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HP XP7 User Manual (442 pages)

up to 8PTb

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 7.97 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction to Provisioning

13
2 Managing Virtual Storage Machine Resources

24
3 Configuring Resource Groups

28
- System Configuration Using Resource Groups
  28
- Resource Groups Examples
  28
  - Example of Resource Groups Sharing a Port
    28
  - Example of Resource Groups Not Sharing Ports
    30
- Meta_Resource
  31
- Resource Lock
  31
- User Groups
  31
- Resource Group Assignments
  31
- Resource Group License Requirements
  32
- Resource Group Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines
  32
- Creating a Resource Group
  32
- Adding Resources to a Resource Group
  33
- Removing Resources from a Resource Group
  34
- Managing Resource Groups
  34
  - Changing the Name of a Resource Group
    34
  - Deleting a Resource Group
    35
- Using Resource Partition and Other HP XP7 Storage Products
  35
  - Thin Provisioning
    36
  - DKA Encryption
    36
  - LUN Manager
    36
  - Performance Monitor
    38
  - Business Copy
    38
  - Fast Snap
    38
  - Continuous Access Synchronous
    39
  - High Availability
    39
  - Continuous Access Journal
    40
  - External Storage
    41
  - Open Volume Management
    42
  - Cache Partition
    43
  - Auto LUN
    43
  - Volume Shredder
    43
  - Performance Control
    44
4 Configuring Custom-Sized Provisioning

45
5 Configuring Thin Provisioning

62
- Thin Provisioning Overview
  62
- Smart Tiers Overview
  62
- Thin Provisioning Requirements
  62
- Using Thin Provisioning or Smart Tiers with Other HP XP7 Storage Products
  68
  - Interoperability of THP V-Vols and Pool-Vols
    68
  - Business Copy Pair Status for Reclaiming Zero Pages
    70
  - Continuous Access Synchronous
    70
  - High Availability
    71
  - Continuous Access Journal
    72
  - Business Copy
    72
  - Auto LUN
    73
  - Fast Snap
    74
  - Cache Partition CLPR Setting
    74
  - Resource Partition
    75
- Thin Provisioning Workflow
  75
- Smart Tiers
  76
- Changing New Page Assignment Tier of a V-VOL
  110
- Opening the Edit Tiering Policies Window
  110
- Changing a Tiering Policy
  111
  - To Change the Tiering Policy
    111
- Changing Relocation Priority Setting of a V-VOL
  111
- Smart Tiers Workflow
  112
- Smart Tiers Tasks and Parameters
  113
- Managing Smart Tiers
  116
- Viewing Pool Tier Information
  120
- Viewing THP V-VOL Tier Information
  120
- Changing a Pool for Smart Tiers to a Pool for Thin Provisioning
  121
- Working with Pools
  121
  - About Pools
    121
  - About Pool-Vols
    122
  - Creating Pools
    122
- Working with THP V-Vols
  132
  - About THP V-Vols
    132
  - Relationship between a Pool and THP V-Vols
    132
  - Protecting THP V-Vols
    132
  - Creating V-Vols
    133
  - Editing a THP V-Vol's SSID
    135
  - Changing THP V-VOL Settings
    136
  - Removing the THP V-VOL to be Registered
    136
  - Formatting Ldevs in a Windows Environment
    136
- Monitoring Capacity and Performance
  137
  - Monitoring Pool Capacity
    137
  - Monitoring Performance
    137
    
    Managing I/O Usage Rates Example
    138
  - Tuning with Smart Tiers
    138
- Thresholds
  138
  - Pool Utilization Thresholds
    138
  - Pool Subscription Limit
    139
  - Changing Pool Thresholds
    140
  - Changing the Pool Subscription Limit
    141
- Working with Sims
  141
  - About Sims
    141
  - SIM Reference Codes
    141
  - Automatic Completion of a SIM
    142
  - Manually Completing a SIM
    142
  - Managing Pools and THP V-Vols
    143
    
