HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1XA-TE, March 2005)

Preparing the Host System
116 HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server
2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide
Note: After you change a parameter that causes a controller restart, there is
approximately a 90-second delay while the controller reinitializes.
1. Access the controller's property sheets by double-clicking the controllers' icon
in the Storage Window. When you double-click a controller's icon the General
controller properties sheet displays. The controller has five property sheets.
Each sheet is accessed by clicking on its tab.
2. Confirm the following:
— Allocation class is 0
— SCSI Version is SCSI-2 or SCSI-3
3. Set time and date properties.
4. Select the
Host Ports tab to display the host port operating parameters. For FC
hub configurations, verify that the “Requested Topology” and “Actual
Topology” settings appear on Port 1, as follows:
— Requested Topology should show LOOP_HARD.
— Actual Topology for the Top Controller should show Loop Up on Port 1.
— The Bottom Controller should show Standby.
On Port 2, the settings should read as follows:
— The Bottom Controller should show LOOP_UP.
— The Top Controller should show Standby.
For FC switch configurations, verify that the “Requested Topology” fields
read FABRIC, and the “Actual Topology” field reads “fabric up”. (The
“Requested Port” and “Actual Port” Address fields will not exist, and the
words “REMOTE COPY = none” appears at the bottom of the window). For
more details regarding host port settings, reference the HP StorageWorks
Command Console Version 2.5, User Guide.
5. Select the Cache tab to check cache size.
Confirm the following:
— Cache flush_time: (seconds): is 10.
— Respond to internal cache battery condition is selected.
6. Select the Communications LUN tab.
The Communications LUN is not used with Windows NT/Windows 2000/
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) in SCSI-2 mode. It should be disabled (grayed
out). If the Communications LUN is enabled, you must disable it using the