HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager 2.4.0 Software for VMware vSphere User Guide Abstract This guide is intended for VMware and database administrators responsible for backing up databases and provides information how to install, configure, and use HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager 2.4.0 Software for VMware vSphere®.
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Contents 1 Overview..................................................................................................6 HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere.......................6 HP 3PAR Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter.......................................................................6 Virtual Volume Details..........................................................................................................
Installing the SMS Certificate on Windows 2008..............................................................34 Installing SMS certificate on Windows 2012..........................................................................34 Uninstalling HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere....35 Upgrading from a Previous Version...........................................................................................35 Using Secure Service Connections............................
Viewing Host Information Summary...........................................................................................90 Viewing Existing and Newly Added Remote Copy Information......................................................91 Creating Remote Virtual Copies................................................................................................93 Setting Policy for Remote Virtual Copies.....................................................................................
1 Overview HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere VMware vSphere Management Suite has two components, VMware vCenter Server and Virtual Infrastructure Client (vSphere Client). vCenter Server is a web service installed on a Windows server. VI Client is a Windows desktop application, and is typically downloaded from the vCenter Server.
Figure 1 Viewing Datastore Virtual Volumes See “Logging On and Working with Virtual Volumes” (page 53) for additional information about viewing virtual volume details. LUN Provisioning for Recovery Manager for VMware This feature enables you to create virtual volumes based upon a storage system template or an existing Datastore and export the virtual volumes to the vCenter managed ESX(i) hosts.
TpdVmWebService TpdVmWebService is a RESTful Web service, which is deployed as a Windows Service. The major functions of Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere are implemented with this module. These functions are: • Provides a custom Web server to deliver plug-in application Web pages. The vCenter Servers are configured with the address of this Web server during plug-in registration. • Maps Virtual Machines and Datastores to underlying HP 3PAR virtual volumes.
"vCenterServerUserID"] [-vcpwd "vCenterServerPassword"] | [-vcfile "VMwareCredentialStoreFileLocation"] ]> <[-inserv "InServName"] [-inservuid "InServUserID"]> [-inservpwd "InServPassword"] [-expiry "VirtualCopyExpiryInHour"] [-retention "VirtualCopyRetentionInHour"] The options and arguments used for this command are described as follows: • -ds |-vm Creates a Virtual Copy on the specified or . By default, a VM consistent Virtual Copy is created.
• -inservuid The HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system user login name. • -inservpwd The HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system login password. This option is not required if the Storage System name, user ID, and password have been registered. NOTE: • This option will not be supported in a future release. -vmlist Optional to provide Virtual Machine names for application consistency snapshot. If not set, all Virtual Machines under the Datastore is applied.
RMVMware InServRegister Command The RMVMware InServRegister command registers HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system credentials.
Example: The following command will add a new entry for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System s124: C:\> RMVMware InServRegister -inserv s124 -inservuid root -inservpwd pass2word RMVMware VCenterRegister Command The RMVMware VCenterRegister command manages the vCenter credentials.
RMVMware Createrc Command The RMVMware createrc command creates a remote Virtual Copy. NOTE: When using the RMVMware createrc command, you must use the identical name of the storage system registered in the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system credential database.
• -vcpwd VMware vCenter Server user password, optional when -vcfile is specified. • -vcfile Optional VMware credential store file location. • -remotehost Remote host where Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere is installed to take remote snapshot on. • -inserv Local HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system name. • -inservuid Local HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system user name, required when registered. • -inservpwd Local HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system password, optional if -inserv is registered.
VMware vCenter Server Login for HP 3PAR Virtual Volume and Virtual Copy Management HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere creates a new vCenter Server role named HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Administrator upon plug-in registration. The following restrictions apply for the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Administrator role: • All non-administrator users must be in this role. • If an administrator logs in as Administrator or DOMAIN\Administrator, the permission check is skipped.
Firewalls, if any, must be configured to allow traffic to these ports with the outbound connections rule set to allow (default) in order for HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere to function properly. HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Interface HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere appears as a tab in the vSphere Client.
HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere adds the following views to the vSphere Client: • Datastore View - Displays all virtual volumes associated with a Datastore. • Virtual Machine View - Displays all virtual volumes associated with a VM. Volumes that use Raw Device Mapped (RDM) virtual disks are also displayed. • ESX Host View - Displays all virtual volumes that are assigned to the ESX host.
All Datastores residing in the data center are displayed in the navigation tree. Figure 4 Viewing Datastores in the Navigation Tree 2. Select a Datastore and then click the HP 3PAR tab. Information about the virtual volumes associated with the Datastore are displayed.
1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click VMs and Templates. Figure 5 Selecting VMs and Templates All VMs in the data center are displayed in the navigation tree. Figure 6 Viewing VMs in the Navigation Tree 2. Select a VM and then click the HP 3PAR tab. Information about the virtual volumes associated with the VM is displayed.
