HP 3PAR InForm Management Console 4.2.1 Software Users Guide The InForm Management Console and the topics in this Help system are for use by system and storage administrators who monitor and direct system configurations and resource allocation for HP 3PAR Storage Systems.
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Contents Welcome...................................................................................................13 1 Working with the Interface.........................................................................14 Components of the Interface.....................................................................................................14 Main Menu Bar.................................................................................................................15 Main Toolbar..................
Choosing Columns.............................................................................................................35 Table View........................................................................................................................35 Setting Manager Pane Preferences............................................................................................35 Minimizing and Maximizing the Manager Pane.........................................................................
Viewing Controller Nodes Details.........................................................................................65 Viewing Controller Node Ports Details..................................................................................66 Viewing Controller Node Power Supplies Details....................................................................67 Viewing Controller Node Batteries Details.............................................................................
Hosts.........................................................................................................................105 Viewing System RCIP Ports.................................................................................................105 Viewing SFP Information...................................................................................................107 Viewing System Port Alerts................................................................................................
Path Viewing Viewing Viewing Summary.................................................................................................................142 Unassigned Paths.....................................................................................................143 Host Sets.................................................................................................................143 Host Set Details...............................................................................................
31 Working with Virtual Volumes.................................................................172 Viewing Virtual Volumes........................................................................................................172 Viewing the Virtual Volumes Summary Tab...............................................................................172 Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab.............................................................................................173 Upper Pane.....................
Active VLUNs Tab.................................................................................................................203 Displaying Summary Information........................................................................................203 Displaying Remote Copy Information..................................................................................204 VLUN Templates Tab.............................................................................................................
Logical Disk Layout Pane...................................................................................................238 42 Working with the Remote Copy Manager................................................239 43 Viewing Remote Copy Information..........................................................240 Viewing Available Remote Copy Systems.................................................................................240 Viewing Remote Copy System Ports...........................................
49 Working with the Performance Manager..................................................274 50 Viewing_Performance............................................................................275 Viewing Performance Over Time.............................................................................................275 Viewing Instantaneous Statistics..............................................................................................276 51 Creating a New Chart.....................................
66 Working with the Hardware Inventory Manager.......................................307 67 Viewing the Hardware Inventory Summary Tab.........................................308 68 Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab..........................................................309 Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing Viewing the Node Subsystems Controller Nodes Tab.................................................................309 the Node Subsystems CPUs Tab...................................
Welcome Welcome to the HP 3PAR InForm Management Console Online Help! The topics in this Help system contain information about managing HP 3PAR Storage Systems via the InForm Management Console. The InForm Management Console enables secure configuration and monitoring capabilities while providing simultaneous access to multiple storage systems.
1 Working with the Interface This chapter outlines how to use the InForm Management Console and provides an overview of the major tasks you can perform. The InForm Management Console interface contains a menu bar, toolbar, management tree, common actions panel, manager pane, management window, alert/task/connection pane, and status bar. See “Components of the Interface” (page 14) for further information.
Main Menu Bar The following items are available from the Main Menu Bar: Menu Command Description File Connect Displays the Connect dialog box, allowing you to connect additional storage server(s). Disconnect Displays the Disconnect dialog box, allowing you to disconnect from storage server(s). Exit Closes all windows and exits the InForm GUI. Refresh Refreshes the InForm Management Console. Auto-Refresh Automatically refreshes the InForm Management Console. By default, Auto-Refresh is selected.
Menu Window Command Description Performance Displays a submenu providing options to performance charting, including new, open, save, and edit functions. Task Displays a submenu allowing you to cancel and remove tasks. Security Displays a submenu providing access for working with users and domains. Cascade Arranges Application windows so they overlap one another, but every window is visible within the desktop. Tile Arranges and resizes all Application windows to fit inside the desktop.
Management Tree The Management Tree displays information relevant to the selected manager from the “Manager Pane” (page 18) . At its most basic, the Management Tree displays which storage servers are connected to the InForm Management Console. Additional icons displayed on the Management Tree are specific to the manager selected. For example, in the figure below, the Management Tree displays icons specific to the Systems manager. The Management Tree also has shortcut menus that contain useful commands.
Common Actions Panel The Common Actions panel provides quick access to functions commonly performed with each manager in the Manager Pane. Clicking an action listed in the Common Action panel launches that action's wizard. As with the “Management Tree” (page 17) , the functions provided in the Common Actions panel are specific to the selected manager from the “Manager Pane” (page 18). Unavailable functions are displayed in grey.
For instructions on modifying the display of the Manager Pane, see “Setting Manager Pane Preferences” (page 35) and “Customizing the Manager Pane Display” (page 36) . System Manager The System Manager allows you to view and perform system-level actions and information. When the System Manager is selected, the Management Tree and Common Actions panel appear as follows: Host Manager The Host Manager allows you to view and perform host-specific actions and information.
Provisioning Manager The Provisioning Manager allows you to view and perform system provisioning actions and information.
Layout Grid Manager The Layout Grid Manager allows you to view the layout of virtual volumes, Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), and logical disks of systems.
Remote Copy Manager The Remote Copy Manager allows you to view and perform Remote Copy actions and information. When the Remote Copy Manager is selected, the Management Tree and Common Actions panel appear as follows: Performance Manager The Performance Manager allows you to view system performance information and work with performance charts.
Event Manager The Event Manager allows you to view system alerts and events. When the Event Manager is selected, the Management Tree appears as follows: Task Manager The Task Manager allows you to view and perform system task actions and information.
Security Manager The Security Manager allows you to view and work with system users, domains, and connections. When the Security Manager is selected, the Management Tree and Common Actions Panel appear as follows: Hardware Inventory Manager The Hardware Inventory Manager allows you to view system hardware components. When the Hardware Inventory Manager is selected, the Management Tree appears as follows: Management Window The Management Window displays data, as well as additional options for viewing data.
Alert/Task/Connection Pane The Alert/Task/Connection pane is provided for quick reference to new system alerts, recent tasks, and user connections. Each set of information is displayed on its own tab within the pane. Status Bar The Status bar is located at the bottom of the InForm Management Console. The left side of the Status bar displays the last action performed with the InForm Management Console.
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2 About Introduction Tabs Managers are groups of displays and actions, which are specific to different system areas of management. The selected manager affects the “Management Tree” (page 17) display, data displayed in the “Management Window” (page 24), and, if applicable, the actions in the “Common Actions Panel” (page 18). Each manager is provided with an Introduction tab in the Management window. Each Introduction tab contains topical overview information about the selected manager.
3 Selecting Multiple Items The InForm Management Console supports the standard Shift+click functionality to select a contiguous block of items, and the standard Ctrl+click functionality to select several non-contiguous items. These functions can be used in most of the managers listed in the “Manager Pane” (page 18) to facilitate actions.
4 Refreshing the InForm Management Console To refresh the data displayed in the Management window and Alert/Task/Connection panel, click Refresh in the Main Toolbar.
5 Exporting Data You can export data as a Comma Separated Variable (CSV) or HTML file from all InForm Management Console displays (except for Performance). The Export Data dialog can be accessed by performing one of the following: Clicking View > Export Data. Clicking Export Data from the Main Toolbar To export data in a currently displayed table in the Management Window: Procedure 1 1. Access the Export Data dialog. 2. 3. 4. From the Select a format list, select either CSV Format or HTML Format.
6 Filtering The InForm Management Console provides a filtering panel, which is located at the top of most Management window displays. The filtering panel provides two filtering options: “Using the Complex Filter” (page 31) “Using the Quick Filter” (page 32) Using the Complex Filter The complex filter allows you to define specific criteria by which to search. Access the complex filter by clicking Filter on the filtering panel.
4. 5. 6. (Optional) Select the Range checkbox to define a second value to compare against the first value. This is the same as selecting in range from the Operator list. Click Apply to apply the criteria. Continue to add additional criteria as needed. Repeat steps 1 through 5. Removing Criteria To remove criteria defined in the Criteria filed, select the criteria and click Remove.
7 Setting Preferences The InForm Management Console allows you to set global preferences, set preferences for each table, and set Manager Pane viewing preferences. “Setting Global Preferences” (page 33) “Setting Per Table References” (page 34) “Setting Manager Pane Preferences” (page 35) Setting Global Preferences The Preferences dialog box allows you to set global preferences for all systems displayed on the InForm Management Console.
1. 2. 3. Select the Data Format tab on the Preferences dialog box. Select the Reset Per-Table Format Preferences to Default checkbox. Click OK. Configuring Interface, Dialog, and Tab Settings To configure interface and dialog settings: 1. Select the Settings tab on the Preferences dialog box. 2. Select the user interface elements and dialog boxes you wish to view in the InForm Management Console Interface by selecting the appropriate checkboxes. 3.
NOTE: See “Setting Global Preferences” (page 33) to learn how to make global changes to tables and InForm Management Console display properties using the Preferences dialog box. Changes made by clicking and dragging columns (as described in this topic) override any preferences set in the Preferences dialog box. Column Visibility To hide a column in a table, right-click the table column heading you wish to hide and click Hide.
The following figures display the Manager Pane maximized (left figure) and minimized (right figure). Resizing the Manager Pane To resize the Manager Pane: 1. Place your mouse on the top edge of the Manager Pane. 2. When the resize pointer appears, click and drag the mouse to resize the column. NOTE: When making the Manager Pane smaller, the Manager buttons located at the bottom of the pane change to icons. The icons are restored to buttons when enlarging the Manager Pane.
The last Manager button in the Manager Pane is minimized and is displayed as an icon at the bottom of the Manager Pane. Repeating steps 1 and 2 continues to minimize Manager buttons and display them as icons at the bottom of the Manager Pane. For example, if the Hardware Manager button is minimized, the next Manager button to be minimized is the Security Manager button, followed by the Tasks Manager button, etc. NOTE: The minimized Manager is still functional.
The most recently minimized Manager button is restored to the Manager Pane (the left-most displayed Manager icon). Repeating steps 1 and 2 continues to restore Manager buttons in the order in which they were last minimized from the Manager Pane. For example, if the Tasks Manger button was restored, the next Manager button to be restored is the Security Manager button, followed by the Hardware Inventory Manager button.
2. Click Add or Remove Buttons > check the Manager button you wish to add. NOTE: When adding a Manager button back to the Manager Pane, you must manually resize the Manager Pane in order for all Manager buttons to display. See “Resizing the Manager Pane” (page 36) . Restoring Defaults To restore the default view of the Manger Pane: 1. Click the right arrow button at the bottom of the Manager Pane. 2. Click Restore Defaults.
8 Understanding Icons The InForm Management Console uses icons for quick visual reference of alerts, system status, and system components and objects status. “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) “Status Bar Icons” (page 40) “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) Alert Severity Indicators The alert pane and status bar use the following icons to indicate alert severity levels.
Icon Name Description No connection Appears when there are no systems connected. Operation progress Animated icon that indicates the progress of an operation. Exception Detected Appears if a runtime exception has occurred. System and Component Status Icons The InForm Management Console provides icons for quick reference, which display the status of connected systems, system hardware, and system objects in the Management Tree and the Management Window.
9 Using Help Access the Help topics by clicking Help > Topics from the Main Menu Bar. The following Help Menu components are discussed further: “Using the Help Menu Bar” (page 42) “Using the Help Toolbar” (page 42) “Using the Help Navigator” (page 43) “Using the Help Topic Window” (page 44) Using the Help Menu Bar The following menus and commands are available from the Help Menu Bar: Menu Command Description File Open Page Opens a help page URL or a local help file.
