneminute.
Ifpowerisnotrestoredwithinoneminute,thediskarrayexecuteseithertheDe-StageorBackupbatteryoperationmode.
Figure3.
BatteryoperationmodesHPrepresentativeswillhelpyoudeterminethebestbatterymodeforyourconfiguration,andwillconfiguretheselectedmodeduringinstallation.
Table4.
1Ifpowerisrestoredduringthede-stagingprocess,thediskarraycontinueswiththedatade-stagingandpower-offprocesses.
2Ifpowerisrestoredduringthebatterybackupperiod,thediskarrayeitherautomaticallyrestartsormustberestartedmanually,dependingonthesettingoftheAUTOPS-ONENABLE/DISABLEswitch(page29)onthecontrolpanel.
Formoreinformation,see"Recoveringfromanunplannedpoweroutage"(page47).
34HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideDiskarraymanagementHPRemoteWebConsole(RWC)allowsbrowser-basedmanagementofasinglediskarray.
TheoptionalCommandViewXPAdvancedEditionsoftwaremaybeinstalledonanoptionalDeviceManagerservertoenableadditionalmanagementcapabilities,includingtheabilitytomanagemultiplearrays.
OtherHPStorageWorksXPDiskArraysoftwaremayalsobeinstalledonthishost;seeChapter4forinformationonoptionalHPsoftwareproducts.
Toprotectyoursecurity,RemoteWebConsoleandHPCommandViewXPAdvancedEditiondonothaveaccesstouserdatastoredonthediskarray.
Youmayuseanexistinghost(suchasyourstorageadministrator'sPC)astheDeviceManagerserverprovidedthatitmeetssystemrequirementsforthesoftwareyouplantodeploy.
TheCVXPAEDeviceManagerserverconnectstothediskarray(s)usingaprivateEthernetLANconnection,asshowninFigure4.
Figure4.
ConnectionstothediskarrayHardware35SpecificationsThissectionprovidessomegeneralspecificationsfortheXP12000.
Forcompletespecifications,seetheHPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArraySitePreparationGuide,availableontheHPwebsite:www.
hp.
com.
TemperatureTable5.
TemperaturespecificationsTemperaturerangetypeRangeRecommendedoperatingtemperaturerange21°to24°C70°to75°FOperatingtemperature16°to32°C61°to89°FNonoperatingtemperaturerange–10°to+43°C14°to109°FShippingandstoragetemperature(productpackedinfactorypacking)–25°to+60°C–13°to+140°FTemperatureshockimmunity(maximumrateoftemperaturechange)10°Cperhour18°FperhourOver-temperaturewarningAt40°CAt104°FOver-temperatureshutdownAt60°CAt140°F36HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideHumidityTakecaretoprotectthediskarrayfromexcessivehumidity.
Youshouldnotobservecondensationinoraroundtheproductunderanyconditions.
Thereisnoprocedureforrecoveryfrommoisturecondensation.
MechanicalvibrationMaximumoperatingaccelerationis0.
05Gatafrequencyrangeof10to300Hz.
AClinevoltagerequirementsThissectionliststheACpowerrecommendationsforeachpowercord.
EachDKCorDKUhastwoorfourpowercords.
Incaseofafailureofthepowersourceforonecord,thepowerrequirements,andthereforethecurrentrequirementfortheremainingpowercord,willdouble.
Fordetailsonelectricalspecifications,cabling,andconnectors,seetheHPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArraySitePreparationGuide.
Table6.
HumidityspecificationsHumidityrangetypeNoncondensingrelativehumidity(RH)Recommendedoperatinghumidityrangeat22°C(71°F)50%to55%Operatinghumidityrangeat22°C(71°F)20%to80%Nonoperatinghumidityrange8%to90%Shippingandstoragehumidityrange(productpackedinfactorypacking)5%to95%Hardware3750-amp,single-phaseDKC30-amp,single-phaseDKCTable7.
40-Amp,50or60Hz,single-phaseDKCoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)22.
621.
720.
519.
618.
8Numberofpowercords22222Recommendedcircuitbreakers50A50A50A50A50ANumberofcircuitbreakers22222Table8.
30-Amp,50or60Hz,single-phaseDKCoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)11.
310.
910.
39.
89.
4Numberofpowercords44444Recommendedcircuitbreakers30A30A30A30A30ANumberofcircuitbreakers22Unitswithonlytwopowercordsrequireonlytwocircuitbreakers.
4444438HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuide30-amp,three-phaseDKC50-amp,single-phaseDKUTable9.
30-Amp,50or60Hz,three-phaseDKCoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240380400415Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)1312.
511.
911.
310.
96.
96.
56.
3Numberofpowercords22222222Recommendedcircuitbreakers30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30ANumberofcircuitbreakers22222222Table10.
50-Amp,50or60Hz,single-phaseDKUoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)1817.
316.
415.
715Numberofpowercords22222Recommendedcircuitbreakers50A50A50A50A50ANumberofcircuitbreakers22222Hardware3930-amp,single-phaseDKU30-amp,three-phaseDKUTable11.
30-Amp,50or60Hz,single-phaseDKUoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)98.
78.
27.
87.
5Numberofpowercords44444Recommendedcircuitbreakers30A30A30A30A30ANumberofcircuitbreakers22Unitswithonlytwopowercordsrequireonlytwocircuitbreakers.
44444Table12.
30-Amp,50or60Hz,three-phaseDKUoperationNominalratedvoltage(VAC)Parameter2002081160Hzonly.
220230240380400415Ratedlinecurrentperpowercord(ampsRMS)10.
4109.
498.
75.
55.
25Numberofpowercords22222222Recommendedcircuitbreakers30A30A30A30A30A30A30A30ANumberofcircuitbreakers2222222240HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideOperations413OperationsDuringnormaloperations,thediskarraydoesnotrequireyourinterventionandyoushouldnotattempttoopenthediskarraycabinets.
Thediskarrayreportsanyserviceinformationmessages(SIMs)totheSVPandtheDeviceManagerserver.
Ifthearrayissetupto"phonehome,"theSVPautomaticallyreportsSIMstotheHPStorageTechnologyCenter(STC).
Formoreinformationonautomaticreporting,see"HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP"(page31).
FormoreinformationonSIMs,seeChapter5.
42HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideGeneralsafetyguidelinesCarefullyreadthesesafetyguidelinesandfollowthemwhenworkingwiththediskarray.
Fullyunderstandandfollowallhazardwarningsinthisguideandonwarninglabelsonthediskarray.