    Viewing Pool Information
    143
    
    Viewing Used Pool Capacity
    143
    
    Viewing the Used Capacity for each Pool
    144
    
    Viewing the Used Capacity of a Fast Snap Pool
    144
    
    Viewing Formatted Pool Capacity
    145
    
    Increasing Pool Capacity
    146
    
    Viewing the Progress of Rebalancing the Usage Level Among Parity Groups
    146
    
    Changing a Pool Name
    147
    
    Recovering a Blocked Pool
    147
    
    About Decreasing Pool Capacity
    148
    
    Decrease Pool Capacity
    148
    
    Decreasing Pool Capacity
    150
    
    Deleting a Tier in a Pool
    150
    
    Stopping the Decrease of Pool Capacity
    150
    
    Deleting a Pool
    151
    
    Changing External LDEV Tier Rank
    152
    
    Increasing THP V-VOL Capacity
    152
    
    About Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
    153
    
    Changing the Name of a THP V-VOL
    153
    
    Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
    154
    
    Stopping the Release of Pages in a THP V-VOL
    155
    
    Deleting a THP V-VOL
    156
    
    Enabling/Disabling Tier Relocation of a THP V-VOL
    156
  - Starting Pool Monitoring Manually
    157
  - Stopping Pool Monitoring Manually
    157
  - Starting Tier Relocation Manually
    157
  - Stopping Tier Relocation Manually
    157
6 Configuring Access Attributes

159
- About Access Attributes
  159
- Access Attribute Requirements
  159
- Access Attributes and Permitted Operations
  160
- Access Attribute Restrictions
  160
- Access Attributes Work Flow
  160
- Assigning an Access Attribute to a Volume
  161
- Changing an Access Attribute to Read-Only or Protect
  161
- Changing an Access Attribute to Read/Write
  162
- Enabling or Disabling the Expiration Lock
  163
- Disabling an S-VOL
  163
- Reserving Volumes
  164

HP XP7 User Manual (338 pages)

Provisioning for Mainf rame Systems

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 5.89 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction to Provisioning

10
- About Provisioning
  10
- Key Terms
  10
- Basic Provisioning
  11
- Resource Group Strategies
  12
- Complimentary Strategies
  13
- Thin Provisioning
  13
  - Thin Provisioning Z Concepts
    13
  - When to Use Thin Provisioning Z
    14
  - Thin Provisioning Z Advantages
    14
  - Thin Provisioning Z Advantage Example
    15
  - Thin Provisioning Z Workflow
    15
  - Smart Tiers
    15
    
    Smart Tiers Z
    15
    
    Overview of Tiers
    16
    
    When to Use Smart Tiers Z
    17
  - Requirements
    17
    
    System Requirement
    17
    
    About Cache Management Devices
    18
2 Configuring Resource Groups

20
- System Configuration Using Resource Groups
  20
- Resource Groups Examples
  20
  - Example of Resource Groups Sharing a Port
    20
  - Example of Resource Groups Not Sharing Ports
    22
- Meta_Resource
  23
- Resource Lock
  23
- User Groups
  23
- Resource Group Assignments
  23
- Resource Group License Requirements
  24
- Resource Group Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines
  24
- Managing Resource Groups
  24
  - Creating Resource Groups
    24
  - Editing Resource Groups
    25
  - Deleting Resource Groups
    26
- Using Resource Partition and Other HP XP7 Storage Products
  27
  - Parallel Access Volumes
    27
  - Thin Provisioning Z and Smart Tiers Z
    27
  - Compatible Flashcopy SE
    28
  - DKA Encryption
    28
  - Performance Monitor
    28
  - Business Copy Z
    29
  - Continuous Access Synchronous Z
    29
  - Continuous Access Journal Z
    30
  - External Storage
    31
  - Virtual LVI
    32
  - Cache Partition
    32
  - Auto LUN
    32
  - Volume Shredder
    33
3 Configuring Custom-Sized Provisioning

34
4 Configuring Thin Provisioning

59
- Thin Provisioning Z Overview
  59
- Smart Tiers Z Overview
  59
- Thin Provisioning Requirements
  59
- Using Thin Provisioning Z or Smart Tiers Z with Other HP XP7 Storage Products
  64
  - Interoperability of THP V-Vols and Pool-Vols
    64
  - Continuous Access Synchronous Z
    65
  - Continuous Access Journal Z
    66
  - Business Copy Z
    67
  - Auto LUN
    68
  - Cache Partition CLPR Setting
    69
  - Resource Partition
    69
- Thin Provisioning Z Workflow
  69
- Smart Tiers Z
  70
- Managing Smart Tiers Z
  112
- Configuring a Smart Tiers Z Pool for Thin Provisioning Z
  117
- Working with Pools
  118
  - About Pools
    118
  - About Pool-Vols
    119
  - Creating Pools
    119
- Working with THP V-Vols
  128
  - About THP V-Vols
    128
  - Relationship between a Pool and THP V-Vols
    128
  - Creating Volumes
    128
  - Editing the SSID of a THP V-VOL SSID
    132
  - Changing THP V-VOL Settings
    132
  - Removing the THP V-VOL to be Registered
    133
- Monitoring Capacity and Performance
  134
  - Monitoring Pool Capacity
    134
  - Monitoring Performance
    134
    
