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Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client 1. Download the .OVF files from the following website: http://www.hp.com/go/LeftHandDownloads 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. Configure the IP address and host name 1. In the inventory panel, select the new Failover Manager and power it on. 2. Select the Console tab and wait for the Failover Manager to boot. 3. When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter Start and press Enter to log in to the Configuration Interface. 4. On the Configuration Interface main menu, press Tab to navigate to Network TCP/IP Settings and press Enter. 5. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to the network interface and press Enter. 6. On the Network Settings window, press Tab to navigate to the Hostname field and enter a host name for the Failover Manager. Press Backspace to erase an entry if necessary. This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original .VMX file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface. 7. Press Tab to navigate to the method for setting the IP address. If entering a static IP address, note that Gateway is a required field. If you do not have a gateway, enter 0.0.0.0. 8. Press Tab to navigate to OK and press Enter. 9. Press Enter again to confirm the action. 10. After the settings are configured, press Enter to confirm the IP address change. 11. On the Available Network Devices window, press Tab to navigate to Back and press Enter. 12. On the Configuration Interface, press Tab to navigate to Log Out and press Enter. Finishing up with VI Client 1. In the VI Client Information Panel, click the Summary tab. 2. In the General section on the Summary tab, verify that the IP address and host name are correct, and that VMware Tools are running. NOTE: If VMware Tools show "out of date" or "Unmanaged," they are running correctly. The "out of date" or "Unmanaged" status is not a problem. VMware Tools are updated with each SAN/iQ software upgrade. After installation, click Find→Find Systems in the CMC and enter the Failover Manager IP address to discover the Failover Manager, and then add it to a management group. See "Adding a storage system to an existing management group" (page 112) for more information. Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on VMware vSphere See Table 40 (page 126) to troubleshoot possible issues with the Failover Manager on a VMware vSphere. Using the Failover Manager 125

