HP XP7 PA Software Installation Guide

6. In the Edit Command Devices window that appears, click Enable for the following:
• Command Device
• Command Device Security
• User Authentication
• Device Group Definition
7. Click Next.
8. Enter a name for the task that the XP7 Remote Web Console creates. The task name can be
a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters.
The LDEV record that you selected are displayed in the Selected LDEVs table. The Command
Device column displays the status as Enabled.
9. Click Apply to confirm the settings.
The Logical Devices window appears and the Attribute column for the selected LDEV record displays
the value as Command Device. You can proceed to presenting the command device to your host
agent. For more information, see “Mapping a command device from XP7 disk array to host agents”
(page 40).
Mapping command devices
Following sections describe the steps for mapping command devices.
Mapping a command device from XP7 disk array to host agents
Complete the following steps to log onto XP7 Remote Web Console and map a command device
for the XP7 disk array:
1. Log on to Remote Web Console with administrator privileges.
2. In the XP7 Remote Web Console Explorer pane, under Storage Systems node, click the XP7
disk array node for which you want to map a command device to a HP XP7 Performance
Advisor host agent.
3. In the list that appears, select Ports/Host Groups.
The list of ports appear for the selected XP7 disk array appear under Ports/Host Groups.
Simultaneously, the corresponding records for all those ports appear under the Host Groups
tab in the Storage Systems work area. Each record includes the port ID, associated host group,
host mode, and the port security status.
4. In the list of ports under Ports/Host Groups, select the port through which you want a command
device to communicate with the HP XP7 Performance Advisor host agent.
The list of records under the Host Groups tab in the Storage Systems work area are
automatically filtered to display only the records for the selected port ID.
5. Click Create Host Groups.
6. In the Create Host Groups window, enter the Host Group Name and select the Host Mode.
The host mode is based on the host system where you will assign the command device.
7. Select the HBA WWN record for the host group from the Available Hosts table. The HBA
WWN is specific to the HBA port on the host where you assign the command device.
8. Click Add New Host.
9. Select the corresponding port record from the list displayed in the Available Ports table.
10. Click Add.
The combination of the port and host group details appear in the Selected Host Groups table.
11. Click Next.
40 Understanding the HP XP7 Performance Advisor installation prerequisites