HP OneView for VMware vCenter - Manual (Page 80)

The Storage Module for vCenter provides an inventory list that can be displayed to view more
information on the configured storage systems. To view the storage systems on the HP Infrastructure
page, they must first be configured using the Storage Administrator Portal. For more information,
see
“Configuring the StoreFront Module for vCenter” (page 12) .
To access the HP Infrastructure page, on the vSphere Web Client home page click on the HP
Infrastructure link in the left navigation pane or click the HP Infrastructure icon under Inventories.
HP Storage Systems infrastructure page
The Storage Systems infrastructure summary page displays information for all storage systems
configured in the plug-in’s environment. The number adjacent to the HP Storage Systems link in
the left navigation panel indicates the number of storage systems that have been configured using
the Storage Administrator Portal. Click on HP Storage Systems to expand the list of configured
arrays and backup systems.
The inventory list indicates the type and name of array or backup system. Select an item from the
list to display more information in the center pane. The information displayed is determined by the
type of storage system selected.
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After configuring storage systems, initiate cache refresh and make sure the refresh action is
finished before opening the HP Storage Systems infrastructure page.
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Use the small expand/contract icon to the left of a field to view detailed information.
The storage system infrastructure information is organized into the following sections:
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Header—The first line of information includes details like health, storage system type, and the
name of the item selected. The standard HP Management icons are also displayed.
The health of the storage system is indicated using color-coded icons. A green icon ( )
indicates that there are no warnings or errors for this storage system. A yellow icon ( ) or
red icon ( ) indicates warnings or errors respectively. Details on the health may be obtained
by logging in to the management console for the storage system.
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Overview—Displays system information such as the model, serial number, and firmware
version. If an array is selected, the amount of storage provisioned to VMware is displayed. If
the storage system has a web based management console, a link is provided to launch the
management console.
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System Summary portlet—Displays the number of controllers on the system for arrays. Expand
the controllers to see the names of the individual controllers and ports. For backup systems,
the rolled up status at the cluster level is displayed along with the capacity and the deduplication
ratio. In addition, the configured user and the IP address of the management system, if
applicable, are displayed.
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Storage Summary portlet—Provides additional details about the storage on the system. For
an array, all the storage pools are listed. Expand each storage pool name to see capacity
information for that storage pool and access level as specified in the Storage Administrator
Portal. For HP 3PAR StoreServ arrays, the RAID value of the CPG and the drive type of the
physical disks are also displayed.
For a StoreOnce backup system, this section displays the service sets in the cluster. Upon
expanding each service set, the rolled up health, serial number, capacity, services, and
deduplication ratio are displayed. Expand the node name to see the primary and the secondary
nodes on which the service set is running. Expand each of the services label to see the status
of the service and the number of backup targets for VTL, NAS, and catalyst services.
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