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HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual

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Contents

1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 9

Data storage and SPM ................................................................................................................ 9
SPM environment
........................................................................................................................ 9
Minimum requirements .............................................................................................................. 11
Roles and workflow
................................................................................................................... 11
Browsing storage catalog entities ................................................................................................ 13

Identifying regions of the SPM interface ................................................................................. 13
Customize columns to display .............................................................................................. 15
Refreshing the catalog ........................................................................................................ 16

2 Getting started with SPM .................................................................. 17

Installing SPM .......................................................................................................................... 17
Setting up and configuring SPM to communicate with arrays
.......................................................... 17
Launching SPM
......................................................................................................................... 17
Logging in to SPM .................................................................................................................... 18
Logging out of SPM
................................................................................................................... 18

3 Configuring the storage catalog ......................................................... 19

Defining tags ........................................................................................................................... 19
Defining SAN IDs ..................................................................................................................... 20
Creating a service group ........................................................................................................... 21
Configuring and reviewing permissions settings ............................................................................ 23

Configuring catalog permissions .......................................................................................... 25
Reviewing the storage catalog audit log ................................................................................ 26

Modifying storage catalog properties .......................................................................................... 26

Modifying catalog permissions settings ................................................................................. 26
Modifying storage catalog tags ........................................................................................... 28
Modifying Network/SAN IDs .............................................................................................. 29

4 Importing storage into the storage catalog .......................................... 31

Adding an array ....................................................................................................................... 31

Adding a managed array ................................................................................................... 32
Adding an unmanaged array .............................................................................................. 34

Importing or creating a volume service ........................................................................................ 35
Tagging a service group ............................................................................................................ 39

5 Managing storage catalog entities ..................................................... 41

Managing arrays ...................................................................................................................... 41

Viewing and modifying array properties (Properties tab) .......................................................... 41
Viewing and modifying array connectivity settings (Connectivity tab) ......................................... 42
Viewing and modifying array capabilities settings (Capabilities tab) ......................................... 44
Viewing and modifying array tags (Tags tab)
......................................................................... 44
Viewing and modifying array permissions settings (Permissions tab)
.......................................... 44

HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) Version 1.2 User Guide

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