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HP ML110 - ProLiant G5 2TB Storage Server NAS User Manual

Hp storageworks all-in-one storage manager user guide (452695-004, november 2008)
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  • Page 1 HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Manager user guide Part number: 452695-004 First edition: November 2008...
  • Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2006, 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 All-in-One Storage Manager ............... 7 Software requirements ......................... 7 Software support ........................7 Installing the All-in-One Storage Manager Agent ................8 Installing the All-in-One Storage Manager Agent on network application servers ......8 Add an HP Storage Server ......................9 Remove an HP Storage Server ......................
  • Page 4 Unexposing a snapshot ....................... 35 Reverting data to snapshots ....................36 Scheduling backups ........................36 Managing backups ........................37 Running a device backup ....................37 Running a virtual library backup ................... 37 Restoring data from backups ....................37 Using DPX to restore data ..................... 38 Setting the password for the ASMbackup user account .............
  • Page 5 Tables Storage support on ASM ................... 7 Required software for ASM features ................8 Selecting storage group components to host ............... 15 Selecting database components to host ..............18 Advanced Storage Properties items ................23 Descriptions of RAID levels ..................25 General tab: Exchange properties ................

  • Page 7: All-In-One Storage Manager

    1 All-in-One Storage Manager HP StorageWorks All-in-One Storage Manager (ASM) is a storage hosting and management tool that radically simplifies: • Hosting storage for applications and shared folders, page 13 • Data protection, page 33 • Managing storage, page 43 •...

  • Page 8: Installing The All-In-One Storage Manager Agent

    “Using the Create a Shared Folder File sharing services on local storage Wizard” on page 16. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP4 or later, SQL “Using the Host a SQL Server Database Server 2005 with SP2 or later, and SQL Server Wizard”...

  • Page 9: Add An Hp Storage Server

    NOTE: If the application server is in a remote location, use Remote Desktop Connection to access the server, copy the Agent installation files, and run the Agent installation. Navigate to the \All-in-One Storage Manager\Agent folder on the DVD. Double-click asmagentinstaller.exe. Follow the on-screen installation instructions.

  • Page 10: Configure Application Credentials

    Scaling display settings Changing the scaling settings customizes the size at which each application area or shared folder is displayed in the content pane. You can choose to scale each application area and shared folder so that it is displayed in proportion to its capacity (allocated storage size), or so that all the application areas and shared folders are displayed at the same size.

  • Page 11: Resetting Iscsi Connections

    NOTE: Any existing iSCSI connections must be reset before changes take effect. Resetting iSCSI connections If you use the Storage Networks dialog box to configure a preferred private storage network for iSCSI traffic and there are one or more existing iSCSI connections on the system, the new setting will not take effect until the existing connections are reset through iSCSI Initiator on the connected systems.
  • Page 12 All-in-One Storage Manager...

  • Page 13: Hosting Storage For Applications And Shared Folders

    2 Hosting storage for applications and shared folders The All-in-One Storage Manager (ASM) radically simplifies hosting application storage and shared folders on your HP Storage Server, using storage-allocation wizards. Use storage-allocation wizards to allocate and configure storage for these applications: Application Description Notes...

  • Page 14: Using The Host An Exchange Storage Group Wizard

    Application Description Notes Allocate and configure storage for any remote application over the iSCSI protocol or any other application that requires storage on the HP Storage Server. A wizard assists you in allocating and configuring storage space. The wizard does not migrate user-defined “Using the Host a User-Defined User-Defined application data to your HP Storage...

  • Page 15: Selecting Exchange Storage Group Components

    Do one of the following: • Enter the host name of a server that hosts Exchange (exactly as it is registered in the domain). • Enter the IP address of a server that hosts Exchange. Click Next to open the Select Storage Group Components page (see “Selecting Exchange Server storage group components”...

  • Page 16: Using The Create A Shared Folder Wizard

    NOTE: It is not recommended to host both the LCR and the original Exchange components on a single HP Storage Server. Using the Create a Shared Folder Wizard The Create a Shared Folder Wizard walks you through the process of creating a top-level shared folder (file share) on your HP Storage Server, including allocating and configuring the required storage.