1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click Hosts and Clusters. Figure 7 Selecting Hosts and Clusters All hosts in the data center are displayed in the navigation tree. Figure 8 Viewing Hosts in the Navigation Tree 2. Select a host and then click the HP 3PAR tab. Information about the virtual volumes associated with the host is displayed.
1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click Hosts and Clusters (see Figure 7 (page 20)). All clusters in the data center are displayed in the navigation tree. Figure 9 Viewing Clusters in the Navigation Tree 2. Select a cluster and then click the HP 3PAR tab. Information about the virtual volumes associated with the cluster is displayed. Datacenter View To access the datacenter view: 1.
About Virtual Copy Management NOTE: HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere is not functional without the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere license. Additionally, the HP 3PAR Virtual Copy license is required for Virtual Copy operation and the HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license is required for using the volume retention policy. RMV will check for an existing HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license on the storage system when a Virtual Copy is created with retention is specified.
NOTE: RMV supports a maximum of eight VCs within a Remote Copy group. • Enable expirable Virtual Copies - Allows you to specify that created Virtual Copies are removed according to a specified schedule and are not affected by the maximum count. • Retain Virtual Copy Set - The supported number of hours and days that a Virtual Copy set is retained. NOTE: The Retain Virtual Copy Set option requires the HP 3PAR Virtual Lock license.
A VM Virtual Copy has the following restrictions: • Virtual disks used by a VM must be from the HP 3PAR Datastore, and the latter must satisfy the conditions mentioned in “Datastore Virtual Copies” (page 23). • If the VM uses more than one HP 3PAR volume, all of them must be from the same HP 3PAR storage array. • VMs that use a mix of HP 3PAR LUNs and third party LUNs are not supported. • All VM Virtual Copies can be VM or crash consistent.
Figure 11 Virtual Copy Browser A Virtual Copy of a VM or Datastore has the following properties: • The Virtual Copy creation time. • The HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system where Virtual Copy volumes exist. • The Virtual Copy set name (optional). • The number of Virtual Copy volumes in the Virtual Copy. • A list of pairs (source volume, Virtual Copy volume). Each pair can have a list of virtual disks and/or VM names. All Virtual Copies are organized in the browser based on their creation times.
Scheduling Tool You can automatically have Virtual Copies created according to a specified schedule by using the scheduling tool (see “Scheduling Virtual Copies” (page 75) for details). You have the option of scheduling when (hourly, daily, weekly, monthly) the Virtual Copy is to be created and then specifying how often the task is to be performed. You can also schedule a Virtual Copy creation task to occur on a one-time basis.
2 Installing, Registering, and Uninstalling HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere This chapter describes how to install, register, uninstall, and upgrade HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere. Supported Platforms For information about supported platforms, refer to the HP 3PAR OS Configuration Matrix. For information about supported hardware and software platforms, refer to http://www.hp.
installed Silverlight, the page still displays "Get Microsoft Silverlight", you can reset the page with following steps: From the top menu bar, select Plug-ins\Manage Plug-ins to bring up the Plug-in Manager. Right click HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere and select Disable. Right click HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere again and select Enable. Close the VI Client and reopen it again.
Figure 13 Security Tab Dialog 4. 5. 6. Under Group or user names, choose Administrators. Under Permissions for Administrators, grant Full control. Click OK. You can now proceed with the installation if RMV is not previously installed onto the system. For a system with RMV previously installed, complete the following steps before proceeding with the installation: 1. Click Start, type mmc in the Search programs and files box, and press Enter. 2. On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. 3.
1. 2. Insert the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere disc into your CD-ROM drive. Double-click the installation package appropriate for your system to launch the installation wizard. NOTE: You must be an Administrator of the vCenter Server for plug-in registration. NOTE: You must complete the information requested in the plug-in registration dialog box in order to complete the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere installation.
6. In the Plug-in Registration group box, enter the following information: • vCenter Server - The name of the vCenter Server. • User name - The administrator user name. • Password - The administrator user password. NOTE: The same instance of HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere can be registered with multiple vCenter Servers. Use the RMVMware Admin Tool to register HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere.
5. Repeat step 4 for the remaining vCenter servers by selecting a vCenter from the drop down list. Figure 15 vCenter Drop Down List NOTE: Users may require to log on to the same storage system more than once if it is connected to more than one vCenter. For more information about VMware vCenter Linked Mode, go to https://www.vmware.com/ products/vcenter-server/features.html.
Extracting the SMS Certificate Extracting the SMS Certificate Create the temp folder in the C:\ drive, before you perform the following procedure: For vCenter installed on Windows system: 1. On vCenter Server installed host, navigate to the following location C:\Program Files\ VMware\Infrastructure\jre\bin. 2. Enter the following command specifying the location and name for the certificate file: For Windows 2008 keytool -exportcert -v -keystore "c:\Programdata\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\sms.
