3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Part No.
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PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Table of Contents Welcome .......................................................................................................... 19 About Units of Measure ...................................................................................... 19 Related Documentation ...................................................................................... 19 Working with the Interface ........................................................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing Criteria .............................................................................. 42 Grouping and Ungrouping Criteria ......................................................... 42 Negating Criteria ................................................................................ 42 Using the Quick Filter ................................................................................. 42 Setting Preferences ......................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Searching the Index ................................................................................... 59 Using the Search Function........................................................................... 59 Using the Glossary ..................................................................................... 59 Using the Favorites Tab .............................................................................. 59 Using the Help Topic Window .........
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing Controller Node Batteries ......................................................................... 94 Viewing the Controller Node Battery Test Log ........................................................ 94 Resetting the Controller Node Battery Test Log...................................................... 95 Recharging Controller Node Batteries ................................................................... 95 Working with Drive Cages .........
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide SFP ................................................................................................. 137 Hosts............................................................................................... 139 Viewing System RCFC Ports ............................................................................... 139 Upper Pane .............................................................................................. 140 Lower Pane ....................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Displaying Inventory Information ................................................................ 176 Displaying Environmental Information ......................................................... 177 Displaying State Information ...................................................................... 178 Displaying Paths Information ...................................................................... 179 Viewing the Physical Disks Spares Tab ...............
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Host Sets ........................................................................................... 217 Editing Host Sets ............................................................................................. 218 Removing Host Sets ......................................................................................... 219 Exporting Virtual Volumes .................................................................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Similar Common Provisioning Groups ..................................................... 249 Saving a Common Provisioning Group as a Template............................................. 249 Compacting a Common Provisioning Group .......................................................... 250 Removing a Common Provisioning Group............................................................. 250 Working with Virtual Volumes .............................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing Virtual Volumes ................................................................................. 287 Tuning Virtual Volumes ..................................................................................... 288 Restarting Tuning a Virtual Volume ..................................................................... 289 Rolling Back a Tuned Virtual Volume ...................................................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Virtual Copies ............................................................................... 324 Viewing Virtual Copies ...................................................................................... 325 Creating a Virtual Copy ..................................................................................... 325 Editing a Virtual Copy .......................................................................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide RCIP Tab ................................................................................................. 349 RCFC Tab ................................................................................................ 351 Inventory Tab .......................................................................................... 354 Viewing Configured Remote Copy Systems .......................................................... 355 Summary Tab ..................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing Remote Copy Targets ............................................................................. 386 Removing Remote Copy Targets ......................................................................... 386 Remote Copy Disaster Recovery ......................................................................... 387 Failover Remote Copy Groups ............................................................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Domains ...................................................................................... 417 Viewing Domains ............................................................................................. 418 Viewing Domains for All InServs ................................................................. 418 Viewing Domains for a Single Server ........................................................... 419 Viewing the Domains Summary Tab ..
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Cage Subsystems Physical Disks Tab ................................................. 457 Viewing the Cage Subsystems Power Supplies Tab ................................................ 459 Viewing the All Tab........................................................................................... 460 Glossary .......................................................................................................... 463 Index ...................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Welcome Welcome to the 3PAR InForm® Management Console Online Help! The topics in this Help system contain information about managing 3PAR InServ® Storage Servers via the InForm Management Console. The InForm Management Console enables secure configuration and monitoring capabilities while providing simultaneous access to multiple storage servers.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Main Menu Bar The following items are available from the Main Menu Bar: Menu Command Description File Connect Displays the Connect dialog box, allowing you to connect additional storage server(s). Disconnect Displays the Disconnect dialog box, allowing you to disconnect from storage server(s). Exit Closes all windows and exits the InForm GUI. Refresh Refreshes the InForm Management Console.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Actions Systems Hosts Window Displays a submenu providing access to system level options. Displays a submenu providing access to host creation, edit, and removal functions. Provisioning Displays a submenu providing access to all aspects for provisioning storage, including VVs, VLUNs, CPGs, LDs, and Templates. Remote Copy Displays a submenu providing access to set up and edit Remote Copy configurations.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Help 24 Close All Closes all open Application Windows. Restore Restores the selected Application Window from the TasKiBar to the desktop. Minimize Minimizes the selected Application Window. Maximize Maximizes the selected Application Window. 1... Restores the selected Application from the TasKiBar to the Desktop.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Main Toolbar The Main Toolbar is displayed as follows: The following default items are available from the Main Toolbar: Command Description Connect Displays the Connect dialog box, allowing you to connect additional storage server(s). Refresh Refreshes the InForm Management Console. Maximize Expands the Management Window so it consumes the entire InForm Management Console window. Restore Restores the Management Window to its original size.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Provisioning Manager Working with the Layout Grid Manager Working with the Remote Copy Manager Working with the Performance Manager Working with the Events Manager Working with the Tasks Manager Working with the Security Manager Working with the Hardware Inventory Manager Management Tree The Management Tree displays information relevant to the selected manager from the Manager Pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane System and Component Status Icons Common Actions Panel The Common Actions Panel provides quick access to functions commonly performed with each manager in the Manager Pane. Clicking an action listed in the Common Action Panel launches that action's wizard. As with the Management Tree, the functions provided in the Common Actions Panel are specific to the selected manager from the Management Pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Manager Pane Managers are groups of displays and actions, which are specific to different InServ Storage Server areas of management. The selected manager affects the Management Tree display, data displayed in the Management Window, and, if applicable, the actions in the Common Actions Panel.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Security Manager Hardware Inventory Manager For instructions on modifying the display of the Manager Pane, see Setting Manager Pane Preferences and Customizing the Manager Pane Display. System Manager The System Manager allows you to view and perform system-level actions and information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Host Manager The Host Manager allows you to view and perform host-specific actions and information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Provisioning Manager The Provisioning Manager allows you to view and perform system provisioning actions and information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Layout Grid Manager The Layout Grid Manager allows you to view the layout of virtual volumes, Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), and logical disks of InServ Storage Servers. When the Layout Grid Manager is selected, the Management Tree appears as follows: See also: Working with the Layout Grid Manager Remote Copy Manager The Remote Copy Manager allows you to view and perform Remote Copy actions and information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Performance Manager The Performance Manager allows you to view system performance information and work with performance charts.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Event Manager The Event Manager allows you to view InServ Storage Servers alerts and events. When the Event Manager is selected, the Management Tree appears as follows: See also: Working with the Events Manager Task Manager The Task Manager allows you to view and perform system task actions and information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Security Manager The Security Manager allows you to view and work with system users, domains, and connections. When the Security Manager is selected, the Management Tree and Common Actions Panel appear as follows: See also: Working with the Security Manager Hardware Inventory Manager The Hardware Inventory Manager allows you to view InServ Storage Servers hardware components.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Management Window The Management Window displays data, as well as additional options for viewing data. The data displayed in the Management Window is dependent on the selected manager from the Manager Pane and the selected node from the Management Tree. Also included for quick visual reference, Normal , Degraded , or Failed status icons are displayed in the tree to quickly identify systems or related system components that may require attention.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Alert/Task/Connection Pane The Alert/Task/Connection pane is provided for quick reference to new system alerts, recent tasks, and user connections. Each set of information is displayed on its own tab within the pane. See also: Alert Severity Indicators Viewing System Alerts Working with the Tasks Manager Viewing User Connections Managing Alerts Status Bar The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the InForm Management Console.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Alert Severity Indicators Status Bar Icons About Introduction Tabs Managers are groups of displays and actions, which are specific to different InServ Storage Server areas of management. The selected manager affects the Management Tree display, data displayed in the Management Window, and, if applicable, the actions in the Common Actions Panel. Each manager is provided with an Introduction tab in the Management Window.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Management Tree Manager Pane Setting Global Preferences Selecting Multiple Items The InForm Management Console supports the standard Shift+click functionality to select a contiguous block of items, and the standard Ctrl+click functionality to select several noncontiguous items. These functions can be used in most of the managers listed in the Manager Pane to facilitate actions.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Refreshing the InForm Management Console To refresh the data displayed in the Management Window and Alert/Task/Connection Panel, click Refresh in the Main Toolbar. See also: Main Toolbar Exporting Data You can export data as a Comma Separated Variable (CSV) or HTML file from all InForm Management Console displays (except for Performance). The Export Data dialog can be accessed by performing one of the following: Clicking View > Export Data.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 5. Click OK. 6. If you selected File as the save destination, the Save Chart dialog appears. Navigate and save the file. Filtering The InForm Management Console provides a filtering panel, which is located at the top of most Management Window displays. The filtering panel provides two filtering options: Complex Filter Quick Filter Using the Complex Filter The complex filter allows you to define specific criteria by which to search.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: The entries listed under the Property list correspond to the table headings displayed in the Management Window. Adding and Applying New Criteria 1. 2. 3. 4. Select a property from the Property list. Select an operator from the Operator list. Select a value from the Value list. (Optional) Select the Range checKiBox to define a second value to compare against the first value. This is the same as selecting in range from the Operator list. 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: The columns displayed in the filter list are dependent on the contents of the table you are currently viewing, for example ports, physical disks, etc. Setting Preferences The InForm Management Console allows you to set global preferences, set preferences for each table, and set Manager Pane viewing preferences.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Access the Preferences dialog box from the Main Menu Bar by clicking View > Preferences. Setting the Display Unit To set the display unit: 1. Select the Data Format tab on the Preferences dialog box. 2. From the Display Unit group box, select the desired option (GB is the default display unit). 3. If you do not want to display the selected unit on the table heading row, uncheck the Display Unit on Header checKiBox. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring Interface, Dialog, and Tab Settings To configure interface and dialog settings: 1. Select the Settings tab on the Preferences dialog box. 2. Select the user interface elements and dialog boxes you wish to view in the InForm Management Console Interface by selecting the appropriate checKiBoxes. 3. Select whether to view Introduction tabs by clicking Remove All Tabs or Restore All Tabs. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Column Resizing To resize a table column: 1. Place your mouse on the right edge of a table heading row. 2. When the resize pointer appears, click and drag the mouse to resize the column. Column Ordering To quickly rearrange the order of displayed table columns, click and drag any column to a different location in the table.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Choosing Columns To show, hide, or reorder multiple table columns at one time: 1. 2. 3. 4. Right-click any table heading column and click Choose Columns. To hide columns, select the column from the Show list and click the right arrow button. To show columns, select the column from the Hide list and click the left arrow button. To reorder columns, select the column from the Show list and click the up or down arrow button. 5. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Setting Manager Pane Preferences The InForm Management Console allows you to set Manager Pane display preferences. These preferences are saved on the system and remembered the next time you log in using the InForm Management Console.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: When making the Manager Pane smaller, the Manager buttons located at the bottom of the pane change to icons. The icons are restored to buttons when enlarging the Manager Pane. See also: Customizing the Manager Pane Display Manager Pane Customizing the Manager Pane Display The InForm Management Console allows you to customize the Manager buttons that appear in the Management Pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The last Manager button in the Manager Pane is minimized and is displayed as an icon at the bottom of the Manager Pane. Repeating steps 1 and 2 continues to minimize Manager buttons and display them as icons at the bottom of the Manager Pane. For example, if the Hardware Manager button is minimized, the next Manager button to be minimized is the Security Manager button, followed by the Tasks Manager button, etc.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The most recently minimized Manager button is restored to the Manager Pane (the leftmost displayed Manager icon). Repeating steps 1 and 2 continues to restore Manager buttons in the order in which they were last minimized from the Manager Pane. For example, if the Tasks Manger button was restored, the next Manager button to be restored is the Security Manager button, followed by the Hardware Inventory Manager button.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 4. Select the order in which the Manager buttons in the Show list are displayed by selecting a Manager and then clicking the up and down arrow buttons to move the Manager to its display location. 5. Click OK. The Manager buttons that you chose to display are displayed in the Manager Pane in the order you specified. The Manager buttons that you chose to hide are not displayed as buttons or icons in the Manager Pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: When adding a Manager button back to the Manager Pane, you must manually resize the Manager Pane in order for all Manager buttons to display. See Resizing the Manager Pane. Restoring Defaults To restore the default view of the Manger Pane: 1. Click the right arrow button at the bottom of the Manager Pane. 2. Click Restore Defaults.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Critical The event is critical and requires immediate action. Major The event requires immediate action. Minor An event has occurred that requires action, but the situation is not yet serious. Degraded An aspect of performance or availability may have become degraded. You must decide if action is necessary. Informational The event is informational. No action is required other than acknowledging or removing the alert.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Disconnected Appears if at least one system is being disconnected or rebooted. No connection Appears when there are no systems connected. Operation progress Animated icon that indicates the progress of an operation. Exception Detected Appears if a runtime exception has occurred.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide contain that disk. Failed Indicates that the component or object is not operational. Like a degraded status, the failed status is also reflected in components and objects where the failed component or object is used. See also: Alert Severity Indicators Status Bar Icons Management Tree Management Window Using Help Access the Help topics by clicking Help > Topics from the Main Menu Bar.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Help Topic Window Using the Help Menu Bar The following menus and commands are available from the Help Menu Bar: Menu Command Description Open Page Opens a help page URL or a local help file. Note: This feature is not used by the InForm Management Console Help. Exit Closes the Help system. Set Font Sets the font and size of the Help text.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Forward Displays the last topic viewed prior to clicking the Back button. Print Topic Prints the currently displayed topic. Print Setup Sets up the page to be printed. Add to Favorites Adds the displayed topic to the favorites tab in the Help Navigator.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Searching the Index The Help system index is an alphabetical list of keywords associated with Help system topics. These keywords are defined and associated with topics by an author. Use the Index tab as follows: Click the Index tab to see the Help system index.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Using Help Using the Help Menu Bar Using the Help Toolbar Using the Help Topic Window Using the Help Topic Window The Help Topic Window displays the contents of the selected Help topic. Navigating the Help Topic Window Viewing Related Topics Navigating the Help Topic Window Click any Back to the Top arrow to return to the top of a Help topic. Use the Back and Forward previously viewed topics.