HPE StoreVirtual Management Console User Guide

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1 HPE StoreVirtual Management Console User Guide Abstract The StoreVirtual Management Console (SVMC) software provides contemporary browserbased interfaces for monitoring HPE StoreVirtual Storage. This guide contains descriptions of the SVMC navigation, functionality, and procedures for using the SVMC. Part Number: Published: December 2017 Edition: 4

2 Copyright 2016, 2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP Notices The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Hewlett Packard Enterprise products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Hewlett Packard Enterprise shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Confidential computer software. Valid license from Hewlett Packard Enterprise required for possession, use, or copying. Consistent with FAR and , Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. Links to third-party websites take you outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has no control over and is not responsible for information outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Acknowledgments Intel, Itanium, Pentium, Intel Inside, and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Java and Oracle are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.

3 Contents StoreVirtual Management Console Overview...5 Overview... 5 Third-party licenses...5 StoreVirtual Management Console Quick Tours...7 The StoreVirtual Management Console...7 StoreVirtual menu and banner... 7 StoreVirtual Tasks...10 Configuration Interface tasks Disk tasks...10 Enclosure tasks...11 Server cluster tasks...11 Managers Tasks-Failover Manager...13 Managers tasks Virtual Manager...18 Server cluster tasks...19 Servers tasks Settings tasks...22 Sites Tasks...29 Snapshot tasks Software update tasks Storage controller tasks Storage pool tasks Storage system tasks...43 Support tasks Tasks pane tasks Volume tasks...50 Users and groups tasks Troubleshooting RAID array remains degraded after hot spares rebuild Download storage system report fails using Internet Explorer...56 Complete the Configuration Setup if interrupted...56 Creating a support bundle appears unresponsive Servicing controller incorrectly presented in the SVMC...57 Storage pool capacity Unable to log in to the SVMC (spinning icon) An extra disk displays in the SVMC when a Failover Manager is added to a management group...58 An iscsi volume that becomes unavailable for approximately 60 seconds or less may cause data unavailability...58 Read or read/write presentation mode is not visible in server CHAP settings made in Windows iscsi initiator are not visible Remote Copy fails when the remote volume has # in the name...60 RAID configurations with hot spares display drive count discrepancy...60 Contents 3

4 Hardware monitoring and SAS cable checking require the system clock setting before January 19, StoreVirtual 3200 Concepts and Reference...62 Adaptive Optimization concepts and features...62 Migration concept and reference Licensed features concepts and reference information Managers concept and reference Management group concepts and reference Remote copy concepts and reference Servers concepts and reference Server clusters concepts and reference Sites concepts and reference SmartClone volumes concepts and reference Snapshot concepts and reference Space Reclamation concepts and reference Storage system concepts and reference information...71 Volumes concepts and reference information...72 StoreVirtual Storage Online Help Topics Active Alarms views and actions...74 Dashboard views and actions Disks views and actions...75 Enclosures views and actions...76 Events views and actions...79 Server clusters views and actions...79 Servers views and actions Settings views and actions...89 Sites views and actions...96 Snapshots views and actions...98 Software updates views and actions Storage controllers views and actions Storage pools views and actions Storage systems views and actions Support views and actions Tasks views and actions User groups views and actions Users views and actions Volumes views and actions Configuration setup Websites Support and other resources Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Accessing updates Customer self repair Remote support Warranty information Regulatory information Documentation feedback Contents

5 StoreVirtual Management Console Overview Overview The StoreVirtual Management Console (SVMC) software provides contemporary browser-based interfaces for monitoring HPE StoreVirtual Storage. Third-party licenses This product includes code licensed under the GNU General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and/or certain other open source licenses. A complete machine-readable copy of the source code corresponding to such code is available upon request. This offer is valid to anyone in receipt of this information and shall expire three years following the date of the final distribution of this product version by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. To obtain such source code, send a check or money order in the amount of US $10.00 to: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Attn: General Counsel 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA USA Please specify the product and version for which you are requesting source code. You may also request a copy of this source code free of charge at: In addition, the software described in this manual includes open source software developed by the Apache Software Foundation, The Legion of the Bouncy Castle, Free Software Foundation, Inc., OpenPegasus, the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit ( and other software under the BSD License developed by: Copyright (c) 2010, Andrew G. Morgan and Thorsten Kukuk and contributors All rights reserved. Copyright (c) Sara Golemon * Copyright (c) 2005,2006 Mikhail Gusarov * Copyright (c) The Written Word, Inc. * Copyright (c) 2007 Eli Fant * Copyright (c) Daniel Stenberg * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Simon Josefsson All rights reserved. Copyright (c) , Jess Thrysoee and contributors All rights reserved. Copyright (c) Carnegie Mellon University and contributors All rights reserved. Copyright (c) Kirill Grouchnikov and contributors. All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: StoreVirtual Management Console Overview 5

