Connect to the fibre channel host system, Validate the fibre channel hba setup on the host, Validate the fibre channel connection – HP 3PAR Operating System Software User Manual
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Connect to the Fibre Channel Host System
1.
In the Host address field, do one of the following:
•
If you are configuring the machine into which you inserted the SmartStart media, enter
localhost
.
•
If you are configuring any host other than the machine that is running SmartStart, enter
that host IP address or DNS name.
2.
Click Connect.
3.
Click Next.
Validate the Fibre Channel HBA Setup on the Host
1.
Click Validate.
SmartStart automatically detects and lists the HBAs that are installed on the host system.
2.
Verify that at least two of the listed HBAs are supported by your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage
system.
To verify your system’s HBAs, go to the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge for HP Storage
Products (SPOCK) and navigate to the list of HBAs supported by your host system:
Use your HP Passport account to log onto SPOCK. If you do not have an HP Passport account,
you can register for a free account on SPOCK.
3.
Click Next.
Validate the Fibre Channel Connection
1.
Select the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system for which you want to validate the Fibre Channel
connection.
2.
Click Validate.
If SmartStart cannot find a Fibre Channel connection, or can only find one Fibre Channel
connection, SmartStart enables you to configure ports on the HP 3PAR storage system.
Even if you can configure and validate only one Fibre Channel connection, you can still
configure the Fibre Channel host.
CAUTION:
If you are using only one supported Fibre Channel connection and that connection
fails, the host will not be able to access (read from or write data to) the HP 3PAR storage
system.
The redundancy of two Fibre Channel connections, each connected to a different HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage system node, creates connection stability and allows for future rolling
upgrades to the HP 3PAR storage system.
NOTE:
To configure more than two Fibre Channel connections, use the HP 3PAR Management
Console. To install the HP 3PAR Management Console, go to SmartStart wizard step 7, Install
the HP 3PAR Management Console.
3.
Click Next.
Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO)
Multipath I/O (MPIO) helps ensure the stability of the connection between the host and HP 3PAR
StoreServ Storage systems.
To configure MPIO:
Configure the Fibre Channel Host
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