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HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection
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Part Number: 5697-0267
Published February 2010
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  • Page 1 HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide Part Number: 5697-0267 Published February 2010 Edition: 6...
  • Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2008, 2009, 2010 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. Government under vendor's standard commercial license.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents About this guide ............9 Intended audience .
  • Page 4 5 Managing switches ..........51 About transparent routing .
  • Page 5 Configuring a storage subsystem ........... 123 Configuration using a pre-defined application template .
  • Page 6 48 Enter HBA Server Name and OS Type dialog box ........83 49 HBA Server Name and OS Type dialog box .
  • Page 7 Tables Document conventions ............10 File menu .

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About this guide This guide provides information about: • Installing, upgrading, and removing HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager (hereafter referred to as Simple SAN Connection Manager) • Viewing and managing storage area network (SAN) connections (switches, servers, subsystems, HBAs, and logical disks) •...

  • Page 10: Document Conventions And Symbols

    • HP StorageWorks 81Q PCI-e Fibre Channel HBA Quick Start Installation Instructions • HP Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) Transceiver Installation Instructions • HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch XPAK Stacking Cable Quick Start Installation Instructions • HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Power Supply Quick Start Installation Instructions •...

  • Page 11: Part Number

    Figure 1 Jagged-edge screen shots depicting partial user interface HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support/. Collect the following information before calling: • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial numbers •...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    Introduction Simple SAN Connection Manager is a GUI-based management application for basic handling of SAN components such as host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, and storage arrays (also referred to as “subsystems” in this guide). For managing storage arrays, it uses Microsoft’s Virtual Disk Service (VDS). Simple SAN Connection Manager provides simplified storage management for VDS-compliant storage devices in a single, integrated, wizard-based user interface.

  • Page 14: What's New In This Release

    • “Managing logical disks (LUNs),” page 85, provides procedures for viewing logical disk information and for creating, deleting, and expanding logical disks. In addition, it describes how to assign and unassign a logical disk to a server, and to create an alias name for a logical disk. •...
  • Page 15 • Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox • HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software—Required only for installations with Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) storage arrays on management stations (optional on non-management stations) HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide...
  • Page 16 Introduction...

  • Page 17: Installing, Upgrading, And Removing Simple San Connection Manager

    Installing, upgrading, and removing Simple SAN Connection Manager This chapter provides procedures for installing and upgrading Simple SAN Connection Manager on a Windows management station, and for installing and upgrading the required software components on other servers. It also provides procedures for removing Simple SAN Connection Manager from a Windows system, as well as removing the software components from Linux servers.

  • Page 18: Installation Wizard: Options

    Figure 2 Installation wizard: options Select one of the following product installation options: • Management Installation Installs all components required for a management station with both Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) and Modular Smart Array (MSA) storage. With the Management Installation, you can also select one or both of the following optional components: •...

  • Page 19: Installation Wizard: Available Storage Subsystem

    Figure 3 Installation wizard: Available Storage Subsystem Select one or more types of storage subsystems (EVA and MSA) that exist in your SAN by choosing Yes from the drop-down menu for the appropriate subsystem types. Then click OK to close this dialog box and continue the installation.

  • Page 20: Linux Installation: Initial

    Figure 4 Installation wizard: Add EVA Management Account Before installation can proceed, you must add a user account to the HP Storage Admin user group. (This step is not necessary for MSA storage.) Choose one of the following options: • If you do not already have any user accounts set up, create a user account now by completing the User name, Password, and Confirm Password boxes.
  • Page 21 To install the components required by Simple SAN Connection Manager on Linux: Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server. The installation CD should mount automatically in one of the following locations: /media/cdrom/ /mnt/cdrom/ /media/cdrecorder/ If the installation CD is not mounted automatically, issue the following commands to mount the CD: # mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom IMPORTANT:...

  • Page 22: Configuring Simple San Connection Manager For Hp-Ux And Emulex Hbas

    If the following message appears at the end of the installation, you must restart the computer, otherwise, continue with step New driver and qlremote installed but not active. For new driver and qlremote to be active either: Reboot the system (Mandatory in case of Boot From SAN) Stop all the applications using QLogic driver.

  • Page 23: Emulex Hba Configuration

    Emulex HBA configuration Simple SAN Connection Manager can manage all of your supported Windows and Linux servers that have Emulex HBAs installed. In order for the application to properly identify your server(s), you must set the EnableFDMI parameter on the Emulex HBA. Use the HBAnyware software to set the EnableFDMI parameter to a value of 2.

  • Page 24: Installation Upgrade Wizard: Available Storage Subsystem

    Click Upgrade. A message box prompts you to confirm that you want to upgrade an existing version of Simple SAN Connection Manager. To continue with the upgrade, click Yes. The end user license agreement is displayed. Read the text of the HP end user license agreement, and then either click Agree to start the software upgrade or Disagree to cancel the upgrade.

  • Page 25: Installation Upgrade Wizard: Add Eva Management Account

    Figure 7 Installation upgrade wizard: Add EVA Management Account Before the installation upgrade can proceed, you must add a user account to the HP Storage Admin user group. (This step is not necessary for MSA storage.) Choose one of the following options: •...

  • Page 26: Linux Installation: Upgrade

    Figure 8 Installation upgrade wizard: finished with errors Click the View Error Log link to open an error log that provides additional information. You may be prompted to upgrade, add, or modify components for successful installation. Remove the Simple SAN Connection Manager CD, and then click Reboot. Restart your computer to complete the installation process.
  • Page 27 If this occurs, the CD may get mounted with the no execution flag, causing the installation script to fail. Installation failure may be indicated by the following error message: # ./install_smb.sh The following is returned: bash: ./install_smb.sh: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied The workaround is to manually mount the installation CD.