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the InServ Storage Server This section contains the following operations: Creating Users and Domains Logging In and Connecting to Systems Forwarding Error Log Files Creating Users and Domains A user account is required to access a 3PAR InServ Storage Server via the InForm Management Console. To create a user account, see Creating Users. To create a domain, see Creating Domains. Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domains license.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide To connect to an InServ Storage Server: 1. Start the InForm Management Console. Note: Any systems previously connected to are displayed in the text box under the IP Address or Name text box. To select multiple systems use CTRL+click. 2. In the Connect dialog box, enter: a. the IP address or system name. b. your user name. c. your password. 3. If you do not want a secured connection, uncheck the Secure Connection checKiBox. Otherwise, click OK. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. Contact your local service provider for technical support and services for instructions on forwarding the error log file.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Settings Viewing System Capacity Viewing System Software Viewing System Alerts See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing System Summary Information To view system summary information, access the Systems screen and then click the Summary tab. The contents displayed in the Summary tab differs for all connected systems and for a single system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Model The storage server model number. OS Version The InForm OS version running on the server. State The current state of the storage server, Normal, Degraded, or Failed. FC Total The total amount of space available from Fibre Channel devices (in GiB). FC Allocated Percentage The percentage of used allocated Fibre Channel device space. FC Free The amount of free Fibre Channel device capacity (in GiB).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Serial Number The system serial number. Model The storage server model number. Location The physical location of the server (if entered during server setup). Owner The owner of the server (if entered during server setup). Contact Contact information for the server owner (if entered during server setup). Comments Any notes about the server (if entered during server setup).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Summary tab for a single system displays the following information: Group General Field Description Name The storage server's name. Model The model number of the storage server. Serial Number The storage server's serial number. OS Version The current InForm OS version. Controller Nodes The total number of controller nodes. Ports The total number of ports in the system. Host The number of host ports. Disk The number of disk ports.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources Capacity CPU Usage The current CPU usage in MHz and percentage. Control Memory The current control memory usage in GiB and percentage. Data Memory The current data memory usage in GiB and percentage. Device List of device types. The selected device type affects the display of the data displayed in the Overview and Allocated fields.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Settings To view a specific system's settings information, access the Systems screen and then click the Settings tab. The Settings tab appears as follows: The Settings tab displays the following information: Group System Parameter Field Description FC Raw Space Alert The raw space alert threshold (in GiB) for Fibre Channel devices. NL Raw Space Alert The raw space alert threshold (in GiB) for Near Line devices.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Owner The owner of the server (if entered). Contact Contact information (if entered). Comments Any notes about the server (if entered). IPv4/IPv6 Radio buttons indicating if you wish to view either IPv4 or IPv6 network configuration information. If your system is not configured for IPv6, the IPv6 button is disabled. IP Address The server's IP address. Subnet Mask (If IPv4 was selected) The subnet mask.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Capacity To view a single system's capacity information, access the Systems screen and then click the Capacity tab. Raw capacity for the selected InServ Storage Server is displayed for Total, Fibre Channel, Near Line, and Solid State capacities. Each of these top level capacity items can be further expanded to the following: Note: In the normal situation, the capacity displays show you the space that is consumed by provisioning (e.g.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Field Description Total amount of usable storage on the storage server. + Total Amount of storage capacity currently allocated. + Allocated Amount of storage allocated to volumes. + Volumes + Base Volumes - User - Copy - Admin Amount allocated for base volume user space, copy space and admin space. Amount of volume space allocated to CPGs. + CPGs + Copy - Used - Unused + Admin 320-200231 Rev A Amount of volume space allocated to base volumes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide admin. - Used - Unused - Unmapped Amount of volume space that is not mapped. Amount of allocated space used by the system. + System - Internal Amount of system space used internally. + Spares Amount of space allocated to spares. - Used Spare space allocated for LDs when underlying PDs have failed. - Unused Unused space. + Free 74 Amount of admin space that is used or not used.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide on the system. This includes any chunklets that are currently being cleaned. - Failed + Fibre Channel Amount of failed space. Total amount of Fibre Channel (FC) storage on the storage server. Note: Subcontents of the Fibre Channel Total display are identical to the Total display at the top of this table. + Nearline Total amount of Nearline (NL) storage on the storage server.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Working with the Hardware Inventory Manager Viewing System Software To view a single system's software information, access the Systems screen and then click the Software tab. The Software tab displays the Component Versions of each software feature and the License information. By default, the Component Versions include the CLI Server, System Manager, Kernel, and TPD Kernel Code.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Alerts tab is split into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane display a summary of the alerts. The lower pane displays the details of an alert selected in the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert. Lower Pane The lower pane of the Alerts tab displays detailed information about an alert selected in the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Sequence The alert sequence. Time The time the alert was resolved. Message A brief description of the alert. System The name of the server that generated the alert. System SN The server's serial number. Node ID The node ID. Component The affected system components. Repeat Count The number of times the alert was issued. Last time The last occurrence of the alert. First time The first occurrence of the alert.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Managing Alerts Once you have accessed and viewed the system alerts, either from the Alert/Task/Connection Pane or from the Alerts tab on the Systems screen, you can apply the following actions to any selected alert.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 4. Optionally, if you want the drive cage LEDs to turn amber or oscillate as well, click the Include Cage(s) checKiBox. 5. Click OK to start the locate. Note: This operation can only be performed by users with Super, Service,or Edit privilege levels.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: These fields only appear for devices installed on the system. For example, if your system contains no SSD drives, the SSD Raw Space Alert field will not be present. e. Select whether to enable or disable the Copy Space Reclaim feature, which reclaims logical disk space. f. To select a Maximum Volume Retention time, select Enabled, select hour(s) or day(s), and then enter a value of 1 to 1,825 (days) or 1 to 43,800 (hours). 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Controller Nodes The Controller Nodes screen displays summary information about system controller nodes and node components. The Controller Nodes screen is divided into an upper pane, which displays summary information about the nodes, and a lower pane, which displays detailed information about the nodes and node components. To access the Controller Nodes screen: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Controller Nodes Summary Screen To view the Controller Nodes Summary screen: 1. Access the Controller Nodes screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. The Summary tab appears as follows: The Summary tab provides the following information: Column Description ID The node ID. Name The node name. State The current state of the node; either Normal, Degraded, or Failed. See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing Controller Nodes System and Component Status Icons Viewing Controller Node Alerts To view the Controller Node alerts screen: 1. Access the Controller Nodes screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab appears as follows: The Alerts tab provides the following information: Column Description Severity The severity of the alert. See Alert Severity Indicators. ID The alert ID. State The alert state.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing Controller Nodes Viewing Controller Nodes Alerts Details Alert Severity Indicators Managing Alerts Viewing Controller Nodes Details To view the Controller Node details screen: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Controller Nodes screen. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. Select a node. In the lower pane, click the Summary tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Summary tab provides the following information: Group General Health Physical Memory Field Description Position The position of the node in the node chassis. Name The node name. Online Indicates if the node is online. InForm OS Version The InForm OS version. Slots The total number of slots on the node. Free The number of unused slots on the node. Ports The total number of ports on the node.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide CPU CPU Usage The current CPU usage, displayed in MHz and percentage. See also: Viewing the Controller Nodes Summary Screen Alert Severity Indicators System and Component Status Icons Viewing Controller Node Ports Details To view the Controller Node Ports detail screen: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Controller Nodes screen. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. Select a node. In the lower pane, click the Ports tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Ports tab provides the following information: Group Column Description Type The type of interface card, either Ethernet or Fibre Channel (FC). Position The position of the card in node:slot format. Ports The number of ports on the interface. Max Rate The maximum rate in Gbps. Type The port type, Fibre Channel (FC), iSCSI, Remote Copy over IP (RCIP), or Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Power Supplies tab appears as follows: The Power Supplies tab provides the following information: Column Description Node ID The node ID. Power Supply ID The power supply ID. Serial Number The power supply serial number. State The state of the power supply. See System and Component Status Icons. Fan State The fan state, Normal, Degraded, or Failed. See System and Component Status Icons. Fan Speed The current fan speed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Controller Node Batteries Details To view the Controller Node Batteries details screen: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Controller Nodes screen. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. Select a node. In the lower pane, click the Batteries tab. The Batteries tab appears as follows: The Batteries tab provides the following information: Column Description Node ID The node ID. Power Supply ID The power supply ID. Battery ID The battery ID.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Expiration Time The battery expiration date. See also: System and Component Status Icons Viewing the Controller Nodes Summary Screen Viewing Controller Node Alerts Details To view the Controller Node Alerts details screen: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Controller Nodes screen. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. Select a node. In the lower pane, click the Alerts tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert. See also: Alert Severity Indicators Viewing the Controller Nodes Summary Screen Viewing Controller Nodes Alerts Editing Controller Node Power Supplies The InForm Management Console allows you to edit the serial number of a controller node power supply. 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing Controller Node Batteries The InForm Management Console allows you to edit controller node batteries. 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click Controller Nodes under the system whose batteries you wish to edit. 3. In the lower Controller Node Details pane displayed in Management Window, select the Batteries tab. 4. Right-click the battery you wish to edit and click Edit. 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resetting the Controller Node Battery Test Log To reset the controller node battery test log: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click Controller Nodes under the system whose batteries you wish to edit. 3. In the lower Controller Node Details pane displayed in Management Window, select the Batteries tab. 4. Right-click the battery whose test log you wish to reset and click Reset Test Log. 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Drive Cages The InForm Management Console allows you to: View Drive Cages Edit Drive Cages Locate Drive Cages Edit Drive Cage Power Supplies Viewing Drive Cages The Drive Cages screen displays summary information about system drive cages and drive cage components. To access the Drive Cages screen: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select Drive Cages under the system whose drive cage information you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Drive Cage Summary To view the Drive Cage Summary screen: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Summary tab. The Summary tab appears as follows: The Summary tab provides the following information: Column Description Name The drive cage name. State The drive cage state. See System and Component Status Icons. Model The drive cage model.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide SSD Allocated Percentage The percentage of used SSD capacity. The bottom of the SSD Allocated Percentage column displays the total used percentage. Note: The device types displayed in the summary are dependent on the devices installed in your system. For example, if you have Near Line and disk drives installed, the summary will display NL (Near Line) Total, NL Allocated Percentage columns.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide A0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A0. A1 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A1. A2 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A2. A3 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A3. B0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B0 .
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Column Description Name The drive cage name. State The drive cage state. See System and Component Status Icons. FC Total The total Fibre Channel capacity in GiB. The bottom of the FC Total column displays total FC capacity. FC Free The amount of free Fibre Channel space in GiB. The bottom of the FC Free column displays total free FC capacity. FC Allocated The amount of allocated Fibre Channel space in GiB.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Drive Cage Power Supplies To view the Drive Cage power supply information: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Power Supplies tab. The Power Supplies tab appears as follows: The following information is provided: Column Description Cage The drive cage name. State The drive cage state. See System and Component Status Icons. Model The drive cage model.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing Drive Cages Viewing the Drive Cage Power Supply Details Viewing Drive Cage SFPs To view the Drive Cage SFP information: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the SFPs tab. The SFPs tab appears as follows: The upper half of the SFPs tab displays summary SFP information. The lower half of the SFPs tab displays detailed information about a selected SFP from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Column Description Interface Card Interface card number, as assigned by the system. SFP SFP number, as assigned by the system. State The drive cage state. See System and Component Status Icons. Manufacturer The SFP manufacturer. Max Speed The maximum speed of the SFP in Gbps. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide DDM 104 Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing Drive Cages Viewing Drive Cage Alerts To view the Drive Cage alerts: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab appears as follows: The upper half of the Alerts tab displays summary alert information. The lower half of the Alerts tab displays detailed information about a selected alert from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The information displayed in the Alerts tab is identical to the information displayed in the Systems Alerts screen, except the Drive Cage Alerts tab does not display a Systems column. See Viewing System Alerts for details. See also: Viewing Drive Cages Viewing System Alerts Viewing Drive Cage Details The Drive Cage detail screens display details about a specific drive cage selected from the Drive Cage Summary tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Group General Field Description Name The drive cage name. Model The drive cage model. Node WWN (for DC1 and DC3 drive cages) The World-Wide Name of the controller node. Serial Number (for DC3 drive cages) The drive cage serial number. Split Loop (for DC2 and DC4 drive cages) Whether the drive cage is in split loop mode. ID Switch (for DC3 drive cages) The number of ID switches.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Physical Disks The number of physical disks. Power Supplies The number of power supplies. Location The location of the drive cage. Loop A The throughput in KIB/sec for the Loop A port. Loop B The throughput in KIB/sec for the Loop B port. Loop A Revision of firmware running on the FC-AL for port A. A0 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A0. A1 Port Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port A1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Health B3 Port (for DC3 drive cages) Controller node initiator port connected to drive cage port B3. Daisy Chained Displays if the selected drive cage is connected to another drive cage, i.e. daisy chained. Position A Distance the drive cage is from the controller node port (0 = directly connected to InServ ports, 1= there is one device between the node and this drive cage, etc).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Drive Cage Interface Card Details To view interface card details: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. 3. In the lower pane, click the Interface Cards tab. The Interface Cards tab appears as follows (the following image depicts information for a DC4 drive cage.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Link B Speed Link B speed. Link A SFP State The state of Link A's SFP. Link B SFP State The state of Link B's SFP. The following information for DC3 drive cages is provided: Column Description Name The interface card name. Ports Four ports for each FC-AL. For FC-AL A, that is A0 through A3, and for FC-AL B, that is B0 through B3. Port 0 State Current state of port 0. Port 1 State Current state of port 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information for DC1 drive cages is provided: Column Description Name The interface card name. Ports Ports for each FC-AL. For FC-AL A, that is A0 and A1, and for FC-AL B, that is B0 and B1. Loop LED (Port 0) Current state of port 0. Loop LED (Port 1) Current state of port 1. Loop Split Current state of daisy-chained drive cages (Unknown, Normal, Off, Green, Green blink, Amber, Amber blink).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Drive Cage Magazine Details To view drive magazine details: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. 3. In the lower pane, click the Magazines tab. The Magazines tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Position Position of the drive magazine within the drive cage.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Drive Cage Physical Disks Details To view physical disk details: 1. Access the Drive Cages screen. 2. In the upper pane of the Drive Cages screen, click the Summary tab and then click a drive cage. 3. In the lower pane, click the Physical Disks tab. The Physical Disks tab appears as follows: The following information is provided: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. For unadmitted disks, this columns is blank (--).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Loop B AL_PA The loop B arbitrated loop physical address of the disk. Loop B State Status of the Interface Card loop to the node. See System and Component Status Icons. State Status of the physical disk. See System and Component Status Icons. ESI State (for DC2, DC3, and DC4 drive cages) State of the ESI (Enclosure Services Interface). See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Column Description Cage The drive cage to which the power supply belongs. ID Numeric ID of the power supply. State Status of the physical disk. See System and Component Status Icons. Model Model name of the power supply. AC State Indicates the presence of AC power to the power supply. Fan State Power supply fan operational status. Fan Speed Speed of the power supply fan.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Locating Drive Cages This operation locates a drive cage, or components of the drive cage such as drive magazines or ports in the storage server, by setting the related LED(s) to amber or oscillate. 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, click Drive Cages under the system whose drive cage you wish to locate. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Working with Ports The InForm Management Console allows you to: View System Ports Configure Ports Clear Port Parameters Reset Ports Set Ports Offline Initialize Ports Synchronize Ports with the Name Server Issue an LIP Command Enable a Remote Copy Interface Ping a Port Viewing System Ports The system Ports screen provides information about all system ports. To access the system Ports screen: 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System RCIP Ports Viewing SFP Information Viewing System Port Alerts Viewing Port Summary Information To view the Port summary information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Summary tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Summary tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all system ports. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. Upper Pane Lower Pane Upper Pane The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Position Port location. WWN/MAC World Wide Name or Media Access Control address of the connected device. State The state of the port.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Port Details Summary The port details summary is presented on the Summary tab. The Summary tab provides the following information: Group General 320-200231 Rev A Field Description Location Port location. Position (not shown) For iSCSI ports. Port location. Port WWN Port World Wide Name. Node WWN Node World Wide Name. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports. Resources Settings (displayed for FC and RCFC ports) IP Settings (displayed for RCIP and iSCI 122 State Current state of the port. MAC (not shown) For iSCSI ports. The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet interface.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide ports - not shown) Fibre Channel Settings (displayed for FC and RCFC ports) 320-200231 Rev A DHCP For iSCSI ports. Indicates if the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) protocol is enabled. IP Address IP address of the iSCSI or RCIP port. Gateway The address of a local IP router on the same network as the InServ, used to forward traffic to destinations beyond the local network. Subnet Mask Netmask address for the iSCSI or RCIP interface.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Mode Change Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or vice versa is Allowed or Prohibited. This setting is configured using the InForm CLI command controlport. Hosts The number of hosts connected to the port. This is only displayed if the port is connected to hosts. Physical Disks The number of physical disks connected to the port. This is only displayed if the port is connected to drive cages.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Physical Disks The physical disk port information is presented on the Physical Disks tab. The following information is provided: Column Description AL_PA The arbitrated loop physical address of the device. Device The type of connected disk. Position The position of the disk in the InServ Storage Server. I/O Error Count The number of errors on the connected disk. State The state of the disk. See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide SFP The port SFP information is presented on the SFP tab. The following information is provided: Group Field Description Position The location of the SFP within the system. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide DDM TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage. RX Power Low Displays whether the SFP receive power is low. DDM Support Displays whether the SFP is DDM-capable (Digital Diagnostic Monitoring). Column Description Type Identifies the monitored parameters (temperature, voltage, TX bias, TX power, and RX power).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Sessions For iSCSI ports, session information is displayed on the Sessions tab. The following information is provided: Column Description Position Location of the iSCSI port. IP Address IP address of the host that initiated the connection. TSIH Identifier for the Target Session Identifying Handle (TSIH). iSCSI iSCSI name for the associated iSCSI host path. Connection Count Number of connections for this session.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Hosts The host port information is presented on the Hosts tab. Information differs for Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports. For Fibre Channel ports, the following is displayed: The following information is provided for Fibre Channel ports: Column Description Host ID The ID of the host. Host Name The name of the host. Domain The domain in which the host resides. WWN The hosts WWN. Port The hosts location in N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port) format.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided for iSCSI ports: Column Description Host ID The ID of the host. Host Name The name of the host. Domain The domain in which the host resides. iSCSI iSCSI name for the associated iSCSI host path. IP Address iSCSI port IP address. Viewing System Fibre Channel Ports To view system fibre channel port information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Fibre Channel tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Fibre Channel tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all fibre channel ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. Upper_Pane Lower_Pane Upper Pane The upper pane can be filtered to display Fibre Channel Summary and Settings information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide State The state of the port. See System and Component Status Icons. Mode Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports. Topology Type of connection (Private Loop, Public Loop, or Point-Point).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Unique Node WWN Indicates whether the node's WWN is Enabled or Disabled. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower. Interrupt Coalesce If Disabled, each I/O generates a separate interrupt to the HBA port driver rather than generating one interrupt for multiple I/O completion. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources Port WWN Port World Wide Name. Node WWN Node World Wide Name. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, or InServ. Connected Device Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Fibre Channel Settings Unique Node WWN Indicates whether the node's WWN is Enabled or Disabled. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower. Interrupt Coalesce If Disabled, each I/O generates a separate interrupt to the HBA port driver rather than generating one interrupt for multiple I/O completion. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower. Topology Type of connection (Private Loop, Public Loop, or Point-Point).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Connection Indicates whether the connection is Direct Connect or Fabric Attached, as determined by the port persona. Modified When a persona has been edited by a user, Modified appears in this column. Otherwise, this column remains blank (--). Physical Disks The physical disk port information is presented on the Physical Disks tab. The following information is provided: Column Description AL_PA The arbitrated loop physical address of the device.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide SFP The fibre channel port SFP information is presented on the SFP tab. The following information is provided: Group Field Description Position The location of the SFP within the system. State Current condition of the SFP. Manufacturer Manufacturer of the SFP. Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide DDM 138 TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage. RX Power Low Displays whether the SFP receive power is low. DDM Support Displays whether the SFP is DDM-capable (Digital Diagnostic Monitoring). Column Description Type Identifies the monitored parameters (temperature, voltage, TX bias, TX power, and RX power).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Hosts The host port information is presented on the Hosts tab. The following information is provided: Column Description Host ID The ID of the host. Host Name The name of the host. Domain The domain in which the host resides. WWN The hosts WWN. Port The hosts location in N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port) format. Viewing System RCFC Ports To view system Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) port information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The RCFC tab appears as follows: The RCFC tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all RCFC ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. Upper_Pane Lower_Pane Upper Pane The upper pane presents the following information: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. State The state of the port.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Topology Type of connection (Private Loop, Public Loop, or Point-Point). Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Remote Port WWN Remote Node WWN World Wide Name of the remote port. World Wide Name of the remote node. Lower Pane The lower pane provides detail information about a selected RCFC port from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Group General Resources Field Description Location Port location. Port WWN Port World Wide Name. Node WWN Node World Wide Name. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Fibre Channel Settings Class 2 Indicates whether Fibre Channel service Class 2 is Disabled, Ack 1 or Ack 0. VCN For fabric attached ports, indicates the VLUN change notification setting. When set to Enabled, notices are generated and sent to the fabric controller. When set to Disabled, no notification is sent. Unique Node WWN Indicates whether the node's WWN is Enabled or Disabled. Not available for systems running InForm OS 2.2.4 or lower.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Vendor Manufacturer of the host computer’s network adapter. This value is determined by the port persona. Adapter Type Host computer's network adapter. This value is determined by the port persona. OS Host computer’s operating system. This value is determined by the port persona. Connection Indicates whether the connection is Direct Connect or Fabric Attached, as determined by the port persona.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Part Number Part number of the SFP. Serial Number Serial number of the SFP. Revision SFP's revision level. Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been tested and if the SFP is supported. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide High Alarm Threshold The manufacturer's recommended upper-limit alarm level. Viewing System iSCSI Ports To view system iSCSI port information: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the iSCSI tab. The iSCSI tab appears as follows: The iSCSI tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all iSCSI ports in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Upper Pane The upper pane presents the following information: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. MAC Media Access Control address of the connected device. State The state of the port. See System and Component Status Icons. IP Address IP address of the iSCSI port. Subnet Mask Netmask address for the iSCSI interface.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide iSCSI Port Summary The iSCSI port summary is displayed on the Summary tab. The following information is provided: Group General 148 Field Description Position Port location. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. Connected Device Type Type of device that the port is connected to.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources IP Settings iSNS Settings MAC The Media Access Control address for the Ethernet interface. TPGT The Target Portal Group Tag for the iSCSI target portal group. Total Data Throughput The throughput in KIB/sec. DHCP For iSCSI ports. Indicates if the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) protocol is enabled. IP Address IP address of the iSCSI port.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Sessions The following information is provided: Column Description Position Location of the iSCSI port. IP Address IP address of the host that initiated the connection. TSIH Identifier for the Target Session Identifying Handle (TSIH). iSCSI iSCSI name for the associated iSCSI host path. Connection Count Number of connections for this session. Start Time Time the session started.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The RCIP tab appears as follows: The RCIP tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all RCIP ports in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single port selected from the upper pane. The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. MAC Media Access Control address of the connected device.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide MTU Maximum Transmission Unit. The greatest amount of data or "packet" size that can be transferred in one physical frame on a network. MTU setting for the iSCSI port. The default setting is 1500. When supported by the network, an MTU value of 9000 should be used. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources MTU Maximum Transmission Unit. The greatest amount of data or "packet" size that can be transferred in one physical frame on a network. MTU setting for the iSCSI port. The default setting is 1500. When supported by the network, an MTU value of 9000 should be used. Configured Rate The duplex speed, Half or Full. Duplex Model of the adapter that contains the port (for example, Intel PRO/1000MT).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The SFPs tab appears as follows: The SFPs tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all SFPs in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single SFP selected from the upper pane. The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description Position Position of the port in which the SFP is installed. State The drive cage state. See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Max Speed Maximum speed allowed by the SFP. Qualified Displays whether the SFP has been qualified by 3PAR. TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage. RX Power Low Displays whether the SFP receive power is low.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide DDM 156 TX Disable Displays whether the transmit laser is disabled. TX Fault Displays whether the transmit laser has a problem. RX Loss Displays whether the receive end of the SFP is experiencing a loss of signal from the host or drive cage. RX Power Low Displays whether the SFP receive power is low. DDM Support Displays whether the SFP is DDM-capable (Digital Diagnostic Monitoring).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Port Alerts To view port alerts: 1. Access the Ports screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab appears as follows: The Alerts tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all port alerts. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single alert selected from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert. The lower pane provides the following information: Group General Resolved by Event (if resolved) 158 Field Description Severity The alert severity. See Alert Severity Indicators. Type The alert type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Message A brief description of the alert. System The name of the server that generated the alert. System SN The server's serial number. Node ID The node ID. Component The affected system components. Repeat Count The number of times the alert was issued. Last time The last occurrence of the alert. First time The first occurrence of the alert.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring Fibre Channel Ports To configure a Fiber Channel port, access the Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, select the system on which you wish to configure the port. 3. In the Common Actions Panel, click Configure FC Port. The Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard appears. 4. In the General group box: a. System list - Select the system on which the port will be configured. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. System list - Select the system on which the port will be configured. b. Port list - Select the port to be configured as an RCIP port. 2. In the IP Settings group box, perform the following: a. Select Obtain an IP Address automatically. b. MTU list - Enter the MTU value. or a. b. c. d. e. Select Use the following IP address. IP Address - Enter the iSCSI port's IP address.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring a Remote Copy over Fibre Channel Port To configure a Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) port, access the Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, select the system on which you wish to configure the port. 3. In the Common Actions Panel, click Configure FC Port. The Fibre Channel Port Configuration wizard appears. 4. In the General group box: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring a Remote Copy over IP Port To configure a Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) port, access the RCIP Port Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Systems. 2. In the Management Tree, select the system on which you wish to configure the port. 3. In the Common Actions Panel, click Configure RCIP Port. The RCIP Port Configuration wizard appears. 4. In the General group box: a. System list - Select the system on which the port will be configured.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Clearing Port Parameters Note: This operation can only be performed on Remote Copy over Fibre Channel, Remote Copy over IP, and iSCSI ports. To clear a port's parameters: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the port to be cleared and then click Clear in the menu that appears. The Clear Port Configuration dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Setting a Port Offline Note: This operation cannot be performed on Remote Copy over IP ports. To set a port offline: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the port you wish to set offline and then click Set Offline in the menu that appears. The Set Offline dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Synchronizing a Port with the Name Server Note: This operation can only be performed on Fibre Channel and Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) ports. To synchronize a port with the name server: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the port you wish to sync and then click Name Server Sync in the menu that appears. The Name Server Sync dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Enabling a Remote Copy Interface Note: This operation can only be performed on Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) ports. To enable a Remote Copy interface: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the disabled Remote Copy port you wish to enable and then click Enable Interface in the menu that appears. The Enable Interface dialog box appears. 3. Click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Pinging a Port To ping an iSCSI or RCIP port: 1. Access the ports Summary tab. 2. Right-click the iSCSI or RCIP port you wish to ping and then click Ping in the menu that appears. The Ping Port wizard appears. 3. In the General group box, enter the following: a. System - Select a system from the list. b. Port - Select the port from which you are initiating the ping. c. Destination IP Address - Enter the destination port's IP address. d.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing the Physical Disks Summary Tab To view the physical disks Summary tab: 1. Access the Physical Disks screen. 2. Click the Summary tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Group Device Types 170 Field Description Device Type The type of physical disk, either Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device Speed The disk speed. NOTE: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Device Size The disk size in GiB. Count The number of each type of disk. Total Capacity The total capacity (in GiB) for each type of disk. Allocated Percentage Amount of storage (in percent) consumed by the disk drive. Device Type Select the device type, Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State Device (SSD), or All. The capacity and capacity usage of the selected device type is displayed in graphical form.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the following sections, where shown, the Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system. For FC and NL drives, the number corresponds to both a performance measure and actual rotational speed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide account in I/O per second, bandwidth, and the access time. State State of the disk as identified by the kernel. See Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.. Total Capacity Total amount of usable storage for this disk drive. Free Capacity Amount of free space in the disk drive, regardless of initialized or not. Allocated Capacity Amount of storage remaining for use on the disk drive.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device Speed Speed of the specified disk. (RPM) Note: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Spare Unused Free Number of chunklets currently free and available for use, but only as spares. Spare Unused Uninit Number of spare chunklets being cleaned. A chunklet that is clean has been set to all zeros, and therefore does not contain any data. Spare Unused Failed Number of uninitialized chunklets reserved as spares but currently unusable because they have failed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide State State of the disk as identified by the kernel. See Error! Hyperlink reference not valid.. WWN The World Wide Name (WWN) assigned to the disk. Manufacturer Name of the disk manufacturer (for example, SEAGATE). Model Disk model number. Serial Number Disk manufacturer's serial number. Firmware Version Disk manufacturer's firmware revision tracking string.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Device Speed Speed of the specified disk. (RPM) Note: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system. For FC and NL drives, the number corresponds to both a performance measure and actual rotational speed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). Device Type Indicates whether a physical disk is a Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drive. Device Speed Speed of the specified disk.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Column Description ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system. Physical disks are numbered contiguously during system installation beginning with 0. Cage The drive cage in which the disk resides. Position Location of the disk in the format: N:S:P (Node:Slot:Port). State State of the disk as identified by the kernel. See Error! Hyperlink reference not valid..
