HP Insight Virtualization Manager with Logical Server Management 6.1 User Guide

Figure 6-10 Add storage pool entry definition and tag selection
Port definition
On the Storage Entry: SAN and Storage Pool Entry: SAN screens, the Port Selection table
allows you to define the ports that can be used to access the volume selections for this logical
server.
Any communication with SAN storage starts with the server’s Fibre Channel ports. Ports are
added in sequential order. For each port, you must select the fabric from a drop-down menu
with which the port will communicate. Each port is created with an automatically generated
server WWN assigned to it. This WWN, like a MAC address for NICs, is used to uniquely identify
this FC port to the SAN. The storage administrator provides access to these ports when
prepresenting LUNs.
Define one logical port for each server port (physical HBA port) by performing the following
steps.
1. Click the Add Port button to add a row to the Por t Selection table.
2. Select a value from the Fabric drop-down menu.
The fabric corresponds to the Fibre Channel connection bay you want to use for
communication.
3. Select a value from the Speed drop-down menu.
4. (Optional) Enter a value in the Server WWN text box. By default, the current server WWN
is entered.
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each port for this storage pool entry.
6. To remove the last port added to the table, click the Remove Last Port button. Ports must
be removed in the reverse order in which they were added.
Figure 6-11 Add storage pool entry port definition
Volume and path definition
After creating and presenting the volumes (LUNs), traditionally the storage administrator
provides the server administrator with the information required to complete the logical server
storage definition. You can also use Storage Provisioning Manager to streamline this process.
See “Setting up SPM for use with logical server storage” (page 84) for more information.
This information includes:
• Storage WWN, uniquely identifying the port used to communicate with the SAN
• LUN, uniquely identifying the created volume within the SAN
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