  • Page 28: Removing Simple San Connection Manager

    The following is returned: qla2xxx_conf 303752 qla2xxx 982688 scsi_mod 445298 qla2xxx c. To verify that the correct driver is loaded, issue the following command: # cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/* | grep "Driver version" The following is returned: Firmware version: 3.03.25 IPX Driver version: 8.02.02-fo Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager The Simple SAN Connection Manager uses the installation wizard to remove all components currently installed.

  • Page 29: Removing Simple San Connection Manager In Linux

    The program removal progress window opens and monitors the product removal. A progress bar shows the percent of the uninstallation completed and icons show the status of each component as it is removed, for example: • A icon next to the component name indicates successful removal. •...
  • Page 30 Installing, upgrading, and removing Simple SAN Connection Manager...

  • Page 31: Getting Started

    Getting started This chapter covers basic information to help you get started using Simple SAN Connection Manager, and includes these sections: • “Understanding the user interface” on page 31 introduces you to the main application window, menu bar, and toolbar buttons. •...

  • Page 32: Menu Bar

    Menu Bar Toolbar Navigation Content Pane Pane Status Bar Figure 10 Simple SAN Connection Manager user interface Menu bar The Simple SAN Connection Manager menu bar contains the following menus, each of which is described in detail in this section: •...

  • Page 33: File Menu

    File menu Table 2 provides a brief description of the items on the File menu and a reference to more detailed information. Table 2 File menu Menu Item Purpose Save current SAN Saves a graphical topology of your SAN to “Saving the current connection reference against any changes made to...

  • Page 34: Advanced Operations Menu

    Advanced Operations menu Table 4 provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a reference to more detailed information. Table 4 Advanced Operations menu Menu Item Purpose Create & Manage Partition Initialize a new disk; create, modify, or “Creating and managing delete partitions of initialized disks.

  • Page 35: Help Menu

    Table 5 HBA & Switch Management menu (continued) Menu Item Purpose Set Switch Admin Changes the administrator password for “Setting the switch admin Password accessing the switch. password” on page 57. Get Network Properties Displays network information. “Viewing network properties” on page 52.

  • Page 36: Using The Help System

    Table 7 Toolbar buttons (continued) Button Purpose Expand a logical disk Delete a logical disk Create and manage partitions Manage the storage subsystem Refresh the server list Refresh the subsystem list Open the About box Using the help system The Simple SAN Connection Manager’s help system provides quick access to information about performing tasks and completing dialog boxes.

  • Page 37: Starting Simple San Connection Manager

    To start Simple SAN Connection Manager: To launch the application, choose one of the following options: • Click Start, point to All Programs > Hewlett-Packard > HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager, and then click HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager.

  • Page 38: Initialize An Enterprise Virtual Array (Eva) Storage Subsystem Dialog Box

    Figure 11 Initialize an Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) Storage Subsystem dialog box Enter a name to identify this new storage subsystem array, and then click OK to initialize the subsystem using the default configuration. (This step is not required for MSA storage.) Wait while the application discovers (detects) switches, servers, storage subsystems, and logical disks.

  • Page 39: Set Switch Ip Address Dialog Box: New Switch Setup

    Choose one of the following options: • To continue with the first step (setting the switch IP address), click OK. The Set Switch IP Address dialog box (Figure 13) opens. Go to step • To skip the switch setup for now, click Cancel. (To set up the switch later, see the procedures in “Managing switches”...

  • Page 40: Set Switch Admin Password Dialog Box: New Switch Setup

    Figure 15 Set Switch Admin Password dialog box: new switch setup In the Set Switch Admin Password dialog box, complete the following steps: a. Enter the Old Password (the factory default password for the switch is password). b. Enter a New Password (at least 8 alphanumeric characters). c.

  • Page 41: Set The Switch Default Zoning Dialog Box: New Switch Setup

    Figure 17 Set the Switch Default Zoning dialog box: new switch setup The Set the Switch Default Zoning dialog box contains the following information: • Default zone set name—Shows the default name for the current switch zoning configuration. • Zone List—Shows the existing HBA zones with its HBA adapter and devices. If a zone list is closed (the Switch Port #, Type, and Vendor information is hidden), click the plus mark (+) to open it.

  • Page 42: Welcome... Configure Your San Dialog Box

    If Simple SAN Connection Manager detects another unconfigured switch, the New Switch Setup wizard opens again for that switch and guides you through its setup. After you have either completed all the steps required in the New Switch Setup procedures (step 4 through step...

  • Page 43: Perform Other Operations Dialog Box

    Figure 20 Perform Other Operations dialog box If you clicked Perform Other Operations on the Welcome... Configure Your SAN dialog box, select from these common SAN configuration operations: Logical Disk and Partition Operations: • Click Assign Logical Disk to Server to open the Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (see “Assigning and unassigning a logical disk to a server”...
  • Page 44 • Click Update HBA Driver to open the HBA Driver Update wizard (see “Updating an HBA driver” on page 80). To exit this dialog box without performing any configuration, and view the Simple SAN Connection Manager main window, click Close. (All configuration options offered on this dialog box are also available from the main window.) Now that you have completed the initial switch setup and other common configuration operations, you can use Simple SAN Connection Manager to configure your SAN, as described in the remainder of this guide.

