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Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction to Provisioning
13
About Provisioning
13
Basic Provisioning
13
Fixed-Sized Provisioning
13
Disadvantages
14
When to Use Fixed-Sized Provisioning
15
Custom-Sized Provisioning
15
When to Use Custom-Sized Provisioning
15
Basic Provisioning Workflow
15
Thin Provisioning Overview
16
Thin Provisioning
16
Thin Provisioning Concepts
17
When to Use Thin Provisioning
17
Thin Provisioning Advantages
17
Thin Provisioning Advantage Example
18
Thin Provisioning Workflow
18
Smart Tiers
19
Tiers Concept
19
When to Use Smart Tiers
20
Data Retention Strategies
20
Resource Groups Strategies
20
Complimentary Strategies
20
Key Terms
21
Before You Begin
21
System Requirements
22
About Cache Management Devices
23
Calculating the Number of Cache Management Devices Required by a THP V-VOL
23
Maximum Capacity of Cache Management Device
23
Calculating the Number of Cache Management Devices Required by a Volume that Is Not a THP V-VOL
23
Viewing the Number of Cache Management Devices
23
2 Managing Virtual Storage Machine Resources
24
About Virtual Storage Machines and Virtualized Resources
24
Provisioning Operations for Resources in a Virtual Storage Machine
25
Pair Operations with Virtual Storage Machine Pairs
25
Program Product Operations for Resources in a Virtual Storage Machine
26
Editing Virtualization Management Settings
26
Related Topics
27
3 Configuring Resource Groups
28
System Configuration Using Resource Groups
28
Resource Groups Examples
28
Example of Resource Groups Sharing a Port
28
Example of Resource Groups Not Sharing Ports
30
Meta_Resource
31
Resource Lock
31
User Groups
31
Resource Group Assignments
31
Resource Group License Requirements
32
Resource Group Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines
32
Creating a Resource Group
32
Adding Resources to a Resource Group
33
Removing Resources from a Resource Group
34
Managing Resource Groups
34
Changing the Name of a Resource Group
34
Deleting a Resource Group
35
Using Resource Partition and Other HP XP7 Storage Products
35
Thin Provisioning
36
DKA Encryption
36
LUN Manager
36
Performance Monitor
38
Business Copy
38
Fast Snap
38
Continuous Access Synchronous
39
High Availability
39
Continuous Access Journal
40
External Storage
41
Open Volume Management
42
Cache Partition
43
Auto LUN
43
Volume Shredder
43
Performance Control
44
4 Configuring Custom-Sized Provisioning
45
Virtual LUN Functions
45
Virtual LUN Requirements
45
Virtual LUN Specifications
45
Virtual LUN Specifications for Open Systems
45
CV Capacity by Emulation Type for Open Systems
46
SSID Requirements
46
Virtual LUN Size Calculations
46
Calculating OPEN-V Volume Size (CV Capacity Unit Is MB)
47
Calculating OPEN-V Volume Size (CV Capacity Unit Is Blocks)
47
Calculating Fixed-Size Open-Systems Volume Size (CV Capacity Unit Is MB)
47
Calculating Fixed-Size Open-Systems Volume Size (CV Capacity Unit Is Blocks)
48
Management Area Capacity of an Open-Systems Volume
49
Boundary Values for RAID Levels
49
Capacity of a Slot
49
Configuring Volumes in a Parity Group
49
Create LDEV Function
50
Creating an LDEV
50
Finding an LDEV ID
53
Finding an LDEV SSID
53
Editing an LDEV SSID
53
Changing LDEV Settings
54
Removing an LDEV to be Registered
54
Blocking Ldevs
54
Blocking Ldevs in a Parity Group
55
Restoring Blocked Ldevs
55
Restoring Blocked Ldevs in a Parity Group
56
Editing an LDEV Name
56
Deleting an LDEV (Converting to Free Space)
56
Formatting Ldevs
57
About Formatting Ldevs
57
Storage System Operation When Ldevs Are Formatted
58
Quick Format Function
58
Quick Format Specifications
59
Formatting a Specific LDEV
59
