HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform User Manual

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SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager
User Guide

This guide describes how to use the Virtualization Services Manager (VSM) client graphical user interface to
manage a storage area network (SAN) in which VSM distributed software components have already been
installed. This guide includes the use of VSM to allocate storage to servers and the use of VSM services such as
snapshot, snapclone, migration, and mirroring.

Part Number: 5697–0454
Fourth edition: April 2010

Table of contents

Document Outline

SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager User Guide
Contents
1 Getting started
- Launching the VSM client
- Using the VSM client interface
- Customizing the user interface
  - Configuring data presentation
  - Configuring the VSM client appearance
- Setting the configuration parameters
- Managing VSM server IP addresses
2 Allowed operations
3 Working with SVSP domains
- Viewing the SVSP domains list
- Viewing SVSP domain information
- Deleting SVSP domains
4 Working with VSM servers
- Viewing the VSM server list per domain
- Viewing VSM server information
- Deleting VSM servers
5 Working with back-end LUs
- Viewing the Back-End LUs list
- Viewing back-end LU information
- Rescanning the SAN for back-end LUs
- Import back-end LU data to a VSM virtual disk
  - Reversing Import-in-Place (performing Export-in-Place)
  - Resuming Import-in-Place
- Performing a failback
- Refreshing access paths
- Renaming back-end LUs
- Running back-end LU diagnostics
6 Working with stripe sets
- Viewing the stripe sets list
- Viewing stripe set information
- Creating stripe sets
- Adding back-end LUs to stripe sets
  - Adding a back-end LU to a stripe set by selecting the back-end LU
  - Adding back-end LUs to a stripe set by selecting the stripe set
- Removing back-end LUs from stripe sets
  - Removing a back-end LU from a stripe set by selecting the back-end LU
  - Removing back-End LUs from a stripe set by selecting the stripe set
- Adding stripe sets to storage pools
- Removing stripe sets from storage pools
- Deleting stripe sets
7 Working with storage pools
- Viewing the storage pools list
- Viewing storage pool information
- Creating storage pools
- Expanding storage pools
- Shrinking storage pools
- Changing storage pool free capacity alert threshold
- Deleting storage pools
8 Working with virtual disks
- Viewing the virtual disks list
- Viewing virtual disk information
- Creating virtual disks
- Renaming virtual disks
- Converting virtual disks to thin provisioned virtual disks
- Expanding virtual disks
- Managing virtual disk permissions
- Managing Data Path Modules
  - Changing the primary and secondary DPM
  - Changing the active DPM
- Defining virtual disks as clustered
- Clearing persistent reservation for virtual disks
- Adding applications to virtual disks
  - Adding an application to the applications list
  - Setting application types for virtual disks
- Managing OUIDs for virtual disks
- Deleting virtual disks
9 Working with virtual disk groups
- Viewing the virtual disk group list
- Viewing VDG information
- Creating VDGs
- Adding members to virtual disk groups
  - Adding a single virtual disk or snapshot to a VDG
  - Adding any combination of members to a VDG
- Removing members from VDGs
  - Removing a single virtual disk or snapshot from a VDG
  - Removing any combination of members from a VDG
- Managing VDG permissions
- Clearing persistent reservation for VDGs
- Managing OUIDs for VDGs
- Managing active and primary DPMs for a VDG
  - Changing the primary and secondary DPM for a VDG
  - Changing the active DPM for a VDG
- Renaming VDGs
- Configuring VDG cluster support
- Deleting VDGs
10 Working with hosts
- Supported operating systems and personalities
- Working with OpenVMS
- Viewing the hosts list
- Viewing host information
- Defining hosts
- Changing the UDH operating system or personality
- Setting the preferred path
- Removing the path preference
- Changing the LUN range
- Adding and removing host HBAs
- Managing host online/offline state
