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Contents Part I Overview..................................................................................................................................................I-1
Chapter 1 Storage Overview............................................................................................................................................I-2
1.1 Disk Array................................................................................................................................................................ I-2
1.2 Disk Array Configuration.........................................................................................................................................I-4
Chapter 2 Overview of Disk Array Configuration Setting.........................................................................................I-21
2.1 Pool and RANK......................................................................................................................................................I-22
2.1.1 Basic Pool....................................................................................................................................................... I-23
2.1.2 Dynamic Pool................................................................................................................................................. I-24
2.1.3 RANK.............................................................................................................................................................I-28
2.2 Logical Disk........................................................................................................................................................... I-29
2.3 Spare....................................................................................................................................................................... I-30
2.4 Nickname................................................................................................................................................................I-30
Chapter 3 Overview of AccessControl..........................................................................................................................I-32
3.1 LD Set.....................................................................................................................................................................I-33
3.2 WWN Mode........................................................................................................................................................... I-35
3.3 Port Mode............................................................................................................................................................... I-37
Part II Installation.............................................................................................................................................II-1
Chapter 4 Configuration Setting and Access Control Installation............................................................................ II-2
4.1 System Configuration..............................................................................................................................................II-2
4.2 Configuration Setting and AccessControl Installation............................................................................................II-2
Part III Application..........................................................................................................................................III-1
Chapter 5 Operation Procedures................................................................................................................................. III-2
5.1 Initial Installation........................................................................................................... .......................................III-2
5.1.1 Setting the Storage Manager.......................................................................................................................... III-3
5.1.2 Setting a Disk Array...................................................................................................................................... III-3
5.1.3 Binding a Pool or RANK............................................................................................................................... III-3
5.1.4 Binding a Logical Disk.................................................................................................................................. III-4
5.1.5 Setting a Logical Disk Nickname.................................................................................................................. III-4
5.1.6 Installing the Access Control......................................................................................................................... III-4
5.2 Physical Disk Expansion....................................................................................................................................... III-5
5.2.1 Binding and Expanding a Pool or RANK ..................................................................................................... III-5
5.2.2 Binding a Logical Disk.................................................................................................................................. III-6
5.2.3 Changing the Access Control Configuration................................................................................................. III-6
5.3 Logical Disk Configuration Changing.................................................................................................................. III-7
5.3.1 Deassigning a Logical Disk........................................................................................................................... III-8
5.3.2 Unbinding a Logical Disk.............................................................................................................................. III-8
5.3.3 Unbinding a Pool or RANK....................................................................................................... ...................III-8
5.3.4 Binding a Pool or RANK............................................................................................................................... III-8
5.3.5 Binding a Logical Disk.................................................................................................................................. III-9
5.3.6 Changing the Access Control Configuration................................................................................................. III-9
5.4 Access Control Installation .................................................................................................................................III-10
5.4.1 Stopping the Server..................................................................................................................................... III-11
5.4.2 Setting a Disk Array.................................................................................................................................... III-11
5.4.3 Setting the Port Access Mode...................................................................................................................... III-11
5.4.4 Creating an LD Set...................................................................................................................................... III-11
5.4.5 Linking an LD Set and Path........................................................................................................................ III-11
5.4.6 Assigning a Logical Disk............................................................................................................................ III-11
5.4.7 Starting the Access Control......................................................................................................................... III-12