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Populating the Storage Provisioning Manager catalog
To use dynamic SAN volume automation, configure SPM for access to one or more arrays. To start
SPM, open an internet browser to https://localhost:8000, where “localhost” is the name
of the primary CMS.
NOTE:
By default, Matrix OE finds and communicates with the SPM service using the host
specification of “localhost”. If you want to use SPM from Matrix OE in a clustered environment,
edit the C:\Program Files\HP\Virtual Server Environment\conf\lsa\
lsa.properties
file.
Change the SPM_HOST=localhost property to SPM_HOST=
Select Arrays from the tree view on the left side, and click Import Arrays in the lower right corner.
The Choose Array Type screen is displayed.
A managed array enables SPM to perform certain storage operations such as gathering property
information, changing the hostmode, performing LUN masking, or on-demand provisioning.
Unmanaged arrays do not support the automated mechanism to change hostmode and LUN
masking or perform on-demand provisioning. Any pre-presented SAN volume can be communicated
to SPM as unmanaged storage via XML files, creating a catalog entry which can be matched
against a SAN pre-populated catalog storage pool entry to provide logical server storage suitable
for use by infrastructure orchestration.
SPM supports a device management layer that performs appropriate communication with the
supported storage solutions (for example, P6000/EVA, HP 3PAR Storage Systems, and P9000/XP).
SPM provides extension mechanisms that can be used to extend the out-of-the-box support. For
more information, see the HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) User Guide at the following
web site:
Specify the connection information for the arrays to import (for example, the 3PAR F & T Series
Arrays):
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