HP P6000 User Manual

HP P6000 Command View User GuideAbstractThis document describes how to use HP P6000 Command View (formerly HP Command View EVA) to manage HP Enterpris

Figure 2 Array-based configuration324514. Browsing computer1. LAN5. Hosts2. SAN3. HP EVA4400 storage systemsFigure 2 (page 10) shows multiple HP EVA44

GlossaryThis glossary defines terms that are used in this guide or are related to the software.Aarray A synonym of storage array, storage system, and

Jjob A repeatable custom script that automates replication tasks. A job can be simple (for example,create a DR group) or complex (for example, perform

Vvirtual array Synonymous with disk array and storage system, a group of disks in one or more disk enclosurescombined with control software that prese

IndexAadding hosts, 32arrayinitializing, 45maintaining, 45monitoring performance, 70shutting down, 47starting, 47uninitializing, 47verifying health an

Hhelpobtaining, 94host notification, 55customized notification list, 56individual hosts, 55hostsadding, 32empty controller host ports, 66HPsupport web

demand allocated, 36description, 36in jobs, 41of destination virtual disks, 41optimizing performance, 41using containers, 40specifying the output, 80s

For more information, see the online help or the HP Management Integration FrameworkAdministrator Guide and the HP Management Integration Framework Ma

Point of view selectorsLocated on the lower left of the window, these selectors enable you to select the point of view thatis displayed. The selector

Content paneThe content pane displays information and actions that you can perform on the storage system orcomponent that is selected in the Navigatio

Content paneDisplays information and actions that you can perform on the resource that you selected in thenavigation pane.Aspect tabsThe displayed asp

3. Enter a valid user name and password. This is the same user name and password to log ontothe HP P6000 Control Panel. See the HP P6000 Control Panel

2 Managing security and passwordsThis chapter explains how to use HP P6000 Command View to manage your storage environment.NOTE: See the HP P6000 Comm

IMPORTANT: If your storage system is managed by an instance of server-based HP P6000Command View, HP strongly recommends that you store or update the

Disabling management of a password-protected storage systemUse this procedure to disable management of a password-protected storage system from an ins

Reestablishing communication with a password-protected storage systemA communication problem between an instance of server-based HP P6000 Command View

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2. Perform the following steps from the SIM server:a. Discover the HP P6000 Command View management server.Wait until the initial data collection for

3 Licensing HP P6000/EVA storage systemsLicenses to use and license keysLicense typesThe following types of licenses to use (LTUs) are available for H

Data migration licensesHP P6000 Command View and the MPX200 iSCSI controller support the Data Migration licenses.Figure 5 Initalized Storage System Pr

Obtaining license keysTo obtain a license:1. Browse to HP Webware at http://webware.hp.com/.2. Click Generate New Licenses.3. Enter a username and pas

Validating the licenseValidation occurs automatically to verify the license installation. If there is a problem with theinstallation, one of the follo

4. Click Import Licenses to complete the operation.Deleting incorrectly entered license keysIf a license key for an array is entered incorrectly (for

4 Provisioning storageProvisioning is the industry-standard term for providing networked storage to application servers.With HP P6000/EVA storage syst

Disk typesThe disk type specifies the type of physical disk drives that can be included in a disk group. Thetypes are:Online disk type. All physical d

Number of physical disks in a group• With online and near-online disk types, the minimum number of physical disks is 8.• With the solid state drive di

• Available, Vraid5. Shows the estimated capacity, if the entire disk group was used for Vraid5virtual disks.• Available, Vraid6. Shows the estimated

Contents1 Overview...7Prerequisites...

Virtual disksHP P6000/EVA storage systems use a form of virtualization called virtual disks (vdisks) to storedata. Host computers see virtual disks as

NOTE: The GUI only displays action buttons that are supported in your configuration.ConsiderationsCAUTION: Ensure that your host operating system can

HostsA host is a computer that runs user applications that consume storage on a networked storagesystem. There are three types of hosts—Fibre Channel

• You can add a host by specifying an IP address (IPv4 or IPv6), a fully qualified domain name(FQDN), or a host alias.• If you attempt to add a host w

space allocated does not need to be contiguous. In the event that the allocated capacity reachesthe physical disk capacity, the write operation fails.