6 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE 6 StoreVirtual Management Console Overview

7 StoreVirtual Management Console Quick Tours Quick tours help you become familiar with the features and navigation of the StoreVirtual Management Console. The StoreVirtual Management Console The StoreVirtual Management Console consists of the following parts: Figure 1: StoreVirtual Management Console 1. StoreVirtual menu and banner Includes the menu for using the StoreVirtual Management Console (SVMC), a search box, a message area, and icons for accessing information and online help. 2. Windows area Displays information about the features and functions you manage in the SVMC, and the menu for performing tasks. 3. Navigation pane Displays the list of items on which you can act, based on the section of the SVMC that is displayed. 4. Details pane Displays detailed information, including configuration, health, status, and statistics and performance information, as appropriate. StoreVirtual menu and banner Main menu The main menu provides links to the functions and features of the SVMC. Selecting an item displays the navigation and detail windows and the action menus for that item. StoreVirtual Management Console Quick Tours 7

8 Figure 2: StoreVirtual menu 1. StoreVirtual menu drops down from the banner. Banner The banner area contains a search box, message area, links to the active alarms window and sessions information, and fly-out panels containing activity information and links to online help. Figure 3: Banner area Active alarms The icons indicate the number of critical and warning active alarms. Clicking the icons opens the Active Alarms window. Figure 4: Banner alarms Activity Opening the activity fly-out pane displays a side bar with a list of activities taking place on the system. Figure 5: Banner activity Sessions Click the Sessions icon to view the logged in user and length of time the user has been logged in. The popup also provides a link to log out. 8 StoreVirtual Management Console Quick Tours

9 Figure 6: Banner sessions Help The help icon opens a fly-out containing links to the online help, the HPE Storage Information Library, and links to the End-user license agreement. StoreVirtual Management Console Quick Tours 9

10 StoreVirtual Tasks Configuration Interface tasks Preparing for configuration setup Prerequisites for configuration setup 1. Define and have ready the following items before beginning the configuration setup process: IP addresses for the storage controllers, which are labeled as Management IP SC# Management credentials, used to log in to the SVMC Remote support settings, if necessary (optional, as remote support can be configured later) Proxy settings, if necessary (optional, as proxy settings can be configured later) Disk tasks Locating a disk Activate a blue LED on the disk using the SVMC. Use the blue LED to help locate the disk in the enclosure. The LED will be solid if the drive is safe to remove and blinking if it is not safe to remove. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Disks. 2. On the navigation pane, select the disk, and then select > Locate on the content pane. Verify the activation in the message area at the top of the window. Turning off the LED on the disk Turn off the blue LED on the disk using the SVMC. If the disk has failed, the blue UID LED automatically turns on. You cannot turn it off when the disk is not healthy. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Disks. 2. On the navigation pane, select the disk, and then select > Stop Locate on the content pane. 10 StoreVirtual Tasks

11 Verify the deactivation in the message area at the top of the window. Enclosure tasks Locating the enclosure in the rack Activate a blue LED on the array enclosure using the SVMC. Use the LED to help identify the enclosure in the rack. The LED will be solid if the enclosure is safe to remove and blinking if it is not safe to remove. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Enclosures. 2. On the navigation pane, select the enclosure, and then select > Locate on the content pane. Verify the activation in the message area at the top of the window. Turning off the LED on the enclosure Turn off the blue LED on the enclosure using the SVMC. If the enclosure has failed, the blue UID LED automatically turns on. You cannot turn it off when the enclosure is not healthy. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Enclosures. 2. On the navigation pane, select the enclosure, and then select > Stop Locate on the content pane. Verify the deactivation in the message area at the top of the window. Server cluster tasks Creating a server cluster Create cluster servers to assign multiple server connections to multiple volumes in a single operation. Enclosure tasks 11

12 Prerequisites for creating a server cluster A server with no exported volumes or snapshots. Creating the server cluster 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. On the navigation pane, click + Create server cluster or select > Create on the content pane. 3. Click Add servers to select one or more servers for the server cluster. 4. Click Create or click Create+ to create another server cluster. Editing a server cluster Prerequisites for editing a server cluster If adding a server, the server must have no exported volumes or snapshots. Editing the server cluster 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. Select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Change the necessary information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Add or remove servers as necessary. 5. Click OK. Applying settings to servers in the cluster Configure servers in a server cluster to use the Application Aware Snapshot Manager to quiesce applications on the application server before taking snapshots of volumes. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. Select > Apply settings to servers on the content pane. 3. Enter the information about the Application Aware Snapshot Manager and click OK. 12 Prerequisites for creating a server cluster

