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 a Subsystem
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Configuration Guide
All hosts must have operating system software that supports multiple-bus failover
mode. With this software, the host sees the same units visible through two (or more)
paths. When one path fails, the host can issue commands to move the units from one
path to another. A typical multiple-bus failover configuration is shown in Figure 1–7.
In multiple-bus failover mode, you can specify which units are normally serviced by a
specific controller of a controller pair. Units can be preferred to one controller or the
other by the PREFERRED_PATH switch of the
ADD UNIT (or SET unit) command. For
example, use the following command to prefer unit D101 to “this controller”:
SET D101 PREFERRED_PATH=THIS_CONTROLLER
NOTE: This is an initial preference, which can be overridden by the hosts.
Keep the following points in mind when configuring controllers for multiple-bus
failover:
• Multiple-bus failover can compensate for a failure in any of the following:
— Controller
— Switch or hub
— Fibre Channel link
— Host Fibre Channel adapter
• A host can redistribute the I/O load between the controllers
• All hosts must have operating system software that supports multiple-bus failover
mode