HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) Version 2.0 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) Version 2.0 User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting started with SPM
- 3 Importing storage into the storage catalog
- 4 Storage service policy
- Managing templates
- Service types
- Requirement types
- All Of requirement
- Any Of requirement
- Connected To Fibre Channel Endpoint requirement
- Connected To Network requirement
- Fibre Channel Initiator Endpoint requirement
- Fibre Channel Target Endpoint requirement
- Fibre Channel Host requirement
- Network Capability requirement
- RAID Level requirement
- Resource Existence requirement
- Service Deactivation Policy requirement
- Storage Capability requirement
- Storage Pool Available Capacity requirement
- Storage Pool Subscription Ratio requirement
- Storage Pool Volume Count requirement
- Tag requirement
- Use Resource requirement
- Volume Capacity requirement
- Volume Committed Capacity requirement
- Volume Creation Security Group requirement
- 5 Storage service provisioning
- 6 Managing storage catalog entities
- Managing arrays
- Viewing and modifying array properties (Overview tab)
- Viewing array storage pools (Storage Pools tab)
- Viewing array volumes (Volumes tab)
- Viewing array ports (Ports tab)
- Viewing array host entries (Hosts tab)
- Viewing and modifying array capabilities settings (Capabilities tab)
- Viewing and modifying array security settings (Security tab)
- Removing an array
- Managing storage pools
- Managing volumes
- Managing networks
- Managing security
- Resynchronizing resources
- Quarantining resources
- Managing arrays
- 7 Monitoring the storage catalog
- 8 Support and other resources
- A Troubleshooting
- Viewing operational logs
- Addressing common issues
- Storage Provisioning Manager issues
- SPM will not launch in browser
- The user is unable to login through the SPM user interface
- Issues with multiple SPM instances pointed to the same storage resources
- Cannot import 3PAR Storage Systems
- 3PAR SMI-S connection problems
- Service activation fails to present volumes on 3PAR arrays
- EVA arrays and/or XP arrays are marked as Offline when they appear to be functioning correctly outside of SPM
- HP Matrix OE storage pool issues
- Storage Provisioning Manager issues
- Backup and recovery
- Managed SAN
- Unmanaged SAN
- B Working with Brocade Fibre Channel networks
- C Working with EVA storage systems
- D Working with 3PAR storage systems
- Overview
- Understanding how to import 3PAR arrays into SPM
- Understanding 3PAR capacity reporting
- Understanding 3PAR Storage System volume creation/growth
- Understanding 3PAR Storage System virtual domains
- Exposing volume presentations in 3PAR Storage Systems
- Working with 3PAR Storage System host modes
- Presenting volumes on 3PAR Storage Systems
- Creating hosts on a 3PAR Storage System
- Working with 3PAR Storage System active VLUNs and VLUN templates
- Working with autonomic groups
- Volume migration (Tiering)
- Importing a large number of volumes
- Unique identification of common provisioning groups (CPG)
- E Working with HP P9000/XP Disk Array
- F Working with unmanaged networks
- G Working with unmanaged arrays
- H Units of measurement
- Glossary
- Index
4. On the Volume Properties page, type tag names and a select security group to be assigned
to the imported volumes. To enter tags, type the tag name and click the + icon. When complete,
click Next.
5. On the Summary page, confirm the settings. To make changes, click Back to return to the
previous wizard pages. When all settings are confirmed, click Finish.
Importing a network
To manage an existing network, see Managing networks.
To import a network:
1. From the Navigation tree, under Resources, select Networks, then click Import Networks at
the bottom of the window. (Alternatively, from the Navigation tree, select Getting Started and
then click Import Networks.)
The Import Network Wizard appears.
2. On the Choose Network Type page, select the type of network to import from the list and then
click Next.
TIP: To filter network types, type the name of the network type in the Search box.
3. On the Provide Connection Information page, if applicable, enter the management server
hostname, port, user name, and password into the appropriate fields. The hostname and port
correspond to the location of the network device manager and the login information
corresponds to the login for the network device manager.
After entering the required information, click Next.
4. On the Import Networks page, select the networks to import from the list and then click Next.
NOTE: Only Fabrics are displayed for import. Importing of FC SAN/LSAN type constructs
is not supported.
TIP: To filter the networks by name, type the name of the network in the Search box.
5. On the Network Properties page, type tag names and select a security group to be assigned
to the imported volumes. To enter tags, type the tag name and click the + icon. When complete,
click Next.
6. On the Summary page, confirm the settings. To make changes, click Back to return to the
previous wizard pages.
When all settings are confirmed, click Finish.
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