13 Exporting volumes and snapshots to a server cluster Export multiple volumes or snapshots to the same server cluster. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. On the navigation pane, select the server cluster and then select > Export volume or snapshot on the content pane. 3. Add volumes or snapshots as necessary, using Add volumes or Add snapshots. 4. Change the default LUN number and permissions, if desired. 5. Click Export. Deleting a server cluster Deleting a server cluster leaves individual servers intact. However, all volumes and snapshots are unexported. Re-export any volumes and snapshots if necessary. 1. Stop applications that are accessing volumes connected to the server cluster. 2. Disconnect the volumes and snapshots from the application servers. 3. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 4. On the navigation pane, select the server cluster and then select > Delete on the content pane. 5. Ensure that you have completed the prerequisites listed in the message and click Yes, delete. Managers Tasks-Failover Manager Prerequisites for using the Failover Manager Prerequisites Before you install and configure a Failover Manager, you must complete the following tasks. 1. Plan the network configuration. Design and configure the switches and network adapters. Identify the Windows server or vcenter server upon which to install Failover Manager files. Designate a host name and IP address. Create an iscsi network for the virtual machine. The Failover Manager must be on the iscsi network. If you do not have an existing virtual machine network configured on the iscsi network/ vswitch, create a new virtual machine network for the Failover Manager. 2. Designate a static IP address, or a reserved IP address if you are using DHCP. Exporting volumes and snapshots to a server cluster 13

14 3. Configure a network of a minimum 100 Mbps with 50 ms latency. A faster configuration is better, such as 1,000 Mbps or 10,000 Mbps. 4. Configure a server and volume on which to install the Failover Manager. It must be a server and volume that are not on the HPE StoreVirtual Storage network. 5. Designate 15 GB available drive space to install the Failover Manager. 6. Reserve at least 2 GB of memory for the Failover Manager. Prerequisites for using the Failover Manager for Hyper-V 1. Verify that you are using a supported version of Windows Server for the Failover Manager. You can see the most recent list in the HPE StoreVirtual Compatibility Matrix which is available at the following location: 2. Ensure that the Hyper-V role is installed and running. 3. Have two virtual CPUs with at least 2 GHz reserved. Prerequisites for using the Failover Manager for VMware vsphere 1. Verify that you are using a supported version of VMware for the Failover Manager. You can see the most recent list in the HPE StoreVirtual Compatibility Matrix which is available at the following location: 2. Ensure that Microsoft.NET 3.5 is on the installer client. 3. Configure a bridged connection through the VMware Console, or assigned network in VI Client. Installing the Failover Manager for Hyper-V Server CAUTION: Do not install the Failover Manger on a volume that is served from the HPE StoreVirtual Storage, since this would defeat the purpose of the Failover Manger. 1. Download the HPE StoreVirtual FOM Installer for Microsoft Hyper-V from the HPE StoreVirtual Storage downloads page and run the installer on the computer that you use to administer the SAN Double-click the executable to launch it. 3. Click Unzip when the self-extracting window for the installer is displayed. When the file extraction has completed, click OK and then the installation wizard starts. 4. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement. 5. Choose a location for the Failover Manager virtual machine and a location for the virtual hard disks, and click Next. 6. Enter a name for the Failover Manager, select whether you want it powered on after it is installed, and click Next. 14 Installing the Failover Manager for Hyper-V Server

