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HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide *572087-001* Part number: 572087-001 First edition: June 2009 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 2
express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, and Windows NT are U.S. registered - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 3
support ...7 Installing the Automated Storage Manager Agent 8 Installing the Automated Storage Manager Agent on network application servers 8 Add an HP Storage System ...9 Remove an HP Storage System ...9 Configuring display options ...9 Configure Application Credentials 10 Configure Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 4
backup 37 Restoring data from backups 38 Using DPX to restore data 38 Setting the password for the ASMbackup user account 39 Using the Administrator account to change the ASMbackup password 39 Installing Data Protector Express on other machines 40 Running replication ...40 Pausing and resuming - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 5
tab 62 28 Storage tab: HP Storage System logical disk properties 62 29 Storage tab: HP Storage System volume properties 62 30 Operating status: Application server volume properties 65 31 Storage tab: Application server volume properties 65 HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 5 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 6
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running on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and Windows Server 2008 that are on the same domain as your HP Storage System can be hosted. Windows domain controllers (such as Windows Small Business Server) are supported by ASM as managed application servers. ASM provides storage-management services for - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 8
server(s) you will use to perform data migration tasks. 3. Run the copied file on each application server to install the Automated Storage Manager Agent. or 1. On the application server that stores data to be migrated, insert the HP StorageWorks Storage System Recovery DVD. 8 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 9
DVD. 3. Double-click asmagentinstaller.exe. 4. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. After completing the Automated Storage Manger Agent installation on the application servers, you can then schedule data migration using the HP Automated Storage Manager wizards. Add an HP Storage System - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 10
user with sufficient privileges as described in the dialog and then click OK. 5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each application server. Configure Storage Networks Use the Storage Networks dialog box to configure a preferred private storage network for iSCSI traffic between your HP Storage System and - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 11
Automated Storage Networks dialog box and then click OK. 7. On the Targets tab, click Log On. 8. Check the Automatically restore this connection when the system boots check box and then click OK. 9. Click OK to close the iSCSI Initiator Properties dialog box. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 12
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HP Storage System, optionally deleting the SQL Server database components you selected from the server that hosts SQL Server, and configuring SQL Server to store data on your HP Storage System. See "Using the Host a SQL Server Database Wizard" on page 17. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 14
data to your HP Storage System or reconfigure the application to store data on your HP Storage System. You must do this manually as described in "Migrating user-defined application data from a remote application" on page 32, and as described in the application's documentation. See "Using the - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 15
have the option of migrating LCR components to your HP Storage System. LCR components are shown in the Select Storage Group Components page in the wizard if this feature is enabled. They are selected in the same manner as other Exchange components. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 15 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 16
nested shared folders on your HP Storage System using ASM. You may use other applications, such as Windows Explorer or the Shared Folder MMC snap-in, to create nested shared folders on your HP Storage System. In addition, ASM does not support enforcing an allocated storage limit (or quota) for - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 17
files, storage for system tables and objects, and storage for database data and objects. • Log file-Holds all the transaction log information for the database. Every database has exactly one log file, which cannot be used to hold any other data. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 17 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 18
page (see "Selecting SQL Server database components" on page 18). Selecting SQL Server database components Use the Select Database Components page to select the SQL Server database and database components you want to host on your HP Storage System. 18 Hosting storage for applications and shared - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 19
the Database Workload Type page to select the workload type for the SQL Server database. NOTE: You can only select the database workload type while using the Host a SQL Server Database Wizard. The database workload type cannot be changed later. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 19 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 20
a user-defined application: • Remote Windows Application- ASM will provision storage for the application and expose the storage to the given server as an NTFS volume over the iSCSI protocol. This is the recommended option for most scenarios. The Automated Storage Manager agent must be installed on - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 21
a virtual library for disk-to-disk backup of other client or servers to your HP Storage System and manage the storage for the virtual library through ASM. Install Data Protector Express on additional servers you need to backup. See "Installing Data Protector Express on other devices" on page 40 for - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 22
be high enough to support the rotation type you intend to use for scheduling backups to this virtual library. See Planning for Media Rotation in the Data Protector Express User's Guide and Technical Reference for more information. Allocating space for components Use the Storage Allocation page in - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 23
System Interface) for a physical disk type, depending on your hardware.* Hard drive formatting that provides different levels of performance, capacity, and data protection. For more information about RAID levels, see Customizing RAID levels on page 25.* HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 24
on page 27. Application server volume mount type Indicates whether the storage area is hosted on This setting does not apply to a mount point or drive letter. shared folders. *After you have allocated and configured storage for an application component, user-defined application, or shared - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 25
