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HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU2 Abstract This guide is for all levels of system and storage administrators who plan storage policies, configure storage resources, or monitor the storage usage of HP 3PAR storage systems. HP Part Number: QR482-96384 Published: June 2013 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 2
2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP HP 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. HP - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 3
Virtual Volumes 8 Physical Copies...9 Virtual Copy Snapshots...9 Exporting Virtual Volumes 9 HP 3PAR Software...9 HP 3PAR Software Products and Features 10 HP 3PAR Software Licensing Requirements 13 2 HP 3PAR Storage System Users 18 User Accounts...18 Local User Authentication and Authorization - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 4
9 Virtual Volumes 42 Overview...42 Virtual Volume Types...42 Administrative Volumes...43 Fully-provisioned Virtual Volumes 43 Thinly Provisioned Virtual 52 Automatically Reclaiming Unused Snapshot Space from Volumes 52 Manually Reclaiming Unused Snapshot Space from Volumes 52 Deleted Volume - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 5
Node Numbering 67 HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Controller Node Numbering 68 T-Class Controller Node Numbering 69 F-Class Controller Node Numbering 70 13 HP 3PAR SNMP Infrastructure 72 Overview...72 About SNMP...72 SNMP Managers...72 The HP 3PAR SNMP Agent...72 Standard Compliance...73 Supported - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 6
Initiative...78 HP 3PAR CIM Support...79 Standard Compliance...79 SMI-S Profiles...79 Supported Extensions...79 CIM Indications...79 15 Comparing HP 3PAR to EVA Terms 80 16 Support and Other Resources 81 Contacting HP...81 HP 3PAR documentation...81 Typographic conventions...84 HP 3PAR branding - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 7
your data. For more information about hardware platforms, see "HP 3PAR Storage System Hardware" (page 61). For more information about system software applications and features, see "HP 3PAR Software" (page 9). The HP 3PAR storage system is composed of the following logical data layers: • "Physical - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 8
be set when you create a CPG or modified later. HP 3PAR storage systems support the following RAID types: • RAID 0 • RAID that remain available if the original base volume becomes unavailable. Before creating node. As the volumes that draw space from the CPG require additional storage, the HP 3PAR - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 9
, physical copies can be copied from one HP 3PAR storage system to another by using Remote Copy. For additional information, see the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide. Virtual Copy Snapshots A snapshot is a virtual copy of a base volume. The base volume is the original volume that is copied - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 10
encryption for HP 3PAR StoreServ arrays using self-encrypting drives. See "Data Encryption" (page 58). • HP 3PAR Full Copy Software: thin-aware, point-in-time clones with independent service-level parameters that can be rapidly resynchronized with base volumes as needed. • HP 3PAR Rapid Provisioning - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 11
automation of your service delivery and management. • HP 3PAR SmartStart Software: simplifies system startup and guides the administrator through the configuration of HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage, HP 3PAR Service Processor and production application hosts. • HP 3PAR Host Explorer Software: automates - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 12
recovery, reducing administration time and improving recovery time objectives (RTOs) in Windows-based environments. • HP 3PAR Virtual Domains Software: is used for access control. Virtual Domains allow you to limit the access of users to only subsets of volumes and hosts in an HP Storage System and - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 13
RAID level, Thinly Provisioned or fully provisioned virtual volumes, and replication state automatically. • HP 3PAR VAAI Plug-in Software for VMware vSphere Software: enables SCSI primitives that allow HP 3PAR storage systems to take advantage of several VMware virtual machine operations at the meta - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 14
Part of the HP 3PAR OS HP 3PAR F-Class, HP 3PAR T-Class, HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage HP 3PAR Web N Services API Software Part of the HP 3PAR OS HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage and HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage HP 3PAR Autonomic Y Rebalance Software - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 15
HP 3PAR F-Class, HP 3PAR T-Class, HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage HP 3PAR SmartStart N Software Part of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage OS Software Suite HP 3PAR Service N Processor Software Part of the HP 3PAR OS All HP 3PAR storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 16
HP 3PAR F-Class, HP 3PAR T-Class, HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage HP 3PAR Y Licensed as part of HP 3PAR Virtual HP 3PAR F-Class, HP 3PAR T-Class, HP 3PAR mySnapshot Copy Software StoreServ 10000 Storage, HP 3PAR StoreServ Software 7000 Storage HP 3PAR - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 17
? Licensing Supported Hardware Platforms HP 3PAR Host Y Explorer for VMware vSphere Licensed as part of the HP 3PAR HP 3PAR F-Class, HP 3PAR T-Class, HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Application Suite for StoreServ 10000 Storage, HP 3PAR StoreServ VMware and the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage 10000 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 18
and the HP 3PAR Management Console Software. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on how to perform user management tasks. Table 2 HP 3PAR OS User Roles User Roles Browse Edit Super Service Create Basic - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 19
. For detailed information about virtual domains and domain users, see "HP 3PAR Virtual Domains" (page 24). For instructions on creating a domain user, refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help. NOTE: Virtual domains require an - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 20