Formatting All Ldevs in a Parity Group
60
Assigning an MP Blade
60
Assigning an MP Blade to a Resource
60
Changing the MP Blade Assigned to an LDEV
61
5 Configuring Thin Provisioning
62
Thin Provisioning Overview
62
Smart Tiers Overview
62
Thin Provisioning Requirements
62
License Requirements
62
Pool Requirements
62
Pool-VOL Requirements
63
THP V-VOL Requirements
65
Requirements for Increasing THP V-VOL Capacity
66
Operating System and File System Capacity
66
Using Thin Provisioning or Smart Tiers with Other HP XP7 Storage Products
68
Interoperability of THP V-Vols and Pool-Vols
68
Business Copy Pair Status for Reclaiming Zero Pages
70
Continuous Access Synchronous
70
High Availability
71
Continuous Access Journal
72
Business Copy
72
Auto LUN
73
Fast Snap
74
Cache Partition CLPR Setting
74
Resource Partition
75
Thin Provisioning Workflow
75
Smart Tiers
76
About Tiered Storage
76
Tier Monitoring and Data Relocation
77
Smart Pool
77
Tier Monitoring and Relocation Cycles
78
Tier Relocation Flow
81
Tier Relocation Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines
83
Conditions for the Discontinuance of Performance Monitoring or Tier Relocation
84
Buffer Area of a Tier
86
Setting External Volumes for each Tier
87
Execution Modes for Tier Relocation
88
Execution Modes When Using Remote Web Console
88
Execution Modes When Using RAID Manager
91
Relocation Speed
92
Monitoring Modes
92
Cautions When Using Monitoring Modes
93
Downloading the Tier Relocation Log File
94
Tier Relocation Log File Contents
94
Tiering Policy
97
Tiering Policy Examples
98
Tiering Policy Expansion
98
Setting Tiering Policy on a THP V-VOL
99
Tiering Policy Levels
100
Viewing the Tiering Policy in the Performance Graph
100
Reserving Tier Capacity When Setting a Tiering Policy
101
Example of Reserving Tier Capacity
102
Notes on Tiering Policy Settings
103
Execution Mode Settings and Tiering Policy
105
New Page Assignment Tier
105
Relocation Priority
107
Assignment Tier When Pool-Vols Are Deleted
108
Formatted Pool Capacity
109
Rebalancing the Usage Level Among Parity Groups
109
Changing the Tiering Policy Level on a THP V-VOL
109
Changing New Page Assignment Tier of a V-VOL
110
Opening the Edit Tiering Policies Window
110
Changing a Tiering Policy
111
To Change the Tiering Policy
111
Changing Relocation Priority Setting of a V-VOL
111
Smart Tiers Workflow
112
Smart Tiers Tasks and Parameters
113
Task and Parameter Settings
114
Display Items: Setting Parameters
115
Display Items: Capacity Usage for each Tier
116
Display Items: Performance Monitor Statistics
116
Display Items: Operation Status of Performance Monitor/Relocation
116
Managing Smart Tiers
116
Changing Pool for Thin Provisioning to Pool for Smart Tiers
116
Changing Monitoring and Tier Relocation Settings
118
Changing Monitoring Mode Setting
118
Changing Relocation Speed
119
Changing Buffer Space for New Page Assignment Setting
119
Changing Buffer Space for Tier Relocation Setting
120
Viewing Pool Tier Information
120
Viewing THP V-VOL Tier Information
120
Changing a Pool for Smart Tiers to a Pool for Thin Provisioning
121
Working with Pools
121
About Pools
121
About Pool-Vols
122
Creating Pools
122
Working with THP V-Vols
132
About THP V-Vols
132
Relationship between a Pool and THP V-Vols
132
Protecting THP V-Vols
132
Creating V-Vols
133
Editing a THP V-Vol's SSID
135
Changing THP V-VOL Settings
136
Removing the THP V-VOL to be Registered
136
Formatting Ldevs in a Windows Environment
136
Monitoring Capacity and Performance
137
Monitoring Pool Capacity
137
Monitoring Performance
137
Managing I/O Usage Rates Example
138
Tuning with Smart Tiers
138
Thresholds
138
Pool Utilization Thresholds
138
Pool Subscription Limit