15 7. Enter the network information, including the host name and network addressing information, and click Next. 8. Finish the installation, reviewing the configuration summary, and click Next. 9. When installation is complete, click Finish to exit the installer. The Failover Manager is now ready to be used in a management group. 10. After installation, log in to the SVMC to add the Failover Manager to the management group. Uninstalling the Failover Manager from Hyper-V Server 1. Remove the Failover Manger for Hyper-V from the management group. 2. Shut down the Failover Manger for Hyper-V on the Windows server that is running the Hyper-V role. 3. Navigate to the Failover Manger for Hyper-V inventory and delete the Failover Manger files from the inventory. Installing the Failover Manager for VMware vsphere CAUTION: Do not install the Failover Manger on a volume served by the HPE StoreVirtual Storage, since this would defeat the purpose of the Failover Manger. 1. Download the HPE StoreVirtual FOM Installer for VMware vsphere from the HPE StoreVirtual Storage downloads page. Run the installer on the computer that you use to administer the SAN Double-click the executable to launch it. 3. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement. 4. Click Install FOM for VMware vsphere to begin the wizard. 5. In the Meta Launcher command-line window that opens, enter 1 to run the installer CLI, or enter 2 to run the installer GUI. Both versions require the same information and perform the same installation. 6. If you selected the GUI installation in the Meta Launcher CLI window, the GUI installer window opens again. Click Install FOM for VMware vsphere again to begin the wizard. 7. Click Next on the Welcome page of the wizard. 8. Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement and then click Next. 9. Enter the IP address or hostname, and the login credentials for the ESX or vcenter Server that will host the Failover Manager, and then click Next. Click I accept the terms of the License Agreement and then click Next. 10. Select the ESX or vcenter Server host, verify the health status and configuration details, and then click Next. 11. Select Failover Manager as the type of installation and then click Next. 12. Select a datastore, not on the SAN, to store the virtual appliance files, and then click Next. Uninstalling the Failover Manager from Hyper-V Server 15

16 13. Enter a name for the Failover Manager and enter the IP address or choose to use DHCP. Select the network interface to use and add multiple NICs if desired. Click Next. 14. Enter a name for the virtual machine, and whether to use VMDK or raw disk mapping, and then click Next. 15. If this is the only Failover Manager you are installing, select No, I am done and then click Next. If you want to install another Failover Manager, the wizard repeats the steps, using information you already entered, as appropriate. 16. Finish the installation, reviewing the configuration summary, and click Deploy. When the installer is finished, the Failover Manager is ready to be used in the HPE StoreVirtual Storage. 17. After installation, log in to the SVMC to add the Failover Manager to the management group. Installing the Failover Manager for other VMware platforms CAUTION: Do not install the Failover Manager on a volume served by the HPE StoreVirtual Storage, since this would defeat the purpose of the Failover Manager. 1. Download the HPE StoreVirtual FOM Installer for VMware vsphere from the HPE StoreVirtual Storage downloads page. Run the installer on the computer that you use to administer the SAN Double-click the executable to launch it. 3. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement. 4. Click Failover Manager > Install FOM for other VMware platforms to begin the wizard. 5. Accept the default location to install the files, or change the location, and click Next. 6. Accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next. 7. To complete the installation, click Finish. 8. In the VMware application, navigate to the location of the Failover Manager and start the virtual machine. 9. Wait for the Failover Manager to boot. 10. When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the Configuration Interface. 11. On the StoreVirtual menu, press Tab to navigate to Network TCP/IP Settings and press Enter. 12. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to the network interface and press Enter. 13. On the Network Settings window, press Tab to navigate to the Hostname box. Press Backspace to erase an entry if necessary. Enter a host name for the Failover Manager. This host name displays in the SVMC only. It does not change the name of the original.vmx file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface. 14. Press Tab to navigate to the method for setting the IP address. 16 Installing the Failover Manager for other VMware platforms

17 If you are entering a static IP address, Gateway is a required field. If you do not have a gateway, enter Press Tab to navigate to OK and press Enter. 16. Press Enter again to confirm the action. 17. After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change. 18. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to Back and press Enter. 19. On the Configuration Interface, press Tab to navigate to Log Out and press Enter. 20. After installation, log in to the SVMC to add the Failover Manager to the management group. Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client 1. Download the OVF files from the following website: 2. Click Agree to accept the terms of the License Agreement. 3. Click the link for OVF files to open a window from which you can copy the files to the ESX Server. 4. In the inventory panel, select the new Failover Manager and power it on. 5. Select the Console tab and wait for the Failover Manager to boot. 6. When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the Configuration Interface. 7. On the Failover Manager main menu, press Tab to navigate to Network TCP/IP Settings and press Enter. 8. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to the network interface and press Enter. 9. On the Network Settings window, press Tab to navigate to the Hostname box and enter a host name for the Failover Manager. Press Backspace to erase an entry if necessary. This host name displays in the SVMC only. It does not change the name of the original VMX file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface. 10. Press Tab to navigate to the method for setting the IP address. If you are entering a static IP address, Gateway is a required field. If you do not have a gateway, enter Press Tab to navigate to OK and press Enter. 12. Press Enter again to confirm the action. 13. After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change. 14. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to Back and press Enter. 15. On the Configuration Interface, press Tab to navigate to Log Out and press Enter. 16. In the VI Client Information Panel, click the Summary tab. Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client 17

