HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform administrator guide (5697-0109, July 2009)

Contents

About this guide ................................................................................. 11

Intended audience .................................................................................................................... 11

Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................. 11

Related documentation .............................................................................................................. 11

Document conventions and symbols ............................................................................................. 12

HP technical support ................................................................................................................. 13

Customer self repair .................................................................................................................. 13

Subscription service .................................................................................................................. 13

HP websites ............................................................................................................................. 13

Documentation feedback ........................................................................................................... 13

Product feedback ...................................................................................................................... 13

1 SAN Virtualization Services Platform overview ...................................... 15

Data Path Modules ................................................................................................................... 16

Virtualization Services Manager ................................................................................................. 16

Administrator tasks .................................................................................................................... 17

Frequently performed tasks .................................................................................................. 17

Common SVSP tasks to get started ................................................................................. 18

Advanced tasks ................................................................................................................. 19

Creating synchronous mirrors ........................................................................................ 19

Import data from existing array virtual disks to reuse the data ............................................ 19

Creating PiTs and snapshots using HP Business Copy SVSP ............................................... 19

Creating snapclones using HP Business Copy SVSP .......................................................... 19

Creating remote mirrors using HP Continuous Access SVSP ............................................... 19

Maintaining write order or crash consistency across multiple virtual disks ............................ 19

Best practices ........................................................................................................................... 19

Supported configurations .................................................................................................... 20

2 Adding devices to the domain ........................................................... 21

SVSP licenses ........................................................................................................................... 21

Installing a license key file ................................................................................................... 22

Viewing licensed capacity ................................................................................................... 23

Zoning .................................................................................................................................... 23

Adding a new array ................................................................................................................. 23

Adding EVAs ..................................................................................................................... 24

Adding MSAs .................................................................................................................... 24

Using non-HP branded arrays .............................................................................................. 27

Adding new capacity ......................................................................................................... 28

Adding new servers .................................................................................................................. 28

Installing multipath applications ........................................................................................... 29

HP-UX multipathing ...................................................................................................... 29

Linux multipathing ........................................................................................................ 30

Solaris multipathing ..................................................................................................... 30

VMware multipathing ................................................................................................... 31

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