FlexFrame. Version 5.3A/1.0A. Management Tool. Edition October 2013 Document Version 1.0

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1 FlexFrame Version 5.3A/1.0A Management Tool Edition October 2013 Document Version 1.0

2 Fujitsu Limited Copyright Fujitsu Technology Solutions 2013 FlexFrame and PRIMERGY are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in Japan and other countries. SAP and NetWeaver are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds SUSE Linux is a registered trademark of Novell, Inc., in the United States and other countries Oracle and Java are trademarks of ORACLE Corporation and/or its affiliates Intel and PXE are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries MaxDB is a registered trademark of MySQL AB, Sweden MySQL is a registered trademark of MySQL AB, Sweden NetApp and the Network Appliance logo are registered trademarks and Network Appliance and Data ONTAP are trademarks of NetApp, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. EMC, CLARiiON, Symmetrix and Celerra are trademarks or registered trademarks of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries VMware, ESX, ESXi, VMware vcenter, VMware vsphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Ethernet is a registered trademark of XEROX, Inc., Digital Equipment Corporation and Intel Corporation Windows and Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other hardware and software names used are trademarks of their respective companies. All rights, including rights of translation, reproduction by printing, copying or similar methods, in part or in whole, are reserved. Offenders will be liable for damages. All rights, including rights created by patent grant or registration of a utility model or design, are reserved. Delivery subject to availability. Right of technical modification reserved.

3 Contents General product information and naming Introduction Notational Conventions... 3 Document History Related Documents Network Concept Brief Abstract of the Network Concept FlexFrame Network External Connections External Connectivity Client LAN Connectivity Global Connectivity - Client LAN Connection Core Switch Client LAN Connection Core Switch Connectivity for Devices Uplinks for Switch Groups Uplinks to the corporate network using the Core Switch Uplinks between FlexFrame Switch Groups Define SNMP Communities Host Names Working with the Management Tool Supported Administration Commands Operating Mode Differences Features Overview Differences in Performing Actions Starting the Management Tool Exit the Management Tool Screen Layout of the Management Tool Error Logging Brief Instruction for Creating a New FlexFrame Configuration Menu Functions "File" Menu Creating a New Configuration "New Configuration" Function "Open LDAP Connection" Function "Open Local LDAP Connection" Function "Open Configuration File" Function Modifying an Existing Configuration Saving a Configuration Management Tool

4 Contents Saving for Installation Printing a Configuration "Edit" Menu "Add" / "Delete" "Undo" / "Redo" "Options/Preferences" "Tools" Menu Validating a Configuration Erasing the LDAP and XML Validation Errors Generating a Network Wiring Plan Automatic Generation Manual Generation Generating Global Connectivity Automatic Generation Manual Generation Generating Host Parts of IP Addresses Generate Host Parts Automatically Generate Host Parts Manually "Mode" Menu Object Tree General Features "FlexFrame" Object "Control Center" Object "Network" Object "Storage" Object "Pools" Object "Hypervisor Nodes" Object "Chassis" Object Switch Blades "Global Connectivity" Object View Area General Features "General Information" "Pools" "Controlling" "Application Nodes" "NAS Storage" "Volumes" and "Pool / SID Mount" "Volumes" "Pool / SID / Node Mount" "SAP Services" "Users Groups Services" "External Connectivity" Management Tool

5 Contents 7.11 "Chassis" "Hypervisor Nodes" "Wiring" "IPs" Execution Area General Overview Administration Commands Overview Validation Actions Actions Overview Actions Overview Table Other administrative commands available in Administration Mode Context Menu of Selected Objects Adding Hypervisor Nodes Adding Complete Configuration Adding Application Nodes Adding New AN (Create an AN Image) Adding Blade Server Chassis Adding Data NICs Adding External Connectivities (Pool-specific) Adding LAN Interfaces Adding Mount Points for Volumes Adding NAS Systems Celerra SRDF-NAS Active/Passive Configuration Adding Control Stations Adding Data Movers Adding Pool Groups Adding Pools Adding SAP Services Classic Classic Service with external HANA DB LiveCache Service (LC) Business Objects Enterprise Service (BOBJ/SBOP) Content Management Server Service (CMS) Search and Classification Service (TRX) Master Data Management Service Type (MDM) Solution Manager Diagnostics Service Type (SMD) Web Dispatcher Service Type (WD) HANA DB Service Type (HANA) Adding Switches Adding Switch Groups Uplinks Adding Uplinks Management Tool

6 Contents Deleting Uplinks Extend Uplinks Adding Switch Ports Adding Volumes Abbreviations Glossary Index Management Tool

7 General product information and naming This document describes the functionality and operation of the FlexFrame Management Tool. The solution FlexFrame is offered in two characteristics: the FlexFrame for SAP V5.3A solution This is the successor of the well-known solution FlexFrame for SAP which is in the market for years with its latest version V5.2A. the FlexFrame Orchestrator V1.0A solution This is a new approach to offer enhanced functionality and features (e.g. support of SAP HANA, support of KVM as virtual machine) step by step and become more and more independent from certain hardware and software components. These additional new features compared to the traditional FlexFrame for SAP features are available by special licenses only. This documentation is for both characteristics: all descriptions regarding FlexFrame Orchestrator have a corresponding notification within their chapters if there is no notification regarding FlexFrame Orchestrator the described functionality is valid for both characteristics The name FlexFrame is a generic term for both "FlexFrame for SAP " (FF4S) and "FlexFrame Orchestrator" (FFO). The trademark myamc is not being used any more. The brand myamc will be replaced by the brand FlexFrame, e.g. instead of myamc Accounting we now speak about FlexFrame Accounting. The abbreviation FA for FlexFrame Autonomy now denotes the FlexFrame Agents (Application Agents, Control Agents and the Frame Agent). The FA Suite now denotes the FlexFrame Agents Suite. Management Tool 1

8 Introduction Notational Conventions 1 Introduction The FlexFrame for SAP Management Tool is the successor of the FlexFrame for SAP Planning Tool. It takes over all the functions of the former Planning Tool and moreover offers a variety of new functions as well as the potential to further basic extensions of the functionality in the future. Although its implementation compared with the predecessor is based on fundamentally different technologies (Java and XML versus Microsoft Excel), one aim was to give a familiar and as far as possible compatible look and feel for its users. The FlexFrame for SAP Management Tool works together with FlexFrame for SAP versions 4.2A. This manual describes how to work with the FlexFrame Management Tool which enables the certified FlexFrame consultant to enter the necessary configuration data for a customer-specific FlexFrame environment on a Windows PC with Java SE 6 and newly also on other platforms, e.g. Linux. With the Management Tool you can either work in Planning Mode or in Administration Mode (new as of FlexFrame V5.1!): Planning Mode: create an initial FlexFrame configuration file. modify an existing FlexFrame configuration file. open an LDAP connection to a server to get a current FlexFrame configuration to be used as initial configuration. create/modify the network cabling plan. After the data has been entered correctly, it is stored in an XML file on an approved external data medium (e.g. an USB stick) and later read in by the installation scripts during the installation of the FlexFrame Control Center. The required FlexFrame configuration is implemented automatically using this configuration data. Among other things, the configuration files contain information on the: Network switch configuration DHCP parameters Hosts User and group parameters Services FlexFrame pool and group definitions NAS storage configuration SAP services Network boot parameters Database systems LDAP parameters Network wiring plan 2 Management Tool

9 Notational Conventions Introduction Administration Mode: The Administration Mode provides an easy and comfortable way to administrate the FlexFrame system environment. The CLI commands are generated automatically by the Management Tool and needn t be typed in manually. All commands are listed in the new execution area and are executed consecutively. In Administration Mode you can directly access the FlexFrame environment. The executed commands directly affect the FlexFrame environment. As a technical requirement the Management Tool has to run on the Control Node to use the administration functionality. General Hints The two Control Nodes (CN) of FlexFrame for SAP are also named the FlexFrame Control Center (CC). In this documentation the notation Control Node (CN) is used as a synonym for Control Center (CC) and the other way round. This document is only to be used by Certified FlexFrame Consultants who have completed FlexFrame and Network Appliance Filer training or EMC NAS Storage training. They also should have expert knowledge of Linux OS. SAP system installations should only be performed by consultants who are certified for your operating system, your database, and the SAP system you are installing. 1.1 Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: Additional information that should be observed. Warning that must be observed. fixed font <fixed font> fixed font Names of paths, files, commands, and system output. Names of variables. User inputs in command examples (if applicable using <> with variables). Management Tool 3

10 Introduction Document History 1.2 Document History Document Version Changes Date 1.0 First Edition Related Documents FlexFrame Administration and Operation FlexFrame HW Characteristics Quickguides FlexFrame Installation and Configuration of LVM 1.0 Standard Edition FlexFrame Installation Guide for SAP Solutions FlexFrame Installation of a FlexFrame Environment FlexFrame Agents Installation and Administration FlexFrame Messenger Concepts and Usage FlexFrame LogAgent Concepts and Usage FlexFrame Network Design and Configuration Guide FlexFrame Security Guide FlexFrame Technical White Paper FlexFrame Upgrading FlexFrame 5.1A or 5.2A to 5.3A/1.0A ServerView Documentation SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Documentation 4 Management Tool

11 2 Network Concept The FlexFrame "Network Design and Configuration Guide" defines valid FlexFrame Network configurations. In the Management Tool Guide you will just find a description how to enter a valid configuration into the Management Tool. If you are already familiar with the network concept of FlexFrame, please continue with chapter "Working with the Management Tool" on page Brief Abstract of the Network Concept The network is the backbone of the FlexFrame solution. Communication between the various nodes is done exclusively over the IP network infrastructure. This is used both for communication between server(s) and client(s) and for delivering data from the NAS (Network Attached Storage) to the server. The IP network infrastructure is essential for every FlexFrame configuration. FlexFrame is designed with a dedicated network for connections between server and storage that is reserved for FlexFrame traffic only. The FlexFrame internal physical network configuration is fully redundant to ensure high availability. Based on this physical network, a number of virtual network segments are configured. One virtual LAN (VLAN) is used for FlexFrame infrastructure management and is called the Control LAN. Three further VLANs, the Client LAN, the Server LAN and the Storage LAN, are added for each pool. A pool is a set of Application Nodes in a FlexFrame environment plus a set of preconfigured SAP services that belong to the same customer. A pool is usually related to a client. By assigning separate VLANs to every pool these clients are well separated. This multi-client capability of FlexFrame is an essential feature. 2.2 FlexFrame Network External Connections For network connections of the internal FlexFrame networks to the customer corporate LAN the following features are provided External Connectivity With External Connectivity you are able to define abstract devices with one or two NICs and with one to four LAN Addresses for the Pool specific LANs and the Control LAN. External Connectivity exists in a pool scope. A more detailed description of this feature is given in section 7.10 "External Connectivity" on page 82. Management Tool 5

12 Network Concept FlexFrame Network External Connections Client LAN Connectivity Global Connectivity - Client LAN Connection With Global Connectivity you are able to define device independent global connectivity. Using this feature you can define switch ports that provide access to certain (Client) LANs. Since you are able to provide access to several Client LANs of different pools on one redundant pair of switch ports, global connectivity is defined in a global scope, not in a pool specific scope. A more detailed description of this feature is given in section 6.10 "Global Connectivity" Object on page 64. This method for defining Client LAN connections is obsolete as of Version 5.2 of FlexFrame. The method described in Core Switch Client LAN Connection should be used instead Core Switch Client LAN Connection All connections between ports of a switch group and ports in the "Client LAN Uplinks" object build a Client LAN Uplink Channel from the respective SWG to the customer corporate LAN that handles the traffic of Client LAN VLANs only. This method for defining Client LAN connections is recommended as of Version 5.2 of FlexFrame Core Switch Connectivity for Devices You can connect NAS devices and servers to a connectivity cloud that is named "Core or Direct". Connecting FlexFrame devices to the "Core or Direct" cloud just means, that FlexFrame is not configuring any switches for these devices. Core or Direct in the Management Tool is just like an abstract switch positioned directly under the Network Object (see 6.4 "Network" Object on page 51). If not yet existing, you can right-click on the Network Object and add a Core or Direct object. As children of the Core or Direct object the two portlist objects "Ports default" and "Client Lan Uplinks" are predefined. You can add additional portlist objects with right-click on the Core or Direct object. As children of these portlist objects you can add different kinds of switch ports, as many as you need. Via the link property of the switchport object or the link property of a data NIC object you are able to relate the NIC of a device with the SWP of the Core or Direct cloud. All devices in a FlexFrame installation may be connected to any portlist of Core or Direct. 6 Management Tool

13 FlexFrame Network External Connections Network Concept Uplinks for Switch Groups In contrast to Client LAN Uplinks the connections between ports of a switch group and ports in the "Ports default" object build an Uplink Channel from the respective SWG to the customer corporate LAN that handles the traffic not only of Client LAN VLANs but of any used VLAN (additionally Server, Storage and Control LAN) Uplinks to the corporate network using the Core Switch Automatic creation of uplinks is done by calling the wiring menu function (see section 7.13 "Wiring" on page 87) after having set the networking properties (see Miscellaneous Network Settings on page 52). Uplinks for 3750 SWGs will be created as described in the networking properties. Nexus 5000 SWGs will use uppermost switch ports just below the switch ports that are used as VPC peer links. The wiring menu function creates uplinks. The wiring function does not necessarily create plug compatible uplinks that you can use for any possible direct connection of switch groups. Manually you can create uplinks in the Management Tool by linking switch ports of a switch group to switch ports of Core or Direct. To be able to set the link property of a SWP to point to another SWP the switch interconnect property of the SWP has to be set to true. To configure uplinks to Core or Direct you should use different switches of a switch group to have a failsafe uplink connection of your switch group. All connections of a SWG to the same portlist of Core or Direct form one link aggregate. If you want to configure more than one uplink for a switch group, you have to use a different portlist object of Core or Direct for each uplink channel, e.g. "Ports add. LAG 1". Core or Direct is just an abstract, not really existing switching device that represents network connectivity not in the responsibility of FlexFrame. If you use uplinks of two switch groups to the same portlist of Core or Direct to connect these two switch groups directly with each other, then you have to take care, that the uplinks of one switch group use the same kind of switch ports as the uplinks of the other switch group. To put the attention of the certified FlexFrame consultant, who is planning network connectivity, to this fact, a warning will be displayed when validating and switch ports of different type are found in the same portlist. If the pointed out uplinks will not be used for a direct connection, you can ignore this warning. The uplinks, you want to use for a direct connection of two switch groups, have to be plug compatible. Management Tool 7

