HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software 7.6.
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Version 7.6.1-01 Description This is the initial release of HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software 7.6.1-01. For details, see “Enhancements ” (page 4). For previous behaviors resolved in this release, see “Fixes ” (page 6). NOTE: The information in the documents that are referenced as version 7.6.1-00 also applies to version 7.6.1-01. See “Revision information” (page 51).
Enhancements Enhancements for 7.6.1-01: • Host Data Collector now supports the following operating systems as a target host: ◦ Windows Server 2012 R ◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 ◦ VMware vSphere ESXi 5.0 Update 3 ◦ VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 For details on editions, see HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software System Requirements. • Host Data Collector now supports the following operating systems as a server: ◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10 ◦ VMware vSphere ESXi 5.
• The Device Manager GUI now supports the creation and expansion of the Smart pool with mixed media in Tier 3. The supported internal storage system is HP XP P9500 Storage. • The Device Manager now supports the functionality to apply a CLP to unallocated THP volumes when the volumes are allocated. The supported internal storage system is HP XP P9500 Storage. • The Device Manager now supports the functionality to apply labels to volumes when the volumes are allocated.
• In the Device Manager CLI, the Fast Snap copy pair now can be viewed and configured up to the 1024th generation. The supported internal storage system is HP XP P9500 Storage. • The Device Manager CLI now supports the functionality to apply a CLP to THP volumes when the volumes are created. • The Device Manager GUI now supports Firefox ESR 24.1.x for Linux. • The Device Manager server, GUI, and CLI now support the following operating systems: ◦ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
1. 2. 3. An external path group existed that had the same number of paths as the paths specified between the external storage system and internal storage system that were selected in the Virtualize Volumes dialog box. The logged-in user had user-defined resource groups. The user-defined resource groups did not include ports in the internal storage system that was part of the external path group described in the first condition.
Incorrect CLP values in the Task Details window If you open the Task Details window for Allocate Volumes or Allocate Like Volumes that were registered in the Device Manager with a version earlier than 7.6.1, incorrect values might be displayed in the CLP column. Checking the path setting for LUN security When creating a path on a storage port that has LUN security disabled, available external volumes are not displayed on the External Volumes tab.
• @ • _ (underline) If a snapshot group name contains a character that is not specified in the list above, neither the pair modify operation nor the pair delete operation can be performed for that snapshot group. The external path group for virtualizing a volume In the Virtualize Volumes dialog box or when using the CLI AddExternalArrayGroup command, if you attempt to virtualize a volume without using an existing external path group, the virtualization might take a long time..
You can check the status and the splitTime of the pair by executing one of the following commands: • ModifyReplication (operation=split) or ModifyReplication (operation=resync) If the pair status is not Split, the pair operation is being performed. Wait a while, refresh the storage system, and then verify the following: • ◦ The pair status is Split. ◦ The value of splitTime is later than the time when the operation was executed.
Take the following actions to correct the problem: • Check the instance number and service number that are being used for the RAID Manager or for the P9000 RAID Manager. For a host that is run by the Device Manager agent, use a number in the range specified in the following properties of the server.properties file:* ◦ Instance number: server.agent.rm.temporaryInstance ◦ Service number: server.agent.rm.
The processing takes about one minute for 1,000 external parity groups. Operating systems supported by the Device Manager agent The Device Manager agent does not support Windows Server 2012 R2 yet. Virtualizing storage devices by users who can operate permitted ports only When a volume virtualization task that meets all of the following conditions is created, some of the task information becomes invalid, and the task generates the KAIC07810-E error. • XP P9500 is selected as the internal storage system.
The ImportHosts command in the Device Manager CLI If the total number of volumes visible from the WWN of all hosts is large1, and the ImportHosts command is executed by specifying WWN from the Device Manager CLI, the Device Manager server might run out of memory2. In this case, one of the following symptoms occurs: Symptom 1: The Device Manager server stops. Symptom 2: Volumes of hosts that are added by executing ImportHosts do not appear in the volume list in the GUI.
Character codes that can be used in Device Manager If a surrogate pair is used in the GUI, the following problems might occur, and the GUI might not operate correctly: • If a surrogate pair is used in a logical group name, the dialog box closes, and the logical group is not created. • If a surrogate pair is used in the filter, the cursor changes to the busy icon and will not return to the original state for a while.
