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1 Abstract3 Contents7 1 Overview9 Figure 1 Server-basedconfiguration12 Storage systems point of view13 Settings point of view14 Click here to install the Management Group certificateBrowsing to server-basedHP P6000 Command View 1.Open a browser https://server_name or IP_address:2374 https: The HP P6000 Command View login window opens “Server-based HP P6000 Command View security groups” (page 16) The HP P6000 Command View user interface opens Running server-basedHP P6000 Command View from the desktop 1.On the management server desktop, locate the icon for HP P6000 Command View 2.Double-clickthe icon. The HP P6000 Command View login window opens “Changing port and timeout parameters” (page 62) Browsing to array-basedHP P6000 Command View https://array_name or IP_address:2374/SPoG 15 HP P6000 Control Panel User GuideYou can also launch HP P6000 Command View from the HP P6000 Control Panel GUI HP P6000 Command View is designed for use with internet protocols as follows: •Server-basedversions 8.0.2 and later—IPv4,IPv6, and mixed IPv4/IPv6 networks •Server-basedversions earlier than 8.0.2—IPv4networks only •Array-based9.2 and later—IPv4,IPv6, and mixed IPv4/IPv6 networks •Array-basedversions earlier than 9.2—IPv4networks only For IP address formats IP addresses in IPv6 have a different format than IPv4 2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7334 https://[2001:0db8:85a3:08d3:1319:8a2e:0370:7344]:443 •IPv4 addresses with port number do not use brackets 16 2 Managing security and passwords17 IMPORTANT:Password formats Storage systems with controller software versions 5.1xx or earlier •Passwords are not case sensitive and include exactly 8 characters •The letters A–Zin upper or lower case are allowed •No numeric characters or special characters are allowed Storage systems with controller software versions 6.xxx or later •Passwords are case sensitive and can include 8 to 16 characters •The following numeric characters are allowed: •The following special characters are allowed: ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / :; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ _ { | } Considerations This procedure does not 3.Click Enable password access to a storage system The Enable Password Access to a Storage System window opens 4.Select the world wide name of the storage system to manage Storage systems that do not have a Command View-enabledpassword are listed 5.Enter and confirm the storage system password 6.Click Enable password The Enable password access dialog box opens 7.Click OK A status window opens, indicating success or failure 18 3.Select Disable password access to a storage systemThe Disable Password Access to Storage Systems page opens 4.Select the storage system that you no longer want to manage 5.Click Disable password access 2.Log on to the HP P6000 Control Panel 3.In the HP P6000 Control Panel, select Configure Administrator login options 4.Under Management Server Password, enter the new password in the Password box 5.Enter the password again in the Confirm Password box 6.Click Set Password 19 •The password on a storage system has been changed•Controller software on a storage system has been updated to a newer version “Disabling management of a password-protectedstorage system” (page 18) “Enabling management of a password-protected storage system” (page 17) 1.From the HP P6000 Command View management server: a.Open HP P6000 Command View GUI at https://localhost:2374 b.Click the Settings tab c.Click Management options d.Under Security Options, select SIM/RSM trust relationships e.Click Install certificate f.Select System Insight Manager as type g.Enter 280 as the SIM Server IP address port h.Provide the necessary details, and then click Install certificate Determine whether the HPEVA_SMIS_Provider i.Click Install certificate ii.Provide an application name, such as SSO Browse to install_path iv.Install the certificate 21 3 Licensing HP P6000/EVA storage systems22 Data migration licensesFigure 5 Initalized Storage System Properties window FCIP licenses The MPX200 iSCSI controller supports FCIP licenses Model upgrade licensing Table 1 (page 22) Table 1 Model upgrade support 23 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 password 5.Select the licenses to purchase, and provide the WWN For more information about HP P6000 Command View LTUs, browse to: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/cmdvieweva/index.html Under Product Information, click CV EVA Licensing NOTE: This section applies to EVA4400, P6300 EVA, and P6500 EVAs only “Licenses to use and license keys” (page 21) To activate a license key from the storage system point of view: 2.Select the Licensing tab and click Install Licenses 3.Click Activate Instant-on The instant-onlicense is activated 1.From the settings