  • Page 17: Setting Permissions For A Shared Folder

    Enter the name for the shared folder. NOTE: The path to the shared folder is created by ASM and is based on the shared folder name. The Share Path field is Read Only . Enter a description of the shared folder (optional). Click Next to open the Set Shared Folder Permissions page (see “Setting permissions for a shared folder”...

  • Page 18: Selecting A Server That Hosts Sql Server

    Accessing the Host a SQL Server Database Wizard In the Actions pane, select Host a SQL Server Database. The Host a SQL Server Database Wizard welcome page opens. Click Next to open the Select a SQL Server page (see “Selecting a server that hosts SQL Server”...

  • Page 19: Selecting A Database Workload Type

    To view the properties for a database component, select the database component name and then click Properties. “Data file properties” on page 55 and “Log file properties for database” on page 56 for descriptions of the properties displayed. If you do not want ASM to delete the original files for the selected database components from the server that hosts SQL Server after it migrates the data to your HP Storage Server, clear the Delete original files after successful migration checkbox.

  • Page 20: Choose Type Of Application

    NOTE: For a remote Windows application, you need to know the path to the iSCSI LUN on the application server to configure the remote application to store data on the iSCSI LUN. The path to the iSCSI LUN is displayed on the application's Properties window on the Storage tab.

  • Page 21: Accessing The Virtual Library Wizard

    Accessing the Virtual Library Wizard To access the Create a Virtual Library Wizard In the Actions pane, select Create a Virtual Library. The Create a Virtual Library welcome page opens. Click Next to open the Configure virtual library page (see “Configure your virtual library”...

  • Page 22: Setting Advanced Storage Properties

    Do one of the following: • Click Next to accept the default values that ASM has provided for the components, user-defined application, or shared folder selected. • Change the default size values: • Select a row to edit. • Highlight the storage size unit value and then enter a new value as necessary: megabytes (MB), gigabytes (GB), or terabytes (TB).

  • Page 23: Advanced Storage Properties Items

    Table 5 provides a brief description of the items you can modify: Table 5 Advanced Storage Properties items Physical storage Item Description Notes Size The amount of storage that ASM allocates to the You are prevented from setting the application component, user-defined application, size below 15 MB.
  • Page 24 Physical storage Item Description Notes Snapshot storage Amount of storage space (as a percentage of This value may be modified in order space (percentage of the volume) that is reserved for storing snapshots to match the change rate of the size) of the storage area.

  • Page 25: Descriptions Of Raid Levels

    For more information on the different RAID levels, see Table Table 6 Descriptions of RAID levels RAID level Description Offers no protection against disk failure. If a disk drive fails, data is No RAID lost. Offers the greatest capacity and performance without data protection. If you select this option, you will experience data loss if a hard drive that holds the data fails.
  • Page 26 Setting a percent full warning threshold To receive a warning alert when storage capacity reaches a specified limit, set the percent full warning threshold. You can set a warning threshold for any application component, user-defined application, and shared folder that ASM manages. An iSCSI LUN application will not have a warning threshold. By default, the warning threshold is set to 80%.

  • Page 27: Selecting Data Protection

    NOTE: If a Shared Folder is created outside of ASM, you must use the Warning Threshold property tab on the particular folder to enable the Enforce Allocated Limit (Quota) setting. To allocate space for a shared folder, specify a size using the Allocate Space Wizard as described in “Increasing or reducing the allocated storage”...
  • Page 28 Enter a start time for snapshots. To add another snapshot to the snapshot schedule, repeat steps 2 through 5. To delete a snapshot from the snapshot schedule, select the snapshot and click Remove. Click OK to save your changes and return to the Data Protection page. The Schedule box now displays the snapshot schedule or Multiple schedules if there is more than one snapshot schedule.
  • Page 29 On the login window: Enter localhost in the Host name field. Enter ASMbackup in the User name field. CAUTION: The default password for ASMbackup is blank. It can be changed in the Command Line Interface (CLI). Click OK. Click Jobs and Media in the Favorites pane, located on the left side of the main window. Double-click ASMbackup on the right side of the main window.