139
Changing Pool Thresholds
140
Changing the Pool Subscription Limit
141
Working with Sims
141
About Sims
141
SIM Reference Codes
141
Automatic Completion of a SIM
142
Manually Completing a SIM
142
Managing Pools and THP V-Vols
143
Viewing Pool Information
143
Viewing Used Pool Capacity
143
Viewing the Used Capacity for each Pool
144
Viewing the Used Capacity of a Fast Snap Pool
144
Viewing Formatted Pool Capacity
145
Increasing Pool Capacity
146
Viewing the Progress of Rebalancing the Usage Level Among Parity Groups
146
Changing a Pool Name
147
Recovering a Blocked Pool
147
About Decreasing Pool Capacity
148
Decrease Pool Capacity
148
Decreasing Pool Capacity
150
Deleting a Tier in a Pool
150
Stopping the Decrease of Pool Capacity
150
Deleting a Pool
151
Changing External LDEV Tier Rank
152
Increasing THP V-VOL Capacity
152
About Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
153
Changing the Name of a THP V-VOL
153
Releasing Pages in a THP V-VOL
154
Stopping the Release of Pages in a THP V-VOL
155
Deleting a THP V-VOL
156
Enabling/Disabling Tier Relocation of a THP V-VOL
156
Starting Pool Monitoring Manually
157
Stopping Pool Monitoring Manually
157
Starting Tier Relocation Manually
157
Stopping Tier Relocation Manually
157
6 Configuring Access Attributes
159
About Access Attributes
159
Access Attribute Requirements
159
Access Attributes and Permitted Operations
160
Access Attribute Restrictions
160
Access Attributes Work Flow
160
Assigning an Access Attribute to a Volume
161
Changing an Access Attribute to Read-Only or Protect
161
Changing an Access Attribute to Read/Write
162
Enabling or Disabling the Expiration Lock
163
Disabling an S-VOL
163
Reserving Volumes
164
7 Managing Logical Volumes
165
LUN Manager Overview
165
LUN Manager Operations
165
Fibre Channel Operations
165
LUN Manager License Requirements
166
LUN Manager Rules, Restrictions, and Guidelines
166
Managing Logical Units Workflow
167
Configuring Hosts and Fibre Channel Ports
167
Configuring Fibre Channel Ports
168
Setting the Data Transfer Speed on a Fibre Channel Port
168
Setting the Fibre Channel Port Address
168
Addresses for Fibre Channel Ports
169
Setting the Fabric Switch
170
Fibre Channel Topology
170
Example of FC-AL and Point-To-Point Topology
171
Configuring Hosts
171
Configure Hosts Workflow
171
Host Modes for Host Groups
171
Host Mode Options
172
Find WWN of the Host Bus Adapter
174
Finding a WWN on Windows
174
Finding a WWN on AIX, IRIX, or Sequent
175
Finding a WWN on Oracle® Solaris
175
Finding WWN for HP-UX
175
Creating a Host Group and Registering Hosts in the Host Group (in a Fibre Channel Environment)
176
Configuring LU Paths
178
Configure LU Paths Workflow
178
Defining LU Paths
178
Setting a UUID
179
Correspondence Table for Defining Devices
180
Defining Alternate LU Paths
180
Copying All LU Paths Defined in a Host Group
181
Copying One or more (but Not All) LU Paths Defined in a Host Group
181
Managing LU Paths
182
Clearing a UUID Setting
182
Deleting LU Paths
182
Viewing LU Path Settings
183
Releasing LUN Reservation by Host
183
LUN Security on Ports
184
Examples of Enabling and Disabling LUN Security on Ports
184
Enabling LUN Security on a Port
185
Disabling LUN Security on a Port
186
Setting Fibre Channel Authentication
186
User Authentication
186
Settings for Authentication of Hosts
187
Settings for Authentication of Ports (Required if Performing Mutual Authentication)
187
Host and Host Group Authentication
188
Example of Authenticating Hosts in a Fibre Channel Environment
189
Port Settings and Connection Results
190
Fabric Switch Authentication
190
Fabric Switch Settings and Connection Results
192
Mutual Authentication of Ports