- Deleting hosts
11 Working with host groups
- Viewing the host groups list
- Viewing host group information
- Creating host groups
- Adding a host to an existing host group
- Removing a host from a host group
- Changing the LUN range of a host group
- Renaming a host group
- Deleting a host group
12 Managing host bus adapters
- Viewing the HBAs list
- Viewing HBA information
- Adding HBAs to hosts
  - Adding HBAs to a host by right-clicking the host
  - Adding an HBA to a host by right-clicking the HBA
- Removing HBAs from hosts
  - Removing an HBA by right-clicking the host
  - Removing an HBA by right-clicking the HBA
- Deleting HBAs
- Deleting access paths to HBAs
13 Working with Data Path Modules
- Viewing the DPMs list
- Viewing DPM information
- Failing over virtual disks from a DPM
- Failing back virtual disks from a DPM
- Replacing a DPM
- Deleting DPMs
14 Working with DPM groups
- Viewing the DPM groups list
- Viewing DPM group information
- Creating DPM groups
- Adding a DPM to an existing DPM group
- Renaming a DPM group
- Redistributing storage elements within a DPM group
- Deleting DPM groups
15 Using snapshots
- Working with PiTs
- Working with snapshots and VDG snapshots
- Clearing persistent reservation for snapshots and VDG snapshots
  - Clearing persistent reservation for snapshots
  - Clearing persistent reservation for VDG snapshots
- Managing OUIDs for snapshots and VDG snapshots
- Working with VSS snapshots and PiTs
  - Displaying VSS snapshots and PiTs
  - Recognizing VSS snapshots and PiTs in VSM
- Navigating through snapshot hierarchies
- Rolling back virtual disks and VDGs
- Restoring from snapshots
- Planning storage pool capacity for snapshots and PiTs
  - Built-in capacity protection
16 Using snapclones
- Viewing the snapclone groups list
- Viewing snapclone group information
- Creating snapclone groups
  - Creating snapclone groups on virtual disks or snapshots
  - Creating snapclone groups on VDGs
- Adding snapclone tasks
  - Adding tasks to virtual disk or snapshot snapclone groups
  - Adding tasks to VDG snapclone groups
- Suspending snapclone tasks and groups
- Resuming suspended snapclone tasks
- Deleting snapclone tasks and groups
- Built-in capacity protection
17 Using migration
- Viewing the migration groups list
- Viewing migration group information
- Creating migration groups
  - Creating migration groups on virtual disks
  - Creating migration groups on VDGs
- Suspending migration tasks
- Resuming suspended migration tasks
- Deleting migration groups
- Built-in capacity protection
18 Using mirroring
- Asynchronous mirroring
- Synchronous mirroring
19 Working with folders
- Managing folders
- Managing entities in folders
20 Searching VSM
- Searching for objects in the local domain
  - Specifying advanced search criteria
21 Working with queries
- Viewing the queries list
- Viewing query information
  - Query information—Security tab
  - Query information—Disabled Operations tab
- Creating new queries
- Creating quick queries
- Adding criteria to queries
  - Adding advanced query criteria
- Removing criteria from queries
- Running queries
- Renaming queries
- Importing and exporting queries
  - Exporting queries
  - Importing queries
- Deleting queries
22 Managing security and users
- Configuring general security options
- Managing users
- Managing user groups
- Configuring security permissions for entities
- Working with permission templates
23 Using the VSM event viewer
- Viewing event logs
- Managing event logs
- Configuring event log notifications
- Configuring the event log file
24 Performing maintenance activities
- Erasing the VSM server configuration
- Backing up the VSM server configuration
- Creating the setup virtual disk
- Creating SAN API virtual disks
- Performing manual VSM server elections
- Performing manual VSM server failovers
- Managing multiple domain access paths
- Managing limit definitions
25 Support and other resources
- Contacting HP
  - Before you contact HP
  - HP contact information
- Subscription service
- Related documentation
- Document conventions and symbols
- HP websites
- Documentation feedback
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