Section	Page
LeftHand Storage User Guide	1
Contents	3
1 Getting started	14
Creating storage with HP LeftHand Storage	14
Configuring storage systems	15
Creating a storage volume using the Management Groups, Clusters, and Volumes wizard	15
Enabling server access to volumes	16
Using the Map View	17
Using the display tools	17
Using views and layouts	17
Setting preferences	18
Setting the font size and locale	18
Setting naming conventions	18
Changing naming conventions	18
Troubleshooting	19
Storage systems not found	19
Configuring remote support for HP LeftHand Storage	19
2 Working with storage systems	21
Identifying the storage system hardware	21
Storage system tasks	22
Logging in to and out of storage systems	22
Logging out of a storage system	22
Changing the storage system hostname	22
Locating the storage system in a rack	22
Powering off or rebooting the storage system	23
Powering on or off, or rebooting storage systems with modular components	23
Rebooting the storage system	24
Powering off the storage system	24
Upgrading SAN/iQ on storage systems	25
Registering advanced features for a storage system	25
Determining volume and snapshot availability	25
Checking status of dedicated boot devices	26
Checking boot device status	26
Getting there	26
Replacing a dedicated boot device	27
3 Configuring RAID and Managing Disks	28
Getting there	28
Configuring and managing RAID	28
RAID Levels	28
Explaining RAID devices in the RAID setup report	29
RAID devices by RAID type	30
Virtual RAID devices	30
Planning the RAID configuration	30
Data protection	30
Using RAID for data redundancy	30
Using Network RAID in a cluster	31
Using disk RAID with Network RAID in a cluster	31
Mixing RAID configurations	32
Setting RAID rebuild rate	32
General guidelines for setting the RAID rebuild rate	32
Setting the RAID rebuild rate	32
Reconfiguring RAID	33
To reconfigure RAID	33
Configuring RAID for a P4800 G2 with 2 TB drives	33
Monitoring RAID status	34
Data reads and writes and RAID status	34
Data redundancy and RAID status	34
Managing disks	35
Getting there	35
Reading the disk report on the Disk Setup tab	35
Verifying disk status	37
Viewing disk status for the VSA	37
Viewing disk status for the HP P4500 G2	37
Viewing disk status for the HP P4300 G2	38
Viewing disk status for the P4800 G2	39
Viewing disk status for the HP P4900 G2	39
Viewing disk status for the HP LeftHand 4130	40
Viewing disk status for the HP LeftHand 4330	41
Replacing a disk	41
Using Repair Storage System	42
Replacing disks in hot-swap storage systems	42
Preparing for a disk replacement	42
Replacing a disk in a hot-swap storage system	43
4 Managing the network	45
Network best practices	45
Changing network configurations	46
Managing settings on network interfaces	46
TCP status tab	46
Changing speed and duplex settings	47
Changing NIC frame size	48
Jumbo frames	48
Editing the NIC frame size	49
Changing NIC flow control	49
The TCP/IP tab	50
Identifying the network interfaces	50
Pinging an IP address	50
To ping an IP address	50
Configuring the IP address manually	51
Using DHCP	51
Configuring network interface bonds	51
Bonding with 10 GbE interfaces	52
Supported bonds with 10 GbE	53
Unsupported bonds with 10 GbE	53
IP address for NIC bonds	53
NIC bonding and speed, duplex, frame size, and flow control settings	53
How Active-Passive bonding works	54
Physical and logical interfaces	54
Which physical interface is preferred	55
Summary of NIC status during failover	55
Example network cabling topologies with Active-Passive	56
How link aggregation dynamic mode bonding works	57
Which physical interface is preferred	57
Which physical interface is active	58
Summary of NIC states during failover	58
Example network cabling topologies with link aggregation dynamic mode	58
How Adaptive Load Balancing works	59
Which physical interface is preferred	59
Which physical interface is active	59
Summary of NIC states during failover	60
Example network cabling topologies with Adaptive Load Balancing	60
Creating a NIC bond	61
Creating the bond	62
Verify communication setting for new bond	63
Viewing the status of a NIC bond	64
Deleting a NIC bond	65
Disabling a network interface	67
Configuring a disabled interface	68
Using a DNS server	68
Editing DNS settings	68
Setting up routing	69
Adding routing information	69
Editing routing information	69
Deleting routing information	70
Configuring storage system communication	70
Selecting the interface used by the SAN/iQ software	70
Updating the list of manager IP addresses	71
Fibre Channel	72
5 Setting the date and time	73
Management group time	73
Getting there	73
Refreshing the management group time	73
Using NTP	73
Editing NTP servers	74
Deleting an NTP server	74
Delete an NTP server	74
Changing the order of NTP servers	74
Editing the date and time	75
Editing the time zone only	75
6 Managing authentication	76
Managing administrative users	76
Adding an administrative user	76
Editing administrative users	76
Changing a user’s description	76
Changing a user’s password	76
Adding group membership to a user	76
Removing group membership from a user	76
Deleting an administrative user	77
Managing administrative groups	77
Default administrative groups	77
Adding administrative groups	78
Editing administrative groups	78
Changing the group description	78
Changing administrative group permissions	78
Adding users to an existing group	78
Removing users from a group	78
Deleting administrative groups	78
Using Active Directory for external authentication	79
Configuring external authentication	80
Associating the Active Directory group with the SAN/iQ group	80
Removing the Active Directory configuration	81
7 Monitoring the SAN	82
Monitoring SAN status	82
Customizing the SAN Status Page	83
Using the SAN Status Page	84
Alarms and events overview	84
Working with alarms	86
Filtering the alarms list	86
Viewing and copying alarm details	87
Viewing alarms in a separate window	87
Exporting alarm data to a .csv file	87
Configuring events	87
