Page 1 HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide This user guide provides information about installing, upgrading, and removing the HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager version 3.20, viewing and managing SAN connections (switches, servers, subsystems, HBAs, and logical disks), and troubleshooting the Simple SAN Connection Manager. This user guide is intended for network administrators who use the Simple SAN Connection Manager software to view and manage their SAN.
Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2008, 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Introduction ............9 What’s new in this release .
Page 4 Setting the switch IP address ............51 Updating switch firmware .
Page 5 Related documentation ............135 Document conventions and symbols .
Page 6 44 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box......73 45 Update HBA BIOS wizard ........... . . 73 46 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box.
Page 7 103 Storage Deployment wizard: select servers (template deployment) ......128 104 Storage Deployment wizard: summary (template deployment) ......128 105 Storage Deployment wizard: deployment results (template deployment) .
Page 9: Introduction
Simple SAN Connection Manager version 3.00 or later is required for the HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch. Simple SAN Connection Manager version 2.10 and later can manage the 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, and version 3.00 or later can manage the SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch, with active transparent router ports (TR_Ports).
Page 10: System Requirements
• Added support for VCEM configuration dialog in Advanced Options pull-down menu • Added support for VCEM configuration in installation wizard • Added support for VCEM enclosures/VC-FC displayed in main topology • VCEM server view displays enclosure in tree and properties when selected •...
Page 11: 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 12: Installation Wizard: Options
Figure 1 Installation wizard: options Select one of the following product installation options: • Management Installation Installs all components required for a management station with both EVA and MSA storage. With the Management Installation, you can also select one or both of the following optional components: •...
Page 13: Installation Wizard: Available Storage Subsystem
Figure 2 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 14: Installation Wizard: Add Eva Management Account
Figure 3 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 15: Linux Installation: Initial
Figure 4 Installation wizard: Enable VCEM Server Enclosure Discovery Repeat this procedure to install the software on additional Windows servers. Linux installation: initial Follow these steps to install the required software on servers running Linux. NOTE: To configure servers using other operating systems or non-QLogic HBAs, see “Configuring Simple SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs,”...
Page 16 The workaround is to manually mount the installation CD. For example, if the CD was auto-mounted in /media/HpInstallx.x, issue these commands to unmount, and then remount the CD: # unmount /media/HpInstallx.x # mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom If the unmount command fails with a busy warning, make sure that all applications and consoles that could be using the CD media are closed, and then try again.
Page 17: Configuring Simple San Connection Manager For Hp-Ux And Emulex Hbas
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: 8.02.23-fo Configuring Simple SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs Simple SAN Connection Manager is compatible with the HP-UX operating system and Emulex HBAs when configured as described in this section.
Page 18: Installation Upgrade Wizard: Initial Window
Figure 5 Installation upgrade wizard: initial window 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 appears. 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 19: Installation Upgrade Wizard: Available Storage Subsystem
Figure 6 Installation upgrade wizard: Available Storage Subsystem Select one or more storage subsystems types (EVA and/or 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 upgrade.
Page 20: 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 21: 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 22 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 23: 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: 8.02.23-fo Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager Simple SAN Connection Manager uses the installation wizard to remove all components currently installed.
Page 24: Removing Simple San Connection Manager In Linux
A message box asks if you are sure you want to remove the program. Click Yes to proceed with program removal, or No to cancel. 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: •...
Page 25: Getting Started
Getting Started This chapter covers basic information to help you start using Simple SAN Connection Manager. Understanding the user interface The Simple SAN Connection Manager interface (Figure 10) is designed for ease of use, quick access to the most frequently used functions, and utilizing basic Windows conventions. Application window The Simple SAN Connection Manager window consists of the following main components: a menu bar (see...
Page 26: Menu Bar
Menu bar The Simple SAN Connection Manager menu bar contains the following menus, each of which is described in detail in this section. Shortcut key combinations are displayed in the menus, and provide an alternative way of selecting menu bar items. items are also available using the menus.
Page 27: Advanced Operations Menu
Advanced Operations menu Table 3 provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a reference to more detailed information. Table 3 Advanced Operations menu Menu Item Purpose Create & Manage Partition Initializes a new disk; creates, modifies, or “Creating and managing deletes partitions of initialized disks partitions,”...
Page 28: Help Menu
Table 4 HBA & Switch Management menu (continued) Menu Item Purpose Update HBA Driver Updates drivers for HBAs within your SAN “Updating an HBA driver,” page 74. Get Switch Properties Displays switch information “Viewing switch properties,” page 45. Get Switch Zoning Displays switch zones and members “Viewing switch zoning Information...
