HP XP7 External Storage for Open and Mainframe Systems User Guide (TK914-96001)

System parameters for connecting EMC CLARiiON CX series
When you connect an EMC CLARiiON CX series as an external storage system, set the system
parameters according to the following table.
SettingParameter
CLARiiON OpenInitiator Type
2Failover Mode
DisabledArrayCommPath
For system parameters not shown in the table, see the EMC CLARiiON CX series documentation.
NOTE: Volumes created with Individual Disk Units (JBOD disks) of EMC CLARiiON CX series
are not supported. Make sure to define the LU number for each port in the EMC CLARiiON CX
side.
EMC VNX series
System option mode for connecting EMC VNX series
When you connect an EMC VNX series as an external storage system, you must set SOM 725 of
the local storage system to ON. If SOM 725 is not set to ON, the external storage system might
be blocked when performing maintenance tasks such as rebooting the controller of the external
storage system before the firmware update.
For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/
support.
System parameters for connecting EMC VNX series
When you connect an EMC VNX series as an external storage system, set the system parameters
of the EMC VNX series according to the following table:
SettingParameter
CLARiiON OpenInitiator Type
2Failover Mode
DisableArrayCommPath
For system parameters not shown in the table, see the EMC VNX series documentation.
NOTE: Volumes created with Individual Disk Units (JBOD disks) of EMC VNX series are not
supported. Make sure to define the LU number for each port in the EMC VNX side.
EMC Symmetrix series
The port must be configured as a target attached to a Windows host.
Set system parameters according to the following table. For connection parameters not shown,
refer to EMC Symmetrix series documentation
Parameter SettingParameter
EnableSC3 flag
DisableSPC2 flag
On the local HP XP7 Storage system, system option mode 745 needs to be ON.
EMC VNX series 89