release notes hp OpenView storage provisioner Product Version: 1.1 Second Edition (May 2003) Part Number: J4783-90005 This document provides information for HP Storage Provisioner Version 1.1 that is not covered elsewhere in user documentation. Individuals responsible for configuring, installing, and using Storage Provisioner should refer to this document for last-minute content. For the latest version of these Release Notes and other storage documentation, access the HP storage website at: http://www.hp.
© Copyright 2002–2003 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.
About this Document About this Document This section describes the contents of this document, including: ■ Release Notes Contents, page 3. ■ Intended Audience, page 3. ■ Related Documentation, page 3. Release Notes Contents These Release Notes cover the following major topics: ■ What's New in Storage Provisioner, page 4. ■ Storage Provisioner Requirements, page 4. ■ Storage Provisioner Issues, page 8. This document covers items specific to the functions of the Storage Provisioner V1.1.
What's New in Storage Provisioner Additional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, are available on the hp OpenView storage provisioner information library website at: http://www.hp.com/products1/storage/products/storagesoftware/ openviewstorageprovisioner/information_library.html What's New in Storage Provisioner ■ Support for Command View EVA V3.0 and Command View EVA Lite V2.1 subsystems. ■ Improved performance. ■ Improved installation procedures.
Storage Provisioner Requirements — HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA). ■ HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance. Supported Software Versions ■ HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance Software Update version 2.0 (SP1a). ■ HP Command View HSG V1.0e (for HSG controllers) (Recently renamed from HSG Element Manager). ■ HP Command View EVA V3.0 (for HSV Controllers). ■ Supported browsers for the workstation used to browse to the Storage Management Appliance.
Storage Provisioner Requirements Table 1: Supported Browser and Host OS Matrix Host OS Browser JRE Version Windows 2000 SP2/SP3 Internet Explorer 5.5 1.3.1 Windows 2000 SP2/SP3 Internet Explorer 6.0 1.3.1 .Net 32 Internet Explorer 6.0 1.3.1 1. Red Hat Linux 7.1 is supported by Storage Provisioner, but not by Command View HSG. Note: It is very important that you download the appropriate Java Runtime Environment shown in Table 1 and not allow the automatic download.
Management Appliance Software Requirements 4. Edit the java.policy file to look like this: grant { permission java.security.AllPermission; }; //Standard extensions get all permissions by default grant codeBase “file:${java.home}/lib/ext/*”{ permission java.security.AllPermission; }; 5. Save the modified java.policy file. Management Appliance Software Requirements The following items are required for the Management Appliance software: ■ StorageWorks Command View EVA. ■ Management Appliance Software V2.
Storage Provisioner Issues StorageWorks Command View EVA. This SP specifically supports the StorageWorks HSV controller and is provided with the HSV software kit and the StorageWorks Virtual Controller Software (HSV) V2.0 upgrade kit. A separate installation provided with this SP addresses the Password Manager code. The Password Manager part of the SP is required for customers using Network View V2.0B. ■ Management Appliance Software Update V1.0C Service Pack 3.
Storage Provisioner Issues ■ Compatibility with HP Continuous Access User Interface. ■ HP Business Copy Virtual Array and Storage Provisioner. ■ Reboot SMA after uninstalling Storage Provisioner V1.0. ■ JRE installation on the Storage Management Appliance. ■ Help content may not display on some Solaris systems. ■ Using connection offsets (HSG-based storage systems). ■ Using the default disk group (HSV-based storage systems). ■ Running Storage Provisioner from the SMA console.
Storage Provisioner Issues No more than one Storage Provisioner session at one time Do not open more than one session of Storage Provisioner at one time. Multiple sessions are known to cause several problems such as stopping a system discovery and corrupting the Storage Provisioner database. Compatibility with HP Continuous Access User Interface You can run the Continuous Access user interface on the same Storage Management Appliance as HP OpenView Storage Provisioner V1.1.
Storage Provisioner Issues Help content may not display on some Solaris systems Some Solaris systems may experience difficulty displaying the content of some help screens. This is caused by version-level issues with the JRE and the Help System. If you are experiencing difficulty displaying help content on Solaris, the Help system is also available in Adobe Acrobat form on the installation CD. The file names are: ■ ConsumerHelp.pdf ■ ProviderHelp.
Storage Provisioner Issues Note: If the host is physically connected to the utility but cannot see the volumes, check your zoning setup. See the SAN Design Reference Guide for zoning information, at: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html. Using the default disk group (HSV-based storage systems) A default disk group for HSV-based storage systems is created during initialization of the storage system.
Storage Provisioner Issues The SMA Home page displays. 2. Choose Tools. 3. In the address box of your browser change the localhost setting to the TCP/IP address of the SMA. For example, if the TCP/IP address of your SMA is 100.10.1.10 you enter it as follows: http://100.10.1.10/tasks.asp?tab1=TabsTools 4. Click storage provisioner. Storage Provisioner starts. Adding a Local Host Complete the following steps if your SAN has HSG array controllers. Note: This description uses HSG Element Manager.
Storage Provisioner Issues Figure 2: HSG Element Manager page 4. On the toolbar, click Options. The Options page displays. Figure 3: Options page 5. On the Options page toolbar, click Agent Options. The HSG Element Manager Agent Options page displays, where you can define your agent options, local host, and host name.
Storage Provisioner Issues Figure 4: Change passwords and clients 6. Define the following HSG Element Manager options: a. Leave the Old Password field blank. b. In the New Password field, type a valid password and retype it in the Confirm New Password field. c. In the Add Client row, type localhost in the Host Name field, and select the CLI Config option button. d. Click Submit at the top of the Content pane to accept your changes. e.
Storage Provisioner Issues 7. Restart the SMA software and log in. Because the SMA must finish rebooting before you can restart, you may need to wait a few moments to log in. Note: If you had Storage Provisioner V1.0 installed and have installed V1.1, after installation refresh each storage system.
