Hp VMA-series Memory Arrays User Manual

Document Number: AM456-9026A December 2012HP VMA SAN GatewayUser’s GuideFor Release G5.5.1

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100 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow targets CommandThe show targets command lists all of the target ports and their addresses (wwn), f

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 1013. Add one or more initiators to the igroup, using the igroup addto command. The initiator_name must be

102 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AExamplesThe following examples demonstrates using the igroup create command to manage initiator groups

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 103Note: As of this release, one container comprises a HP VMA-series Memory Array.On the host system (init

104 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Alun create CommandThe lun create command enables you to create a LUN within a specified storage contain

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 105Syntax [no] lun set container <id> name <name> readonlyshow luns CommandThe show luns comma

106 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AExporting LUNsThe fifth step in configuring the vSHARE SAN Gateway is to export the LUNs to an initiato

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 107Syntax DescriptionOptimizing Connectivity to Storage Arrays for WindowsDepending on the Windows operati

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 109CHAPTER 4 vSHARE ManagementThis chapter describes the management of a HP VMA SAN Gateway configured for

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 11PrefaceThis document describes how to manage, monitor, and administer the VMA SAN Gateway. This preface

110 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe show targets command lists all of the target ports and their addresses (wwn), filtered by various o

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 111For detailed information about this command, see Show Targets Command on page 124.Viewing Interface Sta

112 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ABlock Storage Media ManagementThis section describes commands for managing and monitoring block storage

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 113Note: For more information, see Command Modes on page 145.

114 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow mediaThe show media command returns all media devices that can be used as block storage on the cur

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 115The show media all global command returns information about all media devices on the cluster including

116 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow media block detail The detail option of the show media command returns detailed information about

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 117media block id <id> enableThe media block id <id> enable command enables a specified block

118 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AIn the following example, the media block id all enable command enables all storage media devices on th

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 119Understanding Media Health StatusThe status of the media device is defined by one of four values: Stat

12 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ADocument Organization This document is organized as follows:Document ConventionsThis documentation follo

120 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow media health detailThe show media health detail command returns detailed information about block s

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 121show stats mediaThe structure of the show stats media commands is identical to the show media commands

122 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AManaging Initiator GroupsEach initiator is a Fibre Channel WWN.• Fibre Channel initiator identifier for

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 123The show luns session command returns information about the sessions connected to LUNs including the ta

124 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe lun set command enables you to set a LUN as read-only. The lun set command is the only command usab

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 125Managing Block Storage in the HP VMA Web InterfaceThe HP VMA Web Interface provides you with tools for

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 127CHAPTER 5 VMA SAN Gateway ManagementThis chapter covers gateway management tasks and includes the follo

128 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AFor information on how to set up and configure a redundant VMA SAN Gateway pair, see the Configuring a

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 129Cluster Management VIP The cluster management VIP, a virtual IP address, provides access to the redunda

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 13Typographical ConventionsThe following typographic conventions are used in this guide: Caution: Caution:

130 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• Master Node: The master node is the primary node for managing the HP VMA SAN Gateway pair. The cluste

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 131The following is an example of show cluster global brief on the standby node:For each node, the display

132 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AManaging Configuration FilesChanges made to the configuration of a HP VMA SAN Gateway redundant pair ta

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 133Note that an asterisk (*) appears before the command prompt to remind you that changes have been made t

134 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASaving the Configuration File to a Remote ServerYou can create a copy of the active SAN Gateway configu

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 135Show Configuration Files To view a list of all of the configuration files associated with this VMA SAN

136 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AWith the exception of the show configuration full and show configuration running full commands, output

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 137Reverting to Saved Configuration Files If you do not want to keep the current changes, you can revert t

138 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe CLI command modes configure, enable, and standard correspond to the admin, monitor, and crypto role

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 139REFERENCEAPPENDIX A, “VMA SAN Gateway Command Line Interface Reference” on page 141APPENDIX B, “Utiliti

14 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AReference DocumentsIn addition to this guide, the following HP documents comprise the documentation suit

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 141APPENDIX A VMA SAN Gateway Command Line Interface ReferenceThis chapter provides reference information

142 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AUsing the Command Line InterfaceThe CLI can be used to perform the functions provided in the HP VMA Web