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Physical Disks Spares Tab Note: In order to view the Spares tab, you must enable spares information in preferences. See Setting Global Preferences. To view the physical disks Spares tab: 1. Access the Physical Disks screen. 2. Click the Spares tab. The Spares tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description PD ID Physical disk ID, as assigned by the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Media Current status of the physical disk media for the chunklet (Valid or Failed). User Reserved The spare status of the chunklet. Yes indicates the chunklet is reserved as a spare and No indicates a free chunklet that has been selected by the system as a spare. Clean Clean status of the chunklet. Yes indicates that the chunklet is free of data and ready for use.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Fans To view information about system fans: 1. Click Systems in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select Sysetm Fans under the system whose physical disk information you wish to view. The System Fans screen appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description System The InServ Storage Server name. Fan ID Fan ID, as assigned by the system. Primary Node Node that has primary control over the fan.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Host Manager Storage servers automatically detect new physically connected host paths and display their World-Wide Name (WWN) (for Fibre Channel ports) or iSCSI Name (for iSCSI ports) in the InForm Management Console. However, you can also use the InForm Management Console to add new WWNs or iSCSI names for unestablished host paths and assign them to a host before they are physically connected.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Overview of All Hosts To display an overview of hosts in all connected systems: 1. In the Manager pane, click Hosts. 2. In the Management tree, click InServs. 3. Click the Summary tab. The overview appears as follows: The following information is provided: Group General Active VLUNs Field Description Hosts The total number of hosts. Host Sets The total number of host sets. Operating Systems Provides a breakdown of operating systems.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Capacity Exported Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system on which the host resides. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size in GiB. Top 10 Select to display only the top ten hosts with the greatest capacity exported. Column Description Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system where the export originated.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The systems hosts overview appears as follows: The following information is provided: Group General Active VLUNs Field Description Hosts The total number of hosts. This is also a link to the Host screen. Host Sets The total number of host sets. This is also a link to the Host Sets summary screen. Operating Systems Provides a breakdown of operating systems. If Host Explorer is not running, this field displays Unknown. Paths Total number of paths.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Initiators per Node Capacity Exported Initiators per Port Node The node number. Initiators The number of initiators. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size of exported capacity in GiB. Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. Total Exported Size The exported size per host in GiB. Port The host port location in node:slot:port format. Type The type of host port. Initiators The number of initiators.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Hosts screen appears as follows: The Hosts screen is divided into an upper and lower pane. The upper pane provides general information about all hosts in a system. The lower pane provides more detailed information about a specific host as selected in the upper pane. Upper Pane Information in the upper pane is provided on two tabs, Hosts and Host Explorer.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Hosts Tab The Hosts tab can be set to show summary information or descriptor information. When displaying summary information, the Hosts tab appears as follows: The following summary information is provided: Column Description Name The host name. System The system on which the host resides. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Set The host set to which the host belongs. Host Ports The host port.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Total Exported Size The total size in GiB of exported data. When displaying descriptor information, the Hosts tab appears as follows: The following descriptor information is provided: Column Description Name The host name. System The system on which the host resides. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Location The location of the host. IP Address The host's IP address. Operating System The operating system type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Host Explorer Tab Note: The Host Explorer tab is displayed for systems running InForm OS 2.3.1 or higher. Additionally, host explorer information is displayed if the host was created from explorer information. The Host Explorer tab appears as follows: The Host Explorer tab provides the following information: Column Description Host Name The host name. Reported Host Name The host name reported by the agent.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Cluster ID The host cluster ID. Cluster Name The host cluster name. See also: Host_Explorer_Details Lower Pane Information in the lower pane elaborates on specific hosts selected from the upper pane. When selecting a host from the Hosts tab in the upper pane, the lower pane provides two tabs, Summary and VLUNs, which provide summary and VLUN details about the selected host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Group Field Description Name The host name. ID The host ID. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Set The number of hosts it the host set. Host Ports The host port. InServ Ports The InServ Storage Server port on which the host is visible. Node ID(s) The node(s) connected to the host. Volumes Exported The number of volumes exported from the host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Persona Type The host adapter type. Port The InServ Storage Server port on which the host is visible. iSCSI IP Address The iSCSI IP address. Name The persona name. ID The persona ID. Capabilities The persona capabilities. See also: Hosts_Tab VLUN_Details VLUN Details VLUN details are displayed on three tabs, Active VLUNs, VLUN Templates, and Path Summary.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Host WWN/iSCSI Name The host's World-Wide Name (WWN) or iSCSI name. Exported Size The size of the VLUN in GiB. Type The VLUN type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Column Description System Name (not shown) The name of the system. LUN The exported LUN value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN belongs. Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Type The VLUN type. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is provided: Column Description System Name (not shown) The name of the system. LUN The exported LUN value. Virtual Volume The exported volume. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Inactive Ports WWNs reported by the host, but not visible to the InServ Storage Server. InServ Ports The number of InServ Storage Server ports that can see the host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Host Explorer Details The host explorer detail screen in the lower pane provide detailed information about hosts selected from the Host Explorer tab in the upper pane. Host explorer details appear as follows: The following information is provided: Group Field Description Host Name The host name. ID The host ID. Domain The domain in which the host resides. Reported Host Name The host name reported by the agent. OS The operating system type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Cluster ID The host cluster ID. Cluster Name The host cluster name. Column Description WWN The WWN of the host HBA. Vendor The vendor of the host HBA. Model The model of the host HBA. Firmware Version The firmware version on the host HBA. Driver Version The host driver version. Speed The host speed. Multiple Attach Indicates if the host WWN is seen on multiple InServ Storage Server ports.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Paths screen appears as follows: The Paths screen is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all host paths in the system. The lower pane displays detailed information about a single host path selected from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Type The type of path, Fibre Channel or iSCSI. Port The port to which the path is connected. iSCSI IP Address The IP address if an iSCSI path. Lower Pane The lower pane displays detailed information about a single host path selected from the upper pane and is displayed on three tabs.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Host WWN/iSCSI Name The host's World-Wide Name (WWN) or iSCSI name. Exported Size The size of the VLUN in GiB. Type The VLUN type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Virtual Volume The exported volume. RAID Type The volume's RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The port to which the path is connected. Type The VLUN type. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs. Path Summary The Path Summary tab appears as follows: The following information is provided on the Path Summary tab: Column Description LUN The exported LUN value. Virtual Volume The exported volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide InServ Ports The number of InServ Storage Server ports that can see the host. Available Paths The total number of available distinct paths between the host and the InServ Storage Server. Healthy Paths The number of paths seen by the InServ Storage Server and reported "good" by the host. Multipath The multipathing method in use. Failed Policy Path The failed path monitoring method.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Unassigned paths screen appears as follows: The information presented in the Unassigned paths screen is split into and upper pane and lower pane, and is identical to the information displayed in the Paths screen.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Host Sets To view a summary of host sets: 1. In the Manager pane, click Hosts. 2. In the Management tree, click Host Sets under the Hosts node for InServ Storage Server that contains the host sets you wish to view. The host set summary screen appears as follows: The following information is provided: Column Description Name The name of the host set. Each name listed is a link to that host sets details screen.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Host Set Details To view host set details: 1. In the Manager pane, click Hosts. 2. In the Management tree, click under the Host Sets node for InServ Storage Server that contains the host set you wish to view. or From the host set summary screen, click the name of the host set to view that host set's details.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Capacity Exported Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system name. Active VLUNs The number of active VLUNs per host. Average Virtual Size The average virtual size of exported capacity in GiB. Column Description Host The host name. Each name listed is a link to the Host screen. System The system name. Total Exported Size The exported size per host in GiB.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Hosts The Host Manager allows the following operations: Creating Hosts Editing Hosts Removing Hosts Adding Hosts to Host Sets Exporting Virtual Volumes Note: If you are a domain user, only information within the domain(s) you have access to, will be visible. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Creating Hosts To create a host, access the Create Host wizard: 1. Click Hosts in the Manager Pane. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide • 8 = AIX (legacy); NACA • 9 = Egenera; SoftInq • 10 = ONTAP (legacy); SoftInq 2. (Optional) In the Descriptors group box, enter the description information as desired in the Location, IP Address, Operating System, Model, Contact, and Comments fields. 3. Click Next, or click Finish to close the wizard and create the host with the information entered. Step 2. Fibre Channel 1. To assign available WWNs: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available WWNs list.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide c. If the CHAP Secret text box is entered in hexadecimal, click the Hex check box. d. If required, click the Target CHAP check box. The CHAP Name text box displays the InServ Storage Server name. e. Enter a secret/password in the CHAP Secret text box. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish to close the wizard and configure the host with the information gathered. Step 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Fibre Channel 1. To assign available WWNs: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available WWNs list. This list displays WWNs for all physically connected host paths not already assigned to hosts. b. Click the left arrow to add the selected WWN(s) to the Assigned WWNs list. c. To remove assigned WWNs, select one or more WWNs from the Assigned WWNs list and click the right arrow. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 4. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Common Actions Panel Viewing Host Information Creating Hosts Selecting Multiple Items Removing Hosts To remove a host or multiple hosts: 1. Click Hosts in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, click Hosts under the system where the host(s) you wish to remove resides. 3. Click the Hosts tab in the Hosts screen. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Adding Hosts to Host Sets Hosts can be added to existing host sets. To add a host or multiple hosts to an existing host set, access the Add to Host Set dialog box: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Hosts in the Manager Pane. In the Management Tree, click Hosts under the system where the host(s) resides. Click the Hosts tab in the Hosts screen. Select the host(s) you wish to add. Right-click and then click Add to Host Set in the menu that appears.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 1. General 1. Perform the General group box: a. System - Select a system from the list. b. Domain - Select a domain from the list. If not applicable, select . c. Select either Virtual Volume or Virtual Volume Set. d. From the virtual volume or virtual volume set list, select the volume(s) to export. 2. Click Next. Step 2. Settings 1. In the Settings group box: a. Select either Host or Host Set. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Host Sets Host sets allow users to create a name for a group of hosts. This allows a virtual volume to be exported to the same set of hosts. When working with host sets, the following operations are available: Creating Host Sets Editing Host Sets Removing Host Sets Exporting Virtual Volumes Note: If you are a domain user, only information within the domain(s) you have access to, will be visible.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Hosts 1. To assign available hosts: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available hosts list. b. Click the down arrow to add the selected WWN(s) to the Assigned hosts list. 2. Click Next, or click Finish to close the wizard and create the host set with the information entered. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Hosts 1. To assign available hosts: a. Select one or more WWNs from the Available hosts list. b. Click the down arrow to add the selected WWN(s) to the Assigned hosts list. c. To remove hosts from the Assigned hosts list, select one or more hosts from the Assigned host list and click the up arrow. 2. Click Next, or click Finish to close the wizard and editthe host set with the information entered. Step 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Common Actions Panel Viewing Host Information Selecting Multiple Items Exporting Virtual Volumes To export a virtual volume, access the Export Virtual Volume wizard: 1. Click Hosts or Provisioning in the Manager Pane. 2. If you are working in the Hosts manager, in the Common Actions panel, click Export Volume. 3. If you are working in the Provisioning manager: a. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide f. (Optional) To prevent the storage server from issuing a Loop Initialization Primitive (LIP), or Registered State Change notification (RSCN), click After export, do not issue VLUN change notification (no LIP or RSCN). 2. Click Finish if you wish to export the volume(s) as configured, or click Next to view the summary. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: If you are a domain user, only information within the domain(s) you have access to, will be visible. If you are a domain user, you can perform any provisioning task via the Domains node in the management tree. The information and procedures when working in the Domains node are identical to those under the InServs node, except information is filtered by domain.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Summary Tab The Summary tab displays the general provisioning of all connected systems. The following information is included: Column Description System The InServ Storage Server name. Virtual Volumes The number of virtual volumes on the system. Each value is a link to that system's Virtual Volume screen. Virtual Volume Sets The number of virtual volume sets on the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Alerts Tab The Alerts tab displays provisioning-related alerts for all connected systems. The information displayed in the provisioning Alerts tab is identical to the information contained in the systems Alerts tab. The Provisioning Alerts tab displays only provisioning-related alerts. See Viewing System Alerts.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Summary Tab The Summary tab provides information about all provisioning in the system. The following information is displayed: Group General Field Description CPGs The total number of CPGs. Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes. Base Volumes The total number of base volumes. Thinly Provisioned The total number of thinly provisioned virtual volumes. Fully Provisioned The total number of fully provisioned virtual volumes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide System Capacity Remote Copy Volumes The total number of Remote Copy virtual volumes. Expired Volumes The total number of expired virtual volumes. Unexported Volumes The total number of unexported virtual volumes. Active VLUNs The total number of active exported virtual volumes. Device Type Select the device type, Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State Device (SSD).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Tasks Tab The Tasks tab displays information about running and completed system provisioning tasks. The Tasks tab is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of provisioning tasks for the storage server. The lower pane displays details about a selected task from the upper pane. Upper_Pane Lower_Pane Upper Pane The upper pane provides the following information: Column Description ID The task ID. Type The task type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Progress A graphical representation of the percentage of the task that has completed. Start Time The time the task started. Finish Time The time the task finished. Duration The amount of time the task took to complete. Lower Pane The lower pane provides the following information: Group Field Description System Name The name of the InServ Storage Server. System SN The serial number of the InServ Storage Server. ID The task ID.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Detailed Status Displays any details about the task as the task is running. Alerts Tab The Alerts tab displays provisioning-related alerts for the system. The information displayed in the provisioning Alerts tab is identical to the information contained in the systems Alerts tab, except for the following: The provisioning Alerts tab displays only provisioning-related alerts. See Viewing System Alerts.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Common Provisioning Groups To view a system's Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs): 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click CPGs under the system node you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Summary tab provides information about CPGs in the system. The following information is displayed: Group General Health Field Description CPGs The total number of CPGs. FC The total number of Fibre Channel (FC) drives. NL The total number of Near Line (NL) drives. SSD The total number of Solid State Devices (SSD). Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide State The current state. See System and Component Status Icons. Device Type Select the device type, Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State Device (SSD). The capacity and capacity usage of the selected device type is displayed in graphical form. You can also select All to display capacity and capacity usage for all device types. Logical Select to display logical capacity. Raw Select to display raw capacity.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system. RAID The volume's RAID type. Total Capacity The CPG's total capacity in GiB. Allocation The percentage Growth Warning The CPG's growth size (in GiB) at which a warning alert is generated.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Allocation Warning If enabled, the allocation warning percentage. Displaying Allocation Information To view allocation information, select Allocation from the filtering list. The allocation information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide number corresponds to both a performance measure and actual rotational speed. For an SSD drive, the number is to be treated as relative performance benchmark that takes into account in I/O per second, bandwidth, and the access time. Growth Increment Allocation Warning Availability The CPG grow size in GB. If enabled, the allocation warning percentage. The availability of Disk, Port, Cage, or Mag.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Copy Size The copy space size in GiB. Used Copy Size The amount of used copy space in GiB. Admin Size The total amount of admin space in GiB. Used Admin Size The total amount of used admin space in GiB. Displaying Raw Capacity Information To view raw capacity information, select Raw Capacity from the filtering list. The raw capacity information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Raw Copy Size The raw copy space size in GiB. Raw Used Copy Size The amount of used raw copy space in GiB. Raw Admin Size The total amount of raw admin space in GiB. Raw Used Admin Size The total amount of used raw admin space in GiB. Displaying Alert Information To view alert information, select Alerts from the filtering list.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Lower Pane The lower pane displays detailed information about a single CPG selected from the upper pane. The lower pane displays information on six tabs, Summary, Settings, Virtual Volumes, Logical Disks, Layout, and Alerts. Summary Tab The lower pane's Summary tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed on the Summary tab: Group General 238 Field Description Name The Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) name.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Health Thinly Provisioned The number of thinly provisioned volumes. User Space The total number of VVs whose user space is using the CPG. Copy Space The total number of VVs whose copy space is using the CPG. New Alerts The number of new CPG alerts. State The current state of the CPG. See Alert Severity Indicators. State Description Description of the CPG's state.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Settings Tab The lower pane's Settings tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed on the lower pane's Settings tab: Group Copy Growth Admin Growth 240 Field Description Growth Increment The Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) copy space grow size in GiB. Growth Warning If enabled, the CPG's growth size (in GiB) at which a warning alert is generated.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Copy Space Allocation Growth Limit If enabled, the size limit (in GiB) after which the admin space will not grow. Device Type Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD) drives. Device Speed Speed of the disk in K RPM. Note: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The name of the virtual volume. System The system on which the volume resides. Domain The domain in which the volume resides. State The current state of the volume. See System and Component Status Icons. Type The type of virtual volume. Provisioning Indicates if the selected volume is fully provisioned or a thinly provisioned virtual volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Logical Disks Tab The Logical Disks tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed on the Logical Disks tab: Column Description Name The name of the logical disk. System The system on which the logical disk resides. Domain The domain in which the logical disk resides. State The current state of the logical disk. See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Write Through Indicates if the logical disk is in write-through mode. Mapped to VV Indicates if the logical disk is mapped to a virtual volume. Usage Indicates the purpose for with the logical disk is used. Owner Specifies the owning nodes. Layout Tab The Layout tab displays the distribution of CPGs across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each CPG.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Layout Tab To view the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) Layout tab: 1. Access the CPG screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Layout tab. The CPGs Layout tab displays the distribution of CPGs across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each CPG. Viewing the Common Provisioning Group Alerts Tab To view the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) Alerts tab: 1. Access the CPG screen. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Common Provisioning Groups To create a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) access the Create CPG wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create CPG. The Create CPG wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. System - Select the system where the CPG will be created. 2. Domain - Select the domain in which the CPG will reside. Select if not applicable. 3. Name - Enter a name for the new CPG. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Allocation Settings 1. From the Availability list, select Cage (default), Port, or Magazine. 2. From the Set Size list, select default, 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 KiB. The default value depends on raid type and device type used. If FC or NL drives are used, the step size defaults to 256 KiB for RAID 0 and RAID 1, and 128 KiB for RAID 5. If SSD drives are used, the step size defaults to 32 KiB for RAID 0 and RAID 1, and 64 KiB for RAID 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 1. General 1. Name - Enter a new name for the CPG (31 character maximum). 2. Growth Increment* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the unit list (MiB, GiB, TiB) 3. Growth Warning* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the unit list (MiB, GiB, TiB). 4. Growth Limit* - Click the Enabled checkbox, enter the appropriate value, and click the unit list (MB, GB, TB). 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 1. Click the Filter icon. 2. See Filtering for details. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 4. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. See also: Viewing the CPGs Tab Filtering Creating Similar Common Provisioning Groups You can create new Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) based on existing CPGs. To do this: 1. Access the CPGs tab. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. In the menu that appears, click Save as Template. The Create CPG Template wizard appears. 4. Follow the instructions in Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates. See also: Viewing the CPGs Tab Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates Compacting a Common Provisioning Group To compact a Common Provisioning Group (CPG): 1. Access the CPGs tab. 2. Right-click the CPG you wish to compact. 3. In the menu that appears, click Compact CPG.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Remove CPG dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. See also: Viewing the CPGs Tab Working with Virtual Volumes The Provisioning Manager allows you to perform all tasks associated with system volumes, from their creation, to their maintenance, and ultimately, their removal.