14 Network Concept Define SNMP Communities Uplinks between FlexFrame Switch Groups Uplinks between FlexFrame Switch Groups can be established in two ways: Using the Core Switch See Core Switch Connectivity for Devices on page 6. Via direct connection In FlexFrame as of version 5.2 switch ports of different switch groups can be connected directly. This method is recommended as of FlexFrame Define SNMP Communities In order to be able to send SNMP traps to the control center, the switches of a switch group and the switch blades of the blade chassis need a specified SNMP community. This community is defined via the Management Tool. As default value "public" (read only) is set. The community is set at the following locations in the object tree: for the control center in the "control center" object, see section 6.3 "Control Center" Object on page 49) for the switches of a switch group in every switch group object for every switch blade object of a blade chassis In FlexFrame select the same community for all three kinds of devices. 2.4 Host Names The host names of the individual VLANs are derived from the general host names of the respective components (e.g. Application Nodes). With exception of the Client LAN the host names are provided with a suffix to permit an individual addressing via a VLAN segment: Control LAN: Server LAN: Storage LAN: <general_host_name>-co <general_host_name>-se <general_host_name>-st In SAP environments host names are currently limited to 13 alpha numeric characters including the hyphen ("-"). The first character must be a letter. In the SAP environment host names are case-sensitive (see SAP Note No ). 8 Management Tool

15 3 Working with the Management Tool The Management Tool comprises two modes: Planning Mode Administration Mode: You can choose the mode in the menu bar in the Mode menu. The Planning Mode comprises all known features. The Administration Mode provides access to most of the features and commands known from the Planning Mode. The fundamental difference between the Planning Mode and the Administration Mode is the direct access of the Management Tool to the FlexFrame environment when using the Administration Mode. To use Administration Mode, the Management Tool must run on the FlexFrame Cluster Node with root privileges. If you use the Management Tool offline, with no direct access to the FlexFrame environment, the Mode menu is not displayed. The Management Tool can then just be used in Planning Mode. 3.1 Supported Administration Commands ff_pool_adm.pl --op add/rem --name <poolname> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname> Add/Delete Pool Button in the Pools table ff_poolgroup_adm.pl --op add/rem --group <groupname> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/Groups Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/Groups/<groupname> Add/Delete Group Button in Application Nodes Tabelle ff_sid_adm.pl --op add/del --pool <poolname> --sid <sidname> Accessible via: Management Tool 9

16 Working with the Management Tool Supported Administration Commands Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/SIDs Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/SIDs/<sidname> Add/Delete SAP Service Button in SAP Services table Add/Delete SAP Instance Button in SAP Services table ff_setup_sid_folder.sh p <poolname> -s <sidname>... Is also generated when adding a new SID. Only as Administration Command available, always executable. Accessible via: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/SIDs/<sidName> ff_sid_mnt_adm.pl --op add --sid <sidname> --sapdata <volume> -- saplog<volume> Is also generated when adding a new SID with sapdta and saplog volumes for this SID. Only as Administration Command available, there have to be sapdata and saplog volumes for this SID, always executable. Accessible via: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/SIDs/<sidName> ff_an_adm.pl --op add/rem --name <servername> --type <type> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/Groups/<groupName>/Servers Delete: Context menu of: /<poolname>/groups/<groupname>/servers/<servername> Add / Delete Application Node button in the Application Nodes table ff_new_an.sh -n <name> Only as Administration Command available. Accessible via: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Pools/<poolname>/Groups/<groupName>/Servers/<se rvername> 10 Management Tool

17 Supported Administration Commands Working with the Management Tool ff_bx_cabinet_adm.pl --op add/del --name <cabname> --type <type> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Chassis Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Chassis/<chassisName> Add Chassis button in the Chassis table ff_esx_adm.pl --op add/rem --name <esxservername> --type <type> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Hypervisor Nodes/Server List Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Hypervisor Nodes/Server List/<esxServerName> Add / Delete Hypervisor Node button in the Hypervisor Nodes table ff_esx_adm.pl --op complete-config name <esxservername> Only as Administration Command available Accessible via: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Hypervisor Nodes/Server List /<esxservername> ff_nas_adm.pl --op add/rem --name <nasname> --type <type> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Storage/NAS Delete: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Storage/NAS/<nasName> Add / Delete NAS button in the NAS Storage table ff_nas_adm.pl --op add-pool/rem-pool --name <nasname> Accessible via: Add (Netapp Filer): Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Storage/NAS/<nasName>/Storage LANs Delete (Netapp Filer):Context menu of: / /NAS/<nasName>/Storage LANs/<stlanName> Celerra DM: Context menu of: / /NAS/<nasName>/<dmName>/Storage LANs Celerra DM: Context menu of: / /NAS/<nasName>/<dmName>/Storage LANs/<stlanName> Management Tool 11

18 Working with the Management Tool Operating Mode Differences Add / Delete Pool to / from NAS button in the NAS Storage table ff_swgroup_adm.pl --op add/rem --name <swgname> Accessible via: Add: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups Delete: Context menu of: FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups/<swgName> Add / Delete Switchgroup button in the Controlling table ff_swgroup_adm.pl --op add-sw/rem-sw --type <type> Accessible via: Add (Sw): Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups/<swgName>/Switches Delete (Sw): Context menu of: /Network/Switch Groups/<swgName>/Switches/<swName> Add / Delete Switch button in the Controlling table ff_swgroup_adm.pl --op add-uplink/rem-uplink/ext-uplink Only as Administration Command available. Accessible via: Context menu of: /FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups/<swgName> 3.2 Operating Mode Differences Features Overview This section describes the differences between the two operating modes concerning the menu bar and the object tree. An additional list, comparing the individual actions that can be performed in different object tree submenus and within the view area is provided in section 9.1 Actions Overview on page 98. Menu bar overview: The following table provides an overview of the available features in the menu bar in the two operating modes Planning Mode and Administration Mode. "x" indicates that this feature is available, "o" indicates, that this feature is not available if you are working in this operating mode. 12 Management Tool

19 Operating Mode Differences Working with the Management Tool Menu bar Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Planning Mode Administration Mode File New Configuration x o Open Configuration File x o LDAP Connection x o Local LDAP Connection X Only on CN o Save x o Save for Installation x o Print All x o Wiring x o Exit x x Edit Add / Delete Pool x x Switch Group x x Application Node x x Hypervisor Node x x Chassis x x NAS x x Volume x o Mount x o SAP Services x x External Connectivity x o Undo x o Redo x o Options / Preferences x x Tools Validate Configuration x x Management Tool 13

20 Working with the Management Tool Operating Mode Differences Menu bar Submenu 1 Submenu 2 Planning Mode Administration Mode Erase LDAP / XML Read Validation x x Wiring Clear Wiring x o Clear Client LAN Connectivity x o Perform Wiring x x IP Addresses Reset All Hostparts To '0' x o Initialize '0' Hostparts x x Initialize '1' Hostparts x x Initialize '0' And '1' Hostparts x x Reload from LDAP x x Mode Planning x x Administration x x Help About x x Differences in Performing Actions Main difference between the Planning Mode and the Administration Mode is the direct access of the Management Tool to the FlexFrame environment when working in Administration Mode. This includes that working in Administration Mode is a very tender subject. Therefore objects are highlighted prior to the execution, so you can reconsider your decision: Adding objects: Objects to be added are highlighted in yellow in the object tree. Every field which is editable can still be modified. Deleting objects: Objects to be deleted are highlighted in red in the object tree. The fields cannot be modified anymore. 14 Management Tool

21 Operating Mode Differences Working with the Management Tool Example: In this example the pool "beck-p2-mnt" should be deleted. The pool and all objects are highlighted in red. You can reconsider your decision prior to the execution. In Administration Mode every action (modification, adding, deleting) has to be executed via the button Execute. Only then the action is performed directly on the FlexFrame environment. For more details see section 8 Execution Area on page 91. Management Tool 15

22 Working with the Management Tool Starting the Management Tool 3.3 Starting the Management Tool The Management Tool is shipped on the Service CD in the directory /config. To start the Management Tool in an already existing FlexFrame environment open the following directory on the Cluster Node: /opt/flexframe/mgmttool. The Management Tool consists of the following files: MgmtTool.jar xercesimpl.jar xml-apis.jar ff_hardware.xml ff_globals.xml ff_sap.xml On the Cluster node the ff_.xml files are located in the directory /opt/flexframe/etc. However, if a ff_.xml file exists in the current directory it is used instead of the equivalent in the directory /opt/flexframe/etc. Copy the files into the same directory under Windows or Linux. You can start the Management Tool in the Windows Explorer doing a double click on MgmtTool.jar. You also can start the Management Tool on the command line interface in the following way: Navigate to the directory which contains the MgmtTool.jar. Type java jar MgmtTool.jar SUN Java SE 6 is required. The screen of the Management Tool opens. For an explanation of the different areas see section 3.5 Screen Layout of the Management Tool on page 18. When started the Management Tool initially shows the Planning Mode. 16 Management Tool

23 Exit the Management Tool Working with the Management Tool The Management Tool in Planning Mode supports a recovery function (Undo/Redo). For this purpose each action is stored in an undo buffer. If the undo buffer is full the oldest stored action is deleted from the buffer and the newest one is stored. If you delete an object by mistake, you can repair it by performing the Undo function in the Edit menu or if the action that deleted the object is no longer stored in the undo buffer, you can repair the deleted object by adding it again or saving frequently to a configuration file and reading in the configuration file again with the Open -> Configuration File function. In the latter case, all input that you made previously is lost. Attention when working in Administration Mode! In Administration Mode you have direct access to the FlexFrame environment. 3.4 Exit the Management Tool You exit the Management Tool by selecting Exit in the File menu. Management Tool 17

24 Working with the Management Tool Screen Layout of the Management Tool 3.5 Screen Layout of the Management Tool The screen of the Management Tool consists of three different areas, in which you can execute the configuration tasks. The following figure displays the screen layout in Administration Mode. The screen layout in Planning Mode is structured the same way, but without area no. 18 Management Tool

25 Screen Layout of the Management Tool Working with the Management Tool Menu bar: In the menu bar you find administrative functions of the Management Tool. Additionally the menu bar comprises all edit functions, available via the Edit menu. Some of these edit functions are also available via right mouse click from the Object Tree). Object tree: If you use the Management Tool offline, with no direct access to the FlexFrame environment, the Mode menu is not displayed. The Management Tool can just be used in Planning Mode. Here you find an abstract object tree that represents a FlexFrame installation. When you select an object tree element in this area with a left mouse click you get a differentiated view on this in the view area. This means, the selected object in the object tree determines the content of the view area. In other words, every object has an object view that is displayed in the view area. Generally every object displays in its object view the information that is displayed within the leaf objects of its sub-tree. If you select a leaf object only the properties of the selected object are displayed in the view area. Depending on the selected object you can open a context menu with a right mouse click on the object. Via context menus you can perform object dependent actions. Generally the actions are "delete" and "add". View area: If you are working in Planning Mode, the View area will be displayed throughout the whole screen left. In Administration Mode however, this area is split in an upper part, displaying the View area und a lower part, displaying the Execution area (see no. below). Depending on the selected object in the object tree, an object view is opened in this area. Generally an object view displays information of the sub-tree of the selected object. Objects and object views are loosely coupled. The available views are described in section 7.1 General Features on page 65. In all views you will find editable fields or dropdown combo boxes, where you can change the values of the related properties. Management Tool 19

26 Working with the Management Tool Screen Layout of the Management Tool If applicable, there are buttons above a table for performing actions. Each action either produces a new object-dependent sub-tree in the object tree (add) or deletes an object (delete). When you select the FlexFrame object, the root object of the FlexFrame object tree, you get information on the whole FlexFrame installation in the FlexFrame object view. To group this information, the FlexFrame object view contains an additional tab bar. Depending on the selected tab in this bar, you get a global view on the configuration, grouped by the kind of FlexFrame object, e.g. application nodes, volumes or NAS devices. For defining a basic FlexFrame configuration most of the settings are set in these tabs. For defining details of a configuration, which are not visible or changeable in the global views, you have to select the corresponding object in the object tree mostly leaf objects - and set the properties right at the objects itself. Execution area: If you are working in Planning Mode, the View area will be displayed throughout the whole screen left. In Administration Mode however, this area is split in an upper part, displaying the View area (see no. ) and a lower part, displaying the Execution area. The execution area comprises a command line and four administrative buttons. Every configuration that is set, results in one to several commands, which are displayed in the command line. Several commands can be listed consecutively. Executing the listed commands with Execute will affect the real FlexFrame environment in real time. Prior to the execution each command is validated. If the command is not valid, the Execute button is highlighted in red; the action cannot be performed. After executing a command the current status of the performed steps is displayed. Prior to the execution it is recommended to reload the LDAP configuration by Reload LDAP, because the same FlexFrame environment can be administered at the same time by two or more people, which may affect the system configuration. 20 Management Tool

