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HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Hardware Provider administration guide

Par t number: T1634-96072

econd edition: May 2006

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Contents

Preface .............................. 5

Aboutthisguide....................................... 5

Intendedaudience...................................... 5

Diskarrays......................................... 5

Relateddocumentation.................................... 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 6

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 7

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 7

HPwebsites ........................................ 7

Documentationfeedback ................................... 7

OtherHPwebsites ..................................... 7

1Overview ............................ 9

Simpleoverview...................................... 10

Detailedoverview..................................... 11

Functionalcomponents................................. 12

MicrosoftWindows2003operatingsystem ........................ 12

WindowsDiskManagement .............................. 12

Thirdpartymanagementapplications........................... 13

Microsoftcommandlineinterfaces............................ 13

Windowssoftwareproviders .............................. 13

MicrosoftVirtualDiskService(VDS) ........................... 14

HPMSAFCVDSHardwareProvider ........................... 15

Hardware Providers typical applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

HPdiskarray..................................... 15

2Conﬁguration.......................... 17

Components ....................................... 18

Hardwarecomponents................................. 18

Softwarecomponents ................................. 19

HPMSAdiskarray(hostserveroptional):....................... 19

WindowsVDSProviderserver:............................ 19

Optionalcomponents ................................. 19

Conﬁgurationprocedures.................................. 20

Conﬁgurationsummary................................. 20

VDSProviderWindows2003server:......................... 20

Diskarrayandhost: ................................ 20

Important conﬁgurationnotes:............................ 20

ConﬁguringtheHPProviderserver............................ 21

Conﬁguringthediskarrayandoptionalhost........................ 21

3Installation........................... 23

Installationprocedures ................................... 24

Installationsummary.................................. 24

InstallingtheProvider.................................. 24

Verifyinginstallation .................................... 29

Checkingvisibilityofthediskarray............................ 29

CheckingthelistofprogramsinWindows......................... 29

CheckingVDSdiskmanagementusingDiskRaid...................... 29

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UninstallingtheHPProvider................................. 30

UninstallingtheHPProviderusingWindows........................ 30

UninstallingusingtheHPProviderinstaller......................... 30

4Troubleshooting . . ....................... 31

Troubleshootingprocedures................................. 32

VDSwillnotinstall................................... 32

CannotmanagethearrayusingProvider ......................... 32

VDSerrormessages .................................... 33

Glossary............................. 37

Index .............................. 39

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Preface

About this guide

This gu ide provides information about:

• The HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider version 4.00.00 for VDS 1.0 and 1.1. The Provider for

VDS 1.1 supports Windows 2003 R2.

• Requirements and procedures for installing the Provider on a Windows host

• Conﬁguring the MSA disk a rray for use with the Provider

Intended audience

This guide is intended for system administrators with knowledge of:

• Thehosthard

• Windows 2003 operating system

• MSA disk arrays

Disk arrays

Unless otherwise noted, the term “disk array” refers to these disk arrays:

• HP StorageWorks MSA1000 or MSA1500 Disk Array

ware

Related documentation

The follow

• HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Installation Guide

• HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 User Guide

You c an ﬁnd these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center web site:

ttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals.

In the Sto

ing documents provide related information:

rage section, click Storage array systems and then select your product.

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Preface

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1Overview

This chapter describes the HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider for Windows 2003 and explains how it operates with Microsoft’s operating system and applications.

When you have read this chapter, you should have a functional understanding of the Provider that will prepare you to install it and get it working.

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Simple overview

The HP MSA VDS Provider is a solution that installs on a Windows 2003 server connected to an HP disk array. and applications to manage the MSA disk array.

The Provider works with the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) to enable the Windows OS

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Detailed overview

The HP VDS Hardware Provider expands on the capability of Windows and Windows applications to manage the HP

disk array.

Through the H management

P VDS Provider, Windows and Windows applications can perform disk array LUN and port

tasks normally performed using proprietary array control software.