  • Page 45: Viewing Maps, Events, And Configurations

    Viewing maps, events, and configurations This chapter provides procedures that describe the following options: • “Viewing a Physical Connection map,” page 45 • “Viewing a LUN Assignment map,” page 46 • “Viewing the event log,” page 47 • “Saving and comparing SAN configurations,” page 48 Viewing a Physical Connection map Simple SAN Connection Manager provides a graphical representation of physical connections among the...

  • Page 46: How To View A Physical Connection Map

    • An orange line (or lines) from the SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch to a grayed-out switch indicates a connection between an active TR_Port and the remote fabric, but appears only if the switch has been configured with Inter-Fabric Zones (IFZs). For more information, “About transparent routing”...

  • Page 47: How To View A Lun Assignment Map

    • Servers (Click the server name or icon to show or hide the HBAs on the topology map.) • HBAs NOTE: The information presented is read-only. You can right-click any of the icons representing the subsystem, LUNs, HBAs, and servers to open the shortcut menu for that component. How to view a LUN Assignment map To view a LUN Assignment map: In the navigation pane, click on the root of the navigation pane:...

  • Page 48: Saving And Comparing San Configurations

    Figure 23 Application Event Log dialog box To clear the entire event log: • On the bottom of the Application Event Log dialog box, click the Clear Logs button. The event log is emptied and ready for more entries. To clear specific entries: Right-click a specific event log entry (to select multiple entries, click the entries while holding down the CTRL key).

  • Page 49: Comparing Configurations

    NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager automatically saves the current configuration when you close the application. Comparing configurations Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the ability to compare any changes to your current SAN with the previous configuration. To compare a configuration: On the File menu, click Compare current and previous SAN connection.
  • Page 50 Viewing maps, events, and configurations...

  • Page 51: Managing Switches

    Managing switches This chapter provides the following procedures for using Simple SAN Connection Manager to view and manage your SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch: • “About transparent routing,” page 51 • “Viewing switch properties,” page 51 •...

  • Page 52: How To View Switch Properties

    • Firmware Version • Operational State Figure 25 Switch Properties How to view switch properties To view switch properties: To access the switch properties, choose one of the following options: • On the HBA & Switch Management menu, click Get Switch Properties. If there is only one switch in your SAN, it’s properties appear.

  • Page 53: How To View Network Properties

    Figure 26 Network Properties How to view network properties To view network properties: To access the switch properties, choose one of the following options: • On the HBA & Switch Management menu, click Get Network Properties. If there is only one switch, the switch is automatically selected;...

  • Page 54: Switch Zoning Information Dialog Box

    Figure 27 Switch Zoning Information dialog box This dialog box shows the following current information about your switch: • Zone List—Lists all zones and the members of each. The currently active zones are shown in a darker color. • Switch Name (Port #)—Shows the switch name and, in parentheses, the number of the switch port that is attached to the HBA or RAID storage device.

  • Page 55: Setting The Switch Default Zoning

    Figure 28 Switch Zoning Information dialog box (TR_Ports mapping) Setting the switch default zoning CAUTION: Altering the active zoning configuration can disrupt SAN traffic. A zone is a named group of ports or devices. Members of the same zone can communicate with each other and transmit outside the zone, but cannot receive inbound traffic from outside the zone.

  • Page 56: Set The Switch Default Zoning Dialog Box

    If the switch already has an active zoning setup, a message box asks if you want to remove and replace existing zoning with the default HBA-based zoning and advises you to carefully review the current active zoning. Be aware that modifying zoning can disrupt SAN traffic. To close the message box and continue, click Yes.

  • Page 57: Setting The Switch Admin Password

    Setting the switch admin password Simple SAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to set switch administrator passwords within your SAN. These passwords are required for all update operations to be performed on the switch, including: • Updating firmware •...

  • Page 58: Set Switch Ip Address Dialog Box

    NOTE: If the protocol stack on the switch is currently disabled, setting the switch IP address will enable the stack. To set a switch IP address: To access the Set Switch IP Address dialog box, choose one of the following options: •...

  • Page 59: Updating Switch Firmware

    • NDP—Select this option to use Neighbor Discovery Protocol for IPv6, as part of the Stateless Address Autoconfiguration protocol. (If you select NDP, the IPv6 address and gateway boxes become unavailable.) b. If you selected Static for IPv6 Discovery, enter a valid address in the IPv6 Address box. NOTE: Ensure that you append a forward slash (/) and address mask length at the end of the IPv6 address.

  • Page 60: Switch User Name And Password For Firmware Update Dialog Box

    In the Switch Firmware Update wizard’s Available Switch(es) list, select one or more switches for which you want to update the firmware as follows: a. Choose one of the following options: • Select a switch on the Available Switch(es) list, and then click Add. •...

  • Page 61: Setting Switch Snmp Properties

    In this dialog box, complete these steps: a. Enter the user name and password. b. (Optional) If you want the firmware update to take affect immediately, rather than after the switch power is recycled, select the Apply the new firmware image immediately after successful update check box.

  • Page 62: Snmp Properties

    CAUTION: The read community string (“public”) and write community string (“private”) are set at the factory to these well-known defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled. If SNMP is enabled (default) and the read and write community strings have not been changed from their defaults, you risk unwanted access to the switch.
  • Page 63 Read Community Enter the Read Community password (maximum 32 characters) that authorizes an SNMP agent to read information from the switch. This is a write-only field. The value on the switch and the SNMP management server must be the same. The default is public.

