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
H Units of measurement
Storage is reported in bytes. There are three ways that storage vendors’ management software
reports storage capacity: binary units, decimal units, and binary with decimal units. Binary units
have been proposed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and adopted by the
United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Decimal units are part of the
International System of units (SI). Binary with decimal units are used as a matter of historical
precedent by many software and hardware vendors (sometimes called the customary binary prefix).
SPM converts the capacity of all storage devices to a common format according to a user preference.
Because other software may use a different format than the one specified in the SPM preferences
dialog, it is important for users of SPM to be aware of the units of measurement in use and how
they differ. Binary units are indicated by the following abbreviations within SPM: KiB, MiB, GiB,
and TiB. Decimal units or binary with decimal units are indicated by the following abbreviations
within SPM: KB, MB, GB, TB. When using binary units, differences between the various units of
measure are computed using powers of two. The table below illustrates the three different systems
used for units of measurement.
Binary with Decimal UnitsDecimal Units (SI)Binary Units (IEC)
2^10 bytes = 1KB10^3 bytes = 1KB2^10 bytes = 1KiB
2^20 bytes = 1MB10^6 bytes = 1MB2^20 bytes = 1MiB
2^30 bytes = 1GB10^9 bytes = 1GB2^30 bytes = 1GiB
2^40 bytes = 1TB10^12 bytes = 1TB2^40 bytes = 1TiB
The Matrix Operating Environment currently uses decimal units. SPM users may choose to use any
of the three units of measurement, but it may be advisable to choose a unit of measurement that
minimizes the number of conversions to be performed in working with SPM.
90 Units of measurement