Specify the settings as follows: 1. On the host on which Host Data Collector is installed, specify the following settings: In Windows: In the hosts file, specify the IP address and host name of the host on which Host Data Collector is installed. Host Data Collector must be able to use this IP address to communicate with Device Manager server. Do not specify another IP address for that host.
Recovery • Recovery when the KAIC16993-E message is generated as a result of the user sorting the data: Click the tree node to redraw the window. • Recovery when the KAIC16993-E message is generated because the number of resources displayed in the target window increased when the user-specified sorting conditions were set in advance: Display a different logical group that includes hosts and change the sorting conditions to columns other than the columns listed previously in Target columns.
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3. 4. Retrieve the allocated volume Confirm the allocated volume in the search results. JOB that unregisters Storage Logical Unit from the host when connected with SCVMM 2012 When executing the JOB that unregisters Storage Logical Unit from the host, the JOB generates error (2931). Cancel the allocated volume and manually update the information on SCVMM 2012 with the following procedure. 1. Log in to the object host to cancel the allocated volume. 2.
Importing the storage system labels to Device Manager When Refresh Labels (the operation to import the storage system labels to Device Manager) has over 20,000 volumes, do not the Refresh Labels at the same time as other tasks without considering the following factors: • • Confirm that there is no running task in Device Manager using one of the following methods: ◦ Display the Administration tab, then the Data Collection Tasks tab. ◦ Display the Task & Alerts tab.
Columns related to logical view: • IP Addresses Columns related to physical view: • WWN Columns related to system drives: • Host • WWN • Port • Host Group • LUN • Target ID • Copy Info (S-VOL) • Copy Info (P-VOL) • Parity Group • Volume Attributes Columns related to the Select THP Pool dialog box: • Volume Location • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) • External LDEV Tier Rank Sorting and filtering columns The sort order of the following columns might not be correct.
• Drive Speed(RPM) • Total Capacity • Free Capacity • Usable Volumes • No. of Volumes THP pools columns: • Pool type • Subscription • No. of Parity Groups • Total Capacity Tiers columns: • Parity Group • Free Capacity • Tier No. • Volume Location • Drive Type • Drive Speed • No.
• Filesystem Used % • Vendor Parity groups columns: • Total Capacity THP pools columns: • Subscription Hosts columns: • OS Sorting volumes and pools The following columns might not be sorted properly in windows that contain lists of volumes: • Host • WWN In addition, the following columns might not be sorted properly in windows that contain lists of pools: • Drive Type • Drive Speed (RPM) AddLogicalUnit command in the Device Manager CLI When creating multiple LUs using the batch function in the
Device Manager GUI Element Manager Custom 25 Level30 Custom 26 Level31 Snapshot and Fast Snap search conditions or filter conditions When searching or filtering with Snapshot or Fast Snap, a symptom described in Symptom 1 or 2 below, occurs in one of the following dialog boxes: • Search dialog box • Create Tier dialog box • Migrate Data dialog box Symptom 1: If the specified search conditions or filter conditions meet either of the following conditions, pool volumes of the Snapshot pool and Fast
In this case, remove the host from the Device Manager server, and then restart the Device Manager server agent or deamon. The server.dispatcher.daemon.autoSynchro.logicalGroup.doRefresh property Even if true is specified for the server.dispatcher.daemon.autoSynchro.logicalGroup.doRefresh property in the dispatcher.properties file, information on logical groups is not updated automatically when any CLI commands are executed.
1. 2. 3. 4. Stop the Device Manager agent service and automatic execution of the HiScan command on the host. Check whether the target host is registered in any resource groups. Change the target host name. From the Device Manager GUI or CLI, change the host name to a completely different name. Example: Before: ABCD After: EFGH 5. 6. 7. 8. Start the Device Manager agent service and automatic execution of the HiScan command on the host.
In the GUI or the CLI, this issue occurs when all of the following conditions are met: • • Virtualize Volumes dialog box ◦ Capacity of selected volume from which the dialog box is launched is greater than 4,194,304 MB (4.0 TB), or a capacity that is greater than 4,194,304 MB (4.0 TB) is specified in the dialog box that is launched with selecting no volumes. ◦ An XP P9500 is selected for internal storage system. CLI AddExternalArrayGroup command ◦ XP P9500 is specified for the model parameter.
