Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM - Manual (Page 83)

Functional and Operational Characteristics 3-39
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM User and Reference Guide
Open-Systems Configuration
After physical installation of the Universal Storage Platform V/VM has been
completed, the user configures the storage system for open-systems
operations with assistance as needed from the Hitachi Data Systems
representative.
Please refer to the following user documents for information and instructions
on configuring your USP V/VM storage system for open-systems operations:
• The Configuration Guides for Host Attachment (listed in Table 3-5 above)
provide information and instructions on configuring the USP V/VM storage
system and disk devices for attachment to the open-systems hosts.
Note: The queue depth and other parameters may need to be adjusted for
the USP V/VM devices. Refer to the appropriate Configuration Guide for
queue depth and other requirements.
• The Storage Navigator User’s Guide (MK-96RD621) provides instructions
for installing, configuring, and using Storage Navigator to perform resource
and data management operations on the USP V/VM storage system(s).
• The Hitachi LUN Manager User’s Guide (MK-96RD615) describes and
provides instructions for configuring the USP V/VM for host operations,
including FC port configuration, LUN mapping, host groups, host modes
and host mode options, and LUN Security.
Each fibre-channel port on the USP V/VM provides addressing capabilities
for up to 2,048 LUNs across as many as 255 host groups, each with its own
LUN 0, host mode, and host mode options. Multiple host groups are
supported using LUN Security.
• The Hitachi SNMP Agent User and Reference Guide (MK-96RD620)
describes the SNMP API interface for the USP V/VM storage systems and
provides instructions for configuring and performing SNMP operations.
• The Virtual LVI/LUN and Volume Shredder User’s Guide (MK-96RD630)
provides instructions for configuring multiple custom volumes (LUs) under
single LDEVs on the USP V/VM storage system.
• The LUN Expansion User’s Guide (MK-96RD616) provides instructions for
configuring size-expanded LUs on the USP V/VM storage system by
concatenating multiple LUs to form individual large LUs.