5 Replicating storageReplication is an industry-standard term for making copies or backing up data. With HP P6000/EVAstorage systems, entire virtual d

Snapclones cannot be created when the disk to be replicated is:• A snapshot• A disk that has a snapshot or mirrorclone• In the process of normalizing

capacity available to create virtual disks decreases. Before you allocate space for new virtualdisks, ensure that you reserve enough space for all dem

• XCS 10000000 supports online mirrorclone migration, which allows you to switch the rolesof a source virtual disk with its synchronized mirrorclone.

Mirrorclone statesThe following mirrorclone states are reported by the replication manager.RemarksMirrorclone stateThere is no replication activity be

Minimizing the number of snapshots...41Setting virtual disk cache to

Optimizing replication performancePlanning for host I/O workloadsFor the best snapshot and snapclone performance, create and delete snapshots and snap

Minimizing snapclone workloadsA snapclone copies the entire source disk without stopping. However, creating a snapclone createsan additional workload

HP P6000 Continuous Access softwareHP P6000 Continuous Access is a licensed feature of HP P6000/EVA storage systems that enablesyou to:• Create DR gro

(only a portion of the display is shown)Creating DR groupsYou can use server-based HP P6000 Command View to create DR groups, remotely replicatevirtua

Fibre Channel switches typically offer two types of frame routing between N_Ports:• Source ID/Destination ID (SID/DID) routing, which transfers all ex

6 Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storagesystemsThis chapter describes how to use HP P6000 Command View to maintain the arrays.Initializing stor

4. Enter the following commands at the system prompts:C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\svctools\common\bin> desta snmp onWhich host(s) should recei

3. Under Service, select elect Configure User-Initiated Service Mode (USIM).The Configure User-Initiated Service Mode page opens.4. Enter your name an

Figure 7 HSV210A controller rear viewFigure 8 HSV300 controller rear viewFigure 9 HSV400 controller rear viewFigure 10 HSV450 rear viewFigure 11 HSV34

Figure 12 HSV340/HSV360 controller enclosure (FC-iSCSI version) rear viewFigure 13 P6000 EVA iSCSI/FCoE controller enclosure (rear view)HardwareDepend

Changing system time causes your session to end...64Navigation pane lists duplicat

(only a portion of the display is shown)Verifying hardware statusTo view status of a hardware component, select the component and review its propertie

4. Click Perform Remote Service Test.Updating HP controller softwareFor information about updating the controller software, see the following document

NOTE: If an unmanaged array is moved from the initialized state to an uninitialized state by themanaging HP P6000 Command View instance, the passive H

7 Monitoring storage system eventsThis chapter describes how to manage events using HP P6000 Command View.Events overviewEvents track the progress of

A normal event is informational and requires no action by you. An example of a normal eventwould be the controller reporting that creation of a virtua

The following information is provided for each management server event:• Date/Time—The date and time that the event occurred.• Severity—The severity t

2. Select Configure SNMP/event log notification.3. Select Configure SNMP host notification list.4. Click Modify host list.The Modify Host Notification

7. When you finish configuring event notification, click OK.The System Options window opens. You will now receive only events of the severity youselec

To obtain the updated parse file:1. Contact HP Support and request an updated parse file. For contact information, see “HPtechnical support” (page 94)

Sending the event fileIf you contact HP Support for assistance, be prepared to provide a copy of the current event file,which is the current output tr

11 Support and other resources...94Contacting HP...

8 Configuring HP P6000 Command View (advanced tasks)This chapter describes configuration options for the HP P6000 Command View user interface andis fo

Setting audit logging optionsWith server-based management, use the Audit Logging Options feature to capture activities thatoccur in the HP P6000 Comma

IMPORTANT: If you change the log location to the local server, you must enter the new locationin the Log location box in the Log to a file section of

To change the user name and password for HP P6000 Command View array-based management:1. Open the browser.2. Enter the following:https://management_mo

9 Troubleshooting HP P6000 Command ViewThis chapter provides recommendations for optimizing performance and describes issues you mayencounter and how

Explanation / ResolutionLogin sessions expire after a period of time. Advancing the system clock forces the HP 6000Command View session to expire and

Error messages in the user interfaceProblemWhen performing tasks in the user interface, an error message such as This page cannot bedisplayed appears.