Page 29: Toolbar
Toolbar The Simple SAN Connection Manager toolbar provides buttons for easy access to some of the application’s most used functions, as well as information about the application. Table 6 shows each of the toolbar buttons and what they do. Table 6 Toolbar buttons Button Purpose...
Page 30: 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 31: 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 32: 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 33: Set Switch Admin Password Dialog Box: New Switch Setup
Set Switch Admin Password dialog box: new switch setup Figure 15 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 34: 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 35: Welcome
Click Close to close the New Switch Setup dialog box for this switch. 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 36: 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 37: Last Refresh Of San Components Dialog Box
• Click Update HBA Driver to open the HBA Driver Update wizard (see “Updating an HBA driver,” page 74). 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.) A dialog box indicates when the last refresh of the SAN components was performed.
Page 38 Getting Started...
Page 39: Viewing Maps, Events, And Configurations
TR_Port. • 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...
Page 40: How To View A Physical Connection Map
appears only if the switch has been configured with IFZs. For more information, see “About transparent routing,” page 45. • Servers • HBAs • Storage subsystems • Storage subsystem controllers • Storage subsystem controller’s ports • Blade servers • Blade enclosures •...
Page 41: 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 42: Saving And Comparing San Configurations
Figure 24 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 43: 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 44 Viewing Maps, Events, and Configurations...
Page 45: Managing Switches
The transparent routing feature provides inter-fabric routing to enable controlled and limited access between devices on an SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch or 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (local) fabric and devices on a remote fabric consisting of switches made by other vendors. For a list of switches that are supported in a remote fabric, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide located at the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide.
Page 46: How To View Switch Properties
Figure 26 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 47: How To View Network Properties
Figure 27 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 48: Switch Zoning Information Dialog Box
Figure 28 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 49: Setting The Switch Default Zoning
Figure 29 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 50: 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 51: 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 52: 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 53: 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 54: 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 55: 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 56: 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 57 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 58: 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 59: Dns Properties Dialog Box
Set DNS Configuration Figure 38 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 60: 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 61: 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 62: Ipsec Association Dialog Box
Figure 40 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 63 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 64: 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 65: 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 39...
Page 66: 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 67: Ipsec Policy Dialog Box
Figure 42 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 68 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 69: 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 70: 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 71: Managing Hbas
Managing HBAs This chapter provide procedures for managing your HP StorageWorks HBAs using Simple SAN Connection Manager. Viewing HBA information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each HBA within your SAN. To view information about an HBA: In the Server-Storage View group of the navigation pane, click the HBA you want to view.
Page 72: Updating An Hba Bios Image
NOTE: The Target Port Name/Subsystem Port column lists the names of the target ports connected to the HBA. Click the + symbol to the left of the Target Port Name to reveal the name of the matching port on the subsystem in the SAN. Click the + symbol to the left of the Subsystem Port Name to reveal the identifiers of the subsystem, controller, and IP address, and the port status.
Page 73: Password To Change The Server's Hba Configuration Dialog Box
In the Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box (Figure 44), enter the password, and then click OK. Figure 44 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box NOTE: The same password applies for all the HBAs in the server. If more than one server is in the list, you must enter the password for each server.
Page 74: Updating An Hba Driver
If you clicked Finish, a message box states the HBAs are ready to be updated. This process takes a while and the system is temporarily unresponsive. When prompted to update the HBAs, click Yes. Updating an HBA driver Simple SAN Connection Manager provides an easy way to update both Windows and Linux drivers for HP StorageWorks Q-Logic-based FC HBAs within your SAN.
Page 75: Password To Change The Server's Hba Configuration Dialog Box
Figure 46 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box The HBA Driver Update wizard (Figure 47) should now show all columns completed. Figure 47 HBA Driver Update wizard Click Next. To complete the HBA Driver Update wizard, choose one of the following options: •...
Page 76: Creating An Alias For An Hba
NOTE: In the unlikely event of using an unsigned HP StorageWorks FC HBA Windows driver, a Hardware Installation message states the software “has not passed Windows Logo testing.” If you still want to update the HBA driver with the unsigned driver, click Continue Anyway. If you do not want to use the unsigned driver, click STOP Installation.
Page 77: Enter Hba Server Name And Os Type Dialog Box
Figure 49 Enter 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 78 Managing HBAs...
Page 79: Managing Logical Disks
Managing Logical Disks This chapter provides procedures for viewing and managing LUNs using Simple SAN Connection Manager. Viewing logical disk information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each logical disk within your SAN. To view information about a logical disk: In the navigation pane under the Storage subsystem-Logical Disk View group, click the logical disk you want to view.