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Functional c

omponents

The process of managing array volumes using VDS and the HP Provider involves the following components:

• Microsoft Wi

• Windows Disk Management

• Third Party M anagement Applications

• Microsoft C

• Windows Software Providers

• Windows Virtual Disk Service

• HP MSA FC VD

• HP MSA Disk Array System

The following pages describe each component of the preceding illustration.

ndows 2003 SP1 for VDS 1.0 or Windows 2003 R2 for VDS 1.1

ommand Line Utilities

SProvider

Microsoft Windows 2003 operating system

The H P Provider and Microsoft’s VDS service work under the control of the Windows Server 2003 operating system. The Windows OS operates the servers to which the disk array is attached and supports the applications, services, and providers that store and retrieve data on the array and manage array disks and volumes.

Windows Disk Management

Windows Disk Management consists of the Windows software and user interfaces tha t enable you to manage disks, volumes, and ﬁ le systems. The user interface for disk management is included in the Compute

r Management application within the Administrative Tools Control Panel.

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Third party m

anagement applications

Third party m volumes.

anagement applications control the Microsoft VDS service to manage array disks and

Microsoft command line interfaces

Microsoft offers two command line utilities: DiskPart and DiskRaid. These interfaces enable you to script disk manag ement tasks so you can automate conﬁguration of multiple storage disks.

The DiskPart utility, which comes standard with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, manages disks, volumes, and partitions. Using DiskPart, you can use the command line to manage the disk array.

The DiskRaid utility which is an application used to conﬁgure hardware RAID storage systems, works with any storage hardware that includes a VDS provider, including HP arrays using the HP MSA FC V DS Provider. DiskRaid comes with the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit (SP1, VDS 1.0) or with the SAN Manager (R2, VDS 1.1). DiskRaid has a command syntax similar to DiskPart.

Windows software providers

The Microsoft software providers (called Basic Disk Provider and Dynamic Disk Provider) interface between the Windows OS, Windows applications, and disks, drives, and disk arrays. Through these Software Providers and VDS, Windows sees the disks, drives, and disk array volumes and performs actions s

An HP Hard to per form the tasks described above on the HP disk arrays. However, the HP Provider extends the capabilities of various Windows providers and applications to do additional LUN and port management tasks that normally require the HP array management software.

uch as partitioning, mounting, and managing the ﬁle system.

ware Provider is not required in order for the Microsoft or third party software providers

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Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS)

Microsoft VDS provides an interface for managing volumes and logical units. Administrators can identify, conﬁgure, and monitor supported HP disk array volumes from the Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Management

• Provides the capability of Windows and Windows applications to recognize the HP disk array

and p er form basic and dynamic disk management functions.

• Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Snap-in, Disk M anager and DiskPart command line

interface use the VDS service.

• When used w

perform disk array LUN and port management tasks normally performed using proprietary array control software.

VDS manages the HP disk array to make it appear like a Windows disk for Windows applications. When you use Microsoft Management Console, Windows Disk Manager a nd the Microsoft DiskPart or DiskRaid utility to control the array, your commands are sent to the array through VDS and the software or hardw

VDS performs the following functions:

• Coordinates all providers and clients (local and remote)

• Perform

• Discloses hardware LUNs to software disks

• Performs common ﬁle system functions

• Monito

For detailed information about the Microsoft VDS service, search the Microsoft web site.

Console (MMC).

ith the HP MSA FC VDS Provider, Windows and Windows applications can

are providers.

sbinding

rs volume status

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HP MSA FC VDS H

The HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider consists of special HP DLLs and executables that install on the Windows server. These components extend the capability of Windows and Windows applications to communicate

ardware Provider

with and manage the disk array.

Hardware Providers typical applications

The advantage of VDS and the HP MSA FC VDS Provider is that they allow you to manage the HP disk array using the Windows interface. Array management tasks that would normally require the array’s proprietary management application can be done using VDS and the third party Windows management application of your choice. When you have multiple array mod els, this is particularly helpful because you can manage all arrays from a single interface. Windows applications can manage the arrays to manage ports, discover and manage LUNs, format, partition, and mount volumes, and create and manage ﬁle systems and ﬁles. One Windows application can be used for storing and managing data on multiple array models as well as other storage devices.

HP disk array

Speciﬁc supporting technologies and features within the arrays result in some differences in their methods and capabilities of performing VDS tasks. The Provider for the MSA1000 and MSA1500 Disk Arrays has been designed specially for those arrays.