  • Page 30: Reviewing Task Summary And Scheduling Tasks

    Reviewing task summary and scheduling tasks Review the list of tasks the wizard will perform to allocate and configure storage, and to host the application storage or shared folder on your HP Storage Server. For application storage, ensure the following is true before you run the tasks: •...

  • Page 31: Cancelling Tasks

    • Scheduled—The task has been scheduled to run at a specified time. • Verifying—ASM is confirming the configuration you specified is valid. • Ready—The task is ready to run and is waiting for other tasks or background processes to run. •...
  • Page 32 Hosting storage for applications and shared folders...

  • Page 33: Managing Data Protection

    3 Managing data protection The All-in-One Storage Manager provides data protection through the use of snapshots, backups, and replication. You can configure these data protection methods through the Data Protection page of ASM's application wizards, or you can configure and modify data protection settings after running the wizards by accessing the Snapshots, Backup and Replication actions in the ASM Actions pane.

  • Page 34: Managing Snapshots

    Enter a start time for snapshots. To add another snapshot to the snapshot schedule, repeat steps 2 through 5. To delete a snapshot from the snapshot schedule, select the snapshot and click Remove. Click OK . Managing snapshots From the Manage Snapshots dialog box, you can take, delete, expose, unexpose, and revert snapshots. NOTE: If replication is enabled and the replication target is an AiO, snapshots are replicated to the target side.

  • Page 35: Unexposing A Snapshot

    The Manage Snapshots dialog box on All-in-One replication target systems indicates both the Source Date & Time and local (or target) date and time that snapshots are taken. Note that these time stamps are listed in the local time of the replication source and target systems. If the replication source and target systems are in different time zones, you should account for this factor when scheduling and exposing snapshots to ensure that the most current snapshot data has been replicated.

  • Page 36: Reverting Data To Snapshots

    In the Actions pane, click Snapshots and then click Manage Snapshots. The Manage Snapshots dialog box displays. Select an exposed snapshot from the snapshot list. Click Unexpose. Click Yes to confirm. Reverting data to snapshots ASM allows you to revert data stored on your HP Storage Server to a snapshot. This overwrites the existing data and reverts it to a past state.

  • Page 37: Managing Backups

    For backups to tape or other devices, select the backup device. For local virtual library backups, select the size for the virtual library. A default value will be recommended, based on the selected rotation type and component size. Click Modify advanced storage properties to modify advanced storage settings such as RAID level and stripe size.

  • Page 38: Using Dpx To Restore Data

    If you want to restore data using a backup other than the latest backup, see Selecting files for restoring in the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Users Guide and Technical Reference for more information. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder that has backups scheduled in the content pane.

  • Page 39: Setting The Password For The Asmbackup User Account

    Exit Data Protector Express. Setting the password for the ASMbackup user account To set or change the ASMBackup user password: Use the Command Line interface (CLI) found at C:\Program Files\HP\HP All-in-One Storage Manager\hpkacli.exe. The password may be set interactively, allowing the password characters to be masked, or it may be set with a single command.

  • Page 40: Running Replication

    NOTE: Installing Data Protector Express on other servers is not required to backup Exchange, SQL Server, or User-Defined applications, when those applications are hosted by All-in-One Storage Manager. The instructions provided here are only needed if a user wishes to use AiO as a backup target for additional user data in their environment.

  • Page 41: Pausing And Resuming Replication

    Enter the IP address or hostname of a server to add as a replication target for the storage component being configured and then click Add. The Replication Target Properties dialog box displays. Do one of the following: • Select Configure storage automatically to allow All-in-One Storage Manager to automatically provision disk space on the target replication system.
  • Page 42 Managing data protection...

  • Page 43: Managing Storage

    4 Managing storage After an application is hosted or shared folder is created on your HP Storage Server using a storage-allocation wizard, you can manage its storage and data by: • Increasing or reducing the allocated storage, page 43 • Changing the percent full warning threshold, page 44 •...

  • Page 44: Changing The Percent Full Warning Threshold

    Changing the percent full warning threshold You can change the percent full warning threshold value for an application component, user-defined application, or shared folder after storage is initially allocated and configured using a storage-allocation wizard. See Setting a percent full warning threshold on page 26 for more information.

