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15 working with scripting, 16 controlling server access to volumes, 17 monitoring performance – HP LeftHand P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance Software User Manual

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Shared versus individual characteristics...................................................................................183
Clone point..........................................................................................................................185
Shared snapshot ..................................................................................................................187
Creating SmartClone volumes................................................................................................189
To create a SmartClone volume..............................................................................................189
Viewing SmartClone volumes.................................................................................................190

Map view.......................................................................................................................190

Editing SmartClone volumes...................................................................................................193

To edit the SmartClone volumes.........................................................................................194

Deleting SmartClone volumes.................................................................................................194

Deleting the clone point ...................................................................................................194
Deleting multiple SmartClone volumes................................................................................195

15 Working with scripting..........................................................................196

Scripting documentation........................................................................................................196

16 Controlling server access to volumes........................................................197

Change in server access control from version 7.0 and earlier......................................................197
Adding server connections to management groups....................................................................198

Prerequisites....................................................................................................................198
Guide for servers.............................................................................................................198
Adding a server connection..............................................................................................199

Managing server connections................................................................................................199

Editing server connections.................................................................................................200
Deleting server connections...............................................................................................200

Clustering server connections.................................................................................................200

Requirements for clustering servers.....................................................................................200
Creating a server cluster...................................................................................................201
Server cluster map view....................................................................................................202
Working with a server cluster............................................................................................202
Deleting a server cluster....................................................................................................202

Assigning server connections access to volumes........................................................................203

Assigning server connections from a volume........................................................................204
Assigning volumes from a server connection........................................................................204
Editing server connection and volume assignments...............................................................204

Completing the iSCSI Initiator and disk setup...........................................................................205

Persistent targets or favorite targets.....................................................................................205
HP P4000 DSM for MPIO settings......................................................................................205
Disk management............................................................................................................205

17 Monitoring performance .......................................................................206

Prerequisites.........................................................................................................................206
Introduction to using performance information..........................................................................206

What can I learn about my SAN?......................................................................................206
Fault isolation example.....................................................................................................207

What can I learn about my volumes?......................................................................................208

Most active volumes examples...........................................................................................208
Activity generated by a specific server example...................................................................209

Planning for SAN improvements.............................................................................................209

Network utilization to determine if NIC bonding could improve performance example..............209
Load comparison of two clusters example............................................................................210
Load comparison of two volumes example...........................................................................210

Accessing and understanding the Performance Monitor window.................................................211

Performance Monitor toolbar.............................................................................................212
Performance monitor graph...............................................................................................212
Performance monitor table................................................................................................213

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