18 17. In the General section on the Summary tab, verify that the IP address and host name are correct, and that VMware Tools are running. 18. After installation, log in to the SVMC to add the Failover Manager to the management group. Uninstalling the Failover Manager from VMware vsphere 1. Remove the Failover Manager from the management group. 2. Power off the Failover Manager virtual machine in the VI Client. 3. Right-click the powered-off Failover Manager and select Delete from Disk. Managers tasks Virtual Manager Creating a Virtual Manager 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Manager Status. 3. Click > Create Virtual Manager. 4. The Virtual Manager is created. It displays as offline in the list of managers on the Manager Status page. Starting a Virtual Manager 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Manager Status. 3. Click > Start Virtual Manager. 4. In the Select storage controller dialog box, select the storage controller on which to start the virtual manager and click Select. 5. Click Start Virtual Manager. The Virtual Manager is running on the selected storage controller. IMPORTANT: When the situation requiring the Virtual Manager is resolved, you must stop the Virtual Manager to prevent quorum issues in the future. 18 Uninstalling the Failover Manager from VMware vsphere

19 Stopping a Virtual Manager When the situation requiring the Virtual Manager is resolved, you must stop the Virtual Manager to prevent quorum issues in the future. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Manager Status. 3. Click > Stop Virtual Manager. Deleting a Virtual Manager 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Manager Status. 3. Click > Delete Virtual Manager. Server cluster tasks Creating a server cluster Create cluster servers to assign multiple server connections to multiple volumes in a single operation. Prerequisites for creating a server cluster A server with no exported volumes or snapshots. Creating the server cluster 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. On the navigation pane, click + Create server cluster or select > Create on the content pane. 3. Click Add servers to select one or more servers for the server cluster. 4. Click Create or click Create+ to create another server cluster. Editing a server cluster Stopping a Virtual Manager 19

20 Prerequisites for editing a server cluster If adding a server, the server must have no exported volumes or snapshots. Editing the server cluster 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. Select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Change the necessary information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Add or remove servers as necessary. 5. Click OK. Applying settings to servers in the cluster Configure servers in a server cluster to use the Application Aware Snapshot Manager to quiesce applications on the application server before taking snapshots of volumes. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. Select > Apply settings to servers on the content pane. 3. Enter the information about the Application Aware Snapshot Manager and click OK. Exporting volumes and snapshots to a server cluster Export multiple volumes or snapshots to the same server cluster. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 2. On the navigation pane, select the server cluster and then select > Export volume or snapshot on the content pane. 3. Add volumes or snapshots as necessary, using Add volumes or Add snapshots. 4. Change the default LUN number and permissions, if desired. 5. Click Export. Deleting a server cluster Deleting a server cluster leaves individual servers intact. However, all volumes and snapshots are unexported. Re-export any volumes and snapshots if necessary. 20 Prerequisites for editing a server cluster

21 1. Stop applications that are accessing volumes connected to the server cluster. 2. Disconnect the volumes and snapshots from the application servers. 3. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Server Clusters. 4. On the navigation pane, select the server cluster and then select > Delete on the content pane. 5. Ensure that you have completed the prerequisites listed in the message and click Yes, delete. Servers tasks Creating a server Servers connect volumes to application servers, also called clients, or hosts. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Servers. 2. On the navigation pane, click + Create server or select > Create on the content pane. 3. Complete the information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Click Create to finish, or click Create+ to create another server. Editing a server Prerequisites for editing a server If changing settings that affect sessions to application servers, complete the following tasks: 1. Quiesce any applications that are accessing volumes in the storage pool. 2. Log off the active sessions in the iscsi initiator for those volumes. Editing a server configuration 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Servers. 2. On the navigation pane, select the server and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Change the necessary information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Click OK. Exporting a volume or snapshot to a server Export multiple volumes or snapshots to the same server. Servers tasks 21

22 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Servers. 2. On the navigation pane, select the server and then select > Export volume or snapshot on the content pane. 3. Add volumes or snapshots as necessary, using Add volumes or Add snapshots. 4. Click Export. Unexporting a volume or snapshot from a server or server cluster Delete the connections from snapshots or volumes to a server or server cluster. You can delete connections from the following sections: Volumes Snapshots Servers Server clusters Before disconnecting volumes or snapshots from a server or server cluster, you must stop application servers from accessing the volume or snapshot and disconnect the application server. 1. Navigate to the Connections section for the object for which you want to delete the connection, such as Volumes > Exports. 2. Select the specific object in the navigation pane. 3. Click the delete icon ( ) next to the connection you want to delete. Deleting a server Deleting a server deletes application server connections to volumes and snapshots on the SAN. 1. Stop applications that are accessing volumes connected to the server. 2. Disconnect the volumes and snapshots from the application server. 3. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Servers. 4. On the navigation pane, select the server and then select > Delete on the content pane. 5. Ensure that you have completed the prerequisites listed in the message and click Yes, delete. Settings tasks General settings tasks Creating a management group 22 Unexporting a volume or snapshot from a server or server cluster

