HP XP External Storage Software - Manual (Page 4)

3 Preparing for XP External Storage Operations..............................................37
System Requirements...............................................................................................................37
Storage Systems Supported as External Storage Systems.........................................................37
XP External Storage Requirements........................................................................................37
Guidelines for XP External Storage Operations...........................................................................38
Mapping Guidelines..........................................................................................................38
Recommended Applications According to HDD Type..............................................................39
Capacity Guidelines..........................................................................................................40
Guidelines for Mainframe Volumes.......................................................................................41
Volume Attribute Guidelines................................................................................................41
Creating LUSE Volume Guidelines........................................................................................42
Maintenance Guidelines for an External Storage System.........................................................43
Performance and Status Guidelines......................................................................................43
RAID Level Considerations...................................................................................................43
AMS 2000 Series Guidelines..............................................................................................43
Installing and Uninstalling XP External Storage...........................................................................44
Installing XP External Storage..............................................................................................44
Uninstalling XP External Storage..........................................................................................44
Starting XP External Storage.....................................................................................................45
4 Using the XP External Storage GUI.............................................................46
Volume Operation Window.....................................................................................................46
Volume Operation Tree.......................................................................................................49
Volume Operation List (When Subsystem or Product Name is Clicked)......................................50
Volume Operation List (When Path Group is Clicked)..............................................................51
Preview Dialog Box............................................................................................................54
Path Operation Window..........................................................................................................55
Path Operation Tree...........................................................................................................58
Path Operation List (When Subsystem is Clicked)....................................................................58
Path Operation List (When Product Name is Clicked)..............................................................60
Path Operation List (When Port or WWN is Clicked)..............................................................60
Port Operation Window..........................................................................................................61
Port Operation Tree............................................................................................................63
Port Information List............................................................................................................63
5 Performing XP External Storage Operations..................................................65
Overview of Setting Operations................................................................................................65
Setting Port of External Storage System......................................................................................66
Setting Port Attribute for Local Storage System............................................................................67
Mapping an External Volume Automatically...............................................................................67
Mapping an External Volume Manually.....................................................................................68
Add Volume Dialog Box.....................................................................................................70
Set External Volume Parameter Dialog Box............................................................................72
LDEV Mapping (Auto) Dialog Box........................................................................................73
LDEV Mapping (Manual) Dialog Box....................................................................................74
SSID Dialog Box................................................................................................................75
Example: How to Map LDEVs Automatically..........................................................................77
Example: How to Map LDEVs Manually................................................................................77
Setting the Cross-subsystem Paths..............................................................................................78
Configure Cross-subsystem Paths Dialog Box..........................................................................79
Configuring the Cross-subsystem Path....................................................................................81
Changing the Configured Cross-subsystem Path Priority...........................................................82
Canceling the Cross-subsystem Path Configuration..................................................................83
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