27 Error Logging Working with the Management Tool The configuration is not reloaded automatically! Changes performed by another administrator are not visible unless you click on Reload LDAP. Otherwise this could result in severe errors, when executing the own commands. 3.6 Error Logging ManagementToolLog.txt In case of unexpected behavior of the Management Tool, information of the available ff_hardware.xml files parsed and in case of an error more detailed information on the error is logged in the file ManagementToolLog.txt. The file ManagementToolLog.txt is located in the directory from where the Management Tool was started. In case the ff_config.xml or the LDAP content of a FlexFrame installation to be evaluated contains hardware which is not available in the ff_hardware.xml this information can be found only here in ManagementToolLog.txt. If a "java call stack" is logged, this means that a not yet handled error situation occurred. In such a case it is strongly recommended to save the configuration, terminate the Management Tool and call the Fujitsu service. For all Management Tool sessions the information is accumulated in this log file. Management Tool 21

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29 4 Brief Instruction for Creating a New FlexFrame Configuration This chapter applies only in case that you use the Planning Mode. For the Administration Mode, you can skip this chapter. To create a new FlexFrame configuration, perform the following steps: 1. After starting the Management Tool (see section 3.3 Starting the Management Tool on page 16), select New Configuration in the File menu (see section Creating a New Configuration on page 25). A dialog box opens in which you have to specify the parameters for the first pool of the new FlexFrame environment. The input fields of this dialog box contain default values, which you can adapt according to your needs. Having done this, the new configuration consists of one switch group, one pool with one group and one NAS storage. Add switches to the switch group (see section 9.18 Adding Switches on page 135). Add one or more blade server chassis (see section 9.7 Adding Blade Server Chassis on page 109). Add one or more Hypervisor Nodes (see section Adding Hypervisor Nodes on page 103). Add one or more application nodes (rack servers, blade servers, VMs, see section 9.5 Adding Application Nodes on page 104) Add SAP services (see section 9.17 Adding SAP Services on page 121). Generate the IP addresses (see section Generating Host Parts of IP Addresses on page 44). Generate the network wiring plan (see section Generating a Network Wiring Plan on page 39). Validate the configuration (see section Validating a Configuration on page 38). In case of errors you have to correct them and validate the configuration again. Save the valid configuration (see section Saving a Configuration on page 33). If you want to use the configuration for later installation, the file name must be ff_config.xml. You can print the settings of the configuration (see section Saving a Configuration on page 33). Management Tool 23

30 Brief Instruction for Creating a New FlexFrame Configuration Error Logging Optional activities: Add other switch groups to the desired configuration (see section 9.19 Adding Switch Groups on page 136). Add other pools to the desired configuration (see section 9.16 Adding Pools on page 119). Add other groups to the existing pool(s) (see section 9.13 Adding Control Stations on page 116). Add pool-specific external connectivities (see section 9.9 Adding External Connectivities (Pool-specific) on page 110). Add other NAS storages (see section 9.12 Adding NAS Systems on page 113). Add volumes to the NAS storage(s) (see section 9.22 Adding Volumes on page 139). Add mount points for the added volumes (see section 9.11 Adding Mount Points for Volumes on page 112). Add global connectivities either manually or automatically with optional additional Client LANs (see section Generating Global Connectivity on page 41). Optional activities make it necessary that you perform steps 7 to 10 again. The validation of a complete FlexFrame configuration is done by using the Validate Configuration function (see section Validating a Configuration on page 38). First add all your devices to the configuration then configure all IP addresses and then do the wiring of the whole configuration. Name conflicts and conflicting IP addresses are much better resolved when having the global view on all devices of a FlexFrame configuration. Before writing a FlexFrame configuration into a configuration file (Save for Installation) the validation is always performed automatically and the resulting number of errors will be written into the configuration file. If there are validation errors you will not be able to use the configuration file for installing a FlexFrame system. Therefore it is necessary to use the Validate Configuration function at the end of a FlexFrame configuration setup. It is also recommended to validate a configuration several times before. Of course you can save an intermediate state with existing errors. But to use the configuration file for installation purposes (Save For Installation in the File menu), it must be bug-free. 24 Management Tool

31 "File" Menu Menu Functions 5 Menu Functions 5.1 "File" Menu The File menu is different comparing both operating modes: Planning Mode Administration Mode Functions available for creating, opening, and saving a configuration. You can even print the configuration settings. There is no need to create a new configuration or open an existing configuration file, because the Management Tool has a direct access to the FlexFrame environment. The functions additionally available in Planning Mode are therefore irrelevant for the Administration Mode Creating a New Configuration Creating a new configuration is only possible in Planning Mode. A new configuration can be created in the following three ways: Select New Configuration from the File menu, see section "New Configuration" Function on page 26. Open an existing configuration from LDAP via the File menu and save it as an XML file, see sections "Open LDAP Connection" Function on page 29 and "Open Local LDAP Connection" Function on page 31. Open an existing configuration via the File menu, modify and save it under a different name, see section "Open Configuration File" Function on page 32. Management Tool 25

32 Menu Functions "File" Menu "New Configuration" Function With this function you can create the basic objects for an initial configuration. The following dialog box is displayed in which you have to specify the parameters for the first pool of the new FlexFrame environment. The input fields of this dialog box contain default values, which you can adapt according to your needs. 26 Management Tool

33 "File" Menu Menu Functions First Pool Name First Group Name The name of the first pool. The name must start with a letter and may only contain numbers and letters. NOTE: It's recommended to use short pool names, because the Pool Name is used as part of the host name. Long Pool Names make the host name illegible. The name of the first pool group. The name must start with a letter and may only contain numbers, letters, "-" and "_". Management Tool 27

34 Menu Functions "File" Menu First Switch Group Name The name of the first switch group. The name must start with a letter and may only contain numbers, letters or "-". DNS Domain Name DNS Server Network (LANs) Netmask (LANs) VLAN ID (LANs) NAS System The DNS domain name for the first pool. The name has to conform to RFC1035. This means, the domain parts have to be separated by a dot and must consist of alphanumerical characters and dashes. The parts may not begin with a number or a dash. IPv4 address of the DNS Domain Server for the first pool. The name has to conform to RFC1035 (see above). No entry is required for this field. If this field is empty, fully qualified domain names outside of FlexFrame cannot be resolved by neither the Control Nodes nor the Application Nodes. The relevant network in IPv4 format. In binary, the network address must contain a zero at the same position as the netmask of the individual LAN segments. The individual networks must be different from each other. The relevant netmask in IPv4 format. In the network section the netmask must consist of binary ones, and in the host section of binary zeros. You are recommended to use the same netmask for all network segments. The relevant VLAN ID. The VLAN ID is an integer between 2 and The VLAN IDs must be unique over all LAN segments. Depending on the actual switching hardware (switch blades or switchgroup switches) further restrictions may apply. Details you will find in the "HW Characteristics Quickguides" of these devices. Pull down menu with valid NAS types, name of the NAS system and number of NICs (2-8). After you have completed your input or for the assumption of the default values, click on the OK button. The structured object list for this configuration will be displayed in the object tree. 28 Management Tool

35 "File" Menu Menu Functions "Open LDAP Connection" Function The function "Open LDAP Connection" is only available in Planning Mode. With this function you can create a new configuration by reading in an existing configuration from LDAP and saving it in an XML file. In Administration Mode, you can read the existing configuration from LDAP via the function "Reload from LDAP", available in the Execution Area. Configuration data for an initial configuration is not all stored in LDAP. There is a very little amount of information missing. The missing data must be added after reading in a configuration from LDAP. Before adding the missing data, a validation of the current configuration will always show errors (see Validating a Configuration on page 38). Even when the missing data has been added and no validation errors are indicated anymore, you should be aware, that the data read from the LDAP might be erroneous due to improper handling before. Data obtained by reading from LDAP should always be carefully verified. The Management Tool can only verify consistency. It cannot detect changed IP addresses or similar modifications. The following dialog box opens in which you can select a properties file. Management Tool 29

36 Menu Functions "File" Menu To open an LDAP connection, click on the corresponding file and then click on the Open button. The structured object list for this configuration will be displayed. To modify the properties of the selected file, click on the Edit LDAP Properties button. The following dialog box opens: Click on Save to save the modified properties. By clicking on the Set LDAP Properties button the same dialog box is displayed with blank input fields. 30 Management Tool

37 "File" Menu Menu Functions LDAP URL Base DN User DN Password Address of the server for LDAP access. The Base DN (Distinguished Name) is the root for the LDAP name space for this FlexFrame environment. This can be a subset of a higher LDAP hierarchy. This field may be empty if the DNS domain name is specified. If a DNS domain is set and no Base DN exists, it is formed from the DNS domain when the Control Nodes are installed. The entry is not checked for plausibility! User DN of the LDAP user. Password of the LDAP user "Open Local LDAP Connection" Function The function "Open Local LDAP Connection" is only available in Planning Mode and if the Management Tool is executed on a cluster node. With this function you can create a new configuration by reading in an existing configuration from LDAP and saving it in an XML file. As the configuration is read from the local FlexFrame LDAP here it is not necessary to select an LDAP properties file. Management Tool 31

38 Menu Functions "File" Menu "Open Configuration File" Function With this function you can create a new configuration by modifying an existing configuration file and saving it under a new name. For further details see the following section Modifying an Existing Configuration on page 32. The following dialog box is displayed in which you can select a configuration (XML file). To open a configuration file, click on the corresponding XML file and then click on the Open button. The structured object list for this configuration will be displayed Modifying an Existing Configuration To modify an existing configuration, use the Open Configuration File function, modify the parameters and save it under the same name. 32 Management Tool

39 "File" Menu Menu Functions Saving a Configuration You save a configuration by selecting the Save function. The following dialog box is displayed in which you can save the new/modified configuration in an XML file. To save a new configuration, type <file_name>.xml in the File Name field and click on the Save button. To save a modified configuration, click on the corresponding XML file and then click on the Save button. The configuration file should be copied under the name ff_config.xml to the root directory of a USB stick. This external medium will be used for the installation. Within the Management Tool the file name is arbitrary. For the installation the file name must be ff_config.xml. Management Tool 33

40 Menu Functions "File" Menu Saving for Installation You save a configuration for an installation by selecting the Save For Installation function. Save For Installation is nothing but a combined validation and saving into the file ff_config.xml. The following dialog box is displayed in which you can save the new/modified configuration for an installation in an XML file. The file name ff_config.xml preset for this name is necessary for installation. Before saving for installation a validation of the data is performed. The "Save configuration" dialog box only opens if no error is found. Warnings are tolerated. 34 Management Tool

41 "Edit" Menu Menu Functions Printing a Configuration You can print the current settings of the selected configuration by selecting the Print function. The views of all tabs or the wiring plan are printed. 5.2 "Edit" Menu Not all functions are available in both operating modes. A detailed overview of the differences is provided in section 3.2 Operating Mode Differences on page 12. Planning Mode Administration Mode Management Tool 35

42 Menu Functions "Edit" Menu "Add" / "Delete" With the functions Add and Delete in the Edit menu you can execute the same actions, which are offered as buttons in different views. For more information see section 7 View Area on page 65. Planning Mode Administration Mode "Undo" / "Redo" The functions "Undo" and "Redo" are only available in Planning Mode. With the Undo function you can undo the actions that are stored in the undo buffer. With Redo you can perform undone actions again. 36 Management Tool

43 "Edit" Menu Menu Functions "Options/Preferences" With the functions Options/Preferences in the Edit menu you can select options which are to be appended to each executed administration command. Planning Mode Administration Mode By clicking this function the following dialog box is opened. You can select the options required by activating the corresponding checkboxes. The selected options debug, verbose and/or dryrun are appended to the administration commands. The meaning and effect of these options is described in the "FlexFrame Administration and Operation" manual. Management Tool 37

44 Menu Functions "Tools" Menu 5.3 "Tools" Menu In the Tools menu you can: check whether the current configuration is valid, generate a network wiring plan, plan a device independent global connectivity, generate the host part of the IP addresses of the Client LAN, Server LAN and Storage LAN, reload the FlexFrame environment settings (only in Administration Mode) Validating a Configuration With the Validate Configuration function yon can check whether the current configuration is valid and may be used by the installation script. By clicking this function the following message box displays the check results. By default, errors and warnings are displayed. You can reduce the output by activating the Show only errors checkbox. The Validate Configuration function additionally displays the errors coming up while reading the LDAP or XML configuration. 38 Management Tool

45 "Tools" Menu Menu Functions The validation of the data input is done by using the Validate Configuration function. It is recommended to use the Validate Configuration function also while entering data to check and correct it, not only at the end of the complete configuration. This dialog box is non-modal, i.e. it can be left open while you correct the configuration in the main window Erasing the LDAP and XML Validation Errors With this function you can delete the errors coming up while reading the LDAP or XML configuration from the list created by the Validate Configuration function. To delete the error list, select Erase LDAP / XML Read Validation. The error list is deleted; no dialog is displayed Generating a Network Wiring Plan You can generate a network wiring plan automatically or manually. The automatic generation is recommended because it is the most comfortable and safest method to generate a correct network wiring plan. After the network wiring plan is generated, it is displayed under the Wiring tab in the FlexFrame object view (see page 87). Management Tool 39