Failed transceiverWhen a transceiver (or Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC)) fails, the Disk Enclosure Propertieswindow displays the following informa

1. Review the client filter list and do one of the following:• If the denied computer is not on the client list and you want to allow access, add the

Version numbers differProblemThe HP P6000 Command View version displays inconsistently across different windows.Explanation / ResolutionThe appearance

1 OverviewThis chapter provides an overview of the HP P6000 Command View software suite.IMPORTANT: General references to HP P6000 Command View may als

10 Monitoring array performance using HP P6000Performance Data CollectorWith HP P6000 Command View server-based management, you can use HP P6000 Perfo

These components are applicable only when the server and client are installed together. Wheninstalled individually, the contents of the directory vary

Table 2 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector valid object_type values (continued)Information displayed by the commandValue of object_typeDisk state cha

HP P6000 Performance Data Collector prompts you for a password.Note that:• This command accepts the HP P6000 Command View access information provided

• By default, a directory with the name performance_history is created in the installdirectory, where all the state and performance data is logged. If

NOTE: HP recommends that you not use the remote logging feature for array performancelogging. The HP P6000 Performance Data Collector client and serve

is the account username on the server running the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector service.The user is a member of HP Storage Admins or HP Storage

Backward compatibilityTable 5 (page 77) shows the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector compatibility matrix.Table 5 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector

2. Enter the evaperf fn [short] command.The fnames.conf file is created. Any friendly name information that exists for the managementservers running H

Using short namesIf the friendly names you created in HP P6000 Command View are impractical for the HP P6000Performance Data Collector command line in

• HP P6000 Performance Advisor User Guide• HP P6000 SmartStart User GuideHP P6000 Command View featuresHP P6000 Command View enables you to:• Manage s

Using the command line interfaceYou can use the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command line interface to display arrayperformance data in a tabul

Filtering dataYou can filter the data that is collected for specific items, such as a word or a host port name. Forexample, enter the following comman

After generating the TLViz-formatted files from evaperf all output, you can build the MicrosoftAccess database EVADATA.MDB:1. Click Browse and select

Table 6 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector commands (continued)DescriptionCommandPerforms the following series of tasks:fn [short]• Scans the hosts o

Table 6 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector commands (continued)DescriptionCommandGraphs virtual disk read latency histograms for all LUNs or a specif

Table 7 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command modifiers (continued)DescriptionModifierSpecifies that a time stamp not be included in the CSV out

1. Start Windows Performance Monitor.The Performance window opens.2. Right-click in the graphics area.A menu opens.3. Select Add Counters.The Add Coun

6. Click All counters, or select counters to view.7. Click All instances, or select instances to view.8. Click Add to add the counters to the window.T

The following identifying information is common to several objects:• Ctlr—The controller for which metrics are being reported. This field shows the la

The counters are:• Read Hit Req/s—The number of read requests per second completed from the array cachememory. Data may reside in the cache memory due

IMPORTANT: HP P6000 Command View relies on the IP address assigned to the server formanagement lock verification. Therefore, the HP P6000 Command View

• Average Read Hit Latency—The average time it takes to complete a read request (frominitiation to information receipt) from the array cache memory.•

• Read Latency—The amount of time it takes to complete a read request (from initiation toinformation receipt) through a host port. The time is an aver

The counters are:• Average Drive Queue Depth—The average number of all active requests to each diskin the disk group, over all the disks in the disk g

• Write In MB/s—The rate at which data is written to an array because of write activity tothe members of the source array. The write activity includes

11 Support and other resourcesContacting HPHP technical supportTelephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support website:

Websites• HP:http://www.hp.com• HP Storage:http://www.hp.com/go/storage• HP Software Downloads:http://www.hp.com/support/downloads• HP Software Depot:

A HP array event code formats and descriptionsThis appendix describes how the hexadecimal number for the event code is formed.Event code formatControl

Table 12 HP array software component IDs (continued)DescriptionIDFault Management4Fibre Channel Services6Container Services7RAID Services8Storage Syst

Table 13 HP array event information packet (EIP) types (continued)DescriptionTitleCodeA change in system time occurred.Executive Services System Time

Dump/restart control codesTable 15 HP array dump/restart control codesDescriptionCodePerform crash dump then restart.0Do not perform crash dump, just