HP 2 SP4 User Manual

application notes

hp OpenView

using storage area manager on the storage

management appliance

Product Versions: 2.0 SP4; 2.1

Second Edition (October 2003)

Part Number: AA-RTEDB-TE

This document describes how to use HP OpenView Storage Area Manager versions 3.0 or 3.1 with the Storage Management Appliance hardware and software (v2.0 SP4 or v2.1). It also includes installation and configuration information expressly for HP and other certified service professionals.

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About this Document

These Application Notes provide information about using HP OpenView Storage Area Manager software on the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance (SMA). The purpose of this document is to provide supplemental information that is not available in either the Storage Area Manager or SMA documentation sets. It does not describe all aspects of installation and configuration for either product. Therefore, it is important that you have access to and be familiar with the respective product documentation sets in combination with these Application Notes.

This section contains general information about these Application Notes, including:

■ Application Notes Contents

■ Intended Audience

■ Other Related Documentation

Application Notes Contents

These Application Notes cover the following major topics:

■ Overview, page 5

■ Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation, page 7

■ Installing and Uninstalling Storage Area Manager on the SMA, page 12

■ SMA Configuration Guidelines, page 20

About this Document

Intended Audience

The first two sections of this document, “Overview” and “Storage Area Manager and SMA

Implementation,” are primarily intended for customers who want to use the SMA as the server

platform for the Storage Area Manager software. The remaining sections, on installation and configuration, contain instructions that are needed

by HP service personnel and third-party partners who are certified to install Storage Area Manager on customer systems.

Note: Storage Area Manager must be installed and configured on customer systems by HP or other

certified service professionals. Customer installation is not supported.

Overview

It is now possible to employ the powerful storage management features of HP OpenView Storage Area Manager on the HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance. These two products provide diverse management capabilities for your storage area network (SAN).

Storage Management Appliance software v2.0 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0; Storage Management Appliance software v2.1 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0 or v3.1.

HP OpenView Storage Area Manager

HP OpenView Storage Area Manager is a client/server software suite that provides centralized storage monitoring and management capabilities.

The Storage Area Manager environment includes a management server, one or more clients, and one or more SAN hosts. The management server software can be installed on a Windows 2000 server, including now a Storage Management Appliance. The management client is a Windows 2000, Windows XP, HP-UX, Linux, or Sun Solaris host on which the Storage Area Manager user interface is installed. You access and run Storage Area Manager from the management clients. The host agent software is installed on each SAN host to which an interconnect or storage device is connected. The host agent enables communication between the server and the storage devices. Host agent software can be installed on Windows NT, Windows 2000, HP-UX, Tru64 UNIX, IBM AIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux hosts. In addition, Storage Area Manager v3.1 host agents are available for Windows 2003, Open VMS, and Netware.

Overview

The Storage Area Manager software suite consists of five applications that provide storage resource and infrastructure management:

■ HP OpenView Storage Node Manager for device management

■ HP OpenView Storage Builder for capacity management

■ HP OpenView Storage Optimizer for performance management

■ HP OpenView Storage Accountant for metering and billing

■ HP OpenView Storage Allocater for access control and storage allocation

More information on Storage Area Manager is available on the SAM website at:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/sam/inde x.html

and the eCare website at:

http://support.openview.hp.com

HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance

The HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance is a centralized, appliance-based monitoring and management solution for the SAN. You can access the SMA software from anywhere in the SAN through a supported Web browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape). The SMA software lets you organize, configure, and monitor storage components from a single Web-based navigation point. The SMA software also provides a launch site for a variety of core and optional HP storage management applications, including:

■ Command View EVA (previously named HSV Element Manager) for managing and

configuring RAID array systems that are based on HSV controllers

■ HSG Element Manager for managing and configuring RAID array systems that are based

on HSG controllers

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Overview

■ Enterprise Volume Manager or Business Copy EVA for managing controller-based clone

and snapshot operations

■ Continuous Access EVA for real-time replication between HP StorageWorks enterprise

virtual arrays

■ Secure Path Manager for protecting and managing paths between hosts and storage

systems

■ Storage Provisioner for automated provisioning and monitoring of storage usage

■ Proactive Remote Service for automatically notifying HP Customer Support in the event

of component failure or expected component failure

In addition, the Storage Management Appliance supports a large number of industry-standard applications from HP and third-party vendors, which can optionally be installed on the SMA. These include products in the following software categories:

■ Backup and Restore

■ Antivirus Protection

■ Uninterruptible Power Supply

■ System Management

For more information about these qualified products, refer to the appropriate documents at:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/sanworks/managementappliance/documentation.html

Network View and Storage Allocation Reporter Transition

Network View and Storage Allocation Reporter (SAR) are two value-added applications that run on the SMA. HP is transitioning its SAR and Network View customers to the Storage Area Manager suite. Table 1 lists HP SANworks software products and their equivalent HP OpenView software products.

Table 1: HP SANworks Applications and HP OpenView Replacement Applications

HP SANworks

Storage Allocation Reporter (SAR) Storage Accountant Network View Storage Node Manager and

Note: Prior to the Storage Area Manager installation process, Network View and Storage

Allocation Reporter, if present, must be uninstalled so that you can begin using the Storage Area Manager applications.

HP OpenView

Storage Optimizer

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Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation

The Storage Area Manager and Storage Management Appliance solution is delivered by Storage Area Manager Implementation Service professionals, who install and configure the software suite on the SMA. The service provides for trained, experienced, HP-certified professionals to conduct the planning, implementation, verification, and demonstration of Storage Area Manager within your SAN environment. This ensures that the software is set up and configured correctly so you can start managing your storage efficiently in the shortest possible time.

This section discusses special considerations for running Storage Area Manager on the SMA, including:

■ Hardware and Software Requirements, page 7

■ Accessing Storage Area Manager, page 8

■ Event Notification, page 9

■ Licensing, page 9

■ Security, page 10

■ Databases, page 10

■ Discovery, page 10

■ Performance Considerations, page 10

■ Compatibility Between Storage Area Manager and SMA Components, page 10

Storage Management Appliance software v2.0 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0; Storage Management Appliance software v2.1 supports Storage Area Manager v3.0 or v3.1. This document clearly identifies the configuration procedures required for each version.

Hardware and Software Requirements

To successfully install and run Storage Area Manager on the SMA, you need the following:

■ Storage Management Appliance II, with an additional 1 GB of memory or

Storage Management Appliance III

■ Storage Area Manager v3.0 (v03.00.03.0021 or later) or v3.1

■ Storage Management Appliance software v2.0, with Service Pack 4 or

Storage Management Appliance software v2.1 See “Installation Prerequisites” on page 12 for additional requirements. When installing Storage Area Manager on an SMA, the maximum recommended

configuration is 50 hosts and 10,000 host-LUNs.

Note: The first generation Storage Management Appliance (previously called SANworks

Management Appliance) cannot be upgraded to run Storage Area Manager. Storage Area Manager installation can be performed only on a Storage Management Appliance II or later.

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Storage Area Manager and SMA Implementation

Connecting to the SMA

After Storage Area Manager is installed on the SMA, you can connect to the SMA, either by using Terminal Services from a remote system, or by attaching a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the SMA. This might be necessary when you need to access the Storage Area Manager management server; for example, to perform troubleshooting activities or to install required patches and device plug-ins (DPIs).

Terminal Services is a Microsoft communications program that is enabled on the Storage Management Appliance so that you can gain access to it. You should also install Microsoft Terminal Services client on your workstation. See the Microsoft website,

http://www.microso ft.com/window s2000/technologies/terminal

installing and using the Terminal Services client.

Accessing Storage Area Manager

After Storage Area Manager is installed on the SMA, and clients and hosts are configured, you access and use Storage Area Manager in the usual way by connecting to the server from a client. In this way, you have access to all Storage Area Manager functionality. Although you cannot use the SMA software to start Storage Area Manager, the SMA interface provides access to some Storage Area Manager features, described below.

When Storage Area Manager is installed, an application icon and description appear on the SMA Tool s page, as shown in Figure 1.

, for more information on

Figure 1: Storage Management Appliance Tools page

Clicking the Storage Area Manager icon connects you to the Storage Area Manager GUI downloads page. The GUI downloads page is a feature of Storage Area Manager that lets you

download client and Manager of Managers software, as well as specify authentication information.

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