Thesehazardwarningshelpyoutopreventorreducetheriskofdeath,personalinjury,orproductdamage.
HazardwarningsincludealertheadingsconsistingofanalertsymbolandthewordCautionorWarning:CautionThisindicatesahazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,willorcanresultinseriousproductdamageorlossofdata.
WarningThisindicatesapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,canresultindeathorseriousinjury.
Replaceanywarninglabelthatbecomesdirtyorstartspeelingoff.
Keepinmindthatthehazardwarningsinthisguideandonthediskarraycannotcovereverypossiblehazardbecauseitisimpossibletopredictandevaluateallpotentiallyhazardouscircumstances.
Bealertandusecommonsense.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,contactyourHPsupportrepresentative.
Followthesafetyguidelinesandproceduresinalldocumentationforthisandrelatedproducts.
CautionDiskarraymaintenancemustbedoneonlybytrainedandqualifiedHPsupportrepresentatives.
OnlyanHPsupportrepresentativecanpoweroffthediskarray.
CautionDonotperformanyproceduresnotdescribedinthisguide.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorconcerns,contactyourHPsupportrepresentative.
Operations43WarningDonottouchareasmarkedHAZARDOUS,evenwiththepoweroff.
Theseareascontainhigh-voltagepower.
CautionIfyoudetectanyabnormalnoise,smell,orsmokecomingfromthediskarray,immediatelypoweroffthediskarraybypullingtheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchonthebackofthediskarraycabinet.
See"Emergencypower-off"(page44).
CautionDonotpoweroffthesystemunlessitisanemergencysituationandyoufollowtheemergencypower-offprocedure(page44).
CautionKeepthefrontandreardoorsclosedatalltimes.
CautionKeepthetopsandsidesofthecabinetscleartoallowairtoflowproperly.
CautionUsethesuppliedpowercord.
Thepowercordmaynotbeusedwithotherproducts.
44HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidePoweringdownthediskarrayTwosituationsmayarisewhenyouneedtopowerdownthediskarray:Emergencypower-offPlannedpower-offEmergencypower-offInanemergency,itiscriticaltoremovepowertothediskarrayasquicklyaspossible.
CautionPerformingtheemergencypower-offprocedureimmediatelyshutsdownthediskarray,neglectingthearray'snormalpower-offsequence.
Jobsinprocessareabortedandtheirintegrityafterrecoveryisnotguaranteed.
Usethispower-offmethodonlyinanemergency.
OnlyaqualifiedHPsupportrepresentativecanresettheswitchandrestorepowertothediskarray.
Emergencysituationsinwhichyoushouldconsiderperformingtheemergencypower-offprocedureare:Aphysicallocationcatastrophesuchasaflood,hurricane,tornado,orearthquakeAnycircumstancethatpresentsthethreatofinjuryordeathtoapersonYoudetectanysmoke,abnormalloudnoise,orsmellcomingfromthediskarrayOperations45Topoweroffthediskarrayinanemergency:1.
LocatetheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchonthebacksideoftheDKC.
Figure5.
Unitemergencypoweroffswitch2.
Pulltheswitchupandthenouttowardsyou.
Thediskarrayshutsdownimmediately.
TheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchmechanicallylocksitselfintheoffpositiontopreventanyonefromrestoringpowerinapotentiallyhazardoussituation.
WarningTheUNITEMERGENCYPOWEROFFswitchprovidesonlypartialpower-offcapability.
ACinputpowerremainspresentattheprimarycircuit.
3.
Whentheemergencysituationisover,calltheHPsupportcenter.
OnlyaqualifiedHPsupportrepresentativecanresettheswitchandrestorepowertothediskarray.
RearviewofDKC46HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidePlannedpower-offOccasionally,youmayneedtoplanasitepoweroutage,suchasduringalterationstothedatacenter,inspections,orworkbytheelectriccompany.
Ifascheduledpoweroutagewillaffectthediskarray,contactyourHPsupportrepresentativetoscheduleaplannedpower-off.
CautionOnlyatrainedHPsupportrepresentativecanshutdownandpoweroffthediskarray.
Donotattempttopowerdownthediskarrayotherthanduringanemergency.
Operations47RecoveringfromanunplannedpoweroutageUnplannedpoweroutagesoccurwhentheprimarybuildingpowerislostduetoelectricalblackouts,thunderstormactivity,orsimilaroccurrences,andinputACpowerisnotreceivedbythediskarray.
Thediskarraywillmaintainitsstateandrecoverwhenpowerisrestored.
Thediskarraycacheispoweredbybackupbatteriesthatwillmaintainthearraystateforupto48hours,dependingontheselectedbatteryoperationmode.
Formoreinformation,see"Backupbatteries"(page33).
ManualrestartofthediskarrayafterpowerisrestoredCautionAfterpowerisrestoredtoyoursiteandbeforerestoringpowertothediskarray,HPrecommendsthatyouhaveanelectricianverifythepowertoensurethatallphasesarerestoredandinputpowertothediskisstable.
ContactyourHPrepresentativeforhelprecoveringfromapoweroutage.
Torestartthediskarraymanually:1.
OntheDKCcontrolpanel[Figure2(page24)],movethePSENABLEswitchtotheENABLEposition.
2.
MovethePSON/OFFswitchtotheONposition.
ThefollowingLEDpowersequenceoccurs:BS-ONturnsamber.
PS-ONturnsgreen.
SUB-SYSTEMMESSAGEmayturnamberifthediskarrayisnotconfiguredto"phonehome,"signifyingaSIMwasgeneratedbecausethediskarraylostpowerunexpectedly.
SUB-SYSTEMREADYturnsgreen,indicatingthesystemisready.
CautionPoweringonthediskarraycantakeupwardsof10minutes,dependingonthenumberofdisksinstalledinthediskarray.
Power-oniscompleteonlywhentheSUB-SYSTEMREADYLEDturnsgreen.
3.
MovethePSENABLEswitchto"DISABLE"(oppositeENABLE).
48HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideAutomaticrestartwhenpowerisrestoredCautionAswithallsophisticatedelectronicequipment,unstablepowerconditionsduringarestartcancauseproblems.
HPrecommendstheuseofautomaticpoweronrestartonlyifthepowertothediskarrayissubjecttopowerconditioningequipment,suchasaUPS,toensurethatthepowerrestoredtothediskarrayisstable.
IfyoursitedoesnothaveaUPS,HPrecommendsthatthediskarraybeconfiguredformanualrestart,meaningthePOWERENABLEswitchonthecontrolpanel(page24)isintheDISABLEposition.
