HP XP 9500 Storage Administration & Configuration

Virtual Instructor-Led Training

5 Days (40 Hours)

XP 9500 Disk Array: Introduction to XP 9500 disk array. Covers terminology, function, architecture, configuration, and hands-on practice with various management features.

Course Objectives

Hardware architecture of the HP XP 9500 disk array
Use the new Remote Web Console user interface to manage and view P9500 configuration information
Use the new Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) Manager command line to manage the array configuration
Set the Fibre Port Topology for the P9500 ports
Configure LUNs

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1. P9500 Hardware

Architecture

Physical Layout

Component Details

Terminology

2. Software Solutions

Storage Essentials

P9000 Software Suite

HP P9500 Supported Multipathing Solutions

Command View Advanced Edition

Performance Advisor

P9000 Replication Manager

High Availability Solutions

Metered Licensing of P9000 Software

3. Remote Web Console

Management Options

Web Console Architecture

Web Client Requirements

License Key Management

Audit Logs

User Management

Customer Access to Service Processor (SVP)

Task Wizards

Reporting Tool

4. Command Line Interface (CLI)

Setting Up RAID Manager

Sending Commands to SVP In-Band and Out-of-Band

Authenticating with SVP

Array Configuration

5. Volume Management

LUSE

Custom Volumes

Open-V Volumes

System Disk

Quick Format

Command Line for Volume Management

DKA Encryption

Volume Shredder

Data Retention

6. LUN Management

Fibre Port Management

Host Groups

Host Modes

Management Tools for LUNs

Making Storage Available to Hosts

Creating LUNs and Command Devices

Using Configuration File Loader

Command Line for LUN management

7. Making LUNS Visible to a Host

Host Preparation before Presenting LUNs

Making LUN Visible to Hosts

HP-UX Hardware Path Address for LUNs

Use of the P9000Info Tool

8. Multipathing Solutions

Automatic Path Failover

Dynamic Load Balancing

Multipathing Solutions

Multipathing I/O (MPIO) for Windows

Installing MPIO DSM for P9500

Installing DSM MGR (Optional)

HPDSM CLI (hpdsm.exe)

MPIO DSM Manager

MPIO: Setting a Preferred Path

HP-UX 11iv3 Native Mutlipathing

Making Host See New LUN

Host Bus Adapter Issues

Making LUNs Visible to HP-UX 11iv1, v2, and v3

HP-UX Legacy FC Hardware Addresses

Connecting a Windows Host to a P9500

Linux Native Multipathing

9. P9000 Thin Provisioning (THP) and SMART Tiers

P9000 THP

THP Operation Sequence

THP Pools

THP Usage with Other Program Products

THP Business Copy Usage Details

THP Usage with Partitioning

THP DMT Reads and Writes

THP Performance

THP Smart Tiers

10. P9000 Cache Partitioning

With and Without Cache Partitions

Cache Logical Partitions (CLPRs)

11. P9000 External Storage

Features

External Storage Path Modes

Cache Mode

Use with Cache Partitions

Configuring External Ports

Configuring External Volumes

Best Practices for P9000 External Storage

Power On and Off Order

Disaster Recovery Solutions Using P9000

External Storage

12. P9000 AutoLUN

Tiered Storage Approach

AutoLUN Migration

Reserving Destination Volumes

AutoLUN Tasks

AutoLUN Migration Configuration

13. Performance Monitor

Data Collection

Viewing Collected Data

Performance Monitor Export Tool

Data Export

14. P9000 Performance Advisor

Collecting Array and Host Information

Management Station

Components

Host Agents and Clients

Installing and Logging On to Performance Advisor

Performance Advisor Graphical User Interface (GUI)

PA Licensing

P9500 Configuration Data Collection

Creating Charts and New Alarms

Generating and Scheduling Reports

P9000Watch

P9000Sketch

15. Replication Overview

P9000 Business Copy

Full Copy vs. Snapshot Comparison

P9000 Business Copy Operations and States

P9000 Continuous Access

Continuous Access Synchronous

Continuous Access Journal

16. Resource Partitions

Physical Partitioning vs. Logical Partitioning

Resource Groups

User Groups

Access Roles

17. P9000 Command View Advanced Edition (CVAE)

Command View AE Features

Architecture

Device Manager Host Agent and Web Client

Connecting to the P9000 CVAE Device Manager

GUI Functions Available with Core License

Installing the Device Manager Host Agent

Setting Up the Device Manager Agent

Agentless Host Data Collection

18. Managing Volumes and LUNs with Command View Advanced Edition

Logical Group Concept

CVAE Host

Adding LUNs to an Existing Host Group

Creating LUNs for a New Host Group

User Management Concepts

Security Settings for User Accounts

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