Hp XP Command View Advanced Edition Software User Manual

HP P9000 Command View Advanced EditionSuite SoftwareUser GuidePart number: TB581-96350Tenth edition: May 2013

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Importing storage system resource labelsIn an environment where storage system labels have already been set using Remote Web Console,you can apply (im

5 Monitoring managed resources andresolving alertsThis module describes how to monitor managed resources and alerts in a Storage Area Network(SAN).Vie

Click host links to see volume details in the Resources tab related to capacity, used capacity, andvolume type. By checking this capacity information,

About the storage systems treeHP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite lists registered storage systemsand summaries in the storage s

About tasks in the global monitoring barThe global monitoring bar is a convenient method for reviewing and managing task information. Taskstatus links

In addition, settings can be specified so that alerts are reported when SNMP traps are received fromstorage systems and the contents of alerts are aut

Keyword searchTo perform a keyword search, locate the Search box on the upper right side of the GUI. The searchbox is always visible.1. Enter a full o

controlling what data is displayed. Depending on the resource being displayed, you will seebuttons for performing an action on selected resources. For

---xDefaults to Any, or you can select Allocated (in-use) volumes only orUnallocated (ready-for-use) volumes only.Volume Status---xDefaults to Any, or

x-xxFor a Volume search, using Attribute you can specify Drive Type orDrive Speed (RPM). Drive types or speeds will be displayed in Value.Performancex

PrefaceThis manual provides information for HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced EditionSuite software.User Guide 11

• Logical group information• A list of logical groups managed by Device Manager• Information about hosts or volumes in the selected logical group• Res

2. Click the Export to CSV button.3. Click the Save button and specify the storage location for the CSV file.A CSV file is saved to the specified loca

a low-performance volume, and then assign the now available high-performance volume to anappropriate host.Monitoring managed resources and resolving a

6 Setting up HP StorageWorks P9000Command View Advanced Edition SuiteThis module describes how to configure basic HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View A

products as allowed sites. If SSL or TLS is being used for communication between the managementserver and the management client, also register the URL

• The URL for communicating with the Device Manager server:http://Device-Manager-server-address:port-number/Device-Manager-server-address is the IP ad

TIP:Set the text size to Medium or Larger. If you set text size to Largest, text characters might overlap.Setting security options for FirefoxYou can

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 s

Clearing the cache when upgrading HP StorageWorks P9000 Command ViewAdvanced Edition SuiteAfter upgrading Command View AE Suite, you must clear the ca

• If you use an external authentication server, user IDs and passwords must be valid for the externalauthentication server and HP P9000 Command View A

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Tiered Storage ManagerDevice ManagerRolen/aThis role is only for Device Manager agents .The role cannot be assigned to resourcegroups. The Peer role c

Necessary RolesResource GroupFunctionAdmin or ModifyResource group to which the LDEVID of the target LUSE volume be-longsRelease LUSE volumesAdmin or

Necessary RolesResource GroupFunctionAdmin or ModifyResource group to which the targetresource belongsAllocate volumes, allocate likevolumes, edit LUN

Necessary RolesResource GroupFunctionAdminNote that the user must have UserManagement Permission.All ResourcesAssign resources and roles to usergroups

2. Click Edit Profile.3. Edit the profile information and click OK.4. Confirm that the updated user profile information appears in the Users area.Chan

Configuring external authentication for usersExternal authentication systems, such as LDAP (for example, Active Directory), RADIUS, or Kerberosmay be

• The Command View AE Suite server must be linked to an external authentication (authorization)server. See the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition

(collections of operation permissions such as Modify or View) to a user group, resources can becontrolled for the users in that group.The resource gro

the appropriate departments. This allows department administrators to use only the resources assignedto them, while still allowing for effective shari

• LDEV IDs: Includes parity groups and volumes in external storage systems. Non-existent rangescan also be specified. Users with Modify or higher role

1 Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000Command View Advanced Edition SuiteHP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite is a comprehensive sof

Users are granted permissions based on permissions set for roles assigned to the user group theybelong to. A user can be registered to multiple user g

Some special cases apply:• If a user has the Modify or higher roles for parity groups or the LDEV ID of a THP/Smart poolvolume, and an unused LDEV ID

TIP:To delete user groups, select one or more user groups, and click Delete User Groups. Deleting a usergroup does not delete related resource groups.

