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You and the HP service representative each play a role in installation. The HP service representative
is responsible for installing the disk array and formatting the disk devices. You are responsible for
configuring the host server for the new devices with assistance from the HP service representative.
Installation roadmap
Perform these actions to install and configure the disk array:
1. “Installing and configuring the disk array” (page 67)
• “Defining the paths” (page 67)
• “Setting the host mode and host group mode for the disk array ports” (page 68)
• “Setting the system option modes” (page 70)
• “Configuring the Fibre Channel ports” (page 70)
2. “Installing and configuring the host” (page 71)
• “Loading the operating system and software” (page 71)
• “Installing and configuring the FCAs” (page 71)
• “Verifying the FCA configuration” (page 75)
• “Clustering and fabric zoning” (page 75)
• “Fabric Zoning and LUN security for multiple operating systems” (page 75)
3. “Connecting the disk array” (page 76)
• “Adding the new device paths to the system” (page 76)
• “Verifying host recognition of disk array devices ” (page 76)
4. “Configuring disk array devices” (page 76)
• “Labeling and partitioning the devices” (page 77)
• “Creating the file systems” (page 77)
• “Creating the mount directories” (page 78)
5. “Configuring for use with Veritas Volume Manager 4.x and later” (page 78)
Installing and configuring the disk array
The HP service representative performs these tasks:
• Assembling hardware and installing software
• Loading the microcode updates
• Installing and formatting devices
After these tasks are finished, use the XP7 Remote Web Console, XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition, or XP7 Array Manager to complete the remaining disk array configuration tasks. If you
do not have these programs, your HP service representative can perform these tasks for you.
Defining the paths
Use XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Software or the XP7 Remote Web Console (shown)
to define paths between hosts and volumes (LUNs) in the disk array.
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