Properties file location: • In Windows: installation-folder-for-the-Device-Manager-server\Server\config • In Linux: installation-directory-for-the-Device-Manager-server/Server/config Inaccurate error messages in the tier relocation starting operation for Smart pool when using manual mode If an error occurs in the tier relocation starting operation for a Smart pool when using manual mode, the following inaccurate error messages may be output.
Displaying the Unallocate Volume dialog box The volume capacity shown in the plan screen of the Unallocate Volume dialog box may be incorrect. If this occurs, see the task list to confirm the correct capacity.
Operations for logical groups in the GUI When many logical groups are displayed in the navigation area, if operations for a logical group are performed, the following message may appear. KAIC15901-E The session is not valid. You must log in again. (maintenance information=COMMUNICATION_ERROR) In the navigation area, extract the required logical groups for the operation.
CLI copy pair operation error 6119 A CLI copy pair operation may generate the error code 6119. If this occurs, check the following items. • Check the version of RAID Manager or RAID Manager XP that supports the required operation. • Check that RAID Manager or RAID Manager XP is properly installed. If this does not solve the problem, collect maintenance information and contact HP Technical Support.
The existing path group was not recommended for External Paths in the Virtualize Volumes dialog box and the volume virtualization was executed by using a new path group. Symptom 2 (GUI): The existing paths between storage systems were not displayed in order of External Path Priority in the Virtualize Volumes dialog box. Symptom 3 (GUI, CLI): The volume virtualization using the existing path group generated the following messages: • GUI: DevMgr 7.0.0-00 or later: KAIC06450-E • CLI: HDvM 6.1.
Launching XP P9500 Element Manager from Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9 When Element Manager is launched from the Device Manager GUI, it is connected to the XP P9500 with HTTPS. If the following conditions are met, a certificate error occurs and Element Manager cannot be launched. 1. The browser used to display the Device Manager GUI is Internet Explorer 7, 8, or 9. 2. Common Name of the certificate is not the XP P9500 IP address.
Parity groups which can be searched using Keyword Search are in the following storage systems. • XP P9500 • XP24000/XP20000 • XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 Parity groups in storage systems other than the above cannot be searched using Keyword Search. Volume search: Search results might not be correct if is not is specified as a conditional equation in volume search by label. Only volumes assigned labels can be searched.
Enter the value of the tiering policy in the task name or description field when creating the editing tiering policy task. Removing Host Data Collector After removing Host Data Collector from a Solaris or Linux host, the following files or directories might remain. /Winexe /HostDataCollector/conf/HDCPid.dat Delete them manually after the removal. Host Data Collector can be reinstalled if these files or directories remain.
• Limits for each user ◦ • Number of user groups: 3 Limits for each resource group ◦ Number of LDEV IDs: 16,000 ◦ Number of host group numbers: 16,000 ◦ Parity groups: No limit ◦ Storage ports: No limit 2 If a user has 8 or more Device Manager client windows open at one time, the user might be forcibly logged out. Wait a few minutes, and then log in again.
3. Install Command View Advanced Edition. Specify a file system that can handle files larger than 2 GB for the installation destination of the Command View Advanced Edition database. For details about the installation procedure, see the HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Installation and Configuration Guide. 4. Import the database. 1.
To add or remove resources, specify no more than 16,000 resources for each resource type. • When multiple resource groups are simultaneously deleted, communication with the Device Manager server might not succeed. Make sure that no more than 16,000 resources for each resource type are assigned to each resource group to be deleted. The number of resources assigned to a resource group can be confirmed in the resource group details window.
Filter values in the filter dialog box If a filter attribute is changed before its filter value in the filter dialog box is shown, the filter value might be inconsistent. If this occurs, redisplay the filters, or log in again. If the inconsistent filter value appears after refreshing the screen, set up a filter value again after applying a filter with a different attribute.
Warning banner preview The preview of the warning banner in the setting dialog box does not appear correctly. Confirm the warning banner in the login dialog box.
Operation not complete after logging in to GUI When the operation is not complete 30 minutes after logging in to the GUI, the following error might occur. The session is not valid. You must log in again. KAIC16009-E If this occurs, log in again. Task status in the Task Details dialog box If the Device Manager service stops while a task is executing, even if the status of the task changes to the Failure status, the Status column in the Task Details dialog box might display Waiting.
