5.6 HP StorageWorks X9320 Network Storage System Administrator Guide (AW542-96006, June 2011)

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Contents

1 Product description.....................................................................................9

X9320 Network Storage System features.....................................................................................9

System components...................................................................................................................9

HP X9000 Software features....................................................................................................10

High availability and redundancy.............................................................................................10

2 Getting started.........................................................................................12

Setting up the X9320 Network Storage System...........................................................................12

Installation steps................................................................................................................12

Additional configuration steps.............................................................................................12

Management interfaces...........................................................................................................13

Using the GUI...................................................................................................................13

Customizing the GUI..........................................................................................................16

Adding user accounts for GUI access...................................................................................17

Using the CLI.....................................................................................................................17

Starting the array management software...............................................................................17

X9000 client interfaces.......................................................................................................17

X9000 Software manpages.....................................................................................................18

Changing passwords..............................................................................................................18

Configuring ports for a firewall.................................................................................................18

HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................20

3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access..............................................21

Network and VIF guidelines.....................................................................................................21

Creating a bonded VIF............................................................................................................21

Configuring standby backup nodes...........................................................................................21

Configuring NIC failover.........................................................................................................22

Configuring automated failover................................................................................................22

Example configuration.............................................................................................................22

Specifying VIFs in the client configuration...................................................................................22

Support for link state monitoring...............................................................................................23

4 Configuring failover..................................................................................24

Agile management consoles....................................................................................................24

Agile management console modes.......................................................................................24

Agile management consoles and failover..............................................................................24

Viewing information about management consoles..................................................................25

Cluster high availability...........................................................................................................25

Failover modes..................................................................................................................25

What happens during a failover..........................................................................................25

Setting up automated failover..............................................................................................26

Identifying standbys for file serving nodes.........................................................................26

Identifying power sources...............................................................................................26

Turning automated failover on and off..............................................................................28

Manually failing over a file serving node..............................................................................28

Failing back a file serving node...........................................................................................29

Using network interface monitoring......................................................................................29

Setting up HBA monitoring..................................................................................................31

Discovering HBAs..........................................................................................................31

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