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Storage Essentials 5.00.01 User Guide

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T4283-96012

Part number: T4283-96012

First edition: January 2006

Contents

*12345-67890 Page Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page About this guide Document conventions and symbols HP technical support Page 1 Overview Page Page Suggested Topics for First-TimeUsers Product Components Page About the User Interface on the SE Home Page Page Page Page Page Installing the Java Plug-in Installing the Software Security Certificate Page Stopping the Service for the Management Server 2Discovering Filers, Tape Libraries, Switches and Storage Systems Differences Between HP SE and HP SIM Discovery Discovery Steps Page Page Page Overview of Discovery Features Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 1 - Discover Switches Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 2 - Discover Storage Systems, Filers and Tape Libraries Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 3 (Discovery from HP SE Only) Build the Topology Page Page Page Page Step 4 - Discovery Data Collection or Get Details Page Page Page Page Managing McDATA and EMC Connectrix Switches Page Assigning a File Extension in Netscape Filtering Discovery Groups Moving Elements to Another Discovery Group Placing an Element in Quarantine Removing an Element from Quarantine Updating the Database with Element Changes Page Notifying the Software of a New Element 3 Discovering Applications, Backup Servers and Hosts Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 2 - Setting Up Discovery for Applications Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Step 3 - Discovering Applications Page Page Changing the Oracle TNS Listener Port Adding/Modifying Microsoft Exchange Domain Controller Access Changing the Password for the Managed Database Account Obtaining Disk Drive Statistics from Engenio Storage Systems Page 4 Managing Security Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing User Accounts Page Page Page Page Managing Roles Page Managing Organizations Page Page Page Page Page Changing the Password of System Accounts Page 5 Managing Licenses Page Page Importing a License File Viewing Cumulative Licenses Viewing a Specific License Deleting a License 6 Configuring the Management Server Setting Up E-mailNotification Managing Getting Discovery Details Page Managing Product Health Page Page Managing Logging Page Page Page Page Managing the Display of Events Page Page Managing File System Viewer Page Page Page Page Managing Backup Collection Page Managing Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing Performance Collection Page Page Page Page Page 7 Database Maintenance and Management Overview of Backups Database Mode Architectural Overview of RMAN Backups Page Performing an RMAN Hot Backup Scheduling RMAN Hot Backups of the Database Viewing Results from RMAN Backup About the Database Admin Utility Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Database Password Troubleshooting Listener and Database Connection Problems 8 Viewing Element Topology and Properties Page Accessing System Manager About Cisco Switches and VSANs in System Manager About the User Interface Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Viewing Storage Elements Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Setting Up Custom Commands Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Using External Tools About the Navigation Tab Page Page Page Page Viewing Element Properties Page Page Page Viewing Element Topology Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Creating a Virtual Application About the Provisioning Tab About the Events Tab Asset Attributes of an Element Page About the Collectors Tab About the Monitoring Tab About the Policies Tab Determining If a Host Belongs to a File System About the Data from CXFS File Systems Page 9 Provisioning Manager Managing Zones Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing Storage Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 10 Managing Backups Requirements for Using Backup Manager Accessing Backup Manager Determining if Last Night’s Backup was Successful Page Page Determining if You Have Enough Media to Run a Backup Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page About the Summary Backup Charts Page Page Page About the Tabs in the Lower Pane Page Page Sorting Information in the Lower Pane Modifying Summary Backup Charts Page Viewing Charts for a Master Server Printing Summary Charts Page 11 Path Provisioning Page How Path Provisioning Works How to Use Path Provisioning System Actions Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Adding a Host Creating a Host Security Group Scheduling Provisioning Jobs Executing Provisioning Jobs Monitoring Provisioning Jobs Deleting Multiple Jobs Naming Conventions for Zones Using Multipathing with Path Provisioning Customizing Path Provisioning Page Page Page Page Page 12 Event Management Page Page Page Viewing Event Details Page Clearing Events Unclearing Events Configuring the Clearing of Events Configuring the Deletion of Events Deleting Events Sorting Events Changing the CLARiiON Event Polling Interval Brocade Events Page Filtering Events Page Page Page Page Page Enabling the Rank Column in Event Manager Page Page 13 Running Reports Page Page Accessing Reporting Viewing Reports Viewing Report Collectors for an Element Refreshing a Report Changing the Formatting of a Report Opening a Report in a New Window Maximizing the Screen Space for a Report Filtering Data in Global Reports Sending a Report by E-mail Managing E-mailSchedules for Reports Page Page Page Page Page Creating Custom Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 14 Viewing Performance Data Accessing Performance Manager Creating Performance Charts About the Toolbars in Performance Manager Page Page Comparing the Performance of Different Elements Viewing Summary Charts Viewing Trending Information for Performance Removing Performance Data from a Graph Setting a Custom Period Page About the Monitoring Options Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Task Already Running on Element Monitoring with Direct Attached Storage Supported Host Configurations for Monitoring Page Sudden Dips Displayed in Certain Charts in Performance Manager Page Page 15 Finding an Element’s Storage Capacity Page Accessing Capacity Manager About the Toolbars in Capacity Manager Page Page Page Finding the Capacity of an Element Page Obtaining Utilization Reports Printing Elements in Capacity Manager Page Viewing Capacity Charts Viewing Trending Information for Storage Capacity Different Results for the df -kCommand and Capacity Manager Page Page 16 Managing Policies Accessing Policy Manager Creating Policies Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Modifying Policies Page Page Page Page Page Viewing Policies Deactivating a Policy Deleting Policies Providing E-mailNotification for a Policy Providing Event Generation for a Policy Providing a Custom Command for a Policy Page 17 Chargeback Manager Setting Up Chargeback Manager Accessing Chargeback Manager Creating an Asset Record Changing the Status of an Element Saving Chargeback Manager Information Viewing Assets Setting Storage Tier Name and Cost Adding Asset Information Page Page Managing Departments Setting the Infrastructure Cost Setting Up Asset and Storage Based Chargeback Manager Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Viewing Chargeback Page Chargeback Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Filtering Assets Page Page Page Page 18 Business Tools Using the HBA Replacement Automator Using the Brocade Firmware Update Utility Setting up Risk Analysis Global Change Management Page 19 Troubleshooting Receiving “HTTP ERROR: 503" When Accessing the Management Server CIM Extension Uses (UNIX Only) Page Page Page Page Volume Names from Ambiguous Automounts Are Not Displayed Page Page Troubleshooting After Upgrading Troubleshooting Discovery and Discovery Data Collection/Get Details Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Topology Issues Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting the Java Plug-in Troubleshooting Provisioning Troubleshooting Hardware Page Page Page Page Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Index