  • Page 64: Setting The Switch Symbolic Name And Domain Id

    Setting the switch symbolic name and domain ID Use the Set Switch Symbolic Name and/or Domain ID dialog box to change the symbolic switch name or the domain ID. To change the switch symbolic name and domain ID: To access the Set Switch Symbolic Name and/or Domain ID dialog box, choose one of the following options: •...

  • Page 65: Dns Properties Dialog Box

    Set DNS Configuration Figure 37 DNS Properties dialog box Under DNS Options, complete the following: a. To enable DNS on the switch, select the DNS Client check box. To disable DNS on the switch, clear the check box. b. If you enable DNS, in the Local Hostname box, enter a valid local host name. Under DNS Server, complete the following: a.

  • Page 66: Setting Switch Ip Security

    b. If you selected Static for Server Discovery, optionally enter up to three valid addresses in the DNS Server Address boxes. Use the DNS Search List to specify up to five DNS domain suffixes to be used by the DNS client when attempting to resolve a host name into an IP address.

  • Page 67: Creating An Ipsec Association

    Creating an IPsec association To create an IPsec association: On the HBA & Switch Management menu, click Set Switch IPsec Information. (If you have more than one switch in your SAN, the Switch Selection dialog box prompts you to select a switch, and then click OK.) The IPsec Configuration dialog box opens (Figure...

  • Page 68: Ipsec Association Dialog Box

    Figure 39 IPsec Association dialog box Complete the IPsec Association dialog box as follows: Name Enter a unique alphanumeric name that starts with a letter, does not contain spaces, and does not exceed 32 characters. You may include the following special characters: ampersand (&), hyphen (-), circumflex (^), and underscore (_).
  • Page 69 Authentication Select one of the following methods to use to authenticate the source and destination address: • HMAC-MD5—Hash Message Authentication Code Message-Digest Algorithm 5 • HMAC-SHA1—Hash Message Authentication Code Secure Hash Algorithm 1 • HMAC-SHA256—Hash Message Authentication Code Secure Hash Algorithm 1 •...

  • Page 70: Editing An Ipsec Association

    CAUTION: Be aware that if you click Cancel on the IPsec Configuration dialog box, all changes you have made to IPsec associations and policies are revoked. That is, all associations and policies that you have created, edited, deleted, copied, or pasted while the IPsec Configuration dialog box was open are nullified.

  • Page 71: Managing Security Policies

    To copy and paste an IPsec association: On the HBA & Switch Management menu, click Set Switch IPsec Information. (If you have more than one switch in your SAN, the Switch Selection dialog box prompts you to select a switch, and then click OK.) The IPsec Configuration dialog box opens (see Figure 38...

  • Page 72: Creating An Ipsec Policy

    Creating an IPsec policy To create an IPsec policy: On the HBA & Switch Management menu, click Set Switch IPsec Information. (If you have more than one switch in your SAN, the Switch Selection dialog box prompts you to select a switch, and then click OK.) The IPsec Configuration dialog box opens (Figure...

  • Page 73: Ipsec Policy Dialog Box

    Figure 41 IPsec Policy dialog box Complete the IPsec Policy dialog box as follows: Name Enter a unique alphanumeric name that starts with a letter, does not contain spaces, and does not exceed 32 characters. You may include the following special characters: ampersand (&), hyphen (-), circumflex (^), and underscore (_).
  • Page 74 Protocol Select one of the following protocols or applications to which to apply IP security: • ICMP—Internet Control Message Protocol • ICMP6—Internet Control Message Protocol for IPv6 • IP4—Internet Protocol, version 4 • TCP—Transmission Control Protocol • UDP—User Datagram Protocol •...

  • Page 75: Editing An Ipsec Policy

    To save the new IPsec policy and close the IPsec Policy dialog box, click OK. To abandon creation of the IPsec policy, click Cancel. When you are through managing security policies, select one of the following options: • To save your changes and close the IPsec Configuration dialog box, click OK. •...

  • Page 76: Copying And Pasting Ipsec Polices

    Copying and pasting IPsec polices To simplify the process of creating IPsec policies, you can copy an existing policy, paste it, modify it as needed, and then save it under a new name. For example, if you use the same protocols and keys for all IPsec policies, you can configure one complete policy, and then copy it to create additional policies with different source or destination addresses.

  • Page 77: Managing Hbas

    Managing HBAs This chapter provide procedures for managing your HP StorageWorks HBAs (host bus adapters) using Simple SAN Connection Manager, including: • “Viewing HBA information,” page 77 • “Updating an HBA BIOS image,” page 78 • “Updating an HBA driver,” page 80 •...

  • Page 78: Updating An Hba Bios Image

    • BIOS Version • Driver Version • HBA Connected Target List: • Target Port Name/Subsystem Port (see note) • Node Name • Port ID • Vendor • Product ID NOTE: The Target Port Name/Subsystem Port column lists the names of the target ports connected to the HBA.

  • Page 79: Password To Change The Server's Hba Configuration Dialog Box

    A message box asks if you want to apply this BIOS image to all HBAs in the same family. To use the selected BIOS image for all the HBAs in the same family, including HBAs on other servers, click Yes. To apply the BIOS image to only the selected HBA, click No.

  • Page 80: Updating An Hba Driver

    Figure 44 Update HBA BIOS wizard To complete the Update HBA BIOS wizard, choose one of the following options: • To confirm and proceed with the BIOS update, click Finish. • To change your selections for BIOS update, click Back. •...

  • Page 81: Password To Change The Server's Hba Configuration Dialog Box

    If no specific server is selected, in the Available Server(s) list, select the server for which you want to update the HBA driver: • Select a server on the Available Server(s) list, and then click Add. This updates the driver of the HBAs installed on this server.

