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
Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................9
Data storage and SPM..............................................................................................................9
SPM environment......................................................................................................................9
Minimum requirements............................................................................................................11
Roles and workflow.................................................................................................................11
Browsing storage catalog entities..............................................................................................13
Identifying regions of the SPM interface................................................................................13
Customize columns to display..............................................................................................13
Customize data size format.................................................................................................14
2 Getting started with SPM...........................................................................15
Installing SPM........................................................................................................................15
Upgrading from SPM v1.x........................................................................................................15
Setting up and configuring SPM to communicate with arrays and networks.....................................15
Launching SPM.......................................................................................................................16
Logging in to SPM..................................................................................................................16
Logging out of SPM................................................................................................................16
3 Importing storage into the storage catalog...................................................17
Importing an array..................................................................................................................17
Importing a storage pool.........................................................................................................17
Importing a volume.................................................................................................................18
Importing a network................................................................................................................19
4 Storage service policy...............................................................................20
Managing templates...............................................................................................................20
Creating templates.............................................................................................................20
View/edit/delete templates.................................................................................................21
Service types..........................................................................................................................22
SAN connected volume service............................................................................................22
Volume service..................................................................................................................22
SAN connectivity service.....................................................................................................22
Requirement types...................................................................................................................22
All Of requirement.............................................................................................................23
Any Of requirement............................................................................................................23
Connected To Fibre Channel Endpoint requirement.................................................................23
Connected To Network requirement......................................................................................23
Fibre Channel Initiator Endpoint requirement.........................................................................23
Fibre Channel Target Endpoint requirement...........................................................................24
Fibre Channel Host requirement...........................................................................................24
Network Capability requirement..........................................................................................25
RAID Level requirement.......................................................................................................25
Resource Existence requirement............................................................................................25
Service Deactivation Policy requirement.................................................................................25
Storage Capability requirement...........................................................................................26
Storage Pool Available Capacity requirement........................................................................26
Storage Pool Subscription Ratio requirement..........................................................................26
Storage Pool Volume Count requirement................................................................................26
Tag requirement.................................................................................................................26
Use Resource requirement...................................................................................................26
Volume Capacity requirement..............................................................................................27
Volume Committed Capacity requirement..............................................................................27
Volume Creation Security Group requirement.........................................................................27
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