Button Command Description Print Topic Prints the currently displayed topic. Print Setup Sets up the page to be printed. Add to Favorites Adds the displayed topic to the favorites tab in the Help Navigator.
• • When you perform a search using the Search tab, results appear in the table below the search box. Results are ranked according to how well they match your search criteria as follows: ◦ High ◦ Medium-High ◦ Medium ◦ Low Click a topic in the results to view that topic in the Help Topic Window. Using the Glossary The Glossary tab allows you to view terms and definitions in the Help Navigator Window. Use the Glossary tab as follows: • Click the Glossary tab to access the Help system glossary.
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10 Working with the HP 3PAR Storage System To work with the HP 3PAR Storage System, see the following: “Creating Users and Domains” (page 47) “Logging In and Connecting to Systems” (page 48) “Forwarding Error Log Files” (page 49) 46 Working with the HP 3PAR Storage System
11 Creating Users and Domains A user account is required to access a system via the InForm Management Console. To create a user account, see “Creating Users” (page 293) . To create a domain, see “Creating Domains” (page 302) . NOTE: HP 3PAR Domains requires an HP 3PAR Domains license. See the HP 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide for information about licenses.
12 Logging In and Connecting to Systems The InForm Management Console allows authorized users to connect to a system, or to multiple systems. In order to connect to system, you must have the following information: • System name or IP address • Username • Password To connect to a system: 1. Start the InForm Management Console. NOTE: Any systems previously connected to are displayed in the text box under the IP Address or Name text box. To select multiple systems use CTRL+click. 2.
13 Forwarding Error Log Files If an internal error results in the termination of the InForm Management Console, an error log file is created in your home directory with the following path and file name: C:\...\InFormMC\log\InFormMC.log (for Windows) or: informmc/log/informmc.log (for Solaris) An error dialog box similar to the following appears: If you experience an unexpected internal error while using the InForm Management Console: 1. Record the exact path and filename specified in the dialog box. 2.
14 Working with the System Manager The System manager allows you to perform the following: “Viewing System Information” (page 51) “Managing Alerts” (page 60) “Locating a System” (page 61) “Editing a System” (page 62) “Working with Controller Nodes” (page 63) “Working with Drive Cages” (page 71) “Working with Ports” (page 85) 50 Working with the System Manager
15 Viewing System Information Information about your system's provisioning and network settings, capacity, current software level, and system alerts are displayed in tabular format in the Systems screen. Information can be displayed for all connected systems, or per selected system. To view the Systems screen for all connected systems: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, click InServs. To view the Systems screen for a specific system: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2.
Column Description State The current state of the storage server, Normal, Degraded, or Failed. FC Total The total amount of space available from Fibre Channel devices (in GiB). FC Allocated Percentage The percentage of used allocated Fibre Channel device space. FC Free The amount of free Fibre Channel device capacity (in GiB). NL Total The total amount of space available from Near Line devices (in GiB). NL Allocated Percentage The percentage of used allocated Near Line device space.
The Summary tab for a single system displays the following information: Group Field Description General Name The system's name. Model The model number of the system . Serial Number The system's serial number. OS Version The current InForm OS version. Controller Nodes The total number of controller nodes. Ports The total number of ports in the system. Host The number of host ports. Disk The number of disk ports. Free The number of free ports.
Group Resources Capacity Health Field Description CPGs The total number of CPGs. Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes. CPU Usage The current CPU usage in MHz and percentage. Control Memory The current control memory usage in GiB and percentage. Data Memory The current data memory usage in GiB and percentage. Device List of device types. The selected device type affects the display of the data displayed in the Overview and Allocated fields.
Group Field Description NOTE: The InForm Management Console displays the devices currently installed in your system. For example, if you do not have Fibre Channel drives installed, the FCRaw Space Alert field will not appear on the Settings tab. Descriptors Copy Space Reclaim Indicates if the copy space reclaim feature is Enabled or Disabled. Maximum Volume Retention Time The set maximum volume retention time. Chunklet Size The set size of the chunklet (in GiB) of the physical disk.
Raw capacity for the selected system is displayed for Total, Fibre Channel, Near Line, and Solid State capacities. Each of these top level capacity items can be further expanded to the following: NOTE: In the normal situation, the capacity displays show you the space that is consumed by provisioning (e.g. CPGs, Volumes, and underlying LDs) and the space that is reserved by the system for spares. When chunklets or PDs fail, the data that was on those chunklets is moved onto the spares.
Field Description + Nearline Total amount of Nearline (NL) storage on the system. NOTE: Note: Subcontents of the Nearline Total display are identical to the Total display at the top of this table. + Solid State NOTE: Total amount of Solid State (SSD) storage on the system. Subcontents of the Solid State Total display are identical to the Total display at the top of this table. NOTE: Only device types (Fibre Channel, Nearline, and Solid State) that are on your system are displayed.
The upper and lower panes are described in greater detail below. “Upper Pane” (page 58) “Lower Pane” (page 58) Upper Pane The upper pane of the Alerts tab displays the following: Column Description System The system on which the alert occurred. Severity The severity of the alert. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert.
Group Resolved by Event Component Frequency Field Description Message A brief description of the alert. ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Message Code The alert message code. Sequence The alert sequence. Node ID The controller node ID. Component The component for which the alert was issued. Severity The alert severity. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . Type The alert type. Sequence The alert sequence. Time The time the alert was resolved.
16 Managing Alerts Once you have accessed and viewed the system alerts, either from the “Alert/Task/Connection Pane” (page 25) or from the Alerts tab on the Systems screen, you can apply the following actions to any selected alert.
17 Locating a System This operation helps locate a system by oscillating the node status LEDs amber and green on all nodes of the system. If desired, the LEDs in all connected drive cages are also set to amber or oscillate, depending on the drive cage type. NOTE: This operation can only be performed by users with Super, Service,or Edit privilege levels. To locate a system: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2.
18 Editing a System You can edit the identification, identification information, properties, and alert settings for any system connected to the InForm Management Console. NOTE: levels. Editing systems can only be performed by users with Super, Service, and Edit privilege To edit a system, access the Edit System wizard. 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click the system you wish to edit. 3. In the Common Actions Panel, click Edit System. The Edit System wizard appears.
19 Working with Controller Nodes “Viewing Controller Nodes” (page 63) “Editing Controller Node Power Supplies” (page 69) “Editing Controller Node Batteries” (page 69) “Recharging Controller Node Batteries” (page 70) Viewing Controller Nodes The Controller Nodes screen displays summary information about system controller nodes and node components.
The Summary tab provides the following information: Column Description ID The node ID. Name The node name. State The current state of the node; either Normal, Degraded, or Failed. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . Status LED The current status of the node, as indicated by the node LED. Ports The total number of ports on the node. Control Memory The amount of control memory (in GiB). Data Memory The amount of data memory (in GiB).
Column Description State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert. Viewing Controller Nodes Details To view the Controller Node details screen: 1. Access the Controller Nodes screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. 3. Select a node. 4. In the lower pane, click the Summary tab.
Group Health Physical Memory CPU Field Description Cache Availability The percentage of available cache. Status LED The current status of the node, as indicated by the node LED. Up Since The date indicates how long the node has been operating. New Alerts Any new alerts. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . State Current state of the node, either Normal, Degraded, or Failed. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . State Description Description of the node state.
Group Ports Column Description Max Rate The maximum rate in Gbps. Type The port type, Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, Remote Copy over IP (RCIP), or Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC). Connected Device Type The connected device type, Free, Disk, Host, or InServ. Speed The speed of the port in Gbps. Count The number of ports. Viewing Controller Node Power Supplies Details To view the Controller Node Power Supplies details screen: 1. Access the Controller Nodes screen. 2.
Viewing Controller Node Batteries Details To view the Controller Node Batteries details screen: 1. Access the Controller Nodes screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. 3. Select a node. 4. In the lower pane, click the Batteries tab. The Batteries tab appears as follows: The Batteries tab provides the following information: Column Description Node ID The node ID. Serial Number The battery serial number. State The state of the battery. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) .
The Alerts tab provides the following information for a specific node as selected in the upper pane: Column Description Severity The severity of the alert. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert.
7. Click OK. Viewing the Controller Node Battery Test Log To view the controller node battery test log: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click Controller Nodes under the system whose batteries you wish to edit. 3. In the lower Controller Node Details pane displayed in Management Window, select the Batteries tab. 4. Right-click the battery whose test log you wish to view and click Show Test Log.
20 Working with Drive Cages “Viewing Drive Cages” (page 71) “Editing Drive Cages” (page 83) “Locating Drive Cages” (page 83) “Editing Drive Cage Power Supplies” (page 84) Viewing Drive Cages The Drive Cages screen displays summary information about system drive cages and drive cage components. To access the Drive Cages screen: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select Drive Cages under the system whose drive cage information you wish to view.
Column Description Loop B The port on the system to which the B loop is connected. Speed The port speed in Gbps. Disks The number of disks in the drive cage. The bottom of the Disks column displays a total disk count. FC Total The total Fibre Channel capacity in GiB. The bottom of the FC Total column displays total FC capacity. FC Allocated Percentage The percentage of used Fibre Channel capacity. The bottom of the FC Allocated Percentage column displays the total used percentage.
Column Description A0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A0. A1 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A1. A2 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A2. A3 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A3. (for DC3 drive cages) B0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B0 . B1 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B1.
Column Description SSD Allocated Percentage The percentage of used SSD capacity. The bottom of the SSD Allocated Percentage column displays the total used percentage. NOTE: The device types displayed in the summary are dependent on the devices installed in your system. For example, if you have Near Line and disk drives installed, the summary will display NL (Near Line) Total, NL Allocated Percentage, etc. columns. Viewing Drive Cage Power Supplies To view the Drive Cage power supply information: 1.
The upper half of the SFPs tab displays summary SFP information. The lower half of the SFPs tab displays detailed information about a selected SFP from the upper pane. The following information appears in the upper tab: Column Description Interface Card Interface card number, as assigned by the system. SFP SFP number, as assigned by the system. State The drive cage state. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . Manufacturer The SFP manufacturer.
The following information appears in the lower tab: Group Field Description General Interface Card Interface card number, as assigned by the system. SFP SFP number, as assigned by the system. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP.
The upper half of the Alerts tab displays summary alert information. The lower half of the Alerts tab displays detailed information about a selected alert from the upper pane. The information displayed in the Alerts tab is identical to the information displayed in the Systems Alerts screen, except the Drive Cage Alerts tab does not display a Systems column. See “Viewing System Alerts” (page 57) for details.
2. 3. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. In the lower pane, click the Summary tab. The details Summary tab appears as follows: The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Name The drive cage name. Model The drive cage model. Node WWN (for DC1 and DC3 drive cages) The World-Wide Name of the controller node. Serial Number (for DC3 drive cages) The drive cage serial number.
Group Health Field Description A2 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A2. A3 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A3. Loop B Revision of firmware running on the FC-AL for port B. B0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B0. B1 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B1.
The following information for DC2 and DC4 drive cages is provided: Column Description Name The interface card name. Ports Four ports for each FC-AL. For FC-AL A, that is A0 through A3, and for FC-AL B, that is B0 through B3. Link A RX LED The status of Link A's fibre channel receiver of the SFP. Green if receiving signal; off if not receiving signal. Link A TX LED The status of Link A's SFP transmitter. Green if sending signal; off if not sending signal.
The following information for DC1 drive cages is provided: Column Description Name The interface card name. Ports Ports for each FC-AL. For FC-AL A, that is A0 and A1, and for FC-AL B, that is B0 and B1. Loop LED (Port 0) Current state of port 0. Loop LED (Port 1) Current state of port 1. Loop Split Current state of daisy-chained drive cages (Unknown, Normal, Off, Green, Green blink, Amber, Amber blink). Status LED Current state of interface card. Link Speed Link speed.