  • Page 82: Creating An Alias For An Hba

    Figure 46 HBA Driver Update wizard Click Next. To complete the HBA Driver Update wizard, choose one of the following options: • To confirm and proceed with the driver update, click Finish. • To change your selections for the driver update, click Back. •...

  • Page 83: Manually Entering Fdmi Information

    To create an alias for an HBA: On the LUN Assignment or Physical Connection map, right-click a host bus adapter (HBA) icon, and then on the shortcut menu, click Create HBA Alias. The Create HBA Alias dialog box (Figure 47) shows the HBA port name and server name. Figure 47 Create HBA Alias dialog box Enter an alias name to replace the HBA name, and then click OK.

  • Page 84: Hba Server Name And Os Type Dialog Box

    NOTE: You can also access the Enter HBA Server Name and OS Type dialog box by opening the Advanced Operations menu, and then clicking Edit Manual FDMI List. From the list of HBAs with missing FDMI information, select the check box next to one or more HBAs. To select all HBAs, select the Select All check box.

  • Page 85: Managing Logical Disks (Luns)

    Managing logical disks (LUNs) This chapter provides the following procedures for viewing and managing logical disks (LUNs) using Simple SAN Connection Manager: • “Viewing logical disk information,” page 85 • “Creating a logical disk—EVA storage,” page 86 • “Creating a logical disk—MSA storage,” page 90 •...

  • Page 86: Creating A Logical Disk-Eva Storage

    The read-only information under Logical Disk (LUN) Information includes the following: • Subsystem • Type • Status • Identifier • Size • Health To view additional information about the selected logical disk, click the following tabs: • Accessible Servers—Lists servers available to this logical disk. •...

  • Page 87: New Logical Disk Server Presentation Dialog Box (Eva Storage)

    • Size—Enter the capacity of the disk you are adding as a logical disk. (Size must not exceed the indicated Maximum LUN size. The maximum size changes according to the RAID type selected.) • Name—(Optional) Enter a name (maximum 32 characters) for the new logical disk. If no name is specified, Simple SAN Connection Manager uses the default name assigned by the subsystem.

  • Page 88: New Hba Port Names Dialog Box

    Figure 53 New HBA Port Names dialog box b. In the first box, enter the world wide port name (WWPN) of the HBA. You can enter the HBA WWPN formatted as either 20 consecutive alphanumeric characters, or as 10 two-digit segments separated by hyphens;...

  • Page 89: Create And Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk Dialog Box

    To configure another new logical disk, click Add. To remove a logical disk from the list and prevent its creation, select the logical disk, and then click Remove. NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager allows you to create multiple logical disks at once to both HP EVA and HP MSA 2000 family storage arrays.

  • Page 90: Creating A Logical Disk-Msa Storage

    • Open the Windows Control Panel, select Administrative Tools, and then select Computer Management. • On the Windows desktop, right-click the My Computer icon, and then click Manage. In the Computer Management utility’s left pane under Storage, click Disk Management. Creating a logical disk—MSA storage The Create New Logical Disk wizard assists with the creation of logical disks from the storage arrays (subsystems) in your SAN.

  • Page 91: Create Storage Pool Dialog Box

    Figure 56 Create Storage Pool dialog box a. In the Enter a Name for the new Storage Pool box, enter the name of the new storage pool (the default name is Storage Pool #). b. Select the check boxes next to one or more Drive Names to be included in the pool, or select the Select All check box to include all drives in the pool.

  • Page 92: Select Storage Pool For Logical Disk Creation Dialog Box

    NOTE: If you choose to create a storage pool with fewer than three drives, a message box informs you that a pool with fewer than three drives does not support fault-tolerant capacity optimized (RAID 5) and asks if you want to continue. Click Yes to continue or No to return to the Create Storage Pool dialog box to change your selection.

  • Page 93: Assign Spare Drive Dialog Box

    Figure 58 Assign Spare Drive dialog box Select one or more check boxes corresponding to the Drive Names you want to use as spare drives for this storage pool, or select the Select All check box to use all drives. Then click OK. The New Logical Disk Parameters dialog box (Figure 59) opens.

  • Page 94: New Logical Disk Server Presentation Dialog Box (Msa Storage)

    Figure 60 New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (MSA storage) The left column lists Servers and HBAs/Initiators available to allow access to the new Logical Disk, and the right column lists Servers and HBAs allowed to have access to the new Logical Disk. NOTE: Colored text in the New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box has specific meanings, for example:...

  • Page 95: New Hba Port Names Dialog Box

    Figure 61 New HBA Port Names dialog box b. In the first box, enter the world wide port name (WWPN) of the HBA. You can enter the HBA WWPN formatted as either 20 consecutive alphanumeric characters, or as 10 two-digit segments separated by hyphens;...

  • Page 96: Create And Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk Dialog Box

    To configure another new logical disk, click Add. To remove a logical disk from the list and prevent its creation, select the logical disk, and then click Remove. NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager allows you to create multiple logical disks at once to both HP EVA and HP MSA 2000 family storage arrays.

  • Page 97: Assigning And Unassigning A Logical Disk To A Server

    NOTE: If you present (assign) a logical disk to a Windows system, you can instead use the system’s Disk Management option to create partitions and assign a drive letter or mount path on partitions. To access Computer Management, choose one of the following options: •...
  • Page 98 • To allow access to individual HBAs, select each HBA in the Servers and HBAs/Initiators available to allow access to the selected Logical Disk list, and then click Add. • To allow access to all of the HBAs and servers shown in the Servers and HBAs/Initiators available to allow access to the selected Logical Disk list, click Add All.

