HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software User Guide Part number: TB581-96365 Eleventh edition: October 2013
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Contents Preface .............................................................................................. 11 1 Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite ................................................................................................. 13 About HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite ......................................... Features .............................................................................................................
About removing hosts and releasing associated resources ........................................................ Removing hosts and releasing associated resources ................................................................ Reviewing data collection tasks ................................................................................................... About data collection tasks ..................................................................................................
Allocating volumes to clustered hosts ..................................................................................... 82 Allocating volumes by using a keyword search ....................................................................... 83 Allocating volumes by using a criteria search ......................................................................... 84 Allocating volumes by using existing volume settings ...............................................................
About logical groups ........................................................................................................ Creating logical groups .................................................................................................... Viewing logical group reports ............................................................................................ Editing logical groups .......................................................................................................
Setting security options for using Internet Explorer ................................................................. 163 Setting security options for Firefox ....................................................................................... 165 Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 1.4.2 to link with other products ........................... 165 Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 5.0 and 6.0 to link with other products .................. 166 Configuring log output settings ...............
Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 195 About troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 195 Troubleshooting examples ........................................................................................................ 195 9 Support and other resources ............................................................ 197 Contacting HP ................................
Tables 1 Methods for registering hosts .................................................................................... 32 2 Updating host information using Host Data Collector .................................................. 40 3 Updating host information using vMA ....................................................................... 42 4 Updating host information using Device Manager agent ............................................. 43 5 Create volumes dialog box ................................
Preface This manual provides information for HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software.
Preface
1 Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite is a comprehensive software suite providing management services for storage systems and hosts. Storage configuration, virtualization, reporting, and monitoring tools are fully supported.
• Operational workflows, page 20 Features HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software provides a wide variety of security, scalability, data migration, replication, performance, and administrative features for managing your storage system needs in this release. HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software includes the following functionality: • Server architecture supports resource scalability (millions of storage objects) and geographic scalability.
NOTE: The enhancements below are primarily intended to highlight new software (GUI) features, and are not an exhaustive list of enhancements.
System configuration As part of a basic storage network configuration, HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software is comprised of Command View AE Suite server-based components, agents, and clients that enable you to manage storage resources. The following figure illustrates HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite management server components, and the basic configuration of the storage network.
• Replication Manager server Replication Manager uses this component to manage storage system volume replication. • Host Data Collector P9000 Command View AE Suite uses this component to collect information about the volumes used by the hosts. NOTE: The Host Data Collector component can be installed on other servers and accessed remotely by P9000 Command View AE Suite.
For information about how to register licenses, see “Registering a license” on page 189. NOTE: To log in with a user account other than a built-in user account, you must first set up new user accounts, or user groups and roles. This requires the User Management permission, and the Admin role for All Resources). 1.
• Global task bar - always visible, provides access to Help, licensing, launching installed options (Tools menu), and logging out. • Global tabs - always visible, provides access to applications. • Search - always visible, provides keyword and criteria-based search. • Navigation pane - differs by tab, provides access to resources and commonly-used tasks. • Application pane - differs by tab, provides resource summary information, resource object list, and related drill down details.
• To copy cell or row data, select one or more rows with data, right-click and select Copy This Cell or Copy Selected Rows. This is useful for emailing small amounts of data about a storage resource. If you select empty rows, the copy options do not appear when you right-click. For reporting on large numbers of objects and for more complete data, use CSV export.
Process flow The following graphic illustrates the flow of system operations when using HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software and HP StorageWorks P9000 Tiered Storage Manager software. • Server configuration steps are related to installing and configuring the server itself. • Client operation steps are illustrated and explained further with workflow graphics and comments in this user guide.
The following graphic illustrates the required tasks: • Configure your browser environment to correctly display and run HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite. If you have issues, verify your browser setup. • Log in to P9000 Command View AE Suite. • Register your users. For information about sharing storage administration, see “Managing users” on page 167.
Related topics • Process flow, page 21 Setting up users and access control After users are registered, you can limit the scope of allowed operations for each user by configuring access control settings for users and storage resources. To set access control you will need to create resource groups and user groups, then assign the resource groups and roles to the user groups.
Allocating storage Volumes are allocated to hosts for applications needing storage. A variety of methods for allocating volumes is available. For example, you can select one or more hosts, then identify and allocate existing volumes. You can also select one or more volumes, then identify the host that needs the volumes. You can also establish I/O paths between hosts and volumes when you allocate volumes.
In summary, you can: • View summary information from the Dashboard tab. • Check alerts from the Tasks & Alerts tab or the dashboard. • Search storage resources from the Search box on the tabs bar. • Reference data migration information from the Mobility tab.
Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite
2 Discovering, registering, and adding management targets Managing storage resources requires them to be registered in HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software. Registration automatically occurs after discovery. Registering storage systems Before you can manage a storage system's resources, you must first register the storage system.
Prerequisites for registering a storage system Before registering a storage system, you need to collect system-related information and complete a number of prerequisite tasks. Collect and confirm the following storage system information: • • • • Storage system type. Storage system IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) or host name (alias name). User name and password for the storage system management tool, such as Remote Web Console.
3. Specify the storage system type and provide the following information: • An IP address (or hostname). • Authentication information (username and password) for most supported storage systems. • For SMI-S enabled storage systems, provide the SMI-S provider IP address, authentication information, protocol information (secure, not secure), and possibly a non-default port number.
About acquiring the most recent storage system information To get the most current information about a target storage system, manually refresh the system to display it.
NOTE: Label information for volumes and THP/Smart pools is not refreshed. To apply existing label information from a storage system to Device Manager, click Refresh Labels. Related topics • About acquiring the most recent storage system information, page 30 Operations available to SMI-S enabled storage systems Discovering and registering storage systems that are managed by an SMI-S provider (SMI-S enabled storage systems) enable you to perform certain tasks.
You can also monitor the usage status of storage resources from the host point of view by generating reports that reflect the actual capacity being used by each host. Related topics • Methods for registering hosts, page 32 • Priority for acquiring the WWN, page 33 • About changing host settings and information, page 39 Methods for registering hosts There are a variety of methods to register one or more hosts including using its WWN, using host-installed agents, or agent-less discovery.
Purpose To automatically acquire host information, or to manage a copy pair by using the replication functionality of the volume. Method Description Use Device Manager agent. To automatically acquire host information, or to manage a copy pair by using the replication functionality of the volume, install Device Manager agent on each host or on the management server of the copy pair. Host information or copy pair information is sent from Device Manager agent.
3. 4. A normal host or a virtual machine registered by using Host Data Collector. A manually registered host. When hosts with the same WWN are registered by using the same method: • The WWN is registered to the host that was registered last. • When a normal host or a virtual machine is registered by a virtualization server or Host Data Collector, WWN is registered to the host that was registered first.
NOTE: If vCenter Server is being used, enter the user name and password for vCenter Server. If vCenter Server is not being used, you need to enter and register user names and passwords of virtualization servers one by one if multiple virtualization servers are being managed. Tasks to complete beforehand: • Verify target hosts are connected to the network • Specify environment settings for virtualization servers. For details see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
Related topics • Methods for registering hosts, page 32 Registering hosts by using vMA You can register hosts using vMA to manage and monitor the hosts. Prerequisites Items to check beforehand: • Host IP address for vMA (IPv4 or IPv6) NOTE: To register a virtualization server, you cannot specify a subnet, a range, and multiple IP addresses.
TIP: Hosts registered by using vMA can be changed to be managed by using Host Data Collector. To do so, in the Edit Host dialog box, select the Host Data Collector check box. Note that management cannot be changed from Host Data Collector to vMA. Related topics • Methods for registering hosts, page 32 Workflow for detecting hosts This topic describes how hosts are detected and registered in Device Manager.
TIP: If one host that has multiple WWN is detected, even if it is one host in the actual environment, it might occasionally be registered as multiple hosts by Device Manager. This is because hosts are generated in host groups when one host has multiple WWNs. In this case, the hosts must be merged. Merge the WWNs. Merge the hosts that have been added as multiple hosts in Device Manager into one host. WWN information is merged, and the source hosts are deleted automatically.
Registering hosts using merge hosts You can use merge hosts to combine source and target host information into a single surviving target host that is registered. Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • Identify the names of the source and target host. Note that the source host is merged into the target host, then the source host is deleted.
TIP: The settings for the host WWN are not linked to the settings for the host group on the storage system side. For example, even if you delete the host WWN, the WWN is not deleted from the host group . To delete the WWN after replacing HBAs, use the Remove HBAs dialog box. To delete the WWN from a host group at a time other than when replacing an HBA, use the ModifyPort command.
Item Refresh Hosts Edit Hosts Legend: • Y : Can be edited or refreshed • N : Cannot be edited or refreshed Notes: 1. For virtualization servers, you can specify IPv4 or IPv6. 2. You can specify IPv4 or IPv6. 3. Clicking Refresh Hosts will discover new or updated WWNs and their port types. Deleted WWNs require that you click Edit Hosts and delete the WWNs that need to be removed. 4. If you want to allocate volumes to a FCoE port, you need to manually add a WWN. 5.