Changing the event retention period	87
Configuring remote log destinations	88
Viewing events in a separate window	88
Working with events	88
Viewing new events	88
Filtering the events list	88
Saving filter views	89
Deleting custom filters	89
Viewing event details	89
Copying events to the clipboard	90
Exporting event data to a .csv or .txt file	90
Configuring email notification	90
Configuring the email server	90
Configuring email recipients	91
Configuring SNMP	91
Enabling SNMP agents	92
Enabling the SNMP agent	92
Configuring access control for SNMP clients	92
Adding an SNMP client	92
Editing access control entries	93
Deleting access control entries	93
Disabling the SNMP agent	93
Disabling SNMP	93
Adding SNMP traps	93
Using the SNMP MIBs	95
Troubleshooting SNMP	96
Running diagnostic reports	96
Generating a hardware information report	97
Using log files	100
Saving log files locally	100
Configuring a remote log and remote log destination	100
Editing remote log targets	100
Deleting remote logs	101
Exporting the management group support bundle	101
Exporting the storage system support bundle	101
Exporting the System Summary	102
8 Working with management groups	103
Functions of management groups	103
Planning management groups	103
Creating a management group	104
Name the management group and add storage systems	104
Add administrative user	105
Set management group time	105
Set DNS server	105
Set up email for notification	105
Create cluster and assign a VIP	105
Create a volume and finish creating management group	106
Management group map view tab	106
Logging in to a management group	106
Configuration Summary overview	106
Reading the configuration summary	107
Optimal configurations	107
Configuration warnings	107
Configuration errors	108
Configuration guidance	108
Best Practice summary overview	109
Disk level data protection	110
Disk protection using RAID	110
Large single-system SATA cluster	110
Disk RAID Consistency	110
Cluster-level data protection	110
Volume-level data protection	111
Volume access	111
Systems running managers	111
Network bonding	111
Network bond consistency	111
Network flow control consistency	111
Network frame size consistency	111
Management group maintenance tasks	111
Logging in to a management group	111
Choosing which storage system to log in to	112
Logging out of a management group	112
Adding a storage system to an existing management group	112
Starting and stopping managers	112
Starting additional managers	112
Stopping managers	113
Implications of stopping managers	113
Editing a management group	113
Setting or changing the local bandwidth priority	113
Saving the management group configuration information	114
Shutting down a management group	114
If volumes are still connected to servers or hosts	114
Restarting the management group	115
Restarted management group in maintenance mode	115
Manually changing the management group to normal mode	115
Removing a storage system from a management group	116
Deleting a management group	116
9 Working with managers and quorum	118
Managers overview	118
Best practice for managers in a management group	118
Managers and quorum	119
Regular managers and specialized managers	120
Failover Managers	120
Virtual Managers	120
Using the Failover Manager	121
Planning the virtual network configuration	121
Using the Failover Manager on Microsoft Hyper-V Server	121
Installing the Failover Manager for Hyper-V Server	122
Uninstalling the Failover Manager from Hyper-V Server	122
Using the Failover Manager for VMware vSphere	123
Installing the Failover Manager for VMware vSphere	123
Installing the Failover Manager for other VMware platforms	124
Configuring the IP address and host name	124
Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client	125
Configure the IP address and host name	125
Finishing up with VI Client	125
Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on VMware vSphere	125
Uninstalling the Failover Manager from VMware vSphere	126
Using a virtual manager	126
Requirements for using a virtual manager	127
Adding a virtual manager	128
Starting a virtual manager to regain quorum	129
Verifying virtual manager status	130
Stopping a virtual manager	130
Removing a virtual manager from a management group	131
10 Working with clusters	132
Clusters and storage systems	132
Creating a cluster	132
Cluster Map View	133
Monitoring cluster usage	133
Editing a cluster	133
Editing cluster properties	133
Editing iSNS servers	133
Editing cluster VIP addresses	134
Reconnecting volumes and applications after changing VIPs or iSNS servers	134
Maintaining storage systems in clusters	135
Adding a storage system to a cluster	135
Upgrading the storage systems in a cluster using cluster swap	135
Reordering storage systems in a cluster	136
Exchange a storage system in a cluster	136
Removing a storage system from a cluster	136
Troubleshooting a cluster	137
Auto Performance Protection	137
Auto Performance Protection and the VSA	137
Auto Performance Protection and other clusters	137
Repairing a storage system	138
Deleting a cluster	139
11 Provisioning storage	141
Understanding how the capacity of the SAN is used	141
Provisioning storage	141
Provisioning volumes	141
Full provisioning	142
Thin provisioning	142
Best practice for setting volume size	142
Planning data protection	142
Former terminology in release 8.1 and earlier	142
Data protection level	143
How data protection levels work	144
Network RAID-10 (2–Way Mirror)	144
Network RAID-10+1 (3-Way Mirror)	144
Network RAID-10+2 (4-Way Mirror)	145
Network RAID-5 (Single Parity)	145
Network RAID-6 (Dual Parity)	146
Provisioning snapshots	147
Snapshots versus backups	147
The effect of snapshots on cluster space	147
Managing capacity using volume size and snapshots	148
Volume size and snapshots	148
Schedules to snapshot a volume and capacity	148
Deleting snapshots	148
Ongoing capacity management	148
Number of volumes and snapshots	148
Reviewing SAN capacity and usage	148
Cluster use summary	149
Volume use summary	150
System Use summary	151