192
Fibre Channel Authentication
192
Enabling or Disabling Host Authentication on a Host Group
192
Registering Host User Information
193
Changing Host User Information Registered on a Host Group
194
Deleting Host User Information
195
Registering User Information for a Host Group (for Mutual Authentication)
195
Clearing User Information from a Host Group
196
Fibre Channel Port Authentication
196
Setting Fibre Channel Port Authentication
196
Registering User Information on a Fibre Channel Port
197
Registering User Information on a Fabric Switch
197
Clearing Fabric Switch User Information
198
Setting the Fabric Switch Authentication Mode
199
Enabling or Disabling Fabric Switch Authentication
199
Managing Hosts
200
Changing WWN or Nickname of a Host Bus Adapter
200
Changing the Name or Host Mode of a Host Group
200
Deleting a Host Bus Adapter from a Host Group
201
Initializing Host Group 0
201
Deleting a Host Group
202
Deleting Wwns from the WWN Table
202
Adding a Host to the Selected Host Group
203
Adding a Selected Host to a Host Group
203
8 Troubleshooting
204
Troubleshooting Virtual LUN
204
Troubleshooting Thin Provisioning
204
Troubleshooting Data Retention
208
Data Retention Troubleshooting Instructions
209
Troubleshooting Provisioning While Using RAID Manager
209
Errors When Operating RAID Manager (Thin Provisioning, SSB1: 0X2E31/0Xb96D)
209
Errors When Operating RAID Manager (Data Retention, SSB1:2E31/B9BF/B9BD)
210
Calling the HP Technical Support
211
9 Support and Other Resources
212
Contacting HP
212
Related Information
212
Websites
212
Typographic Conventions
213
Customer Self Repair
213
10 Documentation Feedback
214
A RAID Manager Command Reference
215
Remote Web Console Tasks and RAID Manager Command List
215
B Resource Partition GUI Reference
217
Resource Group Window
217
Selected Resource Group Window
218
Create Resource Groups Wizard
223
Create Resource Groups Window
223
Select Parity Groups Window
226
Select Ldevs Window
229
Select Ports Window
232
Select Host Groups Window
234
Create Resource Groups Confirm Window
236
Edit Resource Group Wizard
238
Edit Resource Group Window
238
Edit Resource Group Confirm Window
238
Add Resources Wizard
239
Add Resources Window
239
Add Resources Confirm Window
240
Remove Resources Window
242
Delete Resource Groups Window
244
Resource Group Properties Window
245
Edit Virtualization Management Settings Wizard
247
Edit Virtualization Management Settings Window
247
Confirm Window
249
C LDEV GUI Reference
250
Parity Groups Window
250
Parity Groups Tab: Internal or External Volume
252
Ldevs Tab: Internal or External Volumes
254
Logical Devices Window
257
Create Ldevs Wizard
260
Create Ldevs Window
260
Create Ldevs Confirm Window
266
Edit Ldevs Wizard
268
Edit Ldevs Window
268
Edit Ldevs Confirm Window
270
Change LDEV Settings Window
271
View Ssids Window
272
Select Free Spaces Window
273
Select Pool Window
275
View LDEV Ids Window
276
Emulation Groups and Types
277
View Physical Location Window
277
Edit Ssids Window
278
Change Ssids Window
279
Format Ldevs Wizard
280
Format Ldevs Window
280
Format Ldevs Confirm Window
281
Restore Ldevs Window
282
Block Ldevs Window
283
Delete Ldevs Window
283
LDEV Properties Window
284
Basic Tab
286
Components Window
291
DKC: MP Blades Tab
293
Edit MP Blades Wizard
294
Edit MP Blades Window
294
Edit MP Blades Confirm Window
294
Assign MP Blade Wizard
295
Assign MP Blade Window
295
Assign MP Blade Confirm Window
296
View Management Resource Usage Window
297
D Thin Provisioning and Smart Tiers GUI Reference
298
Pools Window
298
Pools: Volume Tabs
303
Create Pools Wizard
314
Create Pools Window
314
Create Pools Confirm Window
321
Expand Pool Wizard
323
