HP StorageWorks P9000 Performance Advisor Software v5.2 Install Guide (T1789-96317, May 2011)

2. In the P9000 Remote Web Console Explorer pane, under Storage Systems node, click the P9000
disk array node for which you want to create a command device.
3. In the list that appears, select Logical Devices.
The list of LDEVs for the selected P9000 disk array appear under the LDEVs tab in the Storage
Systems work area.
4. For the LDEV that you want to configure as a command device, select the corresponding LDEV
record and click the down arrow symbol (v) next to More Actions.
5. In the pop-up list that appears, select Edit Command Devices.
6. In the Edit Command Devices window that appears, click Enable for the following:
• Command Device
• Command Device Security
• User Authentication
• Device Group Definition
7. Click Next.
8. Enter a name for the task that the P9000 Remote Web Console creates. The task name can be
a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters.
The LDEV record that you selected are displayed in the Selected LDEVs table. The Command
Device column displays the status as Enabled.
9. Click Apply to confirm the settings.
The Logical Devices window appears and the Attribute column for the selected LDEV record displays
the value as Command Device. You can proceed to presenting the command device to your host
agent. For more information, see Mapping a command device from P9000 disk array to host
agents on page 39.
Mapping command devices
Following sections describe the steps for mapping command devices.
Mapping a command device from P9000 disk array to host agents
Complete the following steps to log onto P9000 Remote Web Console and map a command device
for the P9000 disk array:
1. Log on to Remote Web Console with administrator privileges.
2. In the P9000 Remote Web Console Explorer pane, under Storage Systems node, click the P9000
disk array node for which you want to map a command device to a P9000 Performance Advisor
host agent.
3. In the list that appears, select Ports/Host Groups.
The list of ports appear for the selected P9000 disk array appear under Ports/Host Groups.
Simultaneously, the corresponding records for all those ports appear under the Host Groups tab
in the Storage Systems work area. Each record includes the port ID, associated host group, host
mode, and the port security status.
4. In the list of ports under Ports/Host Groups, select the port through which you want a command
device to communicate with the P9000 Performance Advisor host agent.
The list of records under the Host Groups tab in the Storage Systems work area are automatically
filtered to display only the records for the selected port ID.
5. Click Create Host Groups.
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