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Hp 3par storeserv 7000 smartstart 1.2 user's guide (ql226-96854, june 2013)
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HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage SmartStart
1.2 Software User's Guide
Abstract
This document provides the information needed to use HP 3PAR SmartStart to install and configure HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000
Storage systems.
HP Part Number: QL226-96854
Published: June 2013

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  • Page 1 HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage SmartStart 1.2 Software User's Guide Abstract This document provides the information needed to use HP 3PAR SmartStart to install and configure HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage systems. HP Part Number: QL226-96854 Published: June 2013...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 2012–2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.21 1 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 I Using SmartStart to Configure Storage............6 Welcome....................7 1 Prepare to Configure................9 FAQ..........................11 2 Setting Up the Service Processor.............13 Accessing the Service Processor Setup Wizard...............13 Configuring Service Processor Networking................14 Configuring Remote Support....................14 Configuring System Support Information................15 Configuring Your Time Zone....................15 Changing Passwords......................15 Troubleshooting.........................16 Troubleshooting the Connection to the Service Processor.............16...
  • Page 4 Summary: iSCSI Host Configuration.................30 6 Configure Storage................31 Create Hosts........................32 Welcome to the Create Host Wizard................32 Host Settings........................33 Fibre Channel Settings....................33 iSCSI Settings.......................33 Summary........................34 Create Virtual Volumes.......................34 Welcome to the Create Virtual Volumes Wizard..............34 Configure Virtual Volume....................34 Policies and Geometry....................35 Summary........................36 Export Virtual Volumes......................36 Welcome to the Export Virtual Volumes Wizard..............36 Export.........................36...
  • Page 5 18 Documentation feedback..............61 Glossary....................62 Contents...

  • Page 6: I Using Smartstart To Configure Storage

    Part I Using SmartStart to Configure Storage Gather the information you will need to use SmartStart to “Prepare to Configure” (page 9) configure your HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system. Learn more about how HP 3PAR storage systems work. “Understanding Storage” (page 40) NOTE: If you are not familiar with HP 3PAR storage systems, HP highly recommends that you read this short introduction.

  • Page 7: Welcome

    Welcome Welcome to HP 3PAR SmartStart for HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage systems. SmartStart helps you configure: HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 Storage system HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 Storage system HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage system NOTE: If you are setting up multiple HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage systems, be sure to set up each storage system completely before starting to set up the next storage system.

  • Page 8: Accessing Online Help

    Accessing Online Help To view online help, do one of the following: Press F1. Select Help Online Help.

  • Page 9: Prepare To Configure

    1 Prepare to Configure Prerequisites IMPORTANT: Before using SmartStart to configure your system, you must complete the setup tasks detailed in the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Installation Guide. To access the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Installation Guide, go to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage site and click the Support link for your product: http://www.hp.com/go/3par A DHCP network is no longer required to set up a virtual Service Processor (VSP).
  • Page 10 ◦ The HP 3PAR storage system setup is verified, the storage system is powered on, and the LEDs are functioning correctly. ◦ Either the physical Service Processor is installed and powered on and you have assigned it an IP address, or the virtual Service Processor is installed and connected and you have determined the temporary IP address.

  • Page 11: Faq

    – IP address (IPv4 only) Subnet mask – Gateway IP address – New password to assign to the user account for the storage system (3paradm) – NOTE: Passwords for the 3paradm user account are between six and eight characters in length and can include all printable characters. CAUTION: Do not run more than one instance of SmartStart on the same host system.
  • Page 12 HP 3PAR SmartStart includes online help. To access online help, do one of the following: Press F1. Select Help > Online Help. You can also find storage-related information at: http://www.hp.com/storage Prepare to Configure...

  • Page 13: Setting Up The Service Processor

    2 Setting Up the Service Processor Use SmartStart wizard step 2, Set up systems, to set up the Service Processor and the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. You need to set up the Service Processor and the storage system only once for each new HP 3PAR storage system.

  • Page 14: Configuring Service Processor Networking

    For more information about determining the temporary IP address or assigning the Service Processor IP address, see the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Installation Guide. In the User name field, enter setupusr. You do not need to enter a password for setupusr to access this wizard for the first time. Click OK.

  • Page 15: Configuring System Support Information

    for HP to perform fault detection and analysis on your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system that help maximize your storage availability. All remote communications are encrypted and transferred securely to HP 3PAR Central, and no customer application data is ever transferred. No other business information is collected, and the data is managed according to the HP Data Privacy policy.

  • Page 16: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting the Connection to the Service Processor If the Check Your Connection dialog box appears during the setup process in Service Processor Setup wizard step 7, Apply Settings, the Service Processor Setup wizard might be unable to connect to the Service Processor. Verify the following: Your browser is still connected to the network.