Expand Pool Window
323
Expand Pool Confirm Window
324
Edit Pools Wizard
325
Edit Pools Window
325
Edit Pools Confirm Window
327
Delete Pools Wizard
330
Delete Pools Window
330
Delete Pools Confirm Window
331
Expand V-Vols Wizard
332
Expand V-Vols Window
332
Expand V-Vols Confirm Window
332
Restore Pools Window
334
Shrink Pool Window
335
Stop Shrinking Pools Window
336
Complete Sims Window
337
Select Pool Vols Window
337
Reclaim Zero Pages Window
341
Stop Reclaiming Zero Pages Window
342
Pool Property Window
342
View Tier Properties Window
344
Monitor Pools Window
350
Stop Monitoring Pools Window
351
Start Tier Relocation Window
352
Stop Tier Relocation Window
353
View Pool Management Status Window
354
Edit External LDEV Tier Rank Wizard
358
Edit External LDEV Tier Rank Window
358
Edit External LDEV Tier Rank Confirm Window
359
Edit Tiering Policies Wizard
360
Edit Tiering Policies Window
360
Edit Tiering Policies Confirm Window
361
Change Tiering Policy Window
362
Change Pool Configuration Pattern Window
363
E Data Retention GUI Reference
365
Data Retention Window
365
Volume List
366
Error Detail Dialog Box
367
F LUN Manager GUI Reference
368
Port/Host Groups Window
368
Port/Host Groups: Host Groups and Hosts Tabs
372
Port/Hosts Groups: Hosts, Luns, and Host Mode Options Tabs
374
Add LUN Paths Wizard
378
Select Ldevs Window
378
Select Host Groups Window
381
Add LUN Paths Window
383
Add LUN Paths Confirm Window
385
Create Host Groups Wizard
386
Create Host Groups Window
386
Create Host Groups Confirm Window
389
Edit Host Groups Wizard
390
Edit Host Groups Window
390
Edit Host Groups Confirm Window
392
Add to Host Groups Wizard (When Specific Host Is Selected)
393
Add to Host Groups Window
393
Add to Host Groups Confirm Window
395
Add Hosts Wizard (When Specific Hosts Group Is Selected)
397
Add Hosts Window
397
Add Hosts Confirm Window
399
Delete LUN Paths Wizard
401
Delete LUN Paths Window
401
Delete LUN Paths Confirm Window
402
Edit Host Wizard
403
Edit Host Window
403
Edit Host Confirm Window
403
Edit Ports Wizard
404
Edit Ports Window
405
Edit Ports Confirm Window
406
Create Alternative LUN Paths Wizard
407
Create Alternative LUN Paths Window
407
Create Alternative LUN Paths Confirm Window
409
Copy LUN Paths Wizard
411
Copy LUN Paths Window
411
Copy LUN Paths Confirm Window
413
Remove Hosts Wizard
415
Remove Hosts Window
415
Remove Hosts Confirm Window
415
Edit Uuids Wizard
417
Edit Uuids Window
417
Edit Uuids Confirm Window
417
Add New Host Window
418
Change LUN Ids Window
419
Delete Host Groups Window
419
Delete Login Wwns Window
420
Delete Uuids Window
421
Host Group Properties Window
421
LUN Properties Window
423
Authentication Window
425
Authentication Window (Fibre Folder Selected)
425
Port Tree
425
Fabric Switch Information List
426
Port Information List
426
Authentication Window (Fibre Port Selected)
426
Authentication Information (Target) List
427
Port Tree
427
Authentication Information (Host) List
428
Add New User Information (Host) Window
428
Change User Information (Host) Window
429
Clear Authentication Information Window
429
Specify Authentication Information Window
430
Set Port Information
430
Default Setting(User Name/Secret) Window
431
Edit Command Devices Wizard
431
Edit Command Devices Window
432
Edit Command Devices Confirm Window
433
Host-Reserved Luns Window
434
Release Host-Reserved Luns Wizard
435
Release Host-Reserved Luns Window
435
View Login WWN Statuses Window
436
G Regulatory Information
437
Belarus Kazakhstan Russia Marking
437
Turkey Rohs Material Content Declaration
437
Ukraine Rohs Material Content Declaration
437
Warranty Information
437
Index
439
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