supported. Configuring the HP 3PAR OS to use LDAP can only be performed with the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the HP 3PAR OS CLI Administrator's Manual for instructions is an open source implementation of LDAP directory services developed by the OpenLDAP Project. OpenLDAP includes - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 21
controlled. For instructions on using LDAP with the storage system, refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual. Another the data. Programs such as ldp.exe, which is a downloadable Windows Support Tool available from Microsoft, and ldapsearch, which is available for many UNIX - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 22
using Domains. Several binding mechanisms are supported by the HP 3PAR OS LDAP client. NOTE: The HP 3PAR Storage System Users" (page 18) for information about user roles. The HP 3PAR OS LDAP client performs group-to-role mapping using the following four mapping parameters: • super-map • service - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 23
parameter. If no match is made, the group is then compared with the service-map parameter, and so on. For example, if a match is made for instructions on authorizing LDAP users on systems using Domains, see Chapter 4, Managing User Accounts and Connections in the HP 3PAR OS CLI Administrator's Manual - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 24
Domains Software in the system with both the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on how to perform these tasks. NOTE: Virtual - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 25
objects in an existing system that did not previously use domains do not belong to any domains. • specified domains are created by the domain administrator and contain objects specific to that domain. Only users with rights over that domain can work with those objects. For example, User A in Domain - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 26
will view and work with only objects in Domain A. The user's default domain can be set and reset at any time by the administrator. If you are using the HP 3PAR Management Console, the user selects which domain to connect to and there is no default domain, and no domain session. To change - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 27
For instructions on modifying system ports and host configurations, see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help. Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity is supported on HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage systems and HP 3PAR StoreServ - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 28
3PAR Remote Copy Software User's Guide. • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Ports Systems use SAS ports to connect controller nodes to drive enclosures. SAS ports are supported only on HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage systems. For information about controller nodes and drive enclosures, see "HP 3PAR Storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 29
commands from those hosts. Use the HP 3PAR CLI or the HP 3PAR Management Console to view or change the current port mode settings. For instructions on viewing or changing mode settings, see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help. Active - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 30
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual or the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on displaying, creating, modifying, and removing host personas. Different host personas have different functions and support Services (SES) LUN ID 254 for Host Explorer agent support. - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 31
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual or the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on converting your legacy host personas. The Host Explorer Software Agent The HP 3PAR Host Explorer Software agent is a program that runs on a host connected to an HP storage system - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 32
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions StoreServ 10000 and StoreServ serviced. This initial spare storage totals the amount of storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 33
, a remote spare chunklet, and then finally a remote free chunklet. NOTE: Local chunklets are chunklets on disks whose primary path is connected to a node that owns the logical disk containing the chunklets being relocated. • If the system uses up its free or spare chunklets for relocation, an alert - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 34
HP 3PAR Virtual Copy Software license. For more information, see "HP 3PAR Software" (page 9) Logical Disk Types The following logical disk types provide storage administration logical disks provide the storage space for snapshot administration. The administration . Each controller node in the system - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 35
, a single volume created on each system during installation. The admin volume is used to store system administrative data such as the system event log. RAID Types The 3PAR storage system supports the following RAID types: • RAID 0 • RAID 10 (RAID 1) • RAID 50 (RAID 5) • RAID Multi-parity (MP) RAID - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 36
has a total of two chunklets of space for data and one chunklet of space for parity. RAID 5 set sizes with between 3 and 9 chunklets are supported. The data and parity steps are striped across each chunklet in the set. The chunklets in each RAID 5 set are distributed across different physical disks - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 37
with 8 chunklets has a total of 6 chunklets of space for data and 2 chunklets of space for parity. RAID MP set sizes of 8 and 16 chunklets are supported. The data and parity steps are striped across each chunklet in the set. The chunklets in each RAID MP set are distributed across different physical - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 38
has a total of 6 chunklets of space for data and 2 chunklets of space for parity (6+2). On StoreServ 10000 and StoreServ 7000 systems, RAID 6 set sizes of (4+2), (6+2), (8+2), (10+2), and (14+2) are supported. NOTE: The system also rounds up the size of virtual volumes, CPGs, and CPG growth - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 39