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 143Note: When scripting CLI commands, the shorthand versions should not be used, since commands that appea

144 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AFor example: When <value required> is displayed and only specific values can be used (such as int

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 145For a list of all commands currently available, press the Tab key twice at the prompt. In Standard mode

146 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AConfigure ModeThe configure terminal command moves the CLI from Enable mode to Configure mode. • On the

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 147For example, when changes need to be saved the command prompt for Configure mode changes to this: Most

148 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AKey to Command ParametersThis section is a key to the meaning and format of parameter values and other

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 149CLI Option CommandsThe following groups of commands relate to the CLI itself:•cli session ... commands

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 15• In other locations, see the Contact HP worldwide (in English) webpage (http://welcome.hp.com/country/u

150 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AControl Paging of CLI Output[no] cli default paging enable [no] cli session paging enableEnable or disa

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 151Override the auto-detected size of the terminal. This is useful mostly when the size could not be auto-

152 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ADisplay current terminal width and length, whether auto-detected or overridden, as well as the current

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 153Set Local Log Severitylogging local <log level> no logging localSet the minimum severity of log m

154 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASet Log Severity for All Syslog Serverslogging trap <log level>Set the minimum severity of log me

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 155Specify Log Formatlogging format standard logging format welf no logging format welfSets the format in

156 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AForce Log File Rotationlogging files rotation forceForce an immediate rotation of the log files. This d

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 157Note: Files are uploaded from all gateways simultaneously. Therefore, care should be taken to allow tha

158 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AView a List of Local Log Filesshow log filesView a list of local log files.User Accounts and Local Auth

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 159Specify User Login CredentialsUser login credentials include a username and password. Note: Two types o

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160 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ADisplay All User Accountsshow usernamesDisplay a list of all user accounts and the capabilities of each

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 161Display Current Date, Time, and Timezoneshow clockDisplay the current system time, date, and timezone.U

162 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEnable or disable NTP overall. Note that the latter is the Cisco command; the former is just a pair of

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 163Set the domain name to be used as the source for email notifications. The specified domain name is used

164 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AFor example:(config) # email notify event ?process-crash A process in the system has cra

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 165This does not affect autosupport e-mails. Autosupport can be disabled overall, but if it is enabled, al

166 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAdd or remove an email address from the list of addresses to send email notifications of events.Specify

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 167Display notification settings. This does not include SNMP traps, which are under the snmp-server comman

168 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow files systemshow files systemDisplay information regarding bytes and inodes usage of the file syst

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 169Generate a debugging dump. The dump can then be manipulated using the file debug-dump ... family of com

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 17CHAPTER 1 HP VMA SAN Memory Gateway OverviewThis chapter introduces the HP VMA SAN Gateway, and covers t

170 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Astats alarm <alarm ID> rate-limit window short <duration> stats alarm <alarm ID> rate

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 171Shows media statistics, including read/write latencies as follows:stats exportstats export <format&g

172 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Ashow files stats <filename>Display the contents of a particular statistics report file.file stats

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 173configuration revertconfiguration revert savedRevert the running configuration to the latest saved vers

174 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Aconfiguration delete, move, copyconfiguration delete <name> configuration move <source name>

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 175write terminalwrite terminalSame as show running-config, provided for Cisco compatibility.configuration

176 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AImage ManagementThis section provides the syntax for image management commands, along with an explanati

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 177Enable ModeenableEnter enable mode, if the user account was set up with the privileges to do so.disable

178 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AIf desired on a http or ftp download, a proxy can be specified. If no port is specified, the default is

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 179Delete a tcpdump Filefile tcpdump delete <filename>Delete the specified tcpdump output file.Uploa

18 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ACLI LUN StatisticsThe CLI is extended to provide basic LUN statistics, including the use of select shell

180 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Afile debug-dump upload-usb <filename>Save a specified debug dump file to a USB drive.Email a Debu

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 181Display run state information about standby node.Cluster Action Commands [no] cluster heartbeat enable

182 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ANetwork Interface Commands Network interface commands enable you to configure network interfaces for th

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 183Set the interface speed. Note that setting it to auto also sets duplex to auto. Setting it to one of th

