SAN devices configuration

[ajin]

How to configure SAN devices in HP 11i V3 ?
Please help me step by step configuration..

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Shalom,

use ioscan to detect the device:

ioscan
ioscan -fnC disk

insf -c disk

pvcreate the new device

create a new volume group with vgcreate or use vgextend to extend an existing volume group

lvcreate to create a logical volume
newfs to create a filesystem

SEP

[skt_skt]

SO r u going to make use of the Native MPIO available on 11.23? Or what is the plan for path faillver/load balance?

[ajin]

hi
its fail over/load balance

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Given the complete lack of detail you've provided, your not going to get a detailed response.

What are you trying to do?
What sort of storage do you have?

A good starting point might be this doc:

http://docs.hp.com/en/MassStorageStack/The_Next_Generation_Mass_Storage_Stack.pdf

As well as the other white papers here:

http://docs.hp.com/en/oshpux11iv3.html#Storage%20Area%20Management

Note that if your storage is "supported" by 11iv3, then the chances are that all MPIO configuration will happen auto-magically. Supported disk arrays are listed here:

http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/support_matrices.html

and here:

http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/mass_storage_devices.html

HTH

Duncan