point of view, click Management Options 2.Click Import/Export Licenses 3.Click Export Licenses A pop-upwindow with File Download options appears 4.Click Save to save the license keys in a file on the local system See the shipped with the product and available online Configuring email to receive LTUs 1.In Outlook, select Tools→Options 2.Select the Mail Format tab 3.Under Message format, select Plain Text 4.Click OK 24 Validating the licenseAdding an LTU 2.Select the Licensing tab 3.Click Install Licenses The Install Licenses page opens 5.Paste the license key into the text box 6.Click Install Licenses HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array License Key Installation Instructions “Retrieving licenses” (page 23) 1.From the settings view, click Management Options 26 4 Provisioning storage27 Disk typesDisk group types General guidelines 28 Number of physical disks in a group•With online and near-onlinedisk types, the minimum number of physical disks is •With the solid state drive disk type, the minimum number of physical disks is •There is no maximum number of physical disks Disk group occupancy and occupancy alarm level There are two occupancy alarm levels: XCS 6.xxx, and XCS •Total. Shows the formatted physical disk drive capacity of the disk group HP XCS 095xxxxx or later 29 XCS“Online virtual disk migration” (page 33) Vraid levels are: 30 Working with virtual disks in HP P6000 Command View32 Working with hosts in HP P6000 Command View33 Guidelines•A virtual disk must be completely created before you can present it to a host You can present the virtual disk to an FC host, an iSCSI host, or an FCoE host For more information, see the online help 35 5 Replicating storage36 Snapshot typesSnapshot guidelines Monitoring snapshot space 37 Mirrorclone guidelines38 Synchronized mirrorclone guidelinesFractured mirrorclone guidelines 39 Mirrorclone states40 Planning for host I/O workloadsOptimizing snap creation To optimize snap creation with a pre-allocatedsnapshot or snapclone: container_name disk_group_name size vraid_level Repeat for all virtual disks that have a point-in-timecopy 2.Prepare the empty container by using one of the following commands: •SET MULTISNAP prepare vdisk=vdisk_name container=container_name snaptype •SET VDISK container_nameprepare vdisk=vdisk_name snaptype SET VDISK prepare vdisk 3.Flush the cache as follows: 4.Quiesce the I/O throughout your application 5.Create the snapshot or snapclone by using one of the following commands: •ADD MULTISNAP snapshot_name vdisk=vdisk_name container=container_name snaptype ADD MULTISNAP vdisk container •ADD SNAPSHOT snapshot_name vdisk=vdisk_name container=container_name ADD SNAPSHOT Using containers (preallocation) There are three steps to the creation of a snapclone or snapshot: Metadata Write cache 3.Data movement—Thecopying of the data 41 Minimizing snapclone workloadsFor optimum snapclone performance: •Create snapclones during low-demandperiods •Keep virtual disks as small as possible Minimizing the number of snapshots For optimum snapshot performance: •Delete snapshots in age order, oldest first Setting virtual disk cache to write-throughbefore a snapshot or snapclone Suspending a DR group before a making a snapshot of a virtual disk Minimizing simultaneous replication operations 42 Working with DR groups in HP P6000 Command View43 Creating DR groupsData replication protocol options The data replication protocol options are shown in Figure 6 (page 43) Figure 6 DR protocol options 44 Exchange-basedThe three options listed in Figure 6 (page 43) are as follows: 45 6 Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systems46 4.Enter the following commands at the system prompts:C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\svctools\common\bin> desta snmp on desta snmp desta snmp off User-initiatedservice mode When user-initiatedservice mode for a storage system is active: •Automated support calls to HP regarding the storage system are stopped •If the storage system experiences a problem, you must notify HP support HP remote support continues to monitor the storage system and writes a User-initiated You can stop USER-INITIATEDSERVICE MODE ACTIVE ON THIS STORAGE SYSTEM You activate user-initiatedservice mode from: •The Storage System Options page •The Field Service Options page To activate user-initiatedservice mode from the Storage System Options page: 2.Click System options The system options menu appears 47 Under Service, select elect Configure4.Enter your name and reason for suppressing support calls in the Reason box 5.Enter the amount of time for the storage system to remain in service mode 6.Click Start service mode Support calls to HP disabled Stop service mode Restart service mode To shut down the array (both array-basedand server-basedmanagement): From Storage System point of