HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware - Manual (Page 4)

Uninstalling HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere....31
Upgrading from a Previous Version...........................................................................................31
Using Secure Service Connections........................................................................................31
Refreshing Plug-in Details....................................................................................................31
3 Using the Admin Tool to Modify Configuration Settings.................................32
Overview..............................................................................................................................32
The RMVMware Admin Tool.....................................................................................................32
vCenter Plug-in Tab.................................................................................................................32
vCenter Plug-in Configuration..............................................................................................33
Plug-in Registration.............................................................................................................35
vCenter Status...................................................................................................................36
Remote Copy Pairs.............................................................................................................36
Host Explorer Tab...................................................................................................................38
Host Explorer Configuration................................................................................................38
Storage System Mapping....................................................................................................39
vCenter Mapping..............................................................................................................40
The VASA Tab........................................................................................................................41
VASA Configuration...........................................................................................................41
Storage System Mapping....................................................................................................43
Storage System Credential Tab.................................................................................................44
4 Logging In and Working with Virtual Volumes..............................................46
Logging In.............................................................................................................................46
Viewing Virtual Volume Mapping.............................................................................................51
Viewing Volume Information................................................................................................52
The Upper Pane............................................................................................................52
The Lower Pane.............................................................................................................54
Refreshing Virtual Volume Information........................................................................................54
Creating Virtual Volumes and Datastores...................................................................................55
Creating a Virtual Volume from an Existing HP 3PAR System Template......................................55
Creating a Virtual Volume from Existing Datastores.................................................................58
Adding an ESX(i) Host to the vCenter Server..............................................................................59
5 Working with Virtual Copies......................................................................60
Viewing Virtual Copy Information.............................................................................................60
Viewing Virtual Disk Details for Virtual Copies.......................................................................61
Viewing Virtual Copy Event Logs..........................................................................................62
Creating New Virtual Copies...................................................................................................62
Mounting Virtual Copies..........................................................................................................63
Unmounting Virtual Copies......................................................................................................64
Restoring Datastores by Promoting a Virtual Copy.......................................................................64
Deleting a Virtual Copy...........................................................................................................65
Modifying Virtual Copy Policies................................................................................................65
Scheduling Virtual Copies........................................................................................................66
Restoring Virtual Disks and Guest OS Files and Directories...........................................................71
Restoring a Virtual Disk.......................................................................................................71
Restoring a Guest OS File or Directory from a Virtual Copy.....................................................72
6 Working with Host Explorer.......................................................................74
7 Working with VASA Provider......................................................................75
8 Working with Remote Copy.......................................................................79
Registering Remote Copy Pairs.................................................................................................79
Updating Registered Remote Copy Pairs Information....................................................................81
Viewing Host Information Summary...........................................................................................81
Viewing Existing and Newly Added Remote Copy Information......................................................81
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