XP256 Disk Array

 

 

 

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43.12 (Direct Connect)

 

 

 

44.14 (All Configs)

 

Open Volume Sizes

VOL TYPE

SIZE

MAX EXTENDED LUN SIZE

(LDEVs)

Open 3*n

2.4G

2.4G x 36= 86.4G

 

 

 

 

Open 8*n

7.2G

7.2G x 36= 259.2G (where “n”= 1-36)

 

 

Open 9*n

7.3G

7.3G x 36= 262.8G

Disk Capacities

15GB, 36GB, 47GB

 

RAID levels

1 & 5

 

 

Max number of LUNs

8 shared LUNS per cluster

Port Host Modes

08 (Fibre)

 

 

 

 

00 (SCSI)

 

 

Port Fabric Modes

Using SVP (in MODIFY mode), go to SCSI PATH/FIBRE/TOPOLOGY.

 

 

Turn FABRIC and LOOP to ON.

SCSI Cables

Either of the 2 HP SCSI cables from the following list:

2.5 meter

C2924A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male

10 meter

C2925A 68 pin HD Male to 68 pin HD Male

FC Cables

Any 2 HP shortwave cables from the following list:

2 meter

 

A3583A

 

 

16 meter

A3531A

 

 

50 meter

A3735A

 

 

100 meter

A3736A

 

 

Shared Storage Configurations

Point to Point

Direct Fibre Channel or SCSI connections. Each SCSI Port on XP256 has

 

two available connection points (internal logical Y connection); one is

 

cabled to Server #1 of the cluster, the other to Server #2 (see diag 1, page

 

5).

Fibre Channel Hub

 

Model

A3724A HP-10 port Short Wave FC Hub

 

A4839A HP-10 port Long Wave FC Hub

No. of hubs

1 per SPOF cluster

No. of clusters/hub

1 cluster on 1 hub

Fibre Channel Switch

 

Model

A5223A (non-cascading) or A5224B (cascading)

 

A5624A/AZ Brocade 2800 FC Switch

Fabric Support

FL Port (Turn EPL to OFF for desired ports)

No. of switches

1 per SPOF cluster, 2 per SPOFless cluster

No. of clusters/switch

SPOF: 1, SPOFless: 4 cluster nodes (See pg.5)

 

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HP NETSAVER XP256 manual Shared Storage Configurations, VOL Type Size MAX Extended LUN Size