23 Prerequisites for creating a management group 1. A storage system ready to be added to a management group, including cabled, IP addressed, and on the network 2. RAID created on the storage system Creating the management group 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select General and then select > Create management group on the content pane. Editing a management group Enable Space Reclamation, change the local bandwidth, and the group mode setting in the Edit General dialog. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select General and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Make the desired changes and click OK. Adding a storage system to a management group 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select General and then select > Add storage systems on the content pane. a. Use Add IP address and Discover available systems as needed to discover storage systems on the network. 3. Select a storage system to add to the management group, and click OK. Removing a storage system from a management group Prerequisites Stop the managers on the storage controllers Stopping a manager Remove the storage system from the storage pool Removing storage systems from storage pool Allow any restripe operations to complete There must be sufficient space to perform the restripe. You must not re-purpose the storage system until the restripe has completed. Editing a management group 23

24 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select General and then select > Remove storage system on the content pane. 3. Select the storage system to remove and click OK. 4. Confirm the action and click OK. Repairing a storage system Prerequisites The storage system must display the Critical icon in the navigation window. The storage system must have a state of Storage system requires repair. All volumes must have a data protection level other than Network RAID-0. If the storage system is running a manager, stopping that manager must not break quorum. 1. If any storage controllers are running managers, stop the managers. 2. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Storage Systems. 3. Select the storage system that needs repair and click > Repair. 4. Review the instructions on the Repair dialog that opens. 5. Click Yes, repair, and confirm by clicking Yes, repair again. After the storage system is repaired, you add the storage system to the management group and then exchange it for the placeholder in the storage pool. Deleting a management group Deleting a management group permanently deletes all management group, volume, and snapshot data. 1. Disconnect any hosts or servers that are accessing volumes in the management group. 2. Delete all volumes and snapshots. 3. Delete all storage pools. 4. Ensure that you are logged in to the SVMC using the correct IP address for the management group that you want to delete. 5. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 6. Select General and then select > Delete management group on the content pane. 7. Confirm that the prerequisites are completed, enter the name of the management group, and click Yes, delete. 8. Confirm the action by clicking Yes, delete a second time. 24 Repairing a storage system

25 Configuring notifications Configure notifications for status and system events. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Notifications and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Add or change the configuration and/or recipients and click OK. Configuring system time Configure settings for system time using NTP servers or the local host time. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select System Time and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Configure or change the settings for keeping system time and click OK. Configuring DNS Configure settings for using DNS. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select DNS and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Configure or change the settings for using DNS and click OK. Configuring method to receive system updates Update files can be obtained from an FTP site, a USB source, or an NFS share. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Updates and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Configure the method by which to receive updates and click OK. Updating software without Internet access To update the software, you download the HPE StoreVirtual Site Bundle on a computer that is connected to the Internet. You then make that software bundle available on the network using an FTP or NFS site where the system can access it to do the upgrade. Configuring notifications 25

26 1. Using a computer that is connected to the Internet, open a web browser and navigate to support.hpe.com/hpesc/home. 2. Log in to the HPE Support Center, which opens to the Search Support window. 3. Perform a search for StoreVirtual 3200 in the Search Support window. 4. The StoreVirtual Site Bundle is listed in the search results as OS independent:hpe StoreVirtual x with a description of the Site Bundle. 5. Download the StoreVirtual Site Bundle. If using Internet Explorer does not work, try using Chrome, Firefox, or Edge to complete the download. 6. Copy the bundle to your FTP or NFS site. 7. Extract the contents of the site bundle as follows: On Linux, use the command tar -xvzf <filename> On Windows, use 7-Zip or TarTool. You can also use the tar command if you have Cygwin installed. 8. Open the SVMC and from the StoreVirtual menu, navigate to Settings > Updates > Edit. 9. Configure the update settings to point to your FTP site or NFS share. 10. From the StoreVirtual menu, navigate to Software Updates. 11. Click > Install and select the update to install. 12. Review the message at the bottom of the dialog box, confirm the requirements review if necessary, and click Yes, install. Setting Up NFS-Server On CentOS 7 1. Start a local console connection to your server. 2. Run the following command as root: sudo su 3. Download and install the following packages, accepting all dependencies: yum install nfs-utils 4. Run the following command to configure the new directory for the NFS share: mkdir /mnt/updates 5. Change the permissions to allow reads: chmod -R 744 /mnt/updates 6. Run the following startup scripts: a. systemctl enable rpcbind b. systemctl enable nfs-server 26 Setting Up NFS-Server On CentOS 7