Setting a password policyCreate a password policy to enforce the use of strong passwords.1. On the Administration tab, select Security to launch the s

The download dialog box opens.2. Choose from the links in the dialog box to download the desired installation files.3. Click the ReadMe links for inst

Checking license informationYou can check license information and the license expiration date. All users can perform this task.1. On the login window

DescriptionOutput ItemOne of the following values:• 0: Does not depend on the device• Q: XP1024 or XP128• R: XP12000 or XP10000• S: SVS200• T: XP24000

7 Linking related productsThis module describes the link and launch feature that is used to access other related HP StorageWorksP9000 Command View Adv

NOTE:The management tool sometimes cannot start with an SMI-S Enabled storage system because the URLof management tool is incorrect. In this case, you

8 TroubleshootingThis module describes how to troubleshoot HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View AdvancedEdition Suite software.About troubleshootingIf y

• Provides secure remote management over Internet and wide area networks (WANs) using asophisticated web client.• Provides multiple levels of security

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9 Support and other resourcesNumerous support options are available.Contacting HPHP technical supportFor worldwide technical support information, see

ConventionsThis guide follows the conventions shown in Table 17 to refer to HP StorageWorks P9000 products.Table 17 Product reference conventionsFull

Full name or meaningProduct referenceThis abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguishthe following products:• Continuous Access Synch

Full name or meaningProduct referenceThis abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguishthe following products:• Hitachi Universal Repli

A Managing storage resources that havevirtual IDsThis appendix describes specific functionality available for virtualized volume resources for whichvi

contents of configuration definition files, as well as the system configuration required to performoperations on copy pairs that contain volumes for w

3. Select one or more hosts, and click Allocate Volumes.4. Allocate volumes with existing virtual ID information, or volumes requiring virtual ID assi

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B Operations in Legacy modeThis appendix describes data migration using migration groups that were supported in prior HPStorageWorks P9000 Command Vie

For XP24000/XP20000 or XP12000/XP10000/SVS200, from System Center Virtual MachineManager (SCVMM) 2012 SP1 on Windows Server 2012, or Windows Server 20

• Execute: A user with Execute permission can view Tiered Storage Manager resources and executeTiered Storage Manager tasks.• View: A user with View p

The following indicates the maximum value and recommended user count when using Tiered StorageManager in Legacy mode.Table 20 Tiered Storage Manager u

• The LDKC:CU:LDEV number for the volume is in the range from 00:00:00 to 00:FF:FF• Volumes can be accessed, and are not reserved by other programs, o

TargetSourceVolume Type, StateNNVolumes for which pairs are configured with a P-VOL and threeS-VOLsBusiness Copy,Hitachi ShadowIm-age for MainframeNNV

TargetSourceVolume Type, StateLegend:• Y: Can be selected• N: Cannot be selected• [ ]: Names indicated are those for mainframe-based programsNotes:1.

Reason preventing use as a migration source or targetDisplayed character stringThe volume is one of the following:• The volume is the P-VOL of a Snaps

Reason preventing use as a migration source or targetDisplayed character stringThe volume is one of the following:• The volume is part of a Continuous

Reason preventing use as a migration targetDisplayed character stringThe volume is one of the following:• The volume is part of a Continuous Access Sy

A migration pair is created for each migration source volume and its target volume or THP/Smartpool.8. Confirm that the pairs are properly created.To

C CSV export v7 differencesThis appendix describes CSV export data differences between HP StorageWorks P9000 CommandView Advanced Edition Suite v7.x a

Management servers• The management server is where P9000 Command View AE Suite is installed.• The management server communicates with management clien

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• LDEV• Label• Type• Array Group• SLPR• CLPR• Port/HSD(iSCSI Target)/LUN or Port/LUN• Port Type• LUN Group•

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• Volume• Label• Storage system• Serial No.• Model• Vendor• Host• WWN/iSCSI Name• WWN Nickname• Port• Port

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• Virtual LDEV ID• Virtual Port• Virtual Host Group ID• Virtual Mode•Virtualization Server1•WWN1•WWN Nickna

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0ItemGroup of Hosts:• Host Name• WWN• WWN Nickname• iSCSI Name• IP Address• OS• Capacity• Type----User Guide 163

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0ItemGroup of Volumes:• Volume• Label• Storage System• Serial No.• Model• Vendor• Host• WWN/iSCSI Name• WWN Nick