1. Open the browser and enter the path for the VASA certificate registration service as follows: /Config/Register Here is an example: https://myvasaserver:9997/config/Register 2. If the Choose a digital certificate screen appears, click OK to continue. The HP 3PAR VASA Provider Certificate Registration screen should appear. NOTE: 3. If a certificate error occurs, click the Continue to this website (not recommended) link.
Uninstalling HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere To uninstall HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere: 1. Click Start→Control Panel→Programs and Features. 2. Select HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere from the list of programs. 3. Click Uninstall. 4. If the secure network port is used, you need to unbind the port.
3 Using the Admin Tool to Modify Configuration Settings This chapter describes the default HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere configuration, as well as how to edit configuration settings using the RMVMware Admin Tool. Overview HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere is provided with default configuration settings that are compatible with most environments.
Figure 16 vCenter Plug-in Tab Details concerning the fields of the vCenter Plug-in tab are provided in the following sections. vCenter Plug-in Configuration The vCenter Plug-in configuration is used to specify the host name and VM service port. Debug settings can also be configured here.
1. Click Edit. The Edit Configuration dialog box appears (Figure 17 (page 38)).
Table 1 Configuration Tab Fields (continued) Group Field Description Secure service HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere uses a secure Web service (using SSL certificates) securing all interactions between the VMware components (vCenter Server and vSphere clients) and HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere.
4. Click Verify. The operating environment is examined and, if no configuration errors are reported, a dialog appears indicating that the configuration has been completed successfully. NOTE: 5. 6. Certificate binding to port will not be verified until you click Save. Click OK. Click Save to save your changes. NOTE: If the user has changed the port, they must unregister and then reregister the plug-in to ensure the new port number is registered correctly in vCenter.
NOTE: The same instance of HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere can be registered with multiple vCenter Servers. NOTE: The name of the vCenter Server entered during registration must be used for unregistering. For example, if you used the fully qualified domain name to register, you must use the fully qualified domain name to unregister.
Figure 21 Remote Copy Pairs The Remote Copy Pairs list shows currently registered storage system Remote Copy pairs. The fields are as follows: • Local Storage System/User - Name of the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system and the associated user. • Local Storage System Credential Windows User - Windows user credentials for the accessing the local system. • Remote Storage System/User - Name of the remote HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system and associated user.
Figure 22 Register Remote Copy Storage System Pair NOTE: HP recommends using two RMV servers (a local and remote) for regular or periodic sync and a single RMV server (local) for Transparent Failover setups. Host Explorer Tab Host Explorer is a service that runs in the background and gathers ESX server information that is managed via the vCenter server for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
Figure 23 Host Explorer Configuration Option The selections available from Host Explorer Configuration screen are described in Table 3 (page 44). Table 3 Host Explorer Configuration Option Fields Field Description Start Service Starts the Host Explorer service. Stop Service Stops the Host Explorer service. Refresh Service Refreshes/restarts the Host Explorer service.
Figure 24 Host Explorer Storage System Mapping Option The Storage System mapping list shows all the credentials that are currently defined. The fields are as follows: • Storage System Name - Name of the registered HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Storage System ID - System ID for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Storage System User - User name associated with the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Windows User - Windows user who created the Storage System credential. To add a mapping: 1.
2. Click Add. Figure 25 Host Explorer vCenter Mapping The Map Registered vCenter Server Credential dialog appears. 3. 4. Click Browse to import an existing vCenter credential store file. Choose the appropriate file from the list, then click Select. You can only remove one entry at a time. Confirmation will be given during the removal process.
NOTE: The vCenter Store Credentials file should be set to allow access permission for the administrative group and system account. 5. 6. 7. Click Open. Select vCenter name to map. Click Select. The VASA Tab A VASA Provider is a software component that acts as a server in the vSphere environment. A vCenter Server connects to the VASA Provider to obtain information about available storage topology, capabilities, and state. The vCenter Server can then provide the appropriate information to vSphere clients.
1. Click the Edit button. The Edit Configuration dialog box appears. Table 5 VASA Configuration Edit Options Field Description VASA service TCP port Specifies a numeric value for binding a specified port. Secure services Indicates that secure communications are implemented. For security purposes, this option is fixed and cannot be modified. Binded to thumbprint Displays the current thumbprint binded to the TCP port.
2. To change the certificate, click Change Certificate and select one of the following options: a. Use Recovery Manager self-signed certificate - Select this option to use the server-specific certificate created during installation. b. Select from Local Computer\Personal Certificate Store - Select from the certificate(s) currently stored in the Personal Certificate Store. c. Import PFX file - Use this option to import from a PFX file.
Storage System Mapping Storage System mapping allows user to map existing HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system credentials to be used by VASA to gather storage information in response to a request from a vCenter. The Storage System credentials have to be created via Storage System Credential or RMVMware.exe with InServRegister option prior to the mapping.