To make changes to each item, see the following table: Table 3 Updating host information using vMA Item Refresh Hosts Edit Hosts Host Name Y N OS Type N N IP Address N Y1,2 User ID/PW N Y1 Whether or not to use Host Data Collector N Y3 Protocol N Y Port Type Y N WWN Y N WWN Nickname N4 N Legend: • Y : Can be edited or refreshed • N : Cannot be edited or refreshed Notes: 1. IP address, user ID, and password of vMA. 2. You can specify IPv4 or IPv6. 3.
Changing settings for a host registered by using Device Manager agent When the Device Manager agent is being used, host information is automatically sent from the Device Manager agent periodically. Execute Refresh Hosts as necessary. Additionally, after changing settings from the Edit Hosts dialog box, depending on the changed settings, it may be necessary to use Refresh Hosts to update host information.
NOTE: If a host name is changed, both of the host names (before and after the change) might be displayed on the Resource tab. In this case, delete the host before making the change. When copy pairs are managed by the host where Device Manager agent is installed, in addition to deleting the host, the storage system also needs to be updated.
Prerequisites Gather the following information: • Target host names • Target volumes Tasks to complete beforehand: • Back up the target volumes • Stop the input and output to the target volumes 1. On the Administration tab, select Managed Resources and click the Hosts tab. 2. From the lists of hosts, select the host you want to remove and click More Actions > Remove Hosts. 3.
About data collection tasks On the Administration tab, under Managed Resources you can add, refresh, edit, and remove storage systems and hosts, which adds or changes Command View AE Suite information about the storage or host resource. You can also add or refresh storage systems and hosts on the Resources tab, but not edit or remove them.
3. Click Restart Task and verify the information in the summary list of the Restart Task dialog box. 4. Click Submit to restart the process. 5. You can check the progress and the result of the restarted data collection task on the Data Collection Tasks tab. Verify the results for each task by viewing the details of the task. The status of the restarted data collection task no longer appears as Failed in the list of tasks.
Discovering, registering, and adding management targets
3 Managing storage resources in a SAN environment This module describes managing storage resources such as THP/Smart pools and volumes in a Storage Area Network (SAN). Creating and deleting volumes This module describes how to create volumes (including LUSE volumes), and delete unallocated volumes. About creating volumes You create volumes, then allocate them to a host. You create volumes by using the available space in a THP/Smart pool or parity group.
1. On the Resources tab you can create volumes from several locations: • • • • 2. From General Tasks, select Create Volumes. Select the storage system, click Actions, and select Create Volumes. Select the storage system, list existing parity groups, and click Create Volumes. Select the storage system, list existing THP/Smart pools, and click the Create Volumes button or select Create Volumes from Actions. In the create volumes dialog box, configure volumes and their characteristics. 3.
Field Subfield Description Storage System - This field will either display the selected storage system name, or prompt the user to select the storage system from a list. - Select the volume type to create. For example Basic Volume, Thin Provisioning or Smart Pool. The displayed volume types are determined by your selected storage system. If you do not see an expected volume type, check that you have selected the correct storage system.
About deleting unallocated volumes Volumes that are not allocated to any host can be deleted and their space added to the unused capacity of THP/Smart pools or parity groups. Related topics • • • • About creating volumes, page 49 Deleting unallocated volumes, page 52 About removing hosts and releasing associated resources, page 44 About releasing a LUSE volume, page 53 Deleting unallocated volumes You can delete unallocated volumes from a registered storage system.
Related topics • Creating a LUSE volume, page 53 Creating a LUSE volume Prerequisites Gather the following information: • The name of the target host • The target volumes (LUSE volumes or basic volumes that are already allocated to the host). Tasks to complete beforehand: • Create volumes to be added 1. On the Resources tab, select Hosts. 2. Expand the tree and select the target OS. 3.
1. On the Resources tab, expand the Storage Systems tree, and for the target storage system, select Volumes and Open-Unallocated. 2. From the list of volumes, select the volume for which the LUSE setting is to be released, and click Release LUSE Volumes. 3. Verify that the information in the Plan Summary is correct. 4. (Optional) Update the task name and provide a description. 5. (Optional) Expand Schedule to specify the task schedule. You can schedule the task to run immediately or later.
Related topics • Virtualizing volumes, page 55 Virtualizing volumes Volume virtualization provides the capability to optimize storage services to applications by facilitating movement of data between tiers and migration of data between different generations of technology. Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • The internal and external storage systems are registered in HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite.
The following table describes the dialog box fields, subfields, and field groups. A field group is a collection of fields that are related to a specific action or configuration. You can minimize and expand field groups by clicking the double arrow symbol (>>). As you enter information in a dialog box, if the information is incorrect, errors that include a description of the problem appear at the top of the box.
Field RAID level Subfield Description - Existing RAID levels are displayed for the external storage system. For example, RAID 0, 1+0, 5, and 6 are valid RAID configurations when 6 drives are available. The RAID levels change in the dialog box based on the selected storage system and supported RAID levels. The parity group. Based on the drive type, drive speed, and RAID level values, an appropriate parity group is selected. Select a parity group by clicking Select Parity Group.
Field Subfield Description Volume allocations using Fibre Channel prompt for such items as host group name, host mode, host mode options, and LUN number. >> Host Group and LUN Settings (See the following four fields for details) Host group name - Specify a host group name for the internal storage system. Paths are allocated from the external storage system to the internal storage system.
Field Resource group Subfield Description - Resource groups listed by storage system, parity group, LDEV ID, and storage port. Resource group appears only when multiple resource groups are allocated and each resource group has LDEV IDs of internal volumes that belong to the selected internal storage system. Virtualizing storage capacity (THP/Smart) This module describes how to virtualize storage capacity.
If a Tiered Storage Manager license has been registered, user can use the Mobility tab to evaluate and analyze the operation status that is related to a THP/Smart pool. When you delete an unnecessary THP/Smart pool, THP/Smart volumes created from that pool are also deleted. For this reason, a prerequisite to deleting a THP/Smart pool is that no THP/Smart volumes from that pool are allocated to a host.
3. 4. Click Show Plan: 1. Review all plan information. If changes are needed click Back. 2. Enter a task name and description. 3. Schedule the task for now, or a later date and time. 4. If scheduled for now, select View task status to monitor the task when submitted. 5. Click Submit to queue the task. On the Tasks & Alerts tab, confirm task completion. If status is not completed, click the task name to review the message. Created pools are added to the target storage system THP Pools list.
Field Subfield Description If Pool Type with THP and Smart options is displayed, the selected storage system supports both THP and Smart. If Pool Type options are not displayed, it means the selected storage system supports THP only. Pool Type THP or Smart Select THP to create a pool using one or more parity groups. Select Smart to create a pool with tiers, using one or more parity groups. Note that Smart options will be displayed at the bottom of the dialog box when Smart is selected.
Field Subfield Description Used Threshold 1 At the specified level of physical capacity usage (as a percentage of physical THP/Smart pool capacity) generate an alert, an email, or both. Alerts can be seen on the Dashboard and the Tasks & Alerts tab. Same as above. Used Threshold 2 Note that all threshold values are displayed in the pool summary panel, both graphically and in text. Subscription Thresholds Subscription thresholds are optional. Select Enabled to set the warning and limit thresholds.
Related topics • About virtualizing storage capacity, page 59 • Creating a THP/Smart pool, page 60 Verifying THP/Smart pool information You can check the THP/Smart pools summary information to verify the current number of pools, the virtual volume capacity, the pools usage, and the total and used pool capacity. Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • Create pools • Discover (register) pools 1. On the Resources tab, select THP Pools under the target storage system.
• Verify the external connections for any storage system with multiple performance levels before defining an external LDEV tier rank. • Verify that when using XP24000/20000 and HP XP P9500 Storage for THP pools: • Only parity groups from which volumes have already been created can be added. • Verify that when using HP XP P9500 Storage for Smart pools: • Only parity groups for each hardware tier from which volumes have already been created can be added. 1.
7. In the Storage Systems tree, return to the target storage system, click THP Pools, and confirm that the information is updated. Related topics • About virtualizing storage capacity, page 59 • Expanding THP/Smart pools, page 64 Modifying THP/Smart pool settings After setting up a THP/Smart pool, you can modify THP/Smart pool settings. 1. On the Resources tab, select THP Pools under the target storage system. 2. From the list of THP/Smart pools, select the pool you want to modify and click Edit Pool.
Related topics • About virtualizing storage capacity, page 59 • Creating a THP/Smart pool, page 60 Expanding THP/Smart volumes You can expand the size of a THP/Smart volume to expand its capacity. 1. On the Resources tab, select Storage Systems in the navigation tree. 2. Expand the tree for the target storage system that includes the pool you want to modify, and select the THP/Smart pool in THP Pools. 3. On the THP Vols tab, select one or more volumes you want to expand and click Expand THP Volume.
