Figure 23 Operations of Making External Volumes Usable from a Host
The outlined procedure for making the external volumes usable from a host is as follows:
1.Prepare a volume in the external storage system.
2.Set the port and system parameters for the external storage system. For the procedure, see the documents for your external storage system.
Also see “Setting Port of External Storage System” (page 66) and “Connecting External Storage Systems” (page 134).
3.Start Remote Web Console and set the attribute of the port connecting the external storage system to External in the Port Operation window of XP External Storage (see “Setting Port Attribute for Local Storage System” (page 67)).
4.Map the external volume to the internal volume.
You can map external volumes automatically or manually in the Volume Operation window. For the difference between automatic mapping and manual mapping, see “Difference between Automatic Mapping and Manual Mapping” (page 26).
5.Perform the following operation according to the emulation type that you set for mapping.
•If you select the emulation type of mainframe, you need to format the volume or perform the Write to Control Blocks operation using Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL). For the procedure to format the volume and perform the Write to Control Blocks operation, see the HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 Virtual LVI/LUN (VLL) and Volume Shredder User Guide.
•If you select the emulation type of
Setting Port of External Storage System
This section describes the procedure for setting the port of the external storage system. For detailed information, see the documentation for the external storage system you use.
To set the port of the external storage system:
