HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager User Guide (5697-0454, May 2010)

14 Working with DPM groups
Each Data Path Module (DPM) group contains one primary and one secondary DPM.
You can:
• View the DPM groups list (view all the DPM groups exposed to the local SVSP domain)
• View DPM group information (view detailed information related to each DPM group in the tabs
area below the DPM groups list)
• Create DPM groups
• Add a DPM to an existing DPM group (add a second DPM)
• Rename a DPM group
• Redistribute storage elements within a DPM group (create a failback for each of the failed-over
storage elements to their respective primary DPMs)
• Delete DPM Groups
Viewing the DPM groups list
The DPM groups list displays all the DPM groups exposed to the local SVSP domain.
To view the DPM groups list:
1. In the navigation tree, expand the Entities node.
2. Click the DPM Group node. The DPM groups list appears in the list area. The following properties
are displayed for each DPM group.
Table 81 DPM group properties
DescriptionProperty
The row number.No
The name of the DPM group. The icon next to the name indicates the status.
•
—Present status.
• —Failed status.
• —Degraded status.
• —Absent status.
Name
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