Measuring disk capacity and volume size	152
Block systems and file systems	152
Storing file system data on a block system	152
Changing the volume size on the server	153
Increasing the volume size in Microsoft Windows	153
Increasing the volume size in other environments	153
Changing configuration characteristics to manage space	154
12 Using volumes	155
Volumes and server access	155
Prerequisites	155
Planning volumes	155
Characteristics of volumes	156
Creating a volume	157
Viewing the volume map	158
Editing a volume	158
To edit a volume	159
Deleting a volume	160
To delete the volume	161
13 Using snapshots	162
Types of snapshots	162
Uses and best practices for snapshots	162
Planning snapshots	163
Prerequisites for application-managed snapshots	164
Creating snapshots	165
Editing a snapshot	166
Scheduling snapshots	166
Best practices for scheduling snapshots of volumes	166
Requirements for snapshot schedules	167
Scheduling snapshots for volume sets	167
Creating a schedule to snapshot a volume	168
Editing scheduled snapshots	169
Pausing and resuming scheduled snapshots	169
Deleting schedules to snapshot a volume	170
Scripting snapshots	170
Mounting a snapshot	170
Mounting the snapshot on a host	170
Making a Windows application-managed snapshot available	171
Managing snapshot temporary space	173
Convert the temporary space to access data	173
Delete the temporary space	173
Rolling back a volume to a snapshot or clone point	174
Rolling back a volume to a snapshot or clone point	174
Continue with standard roll back	175
Create a new SmartClone volume from the snapshot	175
Roll back all associated volumes	176
Cancel the rollback operation	177
Deleting a snapshot	177
14 SmartClone volumes	178
What are SmartClone volumes?	178
Prerequisites	178
SmartClone volume terminology	178
Example scenarios for using SmartClone volumes	179
Deploy multiple virtual or boot-from-SAN servers	179
Scenario: Computer training lab	179
Safely use production data for test, development, and data mining	180
Test and development	180
Data mining	180
Clone a volume	180
Planning SmartClone volumes	180
Space requirements	180
Naming convention for SmartClone volumes	181
Naming and multiple identical disks in a server	181
Server access	181
Defining SmartClone volume characteristics	181
Naming SmartClone volumes	182
Shared versus individual characteristics	183
Clone point	185
Shared snapshot	187
Creating SmartClone volumes	189
To create a SmartClone volume	189
Viewing SmartClone volumes	190
Map view	190
Using views	191
Viewing clone points, volumes, and snapshots	192
Editing SmartClone volumes	193
To edit the SmartClone volumes	194
Deleting SmartClone volumes	194
Deleting the clone point	194
Deleting multiple SmartClone volumes	195
15 Working with scripting	196
Documentation	196
16 Controlling server access to volumes	197
Planning server connections to management groups	198
Planning iSCSI server connections to management groups	198
Adding an iSCSI server connection	199
Editing an iSCSI server connection	199
Deleting an iSCSI server connection	200
Completing the iSCSI Initiator and disk setup	200
Persistent targets or favorite targets	200
HP LeftHand DSM for Microsoft MPIO settings	200
Disk management	200
Planning Fibre Channel server connections to management groups	201
Adding a Fibre Channel server connection	201
Manually configuring a Fibre Channel initiator	201
Deleting a manually configured Fibre Channel initiator	202
Editing a Fibre Channel server connection	202
Deleting a Fibre Channel server connection	202
Completing the Fibre Channel setup	202
Clustering server connections	203
Requirements for clustering servers	203
Creating a server cluster	203
Viewing the relationship between storage systems, volumes, and servers	204
Editing a server cluster	204
Deleting a server cluster	204
Assigning iSCSI server connections access to volumes	205
Assigning server iSCSI connections from a volume	206
Assigning volumes from an iSCSI connection	206
Assigning volumes to Fibre Channel servers	206
Assigning Fibre Channel servers from a volume	207
Assigning volumes from a Fibre Channel server	207
Assigning a boot volume to a Fibre Channel server	207
Editing server connection and volume assignments	207
17 Monitoring performance	209
Prerequisites	209
Introduction to using performance information	209
What can I learn about my SAN?	209
Current SAN activities example	210
Workload characterization example	210
Fault isolation example	210
What can I learn about my volumes?	211
Most active volumes examples	211
Activity generated by a specific server example	212
Planning for SAN improvements	212
Network utilization to determine if NIC bonding could improve performance example	212
Load comparison of two clusters example	213
Load comparison of two volumes example	213
Accessing and understanding the Performance Monitor window	214
Performance Monitor toolbar	215
Performance monitor graph	215
Performance monitor table	216
Understanding the performance statistics	217
Monitoring and comparing multiple clusters	219
Performance monitoring and analysis concepts	219
Workloads	219
Access type	219
Access size	220
Access pattern	220
Queue depth	220
Changing the sample interval and time zone	220
Adding statistics	220
Viewing statistic details	221
Removing and clearing statistics	222
Removing a statistic	222
Clearing the sample data	222
Clearing the display	222
Resetting defaults	222
Pausing and restarting monitoring	222
Changing the graph	223
Hiding and showing the graph	223
Displaying or hiding a line	223
Changing the color or style of a line	223
Highlighting a line	223
Changing the scaling factor	224
Exporting data	224
Exporting statistics to a CSV file	224
Saving the graph to an image file	225
18 Registering advanced features	226
Evaluation period for using advanced features	226
Starting the evaluation period	226
Backing out of Remote Copy evaluation	227
Scripting evaluation	227
Turn on scripting evaluation	227
Turn off scripting evaluation	228

