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
7 Monitoring the storage catalog..................................................................49
Monitoring inventory levels......................................................................................................49
Monitoring and managing jobs................................................................................................49
Responding to storage services.................................................................................................49
8 Support and other resources......................................................................52
Related documentation............................................................................................................52
HP technical support...............................................................................................................52
Subscription service................................................................................................................52
HP websites...........................................................................................................................53
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................53
Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................53
A Troubleshooting.......................................................................................54
Viewing operational logs.........................................................................................................54
Addressing common issues......................................................................................................54
Storage Provisioning Manager issues....................................................................................54
SPM will not launch in browser.......................................................................................54
The user is unable to login through the SPM user interface..................................................54
Issues with multiple SPM instances pointed to the same storage resources.............................55
Cannot import 3PAR Storage Systems..............................................................................55
3PAR SMI-S connection problems....................................................................................55
Service activation fails to present volumes on 3PAR arrays..................................................55
EVA arrays and/or XP arrays are marked as Offline when they appear to be functioning
correctly outside of SPM.................................................................................................55
HP Matrix OE storage pool issues........................................................................................56
No matching candidates found.......................................................................................56
Backup and recovery..............................................................................................................56
Managed SAN......................................................................................................................56
Managed SAN cannot be imported.....................................................................................56
Unmanaged SAN...................................................................................................................57
Unmanaged SAN cannot be imported..................................................................................57
Unmanaged Zoned SAN goes offline after update.................................................................57
B Working with Brocade Fibre Channel networks............................................58
Minimum requirements............................................................................................................58
Configuring SPM to communicate with SANs..............................................................................58
Importing a network................................................................................................................58
Managing networks................................................................................................................58
Connectivity services...............................................................................................................58
Managed networks............................................................................................................58
Zoning automation mandates..........................................................................................59
Zoning policy...............................................................................................................59
Zoning naming convention.............................................................................................59
Zone modification.........................................................................................................59
Zone destruction...........................................................................................................59
Requirements................................................................................................................60
Unmanaged networks........................................................................................................60
C Working with EVA storage systems.............................................................61
Understanding how to import EVA arrays into SPM.....................................................................61
Understanding EVA capacity reporting......................................................................................61
Storage pool capacity........................................................................................................61
Understanding EVA Storage System presentation, mapping, and masking......................................62
Working with EVA Storage System host modes...........................................................................62
Creating hosts on an EVA Storage System..................................................................................62
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