184 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ATen network bonding modes are supported:VLAN CommandsA VLAN, or virtual LAN, is a set of nodes that are

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 185Name Resolution Commandshostname <hostname>no hostnameSet or clear the system hostname.[no] ip na

186 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AInitialize a DeviceThe media init command initializes a device, such as an array. WARNING! Using the fo

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 187The show media command is an alias for show media [block] id all command.Show LUNs Reservedshow luns re

188 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ADisplay System Healthshow media health show media [block] id all health show media all health show medi

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 189The statistics are read and write rates (in MB per second) for these intervals: • The current ten-secon

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 19VMA vSHARE ArchitectureA VMA SAN Gateway system is built for performance and high Reliability, Availabil

190 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEnable or Disable HTTPS[no] web https enableEnable or disable HTTPS (HTTP over SSL) access to the Web I

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 191Control the length of time before web session cookies are automatically regenerated.Control Web Session

192 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AList Statically-Configured ARP Entriesshow arp staticDisplay a list of all statically-configured ARP en

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 193• remote-only: Only try to map a remote authenticated user if the authentication server sends a local-u

194 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Aauth-port <port> may be specified to refine which host is deleted, as the previous command will d

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 195Sets (or clears) a global communication value for all TACACS+ servers. Can be overridden in a tacacs-se

196 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASSH Server CommandsEnable or Disable the SSH Server[no] ssh server enableEnable or disable the ssh serv

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 197SSH Client CommandsGenerate Public/Private Keysssh client user <username> identity <key-type&g

198 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ARemove a public key from the specified user’s authorized key list. The key identifier can be found by u

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 199Enable or Disable the SNMP Server[no] snmp-server enableEnable or disable the SNMP server. Note that th

2 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ALEGAL NOTICESCopyright 2011, 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained here

20 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AvSHARE Feature SummaryvSHARE (VMA gateway software) manages SAN block storage on the HP VMA SAN Gateway,

200 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASet the SNMP Community Namesnmp-server community <community name>no snmp-server communitySet the

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 201Scheduling CommandsThis section provides the syntax for sequences commands, along with an explanation o

202 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAn hour and minute must be specified; optionally, seconds and/or a date may be specified. The date must

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 203When job <id> failure-continue is specified, a job will execute all the commands in the job regar

204 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe command returns the node, hostname, target port, status (enabled or not), and address (WWN). The de

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 205The show luns command enables you to view LUNs. LUNs may be filtered by container, name, and session pa

206 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AUse the container <container_id> option to restrict statistics display to a single container. If

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 207E[no]configurepage 176E, Cdebugpage 167Edisablepage 176E, C [no]emailpage 162Senablepage 176S, E, Cexit

208 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AS, E, Cshow bootvarpage 176S, E, Cshow clockpage 160E, Cshow clusterpage 180E, Cshow configurationpage

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 209S, E, Cshow terminalpage 198E, Cshow usernamespage 158S, E, Cshow userspage 158S, E, Cshow versionpage

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 21VMA System ArchitectureA typical HP VMA SAN Gateway system consists of one or two HP VMA SAN Memory Gate

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 211APPENDIX B Utilities ReferenceThis appendix describes the Utilities used for configuring and performanc

212 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AHP VMA Utilities ReferenceThis section documents the syntax and usage of the following HP VMA Utilities

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 213ExampleThe varray utility returns information similar to the following example:vcountsThe vcounts utili

214 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AExampleThe vcounts utility returns information similar to the following example:my-srv1 [my-cluster1: m

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 215ReturnsThe vcounts utility returns the following counters: IRQ callsThe total interrupt request handler

216 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AUnaligned Bounce Buffers for Reads and WritesAn unaligned bounce buffer for reads and writes occurs whe

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 217Syntaxveeprom [ <device_index> ]Windows ExampleThe veeprom utility returns information similar to

218 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Avincident -aThe vincident script collects useful information from the HP VMA SAN Gateway and HP VMA Arr

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 219ExampleThe vinfo utility returns information similar to the following example:ReturnsThe vinfo utility

22 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThis guide only documents commands that are needed for the HP VMA SAN Gateway, along with other general-

220 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AvmesgThe vmesg utility displays kernel log messages, and is primarily used for debugging purposes.Synta