The Storage System mapping list shows all the credentials that are currently defined. The fields are as follows: Storage System Name - Name of the registered HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. Storage System ID - HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system ID or Storage System ID. Storage System User - HP StoreServ Storage system User Name. Windows User - Windows user who created the Storage System credential. To add a mapping: 1. Click Add. The Map Registered HP 3PAR Storage System Credential dialog appears. 2.
You have the option of viewing all existing Windows users that have registered credentials, or you can select a specific user from the list shown in the pull down menu. A listing of registered credentials is shown for the selected users with fields defined as follows: • Storage System Name - Name of the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Storage System ID - System ID for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Storage System User - User name for accessing the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system.
4 Logging On and Working with Virtual Volumes The HP 3PAR Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter is used for viewing virtual volume mapping. You can also create and expose virtual volumes to an ESX host based on a template where you fill in the details or based on the provisioning configuration of an existing Datastore. This chapter explains how to log on to vSphere Client, view information about virtual volume mapping and Transparent Failover setup, and create new virtual volumes.
2. Log a. b. c. on to the vSphere Client. Enter the IP address or name vCenter Server. Enter your user name and password. Click Login. The vCenter Server home page appears (Figure 33 (page 54)). Figure 33 Virtual Center Home Page 3. Under Solutions and Applications, click HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere. A list of storage systems associated with the ESX(i) host displays on the left side.
To manually add a storage system entry that is not on the list, right-click the HP 3PAR Storage System and select connect. The HP Storage System connection screen appears requesting the login details. Figure 35 HP 3PAR Storage System Connection Screen 4. 5. 6. To connect to a specific storage system on the list, expand the list tree and click the desired system to connect or right-click the desired entry to show the popup menu and select Login.
Table 6 Storage System Information Summary General Value System name: Name of storage system System model: Model of storage system Serial number: Storage system serial number System ID: Storage system ID number System WWN: World Wide Name of storage system Number of nodes: Number of nodes available in storage system Nodes online: Nodes appearing online Logged on as: Login user NOTE: You can login to a different Storage System credential by right-clicking the specific Storage System and sel
Figure 38 Home Page 3. 4. From the navigation tree, click the specific VM or Datastore volume to view. Click the HP 3PAR tab. The information for all virtual volumes on the selected VM or Datastore is displayed. Figure 39 Virtual Volume Mapping Viewing Volume Information After selecting a VM or Datastore, by default, all volumes on that VM or Datastore are displayed in the Virtual Volumes tab (as shown in Figure 40 (page 58)).
The virtual volume information is divided into an upper and lower pane in the detail pane of the interface. • The upper pane displays general volume information. • The lower pane provides the following details of Virtual Volumes (default view), Paths, and Alerts. The Upper Pane The upper pane of the Virtual Volumes tab is displayed as shown in Figure 40 (page 58). RMV detects whether or not there are multiple paths with different storage system serial numbers.
NOTE: The filter operation details panel may display incorrect volume details. To update the details, select a volume from the grid to remove incorrect details. You must provide both values for the filtering range. Filters are applied to the set of volumes currently displayed in the grid. If you do multiple filtering operations make sure that you clear the unwanted filter(s) before a new filter is applied. Otherwise new filter will be applied to the previously filtered result set.
The Lower Pane The lower pane of the Virtual Volumes tab displays information about the selected volume in the upper pane. The lower pane provides three buttons, Details, Paths, and Alerts. • Details (default when viewing the Virtual Volumes tab) displays details about the selected volume in the upper pane (Figure 43 (page 60)). In addition, all the storage systems and their paths are also displayed.
Creating Virtual Volumes and Datastores You have the option of creating a new virtual volume on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system and have it exported to the vCenter managed ESX/ESX(i) host where it can be accessed. Creating a Virtual Volume from an Existing HP 3PAR System Template Follow these steps to create a new virtual volume: 1. In the main menu navigation, click Home→Inventory→Host and Clusters. 2. Go to the HP 3PAR→Virtual Volumes. 3. Click Provision New.
Figure 48 Virtual Volume Provisioning Parameters 6. Provide the virtual volume parameters for the virtual volume being provisioned. An option is available to attach to a Virtual Machine when you want to create a raw disk only. Fill in the following parameters and click Next when done. • Number of virtual volumes: - Number of virtual volumes to create (1 – 99). The default is 1.
Figure 49 Datastore Parameters Review • VMFS-5/VMFS-3 option and Block Size - Specifies whether to use VMFS or VMFS-3. You can optionally specify the block size. VMFS-5 is only valid for ESXi 5.0 or above hosts. • Size (512 MB – 16 TB) - Size for the virtual volume. For VMFS-3, the VV size range is 512 MB to 2 TB, For VMFS-5, the VV size range is from 512 MB to 16 TB. When specifying the size for a virtual volume, 256 MB is reserved for each node.