46 Menu Functions "Tools" Menu Automatic Generation You generate a network wiring plan automatically with the Perform Wiring function. Before you generate a network wiring plan with the Perform Wiring function, you must delete an existing network wiring plan with the Clear Wiring function. Only if the existing wiring is manually preconfigured and supposed to remain, you may call Perform Wiring without first resetting it. All open NICs will be connected automatically to the related switch ports. The icons of the connected NICs and switch ports are marked green in the object tree (for an example see the figure in the following section). If there is more than one switch group these switch groups will be connected to ports of an abstract network cloud called "Core or Direct". This "Core or Direct" cloud stands for networking in the responsibility of FlexFrame customer networking environment, not anymore in the responsibility of FlexFrame. For a device connected to "Core or Direct" FlexFrame will not configure any ports at FlexFrame switches Manual Generation To modify a network wiring plan manually, navigate to a switch port or a NIC object in the object tree and select a value from the pull-down menu (see the example below). If the switch port or NIC is connected, its icon is marked green in the object tree. Modification of a network wiring plan manually is only available in Planning Mode. 40 Management Tool

47 "Tools" Menu Menu Functions Generating Global Connectivity With the Management Tool device independent global connectivity can be planned. It leads to configuration of abstract external connectivity usually in form of switch ports that provide access to certain Client LANs. For a device specific external connectivity see 7.10 "External Connectivity" on page 82. The global connectivity is responsible for the global network connections which connect the internal FlexFrame network with the "outside world" (e.g. corporate network). After the global connectivity is generated, it is displayed in the object tree (see page 60) and under the Wiring tab in the FlexFrame object view (see 7.13 "Wiring" on page 87) Automatic Generation You generate the global connectivity automatically with the Perform Wiring function. Before you generate the global connectivity with the Perform Wiring function, you must delete an existing connectivity with the function Clear Client LAN Connectivity. With the automatic generation a standard wiring will be generated according to the following settings in the Network object (see also 6.4"Network" Object on page 51): Client LANs on SWG ports = true One Client VLAN per SWP = false One common connection with two NICs for all existing pools Client LANs on SWG ports = true One Client VLAN per SWP = true One separate connection with two NICs for each existing pool Though global connectivity configures only switch ports, NICs are getting involved because abstract global connectivity objects with NICs are configured in the object tree just to visualize with Management Tool means, what the switch ports are used for. Management Tool 41

48 Menu Functions "Tools" Menu These abstract global connectivity objects you can imagine as abstract as the further above mentioned "Core or Direct" networking cloud which stands for networking infrastructure only in the responsibility of the FlexFrame customer. Here also the switch ports of the FlexFrame switches are configured by FlexFrame, the abstract global connectivity is completely in the responsibility of the FlexFrame customer Manual Generation Generating the global connectivity manually is only available in Planning Mode. To generate the global connectivity manually, perform the following steps: 1. If the entry Global Connectivity is not available in the object tree, create it: 2. Add a Client LAN Connection entry: 42 Management Tool

49 "Tools" Menu Menu Functions 3. Under ClLanCons add (at least) one Client LAN entry: A dialog box is opened, in which you must link the Client LAN to the desired pool. If the desired pool does not exist yet, you can link the Client LAN later after you have created the pool: 4. To connect the NICs to the related switch ports, execute the Perform Wiring function (without executing Clear Client LAN Connectivity before), or set the connection manually (see below): Management Tool 43

50 Menu Functions "Mode" Menu Generating Host Parts of IP Addresses You can generate the host part of the IP addresses of the Client LAN, Server LAN and Storage LAN automatically or manually. The automatic generation is a comfortable and safe method to generate IP addresses. The addresses must be unique within a FlexFrame environment. An IPv4 address consists of a network section and a host section. In the network section the netmask consists of binary ones and in the host section of binary zeros. Example (the host part of the IP address is underlined): netmask: Host IP: netmask: Host IP: Generate Host Parts Automatically To generate the host parts automatically, first you have to reset them to a default value with the Reset All function. Then you can generate them with the Set All function Generate Host Parts Manually You can generate the host parts manually in the view area, by entering the values into the white highlighted fields of the corresponding columns or when setting the host property of a selected IP interface object. 5.4 "Mode" Menu Select the operating mode in the "Mode" menu. Details concerning the two operating modes are described in section 3.2 Operating Mode Differences on page 12. If you use the Management Tool offline, with no connection available to the real FlexFrame environment, the Mode menu is not displayed. The Management Tool can just be used in Planning Mode. 44 Management Tool

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53 6 Object Tree The object tree is an abstraction of the FlexFrame reality. 6.1 General Features Depending on the selected object in the object tree you get a differentiated view on this object or on the sub-tree of this object in the view area. This means, the selected object determines the content of the view area and the more deeply you are in the structure the more differentiated is the display of the parameters. Every object in the object tree has its object view in the view area. When you select a leaf Object in the object tree, the object view is an editable view on all properties of this object. Then you can modify certain settings of this object. When you select another object in the object tree you get - depending on the object - an editable view of properties of all objects in the sub-tree. Depending on the object in the object tree you can open a context menu by doing a right mouse click on the object. Via context menus you can perform object dependent actions. Each action modifies / produces an object-dependent sub-tree in this area. In section 9.1 Actions Overview on page 97 you find an overview of all actions. With the Delete action you can delete all objects in the object tree. This action is carried out directly, no safety inquiry will take place! If you delete an object by mistake, you can repair it: perform the Undo function in the Edit menu (only in Planning mode and as long as the action is stored in the undo buffer) or add it again in the object immediately above or read in the configuration file again with the Open -> Configuration File function. In the latter case, all input that you made previously is lost (if you did not accomplish a backup in the meantime). The object tree consists of the major object FlexFrame and seven basic objects described in the following sections 6.2 to Management Tool 47

54 Object Tree "FlexFrame" Object 6.2 "FlexFrame" Object If you select FlexFrame in the object view, the view area is a tabbed pane, with the single tabs containing tables, that resemble the tabs and the tables of the old Excel based Planning Tool. The FlexFrame object view is the most global view. Selecting a tab you select global information on a certain kind of FlexFrame objects, e.g. all application nodes, all NAS systems or all SAP services. The Execution area is only displayed if you are working in Administration Mode; Administration option in the Menu bar. The display of the view area is not affected and remains the same for Planning Mode and Administration Mode. 48 Management Tool

55 "Control Center" Object Object Tree 6.3 "Control Center" Object The Control Center consists of two clustered servers (Control Nodes) whose task is to monitor and manage FlexFrame (e.g.: Storage, ANs, SIDs), i.e. to supply them with information on the boot procedure, directory services (LDAP for hosts, services, etc.) and more (FlexFrame Control Agents). The figure on the left side shows the Control Center object as an example. By selecting this object, the Control Center view is displayed (see 7.4 "Controlling" on page 69). The upper part of the split pane shows a list of properties necessary for the Control Center (see Miscellaneous Control Center settings below). The lower part of the split pane shows Control Node part of the Controlling table a table where more properties of the Control Center are shown in a similar way as properties of NAS systems or Application Nodes. If a NIC is already connected to a switch port, the icon of the NIC is marked green. The relation then also appears in the wiring view. Miscellaneous Control Center Settings Control Node DNS Domain DNS Servers DNS domain name of the Control Nodes. The name has to exist already in the customer s network (e.g. myflexframe.ts.fujitsu.com). The DNS domain name is required and has to conform to RFC1035. This means, the domain parts have to be separated by a dot and have to consist of alphanumerical characters and dashes. Domain parts may not begin with a number or a dash. IPv4 addresses for DNS Domain Server (separated by blanks). No entry is required for this field. If this field is empty, fully qualified domain names outside of FlexFrame cannot be resolved by neither the Control Nodes nor the Application Nodes. Management Tool 49

56 Object Tree "Control Center" Object LDAP Base DN The LDAP Base Distinguished Name is the root for the LDAP name space for this FlexFrame environment (e.g. DC=myFlexFrame, DC=fujitsu, DC=com). This can be a subset of a higher LDAP hierarchy. This field may be empty if the DNS Domain Name is specified. If a DNS Domain is set and no LDAP Base DN exists, it is formed from the DNS Domain when the Control Nodes are installed. NTP Time Servers One or more Network Time Protocol Servers (IPv4 addresses separated by blanks). No entry is required in this field. If this field is left empty, the first Control Node becomes the NTP master server and the second Control Node will be a backup NTP server. Time Zone Time zone of the FlexFrame environment to be installed. Default Router Default router for the Control Nodes (IPv4 address). This router does not apply for the Application Nodes. The router must be in one of the Client, Server or Storage LAN segments. No entry is required in this field. LDAP Root User Root user (default: root). LDAP Root Password Root password (default: password). SNMP RO Community Name SNMP read only community name (default: public). For more information see section 2.3 Define SNMP Communities on page 8. Allow Dynamic LUN Masking With this configuration dynamic LUN masking is allowed (true) or not (false). 50 Management Tool

57 "Network" Object Object Tree 6.4 "Network" Object In this object the network infrastructure of the entire FlexFrame environment which is used to implement redundant connection of all the FlexFrame components using integrated switches is managed. The figure on the left side shows the Network object as an example. If a switch port is already connected to a NIC, the icon of the switch port is marked green. The relation then also appears in the wiring view. By selecting this object, the switch group part of the Controlling view is displayed in the lower part of the split pane (see section 7.4 "Controlling" on page 69). The upper part of the split pane shows miscellaneous settings concerning the network (see Miscellaneous Network settings below). Right-click on Switches to add switches, see section 9.18 Adding Switches on page 135. For every Switch Group a tree view is available displaying the Path, Name and Value for the corresponding switch group. Management Tool 51

58 Object Tree "Network" Object Miscellaneous Network Settings Client LANs on SWG ports One Client LAN per SWP 1 Client LANs on several SWGs 2 Use 1GBit SWPs as uplinks Use 1GBit SWPs for Client LANs 3 true Client LAN switch ports are configured on the FlexFrame switches. false Client LAN switch ports are configured on core switches. true For each Client LAN there is a pair of switch ports with the untagged LAN. false For all Client LANs there is only one pair of switch ports with the tagged LANs. true The pair of Client LAN switch ports is configured on the first two switch groups, one port on the first switch group and the other port on the second switch group. false The pair of Client LAN switch ports is configured on the first switch group only. true 1Gbit switch ports (the standard twisted pair 1GBit ports) are used for uplinks false Either SFP switch ports or 10GBit switch ports are used for uplinks. true 1Gbit switch ports (the standard twisted pair 1GBit ports) are used for configured Client LANs false Either SFP switch ports or 10GBit switch ports are used for Client LANs. Number of ports for uplinks Number of uplink ports (2-8). 1 corresponds to former Separate VLANs to corporate LAN 2 corresponds to former Distribute corporate LAN ports to different switch groups 3 corresponds to former Use Fiber Optic port to corporate LAN 52 Management Tool

59 "Storage" Object Object Tree Switch Group Tree View A switch group is typically used as a network unit for the redundant connection of the hosts for each system cabinet (19" rack). This is intended to reduce the cabling outside the system cabinet to a minimum. The switches within a group are connected in such a way that the hosts are connected with redundancy. The first two switches of a group are connected redundantly with the neighboring switch groups across switch group boundaries. Connecting switch groups to each other is in the responsibility of the customer. FlexFrame only provides uplink ports at the switch groups. For information about adding, deleting or extending uplinks, see section 9.20 Uplinks on page "Storage" Object In this object the central storage systems of the entire FlexFrame environment which can be accessed by all Application Nodes are managed. Operating systems (shared OSs) and application software are also stored centrally. Only the operating systems of the two servers of the Control Center are stored on their local disks and not in the NAS storage. Management Tool 53

60 Object Tree "Storage" Object The figure on the left side shows the Storage object as an example. If a NIC is already connected to a switch port, the icon of the NIC is marked green. The relation then also appears in the wiring view. By selecting this object, the NAS Storage table is displayed (see 7.6 "NAS Storage" page 73). The NAS Storage table view is also displayed as object view for the Storage NAS object. For every NAS a tree view is available displaying the Path, Name and Value for the corresponding NAS. The figure below shows the Volumes object as an example. In Planning Mode three standard volumes volff, sapdata, saplog are preconfigured with their default names, which as of FlexFrame 5.2 may be modified as required. 54 Management Tool

61 "Pools" Object Object Tree 6.6 "Pools" Object In this object the features of a pool within a FlexFrame environment are managed. Depending on the chosen object an appropriate view is opened. Pools are of central importance and have to be defined first. A pool contains multiple systems and is separated and protected from other pools by different network addresses and access controls (multi-client capability). All systems in a pool belong to exactly one client. This is, for example, the client of a service provider who has a number of systems made available to him to use exclusively. Each pool contains one or more pool groups. A pool group is an additional grouping level within a pool. All Application Nodes with common characteristics may be included in the same pool group, e.g. servers with the same operating systems or performance classes. In case of a failure the Application Nodes can replace themselves mutually (a SAP instance is then started on another Application Node of the group). For each new pool one pool group is automatically created. The figures below show the individual sub-objects of the Pools object as examples. By selecting the Pools object, the pool volume defaults are displayed in the upper part of the split pane and in the lower part the Pools table is displayed (see 7.3 "Pools" on page 68). Pool volume defaults: Common volff refers to the volume playing the volff role. The default volumes are defaults for the poolspecific volumes. Management Tool 55

62 Object Tree "Pools" Object For every single pool a tree view displays the hierarchy structure of the pool and the individual objects (Path), together with the properties Name and Value: By selecting the External Connectivity object the pool-specific External Connectivity table is displayed (see 7.10 "External Connectivity" on page 82). If a NIC is already connected to a switch port, the icon of the NIC is marked green. The relation then also appears in the wiring view. 56 Management Tool

63 "Pools" Object Object Tree By selecting the SIDs object the SIDs object view is displayed (see page 7.8 "SAP Services" on page 78) which show the SID table with SAP services belonging to this pool. Management Tool 57