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• LDEV• Label• Type• Array Group• SLPR• CLPR• Port/HSD/LUN or Port/LUN• Port Type• LUN Group• EMU Type• Pai

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• Volume• Label• Storage System• Serial No.• Model• Vendor• Host• WWN/iSCSI Name• WWN Nickname• Port• Port

Current versionEarlier than version 7.0Item• Virtual LDEV ID• Virtual Port• Virtual Host Group ID• Virtual Mode• Storage System Resource GroupID• Host

Items that are output as volume information in versions earlier than 7.0 are output to a CSV file fromvolume search results in versions later than or

Version 7.0 and later (resource search results)Earlier than version 7.0Volume search:• Volume• Label• Storage System• Model• Vendor• Host• WWN/iSCSI N

NOTE:The Host Data Collector component can be installed on other servers and accessed remotely byP9000 Command View AE Suite.Management clients• You c

Version 7.0 and later (resource search results)Earlier than version 7.0• Related Task• Used Capacity• Resource GroupParity group search:• Parity Group

Version 7.0 and later (resource search results)Earlier than version 7.0THP pool search:• Pool• Name• Storage System• No. of THP Pool Vols• Capacity• U

Version 7.0 and later (resource search results)Earlier than version 7.0Free space (unused capacity) search:• Parity Group/Free Space Number• Capacity•

GlossaryTerms:allocated volume A logical device (LDEV) for which one or more host LUN paths are defined.cache A set of RAM (Random Access Memory) modu

external path A path from a storage port of a storage system to a volume on a connectedexternal storage system.external volume A logical volume whose

JVM Java Virtual MachineJWS Java Web StartLAN local area network. A computer network that spans a relatively small geographicarea, such as a single bu

A collection of two or more disk drives that presents the image of a single logicaldisk drive to the system. Part of the physical storage capacity is

SSD Solid-state driveThin Provisioning(THP)Functionality that allocates virtual volumes to a host, and uses the physicalcapacity this is necessary acc

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IndexAaccess control, 21, 127accountscreating, 123, 129editing, 123lock status, 124locking (automatic), 133managing (overview), 118, 126password condi

• http://localhost:23015/DeviceManager/• https://localhost:23016/DeviceManager/NOTE:The localhost name entry above implies you are sitting at the serv

hostschange manually registered, 36device manger updates, 38exporting, 110 - 111HDC updates, 35merging, prerequisites, 135registering, about, 28regist

reportslogical groups, ranking, 78THP/Smart pools, ranking, 79types, 109resource labels {editing}, 99resource labels {importing}, 100resource labels {

volumesallocating, 63 - 65allocating (overview), 61allocating, dialog box, 66allocating, prerequisites, 62 - 63creating, 41, 43creating (overview), 41

• Re-size panes with divider bar.• Access frequently needed tasks under General Tasks.Application area• Minimize and expand panes by using the double

Legal and notice information© Copyright 2010, 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP requ

• SearchSearch for word or phrase occurrences. Click search results to display topics.• GlossaryBrief explanations of terms.Printing topics• To print

Configuring HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition SuiteIn the graphic below, configuring a browser means setting up the browser environm

To set access control you will need to create resource groups and user groups, then assign the resourcegroups and roles to the user groups.Creating a

Monitoring storageYou can check the status of storage resources to detect problems and output reports to a CSV or PDFfile containing search results or

• Reference data migration information from the Mobility tab.Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite24

2 Discovering, registering, and addingmanagement targetsThis module describes how to discover SAN resources, such as storage systems, and hosts.Regist

• Protocol used for Device Manager and SMI-S provider communication (for SMI-S Enabled storagesystems).Tasks to be completed beforehand:• Connect the

Changing storage system informationYou can modify the IP address or host name or login user name and password for a storage system.You can select mult

TIP:Label information for volumes and THP/Smart pools is not refreshed. To apply label information beingmanaged on a storage system to Device Manager,

Methods for registering hostsMethods for registering one or more hosts, using host installed agents or agent-less discovery include:Table 1 Methods fo

ContentsPreface ... 111 Overview of HP StorageWorks P9000 C

DescriptionMethodPurposeUse Host Scan when you want to newly install HP P9000 Command ViewAdvanced Edition Suite Software to an existing environment t

NOTE:To detect multiple hosts at the same time, specify a subnet or a range of 256 or fewer IP addresses,or specify individual IP addresses.• User nam