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3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Summary tab provides information about virtual volumes in the system. The following information is displayed: Group Field Description Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes. Base Volumes The total number of base volumes. Thinly Provisioned The number of thinly provisioned virtual volumes. Fully Provisioned The number of fully provisioned virtual volumes Virtual Copies The total number of virtual copies.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Unexported Volumes The total number of unexported virtual volumes. New Alerts The total number of new alerts. State The current state. See System and Component Status Icons. Capacity Device Type Select the device type, Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State Device (SSD). The capacity and capacity usage of the selected device type is displayed in graphical form.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Upper Pane The table in the upper pane can be filtered to display Summary, Allocation, Capacity, Raw Capacity, History, and Remote Copy information. Displaying Summary Information To view summary information, select Summary from the filtering list. The summary information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Used User Size The percentage of used user space. Reserved Copy Size The size of the volume's reserved copy space. Used Copy Size The percentage of used copy space. Exported To The host to which the volume is exported. A red entry indicates an inactive VLUN. A blue entry indicates an active VLUN. Virtual volumes are displayed in a parent/child hierarchy.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). User CPG The name of the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) used for user space. Copy CPG The name of the Common Provisioning Group (CPG) used for copy space. RAID The volume's RAID type. Device Type The type of physical disk, either Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device Speed The disk speed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide State The state of the system. Type Indicates if the volume is a base volume, physical copy, or virtual copy. Provisioning Indicates if the volume is fully (Full) or thinly provisioned (TPVV). RAID The volume's RAID type. Virtual Size The size of the volume in GiB. Reserved User Size The size of the volume's reserved user space in GiB. Used User Size The amount of used user space in GiB. Used User Size (%) The percentage of used user space.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Displaying Raw Capacity Information To view raw capacity information, select Raw Capacity from the filtering list. The raw capacity information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Total Raw Reserved The total amount of reserved raw space in GiB. Total Reserved The total amount of reserved space in GiB. Displaying History Information To view history information, select History from the filtering list. The history information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Displaying Remote Copy Information To view Remote Copy information, select Remote Copy from the filtering list. The Remote Copy information appears as follows: The following information is displayed: Column Description Name The volume name. System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs. State The state of the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Lower Pane The lower pane displays detailed information about a single virtual volume selected from the upper pane. The lower pane displays information on eight tabs, Summary, Settings, Advanced, Logical Disks, SCSI Reservations, VLUNs, Layout, and Alerts. Note: The Advanced, Logical Disks, and SCSI Reservations tabs are advanced features and are only displayed if they have been set to display in your preferences. See Setting Global Preferences.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Set The name of the volume set to which the volume belongs. Type The type of volume (Base, Physical Copy, Virtual Copy). Provisioning Indicates if the selected volume is fully provisioned or a thinly provisioned virtual volume. WWN The volume's World Wide Name (WWN). Copy Of The volume from which the selected volume was copied. Copies The number of copies of the selected volume. Mode Indicates if the volume is read-only (RO) or read-write (RW).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Volumes) History Creation Date The volume's creation date. Retention Time The volume's retention time, if any. Expiration Time The volume's expiration date, if any. Copy Space Calculation Date The date on which the volume's copy space was calculated. Comments Any comments about the volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide User Space Allocation Copy Space Provisioning Admin Space Allocation 320-200231 Rev A Device Type The disk type, Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device Speed The speed of the disk. NOTE: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD). It is meant as a rough estimation of the performance difference between the drive and the other drives in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step Size The number of contiguous bytes in KIB. Advanced Tab The lower pane's Advanced tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the lower pane's Advanced tab: Group Field Description System Volume Indicates if the volume is a system volume. Allow stale snapshots Indicates if stale snapshots are allowed. Restrict export to one host Indicates if exporting is restricted to only one host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Logical Disks Tab The lower pane's Logical Disks tab appears as follows: The following information appears in the lower pane's Logical Disks tab: Column Description Name The name of the logical disk. System The system on which the logical disk resides. Domain The domain in which the logical disk resides. State The current state of the logical disk. See System and Component Status Icons.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Write Through Indicates if the logical disk is in write-through mode. Mapped to VV Indicates if the logical disk is mapped to a virtual volume. Usage Indicates the purpose for with the logical disk is used. Owner Specifies the owning nodes. SCSI Reservations Tab The SCSI Reservations tab provides two sub-tabs, SCSI-2 Reservations and SCSI-3 Reservations.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Third Party Indicates whether the SCSI reservation is a third party reservation. Third Party WWN The WWN of the initiator that has a third party reservation. SCSI-3 Reservations Tab The SCSI-3 Reservations tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the SCSI-3 Reservations tab: Column Description System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Domain The domain to which the virtual volume belongs.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide VLUNs Tab The lower pane's VLUNs tab provides three sub-tabs, Active LUNs, VLUN Templates, and Path Summary. Active LUNs Tab The Active LUNs tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the Active VLUNs tab: Column Description System Name Name of the InServ Storage Server configured by the system administrator. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN resides.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide VLUN Templates Tab The VLUN Templates tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the VLUNs Templates tab: Column Description System Name Name of the InServ Storage Server configured by the system administrator. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Domain The domain in which the VLUN resides. Virtual Volume The name of the exported virtual volume. RAID Type The VLUN RAID type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Path Summary Tab The Path Summary tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the Path Summary tab: Column Description System Name Name of the InServ Storage Server configured by the system administrator. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Virtual Volume The name of the exported virtual volume. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Layout Tab The Layout tab shows how chunklets are used by the selected logical disk. The lower pane's Layout tab appears as follows: See Viewing the Logical Disks Layout Screen for additional information. Alerts Tab The Alerts tab displays a table containing alert information for a single volume selected from the upper pane. The information displayed is identical to the information displayed in system alerts table.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Virtual Volumes Layout Tab To view the virtual volume Layout tab: 1. Access the virtual volume screen. 2. In the Management Window, click the Layout tab. The virtual volumes Layout screen allows you to see the distribution of virtual volumes across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each virtual volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing Virtual Volumes Viewing System Alerts Creating Virtual Volumes To create a virtual volume access the Create Virtual Volume wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create Virtual Volume. The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. System - Select the system where the volume will be created. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide i. ii. CPG - Select a CPG. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box. 3. In the Grouping group box: a. Count - Enter the number of volumes to create. b. Set Name - Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select . 4. If you wish to configure the virtual volume's policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s). 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Virtual Volumes (Fully Provisioned from Physical Disks) To create virtual volumes directly from physical disks, access the Create Virtual Volume wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Common Actions panel, click Create Virtual Volume. The Create Virtual Volume wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. System - Select the system where the volume will be created. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide e. RAID Type - Select the appropriate RAID type for the volume. f. Set Size - Select the appropriate set size. 3. In the Grouping group box: a. Count - Enter the number of volumes to create. b. Set Name - Select a virtual volume set name or if not required, select . 4. If you wish to configure the virtual volume's allocation settings, disk information, and policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s). 5.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide c. (For TPVVs only) Zero-fill on partially written data pages. d. Retention Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and then select either day(s) or hour(s). e. Expiration Time. If enabled, enter a value in the corresponding text box and the select either day(s) or hour(s). 2. In the Geometry group box: a. Enter the number of sectors per track, or accept the default value. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: Minimum permitted volume size is 256MiB, maximum is 16TiB. b. If the volume is Fully Provisioned from CPGs, select a CPG from the CPG list. c. If the volume is Thinly Provisioned, in the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information. If you do not want these options used, uncheck the Enabled box. 3. If you wish to edit the virtual volume's policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s). 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing Virtual Volumes (Fully Provisioned from Physical Disks) To edit a virtual volume, access the Edit Virtual Volume wizard. 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the volume you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit Virtual Volume wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. Name - Enter a new name for the volume. b. Comments - Enter any notes about the volume. 2. In the User Space group box: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. If you wish to edit the virtual volume's allocation settings, disk information, and policies and geometry, select Show advanced options panel(s). 4. Click Next to configure Copy Space Settings, or click Finish. Step 2. Copy Space Settings 1. From the CPG list, select the CPG to use for copy space, or select . 2. In the Allocation Warning and Allocation Limit text boxes, enter the appropriate information.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Similar Virtual Volumes You can create new virtual volumes based on existing virtual volumes. To do this: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the volume you wish to use as the basis for your new volume. 3. In the menu that appears, click Create Similar. The Create VV wizard appears. 4. Follow the instructions in Creating Virtual Volumes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Exporting Virtual Volumes To export a virtual volume, access the Export Virtual Volume wizard: 1. Click Hosts or Provisioning in the Manager Pane. 2. If you are working in the Hosts manager, in the Common Actions panel, click Export Volume. 3. If you are working in the Provisioning manager: a. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. b. Right-click the volume you wish to exort. c. In the menu that appears, click Export. The Export Virtual Volume wizard appears.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Common Actions Panel Selecting Multiple Items Viewing Virtual Volumes Creating VLUNs Creating a Remote Copy Group from Virtual Volumes Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. To create a Remote Copy group from virtual volumes: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Virtual Volumes tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Adding a Virtual Volume to a Remote Copy Group Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. To add a virtual volume to a Remote Copy group: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. Select the volume(s) you wish to add to a Remote Copy group. Right-click the selection. In the menu that appears, click Add to Remote Copy Group.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 11. Click OK. See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Selecting Multiple Items Creating Remote Copy Groups Moving a Virtual Volume to Another Domain Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. If you are using 3PAR Domains and wish to move a volume from one domain to another, follow the instructions in Moving Objects from One Domain to Another Domain.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Tuning Virtual Volumes To tune a virtual volume, access the Tune Virtual Volume wizard: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the volume you wish to tune. 3. In the menu that appears, click Tune. The Tune Virtual Volume wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the General group box: a. System - Select the system containing the volume to be tuned. b. Domain - Select the domain containing the volume to be tuned. If not applicable, click . c.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide To modify the list of disks used: 1. Click the Filter icon. 2. See Filtering for filtering details. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 4. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Restarting Tuning a Virtual Volume To restart a previously interrupted tune task on a virtual volume: 1. 2. 3. 4. Access the Virtual Volumes tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Working with Virtual Volume Sets When working with virtual volume sets, you can: View Virtual Volume Sets Create Virtual Volume Sets Edit a Virtual Volume Set Export Virtual Volume Sets Remove a Virtual Volume Set Adding a Virtual Volume to a Virtual Volume Set Viewing Virtual Volume Sets To view a system's virtual volume sets: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Domain The domain in which the virtual volume set resides. Virtual Volumes The number of virtual volumes belonging to the virtual volume set. Comments Any comments. Viewing a Single Virtual Volume Set To view a single virtual volume set: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click Virtual Volume Sets under the system node you wish to view. 3. Click the virtual volume set you wish to view under the Name column. or 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing Virtual Volumes Viewing the Virtual Volumes Summary Tab Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Viewing the Virtual Volumes Layout Tab Viewing the Virtual Volumes Alerts Tab Creating Virtual Volume Sets To create a virtual volume set: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click right-click Virtual Volume Sets under the system on which you wish to create the volume set. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing Virtual Volume Sets Selecting Multiple Items Editing a Virtual Volume Set To edit a virtual volume set: 1. Access the Virtual Volume Sets screen. 2. Right-click the virtual volume set you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit Virtual Volume Set wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. Name - Enter a name for the set. 2. Comments - Enter any notes about the virtual volume set. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Management Tree Viewing Virtual Volume Sets Selecting Multiple Items Adding a Virtual Volume to a Virtual Volume Set To add a virtual volume to an existing virtual volume set: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the volume you wish to add to a virtual volume set. 3. In the menu that appears, click Add to Virtual Volume Set. The Add to Virtual Volume Set dialog box appears. 4. Select a virtual volume set from the list. 5. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing a Virtual Volume Set To remove a virtual volume set: 1. Access the Virtual Volume Sets screen. 2. Right-click the virtual volume set you wish to remove. Note: If you wish to remove multiple virtual volume sets (see Selecting Multiple Items), select the volume sets you wish to remove before rightclicking. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove Virtual Volume Sets dialog box appears. 4. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing VLUNs To view system VLUNs: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Management Tree, click VLUNs under the system node you wish to view. The VLUNs screen provides VLUN information on three tabs, Active VLUNs, VLUN Templates, and Path Summary.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Virtual Volume The name of the virtual volume. RAID Type The VLUN RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The InServ Storage Server port on which the VLUN is exported. Host WWN/iSCSI Name The WWN or iSCSI name of the host. Exported Size The VLUN's exported size in GiB. Type The VLUN type, Host Sees, Host In Set, or Matched Set.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide RAID Type The VLUN RAID type. Host The name of the host to which the VLUN is exported. Port The InServ Storage Server port on which the VLUN is exported. Host WWN/iSCSI Name The WWN or iSCSI name of the host. Exported Size The VLUN's exported size in GiB. Type The VLUN type, Host Sees, Host In Set, or Matched Set. RC Status The Remote Copy Status RC Group (not shown) The exported Remote Copy group.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The VLUN Templates tab is split into an upper tab and a lower tab. The upper tab displays summary information about system VLUN templates. The lower pane displays active VLUN information about a selected template from the upper pane. Upper Pane The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description System Name The name of the InServ Storage Server. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Path Summary Tab Note: Paths information is available for display for systems using InForm OS version 2.3.1 and later. The Path Summary tab appears as follows: The following information is displayed in the Path Summary tab: Column Description System Name Name of the InServ Storage Server configured by the system administrator. LUN The exported Logical Unit Number (LUN) value. Virtual Volume The name of the exported virtual volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Failed Path Policy The failed path monitoring method. Monitoring Interval The monitoring interval in seconds after which the host checks for failed paths. Host Device Name The device name for the selected VLUN on the host. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Creating VLUNs To create a VLUN: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Provisioning. 2. In the Common Actions Panel, click Create VLUN. The Export Virtual Volume wizard appears. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing VLUNs To remove a VLUN: 1. Access the VLUNs screen. 2. Right-click the VLUN you wish to remove. Note: If you wish to remove multiple VLUNs (see Selecting Multiple Items), select the VLUNs you wish to remove before right-clicking. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove VLUN(s) dialog box appears. 4. (Optional) In the Removal VLUN(s) dialog box that appears, click the After removal...
