HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) version 2.2 User Guide

software must be installed. For more information, see “Working with Brocade Fibre Channel
networks” (page 69).
Installation and configuration of HP Matrix OE, HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Systems, HP EVA disk
arrays, and HP XP/XP P9000 disk arrays is beyond the scope of this document.
NOTE: This information does not apply to unmanaged arrays or SANs. For more information,
see “Working with unmanaged networks” (page 87) or “Working with unmanaged
arrays” (page 98).
Launching SPM
To start SPM, open a browser window to https://servername:8000, where servername
is the name, or IP address, of the server hosting SPM (the Central Management Server in a Matrix
environment).
NOTE:
• For browser compatibility, see Matrix compatibility documentation, which can be downloaded
from http://www.hp.com/go/matrixoe/docs.
• Microsoft Silverlight must be installed on the client system in order to run the SPM GUI.
• The security certificate for data encryption is generated by SPM at runtime. Therefore, it is not
signed by a Certificate Authority. The browser may display a warning that SPM cannot be
proven to be a trusted site. Follow the instructions on the warning to enable access to launch
SPM.
Logging in to SPM
SPM accepts existing Windows credentials for both logging in and managing access control. The
given credentials must be known to the server running the SPM service. If the server is joined to a
Microsoft Windows Active Directory domain, the domain credentials can also be used. Initially,
only members of the server-specific local Administrators group are able to log in. For additional
information on security settings see Managing security.
To log in, launch SPM, enter the login name and password in the appropriate fields, then click
OK.
NOTE: If the logged-in user is idle for more than 30 minutes, SPM session times-out and the user
is required to log in again.
Browsing storage catalog entities
Log into SPM to begin using the storage catalog. Once logged in, the user interface enables access
to the catalog, which consists of all templates, storage services, resources, roles, and security
groups. Additionally, you can manage the storage available through SPM.
Identifying regions of the SPM interface
The SPM interface opens to display the Dashboard. Initially, there are default templates, roles, and
security groups, but no storage services or resources. As entities are created, the Dashboard is
updated to include them.
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