Column Description Loop A State Status of the Interface Card loop (A) to the node. Loop B State Status of the Interface Card loop (B) to the node. Viewing Drive Cage Physical Disks Details To view physical disk details: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. 3. In the lower pane, click the Physical Disks tab.
Viewing Drive Cage Power Supply Details To view power supply details: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. 3. In the lower pane, click the Power Supplies tab. The Power Supplies tab appears as follows: The following information is provided: Column Description Cage The drive cage to which the power supply belongs. ID Numeric ID of the power supply. State Status of the physical disk.
5. 6. In the Target Component list, select the cage, magazine, or port you wish to locate. Click OK. Editing Drive Cage Power Supplies To edit a drive cage power supply: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click Drive Cages under the system whose drive cage you wish to edit. 3. In the Power Supplies tab displayed in Management Window, right-click the drive cage power supply you wish to edit and click Edit. 4. Enter the drive cage power supply model number in the Model field.
21 Working with Ports “Viewing System Ports” (page 85) “Configuring Ports” (page 111) “Clearing Port Parameters” (page 114) “Resetting a Port” (page 114) “Setting a Port Offline” (page 114) “Initializing a Port” (page 114) “Synchronizing a Port with the Name Server” (page 114) “Issuing an LIP Command” (page 115) “Enabling a Remote Copy Interface” (page 115) “Pinging a Port” (page 115) Viewing System Ports The system Ports screen provides information about all system ports.
The Summary tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all system ports. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. NOTE: Port states indicating Loss Sync cannot be distinguished between being disconnected and a bad connection. Default will display a normal icon indicating the port is healthy.
Lower Pane The lower pane provides detail information about a selected port from the upper pane. Information is presented on up to four tabs, which includes a Summary tab, and, depending on your system setup, Physical Disks, SFP, Sessions, or Hosts. Each are discussed in detail in the following: “Port Details Summary” (page 87) “Physical Disks” (page 96) “SFP” (page 101) “Sessions” (page 105) “Hosts” (page 105) Port Details Summary The port details summary is presented on the Summary tab.
Group Field Description MAC (not shown) For iSCSI ports. The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet interface. TPGT (not shown) For iSCSI ports. The Target Portal Group Tag for the iSCSI target portal group. Resources Total Data Throughput The throughput in KB/sec. Settings displayed for FC and RCFC ports) Connection Mode The type of port connection. Connection Type Connection type or port connection setting (Loop, Point, or Loop-point).
Group Field Description Mode Change Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or vice versa is Allowed or Prohibited. This setting is configured using the InForm CLI command controlport. Hosts The number of hosts connected to the port. This is only displayed if the port is connected to hosts. Physical Disks The number of physical disks connected to the port. This is only displayed if the port is connected to drive cages. Link State The current state of the link.
The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Position The location of the SFP within the system. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled.
The following information is provided: Column Description Position Location of the iSCSI port. IP Address IP address of the host that initiated the connection. TSIH Identifier for the Target Session Identifying Handle (TSIH). iSCSI iSCSI name for the associated iSCSI host path. Connection Count Number of connections for this session. Start Time Time the session started. Hosts The host port information is presented on the Hosts tab. Information differs for Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports.
The following information is provided for iSCSI ports: Column Description Host ID The ID of the host. Host Name The name of the host. Domain The domain in which the host resides. iSCSI iSCSI name for the associated iSCSI host path. IP Address iSCSI port IP address. Viewing System Fibre Channel Ports To view system fibre channel port information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Fibre Channel tab.
The Fibre Channel tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all fibre channel ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. “Upper Pane” (page 131) “Lower Pane” (page 133) Upper Pane The upper pane can be filtered to display Fibre Channel Summary and Settings information.
Column Description Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, Peer, or InServ. Connected Device Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0. Mode Change Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or vice versa is Allowed or Prohibited. This setting is configured using the InForm CLI command controlport.
The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Location Port location. Port WWN Port World Wide Name. Node WWN Node World Wide Name. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, Peer, or InServ.
Group Field Description VCN For fabric attached ports, indicates the VLUN change notification setting. When set to Enabled, notices are generated and sent to the fabric controller. When set to Disabled, no notification is sent. Unique Node WWN Indicates whether the node's WWN is Enabled or Disabled. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower.
The following information is provided: Column Description AL_PA The arbitrated loop physical address of the device. Device The type of connected disk. Position The position of the disk in the system. I/O Error Count The number of errors on the connected disk. State The state of the disk. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . SFP The Fibre Channel port SFP information is presented on the SFP tab.
Group DDM Field Description Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage.
Viewing System RCFC Ports To view system Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) port information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the RCFC tab. The RCFC tab appears as follows: The RCFC tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all RCFC ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane.
Column Description Remote Port WWN World Wide Name of the remote port. Remote Node WWN World Wide Name of the remote node. Lower Pane The lower pane provides detail information about a selected RCFC port from the upper pane. Information is presented on a Summary tab, and depending on your system setup, an SFP tab. Each are discussed in detail in the following: “RCFC Port Summary” (page 100) “SFP” (page 101) RCFC Port Summary The RCFC port summary is displayed on the Summary tab.
Group Fibre Channel Settings NOTE: Field Description Connection Type Connection type or port connection setting (Loop, Point, or Loop-point). When the port is set to Loop-point, both loop and point-to-point connections are enabled. Configured Rate Data transfer rate setting (for example, 1 Gbps). Auto indicates that the system automatically selects the rate. Max Rate Maximum rate of connection from the port. Class 2 Indicates whether Fibre Channel service Class 2 is Disabled, Ack 1 or Ack 0.
The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Position The location of the SFP within the system. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled.
The iSCSI tab appears as follows: The iSCSI tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all iSCSI ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. “Upper Pane” (page 131) “Lower Pane” (page 133) Upper Pane The upper pane presents the following information: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. MAC Media Access Control address of the connected device.
Lower Pane The lower pane provides detail information about a selected port from the upper pane. Information is presented a Summary tab, a Sessions tab, and a Hosts tab. Each are discussed in detail in the following: “iSCSI Port Summary” (page 104) “Sessions” (page 105) “Hosts” (page 105) iSCSI Port Summary The iSCSI port summary is displayed on the Summary tab. The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Position Port location.
Group iSNS Settings Field Description IP Address IP address of the iSCSI port. Gateway The address of a local IP router on the same network as the InServ, used to forward traffic to destinations beyond the local network. Subnet Mask Netmask address for the iSCSI interface. MTU Maximum Transmission Unit. The greatest amount of data or "packet" size that can be transferred in one physical frame on a network. MTU setting for the iSCSI port. The default setting is 1500.
The RCIP tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all RCIP ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. MAC Media Access Control address of the connected device. State The state of the port. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) .
Group Field Description Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, Peer, or InServ. IP Settings Resources Connected Device Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0. Mode Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts.
The SFPs tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all SFPs in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single SFP selected from the upper pane. The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Position Position of the port in which the SFP is installed. State The drive cage state. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . Manufacturer The SFP manufacturer. Part Number The SFP's part number.
The lower pane provides the following information: Group Field Description General Position Position of the port in which the SFP is installed. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported.
The Alerts tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all port alerts. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single alert selected from the upper pane. The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Severity The severity of the alert. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert.
Group Resolved by Event (if resolved) Component Frequency Field Description Sequence The alert sequence. Node ID The controller node ID. Component The component for which the alert was issued. Severity The alert severity. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) . Type The alert type. Sequence The alert sequence. Time The time the alert was resolved. Message A brief description of the alert. System The name of the server that generated the alert.
Configuring Fibre Channel Ports To configure a Fiber Channel port, access the Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, select the system on which you wish to configure the port. 3. In the Common Actions Panel, click Configure FC Port. The Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard appears. 4. In the General group box: a. System list - Select the system on which the port will be configured. b.
3. 4. TCP Port - Enter the iSNS TCP port. The default port is 3205. Click Finish to complete the iSCSI port configuration, or click Next to view the configuration summary. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information. When satisfied, click Finish. Configuring a Remote Copy over Fibre Channel Port To configure a Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) port, access the Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2.
Clearing Port Parameters NOTE: This operation can only be performed on Remote Copy over Fibre Channel, Remote Copy over IP, and iSCSI ports. To clear a port's parameters: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the port to be cleared and then click Clear in the menu that appears. The Clear Port Configuration dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes. Resetting a Port NOTE: This operation cannot be performed on Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) ports. To reset a port: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2.
2. Right-click the port you wish to sync and then click Name Server Sync in the menu that appears. The Name Server Sync dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes. Issuing an LIP Command NOTE: This operation can only be performed on Fibre Channel and Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) ports. To issue an LIP command: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the port on which you wish to issue the LIP command and then click Issue LIP in the menu that appears. The Issue LIP dialog box appears. 3.
f. g. 4. 1 Packet Size - Enter the number of packets (1 to 65,507) to send with each ping. (Optional) Select Prevent fragmentation of packets. 1 Click Ping. Viewing Physical Disks The Physical Disks screen displays summary information about system physical disks. To access the Drive Cages screen: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select Physical Disks under the system whose physical disk information you wish to view.
The following information is displayed: Group Field Description Device Types Device Type The type of physical disk, either Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device RPM The disk speed. NOTE: The Device RPM number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system.
The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device RPM Speed of the specified disk.
The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device RPM Speed of the specified disk.
The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device RPM Speed of the specified disk.
Column Description Spare Unused Uninit Number of spare chunklets being cleaned. A chunklet that is clean has been set to all zeros, and therefore does not contain any data. Spare Unused Failed Number of uninitialized chunklets reserved as spares but currently unusable because they have failed. Displaying Inventory Information To view physical disk inventory information, select Inventory from the filtering list.
Displaying Environmental Information To view physical disks' environmental information, select Environmental from the filtering list. The physical disks' environmental information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides.
The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device RPM Speed of the specified disk.
The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). State State of the disk as identified by the kernel. Path A The port location of the physical disk's A port in :: format.
The following information is displayed: Column Description PD ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. PD Chunklet Chunklet ID, which indicates the location of the chunklet on the physical disk. Chunklets are numbered contiguously beginning with 0 LD Name Name of the logical disk that is using the spare chunklet. LD Chunklet The position of the chunklet in the logical disk.
Viewing System Fans To view information about system fans: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select System Fans under the system whose physical disk information you wish to view. The System Fans screen for E-Class systems appears as follows: The System Fans screen for V-Class systems appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Node ID* The node ID. Fan ID Fan ID, as assigned by the system.
22 Working with the Host Manager HP 3PAR Storage Systems automatically detect new physically connected host paths and display their World-Wide Name (WWN) (for Fibre Channel ports) or iSCSI Name (for iSCSI ports) in the InForm Management Console. However, you can also use the InForm Management Console to add new WWNs or iSCSI names for unestablished host paths and assign them to a host before they are physically connected.
23 Viewing_Hosts The Host Manager allows you to view information summary and detail information about hosts for all connected systems and a single system's hosts. Additionally, you can also view information about host paths and host sets.
Group Capacity Exported Field Description System The system on which the host resides. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size in GiB. Top 10 Select to display only the top ten hosts with the greatest capacity exported. Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system where the export originated. Total Exported Size The total exported size in GiB.
Group Field Description Active VLUNs Average per Host The average number of active VLUNs. Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs per host. Node The node number. Initiators The number of initiators. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size of exported capacity in GiB. Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. Total Exported Size The exported size per host in GiB.