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide more unspecified values, the system will either use the default value (when applicable) or calculate the optimized setting for you. For all templates, you can either allow overrides of property values, or not. When you allow overrides of a property, users can modify that property's value when applying the template.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Templates screen is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane displays summary information about the system's templates. The lower pane displays details about a template selected from the upper pane. Upper Pane The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description System The name of the InServ Storage Server. Name The template name. Type The template type.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Lower Pane The following information is displayed in the lower pane: Group Field Description Name The template name. Type The template type. Description User entered information about the template. Override Unincluded Properties Indicates if non-default values for unincluded properties when applying the template can be set. Property The attributes of the object. Allow Override Indicates if template overrides are allowed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Create VV Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a. System - Select the system on which the template will be created. b. Name - Enter the template name. c. (Optional) Description - Enter a template description. d. (Optional) Click the Override Unincluded Properties checKiBox to allow users to set non-default values for unincluded properties when applying the template. 2. In the User Space group box: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Property Include in the template in order to... CPG select the CPG to use for copy space. Allocation Warning generate an alert when the copy space of the VV exceeds the specified percentage of the VV size. Allocation Limit prevent the copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage of the VV size. 3. Click Next to enter policy and geometry information, or click Finish. Step 3. Policies and Geometry 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Editing a Virtual Volume Template (Thinly Provisioned) Editing a Virtual Volume Template (Thinly Provisioned) To edit a virtual volume template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the virtual volume template you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit. The Edit VV Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Allocation Limit prevent the snapshot copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage of the VV size. 3. Click Next to enter copy space information, or click Finish. Step 2. Copy Space Settings 1. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Zero-fill on partially written data pages ensure that the host can never read old data from deleted volumes or snapshots. Sectors Per Track specify the number of sectors to allow per track. Heads Per Cylinder specify the number of heads to use per cylinder. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 4. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checKiBox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. b. Use the following table as a guide when choosing which properties to include in a VV template, User Space group box: Property Include in the template in order to... Size determine the size that the volume created with this template presents to the host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Warning specified percentage of the VV size. Allocation Limit prevent the copy space from growing beyond the specified percentage of the VV size. 3. Click Next to enter policy and geometry information, or click Finish Step 3. Allocation Settings 1. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 5. Policies and Geometry 1. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checKiBox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Edit VV Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a. (Optional) Description - Enter a template description. b. (Optional) Click the Override Unincluded Properties checKiBox to allow users to set non-default values for unincluded properties when applying the template. 2. In the User Space group box: a. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Copy Space Settings 1. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template. The list of values for each property are listed in the Defined Value column on the right. Include any properties for which you wish to define specific values to be used by the template. Checking the Allow Override checKiBox allow users to modify that property's value when applying the template. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. Click Next to enter disk filter information, or click Finish. Step 4. Disk Filter The Disk Filter displays the physical disks used. Pattern displays the parameters of the disks used. To modify the list of disks used: 1. Click the Filter icon. 2. See Filtering for details. 3. Click Next, or click Finish. Step 5. Policies and Geometry 1. In the Include column on the left, check the appropriate boxes to include properties in the template.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Common Provisioning Group Templates To create a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) template: 1. Access the CPGs tab. 2. Right-click the CPG from which you wish to create a template . 3. In the menu that appears, click Save As Template. or 4. After accessing the CPGs tab, in the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Provisioning > Template > Create CPG Template. The Create CPG Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 1-2 32GB 8GB 3-4 64GB 16GB 5-6 96GB 24GB 7-8 128GB 32GB Growth Warning set the threshold when the LD space exceeds this amount. Growth Limit set the threshold at which the system stops creating additional LDs to support volumes that draw space from a CPG. Device Type set the disk type to Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device Speed set the disk speed.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Property Include in the template in order to... Availability set the level of failure tolerance for a volume created with this template. Choices are Cage - default, Port, Magazine. Step Size determine the number of contiguous bytes that the system accesses before moving to the next chunklet within logical disks supporting volumes created with this template. From the Step Size list, select 32, 64, 128, 256, or 512 KiB.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing a Common Provisioning Group Template To edit a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the CPG template you wish to edit. 3. In the menu that appears, click Edit The Edit CPG Template wizard appears. Step 1. General 1. In the Template group box: a. (Optional) In the Description text box, enter a description of the template (255 character maximum). b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 7-8 128GB 32GB Growth Warning set the threshold when the LD space exceeds this amount. Growth Limit set the threshold at which the system stops creating additional LDs to support volumes that draw space from a CPG. Device Type set the disk type to Fibre Channel (FC), Nearline (NL), or Solid State (SSD). Device Speed set the disk speed. Note: The Device Speed number does not represent a rotational speed for the drives without spinning media (SSD).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 64, 128, 256, or 512 KiB. For RAID 6 you can select 32, 64, or 128. Preferred Chunklets indicate whether the logical disks supporting volumes created with this template should tend to use chunklets near the beginning of the physical disks or the end of the physical disks. Choices are Fastdefault, Slow. 3. Click Next to enter disk filter information, or click Finish. Step 3. Disk Filter The Disk Filter displays the physical disks used.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Copying a Template To copy a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) or virtual volume template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the CPG or virtual volume template you wish to copy. 3. In the menu that appears, click Copy Template. The Copy Template dialog box appears. Note: In the Source group box, the System and Template fields are populated from the template you selected to copy from. You can choose a different template to copy. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing a Template To remove a template: 1. Access the Templates screen. 2. Right-click the template you wish to remove. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove Template dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. See also: Viewing Templates Working with Virtual Copies The InForm Management Console allows you to view, create, edit, remove, and promote virtual copies.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Virtual Copies Virtual copies are displayed on the Virtual Volumes tab. To view virtual copies, access the Virtual Volumes tab. A volume name displaying a plus (+) sign to the left indicates that at least one virtual copy of that volume exists. Clicking the plus sign expands the volume displaying the virtual copy. See Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 5. Parent Volume - Select the virtual copy's parent volume. 6. Destination Volume - Enter the destination volume's name. Note: If you selected a virtual volume set from the Parent Volume list, the Destination Volume field is automatically populated with @vvname@.copy, meaning that @vvname@ is replaced with the names of the virtual volumes belonging to the selected virtual volume set.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 7. Click OK. See also: Viewing Virtual Copies Removing a Virtual Copy To remove a virtual copy: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the virtual copy you wish to remove. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove Virtual Volume dialog box appears. 4. (Optional) Select to remove volumes and descendents without active VLUNs, associated with inactive VLUNs, and from volume sets. 5. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 6. If you wish to set a retention time, select the Retention Time checKiBox, enter a value in the corresponding field, and select a unit of measure, day(s) or hour(s). 7. If you wish to set an expiration time, select the Expiration Time checKiBox, enter a value in the corresponding field, and select a unit of measure, day(s) or hour(s). 8. Enter any notes in the Comments text box. 9. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Promoting a Virtual Copy To promote a virtual copy to a base volume: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab to view the system's virtual copies. 2. Right-click the virtual copy you wish to promote. 3. In the menu that appears, click Promote Virtual Copy. The Promote Virtual Copy dialog box appears. 4. Select a target volume from the Target Virtual Volume list. 5. Click OK. 6. When prompted for confirmation to continue, click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Physical Copies Physical copies are displayed on the Virtual Volumes tab. To view physical copies, access the Virtual Volumes tab. A virtual copy name displaying a plus (+) sign to the left indicates that at least one physical copy exists. Clicking the plus sign expands the virtual copy displaying the physical copy. See Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. From the System list, select the system on which the physical copy will be created. (Optional) From the Domain list, select the domain in which the copy will reside. From Parent Volume list, select the volume to copy from. From Destination Volume list, select the volume to copy to.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing a Physical Copy To remove a physical copy: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Right-click the physical copy you wish to remove. 3. In the menu that appears, click Remove. The Remove Virtual Volume dialog box appears. 4. (Optional) Select to remove volumes and descendents without active VLUNs, associated with inactive VLUNs, and from volume sets. 5. Click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Selecting Multiple Items Stopping a Physical Copy To stop a physical copy in progress: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab. 2. Select the physical copy in progress that you wish to stop. 3. In the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Provisioning > Virtual Volume > Stop Physical Copy. The Stop Physical Copy dialog box appears. 4. Click Yes.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 8. Click OK. See also: Viewing the Virtual Volumes Tab Viewing Physical Copies Promoting a Physical Copy To promote a physical copy: 1. Access the Virtual Volumes tab to view the system's physical copies. 2. Right-click the physical copy you wish to promote. 3. In the menu that appears, click Promote Physical Copy. The Promote Physical Copy dialog box appears. 4. Click Yes to confirm the copy promotion.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Layout Grid Manager The Layout Grid Manager allows you to view layout grids showing patterns of physical disk, logical disk, virtual volume, and Common Provisioning Group (CPG) usage. These grids can be used to monitor resource allocation. Note: Logical disk information only appears if you have set your preferences in the InForm Management Console to display logical disk information. See Setting Global Preferences.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Each row represents the storage space of the disk indicated in the left column, with each cell in the grid representing one chunklet, or 256 megabytes. Markers indicating the quantity of chunklets in multiples of 10 appear along the top of the grid. Viewing Layout Information for All InServs To view layout information for all connected InServ Storage Servers: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2. In the Management Tree, click InServs.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Layout Grid for a Single System The layout grid for a single system is presented on three tabs, Virtual Volumes, CPGs, and Logical Disks. The chunklets for all virtual volumes, Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), and logical disks are displayed. Note: The Logical Disks tab only appears if you have set your preferences in the InForm Management Console to display logical disk information. See Setting Global Preferences.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the CPG Layout Grid To view the CPG layout for a single system: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2. In the Management Tree, click the system with the CPGs you wish to view. 3. In the Management Window, click the CPGs tab. Viewing the Logical Disk Layout Grid To view the logical disk layout for a single system: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2. In the Management Tree, click the system with the logical disks you wish to view. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Virtual Volumes Layout Screen The virtual volumes layout screen allows you to see the distribution of virtual volumes across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each virtual volume. The virtual volume layout screen is split into an upper pane, which shows a summary of virtual volumes in the system, and a lower pane, which shows the chunklet layout details for a selected volume from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the CPGs Layout Screen The Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs) layout screen allows you to see the distribution of CPGs across physical disks and which chunklets are used by each CPG. The CPG layout screen is split into an upper pane, which shows a summary of CPGs in the system, and a lower pane, which shows the chunklet layout details for a selected CPG from the upper pane. To view the CPGs layout screen: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Logical Disks Layout Screen Note: Logical disk information only appears if you have set your preferences in the InForm Management Console to display logical disk information. See Setting Global Preferences. The logical disks layout screen allows you to see how chunklets are used by the logical disks in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the By Logical Disk Screen To view logical disk usage for virtual volumes and Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), access the By Logical Disk screen. 1. In the 2. In the view. 3. In the CPG. 4. In the Manager Pane, click Layout Grid. Management Tree, click Virtual Volumes or CPGs under the system you wish to virtual volumes layout screen or CPGs layout screen, select a virtual volume or a Main Toolbar, click By Logical Disks.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Navigation Tree The navigation tree appears on the left side of the screen. At the top level is the selected volume or CPG. Below the volume are logical disks. Below logical disks are the position in set. Summary Pane Note: The summary pane only appears for logical disks and sets selected from the navigation tree. The summary pane displays information about the selected logical disk or set from the navigation tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Logical Disk Layout Pane The logical disk layout pane displays details about how chunklets are laid out in the selected logical disk or set.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Remote Copy Manager The Remote Copy Manager of the InForm Management Console allows you to create and manage 3PAR Remote Copy configurations on your InServ Storage Servers.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Available Remote Copy Systems Remote Copy-ready systems are displayed under the Available InServs node in the Management Tree. Note: A Remote Copy-ready system means that the system has a Remote Copy license, and has Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) or Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) ports, but has not yet set up Remote Copy. To view available Remote Copy systems: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Remote Copy System Ports To view a system's available Remote Copy ports: Access the Available InServs screen and then click the numeric value under the RCFC, RCIP, or Total column. or 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, under Available InServs, click the Ports node under the system whose Remote Copy ports you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description Position The location of the port in node:slot:port format. WWN/MAC The World Wide Name (WWN) or Media Access Control (MAC) address of the connected device. State The state of the port. See System and Component Status Icons. Type The type of port, either Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) or Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide RCIP Tab The RCIP tab displays a summary of all Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) ports on a system. The upper pane of the RCIP tab displays summary information about the system's RCIP ports. The lower pane displays details about a selected RCIP port from the upper pane. The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description Position The location of the port in node:slot:port format.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide the iSCSI port. The default setting is 1500. When supported by the network, an MTU value of 9000 should be used. Rate Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists. The following information is displayed in the lower pane: Group Field Description Location Port location. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources MTU Maximum Transmission Unit. The greatest amount of data or "packet" size that can be transferred in one physical frame on a network. MTU setting for the iSCSI port. The default setting is 1500. When supported by the network, an MTU value of 9000 should be used. Configured Rate The duplex speed, Half or Full. Duplex Model of the adapter that contains the port (for example, Intel PRO/1000MT).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The upper pane of the RCFC tab displays summary information about the system's RCFC ports. The lower pane displays details about a selected RCFC port from the upper pane. The following information is displayed in the upper pane: Column Description Position The port location in node:slot:port format. State The state of the port. See System and Component Status Icons. Type Indicates whether the port is FC, iSCSI, RCIP, or RCFC.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Resources Mode Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports. State Current state of the port. Total Data Throughput The throughput in KIB/sec. Connection Mode The type of port connection.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Adaptor Type Model of the Fibre Channel adapter that contains the port (for example, QLOGIC 2302). Remote Port WWN World Wide Name of the remote port. Remote Node WWN World Wide Name of the remote node. Mode Change Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or vice versa is Allowed or Prohibited. This setting is configured using the InForm CLI command controlport. Link State The state of the link.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing Remote Copy Links Viewing Remote Copy Targets Viewing Configured Remote Copy Systems To view configured Remote Copy systems: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy configuration you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Summary Tab The Summary tab is divided into a left pane and right pane. The left pane presents a graphical representation of Remote Copy setup between the systems. The right pane displays the health of each system in the Remote Copy setup, any new alerts, running tasks, a summary of the Remote Copy groups, and a Remote Copy Link performance chart.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Tasks Tab The Tasks tab is divided into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of all Remote Copy tasks for the Remote Copy systems. The lower pane displays details about a selected system from the upper pane. The format is similar to the format described in Displaying Tasks. Alerts Tab The Alerts tab is divided into an upper and lower pane. The upper pane displays all Remote Copy-related alerts.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Remote Copy Groups A Remote Copy group is a group of virtual volumes on the same storage server that are logically related, and on which Remote Copy operations are performed. To view Remote Copy groups: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Groups under the Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy configuration you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Remote Copy Virtual Volumes To view Remote Copy virtual volumes: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Management Tree, click Virtual Volumes under the Remote Copy Configuration node for the Remote Copy volumes you wish to view.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide configuration, the number of links between the Remote Copy systems, and the current state of the links (whether the links are up or down). You can optionally view the systems' physical connectivity by selecting the View Physical Connectivity checKiBox at the lower left side of the pane. When selected, the image displays the Remote Copy systems' port locations, the link IP addresses, and how the ports are connected.