HP SN6000 User Manual

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide This user guide provides information about installing, upgrading, and removing the HP SAN Connection Manager vers

10 Introduction• Added support for VCEM enclosures/VC-FC displayed in main topology• VCEM server view displays enclosure in tree and properties when s

100 Managing Logical Disks

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1018 Managing ServersThis chapter provides procedures for viewing and managing your servers using SAN Connection

102 Managing ServersTo view details about the drives, logical disks, and volumes on a server:1. In the navigation pane under Server-Storage View, sele

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 103• Health (for example, Healthy)• Capacity is the volume size.• Expandable space, if any, is the size of unallo

104 Managing ServersSetting a server agent passwordSAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to set server agent passwords within your SAN.

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 105Creating and managing partitionsSAN Connection Manager can automatically initialize and create a partition on

106 Managing Servers4. To create the disk partition, click OK.SAN Connection Manager initializes the LUN, creates a single partition for the entire LU

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1075. To begin partition creation, click Next.The wizard prompts you to specify the partition size; see Figure 76

108 Managing Servers7. Under Assign Drive Letter or Path, select one of the following options to assign a drive letter or drive path to the new partit

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1098. Under Format Partition, select one of the following options to format the new partition, and then click Nex

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 112 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerThis chapter provides procedures for installing

110 Managing ServersManaging a partitionUse the Change Drive Letter and Paths dialog box to manage a partition, including:• Add a partition drive lett

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 111The Add Drive Letter or Path dialog box (Figure 80) shows the partition number and size.Figure 80 Add Drive Le

112 Managing Servers5. To format a partition:a. Right-click the partition, and then on the shortcut menu, click Format.b. In the warning message box,

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1139. To retrieve the partition's properties, right-click the partition, and on the shortcut menu, click Pro

114 Managing Servers

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1159 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure PropertiesThis chapter provides procedures for viewing VCEM version 6.1 o

116 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure PropertiesAfter successfully integrating SCM and VCEM, the topology refreshes and hosts that are actually blade

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 117The FC HBA Information includes the following read-only information:• FC HBA Information:•Model•Serial #•# Tar

118 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure PropertiesFigure 89 VC-FC Properties InformationViewing server-to-blade informationSAN Connection Manager provi

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 119This pane includes the following read-only information:• Server Information header:• OS Type• IP Address •Numb

12 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerWindows installation: initialFollow these steps to install the SAN Connection Manager

120 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure Properties

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 12110 Managing Storage SubsystemsThis chapter provides the procedures for managing your storage subsystems (stora

122 Managing Storage Subsystems2. To view additional information about the selected storage subsystem, click the following tabs:• Logical Disks• Drive

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1232. (Optional) Manage the controller by right-clicking a controller icon to open a shortcut menu. The shortcut

124 Managing Storage SubsystemsFigure 94 Drive blinking and drive set as hot spare examplesFigure 95 Set Drive Status dialog boxFigure 96 Drive Detail

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 125Refreshing the storage subsystem listSAN Connection Manager provides the ability to quickly refresh a subsyste

126 Managing Storage SubsystemsUpdating softwareWhen SAN Connection Manager starts up, it automatically compares the current versions of the SCM softw

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1272. If you choose to download the firmware update, follow these steps:a. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, s

128 Managing Storage SubsystemsConfiguration using a pre-defined application templateFollow the procedure in this section to configure or reconfigure

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1292. In the Enter a name to initialize the array box, type a name for the EVA storage subsystem, and then click

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 135. Click Install.The installation progress window appears briefly, and then the Available Storage Subsystem dia

130 Managing Storage Subsystems4. Select one of the storage deployment options from the list, and then click Next. For example, for the Microsoft Exch

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1316. Verify the information and then select one of the following options:• To confirm and complete the wizard, c

132 Managing Storage SubsystemsIMPORTANT: The following limitations apply to customized deployment for the MSA 2000 family:• A maximum of 16 virtual d

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1332. In the Enter a name to initialize the array box, type a name for the EVA storage subsystem, and then click

134 Managing Storage SubsystemsFigure 109 Storage Deployment wizard: create MSA storage pools (custom deployment)4. On either the Create Your Disk Gro