Afterapoweroutage,followthemanualrestartprocedure(page47)onlyafterpowerhasbeenrestoredandverifiedtobestable.
Withautomaticrestartenabled,thediskarrayautomaticallyrestartsandreturnstoservicewhenpowerisrestoredafterapoweroutage.
Duringtheautomaticrestart,thefollowingLEDpowersequenceoccurs:BS-ONturnsamber.
PS-ONturnsgreen.
SUB-SYSTEMMESSAGEmayturnamberifthediskarrayisnotconfiguredto"phonehome,"signifyingaSIMwasgeneratedbecausethediskarraylostpowerunexpectedly.
SUB-SYSTEMREADYturnsgreen,signifyingthesystemisready.
CautionPoweringonthediskarraycantakeupwardsof10minutes,dependingonthenumberofdisksinstalledinthediskarray.
Power-oniscompleteonlywhentheSUB-SYSTEMREADYLEDturnsgreen.
Toenableautomaticrestart:1.
OntheDKCcontrolpanel[Figure2(page24)],movetheAUTOPS-ONENABLE/DISABLEswitchtotheENABLEposition.
HPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts494HPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproductsThischapterdescribesHP'ssuiteofsoftwareproductsdesignedtohelpyougetthemostfromyourdiskarray.
HPStorageWorksXPDiskArraysoftware:AugmentscriticalarraycapabilitiesHelpsoptimizeyourITresourcesImprovesoverallstorageavailabilitySimplifiesdisasterrecoveryImprovesdatasecurityBeforeinstallingasoftwarepackage,refertothesoftwareproductdocumentationtoverifyequipmentrequirements.
TolearnmoreaboutHPsoftwareproducts,ortoobtainsoftwareupdates,visittheHPwebsite:http://h18006.
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50HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideStorageareamanagementsoftwareHPOpenViewStorageAreaManagersuiteOpenViewStorageAreaManagerprovidescomprehensive,centralizedmanagementacrossdistributed,heterogeneousstoragenetworks.
TheStorageAreaManagerproductsuiteincludesthefollowingapplications:StorageNodeManagerStorageAccountantStorageAllocaterStorageBuilderStorageOptimizerStorageAreaManagerprovides:Automaticdiscoveryandmappingofsupporteddevicesinthestoragenetwork,includinghosts,interconnectdevices,bridges,storagedevices,andNASdevicesIntegrateddevice,capacity,performance,allocation,andcostmanagementSupportforStorageManagementInitiativeSpecification(SMI-S)devicesMonitoringandmanagementofalldiscovereddevicesCentralizedmonitoring,management,andplanningforOracleandMicrosoftExchangeapplicationsEventmanagementincludingtheabilitytosetthresholdsandconfiguretriggerstoperformautomatedactionswheneventcriteriaismetReportstoidentifywastedorunusedstoragespaceReportstoidentifytrendstoanalyzeandpredictstoragedemandIntegrationwiththird-partyreportingtoolsHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts51DeviceandconfigurationmanagementsoftwareHPStorageWorksXPRemoteWebConsoleandCommandViewAdvancedEdition(AE)RemoteWebConsole(RWC)whichcomesinstalledontheSVP,isthestandardsoftwarepackageformanagingtheXPdiskarray.
RWCallowsyoutoinstallandmanagethediskarraybutdoesnotallowyoutomanagemultiplearrays.
TomanagemultipleXPdiskarrays,youwillneedtheoptionalCommandViewXPAdvancedEditionsoftware.
TheoptionalCommandViewXPAdvancedEdition(CVXPAE)providesabrowser-basedcommonmanagementplatformfromwhichyoucanmanagetheXPfamilyofdiskarrays.
CVXPAEinstallsonamanagementworkstationthatyouprovideandfromtherecanmanagemultipleXParrays—evengloballydistributedarrays.
RemoteWebConsoleXPand/orCommandViewXPAdvancedEditionprovide:Web-browserbasedGUIinterfaceVisualrepresentationandmanagementofhostandstorageresourcesCommonuserinterfaceforlaunchingXPmanagementapplicationsSecuritythroughauthentication,authorization,andencryptionEventlevelintegrationintotheleadingnetworkandsystemmanagementsolutions52HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideHPStorageWorksLUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXPLUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXPprovidesadditionalLUNconfigurationandsecurityoptions.
Youcanaddanddeletepaths,createcustom-sizedvolumes,andconfigurefoolproofLUNsecuritythatprovidescontrolled,secureaccesstodatastoredontheXPdiskarray—preventingunauthorizedserversfromaccessingyourdata.
ItalsoconfiguresthearraytomeetchangingstoragerequirementsandenablesuserstoshareasingleFibreChannelarrayamongmultipleservers.
LUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXPallowsyouto:Create,define,andconfigureLUNsonthediskarrayConsolidateLUNs(combineupto36LUNs)CreatesmallsizeLUNstoaccommodatedatalockedintocacheEstablishsecurityattheLUNlevelsothatyoucanenablemultipleserverconnectivitytothediskarrayHideLUNsassignedtooneserverfromotherserversduringIOSCANoperationsConfigureLUSEandcreatecustomvolumesizesHPStorageWorksLUNSecurityXPExtensionLUNSecurityXPExtensionhelpsyoumanagebusiness-criticalorsensitivedatabyprovidingahighlysecuremethodofLDEVaccesscontrol,allowingyoutoprotectcriticaldatafrombeingchanged.
Keyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:Creationofread-onlyvolumesProtectionofdatasetsfromwriteandreadaccessProtectionfromlocalandremotereplicationactivitiesDatareadonlybyauthorizedapplicationsAccessattributesassignedtoeachlogicalvolumeGlobalmaskingforprotectionfromallhostserversHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts53RejectionoffilesystemdeviceinquiryrequestsReportingofaccessfailurestohostserverAllowsXPdiskarraydeploymentindataretention1solutionsthatassistinmeetingSEC-relateddataintegrityrequirements2Firmware-basedsolutionaccessiblefromRemoteWebConsoleXPHPStorageWorksExternalStorageXPHPStorageWorksExternalStorageXPenablesyoutoconnectlow-costand/orlegacyexternalstorageutilizingthesuperiorfunctionalityofXPdiskarrays.
Keyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:AccessedasafullprivilegeinternalXPdiskarrayLUNUsewithoutrestrictions:–AsaregularXPdiskarrayLUN–AspartofaFlexCopyXPorBusinessCopy–WithfullsolutionssupportFacilitatesdatamigrationReducescostsbyallowinglessexpensivesecondarystorage1.