Page 80: Creating A Logical Disk-Eva Storage
• Multi-path Info—Provides information about LUN load balancing. • Contributing Drives—Provides details about contributing drives. NOTE: The Multi-path Info tab information is only available to LUNs presented to the server running Simple SAN Connection Manager. Creating a logical disk—EVA storage The Create New Logical Disk wizard assists with the creation of logical disks from the storage arrays (subsystems) within your SAN.
Page 81: New Logical Disk Server Presentation Dialog Box (Eva Storage)
Figure 53 New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (EVA 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;...
Page 82: New Hba Port Names Dialog Box
Figure 54 New HBA Port Names dialog box b. In the first box, enter the 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; for example, xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.
Page 83: 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 84: 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 85: Create Storage Pool Dialog Box
Figure 57 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 86: 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 87: Assign Spare Drive Dialog Box
Figure 59 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 60) opens.
Page 88: New Logical Disk Server Presentation Dialog Box (Msa Storage)
Figure 61 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 89: New Hba Port Names Dialog Box
Figure 62 New HBA Port Names dialog box b. In the first box, enter the 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; for example, xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx.
Page 90: 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 91: 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 92 • 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 93: 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 94: 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 95: 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 96 Managing Logical Disks...
Page 97: Managing Servers
Managing Servers This chapter provides procedures for viewing and managing your servers using Simple SAN Connection Manager. Viewing server information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each server within your SAN, as well as details about the drives, logical disks, and volumes on the servers. To view information about a server: •...
Page 98: Drive, Disk, And Volume Information
• 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. The content pane provides the details for the selected drive;...
Page 99: Refreshing The Server List
• Status (for example, Online or Offline). • Health (for example, Healthy) • Capacity is the volume size. • Expandable space, if any, is the size of unallocated space on the disk that the volume can grow without the need to first expand the LUN. •...
Page 100: Setting A Server Agent Password
Simple SAN Connection Manager updates the navigation pane (left pane) and the topology maps in the content pane (right pane) to reflect the addition and removal of servers. Setting a server agent password Simple SAN Connection Manager provides a quick and easy way to set server agent passwords within your SAN.
Page 101: Creating And Managing Partitions
Creating and managing partitions Simple SAN Connection Manager can automatically initialize and create a partition on a newly-created LUN. Or, you can use the Create & Manage Partitions dialog box to manually create and manage partitions within your SAN. For detailed procedures, refer to the following sections: •...
Page 102: Manually Creating A Partition
Figure 74 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 103: Create & Manage Partitions Dialog Box
Figure 75 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 104: Create New Partition Wizard: Specifying Partition Size
Figure 76 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 105: Create New Partition Wizard: Formatting Partition
Figure 77 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 106: Managing A Partition
Figure 78 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 107: Change Drive Letter And Paths Dialog Box
The Create & Manage Partitions dialog box opens; see Figure 75. 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 108: Change Drive Letter Dialog Box
Figure 81 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 (Figure 82).
Page 109: Disk Information Dialog Box
Figure 83 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 (Figure 84).
Page 110 110 Managing Servers...
Page 111: Viewing Vcem And C-Class Enclosure Properties
Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure Properties This chapter provides procedures for viewing VCEM version 6.1 and c-Class Enclosure properties using Simple SAN Connection Manager. Supported configurations • VCEM 6.1 and Virtual Connect Manager configured to the recommended HP guidelines (all servers and SAN fabrics configured correctly and the VCM managed by VCEM) NOTE: HP recommends that VCEM 6.1 is installed on a different server from the SSCM...
Page 112: C-Class Server Storage Information
After successfully integrating SSCM and VCEM, the topology refreshes and hosts that are actually blades within an enclosure have the associations displayed in the topology. Figure 86 c-Class Server Storage Information 112 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure Properties...
Page 113: C-Class Server Logical Information
Figure 87 c-Class Server Logical Information The FC HBA Information includes the following read-only information: • FC HBA Information: • Model • Serial # • # Targets • Port Name • Firmware Version • HBA Status • Node Name • BIOS Version •...
Page 114: Enclosure Properties Information
To view information about a VCEM configuration: In the Server-Storage View group of the navigation pane, click the blade you want to view. The content pane (Figure 88) shows the FC blade Information for that blade. Figure 88 Enclosure Properties Information Figure 89 VC-FC Properties Information 114 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure Properties...