HP VDS Hardware Providers have been created to work with selected HP disk arrays. Different

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2Conﬁ guration

This chapter lists required hardware and software components and explains how to conﬁgure the disk array and Windows 2003 servers for use with the HP MSA FC VDS Hardware Provider. You must complete the procedures in this chapter before you install the Provider.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The right combination of software versions is crucial to conﬁguring a working system. Refer to the README ﬁles accompanying the HP Provider installation ﬁles for information about

compatible software versions and system conﬁgurations.

For HP Providers documentation and software downloads, see the following web location:

ttp://www.hp.com/support/HWPMSA

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Components

The following hardware and software components are used with the HP Provider and an HP MSA disk array. See the Read Me ﬁle and contact HP Support for HP tested and approved components.

Hardware components

• HP StorageWorks MSA1000/1500 Disk Array

• Windows 2003 Server: This server contains the Microsoft VDS Service and H P VDS Hardware

Provider.

• Fibre Channel Host bus adapter (HBA): Installs in the VDS Provider server to provide FC

connection to the MSA array. VDS supports only certain Emulex and Qlogic HBAs and the SCSI Storport driver, not SCSI Miniport.

• Fibre C hann el switch and cabling: For connecting the VDS Provider server to the array via fabric

SAN. Some arrays have a built-in switch.

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Software components

IMPORTANT NO system. Refe

about compa instructio

The following components and conﬁgurations enable you to use the HP MSA FC VDS Provider with the MSA.

ns carefully.

TE: The right combination of software versions is c rucial to con ﬁguring a working

rtothetheREADMEﬁles accompanying the HP Provider installation ﬁles for information

tible software versions and system conﬁgurations. Follow all con ﬁg uration and installation

HP MSA disk array (host server optional):

• Conﬁgured as described in the following Conﬁguration procedures

Windows VD

S Provider server:

• Windows 2003 Server

• HP MSA FC V

• Microsoft QFEs (quick ﬁxes), if required for your OS or VDS, are listed in the HP Provider README

ﬁle. For more information, contact HP Support.

DS Provider 4.00.00

Optional components

• HP B asic MPIO software if multipathing is desired

• MSCS clustering (4–node clusters are supported)

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Conﬁguration procedures

Physically install and conﬁgure the disk array and the server as described below and in the manuals for those products. Refer to the diagram under Components for an overview of interconnections.

Conﬁguration summary

You will perform the following tasks du ring conﬁguration:

VDS Provider Windows 2003 server:

• Install Windows 2003 Server OS.

• InstallFCHostBusAdapteranddriver.

• Connect th

• Install NIC card and connect to Ethernet LA N (optional) .

• Install HP MPIO software if multipathing is desired.

Disk array and host:

• Connect the array to the VDS Server through the FC switch.

• Verify existing or install MPIO soft ware license.

Important conﬁguration notes:

Administrator privileges are required for all devices and software. If you do not have administrator privileges, the software and hardware will not communicate properly.

e server HBA to the array using a FC switch and set up zoning (if required).

When using the VDS framework to create and manage LUNs, the LUNs should be the sam e size as the physical disk size. You can make LUNs smaller than a physical disk (or disks, if spanning multiple disks), butanyspaceleftoveronthephysicaldisk(s)cannotbeused. Forexample,ifyouhavethree36 GB drives totalling 108 GB and you create a LUN of 20 GB spanning all three disks, the remaining 88 GB a

YoumayuseBasicMPIOwiththediskarrayandProviderserver,butyouwillnotbeabletouseVDSto manage MPIO. Use whatever MPIO conﬁguration software you h ave available to manage MPIO.

re unusable.

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Conﬁguring the HP Provider server

Install and conﬁgure the Windows 20 03 server that will run the HP VDS Provider soft ware as follows:

1. If it is not already present, install the Windows 2003 Ser ver OS on the server that will run the

HP Provider software.

2. Install a Fi

manufactur

3. Install the HBA driver and utility software onto the server according to the HBA manufacturer’s

instructions. HP tested drivers are available from HP Support. Follow the README ﬁle that comes with the driver for installation.

4. Connect t

external switch. Conﬁgure the switch, including zoning if required, according to the manufacturer’s instructions. For helpful information on SAN construction, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide. To locate this guide, visit the HP Manuals web site listed in the front of this book under Related documentation. Search for the link to “H P StorageWorks SAN.”