About virtualizing storage tiers Smart Tiers functionality monitors the frequency at which data is accessed and relocates that data based on the results. The user creates a pool that combines volumes of different cost performances, such as combining high-speed volumes (SSD or SAS) with inexpensive low-speed volumes (SATA). The data in this pool is then automatically relocated among the volumes.
• Restoring a data placement by applying a data placement profile of Smart volumes - Users can restore a past data placement by saving data placements of optimized Smart volumes per page as profiles, and applying them according to operation.
Manually starting or stopping the tier relocation of Smart pools You can manually start or stop tier relocation of Smart pools. Prerequisites A Tiered Storage Manager license is required to perform the operation from the Mobility tab.
Related topics • About data mobility, page 108 • About virtualizing storage tiers, page 68 Editing tier relocation for Smart volumes There are conditions where it is useful to disable tier relocation of volumes to prevent unnecessary data movement. For example, to preferentially perform tier relocation of volumes whose I/O activity varies greatly, suppress tier relocation of other volumes. Prerequisites A Tiered Storage Manager license must be registered. 1.
4. Select the tiering policy, and then execute the task. You can schedule the task to be executed later. 5. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete. The tiering policy is applied. TIP: The capacity ratio of Tier 1 might exceed the value specified for the maximum allocation threshold if a data placement profile and a tiering policy are being used concurrently.
• After a data placement profile has been applied and monitoring and data relocation of Smart pools has been performed, a data placement is restored. Therefore, users need to determine the timing at which to apply a profile by taking into account the period during which the monitoring and data relocation are performed.
• Specify settings for checking performance information, such as settings for linking to HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor software, or settings for the performance monitoring software of each application. TIP: If linked to HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor software, you can view performance trend charts for the volumes in the logical group from the Manage Data Placement Profiles dialog box.
Prerequisites Perform the following tasks beforehand: • Register a Tiered Storage Manager license. • Determine the name of the target logical group. • Specify settings for checking performance information, such as settings for linking to HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor software, or settings for the performance monitoring software of each application.
2. Click the Overall Profile View button, or the Logical Group View button, and select the row of the profile to be edited from the list of data placement profiles (only one profile can be selected), and then click the Edit Profile button. 3. Edit the necessary items, and then perform the processing. The edited profile can be checked in the list of profiles displayed by clicking the Overall Profile View button, or the Logical Group View button, in the Manage Data Placement Profiles dialog box.
4. If there is no problem with the plan, execute it. 5. View the list of tasks to see the execution results. After the monitoring and data relocation of Smart pools finish, perform the following operations to check the effect of applying the profile, and to release the applied profile. 6. Using the software for checking the performance information, check the effects of applying the profiles.
Editing an external LDEV tiering rank for a Smart pool Users can configure external LDEV tiering rank. Prerequisites Perform the following tasks beforehand: • Connect the external storage system. • Define hardware tiers that consist of external volumes. 1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems. Expand the tree and select the target THP Pools of the storage system. 2. Select the target Smart pools, and click the THP Pool Vols tab. 3.
• You can use keyword or criteria-based searches to find existing unallocated volumes that meet your requirements. • When you allocate volumes to a host, LUN paths are assigned automatically. LUN paths are storage port to host port mappings that provide host access to volumes. The host port is a host bus adapter (HBA). WWN nicknames can be displayed to confirm target HBAs for a host while editing LUN paths during, or after, volume allocation.
From the Resources tab, select one or more volumes, and click Allocate Volumes. The dialog will prompt for host name, but will not prompt for volume criteria. • Selecting clustered hosts Configuring clustered hosts in a logical group helps ensure that volume allocations will be consistent for all members of the cluster. From the Resources tab, select a logical group, select all host members of the group, and then click Allocate Volumes.
Allocating volumes from general tasks You can allocate volumes from the General Tasks pane. 1. From the Resources or Mobility tab, select Allocate Volumes. TIP: If you do not see Allocate Volumes listed, click more... to see all menu items. 2. Because you have not selected a resource such as a volume or host, the Allocate Volume dialog box will launch and prompt you for all needed information. 3. Specify your volume allocation requirements. 4. Click Show Plan to check your volume allocation. 5.
• Allocate Volumes dialog box, page 85 Allocating selected volumes to hosts You can allocate selected volumes to one or more hosts. 1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems. 2. Expand All Storage Systems, and select a specific storage system. This will list volume group links in the Detailed Information pane. Listed groups represent available pools, parity groups, and volumes. 3. Select a group from the Resources pane tree structure, or using the Detailed Information links.
1. On the Resources tab, select Logical Groups. 2. Expand the Public Logical Groups or Private Logical Groups root folder, and locate your logical group. 3. Locate the Hosts and Volumes tabs under the summary pane, and select all hosts for the cluster. NOTE: You can allocate volumes to cluster hosts that are not in a logical group. However, you must ensure that your host selection is correct. Logical groups are strongly recommended. 4. Click Allocate Volumes.
1. Enter a value in the search box on the tabs bar, and press Enter. All Resources is the default selection. You can limit the scope of searched resources using the drop down menu. NOTE: As the number of searchable objects grows, identify a specific resource to search, for example Logical Groups, to decrease search time. 2. As an example, assuming you searched for hosts, from your search results, click the host name link. The appropriate location in the Resources tab is displayed.
• Allocate Volumes dialog box, page 85 Allocating volumes by using existing volume settings If you have allocated at least one volume to a host, you can allocate new volumes for the host by using the attributes of an existing volume as the default for the Allocate Volume dialog box. Your volume allocation can be exactly like, or similar to, the selected existing volume. 1. From the Resources tab, in the Resources pane, select Hosts or Logical Groups. 2.
As you enter information in a dialog box, if the information is incorrect, errors that include a description of the problem appear at the top of the box. Table 8 Allocate Volumes dialog box Field Subfield Host - No. of Volumes - Description If you select one or more hosts (including virtualization servers) prior to clicking Allocate Volumes, the host names are displayed. If you did not select hosts, you are prompted to do so. The host drop-down list displays a single host, by name.
Field Subfield Description Select the volume type (for example, Basic Volume, Thin Provisioning, or Smart Pool). The displayed volume types are determined based on your selected storage system. If you do not see an expected volume type, check that you have selected the correct storage system. Volume type - The selected volume type affects the Advanced Options fields described below.
Field Tiering Policy Setting Subfield Description - This field displays only if Smart Pool is selected as the volume type, and aSmart pool has been selected with Select Pool (see previous Volume Selection section). You can select a specific tier policy for the volume to be allocated, or select All. Note: This field is not the same field as the Volume Selection field that is defined when Volume Type is set to Smart Pool.
Field Subfield Description Stripe Size This field displays stripe size options for the volume to be created, as supported by the specified storage system (for example, 64 KB). Resource Group - This field only displays allocating volumes for created users (those not associated with built-in accounts), and allows them to potentially source the volume or volumes from multiple resource groups to which they have access rights, as configured for their account type.
Field Subfield Description Host mode options Select one or more host mode options for supporting special requirements for specific applications. Logical unit (LU) numbers can be assigned automatically or manually for the volumes being allocated. LU Number auto or manual selection buttons To automatically assign LU numbers to the allocated volumes, select auto and enter a start from number (or use the default). LU numbers are set in ascending order while avoiding existing numbers.
By adding new hosts to an existing host group, you can better manage and distribute the load on your applications and resources. You can access existing volumes whenever you are ready to allocate them in an existing host group. The following figure illustrates the process of adding a host to create clustered-host storage in a system.
3. Click More Actions, and select Define Clustered-Host Storage. 4. Select secondary hosts to add to the cluster by doing one of the following: 5. • To add an individual host, select the host name in the Selected secondary hosts drop-down list. • To add multiple hosts, click Select Hosts, use your cursor to highlight each of the host names, and click Add. From the Selected Storage System list, select the storage system to associate with the selected host.
About unallocating volumes You can unallocate volumes from clusters, or hosts. Unallocated volumes can be: • Re-allocated (with existing data) to a cluster, or host that can recognize the existing data (file system). • Used for other storage requirements. Unallocating a volume deletes all LUN paths that connect the volumes to the cluster, or host. NOTE: Unallocating volumes does not delete existing volume data by default.
3. 4. Whether you clicked Show Plan, or went directly to the plan summary, do the following: 1. Review all plan information. If you clicked Show Plan and changes are needed, click Back. If you went directly to the plan summary and changes are needed, click Cancel. 2. Enter a task name and description. 3. Schedule the task for now, or a later date and time. 4. If scheduled for now, select View task status to monitor the task when submitted. 5. Click Submit to queue the task.
As you enter information in a dialog box, if the information is incorrect, errors that include a description of the problem appear at the top of the box. Table 9 Unallocate volumes dialog box Field Subfield Description Note: It is recommended that volumes be unmounted from hosts prior to unallocating the volumes.