After you click Next and review the summary before initiating the provisioning operation. Figure 50 Raw Disk Parameters Review 7. Review the parameters, then click Create. Click OK for each confirmation. A confirmation is eventually shown indicating that the Datastores have been created. NOTE: If you choose “ESX Cluster”, the storage is assigned to the ESX Cluster hosts. Otherwise, the storage is only created on the selected host.
Creating a Virtual Volume from Existing Datastores Follow these steps to create a virtual volume from an existing Datastore: 1. In the main menu navigation, click Home→Inventory→Datastores and Datastore Clusters. 2. Go to HP 3PAR→Virtual Volumes. 3. Click Provision Similar. The Welcome page appears. NOTE: To prevent the welcome page from displaying in the future, select the “Skip this page in the future when provisioning storage” check box. Figure 51 HP 3PAR Virtual Volume Entries 4. 5.
• Create Datastore - Create a Datastore. Figure 53 Create Datastore Parameters • Create raw disk only - Create a raw disk only. This parameter also allow you to attach the Virtual Volume to a Virtual Machine and choose either Physical or Virtual compatibility mode.
6. Review the parameters, then click Create. Click OK for each confirmation. A confirmation is shown to indicate the Datastores are created successfully. NOTE: When creating virtual volumes from an existing Datastore, the volume allocation limit of the original virtual volume is also be applied to the newly created volume. Current operation only supports TPVV or CPVV type.
5 Working with Virtual Copies This chapter explains how to use HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere to manage Virtual Copies. NOTE: In the following sections, the type of Virtual Copy being created, mounted, or modified is dependent on whether a VM or Datastore is selected from the navigation tree.
3. Click the Virtual Copies tab. Information about the selected VM or Datastore Virtual Copies is displayed. • Base Datastore/RDM LUN • Type • Base Volume • Base ID • Virtual Copy Volume • Virtual Copy ID • Status – Can be Available, Mounted, Missing or Mismatched. NOTE: When a Virtual Copy set is displayed as Missing, the Virtual Copy has been deleted from the storage system. The delete operation is only allowed to remove the Virtual Copy.
Viewing Virtual Copy Event Logs Virtual Copy operation event logs can be found at the vCenter Server level in the navigation tree, the Tasks & Events tab, and the Events tab. Use the keyword HP 3PAR to select all events performed by HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere.
4. 5. (Optional) You can either accept the default name based on the time when the Virtual Copy is created, or you can enter a name of your choosing. The Virtual Copy name cannot exceed 32 characters. When creating the Virtual Copy, you have the choice of changing the Ensure Application Consistency option (set by default) to specify whether or not the newly created Virtual Copy should adhere to the data standards used by supported application.
3. 4. Select the Virtual Copy to mount from the Virtual Copy Set list. Right-click the Virtual Copy in the Virtual Copy table. A menu appears providing two mount choices: • Mount on ESX host as Datastore on - Select from a list of ESX/ESX(i) hosts managed by the vCenter Server that share access to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. • Mount on Proxy Host - Select from a list of hosts not managed by the vCenter Server, but which have access to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. NOTE: For ESX 3.
NOTE: If the underlying HP 3PAR volume used by the Datastore belongs to an HP 3PAR Remote Copy volume group, stop the Remote Copy volume group prior to running the Datastore promote operation. To restore a Datastore by promoting a Virtual Copy: 1. Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy Information” (page 68). Make sure that you are in the Datastores view as you can only promote Datastores. 2. Click the Virtual Copies tab. 3.
Deleting Virtual Copies To delete a Virtual Copy: 1. Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy Information” (page 68). 2. Click the Virtual Copies tab. 3. Select the Virtual Copy you wish to delete from the Virtual Copy Set list. 4. Click Delete. The Confirm dialog box appears. 5. Click OK. The Virtual Copy deletion task is submitted and started and you are asked to confirm your intent to delete the Virtual Copy. The Virtual Copy is then removed from the Virtual Copy Set list.
deleted. You can still create non-expirable Virtual Copies, as long as the aggregate count is below the policy maximum. NOTE: If all non-expirable Virtual Copies are in valid retention and have already reached the maximum count, choosing the Enable expirable Virtual Copies option with the Phase out non-expirable Virtual Copies setting will fail. If this happens, choose the Delete the oldest when count reaches maximum option instead. c. (Optional) Select a period of time to retain Virtual Copy sets.
3. Click Scheduler. The Schedule List dialog Figure 58 (page 76) appears. Figure 58 Schedule List Dialog From the Scheduled List dialog, you can add a scheduled Virtual Copy creation task or modify an existing one using the Schedule Task Wizard. To add a new scheduled Virtual Copy task, follow these steps: 1. Click Add. The Select Schedule Type dialog appears. Figure 59 Select Schedule Type Dialog 2. 76 Select the time when the scheduled copy creation task is to be performed.
