HP XP10000 Owner's Manual

HP StorageWorksXP10000 Disk Array Owner's GuidePart number: AE102-96013Seventh edition: March 2008

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1 Overview of the HP XP10000 Disk ArrayThis disk array is part of the HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array series of high-performance RAID-capabledisk array

the appropriate maintenance activity, without interruption to applications or hosts. For more information,see “HP StorageWorks Continuous Track XP” on

2. Controller, power supplies, control panel, SVP, diskadapters1. Front of the open HP XP10000 disk array4. R1 disk chassis, containing up to 60 disk

2. Add a second rack with one 60-disk chassis (R2, #7 in Figure 1), providing a total of up to 180drives.3. Add a second 60-disk chassis (R3, #8 in Fi

• HP RAID Manager Library software• Site preparation services• Installation and configuration services• Proactive monitoring and support• Reactive har

SpecificationFeature120 in one rack, 240 in two racksMaximum hard disk drives16Maximum spare disk drives59Maximum parity groups/array69.2 TBMaximum di

• Nonstop• VMware• z/OS• MainframeFor the latest information on supported operating systems and versions, contact your HP supportrepresentative or vis

• Simplify disaster recovery• Improve data securityThe following topics summarize the types of available software. To learn about specific XP software

• HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Journal Software• HP StorageWorks XP RAID Manager• HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor Software• HP StorageW

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2 HP XP10000 hardware componentsThere are no single points of failure in HP XP10000 disk arrays. Redundant logic assemblies,controllers, disk drives,

Figure 2 HP XP10000 control panel componentsTable 3 HP XP10000 control panel componentsDescriptionIndicatorLabelItemDuring normal operation, this LED

DescriptionIndicatorLabelItemDuring normal operation, this LED should be off.ON: A service information message (SIM) hasbeen issued from either storag

DescriptionIndicatorLabelItemDuring normal operation, this LED should be on.ON: The disk array is plugged in and receivingpower from the primary AC ou

The disk array must contain at least one spare disk drive and can contain up to 16. Any of the sparedisk drives can back up any other disk drive of eq

1. Command View XP Advanced Edition server2. Ethernet LAN connection3. XP disk arrayFigure 4 Optional HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition

3 HP XP10000 operationsDuring normal operations, the disk array does not require intervention and you should not attempt toopen the disk array cabinet

CAUTION:Do not perform any procedures not described in this guide. If you have any questions or concerns,contact your HP support representative.WARNIN

Emergency power offThe system does not have an emergency power off switch. In an emergency when it is crucial to poweroff the system immediately for s

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Manual restart after power is restoredCAUTION:After power is restored to your site and before restoring power to the system, HP recommends that youhav

PS-ON turns green.MESSAGE LED may turn amber if the system is not configured for remote support, signifying a SIMwas generated because the system lost

Non-condensing relative humidity (RH)Humidity range type27 degrees C (81 F)Non-operating maximum wet bulb temperature29 degrees C (84 F)Shipping and s

4 HP XP10000 TroubleshootingService information messagesThe system generates service information messages (SIMs) to identify normal operations, servic

DescriptionItemIf the system is set up for remote support, HP XP Continuous Track reports the SIMs to STC througha dedicated dialup connection.SIMs ar

5 Regulatory statementsFCC EMC statement (USA)This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,pursuant

VCCI EMC statement (Japan)BSMI EMC statement (Taiwan)RRL EMC statement (Korea)Harmonics conformance (Japan)German noise declarationXP10000: Schalldruc

board, and on the 16-port Fibre Channel Adapter board and 16-port FICON board for connectionto a fibre communications network.In the USA, the OLM is c

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GlossaryACP Array control processor. On some XP models, such as the XP12000, the ACPhandles the passing of data between the cache and the physical dri

channel processor(CHP)The processors located on the channel adapter (CHA). Synonymous with CHIP.command device A volume on the disk array that accepts

FC-AL Fibre Channel arbitrated loop.FCP Fibre Channel Protocol.fence level A level for selecting rejection of a write I/O request from the host accord

mirroringconsistencyThe consistency (usability) of data in a volume (for example, S-VOL).mm Millimeters.MR Magnetoresistive.ms, msec Milliseconds.mutu

RAID group See “array group.”RAID level A RAID Level is one of the ways that disk drives are grouped together to improveperformance, data availability

FiguresHP XP10000 Disk Array configuration ... 131HP XP10000 control panel compone

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IndexAAC power, 32array management, 17audience, 7automatic restart, 30Bbatteries, backup, 25, 29Ccablesmechanical vibration, 32cache battery backup, 2

Hhardwarecontrol panel, 21disk array frame, 24disk control frame, 21disk drives, 24features, 14management server, 25normal operations, 27physical comp

Wwarninghazard, 27rack stability, 9websitescustomer self repair, 10HP, 10HP Subscriber's Choice for Business, 10product manuals, 7wet bulb temper

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About this guideThis guide provides information about owning and operating the HP StorageWorks XP10000 DiskArray.Unless otherwise noted, the term disk

ElementConvention• Keys that are pressed• Text typed into a GUI element, such as abox• GUI elements that are clicked or selected,such as menu and list

Conventions for storage capacity valuesUse the following values to calculate physical storage capacity (hard disk drives) for HP XP storagesystems:• 1