Field Subfield Description Delete volumes For volumes where Plan Details > Volume Information indicates the volume is eligible to be deleted (Deletable=yes), the eligible volumes will be deleted and returned to unused capacity. Virtual Information Select Delete Virtual Information from volumes to delete virtual id information. This option should only be used by an administrator knowledgeable about the status of migrated volumes with virtual id information.
WWN nickname examples: • (Host Name)_(Slot Number)_(HBA Port) • (Host Name)_(Slot Number)_(Fabric Number) • (Host Name)_(Slot Number)_(Fabric Number)_(Port Number) There are two options for editing a WWN nickname that is defined in a host group: • Collectively edit the WWN nickname for all related host groups. When this option is selected, the WWN nickname is applied to all host groups that have the same WWN. • Edit the WWN nickname of an individual host group.
3. 4. 5. From the list of storage systems, select the system for which you want to modify the WWN nickname. • All storage systems: Displays a list of WWNs that belong to the host group related to the selected host. • Specific storage system: Displays a list of WWNs that belong to the host group related to the selected host and storage system. Select the Edit Option: • Edit WWN nickname for all related host groups: Applies the WWN nickname setting to all storage host groups.
After volumes have been allocated to a host, you can edit existing LUN path information to add new paths or delete existing paths from a list of allocated volumes in the storage systems tree, hosts tree, logical groups tree, and from a list of volumes returned from a search. To set a new LUN path between a specific volume and a host , perform the allocate volume operation, and to delete all the LUN path settings between a specific volume and a host , perform the unallocate volume operation.
As conditions change, you can create new paths or delete selected paths on a LUN path basis that are established between multiple host bus adapters (HBA) of a host within a host group. For example, some HBAs may become unnecessary when the related applications are unneeded or infrequently used, and you can delete selected LUN paths for such cases. Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • Allocate volumes to the existing hosts. 1.
The LUN path settings you edited are displayed correctly. Related topics • About LUN path management, page 98 Editing the host mode and host mode options Manage your host group information by editing the host mode and host mode options after the volumes have been allocated. You can edit host group information (host group name, host mode, and host mode options) for an existing host group by editing its LUN paths when a host, to which volumes are allocated, has been added to a host cluster.
Related topics • Defining clustered-host storage, page 91 • Editing LUN paths, page 99 • About changing host settings and information, page 39 Editing LUN paths when replacing a failed HBA Exchange a failed HBA with a replacement HBA and restore the LUN path settings to the replacement HBA. Prerequisites Gather the following information: • WWN of the failed HBA • WWN of the replacement HBA Tasks to complete beforehand: • Physically connect the replacement HBA. 1. On the Resources tab, select Hosts. 2.
10. You can check the progress and result of the task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Click the task name to view details of the task. When the task completes, the HBA LUN path settings are restored to the new HBA. Related topics • About managing WWNs by using nicknames, page 96 • Editing a WWN nickname, page 97 • About LUN path management, page 98 Editing LUN paths when performing a planned HBA replacement After you add a replacement HBA, you can restore the LUN path settings to the new HBA.
9. Click Submit. If the task is scheduled to run immediately, the process begins. 10. You can check the progress and result of the task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Click the task name to view details of the task. When the task completes, the replacement HBA and related LUN path settings are restored to the host. After you restore LUN path settings to the replacement HBA, remove the old WWN and LUN path settings.
• About LUN path management, page 98 Replicating volumes This module describes how to replicate volumes. About replicating volumes (pair management) Volume replication is used to make copies of critical data for volumes allocated to hosts. You can make a local copy of a volume in the same storage system, or make a remote copy of a volume in a different storage system.
• • • • View workflows Add, edit, or delete command devices View event logs Switch to maintenance mode To access other pair management functionality, you must register a Replication Manager license and log in to Command View AE Suite with Replication Manager permissions. Related topics • About replicating volumes (pair management), page 105 Adding command devices A command device supports replication operations by providing a communication channel between hosts and storage for replication commands. 1.
The edited command device can be viewed by clicking the Open link from the storage system name in Replication Manager. The list of edited command devices are displayed in the Cmd Devs tab. Related topics • Defining copy pairs, page 107 • Changing the status of a copy pair, page 107 • Copy pair management operations, page 105 Defining copy pairs Before you define copy pairs, determine the volumes that will be used to define copy pairs and verify that the volumes are allocated to a host. 1.
5. Change the copy pair status by using the Change Pair Status wizard. For details on the conditions under which certain copy pair statuses can be changed and on how to change the status of a copy pair by using the Change Pair Status wizard, see the Replication Manager online Help. 6. From the Explorer menu, select Tasks, then select Tasks again to confirm that the task is completed. 7.
administrators, or to confirm whether Smart pools and storage resources are being used according to the needs of each application, check the balance between the performance and the configuration ratio of logical groups. To regularly monitor storage resources, or if there is a problem in the analysis of logical groups, check the balance between the performance and the configuration ratio of each THP/Smart pool.
Reports for logical groups displayed in the Mobility tab You can display one of the following ranking reports for a logical group in the Mobility tab by selecting a top folder of the Public or Private folder, and a top-level folder for each user group under the Private Logical Group folder: • Bottom 10: Logical Groups with High Response Time Checks for logical groups including volumes whose response time is slow. Used to determine logical groups which do not satisfy required performances.
Checks for hardware tier configurations with high ratio of actual I/O operations to the calculated maximum number of I/O operations. Used to determine Smart pools that include hardware tier configurations with saturated performance. The information displayed when each THP/Smart pool is selected is as follows: • Summary Summarizes information in a list, such as the total capacity and usage of THP/Smart pools, and the reservation rate.
• A registered HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor software license (when referencing performance information). 1. From the tree view of the Mobility tab, select Logical Groups. 2. From Logical Groups, select either Public Logical Groups or Private Logical Groups, and in the logical group ranking, check for logical groups that are responding late, have a small unused capacity, or have a large used capacity for each drive type. 3.
Related topics • About data mobility, page 108 • Optimizing data placement in a logical group, page 111 Data migration This module describes data migration. About data migration Data migration involves moving data from one set of volumes to another set of volumes or THP/Smart pools, including those in externally-connected storage systems. For example, you can migrate data when your volume performance decreases or your environment changes.
• Migrating data to a different storage system, page 120 Notes on performing data migration The number of volumes that are candidates for migration target volumes are narrowed down and displayed when selecting a migration target volume. If you want to display all the volumes, in the migration.properties file on the Device Manager server set a value for the migration.plan.candidateVolumeCountLimit property.
• The emulation type, number of blocks, and size are the same for the source and target migration volumes. However, note the following exceptions: • If the micro version of XP24000/XP20000 is 60-03-20-00/00-xx or later and if both the migration source and the migration target volumes are THP/Smart volumes, the emulation type can be between OPEN-V and OPEN-0V.
Volume Type, State Source Target Mainframe volumes for which a path is set Y N Mainframe volumes for which SYSPLEXID is set Y Y Mainframe volumes for which DEVN is set Y Y Mainframe volumes for which VOLSER is set Y N Quorum disks used for External Storage Access Manager N N N N Volumes for which pairs are configured with a P-VOL and three S-VOLs N N Volumes for which pairs are configured with an S-VOL and an SP-VOL N N Volumes for which pairs are configured with an SP-VOL and two
Volume Type, State Data Retention Utility5 Volumes that are configured for XRC Source Target POOL N N Read/Write Y Y Volumes other than the above Y N Suspended status Y N Volumes other than the above N N Y Y6 Volumes for which virtual IDs are specified Legend: • Y: Can be selected • N: Cannot be selected • [ ]: Names indicated are those for mainframe-based programs Notes: 1.
If a volume cannot be made a migration source and the reason for it is displayed, in the Data Migration wizard, a character string is displayed in the Migration Restriction column for Selected Column on the Migration Source page. The following table shows the character strings and corresponding reasons why a volume cannot be made a migration source.
Displayed character string Continuous Access Asynchronous Status Continuous Access XP Asynchronous Status Reason preventing use as a migration source The volume is one of the following: • The volume is part of a Continuous Access Asynchronous pair, and the status is neither PSUS nor PSUE • The volume is part of a Hitachi TrueCopy Asynchronous for Mainframe pair, and the status is not suspended The volume is one of the following: Continuous Access Synchronous Status Continuous Access XP Synchronous Status
1. In the Resources or Mobility tab, select a migration source host or logical group. From a list of hosts or logical groups, you may also select migration source volumes. If migrating data from a mainframe volume, expand the Tiers tree on the Resources tab or the Mobility tab, and then select the corresponding tier. 2. Click the Migrate Data button. 3. Verify that the correct migration source volumes are selected, and then click Next. 4.
3. Confirm that the correct migration source volumes are selected, and then click the Next button. 4. Specify the migration target, THP/Smart pools, or tier and then click the Next button. When the parity group selection rule is set, a candidate volume that is appropriate as a migration target will be selected depending on the application that is being used or the usage rate of the parity group. Specifically: 5.