on the Advanced window: • For Exchange and SQL Server, the wizard suggests default settings based on HP storage best practices and specific recommendations for Exchange storage group and SQL Server database components. You should generally accept these defaults. • For user-defined applications and - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 26
provides a backup copy of the files and normal system operations are not interrupted. RAID 1+0(10) can withstand multiple simultaneous drive failures, as component, user-defined application, or shared folder icon in the content pane. • As an alert in the Properties window. 26 Hosting storage for - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 27
window in the wizard to select the following: • Snapshots (Local disk backup) Previous versions of data are retained on disk using virtual library backups and/or volume snapshots for fast recovery. See Scheduling snapshots on page 28 for more information. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 28
backup) Live data and snapshots (for target HP Storage Systems running ASM) are copied from this HP Storage System to another system that is running HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring. See Configuring replication for more information. From this window, you can also click Modify advanced properties - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 29
Express. 2. On the login window: a. Enter localhost in the Host name field. b. Enter ASMbackup in the User name field. CAUTION: The default password for ASMbackup is blank. It can be changed in the Command Line Interface (CLI). c. Click OK. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 29 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 30
See the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Users Guide and Technical Reference for more information. Configuring replication 1. On the Data Protection page in any wizard, select Replication. The Add Replication Target window displays. 2. Enter the IP address (IPv4) or hostname of a server to add - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 31
. • Running-The task is being processed. • Completed (date)-The task completed without problems. • Cancelling-The task is being cancelled. • Cancelled-The task has been cancelled (see Cancelling tasks). • Failed-An error occurred during processing. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 31 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 32
your HP Storage System. You must do this manually. 1. Using ASM, determine the path to the iSCSI LUN (logical disk) created on the application server by ASM, as follows: a. Select the user-defined application in the content pane. b. In the Actions pane, select Properties. The Properties window opens - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 33
on a target HP Storage System running ASM; the snapshot schedule must be set on the system that is hosting the component data. IMPORTANT: Snapshots and backups are not supported on user-defined iSCSI LUN applications. 1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 34
supported on user-defined iSCSI LUN applications. Taking and deleting snapshots To take or delete a snapshot: 1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, or user-defined application by exposing the snapshot on your HP Storage System. - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 35
reflects the data that is on the system at that specific point in time. 4. Do one of the following: • Select Mount as a volume on a remote Windows system running the All-in-in-One Storage Manager Agent to expose the snapshot on a mount point on a remote server. Type the IP address (IPv4) or hostname - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 36
. You should account for replication latency when scheduling the snapshot on the source HP Storage System and the backup on the target HP Storage System. 1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder in the content pane. 2. In the Actions pane - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 37
storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder that has backups scheduled in the content pane. 2. In the Actions pane, click Backup and then click Run Virtual Library Backup. 3. Click Yes to confirm the backup operation. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 38
than the latest backup, see Selecting files for restoring in the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Users Guide and Technical Reference for more information. 1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder that has backups scheduled in the - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 39
at C:\Program Files\HP\HP All-in-One Storage Manager\hpkacli.exe 2. Type in the following: > hpkacli set password /admin 3. This will bring up the following: Password of Admin user: New password for ASMbackup: Confirm new password for ASMbackup: HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 39 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 40
Data Protector Express admin password. 5. Type in the new password for the ASMbackup account. 6. Confirm the new password by typing it in again. Installing Data Protector Express on other machines The Data Protector Express installation on the HP Storage System acts as the master server for a Data - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 41
all replication targets. To install a trial version of HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring, in the HP Storage System Management console, double-click Data Protection and then click HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring. 1. Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 42
1. In the content pane, select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder that is currently replicating data in the content pane. 2. In the Actions pane, click Replication and then click Pause replication - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 43
your HP Storage System using a storage-allocation wizard, you can manage its storage and data by: • Increasing or reducing the allocated storage, page Review Tasks Summary page (see "Reviewing task summary and scheduling tasks" on page 30) for more information. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 44
on the type of storage, see http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA1-1026ENW.pdf for information on how to remove different types of storage. NOTE: If you remove an application component or user-defined application from view without unhosting the storage, your HP Storage System will re-discover - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 45
your HP Storage System. Use Windows Explorer or the Shared Folder MMC snap-in to delete shared folders that reside on your HP Storage System. A shared folder is automatically removed from view on the ASM user interface when it is deleted from your HP Storage System. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 46
46 Managing storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 47
on your HP Storage System that ASM created to host application storage and shared folders. • Application Server View, page 63-Monitoring the application servers with storage hosted on your HP Storage System. • Storage Utilization View, page 65-Monitoring the allocated storage values for specific - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 48
