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1 Overview

This chapter provides an overview of the HP P6000 Command View software suite.

IMPORTANT: General references to HP P6000 Command View may also refer to earlier versions of HP Command View EVA. P6000 is the new branding for the Enterprise Virtual Array product family.

Prerequisites

HP P6000 Command View must be installed on at least one of the following:

•HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400), P6300 Enterprise Virtual Array (P6300 EVA), or P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array (P6500 EVA) management module

•General-purpose server

•Dedicated management server

•HP X1000/X3000 Network Storage Systems and Gateways

Earlier versions of HP P6000 Command View were required to be installed on a management server. HP P6000 Command View EVA and Command View EVA 8.1 or later is installed on the management module (9.4 or later on the P6300/P6500 EVAs), eliminating the need for a separate management server. Other arrays continue to require a management server.

HP P6000 Command View software suite

Use the HP P6000 Command View software suite to configure, manage, and monitor HP's family of advanced, enterprise storage arrays. The software suite includes:

•HP P6000 Command View—Use the graphical user interface for initial configuration, storage provisioning, and ongoing storage system management and monitoring.

•HP Storage System Scripting Utility—Use the command line interface to script and run repetitive and complex configuration tasks. See HP Storage Scripting Utility Reference for more information.

•HP P6000 Performance Data Collector—Use this tool to monitor array performance (server-based management only).

•Storage Management Initiative Specification for P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array (SMI-S

EVA)—Install SMI-S EVA on a management server to provide a common management interface in a server-based management environment. It is a standard management interface developed by SNIA to ease the management burden in multi-vendor SAN environments.

•HP Management Integration Framework (MIF)—Use the interface provided by the HP MIF software to provide storage-related security for HP P6000 Command View.

•HP P6000 Performance Advisor—Use this tool to monitor HP P6000 storage systems and collect metrics to analyze performance (server-based management only).

•HP P6000 SmartStart—You can use this DVD-based wizard to install HP P6000 Command View. The wizard also helps you configure, provision and mount storage volumes on Windows and Linux servers.

This document describes how to use HP P6000 Command View and HP P6000 Performance Data Collector. For information about other components of the software suite, see the online help or the following:

•HP Storage System Scripting Utility Reference

•HP Management Integration Framework Administrator Guide

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Contents Abstract HP P6000 Command View User GuideSee Internet Protocol support Contents Monitoring storage system events Configuring HP P6000 Command View advanced tasksTroubleshooting HP P6000 Command View Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systemsComponents HP array event code formats and descriptions Support and other resourcesGlossary 100 Index 103 Overview HP P6000 Command View software suitePrerequisites Server-based and array-based management HP P6000 Command View featuresServer-based configuration HP Management Integration Framework Array-based configurationUser interface Hardware-SeeHardware Storage systems point of viewSettings point of view Settings point of viewBrowsing to array-based HP P6000 Command View Accessing HP P6000 Command ViewBrowsing to server-based HP P6000 Command View Running server-based HP P6000 Command View from the desktopIP address formats Internet Protocol supportPassword protection for storage systems Managing security and passwordsServer-based HP P6000 Command View security groups Array-based HP P6000 Command View security groupsPassword formats Enabling management of a password-protected storage systemConsiderations Setting a password for HP EVA storage systems Disabling management of a password-protected storage systemSingle sign-on from HP Systems Insight Manager Disabling management of a password-protected storage systemManaging security and passwords Instant-on licenses Licensing HP P6000/EVA storage systemsLicenses to use and license keys License typesFcip licenses Model upgrade licensingModel upgrade support Data migration licensesEntering license keys Configuring email to receive LTUsActivating an instant-on license Retrieving licensesValidating the license Importing licensesAdding an LTU Displaying temporary license expiration date Deleting incorrectly entered license keysDisk groups Provisioning storageWorking with disk groups Disk group types Disk typesGeneral guidelines Disk group capacity Disk group occupancy and occupancy alarm levelNumber of physical disks in a group Redundancy Vraid levels Virtual disks Working with virtual disks in HP P6000 Command ViewVirtual disks Hosts Working with hosts in HP P6000 Command ViewThin provisioning PresentationOnline virtual disk migration Mirrorclone migrationThin provisioned disk HP P6000 Business Copy software Replicating storageSnapclones Monitoring snapshot space SnapshotsSnapshot types Snapshot guidelinesMirrorclone guidelines MirrorclonesFractured mirrorclone guidelines Synchronized mirrorclone guidelinesMirrorclone states ContainersOptimizing snap creation Using containers preallocationOptimizing replication performance Planning for host I/O workloadsMinimizing the number of snapshots Minimizing snapclone workloadsMinimizing simultaneous replication operations Working with DR groups in HP P6000 Command View HP P6000 Continuous Access softwareDR groups Data replication protocol options Creating DR groupsReplicating storage Initializing storage systems Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systemsUSER-INITIATED Service Mode Active on this Storage System User-initiated service modeStarting the storage system Uninitializing storage systemsShutting down the storage system HSV210A controller rear view Hardware Working with hardware in HP P6000 Command ViewVerifying hardware status Remote service testStorage system identity information Updating HP controller software Using multiple management servers to manage arraysConfiguring iSCSI devices Management server event log Monitoring storage system eventsEvents overview Email notificationController termination event log Viewing eventsConfiguring host notification Configuring event notificationViewing additional information Applying a customized host notification list Filtering events by severityRetrieving the parse file Applying a customized event configuration fileSelecting individual events Retrieving the Management Information Base Sending the event file Setting user interface options Configuring HP P6000 Command View advanced tasksCreating page footer messages Setting a remote location for audit logs Setting audit logging optionsChanging the login credentials array-based management Changing port and timeout parametersHttps//managementmoduleIPaddress2373 Running HP P6000 Command View in a multi-homed environmentOptimizing performance Troubleshooting HP P6000 Command ViewRestarting the HP P6000 Command View service Using the right-click menuNavigation pane lists duplicate arrays Failed entities reported on the disk enclosure Error messages in the user interfaceFailed communication link to iSCSI devices Failed connection warning for empty controller host portsFailed I/O module Troubleshooting access to array-based HP P6000 Command ViewFailed blower power supply Failed transceiverIPFilter page incorrectly displays IPv6 address Unexpected behavior when using older Windows HBA driverStorage system connection down error message Virtual disk sizes displayed incorrectlyWebes 5.5 receiving events inconsistently Version numbers differ\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\EVA Performance Monitor ComponentsHP P6000 Performance Data Collector valid objecttype values Displaying historical state changes and performance dataHP P6000 Performance Data Collector objectid values Configuring the HP P6000 Command View serverDisplaying HP P6000 Command View access credentials Configuration file for performance and state data loggingLogging configuration file Configuring HP P6000 Performance Data CollectorEvents and logs Connecting to HP P6000 Performance Data Collector remotely Configuration recommendationsSSL protocol Prohibited commandsAdding friendly names Using friendly namesBackward compatibility Creating the friendly names host fileAdding friendly names manually Mapping worldwide names to friendly namesUsing short names Refreshing data Using the command line interfaceViewing arrays Specifying the outputSpecifying data output in multiple files Filtering dataHP P6000 Performance Data Collector commands CommandsLuns HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command modifiers Command modifiersNots Using the graphical user interfacePage Data filtering Configure filteringObjects and counters HP EVA storage controller HP EVA storage arrayHP EVA virtual disk HP EVA virtual disk group HP EVA host port statistics HP EVA host connectionHP EVA physical disk group HP EVA physical diskHP EVA DR tunnels HP EVA DR Group Information Contacting HP Support and other resourcesRelated information Websites Typographical conventionsDocument conventions Software component IDs HP array event code formats and descriptionsEvent code format Event code types and descriptionsEvent information packet EIP types Corrective action codesHP array event information packet EIP types HP array coupled crash control codes Coupled crash control codesHP array dump/restart control codes Dump/restart control codesEVA GlossarySAN See also virtual disk CLI 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