  • Page 99: Expanding A Logical Disk

    Expanding a logical disk Simple SAN Connection Manager enables you to easily increase the size of logical disks within your SAN. To expand a logical disk: To access the Expand Logical Disk dialog box, choose one of the following options: •...

  • Page 100: Deleting A Logical Disk

    NOTE: Logical disk (LUN) expansion is a direct request to the subsystem to expand the logical disk size using unused space. The servers that have access to this logical disk might not recognize the new space for the disk until the server is rebooted or some software is invoked to discover the new size. In Windows, for example, you can use the Diskpart command-line utility to extend the volume to the newly-added space.

  • Page 101: Creating An Alias For A Logical Disk

    Creating an alias for a logical disk You can create alias (user-friendly) names for logical disks (LUNs) to help you easily identify them in Simple SAN Connection Manager. To create an alias for a logical disk: On the LUN Assignment map, right-click a logical disk (LUN) icon, and then on the shortcut menu, click Create Alias for Logical Disk.
  • Page 102 102 Managing logical disks (LUNs)

  • Page 103: Managing Servers

    Managing servers This chapter provides procedures for viewing and managing your servers using Simple SAN Connection Manager: • “Viewing server information,” page 103 • “Refreshing the server list,” page 105 • “Setting a server agent password,” page 106 • “Creating and managing partitions,” page 107 Viewing server information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each server within your...

  • Page 104: Drive, Disk, And Volume Information

    • Serial Number • Bus Type • Rebuild Priority • LUNs Active Controller(s) • LUN Flags To view details about the drives, logical disks, and volumes on a server: In the navigation pane under Server-Storage View, select the server for which you want to view details. Under [Logical Disk/Volume List], select a logical disk, and then click a drive letter.

  • Page 105: Refreshing The Server List

    • The Volume Information section provides the following details for the volume: • A pie chart shows the volume’s used and available space (similar to the Windows volume details). • Name indicates the volume name (not drive letter); this name is used by Simple SAN Connection Manager to open and close this volume.

  • Page 106: Setting A Server Agent Password

    To refresh servers: On the Advanced Operations menu, click Refresh the Server List. A message box informs you that Simple SAN Connection Manager will delete all server and HBA data and rebuild the list, advises you that the process may take a while, and asks if you want to continue. To continue with server and HBA discovery as if launching Simple SAN Connection Manager for the the first time, click Yes.

  • Page 107: Creating And Managing Partitions

    • Re-enter the new password in the Verify Password box. To save your password changes and close this dialog box, click OK. To abandon password changes, click Cancel. Creating and managing partitions Simple SAN Connection Manager can automatically initialize and create a partition on a newly-created LUN.

  • Page 108: Manually Creating A Partition

    Figure 73 Ready to create disk partition message box To create the disk partition, click OK. Simple SAN Connection Manager initializes the LUN, creates a single partition for the entire LUN, assigns the next available drive letter, and formats the partition with NTFS. Manually creating a partition Use the Create &...

  • Page 109: Create & Manage Partitions Dialog Box

    Figure 74 Create & Manage Partitions dialog box To initialize a new disk so that it becomes a basic disk ready for partitioning and file mounting, right-click the disk header (the left most block of the disk) and on the shortcut menu, click Initialize Disk. To add new partitions from an initialized disk, right-click the Unallocated section in the body of the disk, and on the shortcut menu, click New Partition.

  • Page 110: Create New Partition Wizard: Specifying Partition Size

    Figure 75 Create New Partition wizard: specifying partition size Under Specify Partition Size, enter the Partition size in MB either by clicking the up or down arrows, or typing the number. Ensure that the size is between the minimum and maximum allowable values. Then click Next.

  • Page 111: Create New Partition Wizard: Formatting Partition

    Figure 76 Create New Partition wizard: formatting partition Under Format Partition, select one of the following options to format the new partition, and then click Next: • Do not format the partition. • Format this partition with the following settings. If you want to format the partition, complete the following: •...

  • Page 112: Managing A Partition

    Figure 77 Create New Partition wizard: completing new partition Complete the Create New Partition wizard by choosing one of the following options: • To create the partition with these settings and close the wizard, click Finish. • To return to a previous wizard window and modify the new partition's settings, click Back. •...

  • Page 113: Change Drive Letter And Paths Dialog Box

    The Create & Manage Partitions dialog box opens; see Figure 74. It shows the LUNs and associated disks on the top part and the map of disks and its partition(s) on the bottom. From the disk/partition map, you can initialize new disks, add new partitions, modify or delete existing partitions, and retrieve properties of the disk and partition.

  • Page 114: Change Drive Letter Dialog Box

    Figure 80 Change Drive Letter dialog box c. To assign the selected drive letter, click OK. To stop, click Cancel. To format a partition: a. Right-click the partition, and then on the shortcut menu, click Format. b. In the warning message box, click Yes to continue. The Format Partition dialog box opens, as shown in Figure Figure 81...

  • Page 115: Disk Information Dialog Box

    Figure 82 Disk Information dialog box When you have finished viewing the disk information, click OK to close the dialog box. To retrieve the partition's properties, right-click the partition, and on the shortcut menu, click Properties. The Partition Properties dialog box opens, as shown in Figure Figure 83 Partition Properties dialog box...
  • Page 116 116 Managing servers...

  • Page 117: Managing Storage Subsystems

    Managing storage subsystems This chapter covers the following procedures for managing your storage subsystems (storage arrays): • “Viewing subsystem information,” page 117 • “Managing storage subsystems,” page 118 • “Refreshing the storage subsystem list,” page 121 • “Updating storage subsystem firmware,” page 122 •...