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Installing the Failover Manager using the OVF files with the VI Client

Download the

.OVF

files from the following website:

tp://w

.hp

.co

m/go/L

andDo

nloads

Click

Agree

to accept the terms of the License Agreement.

Click the link for

OVF files

to open a window from which you can copy the files to the ESX

Server.

Configure the IP address and host name

In the inventory panel, select the new Failover Manager and power it on.

Select the Console tab and wait for the Failover Manager to boot.

When the Failover Manager finishes booting, enter

Start

and press

Enter

to log in to the

Configuration Interface.

On the Configuration Interface main menu, press

Tab

to navigate to

Network TCP/IP Settings

and press

Enter

On the Available Network Devices window, press

Tab

to navigate to the network interface

and press

Enter

On the Network Settings window, press

Tab

to navigate to the

Hostname

field and enter a

host name for the Failover Manager. Press

Backspace

to erase an entry if necessary.

This host name displays in the CMC only. It does not change the name of the original

.VMX

file or the name of the virtual machine in the VMware interface.

Press

Tab

to navigate to the method for setting the IP address.

If entering a static IP address, note that Gateway is a required field. If you do not have a

gateway, enter 0.0.0.0.

Press

Tab

to navigate to

and press

Enter

Press

Enter

again to confirm the action.

10.

After the settings are configured, press

Enter

to confirm the IP address change.

11.

On the Available Network Devices window, press

Tab

to navigate to

Back

and press

Enter

12.

On the Configuration Interface, press

Tab

to navigate to

Log Out

and press

Enter

Finishing up with VI Client

In the VI Client Information Panel, click the

Summary

tab.

In the General section on the Summary tab, verify that the IP address and host name are

correct, and that VMware Tools are running.

NOTE:

If VMware Tools show “out of date” or “Unmanaged,” they are running correctly.

The “out of date” or “Unmanaged” status is not a problem. VMware Tools are updated with

each SAN/iQ software upgrade.

After installation, click

Find

→

Find Systems

in the CMC and enter the Failover Manager IP address

to discover the Failover Manager, and then add it to a management group. See

“Adding a storage

system to an existing management group” (page 112)

for more information.

Troubleshooting the Failover Manager on VMware vSphere

See

Table 40 (page 126)

to troubleshoot possible issues with the Failover Manager on a VMware

vSphere.

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