The Hosts screen is divided into an upper and lower pane. The upper pane provides general information about all hosts in a system. The lower pane provides more detailed information about a specific host as selected in the upper pane. Upper Pane Information in the upper pane is provided on two tabs, Hosts and Host Explorer. “Hosts Tab” (page 131) “Host Explorer Tab” (page 132) Hosts Tab The Hosts tab can be set to show summary information or descriptor information.
The following descriptor information is provided: Column Description Name The host name. System The system on which the host resides. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Location The location of the host. IP Address The host's IP address. Operating System The operating system type. Model The model of the host HBA. Contact Any contact information. Comments Any notes. Host Explorer Tab NOTE: The Host Explorer tab is displayed for systems running InForm OS 2.3.1 or higher.
Column Description OS The operating system type. OS Version The version of the operating system. OS Patch The patch level of the operating system. IP The host's IP address. Multipath The multipathing software in use on the host. Multipath Version The version of the multipathing software. Cluster Software The host clustering software in use on the host. Cluster Software Version The version of the host clustering software. Cluster ID The host cluster ID.
The following information is displayed: Group Field Description General Name The host name. ID The host ID. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Set The number of hosts it the host set. Host Ports The host port. InServ Ports The system port on which the host is visible. Node ID(s) The node(s) connected to the host. Volumes Exported The number of volumes exported from the host. Total Exported Size The total size in GiB of exported data. Location The location of the host.
The following information is provided: Column Description System Name (not shown) The name of the system. LUN The exported LUN value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Host WWN/iSCSI Name The host's World-Wide Name (WWN) or iSCSI name. Exported Size The size of the VLUN in GiB. Type The VLUN type.
The following information is provided: Column Description System Name (not shown) The name of the system. LUN The exported LUN value. Each LUN is a link to the VLUN template. Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. Each virtual volume is a link to the virtual volumes screen. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Type The VLUN type.
The following information is provided: Column Description System Name (not shown) The name of the system. LUN The exported LUN value. Virtual Volume The exported volume. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Inactive Ports WWNs reported by the host, but not visible to the system. InServ Ports The number of system ports that can see the host. Available Paths The total number of available distinct paths between the host and the system.
Column Description Reserved User Size The size of the volume's reserved user space in GiB. Used User Size The percentage of used user space. Reserved Copy Size The size of the volume's reserved copy space. Used Copy Size The percentage of used copy space. Exported To The host to which the volume is exported. A red entry indicates an inactive VLUN. A blue entry indicates an active VLUN. Each host name is a link to the host summary tab.
The following information is provided: Group Field Description General Host Name The host name. ID The host ID. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Reported Host Name The host name reported by the agent. OS The operating system type. OS Patch The patch level of the operating system. Architecture The host's CPU. IP The host's IP address. Multipath The multipathing software in use on the host. Cluster Software The host clustering software in use on the host.
The Paths screen is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all host paths in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single host path selected from the upper pane. “Upper Pane” (page 131) “Lower Pane” (page 133) Upper Pane The upper pane of the Paths screen provides the following information: Column Description Host WWN/iSCSI Name The host's World-Wide Name (WWN) or iSCSI name. Host Name The host name.
“Active VLUNs” (page 141) “VLUN Templates” (page 141) “Path Summary” (page 142) Active VLUNs The Active VLUNs tab appears as follows: The following information is provided on the Active VLUNs tab: Column Description LUN The exported LUN value. Each LUN is a link to the “Active VLUNs Tab” (page 203) . Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. Each virtual volume is a link to the virtual volume tab. RAID Type The volume's RAID type.
The following information is provided on the VLUN Templates tab: Column Description LUN The exported LUN value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Type The VLUN type. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs.
Column Description InServ Ports The number of system ports that can see the host. Available Paths The total number of available distinct paths between the host and the system. Healthy Paths The number of paths seen by the system and reported "good" by the host. Multipath The multipathing method in use. Failed Policy Path The failed path monitoring method. Monitoring Interval The monitoring interval in seconds after which the host checks for failed paths.
The following information is provided: Column Description Name The name of the host set. Each name listed is a link to that Host Set details screen. Domain The domain in which the host set resides. Members The number of hosts belonging to the host set. Comments Any notes about the host set. Viewing Host Set Details To view host set details: 1. In the Manager pane, click Hosts. 2.
Capacity Exported Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system name. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs per host. Total Exported Size The exported size per host in GiB. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size of exported capacity in GiB. Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system name.
24 Working with Hosts The Host Manager allows the following operations: “Creating Hosts” (page 146) “Editing Hosts” (page 147) “Removing Hosts” (page 148) “Adding Hosts to Host Sets” (page 149) “Exporting Virtual Volumes” (page 152) NOTE: If you are a domain user, only information within the domain(s) you have access to, will be visible. Creating Hosts To create a host, access the Create Host wizard: 1. Click Hosts in the Manager Pane. 2. Click Create Host in the Common Actions Panel.
3. Click Next, or click Finish to close the wizard and create the host with the information entered. Step 3. iSCSI 1. In the iSCSI Host Paths group box: a. Select one or more iSCSI names from the Available iSCSI Names list. This list displays iSCSI names for all physically connected host paths not already assigned to hosts. b. Click the left arrow to add the selected iSCSI name(s) to the Assigned iSCSI Names list. c.
Step 2. Fibre Channel 1. To assign available WWNs: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available WWNs list. This list displays WWNs for all physically connected host paths not already assigned to hosts. b. Click the left arrow to add the selected WWN(s) to the Assigned WWNs list. c. To remove assigned WWNs, select one or more WWNs from the Assigned WWNs list and click the right arrow. 2. To assign new WWNs, enter the WWN(s) for the host in the New WWN text box and click Assign.
5. Right-click and then click Remove Host in the menu that appears. The Remove Host dialog box appears. 6. 7. (Optional) In the Remove Host dialog box, select Remove Host even if there are exported volumes, and from host sets if applicable. Click OK. Adding Hosts to Host Sets Hosts can be added to existing host sets. To add a host or multiple hosts to an existing host set, access the Add to Host Set dialog box: 1. Click Hosts in the Manager Pane. 2.
25 Exporting Virtual Volumes To export a virtual volume, access the Export Virtual Volume wizard: 1. Click Hosts or Provisioning in the Manager Pane. 2. If you are working in the Hosts manager, in the Common Actions panel, click Export Volume. 3. If you are working in the Provisioning manager: a. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. b. Right-click the volume you wish to exort. c. In the menu that appears, click Export. The Export Virtual Volume wizard appears. Step 1. General 1.
26 Working with Host Sets Host sets allow users to create a name for a group of hosts. This allows a virtual volume to be exported to the same set of hosts. When working with host sets, the following operations are available: “Creating Host Sets” (page 151) “Editing Host Sets” (page 151) “Removing Host Sets” (page 152) “Exporting Virtual Volumes” (page 152) NOTE: If you are a domain user, only information within the domain(s) you have access to, will be visible.
Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. Name - Enter a new host set name. b. Comments - Enter any notes. 2. Click Next, or click Finish to close the wizard and edit the host set with the information entered. Step 2. Hosts 1. To assign available hosts: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available hosts list. b. Click the down arrow to add the selected WWN(s) to the Assigned hosts list. c.
Step 2. Settings 1. In the Settings group box: a. Select either Host or Host Set. b. From the host or host set list, select the host(s) or host set(s) on which the volume will be exported. c. Port - Select a port from the list. d. LUN - Select the Auto checkbox for the system to select the LUN, or enter a number. e. (Optional) To allow overriding of lower priority templates, click the Override lower priority templates checkbox. f.
27 Working with the Provisioning Manager The Provisioning Manager allows you to perform all provisioning tasks for your HP 3PAR Storage System. These tasks include: • Creating, editing, and maintaining virtual volumes, virtual volume sets, and virtual volume templates, as well as exporting virtual volumes. • Creating, editing, and maintaining Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) and CPG templates.
28 Viewing Provisioning for All Systems To view provisioning for all connected systems: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs. The Provisioning screen appears in the Management Window. The Provisioning screen provides information on two tabs, “Summary Tab” (page 155) and “Alerts Tab” (page 155) . Summary Tab The Summary tab displays the general provisioning of all connected systems.
29 Viewing Provisioning for a Single System To view the provisioning for a single system: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click the system under the InServs node you wish to view. The Provisioning screen appears in the Management Window, and provides information on three tabs, “Summary Tab” (page 156) , “Tasks Tab” (page 157) , and “Alerts Tab” (page 158) . Summary Tab The Summary tab provides information about all provisioning in the system.
Group System Capacity Field Description Expired Volumes The total number of expired virtual volumes. Unexported Volumes The total number of unexported virtual volumes. Active VLUNs The total number of active exported virtual volumes. Device Type Select the device type, Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State Device (SSD). The capacity and capacity usage of the selected device type is displayed in graphical form.
The Tasks tab is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of provisioning tasks for the storage server. The lower pane displays details about a selected task from the upper pane. “Upper Pane” (page 158) “Lower Pane” (page 158) Upper Pane The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description ID The task ID. Type The task type. Name The virtual volume name on which the task was performed. Status The status of the task.
30 Working with Common Provisioning Groups The Provisioning Manager allows you to perform all tasks associated with system Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), from their creation, to their maintenance, and ultimately, their removal.
The following information is displayed: Group Field Description General CPGs The total number of CPGs. FC The total number of Fibre Channel (FC) drives. NL The total number of Near Line (NL) drives. SSD The total number of Solid State Devices (SSD). Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes. Thinly Provisioned The total number of thinly provisioned virtual volumes. Fully Provisioned The total number of fully provisioned virtual volumes. Alerts The total number of alerts.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system. RAID The volume's RAID type. Allocated Capacity The CPG's total capacity in GiB. Allocated Percentage The percentage of used space in GiB. Free Capacity The amount of CPG space available in GiB. Limit Percentage Limits a percentage of space available for CPG space.
Column Description Growth Limit The size limit (in GiB) after which the CPG will not grow. Device Type The type of physical disk, either Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device RPM Speed of the specified disk. NOTE: The Device RPM number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system. Total Raw Capacity The CPG's total raw capacity in GiB. Raw User Size The raw user space size in GiB. Raw Used User Size The amount of used raw user space in GiB. Raw Copy Size The raw copy space size in GiB. Raw Used Copy Size The amount of used raw copy space in GiB.
The following information is displayed on the Summary tab: Group Field Description General Name The Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) name. Domain The domain in which the CPG resides. Total VV Count The total number of TPVVs using the CPG. Fully Provisioned The number of fully provisioned volumes. Thinly Provisioned The number of thinly provisioned volumes. User Space The total number of VVs whose user space is using the CPG.
Settings Tab The lower pane's Settings tab appears. The following information is displayed on the lower pane's Settings tab: Group Field Description Copy Growth Growth Increment The Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) copy space grow size in GiB. Growth Warning If enabled, the CPG's growth size (in GiB) at which a warning alert is generated. Growth Limit If enabled, the size limit (in GiB) after which the CPG will not grow. Growth Increment The admin space grow size in GiB.
Group Field Description Step Size The number of contiguous bytes in KB. Disk Filter The filtering used for the disks making up the CPG. Virtual Volumes Tab The Virtual Volumes tab displays the virtual volumes that make up the selected CPG. The Virtual Volumes tab appear. The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The name of the virtual volume. Domain The domain in which the volume resides. State The current state of the volume.
The following information is displayed on the Logical Disks tab: Column Description Name The name of the logical disk. System The system on which the logical disk resides. Domain The domain in which the logical disk resides. State The current state of the logical disk. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . Device Type The disk type, Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device RPM Speed of the specified disk.