Oncetheretentionperiodisset,itcannotbechanged.
2.
Purchaseanddeploymentofthisproductdoesnotbyitselfensurethatregulatory/legalrequirementsfordataretentionwillbemet,andcomplianceisnotimplicitlyorexplicitlyguaranteed.
54HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidePerformancemanagementsoftwareHPStorageWorksCacheLUNXPCacheLUNXPletsyoureserveareasofmemorycacheontheXPdiskarraystostorefrequentlyaccessedinformation.
Itimprovesfileaccesstimesandenablesfasterdatatransfers.
Assigninginformationtoon-boardcachespeedsupaccesstoyourdatabecausecache-residentdataisavailableathostdatatransferspeedsforbothreadandwriteoperations.
CacheLUNXPredirectsI/OrequestsfromtheXPdiskdrivestodatalockedinthearray'scache.
It'stransparent,simpletoimplement,anditdeliversimmediateperformancegains.
CachememoryforCacheLUNXPcanbesetaslowasonelogicalblockor512MB.
Asyourneedsgrow,youcanincreasecachevolumesinincrementsofonelogicalblocktoamaximumof1,024cachedvolumes.
ThesoftwareintegrateswithRemoteWebConsoleXPforweb-basedanytime,anywhereaccess.
HPStorageWorksAutoLUNXPAutoLUNXPprovidesmonitoringanddiskusageanalysisforyourdiskarraybasedonuserthresholds.
AutoLUNdevelopsaplantomigrateimpacteddatavolumestolowerusageLUNs,usingthedataacquiredduringmonitoring.
Youcanperformthemigrationmanuallyorautomatically.
HPStorageWorksPerformanceAdvisorPerformanceAdvisorisanInternetapplicationusedtomonitorreal-timeperformanceoftheHPStorageWorksXPfamilyofdiskarrayproducts.
Usingasimple,browser-basedinterface,youcanquicklycustomizeperformancedatacollectionandsetperformancealarms.
PerformanceAdvisorprovidesreal-timeandhistoricaldataon:LDEVI/OsFront-endandback-endportutilizationHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts55InternalbusutilizationCacheusageYoucaneasilyintegratewithotherwell-knownperformancemanagementsoftwaretoviewyourperformancemetrics.
HPStorageWorksPerformanceControlXPPerformanceControlXPisaperformanceallocationandmanagementtoolforXPdiskarrays.
Itletsyouallocatestorageperformanceresourcestohostsbymeansofpoliciesyoudefine.
ItensuresthatcriticalbusinessprocesseshavealltheXPdiskarrayperformancetheyneedtomeetbusinessobjectives.
Youcanensurethatprocessessuchasbackupsanddatawarehouseloadsgetthearraybandwidthnecessarytomeetdeadlines.
PerformanceControlXPenablessophisticatedserviceprovidersolutionsbasedondistinctlevelsofservice.
PerformanceControlXPhasarichfeaturesetforflexiblepolicydefinition,scheduling,monitoring,andanalysis.
56HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideReplicationsoftwareHPStorageWorksBusinessCopyBusinessCopyallowsyoutomakeuptonineongoingcopiesofdata.
Thesecopiesaremaintainedonthelocaldiskarray.
UseBusinessCopyfornonproductionactivitiessuchasbackup,batching,andsystemtesting.
HPStorageWorksContinuousAccessContinuousAccesssoftwareallowsyoutomakeongoingsynchronouscopiesofarraydatatoaremotesiteupto27miles(43kilometers)away.
HPStorageWorksContinuousAccessExtensionContinuousAccessExtensionissimilartoContinuousAccess,butoperatesinasynchronousmode.
Transactionstobewrittentothesecondaryarrayarekeptincachememoryonthelocalarrayina"side-file.
"Thispotentiallyincreasesperformanceinremotecopying.
Copyoperationsaresequence-stampedtoensuretheyareexecutedandsortedcorrectlyattheremotediskarray.
YoucanpurchaseContinuousAccessExtensionseparatelyorasanupgradetoContinuousAccess.
HPStorageWorksFlexCopyXPFlexCopyXPenablesbidirectional,server-independentdatatransferbetweenHPDiskArrayXP12000/1024/128andMSA1000storagesystems.
Datacanbetransferredlocallywithinasingledatacenterorovermetropolitandistancesinadistributedstoragenetwork,withoutconsumingserverorLANperformanceresources.
Thiscapabilityallowsformoreefficient,cost-effectiveleverageofbusiness-criticaldatainawiderangeofstoragesolutions,resultinginenhancedITeffectivenessandbetterreturn-on-investmentinstorageinfrastructures.
Thesestoragesolutionsincludenearline/array-basedstoragebackup,datadistributionandconcentration,andhierarchicalstoragemanagement.
HPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts57Multipathing/highavailabilitysoftwareHPStorageWorksSecurePathSecurePathisafamilyofhighavailabilitymultipathingsoftwareproductsprovidingcontinuousdataaccessfromthediskarraytohostserversrunningWindowsServer2003,Windows2000,WindowsNT,Linux,SunSolaris,NovellNetWare,IBMAIX,andHP-UX.
Redundanthardware,advancedRAIDtechnologyandSecurePath'sautomatedfailovercapabilityenhancefaulttoleranceandavailability.
SecurePatheffectivelyeliminatescontrollers,diskdrives,interconnecthardwareandhostbusadaptersassinglepointsoffailure.
SecurePath:Ensuresincreasedbusinessefficiencybymaintaininghighavailabilityofbusiness-criticaldataandbysimplifyingthetaskofpathmanagementMonitorspathstatus,andinthecaseofapathfailure,automaticallyre-routesdatatoanalternatepathAllowseasypathmanagementfromasingleapplicationwithgraphicaldisplaysandtaskautomationHPStorageWorksDataIntegrityCheckforXPDataIntegrityCheckforXPcorrectsextraneousdataproblemsintheI/Opathfromservertoarray.
ItprovidesXPdiskarrayswithanaddedlevelofprotectionwhendeployedinOracledatabaseenvironments,eliminatingdatacorruption-relateddowntimeandensuringbusinesscontinuity.
Itcomprisesflexibletoolsforsolutionconfigurationandmanagementandsupportsrawdisk,LVM,andVxVMenvironments.
ThesoftwareiscompatiblewithHP-UX,SunSolaris,andMC/ServiceGuardforHP-UX.
58HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideKeyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:EnhanceddataprotectioninOracleenvironmentsImplementationonOracle'sHardwareAssistedResilientData(HARD)frameworkCorrectionofanyrandomdatacorruptionintheI/OpathfromservertoarrayAvertsunplanneddowntimeIncreasesuptimeandbusinesscontinuityHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts59MainframesoftwareResourceManagerXPandDataExchangeXPmergeopensystemsandmainframestoragewiththeXPfamilyofarraysformaximumflexibility,scalability,andeaseofmanagement.
Together,theseproductscanfreeyournetworkofhost-to-hostdataconversiontraffic.
HPStorageWorksResourceManagerXPResourceManagerXPallowsyoutosharedatastoredonthediskarraywithmainframesystemsandopensystemservers.
Thiscanreduceandoptimizeyourstoragemaintenanceandmanagementoverhead.
ResourceManagerXPallowsanXParraytoconnecttoamainframesystemviaanESCONlink.
HPStorageWorksDataExchangeXPDataExchangeXPprovideshigh-speedbidirectionaldatasharingbetweenmainframesystemsandopensystems.
Filetranslationsareprovidedthroughafileconversionutility.
60HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideBusinesscontinuitysolutionsHPOpenViewDataProtectorBackupandrestorewithHPOpenViewDataProtector.
Offersnewlevelsofrecoverywithaservice-drivenmanagementapproachEnterprise-widedataprotectionEliminaterecoverywindowswithinstantrecovery,systemdisasterrecovery,anddirectbackupHPStorageWorksClusterExtensionXPClusterExtensionXPoffersprotectionagainstsystemdowntimefromavarietyoffaults,failures,anddisasters.
ItenablesflawlessintegrationofanXPdiskarray'sremotemirroringcapabilitieswithhigh-availabilityserverclusteringsolutions,includingclusterscoveringmetropolitandistancesandbasedonSUN,AIX,Linux,andMicrosoftsystems(similarfunctionalityexistsforHP-UXserverswithHPclustersoftware).
Thisextended-distancesolutionallowsformorerobustdisasterrecoverytopologiesaswellasautomaticfailover,failback,andredirectionofmirroredpairsforfastrecovery.
Ahost-basedutility,ClusterExtensionXPrequiresContinuousAccessandContinuousAccessExtension.
Keyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:Automaticfailover/failbackdisasterrecoverysolutionsforServiceguardforLinux,WindowswithMicrosoftClusterServer(MSCS),SolariswithVeritasClusterServer(VCS),andAIXwithIBM'sHACMPclustersoftwareSeamlessintegrationofremotemirroringwithserverclustersAfullyscriptedturnkeysolutionfordisasterrecoveryAllowsconsolidateddisasterrecoveryacrossheterogeneousserverclustersHPStorageWorksXPDiskArrayfamilyofsoftwareproducts61SpeedsrecoveryimplementationSimplifiesautomaticfailoverandfailback;nouserinterventionisrequiredHPStorageWorksFastRecoverySolutionforWindows2003FastRecoverySolution(FRS)forWindows2003enablesquickrecoveryofMicrosoftExchangeandSQLdatabases.
UsingtheBusinessCopysecondaryvolumes,FRScanrecoverthesedatabasesinminutesratherthanhours.
Keyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:ManagementofrecoverydatabasesusingsecondaryvolumesAneasy-to-useGUIIntegritycheckfeaturesLogfilerecoveryReducesdowntimewithquickrecoverySavestimeandmoneyCompatiblewithanybackupsolutionEliminatesaccessconflictswithbackupdevicesHPStorageWorksRapidBackupSolutionwithDirectBackupXPRapidBackupSolutionwithDirectBackupXPprovidesazerodowntimeandserverlessbackupsolutionforXPdiskarraycustomerswantingtouseanarray-baseddatamovertobackupdatadirectlyfromthediskarraytothetapelibrarywithinaSAN.
RapidBackupSolutionwithDirectBackupXPusesBusinessCopytomakeapoint-in-timecopyofdata,thenusestheDirectBackupEngine(ordatamover)ontheXPdiskarraytomovethedatacopytotape.
62HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideKeyfeaturesandbenefitsinclude:Integrateddatamover(DirectBackupEngineXPwithintheStorageWorksDiskArrayXP)maximizessystemperformance,providingefficientbackupandrestoreofmission-criticaldatawithinaSANThetightintegrationofBusinessCopywithbackupsoftwareenableszerodowntimeandimpactuponapplicationsduringbackupoperations.
LeveragesexistingLANandSANnetworkstoprovidealowercostofownershipSupportsmultipleplatformsandapplicationstomeetyourbusinessneedsTroubleshooting635Troubleshooting64HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideServiceinformationmessagesThediskarraygeneratesserviceinformationmessages(SIMs)toidentifynormaloperations,servicerequirements,andfailures.
SIMsaregeneratedbytheSVPandthediskarraymicroprocessors.
YourHPsupportrepresentativeusestheSIMstomonitorandtroubleshootthediskarray.
YoucanviewSIMsusingthediskarray'smanagementsoftware(page34).
Troubleshooting65FailuredetectionandreportingprocessIfafailureoccursinthediskarray,thefailureisdetectedandreportedtothesystemlog,theSIMlog,andtheHPSTC,asshowninFigure6andexplainedinTable13(page65).
Figure6.
FailuredetectionandreportingprocessTable13.
FailuredetectionandreportingprocessItemDescription1Afailureisdetectedinthediskarray.
2Thefailureisreportedtothesystem.
3Thesystemstoresthefailureinformationinthesystemlog.
4ThegeneratedSIMsarestoredonthediskarrayforusebyHPsupportrepresentatives,andloggedontheDeviceManagerserverasremoteSIMs(R-SIMs).
Ifthediskarrayisnotsetupto"phonehome,"whenaSIMisgenerated,theambermessageLEDonthediskarraycontrolpanelturnson.
CallHPtodeterminethereasonforthemessage.
66HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideFormoreinformationonContinuousTrackXP,see"HPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXP"(page31).
5Ifthediskarrayissetupto"phonehome,"ContinuousTrackXPreportstheSIMstoSTCthroughadedicateddialupconnection.
SIMsareclassifiedaccordingtoseverity:service,moderate,serious,oracute.
Serviceandmoderatelevels—Donotrequireimmediateattentionandareaddressedduringroutinemaintenance.
Thesefailuresareoftencorrectedbeforethefailurebecomesapparent.
Seriousandacutelevels—ReportedimmediatelytoSTCtoensurethattheproblemisaddressedassoonaspossible.