3. Click Next. The wizard will request the appropriate information based on the option time frame you have chosen. As an example that shows the types of information you need to supply, if you choose Weekly, the Weekly Schedule Task dialog appears. Figure 60 Weekly Schedule Task 4. Enter the start time of the day when the task is to be run and then indicate how often the task is performed in weeks. You also need to select the day(s) of the week when the task is to be run.
7. Click Next. The Snapshot Configuration dialog appears. Figure 62 Virtual Copy Configuration Dialog 8. 9. Enter the appropriate vCenter server user name and location of the credential store file. Specify whether or not to use application consistency for the scheduled task.
Figure 63 Schedule Task Summary Dialog If application consistency was specified when the Virtual Copy was created, the summary includes this information as shown. NOTE: To schedule a task for a given user, an associated vCenter Credential Store File must first be created using the RMVMware CLI with vCenterRegister option. To be used with the Scheduler, the credential file must have “System” account level privileges.
13. Click Finish to complete the scheduling of the Virtual Copy task. A message indicates whether the task has been created successfully. A listing for the scheduled task is now shown in the Schedule List. Figure 64 Schedule List with Task NOTE: If a VM or Datastore is removed, the associated scheduled tasks continues to run but is no longer manageable from the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere scheduling interface.
1. Right-click the virtual disk you wish to copy to a Datastore and click Copy to Datastore. NOTE: When using the Copy to Datastore option to copy a virtual disk to a Datastore, it is recommended that the copy and paste functions of the Datastore browser be used in order to preserve the VMware Thin Provisioning disk feature. 2. 3. Select a Datastore on the ESX host where the Virtual Copy is mounted. Specify the target location and click OK.
6. When prompted for confirmation, click OK. The unmount commences. Virtual disks created using HP 3PAR Virtual Copy can be mounted on any VM. However, if you try to mount the Virtual Copy virtual disk on the same VM, the VI client displays a prompted question message. In this case, you can choose whether to continue or not.
6 Working with Host Explorer The Host Explorer collects the following information and sends it to the Storage System: • ESX/ESX(i) host operating system and version. • Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBA details. • Multi-path driver and current multi-path configuration. • Device and path Information. Use showhost –agent , showhost –agent -d and showhost –pathsum on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system to get information sent by Host Explorer.
7 Working with VASA Provider The communication between HP 3PAR VASA provider and vCenter server is a secure connection based on SSL certificate and Windows credential. Before VASA Provider can be registered by vCenter server, VASA provider requires that you extract the SMS certificate from vCenter server and install it to the HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware installed host to allow client certificate negotiation in the Transport Layer.
Table 7 Add Vendor Provider Information Fields Field Name Value Name Any name to identify the VASA provider. URL VASA Service Web URL. For example (https://:/). Login Windows user name to Recovery Manager for VMware installed host. Password Windows Password. Once registration is successful, the provider status is available online. NOTE: To register VASA Provider, the user must have the StorageViews Configure privilege.
Table 8 VASA Storage Capability Volume Attributes Volume Attribute Value Storage Capability Name Segment Provisioning Type Fully Provisioned Full Thin Provisioned Thin Base Volume Base Virtual Copy Volume VCpy Fibre Channel Drive FC Near Line Drive NL Solid State Drive SSD Mixed Drive Mx RAID 0 R0 RAID 1 R1 RAID 5 R5 RAID 6 R6 Remote Copy Volume is in Remotecopy RC Volume is not in Remotecopy NoRC Volume Type Drive Type RAID Type Remote Copy NOTE: 86 Consult the appropr
8 Working with Remote Copy A Remote Copy feature is now available for you to create and manage both Synchronous or Periodic Virtual Copies at the RC Group level. In addition, the Remote Copy feature provides a GUI interface and basic CLI command functionality to register, create, schedule, update and remove Remote Copy pairings. HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware software supports VMware Transparent Failover between multiple servers through synchronized Remote Copy.
Figure 70 Registering Remote Copy Pairs 3. 88 Click Register New.
4. Enter the required information into the following fields for both Local and Remote systems. Click Register.
Updating Registered Remote Copy Pairs Information 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Launch Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Admin Tool and click the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere. Click Remote Copy Pairs tab. Select a Remote Copy pair from the list and click Update. Select the new system information from the Local and Remote drop-down menus. If applicable, enter another RMV host name. Click Update.
Viewing Existing and Newly Added Remote Copy Information Use the vSphere Client to navigate and view registered storage system Remote Copy pairs and Remote Copy groups for local and remote systems. Launch vSphere Client, select Home at the top of navigation bar and click HP 3PAR Management Plug-in... From the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system tree pane, select a storage system and click the Remote Copy tab.
Figure 74 Virtual Volumes/Machines • Virtual Copies On: The tab displays remote Virtual Copies creation and expiration dates, retention, mode, and application consistent status. The Remote Virtual Copies Mapping displays if you select a Remote Virtual Copy.
