HP XP24000, XP20000 manual Setting Port Attribute for Local Storage System

1.Set the topology information according to the configuration of the connection.

2.According to the configuration, set the data transfer speed.

3.Set the system parameters.

See “Connecting External Storage Systems” (page 134) to set the system parameters for the external storage systems.

4.Define the LUN to the port that is set.

Setting Port Attribute for Local Storage System

The port attribute used for XP External Storage must be set to the external port.

If the storage system is partitioned by using XP Disk/Cache Partition, the ports that can be set as external ports are only the ports allocated to SLPR 0.

To set the port attribute to the external port:

1.Start Remote Web Console, and open the Port Operation window.

2.Make sure that Remote Web Console is in Modify mode.

3.Right-click the port that you want to set to external port in the Port Operation list.

To set multiple ports to external ports at a time, select and right-click all the ports you want to set.

4.Click Change to External in the pop-up menu.

In the Port Operation list, the attribute of the selected port is changed to External, and the row of the selected port is displayed in blue italics.

5.Verify the settings in the Preview dialog box (see “Preview Dialog Box” (page 54)).

6.Click Apply in the Port Operation window.

The settings are applied to the local storage system and the Port Operation window is displayed normally. When an error occurs, an error message appears. Verify the details in the Preview dialog box.

7.Set the topology information according to the configuration of the connection.

When the switch is connected, set the Fabric to Enable. When the switch is not connected, set the Fabric to Disable and set FC-AL. Set the Connection according to the configuration of the actual connection. For detailed information on setting the topology information, see the HP StorageWorks XP24000/XP20000 LUN Manager User Guide.

8.Set the data transfer speed according to the configuration.

For the data transfer speed, select the Auto Negotiation setting.

When connecting an AMS/WMS storage system, use LUN Manager to set the data transfer speed of the external port to a fixed value other than the Auto. Also, set the data transfer speed of the target port of the AMS/WMS storage system to the fixed value according to the data transfer speed of the external port.

Mapping an External Volume Automatically

After setting the attribute of the port used for XP External Storage to the external port, you can map the external volume as an internal volume.

Before you map the external volume, check whether any application (for example, RAID Manager) is using the command device. If there is, stop the application.

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