HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Novell NetWare Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1MA-TE, March 2005)

Planning Storage Configurations
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Where to Start
The following procedure outlines the steps to follow when planning your storage
configuration.
See Appendix A to locate the blank templates for keeping track of the containers
being configured.
1. Determine your storage requirements. Use the questions in "Determining
Storage Requirements", page 62, to help you.
2. Review configuration rules. See "Configuration Rules for the Controller",
page 63.
3. Familiarize yourself with the current physical layout of the devices and their
addressing scheme. See "Addressing Conventions for Device PTL", page 65.
4. Choose the type of storage containers you need to use in your subsystem. See
"Choosing a Container Type", page 74, for a comparison and description of
each type of storageset.
5. Create a storageset profile (described in "Creating a Storageset Profile",
page 76). Fill out the storageset profile while you read the sections that
pertain to your chosen storage type:
— "Planning Considerations for Storageset", page 78
— "Mirrorset Planning Considerations", page 80
— "RAIDset Planning Considerations", page 82
— "Partition Planning Considerations", page 86
— "Striped Mirrorset Planning Considerations", page 84
6. Decide which switches you need for your subsystem. General information on
switches is detailed in "Specifying Storageset and Partition Switches",
page 89.
— Determine the unit switches you want for your units ("Specifying Unit
Switches", page 95).
— Determine the initialization switches you want for your planned storage
containers ("Specifying Initialization Switches", page 91).
7. Create a storage map ("Creating Storage Maps", page 96).
8. Configure the storage you have now planned using one of the following
methods: