5.5 HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide (AW539-96007, March 2011)
Table Of Contents
- X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide
- Contents
- 1 Product description
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access
- 4 Configuring failover
- 5 Configuring cluster event notification
- 6 Configuring system backups
- 7 Creating hostgroups for X9000 clients
- 8 Monitoring cluster operations
- 9 Maintaining the system
- Shutting down the system
- Starting the system
- Powering file serving nodes on or off
- Starting and stopping processes
- Tuning file serving nodes and X9000 clients
- Migrating segments
- Removing storage from the cluster
- Maintaining networks
- Viewing network interface information
- 10 Migrating to an agile managment console configuration
- 11 Upgrading the X9000 Software
- 12 Licensing
- 13 Upgrading firmware
- 14 Troubleshooting
- 15 Replacing components
- 16 Recovering a file serving node
- 17 Support and other resources
- A Component and cabling diagrams
- B Spare parts list
- C Warnings and precautions
- D Regulatory compliance and safety
- Glossary
- Index
1 Product description
The HP X9300 Network Storage Gateway is a flexible, scale-out solution that brings feature-rich
gateway file services to HP MSA, EVA, P4000, or 3rd-party arrays or SANs.
HP X9300 Network Storage Gateway features
The X9300 Network Storage Gateway provides the following features:
• Segmented, scalable file system under a single namespace
• NFS, CIFS, FTP, and HTTP support for accessing file system data
• Centralized CLI and GUI cluster management
• Policy management
• Continuous remote replication
IMPORTANT:
It is important to keep regular backups of the cluster configuration.
System components
System components include:
• Optional HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage System Base Rack:
• Keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM)
• HP ProCurve 2910-24G management switch
• HP StorageWorks X9300 file serving node
• Storage connectivity (one or more options chosen by the customer):
• Dual port 10-GbE NIC (iSCSI)
• Quad port 1-GbE NIC (iSCSI)
• Dual port FC 8-GB HBA (Fibre Channel)
• SAS HBA
• Storage array support:
• iSCSI—HP LeftHand P4000, Dell EqualLogic
• Fibre Channel—HP EVA, HP MSA2000, EMC CLARiiON
• SAS—HP MSA
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