Quorum disks on HDS USP and NSC

To host quorum disks on HDS USP and NSC storage systems, you must be aware of the system requirements for establishing quorum disk for these storage systems.

Note: Oracle StorEdge systems do not support host system quorum disks.

The system uses a quorum disk to store important system configuration data and to break a tie if a SAN failure occurs. The system automatically chooses three managed disks (MDisks) as quorum disk candidates. Each disk is assigned an index number: either 0, 1, or 2. Although a system can be configured to use up to three quorum disks, only one quorum disk is elected to resolve a tie-break situation. The purpose of the other quorum disks is to provide redundancy if a quorum disk fails before the system is partitioned.

Requirements for HDS TagmaStore USP, HP XP10000/12000, and NSC55:

To host any of the three quorum disks on these HDS TagmaStore USP, HP XP10000/12000, or NSC55 storage systems, ensure that each of the following conditions is met:
  • Firmware version Main 50-09-72 00/00 or later is running. Contact HDS or HP support for details on installing and configuring the correct firmware version.
  • System Option 562 is enabled. Contact HDS or HP support for details on System Option 562.
  • All system ports are configured in a single HDS or HP host group.

Requirements for HDS TagmaStore USPv, USP-VM, and HP XP20000/24000:

To host any of the three quorum disks on these HDS TagmaStore USPv, USP-VM, or HP XP20000/24000 systems, ensure that each of the following requirements is met:
  • Firmware version Main 60-04-01-00/02 or later is running. Contact HDS or HP support for details on installing and configuring the correct firmware version.
  • Host Option 39 is enabled. Contact HDS or HP support for details on Host Option 39.
    Note: This option must be applied to the HDS or HP host group that is used for the system system.
  • All system ports are configured in a single HDS or HP host group.
After you verify these requirements for the appropriate storage system, complete the following steps on the system command-line interface to set the quorum disks:
  1. Enter the chcontroller command:
    chcontroller -allowquorum yes controller_id or controller_name
    where controller_id or controller_name is the controller that corresponds to the relevant HDS or HP storage system.
  2. Repeat step 1 for each controller that is part of the relevant HDS or HP storage system.
  3. Enter the setquroum command:
    setquroum -quorum [0|1|2] mdisk_id or mdisk_name
    where mdisk_id or mdisk_name is the relevant MDisk on the HDS or HP system.
Attention: Failure to meet these conditions or to follow these steps can result in data corruption.
The support Web sites provide current information about quorum support:
Parent topic: Configuring HDS TagmaStore USP and NSC systems