Alerts Tab The Alerts tab displays a table containing alert information for a single CPG selected from the upper pane. The information displayed is identical to the information displayed in system alerts table. See “Viewing System Alerts” (page 57) for additional information. Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Layout Tab To view the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) Layout tab: 1. Access the CPG screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Layout tab.
Step 1. General 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. System - Select the system where the CPG will be created. Domain - Select the domain in which the CPG will reside. Select if not applicable. Name - Enter a name for the new CPG. Template - Select the CPG template to apply to the new CPG. If not required, select . Allocation Warning - Click the Enabled checkbox and enter the appropriate percentage.
Editing a Common Provisioning Group To edit a Common Provisioning Group (CPG): 1. Access the CPGs tab. 2. Right-click the CPG you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit CPG wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Name - Enter a new name for the CPG (31 character maximum).
3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 4. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. Creating Similar Common Provisioning Groups You 1. 2. 3. can create new Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) based on existing CPGs. To do this: Access the CPGs tab. Right-click the CPG you wish to use as the basis for your new CPG. In the menu that appears, click Create Similar. The Create CPG wizard appears. 4.
31 Working with Virtual Volumes The Provisioning Manager allows you to perform all tasks associated with system volumes, from their creation, to their maintenance, and ultimately, their removal.
The following information is displayed: Group Field Description General Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes. Base Volumes The total number of base volumes. Thinly Provisioned The number of thinly provisioned virtual volumes. Fully Provisioned The number of fully provisioned virtual volumes. Virtual Copies The total number of virtual copies. Physical Copies The total number of physical copies. Remote Copy Volumes The total number of Remote Copy virtual volumes.
“Lower Pane” (page 179) Upper Pane The table in the upper pane can be filtered to display Summary, Allocation, Capacity, Raw Capacity, History, and Remote Copy information. Displaying Summary Information To view summary information, select Summary from the filtering list. The summary information appears. The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Volume tree depth in parenthesis. System The name of the system.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Volume tree depth in parenthesis. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system. Type Indicates if the volume is a base volume, physical copy, or virtual copy. Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). User CPG The name of the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) used for user space.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Volume tree depth in parenthesis. System The name of the system. State The state of the system. Type Indicates if the volume is a base volume, physical copy, or virtual copy. Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). RAID The volume's RAID type. Virtual Size The size of the volume in GiB. Reserved User Size The size of the volume's reserved user space in GiB.
Column Description Reserved User Size The size of the volume's reserved user space in GiB. Raw Reserved Copy Size The size of the volume's reserved raw copy space in GiB. Reserved Copy Size The size of the volume's reserved copy space in GiB. Total Raw Reserved The total amount of reserved raw space in GiB. Total Reserved The total amount of reserved space in GiB. Displaying History Information To view history information, select History from the filtering list. The history information appears.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Volume tree depth in parenthesis. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system. Type Indicates if the volume is a base volume, physical copy, or virtual copy. Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). RAID The volume's RAID type. Virtual Size The size of the volume in GiB. Exported To The host to which the volume is exported.
The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Volume tree depth in parenthesis. System The name of the system. State The state of the system. Type Indicates if the volume is a base volume, physical copy, or virtual copy. Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). Grown User Space The size of user space the virtual volume has grown in GiB. Grown Copy Space The size of copy space the virtual volume has grown in GiB.
The following information is displayed in the lower pane's Summary tab: Group Field Description General Name The virtual volume's name. ID The virtual volume ID. Domain The domain in which the volume resides. Set The name of the volume set to which the volume belongs. Type The type of volume (Base, Physical Copy, Virtual Copy). Provisioning Indicates if the selected volume is fully provisioned or a thinly provisioned virtual volume. WWN The volume's World Wide Name (WWN).
The following information is displayed in the lower pane's Settings tab: Group Field Description User Space Provisioning Provisioning Indicates if the selected volume is fully provisioned or a thinly provisioned virtual volume. CPG The name of the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) from which user space is provisioned. Allocation Warning If enabled, the allocation warning percentage. Allocation Limit If enabled, the allocation limit.
Group Copy Space Allocation Field Description Allocation Limit If enabled, the allocation limit. Device Type The disk type, Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device RPM The speed of the disk. NOTE: The Device RPM number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system.
The following information is displayed in the lower pane's Advanced tab: Group Field Description Policies System Volume Indicates if the volume is a system volume. Allow stale snapshots Indicates if stale snapshots are allowed. Restrict export to one host Indicates if exporting is restricted to only one host. Zero-fill on partially written data pages Indicates if the zero-fill on partially written data pages policy is enabled.
Column Description NOTE: The Device RPM number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system. For FC and NL drives, the number corresponds to both a performance measure and actual rotational speed. For an SSD drive, the number is to be treated as relative performance benchmark that takes into account in I/O per second, bandwidth, and the access time.
The following information is displayed in the SCSI-3 Reservations tab (Click the Get Data button to retrieve data): Column Description Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. Virtual Volume The name of the virtual volume. Host The name of the host with the SCSI-3 reservation. Port The port with the SCSI-3 reservation. Owner The host's World-Wide Name (WWN). Reservation Key The service action reservation key. Type The persistent reservation type.
Column Description Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The InServ Storage Server port on which the VLUN is exported.hu Host WWN/iSCSI Name The logical disk's RAID type. Exported Size The VLUN's exported size. Type The VLUN type, Host Sees, Host In Set, or Matched Set. VLUN Templates Tab The VLUN Templates tab appears. The following information is displayed in the VLUNs Templates tab: Column Description LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value.
The following information is displayed in the Path Summary tab: Column Description LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Virtual Volume The name of the exported virtual volume. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Host Ports The number of host WWNs visible to the InServ Storage Server. Inactive Ports WWNs reported by the host, but not visible to the InServ Storage Server. InServ Ports The number of system ports that can see the host.
See “Viewing the Logical Disks Layout Screen” (page 236) for additional information. Hosts Tab The Hosts tab shows statistics for the host. The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. Domain The domain the host is connected to. Host Ports The number of ports the host is connected to. InServ Ports The number of ports on the system the host is connected to. Node ID(s) The node ID of the system connected to the host.
Viewing the Virtual Volumes Alerts Tab To view the virtual volume Alerts tab: 1. Access the virtual volume screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab displays virtual volume-related alerts for the system. The information displayed in the provisioning Alerts tab is identical to the information contained in the systems Alerts tab. • The Alerts tab displays only virtual volume-related alerts. • See “Viewing System Alerts” (page 57) .
d. If you selected Thinly Provisioned: i. CPG - Select a CPG. ii. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box. 3. In the Grouping group box: a. Count - Enter the number of volumes to create. b. Set Name - Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select . 4. If you wish to configure the virtual volume's policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s).
Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. System - Select the system where the volume will be created. b. Domain - Select the domain in which the volume will reside. Select if not applicable. c. Name - Enter a name for the new volume. d. Template - Select the volume template to apply to the new volume. If not required, select . e. Comments - Enter any notes about the volume. 2. In the User Space group box: a. Size - Enter the size of the volume.
3. 4. Select the Preferred Chunklets as Fast or Slow. Click Next to enter disk information, or click Finish. Step 4. Disk Filter The Disk Filter displays the physical disks used to create the volume. Pattern displays the parameters of the disks used. To modify the list of disks used: 1. Click the Filter icon. 2. See “Filtering” (page 31) for filtering details. 3. Click Next to configure Policies and Geometry, or click Finish. Step 5. Policies & Geometry 1.
3. 4. If you wish to edit the virtual volume's policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s). Click Next to configure Copy Space Settings, or click Finish. Step 2. Copy Space Settings 1. 2. 3. From the CPG list, select the CPG to use for copy space, or select . In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box.
2. In the User Space group box: a. Size - Enter the size of the volume. Change the Size list value to MiB or TiB as applicable. The default is GiB. NOTE: b. Minimum permitted volume size is 256MiB, maximum is 16TiB. If the volume is Fully Provisioned from PDs: i. Device Type - Select FC for Fibre Channel drives, NL for Nearline drives, or SSD for Solid State drives. ii. Device RPM - Select the appropriate speed or .
2. 3. Right-click the volume you wish to use as the basis for your new volume. In the menu that appears, click Create Similar. The Create VV wizard appears. 4. Follow the instructions in “Creating Virtual Volumes” (page 189) . Saving a Virtual Volume as a Template You 1. 2. 3. can save a virtual volume as a template. To do this: Access the Virtual Volumes tab. Right-click the volume you wish save as a template. In the menu that appears, click Save As Template. The Create VV Template wizard appears. 4.
Creating a Remote Copy Group from Virtual Volumes NOTE: HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software requires an HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software license. For additional information about the license, see the HP 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. To create a Remote Copy group from virtual volumes: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Select the volumes from which you wish to create a Remote Copy group. 3. Right-click your selection. 4. In the menu that appears, click Create Remote Copy Group.
Moving a Virtual Volume to Another Domain NOTE: HP 3PAR Domains requires an HP 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, see the HP 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. If you are using HP 3PAR Domains and wish to move a volume from one domain to another, follow the instructions in “Moving Objects from One Domain to Another Domain” (page 305) . Removing Virtual Volumes To remove a virtual volume: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the volume you wish to remove. 3.
5. 6. If the volume is provisioned from physical disks, you can optionally display additional tuning options by selecting Show advanced options panel(s). Click Next to enter allocation settings or view summary information, or click Finish. Step 2. Allocation Settings Procedure 2 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Availability list, select Cage, Port, or Magazine. From the Step Size list, select default, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 KiB. The default value depends on raid type and device type used.
32 Working with Virtual Volume Sets When working with virtual volume sets, you can: “Viewing Virtual Volume Sets” (page 199) “Creating Virtual Volume Sets” (page 200) “Editing a Virtual Volume Set” (page 201) “Exporting Virtual Volume Sets” (page 201) “Removing a Virtual Volume Set” (page 201) “Adding a Virtual Volume to a Virtual Volume Set” (page 201) Viewing Virtual Volume Sets To view a system's virtual volume sets: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2.
2. In the Management Tree, click the virtual volume set under Virtual Volume Sets you wish to view. The single Virtual Volume Set screen appears. The type of information displayed is identical to the information displayed for virtual volumes. See the “Viewing Virtual Volumes” (page 172) topic and its sub-topics for additional information. Creating Virtual Volume Sets To create a virtual volume set: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2.
Editing a Virtual Volume Set To edit a virtual volume set: 1. Access the Virtual Volume Sets screen. 2. Right-click the virtual volume set you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit Virtual Volume Set wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. 2. 3. Name - Enter a name for the set. Comments - Enter any notes about the virtual volume set. Click Next to assign/unassign virtual volumes to/from the set. Step 2. Volumes 1. To assign available volumes: a.
NOTE: If you wish to remove multiple virtual volume sets (see “Selecting Multiple Items” (page 28) ), select the volume sets you wish to remove before right-clicking. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove Virtual Volume Sets dialog box appears. 4. Click OK.
33 Working with VLUNs When working with VLUNs, you can: “Viewing VLUNs” (page 203) “Creating VLUNs” (page 206) “Removing VLUNs” (page 206) Viewing VLUNs To view system VLUNs: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click VLUNs under the system node you wish to view. The VLUNs screen provides VLUN information on three tabs, “Active VLUNs” (page 141) , “VLUN Templates” (page 141) , and “Path Summary” (page 142) .
Column Description Host WWN/iSCSI Name The WWN or iSCSI name of the host. Exported Size The VLUN's exported size in GiB. Type The VLUN type, Host Sees, Host In Set, or Matched Set. Displaying Remote Copy Information The Active VLUNs tab for Remote Copy information appears as follows. The following information is displayed on the Active VLUNs tab for Remote Copy information: Column Description System Name The name of the system. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value.