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The right pane displays information about the Remote Copy targets for each Remote Copy system in tabular format. Information displayed for each system's targets includes the target's name, target ID, connection type, status, backup system information, and active policy.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy Pinging Remote Copy Links Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. Configuring Remote Copy Ports To configure a Remote Copy over Fibre Channel (RCFC) port or a Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) port: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Remote Copy. 2. In the Common Actions Panel, click Configure RC Port.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring 1-to-1 Remote Copy Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. A 1-to-1 Remote Copy relationship involves two InServ Storage Servers.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Links 1. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links. Click and drag from one port on one system to a port on the other system. Repeat for a second port. 2. For IP links, in the IP Settings groups for each system/port, all fields are automatically populated based on the link relationship you established under Create Links. a. (Optional) Enter the gateway address for each system/port. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 4. Virtual Volumes 1. Select a Remote Copy group from the Group list. 2. Under the Source Volume on list, select a virtual volume. 3. Under the Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring 1-to-N Remote Copy Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. In a 1-to-N Remote Copy relationship, a single primary (source) InServ Storage Server uses multiple InServ Storage Servers as backup servers.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Links 1. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links. Click and drag from one port on one system to a port on the other system. Repeat for the other Remote Copy ports. 2. For IP links, in the IP Settings groups for each system/port, all fields are automatically populated based on the link relationship you established under Create Links. a. (Optional) Enter the gateway address for each system/port. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 5. Click Next. Step 4. Virtual Volumes 1. Select a Remote Copy group from the Group list. 2. Under the Source Volume on list, select a virtual volume. 3. Under the Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring N-to-1 Remote Copy Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. In an N-to-1 Remote Copy relationship, a maximum of four primary (source) InServ Storage Servers use the same InServ Storage Server as backup server.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Links 1. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links. Click and drag from one port on one system to a port on the other system. Repeat for the other Remote Copy ports. 2. For IP links, in the IP Settings groups for each system/port, all fields are automatically populated based on the link relationship you established under Create Links. a. (Optional) Enter the gateway address for each system/port. b.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 5. Click Next. Step 4. Virtual Volumes 1. Select a Remote Copy group from the Group list. 2. Under the Source Volume on list, select a virtual volume. 3. Under the Backup Volume on list: a. Select either Existing or New. b. If you selected Existing, select a backup virtual volume. c. If you selected New: i. Name - Enter a name for the backup virtual volume. ii. CPG under User CPG - Select a CPG from which the volume's user space is allocated. iii.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Configuring Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy Note: 3PAR Remote Copy requires a 3PAR Remote Copy license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. In a Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy configuration, a single Remote Copy group is copied directly to volumes on two other InServ Storage Servers by admitting the volumes to groups with two targets.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 4. (Optional) Under Name Targets, the Target Name fields are automatically populated with the storage server names. You can enter an alternate name if you wish. 5. Click Next. Step 2. Links 1. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links. Click and drag from one port on one system to a port on the other system. Repeat for the other Remote Copy ports.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide c. Syn Period - If you selected Periodic, select second(s), minute(s), hour(s), or day(s) and enter a numeric value for when you wish the source and backup groups to synchronize. 3. In the second Backup group: a. Name - The system NOT selected as the source system, automatically appears. b. Mode - Select Synchronous or Periodic. c.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: When selecting volumes, you can filter the lists to include by clicking the down arrow and selecting Virtual Volumes, Provisioning, and Virtual Size. To clear the filter, click Clear. 5. Click Add. 6. (Optional) Repeat steps 1 through 5 to add additional virtual volumes to your Remote Copy group(s). 7. Click Finish.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Pinging the Remote Copy Links Clicking Ping after entering or changing the requested link information during Remote Copy link creation results in a ping operation on the entered link ports.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide a. System - Select the primary (source) system on which the Remote Copy group will be created. b. (Optional) Domain - Select the domain in which the Remote Copy group will reside. c. Group - Enter a name for the group. d. (Optional) Start group after completion - Select if you want the Remote Copy group to be started (start mirroring) after it is created. e.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Starting Remote Copy Groups Starting a stopped Remote Copy group resumes mirroring of the selected group between InServ Storage Servers. To start a Remote Copy group: 1. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2. In the upper pane, select the stopped group(s) you wish to start. 3. Right-click the selection and click Start Remote Copy Group(s). The Start Remote Copy Group(s) dialog box appears. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Synching Remote Copy Groups To synchronize source and backup Remote Copy groups: 1. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2. In the upper pane, select the group(s) you wish to synchronize. 3. Right-click the selection and select Sync Remote Copy Group(s). The Sync Remote Copy Group(s) dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. See also: Viewing Remote Copy Groups Editing Remote Copy Groups To edit a Remote Copy group: 1. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide g. *(Optional) Over Period Alert - Select if you want an alert to be generated if the synchronization of a periodic group takes longer than its set synchronization period. This option is not available for groups in synchronous mode. 3. Click Next. *Displayed if Show advanced options is selected. Step 2. Virtual Volumes 1. In the Source Volume on list, select a source virtual volume from the virtual volume list. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 3. Summary Review the summary information and when satisfied, click Finish. See also: Viewing Remote Copy Groups Removing Remote Copy Groups To remove a Remote Copy group: 1. Access the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2. In the upper pane, select the group(s) you wish to remove. 3. Right-click the selection and click Remove Remote Copy Group(s). The Remove Remote Copy Group(s) dialog box appears. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Remote Copy Links Note: Only two Remote Copy links are allowed. To add a Remote Copy link: 1. Access the Remote Copy Links screen. 2. In the right pane, right-click in the table of the system on which you wish to create a link and select Create Link. The Create Remote Copy Link dialog box appears. 3. A graphical representation of each system's Remote Copy ports appears under Create Links.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Viewing Remote Copy Links Selecting Multiple Items Pinging RCIP Links When creating Remote Copy over IP (RCIP) links, you are provided the opportunity to configure and ping the link ports to verify their validity and communication. When pinging RCIP link ports: You can click Details in the Port Configuration or Ping dialog boxes to show or hide details about the configuration or ping operation, respectively.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Remote Copy Targets Remote Copy target definitions are descriptors on one Remote Copy system that identify another a Remote Copy system. In a Remote Copy server pair, the servers are each defined as targets, relative to each other, for Remote Copy operations.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 1. Targets 1. Click a storage server graphic. In the menu that appears, select a storage server to assign. Note: Only available InServ Storage Servers appear. 2. (Optional) Under Update System's Location, enter a location for each storage server, e.g. Lab 1, New York. 3. (Optional) Under Name Targets, the Target Name fields are automatically populated with the storage server names. You can enter an alternate name if you wish. 4. Click Next. Step 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing Remote Copy Targets To edit a Remote Copy target: 1. Access the Remote Copy Targets screen. 2. Right-click the Remote Copy target you wish to edit, and then select Edit Target. The Edit Remote Copy Target dialog box appears. 3. 4. 5. 6. Click Advanced. Enter a value in the Bandwidth field. Enter a value in the Latency field. Click OK. See also: Viewing Remote Copy Targets Removing Remote Copy Targets To remove a Remote Copy target: 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Remote Copy Disaster Recovery When a system in a Remote Copy setup becomes unavailable, you can perform disaster recovery operations to continue writing data to the available system(s). The disaster recovery sequence is as follows: 1. Failover Remote Copy groups to the backup server. 2. Recover the Remote Copy groups to the primary (source) server once the source server has been brought back up and is running normally. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide b. If you do not want to promote the snapshots to base volumes, select Do not promote snapshots to base volumes. c. If you do not want to continue taking snapshots during failover, select Do not take snapshots. 8. Click OK. 9. Click Yes when prompted for confirmation.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 3. (Optional) Click Advanced to display additional failover options. 4. (If you clicked Advanced) If you do not want to continue taking snapshots during failover, select Do not take snapshots. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Yes when prompted for confirmation.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide A green arrow is displayed under the Replication column indicating the original direction of data replication. See also: Viewing Remote Copy Groups Selecting Multiple Items Recover Remote Copy Groups If you performed failover on your Remote Copy groups due to a source server failure, you must recover the groups to the source server once the source server is brought back up. To recover Remote Copy groups: 1. Navigate to the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Restore Remote Copy Groups If you recovered your Remote Copy groups, you must restore the groups in order to restore the original Remote Copy relationship between your source and backup server(s). To restore Remote Copy groups: 1. Navigate to the Remote Copy Groups screen. 2. In the right pane, select the recovered Remote Copy group(s). 3. Right-click and select Restore Remote Copy Group(s). The Remote Copy Restore dialog box appears. 4.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Performance Manager The Performance Manager provides pre-defined performance charts for physical disks, host ports, and disk ports. In addition, the Performance Manager allows you create, edit, and save your own customized performance charts.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Performance Over Time The Disk Ports and Host Ports charts display line graphs, which show performance over time. Each started chart is tabbed at the top of the Management window. Simply click the tab for the chart you wish to view. At any time, you can use the controls at the upper right corner of each chart to pause or stop the generation of the performance chart.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Instantaneous Statistics The PD Usage performance chart displays the latest updated physical disk IOPs statistics. Instead of a line graph, a bar graph is displayed, which shows the physical disk performance at the moment.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating a New Chart To create a new performance chart, access the Chart Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Performance. 2. In the Common Tasks panel, click New Chart. Step 1. Chart Selection 1. Select either Template or Custom. 2. If you selected Template, select the type of objects to plot by choosing PD Usage under Physical Disk, or Disk Ports, Host Ports, RCFC Ports, or RCIP Ports under Ports (Data). 3. If you selected Custom: a.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 3. Summary Review the summary information. When satisfied, click Finish. See also: Manager Pane Common Actions Panel Viewing Performance Editing a Chart Saving a Chart Saving a Chart To save a chart: 1. 2. 3. 4. Create a new chart. In the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Performance > Save Chart. Enter a name for the chart and select a save location. Click Save. The saved chart will appear under the Save Charts tree node once saved.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Editing a Chart To edit a chart, access the Edit Chart Configuration wizard: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Performance. 2. In the Management Tree, select a chart under the Saved Charts node. 3. In the Main Menu Bar, click Actions > Performance > Edit Chart. Step 1. Chart Selection 1. Enter a new Name, Description, and/or Polling Interval. 2. Click Next. Step 2. Object Selection 1. Select a system from the System list. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Viewing Performance Creating a New Chart Saving a Chart Working with the Event Manager The Event Manager allows you to view system alerts for individual systems and all connected systems, and individual system events.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The alerts summary appears as follows: The New Alerts row provides a count of each alert type for all connected systems. Each alert count and type listed in blue is a link to the Alerts tab, which displays only the selected alert type. Under Alerts by Severity and All Alerts by Category, each alert count listed in blue is a link to the alerts screen for an individual system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing System Alerts To view system alert information, access the Systems screen and then click the Alerts tab. or 1. In the Manager Pane, click Events. 2. In the Management Tree, click the InServs node or a system node. 3. In the Management Window, click the Alerts tab. The Alerts tab is split into an upper pane and lower pane. The upper pane display a summary of the alerts. The lower pane displays the details of an alert selected in the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Upper Pane The upper pane of the Alerts tab displays the following: Column Description System The system on which the alert occurred. Severity The severity of the alert. See Alert Severity Indicators. ID The alert ID. State The alert state. Last Time The last occurrence of the alert. Message A brief description of the alert. Repeat Count The number of times the alert has been issued. First Time The first occurrence of the alert.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Node ID The controller node ID. Component The component for which the alert was issued. Severity The alert severity. See Alert Severity Indicators. Type The alert type. Sequence The alert sequence. Time The time the alert was resolved. Message A brief description of the alert. System The name of the server that generated the alert. System SN The server's serial number. Node ID The node ID. Component The affected system components.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Exporting Data Removing System Alerts To remove system alerts: 1. Access the system Alerts tab. 2. Select the alert(s) you wish to remove. 3. Right-click your selection and click Remove. The Remove Alert(s) dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. See also: Viewing System Alerts Selecting Multiple Items Viewing System Events To view system events: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. In the Manager Pane, click Events.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The events tab appears as follows: The events tab is divided into an upper pane and a lower pane. The upper pane displays a summary of events on the system. The lower pane displays details about a selected event from the upper pane. Filtering Events To view a events with finer granularity: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. In the Manager Pane, click Events. In the Management Tree, click the system node for which you wish to view events.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Alerts Summary Exporting Data Working with the Task Manager The Task Manager allows you to retrieve, remove, and cancel tasks on InServ Storage Servers. Viewing the Tasks Summary Displaying Tasks Removing Tasks Cancelling Tasks Viewing the Tasks Summary The InForm Management Console allows you to view a summary of tasks for all connected systems or for a single connected system. To view the tasks summary: 1. In the Manager Pane, click Tasks. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The tasks Summary tab appears as follows. Note: If you selected a specific InServ Storage Server under the InServs node in the Management Tree, the Tasks by System group will not be displayed on the tasks Summary tab. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Displaying Tasks Displaying Tasks The InForm Management Console allows you to display completed, running, failed, and canceled tasks within a specified time period.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 6. In the within last text box and list, enter the number and select either hour(s) or day(s). 7. (Optional). Select Include System Tasks to also retrieve system tasks. 8. Click the Get Tasks button. The upper pane of the Tasks tab displays task information per your entered parameters. The lower pane of the Tasks tab displays detailed information about a selected task from the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing Tasks To remove tasks: 1. Access the Tasks tab. 2. In the upper pane of the Tasks tab, select the task(s) you wish to remove. 3. Right-click the selection and then click Remove Task in the menu that appears. The Remove Task(s) dialog box appears. 4. Click OK. See also: Displaying Tasks Selecting Multiple Items Cancelling Tasks To cancel tasks: 1. Access the Tasks tab. 2. In the upper pane of the Tasks tab, select the task(s) you wish to cancel.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with the Security Manager The Security Manager allows you to create and manage users and domains, as well as view users, domains, and connections on the InServ Storage Server. Viewing the Security System Summary Screen Working with Users Working with Domains Working with Connections Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Security System summary screen provides the following information: Group Field Description General Users The total number of system users. The Users heading is a link to the Users Screen. Domains The number of domains residing on the system. The Domains heading is a link to the Domains Screen. Domain Sets The number of domain sets on the system. The Domains Sets heading is a link to the Domain Sets screen.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Users My Session Global The number of non-domain users. This is broken down by the number of users per access privilege type (super, edit, browse). Domain The number of domain users. This is broken down by the number of users per domain access privilege type (edit, browse). User Name The user name for the current InForm Management Console session. Client IP Address The client IP address. Status The session status, either Active or Inactive.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Working with Users The Security Manager provides functionality to view and work with InServ Storage Server users. Viewing Users Creating Users Editing Users Removing Users See also: Manager Pane Viewing Users The Users summary screen provides an overview of an InServ Storage Server's users. To access the Users summary screen: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Users summary screen provides the following information: Column Description User Name The user name. Domain The domain to which the user belongs. Default Domain Whether or not the domain listed in the Domain column is the default domain for the user. Privilege The user's domain privilege level (super, edit, browse). Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domain license.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Creating Users To create a user, access the Create User wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Click Create User in the Common Actions Panel. The Create User wizard appears. Step 1. Authentication 1. From the Systems group box, select the system on which the user will be created. 2. In the Credentials group box, enter the user name, password, and confirm the password. Note: The password must be between six and eight characters. 3. Click Next.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 3. Summary Review the summary information. When satisfied, click Finish. See also: Manager Pane Common Actions Panel Editing Users Removing Users Viewing Users Viewing the Security System Summary Manager Editing Users To edit a user, access the Edit User wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Right-click the user you wish to edit in the User summary screen. 3. Click Edit. The Edit User wizard appears. Step 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Authorization 1. In the Privilege group box, select the following: a. Domain - select a domain from the list. Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, and for information about 3PAR Domains and users, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. b. Privilege - select the new user's privilege level in the selected domain. 2.