Page 115: Viewing Server-To-Blade Information
Viewing server-to-blade information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each server/blade within your SAN, as well as details about the drives, logical disks, and volumes on the server/blade. To view information about a server/blade: • In the navigation pane under Server-Storage View, click the blade you want to view. The content pane (Figure 90) shows information for the selected blade.
Page 116 • Number of Connected Targets • Server Accessible Logical Disk tab: • Device Type • Vendor ID • Product ID • Product Revision • Serial Number • Bus Type • Rebuild Priority • LUNs Active Controller(s) • LUN Flags 116 Viewing VCEM and c-Class Enclosure Properties...
Page 117: 10Managing Storage Subsystems
10 Managing Storage Subsystems This chapter provides the procedures for managing your storage subsystems (storage arrays). Viewing subsystem information Simple SAN Connection Manager provides easy access to information about each subsystem within your SAN. To view information about a subsystem: In the navigation pane under Storage subsystem-Logical Disk View, click the subsystem you want to view.
Page 118: Manage Storage Subsystem Dialog Box
• 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: Controller Details Dialog Box
Figure 92 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)—Reinitializes all controllers and invalidate their caches. •...
Page 120: Drive Blinking And Drive Set As Hot Spare Examples
Flashing red light indicates drive set to blinking Orange bar indicates drive set as hot spare Figure 94 Drive blinking and drive set as hot spare examples Figure 95 Set Drive Status dialog box Figure 96 Drive Details dialog box Click Close to exit the dialog box.
Page 121: Refreshing The Storage Subsystem List
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. It also discovers any status change in the subsystem’s drives, controllers, and logical disks.
Page 122: Updated Components Dialog Box (Storage Subsystem Firmware)
• Storage subsystem firmware • Switch firmware • HBA driver • Application deployment templates Figure 98 Updated Components dialog box (storage subsystem firmware) To update storage subsystem firmware: On the Updated Components dialog box, choose one of the following options: •...
Page 123: Creating An Alias For A Storage Subsystem
Creating an alias for a storage subsystem You can create alias (user-friendly) names for storage subsystems to help you easily identify them in Simple SAN Connection Manager. To create an alias for a storage subsystem: On the Physical Connection or LUN Assignment map, right-click a storage subsystem icon, and then on the shortcut menu, click Create Storage Subsystem Alias.
Page 124: Storage Deployment Wizard: Enter Eva Array Name (Template Deployment)
created, a message box prompts you to configure the subsystem. To start the Storage Deployment wizard, click Yes. • Manual: Follow these steps to manually start the wizard: a. On the Advanced Operations menu, click Configuration using Application Templates. b. If you have multiple subsystems, the Select a Subsystem dialog box prompts you to select the storage subsystem you want to configure.
Page 125: Storage Deployment Wizard: Select A Template (Template Deployment)
Figure 101 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: Storage Deployment Wizard: Select Servers (Template Deployment)
Figure 103 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. NOTE: In general, you should select just one server.
Page 127: Configuration Using A Customized Deployment
If the selected subsystem already has logical disks containing data, Simple SAN Connection Manager displays a message warning that the storage subsystem will be uninitialized and all logical disks and their data will be deleted. To acknowledge the warning, uninitialize the storage subsystem, delete all logical disks, and start the Storage Deployment wizard, type YES, and then click OK.
Page 128: Storage Deployment Wizard: Enter Eva Array Name (Custom Deployment)
created, a message box prompts you to configure the subsystem. To start the Storage Deployment wizard, click Yes. • Manual: Follow these steps to manually start the wizard: a. On the Advanced Operations menu, click Configuration using Application Templates. b. If you have multiple subsystems, the Select a Subsystem dialog box prompts you to select the storage subsystem you want to configure.
Page 129: Storage Deployment Wizard: Select A Template (Custom Deployment)
Figure 107 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. The wizard prompts you to create either disk groups for EVA storage subsystems or storage pools for MSA storage subsystems.
Page 130: Storage Deployment Wizard: Create Msa Storage Pools (Custom Deployment)
Figure 109 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 110 Storage Deployment wizard: create logical disks for EVA (custom deployment) Figure 111 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)
Figure 111 appears for the next storage pool. Complete the wizard window as you did in step 5 each disk group or storage pool that you created in step 4. Then click Next to continue. The wizard prompts you to consider if the logical disk creation is set up correctly (Figure 112).
Page 133: Storage Deployment Wizard: Deployment Results (Custom Deployment)
Figure 114 Storage Deployment wizard: deployment results (custom deployment) HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager User Guide 133...
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Page 135: 10Support And Other References
HP StorageWorks 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Quick Reference Guide • HP StorageWorks 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Rack-Mount Kit Quick Start Installation Instructions • HP StorageWorks 81Q PCI-e Fibre Channel HBA Quick Start Installation Instructions •...