64 Object Tree "Pools" Object By selecting the Users Groups Services object a view is displayed where you can manage the pool-specific UIDs and GIDs that might be necessary when installing and running the SAP services in the given pool. If there is no UID or GID given here for a user or a group actually needed for a SAP or DB installation, then a default value will be used. When migrating an existing SAP Installation to FlexFrame, the existing UIDs and GIDs should be used here. Sub-object tree: Click on the Users, Groups or Services sub-object and all User names, Group names and Services are displayed in the object tree. Concurrently the corresponding view opens and Location, User Name and User ID are listed in a table, e.g. see section 7.9, "Users Groups Services" on page 80. If you click on a specific user, group or service the properties are displayed in the view area. During installation default values are set for "empty" user IDs. 58 Management Tool

65 Object Tree By selecting a pool (e.g. pool1) or the Groups object (and sub-objects below), the object views of these object is the Application Nodes table that displays the scope of information defined by the position of the object in the object tree. For a pool object you have additionally in the upper part of a split pane of the pool object view the properties of the pool itself The Application Node table (see 7.5 "Application Nodes" on page 71) displays only application nodes sorted by pool and then by group. Application nodes are rack servers, VMs or blade servers. Management blade and switch blades are not displayed in the Application Node table. The management blade and the switch blades are managed in the Chassis object (see 6.9 "Chassis" Object on page 63 ). The Chassis object view is the Chassis table. Management Tool 59

66 Object Tree "Hypervisor Nodes" Object 6.8 "Hypervisor Nodes" Object Instead of being used directly as Application Nodes, PRIMERGY servers may also be used in FlexFrame as ESXi servers. An ESXi server can host a number of virtual machines which are used as Application Nodes. VMware ESXi and VMware ESX are "bare-metal" hypervisors that form the foundation of VMware vsphere. The VMware vsphere 4 product line supports three different types of hypervisors - ESX classic, ESXi installable and ESXi embedded. In FlexFrame 5.0, only ESXi installable and ESXi embedded are supported. The terms "ESX" and "ESXi" are both used in the FlexFrame documentation and code to denote the VMware hypervisor and always mean "ESXi" unless explicitly stated otherwise. When starting a new FlexFrame configuration, the Hypervisor Nodes object is not yet present in the object tree. It is created only after adding a first Hypervisor Nodes, for example by using the Add Hypervisor Nodes button of the Hypervisor Nodes table that can be activated via the Hypervisor Nodes tab of the FlexFrame root object view. 60 Management Tool

67 "Hypervisor Nodes" Object Object Tree When selecting the Hypervisor Nodes object, hypervisor node related global FlexFrame parameters are displayed in the view area (see table below) and can be modified according to the configuration's needs. When selecting the VCenter subobject, data related to the usage of a vcenter server in FlexFrame is displayed in the view area and can be modified there. You can add a new hypervisor node via the Server List object with a right mouse-click. A dialog box opens and you can add a hypervisor nodes in exact the same way as you add an Application node to a Server List object inside a Group object. If the hypervisor node is a blade server you have to relate blade with chassis via the Connector and Slot object in the same way you relate a NIC to a SWP of a Switch via Data NIC and switch port object. When these objects are connected the connecting objects will be marked green. For further information on this topic, see section 6.9 "Chassis" Object on page 63. For every hypervisor node a tree view is available displaying the Path, Name and Value for the corresponding hypervisor nodes. Hypervisor node related global FlexFrame parameters FlexFrame system code for ESX and VM A numeric value between 0 and 63 used to generate MAC addresses for FlexFrame virtual machines and to build names of some ESX related resources such as port groups and datastores. Use a different system code for each FlexFrame system in your environment. Management Tool 61

68 Object Tree "Hypervisor Nodes" Object vcenter Server usage If FlexFrame hypervisor nodes are administrated by a vcenter Server, the name and IP address of the vcenter Server have to be known to FlexFrame. To enter this information you have to use VCenter object. The IP address can be an address in the FlexFrame Control LAN (select Control Center / Control LAN in the link drop-down box) or an address outside FlexFrame, which is reachable from the Control Nodes (select --- in the link dropdown box). If no vcenter Server is used, remove the VCenter object from the object tree: right-click on the VCenter object and select Delete. 62 Management Tool

69 "Chassis" Object Object Tree 6.9 "Chassis" Object In this object the management blade and the switch blades of all blade servers within a FlexFrame environment are managed. The Chassis object view is the chassis table. The Chassis table resembles the Application Node table and has some additional chassis related information for blade servers (e.g. slot number) and additionally the infrastructure objects for chassis, like switch blades and management blades. Whereas the Application Node table sorts objects by pool and by group in the Chassis table the objects are sorted by chassis and by slot. The figure on the left side shows the Chassis object as an example. With right-click action Add or Delete you can modify the type of switch blades if you have to modify your initial choice in the Add Chassis dialog. The switch blade types include the type Pass-Thru, which enables dedicated connections to specific server blades and (only if the customer has an accepted Request for special Release for this feature) also enables to use part of the server blades within FlexFrame and part of it outside of FlexFrame. The server blades for a blade server must be specified hereafter as Application Nodes or Hypervisor Nodes with a Connector Slot relation to the chassis. For a server blade that occupies more than one slot, see the "HW Characteristics Quickguides" to identify the main slot object and which connector - slot object relations have to be established to create a valid configuration. When you add a server blade via the Add AN dialog you will only have to relate the main connector object with a slot object. The other connector - slot relations will be established automatically. If a NIC is connected to a switch port, the icon of the NIC is marked green. The relation then also appears in the wiring view. If a server blade is connected to a slot, the icon of the slot is marked green. For every Chassis a tree view is available displaying the Path, Name and Value for the corresponding chassis. Management Tool 63

70 Object Tree "Global Connectivity" Object Switch Blades The view area of a switch blade shows the properties of the switch blade. Ensure to choose user and password of the switch blade according to the restrictions in the User Interface Description of this switch blade "Global Connectivity" Object In this object the Client LAN connections (see Global Connectivity - Client LAN Connection on page 6) are managed. For further information Regarding the automatic generation of these Client LAN connections see section Generating Global Connectivity on page 41. Manually you can add these Client LAN connections with a right mouse-click on the "Global Connectivity" object and selecting Add in the context menu. In Administration Mode, the "Global Connectivity" object cannot be added to the Object Tree. But if the "Global Connectivity" already exists, it is displayed greyed out (disabled) in the object tree. The figure on the left side shows the Global Connectivity object as an example. Under the ClLanCons object you can define global client LANs. 64 Management Tool

71 7 View Area 7.1 General Features Depending on the selected object in the object tree, a view is opened in this area. This view is generally called the object view. Every object has its own object view. For a Pool object this view is called the pool object view, for the pool list object, Pools, this is called the pools view. For the convenience of the user the different kinds of views are very restricted in the Management Tool. Most common are tables, like Chassis table, Application Node table or Pool table. These tables are used to display the object view of different kinds of objects. The Object views always use these tables to display information that is related to the position of the object in the object tree, which means they generally only display information in the sub-tree of the object (e.g.: the Application Node table in a pool object view displays only the application nodes in this pool) As common as tables are property lists. Property lists are always used to display the views of leaf objects. In property lists you have just a list of names with input components (edit or combo boxes) to modify the property values. Property values are only editable if they are currently added. Property values of objects to be deleted or property values of already existing objects cannot be modified. Combinations of the first two kinds of displaying an object view are used when you have an object with properties and more objects in a sub-tree. A table and a property list are then combined using a split pane. An example for this is a pool object view for a certain pool. A property list and the Application Node table are combined here using a split pane. Another kind of combining the two standard views is a tabbed pane, as it is used in the FlexFrame object view. Here the tabs are used to select the information to display. The information behind the tabs groups FlexFrame global information by the kind of FlexFrame object (e.g.: server, pool, SID). Freely styled views are the Wiring view and the General Information view. The Wiring view displays a text document that is a wiring plan. The Wiring view is always related to a Wiring object, an abstract object that you can find in several positions of the object tree, and that will then always display the wiring information of the objects in the sub-tree. The General Information view displays information about the current FlexFrame project, i.e. customer, project name, person, origin of data and the FlexFrame Identifier. Additionally you can add comments to the General Information view. Management Tool 65

72 View Area General Features The tree view offers a simple and quick overview of the object hierarchy including the corresponding properties (name and value). The tree view corresponds one-to-one to the object tree, but provides essential information at a glance. For more information see section 6.1 General Features on page 47. Since the different kind of views behind the tabs of the FlexFrame object view is a collection of all kinds of information that can be found in the Management Tool, it will be used to describe FlexFrame views generally in the following chapter. 66 Management Tool

73 "General Information" View Area 7.2 "General Information" Displays general information related to the Management Tool. Customer Project Name Contact Person Origin of Data Comments FlexFrame Identifier Name of the customer Name of the customer project Information to the contact person at the customer (e.g. name, phone number, address) Original database of the configuration Any comments (not stored in the configuration file) FlexFrame specific code starting with YKRA and followed by a six-digit number. (YK means "factory ident" and RA means "product group") NOTE: A default FlexFrame Identifier may be used (YKRA000000) in case that the real FlexFrame Identifier is not available at the time of installation. Management Tool 67

74 View Area "Pools" 7.3 "Pools" The pools table is shown here. All existing pools with their current LAN parameters as well as the DNS information are displayed. You can see a pools table also via the Pools object in the object tree (see 6.6"Pools" Object on page 55). Due to the table size the presentation of the Pools table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. Pool Name of the pool Network Network address of the individual LAN Netmask Netmask of the individual LAN VLAN VLAN ID of the individual LAN Default Router Network address of the default router for the client LAN DNS Domain Name DNS domain name for the pool (alphanumeric, "." and "-" are allowed) DNS Server DNS server for the pool (IPv4 format), a list of DNS Servers separated by spaces is also allowed. With the actions Add Pool and Delete Pool you can add or delete pools. 68 Management Tool

75 "Controlling" View Area In the fields highlighted in white you can modify the general pool names, the host part of the IP addresses, the netmasks and the VLAN IDs of the different LANs as well as the DNS domain name and the DNS server by direct input. Failover concept for Application Nodes related to FlexFrame Agents: If a node in a pool group fails and no adequate spare node is found in the group of the failed node, the FlexFrame Agent can search a spare node in the special pool adminpool. This pool has a SPARE group, which provides global spare nodes for all pools of a FlexFrame landscape. The adminpool must not serve as a normal production pool. 7.4 "Controlling" The controlling table is displayed. In this table the switch groups, the Control Nodes and associated pools are displayed with their current LAN parameters. You can open a Controlling table also via the Control Center object concerning the Control Node entries (see 6.3 "Control Center" Object on page 49) and via the Network object concerning the switch group entries (see 6.4 "Network" Object on page 51) in the object tree. If you open this view via the Control Center object, an additional area is displayed above the table. Here you can enter miscellaneous settings concerning the Control Center. Due to the table size the presentation of the Controlling table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. Management Tool 69

76 View Area "Controlling" Host Name Type Swg Pool Name of the component Type of the component Associated switch group Associated pool 70 Management Tool

77 "Application Nodes" View Area Host Host Name / IP Common host part of all VLAN sements for the component in the relevant row Host name and IP address of the individual LAN With the actions Add Switch Group and Delete Switch Group you can add or delete switch groups, see section 9.19, Adding Switch Groups on page 136. With the actions Add Switch and Delete Switch you can add or delete switches, see section 9.18 Adding Switches on page 135. In the Swg column you can change the association of switch groups to Control Nodes. A left mouse-click on the appropriate field opens a pull-down menu, in which you can select the desired association. In the other fields highlighted in white you can modify the host names of the switch groups and Control Nodes as well as the host parts of the IP addresses of the different LANs by direct input. 7.5 "Application Nodes" The Application Nodes table is displayed. In this table all existing Application Nodes of the FlexFrame environment on which the SAP services run are displayed with their current parameters. You can display the table also via different sub-entries of the Pools object in the object tree (see 6.6 "Pools" Object on page 55), e.g. the information for a single pool is displayed under Pools/<pool_name> and for a single group under Pools/Pools/<pool_name>/Groups/<group_name>/Servers/<server_nam e>: If you open this view for a single Application Node via the object Pools/<pool_name>/Groups/<group_name>/Servers <server_name>, an additional area is displayed above the table. Here you can enter miscellaneous settings concerning the Application Node, depending on its type. This is particularly important for Application Nodes with type ESXVM. All host names generated are used by FlexFrame system software. These host names are physical host names and not restricted by SAP conventions like virtual host names. So they may not be used by SAP applications. Due to the table size the presentation of the Application Nodes table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. Management Tool 71

78 View Area "Application Nodes" Host Name Type Swg/HN Pool Group OS Host Host Name / IP Name of the Application Node Type of the Application Node Associated switch group/hypervisor node Associated pool Associated pool group Operating system of the component Common host part of all VLAN segments for the component in the relevant row Host name and IP address of the individual LAN With the actions Add Application Node and Delete Application Node you can add or delete Application Nodes. With the actions Add Group and Delete Group you can add or delete pool groups. With the action Change to Hypervisor Node you can change an Application Node to a hypervisor node. The action Change to Hypervisor Node is only available in Planning Mode. In the Swg/HN, Pool, Group and OS columns you can change the association of a switch group or hypervisor node, pool, pool group and operating system to an 72 Management Tool