Table13.
Failuredetectionandreportingprocess(continued)ItemDescriptionRegulatorystatements676Regulatorystatements68HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideFCCEMCstatement(USA)ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassAdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCrules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentisoperatedinacommercialenvironment.
Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.
Operationofthisequipmentinaresidentialareaislikelytocauseharmfulinterference,inwhichcasetheuserwillberequiredtocorrecttheinterferenceathisorherownexpense.
TheenduserofthisproductshouldbeawarethatanychangesormodificationsmadetothisequipmentwithouttheapprovalofHewlett-PackardcouldresultintheproductnotmeetingtheClassAlimits,inwhichcasetheFCCcouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Hewlett-Packard'sdevicecertificationtestswereconductedwithHPcomputersystemsandHPshieldedcables,suchasthoseyoureceivedwithyourproduct.
ChangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbyHewlett-Packardcouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
CablesusedwiththisdevicemustbeproperlyshieldedtocomplywiththerequirementsoftheFCC.
Regulatorystatements69IECstatement(worldwide)ThisisaClassAproduct.
Inadomesticenvironmentthisproductmaycauseradiointerference,inwhichcasetheusermayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures.
70HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideEMCstatement(Canada)ThisClassAdigitalapparatusmeetsallrequirementsoftheCanadianInterference-CausingEquipmentRegulations.
CetappareilnumériquedelaClasseArespectetouteslesexigencesduRèglementsurlematérielbrouilleurduCanada.
Regulatorystatements71SpécificationATIClasseA(France)DECLARATIOND'INSTALLATIONETDEMISEENEXPLOITATIONd'unmatérieldetraitementdel'information(ATI),classéAenfonctiondesniveauxdeperturbationsradioélectriquesémis,définisdanslanormeeuropéenneEN55022concernantlaCompatibilitéElectromagnétique.
72HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideVCCIEMCstatement(Japan)Regulatorystatements73BSMIEMCstatement(Taiwan)74HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideRRLEMCstatement(Korea)Regulatorystatements75Harmonicsconformance(Japan)76HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideGermannoisedeclarationXP12000:SchalldruckpegelLp=70dB(A)AmArbeitsplatz(operatorposition)NormalerBetrieb(normaloperation)NachISO7779:1988/EN27779:1991(Typprüfung)Regulatorystatements77LasersafetyWhenequippedwithnativeFibreChanneladapters,thisproductcontainsalaserinternaltotheOpticalLinkModule(OLM)containedonthe8-portFibreChannelAdapterboardand8-portFICONboard,andonthe16-portFibreChannelAdapterboardand16-portFICONboardforconnectiontoafibrecommunicationsnetwork.
IntheUSA,theOLMiscertifiedasaClass1laserproductconformingtothePRTrequirementscontainedintheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(DHHS)regulation21CFR,SubchapterJ.
ThecertificationisindicatedbyalabelontheplasticOLMhousing.
OutsidetheUSA,theOLMiscertifiedasaClass1laserproductconformingtotherequirementscontainedinIEC825-1:1993andEN60825-1:1994,includingAmendment11:1996.
ThefollowingfigureshowstheClass1informationlabelthatappearsontheplastichousingoftheOLM.
Eachcommunicationsportconsistsofatransmitterandreceiveropticalsubassembly.
Thetransmittersubassemblycontainsaninternalsemiconductorlaserdiodeinthewavelengthrangeof770to850nanometers.
Intheeventofabreakanywhereinthefibrepath,theOLMcontrolsystempreventslaseremissionsfromexceedingClass1levels.
Class1laserproductsarenotconsideredhazardous.
WarningTherearenousermaintenanceoperations,serviceoperations,oradjustmentstobeperformedontheOpticalLinkModule.
CLASS1LASERPRODUCTComplieswith21CFR1040.
10and1040.
1178HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideJapanDENANlawcordsetcautionPleaseusethesuppliedpowercord.
Thepowercordmaynotbeusedwithotherproducts.
Regulatorystatements79EuropeanWEEEstatementsCzechDanish80HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideDutchEnglishEstonianRegulatorystatements81FinnishFrenchGerman82HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideGreekHungarianRegulatorystatements83ItalianLatvianLithuanian84HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidePolishPortugueseSlovakRegulatorystatements85SlovenianSpanishSwedish86HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideGlossary87GlossaryACPArraycontrolprocessor.
OnsomeXPmodels,suchastheXP12000,theACPhandlesthepassingofdatabetweenthecacheandthephysicaldrives.
OnotherXPmodels,suchastheXP10000,thisfunctionishandledbythediskadapterontheMIXboard.
ALArbitratedloop.
AL-PAArbitratedloopphysicaladdress.
allocationTheratioofallocatedstoragecapacityversustotalcapacityasapercentage.
"Allocatedstorage"referstothoseLDEVsthathavepathsassignedtothem.
TheallocatedstoragecapacityisthesumofthestorageoftheseLDEVs.
TotalcapacityreferstothesumofthecapacityofallLDEVsonthediskarray.
arraygroupAgroupof4or8physicalharddiskdrives(HDDs)installedinanXPdiskarrayandassignedacommonRAIDlevel.
RAID1arraygroupsaremadeupof4HDDs(2D+2D).
ARAID1groupistwo4HDDarraygroupsconcatenatedtogether(4D+4D).
RAID5arraygroupsaremadeupof4or8HDDs,dependingonwhethertheyareRAID53D+1PorRAID57D+1P,respectively.
AllRAID6arraygroupsaremadeupof8HDDs(6D+2P).
ASEApplicationSystemEngineer.
BCTheHPStorageWorksBusinessCopyXPsoftwareprogram,whichenablesyoutomaintainuptonineinternalcopiesoflogicalvolumesonthediskarray.
C-TrackTheHPStorageWorksContinuousTrackXPsoftwareprogram,whichdetectsinternalhardwarecomponentproblemsonadiskarrayandautomaticallyreportsthemtotheHPSTC.
88HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideCATheHPStorageWorksContinuousAccessXPprogram,whichenablesyoutoreplicatedatastoredonalocaldiskarraytoaremotediskarray.
cacheVeryhighspeedmemorythatisusedtospeedI/Otransactiontime.
AllreadsandwritestotheXParrayfamilyaresenttothecache.
Thedataisbufferedthereuntilthetransferto/fromphysicaldisks(withslowerdatathroughput)iscomplete.
ThebenefitofcachememoryisthatitspeedsI/Othroughputtotheapplication.