  • Page 17: Setting Up The Hp 3Par Storeserv Storage System

    3 Setting Up the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System Before you can configure the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, you must initialize it. The Storage System Setup wizard verifies your HP 3PAR storage system configuration, initializes the storage system, and runs initialization tests on the storage system. To set up and configure the HP 3PAR storage system: Verify that the Service Processor is on the same subnet of the network as the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system you are setting up.

  • Page 18: Configuring Networking

    Figure 1 StoreServ Serial Number Configuring Networking Enter the name and IP address information for your new HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. For more information, see your completed Storage System Software Installation Checklist from the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Site Planning Manual. Configuring Your Time Zone You can do the following: Copy the time zone settings from the Service Processor to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage...

  • Page 19: Continuing Smartstart Setup

    Continuing SmartStart Setup After the Storage System Setup wizard initializes the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, do the following: Click Finish in the Setup Progress and Results step to exit the Storage System Setup wizard. NOTE: The wizard continues to run tests in the background after you have exited the Storage System Setup wizard.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting System Setup

    Click Home to return to the SPOCC home page. The Transfer Status entry indicates the overall status of SP file transfer. To access the SP File Transfer Monitor, click Transfer Status. Verify that SP file transfer is successful: The Last transfer status entry should include information about the last SP transfer, including the date and time and a status of OK.

  • Page 21: Contacting Hp Support About System Setup

    Zip the downloaded log files. Contacting HP Support about System Setup For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Before contacting HP about accessing the Service Processor Setup wizard or the Storage System Setup wizard, collect the following information: SmartStart log files Service Processor log files Product model names and numbers...

  • Page 22: Connect To The Hp 3Par Storeserv 7000 Storage System

    4 Connect to the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage System Click the Connect to the storage system link. In the IP Address or Name field, do one of the following: If this is the first time you are connecting to the HP 3PAR storage system, enter the name or IP address of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system.

  • Page 23: Configure The Hosts

    5 Configure the Hosts export (or present) virtual volumes to hosts—which enables the host system to write data to and read data from the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system—you must configure either Fibre Channel host connections or iSCSI host connections. For more information about exporting volumes, see “Exporting Virtual Volumes”...
  • Page 24 To ensure that your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system remains available if a path fails, connect the host system to the HP 3PAR storage system using multiple paths. Before using SmartStart to configure Fibre Channel connections, do one of the following: If you are connecting the host and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems directly, verify that the appropriate cabling is in place between the host system and the HP 3PAR storage system.

  • Page 25: Configure The Fibre Channel Host

    iSCSI Connections To set up iSCSI connections: Verify that your network supports 10-GB iSCSI connections. Connect the host system to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system using multiple paths to ensure that your HP 3PAR storage system remains available if a path fails. Configuring iSCSI Connections To access the iSCSI Host Configuration wizard and configure iSCSI connections, click the Configure iSCSI host link in the SmartStart wizard.

  • Page 26: Connect To The Fibre Channel Host System

    Configuring Local and Remote Connections You can use SmartStart to do the following: Connect the local host (the Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server into which you inserted the SmartStart media) to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system Connect a remote host (any Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server other than the Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 server into which you inserted the SmartStart media) to the HP 3PAR storage system...

  • Page 27: Configure Multipath I/O (Mpio)

    Even if you can configure and validate only one Fibre Channel connection, you can still configure the Fibre Channel host. CAUTION: If you are using only one supported Fibre Channel connection and that connection fails, the host will not be able to access (read from or write data to) the HP 3PAR storage system.

  • Page 28: Summary: Fibre Channel Host Configuration

    Summary: Fibre Channel Host Configuration Review your Fibre Channel setup. Click Finish. If you are connected to the local host and you rebooted the host system, the local host reboots. After the local host has finished rebooting, launch SmartStart and continue setup. If you are connected to the remote host and you rebooted the host system, the remote host reboots.

  • Page 29: Configure Multipath I/O (Mpio)

    Configure Multipath I/O (MPIO) Multipath I/O (MPIO) helps ensure the stability of the connection between the host and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems. To configure MPIO: Click Configure. If the wizard displays the Reboot when finished check box, select it. In order to complete this MPIO configuration, the wizard will reboot the host system at the end of the iSCSI host configuration process.

  • Page 30: Configure The Iscsi Target

    Configure the iSCSI Target Select the IP address of the iSCSI initiator on the host system. Click Configure. Click Next. Troubleshooting the iSCSI Connection If the iSCSI initiator on the host system cannot connect to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, verify your configuration: Verify your IP settings: IP address...