5. If desired, connect the server to the corporate Ethernet LAN (optional). A ﬁrewall is recommended

but optional. Be sure the ﬁrewall is open between the MSA host and the HP Provider server.

6. Instal

bre Channel host bus adapter (HBA) card into the server according to the HBA

er’s instructions.

he server to the disk array via the built-in Fibre Channel fabric switch, if present, or an

lMPIOsoftwareontheVDSProviderserveraccordingtotheMPIO Installation Guide.

7. Compl

ete the rest of conﬁguration in this chapter and then install the required HP VDS Provider

ware on the server as explained in “Chapter 3 Installation.

soft

Conﬁguring the disk array and optional host

Ensure the disk array has been fully installed and conﬁgured. Install the Array Conﬁguration Utilit y software on the optional host, if desired. For details, refer to the HP Array Conﬁguration Utility User

Guide.MakesurethelicensefortheMPIOsoftware,ifused,isinstalledaccordingtotheMPIO Installation Guide. Ensure the array is connected through a FC switch to the Provider server as explained previously.

NOTE:

When using the VDS framework to create and manage LUNs, the LUNs should be the same size as the physical disk size. You can make LUNs smaller than a physical disk (or disks, if spanning multiple disks), but any space left over on the physical disk(s) cannot be used. For example, if you have three 36 GB drives totalling 108 GB and you create a LUN of 20 GB spanning all three disks, the remaining 88 GB are unusable.

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3 Installation

This chapter explains how to install the Provider a nd other required software. When you install the Provider, the extended storage management features of VDS are enabled.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The right combination of software versions is crucial to conﬁguring a working system. Refer to the READ ME ﬁles accompanying th e HP Provider installation ﬁles for information about compatible software versions a n d system conﬁgurations.

For HP Hardware Providers documentation and software downloads, see the following web location:

ttp://www.hp.com/support/HWPMSA

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Installation procedures

The following procedures describe how to install the Hardware Providers on a Windows 2003 server.

If you have not already conﬁgured the server and t h e array as instructed in “Chapter 2 Conﬁguration,” do so now before you install the H P Provider software. The HP Provider will not work if the array and server have not been correctly conﬁgured before you install th e Provider.

Installation summary

You will perform the following tasks on the Windows server during installation:

• Remove the p revious version of the Provider, if necessary.

• Run the Provider installation executable: setup.exe.

• Follow the InstallShield Wizard instructions to install the software.

• Install Microsoft QFEs (quick ﬁxes), if any. See the Provider READMEﬁle for details.

• Verify installation using Windows Disk Management and the DISKRAID List Provider command.

Install

ing the Provider

Follow these steps to install the HP VDS H ardware Provider on a Windows 2 0 03 server. To stop installation at any point during this procedure, click Cancel:

1. Insert t

he Provider installation CD and double click the Provider executable:

setup.exe

The Preparing to Install window appears, followed by the install Welcome screen.

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NOTE:

If you have not removed a previous version of the Provider, the following message pops up.

Click OK to end installation. Before you can install, you must ﬁrst remove the old Provider using the Window s Ad d or Remove Programs Control Panel. Then try the installation again.

2. In the Welcome window, click Next. The License Agreement window appears.

3. Click “I accept...” to agree to the license terms.

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4. Click Next

. The Destination Folder window appears.

5. Click Next to install VDS in the default location, or click Change to browse for a new location,

and then click Next.

The Ready to Install window appears.

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6. Click Install to start the installation process. A status window appears to show progress.

7. When installation ﬁnishes, the InstallShield Wizard Completed window appears.

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8. Click Finish. HP MSA FC VDS Provider installation is complete.

9. At the comm

andline,issuestopandstartcommandstoVDSasfollows:

net stop vds

net start

vds

10. If all other applications have b een installed, this is a good tim e to install the Microsoft Q FEs (quick

ﬁxes). The QFEs are required to ﬁx problems in the Microsoft OS that have not yet been released in a service pack. For information about QFEs that are currently needed for the Provider, see the Provide

r README ﬁle.

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Verifying installation

To verify installation, perform the following tests. If you have any trouble with installation or with verifying installation, see Chapter 4 “Troubleshooting” in this guide.

Checking visibility of the disk array

If you conﬁgured the disk array and server properly, the array LUNs should be visible in the Disk Management window on the VDS server. Click the Windows Start menu, click Administrative Tools,click Computer Management and click Disk Managem ent. You should see the array LUNs listed.