Thelargerthecachesize,thegreatertheamountofdatabufferingthatcanoccurandthegreaterthroughputtotheapplications.
XParrayssupportarangeofcachememory.
Intheeventofpowerloss,batterypowerholdsupthecontentsofcacheforupto36hours.
CECustomerengineer.
channeladapter(CHA)Thechanneladapter(CHA)providestheinterfacebetweenthediskarrayandtheexternalhostsystem.
Occasionallythistermisusedsynonymouslywiththetermchannelhostinterfaceprocessor(CHIP).
channelhostinterfaceprocessor(CHIP)Synonymouswiththetermchanneladapter(CHA).
channelprocessor(CHP)Theprocessorslocatedonthechanneladapter(CHA).
SynonymouswithCHIP.
commanddeviceAvolumeonthediskarraythatacceptsContinuousAccessorBusinessCopycontroloperationswhicharethenexecutedbythediskarray.
controlunitToorganizethestoragespaceattachedtotheDKC,youcangroupsimilarlyconfiguredlogicaldevices(LDEVs)withuniquecontrolunitimages(CUs).
CUsarenumberedsequentially.
ThediskarraysupportsacertainnumberofCUs,dependingonthediskarraymodel.
EachCUcanmanagemultipleLDEVs.
Therefore,touniquelyidentifyaparticularLDEVrequiresboththeCUnumberandtheLDEVnumber.
CUControlunit.
CVSCustomvolumesize.
CVSdevices(OPEN-xCVS)arecustomvolumesconfiguredusingarraymanagementsoftwaretobesmallerthannormalGlossary89fixed-sizeOPENsystemvolumes.
Synonymouswithvolumesizecustomization(VSC).
diskadapter(DKA)SynonymouswiththetermACP.
diskunit(DKU)Thearrayhardwarethathousesthediskarrayphysicaldisks.
diskcontroller(DKC)Thearrayhardwarethathousesthechanneladaptersandserviceprocessor(SVP).
diskrecoveryandrestoreunit(DRR)Theunitresponsiblefordatarecoveryandrestorationintheeventofacachefailure.
diskgroupThephysicaldisklocationsassociatedwithaparitygroup.
disktypeThemanufacturinglabelburnedintothephysicaldiskcontrollerfirmware.
Inmostcases,thedisktypeisidenticaltothediskmodelnumber.
emulationmodesThelogicaldevices(LDEVs)associatedwitheachRAIDgroupareassignedanemulationmodethatmakesthemoperatelikeOPENsystemdiskdrives.
TheemulationmodedeterminesthesizeofanLDEV.
OPEN-3:2.
46GBOPEN-8:7.
38GBOPEN-9:7.
42GBOPEN-E:13.
56GBOPEN-K:NotavailableonthisarrayOPEN-L:36GBOPEN-MNotavailableonthisarrayOPEN-V:User-definedcustomsizeEPOEmergencypower-off.
ESCONEnterpriseSystemConnection(theIBMtrademarkforopticalchannels).
expandedLUNALUNisnormallyassociatedwithonlyasingleLDEV.
TheLUSEfeatureallowsaLUNtobeassociatedwith1to36LDEVs.
Essentially,LUSEmakesitpossibleforapplicationstoaccessasinglelargepoolofstorage.
TheLUSEfeatureisavailablewhentheHPStorageWorksLUNConfigurationManagerproductisinstalled.
ExSAExtendedserialadapter.
90HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuidefailoverDisconnectingafailedunitorpathandreplacingitwithanalternativeunitorpathinordertocontinuefunctioning.
FCFibreChannel.
FC-ALFibreChannelarbitratedloop.
FCPFibreChannelProtocol.
fencelevelAlevelforselectingrejectionofawriteI/Orequestfromthehostaccordingtotheconditionofmirroringconsistency.
FICONIBMmainframeFiberOpticConnection.
GBGigabytes.
GLMGigabytelinkmodule.
HAHighavailability.
HBAHostbusadapter.
Abuilt-infunctionoracardinstalledinaPCorotherhostcomputertoenableconnectionofthehosttotheSAN.
hostmodeEachportcanbeconfiguredforaparticularhosttype.
Thesemodesarerepresentedastwo-digithexadecimalnumbers.
Forexample,hostmode08representsanHP-UXhost.
hotstandbyUsingtwoormoreserversasastandbyincaseofaprimaryserverfailure.
HPHewlett-PackardDevelopmentCompany.
I/OInput/output(appliestoanoperationordevice).
LANLocalareanetwork.
LD,LDEVLogicaldevice.
AnLDEViscreatedwhenaRAIDgroupiscarvedintopiecesaccordingtotheselectedhostemulationmode(thatis,OPEN-3,OPEN-8,OPEN-9).
ThenumberofresultingLDEVsdependsontheselectedemulationmode.
ThetermLDEVisoftenusedsynonymouslywiththetermvolume.
LEDLightemittingdiode.
localdiskAdiskinthehost.
Glossary91LULogicalunit.
LUNLogicalunitnumber.
ALUNresultsfrommappingaSCSIlogicalunitnumber,portID,andLDEVIDtoaRAIDgroup.
ThesizeoftheLUNisdeterminedbytheemulationmodeoftheLDEV,andthenumberofLDEVsassociatedwiththeLUN.
Forexample,aLUNassociatedwithtwoOPEN-3LDEVshasasizeof4,693MB.
LUSELogicalunitsizeexpansion.
SeealsoExpandedLUN.
mMeters.
MBMegabytes.
MCUMaincontrolunit.
MIXAcircuitboardinthediskcontrolunitthatincludesdiskadaptersandchanneladaptersforinterfacingdiskdrivesandthehosttocachememory.
mirroringconsistencyTheconsistency(usability)ofdatainavolume(forexample,S-VOL).
mmMillimeters.
MRMagnetoresistive.
ms,msecMilliseconds.
mutualhotstandbysystemTwoserversthatarepoisedtocoverforeachotherifnecessary.
NASNetworkattachedstorage.
nodeLogicallyspeaking,anenvironmentwhereinstancescanbeexecuted.
Physically,aprocessor,whichisanelementofaclustersystem.
NVSNonvolatilestorage.
OFCOpenFibreControl.
OLMOpticallinkmodule.
OSOperatingsystem.
PAPhysicaladdress.
92HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideparitygroupAparitygroupisadiskconfigurationinwhichmultipledisksworktogethertoprovideredundancy.
Synonymouswith"arraygroup.