Virtual Volume Mapping for Virtual Copy Timestamp displays the Status, Exported Host, LUN ID, and Virtual Copy Datastore information if you select a Local Virtual Copy. You can also click the available hyperlink within the Virtual Copy table to Mount, Unmount, or Delete existing Virtual Copies of Virtual Volumes. Figure 76 Local Virtual Copies On Creating Remote Virtual Copies You can create either synchronous and periodic Remote Virtual Copy for Remote Copy groups associated with a specific ESX server.
Figure 77 Create Remote Copy Virtual Copy 4. 5. 6. Click Create. Click Yes to confirm. Review the creation of the Virtual Copy in the Recent Tasks box at the bottom of the vSphere client. Click OK to complete. Setting Policy for Remote Virtual Copies To manage remote VCs, you can set specific expirable and retention policies for each Virtual Copy sets. Any policies set on a local storage system are also be applied to the virtual copy on remote storage system during creation time.
3. Check the applicable policy options: • Enable expirable Virtual Copies Specify the expiration period. Click the appropriate option button relating to the handling of existing non-expirable Virtual Copies. • Retain Virtual Copy Set Specify the expiration period. Figure 78 Policy Dialog 4. 5. Ensure application consistency. Click Save. NOTE: After clicking Save, the process may take up to 15 minutes to complete depending on the number Virtual Copy Sets specified.
Figure 79 Adding Create Remote Copy Virtual Copy 3. Choose the scheduling options for performing Virtual Copy creation tasks. Set the parameters of the selected schedule option. • Hourly Start time, Hour • Daily Start time, Day • Weekly Start time, Week, Day of the Week • Monthly Start time, Day of Every Month • One time only Start Date, Start Time Figure 80 Setting Scheduled Type for Performing Virtual Copy Creation Task 4. 5. 96 Click Next to continue.
Figure 81 Entering Schedule Credential 6. 7. Click Next to continue. Select the schedule task settings. • vCenter server user • vCenter credential store file • Enable expirable Virtual Copies • Retain Virtual Copies • Create Remote Copy Virtual Copy with application consistency Figure 82 Setting RC Virtual Copy Configuration 8. 9. Click Next to continue. Review the Scheduled Task Summary before continuing.
Figure 83 Reviewing Scheduled Task Summary 10. Click Finish to exit. Mounting Remote Virtual Copies Mount From Virtual Copy Table To mount a Remote Virtual Copy: 1. Click the Remote Copy tab. 2. Choose the appropriate Remote Copy Group system. 3. Click the Virtual Copies On tab to display the list of Remote Virtual Copies. 4. Select the appropriate remote VC from the Remote VC Groups table. NOTE: If the selected Remote VC has any unmounted VVs, the Mount above the VC table is enabled.
Figure 84 Remote VC Mounting Options 7. 8. 9. Click Mount. Click Yes to confirm. Click No to cancel action. Click Ok to complete action. Figure 85 Mount Local Virtual Copy Complete Mount From Virtual Volume Mapping Table 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Remote Copy tab. Choose the appropriate Remote Copy Group system. Click the Virtual Copies On tab to display the list of Remote Virtual Copy. Select the appropriate remote VC from the Virtual Volume Mapping table.
6. Choose a mounting option: • Mount on ESX host as Datastore • Mount on Proxy host Choose a specific Proxy host. Figure 86 Remote VC Mounting Options 7. 8. 9. Click Mount. Click Yes to confirm. Click No to cancel action. Click OK to complete action. Unmounting Remote Virtual Copies Unmount From Virtual Copy Table To unmount a Remote Virtual Copy: 1. Click the Remote Copy tab. 2. Choose the appropriate Remote Copy Group system. 3.
5. Click the Unmount. Deleting Remote Virtual Copies When a remote RC Group Virtual Copy under the Remote Virtual Copies tab is no longer required, the tabs can be removed. 1. Click Remote Virtual Copies tab. 2. Select the specific remote Virtual Copy. To select multiple Remote Virtual Copies, press Ctrl and click. 3. Click Delete. Deleting Local Virtual Copies When a local RC Group Virtual Copy under the Local Virtual Copies tab is no longer required, the tabs can be removed. 1.
Importing a Virtual Machine and Reverting to a Specific Point-in-Time Virtual Copy 1. 2. Issue setcopygroup failover to Failover the desired Remote Copy group from the secondary site. Verify the Remote Copy group displays Primary-Rev. (Optional) Select a desired Virtual Machine Virtual Copy and issue promotesv to the appropriate Virtual Volume(s) to revert. NOTE: Issuing promotesv promotes the entire data of the virtual volume to a specific point-in-time Virtual Copy.
