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HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide

for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software

Second edition: July 2008

Contents

Page 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 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page About this Guide Document Conventions and Symbols HP Technical Support Page 1 Overview Page Page Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition Suggested Topics for First-TimeUsers Product Components Page The User Interface on the SE Home Page Page Page Page Page Installing the Java Plug-in Page Page Restarting the Service for the Management Server Page Page 2Discovering Switches, Storage Systems, NAS Devices, and Tape Libraries About Discovery Page Page Discovery Steps Page Page Page Page Page Discovering Switches Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Discovering Storage Systems Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Discovering NAS Devices and Tape Libraries Page Page Page Discovery Data Collection Page Other Discovery Features Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 3 Discovering Applications, Backup Hosts and Hosts 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 Page Page Page Page Page Page 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 Changing the Password for the Managed Database Account Page Page 4 Host and Application Clustering Page Page Page Clustering in System Manager Clustering in Topology Clustering in Capacity Manager Page 5 Managing Security Page Page Page Page Page Managing User Accounts Page Page Page Page Managing Roles Page Managing Organizations Page Page Page Page Changing the Password of System Accounts Page Using Active Directory/LDAP for Authentication Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 6 Managing Licenses Page Page Page Importing a License File Viewing Cumulative Licenses Viewing a Specific License Deleting a License License Setup for Array Performance Pack Page Upgrading License from Standard Edition to Enterprise Edition Page 7 Configuring the Management Server Setting Up E-mailNotification Configuring Print Settings Page Setting the Date and Time for Scheduled Tasks Managing Getting Discovery Details Page Page Modifying Collector Settings for Newly Discovered Elements Managing Product Health Page Managing Logging Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing the Display of Events Page Page Managing File System Viewer Managing Backup Collection Page Page Managing Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing Performance Collection Page Page Page Editing the Locale and Currency Settings Process Names Editing a Collector Schedule Page 8 Database Maintenance and Management Overview of Backups Page Database Mode Architectural Overview of RMAN Backups Page Performing an RMAN Hot Backup Scheduling RMAN Hot Backups Viewing Results from RMAN Backup About the Database Admin Utility Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 9 Viewing Element Topology and Properties Page Accessing System Manager About Cisco Switches and VSANs in System Manager About the User Interface for System Manager Page 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 Using External Tools About the Navigation Tab Page Page Page Page Viewing Element Properties Page Page Viewing Element Topology Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Creating a Virtual Application 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 10 Event Management Page Page Page Page Page Viewing Event Details Page Clearing Events Configuring the Clearing of Events Configuring the Deletion of Events Deleting Events Sorting Events Adding Journal Entries Changing the CLARiiON Event Polling Interval Brocade Events Page Filtering Events Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 11 Finding an Element’s Storage Capacity Page Accessing Capacity Manager The Toolbars in Capacity Manager Page Page Finding the Capacity of an Element Page Page Page Page Page Obtaining Utilization Reports Printing Elements in Capacity Manager Viewing Capacity Charts Page Viewing Trending Information for Storage Capacity Different Results for the df -kCommand and Capacity Manager Page 12 Managing Policies Accessing Policy Manager Creating Policies Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Modifying Policies 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 13 Viewing Performance Data Page Page Page Page Page Page General Considerations for Performance Manager Accessing Performance Manager Creating Performance Charts 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 Monitoring Options Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Managing Late Data or Errors Monitoring with Direct Attached Storage Supported Host Configurations for Monitoring Page Page Sudden Dips Displayed in Certain Charts in Performance Manager Page Page 14 Running Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Accessing Reporter 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 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 Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page 15 Provisioning Manager Managing Zones Page 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 Page 16 Managing Backups Page Page Viewing Sessions that are Running Determining if the Last Scheduled Backup was Successful Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page About the Summary Backup Charts About the Tabs in the Topology Lower Pane Page Page Sorting Information in the Lower Pane Modifying Summary Backup Charts Viewing Charts for a Backup Manager Host Printing Summary Charts Page 17 Path Provisioning Page How Path Provisioning Works How to Use Path Provisioning Page Default System Action Templates Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Creating a System Action Template Modifying a System Action Template Adding a Host Creating a Host Security Group Scheduling Provisioning Jobs Page Executing Provisioning Jobs Monitoring Provisioning Jobs Deleting Multiple Jobs Naming Conventions Using Multipathing with Path Provisioning Customizing Path Provisioning Page Page Page Assigning a Template to a Role 18 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 Defining Storage Tiers Page Adding Asset Information Page 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 Viewing Chargeback Page Page Chargeback Reports Page Page Page Page Page Page Filtering Assets Page Page 19 Business Tools Using Business Tools in Remote AD/LDAP Authentication Mode Using the HBA Replacement Automator Setting up Risk Analysis Global Change Management Page Page Page Page Page Page 20 Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Page Configuring the Java Console java.lang.SecurityException: Failed to validate one time key “Data is late or an error occurred” Message appstorm.<timestamp>.log Filled with Connection Exceptions Page Page Permanently Changing the Port a CIM Extension Uses (UNIX Only) Configuring UNIX CIM Extensions to Run Behind Firewalls Page Page Page Volume Names from Ambiguous Automounts Are Not Displayed Page Page Troubleshooting Discovery and Discovery Data Collection Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting Topology Issues Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Troubleshooting the Java Plug-in Troubleshooting Provisioning Troubleshooting CLI Errors Troubleshooting Hardware Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Index