Installing And Configuring The Host; Loading The Operating System And Software; Installing And Configuring The Fcas; Clustering And Fabric Zoning - HP XP20000/XP24000 Configuration Manual

Hp storageworks xp disk array configuration guide: vmware (a5951-96106, september 2010)

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Figure 3 Point-to-point fabric topology example

Table 1 Fabric topology settings

Fabric parameter

OFF

Installing and configuring the host

This section explains how to install and configure Fibre Channel adapters (FCAs) that connect the

host to the disk array.

Follow the manufacturer's instructions to load the operating system and software onto the host. Load

all OS patches and configuration utilities supported by HP and the FCA manufacturer.

Install and configure the Fibre Channel adapters using the FCA manufacturer's instructions.

If you plan to use clustering, install and configure the clustering software on the servers.

Clustering is the organization of multiple servers into groups. Within a cluster, each server is a node.

Multiple clusters compose a multi-cluster environment. The following example shows a multi-cluster

environment with three clusters, each containing two nodes. The nodes share access to the disk array.

Connection parameter

FC-AL

Direct Fabric Attach

FC-AL

Direct Fabric Attach

XP Disk Array Configuration Guide: VMware

Provides

NL-port (private arbitrated loop)

F-port (fabric port)

Not supported

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