27 c. systemctl start rpcbind d. systemctl start nfs-server 7. Configure the exports file to allow the new NFS share to work, using the following command: nano /etc/exports 8. Add the following line, using the management IP of your storage node: /mnt/updates X.X.X.X(ro,sync,no_root_squash) 9. Restart the NFS server to enable the export changes: systemctl restart nfs-server 10. If you are running the default firewall, make the following change so that NFS can pass through the firewall: a. firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-service=nfs b. firewall-cmd --reload If you are running iptables instead of the new firewall, enable NFS to pass though. 11. Transfer the tar.gz file to the /tmp directory on the CentOS server. 12. Extract the tar.gz file into the /mnt/updates directory as follows: tar -xvf /tmp/hpe_site_bundle.tar.gz -C /mnt/updates 13. Point the storage node at this new NFS share using the IP address or DNS name for this NFS server. The path will look will look as follows: X.X.X.X:/mnt/updates Configuring NFS Server on Windows 2012 R2 Install Network File System on the server using Windows PowerShell. Then create the NFS File Share using Windows PowerShell. 1. Start Windows PowerShell. 2. Right-click the PowerShell icon on the task bar, and select Run as Administrator. 3. Run the following Windows PowerShell commands to install the NFS Server: a. Import-Module ServerManager b. Add-WindowsFeature FS-NFS-Services c. Import-Module NFS 4. Reboot to activate the new NFS Server. 5. After rebooting, start Windows PowerShell again. 6. Right-click the PowerShell icon on the task bar, and select Run as Administrator 7. Run the following Windows PowerShell commands to create the new directory: Configuring NFS Server on Windows 2012 R2 27

28 a. mkdir C:\updates b. New-NfsShare -name updates -Path C:\updates 8. Set permissions on the NFS share, using the management IP address of the HPE StoreVirtual Storage system: a. Grant-NFSSharePermission -Name updates -ClientName X.X.X.X b. -ClientType host -Permission readonly -AllowRootAccess 1 9. Extract the contents of the tarball into the C:\updates directory. Removing an NFS File Share Permission To remove a configured permission, run the following script: Revoke-NFSSharePermission -Name updates -ClientName X.X.X.X -ClientType host Configuring SNMP Use the HPE StoreVirtual MIBs which are available from the software download site. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select SNMP and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Configure the information for the SNMP agent and SNMP traps, and click OK. Reviewing manager status Review the status of all the managers running on the HPE StoreVirtual Storage. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Manager Status. 3. Review the information and status for all the managers configured in the SAN. Configuring proxy settings Proxy settings may be required to access the internet outside of the local network, to perform software updates and remote support tasks. 28 Removing an NFS File Share Permission

29 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. On the Proxy Settings tile, click Edit. 3. Complete the proxy setting information or make the desired changes, and click OK. Creating remote associations 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select Remote Associations and click > Create remote associations. 3. Complete the information and click Create to finish, or Create + to repeat the steps and create additional remote associations. Editing remote associations 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select the Remote Associations tile and click the edit icon ( ) next to the remote group you want to edit. 3. Make the desired changes and click OK. Deleting remote associations 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Settings. 2. Select the Remote Associations tile and click the delete icon ( ) next to the remote group to disassociate. 3. Read the warning message and click Yes, delete to proceed. Confirm the operation by clicking Yes, delete a second time. Sites Tasks Creating a site Prerequisites To create a site by adding a storage system to a site, you must have purchased a license for the Multi- Site SAN feature. Creating remote associations 29

30 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Sites. 2. On the navigation pane, click Create site or select > Create on the content pane. 3. Complete the information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Add storage systems as necessary, using Add storage systems. Search for storage systems on the network, or select the systems from the list of available storage systems. 5. Click Add servers to select one or more servers for the site. 6. Click Create to finish, or click Create+ to create another site. Editing a site 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Sites. 2. On the navigation pane, select the site and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Make the desired changes and click OK. Deleting a site 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Sites. 2. On the navigation pane, select the site and then select > Delete on the content pane. Snapshot tasks Creating snapshots Create snapshots from the Volumes window, as well. Configuring an application-managed snapshot requires the use of the Application Aware Snapshot Manager. The Application Aware Snapshot Manager quiesces applications on the server before the StoreVirtual OS software creates the snapshot. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 2. On the navigation pane, click +Create snapshot or select > Create on the content pane. 3. Complete the information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Click Create. 30 Editing a site

