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
Planning Storage Configurations
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The relationship between the chunk size and the average request size determines if
striping maximizes the request rate or the data-transfer rate. You can set the chunk size
or use the default setting (see “Chunk Size,” page 2–30, for information about setting
the chunk size). Figure 2–6 shows another example of a three-member RAID 0
stripeset.
A major benefit of striping is that it balances the I/O load across all of the disk drives
in the storageset. This can increase the subsystem performance by eliminating the hot
spots (high localities of reference) that occur when frequently accessed data becomes
concentrated on a single disk drive.
Figure 2–6: 3-member RAID 0 stripeset (example 2)
Keep the following points in mind as you plan your stripesets:
• Reporting methods and size limitations prevent certain operating systems from
working with large stripesets.
• A storageset should only contain disk drives of the same capacity. The controller
limits the effective capacity of each member to the capacity of the smallest
member in the storageset (base member size) when the storageset is initialized.
Thus, if you combine 9 GB disk drives with 4 GB disk drives in the same
storageset, you waste 5 GB of capacity on each 9 GB member.
If you need high performance and high availability, consider using a RAIDset,
striped-mirrorset, or a host-based shadow of a stripeset.
Virtual disk
Block 0
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Block 5
etc.
Disk 1
Block 0
Block 3
etc.
Disk 2
Block 1
Block 4
etc.
Disk 3
Block 2
Block 5
etc.
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