79 "NAS Storage" View Area Application Node, respectively. A left mouse-click on the appropriate field opens a pull-down menu, in which you can select the desired association. In the other fields highlighted in white you can modify the host names of the Application Nodes and the host part of the IP addresses of the different LANs by direct input. These changes are only available in Planning Mode. 7.6 "NAS Storage" In the NAS Storage table all existing physical Network Attached Storage systems and vfilers are displayed with their current parameters. You can display this table also via the Storage and Storage/NAS objects in the object tree (see 6.5 "Storage" Object on page 53). Management Tool 73

80 View Area "NAS Storage" Host Name Name of the NAS system For NAS names only lower case letters should be used because upper case letters will result in serious problems when applying administration commands later. Type Type of the NAS system (NS-Type = EMC NAS, FAS = NetApp Filer, VFILER = Virtual Filer) Component Component of the NAS system (only for NS-Type NAS) (Cs = Control station, DM = Data mover) Standby local This data mover is standby for all data movers in the same NS- Type NAS storage device (true) or not (false). Standby remote This data mover is standby for a remote partner (true) or not (false). The remote partner can be specified with NS-Type NAS storage devices via the remote partner link. If the remote partner fails, the standby data mover takes over all tasks. Partner Name of the remote partner of this NAS system, if set in the Storage object under Storage NAS/<NAS_device> Swg / vfiler0 Associated switch group or vfiler0 Pool Associated pool Host Name / IP Host name and IP address of the individual LAN With the actions Add NAS and Delete NAS you can add or delete NAS systems. With the actions Add Pool to NAS and Delete Pool from NAS you can add or delete an IP address in the storage LAN of the selected pool. In the Swg / vfiler0 column you can change the association of switch groups to NAS systems. A left mouse-click on the appropriate field opens a pull-down menu, in which you can select the desired association. 74 Management Tool

81 "Volumes" and "Pool / SID Mount" View Area In the other fields highlighted in white you can modify the host names of the NAS systems and the host part of the IP addresses of the different LANs by direct input. These changes are only available in Planning Mode. 7.7 "Volumes" and "Pool / SID Mount" For a description of the Volumes table, see section "Volumes" on page 75. For a description of the Pool / SID / Node mount, see section "Pool / SID / Node Mount" on page "Volumes" In this view all existing volumes are displayed with their current parameters. You can open this view also object dependent via the Storage/NAS/<NAS_name>/[<data_mover>] object in the object tree (see 6.5 "Storage" Object on page 53). Name Host Name Component Common VolFF Name of the volume Name of the NAS system Component of the NAS system on which the volume lies NAS system is VolFF device (true) or not (false) Management Tool 75

82 View Area "Volumes" and "Pool / SID Mount" Device Storage Type Type Location In a FlexFrame environment must be exactly one VolFF device Type of the storage system Type of the mount point and the volume Mount path of the volume With the actions Add Volume and Delete Volume you can add or delete volumes, see section 9.22, Adding Volumes on page 139. In the fields highlighted in white you can modify volume names by direct input. With the Show all mounts checkbox you can diplay all volumes including the default volumes and all locations where a mount point can be added in order to use a volume other than the default volume. The actions Add Volume and Delete Volume are only available in Planning Mode. A manual input is also only possible in Planning Mode "Pool / SID / Node Mount" In this table all existing Pool-to-Volume and SID-to-Volume relationships that differ from the default relationship are displayed with their current parameters. SID mounts Pool mounts Each SAP instance may mount a volume for its saplog sub-directories or for its sapdata sub-directories. This mounting of a volume is represented here as a relation from an SID specific mount point to a volume. Each pool may mount a volume for its sapdata, saplog and for pool specific volff sub-directories. This mounting of a volume is also represented as a relation from a pool specific mount point to a volume. All this mount relations may point to the same volume. SID specific mounts always prevail. If there is no pool specific mount and no SID specific mount the data will reside in the common volff. Mount Type Pool SID Node VolFF / Sapdata / Saplog / Sapshared Type of the mount point: Pool or SID Name of the associated pool SID from SAP Services if Mount Type is SID Number of the node of HANA DBs (reserved for future extensions, currently only Singlenode configurations are supported, so the value is always 1). Path and description of the related volume 76 Management Tool

83 "Volumes" and "Pool / SID Mount" View Area With the actions Add Mount Point and Delete Mount Point you can add or delete mount points of volumes, see section 9.11, Adding Mount Points for Volumes on page 112. The actions Add Mount Point and Delete Mount Point are only available in Planning Mode. Management Tool 77

84 View Area "SAP Services" 7.8 "SAP Services" In this table SAP services are displayed with their current parameters. You can display this table object dependent via the Pools/<pool_name>/SIDs object in the object tree (see page 55). Due to the table size the presentation of the SAP Services table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. 78 Management Tool

85 "SAP Services" View Area SID Inst Service Type Node DB / SAP UIDs / GIDs Pool Host Virtual Host Name Virtual IP ID of the SAP system (up to three characters or digits, in accordance with SAP rules; starts with a character) Instance number of a SAP system. It is in some cases used to make resources (e.g. service ports) unique. Therefore a warning is issued if the instance number is not unique. Is also used to built the virtual host names (see also "Virtual host names and virtual IP addresses" below) NodeID of the node of HANA DBs (reserved for future extensions, currently only Singlenode configurations are supported, so the value is always 1). Database type and SAP version of the service type SID specific user and group ID Name of the associated pool Common host part of all VLAN segments for the component in the relevant row Virtual host name of the individual LAN Virtual IP address of the individual LAN With the actions Add SAP Service and Delete SAP Service you can add or delete SAP systems, see section 9.17, Adding SAP Services on page 121. With the actions Add Instance and Delete Instance you can add or delete SAP instances. In the fields highlighted in white you can modify the SIDs, instance numbers, DB user IDs, SAP user IDs as well as the host part of the virtual IP addresses of the different LANs by direct input. A manual input is only possible in Planning Mode. Virtual host names and virtual IP addresses Virtual host names and the corresponding virtual IP addresses are used by applications to address the server on which an SAP instance is running. The virtual IP address is assigned to a physical host dynamically before an SAP instance is started. Thus, it identifies the actual host on which the SAP instance is running. If an SAP instance is moved to another server, this SAP instance always is addressable using the same virtual IP address. Virtual IP addresses are also used for communication from applications outside FlexFrame systems, i.e. SAP front ends such as SAPGUI. Management Tool 79

86 View Area "Users Groups Services" Virtual host names are formed as follows: <service_type>[<id>]<sid>[<-lan_type>] service_type db ci app ascs scs jc j lc ers mdis mds mdss trx cms bobj smd hdb wd pai ID database instance central instance (ABAP, until SAP release 7.3) application instance (ABAP) ABAP central services instance (message server) JAVA central services instance (message server) JAVA central instance JAVA application instance LiveCache instance Enqueue Replication Service Instance MDM Import Server Instance MDM Server instance MDM Syndication Server isntance TREX Application Server instance Content Management Service instance Business Objects Enterprise instance Solution Manager Diagnostic agent HANA DB instance Web Dispatcher instance Primary Application Server Instance (former used ci, used from SAP release 7.4 and higher) Instance number from 00 to 97 for the service type (left empty for db and lc). System ID of an SAP system. SID LAN_type -se Server LAN empty string Client LAN This host name formation rule for virtual services is mandatory in version 4.2A of the FlexFrame solution. Some components rely on this rule. 7.9 "Users Groups Services" The "Users Groups Services" table gives you an overview over the Location, the User Name and User ID of all SAP services in the related scope (pool scope or global scope). 80 Management Tool

87 "Users Groups Services" View Area In the fields highlighted in white you can modify the User IDs by direct input. A manual input is only possible in Planning Mode. Only the users, groups and services that are known to FlexFrame are shown here. If no user ID is assigned, an appropriate user ID is generated during installation. Management Tool 81

88 View Area "External Connectivity" For users or groups that are reserved with ff_user_adm.pl or ff_group_adm.pl the Location column contains the poolname only "External Connectivity" With the Management Tool a pool-specific external connectivity can be planned. It leads to configuration of abstract external connectivity devices. For a pool-independent global connectivity see Generating Global Connectivity on page 41. The switch ports connected to NICs of this external connectivity devices are configured with untagged VLAN switch ports in case of a single VLAN. In case of multiple VLANs, all will be configured as tagged. If tagged, devices plugged into these ports require interfaces using tagged VLANs. To be able to communicate, these VLANs have to be configured with the same VLAN IDs like the switch port and as configured with the Management Tool. A link aggregation for load balancing will not work and may block the entire network! 82 Management Tool

89 "External Connectivity" View Area In the External Connectivity table all network connections of the internal FlexFrame networks to the operator s corporate network are displayed with their current parameters. Entries in the various LAN segments may, for example, be necessary for backup servers or servers outside the FlexFrame environment. You can also open this view object dependent by selecting the Pools/<pool_name>/External Connectivity object in the object tree (see 6.6 "Pools" Object on page 55). To open the External Connectivity view via the object tree is only possible in Planning Mode. Due to the table size the presentation of the SAP Services table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. Host Name Swg Pool NICs Host name of the external device Associated switch group Associated pool Number of NICs Management Tool 83

90 View Area "Chassis" Host Host Name / IP Common host part of all VLAN segments for the component in the relevant row Host name and IP address of the individual LAN With the actions Add External Connectivity and Delete External Connectivity you can add or delete a connection (see section 9.9, Adding External Connectivities (Pool-specific) on page 110). In the Swg column you can change the association of a switch group to the external device. A left mouse-click on the appropriate field opens a pull-down menu, in which you can select the desired association. In the fields highlighted in white you can modify the host names as well as the host part of the IP addresses of the different LANs by direct input. The actions Add External Connectivity and Delete External Connectivity are only available in Planning Mode. A manual input is also only possible in Planning Mode "Chassis" In this table all chassis from the chassis list are listed one after another: SWB, MGMT blades and server blades in the order of the slots. The slot number is displayed in the Slot column. Due to the table size the presentation of the Chassis table is divided into a left part (first figure) and a right part (second figure) of the screen. 84 Management Tool

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92 View Area "Hypervisor Nodes" 7.12 "Hypervisor Nodes" In this table, all hypervisor nodes are displayed with their current parameters. You can also add a hypervisor node, delete a hypervisor node or change a hypervisor node to an Application Node. The action Change to AN is only available in Planning Mode. 86 Management Tool

93 "Wiring" View Area 7.13 "Wiring" In the Wiring view a document comprising the generated network wiring plan is displayed. Wiring plan in Planning Mode The wiring plan is available in several places in the object tree. Click right and add an wiring object. The wiring plan will be displayed as related view, showing you the wiring plan of the objects in the sub-tree. Places where you can add a Wiring object: FlexFrame Storage Pools <pool> Pools <pool> - Groups <group> Management Tool 87

94 View Area "Wiring" Wiring plan in Administration Mode In Administration Mode, the wiring plan is not available via the object tree. The wiring plan can be displayed via the Wiring tab in the FlexFrame overview. In contrast to the Planning Mode the Channel IDs are shown in the Adminstration mode. 88 Management Tool

95 "IPs" View Area 7.14 "IPs" In the IPs view a table with all IP addresses in this scope is displayed. The IPs view with the IP table is displayed in the context of all LAN definitions (Control LAN, Client Lan, Server Lan, Storage Lan). If an IP address is reserved with ff_hosts_sh the Node column contains "---". Management Tool 89

96 View Area "IPs" To display all IPs in a global FlexFrame scope you may also add, similar to the Wiring View, an IPs View object directly as a child of the FlexFrame object. 90 Management Tool

97 8 Execution Area 8.1 General Overview Command line: Every action you perform in Administration Mode results in one or more commands. These commands are displayed in the command line. The commands are explained in detail in the "FlexFrame Administration and Operation" guide. Every command generated automatically by the Management Tool corresponds one-to-one to a command you can type in manually in the command prompt of your FlexFrame system. If you click on the button Execute, these commands are directly executed on the control nodes. Standard streams (standard input, standard output and standard error) are logged in the status area below. Status area: In the status area the progress of the executed commands and the response Management Tool 91

98 Execution Area Administration Commands Overview of the FlexFrame environment are displayed. The Execution area is only displayed if you are working in Administration Mode; Administration option in the Menu bar. The display of the view area is not affected and remains the same for Planning Mode and Administration Mode. 8.2 Administration Commands Overview Setting of Options and Preferences With the functions Options/Preferences in the Edit menu (see section "Options/Preferences" on page 37) you can select the options debug, verbose and dryrun which are to be appended to each executed administration command. Adding and Deleting Objects The paths given in the column via context menu in the named object in the Actions Overview Table below are valid for adding an object. Perform a right mouse-click on the higher-level container object and select Add in the context menu. To delete an object you have to select the specific object itself and select Delete in the context menu. Example for adding an Application Node: To add an application node select Pools/<pool>/Groups/<group>/Servers and perform a right mouse-click on Servers. From the Add context menu select an Application Node. Example for deleting an Application Node: To delete an Application Node select Pools/<pool>/Groups/<group>/Servers/<server> and perform a right mouseclick on the specific server. Select Delete from the context menu. Command Overview The following table gives an overview of all administration commands and how the commands can be created. 92 Management Tool