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 135If you are configuring an EVA subsystem, the wizard prompts you to create logical disks for each disk group (F

136 Managing Storage Subsystemse. (Optional) To create another logical disk, click Add.f. (Optional) To remove a logical disk, select it, and then cli

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1379. To acknowledge the warning, uninitialize the storage subsystem, delete all logical disks, and start the Sto

138 Managing Storage Subsystems

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 13911 Support and Other ResourcesPrerequisitesPrerequisites for installing and using this product include:• Knowl

14 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection Manager7. Click OK to close the SAN diagnostic window and continue the installation, or click

140 Support and Other ResourcesTIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.Contacting HPHP contact informationFor HP technical support:• In the United S

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 141• HP 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Quick Reference Guide • HP 8/20q and SN6000

142 Support and Other Resources

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 143ATroubleshootingThis appendix provides answers regarding the following:• Dynamic disk support—see page 143.• L

144 TroubleshootingWhy is the Linux Server on my local SAN not discovered?How do I prevent losing aliases when updating SAN Connection Manager to a ne

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 145I brought a new server online and connected it to both the SAN and LAN, but SAN Connection Manager does not se

146 TroubleshootingWhen I open SAN Connection Manager, why doesn’t it discover my subsystems?Why doesn’t SAN Connection Manager start up?Why does the

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 147In the Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box, it shows “Unknown Server.” What does this mean? Symptoms:

148 TroubleshootingDuring a server, switch, or storage refresh, I receive an error message similar to the following: The shared memory for [HOST, SWIT

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 149GlossaryACU Array Configuration Utilityadapter See HBA (host bus adapter). AH Authentication Header controller

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 1513. When you restart your computer, the system may report finding new hardware. If so, respond to these message

150HBA alias A user-defined name for an HBA.HBA port A port on the HBA board.HBA port alias A user-defined name for an HBA port.host The computer syst

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 151path A path to a device is a combination of a HBA port instance and a target port as distinct from internal pa

152stack A set of up to six switches interconnected through one or more of the four XPAK 10Gb ports. The stack can be managed as though it were a sing

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 153Vraid6 Vraid6 has the highest availability of any Vraid type. It uses dual parity to provide protection from s

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HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 155IndexAaccess assignments, setting 95active TR_Ports 9ACU (Array Configuration Utility) for MSA 147adapters, Se

156document 139text symbols 139copying and pastingIPsec associations 67IPsec policies 73Create & Manage Partitions dialog box 39, 105–110Create Al

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 157FF1 help, accessing 31Fabric Device Management Interface, See FDMIfabric, remote 9FC, definition of 149FDMIdef

158LlaunchingSAN Connection Manager 32storage subsystem management utility 147LED, blinking on drive 123Linux systeminstalling application on 15, 22re

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 159properties, viewing 113Password to Change the Servers HBA Configuration dialog box 77, 79passwordsHP Storage A

16 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerIMPORTANT: Under specific distributions, such as RHEL 5, the installation CD is auto-m

160server agent password 104switch admin password 53switch default zoning 51switch DNS properties 62switch domain ID 61switch IP address 54switch IP s

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 161definition of 152hardware providers, configuring subsystem with 131, 136viewingcontroller details 123drive det

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HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 176. To verify that the installation completed, check the FC HBA driver version:a. To ensure that the driver is i

18 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerWindows installation: upgradeFollow these steps to upgrade a previous installation of

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 194. Read the text of the HP end user license agreement, and then either click Agree to start the software upgrad

Legal and notice information© HP 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel SwitchThe information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only w

20 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection Manager6. Click OK to close the SAN diagnostics window and continue.If you are upgrading the

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 217. Before the installation upgrade can proceed, you must add a user account to the HP Storage Admin user group.