. Accessing properties for Exchange, Exchange storage group, and Exchange storage group components ASM provides properties information for Exchange, Exchange storage group, and Exchange storage group components when Exchange storage is hosted on your HP Storage System. 1. In the Actions pane, select - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 49
Copy LCR Log Folder Copy LCR System Folder Copy Value Name of server where Exchange storage is being hosted. Version of Exchange. The number of days before log files are deleted from the server. The domain controller used by the server. The type of Exchange installation: Front-end or Back-end. ASM - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 50
component on your HP Storage System. Storage system volume - Mount Path to where the volume that holds the storage group component on paths your HP Storage System is mounted. Logical disk - RAID Level The RAID level to which the storage group component storage is configured. See Customizing - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 51
reported byt the Exchange server. Table 10 Mail Store tab: Exchange storage group component properties Value storage allocation details about the log: Table 12 Log tab: Exchange storage group component properties Value Path Description Path to the log file. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 52
including allocated space, used space, free space, and the following storage allocation details: Table 14 Storage tab: Shared folder properties Property Value Application Path Storage System Host Name Path to the shared folder on the server. Name of your HP Storage System. 52 Monitoring storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 53
pane and select Properties. Properties window ASM provides properties information for the SQL server, databases and database components when SQL Server storage is hosted on your HP Storage System. The following lists the tabs in the properties HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 53 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 54
created on the iSCSI LUN exported by ASM to the server that hosts SQL Server. Communication protocol used to transfer data between the server that hosts SQL Server (and the database component) and your HP Storage System. Name of server that hosts SQL Server and the database component. 54 Monitoring - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 55
Description Name of database data file. Relative path to where the database data file is stored on the server that hosts SQL Server. File group of data file. This value is assigned by SQL Server. Free storage space available for data file. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 55 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 56
path to where the database log file is stored on the server that hosts SQL Server. Accessing properties for user-defined applications ASM provides properties information for the user-defined applications on your HP Storage System. Using properties information, you can determine the status of all - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 57
Protocol Communication protocol used to transfer data between the server that hosts the user-defined application and your HP Storage System. Application Server Host Name Name of server that hosts the user-defined application. Application Server Volume Name Name of the volume on the application - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 58
library on your HP Storage System. Storage System Volume - Mount Path to where the volume that holds the virtual library on your HP Paths Storage System is mounted. Logical Disk- RAID Level The RAID level to which the virtual library's storage is configured. See Customizing RAID levels on page - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 59
SAS, SATA, and SCSI. • Warning Threshold tab - Allows you to change the percent full warning threshold value for the user-defined application for replication target components on your HP Storage System. Using properties information, you can . HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 59 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 60
Name of server that hosts the replication source component. Operational status of the server that hosts storage properties. ASM assigns a drive letter to each volume on a logical disk. The drive letter can be viewed on the volume's Properties window. See Accessing properties for HP Storage System - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 61
click Properties in the Actions pane. • Right-click any logical disk in the content pane and select Properties. Properties window ASM provides properties information for any logical disks and for any logical disk created on your HP Storage System. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 61 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 62
your volume or logical disk properties, depending on the application open: Table 28 Storage tab: HP Storage System logical disk properties Property Value System Name Physical Disks Exclusive Storage RAID Level RAID Stripe Size Read Cache Write Cache Number of Hot Spares Unmanaged Data Free Space - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 63
volume on your HP Storage System is mounted. Application Server View Application Server View lists your HP Storage System and the application servers with storage hosted on your HP Storage System. Expand HP Storage System to display the top-level shared folders on your HP Storage System. Expand the - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 64
. 1. In the Actions pane, select Application Server View. 2. Do one of the following: • Select an application server volume in the content pane and then click Properties in the Actions pane. • Right-click an application server volume in the content pane and select Properties. 64 Monitoring storage - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 65
displays the allocated storage values for specific applications and the shared folders pool, the unallocated storage value, and the storage value for data not managed by ASM in a pie chart. • In the Actions pane, select Storage Utilization View. HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager 65 - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 66
window. The total capacity of your HP Storage System is divided into the following areas: • Exchange-Storage allocated to host Exchange storage group components. • Shared Folders-Storage allocated to host shared folders. • SQL Server-Storage allocated to host SQL Server database components. • User - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 67
Server View, 47 Application View, 47 Automated Storage Manager user interface options, 9 D Data file properties, 55 Details properties Exchange storage groups, 49 H HP Storage System logical disks accessing properties, 61 HP Storage System volumes accessing properties, 61 HP Storage System - HP X1600 | HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide (572087-00 - Page 68
status values, 54 status icons, 47 Storage properties Exchange storage group components, 50 SQL Server database components, 55 Storage properties shared folders, 53 Storage View, 47, 60 U user-defined application pool accessing properties, 56 user-defined applications operating status values, 56
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HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage
Manager
user guide
*572087-001*
Part number: 572087-001
First edition: June 2009