HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Logical Server Management User Guide

Matrix OE logical server capabilities, including storage validation and integration with the HP
Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM), supports HP P6000 Command View Software versions 9.4,
9.4.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.3.1.
Validation is not available for SAN Catalog Storage Entries and SAN Pre-populated Catalog Storage
Entries. Catalog-based storage is validated when presentation is complete.
After you have specified your storage configuration, confirm that the server WWN has been
associated with the storage port WWN and LUN by pressing the Validate button.
The number of table rows for each port corresponds to the number of sharers for the storage entry
or storage pool entry.
Figure 25 SAN storage
See “Configuring Systems Insight Manager for SAN storage validation” (page 27) for important
setup information.
Storage Provisioning Manager
HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM), automatically installed as part of HP Matrix OE, is a
software tool that provides a service-centric management interface to storage, allowing storage
requests to be fulfilled with available storage services from a storage catalog. It securely automates
storage management tasks.
SPM enables the storage administrator to define a catalog of storage volumes. These volumes can
be automatically matched against storage requests specified in Matrix OE as storage pool entries.
Matching is done based on size, RAID level, desired operating system mode and presentation,
and optional text tags. The storage administrator is able to grant appropriate privileges for
performing storage operations (view only, can modify presentation, can do on-demand provisioning,
etc.) on the entire catalog, arrays, or individual volumes.
Storage operations (such as changing operating system mode or adjusting LUN masking) is
performed automatically, if appropriately authorized. Changing OS mode automatically enables
a smaller number of volumes to be pre-provisioned, with Matrix Operating Environment adjusting
the host mode as appropriate when a storage pool entry is affiliated with a logical server. LUN
masking can be used to ensure a data volume is made invisible prior to operating system
deployment, and then made visible again after successful operating system installation without
requiring manual intervention by the storage administrator.
SPM receives storage requests from a server administrator using logical server management screens.
It then identifies all volume services which exist or could be created to fulfill the requirements and
returns that list to the Add/Modify Storage Pool Entry: SAN screen. This screen is viewable by
selecting Modify→Logical Server Storage Pools..., selecting the SAN Catalog Storage Entry or SAN
60 Defining storage for logical servers