99 Administration Commands Overview Execution Area You can add/delete Administration command Creation via button in the table named: Creation via context menu in the named object Application Nodes ff_an_adm.pl Application Nodes FlexFrame/Pools/<pool>/ Groups/<group>/Servers Application Node image ff_new_an.sh -- FlexFrame/Pools/<pool>/ Groups/<group>/Servers/ <server> Hypervisor Nodes ff_esx_adm.pl Hypervisor Nodes -- FlexFrame/Hypervisor Nodes/Server List FlexFrame/Hypervisor Nodes/Server List/ <esxservername> Blade server chassis ff_bx_cabinet_adm.pl Chassis FlexFrame/Chassis Control stations and Data movers ff_nas_adm.pl FlexFrame/Storage/NAS/ <emc_nas> LANs Storage LANs ff_nas_adm.pl NAS Storage FlexFrame/Storage/NAS/ <filer>/storage LANs NAS systems ff_nas_adm.pl NAS Storage FlexFrame/Storage/NAS Pool groups ff_poolgroup_adm.pl Application Nodes FlexFrame/Pools/<pool>/ Groups Pools ff_pool_adm.pl Pools FlexFrame/Pools SAP services ff_sid_adm.pl ff_sid_mnt_adm.pl SAP Services FlexFrame/Pools/<pool>/ SIDs/<sid> ff_setup_sid_folder.sh SAP instances ff_sid_adm.pl SAP Services FlexFrame/Pools/<pool>/ SIDs Switches ff_swgroup_adm.pl Controlling FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups/<swg>/Switches FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups/<swg> Switch groups ff_swgroup_adm.pl Controlling FlexFrame/Network/Switch Groups Management Tool 93

100 Execution Area Validation 8.3 Validation Previously a validation of the commands is performed before you can click on Execute and start running the commands. If any error occurs, e.g. a variable is missing and you have to define it in advance, the Execute button is disabled and highlighted in red. Click on Show Errors. The window Validation results opens. A table is listing the corresponding errors. The Message column displays a message containing a problem description. Example: In this case no switch group has been defined (no associated Swg and no "Core or Direct" connection). Click on OK to close the Validation results window. Select a switch group in the View area above the Execution area. 94 Management Tool

101 Validation Execution Area After you have selected the Swg / vfiler0, the command is updated and validated again. Now that the switch group is defined, the validation passed and you can execute the commands by clicking on Execute. Management Tool 95

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103 9 Actions How to Perform Actions Actions are performed via action buttons within the views or via context menus (right mouse click on an object) within the structured object tree. Add actions always generate a new sub-tree in the structured object tree like storage objects with their sub-components, Application Nodes with their NICs and LAN addresses or switch groups. Add actions, which are invoked for example using the buttons in tables, like the Application Node table or the Pool table always will show a dialog. This kind of dialogs when terminated with the "OK" button will provide standard FlexFrame device objects with their sub-trees. In most cases this will be sufficient to configure your FlexFrame installation. For a more detailed editing of FlexFrame objects you have to navigate in the structured object tree to the object you want to modify and edit the properties in the view area or delete or add objects via the right-click context menu. Like this you can modify default settings or object sub-trees as they were built using higher level dialogs. Not all right-click add or delete actions in the object tree will open a dialog box. Some objects are just added to the object tree with their properties having default values and you will have to modify these properties later to your needs. How to Complete Actions in Administration Mode If you want to modify the existing FlexFrame environment in Administration Mode you have to execute the commands, created by the Management Tool. The procedure is described in section 8 Execution Area on page 91. Not all actions that can be performed in Planning Mode are available in Administration Mode. An overview of the possible actions that can be performed is provided in section Features Overview on page 12. Management Tool 97

104 Actions Actions Overview 9.1 Actions Overview Adding and Deleting Objects The paths given in the column via context menu in the named object in the Actions Overview Table below are valid for adding an object. Perform a right mouse-click on the higher-level container object and select Add in the context menu. To delete an object you have to select the specific object itself and select Delete in the context menu. Example for adding an Application Node: To add an application node select Pools/<pool>/Groups/<group>/Servers and perform a right mouse-click on Servers. From the Add context menu select an Application Node. Example for deleting an Application Node: To delete an Application Node select Pools/<pool>/Groups/<group>/Servers/<server> and perform a right mouseclick on the specific server. Select Delete from the context menu Actions Overview Table The following table gives an overview where actions can be performed and an object is added or deleted. PM: Planning Mode AM: Administration Mode x: available o: not available Further actions which do not result in adding or deleting a visible object in the object tree are listed in section Other administrative commands available in Administration Mode on page 101. You can add/delete via button in the table named: via context menu in the named object PM AM PM AM Wiring View This is a special view object which displays the wiring for the corresponding object in the view area. o o FlexFrame Storage Pools/<pool> Pools/<pool>/Groups/ <group> x o 98 Management Tool

105 Actions Overview Actions You can add/delete via button in the table named: via context menu in the named object PM AM PM AM Application Nodes Application Nodes x x Pools/<pool>/Groups/ <group>/servers x x Hypervisor Nodes Hypervisor Nodes x x Hypervisor Nodes/Server List x x Blade Server Chassis Chassis x x Chassis x x Control stations and Data Movers o o Storage/NAS/<emc_nas> x x Control Center/<control_node> Chassis/<blade_server>/ <swb> Data NICs o o Global Connectivity/ Client LAN Connection <n>/cllancons Storage/NAS/<filer> Storage/NAS/<emc_nas>/DM <n> External Connectivities (pool-specific) External Connectivity x x Pools/<pool> (first call) Pools/<pool>/External Connectivity (further calls) LANs Control LANs Client LANs Server LANs Storage LANs Storage LANs o o Control Center/ <control_node> Control Center/ <control_node>/client LANs Control Center/ <cn_name>/server LANs Control Center/ <cn_name>/storage LANs Storage/NAS/<emc_nas>/ <data_mover>/storage LANs x o Management Tool 99

106 Actions Actions Overview You can add/delete via button in the table named: via context menu in the named object PM AM PM AM Storage LANs o o Storage/NAS/<filer>/ Storage LANs x x Mount points for volumes Pool / SID Mount x o o o NAS systems NAS Storage x x Storage/NAS x x Pool groups Application Nodes x x Pools/<pool>/Groups x x Pools Pools x x Pools x x SAP instances SAP Services x x Pools/<pool>/SIDs/<sid>/ Instances x x SAP services SAP Services x x Pools/<pool>/SIDs x x Switches Controlling x x Network/Switch Groups/ <swg>/switches x x Switch groups Controlling x x Network/Switch Groups x x Switch ports o o Network/Core or Direct/ Ports Core or Direct x o Volumes Volumes x o Storage/NAS/<emc_nas>/ <data_mover>/volumes Storage/NAS/<filer>/ Volumes x o Deleting in Planning Mode: In Planning Mode the Delete action deletes all objects in the object tree. This action is carried out directly in Planning Mode, no safety inquiry will take place! If you delete an object by mistake in Planning Mode, you can repair it: perform the Undo function in the Edit menu or add it again in the object immediately above or read it in the configuration file again with the Open -> Configuration File function. In the last case, all input that you made previously is lost (if you did not accomplish a backup in the meantime). 100 Management Tool

107 Actions Overview Actions Deleting in Administration Mode: In AdministrationMode you always have to confirm the Delete action by "Execute". Be aware: if you delete an object by mistake in Administration Mode and confirm the deletion, you cannot repair it! In case of delete actions which are carried out via a dialog box, you must specify the object to be deleted. These boxes have all the same structure and are not described explicitly Other administrative commands available in Administration Mode Some other administrative commands available in the context menu are related to objects, which are not visible in the object tree. These administrative commands are only available in Administration Mode. To this, the following commands belong: Action New AN (Create AN Image) Complete Installation Add SID setup folder Path in the Object Tree Pools/<pool>/Groups/<group>/Servers/ <server> Hypervisor Nodes /Server List/<server> Pools/<pool>/SIDs/<sid> Mount SID Add SWG Uplink Network/Switch Groups/<switch group> Delete SWG Uplink Extend SWG Uplink Management Tool 101

108 Actions Context Menu of Selected Objects 9.2 Context Menu of Selected Objects The context menu of selected objects is the best choice to perform actions on an object. Some possibilities to modify an object you will only find in the context menu of an object. Some context menus are only available in Planning Mode or in Administration Mode respectively. For more information see section 9.1 Actions Overview on page 98. Essential context menu functions are Add and Delete; they are available in the context of nearly every object. Another important function that is available in the context menu of some object ist the convert to function. With the convert to function you are able to convert objects in compatible objects while keeping the information in the subtree of the converted objects. For Netapp NAS devices e.g. this means, that you can convert a specific filer type to a compatible other filer type and wiring and network addresses are kept the same. The action convert to is only available in Planning Mode. 102 Management Tool

109 Adding Hypervisor Nodes Actions 9.3 Adding Hypervisor Nodes The action for adding a Hypervisor Node opens a dialog box in which the type of the Hypervisor Nodes and the corresponding parameters are selected. Add Hypervisor Node Dialog Box (example for Blade Server only available in Administration Mode): Add Hypervisor Node Dialog Box (example for Rack Server): Type Hypervisor Type of the Hypervisor Node. ESX or KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) Management Tool 103

110 Actions Adding Complete Configuration Chassis Slot Slot number of the server blade. Switch Group Available switch group Host Name Host name of the Hypervisor Node 10 GBit Data NICs true / false macaddress1 (Only available in Administration Mode) macaddress2 (Only available in Administration Mode) 9.4 Adding Complete Configuration The action Add Complete Configuration is only available in Administration Mode. To add a Complete Configuration type in administrator user name and password. User Password Administrator user name Administrator password 9.5 Adding Application Nodes The action for adding an Application Node opens a dialog box in which the number and type of the input fields depend on the selected server. 104 Management Tool

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112 Actions Adding Application Nodes Type Type of the Application Node. Pool Pool to which the Application Node belongs. Group Pool group to which the Application Node belongs. Host Name Host name of the Application Node. Switch Group Associated switch group. OS Operating system (in Planning Mode) OS Image Path to the operating system image (in Administration Mode) Chassis Slot Slot number of the server blade 10 Gbit Data NICs true / false Hypervisor Node for VM Name of the Hypervisor Node where the virtual machine will be executed Number of virtual CPUs Number of CPUs for the virtual machine. Must be a number between 1 and 8. Moreover, the available resources of the Hypervisor Node and the intended usage must be taken into account. Memory of VM [MB] Memory size in MB for the virtual machine. Must be a number between 256 and (=255GB). Moreover, the available resources of the Hypervisor Node and the intended usage must be taken into account. Overcommit of Memory true / false If you change the type of the Application Node a dialog box opens saying that the "AN parameters" are reinitialized. 106 Management Tool

113 Adding New AN (Create an AN Image) Actions Just like add actions in general, adding an Application Node generates a new sub-tree in the structured object tree. You have to navigate to the object representing the Application Node and select it to activate the associated view, to be able to edit additional properties of the newly created Application Node. This is particularly important for Application Nodes of type ESXVM, which denotes a virtual machine on a hypervisor node. The upper pane of this view contains virtual machine properties that are set to default values, but should be adjusted to match the configuration requirements, as well as a link to the hypervisor node on which the virtual machine will be created during the installation process. The meaning of these properties is described in the table on page Adding New AN (Create an AN Image) The action Add New AN (Create an AN Image)is only available in Administration Mode. Management Tool 107

114 Actions Adding New AN (Create an AN Image) The action for adding a New AN (Create an AN Image) opens a dialog box to select whether to overwrite an existing image or not. Overwrite existing image true / false 108 Management Tool

115 Adding Blade Server Chassis Actions 9.7 Adding Blade Server Chassis The action for adding a blade server chassis opens the following dialog box. Type Type of the blade chassis. Host Name Host name of the blade chassis. Switch Group Associated switch group. Switch Blade Type Type of the switch blade 10 GBit Data NICs true / false Number of NICs Number of the network interface controllers Login User name (only in Admin Mode available) Password Password (only in Admin Mode available) If you delete a blade server chassis the Application Nodes or hypervisor nodes that are our FlexFrame representatives of this server blades still exist. These Application Nodes or ESX just won t be related anymore to a chassis via the Connector and Slot objects. Depending on the Chassis Type Switch Blade Type combination, due to the actual availability, the input for "10 GBit Data NICs" and / or "Number of NICs" may by disabled or not visible at all. To assign a server blade to a new / different chassis do the following:: Activate a connector in the sub-tree of the server blade. Select a new chassis slot corresponding to another blade server chassis. Management Tool 109

116 Actions Adding Data NICs 9.8 Adding Data NICs The action Add Data NICs is only available in Planning Mode. The action for adding a data NIC is carried out directly, no dialog box is opened. The following list shows the admissible range for the number of NICs that can be present for the different types of Network Attached Storage: 2 1GbE NICs 16 or alternatively exactly 2 NICs of 10GbE type for the different NetApp FASxxxx filer families (the exact maximum varies between the familiy types). 2 1GbE NICs 6 for all different types of EMC Celerra data movers. All interfaces used in FlexFrame are of the same type, either homogeneously 1GbE or homogeneously 10GbE. 9.9 Adding External Connectivities (Pool-specific) The action Add external connectivity is only available in Planning Mode. The action for adding a pool-specific external connectivity opens the following dialog box. Procedure when adding an external device via context menu in the object tree: With the first call of the action under Pools <pool> the object External Connectivity is created and the first device is added. Further devices can be added then under Pools <pool> External Connectivity with Add External Device. Default for external connectivities are 1 GBit ports. If you need external connectivites with 10 GBit ports you have to navigate in the object tree to the DataNICs of the external connectivity, right click delete the 1GBit DataNICs and right click add 10 GBit DataNICs instead. 110 Management Tool

117 Adding LAN Interfaces Actions Host Name Host name of the external device. Client LAN Choice of the LANs which should be visible outside FlexFrame. Storage LAN Server LAN Control LAN Pool Name of the associated pool. Switch Group Associated switch group. 10 GBit NICs true / false Number of NICs Number of NICs Adding LAN Interfaces In Administration Mode the action Add LAN Interface is only available for storage LAN of NAS systems. In Planning Mode the action Add LAN Interface is also available for the storage LAN of the Control Nodes. The action for adding a LAN interface opens the following dialog box. Depending on the selected object in the object tree, this can be the interface for a Control LAN (max. 2 can be present), a Client LAN, a Server LAN or a Storage LAN. Management Tool 111

