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Contents
About Storage Navigator Operations ...................................................... 1-1
Installation Requirements and Procedures .............................................. 2-1
Using the Storage Navigator GUI........................................................... 3-1
Performing Storage Navigator Operations............................................... 4-1
Using the Storage Navigator CLI............................................................ 5-1
Acronyms, and Abbreviations Index
Preface
Intended Audience
Product Version
Document Revision Level
Source Documents for this Revision
Changes in This Revision
Updated Logging In to a Storage System and General Error Conditions and
Referenced Documents
Preface xi Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator Users Guide
Document Conventions
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This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:
Convention for Storage Capacity Values
Getting Help
Comments
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About Storage Navigator Operations
Overview of Storage Navigator
Storage Navigator GUI
Figure 1-1 Example of Storage Navigator Computer and SVP Configuration
Storage Navigator CLI
Storage Navigator Features
User Access Levels
Password
User Types
Operation Authority
Storage Device List
Overview of Audit Logs
Figure 1-2 Overview of the Audit Log Operations
Overview of Configuration File Loader Operations
Table 1-1 Program Products Supporting Spreadsheets and How to Apply a Spreadsheet
Overview of SSL-Encrypted Communications
Important Terms and Concepts
Table 1-2 Example of Device Numbers for Each CU
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Installation Requirements and Procedures
System Requirements
Requirements for Windows
Table 2-1 Storage Navigator Computer Requirements for Windows
Table 2-2 Supported Web Browser and Java Runtime Environment for Windows
Requirements for UNIX
Table 2-3 Storage Navigator Computer Requirements for UNIX
Table 2-4 Supported Web Browser and Java Runtime Environment for UNIX
Setting Up Storage Navigator
Configuring the Web Browser
Configuring Storage Navigator over a Firewall
Registering the Primary SVP Host Name
Configuring Java
JRE 1.4
Figure 2-1 Cache Dialog Box of Java (TM) Plug-in Control Panel
JRE 5.0 or JRE 6.0
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Figure 2-4 Temporary Files Settings Dialog Box (For JRE 6.0)
Configuring Communications over only IPv6
Figure 2-5 Networking Dialog Box (for Windows Vista)
Storage Navigator Conventions
General Parameters
Table 2-5 Text Color and Font Type Displayed on Windows
Keystrokes and Navigation
UNIX
Windows Server 2003
Figure 2-6 Advanced Dialog Box (Internet Options, Internet Explorer)
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Starting Up and Logging Into Storage Navigator
Overview of Login Procedures
Figure 2-9 Log in Process
Table 2-6 Specifications and Restrictions Concerning Login Operations
Permission for Accessing Local Client Files
Figure 2-10 Concept of Java Application Security
Figure 2-11 Security Warning Dialog Box (for JRE 1.4)
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Logging In to a Storage System
Figure 2-14 Login Dialog Box
Figure 2-15 Error Message on JRE Installation
Using SSL-Encrypted Communication
Figure 2-16 Security Alert Dialog Box
Figure 2-17 Security Alert Dialog Box for the Certificate
Using Windows Server 2003
Changing Between View Mode and Modify Mode
Extending the Modify Mode Timeout Period
Figure 2-19 Progress Bar Showing the Modify Mode Timeout
License Keys
Figure 2-20 Overview of License Keys and Option Installation
Table 2-7 License Key
Temporary Key
Permanent Key
Term Key
Emergency Key
Licensed Capacity
Table 2-8 Methods for Calculating Capacity of a Volume
Table 2-9 An Example of Estimating Capacity for Purchase
Storage Navigator Options
Table 2-10 Storage Navigator Options
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Using the Storage Navigator GUI
Common Elements of the Storage Navigator Main Windows
The Cancel button cancels the changes or settings made on the Storage
File Menu
The Basic Information command ( ) displays the Basic Information
The Refresh All command ( ) allows you to update the information on
The Refresh command ( ) displays the latest information on the Storage
Go Menu
Help Menu
The About command opens the About dialog box which displays the
Subsystem Name:
Contact:
Icons
The Audit:Normal button ( ), the Audit:Warning button ( ) or the
The User ID column shows the user ID of the currently logged-in user.
License Key Window
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Uninstall: changes the row of the selected option to blue bold italics and
License Key List
The Product Name column includes:
The Key Type column shows the license type: Permanent, Term,
The Permitted Volumes column shows the following information:
Table 3-1 License Key Status Icons
License Install Box
File, or Available.
License Status Box
Information Window
Figure 3-3 Information Window
The Apply button makes all the changes or settings made on the Storage
The Cancel button cancels the changes or settings made on the Storage
Device Information
Name: Device name of the connected storage system. The Storage
Contact
LDEV Information
Volume Type
Capacity The OPEN Volume button displays the volume capacity information
The Mainframe Volume button displays the volume capacity information
Number of LDEVs
Port Status Window
Figure 3-5 Port Status Window
Status Window
Figure 3-6 Status Window
Table 3-2 SIM Reference Codes
Note:
SVP) or Not Complete (if the error has not been deleted).
