HP Storage Manager User Guide May 2005 (First Edition) Part Number 394897-001
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Contents Abstract.......................................................................................................... 5 Audience assumptions ................................................................................. 5 Features ......................................................................................................... 5 Installing HP Storage Manager .................................................................... 6 Windows.......................................................
Abstract This guide provides instructions for installing and using the HP Storage Manager utility to create and manage RAID configurations on HP SATA RAID controllers. Audience assumptions This guide is for the person who installs, administers, and troubleshoots servers. HP assumes you are qualified in the servicing of computer equipment and trained in recognizing hazards in products with hazardous energy levels.
Installing HP Storage Manager IMPORTANT: Install the controller driver before installing HP Storage Manager. IMPORTANT: You need administrator or root privileges to install HP Storage Manager. For details on verifying privileges, refer to the operating system documentation. HP Storage Manager is provided as a downloadable executable file on the HP website, http://www.hp.com. Any updates of either the utility or the instructions for installing and using the utility will be published to the same location.
3. Mount the product installation CD. Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 4. Change to the CD-ROM directory. Red Hat: cd /mnt/cdrom/linux/manager SUSE: cd /media/cdrom/linux/manager 5. Extract the RPM package and install it. rpm --install ./StorMan*.rpm 6. Unmount the product installation CD. Red Hat: umount /mnt/cdrom SUSE: umount /media/cdrom NetWare IMPORTANT: You need version 1.3 or later of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
Running HP Storage Manager NOTE: You need administrator or root privileges to run HP Storage Manager. Windows 1. Open the utility. — To run the utility as a stand-alone application, select Start>Programs>HP Storage Manager. — To run the utility in a browser, open the browser, and then enter your_IP_address:34572 in the address field. The application splash screen briefly appears, and then the main window opens. 2.
Linux 1. Enter the following command to change to the utility installation directory: cd /usr/StorMan 2. Enter the following command and then press the Enter key: sh StorMan.sh The application splash screen briefly appears, and then the main window opens. 3. Select the system that you want to configure. A login dialog box opens. 4. Enter a valid user name and password for the system.
Using HP Storage Manager In the Enterprise view panel, expand the system tree and click the name or icon of a controller. The main panel on the right now shows condensed information about the physical and logical devices connected to the controller. The following figure shows a typical view of the main panel at this point. • To expand a physical or logical device list and get brief information about each listed device, click the triangular arrow icon to the left of a row of devices.
The remaining three buttons under the Logical devices heading enable you to create and delete logical devices or spare drives. When you click a physical or logical device in one section, the related components are highlighted in the other section. For example, when you click a device in the Logical devices section, the physical drives that make up the logical device are highlighted in the Physical devices section. If you click a spare drive, the logical devices protected by that spare are highlighted.
2. Enter the requested information into each field. The default value for the system startup port number, 34571, is already supplied. — For the user name, enter admin. — For the password, enter the administrator password (for Windows or NetWare) or the root password (for Linux). NOTE: The user name and password are case-sensitive. You can now add new accounts and change account passwords. For details, refer to the online help. Creating a logical drive 1.
To set up email notifications: 1. In the Enterprise view, right-click the name or icon of the system that you want to monitor and select Actions>Agent Actions>Configure from the dropdown menu. The Storage Manager Agent window is displayed. 2. Click the Email notifications tab. 3. In the SMTP server settings dialog box that opens, enter the requested information about the system that you want to monitor. 4. Click OK. 5.
To view the event log notifications on the recipient system, right-click the name or icon of the monitored system in the Enterprise view and select Agent actions>View event log. Further information For more information about using the utility to set up and manage systems and logical drives, refer to the online help.
