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1 Overview
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Figure 1 Server-basedconfiguration
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Storage systems point of view
Settings point of view
Click here to install the Management Group certificate
Browsing to server-basedHP P6000 Command View
1.Open a browser
https://server_name or IP_address:2374
https:
HP P6000 Control Panel User Guide
You 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
2 Managing security and passwords
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
3.Select Disable password access to a storage system
The 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
•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
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3 Licensing HP P6000/EVA storage systems
Data migration licenses
Figure 5 Initalized Storage System Properties window
FCIP licenses
The MPX200 iSCSI controller supports FCIP licenses
Model upgrade licensing
Obtaining license keys
To obtain a license:
1.Browse to HP Webware at http://webware.hp.com
2.Click Generate New Licenses
3.Enter a username and password
Validating the license
Adding an LTU
2.Select the Licensing tab
3.Click Install Licenses
The Install Licenses page opens
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4 Provisioning storage
Disk types
Disk group types
General guidelines
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
XCS
“Online virtual disk migration” (page 33)
Vraid levels are:
Working with virtual disks in HP P6000 Command View
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Working with hosts in HP P6000 Command View
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
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5 Replicating storage
Snapshot types
Snapshot guidelines
Monitoring snapshot space
Mirrorclone guidelines
Synchronized mirrorclone guidelines
Fractured mirrorclone guidelines
Mirrorclone states
Planning for host I/O workloads
Optimizing snap creation
To optimize snap creation with a pre-allocatedsnapshot or snapclone:
container_name
disk_group_name
Minimizing snapclone workloads
For optimum snapclone performance:
•Create snapclones during low-demandperiods
•Keep virtual disks as small as possible
Minimizing the number of snapshots
Working with DR groups in HP P6000 Command View
Creating DR groups
Data replication protocol options
The data replication protocol options are shown in Figure 6 (page 43)
Figure 6 DR protocol options
Exchange-based
The three options listed in Figure 6 (page 43) are as follows:
6 Maintaining and managing HP P6000/EVA storage systems
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
Under Service, select elect Configure
4.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
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Figure 12 HSV340/HSV360 controller enclosure (FC-iSCSIversion) rear view
Figure 13 P6000 EVA iSCSI/FCoE controller enclosure (rear view)
Working with hardware in HP P6000 Command View
cvseh*.log
You 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:
4.Click Perform Remote Service Test
To 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
Install the iSCSI devices. See
for 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
7 Monitoring storage system events
“Uninitializing storage systems” (page 47)
Controller termination event log
To view events:
•Date/Time—Thedate and time that the event occurred
Severity—The
Corrective action code
More details
Entering hosts individually
Applying a customized host notification list
Selecting individual events
Applying a customized event configuration file
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
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8 Configuring HP P6000 Command View (advanced tasks)
Setting a remote location for audit logs
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1.Open the browser
2.Enter the following:
https://management_module_IP_address:2373
:2373
3.Log into the HP P6000 Control Panel
9 Troubleshooting HP P6000 Command View
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Failed transceiver
Failed I/O module
Failed blower power supply
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
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
10 Monitoring array performance using HP P6000 Performance Data Collector
Displaying historical state changes and performance data
Configuring the HP P6000 Command View server
Displaying HP P6000 Command View access credentials
By default, a directory with the name
performance_history
yes
evapdcs.ScsiDiscoveryInterval
evapdcs.PollingInterval
•A maximum of 16 arrays
evaperf server
evaperf server host port [username] [-usessl]
Note the following:
•Authentication is required only for remote clients
A new file
rpcserver.conf
Evapdcs.RPCPort
Backward compatibility
Creating the friendly names host file
Adding friendly names
2.Enter the evaperf fn [short] command
Enter the
command
INSTALLROOT
short
Using short names
Refreshing data
Limiting data quantity
Filtering data
Specifying data output in multiple files
Using the HP P6000 Performance Data Collector TLViz formatter
1.Click Browse and select the evaerf all command out file
2.Select Build Access Database
3.Open the EVADATA.MDB file to view the database tables
PDISK-MAP.txt
VDISK-MAP.txt
Table 6 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector commands (continued)
Command modifiers
Table 7 (page 84)
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Table 7 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command modifiers
Table 7 HP P6000 Performance Data Collector command modifiers (continued)
To display array performance metrics:
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Configure filtering
HP EVA storage array
HP EVA storage controller
HP EVA virtual disk
HP EVA virtual disk group
HP EVA host connection
HP EVA host port statistics
HP EVA physical disk
HP EVA physical disk group
HP EVA DR tunnels
HP EVA DR Group Information
11 Support and other resources
Websites
A HP array event code formats and descriptions
Table 12 HP array software component IDs (continued)
Corrective action codes
Event information packet (EIP) types
Table 13 HP array event information packet (EIP) types
Table 13 HP array event information packet (EIP) types (continued)
Coupled crash control codes
Table 14 HP array coupled crash control codes
Dump/restart control codes
Table 15 HP array dump/restart control codes
Glossary
job
from 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
virtual array
See also virtual disk
virtual disk
hosts as a disk. Can be called Vdisk in the user interface
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