HP 3PAR Host Explorer 1.1.0 MU1 Software User Guide Abstract This guide is for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris Sparc administrators who are responsible for maintaining the operating environment and who understand the HP 3PAR Storage System.
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HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer 1.1 1.2 Related Documentation 1.2 2 Installation and Deinstallation 2.1 Installation and Verification 2.2 2.1.1 Installation on Microsoft Windows Server Systems 2.2 2.1.2 Verifying the Installation on Microsoft Windows Server 2.2 2.1.3 Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems 2.2 2.1.4 Verifying the Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems 2.3 2.1.5 Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems 2.3 2.1.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3.4 Starting the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Process 3.2 3.5 Supporting Multiple Storage Systems on a Single Host 3.2 3.6 Supporting VMware Virtual Machines with iSCSI 3.2 3.7 The 3PAR Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN 3.3 3.7.1 Storage System Upgrades and Enclosure Devices 3.3 4 TpdHostAgent Command 4.1 TpdHostAgent Command iv Table of Contents 4.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 1 Introduction This guide provides information for installing and deinstalling the HP 3PAR Host Explorer on the following platforms: ■ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, 32 bit and 64 bit ■ Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL4 Update 6 or later and RHEL5 ■ Sparc systems running Solaris 10 This guide is for Microsoft Windows, Red Hat Linux, and Solaris Sparc administrators who are responsible for maintaining the operating environment and who understand the HP 3PAR
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide system is unable to determine which host the WWN or iSCSI names belongs to and you must manually assign each WWN or iSCSI name to a host. With Host Explorer running, the storage system automatically groups WWNs or iSCSI names for the host together, assisting with creating the host. The Host Explorer collects the following information and sends it to the storage system: ■ Host operating system and version. ■ Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBA details.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 2 Installation and Deinstallation This chapter describes how to install, verify, and deinstall the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on the following platforms: ■ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, 32 bit and 64 bit ■ Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL4 Update 6 or later and RHEL5 ■ Sparc systems running Solaris 10 NOTE: In order for the HP 3PAR Storage System to dynamically discover host devices, you must follow specific configuration instructions for the host operatin
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 2.1 Installation and Verification This section describes how to install and verify installation of the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on the following systems. You must have the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Software CD (current version) to install the HP 3PAR Host Explorer. 2.1.1 Installation on Microsoft Windows Server Systems To install the Host Explorer agent on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system: 1 Log into the host as the System Administrator.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 Change directory to the CD-ROM drive. 4 Issue the following command: # rpm -ivh HostExplorer-.i386.rpm 2.1.4 Verifying the Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems Verify the installation for the Red Hat Linux system: 1 Log on as the System Administrator. 2 Issue the following command: rpm -qa | grep HostExplorer 2.1.5 Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems To install the Host Explorer agent on a Solaris Sparc system: 1 Log in as the root user.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 2.2 Deinstallation This section describes how to deinstall the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on: ■ Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008, 32 bit and 64 bit ■ Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL4 Update 6 or later and RHEL5 ■ Sparc systems running Solaris 10 2.2.1 Deinstallation on Microsoft Windows Server To deinstall the Host Explorer agent from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system: 1 Log on as the System Administrator.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 Using the Host Explorer The chapter provides instructions for using the HP 3PAR Host Explorer. 3.1 Verifying the Host Explorer Package is Installed To verify that the Host Explorer package has been installed correctly, see the appropriate section below: ■ To find out if the product is installed on a Solaris system, see Verifying the Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems on page 2.3.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Example output: Printing the status of 3PAR Host Explorer daemon: 3PAR Host Explorer is running.. The current time interval values are: Value is PushInterval=86400 default Value is RefreshInterval=60 default 3.3 Stopping the Host Explorer Process By default, the Host Explorer process starts at every reboot of the host. If you do not want the process running on the host, issue the TpdHostAgent stop command. 3.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3.7 The Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN When a host is connected to an HP 3PAR Storage System, an enclosure device with LUN ID 254 is automatically defined for the host. The HP 3PAR Host Explorer uses this enclosure device to exchange information about the host with the storage system. The LUN with ID 254 acts as both a data LUN and an enclosure service LUN. You can use LUN ID 254 for any application with limited impact on performance.
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HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 4 TpdHostAgent Command The TpdHostAgent is a simple command line interface for maintaining and managing the various options to be used in conjuction with the Host Explorer daemon. This command must be run as superuser/administrator from the host where it is installed. 4.1 TpdHostAgent Command COMMAND TpdHostAgent DESCRIPTION Command line utility for management of a 3PAR Host Explorer. SYNTAX TpdHostAgent [options] OPTIONS -start Starts the Host Explorer process.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide -refresh Stops, then restarts the Host Explorer process. -status Lists the status of a Host Explorer process, i.e. whether the daemon/service is running. -list Lists the contents of all host configuration information (Host Explorer tokens) that has been gathered by the Host Explorer. -push Immediately sends the latest Host Explorer token information to the HP 3PAR Storage System.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide RESTRICTIONS None. EXAMPLES Starting the Host Explorer deamon. # TpdHostAgent start Starting the 3PAR Host Explorer daemon .. Starting 3PAR Host Explorer: [ OK ] Checking the status of the Host Explorer deamon. # TpdHostAgent status Printing the status of 3PAR Host Explorer daemon: 3PAR Host Explorer is running ... The current time interval values are: Value is PushInterval=86400 Value is RefreshInterval=60 Stopping the Host Explorer deamon.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide TPDAGENTVER=1.1.0-14 HNAME=192.168.45.14 HOSTID=a8c00e2d OS=Linux OSVER=2.6 OSPATCH=9-22.ELsmp ARCH=i686 IP=192.168.45.14 MPSW=device-mapper MPSWVER=1.01.04-1.0.RHEL4 HBA0WWN=210000e08b0786bd ... ... HBA0VEN=QLogic HBA0MODEL=QLA2342 HBA0DRVRVER=8.01.00b5-rh2 HBA0FIRMWARE=3.03.15 IPX HBA1WWN=210100e08b2786bd HBA1VEN=QLogic HBA1MODEL=QLA2342 HBA1DRVRVER=8.01.00b5-rh2 HBA1FIRMWARE=3.03.
HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide DEVICE1PATH0HWWN=210000e08b0786bd DEVICE1PATH0TWWN0=21510002ac0000c4 DEVICE1PATH0TWWN0STATE=OK DEVICE1PATH0TWWN1=20510002ac0000c4 DEVICE1PATH0TWWN1STATE=OK TpdHostAgent Command 4.
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