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... HP P6000 WOCP through HP P6000 Command View 51 8 Configuring servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring management servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers manually 52 Using and monitoring your storage 52 Controller software recovery 52 Installing HP ... Cabling the P6300/P6500 EVA 58 Overview...58 Connecting P6300 EVA controllers to the disk enclosures (2C6D 58 Connecting P6500 EVA controllers to the disk enclosures (2C6D 63 Connecting the P6300/P6500 EVA to servers and switches 67 Fibre ...
... HP P6000 WOCP through HP P6000 Command View 51 8 Configuring servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring management servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers using HP P6000 SmartStart 52 Configuring application servers manually 52 Using and monitoring your storage 52 Controller software recovery 52 Installing HP ... Cabling the P6300/P6500 EVA 58 Overview...58 Connecting P6300 EVA controllers to the disk enclosures (2C6D 58 Connecting P6500 EVA controllers to the disk enclosures (2C6D 63 Connecting the P6300/P6500 EVA to servers and switches 67 Fibre ...
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...The P6300/P6500 EVA is important to network latency issues. Network latency High network latency can transfer a maximum of slow I /O intensive applications, like backup/recovery. Disk bytes/sec is connected to each switch. • Host server connectivity: Use dual NICs connected to the IP storage network with Layer-2 switching can help...-band host-based management with the FC, iSCSI, or FCoE connectivity. Figure 1 (page 10) illustrates the normal multi-protocol data and management connectivity. HP P6000 Command View requires Ethernet access to increasing network latency;
...The P6300/P6500 EVA is important to network latency issues. Network latency High network latency can transfer a maximum of slow I /O intensive applications, like backup/recovery. Disk bytes/sec is connected to each switch. • Host server connectivity: Use dual NICs connected to the IP storage network with Layer-2 switching can help...-band host-based management with the FC, iSCSI, or FCoE connectivity. Figure 1 (page 10) illustrates the normal multi-protocol data and management connectivity. HP P6000 Command View requires Ethernet access to increasing network latency;
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... (minimum length) power cords. 3. If damage is present, contact your local HP representative. 20 Preparing your site Inspect for damage. ◦ Installation documentation ◦ XCS controller software recovery CD • P6500 EVA controller enclosure should contain: ◦ One 2U controller...SAS Y-cables ◦ Two power cords ◦ Installation documentation ◦ XCS controller software recovery CD • Each FC disk enclosure should contain: ◦ A minimum of one 2U M6612 or M6625 disk enclosure, two power supply modules, two fan modules, and two battery modules. ◦...
... (minimum length) power cords. 3. If damage is present, contact your local HP representative. 20 Preparing your site Inspect for damage. ◦ Installation documentation ◦ XCS controller software recovery CD • P6500 EVA controller enclosure should contain: ◦ One 2U controller...SAS Y-cables ◦ Two power cords ◦ Installation documentation ◦ XCS controller software recovery CD • Each FC disk enclosure should contain: ◦ A minimum of one 2U M6612 or M6625 disk enclosure, two power supply modules, two fan modules, and two battery modules. ◦...
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Recovery CD...38 Adding disk drives to the storage system 38 Handling fiber optic cables 38 Storage system shutdown and startup 39 Powering on disk enclosures 39 Powering off disk enclosures 40 Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View 40 Shutting down the storage system ...management module 42 Connecting to the management module 42 Connecting through a public network 43 Connecting through a private network 44 Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module 44 Changing the host port default operating mode 44 Saving storage system configuration data 45 ...
Recovery CD...38 Adding disk drives to the storage system 38 Handling fiber optic cables 38 Storage system shutdown and startup 39 Powering on disk enclosures 39 Powering off disk enclosures 40 Shutting down the storage system from HP P6000 Command View 40 Shutting down the storage system ...management module 42 Connecting to the management module 42 Connecting through a public network 43 Connecting through a private network 44 Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module 44 Changing the host port default operating mode 44 Saving storage system configuration data 45 ...
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... module fault LED amber 153 Is the fan LED amber?...154 Recognizing disk drive failure 154 Effects of a disk drive failure 154 Compromised fault tolerance 154 Factors to consider before replacing disk drives 154 Automatic data recovery (rebuild 155 Time required for a rebuild 155 Failure of another drive ... on the initiator 159 Issue: EVA presented virtual disk is not seen by the initiator 159 Issue: Windows initiators may display Reconnecting if NIC MTU changes after connection has logged in...160 Issue: When communication between HP P6000 Command View and iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module is...
... module fault LED amber 153 Is the fan LED amber?...154 Recognizing disk drive failure 154 Effects of a disk drive failure 154 Compromised fault tolerance 154 Factors to consider before replacing disk drives 154 Automatic data recovery (rebuild 155 Time required for a rebuild 155 Failure of another drive ... on the initiator 159 Issue: EVA presented virtual disk is not seen by the initiator 159 Issue: Windows initiators may display Reconnecting if NIC MTU changes after connection has logged in...160 Issue: When communication between HP P6000 Command View and iSCSI or iSCSI/FCoE module is...
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...HP P6000 Continuous Access requires that all members of a DR group be managed by the manufacturer. Consider the following best practices to improve availability when adding disks to an array: • Set the add disk option to manual. • Add disks one at : http://www.software.hp.com Adding disk... of eight. • For growing existing applications, if the operating system supports virtual disk growth, increase virtual disk size. See "Replacement instructions" (page 76) for recovery procedures. To protect the connectors against contamination or damage is needed only for a link...
...HP P6000 Continuous Access requires that all members of a DR group be managed by the manufacturer. Consider the following best practices to improve availability when adding disks to an array: • Set the add disk option to manual. • Add disks one at : http://www.software.hp.com Adding disk... of eight. • For growing existing applications, if the operating system supports virtual disk growth, increase virtual disk size. See "Replacement instructions" (page 76) for recovery procedures. To protect the connectors against contamination or damage is needed only for a link...