Table 3-3 Severity Level
Detail Dialog Box
Figure 3-7 Detail Dialog Box
Account Window
Account Information Tree
User Information
Modify: The user can add and delete user accounts, and can change
Permission Information List
Modify
Table 3-4 Operation Authority Required to Perform Each Function
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Login Message Window
Figure 3-9 Login Message Window
The Apply button makes all the changes or settings made effective.
The Cancel button cancels the changes or settings.
Syslog Window
Figure 3-10 Syslog Window
Audit Log Window
Figure 3-11 Audit Log Window
Configuration File Loader Window
Figure 3-12 Configuration File Loader Window
The Select Sheet list allows you to select the program product option for
The Import button allows you to import the edited spreadsheet file. For
The Export button allows you to export the current spreadsheet file. For
The Select Tag list is available after you have imported a spreadsheet,
The Status field displays whether or not there is an error in the imported
Basic Information Display Dialog Boxes
Common Elements
Table 3-5 Icons in the LDKC:CU:LDEV column
Port Dialog Box
Figure 3-13 Port Dialog Box (Basic Information Display, when Fibre is Selected)
Port list:
LUN Dialog Box
Figure 3-14 LUN Dialog Box (Basic Information Display)
Port list:
LDEV Dialog Box
Figure 3-15 LDEV Dialog Box (Basic Information Display)
Paths
LDEV Status Dialog Box
Figure 3-16 LDEV Status Dialog Box (Basic Information Display)
List:
Normal: All the volumes are in a normal status.
Table 3-7 Status of a Volume
Dynamic Provisioning Dialog Box
Figure 3-17 Connected Host Dialog Box (Basic Information Display)
Connected Host Dialog Box
No.
Type/Model
SEQNUMBER
LPAR
Detail Information Dialog Box
Figure 3-18 Detail Information Dialog Box (Basic Information Display)
Storage Device List Dialog Box
Figure 3-19 Storage Device List Dialog Box
The Edit button ( ) opens the Storage List Editor dialog box (see Figure
Table 3-8 Information on Storage Device List
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Storage List Editor Dialog Box
Figure 3-20 Storage List Editor Dialog Box
The Del. button deletes a storage system entry.
The Edit button opens the Change Storage Entry dialog box (see Figure
Tool Panel
Control Panel
Set Env. Dialog Box
Figure 3-22 Set Env. Dialog Box (Control Panel)
Download Dialog Box
Figure 3-23 Download Dialog Box (Control Panel)
The Submit button opens the Download File dialog box (see Figure 4-6) to
Restore Dialog Box
Figure 3-24 Restore Dialog Box (Control Panel)
The Next button takes you to the next step of restoring backup files,
The Reset button clears all the check boxes and text boxes.
Performing Storage Navigator Operations
Editing the Storage Device List
Adding a New Storage Device
Figure 4-1 Storage Entry Dialog Box
Changing a Storage Device
Figure 4-2 Change Storage Entry Dialog Box (When IP Address is Set)
Deleting a Storage Device
Enabling and Disabling Storage Navigator Options
Enabling Options Using a License Key Code
Enabling Options Using a License Key File
Figure 4-3 Install/Uninstall Error Dialog Box
Enabling Options Automatically
Table 4-1 Condition to Enable Available Button
Enabling or Disabling a License
Disabling Storage Navigator Options
Launching the Desired Option
Managing the User Accounts
Registering New Users
Password
Figure 4-4 New User Dialog Box
Changing User Passwords
Figure 4-5 Change Password Dialog Box (when Modify is not set for Account Administrator Role)
Changing User Operation Authority
Enabling or Disabling User Accounts
Deleting Users
Setting the Environment Parameters
Downloading the Configuration Files
Figure 4-6 Download File Dialog Box After the Files are Selected
Restoring Backups of the Configuration Files
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Figure 4-9 Restore File Dialog Box
Downloading Trace Files Using the FD Dump Tool
Figure 4-10 Download Trace Files Dialog Box 1 for Selecting Trace Files
Figure 4-11 Download Trace Files Dialog Box 2 for Compressing
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Using Configuration File Loader
Exporting the Spreadsheet
Figure 4-13 Export Dialog Box
Editing the Spreadsheet
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Importing the Spreadsheet
Figure 4-17 Import Dialog Box
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Using the Storage Navigator CLI
Overview of Storage Navigator CLI
Storage Navigator CLI Operations
Preparing for using Storage Navigator CLI
Requirements for Storage Navigator CLI
Installing Storage Navigator CLI
Changing Java Security Policy
Creating a User Authentication File
Modifying a Batch File
Table 5-1 Batch Files for Executing the Storage Navigator CLI Commands
Command Reference
Table 5-2 Storage Navigator CLI Commands
CFLCHK Command
CFLGET Command
CFLSET Command
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet File Conventions
Table 5-3 Spreadsheet Conventions
Spreadsheet Components
Declaration Comments
Figure 5-2 Example of a Spreadsheet
Declaration
Type
Operation Tags
Parameters
Comments
Common Operation Tags
SerialNumber Tag
Table 5-4 Parameters of the SerialNumber Tag
Execution Results
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General Troubleshooting
General Error Conditions and Recommended Actions
Table 6-1 General Error Conditions
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Clearing Cache of Java and Web Browsers
Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center
Acronyms and Abbreviations
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