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 221vpartialThe vpartial utility displays the number of read/write I/O requests processed and the number of

222 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AvringThe vring utility debugs the internal HP VMA Array I/O request ring at a low level, and checks for

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 223ParametersExampleThe vring utility returns information similar to the following example when run on a L

224 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AExamplevstatThe vstat utility displays the status of the connection and the ready status of a HP VMA Ar

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 225ExampleThe vstat utility returns information similar to the following example:ReturnsThe vstat utility

226 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AvvimmsUse this command to display the HP VMA Memory Array VIMMs.Syntax# vvimmsPWR_A LEDIndicates whethe

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 227ExamplevzeroThe vzero utility resets the I/O counters to zero.Syntaxvzero [ <device_index> ]myvme

228 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AExampleThe vzero utility returns information similar to the following example:my-srv1 [Cluster-mycluste

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 229APPENDIX C SNMP Traps This chapter focuses on SNMP use with the HP VMA SAN Gateway, and covers the foll

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 23CHAPTER 2 Manage, Monitor, and Administer with the HP VMA Web Interface This chapter introduces the HP V

230 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• VIOLIN-MEMORY-TRAP-MIB.txt—OIDs for SNMP traps sent from the VMA Memory Array to configured destinati

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 231SNMP Configuration on the HP VMA SAN GatewayUse the snmp and snmp-server commands to configure SNMP. It

232 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Amemusage-high Memory utilization too high Event /stats/events/memory_pct_used/rising/errormemusage-ok M

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 233Exampleschassis-temperature-high Chassis temperature alarm detectedEvent /media/events/chassis_temp/ris

234 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAvailable TrapsThe following section covers the available traps. The first table lists the traps that a

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 235Default Enabled TrapsNew Traps in HP VMA SAN Gateway Release G5.5.1Traps Descriptionlid-ajar Lid ajar a

236 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ATrap Information Tableprocess-exit: A process in the system unexpectedly exited.unexpected-shutdown: Un

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 237array-psu-state State Change State An Array has changed state regarding one or both of the Power Supply

238 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Afc-port-state-change State Change State One or more Fibre Channel ports have changed state on a HP VMA

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 239liveness-failure Event Triggered An internal process on a HP VMA SAN Gateway has been detected as hung.

24 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AUser Interface OverviewThe streamlined HP VMA Web Interface includes the following interactive component

240 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Amedia-device-state-changeState Change State A HP VMA SAN Gateway media device (Array) has changed state

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 241process-crash Event Triggered An internal process on a HP VMA SAN Gateway has crashed. A callhome event

242 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Aunexpected-shutdownEvent Triggered A HP VMA SAN Gateway has unexpectedly shutdown. This may happen duri

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 243vmg-boot-raid-changeNA Active, Degraded, Resyncing, UnknownThere was a state change in the book disk. T

244 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AConfiguring and Testing TrapsUse the snmp command to configure traps, which can be sent to multiple hos

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 245Testing TrapsUse the snmp-server traps send-test command to test traps:This will send a test trap to al

246 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026APSU StatesTo query the state of the power supplies in the system:Temperatures: per VIMM and ChassisThe

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 247Performance StatsTo query performance statistics for the system:[myvmem@host1 mibs]$ snmpwalk -Ou -M +.

248 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AFibre Channel (vSHARE) InformationResults of a query for Fibre Channel information on a SAN Gateway:ent

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 249Fibre Channel Performance Statistics (vSHARE) ExampleThe following is an example of querying Fibre Chan

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 25System and Browser Requirements This section provides information on the HP VMA Web Interface requiremen

250 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEvent: unexpected-cluster-join: A node has unexpectedly joined the cluster.Event: unexpected-cluster-le

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 251Event: media-device-health-warn: A media device has a health status warning.Event: media-device-lifetim

252 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEvent: media-device-state-change: Unexpected change in media device state.Event: media-device-unknown-t

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 253Event: vimm-temperature-high: High VIMM temperature detected.Event: vimm-temperature-ok: VIMM temperatu

254 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEvent: chassis-temperature-ok: Chassis temperature returned to normal levels.Event: lid-ajar-time-risin

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 255Event: array-pcie-link-up: Array PCIE link up.Event: array-pcie-link-down: Array PCIE link down.Event:

256 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEvent: array-raid-rebuild: Array RAID rebuild state changed.Event: vimm-state-change: Array VIMM state

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 257Event: array-led-change: Array LED state changed.Event: fc-port-state-change: Fibre channel port state

258 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEvent: array-fan-state-change: Array fan state changed.Event: events-login: A user has logged in event.