CheckingthelistofprogramsinWindows

A simple way to verify successful installation of the HP VDS Provider is to make sure it is listed in the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel in Windows. To see the list of installed programs, click Windows Start,clickSettings,clickControl Panel, and double-click Add/Remove Programs.VerifytheHPMSA VDS Hardware Provider appears in the list of installed programs.

Checking VDS disk management using DiskRaid

The Microsoft DiskRaid command line interface uses the HP VDS Provider in order to perform certain tasks on the HP disk array. You can install and run DiskRaid and use the “list provider” and “list subsystem” commands to verify the HP VDS Provider is working. The example output below shows the use of these commands:

DISKRAID> List Provider Prov ### Name Version Type

-------- --------------------------------------------- ---------- ------Prov 0 HP Modular Smart Array FC VDS Provider 4.0.1.10 FC

DISKRAID> List Subsystem Subsys ### Name Status Health

---------- ------------------------------ ---------- ---------Subsys 0 MSA1500 Online Healthy

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Uninstalling the HP Provider

Before uninstalling the HP VDS Provider, issue a net stop command from the command line, as shown below:

net stop vds

Uninstalling the HP Provider using Windows

1. In Windows, select Start > Settings > Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

3. Select the HP MSA VDS Hardware Provider program for removal.

4. Click Change/Remove. Windows removes the program.

Uninstalling using the HP Provider installer

You can also uninstall the HP Provider by starting the Provider installer again. Removal follows the same ste Finish when removal is complete.

ps as installation. When the screen below appears, click the Remove button, a nd then click

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4 Troubleshooting

This chapter explains how to troubleshoot the HP Provider and includes a list of error messages and explanations.

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Troubleshooting procedures

The following instructions present typical problems and solutions.

VDS will not install

The HP V DS Provider installation works only on the Windows versions listed in the README ﬁle supplied with the HP Provider. The installer will not install the soft ware on other versions of Windows.

Cannot mana

Use a proces

• Application you are using to manage the array

• Windows Disk Management conﬁguration

• VDS

• HP VDS Provider

Perform these tests:

1. Do the arr

2. Use the

3. Che

4. Check conﬁguration as explained in Chapter 2 Conﬁguration:

5. Check connectivity between the array a n d the ser ver.

6. Ma

ge the array using Provider

s of elimination to d etermine whether the problem is with one of the following components:

ay volumes appear in the Disk Management tool? To check, in the Windows menu bar

select Start > Control Panels > Administrative Tools > Co mp uter Management > Storage > Disk Management. If LUNs are visible, Disk Management, VDS, and the array are communicating successfully. Any problems may be caused by a conﬁguration problem with the management application or Provider. If array LUNs are not visible, click Action > Refresh and Action > Scan Disks. If LUNs are not visible, the problem could be connectivity or conﬁguration of any or all of the components listed above.

DiskPart utility to check for the presence of array volumes. At the Run command line,

type diskpart.exe.Thentypelist volume to see a list of volumes. (Type “help” to see a list of commands.) If array volumes a re listed, D iskPart, the array and VDS are communicating successfully. Any problem with operation could be c aused by conﬁguration of Windows Disk Management, the management application, or Provider. If LUNs are not visible, there may be a problem with connectivity or with conﬁguration of the array or H P VDS Provider.

If you receive this error message: “The disk management services could not complete the

ation,” VDS is not enabled at startup. Click Start > Control Panels > Administrative Tools >

oper Services > right-click Virtual Disk Service > Properties > c l ick Manual under Startup type and click OK.

ck the README ﬁle that came with your HP Provider installation ﬁles to verify you are using patible versions of software.

com

ke sure you logged into all devices and software using administrator privileges.

sittheMicrosoftwebsitesupportknowledgebaseandsearchfor“VDSlogging.”Turnon

7. Vi

ogging as instructed by Microsoft and use the Microsoft procedure for testing VDS and checking

l the log.

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VDS error messages

The following table lists VDS error messages and their meanings.

