HP 3PAR X9000 File Serving Software (IBRIX) Implementation Guide (QL226-96987, June 2013)

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................5
Supported Configurations..........................................................................................................6
HP 3PAR OS Upgrade Considerations.........................................................................................6
Audience.................................................................................................................................6
2 Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for Fibre Channel..........................7
Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Running HP 3PAR OS 3.1.x or OS 2.3.x.........................7
Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Direct Connection...............................7
Configuring Ports on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage for a Fabric Connection..............................8
Creating the Host Definition..................................................................................................8
Connecting the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage to the StoreAll 9300....................................................8
Setting Up and Zoning the Fabric...............................................................................................8
Configuration Guidelines for Fabric Vendors............................................................................9
Target Port Limits and Specifications.....................................................................................10
Persistent Ports...................................................................................................................10
Persistent Ports Setup and Connectivity Guidelines.............................................................11
Persistent Ports Limitations...............................................................................................12
Unsupported Configurations...........................................................................................13
3 Connecting a StoreAll 9300 with Fibre Channel...........................................14
Installing the Emulex HBA........................................................................................................14
Modifying the etc/modprobe.conf File and Building the RAMdisk............................................14
Installing the QLogic HBA........................................................................................................16
Modifying the /etc/modprobe.conf File and Building the Ramdisk...........................................16
Setting Up the NVRAM and BIOS with the QLogic HBA..........................................................18
Configuring the QLogic HBA Using the SCLI Utility.................................................................18
Setting the SCSI Timeout..........................................................................................................19
Setting Up Multipathing Software.............................................................................................19
Modifying the /etc/multipath.conf File..................................................................................19
Using the Path Checker.......................................................................................................20
4 Storage Allocation for Access by the HP StoreAll 9300 and HP 3PAR StoreServ
Storage Usage............................................................................................22
Creating Storage on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage...................................................................22
Creating VVs Using the HP 3PAR OS Management Console....................................................22
Creating VVs Using the HP 3PAR OS CLI..............................................................................22
Exporting LUNs to the Host......................................................................................................23
Restrictions on Volume Size and Number...................................................................................24
HP StoreAll OS Software Usage...............................................................................................24
Configuring and Discovering Virtual Volumes.........................................................................24
Discovering Devices...........................................................................................................26
Creating and Deleting a File System.....................................................................................27
Extending a File System......................................................................................................28
Mounting a File System.......................................................................................................28
Unmounting a File System...................................................................................................29
Removing a File System.......................................................................................................29
Enabling and Disabling Quotas...........................................................................................30
Using Segment Migration....................................................................................................31
Rebalancing Segments in a File System.................................................................................33
Evacuating Segments in a File System...................................................................................34
Coping with Cluster Node Failure........................................................................................35
Creating Software Snapshots...............................................................................................35
Reclaiming File System Space Previously Used for Snapshots....................................................36
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