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 259Event: events-logout: A user has logged out event.vmemEventsLogout NOTIFICATION-TYPE OBJECTS {

26 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAbbreviations for Large Numbers The following abbreviations are used for large numbers throughout the HP

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 261IndexAabbreviations, large numbers 147active-active 20admin role 137access privileges 26, 77, 137comman

262 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ACluster Status page 35configuration commands 180global brief 131management address, change 70monitoring

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 263HHA, active-active 20helpcommand-line help 143question mark in CLI 143hidden commands, show 150High Ava

264 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ANname resolution 185netmask CLI parameter 148networkbond 183configuration 181interface 182VLAN 184netwo

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 265TB (terabyte) 147TCP port value 148tcpdump, commands 178tools, diagnostic 167trap sinks, SNMP 86Uupgrad

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 27Logging In to the Web InterfaceYou access the HP VMA Web Interface through a Web browser. For more infor

28 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ALogging Out of the Web InterfaceYou can log out of the SAN Gateway from any page in the HP VMA Web Inter

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 29Web Interface Task Map The following table provides an overview of the functional pages available within

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 3OTHERWISE), FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, RELIANCE, SPECIAL, EX-EMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIA

30 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAdministration Cluster Admin • Viewing Software Version and Boot Images on page 64• Rebooting or Shuttin

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 31Home DashboardThe Home dashboard is a landing page that provides a selection of metrics that track syste

32 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• Live Stats—Shows real-time values for bandwidth, IOPS and latency on a LUN level or container level. C

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 33The toolbar appears at the bottom of the window, as shown in the following example.3. Click an icon on t

34 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A4. To display detailed data for a gadget, move your cursor over an area in the graph. A pop-up window ap

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 35The gadget flips over to show a back panel with options appropriate for that gadget. 3. Make the desired

36 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe Cluster Status page provides the following information: • Master SAN Gateway Statistics — DRAM and f

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 375. Check the VIMM, Controller, and ambient temperatures. Green is healthy, yellow a caution, and red a w

38 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASelecting a RAID Group highlights the VIMMs belonging to that RAID Group in the Board Status panel, as s

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 39Viewing Container StatusThe LUN Status page provides easy access to information about the container in a

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40 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ATo view LUN and container status, do the following:1. Select Home > LUN Status. The LUN Status page a

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 41ManageThe Manage function provides easy access to the tools you need to manage LUNs, LUN groups, initiat

42 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASearching, Sorting, and Performing LUN OperationsA search (filter) operation is performed across all col

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 435. To change the number of entries shown, choose one of the following from the Show entries drop-down li

44 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026APrerequisitesVerify the block size that is acceptable for the clients (initiators) on your network.Disk

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 455. Define the size of a LUN, in one of the following ways:•To define the size of the LUN based on the sp

46 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A4. Select the LUN so that it highlights, then remove the LUN exports in the following way: a. In the Exp

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 474. In the LUN information panel make the following selections, as necessary:— Block Size—Shows the block

48 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThe new name is applied and appears in the LUNs panel.To increase the size of an existing LUN, do the fo

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 49in the export. 4. Click Export Checked LUNs. The Add Export dialog box appears.5. Do one of the followin

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 5ContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Aoperating systems (for example, Windows) only discover LUN IDs between 0 and 254. This section is automa

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 51To delete an initiator group, complete the following steps:1. Select Manage > Manage Initiators.2. Se

52 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAdding or Deleting Initiators from a GroupYou can select initiator hosts to add to an existing initiator

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 53Note: Each address must be on its own line.7. Click Save. The newly added initiators appear in the Manag

54 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AViewing Target StatusOn the Target Management page, the details for the highlighted port appear in the p

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 55Monitor The Monitor function provides an at-a-glance view of the health and performance of cluster nodes

56 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AYou can also choose to view the aggregate data (A+B) from both SAN Gateway nodes, or view data for the n

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 577. To specify the real-time performance trend, at the top of the left-most panel choose one of the follo

58 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026Aa. Click the Download check box. b. Choose a Time Interval from the drop-down list.c. Click Download as

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 597. (Optional) Modify the output data display, as described in Customizing the Output Display on page 55.