view, array Properties page, click System Options 4.Wait for the shutdown to finish, and then turn off the power Figure 7 (page 48) Figure 13 (page 49) 49 Figure 12 HSV340/HSV360 controller enclosure (FC-iSCSIversion) rear viewFigure 13 P6000 EVA iSCSI/FCoE controller enclosure (rear view) Working with hardware in HP P6000 Command View 50 cvseh*.logYou can start the test from: •The System Options page •The SNMP/Event Log Notification Options page To run the test from the System Options page: 2.Click System Options 51 4.Click Perform Remote Service TestTo change the management server managing an array: A confirmation dialog box opens 5.Click OK The array is removed from the Unmanaged Storage Systems folder If you want to change management for another array, repeat Step 52 Install the iSCSI devices. Seefor installation instructions 2.If the iSCSI controllers are not discovered: a.Force a discovery cycle by clicking Discover ISCSI Devices http://www.hp.com/support/manuals For P6300/P6500 EVA 53 7 Monitoring storage system events54 “Uninitializing storage systems” (page 47)Controller termination event log To view events: •Date/Time—Thedate and time that the event occurred Severity—The Controller—Name Description—The “Viewing additional information” (page 55) “Event code types and descriptions” (page 96) Event “Event code format” (page 96) 55 Corrective action codeMore details Entering hosts individually 56 Applying a customized host notification list57 Selecting individual eventsApplying a customized event configuration file 58 To obtain the updated parse file:“HP technical support” (page 94) 6.Click Send parse file Operation succeeded 7.Click OK to close the window The appropriate event descriptions should now appear in the event log window To download the MIB: 4.Click Get MIB The File Download dialog box opens To determine if you are using the current parse file: 1.Log on to the management server running HP P6000 Command View Locate the directory on the management server 4.Do one of the following: •If the correct parse file is listed, download the MIB If the correct parse file is not listed, see “Retrieving the parse file” (page 57) 60 8 Configuring HP P6000 Command View (advanced tasks)61 Setting a remote location for audit logs63 1.Open the browser2.Enter the following: https://management_module_IP_address:2373 :2373 3.Log into the HP P6000 Control Panel 4.To change administrator login credentials: a.Select Configure Administrator login options Under Administrator Login, enter the username password confirm password c.Click Set Password 5.To change user login credentials: a.Select Configure User login options 2.Add the following entry in Webserver Section In the folder, open 64 9 Troubleshooting HP P6000 Command View67 Failed transceiverFailed I/O module Failed blower power supply 68 1.Review the client filter list and do one of the following:•If you want to allow access for all computers, disable the client filter 2.If the denied computer is on the list, review the following: The disk group properties page displays incorrect sizes for virtual disks The IP_Filter page incorrectly indicates that IPv6 addresses are accepted Currently, only IPv4 addresses are supported http://www.hp.com/storage/spock Storage system connection down Wait a few minutes, and then try again 69 To view the help page:1.Open the HP P6000 Command View help system 2.Select a book of help topics for any EVA model with XCS 6.x or XCS In the help table of contents, navigate to Page help WEBES 5.5 supports only one defined Command View protocol 70 10 Monitoring array performance using HP P6000 Performance Data Collector94 11 Support and other resources96 A HP array event code formats and descriptions100 Glossary101 jobfrom the GUI, from the command line, from batch files, or by a scheduler A server on which HP management software is installed MIF Management Integration Framework mirrorclone is synchronized to the source virtual disk near-online storage kept on high-speeddisk drives normalization unsharing OCP Operator control panel online storage that is turned on and connected to a server SAN SAS Serial Attached SCSI server-based Management from a server See also management server snapclone only to the HP EVA snapshot backups solid state disk (SSD) DRAM or EEPROM memory boards, a memory bus board, a CPU, and a battery card SPoG storage software applications in a single browser window storage array See array storage system UNC resource such as a shared file, directory, or printer The UNC syntax for Windows systems is \\ComputerName\SharedFolder\Resource ComputerName SharedFolder UUID are internal system values that users cannot modify 102 virtual arraySee also virtual disk virtual disk hosts as a disk. Can be called Vdisk in the user interface 103 Index
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