HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform User Manual

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HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services
Platform Manager user guide

Part number: AG781–96017
Second edition: March 2009

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HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide
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About this guide
- Intended audience
- Related documentation
- Document conventions and symbols
- Rack stability
- HP technical support
- Customer self repair
- Product warranties
- Subscription service
- HP websites
- Documentation feedback
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
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
- 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
- Adding applications to virtual disks
  - Adding an application to the applications list
  - Setting application types 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
- 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
- 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 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
12 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
13 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
14 Using snapshots
- Working with PiTs
- Working with 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
15 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
16 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
17 Using mirroring
- Asynchronous mirroring
- Synchronous mirroring
18 Working with folders
- Managing folders
- Managing entities in folders
19 Searching VSM
- Searching for objects in the local domain
  - Specifying advanced search criteria
20 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
- Deleting queries
21 Managing security and users
- Configuring general security options
- Managing users
- Managing user groups
- Configuring security permissions for entities
- Working with permission templates
22 Using the VSM event viewer
- Viewing event logs
- Managing event logs
- Configuring event log notifications
- Configuring the event log file
23 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
Glossary
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