    Managing I/O Usage Rates Example
    135
  - Tuning with Smart Tiers Z
    135
- Thresholds
  135
  - Pool Utilization Thresholds
    135
  - Pool Subscription Limit
    136
  - Changing Pool Thresholds
    137
  - Changing the Pool Subscription Limit
    137
- Working with Sims
  138
  - About Sims
    138
  - SIM Reference Codes
    138
  - Automatic Completion of a SIM
    139
- Manually Completing a SIM
  139
- Managing Pools and THP V-Vols
  140
  - Viewing Pool Information
    140
  - Viewing Used Pool Capacity
    141
    
    Viewing the Used Capacity for each Pool
    141
  - Viewing Formatted Pool Capacity
    142
  - Viewing the Progress of Rebalancing the Usage Level Among Parity Groups
    143
  - Increasing Pool Capacity
    143
  - Changing a Pool Name
    145
  - Recovering a Blocked Pool
    145
  - Decrease Pool Capacity
    146
    
    About Decreasing Pool Capacity
    146
    
    Decreasing Pool Capacity
    148
    
    Stopping the Decrease of Pool Capacity
    148
  - Deleting a Tier in a Pool
    149
  - Deleting a Pool
    150
  - Changing External LDEV Tier Rank
    151
  - Increasing THP V-VOL Capacity
    151
  - Changing the Name of a THP V-VOL
    152
  - About Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
    153
    
    Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
    154
    
    Stopping the Release of Pages in a THP V-VOL
    155
    
    Changing Full Allocation Settings in THP V-Vols
    155
    
    Enabling or Disabling Tier Relocation of a THP V-VOL
    156
    
    Deleting a THP V-VOL
    157
  - Starting Pool Monitoring Manually
    158
  - Stopping Pool Monitoring Manually
    158
  - Starting Tier Relocation Manually
    159
  - Stopping Tier Relocation Manually
    159

HP XP7 Configuration Manual (158 pages)

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 5.16 MB

HP XP7 User Manual (156 pages)

Business Copy for Mainframe Systems

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 2.52 MB

HP XP7 Owner's Manual (104 pages)

high capacity high performance disk array

Brand: HP | Category: Disk array system | Size: 6.9 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

6
- P9500 Overview
  6
- Hardware Overview
  6
  - Controller Chassis
    7
  - Drive Chassis
    8
- Features
  9
  - Scalability
    9
  - High Performance
    10
  - High Capacity
    10
  - Connectivity
    11
    
    P9500
    11
    
    Remote Web Console
    11
  - High Reliability
    11
  - Non Disruptive Service and Upgrades
    11
  - Economical and Quiet
    11
- Specifications
  12
- Software Features and Functions
  13
2 Functional and Operational Characteristics

17
- System Architecture Overview
  17
- Hardware Architecture
  17
- RAID Implementation Overview
  17
- CU Images, Lvis, and Logical Units
  20
  - CU Images
    20
  - Logical Volume Images
    21
  - Logical Units
    21
- Mainframe Operations
  21
- System Option Modes, Host Modes, and Host Mode Options
  22
  - System Option Modes
    22
  - Host Modes and Host Mode Options
    51
- Open Systems Operations
  51
- Remote Web Console
  53
3 System Components

54
- Controller Chassis
  54
- System Control Panel
  56
- Drive Chassis
  57
- Cache Memory
  59
- Memory Operation
  60
- Data Protection
  60
- Shared Memory
  61
- Flash Storage Chassis
  61
  - P9000 Flash Module
    61
- Flash Module Unit
  62
- Flash Storage Chassis
  63
- Cache Memory
  64
- System Capacities with Smart Flash Modules
  64
4 Power On/Off Procedures

66
- Safety and Environmental Information
  66
- Standby Mode
  66
  - Power on Procedures
    66
  - Power off Procedures
    67
- Battery Backup Operations
  67
  - Cache Destage Batteries
    68
  - Battery Life
    68
  - Long Term Array Storage
    68
5 Troubleshooting