TIP:If you want to allocate volumes to an FCoE port, you need to manually add a WWN.To remove registered hosts, select the hosts to be removed, and cl

• When registering virtualization servers, specify environment settings for virtualization server regis-tration. For details see HP P9000 Command View

In this diagram, the WWN of 22.22.22.22.22.22.22.22 for host group AAA is added to host AAA,which has the same name as the host group. The WWN of host

Registering hosts using merge hostsYou can use merge hosts to combine source and target host information into a single surviving targethost that is re

To change authentication information about a registered IP address or user account, edit the IP addressor user account by using the Edit Hosts dialog

2. On the Hosts tab, select the host to change, and click Edit Hosts.3. Specify the required items, and then execute the process.The host list is upda

3. Execute the processing. The task is registered to Data Collection Tasks tab. If you changed settingsin the Edit Hosts dialog box, after the task ha

The host list is updated.NOTE:If a host name is changed, both of the host names (before and the after change) might be displayedon the Resource tab. I

Reviewing data collection tasks ... 39About data colle

Discovering, registering, and adding management targets40

3 Managing storage resources in a SANenvironmentThis module describes managing storage resources such as THP/Smart pools and volumes in a StorageArea

b. Enter a task name and description.c. Schedule the task for now, or a later date and time.d. If scheduled for now, select View task status to monito

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsIf multiple drive types are displayed, you can designate a specificdrive type.Drive Type>> Advanced Op-tionsIf multip

• Enter a name in Task Name.• Specify when to execute the task.6. Click Submit, and confirm task completion.About creating a LUSE volumeA LUSE volume

4. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.Virtualizing external storageThis module describes virtualizing external storage so

a. Review all plan information. If changes are needed click Back.b. Enter a task name and description.c. Schedule the task for now, or a later date an

Users can also specify settings such as values for the usage rate threshold and reservation threshold.If a Tiered Storage Manager license has been reg

Create pool dialog boxPools can be created for storage systems that support THP. Additionally, Smart pools of differingperformance levels can be used

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsThe use of this panel changes depending on your pool type.For THP, use Add Parity Groups to add one or more parity groupsto

Allocate Volumes dialog box ... 66About LUN path managemen

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsSame as above, except that if volume allocation will cause thelimit threshold to be exceeded, the volume allocation will no

Before expanding THP/Smart pools, you must:• register the storage system• When defining an external LDEV tier rank, a storage system that has multiple

2. From the list of THP/Smart pools, select the pool you want to modify and click Edit Pool.3. Modify the settings as appropriate and click Submit.4.

About virtualizing storage tiersSmart Tiers functionality monitors the frequency at which data is accessed and relocates that databased on the results

• Restoring a data placement by applying a data placement profile of Smart volumes - Users canrestore a past data placement by saving data placements

1. From the Mobility tab, select THP Pools.2. Expand the tree view and select the target storage system. From the list of THP/Smart pools, selectthe S

You can schedule the task to be executed later.5. View the list of tasks to make sure that all tasks are complete.TIP:If a data placement profile and

• If the number of managed data placement profiles exceeds 200, displaying the profile list mighttake some time. In this case, set the [Rows/page] of

TIP:To delete data placement profiles, select the data placement profiles to be deleted, and clickDelete Profiles.NOTE:Regardless of the allocated res

TIP:When you want to periodically update the profile according to the intervals for monitoring Smartpools and replacing data, you can set a schedule f

5 Monitoring managed resources and resolving alerts ... 101Viewing information summaries ...

5. View the list of tasks to see the execution results.After the monitoring and data relocation of Smart pools finish, perform the following operation

• Connect the external storage system.• Define hardware tiers that consist of external volumes.1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems. Expa

NOTE:Before allocating volumes, review the available volume allocation methods. This will optimize yourability to perform volume allocation, and help

Prerequisites for allocating volumesBefore allocating volumes to a host you must verify that the host, and storage systems are registeredin HP Storage

Allocating selected volumes to hostsYou can allocate selected volumes to one or more hosts.1. From the Resources tab, select Storage Systems.2. Expand

NOTE:You can allocate volumes to cluster hosts that are not in a logical group. However, you mustensure that your host selection is correct. Logical g

7. Check for a Completed task status.Allocating volumes by using existing volume settingsIf you have allocated at least one volume to a host, you can

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsSpecify the volume size and select the unit of measure, for example GBfor Gigabytes.The total capacity to be allocated (No.

