1 Overview
What's in this guide
This guide includes information on installing and configuring P9000 disk arrays. The following
operating systems are covered:
HP-UX
Windows
Novell Netware
NonStop
OpenVMS
VMware
Linux
Solaris
IBM AIX
For additional information on connecting disk arrays to a host system and configuring for a
mainframe, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 Mainframe Host Attachment and Operations Guide.
Audience
This document is intended for system administrators, HP representatives, and authorized service
providers who are involved in installing, configuring, and operating the HP P9000 storage systems.
Features and requirements
The disk array provides following features:
Storage capacity:
Model
XP24000
XP20000
XP12000
XP10000
SVS 200
Server support: Check with your HP representative for the servers and Fibre Channel adapters
supported by your disk arrays.
NOTE:
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OpenVMS server support: PCI-based AlphaServers; PCI-based Integrity (IA64) Servers.
VMware server support: VMware-supported processor.
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Windows server support: Windows PC server with the latest HP supported patches.
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Operating system support: For supported disk array microcode and OS versions, see the HP
SPOCK website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
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Overview
Maximum drives
1 152
240
1 152
240
External
See the following list for specific OS server support:
Maximum Capacity
2.27 TB
472 TB
454 TB
94.5 TB
124 TB
Maximum FC ports
224 4 GB or 24 8 GB
48 4 GB or 24 8 GB
224 4 GB
48 4 GB
48