70
- Solving Problems
  70
- Service Information Messages
  70
- C-Track
  71
- Insight Remote Support
  71
- Failure Detection and Reporting Process
  72
6 Support and Other Resources

74
- Contacting HP
  74
  - Subscription Service
    74
  - Documentation Feedback
    74
- Related Information
  74
  - HP Websites
    74
- Conventions for Storage Capacity Values
  75
- Typographic Conventions
  75
- Rack Stability
  76
A Comparing the XP24000/XP20000 Disk Array and P9500

77
- Comparison of the XP24000/XP20000 Disk Array and P9500
  77
B Specifications

80

HP XP7 Owner's Manual (101 pages)

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 6.94 MB

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

6
- HP XP7 Overview
  6
- Hardware Overview
  6
  - Controller Chassis
    7
  - Drive Chassis
    8
- Features
  9
  - Scalability
    9
  - High Performance
    10
  - High Capacity
    10
  - Connectivity
    11
    
    Hp Xp7
    11
    
    Remote Web Console
    11
  - High Reliability
    11
  - Non Disruptive Service and Upgrades
    11
  - Economical and Quiet
    11
- Specifications
  12
- Software Features and Functions
  13
2 Functional and Operational Characteristics

17
- System Architecture Overview
  17
- Hardware Architecture
  17
- RAID Implementation Overview
  17
- CU Images, Lvis, and Logical Units
  20
  - CU Images
    20
  - Logical Volume Images
    21
  - Logical Units
    21
- Mainframe Operations
  21
- System Option Modes, Host Modes, and Host Mode Options
  22
  - System Option Modes
    22
  - Host Modes and Host Mode Options
    51
- Open Systems Operations
  51
- Remote Web Console
  53
3 System Components

54
- Controller Chassis
  54
- System Control Panel
  56
- Drive Chassis
  57
- Cache Memory
  59
- Memory Operation
  60
- Data Protection
  60
- Shared Memory
  61
- Flash Storage Chassis
  61
  - HP XP7 Flash Module
    61
- Flash Module Unit
  62
- Flash Storage Chassis
  63
- Cache Memory
  64
- System Capacities with Smart Flash Modules
  64
4 Power On/Off Procedures

66
- Safety and Environmental Information
  66
- Standby Mode
  66
  - Power on Procedures
    66
  - Power off Procedures
    67
- Battery Backup Operations
  67
  - Cache Destage Batteries
    68
  - Battery Life
    68
  - Long Term Array Storage
    68
5 Troubleshooting

70
- Solving Problems
  70
- Service Information Messages
  70
- C-Track
  71
- Insight Remote Support
  71
- Failure Detection and Reporting Process
  72
6 Support and Other Resources

74
- Contacting HP
  74
  - Subscription Service
    74
- Related Information
  74
- Websites
  75
- Typographic Conventions
  75
- Customer Self Repair
  76
7 Documentation Feedback

77
A Specifications

78

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HP XP7 User Manual (442 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Provisioning

2 Managing Virtual Storage Machine Resources

3 Configuring Resource Groups

4 Configuring Custom-Sized Provisioning

5 Configuring Thin Provisioning

6 Configuring Access Attributes

HP XP7 User Manual (338 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Provisioning

2 Configuring Resource Groups

3 Configuring Custom-Sized Provisioning

4 Configuring Thin Provisioning

HP XP7 Configuration Manual (158 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Overview

2 Hp-Ux

3 Windows

4 Nonstop

5 Openvms

6 Vmware

7 Linux

8 Solaris

HP XP7 User Manual (156 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Business Copy Z Overview

2 Business Copy Z System Requirements and Planning

3 Sharing Business Copy Z Volumes

4 Configuring Business Copy Z

5 Managing Business Copy Z Pairs

6 Monitoring and Maintaining Business Copy Z

HP XP7 Owner's Manual (104 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Functional and Operational Characteristics

3 System Components

4 Power On/Off Procedures

5 Troubleshooting

6 Support and Other Resources

A Comparing the XP24000/XP20000 Disk Array and P9500

B Specifications

HP XP7 Owner's Manual (101 pages)

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

2 Functional and Operational Characteristics

3 System Components

4 Power On/Off Procedures

5 Troubleshooting

6 Support and Other Resources

7 Documentation Feedback

A Specifications

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