  • Page 31: Configure Storage

    6 Configure Storage The steps in SmartStart wizard step 5, Configure storage, guide you through creating basic storage on your HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system. NOTE: You can use the HP 3PAR Management Console to delete any hosts, virtual volumes, or exports you create using SmartStart.

  • Page 32: Create Hosts

    Default CPGs The setup process automatically creates default CPGs on your HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system. The CPGs that are created depend on your HP 3PAR storage system’s drive types, number of drive cages, and RAID types, as described in the following table. Drive Type RAID Type Default CPG Created...

  • Page 33: Host Settings

    Host Settings In the General group box: System - Select the system to create the new host. Domain - Select the domain in which to create the new host. Select <none> if not applicable. Name - Enter the host name. Names are case-sensitive. Set Name - Select the host set in which to create the new host.

  • Page 34: Summary

    If required, click the Target CHAP check box. The CHAP Name field displays the system name. Enter a secret/password in the CHAP Secret field for Target CHAP. NOTE: Rules for the CHAP group box in the following step are as follows: When the Initiator CHAP check box is selected, CHAP Name is initialized with the host name (default).

  • Page 35: Policies And Geometry

    In the Allocation group box: Select how the volume will be provisioned. Selecting Thinly Provisioned results in the creation of a Thinly Provisioned Virtual Volume (TPVV). Selecting Fully Provisioned results in the creation of a base volume. NOTE: To create TPVVs, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software license is required. Size - Enter the size of the volume.

  • Page 36: Summary

    In the Policies group box, enable any of the following, as needed: Allow stale snapshots Restrict export to one host Enable zero detect (default) Retention Time — If you enable this, enter a value in the corresponding field, and then select either days or hours.

  • Page 37: Summary

    In the Export To group box: Select either Host (Host Sees) or Host Set (Host in Set). From the host or host set list, select the hosts that you want to export the virtual volumes CAUTION: If you make any changes in the advanced options and then click to clear the Show advanced options check box, a warning dialog is displayed to warn you that the selected advanced options will be lost.

  • Page 38: Add Virtual Volumes To Windows

    Add Virtual Volumes to Windows Select the virtual volume that you want to configure as a Windows disk. The virtual volume is displayed as a virtual volume device. If the volume is less than 2 TB, SmartStart initializes the Windows disk as Master Boot Record (MBR).

  • Page 39: Install The Hp 3Par Management Console

    7 Install the HP 3PAR Management Console To manage your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems and access advanced features and functionality, use the HP 3PAR Management Console. To install the Management Console, click the Install the HP 3PAR Management Console link. Accessing the Management Console To access the HP 3PAR Management Console do one of the following: If you are an administrator, launch the Management Console from the Management Console...

  • Page 40: Understanding Storage

    Part II Understanding Storage For more information about storage concepts, see the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide. To access this document, go to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage site and click the Support link for your product: http://www.hp.com/go/3par For information about supported hardware and software platforms, go to the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock For conceptual information about:...

  • Page 41: Storage Software Components

    8 Storage Software Components HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems include both the hardware components that physically store your data and the software applications that manage your data. An HP 3PAR storage system is composed of the following logical data layers: Physical disks Chunklets—On an HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system, chunklets are 1-GB units of disk space...

  • Page 42: Physical Disks

    Each layer is created from elements of the layer above, as follows: Chunklets are drawn from physical disks. Logical disks are created from groups of chunklets. Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) are groups of logical disks. Virtual volumes use storage space provided by CPGs. Physical Disks physical disk is a disk drive mounted on a...
  • Page 43 You can create the following types of virtual volumes: Fully provisioned virtual volumes—Volume size is fixed. No separate license is required to create fully provisioned virtual volumes. Thinly provisioned virtual volumes—Also known as Thin volumes, these volumes allocate space on demand in small increments. To create Thin volumes, the HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software license is required.

  • Page 44: Hosts

    9 Hosts The HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system sees a host as a set of Fibre Channel World Wide Names (WWNs) or iSCSI names, or in other words, a set of host I/O paths. The host system uses these I/O paths to perform read/write operations on exported virtual volumes on the storage system. The HP 3PAR storage system automatically detects hosts that are physically connected to ports on the storage system.
  • Page 45 to the storage system. The information gathered from the Host Explorer agent is visible to uncreated hosts and assists with creating hosts and diagnosing host-connectivity issues. How Host Explorer Helps You Create Hosts When you create a host, the system displays the unassigned WWNs or iSCSI names as follows: When the Host Explorer agent is running on the attached hosts, the system automatically groups the WWNs or iSCSI names for the host together, which helps you create the host.