"partitionDividingaspecificphysicaldiskintotwoormoreareasasiftherearetwoormorephysicaldisks.
pathPathsarecreatedbyassociatingaport,atarget,andaLUNIDwithoneormoreLDEVs.
PCIPowercontrolinterfaceorperipheralcomponentinterconnect.
portAphysicalconnectionthatallowsdatatopassbetweenahostandthediskarray.
ThenumberofportsonanXPdiskarraydependsonthenumberofsupportedI/OslotsandthenumberofportsavailableperI/Oadapter.
TheXPfamilyofdiskarrayssupportsFibreChannel(FC)portsaswellasotherporttypes.
Portsarenamedbyportgroupandportletter,suchasCL1-A.
CL1isthegroup,andAistheportletter.
P-PPoint-to-point.
PSPowersupply.
RSRussellstoll,abrandofelectricalplugsandreceptaclesmanufacturedbyThomas&BettsCorporation.
RAIDRedundantarrayofindependentdisks.
RAIDgroupSee"arraygroup.
"RAIDlevelARAIDLevelisoneofthewaysthatdiskdrivesaregroupedtogethertoimproveperformance,dataavailability/reliabilityorboth.
RAIDlevelsaredefinedfromRAID0toRAID6.
HPStorageWorksDiskArraysintheXPproductfamilysupportRAID1,RAID5andRAID6.
NotalloftheseRAIDlevelsaresupportedbyallXPfamilymembers.
Consulttheowner'sguideoryourHPrepresentativeforthedetailsofwhichRAIDlevelsaresupportedbyyourspecificXPdiskarray.
RAMRandomaccessmemory.
RMHPStorageWorksRAIDManagerXP,acommandlineinterfaceformanagingXParrays.
R-SIMRemoteserviceinformationmessage.
Glossary93R/W,r/wRead/write.
scriptfileAfilecontainingashellscript.
SCSISmallcomputersysteminterface.
shellscriptAcommandsequenceexecutedbyaUNIXshell.
sidefileAnareaofcacheusedtostorethedatasequencenumber,recordlocation,recordlength,andqueuedcontrolinformation.
SIMServiceinformationmessage.
SMI-SStorageManagementInitiativeSpecification.
SMSSystemmanagedstorage.
SNMPSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.
SSIDStoragesubsystemidentification.
STCHPStorageTechnologyCenter.
SVPServiceprocessor,whichisthePCbuiltintothediskcontroller.
TheSVPprovidesadirectinterfaceintothediskarray.
SVPuseisreservedforHPsupportrepresentativesonly.
TBTerabyte.
TCP/IPTransmissioncontrolprotocol/InternetprotocolTIDTargetID.
VSCVolumesizecustomization.
SynonymouswithCVS.
VOLIDVolumeID.
volumeSynonymouswithLDEV.
94HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideIndex95IndexAarraymanagement17authorizedresellers9AutoLUNXP54automaticrestart29,48Bbackupbatteryoperationmode33batteries,backup33,47businesscontinuitysolutions60BusinessCopy56Ccachebatterybackup33CacheLUNXP54CommandViewXP17,34,51CommandViewXPAdvancedEdition51componentshardware22included18optional19requiredadditional19configurationmanagementsoftware51connectivity14ContinuousAccess56ContinuousTrackXP13,16,31,66controlpanel23–30conventions,document9Ddataavailability12DataExchangeXP59dataintegrity16de-stagebatteryoperationmode33devicemanagementsoftware51DeviceManagerserver(formerlyManagementserver)34diskarrayfeaturesconnectivity14continuousdataavailability12dataintegrity16hardware18–20highavailability16nondisruptiveserviceandupgrades13scalability15software16,18–19summaryof17–20diskarrayframe.
SeeDKUdiskcontrolframe.
SeeDKCdiskdrives31,32DKC22,23–31DKU22,32documentationaudience7conventions9forrelatedproducts7revisionhistory1096HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuideEemergencypoweroffswitch.
Seeunitemergencypoweroffswitchemergencypower-off43,44–45environmentalspecifications35–36ESCONconnectivity14externalstorage18Ffailuredetectionandreportingprocess65FibreChannelconnectivity14FICONconnectivity14FlexCopyXP56Hhardwarecontrolpanel23–30diskarrayframe32diskcontrolframe23–31diskdrives31,32features18–20normaloperations41physicalcomponents22RAIDoptions32serviceprocessor.
SeeSVPspecifications35–39hazardwarnings42–43highavailability16highavailabilitysoftware57HPStorageTechnologyCenter.
SeeSTChumidityspecifications36Llinevoltage36–39LUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXP52Mmainframesoftware59maintenance,remote26managementserver22,51Managementserver(nowDeviceManagerserver)34manualrestart47mechanicalvibrationspecifications36multipathingsoftware57Nnormaloperations41OOpenViewDataProtector60OpenViewStorageAreaManagersuite50operatingsystems17PPerformanceAdvisorXP54performancemanagementsoftware54phonehome16,25,65SeealsoContinuousTrackXPphysicalcomponents.
Seehardwarepowercords36–39poweringdownthediskarray43,44–46power-offemergency43,44–45planned46recoveryfromunplanned47–48unplanned33,47RRAIDoptions32recoveringfromapoweroutage47–48regulatorystatements67–77remotemaintenance26RemoteWebConsoleXP34,51replicationsoftware56resellers,authorized9ResourceManagerXP59restartIndex97automatic48manual47Ssafetyguidelines42–43scalability15SecurePath57service13serviceinformationmessages64–66serviceprocessor.
SeeSVPsoftwareandsolutionintegration16AutoLUNXP54businesscontinuitysolutions60BusinessCopy56CacheLUNXP54CommandViewXP51ContinuousAccess56DataExchangeXP59deviceandconfigurationmanagement51features16,18–19FlexCopyXP56LUNConfigurationandSecurityManagerXP52mainframe59multipathing/highavailability57OpenViewDataProtector60OpenViewStorageAreaManagersuite50PerformanceAdvisorXP54performancemanagement54productsforXPdiskarrays49,60replication56ResourceManagerXP59SecurePath57storageareamanagement50STC13,16,25,65storageareamanagementsoftware50StorageTechnologyCenter.
SeeSTCSVP22,30,64Ttechnicalsupport8,16temperaturespecifications35troubleshooting63–66Uunitemergencypoweroffswitch28,30,43upgrades13Vvibrationspecifications36WwebsiteHPstorage7HPsupport898HPStorageWorksXP12000DiskArrayOwner'sGuide