Message Id

MessageID Value (hex)

VDS_E_NOT_SUPPORTED 0x80042400L

VDS_E_INITIALIZED_FAILED 0x80042401L

VDS_E_INITIALIZE_NOT_CALLED 0x80042402L

VDS_E_ALREADY_REGISTERED 0x80042403L

VDS_E_ANOTHER_CALL_IN_PROG RESS 0x80042404L

VDS_E_OBJ

VDS_E_INVALID_SPACE 0x80042406L

VDS_E_PARTITION_LIMIT_REACHED 0x80042407L

VDS_E_PAR

VDS_E_OPERATION_PENDING 0x80042409L

VDS_E_OPERATION_DENIED 0x8004240AL

VDS_E_OB

VDS_E_CANCEL_TOO_LATE 0x8004240CL

VDS_E_OPERATION_CANCELED 0x8004240DL

VDS_E_

ECT_NOT_FOUND

TITION_NOT_EMPTY

JECT_DELETED

CANNOT_EXTEND

0x80042 40

0x80042 40BL

0x8004

240EL

Message Text

The operation is not supported by the object.

The service failed to initialize.

The initial

The provider is already registered.

A concurrent second call is made on an object before the ﬁrst is completed.

The object

The speciﬁed space is not free or not valid.

Number of partitions has reached the limit on a disk.

The extended partition is not empty.

The operation has not been completed yet.

Thisoperationisnotallowedonthecurrent boot,systemorpageﬁle volume.

The objec

The operation cannot be cancelled because it is too late.

The operation has been cancelled.

Thevolumecannotbeextendedbecausethe ﬁle system does not support it.

ization method is not called.

is not found.

t has been deleted.

VDS_E_NOT_ENOUGH_SPACE 0x8004240FL

VDS_E_NOT_ENOUGH_DRIVE 0x80042410L

VDS_E_BAD_COOKIE 0x80042 411L

VDS_E_NO_MEDIA 0x80042412L

VDS_E_DEVICE_IN_USE 0x80042413L

VDS_E_DISK_NOT_EMPTY 0x80042414L

VDS_E_INVALID_OPERATION 0x80042415L

VDS_E_PATH_NOT_FOUND 0x80042416L

VDS_E_DISK_NOT_INITIALIZED 0x80042417L

VDS_E_NOT_AN_UNALLOCATED_DISK 0x80042418L

VDS_E_UNRECOVERABLE_ERROR 0x80042419L

_S_DISK_PARTIALLY_CLEANED

VDS

VDS_E_DMADMIN_SERVICE_ CONNECTION_FAILED

004241AL

0x0

0x80042 41BL

There is not enough usable space for this operation.

Not enough drives are speciﬁed to complete this operation.

The cookie is not found.

There is no media in the device.

Thedeviceisinuse.

sk is not empty.

The di

Invalid operation.

The path is not found.

isk is not initialized.

The d

The disk is not unallocated.

Unrecoverable error happened. The service must shut down.

disk is not fully cleaned due to I/O error.

The

The provider failed to connect to the Logical Disk Management Administrative service.

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Message Id

MessageID Value (hex)

VDS_E_PROVIDER_INITIALIZATION_ FAI LED

VDS_E_OBJECT_

VDS_E_NO_DISKS_FOUND 0x8004241EL

EXISTS

0x80042 41CL

0x80042 41DL

Message Text

The provider failed to initialize.

The object alre

No disks were found on the target machine.

ady exists.

VDS_E_PROVIDER_CACHE_CORRUPT 0x8004241FL

VDS_E_DMADMIN_METHOD_CALL_FAILED

VDS_S_PROVIDER_ERROR_LOADING_CACHE

VDS_E_PROVIDER_VOL_DEVICE_NAME_NOT_FOUND

VDS_E_PROVIDER_VOL_OPEN 0x80042423L

VDS_E_DMADMIN_CORRUPT_NOTIFICATION

VDS_E_INCOMPATIBLE_FILE_SYSTEM 0x80042425L

VDS_E_INC

VDS_E_ACCESS_DENIED 0x80042427L

VDS_E_MEDIA_WRITE_PROTECTED 0x80042428L

HRESULT VDS_E_BAD_LABEL 0x80042429L

VDS_E_CANT_QUICK_FORMAT 0x8004242AL

VDS_E_IO_ERROR

VDS_E_VO

OMPATIBLE_MEDIA

LUME_TOO_SM ALL

0x80042420L

0x00042421L

0x80042 422L

0x80042 424L

0x80042 42

0x80042 42BL

0x80042 4

2CL

The provider’s cache has become corrupt.

