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Model: HP P2000 G3 , HP ProLiant DL980 G7

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Technical white paper | HP ProLiant DL980 G7 and P2000 G3 MSA Storage
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Volume Read Ahead settings
The P2000 G3 arrays contain provisions that allow for the setting of custom Read Ahead cache settings for each volume.
Several variations of read ahead settings were tested with Fast Track configurations, and we have found that the setting of
1MB provides the best performance. The Read Ahead setting must be set on EACH volume in the configuration. Figure 4
below details the process for setting read ahead on a P2000 G3 volume.
Figure 4. P2000 G3 Volume Read Ahead Setting
Simply highlight a volume, then select “Configuration” “Modify Volume Cache Settings” and then modify the box labeled
“Read Ahead Size”. Repeat for each volume in the configuration.
Multi Path I/O (MPIO)
The solution presented here presents a total of 88 paths per LUN (22 HBA ports X 4 storage ports). This number of paths is
greater than the 32 paths supported by Microsoft Windows® Server 2008 R2 MPIO. For this reason, manual path
configuration must be employed. Using the management interface on the P2000 arrays, explicit mappings must be created,
matching up a single storage port with a single HBA port on the server. Two paths per HBA can be set up, with the MPIO
policy “Failover Only”. This will direct MPIO to use a single path only and failover to the second or secondary path when the
first one fails. For more detailed information, refer to the HP published document: “Microsoft SQL Server Fast Track: HP
P2000 G3 MSA Multipath I/O configuration and best practices”,
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/getdocument.aspx?docname=4AA0-9466ENW.
Since this configuration uses 2 Data LUNs per array rather than the typical 4, we must adjust the manual MPIO mapping
scheme. In order to take advantage of the load balancing capability in the P2000 arrays, each LUN must be mapped across 2
storage ports residing on the SAME storage controller. Each LUN can have mappings to more than 1 HBA or HBA port, but it
cannot be mapped across storage controllers (port A1, and port B2 for example). Table 8 below shows an example of the
correct mappings for DL980 G7 LUNs residing on a P2000 array:
Table 8. Manual Mappings for DL980 G7 LUNs
LUN
Storage Port
HBA Port
Array1, LUN1
A1
HBAport 2A
Array1, LUN1
A2
HBAport 3B
Array1, LUN2
B1
HBAport 3A
Array1, LUN2
B2
HBAport 4A