HP XP20000 manual Preparing for XP External Storage Operations, Using the XP External Storage GUI

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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