31 Editing snapshots 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 2. On the navigation pane, select the snapshot and then select > Edit on the content pane. 3. Make the desired changes in the dialog box that opens. 4. Click OK. Exporting snapshots Exporting snapshots connects them to host servers or server clusters. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 2. On the navigation pane, select the snapshot to connect to the host server, and then do one of the following: Click the link on the Connections tile of the Snapshot Overview pane. Select > Export to server or server cluster on the content pane. 3. Complete the information in the dialog box that opens. 4. Optional: Click the LUN selection field to see the table of LUNs for the selected server or server cluster. 5. Click Export to finish. Deleting temporary space Delete the temporary space created when a snapshot is mounted. If any data was written to the snapshot after it was mounted, that data will be deleted. 1. Stop any applications that are accessing the snapshot. 2. Log off all related iscsi sessions. 3. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 4. On the navigation pane, select one or more snapshots and then select > Delete temporary space on the content pane. 5. Review the confirmation message and click Yes, delete. 6. On the second confirmation message, click Yes, delete. Editing snapshots 31

32 Creating a SmartClone volume 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 2. On the navigation pane, select the desired snapshot and then select > Create SmartClone volume on the content pane. 3. Enter a meaningful name or accept the default name, enter the number of SmartClone volumes to create, and click Create. Deleting a snapshot Deleting a snapshot does not delete data that is required for volume data consistency 1. Stop any applications that are accessing the snapshot. 2. Log off all related iscsi sessions. 3. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 4. On the navigation pane, select one or more snapshots and then select > Delete on the content pane. 5. Review the confirmation message that describes the data to be deleted, and click Yes, delete. 6. On the second confirmation message, click Yes, delete. Creating a snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the navigation pane, select a volume and then select > Create snapshot schedule on the content pane. 3. You can hover over fields to display tooltips. 4. Select or enter your choices for required and optional settings. 5. When you have finished creating the schedule, click Create to finish. Editing a snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the Volumes pane, select the Snapshot Schedules view. 3. Click the edit icon ( ) next to the schedule you want to edit. 4. You can hover over fields to display tooltips. 32 Creating a SmartClone volume

33 5. Make the necessary changes. 6. When you have finished editing the schedule, click OK to finish. Deleting a snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the Volumes pane, select the Snapshot Schedules view. 3. Click the delete icon ( ) next to the schedule you want to delete. 4. Confirm the schedule deletion and click Yes, delete to finish. Creating a remote snapshot Prerequisite To create remote snapshots, you must have purchased a license for the Remote Copy feature. Creating the remote snapshot Remote snapshots are created on remote volumes. Configure a remote volume by selecting the volume Advanced Options and selecting the Type value, Remote. 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Snapshots. 2. On the navigation pane, select the desired snapshot and then select > Create remote snapshot on the content pane. 3. Select the remote management group. 4. Enter the name of the remote volume. 5. Enter a name and optional description for the remote snapshot. 6. Click Create to finish, or click Create+ to create another remote snapshot. Creating a remote snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the navigation pane, select the volume and then select > Create remote snapshot schedule on the content pane. 3. You can hover over fields to display tooltips. 4. Select or enter your choices for required and optional settings. 5. When you have finished creating the schedule, click Create to finish. Deleting a snapshot schedule 33

34 Editing a remote snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the Volumes pane, select the Remote Snapshot Schedules view. 3. Click the edit icon ( ) next to the schedule you want to edit. 4. You can hover over fields to display tooltips. 5. Make the necessary changes. 6. When you have finished editing the schedule, click OK to finish. Deleting a remote snapshot schedule 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Volumes. 2. On the Volumes pane, select the Remote Snapshot Schedules view. 3. Click the delete icon ( ) next to the schedule you want to delete. 4. Confirm the schedule deletion and click Yes, delete to finish. Software update tasks Checking for software updates 1. On the StoreVirtual menu, select Software Updates. 2. Select > Check for updates on the content pane. 3. Select one of the following Updates menu items to see the updated list of all options. Overview to see all updates available Major Versions Available Patches Available Installing software updates 34 Editing a remote snapshot schedule