HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.2 Administrator Guide (web)

NOTE:
If a virtual machine is managed by both Host Data Collector and the Device Manager agent, the
Device Manager agent is given priority in displaying the acquired information in the GUI and CLI.
Device Manager settings for virtual machines
Configuring Device Manager: HBA assigned to each virtual machine
Register, as a normal host, each virtual machine to which you want to assign volumes. Do not register
the virtualization server that runs in the same physical environment in Device Manager.
Assign a volume path to each virtual machine (WWN). After assigning the paths, make the virtual
machines recognize the volumes as RAW devices.
Configuring Device Manager: HBA shared by multiple virtual machines
If multiple virtual machines to which you want to assign volumes share an HBA, register only one of
the virtual machines as a normal host. In addition, do not register the virtualization server that runs
in the same physical environment in Device Manager.
For each volume, you need to assign a path to the virtual machine (WWN) that you registered in
Device Manager. After assigning the paths, make the virtual machines recognize the volumes as RAW
devices.
NOTE:
If multiple virtual machines share the same HBA, regardless of which virtual machine you assign a
volume to, you need to assign all paths for that HBA to the virtual machine that is managed by Device
Manager. Therefore, after assigning a path, we recommend that you label each volume so that you
can identify, in Device Manager, which virtual machine the volume is actually assigned to.
Configuring Device Manager: virtual HBA assigned to each virtual machine
Register, as a normal host, each virtual machine to which you want to assign volumes. In addition,
register the virtualization server that runs in the same physical environment in Device Manager.
For each volume, you must assign a path to the virtualization server (physical WWN) and a path to
the virtual machine (virtual WWN). After assigning the paths, make the virtual machine recognize
the volumes as a RAW device.
Note that, to use a Device Manager agent to manage virtual machines on VMware ESX 4.x or
VMware ESXi 4.x, you need to register the virtual WWNs assigned to those virtual machines in
Device Manager.
To register the virtual WWNs in Device Manager:
1. Register the virtualization server in Device Manager.
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