  • Page 45: Changing Permissions, Names, Descriptions, Or Paths Of Shared Folders

    Select the application component or user-defined application to remove in the content pane. In the Actions pane, click Remove from View. A confirmation dialog box opens. Do one of the following: • Click OK to remove the item from view. •...
  • Page 46 Managing storage...

  • Page 47: Monitoring Storage

    5 Monitoring storage ASM provides storage-management functions so you can quickly view used and allocated storage, and percent full warning thresholds settings for application and shared folder storage on your HP Storage Server. You have a choice of these views for the content pane: •...

  • Page 48: Accessing Application And Shared Folder Properties

    Application storage properties are displayed in order of hierarchy in an expandable and collapsible view. Click the Expand tree icon next to each application to view the used and allocated storage properties for the hosted application components. Click the Collapse tree icon next to expanded applications to hide the application component storage properties.

  • Page 49: General Tab: Exchange Properties

    Properties window ASM provides properties information for Exchange, Exchange storage groups, and components for storage hosted on your HP Storage Server. The following lists the tabs available in the properties window, and in parenthesis, if it applies to Exchange, Exchange storage groups, or Exchange storage group components.

  • Page 50: Storage Tab: Exchange Storage Group Component Properties

    • Storage tab—(Exchange storage group components) Displays the storage group component's storage space, including allocated space, used space, free space, and the following storage allocation details: Table 9 Storage tab: Exchange storage group component properties Property Value Path to the file directory on the server that hosts Exchange where the storage group component's data is saved by Exchange.

  • Page 51: Mail Store Tab: Exchange Storage Group Component Properties

    • Mail Store tab—Displays the status and properties of the mail store reported byt the Exchange server. Table 10 Mail Store tab: Exchange storage group component properties Value Description Mail Store Name Name of storage group mail store. Online The storage group mail store is available for use. Path to the file that stores all messages submitted through MAPI, as Database File well as the database tables that define mailboxes, messages, folders,...

  • Page 52: General Tab: Shared Folder Properties

    Value Description Indicates whether or not circular logging is enabled. If enabled, a Circular Logging new log entry will replace the oldest log entry when the size limit is reached. Replication Type Indicates if LCR is being used. LCR Status Indicate Exchange warnings for LCR.
  • Page 53 Property Value Name of the volume on your HP Storage Server where the shared folder Storage Server Volume - Name is stored. Status of the volume that holds the shared folder on your HP Storage Storage Server Volume - Status Server.

  • Page 54: Operating Status: Sql Server Properties

    window, and in parenthesis, which applications are applicable: SQL Server, SQL Server databases or SQL Server database components. • General tab—(SQL Server, SQL Server database, SQL Server database component) Displays the name of the application, the total capacity reserved for the application, and its operating status: Table 15 Operating status: SQL Server properties Status indicator Value...

  • Page 55: Data File Tab: Sql Server Database Component Properties

    Property Value Name of the volume on the server that hosts SQL Server to which SQL Server saves the database component's data. The volume resides on the Application Server Volume - Name iSCSI LUN (logical disk) exported by ASM to the server that hosts SQL Server.

  • Page 56: Log Tab: Sql Server Database Component Properties

    • Log tab—Displays the log file's free space and the following storage allocation details about the SQL Server log file. Table 19 Log tab: SQL Server database component properties Value Description Log Name Name of database log file. Relative path to where the database log file is stored on the server that File Name hosts SQL Server.

  • Page 57: Storage Tab: User-Defined Application Properties

    • Storage tab—Displays the user-defined application's storage space, including allocated space, used space, free space, and the following storage allocation details: Table 21 Storage tab: User-defined application properties Property Value Path to the file directory on the application server where the user-defined application data is saved by the user-defined application.

  • Page 58: Operating Status: Virtual Library Properties

    Accessing properties for virtual libraries ASM provides properties information for virtual libraries on your HP Storage Server. Using properties information, you can determine the status of all remote backup virtual libraries monitored by ASM, and any warning or critical status indicators. In the Actions pane, select Application View.