The VLUN Templates tab is split into an upper tab and a lower tab. The upper tab displays summary information about system VLUN templates. The lower pane displays active VLUN information about a selected template from the upper pane. Upper Pane The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN template resides. Virtual Volume The name of the virtual volume. RAID Type The VLUN RAID type.
The following information is displayed in the Path Summary tab: Column Description LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Virtual Volume The name of the exported virtual volume. Each entry is a link to the Virtual Volumes tab. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Each entry is a link to the Hosts tab. Host Ports The number of host WWNs visible to the system. Inactive Ports WWNs reported by the host, but not visible to the system.
4. 5. (Optional) In the Remove VLUN(s) dialog box that appears, click the After removal... checkbox to prevent the storage server from issuing a Loop Initialization Primitive (LIP) or Registered State Change notification (RSCN) after removing the VLUN. Click OK.
34 Working with Templates The InForm Management Console allows you to create templates that enable you to apply a set of parameters again and again to create virtual volumes or Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) with the same, or similar characteristics. The following general rules apply to templates: • A property can either be included in a template or not included (unincluded). Properties are Virtual Volume (VV) or Common Provisioning Group (CPG) attributes such as set size.
The Templates screen is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The “Upper Pane” (page 209) displays summary information about the system's templates. The “Lower Pane” (page 209) displays details about a template selected from the upper pane. Upper Pane The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description System The name of the system. Name The template name. Type The template type. Description User entered information about the template.
4. After accessing the Virtual Volumes tab, in the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Provisioning > Template > Create VV Template. The Create VV Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a. System - Select the system on which the template will be created. b. Name - Enter the template name. c. (Optional) Description - Enter a template description. d.
Step 3. Policies and Geometry 1. 2. 3. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template.
2. 3. In the User Space group box: a. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. b.
2. 3. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV template, Copy Settings screen: Property Include in the template in order to... Allow stale snapshots allows stale snapshots. Restrict export to one host indicate whether the VV can export to multiple hosts. Zero-fill on partially written data pages ensure that the host can never read old data from deleted volumes or snapshots. Sectors Per Track specify the number of sectors to allow per track.
2. In the User Space group box: a. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. b.
Step 3. Allocation Settings 1. 2. 3. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template (for example, a step size of 128 KB). Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template.
Step 6. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. Editing a Virtual Volume Template (Fully Provisioned from Physical Disks) To edit a virtual volume template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the virtual volume template you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit VV Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a. (Optional) Description - Enter a template description. b.
2. 3. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV template, Copy Space Settings screen: Property Include in the template in order to... CPG select the CPG to use for copy space. Allocation Warning generate an alert when the copy space of the VV exceeds the specified percentage of the VV size. Allocation Limit prevent the copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage of the VV size.
2. 3. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV template, Copy Settings screen: Property Include in the template in order to... Allow stale snapshots allows stale snapshots. Restrict export to one host Indicates whether the VV can export to multiple hosts. Sectors Per Track specify the number of sectors to allow per track. Heads Per Cylinder specify the number of heads to use per cylinder. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish.
2. In the General group box: a. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. b.
2. 3. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a CPG template, Allocation Settings screen: Property Include in the template in order to... Availability set the level of failure tolerance for a volume created with this template. Choices are Cage - default, Port, Magazine. Step Size determine the number of contiguous bytes that the system accesses before moving to the next chunklet within logical disks supporting volumes created with this template.
2. In the General group box: a. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checkbox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. b.
2. 3. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a CPG template, Allocation Settings screen: Property Include in the template in order to... Availability set the level of failure tolerance for a volume created with this template. Choices are Cage - default, Port, Magazine. Step Size determine the number of contiguous bytes that the system accesses before moving to the next chunklet within logical disks supporting volumes created with this template.
2. 3. Right-click the CPG or virtual volume template you wish to use as the basis for your new template. In the menu that appears, click Create Similar. The Create CPG Template or Create VV Template wizard appears. 4. Follow the instructions in “Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates” (page 218) or “Creating Virtual Volume Templates (Thinly Provisioned)” (page 209) . Removing a Template To remove a template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the template you wish to remove. 3.
35 Working with Virtual Copies The InForm Management Console allows you to view, create, edit, remove, and promote virtual copies. “Viewing Virtual Copies” (page 224) “Creating a Virtual Copy” (page 224) “Editing a Virtual Copy” (page 225) “Removing a Virtual Copy” (page 225) “Creating a Consistency Group Virtual Copy” (page 225) “Creating a Batch Virtual Copy” (page 226) “Promoting a Virtual Copy” (page 226) Viewing Virtual Copies Virtual copies are displayed on the Virtual Volumes tab.
6. Destination Volume - Enter the destination volume's name. NOTE: If you selected a virtual volume set from the Parent Volume list, the Destination Volume field is automatically populated with @vvname@.copy, meaning that @vvname@ is replaced with the names of the virtual volumes belonging to the selected virtual volume set. For example, if your virtual volume set contains virtual volumes named VV1, VV2, and VV3, the destination virtual volumes will be named VV1.copy, VV2.copy, and VV3.copy.
1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. Select two or more virtual volumes with copy space. Right-click the selected volumes. In the menu that appears, click Create Consistency Group Virtual Copies. The Create Consistency Group Virtual Copies dialog box appears. 5. If you wish to modify the name of a copy, double-click any name in the Name column and then enter a new name. 6. The Zero detect on thinly provisioned R/W snapshots option is enabled if the system is running InForm 3.1.
3. In the menu that appears, click Promote Virtual Copy. The Promote Virtual Copy dialog box appears. 4. 5. 6. Select a target volume from the Target Virtual Volume list. Click OK. When prompted for confirmation to continue, click Yes.
36 Working with Physical Copies The InForm Management Console allows you to view, create, edit, and manage physical copies.
7. 8. (Optional) If you want to save a snapshot of the physical copy, in order to resynchronize the base volume and physical copy at a later point in time, click Save snapshot for later resync. Click OK. Editing a Physical Copy To edit a physical copy: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the physical copy you wish to edit and select Edit. The Edit Physical Copy dialog box appears. 3. 4. 5. Enter a new name in the Name field.
Resynchronizing a Physical Copy To resynchronize a physical copy: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the physical copy you wish to resynchronize. 3. In the menu that appears, click Resync Physical Copy. The Resync Physical Copy dialog box appears. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. From the System list, select the system on which the copy resides. (Optional) From the Domain list, select the domain in which the copy is resynchronized.
37 Working with the Layout Grid Manager The Layout Grid Manager allows you to view layout grids showing patterns of physical disk, logical disk, virtual volume, and Common Provisioning Group (CPG) usage. These grids can be used to monitor resource allocation. NOTE: Logical disk information only appears if you have set your preferences in the InForm Management Console to display logical disk information. See “Setting Global Preferences” (page 33) .
38 Viewing Layout Information for All Systems To view layout information for all connected HP Storage Systems: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs. The Layout screen displays information for each connected system, including the number of physical disks, chunklets, free chunklets, failed chunklets, and chunklet size (in GiB) for each system. Each system listed in the System column is a link to the layout grid for an individual system.
Viewing the CPG Layout Grid To view the CPG layout for a single system: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2. In the Management Tree, click the system with the CPGs you wish to view. 3. In the Management Window, click the CPGs tab. Viewing the Logical Disk Layout Grid To view the logical disk layout for a single system: Procedure 4 1. 2. 3. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. In the Management Tree, click the system with the logical disks you wish to view.
39 Viewing the Virtual Volumes Layout Screen The virtual volumes layout screen allows you to see the distribution of virtual volumes across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each virtual volume. The virtual volume layout screen is split into an upper pane, which shows a summary of virtual volumes in the system, and a lower pane, which shows the chunklet layout details for a selected volume from the upper pane. To view the virtual volumes layout screen: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid.
40 Viewing the CPGs Layout Screen The Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) layout screen allows you to see the distribution of CPGs across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each CPG. The CPG layout screen is split into an upper pane, which shows a summary of CPGs in the system, and a lower pane, which shows the chunklet layout details for a selected CPG from the upper pane. To view the CPGs layout screen: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2.
41 Viewing the Logical Disks Layout Screen NOTE: Logical disk information only appears if you have set your preferences in the InForm Management Console to display logical disk information. See “Setting Global Preferences” (page 33) . The logical disks layout screen allows you to see how chunklets are used by the logical disks in the system.
There are three elements of the By Logical Disk screen, a “Navigation Tree” (page 237) , a “Summary Pane” (page 237) , and a “Logical Disk Layout Pane” (page 238) . Navigation Tree The navigation tree appears on the left side of the screen. At the top level is the selected volume or CPG. Below the volume are logical disks. Below logical disks are the position in set. Summary Pane NOTE: tree.
Logical Disk Layout Pane The logical disk layout pane displays details about how chunklets are laid out in the selected logical disk or set.
42 Working with the Remote Copy Manager The Remote Copy Manager of the InForm Management Console allows you to create and manage HP 3PAR Remote Copy configurations on your HP 3PAR Storage Systems.
43 Viewing Remote Copy Information The InForm Management Console allows you to view information about connected systems using HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software.
Access the Available InServs screen and then click the numeric value under the RCFC, RCIP, or Total column. or 1. 2. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. In the Management Tree, under Available InServs, click the Ports node under the system whose Remote Copy ports you wish to view. Information about a system's Remote Copy ports is displayed on four tabs, RC Ports, RCIP, RCFC, and Inventory. RC Ports Tab The RC Ports tab displays a summary of all Remote Copy ports on a system.
RCIP Tab The RCIP tab displays a summary of all Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) ports on a system. The upper pane of the RCIP tab displays summary information about the system's RCIP ports. The lower pane displays details about a selected RCIP port from the upper pane. The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description Position The location of the port in node:slot:port format. MAC The Media Access Control (MAC) address of the connected device. State The state of the port.
Group IP Settings Resources Field Description Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, Peer, or InServ. Connected Device Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0. Mode Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports.
The upper pane of the RCFC tab displays summary information about the system's RCFC ports. The lower pane displays details about a selected RCFC port from the upper pane. The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. State The state of the port. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 41) . Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC. Mode Port firmware mode setting.
Group Field Description Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, Peer, or InServ. Connected Device Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0. Mode Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports. State Current state of the port.
See also: “Manager Pane” (page 18) “Management Tree” (page 17) “Viewing Remote Copy Links” (page 249) “Viewing Remote Copy Targets” (page 249) Viewing Configured Remote Copy Systems To view configured Remote Copy systems: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy configuration you wish to view.
Right-clicking the graph displays a menu, which allows you to perform actions such as viewing and setting the chart's properties, copying the chart, and saving the chart. Tasks Tab The Tasks tab is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all Remote Copy tasks for the Remote Copy systems. The lower pane displays details about a selected system from the upper pane. The format is similar to the format described in “Displaying Tasks” (page 287) .
“Displaying Tasks” (page 287) “Viewing System Alerts” (page 57) Viewing Remote Copy Groups A Remote Copy group is a group of virtual volumes on the same storage server that are logically related, and on which Remote Copy operations are performed. To view Remote Copy groups: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Groups under the Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy configuration you wish to view.
“Management Tree” (page 17) “Viewing Configured Remote Copy Systems” (page 246) “Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab” (page 173) Viewing Remote Copy Links Remote Copy links are associated with Remote Copy target definitions, and are used to transmit and receive data between Remote Copy systems. To view Remote Copy links: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Links under the Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy links you wish to view.