As you enter information in a dialog box, if the information is incorrect, errors that include a description of the problem appear at the top of the box. Table 12 Migrate Data dialog box Field Subfield Description 1. Migration Source Step 1 - Specify the criteria to select the source volumes. Logical group - Click Select to display the Select Logical Group dialog box from which you can select from the available types. After selecting, click OK to continue.
Field Subfield Description Specify a pool, tier, or volume criteria for the migration targets. Storage system - Identifies the selected storage system that is the migration source. Depending upon the selected storage system, choose one of the following available migration target options: Migration-Target Selection - • Tier • Volume Criteria Pool Migration-Target Creation Options • Pool Click Pool and select the pool migration target from the drop-down list.
Field Subfield Description Click Parity group selection rule, and select one of the following parity group selection rule options: • Balance Capacity (use the least utilized parity groups first) Parity group selection rule • Maximum Coverage (use the maximum number of parity groups) • Minimum Coverage (use the minimum number of parity groups) Click Next to conclude selecting the tier migration target, and continue on to Step 3 in this process.
Field Subfield Description From the other candidate pools for migration list, click Map Pools to select other pools to map into the migration process. Other Candidate pools for Migration - Click Next to conclude editing the migration pairs, and continue on to Step 4 in this process.
Field Subfield Description Schedule the running of the migration task by using one of the following options: - • Now • Later Note: After you leave this wizard, you can click the Tasks & Alerts tab and view the status of any scheduled task. >> Schedule Submit Now Click Now to schedule the running of this migration task now (which is the default). Later Click Later and specify a date and time to run the migration task in the Date and Time text boxes.
Related topics • Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage system, page 127 Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage system You can migrate data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage system. Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • • • • Set up Device Manager CLI. Register Tiered Storage Manager license. Set up Tiered Storage Manager CLI (if necessary).
• Name or IP address of the allocation target host. • WWN and LUN associated with the migration source SMI-S enabled storage system that was assigned to the External port. For details about the specified values specified for parameters and syntax of each CLI command of Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager to be used in tasks, see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software CLI Reference Guide and the HP P9000 Tiered Storage Manager CLI Reference Guide. 1.
8. Delete the migration source SMI-S enabled storage system from the management targets of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite. Use the GUI to delete a storage system, or run the DeleteStorageArray command (Device Manager CLI). The data of the migration source SMI-S enabled storage system can be used as an internal volume of the migration target storage system. The migration source SMI-S enabled storage system can be removed.
• When a task is registered, Command View AE Suite reserves any resources that the task requires (such as, volumes, parity groups, pools, host groups), and denies access to other operations until the task either completes or is cancelled. • Data migration tasks and data placement profile tasks can be stopped before completion, and can then be restarted.
Related topics • About tasks, page 129 • Viewing task status, page 130 Stopping running data migration or data placement profile tasks Data migration or data placement profile tasks can be stopped during execution, in the following ways: • Normal stop - A task stop request is issued and processing that is currently being performed is continued. For data migration, tasks are stopped when data moving processing completes.
Related topics • About tasks, page 129 Moving tasks to the History tab You can move completed, failed, stopped, or canceled tasks from the Tasks tab to the History tab. For example, you could manage the completed and cancelled tasks by moving them to the History tab, and keep the submitted, stopped, and failed tasks in the Tasks tab until these tasks run to completion, or are resolved. Moved tasks cannot be moved back to the Tasks tab.
4. Click Submit to restart the process. 5. You can check the progress and the result of the task on the Tasks & Alerts tab. Verify the results for each restarted task by viewing the details of the task. The status of the task you restarted no longer appears as failed or stopped in the list of tasks.
Managing storage resources in a SAN environment
4 Grouping resources This module describes how to group logical groups and storage tiers (resources). Managing logical groups This module describes how to manage the two supported logical group types: public and private. Public and private logical groups are listed in the navigation pane (Resources > Logical Groups) under the Public Logical Groups root folder and the Private Logical Groups root folder, respectively.
Top-level folder that corresponds to each user group. • Private logical group folder that contains groups of hosts and volumes that are grouped by business function, geographic, or other organizational divisions. • Logical groups of hosts. • Logical groups of volumes. The following figure illustrates the structure of logical groups. The following descriptions and figures show key differences between public logical groups and private logical groups.
The Private Logical Groups root folder can include separate private logical groups thereby maintaining a logical separation between business organizations or tenants, to provide for the secure sharing of resources. For each of these tenant user groups, only users that belong to the user group can see or access the private logical groups for that user group.
> user-group-name top-level folder A top-level folder for each user group. This folder is created by Command View AE Suite under the Private Logical Groups folder and can be used as a work folder for a user group. The default name of this top-level folder is the name of the user group. You cannot add, move, or delete these work folders except by adding or deleting a user group.
Prerequisites Tasks to complete beforehand: • Verify that any host to be assigned to a logical group is a normal host, a virtualization server, or a virtual machine registered as a host. Observe the following restrictions: • Mainframe volumes (MF-Vols) cannot be assigned to a logical group. • Child groups cannot be created below host or volume groups. Child groups can be created only below folders. 1. On the Resources tab, select Logical Groups. 2. 3.
TIP: To delete logical groups, select the logical groups to be deleted, click Delete Logical Groups, and click OK. Related topics • About logical groups, page 135 • Editing logical groups, page 140 Viewing logical group reports You can view summary reports for specified logical groups. 1. On the Resources tab, click Logical Groups. 2. Expand the tree and select the target logical group.
Performing operations from a logical group You can perform tasks on storage systems by starting from a logical group. 1. On the Resources tab, select Logical Groups, and select either Public Logical Groups or Private Logical Groups. 2. Expand the appropriate logical groups tree and select the target logical group. 3. Select a host or volume. 4.
About tier-based storage management In HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite, you must have a Tiered Storage Manager license to perform tier-based storage management operations. In a tier-based storage management system, storage system resources are grouped and managed in tiers. Tiers can be created for volumes or for HP StorageWorks P9000 Thin Provisioning (THP/Smart) pools to allow high-capacity resources to be centrally managed.
• XP24000/XP20000 • XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 1. On the Resources tab, select Tiers. 2. Select the storage system for which to create a tier. 3. Click Create Tier. 4. Specify the appropriate information. 5. Click OK. The tier is created and added to the storage system. TIP: To remove tiers, select the tiers to be deleted, and click Delete Tier. Related topics • About tier-based storage management, page 142 • Expanding a tier, page 143 Expanding a tier Edit a tier to expand it.
About managing resource labels User defined resource labels can be assigned to volumes and THP/Smart pools. Specifically, resource labels can be volume labels, or THP/Smart pool names.
TIP: To apply the current labels to the storage system with no changes, specify the following settings: • For volume labels, without entering new labels, select Reflect current labels to the storage systems radio button. • For THP/Smart pool names, without editing the pool names, select Reflect this pool name to the storage system check box.
3. Select the resource labels to apply, and submit the task. 4. Check the task results in Tasks & Alerts. Make sure the labels are changed in the volume list, and that pool names are changed in the THP/ Smart pool list.
5 Monitoring managed resources and resolving alerts This module describes how to monitor managed resources and alerts in a Storage Area Network (SAN). Viewing information summaries This module describes how to view summary information for registered storage systems and hosts. About checking system status in the dashboard The HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite dashboard shows a summary of tasks, alerts, and activities of registered storage systems.
• Tier Residency: A chart displaying the usage of hardware tiers for each logical group. You can compare the operating information of a logical group and the usage of hardware tiers by checking whether the hardware tiers for the logical group are configured appropriately. You can also select logical groups whose configuration is to be displayed. Click the tools icon at the upper right to configure logical groups that display the usage status of hardware tiers.
• To minimize a report down to only the title bar, click on the double arrows on the left of the title bar. When minimized, click again to expand the report to the original size. • Use the close icon to remove the report from the dashboard, which also clears the check box for the report in Dashboard Settings. To restore the report, select the appropriate checkbox in Dashboard Settings. • To review the details of any dashboard report click the arrow icon .
About the Hosts tree HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite lists registered hosts by operating system in the Hosts tree on the Resources tab. You can register both physical hosts and virtualization servers. You can also group the WWNs used by specific storage systems and set up that group as a host. You select a host from the Hosts tree to allocate or unallocate volumes.
Configuring displayed tasks from the global monitoring bar You can configure the visible tasks seen from the task status links using a cut off date, or the history tab. 1. Click Failed or Completed and specify a cut off date using the Edit Duration button, so that newer tasks are displayed, and older tasks are not displayed. The cut off date serves as a filter for the tasks from the Tasks & Alerts tab, and takes effect immediately when you select a new date, and click ok.
TIP: As alerts are confirmed as resolved, select the resolved alerts, and click Delete Alerts. Related topics • About alerts, page 151 Searching Command View AE Suite resources This module describes using search to locate, work with, and report on storage resources. About searching Command View AE Suite resources Search is useful for: • Investigating and working with storage resources - for example, you can quickly find a host and allocate a volume to the host.
