HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform 3.0.2 Virtualization Services Manager Demo Mode User Guide This guide provides information about installing the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) Virtualization Services Manager (VSM) Demo Mode program for use with HP Command View SVSP. This program performs a simulation of the HP Command View SVSP GUI that allows you to manage SVSP arrays, but in a non-production environment.
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Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................... 5 2 Installing the HP VSM Demo Mode program ......................................... 7 Installing the VSM Demo Mode program ....................................................................................... 7 Running the Setup program .......................................................................................................... 8 Verifying the configuration ......................
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1 Introduction The HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) Virtualization Service Manager (VSM) Demo Mode is a simulation application of the HP Command View SVSP GUI interface that can be used for product demonstrations. The Demo Mode program can run on laptops or desktops with Windows XP or Windows Vista, or on servers running the Windows 2008 operating system.
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2 Installing the HP VSM Demo Mode program The install process includes four easy steps: • Downloading or copying the Demo Mode installer program to the local hard disk of the target computer • Running the Demo Mode installation program • Installing HP StorageWorks Command View SVSP • Verifying the configuration NOTE: • The target computer is the computer on which you install VSM in Demo Mode.
Running the Setup program 1. Double-click the Setup.exe file. The Welcome window is displayed. 2. Click Next to display the Choose Destination Location window. HP recommends that you accept the default settings.
3. Click Next . The Ready to Install the Program window is displayed. 4. Click Next. The program installs the necessary files, configures the required settings, and shows a Setup Status window during the process. 5. At the InstallShield Wizard Complete window, select Yes, I want to verify the installation, and then click Finish. SAN Virtualization Services Platform 3.0.
6. Wait for the verification process to complete. 7. Verify that the installation completes successfully. 8. Click OK to close the VSM Verifier window. Verifying the configuration 1. To start the program, click Start > Programs > SVSP > SVSP Monitor. The Monitor window appears. 2. With the Demo Mode tab selected, make sure the Local setup radio button is selected and that the Database location is pointing to where the demo mode program files are installed. 3. Click the Web Server tab.
4. Verify that the Web server IP drop-down box is pointing to default (localhost). 5. Click the Update button if the Web server IP setting was changed. Otherwise, click Close. A VSM icon is placed in the system tray. SAN Virtualization Services Platform 3.0.
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3 Using VSM Demo Mode program By default, the Demo Mode program comes with a default setup database, so there is no need for extra setup steps after the installation is completed. The Demo Mode program can be used immediately. Starting the Demo Mode program 1. 2. Double-click the VSM icon in the system tray. Click the Demo Mode tab, and then click the Start button. During the Demo Mode startup process, a minimized command window is displayed.
3. Wait for the Login window to appear. 4. Log in to the program. The User Name is admin and the Password is admin (all lower case). 5. Make sure the Connect to Server radio button is selected, and is set to localhost (shown in step 3). 6. Before starting the Demo Mode for the first time, a DPM group must be created. 7. a. Right-click the DPM group entity and click New. b. Enter an name for the DPM group and click Next. c. Choose two DPMs and click the Add button, and then click Finish.
2. From the navigation tree, expand Entities, and verify that you see hosts, back-end LUs, and HBAs. Installing HP Command View SVSP Before installing HP Command View SVSP, you must have started the VSM Demo Mode program to find the VSM Demo domain.
3. At the Setup Wizard Completed screen, select Configure Management Group, and then click Finish. NOTE: The domain discovery time may take a few minutes.
4. From the list of available domains, select the one you want to manage, enter your login name and password, and click the Manage Domain button. NOTE: An alternate method for reaching the Management Group screen is to complete the HP Command View SVSP installation and go to Start > All Programs > HP StorageWorks Command View SVSP. Click HP StorageWorks Command View SVSP Process Manager, and then click the Management Group tab to open. 5.
2. Maximize the VSM Monitor window, and click the Stop SVSP button. 3. On the Shutdown SVSP window, click Yes. 4. On the open VSM Monitor window, click Close. 5. To restart the Demo Mode program, double-click the VSM icon in the system tray, and then click the Start button from the Demo Mode tab. NOTE: If the VSM icon is not in the system tray, click Start > All Programs > SVSP > SVSP Monitor.
4 To modify or create the setup database (optional) The Demo Mode program comes with a default setup database that represents a typical HP storage environment. It is also possible to modify the setup database or build a new one from scratch. The setup database is created or modified by using the dbinit.exe command line utility. This utility accepts commands that create or delete components (back-end LU, HBA, hosts, VSM, and DPM).
3. Modify the commands in the text file for your intended use, and then save the file to its original location. For a sample of an entire dbinit.txt file, see Appendix B on page 29. 4. Delete the _setup_.fdb database file from C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\SVSP\ Core. 5. Open a command window and change the directory (CD command) to C:\Program Files\ Hewlett-Packard\VSM\Core and run the following command: Dbinit.exe _setup_ dbinit.txt.
