Contents
1 Product description.....................................................................................9
X9320 Network Storage System features.....................................................................................9
System components...................................................................................................................9
HP X9000 Software features....................................................................................................10
High availability and redundancy.............................................................................................10
2 Getting started.........................................................................................12
Setting up the X9320 Network Storage System...........................................................................12
Installation steps................................................................................................................12
Additional configuration steps.............................................................................................12
Management interfaces...........................................................................................................13
Using the GUI...................................................................................................................13
Customizing the GUI..........................................................................................................16
Adding user accounts for GUI access...................................................................................17
Using the CLI.....................................................................................................................17
Starting the array management software...............................................................................17
X9000 client interfaces.......................................................................................................17
X9000 Software manpages.....................................................................................................18
Changing passwords..............................................................................................................18
Configuring ports for a firewall.................................................................................................18
HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................20
3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access..............................................21
Network and VIF guidelines.....................................................................................................21
Creating a bonded VIF............................................................................................................21
Configuring standby backup nodes...........................................................................................21
Configuring NIC failover.........................................................................................................22
Configuring automated failover................................................................................................22
Example configuration.............................................................................................................22
Specifying VIFs in the client configuration...................................................................................22
Support for link state monitoring...............................................................................................23
4 Configuring failover..................................................................................24
Agile management consoles....................................................................................................24
Agile management console modes.......................................................................................24
Agile management consoles and failover..............................................................................24
Viewing information about management consoles..................................................................25
Cluster high availability...........................................................................................................25
Failover modes..................................................................................................................25
What happens during a failover..........................................................................................25
Setting up automated failover..............................................................................................26
Identifying standbys for file serving nodes.........................................................................26
Identifying power sources...............................................................................................26
Turning automated failover on and off..............................................................................28
Manually failing over a file serving node..............................................................................28
Failing back a file serving node...........................................................................................29
Using network interface monitoring......................................................................................29
Setting up HBA monitoring..................................................................................................31
Discovering HBAs..........................................................................................................31
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