  • Page 46: Common Provisioning Groups

    10 Common Provisioning Groups A common provisioning group (CPG) creates a virtual pool of storage space that allows up to 4,095 virtual volumes to share the CPG's resources. When you create virtual volumes (fully provisioned virtual volumes or Thin volumes), the volumes draw storage space from the CPG's storage space pool.

  • Page 47: 1 Virtual Volumes

    1 1 Virtual Volumes Virtual volumes are the only data layer visible to host systems. Virtual volumes draw storage space from CPGs. Virtual volumes become visible to host systems when you export (present) them to hosts. Virtual volumes are exported as LUNs to hosts. You can create physical copies or virtual copies (snapshots) of virtual volumes.

  • Page 48: Physical Copies

    Fully provisioned virtual volumes and Thin volumes have three separate data components: User space contains the user data. The user space is the area of the volume that corresponds to the regions in the CPG that are available to the host. Thus, the user space is the part of the virtual volume you export to the host as a LUN.
  • Page 49 Virtual copies are created using copy-on-write techniques, which are available only with the HP 3PAR Virtual Copy Software license. Thousands of snapshots of each virtual volume can be created, up to the amount of storage space available. Depending on your system configuration, you can make up to 500 virtual copies of a base volume.

  • Page 50: Exporting Virtual Volumes

    12 Exporting Virtual Volumes Virtual volumes are the only data layer you can make visible to hosts. In order to make virtual volumes visible to hosts, you must export (present) the virtual volume to the host. The export process creates an association between the volume and a LUN. You configure the characteristics of this association when you create the Virtual Volume-LUN pairing (VLUN).

  • Page 51: Raid

    13 RAID RAID is a storage functionality that distributes data in units called chunklets across physical disks in order to create redundancy and therefore increase the stability of your stored data. On the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system, a chunklet is 1 GB. RAID is one of the parameters of a CPG, the storage pool from which volumes allocate storage space.

  • Page 52: User Roles And Rights

    14 User Roles and Rights To access an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, you must have a user account. Each HP 3PAR OS user is assigned a role, and each role is assigned a set of rights. The roles and rights assigned to the user determine the tasks the user is allowed to perform on a system.

  • Page 53: Managing Storage

    15 Managing Storage To manage your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, use the HP 3PAR Management Console. To install the Management Console, go to SmartStart wizard step 6, Install the Management Console. For more information about using the Management Console, do one of the following: ◦...

  • Page 54: Additional Resources

    Part III Additional Resources For information about: See: Accessing related HP 3PAR documentation “Additional Resources” (page 55) Troubleshooting SmartStart Troubleshooting SmartStart The HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Systems Guided Troubleshooting site: http://www.hp.com/support/hpgt/3par Definitions for HP 3PAR terms “Glossary” (page 62)

  • Page 55: Additional Resources

    16 Additional Resources Related Documentation To access documentation that will help you manage your HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system, go to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage site, and then click the Support link for your product: http://www.hp.com/go/3par The HP 3PAR Documentation site contains information about: Hardware and software installation Setup implementation by OS Upgrade and maintenance...
  • Page 56 “Troubleshooting System Setup” (page 20) Additional Resources...

  • Page 57: Support And Other Resources

    17 Support and Other Resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Before contacting HP, collect the following information: Product model names and numbers Technical support registration number (if applicable) Product serial numbers Error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed questions Specify the type of support you are requesting:...
  • Page 58 For information about: See: Migrating data from one HP 3PAR storage system to another HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion Guide Configuring the Secure Service Custodian server in order to HP 3PAR Secure Service Custodian Configuration Utility monitor and control HP 3PAR storage systems Reference Using the CLI to configure and manage HP 3PAR Remote HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User’s Guide...
  • Page 59 For information about: See: Planning for HP 3PAR storage system setup Hardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networking options, and cabling information for HP 3PAR storage systems HP 3PAR 7200, 7400, and 7450 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR 10000 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage Physical Planning...

  • Page 60: Typographic Conventions

    Typographic conventions Table 3 Document conventions Convention Element Bold text Keys that you press Text you typed into a GUI element, such as a text box GUI elements that you click or select, such as menu items, buttons, and so on Monospace text File and directory names System output...

  • Page 61: Documentation Feedback

    18 Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or comments to Documentation Feedback (docsfeedback@hp.com). Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL when submitting your feedback.
  • Page 62 Glossary active VLUN The pairing of a virtual volume and a LUN so the host can access its virtual volume and I/O writes can be saved to the virtual volume. The VLUN parameters determine whether a virtual volume is expressed as an active VLUN. VLUNs that are not active will not communicate with the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
  • Page 63 Logical disk. A collection of chunklets that reside on different physical disks and that are arranged as rows of RAID sets. When you create a CPG, the system creates and groups logical disks and assigns those logical disks to the CPG. Logical Unit Number.

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