HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) Version 2.0 User Guide
Table Of Contents
- HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) Version 2.0 User Guide
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Getting started with SPM
- 3 Importing storage into the storage catalog
- 4 Storage service policy
- Managing templates
- Service types
- Requirement types
- All Of requirement
- Any Of requirement
- Connected To Fibre Channel Endpoint requirement
- Connected To Network requirement
- Fibre Channel Initiator Endpoint requirement
- Fibre Channel Target Endpoint requirement
- Fibre Channel Host requirement
- Network Capability requirement
- RAID Level requirement
- Resource Existence requirement
- Service Deactivation Policy requirement
- Storage Capability requirement
- Storage Pool Available Capacity requirement
- Storage Pool Subscription Ratio requirement
- Storage Pool Volume Count requirement
- Tag requirement
- Use Resource requirement
- Volume Capacity requirement
- Volume Committed Capacity requirement
- Volume Creation Security Group requirement
- 5 Storage service provisioning
- 6 Managing storage catalog entities
- Managing arrays
- Viewing and modifying array properties (Overview tab)
- Viewing array storage pools (Storage Pools tab)
- Viewing array volumes (Volumes tab)
- Viewing array ports (Ports tab)
- Viewing array host entries (Hosts tab)
- Viewing and modifying array capabilities settings (Capabilities tab)
- Viewing and modifying array security settings (Security tab)
- Removing an array
- Managing storage pools
- Managing volumes
- Managing networks
- Managing security
- Resynchronizing resources
- Quarantining resources
- Managing arrays
- 7 Monitoring the storage catalog
- 8 Support and other resources
- A Troubleshooting
- Viewing operational logs
- Addressing common issues
- Storage Provisioning Manager issues
- SPM will not launch in browser
- The user is unable to login through the SPM user interface
- Issues with multiple SPM instances pointed to the same storage resources
- Cannot import 3PAR Storage Systems
- 3PAR SMI-S connection problems
- Service activation fails to present volumes on 3PAR arrays
- EVA arrays and/or XP arrays are marked as Offline when they appear to be functioning correctly outside of SPM
- HP Matrix OE storage pool issues
- Storage Provisioning Manager issues
- Backup and recovery
- Managed SAN
- Unmanaged SAN
- B Working with Brocade Fibre Channel networks
- C Working with EVA storage systems
- D Working with 3PAR storage systems
- Overview
- Understanding how to import 3PAR arrays into SPM
- Understanding 3PAR capacity reporting
- Understanding 3PAR Storage System volume creation/growth
- Understanding 3PAR Storage System virtual domains
- Exposing volume presentations in 3PAR Storage Systems
- Working with 3PAR Storage System host modes
- Presenting volumes on 3PAR Storage Systems
- Creating hosts on a 3PAR Storage System
- Working with 3PAR Storage System active VLUNs and VLUN templates
- Working with autonomic groups
- Volume migration (Tiering)
- Importing a large number of volumes
- Unique identification of common provisioning groups (CPG)
- E Working with HP P9000/XP Disk Array
- F Working with unmanaged networks
- G Working with unmanaged arrays
- H Units of measurement
- Glossary
- Index
NOTE: This screen may be skipped in the future by selecting the checkbox at the bottom.
3. Click Next.
The Template Properties screen appears.
4. Fill in the required information noted by a red asterisk, and any additional properties.
5. Select a service type
A selection of base templates appears. All templates must be based on a base template.
6. Select the appropriate base template.
7. Click Next.
The Read–only Requirements screen appears.
Specify the requirements that are not modifiable by users but will be used when fulfilling any
service using this template.
8. Click Next.
The Allowed Requirement Types screen appears.
Select the requirements users will be allowed to add by specifying whether a value is Allowed,
Disallowed, or Mandatory.
NOTE: The Provision Service Wizard will automatically prompt for requirements marked
'Mandatory'.
9. Click Next.
The Default Values screen appears.
Specify the requirements that users can modify that will be added by default to any service
using the template.
10. Click Next.
The Security screen appears.
11. Select the security group for this template. Only users in the group with permissions to view
and provision templates will be able to select and use the template.
12. Click Next.
The Summary screen displays all requirements and settings for this template.
13. If anything needs to be changed, click Back. Otherwise, click Finish.
14. Click Templates under Storage Services in the Navigation tree to return to the Templates page.
The newly created template appears with the other existing templates and their descriptions.
View/edit/delete templates
Once templates are created, a summary of their requirements and other details can be viewed or
edited from the Dashboard. To view template details:
1. In the Navigation tree select Templates under Storage Services.
The Templates page appears in the content pane. Any existing templates and their descriptions
will be visible.
2. Select the name of the template to view or edit.
The template information screen appears.
3. Review the details and requirements of the template by clicking on each of the tabs at the top:
Overview, Read-Only Requirements, Default Requirements, Requirement Types, Storage
Services, Child Templates, and Security.
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