118 Actions Adding Mount Points for Volumes LAN Host Selection of the appropriate LAN Host part of the IP address of the LAN 9.11 Adding Mount Points for Volumes The action for adding a mount point for a volume opens the following dialog box. Mount Point Volume Path Object tree path of the mount point. Object tree path of the volume. Mount points exist for pool objects and for the database objects in the sub-tree of SID objects. For the database objects you can add sapdata and saplog mount points and for pools in addition to these two mount points you can add a volff mount point. With Mount Point objects you can relate a mount point object to Volume. For FlexFrame this just means that you mount e.g. sapdata for the given SID / Pool directory from the specified volume of the filer that it resides on. 112 Management Tool

119 Adding NAS Systems Actions 9.12 Adding NAS Systems Depending on the NAS type, the action for adding a NAS system opens one of the following dialog boxes. Management Tool 113

120 Actions Adding NAS Systems Type Type of the NAS system to be added. This field is only available if the action is called via the Add NAS button in the NAS Storage view. Switch Group Available switch group Name Name of the NAS system. For NAS names only lower case letters should be used because upper case letters will result in serious problems when applying administration commands later. 10 GBit Data NICs true / false Number of NICs Number of Network Interface Cards (2-6). vfiler0 Hostname of the corresponding vfiler0 Number of CSs (EMC) Number of control stations (1-2). 114 Management Tool

121 Adding NAS Systems Actions Number of active Datamovers (EMC) Number of passive Datamovers (EMC) Number of active data movers (1-6). Number of standby data movers (0-6). The sum of active and passive data movers cannot be higher than Celerra SRDF-NAS Active/Passive Configuration In order to build a disaster tolerant FlexFrame configuration with SRDF mirrored EMC NAS systems, a special type of Celerra SRDF-NAS active/passive configuration has to be defined by applying the following procedure: The active Celerra must be the one that has an active data mover which is the volff device of the FlexFrame landscape. This system must be defined in a first step (Add NAS dialog) including storage LAN addresses and volumes for its active data movers. This Celerra system will also have at least one local standby data mover, which must be defined with no storage LAN addresses and no volumes, and has the property Local standby datamover set to true. Add the passive Celerra in a next step. The passive Celerra must have a number of RDF standby data movers equal to the sum of the number of active data movers that need to be protected by SRDF and their associated local standby data movers of the active Celerra. This attribute cannot be set directly in the Add NAS dialog. Instead, add the Celerra with the correct total number of data movers. Then set the Remote partner property of this Celerra to point to the active Celerra. You can do this in the Remote partner drop-down box in the view that is displayed when selecting the passive Celerra in the object tree. Now you can set the Remote standby datamover property to true for each data mover that will be used as an RDF standby in the view that is displayed when selecting the concerned data mover in the object tree. These data movers must also be defined with no storage LAN addresses and no volumes. Management Tool 115

122 Actions Adding Control Stations 9.13 Adding Control Stations The action for adding a control station is only available with NS-Type NAS storage devices. It is carried out directly, no dialog box is opened. Max. 2 control stations can be present Adding Data Movers The action Add Data Movers is only available in Planning Mode. Add DM is carried out with a right mouse click on a NAS storage device in the object tree The action for adding a data mover is only available with NS-Type NAS storage devices. 116 Management Tool

123 Adding Data Movers Actions The action opens the following dialog box. Max. 8 data mover can be present. Name volff Device Remote Standby Data Mover Local Standby Data Mover Name of the data mover. NAS system is VolFF device (true) or not (false). In a FlexFrame environment must be exactly one VolFF device. This data mover is standby for a remote partner (true) or not (false). The remote partner can be specified with NS-Type NAS storage devices via the remote partner link. If the remote partner fails, the standby data mover takes over all tasks. This data mover is standby for all data movers in the same NS- Type NAS storage device (true) or not (false). Note: Only one of both standby data movers attributes can be set to true. Management Tool 117

124 Actions Adding Pool Groups 9.15 Adding Pool Groups The action for adding a pool group opens the following dialog box. Pool Group Name Host name of the pool. Associated group. 118 Management Tool

125 Adding Pools Actions 9.16 Adding Pools The action for adding a pool opens the following dialog box. Pool Name Group Name Name of the new pool. The name must start with a letter and may only contain numbers, letters and "-". The pool name becomes part of an automatically generated host name that may only be up to 13 characters long in an SAP environment. Therefore, we recommend that the pool name should be limited to three characters and written in lower case letters. Name of the first group within the pool. The name must start with a letter and may only contain numbers, letters, "_" or "-". Management Tool 119

126 Actions Adding Pools DNS Domain Name DNS domain name for the pool. The name has to be conform to RFC1035. This means, the domain parts have to be separated by a dot and must consist of alphanumerical characters and dashes. The parts may not begin with a number or a dash. DNS Server DNS Domain Server for the pool (IPv4 format). The name has to be conforming to RFC1035 (see above). Network (LANs) Relevant network in IPv4 format. In binary, the network address must contain a zero at the same position as the netmask of the individual LAN segments. The individual networks must be different from each other. Netmask (LANs) Relevant netmask in IPv4 format. In the network section the netmask must consist of binary ones, and in the host section of binary zeros. You are recommended to use the same netmask for all network segments. VLAN ID (LANs) Relevant VLAN ID. The VLAN ID is an integer between 2 and The VLAN IDs must be unique over all LAN segments. Depending on the switching hardware (switch blades or switchgroup switches) further restrictions may apply. For details VolFF / Sapdata / Saplog see the "HW Characteristics Quickguides" of these devices. Path of the related volume There is only one common Control LAN even though in the Pools table a Control LAN is displayed for each pool. 120 Management Tool

127 Adding SAP Services Actions 9.17 Adding SAP Services The action for adding a SAP service opens the following dialog box with 9 tabs for different service types. Classic (SAP NetWeaver), page 122 LiveCache Service (LC), page 126 Business Objects Enterprise Service (BOBJ/SBOP), page 127 Content Management Server Service (CMS), page 128 Search and Classification Service (TRX), page 129 Master Data Management Service Type (MDM), page 130 Solution Manager Diagnostics Service Type (SMD), page 131 Web Dispatcher Service Type (WD), page 132 HANA DB Service Type (HANA), page 133 Management Tool 121

128 Actions Adding SAP Services Classic 122 Management Tool

129 Adding SAP Services Actions SID Pool Configuration Volumes SAP Version DB Version Instance(s) Classic Service Uid(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters or digits in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. Configuration type of SAP instances. Path of the volume related to Sapdata or Saplog SAP version. Type and version of the database. If the selected value stands for an external DataBase (e.g. Hana DB Service Type, refer to section HANA DB Service Type (HANA) on page 133) then you have to configure this relation in a second step by editing the properties of this SID. Number of SAP instances. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type) Classic Service with external HANA DB The configuration has to be processed in two steps: First add a HANA DB Service Type, as described in section HANA DB Service Type (HANA) on page 133) with the following parameters. SAP Version DB Version HDB-1.0 HANA-1.0 Management Tool 123

130 Actions Adding SAP Services Then add a classic service with the following parameters: SAP Version HDB-1.0 DB Version HANA-1.0 To complete this configuration you must establish the connection to the DB: Set the Reference to a HANA DB field to the SID of the required HANA DB as shown in the following screenshot: 124 Management Tool

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132 Actions Adding SAP Services LiveCache Service (LC) The meaning of the fields in the dialog box for the LiveCache service type (LC) is the same as that for the corresponding fields in the dialog box for the Classic service type. 126 Management Tool

133 Adding SAP Services Actions Business Objects Enterprise Service (BOBJ/SBOP) SID Pool SAP Version BOBJ Service Uids SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. SAP version. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type). Management Tool 127

134 Actions Adding SAP Services Content Management Server Service (CMS) SID Pool Sapdata Saplog SAP Version DB Version CMS System Uid(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. Path of the related volume SAP version. Type and version of the database. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type). The central feature of the CMS is that it is designed to be compatible with different types of storage media. The CMS works as an interface between content servers and the SAP System. 128 Management Tool

135 Adding SAP Services Actions Search and Classification Service (TRX) SID Pool SAP Version Number of Instances TRX System Uid(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. SAP version. Number of SAP instances. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type). TRX finds information in unstructured and structured data. TRX provides SAP applications with services for searching and classifying large collections of documents and for searching and aggregating business objects. Management Tool 129

136 Actions Adding SAP Services Master Data Management Service Type (MDM) SID Pool Sapdata Saplog SAP Version DB Version Number MDMS / MDS / MDSS of instances MDM System Uid(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. Path of the related volume SAP version. Type and version of the database. Instance numbers. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type, conform to classic SAP system spec). 130 Management Tool

137 Adding SAP Services Actions Solution Manager Diagnostics Service Type (SMD) SID Number of Instances Pool SAP Version DB Type and Version SMD System Uid(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Number of SMD instances. Name of the associated pool. SAP version. Type and version of the database. SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type). The Solution Manager Diagnostic (SMD) Agent is the remote component of the E2E Root Cause Analysis. It performs a connection between SAP Solution Manager (as the managing system) and the managed system(s). It gathers information from the managed system(s) and reports them to the SAP Solution Manager. Management Tool 131

138 Actions Adding SAP Services Web Dispatcher Service Type (WD) SID Pool SAP Version Instance(s) WD System Uids SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. SAP version. Number of SAP instances. SID specific user IDs and group IDs. The SAP WebDispatcher is a layer between the Internet and customer's SAP system(s). It is built with a number of Web application servers which are the entry point for HTTP(s) requests into your SAP system(s). It is a 'software web switch' which accepts or rejects connections. It balances the requests to ensure an even distribution across the available SAP service(s).it is used with pure ABAP/JAVA or ABAP/JAVA doublestack installations. 132 Management Tool

139 Adding SAP Services Actions HANA DB Service Type (HANA) SID Pool Configuration SAP Version DB Version Instance(s) SAP system ID (up to three characters, in accordance with SAP rules). Name of the associated pool. OLTP or OLAP SAP version. Type and version of the database. Number of SAP instances (reserved for future versions; in the current version only one instance is supported). Management Tool 133

140 Actions Adding SAP Services Volume(s) HANA System Uid(s) For a HANA SID only the Sapshare volume can be selected here. Sapshare is global to all nodes defined for this SID. Sapdata and Saplog Volumes are defined in the scope of each node (in the current version only one instance per HANA SID and one node per instance, see note below). SID specific user IDs and group IDs (depending on the selected DB type). Defining Sapdata and Saplog volumes in a further configuration step: Select the required object in the object tree (here sapdata mount ) Then select the corresponding volume in link field. 134 Management Tool

141 Adding Switches Actions SAP-HANA is an in-memory database architecture. It is designed to support real-time analytic and transactional processing. There are to operation modes available, OLTP and OLAP. With OLTP HANA works like other supported database types (Oracle, MaxDB, DB2, Sysbase ASE) included into a SAP NetWeaver installation. But the HANA database is not part of a specified SID defining a SAP NetWeaver installation, it is just referenced by the Classic SAP system (see section Classic Service with external HANA DB on page 123) and is built within an own SID. With OLAP HANA is a standalone database with its built-in business logic Adding Switches The action for adding a switch opens the following dialog box. Adding a switch is carried out via the Network object in the object tree. Number of Switches Number of switches within the group. At least two switches have to be configured in a switch group to provide network redundancy. The upper limit is currently nine switches. Switch Type The switch type of each switch within the group. Knowledge of the precise name of each switch type is required to create the cabling plan and the switch configurations. WARNING: If you are building a stack of more than 4 Cisco 3750E switches: In order to make sure, that this stack is dimensioned well for the planned FlexFrame configuration, you should consult the FTS configuration and sizing team in Walldorf before completion of configuration design. Management Tool 135

142 Actions Adding Switch Groups 9.19 Adding Switch Groups The action for adding a switch group opens the following dialog box. Switch Group Name Number of Switches Switch Type Name of the new switch group. See description under Adding Switches above. See description under Adding Switches above Uplinks The following actions are only available in Administration Mode Adding Uplinks The action for adding an uplink opens the following dialog box. 136 Management Tool

143 Uplinks Actions Uplink port count Number of the ports to be added Uplink media TX or TGBx Deleting Uplinks The action for deleting an uplink opens the following dialog box. Uplink channel Uplink channel to be deleted Management Tool 137

144 Actions Adding Switch Ports Extend Uplinks The action to extend an uplink opens the following dialog box. Uplink channel Select an uplink channel Uplink port count Number of the ports to be added 9.21 Adding Switch Ports The action for adding a switch port is carried out via the Network object in the object tree directly; no dialog box opens. 138 Management Tool

145 Adding Volumes Actions 9.22 Adding Volumes The action Add volume is only available in Planning Mode. The action for adding a volume opens the following dialog box. NAS Device Volume Name Name of the NAS system which contains the volume. Name of the volume (max 32 signs, only letters and numbers, have to start with a letter, volff is not allowed). A local standby or remote standby data mover must not possess volumes. This will be checked when validating the configuration by using the Validate Configuration function. If a local standby or remote standby data mover already possesses volumes, you have to delete the corresponding volumes: 1. Right-click on the volume and select Delete 2. Add them to an active data mover. If the volume has mount points, e.g. for SID specific sapdata, saplog, then you have to proceed with Adding Mount Points for Volumes as described in section 9.11, like you did it with the original volume earlier. Management Tool 139