1. Enter a full or partial text string in the Search box. A partial string will generally produce more search results. 2. By default, all resources are searched when you press Enter. You can narrow the scope of your search using the down arrow, selecting Search Keyword for, and selecting a specific resource to search on. This executes the search and displays results. Each resource has an icon that appears in the search box when it has been selected, and is the new default resource. 3.
5. To run your search, click Search. When results are displayed, display controls are provided for easier viewing, including tiling options, a maximize control, and the Column Settings button for controlling what data is displayed. Depending on the resource being displayed, you will see buttons for performing an action on selected resources.
• The Value field provides either a drop-down list of values, or prompts you to enter data (names or numbers). When entering data, a valid entry displays a blue border, an invalid entry (format, spacing) displays a red border. • Saved compound searches are re-displayed in total (all set categories, attributes and values) when you run your saved search. You can review, modify, and run new search variations, and save them. • Use Column Settings to correlate displayed search results with your search.
ID/Number/Name For a Volume search, using Attribute you can specify a Parity Group, Pool ID, or LDEV ID as the means of locating volumes. The Value field prompts for ID information. The is between operator lets you find volumes in a range, for example, LDEV IDs 00:00:00-00:00:05. x - x x Allocation For a Volume search, using Attribute you can specify Allocated, then qualify it using a Yes/No selection in the Value field.
Generating resource reports This module describes how to export information about hosts, logical groups (public and private), user groups, and search results to a CSV file. About generating reports Information about registered storage systems and hosts and other items can be output to a CSV file. The CSV file can be used as a report, or used as a source file to generate customized reports. The following items are examples of types of information that can be output to a CSV file.
3. Click the Save button and specify the storage location for the CSV file. A CSV file is saved to the specified location. Related topics • About generating reports, page 157 Exporting logical group information to a CSV file You can save information about either of the supported logical group types (Public Logical Groups or Private Logical Groups) to a CSV file, including allocated volume capacity and assigned hosts and volumes. 1. From the Resources tab, select Logical Groups. 2.
A CSV file is saved to the specified location. Related topics • About generating reports, page 157 Optimizing storage This module describes how to improve your storage. About optimizing storage HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite allows you to manage storage by allocating volumes, expanding tiers and THP/Smart pools, and performing migration, based on information acquired from checking summaries, alerts, performance statistics, and the operating status of storage resources.
Monitoring managed resources and resolving alerts
6 Setting up HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite This module describes how to configure basic HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software settings. Configuring your browser and Java for HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite This module describes how to configure browser settings, and Java, for use with HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite.
Checking management server name resolution After logging in to Device Manager, when starting other Command View AE Suite products, such as Replication Manager, the host name of the management server must be set so that it can be resolved to the IP address. If the name cannot be resolved, an attempt to start another Command View AE Suite product will fail.
• The port number of the HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service. This can be verified from the httpsd.conf file. • The port number of the Device Manager server. This can be verified from the server.http.port or server.https.port property contained in the server.properties file on the Device Manager server. To disable pop-up blocking: 1. Start Internet Explorer and, from the Tools menu, select Internet Options. 2. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Security tab. 3.
5. In the Security Settings dialog box, verify that the items in the dialog box are configured as follows: • • • • • • • • 6. Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins is set to Enable. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting is set to Enable. Launching programs and files in an IFRAME is set to Prompt or Enable. Submit nonencrypted form data is set to Prompt or Enable. Active scripting is set to Enable. File download is set to Enable.
Setting security options for Firefox You can configure security options for communicating with Command View AE Suite when using Firefox. Firefox settings not described here are optional. 1. Start Firefox. 2. In the environment settings window, set the items as follows: • • • • • Enable cookies. Load images automatically. Enable JavaScript. Block pop-up windows and register any sites for which to allow pop-ups. Use the default font.
Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 5.0 and 6.0 to link with other products You must set up Java Web Start so that it uses the correct version of JRE to execute the JAVA GUI to run with other products. 1. Start the Java Control Panel. The Network Settings window appears. 2. On the General tab, click Network Settings. 3. In the Network Settings window, select the method to be used to set up the proxy.
Related topics • About configuring browser settings, page 161 Configuring JRE versions from JWS When there are multiple versions of JRE and some of these versions are the same as or later than the version required for a Java application, Java Web Start determines which version of JRE to use. Because of this, you must set up Java Web Start so that it uses the correct version of JRE to execute the GUI.
Two built-in user accounts are automatically established when HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite is installed. Note that Device Manager (GUI and CLI) and Tiered Storage Manager (GUI) users must be registered and assigned to a user group. For Tiered Storage Manager (CLI) other Command View AE Suite products, the permitted range of operations for each user can be limited by registering the user as a login user and setting user permissions.
• Changing your password, page 175 User permissions User permissions determine the scope of resource management tasks that a user can perform. Only those resources that are available to a user, depending on the roles and permissions assigned for that user, are displayed. By specifying roles in Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager (GUI), managed resources that belong to resource groups for which a user has permissions are displayed. All displayed resources are available for resource management tasks.
Role Device Manager Tasks Tiered Storage Manager Tasks Peer This role applies only to Device Manager agents and cannot be assigned to resource groups. The Peer role cannot be assigned in combination with any permissions other than the User Management permissions. Not applicable. The following table shows required roles and resource groups by function.
Function Resource Group Required Roles Create volumes Resource group to which the target parity group or the LDEV ID of a THP/Smart pool volume to which a THP/Smart pool belongs and the resource group to which unused LDEV ID belongs.
Function Resource Group Required Roles Verify whether tiering policies for Smart volumes have been applied. Resource group to which the LDEV IDs of the volumes to which the tiering policy has been applied belongs. Admin, Modify, or View Manage data placement profiles for Smart volumes (creating, updating, editing, deleting, applying profiles, releasing applied profiles, and setting schedules).
Function Resource Group Required Roles Create, edit, or delete public logical group Any Admin or Modify Create, edit, or delete private logical group Any Admin, Modify, or View Create, edit, or delete tiers Resource group to which the target resource belongs Admin or Modify Edit THP/Smart pool name Resource group to which the target resource belongs Admin or Modify Apply storage system labels to Device Manager Resource group to which the target storage system belongs Admin or Modify Edit s
3. Click Add User and specify user profile information (user id, password, full name, email, and description). 4. Click OK. The user list is re-displayed and will include the new user accounts. TIP: To delete registered users, select the check boxes of the users to be deleted, and click Delete Users.
• Changing your password, page 175 • Changing the lock status of user accounts, page 176 • Changing permissions for a user account, page 175 Changing the password for a user account As user passwords expire or are compromised, they will need to be changed. 1. On the Administration tab, click Users and Permissions and then click Users. 2. Select the target user. 3. Click Change Password. 4. Enter the new password and verify it. 5. Click OK. 6.
1. On the Administration tab, click Users and Permissions and then click Users. 2. Select the target user and click Change Permission. 3. Edit the permissions for the user and click OK. 4. Verify that the correct permissions for the user are checked in Granted Permission. Related topics • User permissions, page 169 • User permissions in Legacy mode, page 205 Changing the lock status of user accounts A user account can be locked or unlocked by an administrator. 1.
2. Select Users folder, then select one or more users (using the checkbox) whose authentication method you want to change, or click Add User to create a new account. NOTE: When creating a new account, only the User ID is required for external authentication, and must match a user ID on the external authentication server. For a local (internal) account, a User ID and Password are both required.
• The Command View AE Suite user group must exist on the external authentication (authorization) server. It is recommended that domain and group information, as required below, be acquired from the external authentication server administrator. 1. From the Administration tab, select Users and Permissions. 2. Click the Groups folder to display the Domain List. This is a list of external authentication servers listed by domain name, and host name or IP address.
A user group is a group of users with the same user permissions and range of access. Externally authenticated groups can also be used as user groups. When you assign resource groups and roles (collections of user permissions, such as Modify or View) to a user group, resources can be controlled for the users in that group. Resource groups can be created in this configuration only when the storage system is HP XP P9500 Storage.
It is also possible to share physical resources (such as parity groups or storage ports) among departments, and divide only logical resources (such as LDEV IDs or host group numbers) by department. For example, you can assign resource groups that contain shared physical resources to all departments, and then assign individual resource groups that contain specific logical resources to the appropriate departments.
• Creating resource groups, page 182 • Editing a resource group, page 182 • About Legacy mode, page 205 Resource groups Resources can be grouped by system resource types that include storage system, parity group, LDEV ID, and storage port. There are three types of resource groups: • All Resources is a resource group that is created during management server installation and includes all resources managed by Command View AE Suite.
Related topics • • • • About access control, page 178 Resource groups, page 181 Creating resource groups, page 182 Assigning resource groups and roles to a user group, page 185 Creating resource groups Resource groups, which are user defined, can be created for the HP P9500 . 1. On the Administration tab, in the Administration pane, select Resource Groups. 2. Click Create Resource Group. 3. Enter a name and description, and select the storage system providing the resources. 4.