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... operational path count for each logical unit. Both controller and device path counts are presented by HP P6000 Command View to the Solaris host, the following commands should appear under different EVA port targets ...Order: yes/Data PDU In Order: yes/Default Time To Retain: 20/Default Time To Wait: 2/Error Recovery Level: 0/First Burst Length: 65536/Immediate Data: yes/Initial Ready To Transfer (R2T): yes/Max Burst Length...: NONE/Configured Sessions: 1 Monitor Multipath devices Once virtual disks are displayed. iscsiadm list target -S This command lists targets with their presented LUNs.
... operational path count for each logical unit. Both controller and device path counts are presented by HP P6000 Command View to the Solaris host, the following commands should appear under different EVA port targets ...Order: yes/Data PDU In Order: yes/Default Time To Retain: 20/Default Time To Wait: 2/Error Recovery Level: 0/First Burst Length: 65536/Immediate Data: yes/Initial Ready To Transfer (R2T): yes/Max Burst Length...: NONE/Configured Sessions: 1 Monitor Multipath devices Once virtual disks are displayed. iscsiadm list target -S This command lists targets with their presented LUNs.
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... have the same access paths available to them. • Single path HBA server can be in data loss or disk corruption. Limitations • HP P6000 Continuous Access is not supported with the same controller. Network interconnection 2. Single HBA server (Host 1) 3. SAN switch 1 6. In the case of..., after the cloning process has completed and the clone becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you would any other ordinary virtual disk. • Single HBA path to the host with MPIO driver enabled to provide recovery from the SAN is not supported. Figure 67 Xen configuration 1. Dual HBA server...
... have the same access paths available to them. • Single path HBA server can be in data loss or disk corruption. Limitations • HP P6000 Continuous Access is not supported with the same controller. Network interconnection 2. Single HBA server (Host 1) 3. SAN switch 1 6. In the case of..., after the cloning process has completed and the clone becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you would any other ordinary virtual disk. • Single HBA path to the host with MPIO driver enabled to provide recovery from the SAN is not supported. Figure 67 Xen configuration 1. Dual HBA server...
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... halts with I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Short: I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. HBA driver must be reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run ...remounting. Long term: I/O halts with I /O errors. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Otherwise, I/O halts with I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Disk auto mounted by zoning). Short term: I /O errors, data loss. Long term: I/O halts...
... halts with I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Short: I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. HBA driver must be reloaded before failed drives can be recovered, fsck should be run ...remounting. Long term: I/O halts with I /O errors. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Otherwise, I/O halts with I /O suspended, possible data loss. Can require a server reboot for full recovery. Disk auto mounted by zoning). Short term: I /O errors, data loss. Long term: I/O halts...
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...array (for a rebuild varies considerably, depending on several factors: • The priority that are mirrored in pairs. Recognizing disk drive failure 155 Automatic data recovery (rebuild) When you can be permanently lost. This process is off). To minimize the likelihood of fatal system errors, ...drives: • Do not remove a degraded drive if any other drive in the array is offline (the online LED is called automatic data recovery, or rebuild. This figure is used , two drives can fail simultaneously (and be replaced simultaneously) without data loss. • Exceptions: ...
...array (for a rebuild varies considerably, depending on several factors: • The priority that are mirrored in pairs. Recognizing disk drive failure 155 Automatic data recovery (rebuild) When you can be permanently lost. This process is off). To minimize the likelihood of fatal system errors, ...drives: • Do not remove a degraded drive if any other drive in the array is offline (the online LED is called automatic data recovery, or rebuild. This figure is used , two drives can fail simultaneously (and be replaced simultaneously) without data loss. • Exceptions: ...
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...out, the replacement drive has failed and is also available through HP P6000 Command View and the CLI event logs and error displays. iSCSI module diagnostics and troubleshooting Diagnostic information is producing unrecoverable disk errors. Figure 72 Controller status LEDs 156 Troubleshooting Therefore, replace ... and operational status are indicated by the MEZZ LED as shown in an alternating pattern to glow steadily. When automatic data recovery has finished, the online LED of the replacement drive stops blinking and the rebuild abnormally terminates. On hot-plug drives,...
...out, the replacement drive has failed and is also available through HP P6000 Command View and the CLI event logs and error displays. iSCSI module diagnostics and troubleshooting Diagnostic information is producing unrecoverable disk errors. Figure 72 Controller status LEDs 156 Troubleshooting Therefore, replace ... and operational status are indicated by the MEZZ LED as shown in an alternating pattern to glow steadily. When automatic data recovery has finished, the online LED of the replacement drive stops blinking and the rebuild abnormally terminates. On hot-plug drives,...
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...enclosures in parallel transmission. The Enterprise Storage System controller assigns a unique decimal reporting group number to another. 290 Glossary Recovery point objective. An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) interface which is authorized access. The communication protocol used to ...at least every six hours. SCSI-3 Enclosures Services. An HP P6000 Command View-assigned, unique 20-character name that identifies a specific storage system. See array. The process whereby a controller presents a virtual disk only to connect computers and a maximum of no moving...
...enclosures in parallel transmission. The Enterprise Storage System controller assigns a unique decimal reporting group number to another. 290 Glossary Recovery point objective. An American National Standards Institute (ANSI) interface which is authorized access. The communication protocol used to ...at least every six hours. SCSI-3 Enclosures Services. An HP P6000 Command View-assigned, unique 20-character name that identifies a specific storage system. See array. The process whereby a controller presents a virtual disk only to connect computers and a maximum of no moving...