Page 136: Document Conventions And Symbols
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager User Guide These and other HP documents can be found on these HP StorageWorks websites: • For HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switches, see http://www.hp.com/go/8Gb-SSC. • For HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switches, see http://www.hp.com/go/sn6000.
Page 137: Product Warranties
• Applicable error messages • Operating system type and revision level • Detailed, specific questions For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored. Product warranties For information about HP StorageWorks product warranties, see the warranty information website: http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarranty Subscription service HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber’s choice website: http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates.
Page 138 138 Support and Other References...
Page 139: A Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting This appendix provides answers regarding the following: • Dynamic disk support—see page 139. • Launch-time support—see page 139. • Linux server on my local SAN is not discovered—see page 140. • Lost aliases support—see page 140. • New server support—see page 141. •...
Page 140 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 141 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 142 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 143 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 144 During a server, switch, or storage refresh, I receive an error message similar to the following: The shared memory for [HOST, SWITCH, or VDS] objects is full. Please consult the user's guide to increase the size of the shared memory and reboot the system for the changes to take effect. Symptoms: When you have a very large SAN, the object database allocated in memory is not large enough to support the contents of the entire database.
Page 145: Glossary
Glossary Array Configuration Utility adapter HBA (host bus adapter). Authentication Header 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 146 HBA alias A user-defined name for an HBA. HBA port A port on the HBA board. HBA port alias A user-defined name for an HBA port. host The computer system on which the Simple SAN Connection Manager software is running. Internet Explorer IP security IPsec (IP security) is a suite of protocols for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications by...
Page 147 path A path to a device is a combination of a HBA port instance and a target port as distinct from internal paths in the fabric network. A fabric network appears to the operating system as an opaque network between the HBA (initiator) and the target. Since a path is a combination of an HBA and a target port, it is distinct from another path if it is accessed through a different HBA and/or it is accessing a different target port.
Page 148 stack A set of up to six switches interconnected through one or more of the four XPAK 10Gb ports. The stack can be managed as though it were a single switch. target The storage-device endpoint of a SCSI session. Initiators request data from targets. Targets are typically disk-drives, tape-drives, or other media devices.
Page 149 Vraid6 Vraid6 has the highest availability of any Vraid type. It uses dual parity to provide protection from simultaneous failure of two disk drives within a parity stripe. Vraid6 stripes have four data blocks and two parity blocks. A new disk group type has been added to facilitate Vraid6 support.
Page 151: Index
Index access assignments, setting .bin file, updating BIOS image active TR_Ports BIOS ACU (Array Configuration Utility) for MSA image, updating for HBA adapters, See HBAs version, viewing Add Drive Letter or Path dialog box blink a drive Add EVA Management Account dialog box buttons, toolbar adding drive letter or path...
Page 152 copying and pasting IPsec associations, host name for IPsec associations IPsec policies, host name for IPsec policies properties, setting Create & Manage Partitions dialog box search list discovery – Create Alias for Logical Disk dialog box server discovery Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical DNS Properties dialog box Disk dialog box document...
Page 153 technical support HP Storage Admin user group F1 help, accessing HP Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU) Fabric Device Management Interface, See FDMI HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array, See EVA fabric, remote storage system FC, definition of HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array, See MSA FDMI storage definition of...
Page 154 representation of LUN Assignment Physical Connection mask length, IPv6 address masking LUN launching menu bar Simple SAN Connection Manager menus storage subsystem management utility Advanced Operations LED, blinking on drive File Linux system HBA & Switch Management installing application on Help removing application from Logical Disk Operations...
Page 155 new, adding logical disk (LUN) properties, viewing storage subsystem Password to Change the Servers HBA Configuration requirements, hardware and software dialog box resetting controller passwords router, transparent HP Storage Admin group user routing, transparent read and write community strings server agent entering for BIOS update SAD (security association database) entering for HBA driver update...
Page 156 server agent password managing switch admin password new, setting up switch default zoning properties, viewing switch DNS properties QuickTools web applet, accessing switch domain ID SNMP properties, setting switch IP address stack switch IP security symbolic name, changing switch SNMP properties TR_Ports support switch symbolic name zoning information, viewing...
Page 157 VDS (Virtual Disk Service) definition of hardware providers, configuring subsystem with viewing controller details drive details drive status event log HBA information logical disk information maps LUN Assignment Physical Connection network properties server details server information storage subsystem information switch properties switch zoning information volume information volume capacity, expanding...

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Managing Servers

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