Related topics • • • • • About access control, page 178 Resource groups, page 181 Prerequisites for creating resource groups, page 181 Creating resource groups, page 182 Assigning resource groups and roles to a user group, page 185 Prerequisites for creating user groups Based on their assigned roles, users that have been assigned to groups are granted operation permissions for Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager (GUI).
respectively. User A has the Admin role with respect to RG1, RG2, and RG3, but has the View role with respect to RG4. User B, on the other hand, has the Modify role with respect to RG3, but has the View role with respect to RG4. Some special cases apply: • If a user has the Modify or higher roles for parity groups or the LDEV ID of a THP/Smart pool volume, and an unused LDEV ID is assigned to this user, they can create a volume.
3. Click Add Users to select the user group members. 4. Click Add Resource Groups to assign specific storage system resources to the user group. • 5. For each resource group set the role (permissions) to either view, modify, or admin. Click OK. You can click the user group name to verify group membership (list of users) on the Users tab. On the Resource Groups tab, you can verify the resource groups and roles specified during user group creation.
4. Set the roles to be assigned to the user group. The assigned resource groups and roles are displayed in detail by clicking the link for the user group name. Related topics • • • • • About configuring browser settings, page 161 About access control, page 178 Resource groups, page 181 Creating resource groups, page 182 Creating user groups, page 184 Changing a user’s user group You can modify information about the user groups that a user belongs to. 1. On the Administration tab, select User Groups.
Setting a password policy Create a password policy to enforce the use of strong passwords. 1. On the Administration tab, select Security to launch the security window. 2. On the Security window, select Password to display the current password policy. 3. Click Edit Settings and configure a password policy. For example, configure a minimum password length, and a minimum number of required uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and symbolic characters.
Related topics • About configuring security options, page 186 • Setting automatic account locking, page 187 • Setting a password policy, page 187 Downloading components This module describes how to download components. About downloading components A download menu allows you to download Device Manager agent, the CLI application, or Host Data Collector installation files.
• Temporary NOTE: Before you log in for the first time, a License Alert appears on the login window. When a problem occurs, such as when a license expires or capacity limits are exceeded, an alert is displayed in the main window. Related topics • Registering a license, page 189 • Checking license information, page 189 Registering a license Before you can log on to HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite, you must register valid Command View AE Suite licenses.
• Registering a license, page 189 • Information for checking the input history of license keys, page 190 Information for checking the input history of license keys To check the input history of license keys, log in to the management server as a user with Administrator permissions in Windows, or as the root user in Linux, and check the information in the licensehistory file (input history is stored for 90 days) located at Installation-folder-for-P9000-Command-View-AE-Suite\Base\common\lic\hist in Windows, a
Output Item Description One of the following values: capacityTB • If this operation is used, then the used storage system capacity is returned. If this value exceeds the capacity for the permanent license, the capacity for the meter-based term license will be used. For the used storage system capacity, the value is output rounded up to the nearest terabyte. • If the operation is not used, then licensed capacity is returned.
Setting up HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite
7 Linking related products This module describes the link and launch feature that is used to access other related HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite products. Launching other HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite products Other integrated HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite products for which you have a license installed and registered may be used via the link-and-launch feature.
Starting Element Manager Element Manager is a menu selection for launching native storage system management tools, which allows you to remotely view, configure, and operate storage systems, including SMI-S enabled storage. 1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems. 2. Select a storage system. From the Actions menu (in the upper-right corner of the application area) select Element Manager. Confirm the storage system management tool is started and available for use.
8 Troubleshooting This module describes how to troubleshoot HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite software. About troubleshooting If you are having issues with general access, or with using a component of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite management client, first make sure the problem is not related to the management server, or related to networking. After that, check the troubleshooting examples.
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9 Support and other resources Numerous support options are available. Contacting HP HP technical support For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.
Conventions This guide follows the conventions shown in Table 20 to refer to HP StorageWorks P9000 products.
Product reference Full name or meaning This abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguish the following products: • Continuous Access Synchronous Continuous Access Synchronous • XP Continuous Access Synchronous • Continuous Access XP Synchronous • P9000 Continuous Access Synchronous This abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguish the following products: Data Retention Utility • Data Retention Utility • XP Data Retention Utility • LUN Security XP Extension This abbreviat
Product reference Full name or meaning This abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguish the following products: Hitachi Universal Replicator for Mainframe • Hitachi Universal Replicator for Mainframe • Continuous Access Journal Z 200 Support and other resources
A Managing storage resources that have virtual IDs This appendix describes specific functionality available for virtualized volume resources for which virtual IDs are assigned. About managing storage resources that have virtual IDs When replacing an old storage system with HP P9500, you can use virtual IDs to migrate a resource without stopping the resource. Virtual IDs are information about the old storage system, and are set on the migration-destination resource.
indicates that data migration in progress is valid, operations cannot be performed on the resource by using Device Manager. • After data migration (operation using virtual IDs) After all of the target resources are migrated, operations can be performed on a resource by using Device Manager. A host uses virtual IDs to perform operations on the resource on the migrationdestination storage system. Items such as virtual LDEV ID and virtual ports can be checked as virtual ID information.
Displaying virtual ID information You can display virtual ID information in the volume list to identify the target resource from the virtual ID information. Virtual ID information of resources can be displayed per host, storage system, or logical group. 1. On the Resources tab, select Hosts, Storage Systems, or Logical Groups. 2. Expand the tree and select the target resource to display the volume list. 3. Click the Column Settings button. 4.
3. Select one or more hosts, and click Allocate Volumes. 4. Allocate volumes with existing virtual ID information, or volumes requiring virtual ID assignments as follows: 5. 1. To allocate volumes that belong to resource groups being used for a data migration that uses virtual IDs, reference the virtual ID information and manually select volumes, and then click Show Plan. 2.
B Operations in Legacy mode This appendix describes data migration using migration groups that were supported in prior HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite versions. About Legacy mode Legacy mode is an option for performing data migration by using migration groups that were supported in versions earlier than v7.1.1. To use legacy mode, set the client.migration.use.legacymode property value in the client.properties file of Device Manager. For details about the client.migration.use.
NOTE: Peer role cannot be assigned in combination with any user permission level other than User Management. Additionally, you can assign the following Tiered Storage Manager permissions: • Admin: A user with Admin permission can only view Tiered Storage Manager resources and tasks. • Modify: A user with Modify permission can perform volume migrations and all operations in the Tiers tree on the Resources tab.
The values below ensure the operation of Tiered Storage Manager in Legacy mode. Performance might slow down or memory might become insufficient if a value exceeds the maximum value. Table 22 Data migration operational values in Legacy mode Item Maximum value Recommended value Number of migration groups in storage domain. 5,000 100 or less Number of volumes in migration group. 300 5 or less Number of incomplete TSMgr CLI/Legacy TSMgr Tasks.
• Migration-source and migration-target volumes exist within one of the following storage systems (chassis): • HP P9500 • XP24000/XP20000 • XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 • The emulation type, number of blocks, and size are the same for the source and target migration volumes.
Volume Type, State Source Target Volumes that are configured for concurrent copying N N On-demand device volumes N N Intermediate volumes N N Mainframe volumes for which a path is set Y N Mainframe volumes for which SYSPLEXID is set Y Y Mainframe volumes for which DEVN is set Y Y Mainframe volumes for which VOLSER is set Y N Quorum disks used for External Storage Access Manager N N N N Volumes for which pairs are configured with a P-VOL and three S-VOLs N N Volumes for which
Volume Type, State Source Target N N P-VOL N N V-VOL N N POOL N N Read/Write Y Y Volumes other than the above Y N Suspended status Y N Volumes other than the above N N N N V-VOL POOL Fast Snap Data Retention Utility5 Volumes that are configured for XRC Volumes for which virtual IDs are specified Legend: • Y: Can be selected • N: Cannot be selected • [ ]: Names indicated are those for mainframe-based programs Notes: 1.
Reasons why volumes cannot be used as migration sources or migration targets If a volume cannot be used as a migration source or migration target and the reason for it is displayed, one of the following character strings is displayed in the Migration Restrictions column.
Displayed character string Continuous Access Asynchronous Status Continuous Access XP Synchronous Status Reason preventing use as a migration source or target The volume is one of the following: • The volume is part of a Continuous Access Asynchronous pair, and the status is neither PSUS nor PSUE • The volume is part of a Hitachi TrueCopy Asynchronous for Mainframe pair, and the status is not suspended The volume is one of the following: • The volume is part of a Continuous Access Synchronous pair, and the
Displayed character string Continuous Access Asynchronous (target) Continuous Access XP Asynchronous (target) Reason preventing use as a migration target The volume is one of the following: • The volume is part of a Continuous Access Asynchronous pair, and the status is neither PSUS nor PSUE • The volume is part of a Hitachi TrueCopy for Mainframe pair, and the status is not suspended The volume is one of the following: • The volume is part of a Continuous Access Synchronous pair, and the status is other t
3. On the Migration Groups tab, click Create MG. If a migration group already exists, go to step 6. 4. On the General tab, specify a name, volumes, and other information. 5. Specify any necessary items in the Rule tab and in the Notification tab. When the parity group selection rule is set, a candidate volume that is appropriate as a migration target will be selected depending on the application that is being used or the usage rate of the parity group.