  • Page 118: Managing Storage Subsystems

    • Health • Capabilities • Total Capacity (in GB) • Allocated (in GB) • Available (in GB) To view additional information about the selected storage subsystem, click the following tabs: • Logical Disks • Drives • Controllers Managing storage subsystems Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the ability to quickly manage your storage subsystems, including the controllers and drives.

  • Page 119: Manage Storage Subsystem Dialog Box

    Figure 85 Manage Storage Subsystem dialog box (Optional) Manage the controller by right-clicking a controller icon to open a shortcut menu. The shortcut menu may contain the following items (not all menu items are available for every controller): • Reset Controller (MSA storage only)—Click this to reinitialize all controllers and invalidate their caches.

  • Page 120: Controller Details Dialog Box

    Figure 86 Controller Details dialog box (Optional) Manage the disk drives by right-clicking a drive icon to open a shortcut menu. The shortcut menu may contain the following items (not all menu items are available for every disk drive): • Set Drive as Hot Spare—Click this to designate the selected drive as a standby drive in case another drive fails.

  • Page 121: Refreshing The Storage Subsystem List

    Figure 88 Set Drive Status dialog box Figure 89 Drive Details dialog box Click Close to exit the dialog box. Refreshing the storage subsystem list Simple SAN Connection Manager provides the ability to quickly refresh a subsystem on your SAN. Refreshing the subsystem list shows the most current topology of your SAN in the Physical Connection and LUN Assignment maps.

  • Page 122: Updating Storage Subsystem Firmware

    IMPORTANT: Refreshing the subsystem could take a while depending on the number of subsystems, each subsystem’s IO traffic, and its number of drives and logical disks. To continue, click Yes. Updating storage subsystem firmware When Simple SAN Connection Manager starts up, it compares the current storage subsystem firmware version to the firmware version available on the HP website.

  • Page 123: Creating An Alias For A Storage Subsystem

    If you choose to download the firmware update, follow these steps: a. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, select a location for saving the file from the web, and then click A message box directs you to a location on the HP website. b.

  • Page 124: Storage Deployment Wizard: Enter Eva Array Name (Template Deployment)

    NOTE: Application template deployment can only create partitions for Windows servers using QLogic-based HBAs. To configure a subsystem using a pre-defined application template: Start the Storage Deployment wizard automatically or manually as follows: • Automatic: If, when you start Simple SAN Connection Manager, it detects either an uninitialized EVA storage subsystem or an MSA storage subsystem that does not have any subsystem or LUN created, a message box prompts you to configure the subsystem.

  • Page 125: Storage Deployment Wizard: Select A Template (Template Deployment)

    Figure 93 Storage Deployment wizard: select a template (template deployment) To configure the subsystem using one of the default templates, select the template name from the list of discovered template types, and then click Next. NOTE: This release of Simple SAN Connection Manager provides only the Microsoft Exchange Server Deployment template.

  • Page 126: Figures

    The next Storage Deployment wizard window (Figure 95) lists each server and its operating system. Figure 95 Storage Deployment wizard: select servers (template deployment) Under Server Name, select one or more check boxes indicating the server(s) to which you want to assign (present) the logical disks in this storage subsystem, and then click Next.

  • Page 127: Configuration Using A Customized Deployment

    Verify the information and then select one of the following options: • To confirm and complete the wizard, click Deploy. • To return to previous wizard windows and review or change your selections, click Back. • To abandon all selections made using the Storage Deployment wizard, click Cancel. If you click Deploy, using the HP Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) or the subsystem VDS hardware provider, Simple SAN Connection Manager initializes the subsystem, creates disk groups or storage pools and LUNs, and presents those LUNs to the host(s) as specified in the deployment summary shown...

  • Page 128: Storage Deployment Wizard: Enter Eva Array Name (Custom Deployment)

    • The minimum and maximum number of disk drives for each RAID level are as follows RAID Level Minimum Drives Maximum Drives To configure a subsystem using a customized storage deployment: Start the Storage Deployment wizard automatically or manually as follows: •...

  • Page 129: Storage Deployment Wizard: Select A Template (Custom Deployment)

    The Storage Deployment wizard lists templates available for storage configuration, as shown in Figure 99. This list is dynamically created by Simple SAN Connection Manager based on the list of files detected in the templates folder. Figure 99 Storage Deployment wizard: select a template (custom deployment) To configure the subsystem using a custom deployment, select Custom Deployment for Advanced Users, and then click Next.

  • Page 130: Storage Deployment Wizard: Create Msa Storage Pools (Custom Deployment)

    Figure 101 Storage Deployment wizard: create MSA storage pools (custom deployment) On either the Create Your Disk Groups or Create Your Storage Pools wizard window, create one or more disk groups or storage pools as follows: a. The Total Physical Disks box specifies the quantity of disks in this subsystem. The total number of disks you allot to your disk groups or storage pools must not exceed this quantity.

  • Page 131: Storage Deployment Wizard: Create Logical Disks For Eva (Custom Deployment)

    Group Figure 102 Storage Deployment wizard: create logical disks for EVA (custom deployment) Figure 103 Storage Deployment wizard: create logical disks for MSA (custom deployment) On the Create Your Logical Disks wizard window, create one or more logical disks—for the disk group or storage pool name shown in either the Disk Group or Storage Pool box—as follows: a.

