HP 3PAR Windows 2012 and Windows Server 2008 Implementation Guide

The change to host persona 15 is an online procedure. Use the HP 3PAR CLI sethost command
to change the persona and verify using the showhost command.
# sethost -persona 15 windowshost
# showhost
Id Name Persona -WWN/iSCSI_Name- Port
0 windowshost WindowsServer 10000000C9606724 0:5:1
10000000C9606724 1:5:1
Changing from Host Persona 6 or Persona 1 to Host Persona 2 (Generic-ALUA)
The change to host persona 2 is an offline procedure:
1. Stop all host I/O on the Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 host.
2. Shut down the host and make sure that there are no active paths shown on the HP 3PAR CLI
showhost command.
3. Use the HP 3PAR CLI sethost command to change the persona and verify using the
showhost command.
# sethost -persona 2 windowshost
showhost
Id Name Persona -WWN/iSCSI_Name- Port
0 windowshost Generic-ALUA 10000000C9606724 ---
4. Turn on the Windows Server. The host will enable ALUA on all the LUN paths at bootup.
Configuring the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Port Personas and Ports
(HP 3PAR OS 2.2.x)
Required
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 are supported only on HP 3PAR OS 3.1.1 MU2 and later.
This section explains these procedures for an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage running HP 3PAR OS
2.2.x, in separate subsections:
• Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports for direct topology
• Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports for fabric topology
• Creating the host definition
Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Ports for Direct Topology (HP 3PAR OS
2.2.x)
Follow these steps:
1. To set the port persona for each HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage port that will connect to an HBA
on the host , issue controlport persona 1 <node:slot:port>.
NOTE: The required port persona value for direct connect is 1.
14 Performing Preliminary HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage and Host Configuration