Hardware and software setup. Qlogic MPX200

Table 1 Supported storage arrays (continued)

Vendor

HP

IBM

NEC

NetApp

Xiotech

Storage Array

AMS family nl nl

WMS family nl

USP family

TagmaStore Network StorageController model NSC55

HP Storage MSA family nl

HP Storage EVA family nl nl

HP Storage XP P9000 nl

HP Storage XP10000 and 12000

HP Storage XP20000 and 24000 nl nl

HP Storage P4000 G2 SAN Solutions (iSCSI) nl

HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 nl

HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000

HP 3PAR F-Class nl nl

HP 3PAR T-Class nl

HP 3PAR S-Class nl

HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) nl

System Storage DS3000 family nl

System Storage DS4000 family nl

System Storage DS5000 family

System Storage DS8000 family nl

XIV Storage System family nl

Storwize V7000 Unified disk system

D-Series SAN Storage arrays nl

FAS270

FAS2000 Series nl nl

FAS3100 Series nl

FAS6000 Series

NetApp arrays that support Cluster-Mode technology

Emprise Storage family nl

Magnitude 3D 4000 family

Hardware and software setup

Follow the procedures and guidelines in this section for setting up hardware and software.

Hardware setup

For information on installing MPX200, refer to the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide.

To set up the hardware for DMS:

1.

To manage the MPX200, install the HP mpx Manager utility on any computer running Windows

2003, Windows 2008, RedHat, SuSE or Apple OS X. The MPX200 must be accessible over the network connection from the machine on which HP mpx Manager is installed.

2.

Set up the MPX200 management port IP address. For more information, refer to the MPX200

Intelligent Storage Router Quick Start Guide.

3.

Connect the storage array (source and destination) controller ports to an FC switch. For more information on various topology configurations, see

“Data migration configuration” (page

11)

.

4.

Connect the FC ports of the MPX200 to the FC switches where the array controller ports are connected. For more information on various topology configurations, see

“Data migration configuration” (page 11) .

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Software setup

Software setup for DMS includes the following:

•

Zoning: Perform zoning on the FC switches so that array controller ports are visible to the

MPX200, and the array is able to see virtual ports created by MPX200 FC ports and can present LUNs to the MPX200.

•

LUN presentation: Ensure the appropriate data LUNs are presented from the storage arrays to the MPX200.

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Multipathing: For online data migration, ensure that the latest multipathing software is installed on the host server and that both router blades are using the same firmware version.

High Availability considerations

For HA configurations where multiple FC ports (from one or both blades) of the router are visible on the source or destination array, ensure that all WWPNs from the same virtual port group across both blades of the MPX200 are configured under a single host or host group in the array management software.

For the MPX200 to work correctly, you must set up all WWPNs from the same VPG (across both blades) as a single host, and you must also project unique LUNs to this host in the storage array.

Set up multiple VPGs as different hosts in the storage array. Do not present the same LUN to multiple

VPGs (hosts associated with the MPX200). Failure to do so can lead to unpredictable and erroneous behavior. For additional information, see

“VPG” (page 24)

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