22 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerLinux installation: upgradeFollow these steps to upgrade a previous installation of th

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 234. If the following message appears at the end of the installation, you must restart the computer, otherwise, c

24 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection ManagerRemoving SAN Connection Manager in WindowsFollow these steps to remove the SAN Connect

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 25Removing SAN Connection Manager in LinuxFollow these steps to remove the SAN Connection ManagerSAN Connection M

26 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing HP SAN Connection Manager

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 273 Getting StartedThis chapter covers basic information to help you start using SAN Connection Manager. Understa

28 Getting StartedMenu barThe SAN Connection Manager menu bar contains the following menus, each of which is described in detail in this section. Shor

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 29Advanced Operations menuTable 3 provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 31 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30 Getting StartedAdapter & Switch Management menu Table 4 provides a brief description of the items on the Adapter & Switch Management menu a

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 31ToolbarThe SAN Connection Manager toolbar provides buttons for easy access to some of the application’s most us

32 Getting Started• The Favorites tab provides a place for you to save a list of topics you find useful or return to frequently. To add the topic you

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 33If this is not the first time you have launched this software, or if your storage subsystem is HP EVA and you c

34 Getting StartedIf the application detects a new, unconfigured switch in your SAN, the New Switch Setup dialog box (Figure 12) opens.Figure 12 New S

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 355. Choose one of the following options:• To continue with the first step (setting the switch IP address), click

36 Getting Started7. A message box asks if you want to change the factory default switch administrator password. Choose one of the following options:•

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 3710. A message box asks if you want to set the switch zoning. Choose one of the following options:• To continue

38 Getting Started11. Complete the Set the Switch Default Zoning dialog box as follows:a. In the Default zone set name box, enter a new name for your

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 3914. Select from the following SAN configuration options:• To prevent the Welcome dialog box from opening every

4Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54Upda

40 Getting StartedDrive Operations:•Click Manage Hot Spare Drive to set or remove a drive as a hot spare from the Manage Storage Subsystem dialog box

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 414 Viewing Maps, Events, and ConfigurationsViewing a Physical Connection mapSAN Connection Manager provides a gr

42 Viewing Maps, Events, and Configurations• An orange line (or lines) from the SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch to a grayed-

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 43The map shows the following components:• Storage subsystems• LUNs• Servers (Click the server name or icon to sh

44 Viewing Maps, Events, and ConfigurationsTo clear the entire event log:• On the bottom of the Application Event Log dialog box, click the Clear Logs

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 45Comparing configurationsSAN Connection Manager provides the ability to compare any changes to your current SAN

46 Viewing Maps, Events, and Configurations

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 475 Managing SwitchesThis chapter provides the procedures for using SAN Connection Manager to view and manage you

48 Managing SwitchesDescription of the switch propertiesThe Switch Properties (Figure 26) include the following read-only information: •Symbolic Name•

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 49Description of the network propertiesThe Network Properties (Figure 27) include the following read-only informa

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 5Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 Managing SwitchesViewing switch zoning informationThe Switch Zoning Information dialog box provides facts about the current switch zoning setup. Th

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 512. When you finish viewing the switch zoning information, click OK to close the dialog box.NOTE: If you have tr

52 Managing SwitchesTo set the switch default zoning:1. From the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Set Switch HBA-based Default Zoning.If th

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 53Setting the switch admin passwordSAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to set switch administrat

54 Managing SwitchesSetting the switch IP addressSAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to set switch IP addresses within your SAN. This

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 554. To set an IPv6 address for the switch, select the Enable IPv6 check box, and then complete the following for

56 Managing SwitchesUpdating switch firmwareSAN Connection Manager provides an easy way to update firmware for switches in your SAN.To update switch f

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 57The wizard window lists switches selected for firmware update. The list provides the following information:• Sw

58 Managing Switches9. On the completed Switch Firmware Update wizard window (Figure 35), click Next.Figure 35 Switch Firmware Update wizard10. To com

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 59To set the switch SNMP properties:1. To access the SNMP Properties, choose one of the following options:• On th

642 IPsec Policy dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7043 FC

60 Managing SwitchesThe lower portion of the SNMP Properties dialog box contains tabs for each SNMP Trap Configuration, which define how each of the f

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 61Setting the switch symbolic name and domain IDUse the Set Switch Symbolic Name and/or Domain ID dialog box to c

62 Managing SwitchesSetting DNS propertiesSAN Connection Manager enables you to set the DNS on the switch. DNS is a system that stores all the informa

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 633. Under DNS Server, complete the following:a. From the Server Discovery list, select a method of DNS server di