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsThis field displays only if Smart Pool is selected as the volume type (seeabove).Note: This field is not the same field as

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsKeep in mind that volume criteria may have some impact on volume per-formance. Changing the drive type can change the parit

Changing the lock status of user accounts ... 124Configuring external authent

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsThese related screens only display under LUN Path Options when Allocatewithout LUN security is selected from the host drop-

About LUN path managementWhen you allocate a volume to a host, HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced EditionSuite allows you to assign or edit L

b. In table view, select the mapping row and click Remove to change the state from 'In Use' to'Remove.'6. Change any other require

the dialog box, you will go directly to the plan summary. In both cases, you will see AdvancedOptions in the dialog box that may be of interest.3. Whe

DescriptionsSubfieldsFieldsFor one or more volumes the volume id, storage system, volume type,drive type, and host for each volume is displayed.-Plan

• This section addresses using a basic version of Replication Manager (included with the DeviceManager license) that provides for common pair manageme

TIP:To delete command devices, select the check boxes of the command devices to be deleted, and clickDelete Cmd Devices.Editing command devicesYou can

2. From the Hosts tree, select a host and click Refresh Hosts.All copy pairs associated with that host are refreshed.3. Display the list of volumes fr

From the Mobility tab, data placement can be optimized from either the application (logical group)perspective or from the THP/Smart pool perspective.

Checks for logical groups including volumes whose response time is slow. Used to determine lo-gical groups which do not satisfy required performances.

B Operations in Legacy mode ... 149About Legacy mode ...

Checks information such as drive type, drive rotational speed, and capacity usage rate of eachhardware tier. Based on this information, you can review

Optimizing data placement in a THP/Smart poolTasks to complete beforehand:• A Tiered Storage Manager license must be registered.• An HP StorageWorks P

• When the migration source and the migration target are selected, individual pairs of migrationsource volumes and migration target volumes (or THP/Sm

For some volumes, when you try to select those volumes as migration-source volumes, the reasonswhy they cannot be selected as migration-source volumes

TargetSourceVolume Type, StateNNCommand DeviceNNVolumes that are configured as a Cross-system Copy pairNYNAS system volumesNNSystem DiskNNVolumes that

TargetSourceVolume Type, StateNY4Volumes other than the aboveNNJNL-VOLNYPAIR (1 to 63 generations)P-VOLSnapshotNNVolumes other than the aboveNNV-VOLPO

TargetSourceVolume Type, StateLegend:• Y: Can be selected• N: Cannot be selected• [ ]: Names indicated are those for mainframe-based programsNotes:1.

Reason preventing use as a migration sourceDisplayed character stringCache Residency or Cache Residency Manager for Mainframe is set forthe volume.Cac

Reason preventing use as a migration sourceDisplayed character stringThe volume is one of the following:• The volume is part of a Continuous Access Sy

• Minimum Coverage: Select a candidate for the migration target from as few parity groups aspossible.5. Confirm that all migration source volumes and

TablesMethods for registering hosts ... 291Updating host information

Prerequisites for migrating data from an SMI-S Enabled storage system to anotherstorage systemYou can migrate data between an old and new storage syst

• The volumes of the SMI-S Enabled storage system are assigned to the External port (performed bythe management tool of the SMI-S Enabled storage syst

Execute the DeleteExternalArrayGroup command (Device Manager CLI).8. Delete the migration source SMI-S Enabled storage system from the management targ

Viewing task statusViewing the status of a task allows you to see if a task has completed, as well as other details.1. From the Tasks & Alerts tab

NOTE:You can view the status of a task while it is running or scheduled to run. You can only cancel tasksthat are in Waiting status.1. On the Tasks &a

4 Grouping resourcesThis module describes how to group logical groups and storage tiers (resources).Managing logical groupsThis module describes how t

1. On the Resources tab, select Logical Groups.2. Click Create Logical Group.3. Create a folder for each new logical group:a. Click Create Logical Gro

About tier-based storage managementIn HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite, you must have a Tiered StorageManager license to perf

Confirm that the tier is included for the storage system selected in the Tiers tree.TIP:To remove tiers, select the tiers to be deleted, and click Del

NOTE:Due to differences between Device Manager and storage systems, incompatible character type orstring length issues will be reported with pop-up me