  • Page 59: Virtual Library Tab: Virtual Library Properties

    Property Value Type of physical disk designated for the hot spare. Physical disk types Virtual array - Physical disk type include SAS, SATA, and SCSI. • Warning Threshold tab — Allows you to change the percent full warning threshold value for the user-defined application.

  • Page 60: Storage View

    • Details tab — Displays the following replication target component values: Table 26 Details tab: Replication target component properties Property Value Replication source host name Name of server that hosts the replication source component. Operational status of the server that hosts the replication source Status component.

  • Page 61: Accessing Storage Area Properties

    NOTE: A logical disk can only have one RAID configuration, so an application's components will reside on more than one logical disk if different RAID levels are selected for the application components using the storage-allocation wizard. To view all the storage properties for an item listed in the content pane, see Accessing storage area properties.

  • Page 62: Operating Status: General Tab

    General tab—Based on the application opened, logical disks or volumes, it will list the operating status for that application only. Table 27 Operating status: General tab Status indicator Value The storage is online. No alerts. Warning See the Alerts list for more information. Critical See the Alerts list for more information.

  • Page 63: Application Server View

    Property Value Storage Server Volume - RAID The RAID level to which the volume is configured. See Customizing RAID Level levels on page 24 for more information. Storage Server Volume - RAID The RAID stripe size to which the volume is configured. See Table Stripe Size on page 23 for more information.
  • Page 64 Accessing properties for application server volumes ASM provides properties information for application server volumes created on the iSCSI LUNs exported by ASM to the application server. In the Actions pane, select Application Server View. Do one of the following: • Select an application server volume in the content pane and then click Properties in the Actions pane.

  • Page 65: Storage Utilization View

    Click one of the following tabs: • General tab—Displays the name of the volume on the application server, the volume type, and status: Table 30 Operating status: Application server volume properties Status indicator Value The storage is online. Warning See the Alerts list for more information. Critical See the Alerts list for more information.

  • Page 66: All-In-One Storage Manager Alerts

    The storage value for each application hosted, the shared folders pool, unallocated storage, and data not managed by ASM is displayed according to its percentage of total capacity, using colors selected in the Color Options window. The total capacity of your HP Storage Server is divided into the following areas: •...

  • Page 67: Glossary

    Glossary This section defines the terms used to describe the ASM user interface and program features. Actions pane The right pane in the main window of the ASM user interface that provides a list of actions, based on your current selection in the Content pane. Along with other selectable items, the Actions pane provides access to storage-allocation wizards, which help you allocate and configure storage.
  • Page 68 enforce allocated An enforced quota for the amount of storage available to a shared folder. An limit (quota) enforce allocated limit prevents data from being saved to a shared folder once all the storage space allocated to the shared folder is used. Exchange storage The fundamental unit of storage management in Microsoft Exchange.
  • Page 69 Navigation pane The left pane in the main window of the ASM user interface that allows you to quickly navigate between HP Storage Server Management applications. Network file system. The protocol used in most Unix environments to share folders or mounts. The Create a Shared Folder Wizard does not create NFS shares, but NFS shares can be created using the Shared Folder MMC snap-in.
  • Page 70 Task Viewer A window that displays completed tasks, scheduled tasks, and errors. To open the Task Viewer, select Tools > Task Viewer. toolbar The area below the menu bar that contains icons for commonly-used commands. The toolbar is the Microsoft Management Console toolbar; ASM is a snap-in hosted by the Microsoft Management Console.

  • Page 71: Index

    Index log file properties for database, 56 accessing application and shared folder log properties for storage groups, 52 properties, 48 accessing application server properties, 63 accessing properties for SQL Server, 53 Mailstore database, 51 for application server volumes, 64 Microsoft Exchange Server Exchange, 48 operating status values, 49...
  • Page 72 SQL Server database components Storage properties, 55 SQL Server properties operating status values, 54 status icons, 47 Storage properties Exchange storage group components, 50 Storage properties shared folders, 53 SQL Server database components, 55 Storage View, 47, 60 user-defined application pool accessing properties, 56 user-defined applications...

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