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions that exceed the amount of currently available storage on a system. When volumes associated with - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 40
storage, the system automatically creates additional logical disks according to the CPG's growth increment. The default and minimum growth increments vary according to the number of controller nodes may round up when creating logical disks to support virtual volumes and CPGs, resulting in a - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 41
disks that belong to controller node 0, when the virtual volumes that draw from a CPG have filled up all space available to that CPG based on it's logical disk NOTE: The system may round up when creating logical disks to support virtual volumes and CPGs, resulting in a discrepancy between the user- - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 42
virtual volumes for use if the original base volume becomes unavailable. Before creating virtual HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 43
Administrative Volumes As part of installation and setup process, a volume called the administrative an HP 3PAR Thin node. As the volumes that draw space from the CPG require additional storage node. Under this provisioning scheme, the maximum allocation increment is 1 GB per controller node supporting - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 44
system allows allocation of an additional 128 MB per node beyond these limits in order to ensure that the the maximum write rate as the growth rate. • Set the allocation warning and limit thresholds based on the growth rate and how much advance warning you require before the volume reaches its limit - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 45
virtual volumes can be performed with both the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on how to perform these tasks. Converting volumes - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 46
Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. Virtual copies can be created HP offers optional HP 3PAR Recovery Manager DBA software to enable application-level consistent snapshots. Contact HP Customer Support for more information. Virtual Copy Snapshot Relationships Base - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 47
example of the possible relationships between a parent base volume and its virtual copies. Figure 8 Base Volume and Virtual Copy Relationships Copy-on-Write volume before the write operation is completed, and a pointer in the administration space points to the copied data. See Figure 9 (page 47) - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 48
base volume can be represented as a tree. In the example in Figure 9 (page 47), the base be made from one base volume. • A virtual administration administration space needed to reconstruct the earlier state of the virtual volume. The farther away a virtual copy is from the base of VLUNs supported for - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 49
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions to access volumes based on the export regardless of which controller node port the WWNs appear - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 50
active VLUNs are created when the port is attached to additional hosts. However, there can only be one port presents VLUN template per port LUN combination. The same virtual volume can be exported as different LUNs on the same or different ports. Matched Set A matched set VLUN template is a - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 51
10 Reclaiming Unused Space Overview The HP 3PAR OS space consolidation features allow you to change the volume. Figure 10 (page 51) shows how data mapped in regions from logical disks onto a base volume. Figure 10 Data is mapped from logical disks onto a virtual volume in regions Logical disks can - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 52
HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual for instructions on how to perform this tasks. You can use the optional HP 3PAR Dynamic Optimization Software feature to configure volumes to use space more efficiently. To learn about tuning volumes for optimal performance, see "Enhanced Storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 53
3PAR Storage System Users" (page 18). Configuring the mySnapshot utility can only be performed with the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual for instructions on how to perform this task. HP 3PAR Dynamic Optimization Software HP 3PAR - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 54
by adding nodes, cages, HP 3PAR Command Line Interface and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on how to perform these tasks HP 3PAR System Tuner Software HP 3PAR storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 55
unusually high average service times when compared HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual for instructions on how to perform these tasks. HP 3PAR Thin Conversion Software HP 3PAR , StoreServ 10000, or StoreServ 7000 Storage system - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 56
, and StoreServ 7000 Storage systems. Thin Persistence tasks can be performed with both the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface (CLI) and the HP 3PAR Management Console. Refer to the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 57
tasks to move these regions to faster or slower storage tiers. Running AO on the HP 3PAR OS itself offers these advantages: • AO configurations can HP 3PAR 3.1.2, the external HP System Reporter is no longer necessary to use Adaptive Optimization • The database scheme has been restructured on node - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 58
3PAR StoreServ data-encryption implementation, the entire disk is in one band. Access to data is controlled by setting the authentication key, which locks and unlocks the drive. The LKM, which is part of the HP 3PAR OS that runs on each node disk removed from an HP 3PAR Storage system will not be - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 59
while achieving adequate and stable performance in a multi-tenant environment. HP 3PAR Priority Optimization software introduces quality-of-service rules to manage and control the I/O capacity of an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system across multiple workloads. Application of the rules enables co - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 60