  • Page 132: Storage Deployment Wizard: Continue Creating Logical Disk (Custom Deployment)

    e. (Optional) To create another logical disk, click Add. f. (Optional) To remove a logical disk, select it, and then click Delete. g. When you are finished adding, editing, and deleting logical disks for this disk group or storage pool, click Next to continue. If you have multiple disk groups (for EVA storage), the wizard window shown in Figure 102 appears for...

  • Page 133: Storage Deployment Wizard: Deployment Results (Custom Deployment)

    If the custom configuration deployment completes successfully, the wizard informs you. If the partition is created from the LUNs, it lists the volume name and drive letter assigned for each LUN, as shown in Figure 106. Figure 106 Storage Deployment wizard: deployment results (custom deployment) HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide 133...
  • Page 134 134 Managing storage subsystems...

  • Page 135: A Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting This appendix provides answers regarding the following: • Dynamic disk support—see page 135. • Launch-time support—see page 135. • Linux server on my local SAN is not discovered—see page 136. • Lost aliases support—see page 136. • New server support—see page 137. •...
  • Page 136 Why is the Linux Server on my local SAN not discovered? Symptoms: A new Linux server has been added to the SAN, and it has the appropriate Simple SAN Connection Manager Agent running, but the Linux server is not being discovered by the Windows 2003 Simple SAN Connection Manager server.
  • Page 137 I brought a new server online and connected it to both the SAN and LAN, but Simple SAN Connection Manager does not see it. Why not? Symptoms: If Simple SAN Connection Manager has already been launched prior to a new server being turned on and connected to the LAN and SAN, Simple SAN Connection Manager does not automatically see this server.
  • Page 138 When I open Simple SAN Connection Manager, why doesn’t it discover my subsystems? Symptoms: This can be caused by several factors: • Another application is running on the same or different system and connects to the subsystem. Some storage subsystems only allow a single application to connect and perform management functions on them.
  • Page 139 In the Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box, it shows “Unknown Server.” What does this mean? Symptoms: An Unknown Server may appear if: • The logical disk in the storage subsystem is assigned to an HBA, but the application cannot discover that HBA in any of the servers. •...
  • Page 140 140 Troubleshooting...

  • Page 141: Glossary

    Glossary adapter HBA (host bus adapter). controller A hardware device that facilitates communication between a host and one or more LUNs organized as an array. device A target, typically a disk drive. Hardware such as a disk drive, tape drive, printer, or keyboard that is installed in or connected to a system.
  • Page 142 IP security IPsec (IP security) is a suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet in a data stream. IPsec also includes protocols for cryptographic key establishment. IPv4 Internet Protocol version 4 is the fourth iteration of the Internet protocol and the first version of the protocol to be widely deployed.
  • Page 143 PCI Express (PCIe) A third-generation input/output (I/O) standard that allows enhanced Ethernet network performance beyond that of the older Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) and PCI Extended (PCI-X) desktop and server slots. The higher performance of PCI Express derives from its faster, serial-bus architecture, which provides a dedicated, bi-directional I/O with 2.5-GHz clocking, beneficial to Ethernet network connectivity for desktops, workstations, and servers.
  • Page 144 Vraid0 A virtualization technique for EVA storage that provides no data protection. Data host is broken down into chunks and distributed on the disks comprising the disk group from which the virtual disk was created. Reading and writing to a Vraid0 virtual disk is very fast and makes the fullest use of the available storage, but there is no data protection (redundancy) unless there is parity.

  • Page 145: Index

    Index Available Storage Subsystem dialog box initial installation access assignments, setting upgrade installation active TR_Ports ACU (Array Configuration Utility) for MSA adapters, See HBAs .bin file, updating BIOS image Add Drive Letter or Path dialog box BIOS Add EVA Management Account dialog box image, updating for HBA adding version, viewing...
  • Page 146 controllers (continued) disks reinitializing information, viewing resetting new, initializing conventions, document properties, viewing copying and pasting IPsec associations definition of IPsec policies IPsec associations, host name for – Create & Manage Partitions dialog box IPsec policies, host name for Create Alias for Logical Disk dialog box properties, setting Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical search list discovery...
  • Page 147 Expand Logical Disk dialog box Help menu expanding logical disk help system, using expanding volume capacity help, obtaining from HP Export Event Log dialog box host bus adapters, See HBAs exporting event log to file hot spare, designating drive as Extending volume size dialog box storage website Subscriber’s choice website...
  • Page 148 IPv4 definition of Manage Storage Subsystem dialog box IPsec associations, addresses for management utility for storage subsystem, launching IPsec policies, addresses for switch IP address, setting managing IPv6 HBAs definition of logical disks IPsec associations, addresses for partitions IPsec policies, addresses for servers switch IP address, setting storage subsystems...
  • Page 149 operating system support RAID, types (MSA configuration) refreshing server list subsystem list Partition Properties dialog box related documentation partitions remote fabric creating and managing removing creating for LUN (EVA) application from Linux system creating for LUN (MSA) application from Windows system definition of drive as hot spare deleting...
  • Page 150 servers (continued) storage subsystems (continued) managing management utility, launching manually entering name or OS type managing selecting for logical disks Storage System Scripting Utility, See SSSU unassigning LUNs Subscriber’s choice, HP Server-Storage View group subsystems, See storage subsystems Set Drive Status dialog box switch Set New Password for Server dialog box admin password...
  • Page 151 unmasking LUN un-present logical disk to server websites unsigned HP HBA Windows driver HP documentation – Update HBA BIOS wizard HP storage Updated Components dialog box HP Subscriber’s choice updates, checking for Welcome to HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection updating Manager dialog box components window components...

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