HP Insight Virtualization Manager with Logical Server Management 6.1 User Guide

Table 7-2 LSMUTIL storage options (continued)
PurposeLSMUTIL option
Export compute resources and local disk information into
computeActuals.xml. By adding or editing the local disk information, and
importing the file using --importAnnotations, you can create or modify
information about local disks that is not discoverable by Insight Dynamics
--exportAnnotations
Import compute resources and local disk information from
computeActuals.xml
--importAnnotations
Easing communication between server and storage administrators
LSMUTIL includes two options (--exportSPE and --importSPE) that facilitate communication
between the server administrator who defines storage pool entries, and the storage administrator
who creates, presents, and zones storage.
The XML file that is generated from the LSMUTIL --exportSPE command contains a number
of <StorageEntry> elements that represent existing storage pool entries, each with tagged
properties and elements.
The <Volume> specifications in the exported XML file represent the requests from the server
administrator. The storage administrator can use the initiator WWNs within the <ServerWWN>
element when creating, presenting, and zoning the requested storage volumes. The storage
controller port WWNs (and LUN numbers) can be edited into the <SanVolumePath> elements.
When the LSMUTIL --importSPE command is entered, Insight Dynamics matches the storage
pool entries in the XML file based on the <id> element. When a matching <id> is found, the
information in the XML file is used to update the storage pool entry (for example, by adding
information such as storage controller port WWN and LUN number, and perhaps defining
additional ports and WWNs). An example XML file is shown in Example 7-2 “Example XML
file for storage import and export”.
Creating multiple storage pool entries
The --importSPE option can also be used to create storage pool entries, providing a mechanism
for bulk creation of storage pool entries by importing a variety of pre-allocated storage volumes
to be used by logical servers.
To create storage pool entries in advance, the storage administrator populates an XML file with
details about storage volumes. Entering the LSMUTIL --importSPE command creates
corresponding storage pool entries for the storage volumes specified in the XML file. Insight
Dynamics automatically assigns ID values for the newly created storage pool entries.
The storage administrator must specify the elements contained in the XSD file as defined in
Example 7-1 “Storage definition XSD file” into the XML file. An example XML file is shown in
Example 7-2 “Example XML file for storage import and export”. These elements include <name>,
<description>, <type> as SAN, <portabilityGroupName>, and so on. The number of
<sharers> must be at least 1.
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