Amethodcallt Administrative service failed.

The provider encountered errors while loading the cache. See the NT Event Log for more information.

Thedeviceformofthevolumepathname could not be retrieved.

Failed to op

Acorruptnotiﬁcationwassentfromthe Logical Disk Manager Administrative service.

The ﬁle system is incompatible.

The media is incompatible.

Access is denied.

The media is write protected.

The label

Can not quick format the volume.

IO error occurred during format.

Thevolumesizeistoosmall.

o the Logical Disk Management

enthevolumedevice.

is illegal.

VDS_E_VOLUM E_TOO_BIG 0x8004242DL

VDS_E_CLUSTER_SIZE_TOO_SMALL 0x8004242EL

VDS_E_C

VDS_E_CLUSTER_COUNT_BEYOND_32BITS

VDS_E_OBJECT_STATUS_ 0x80042431L

VDS_E_V

VDS_E_EXTENT_SIZE_LESS_THAN_MIN 0x80042433L

VDS_S_UPDATE_BOOTFILE_FAILED 0x00042434L

VDS_S_B BER_CH

VDS_E_BOOT_PARTITION_NUMBER_CHANGE

VDS_E_NO_FREE_SPACE 0x80042437L

LUSTER_SIZE_TOO_BIG

OLUME_INCOMPLETE

OOT_PARTITION_NUM-

ANGE

0x80042 42FL

0x80042 430L

0x80042

0x00042

0x80042 436L

432L

436L

Thevolumesizeistoobig.

The cluster size is too sma ll.

The clus

Thenumberofclustersistoobigfor32bit integer.

The object is in failed status.

All exte

Thesizeoftheextentislessthantheminimum.

Failed to update the boot.ini ﬁle or NVRAM.

The boot partition’s partition number will change as a result of the migration operation.

The migration operation failed. The boot partition’s p artition number will change as a result of the migration operation.

The migration operation failed. The selected disk does not have enough free space to complete the operation.

ter size is too big.

nts for the volume could not be found.

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Message Id

MessageID Value (hex)

VDS_E_ACTIVE_PARTITION 0x80042438L

Message Text

The migration operation failed. An active partition was detected on the selected disk, and it is not the active partition used to boot the currently running OS.

VDS_E_PARTITION_OF_UNKNOWN_TYPE

VDS_E_LEGACY_VOLUME_FORMAT 0x8004243AL

VDS_E_NON_CONTIGUOUS_DATA_ PARTITIONS

VDS_E_MIGRATE_OPEN_VOLUME 0x8004243CL

VDS_E_VOLUME_NOT_ONLINE 0x8004243DL

VDS_E_VOLUME_NOT_HEALTHY 0x8004243EL

VDS_E_VOLUME_SPANS_DISKS 0x8004243FL

VDS_E_REQUIRES_CONTIGUOUS_DISK_SPACE

VDS_E_BAD_PROVIDER_DATA 0x80042441L

VDS_E_PRO

VDS_S_VOLUME_COMPRESS_FAILED 0x00042443L

VDS_E_PACK_OFFLINE 0x80042 444L

VIDER_FAILURE

0x80042 439L

0x80042 43BL

0x80042 440L

0x80042 44

The migration operation failed. Cannot read partition inf

The migration operation failed. A par tition with an unknown type was detected on the selected disk.

The migration operation failed. The selected GPT formatted disk contains a non-basic-data partition, which is both preceded, and followed, by a basic data partition(s).

The migration operation failed. A volume on the selected disk could not be opened.

Operation failed. The volume is not online

Operation failed. The volume is not healthy.

Operation failed. The volume spans multiple disks.

Operation failed. The volume consists of multiple extents.

A provider returned bad data.

A provider

Failed to compress the volume.

The operation failed. The pack is not online.

ormation.

failed to complete an operation.

