0 - Introduction and Objective

The reason I set out to write this manual is threefold –

1. There are too many people out there who have responsibility for USP Vs and XPs
who know nothing about how they work and struggle to find decent information.

2. I wish something like this had existed when I was learning my first HDS enterprise array.

3. I’m actually sad enough to enjoy writing something like this.

I’m quite passionate about storage and participate in both HDS and HP storage forums as well as talk with lots of users via email re USP Vs and XPs and help wherever I can. I find myself repeating the same things over and over again and figured writing it down in a single document might help. That way I can just point people to the doc and it will, in some cases, literally answer their prayers.

When I started out in HDS storage no such document existed, and in fact neither did the HDS storage forums. So I had to learn the hard way. Despite this I thought Id share my hard earned knowledge because I’m a nice guy. Seriously.

This document makes no attempt to guide the reader through how to configure the USP V in a “click this button” type manner. Instead it is intended to provide an overview of the hardware and software that make up the USP V and give the reader sufficient knowledge to understand and hold their own with the array and to enable people to ask the right questions of their HDS and HP representatives.

Comments and feedback are mandatory. I can be contacted at via either of the following methods –

http://blogs.rupturedmonkey.com
nigel@rupturedmonkey.com