HP VA7410 manual Supported Operating Systems, Array Logs

Chapter 4

Peripherals and Accessories

Array Logs

The array logs consist of the following controller logs:

•Events

−Errors

−Unexpected conditions

−Configuration changes

−Environmental changes

•Fibre Channel Port Statistics

−Historical Fibre Channel port information

•Performance

−Input/Output per second

•Flash

−Event log stored in flash memory in the event of a loss of battery power

The array logs are stored in two (2) locations: The Controller(s).

Host operating system: The HP Command View SDM software polls the array controller every 15 minutes and updates a host OS directory located on the host server internal disk drive. These logs contain “Event” data will be commonly accessed by the support entity HP Response Center.

Note: The Fibre Channel Port Statistics and Performance log are stored in dynamic memory and will be lost when the array is powered off.

Supported Operating Systems

For Additional Information please see the Disk Storage Information located on the SPOCK web site: (http://hpso.rose.hp.com/spock/index.shtml#Disk_Storage_Information)

•HP-UX

•Windows NT

•Windows 2000

•Windows .NET (when available, VA7110 only)

•Linux

•Solaris—Requires management station

•AIX—Requires management station

•NetWare—Requires management station

•MPE/iX—Requires management station; requires HP SCSI-FC router (A5814A option 003) for Fibre Channel connectivity prior to MPE/iX 7.5; connectivity also supported via Native Fibre Channel in MPE/iX 7.5 or greater.

For the latest configuration information, please refer to the SPOCK website (internal) or the Partnership Website (external):

Spock Website:

•For VA7100 array: http://xpslpgrms.corp.hp.com/xp_documentation/va7100_docs.htm

•For VA7110 array: http://xpslpgrms.corp.hp.com/xp_documentation/va7110_docs.htm

•For VA7410 array: http://nss-streams.corp.hp.com/xp_documentation/va7410_docs.htm

Partnership Website:

•http://partner.americas.hp.com/

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