Selecting a database workload type, Using the host a user-defined application wizard, Using the host a – HP X1800sb G2 Network Storage Blade User Manual
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1.
Do one of the following:
•
Select all components (including all of its components) by checking the box next to the
component.
•
Select individual database components by expanding the list and checking the boxes
next to the components.
You must select all the database components, including the log file, in a database if you want
to run backups and/or take snapshots of the database using ASM.
NOTE:
ASM cannot migrate system databases; for example, ASM cannot migrate master,
model
, msdb and tempdb.
The following table lists the action ASM can perform for each database component listed.
Table 4 Selecting database components to host
Description
Action
Component's check box is not selected, so ASM will not perform any action.
Select check box to change action.
None
Storage space will be allocated and configured on your HP Storage System.
Component's data will be migrated to your HP Storage System.
Allocate Space, Move Data
Component's data is already hosted on your HP Storage System and already
managed by ASM. No action is possible.
None, Already Managed
2.
To view the properties for a database component, select the database component name and
then click Properties.
See
and
Log file properties for database
for descriptions of the properties
displayed.
3.
If you do not want ASM to delete the original files for the selected database components from
the server that hosts SQL Server after it migrates the data to your HP Storage System, clear
the Delete original files after successful migration checkbox.
4.
When you are done, click Next to open the Select the Database Workload Type page (see
“Selecting a database workload type” (page 15)
).
Selecting a database workload type
Use the Select the Database Workload Type page to select the workload type for the SQL Server
database.
NOTE:
You can only select the database workload type while using the Host a SQL Server
Database Wizard. The database workload type cannot be changed later.
1.
Do one of the following:
•
Select Transaction processing (TP) for frequently updated, fast growing databases with
large volumes of data requiring concurrent user access.
•
Select Decision support systems (DSS) for databases designed to handle queries on large
amounts of data, typically used for data-mining applications.
2.
When you are done, click Next to open the Storage Allocation page (see
).
Using the Host a User-Defined Application Wizard
This wizard helps you set up your HP Storage System to store application data for various
applications. Storage is allocated for the application, optionally exposed to another server using
the iSCSI protocol, and an NTFS file volume may be optionally created on the remote application
Using the Host a User-Defined Application Wizard
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