HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager Installation and Configuration Guide (December 2005)

Contents
About this guide
Revision history
Revision tables ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
1 Reviewing Components and Requirements for Provisioning Manager
1-1 Provisioning Manager Features .................................................................................................................. 9
1-1-1 Managing Various Storage Subsystems as a Storage Pool............................................................. 9
1-1-2 Managing Multiple File Systems and Device Files from a Single GUI............................................ 10
1-2 Provisioning Manager Components .......................................................................................................... 10
1-3 System Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 11
1-3-1 Hardware Configuration.................................................................................................................. 11
1-3-2 Server Operating System Requirements........................................................................................ 13
1-3-3 Supported Host Operating Systems ............................................................................................... 13
1-3-4 Supported Host File Systems ......................................................................................................... 14
1-3-5 Client Operating System Requirements ......................................................................................... 15
1-3-6 Web Browsers Supported for Management Clients ....................................................................... 16
1-4 Required Programs ................................................................................................................................... 16
1-5 Related Program Products ........................................................................................................................ 16
1-5-1 Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager....................................................................................................... 16
1-5-2 Volume Manager ............................................................................................................................ 17
2 Installing Programs
2-1 Installing Programs onto a Management Server ....................................................................................... 18
2-2 Installing Programs onto a Host ................................................................................................................ 18
2-3 Starting and Stopping the Provisioning Manager Server and the Device Manager Agent........................ 18
3 Installing the Provisioning Manager Server
3-1 System and Media Requirements ............................................................................................................. 19
3-2 Installing the Provisioning Manager Server............................................................................................... 19
3-2-1 Installing a Provisioning Manager Server in a Cluster Environment............................................... 24
3-2-2 Installing a Provisioning Manager Server Together with a Device Manager Server in a Cluster
Environment .............................................................................................................................................. 24
3-2-3 Installing a Provisioning Manager Server during Device Manager Server's Operation in a Cluster
Environment .............................................................................................................................................. 24
3-3 Upgrading the Provisioning Manager Server ............................................................................................ 24
3-3-1 Overwrite Installation of Provisioning Manger Server in a Cluster Environment ............................ 27
3-4 Uninstalling the Provisioning Manager Server .......................................................................................... 28
3-4-1 Uninstalling a Provisioning Manager Server in a Cluster Environment .......................................... 30
3-5 Backing Up, Restoring, and Converting a Provisioning Manager Server Database ................................. 31
4 Configuring the Provisioning Manager Environment
4-1 Overview of Provisioning Manager Server Properties............................................................................... 32
4-2 Server Properties ...................................................................................................................................... 33
4-2-1 Server Configuration Information Properties .................................................................................. 33
4-2-2 Server Log Properties..................................................................................................................... 33
4-3 Overview of the Device Manager Agent Properties .................................................................................. 34
4-4 The Device Manager Agent Properties ..................................................................................................... 35
4-4-1 Properties Related to Agent HTTP Communication Functions ...................................................... 35
4-4-2 Agent Log Properties...................................................................................................................... 35
4-5 Specifying Security Settings...................................................................................................................... 36
4-6 Specifying Windows
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Firewall Settings ..................................................................................................... 36
5 Troubleshooting
5-1 Troubleshooting Information...................................................................................................................... 37
5-2 Resolving Provisioning Manager Server Installation Errors ...................................................................... 38
5-3 Error Messages ......................................................................................................................................... 38
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Index
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