6. Verify that a _setup_.fdb database file was created. 7. Start the Demo Mode program and verify that all the components you specified were created. To modify the current setup database 1. Stop the Demo Mode program. 2. Open a command window and change the directory (CD command) to C:\Program Files\ Hewlett-Packard\SVSP\Core. 3. Run the command to add or delete a component. For example, the following command adds an HBA to a host: Dbinit.
To modify or create the setup database (optional)
5 Support and other resources Contacting HP Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP: http://www.hp.
Related documentation The following documents provide related information: • HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform Manager user guide • HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform release notes You can find the documents on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals In the storage section, click Storage Software > Storage Virtualization Software and then select your product.
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A How to use DBINIT Syntax dbinit _setup_ [parameters] or dbinit _setup_ Description of command arguments This section describes the command arguments and parameters and their options. _setup_ This is an existing database or a database file to be created. Do not use the .FDB extension within the dbinit command line. add, del operation del—Deletes the object with the given name. Additional parameters do not need to be provided.
• HBA—The add command can be used to create a single HBA (like that of an unregistered UDH), a host, a VSM, or a DPM. When assigning an HBA to a host, VSM, or DPM, the demo initiator needs to create the host, VSM or DPM. If this object already exists, it should attach the HBA to that object. The initiator also needs to assign two access paths through the given DPM, one for each (simulated) port of the DPM. The options are: • -v -t VSM -d Creates a VSM.
B Example of dbinit.txt The following is a sample of the dbinit.txt file that can be modified to meet the training needs for your storage environment.
add lun 50001fe1000bbdc0 -n 6 -v HP -m HSG80 -c 50 add lun 50001fe1000bbdc0 -n 7 -v HP -m HSG80 -c 50 add lun 50001fe1000bbdc0 -n 8 -v HP -m HSG80 -c 50 #----------------------------------------------------add lun 50001fe1500728e0 -n 1 -v COMPAQ -m HSV110(C)COMPAQ add lun 50001fe1500728e0 -n 2 -v COMPAQ -m HSV110(C)COMPAQ add lun 50001fe1500728e0 -n 3 -v COMPAQ -m HSV110(C)COMPAQ #----------------------------------------------------add lun 50001fe150079640 -n 1 -v COMPAQ -m HSV111(C)COMPAQ add lun 50001fe15
Glossary This glossary defines acronyms and terms used with the SVSP solution. access path A specific series of physical connections through which a device is recognized by another device. active boot set The boot set used to supply system software in a running system. Applies to the DPM. See also boot set. active path A path that is currently available for use. See also passive path, and in use path.
Business Copy SVSP An HP StorageWorks product that works with SAN storage systems to provide local replication capabilities within the SVSP domain, providing local point-in-time (PiT) copies of data, using snapshots of data, based on changes to virtual disks. CLI Command line interface. The Data Path Module provides a CLI through the local administrative console (serial port console), telnet, or SSH.
Group In VSM, a virtual container that defines one or more elements for a data moving task. See also VDG. HBA See host bus adapter. host In VSM, every server that uses VSM virtual disks. Servers that run as VSM servers are also considered hosts. host bus adapter A device that provides input/output (I/O) processing and physical connectivity between a server and a storage system.
migration A VSM service that migrates virtual disks from one storage pool to another while the host application remains online. mirror A VSM service that mirrors virtual disks synchronously and asynchronously. See also asynchronous mirroring and synchronous mirroring. mirroring The creation and continuous updating of one or more redundant copies of data, usually for the sake of fault or disaster recovery. OpenVMS Unit ID Abbreviated as OUID.
SAN Storage Area Network. A network specifically dedicated to the task of transporting data between storage systems and servers. SANs are traditionally connected over FC networks but have also been built using iSCSI technology. secondary path For an active/passive device, the set of paths that are passive by default. See also active/passive RAID, passive path, and primary path.
target port A Fibre Channel port capable of presenting one or more SCSI LUNs to servers. A target is also known as the destination of a server's I/O request. task In VSM, a process that carries out a data moving task on a group. temporary virtual disk A virtual disk created when a PiT is created on another virtual disk. The temporary virtual disk holds any modifications redirected from the original virtual disk after the PiT is created.
virtual disks, and provides agents with virtual disk information. The VSM server also moves data in snapclone, migration, and asynchronous mirroring operations. VSS See Volume Shadow Copy Service. VSS freeze A period of time during the shadow copy creation process when all services (writers) have flushed their writes to the volumes and are not initiating additional writes. VSS thaw The completion of a VSS shadow copy freeze. WWNN World Wide Node Name.
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