• The right pane displays information about the Remote Copy targets for each Remote Copy system in tabular format. Information displayed for each system's targets includes the target's name, target ID, connection type, status, backup system information, and active policy.
44 Configuring Remote Copy The InForm Management Console allows you to setup several different configurations of HP 3PAR Remote Copy, as well as configure Remote Copy ports. The following types of Remote Copy are supported: • 1-to-1 Remote Copy - In 1-to-1 Remote Copy, data is mirrored between two systems. • 1-to-N Remote Copy - In 1-to-N Remote Copy, a single system uses multiple systems as backup servers.
the backup system (unidirectional), or both systems can serve as both the primary and backup systems (bidirectional). NOTE: In order to configure 1-to-1 Remote Copy, you must have two available systems with configured Remote Copy ports. To configure 1-to-1 Remote Copy: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Common Actions panel, click New Configuration. The New Remote Copy Configuration wizard appears. Step 1. Targets 1. 2. Under Select a Topology, click 1-1.
Step 3. Groups 1. In the Source group: a. System - Select the system on which the Remote Copy group will reside. b. (Optional) Domain - Select the domain in which the Remote Copy group will reside. c. Group - Enter a name for the Remote Copy group. d. (Optional) Start group after completion - Select if you want the Remote Copy group to be started (start mirroring) after it is created. e.
3. Under the Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii. CPG under Copy CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's copy space is allocated. iv. (Optional) In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information.
4. 5. (Optional) Under Name Targets, the Target Name fields are automatically populated with the storage server names. You can enter an alternate name if you wish. Click Next. Step 2. Links 1. 2. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links. Click and drag from one port on one system to a port on the other system. Repeat for the other Remote Copy ports.
4. (Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 3 to create additional Remote Copy groups. NOTE: When creating additional groups, if you select a server other than the server selected during the first instance of group creation, you will create a bidirectional Remote Copy relationship where each storage server will be both the primary and backup servers to the other. For N-to-1 Remote Copy, you can only create a bidirectional configuration for one Remote Copy group pair. 5. Click Next. Step 4. Virtual Volumes 1.
Step 1. Targets 1. 2. Under Select a Topology, click N-1. Under Assign Systems: a. Select the total number of systems you are configuring for the N-to-1 setup. b. Click a storage system graphic. In the menu that appears, select a storage system to assign. Repeat for the other storage system graphics. NOTE: Only available systems, which satisfy requirements appear. See the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide for additional information. 3. 4. 5.
c. d. e. f. 3. 4. Sync Period - If you selected Periodic, select second(s), minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and enter a numeric value for when you wish the source and backup groups to synchronize. 6 (Optional) Auto Recover - Select if you want the group to be restarted automatically after Remote Copy links come back up should the links go down.
In a Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy configuration, a single Remote Copy group is copied directly to volumes on two other systems by admitting the volumes to groups with two targets. Synchronous mode Remote Copy is used between the primary (source) and backup system that are physically closer to each other where a high bandwidth/low latency connection is shared.
NOTE: If Fibre Channel ports are not displayed, the ports may not be zoned correctly, or may not be physically connected. See Configuring Fibre Channel Ports for RCFC for additional information. Step 3. Groups 1. In the Source group: a. System - Select the system on which the Remote Copy group will reside. b. (Optional) Domain - Select the domain in which the Remote Copy group will reside. c. Group - Enter a name for the Remote Copy group. d.
3. Under the first Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii. CPG under Copy CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's copy space is allocated. iv. (Optional) In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information.
proceeding with the ping operation to check communication between the link ports. The ping is not executed if the configuration fails. Pinging the Remote Copy Links Clicking Ping after entering or changing the requested link information during Remote Copy link creation results in a ping operation on the entered link ports.
45 Working with Remote Copy Groups When you have created a Remote Copy relationship between your InServ Storage Servers, you can add and create new Remote Copy groups, as well as edit and manage existing Remote Copy groups. “Creating Remote Copy Groups” (page 263) “Starting Remote Copy Groups” (page 264) “Stopping Remote Copy Groups” (page 264) “Editing Remote Copy Groups” (page 265) “Removing Remote Copy Groups” (page 266) Creating Remote Copy Groups To create a Remote Copy group: 1.
2. 3. In the Backup Volume on list select a backup virtual volume from the virtual volume list, or click New to create a new backup volume. If you clicked New: a. Enter a volume name. b. Select CPG for the user space. c. Select a CPG for the copy space. NOTE: When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists to include by clicking the down arrow and selecting Virtual Volumes, Provisioning, and Virtual Size. To clear the filter, click Clear. 4. 5. Click Add. Click Next.
Editing Remote Copy Groups To edit a Remote Copy group: 1. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2. In the upper pane, right-click the group you wish to edit. 3. Click Edit Remote Copy Group. The Edit Remote Copy Group wizard appears. Step 1. Groups 1. 2. (Optional) If you wish to display advanced editing options, select Show advanced options. In the Backup group: a. Mode - Select Synchronous or Periodic. b.
4. 5. 6. Click Add. If you wish to remove a volume from the group, select a volume from the volume list at the bottom of the wizard and click Remove. Click Next to review a summary of changes, or click Finish. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. Removing Remote Copy Groups To remove a Remote Copy group: Procedure 5 1. 2. 3. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. In the upper pane, select the group(s) you wish to remove.
46 Working with Remote Copy Links The InForm Management Console allows you to create and remove Remote Copy links. “Creating Remote Copy Links” (page 267) “Removing Remote Copy Links” (page 267) “Pinging the Remote Copy Links” (page 268) Creating Remote Copy Links NOTE: Only two Remote Copy links are allowed. To add a Remote Copy link: 1. Access the Remote Copy Links screen. 2. In the right pane, right-click in the table of the system on which you wish to create a link and select Create Link.
When pinging RCIP link ports: • You can click Details in the Port Configuration or Ping dialog boxes to show or hide details about the configuration or ping operation, respectively. • If the MTU value of the ports is different, for example one value 1500 and the other value 9000, the lower packet size (1500) is used during the ping operation. • If both ports' MTU values are 9000, Jumbo Ping is displayed as the Ping group box title.
47 Working with Remote Copy Targets Remote Copy target definitions are descriptors on one Remote Copy system that identify another a Remote Copy system. In a Remote Copy server pair, the systems are each defined as targets, relative to each other, for Remote Copy operations.
2. 3. 4. 5. In the IP Settings groups for each system/port, all fields are automatically populated based on the link relationship you established under Create Links. (Optional) Enter the gateway address for each system/port. (Optional) Click Apply to test the link configuration, or Ping to test the communication between the links. Click Finish. Editing Remote Copy Targets To edit a Remote Copy target: 1. Access the Remote Copy Targets screen. 2.
48 Remote Copy Disaster Recovery When a system in a Remote Copy setup becomes unavailable, you can perform disaster recovery operations to continue writing data to the available system(s). The disaster recovery sequence is as follows: 1. Failover Remote Copy groups to the backup system. 2. Recover the Remote Copy groups to the primary (source) system once the source server has been brought back up and is running normally. 3. Restore the Remote Copy groups to their normal operation.
For Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy, the InForm Management Console allows you to switch failover of Remote Copy groups from one backup system to the other backup system. For example, in a Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy setup where source system A is backed up to backup systems B and C, if Remote Copy groups are failed over from source system A to backup system B, you can switch failover from backup system B to backup system C.
3. Right-click and select Recover Remote Copy Group(s). The Remote Copy Recover dialog box appears. 4. 5. Click OK. Click Yes when prompted for confirmation. In the right pane of the Remote Copy Groups screen: • Secondary-Rev is displayed under the Source Role column indicating that the groups on the source system are currently acting as backup to the groups on the backup system. Any data is written to the groups on the backup system and then replicated on the source system.
49 Working with the Performance Manager The Performance Manager provides pre-defined performance charts for physical disks, host ports, and disk ports. In addition, the Performance Manager allows you create, edit, and save your own customized performance charts.
50 Viewing_Performance The InForm Management Console provides pre-defined performance charts for physical disk usage, disk port, and host ports. To view a pre-defined performance chart: Procedure 6 1. 2. 3. 4. In the Manager Pane, click Performance. In the Management Tree, click either the Physical Disks or Ports (Data) node under the system for which you wish to view performance. Click PD Usage - Total IOPS, Disk Ports - Total Throughput, or Hosts Ports - Total Throughput.
If you wish to change the color of a plot, click the color under the Color column and then choose a new color in the menu that appears. Viewing Instantaneous Statistics The PD Usage performance chart displays the latest updated physical disk IOPs statistics. Instead of a line graph, a bar graph is displayed, which shows the physical disk performance at the moment.
51 Creating a New Chart To create a new performance chart, access the Chart Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Performance. 2. In the Common Tasks panel, click New Chart. Step 1. Chart Selection 1. 2. 3. Select either Template or Custom. If you selected Template, select the type of objects to plot by choosing PD Usage under Physical Disk, or Disk Ports, Host Ports, RCFC Ports, or RCIP Ports under Ports (Data). If you selected Custom: a. Name - Enter a name for your chart. b.
52 Saving a Chart To save a chart: 1. Create a new chart. 2. In the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Performance > Save Chart. 3. Enter a name for the chart and select a save location. 4. Click Save. The saved chart will appear under the Save Charts tree node once saved. NOTE: saved. 278 Saving a Chart When saving a chart, only the chart configuration data is saved.
53 Editing a Chart To edit a chart, access the Edit Chart Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Performance. 2. In the Management Tree, select a chart under the Saved Charts node. 3. In the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Performance > Edit Chart. Step 1. Chart Selection 1. 2. Enter a new Name, Description, and/or Polling Interval. Click Next. Step 2. Object Selection 1. 2. 3. Select a system from the System list. By default, all objects will be plotted in the chart.
54 Working with the Event Manager The Event Manager allows you to view system alerts for individual systems and all connected systems, and individual system events.
55 Viewing the Alerts Summary The alerts summary screen provides an overview of the health of all connected systems. To view the alerts summary: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Events. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs. 3. In the Management Window, click the Summary tab. The alerts summary appears as follows: • The New Alerts row provides a count of each alert type for all connected systems.
56 Viewing System Alerts To view system alert information, access the Systems screen and then click the Alerts tab. or 1. 2. 3. In the Manager Pane, click Events. In the Management Tree, click the InServs node or a system node. In the Management Window, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab is split into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane display a summary of the alerts. The lower pane displays the details of an alert selected in the upper pane.
Column Description Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert. Lower Pane The lower pane of the Alerts tab displays detailed information about an alert selected in the upper pane. The lower pane displays the following information: Group Field Description General Severity The alert severity. See “Alert Severity Indicators” (page 40) .
See also: “Viewing System Alerts” (page 57) “Selecting Multiple Items” (page 28) Viewing System Events To view system events: Procedure 7 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the Manager Pane, click Events. In the Management Tree, click the system node for which you wish to view events. In the Management Window, click the Events tab. In the Last text box, enter the appropriate number to narrow the displayed events. Select the drop-down list increment, day(s), hour(s), minute(s). Click Get Events.
57 Working with the Task Manager The Task Manager allows you to retrieve, remove, and cancel tasks on HP 3PAR Storage Systems.
58 Viewing the Tasks Summary The InForm Management Console allows you to view a summary of tasks for all connected systems or for a single connected system. To view the tasks summary: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Tasks. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs. 3. (Optional) If you wish to view tasks for a single system, select a system under the InServs node. 4. In the Management Window, click the Summary tab. 5. If you wish to view tasks from the last hour, select Last Hour Only.