service. ATF uses the HP 3PAR Quorum Witness to monitor for HP 3PAR StoreServ array failure and to automatically determine whether a failover of host service is required. The HP 3PAR high-availability storage solution between two sites and are fundamental building blocks in the wider HP 3PAR Peer - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 61
Line Interface Administrator's Manual and the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help for instructions on how to perform hardware management tasks. For detailed information about ports, network adapters, cabling, and cable configurations, see the physical planning manual for your storage system model - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 62
12 HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage System Rear View Table 6 HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Storage System Rear View System Components Item Description 1 Drive Chassis Power Supply 2 Power Distribution Unit 3 Controller Node 4 Controller Node Power Supply 5 Service Processor 62 HP 3PAR Storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 63
Physical Disks A physical disk is a hard drive mounted on a drive magazine or module located in drive cages in HP 3PAR storage systems. There are three types of physical disks: Fibre Channel (FC), Near Line (NL) and Solid State Drives (SSD). In DC4 drive cages, each drive - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 64
StoreServ 10000 Storage systems contain DC4 drive cages. The DC4 is a 40 disk, 4 Gbps drive cage. • F-Class systems only contain DC3 drive cages. The DC3 is a 16 disk, 4 Gbps drive cage. HP M6710 Drive Enclosure The HP The right side FC-AL has two ports: A1 and B1. 64 HP 3PAR Storage System Hardware - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 65
Fibre Channel cables connect the ports in the drive cage to the ports on the controller nodes. Each cable is labeled to indicate the ports it uses. NOTE: Daisy chaining is not supported for the DC4 drive cages. Figure 17 DC4 Drive Cage Table 7 DC4 Drive Cage Components Item Description 1 FC-AL - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 66
four small form-factor pluggable (SFP) modules to service the drive cage. Figure 19 (page 66) nodes in each system, and the type and number of network adapters is configurable. The number of controller nodes each system model can accommodate is summarized in Table 9 (page 67). 66 HP 3PAR Storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 67
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Controller Node Numbering The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system can contain two or four controller nodes per system configuration. Controller nodes are located in the rear of the node enclosure. The HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 Storage system - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 68
Figure 20 HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 Storage System Figure 21 HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 Storage System (4 Nodes) HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 Controller Node Numbering The HP 3PAR StoreServ 10000 system may contain two, four, six or eight controller nodes per system configuration. The controller node chassis is - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 69
3PAR StoreServ 10000 Controller Node Numbering T-Class Controller Node Numbering T-Class systems contain two, four, six, or eight controller nodes per system and only use T-Class controller nodes. Controller nodes are loaded into the system backplane enclosure from bottom to top. For a T800 storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 70
systems contains two or four nodes per system. Controller nodes are numbered from top to bottom node 0 and node 1 for a two node system, and node 0- 3 for a four node system. See Figure 24 (page 71) for an example of controller node numbering in an F-Class system. 70 HP 3PAR Storage System Hardware - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 71
Figure 24 F-Class Controller Node Numbering Controller Nodes 71 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 72
manager with the agent. Refer to Chapter 14, Using SNMP, in the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual for instructions on registering an SNMP manager with the SNMP agent. The HP 3PAR SNMP Agent The HP 3PAR SNMP agent runs on the system and provides a management interface to enable - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 73
the SNMP agent. See the topic Registering a Management Console in the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's Manual for detailed descriptions of these MIB-II system group objects. Table 11 MIB-II Objects Supported by the SNMP Agent Object Descriptor sysDescr sysObjectID sysUpTime sysContact - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 74
to obtain further details about the system and each node. This is a read-only attribute. System Object ID Access: Read-only MIB definition: sysObjectID Data type: integer Default value: 12925.1 Description: Identifies the unique product ID for the HP 3PAR storage system. The first part of this ID is - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 75
defined location of the system. This helps to indicate where the storage system is located. For example, the location may be indicated as go to http://www.hp.com/support/hpgt/ 3par and select your server platform. Read-only Node identification number, an integer problem. The HP 3PAR SNMP Agent 75 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 76
.inserv.alertNotify component.1:comp_hw_node details.1:Node 7 is offline nodeID.1:0 severity.1:major(2) timeOccurred.1:Wed Dec 15 16:58:20 PST 2004 id.1:647 messageCode.1:1703938 state.1:new(1) For information about system alerts, go to http://www.hp.com/support/hpgt/3par and select your server - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 77
to Operator Action The alert has changed state. This can be used to track the state of the existing alerts in a system. The HP 3PAR SNMP Agent 77 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 78
the HP 3PAR CIM API, refer to the HP 3PAR CIM API Programming Reference. About SMI-S SMI-S enables management of storage area networks (SANs) in a heterogeneous multi-vendor environment. SMI-S uses an object-oriented model based on the Common Information Model (CIM) to define objects and services - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 79