9 Using HP 3PAR Peer Motion Manager Software with Recovery Manager HP 3PAR Peer Motion Manager is a feature of the HP 3PAR Operating System Software and manages the migration of data in between existing storage systems or third party storage arrays. HP 3PAR Recovery Manager now supports HP 3PAR Peer Motion Manager data migration activities without any impact on host operations while monitoring the primary storage system.
10 Support and Other Resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.
For information about: See: Migrating data from one HP 3PAR storage system to another HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion Guide Configuring the Secure Service Custodian server in order to monitor and control HP 3PAR storage systems HP 3PAR Secure Service Custodian Configuration Utility Reference Using the CLI to configure and manage HP 3PAR Remote Copy HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User’s Guide Updating HP 3PAR operating systems HP 3PAR Upgrade Pre-Planning Guide Identifying storage system components
For information about: See: Planning for HP 3PAR storage system setup Hardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networking options, and cabling information for HP 3PAR storage systems HP 3PAR 7200, 7400, and 7450 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Site Planning Manual HP 3PAR 10000 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage Physical Planning Manual HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage Third-Party Rack Physic
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A Troubleshooting for VASA For information about system alerts, go to http://www.hp.com/support/hpgt/3par and select your server platform. NOTE: If you are using HP 3PAR OS Software version 3.1.1 or lower, refer to HP 3PAR InForm OS 3.1.1 Messages and Operators Guide for information about system alerts.
MESSAGE (ID:e0002) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0xe0002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:e0006) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0xe0006 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:110004) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x110004 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:150002) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x150002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x230003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:230004) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x230004 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:250002) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x250002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270001) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270001 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
MESSAGE (ID:270007) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270007 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270008) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270008 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270050) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270050 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:30003) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x0030003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x0050002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:50003) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x0050003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:60006) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x0060006 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:150004) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x0150004 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
Message (ID:460003) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x0460003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a000a) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a000a in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a000b) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a000b in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a000c) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a000c in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a0011 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a0012) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a0012 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a0021) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a0021 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:1a001a) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x01a001a in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
Message (ID:3b0002) -{Info} Suggested Action Contact HP Technical Support. MESSAGE (ID:2900de) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x2900de in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:3700de) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x3700de in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:3700fa) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x3700fa in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x30005 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:a0004) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x00a0004 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:e0016) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x00e0016 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. Message (ID:e0017) -{Info} Suggested Action Refer to Alert Code 0x00e0017 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
Event Type Message MESSAGE (ID:3000fa) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x3000fa in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:3000de) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x3000de in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:400fa) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x400fa in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0xe0002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:e0005) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0xe0005 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:1a0002) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x1a0002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:1a00de) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x1a00de in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
MESSAGE (ID:270012) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270012 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:27000e) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x27000e in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:27000f) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x27000f in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270010) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270010 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270016 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270017) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270017 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:270019) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x270019 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide. MESSAGE (ID:27001a) -{Info} SUGGESTED ACTION Refer to Alert Code 0x27001a in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.
MESSAGE (ID:10000002) - Existing LUN in 3PAR Storage Server has been removed. Additional information: {Info} SUGGESTED ACTION This indicates that an existing exposure to the monitored ESX host has been removed. Please contact your storage administrator if this is not an intended operation. MESSAGE (ID:10000005) - Existing LUN in 3PAR Storage Server has been renamed. Additional information: {Info} SUGGESTED ACTION No action is required.
MESSAGE (ID:1000000b) -Node status has been changed. Additional information: {Info} SUGGESTED ACTION This indicates that there is a node status change. This might be caused by node shutdown or recovery. Please check your storage system for more information.
B Troubleshooting for HP 3PAR Management Plug-in Resolving HP 3PAR Multi-tab Issue You need to install HP 3PAR Plug-in certificate and all vCenter servers certificate that involves in linked mode configuration while prompted for the certificate warnings or security alert when logging on to vSphere client. Click HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere under Solutions and Applications. 1. Click View Certificate. 2. On Certificate dialog, click Install Certificate. 3.
Index CLI, 8 Cluster view accessing, 20 configuration editing, 37 Configuration tab, 36 configuring, 36 conventions text symbols, 107 credential sharing, 14 HP 3PAR Management Plug-In for VMware virtual volume mapping, 6 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Administrator administrator log in, 15 restrictions, 15 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere interface, 16 plug-in views, 16 ports, 15 tabs, 16 Virtual Copy management, 6 HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere using, 68 HP 3PAR VASA Provider v
RMVMware InServRegister command, 11 RMVMwareAdminTool, 8 RMWebAccess Library, 8 S snapshot operations minimum privilege level, 15 starting HP 3PAR Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter, 53 Status tab, 41 Storage System login, 15 supported platforms, 27 symbols in text, 107 T text symbols, 107 TpdVmWebService, 8 U unmounting Virtual Copies, 72 unregistering the plug-in, 40 user authentication, 14 V viewing Virtual Copies, 68 viewing Virtual Copy metadata, 24 viewing volume information, 57 Virtual Copies
