HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 433)

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Using Multipathing with Path Provisioning
You can use provisioning with multipathing. Set the Host Customize Dialog to the multipathing
option. Then, repeat the provisioning steps for each path, as described in the following steps:
1. Select one of the following system actions:
• Volume Creation + LUN Security + Zoning - First you create a meta volume. Second, you
map a meta volume to a Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). Third, you create a zone.
See ” Volume Creation, LUN Security, and Zone Operation ” on page 379 for more
information.
• LUN Security - Map meta volume to Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). See the
topic ” LUN Security ” on page 385for more information.
• Zone Operation - Create a new zone. See ” Zone Operation ” on page 390 for more
information.
2. Select a storage system, and then click the Step 1 button.
3. Click the button above the Host pane.
4. Select the following option:
Multipath: Select more than one port within a single server.
5. Select a port on a host. Then, click the Step 2 button.
6. Select a volume, host security group and/or zone, as described in the following topics:
• ”
LUN Security ” on page 385
• ” Zone Operation ” on page 390
7. Select the second path from the Path combo box, as shown in the following figure:
8. Repeat Step 6.
You do not need to select a system action, storage system, and host. Furthermore, you must select
the same host used for the first path.
9. Set the schedule for the job as described in the topic, ” Scheduling Provisioning Jobs ” on
page 399.
You can narrow the types of volumes displayed in the Volume pane by setting the Volume Customize
Dialog.
Customizing Path Provisioning
This section describes the following:
• ” Storage System Customize Dialog ” on page 404
• ” Host Customize Dialog ” on page 404
• ” Volume Customize Dialog ” on page 404
• ” LUN Customize Dialog ” on page 404
• ” Zone Customize Dialog ” on page 405