Hp lefthand user manual
When we decided to migrate away from our current HP EVA 4000 SAN, we wanted to make sure that the solution we chose was affordable, flexible, stable and reliable. Along with that, we wanted to purchase a solution that was compatible with VMware’s v Storage APIs for Array Integration ( VAAI). We ended up purchasing eight HP Lefthand P4500 shelves, and two HP Lefthand P4300 shelves. Each P4500 shelf included 12 600 GB 15 K Serial Attached SCSI ( SAS) drives configured in two separate 6 drive RAID 5 arrays. Each P4300 shelf included 8 1 TB 7200 RPM SATA drives configured in a single 8 drive RAID 5 array. The shelves all come with two 1gb NICs that can be configured using either Adaptive Load Balancing (default and preferred Active Passive, or 802.3 AD Link Aggregation. The shelf is very similar to a 2 U Proliant server, and even includes two PS/2 ports for keyboard/mouse as well as a 15-pin analog video outlet. HP’s integrated lights out module is also included. The i SCSI SAN solution we chose included two HP Procurve 6600 48-port gigabit switches out-of-the-box unconfigured. The switches will be cascaded using an ethernet cable to form a single storage fabric. We are going to employ a standalone storage fabric with no routing of any kind. The Lefthand nodes will connect one ethernet port to each Procurve switch. The nodes will be configured using Adaptive Load Balancing ( ALB) so that we will enjoy switch redundancy. The nodes will be configured with a single 10-dot IP address on the same Class- C mask as the other nodes on the storage fabric. Now, I will outline the setup of a single P4500 shelf. I am assuming that you have a functioning IP storage network, as well as a Storage Works P4000 Centralized Management Console system with the CMC software installed. It is also a good idea to configure two physical NICs on the CMC server, one on each switch in your IP.
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