. • WBEM Discovery using Service Location Protocol (SLP) WBEM Discovery using SLP is a method for applications to identify WBEM-based management systems. For more information regarding WBEM and CIM, please refer to the DMTF web site at http:// www.dmtf.org. HP 3PAR CIM Support The following sections - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 80
level (Vraid) remote replication snapclone snapshot thinly-provisioned virtual volume (TPVV) 3PAR Term node, controller node HP 3PAR Operating System common provisioning groups (CPGs) host logical unit number (LUN) HP 3PAR Management Console ports (iSCSi or FC) export (to host) provisioning, full - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 81
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide Using the HP 3PAR Management Console (GUI) to configure HP 3PAR Management Console User's Guide and administer HP 3PAR storage systems Using the HP 3PAR CLI to configure and administer storage HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator's systems Manual - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 82
detailed alert information HP 3PAR F-Class, T-Class, and StoreServ 10000 Storage Troubleshooting Guide Installing, configuring, and maintaining the HP 3PAR Policy HP 3PAR Policy Server Installation and Setup Guide Server HP 3PAR Policy Server Administration Guide 82 Support and Other Resources - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 83
3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Service Guide HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Service Guide Troubleshooting 7200, 7400, and 7450 storage systems HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage Troubleshooting Guide HP 3PAR StoreServ 7450 Storage Troubleshooting Guide Maintaining the Service Processor HP 3PAR Service - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 84
followed as directed in order to achieve a functional and supported implementation based on testing at HP. HP 3PAR branding information • The server previously referred to as the "InServ" is now referred to as the "HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system." • The operating system previously referred to as - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 85
17 Documentation feedback HP is committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or comments to Documentation Feedback ([email protected]). Include the document title and part number, version number, or the URL when - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 86
volume is expressed as an active VLUN. VLUNs that are not active will not communicate with the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system. The base volume that is used by the system to store administration data such as the system event log. The admin volume is created as part of the system installation - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 87
hosts with a coherent, virtualized view of the storage system. An enclosure that houses all the controller nodes of a system. Data that occupies the snapshot tool that restricts connections between the service processor and the HP 3PAR technical support center. Customer Controlled Access is - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 88
Recovery Manager Software HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software HP 3PAR System Tuner Software HP 3PAR Thin Provisioning Software HP 3PAR Virtual Copy Software HP 3PAR Virtual Domains Software Enclosure Services Interface. Interface on the DC2 and DC4 drive cages through which the node software communicates - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 89
are out of service (due to failure RAID 1 to provide data protection on a storage array. The navigation tree appears in a administration space to prevent virtual copies from becoming invalid, or stale, as a result. A cabinet that houses the system backplane and controller nodes. The original base - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 90
physical copy. The total actual raw storage allocated to a logical disk, as system. Connection between a controller node initiator port and a physical disk base volume by changing the physical copy into an independent base (5), and RAID MP (6) are all supported RAID types; however, not all RAID - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 91
and its Service Processor. Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge website. SPOCK is the primary portal used to obtain detailed information about supported HP storage product configurations. Snapshot data that is no longer valid because the base volume does not have enough snapshot administration or - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 92
controller nodes are plugged. Feature on the HP 3PAR Management administration space or snapshot data space becomes depleted. The size that the volume presents to the host. For standard base volumes, the virtual size is equal to the user space. For Thinly-Provisioned Virtual Volumes, no storage - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 93
company and a suffix that is issued by the company. To fill unused storage space with the representation of the character denoting "0". A unit of physical disk space reserved by a controller node for snapshot or snapshot administration data. A single zone may occupy space on more than one disk. 93 - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 94
limit, 44 allocation warning, 44 authentication, 20 B base volumes retrieval time affected by distance from, 48 virtual HP 3PAR storage system, 61 HP 3PAR peer persistence, 59 HP 3PAR Quorum Witness, 59 HP 3PAR Thin Copy Reclamation software, 56 HP 3PAR Thin Persistence software, 56 HP 3PAR - HP 3PAR StoreServ 7200 2-node | HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide (OS 3.1 - Page 95
, 84 T text symbols, 84 U user rights in domains, 25 V virtual columes naming conventions, 48 virtual copies stale definition, 48 virtual volumes base retrieval time affected by distance from, 48 copy-of relationships, 48 definition, 51 deleting limitations when, 48 mapping, definition, 51 parent
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HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide
HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU2
Abstract
This guide is for all levels of system and storage administrators who plan storage policies, configure storage resources, or
monitor the storage usage of HP 3PAR storage systems.
HP Part Number: QR482-96384
Published: June 2013