64 Managing SwitchesSAN Connection Manager provides the IPsec Configuration dialog box to help you configure IPsec, which is used to encrypt and authe

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 652. Under IPsec Associations, click Create.The IPsec Association dialog box opens (Figure 40). You must complete

66 Managing SwitchesNOTE: IPsec associations must be unique. The unique key for an association includes the fields Destination Address, Protocol, and

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 67CAUTION: Be aware that if you click Cancel on the IPsec Configuration dialog box, all changes you have made to

68 Managing SwitchesTo copy and paste an IPsec association:1. On the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Set Switch IPsec Information. (If you

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 69Creating an IPsec policyTo create an IPsec policy:1. On the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Set Swi

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 7101 Storage Deployment wizard: select a template (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 Managing Switches2. Under IPsec Policies, click Create.The IPsec Policy dialog box opens (Figure 42). You must complete all fields prefaced by a re

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 71Destination Prefix Length(Optional) Specify the IPv4 or IPv6 subnet mask length by entering a number in the ran

72 Managing SwitchesNOTE: IPsec policies must be unique. The unique key for a policy includes the fields Source Address, Source Port, Source Prefix Le

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 73Deleting an IPsec policyTo delete an IPsec policy:1. On the Adapter & Switch Management menu, click Set Swi

74 Managing Switches

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 756 Managing HBAsThis chapter provide procedures for managing your HP HBAs using SAN Connection Manager.Viewing H

76 Managing HBAsNOTE: The Target Port Name/Subsystem Port column lists the names of the target ports connected to the HBA. Click the + symbol to the l

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 7710. In the Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box (Figure 44), enter the password, and th

78 Managing HBAsUpdating an HBA driverSAN Connection Manager provides an easy way to update both Windows and Linux drivers for HP Q-Logic-based FC HBA

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 798. In the Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box (Figure 44), enter the password, and the

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80 Managing HBAsNOTE: In the unlikely event of using an unsigned HP FC HBA Windows driver, a Hardware Installation message states the software “has no

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 81To manually enter the HBA server name and OS type:1. To enter FDMI information, respond Yes/OK to the prompt to

82 Managing HBAs

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 837 Managing Logical Disks This chapter provides procedures for viewing and managing LUNs using SAN Connection Ma

84 Managing Logical DisksNOTE: The Multi-path Info tab information is only available to LUNs presented to the server running SAN Connection Manager.Cr

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 85The New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (Figure 53) opens.Figure 53 New Logical Disk Server Present

86 Managing Logical Disks5. (Optional) To manually give an HBA access to the logical drive, complete the following steps:a. On the New Logical Disk Se

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 877. To configure another new logical disk, click Add. To remove a logical disk from the list and prevent its cre

88 Managing Logical DisksSAN Connection Manager automatically retrieves the updated configuration from the subsystem and refreshes the navigation pane

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 892. If no specific subsystem is selected and if there is more than one subsystem in the SAN, select from the sub

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 91IntroductionSAN Connection Manager is a GUI-based management application for basic handling of SAN components s

90 Managing Logical DisksNOTE: To best utilize the space of all drives in the pool, make sure the sizes of all drives are the same. If the logical dis

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 91c. If you want the storage subsystem to select the drives for the new logical disk, select the Do not create th

92 Managing Logical DisksThe New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (Figure 61) opens. Figure 61 New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 938. (Optional) To manually give an HBA access to the logical drive:a. On the New Logical Disk Server Presentatio

94 Managing Logical Disks10. To configure another new logical disk, click Add. To remove a logical disk from the list and prevent its creation, select

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 95NOTE: If you present (assign) a logical disk to a Windows system, you can instead use the system’s Disk Managem

96 Managing Logical Disks3. To grant access, do one of the following:• To allow access to all HBAs within a server, select the server in the Servers a

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 97Expanding a logical diskSAN Connection Manager enables you to easily increase the size of logical disks within

98 Managing Logical DisksNOTE: Logical disk (LUN) expansion is a direct request to the subsystem to expand the logical disk size using unused space. T

HP SAN Connection Manager User Guide 99Creating an alias for a logical diskYou can create alias (user-friendly) names for logical disks (LUNs) to help