6 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ACluster Admin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

60 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ATo search for a specific LUN, do the following:1. Select Monitor > Monitor LUNs. The LUN Monitoring p

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 615. Choose a graph type from the drop-down list. The following example shows a Stacked Area graph.6. Move

62 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAnalyzing Data for a TargetYou can analyze target data in real-time or as historical trends, and choose

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 63:Cluster AdminCluster administration includes configuration and management tasks for the nodes in a SAN

64 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AIn the case of failure of both the master node and the standby node, the cluster continues to operate by

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 652. Do one of the following:— To reboot the system, click Reboot. In a cluster configuration, the standby

66 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AViewing Gateway Node DetailsThe Gateways page lists all the SAN Gateways (nodes) in the management clust

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 672. To change the types of alerts that appear in the list, deselect or select the check box next to the S

68 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A3. To go to the most recent log entries, click the double arrow icon (>>) last available page in t

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 69— HP VMA Cluster ID String: Current boot image2. View more details on a node, click the Gateway ID link

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 7CLI Shorthand Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

70 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AThis is the routing information for the SAN Gateway, including destination, mask, gateway, whether the n

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 71Note: If one or more IP addresses for DNS servers were set up as part of the initial out-of-the-box setu

72 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A3. Click Remove Selected.Viewing and Modifying NTP SettingsThe Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a networki

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 733. To disable an NTP server, click the check box next server name in the NTP Servers panel. Then, click

74 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ATo disable Web management, do the following:1. Select Administration > Network > Web Admin. The Ne

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 752. Go to the Web Configurations panel, and specify the following options:• Auto Logout Timeout (secs)—En

76 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASpecifying Call Home SettingsThe Email (Call Home) Settings page allows you to enable email alerts in th

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 77Understanding User Roles and PrivilegesA user’s assigned role determines the level of privileges they ha

78 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• User Name: Enter the user name for the login credential.• Password: Enter the new password.• Confirm:

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 795. Click OK in the confirmation dialog to save the changes. The results appear in the User Management pa

8 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AList Statically-Configured ARP Entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

80 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AEnabling Email AlertsYou can specify whether or not to receive alerts from the vSHARE cluster. Call Home

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 81• Include Host Name to Return Address: Clear this check box to remove the host name from the return emai

82 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AManaging Alert RecipientsThe Alert Recipient Management section shows information about the current e-ma

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 83• Get Failures? Select this check box to receive notifications on failure events (such as file system er

84 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• Select individual events in a category by clicking the check box next to the name. A check mark appear

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 853. To disable SNMP Management, select the check box again. The check mark disappears.4. Click Apply to a

86 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASetting SNMP Trap SinksA trap sink defines a host and a community string pair. When a trap event occurs

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 876. Click Add SNMP Server.Managing SNMP Traps You can individually select from all available SNMP notific

88 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026ASelect None: Deselects all eventsReset Defaults: Returns to system default selections• Select individual

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 893. Click Add Licenses. The new feature license appears in the Installed Licenses panel at the top of the

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 9vzero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

90 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026AAccessing Context-Sensitive Help The SAN Gateway provides context-sensitive online help for each page in

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 912. To view information on your HP VMA End User License, select Administration > Information > HP V

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AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 93CHAPTER 3 vSHARE ConfigurationThis chapter describes vSHARE features and functions, and the steps requir

94 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A• Storage Containers: A HP VMA-series Memory Array contains a storage container; currently there is a on

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 95Target PortsYou can view information for target ports using the show targets command. For more informati

96 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A4. Creating LUNs on page 102.LUNs are created within a storage container that comprises a particular HP

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 97Syntaxmedia init device <VIOLIN_MEMORY_ARRAY_xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> type [block] [force][name]WARNING! Us

98 HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide AM456-9026A4. (Optional) Use the name parameter to create a more intuitive name for the container ID. In the follow

AM456-9026A HP VMA SAN Gateway User’s Guide 994. To verify the containers were created, enter the show containers command. Information about the conta