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Removing Users To remove a user: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Right-click the user you wish to remove in the User summary screen. Note: If you wish to remove multiple users (see Selecting Multiple Items), select the users you wish to remove before right-clicking. 3. Click Remove. 4. In the Remove User dialog box, click OK.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: 3PAR Domains requires a 3PAR Domain license. For additional information about the license, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. Note: For further information about 3PAR Domains and users, see the 3PAR InForm OS Concepts Guide. See also: Manager Pane Viewing Domains You can view information about domains for all connected InServ Storage Servers or a single InServ Storage Server.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Domains for a Single Server The Domains screen provides summary and detail information for an InServ Storage Server's domains. To access the Domain screen: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Security Management Tree, select the Domains node for the system whose users you wish to view. The Domains screen is displayed in the Management Window and provides a Summary tab (default) and a Domains tab.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Domains Summary tab provides the following information: Group Field Description General Domains The number of domains residing on the system. CPGs The number of CPGs associated with the domains in the system. FC The number of Fibre Channel objects associated with the domains in the system. NL The number of Near Line objects associated with the domains in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Domain Capacity Thinly Provisioned The number of Thinly Provisioned virtual volumes associated with the domains in the system. Fully Provisioned The number of fully provisioned virtual volumes associated with the domains in the system. Virtual Copies The total number of virtual copies associated with the domains in the system. Physical Copies The total number of virtual copies associated with the domains in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Domains Tab After accessing the Domains screen, the Summary tab is displayed by default. Click the Domains tab to view its contents. The Domains tab is divided into an upper and lower pane. The upper pane can be filtered to display summary or capacity information. The lower pane displays the details of items selected in the upper pane.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The upper pane displays the following information: Column Description Domain The domain name. CPGs The total number of CPGs associated with the domain. Virtual Volumes The total number of virtual volumes associated with the domain. Hosts The total number of hosts associated with the domain. Active VLUNs The total number of exported virtual volumes associated with the domain. Total Capacity The total capacity (in GiB) of the domain.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Capacity Information To display capacity information on the Domains tab, select Capacity from the view list. The upper pane displays the following information: Column Description Domain The domain name. Base Volume User Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's user space. Base Volume Copy Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's copy space. Base Volume Admin Size The size (in GiB) of the base volume's admin space.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide CPG User Size The size (in GiB) of the Common Provisioning Group's (CPG's) user space. CPG User Used Size The size (in GiB) of the CPG's used user space. CPG User Used Percentage The percentage of the CPG's used user space. CPG Admin Size The size (in GiB) of the CPG's admin space. CPG Admin Used Size The size (in GiB) of the CPG's used admin space. CPG Admin Used Percentage The percentage of the CPG's used admin space.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The new domain appears in the Domains list. 8. Repeat steps 3 through 7 if you wish to create additional domains. 9. Click OK. See also: Manager Pane Common Actions Panel Viewing Domains Editing Domains Creating Domain Sets Removing Domains Editing Domains To edit an existing domain, access the Edit Domain wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, select the Domain node under the system in which the domain resides. 3.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Domains Viewing the Domains Tab Creating Domains Creating Domain Sets Removing Domains Removing Domains To remove an existing domain: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, select the Domain node under the system in which the domain resides. 3. In the Domains screen, click the Domains tab. 4. Right-click the domain you wish to remove.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing Domain Sets To view information about domain sets residing in a system: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, select the Domain Sets node under the system in where domain sets reside. The Domain Sets screen appears.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The lower pane of the Domain Sets screen provides details about the selected domain set in the upper pane: Column Description Domain The name domains belonging to the selected domain set. Creation Time The date and time the domain was created. Maximum Volume Retention Time The domain's maximum volume retention time (if any). Comments Any user entered notes when the domain was created.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Domains 1. From the Available list, select the domains you wish to add to the domain set. Note: You can select multiple domains at one time to add to the domain set (see Selecting Multiple Items). 2. Click the down arrow to move the selected domains to the Assigned list. 3. Click Next to view summary information, or click Finish. Step 3. Summary Review the summary information. When satisfied, click Finish.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Step 2. Domains 1. From the Available list, select the domains you wish to add to the domain set. Note: You can select multiple domains at one time to add to the domain set (see Selecting Multiple Items). 2. 3. 4. 5. Click the down arrow to move the selected domains to the Assigned list. From the Assigned list, select the domains you wish to remove from the domain set. Click the up arrow to move the selected domains to the Available list.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide 6. In the Remove Domain Sets dialog box, click OK. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Selecting Multiple Items Viewing Domains Sets Moving Objects from One Domain to Another Domain To move objects from one domain to another domain, access the Move to Domain wizard: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. Click Move to Domain in the Common Actions Panel. The Move to Domain wizard appears. Step 1. General 1.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Common Actions Panel Viewing Domains Working with Connections The InForm Management Console allows you to view and remove user connections. Viewing User Connections Removing User Connections Viewing User Connections To view user connections: 1. Click Security in the Manager Pane. 2. From the Management Tree, select the Connections node under the system in which the domain resides. The Connections screen appears.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Client IP Address The IP address where the connection exists. Domain The domain to which the user belongs. Privilege The user's domain privilege level (super, edit, browse). Status The user status on the InServ Storage Server; either Active or Inactive. Connected Since The connection duration since the displayed date and time. My Session Indicates with a check mark the connection for the current running IMC instance.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Viewing User Connections Working with the Hardware Inventory Manager The Hardware Inventory Manager provides information about all hardware used in the connected InServ Storage Servers. The Hardware Inventory screen provides four tabs: Summary, Node Subsystems, Cage Subsystems, and All.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Hardware Inventory Summary Tab The Hardware Inventory Summary tab provides quick summary information about hardware used in all connected InServ Storage Servers. To access the Hardware Inventory Summary tab; 1. Click Hardware Inventory in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select the InServs node. The Hardware Inventory Summary tab appears in the Management Window.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide System Name The system name. System SN The system serial number. Model The InServ Storage Server model type. Nodes The number of controller nodes in the system. Adapter Cards The number of adapter cards in the system. Cages The number of drive cages in the system. Magazines The number of drive magazines in the system. Disks The number of disk drives in the system.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide To access the Hardware Inventory Node Subsystems tab: 1. Click Hardware Inventory in the Manager Pane. 2. In the Management Tree, select the InServs node, or select a specific system node (for example, s424). 3. In the Management Window, click the Node Subsystems tab. Note: In the following topics, each subsystem tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Node Subsystems Controller Nodes tab displays the following information: Column Description Name The controller node name. Manufacturer The manufacturer of the controller node. Model/Part Number The model and/or part number of the controller node. Serial Number The controller node serial number. Position The position (0 or 1) of the controller node in the node chassis.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Node Subsystems CPUs Tab The Node Subsystems CPUs tab displays information about the system's controller node CPUs. To access the Node Subsystems CPUs tab, click the CPUs tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the CPUs tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Speed The speed (in MHz) of the CPU. Node Position The position (0 or 1) of the controller node in the node chassis. Position The position of the CPU (0, 1, 2, or 3) in the controller node. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab Viewing the Node Subsystems Internal Drives Tab The Node Subsystems Internal Dives tab displays information about the system's controller node internal disk drives.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Column Description System The system on which the drive resides. Name The drive name. Manufacturer The manufacturer of the drive. Model/Part Number The model and/or part number of the drive. Serial Number The drive's serial number. Type The type of drive, either SATA or ATA. Firmware Version The drive firmware version. Size The size (in GiB) of the drive. Node Position The position (0 or 1) of the controller node in the node chassis.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Node Subsystems Physical Memory Tab The Node Subsystems Physical Memory tab displays information about the system's physical memory. To access the Node Subsystems Physical Memory tab, click the Physical Memory tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the Physical Memory tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Serial Number The DIMM's serial number. Riser The riser card type on which the DIMM is connected. Slot ID The slot in which the DIMM is connected. Usage The DIMM's usage, either Data cache or Control cache. Type The type of DIMM, either FB-DIM or DDR SDRAM. Size The size of the DIMM (in GiB). Revision The revision level of the DIMM. Node Position The position (0 or 1) of the controller node in the node chassis.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the screen output above, the Adpater Cards tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Adapter Cards tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Adapter Cards tab does not display the System column.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab Viewing the Node Subsystems SFPs Tab The Node Subsystems SFPs tab displays information about the system's physical memory. To access the Node Subsystems SFPs tab, click the SFPs tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the SFPs tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Name The SFP's name, shown in node:slot:port format. Manufacturer The manufacturer of the SFP. Model/Part Number The model and/or part number of the SFP. Serial Number The SFP's serial number. Max Rate The maximum rate (in Gbps) of the SFP.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the screen output above, the Power Supplies tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Power Supplies tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Power Supplies tab does not display the System column.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Node Subsystems Batteries Tab The Node Subsystems Batteries tab displays information about the system's physical memory. To access the Node Subsystems Batteries tab, click the Batteries tab after accessing the Node Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the Batteries tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Power Supply Position The position (0 or 1) of the power supply in the node chassis. Position The position of the battery in the system. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Node Subsystems Tab Viewing the Cage Subsystems Tab The Hardware Inventory Cage Subsystems tab provides information about system drive cage components.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Cage Subsystems Drive Cages Tab The Cage Subsystems Drive Cages tab displays information about the system's drive cages. To access the Cage Subsystems Drive Cages tab, click the Drive Cages tab after accessing the Cage Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the Drive Cages tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Manufacturer Model/Part Number The manufacturer of the drive cage. The model and/or part number of the drive cage. Serial Number The drive cage serial number. Firmware Version The drive cage firmware version. Cage Type The type of drive cage (DC2, DC3, or DC4) Cage Position The position (0 or 1) of the drive cage in the drive chassis.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the screen output above, the Interface Cards tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Interface Cards tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Interface Cards tab does not display the System column.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Cage Subsystems SFPs Tab The Cage Subsystems SFPs tab displays information about the system's SFPs. To access the Cage Subsystems SFPs tab, click the SFPs tab after accessing the Cage Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the SFPs tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Port Name The name of the port on which the SFP resides. Cage Position The position (0 or 1) of the drive cage in the drive chassis. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Cage Subsystems Tab Viewing the Cage Subsystems Magazines Tab The Cage Subsystems Magazines tab displays information about the system's drive magazines.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the screen output above, the Magazines tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Magazines tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Magazines tab does not display the System column.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Serial Number The serial number of the drive magazine. Cage Type The drive cage type (DC2, DC3, or DC4) in which the drive magazine resides. See also: Manager Pane Management Tree Management Window Viewing the Cage Subsystems Tab Viewing the Cage Subsystems Physical Disks Tab The Cage Subsystems Physical Disks tab displays information about the system's physical disk drives.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Note: In the screen output above, the Physical Disks tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree. If the Physical Disks tab was accessed from the Management Tree via a specific server node (for example, s424), the resulting information displayed on the Physical Disks tab does not display the System column.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing the Cage Subsystems Power Supplies Tab The Cage Subsystems Power Supplies tab displays information about the system's physical disk drives. To access the Cage Subsystems Power Supplies tab, click the Power Supplies tab after accessing the Cage Subsystem tab. Note: In the screen output above, the Power Supplies tab has been accessed from the InServs node (all connected storage server) level on the Management Tree.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Serial Number The power supply's serial number. Cage Type The type of drive cage (DC2, DC3, or DC4). Cage Position The position of the drive cage in the drive chassis (0 or 1). Position The position of the power supply (0, 1, 2, or 3).
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide The Hardware Inventory All tab provides the following information: Column Description System Name The system name. Name The name of the hardware component. Manufacturer The manufacture of the hardware component. Model/Part Number The model and/or part number of the hardware component. Serial Number The serial number of the hardware component. Type The type of hardware component.
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3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Glossary 3 3PAR Domains: A 3PAR feature that is used to create distinct domains with domainspecific users and objects in an InServ Storage Server. 3PAR Remote Copy: A 3PAR product that allows you to copy virtual volumes from one InServ Storage Server to another. The copy can be used for disaster recovery, backup, or data migration.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide C cache memory page (CMP): A 16-KIB block of control cache memory where I/O requests are stored. Cage availability: Creates a virtual volume that can tolerate a drive cage failure because its RAID sets use chunklets from different drive cages. child volume: A virtual volume (virtual or physical copy) made from a parent volume. chunklet: A 256MB block of contiguous space on a physical disk. clean chunklet: A chunklet to which no data has been written.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide destination volume: The virtual volume to which data is copied during a physical copy operation. drive cage: See DC2, DC3, and DC4 drive cage. drive cage FCAL: An interface module, located in a drive chassis, connecting a drive cage to a controller node or to another drive cage.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide H host: A set of WWNs of the physical ports on a server. host port: See target port. I initiator, initiator port: A port that is connected to a drive cage. Also known as a disk port because it sends commands to the physical disks. Internet Storage Name Service: See iSNS iSCSI adaptor: An iSCSI PCI host bus adapter (HBA) located in a controller node. The iSCSI adapter connects a controller node to a host.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide N No One Host policy: Use when exporting a VV to multiple hosts for use by a cluster-aware application, or if using port presents VLUNs. No Stale Snapshot: System can halt writing data to the base volume so as to prevent loss of sync between the base volume and its snapshots.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide promote: For physical copies: to break the association between a physical copy and a base volume by changing the physical copy into an independent base volume. For virtual copies: to copy the changes from a virtual copy back onto the base volume, therefore overwriting the base volume with the virtual copy. R RAID 0 set: Striped rows of chunklets on two or more physical disks. A RAID 0 set offers no data redundancy.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide set size: The number of chunklets in a set. Also known as mirror depth for RAID 1 sets and parity set for RAID 5 sets. SFP: High-speed data transceiver, small in size and hot pluggable, allowing for an individual SFP connector to be replaced without replacing the entire module. small form-factor pluggable optical transceiver: See SFP. snapshot: A virtual or physical copy of a virtual volume.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide U unspecified property: When using the InForm Management Console, a property that has been included in a template but does not have a defined value. When applying the template, the system will either use the default value (when applicable) or calculate the optimized setting for you. user data: For standard base volumes, the data that is written to the user space.
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Index Viewing......................................... 83 A About Introduction Tabs......................38 Controller Nodes Power Supplies Details 89 Alert Severity Indicators .....................53 Viewing......................................... 89 Alert/Task/Connection Pane.................37 Copying .......................................... 323 C Template ..................................... 323 Cancelling Tasks ............................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide E I Editing ... 93, 94, 116, 117, 308, 386, 415 InForm Management Console .............. 40 Controller Node Batteries .................94 Refreshing ..................................... 40 Controller Node Power Supplies .........93 Interface.......................................... 21 Drive Cage Power Supplies ............. 117 Components .................................. 21 Drive Cages.................................. 116 L Physical Copy ...
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Viewing ....................................... 168 Enabling....................................... 167 Physical Disks Spares Tab ................. 181 Remote Copy Links..... 375, 381, 382, 383 Viewing ....................................... 181 Creating ....................................... 382 Pinging .............................168, 375, 383 Pinging .................................375, 383 Port.............................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Setting_the_WWN_Format ..................43 U SFP ......................................... 130, 139 User Connections ............................. 434 SFP Information ............................... 153 Removing ..................................... 434 Viewing ....................................... 153 Users ......................................414, 415 Similar Templates ............................ 323 Creating .................................
3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide Physical Disks ............................... 168 Creating ....................................... 325 Physical Disks Spares Tab .............. 181 Promoting .................................... 329 Remote Copy Groups ..................... 358 Virtual Volume Set ....................290, 294 Remote Copy Information............... 345 Exporting ..................................... 294 Remote Copy Virtual Volumes ......... 359 Virtual Volumes ..