C CSV export v7 differences This appendix describes CSV export data differences between HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite v7.x and earlier versions. Differences in output between Command View AE Suite v7.x and earlier versions The following tables describe the differences in CSV output between Command View AE Suite v7.x and earlier versions. NOTE: The output format for v7.x (and later) Device Manager is CSV files only. The following information is not output in version 7.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 • LDEV • Label • Type • Array Group • SLPR • CLPR • Port/HSD(iSCSI Target)/LUN or Port/LUN • Port Type • LUN Group Information for volumes (LDEVs) assigned to each host, and to virtual machines.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 Current version • Volume • Label • Storage system • Serial No. • Model • Vendor • Host • WWN/iSCSI Name • WWN Nickname • Port • Port Type • Host group/iSCSI Target • LUN • No. of LUN Paths • No. of Paths • Capacity • Block Size • Parity group • Pool • Pool Name • Tier Relocation • Used Capacity • RAID Level • Volume Attribute • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • Drive Capacity • Stripe Size • Ext.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 Current version • Virtual Serial No. • Virtual LDEV ID • Virtual Port • Virtual Host Group ID • Virtual Mode • Virtualization Server1 • VM Information for a virtual machine created on the virtualization server. • WWN1 • Guest OS Version • WWN Nickname1 • Number of LUNs • Capacity1 • Subsystem • Type1 Information for an LDEV assigned to a virtual machine. The same items are displayed as for an LDEV assigned to normal hosts.
Item Information for each logical group Earlier than version 7.0 Current version • Logical Group For User-Group-name Folders (top folder per user group of a private logical group) Same as Logical groups list. • Storage Group • Name • storage-subsystem-name • Description • number-of-LUNs • No. of Hosts • LDEV-capacity • No.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 Current version Group of Volumes: • Volume • Label • Storage System • Serial No. • Model • Vendor • Host • WWN/iSCSI Name • WWN Nickname • Port Type • Host Group/iSCSI Target • LUN • No. of LUN Paths • No. of Paths • Capacity • Parity Group • Pool • Pool Name • Tier Relocation • Used Capacity -- -- • RAID Level • Volume Attribute • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • Drive Capacity • Stripe Size • Ext.
Item Earlier than version 7.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 Current version • Volume • Label • Storage System • Serial No. • Model • Vendor • Host • WWN/iSCSI Name • WWN Nickname • Port • Port Type • Host Group/iSCSI Target • LUN • No. of LUN Paths • No. of Paths • Capacity • Block Size • Parity Group • Pool • Pool Name • Tier Relocation • Used Capacity • RAID Level • Volume Attribute • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • Drive Capacity • Stripe Size • Ext.
Item Earlier than version 7.0 Current version • Virtual Serial No.
Items that are output as volume information in versions earlier than 7.0 are output to a CSV file from volume search results in versions later than or equal to 7.0. Table 29 Volume, parity group, THP pool, and free space information from search results Earlier than version 7.
Earlier than version 7.0 Version 7.0 and later (resource search results) Volume search: • Volume • Label • Storage System • Model • Vendor • Host • WWN/iSCSI Name • WWN Nickname • No. of LUN Paths • No. of Paths • Port • Host Group/iSCSI Target • LUN • Port Type • Capacity • Parity Group • Pool • Pool Name • RAID Level • Volume Attribute • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • Drive Capacity • Stripe Size • File system • File system Used % • Target ID • Ext. Storage System • Ext. Storage Model • Ext.
Earlier than version 7.0 Version 7.0 and later (resource search results) • Related Task • Used Capacity • Resource Group Parity group search: • Parity Group • Storage System • Total Capacity • Open Capacity • Mainframe Capacity • Free Capacity • RAID Level • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • Drive Capacity -- • SLPR • CLPR • Emulation Type • Ext. Storage System • Ext. Storage Vendor • Ext.
Earlier than version 7.0 Version 7.0 and later (resource search results) THP pool search: • Pool • Name • Storage System • No. of THP Pool Vols • Capacity • Used Capacity • THP Volumes Used Capacity • Replication Data Used Capacity • Replication Management Data Used Capacity • Used % • No. of THP Vols • No.
Earlier than version 7.0 Version 7.0 and later (resource search results) Free space (unused capacity) search: • Parity Group/Free Space Number • Capacity • Storage System • Vendor • Total Free Capacity • Emulation Type -- • RAID Level • Drive Type • Drive Capacity • Drive Speed (RPM) • Related Task • Resource Group Table 30 Access control information Item Earlier than version 7.1 Current version Information for user groups: • User Group • Description • No.
Glossary Terms: allocated volume A logical device (LDEV) for which one or more host LUN paths are defined. cache A set of RAM (Random Access Memory) modules used to store data temporarily. capacity The amount of data storage space available on a physical storage device, generally measured in bytes (MB, GB, TB, and so on). CLI command line interface CLPR See cache logical partition. control unit (CU) Created in an storage system. Also called a CU image.
external path A path from a storage port of a storage system to a volume on a connected external storage system. external volume A logical volume whose data resides on drives that are physically located in an externally connected storage system. FC fibre channel FCoE fibre channel over Ethernet. An encapsulation of fibre channel frames over Ethernet networks. This allows fibre channel to use 10-gigabit Ethernet networks (or higher speeds) while preserving the fibre channel protocol.
JVM Java Virtual Machine JWS Java Web Start LAN local area network. A computer network that spans a relatively small geographic area, such as a single building or group of buildings. LDAP Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDEV (logical device) A volume created in a storage system. See also LU.
properties file A file that defines aspects of the operating environment. The operating environment can be modified by changing the appropriate properties file. RACF (Resource Access Control Function) Functionality for controlling user authentication and resource access on the mainframe host. RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RAID redundant array of independent disks A collection of two or more disk drives that presents the image of a single logical disk drive to the system.
in a high-speed hardware tier, and a data area that has a low I/O load is placed in a low-speed hardware tier. This document refers to the storage area that is created by using Smart as a Smart pool, an actual volume that is one of the volumes making up a Smart pool as a Smart pool volume, and a virtual volume that is created by a Smart pool as a Smart volume.
WWN is essential for defining the SANtinel™ parameters because it determines whether the open systems host is to be allowed or denied access to a specified logical unit or a group of logical units. WWN nickname World wide name nickname. A name that is set for the WWN of an HBA that identifies which HBA to operate on. The WWN nickname easily identifies accessible HBAs that are registered in a host group.
Index A access control, 23, 179 accounts creating, 173, 182 editing, 174 lock status, 176 locking (automatic), 187 managing (overview), 167, 178 password conditions, 187 agents downloading, 188 alerts confirming, 151 deleting, 151 description, 151, 205 authentication external, users, 176 authentication external, groups, B browser clearing cache, 167 configuring (overview), 161 pop-up blocking, 162 C CLI downloading, 188 clustered-host storage (overview), creating, 91 copy pairs defining, 107 managing (ove
Help navigating, 20 host workflow detecting, merging, 37 hosts change manually registered, 41 device manger updates, 43 exporting, 157 - 158 HDC updates, 40 merging, prerequisites, 190 registering, about, 31 registering, HDC, 34 registering, host scan, 38 registering, merge host, 39 registering, methods, 32 registering, vMA, 36 registering, WWN, 35 removing, 44 removing, about, 44 settings, information, 39 viewing, 150 vMA updates, 41 Hosts view (overview), 150 I Internet Explorer security, 163 J Java Web
pools deleting, threshold, modifying, creating, 60, 65 creating, dialog box, 61 expanding, 64 expanding volumes, 67 migrating volumes, 213 overview, 59 verifying, 64 pop-up blocking, 162 profile editing, 174 R reclaiming zero pages, 67 Replication Manager, 105 reports logical groups, ranking, 110 THP/Smart pools, ranking, 110 types, 157 resource labels {editing}, 144 resource labels {importing}, 145 resource labels {overview}, 144 resource labels {searching}, 145 S search exporting CSV file, 158 security
users creating, 173, 182 lock status, 176 locking (automatic), 187 managing (overview), 167, 178 password, changing, 175 permissions, changing, 175 profile, editing, 174 V virtual IDs displaying, 203 volume allocation, 203 volume migration, 201 virtualize volumes dialog box volumes, virtualize, 55 virtualizing tiers overview, 68 volume allocation, 83, 85 volumes allocating, 81 - 82, 84, 91 allocating (overview), 78 allocating, dialog box, 85 allocating, prerequisites, 79 - 80 creating, 49, 52 creating (ove
