User ManualTable of ContentsContents3Supported storage platforms and firmware7Intended audience7Prerequisites7Related documentation7Document conventions and symbols8Table 1 Document conventions8HP technical support8Subscription service9HP web sites9Documentation feedback9Auto LUN XP for the XP12000/XP1000011Auto LUN XP features11Auto LUN XP tasks11Reserve volumes12Volume migration12Figure 1 Data Flow during an Auto LUN XP Operation12Figure 2 Data Flow after an Auto LUN XP operation13Estimating usage rates13Automatic migration14Storage management by maximum disk usage14Keep reserved volumes in high HDD classes14Figure 3 Auto migration function example 115Figure 4 Auto migration function example 215Auto migration sequence of events16Manual migration16Requirements and restrictions16Selection of CU group16Logical volumes16Table 2 Movability of volumes in pairs consisting of CV and normal values16Source volumes17Table 3 Non-cascaded volumes that can be used as source volumes18Table 4 Cascaded volumes that can be used as source volumes18LUSE source volumes18Target volumes18Number of volumes19Calculating the number of Auto LUN XP concurrent migration plans19Calculating differential tables for mainframe volume migration19Table 5 Control cylinders by emulation type20Calculating differential tables for open-system volume migration21Table 6 Total number of differential tables per migration plan21Table 7 Control cylinders by emulation type21Auto migration planning22Auto migration execution22Manual migration execution22Copy Threshold option22Progress value23Effects on other XP products23Table 8 The estimated delay in the copying speed23Maintenance23Auto migration parameters23Powering off disk arrays23Starting Auto LUN XP24Figure 5 Auto LUN pane24Auto LUN pane24Tabs and selection trees24Monitoring term section25Monitoring data section25Table section25Graph section25Table 9 Graph contents based on list selection (Port-LUN tab)26WWN, Port-LUN, LDEV, and Physical tabs27Figure 6 WWN, Port-LUN, LDEV, and Physical tabs27WWN tab27Port-LUN tab28Table 10 Auto LUN pane, Port-LUN tab icons28LDEV tab28Physical tab29Table 11 Auto LUN pane, Physical tab icons29Creating and executing migration plans30Manual Migration tab31Figure 7 Manual Migration tab31Pane contents31Tree view31Table view31Buttons32Migrating volumes manually32Deleting manual migration plans33Auto Migration tab33Figure 8 Auto Migration tab34Pane contents34Auto Migration plans section34Auto Plan parameter section35Setting auto migration parameters35Deleting auto migration plans36Remaking auto migration plans36Attribute tab36Figure 9 Attribute pane36Pane contents36Figure 10 Class table boxes37Figure 11 Parity group table boxes37Reserving target volumes38Setting (fixing) parity groups38Figure 12 Attribute tab tree39Releasing (unfixing) parity groups39Changing maximum disk usage rates for HDD classes39History tab40Figure 13 History tab40Pane contents40Viewing migration history logs41Table 12 Migration log messages44Troubleshooting Auto LUN XP44Using RAID Manager for manual Auto LUN XP migrations44Figure 14 Pair status transitions during Auto LUN XP migrations using RAID Manager45Table 13 Errors during Auto LUN XP migrations or migration cancellations using RAID Manager46Auto LUN/Performance Control Base Monitor49Auto LUN XP statistics49Auto LUN Monitoring Options pane50XP12000/XP10000 disk arrays51Figure 15 Auto LUN Monitoring Options pane51Usage statistics51Collecting usage statistics about disk array resources51Viewing parity group usage statistics52Figure 16 Parity group usage statistics52Viewing logical volume usage statistics52Figure 17 Logical volume usage statistics52Viewing channel adapter (CHA) usage statistics53Figure 18 CHA usage statistics54Viewing channel processor (CHP) usage statistics54Figure 19 CHP usage statistics54Viewing disk adapter (DKA) usage statistics54Figure 20 DKA usage statistics55Viewing disk processor (DKP) usage statistics55Figure 21 DKP usage statistics55Viewing data recovery and reconstruction processor (DRR) usage statistics55Figure 22 DRR usage statistics56Viewing write pending rates56Figure 23 Write pending rates56Viewing access path usage statistics56Figure 24 Usage statistics about paths between adapters and the cache switch57Figure 25 Usage statistics about paths between adapters and shared memory57Figure 26 Usage statistics about paths between cache switches and cache memory57Workload and traffic statistics57Collecting workload and traffic statistics about disk drives, ports, and LU paths57Viewing disk drive workload statistics58Figure 27 Workload statistics for all parity groups58Figure 28 Workload statistics for a specific parity group58Figure 29 Workload statistics for logical volumes in a parity group58Viewing disk array port traffic statistics59Figure 30 Traffic statistics about ports in a disk array59Figure 31 Traffic statistics about host ports to which a disk array port is connected59Figure 32 Traffic statistics about host ports in a host group60Figure 33 Traffic statistics about LU paths60Viewing HBA/port traffic statistics60Figure 34 Traffic statistics for host bus adapters61Figure 35 Traffic statistics for each PFC group61Figure 36 Traffic statistics for each port connected to a specified HBA61Index63A63C63D63E63F63G63H63L63M63N64O64P64R64S64T64U64W64Size: 1020 KBPages: 68Language: EnglishOpen manual