59 Displaying Tasks The InForm Management Console allows you to display completed, running, failed, and canceled tasks within a specified time period. To display tasks: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Tasks. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs. 3. (Optional) If you wish to display tasks for a single system, select a system under the InServs node. 4. In the Management Window, click the Tasks tab. 5. In the Show tasks that are list, select in any state, Completed, Running, Canceled, or Failed. 6.
60 Removing Tasks To remove tasks: 1. Access the Tasks tab. 2. In the upper pane of the Tasks tab, select the task(s) you wish to remove. 3. Right-click the selection and then click Remove Task in the menu that appears. The Remove Task(s) dialog box appears. 4. Click OK.
61 Cancelling Tasks To cancel tasks: 1. Access the Tasks tab. 2. In the upper pane of the Tasks tab, select the task(s) you wish to cancel. 3. Right-click the selection and then click Cancel Task in the menu that appears. The Cancel Task(s) dialog box appears. 4. Click OK.
62 Working with the Security Manager The Security Manager allows you to create and manage users and domains, as well as view users, domains, and connections on the HP 3PAR Storage System. “Viewing the Security System Summary Screen” (page 291) “Working with Users” (page 293) “Working with Domains” (page 296) “Working with Connections” (page 305) NOTE: HP 3PAR Domains requires an HP 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, see the HP 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide.
63 Viewing the Security System Summary Screen The Security System Summary screen provides an overview of all users, user connections, domains, domain sets, and connections. To access the Security System summary screen: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Security Management Tree, select a system. The Security System summary screen appears in the Management Window.
Group Field Description User Roles Global The number of non-domain users. This is broken down by the number of users per access privilege type (super, edit, browse, basic_edit, create). Domain The number of domain users. This is broken down by the number of users per domain access privilege type (edit, browse). User Name The user name for the current InForm Management Console session. Client IP Address The client IP address. Status The session status, either Active or Inactive.
64 Working with Users The Security Manager provides functionality to view and work with HP 3PAR Storage System users. “Viewing Users” (page 293) “Creating Users” (page 293) “Editing Users” (page 294) “Removing Users” (page 295) See also: “Manager Pane” (page 18) Viewing Users The Users summary screen provides an overview of a system's users. To access the Users summary screen: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2.
2. Click Create User in the Common Actions Panel. The Create User wizard appears. Step 1. Authentication 1. 2. From the Systems group box, select the system on which the user will be created. In the Credentials group box, enter the user name, password, and confirm the password. NOTE: 3. The password must be between six and eight characters. Click Next. Step 2. Authorization 1. In the Privilege group box, select the following: a. Domain - select a domain from the list.
Step 2. Authorization 1. In the Privilege group box, select the following: a. Domain - select a domain from the list. NOTE: HP 3PAR Domains requires an HP 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, and for information about 3PAR Domains and users, see the HP 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. b. 2. 3. 4. 5. Role - select the new user's privilege level in the selected domain. Click Add to add the new user's selected privilege settings to the list in the Domain group box.
65 Working with Domains The Security Manager provides functionality to view and work with domains and domain sets, as well as objects belonging to domains.
2. In the Security Management Tree, select the Domains node for the system whose users you wish to view. The Domains screen is displayed in the Management Window and provides a Summary tab (default) and a Domains tab. Viewing the Domains Summary Tab After accessing the Domains screen, the Summary tab is displayed by default. The Domains Summary tab displays all objects and capacity information for all system domains (cumulative view).
Group Domain Capacity Field Description Virtual Copies The total number of virtual copies associated with the domains in the system. Physical Copies The total number of virtual copies associated with the domains in the system. Expired Volumes The total number of expired virtual volumes associated with the domains in the system. Unexported Volumes The total number of unexported virtual volumes associated with the domains in the system.
The upper pane displays the following information: Column Description Domain The domain name. CPGs The total number of CPGs associated with the domain. Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes associated with the domain. Virtual Volume Sets The total number of virtual volume sets associated with the domain. Hosts The total number of hosts associated with the domain. Host Sets The total number of host sets associated with the domain.
Column Description Total Capacity The total capacity (in GiB) of the domain. Comments Any user entered notes when the domain was created. The lower pane displays the following information: Group Field Description General Domain The domain name. Set The set name. Creation Time The date and time the domain was created. Maximum Volume Retention Time The maximum time a volume will be retained in the domain. Comments Any user-entered notes during the creation of the domain.
The upper pane displays the following information: Column Description Domain The domain name. Base Volume User Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's user space. Base Volume Copy Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's copy space. Base Volume Admin Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's admin space. CPG User Size The size (in GiB) of the Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) user space. CPG User Used Size The size (in GiB) of the CPG's used user space.
The lower pane displays the same information as the lower pane of the Summary Information screen. Creating Domains To create a domain, access the Create Domain wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Click Create Domain in the Common Actions Panel. The Create Domain wizard appears. 3. 4. 5. Select a storage server on which the domain will be created from the InServs list. Enter a domain name. (Optional) Select whether to impose a Maximum Volume Retention Time. The a. b. c. 6. 7.
4. Right-click the domain you wish to remove. NOTE: If you wish to remove multiple domains (see “Selecting Multiple Items” (page 28) ), select the domains you wish to remove before right-clicking. 5. 6. Click Remove. In the Remove Domain dialog box, click OK. Viewing Domain Sets To view information about domain sets residing in a system: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, select the Domain Sets node under the system in where domain sets reside.
Step 2. Domains 1. From the Available list, select the domains you wish to add to the domain set. NOTE: You can select multiple domains at one time to add to the domain set (see “Selecting Multiple Items” (page 28) ). 2. 3. Click the down arrow to move the selected domains to the Assigned list. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information. When satisfied, click Finish.
5. In the Remove Domain Sets dialog box, click OK. Moving Objects from One Domain to Another Domain To move objects from one domain to another domain, access the Move to Domain wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Click Move to Domain in the Common Actions Panel. The Move to Domain wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Systems list, select the system to which objects will be moved.
Column Description Role The authority level of the user. Status The user status on the system; either Active or Inactive. My Session Indicates with a check mark the connection for the current running IMC instance. Client Type Indicates whether the client is remotely or locally connected. Client Name* The name of the computer connected to the system. Client IP Address The IP address where the connection exists. Application Name* The name of the application used to connect to the system.
66 Working with the Hardware Inventory Manager The Hardware Inventory Manager provides information about all hardware used in the connected HP 3PAR Storage Systems. The Hardware Inventory screen provides four tabs: Summary, Node Subsystems, Cage Subsystems, and All.
67 Viewing the Hardware Inventory Summary Tab The Hardware Inventory Summary tab provides quick summary information about hardware used in all connected HP 3PAR Storage Systems. To access the Hardware Inventory Summary tab; 1. Click Hardware Inventory in the “Manager Pane” (page 18) . 2. In the “Management Tree” (page 17) , select the InServs node. The Hardware Inventory Summary tab appears in the “Management Window” (page 24) .
68 Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab The Hardware Inventory Node Subsystems tab provides information about controller node components.
Column Description Serial Number The controller node serial number. Position The position (0 or 1) of the controller node in the node chassis. Viewing the Node Subsystems CPUs Tab The Node Subsystems CPUs tab displays information about the system's controller node CPUs. To access the Node Subsystems CPUs tab, click the CPUs tab after “Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab” (page 309) .
To access the Node Subsystems Internal Drives tab, click the Internal Drives tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. NOTE: In the screen output above, the Internal Drives tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Internal Drives tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Internal Drives tab does not display the System column.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the Physical Memory tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Physical Memory tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Physical Memory tab does not display the System column.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the Adpater Cards tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Adapter Cards tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Adapter Cards tab does not display the System column. The Node Subsystems Adapter Cards tab displays the following information: Column Description System The system on which the adapter resides.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the SFPs tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the SFPs tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the SFPs tab does not display the System column. The Node Subsystems SFPs tab displays the following information: Column Description System The system on which the SFP resides.
Viewing the Node Subsystems Batteries Tab The Node Subsystems Batteries tab displays information about the system's batteries. To access the Node Subsystems Batteries tab, click the Batteries tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. NOTE: In the screen output above, the Batteries tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
69 Viewing the Cage Subsystems Tab The Hardware Inventory Cage Subsystems tab provides information about system drive cage components.
Column Description Model/Part Number The model and/or part number of the drive cage. Serial Number The drive cage serial number. Firmware Version The drive cage firmware version. Cage Type The type of drive cage (DC2, DC3, or DC4) Cage Position The position (0 or 1) of the drive cage in the drive chassis. Viewing the Cage Subsystems Interface Cards Tab The Cage Subsystems Interface Cards tab displays information about the system's interface cards.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the SFPs tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the SFPs tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the SFPs tab does not display the System column. The Cage Subsystems SFPs tab displays the following information: Column Description Cage Name The drive cage in which the SFP resides.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the Magazines tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Magazines tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Magazines tab does not display the System column. The Cage Subsystems Magazines tab displays the following information: Column Description Name The drive magazine name, in node:slot format.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the Physical Disks tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Physical Disks tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Physical Disks tab does not display the System column. The Cage Subsystems Physical Disks tab displays the following information: Column Description System The system name.
NOTE: In the screen output above, the Power Supplies tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Power Supplies tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Power Supplies tab does not display the System column. The Cage Subsystems Power Supplies tab displays the following information: Column Description Cage Name The drive cage name.
70 Viewing the All Tab The Hardware Inventory All tab provides an overview of all hardware components used in all connected HP 3PAR Storage Systems. To access the Hardware Inventory All tab: 1. Click Hardware Inventory in the “Manager Pane” (page 18) . 2. In the “Management Tree” (page 17) , select the InServs node. 3. In the “Management Window” (page 24) , click the All tab. The Hardware Inventory All tab provides the following information: Column Description Name The name of the hardware component.
Glossary active VLUN The connection of a virtual volume and a LUN for a particular host on a particular port. An active VLUN is created when a VLUN template is applied to the current system state. See also VLUN template. admin space See snapshot administration space. admin volume The base volume that is used by the system to store administration data such as the system event log. The admin volume is created as part of the storage system installation and setup process.
data cache The dual in-line memory modules (DIMMs) that support the 3PAR ASIC located in a controller node. data space See snapshot data space. DC2 drive cage A storage system component consisting of a drive cage midplane, two drive cage FCAL modules, four power supplies, and up to 40 physical disks in a maximum of ten drive magazines. DC3 drive cage A storage system component consisting of a drive cage, two drive cage FCAL modules, two power supplies, and up to 16 physical disks.
iSCSI adaptor An iSCSI PCI host bus adapter (HBA) located in a controller node. The iSCSI adapter connects a controller node to a host. iSCSI name A value used to identify iSCSI channel devices on an arbitrated loop. iSNS Internet Storage Name Service. Protocol that allows automated discovery, management, and configuration of iSCSI. LD template Logical disk template.
port-presents VLUN template A VLUN template that allows any host connected to a particular port to see a virtual volume as a specified LUN. See also VLUN template. primary system In a Remote Copy setup, the storage system on which the primary volume groups originate. primary volume group In Remote Copy, the set of volumes on the storage system to be copied.
snapshot administration space The space on a virtual volume that is used to track changes to the data since a snapshot of a virtual volume was created. snapshot data Data written to the base volume's snapshot data space to record changes to the base volume after the first virtual copy of that volume was created. snapshot data space The space on a virtual volume that holds the data that has been changed since the first virtual copy was created.
VLUN template Sets up an association between a virtual volume and a LUN-host, LUN-port, or LUN-host-port combination by establishing the export rule, or the manner in which the volume is exported. VV template Virtual volume template. The template contains a set of virtual volume parameters that can be applied again and again to create volumes with the same characteristics using the InForm Management Console.
