HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide
Table Of Contents
- HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and Configuration Guide
- About this Guide
- 1- Planning a Subsystem
- Defining Subsystems
- What is Failover Mode?
- Selecting a Cache Mode
- Enabling Mirrored Caching
- What is the Command Console LUN?
- Determining Connections
- Assigning Unit Numbers
- What is Selective Storage Presentation?
- 2- Planning Storage Configurations
- Where to Start
- Determining Storage Requirements
- Configuration Rules for the Controller
- Addressing Conventions for Device PTL
- Choosing a Container Type
- Creating a Storageset Profile
- Planning Considerations for Storageset
- Changing Characteristics through Switches
- Specifying Storageset and Partition Switches
- Specifying Initialization Switches
- Specifying Unit Switches
- Creating Storage Maps
- 3- Preparing the Host System
- Installing RAID Array Storage System
- Making a Physical Connection
- Preparing LUNs for Access by Tru64 UNIX FileSystem
- DECsafe Available Server Environment (ASE)
- HSG80 Units and Tru64 UNIX Utilities
- Solution Software Upgrade Procedures
- New Features, ACS 8.7 for Tru64
- 4- Installing and Configuring HSG Agent
- 5- FC Configuration Procedures
- Establishing a Local Connection
- Setting Up a Single Controller
- Setting Up a Controller Pair
- Configuring Devices
- Configuring Storage Containers
- Assigning Unit Numbers and Unit Qualifiers
- Configuration Options
- Verifying Storage Configuration from Host
- 6- Using CLI for Configuration
- 7- Backing Up, Cloning, and Moving Data
- A- Subsystem Profile Templates
- Storageset Profile
- Storage Map Template 1 for the BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 2 for the second BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 3 for the third BA370 Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 4 for the Model 4214R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 5 for the Model 4254 Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 6 for the Model 4310R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 7 for the Model 4350R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 8 for the Model 4314R Disk Enclosure
- Storage Map Template 9 for the Model 4354R Disk Enclosure
- B- Installing, Configuring, and Removing the Client
- C- SWCC Agent in TruCluster Environment
- SWCC Overview
- Running the SWCC Agent on a V4.0G Cluster
- Running the SWCC Agent under ASE Services
- Running the SWCC Agent on a V5.x Cluster
- Problems with Running the Agent on Multiple Clusters
- Configure the Controller
- Use Multiple-Bus Failover Mode
- Verify That the HSG80/HSG60 Unit Offsets Are Zero
- Install and Run the Agent on One Cluster Member
- Example of Installing the Agent on a Cluster Member
- Create the CAA Action Script
- Create the CAA Resource
- Glossary
- Index
Contents
vHSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.7 for Compaq Tru64 UNIX Installation and
Configuration Guide
Defining a Partition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27
Guidelines for Partitioning Storagesets and Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27
Changing Characteristics through Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–27
Enabling Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Changing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Specifying Storageset and Partition Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
RAIDset Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–28
Mirrorset Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29
Partition Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29
Specifying Initialization Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–29
Chunk Size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30
Increasing the Request Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–30
Increasing Sequential Data Transfer Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32
Save Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–32
Destroy/Nodestroy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33
Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33
Specifying Unit Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–33
Creating Storage Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34
Using LOCATE Command to Find Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–34
Example Storage Map - Model 4310R Disk Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–35
3 Preparing the Host System
Installing RAID Array Storage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–1
Making a Physical Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Preparing to Install Host Bus Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Installing Host Bus Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Preparing LUNs for Access by Tru64 UNIX FileSystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–6
Creating Partitions on a LUN Using disklabel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
For V4.0G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
For V5.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–7
Creating a Filesystem on a LUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
For V4.0G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
For V5.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
Mounting the Filesystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
For V4.0G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
For V5.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–8
DECsafe Available Server Environment (ASE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9
Using genvmunix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–9