To confirm the number of paths in a logical group, view the logical group information without including the paths of the elements in the logical group, and then check the number of volume paths in the logical group. If above steps are not followed, and the number of logical groups and the number of volume paths in the logical groups becomes too large, a lot of memory will be used, which might cause the system response time to increase and errors to occur.
Using the GUI with Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 Because Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 enables Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration (IE ESC) by default, you might experience the following situations: • Loading animation does not move. • You cannot download files from a server with HTTPS enabled. If this occurs, disable the Configure IE ESC.
Updating the display information of Plug-in for Virtualization Server Provisioning If an operation on the VMware ESX server or on a storage system is performed, the information provided by Plug-in for Virtualization Server Provisioning might not be updated. If the display information is not updated, log in to Plug-in for Virtualization Server Provisioning again.
Capacity information in the Plan Confirmation window of Plug-in for Virtualization Server Provisioning When a user executes an addstorage operation specifying a capacity that includes a value below the decimal point, the capacity information in the Plan Confirmation window might be different from the capacity specified by the user. However, the value entered by the user appears in VMware vSphere Client.
Changing the access port number of the HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service To change the access port number of the HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service, do not specify the following ports: • 1(tcpmux) • 7(echo) • 9(discard) • 11(systat) • 13(daytime) • 15(netstat) • 17(qotd) • 19(chargen) • 20(FTP Data) • 21(FTP Control) • 22(ssh) • 23(telnet) • 25(smtp) • 37(time) • 42(name) • 43(nicname) • 53(domain) • 77(privrjs) • 79(finger) • 87(ttylink) • 95(supdup) • 101(hostriame) •
• 179(bgp) • 389(ldap) • 465(smtp+ssl) • 512(print / exec) • 513(login) • 514(shell) • 515(printer) • 526(tempo) • 530(courier) • 531(chat) • 532(netnews) • 540(uucp) • 556(remotefs) • 563(nntp+ssl) • 587(smtp) • 601(syslog) • 636(ldap+ssl) • 993(ldap+ssl) • 995(pop3+ssl) • 2049(nfs) • 4045(lockd) • 6000(x11) GUI operations after upgrading Device Manager After upgrading Device Manager, reboot the browser used as the GUI or clear a cache of the browser, and log int
Operating the Device Manager GUI Before completion of drawing a view, do not operate anything for it. If you do so, an unexpected error such as KAIC16009-E might occur. If this occurs, try the operation again. If this symptom continuously occurs, log in to the Device Manager again and retry the operation.
Using Device Manager to manage a virtual machine When Device Manager manages a virtual machine, the characters of the machine name in the following appear as encoded characters: • In the GUI: The value of VMname displayed in a virtual machine name subwindow • In the CLI: The name attribute values for VM instances that are collected by executing the GetHost command. The following characters might appear as encoded characters.
exceed a fixed range. Therefore, check the range in which the Windows Time service can gradually adjust the time, and then set the frequency of the time adjustments for the Windows Time service so that the difference between the computer time and the actual time does not exceed that range. If you cannot use functionality that adjusts the time automatically, or if you need to change the time immediately, perform the following procedure to change the time manually: 1.
Symbolic link destination Location Installation directory for the Tiered Storage Manager server database and any directories Under /var/opt/ CVXPAE /database/HTSM5 Installation directory for the Replication Manager server database and any directories Under /var/opt/ CVXPAE /database/HRpM5 5 This is the default installation directory. Permissions for the installation directory Grant all users read and execution permissions to the installation directory, as well as all directories below it.
Component Manual HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide Mainframe agent HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Mainframe Agent Installation and Configuration Guide Compatibility/interoperability No issues. Revision information For this release, software and documentation revision levels are as follows: Device Manager Software 7.6.1-01 • HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software System Requirements (TB581-96395) Version 7.6.
Tiered Storage Manager Software 7.6.1-01 52 • HP XP P9000 Tiered Storage Manager Software CLI Reference Guide (TB585-96029) Version 7.4.1-00 • HP XP P9000 Tiered Storage Manager Software Release Notes (TB585-96037) Version 7.6.