VDS_E_VOLUM E_NOT_A_MIRROR 0x80042445L

VDS_E_NO_EXTENTS_FOR_VOLUME 0x80042446L

VDS_E_DISK_NOT_LOADED_TO_CAC HE 0x80042447L

VDS_E_INTERNAL_ERROR 0x80042448L

VDS_S_ACCESS_PATH_NOT_DELETED 0x000042449L

VDS_E_PROVIDER_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED

VDS_E_D

VDS_S_IN_PROGRESS 0x0004244DL

VDS_E_ASYNC_OBJECT_FAILURE 0x80042 44EL

VDS_E_

VDS_E_PACK_NOT_FOUND 0x80042450L

VDS_E_IMPORT_SET_INCOMPLETE 0x80042451L

VDS_E_DISK_NOT_IMPORTED 0x80042452L

ISK_NOT_ONLINE

VOLUME_NOT_MOUNTED

0x80042 44AL

0x80042

0x8004

44BL

244FL

Break or remove plex operation failed. The volume is not a mirror.

No extents were found for the volume.

Themigrateddiskfailedtoloadtothecache.

Check the event log for errors.

Theaccesspathsonthevolumemaynotbe deleted.

Themethodcallisnotsupportedforthe speciﬁed provider type.

The repa already

The asynchronous operation is in progress.

Failure initializing the asynchronous object.

The volume is not mounted.

The pack was not found.

Import failed. Attempt to import a subset of the disks in the foreign p ack.

Adiski impor

ir operation failed. The disk is

in use by the volume.

n the import’s source pack was not

ted.

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Message Id

MessageID Value (hex)

VDS_E_OBJECT_OUT_OF_SYNC 0x80042453L

Message Text

The system’s information about the object may not be up to date.

VDS_E_MISSING_ 0x80042 454L

VDS_E_DISK_PNP_REG_CORRUPT 0x80042455L

VDS_E_LBN_REMAP_ENABLED_FLAG 0x80042456L

VDS_E_NO_DRI

VDS_E_REVERT_ON_CLOSE 0x80042458L

VDS_E_REVERT_ON_CLOSE_SET 0x80042459L

VDS_E_REVE

VDS_E_IA64_BOOT_MIRRORED_TO_MBR 0x8004245AL

VDS_S_IA64_BOOT_MIRRORED_TO_MBR 0x0004245AL

VELETTER_FLAG

RT_ON_CLOSE_MISMATCH

0x80042 457L

0x80042 459

Operation failed. The disk is missing.

The provider’s list of Pnp registered disks has become corrupt.

The p rovider d oes not support the LBN REMAP ENABLED volume ﬂag.

The provider does not support the NO DRIVELETTER volume ﬂag.

REVERT ON CLOSE should only be set if the HIDDEN or READ ONLY volume ﬂag is set.

AREVERTONCLOSEvolumeﬂag is already set for this volume.

When clearin been set usi combination of HIDDEN and/or READ ONLY ﬂags must be passed to both the SetFlags and ClearFlags calls.

Not Used! You have mirrored your boot volume on a GPT disk, to an MBR disk. You willnotbeabletobootyourmachinefrom the secondary plex.

You have mirrored your boot volume on a GPT disk, to an M BR disk. You will not be able to boot your machine from the secondary plex.

gvolumeﬂags that have

ng revert on close, the same

VDS_S_UNABLE_TO_GET_GPT_ATTRIBUTES

VDS_E_VOLUM E_TEMPORARILY_ DISMOUNTED

VDS_E_VOLUME_PERMANENTLY_ DISMOUNTED

VDS_E_VOLUM E_HAS_PATH 0x8004245EL

VDS_E_TIMEOUT 0x8004245FL

VDS_E_REPAIR_VOLUMESTATE 0x80042460L

_E_LDM_TIMEOUT

VDS

VDS_E_PLEX_NOT_REGENERATED 0x80042462L

VDS_E_RETRY

VDS_E_ONLINE_PACK_EXISTS 0x80042464L

0x0004245BL

0x80042 45CL

0x80042 45DL

0042461L

0x8

0x80042 4 63L

Unable to retrieve the GPT attributes for this volume, (hidden, read only and no drive letter).

Thevolumeistemporarilydismounted.

The volume is permanently dismounted.

lume still has ac cess path to it.

The vo

The operation timed out.

The operation could not be completed. To repair a volume, both the volume and plex must be online, and must not be healthy or rebuilding.

The operation timed out in the Logical Disk Manager Administrative service. Retry the operation.

The operation failed. Cannot retain plex that has not regenerated.

The operation failed. Retry the operation.

Create pack operation failed. An online pack already exists.

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Glossary

This glossary deﬁnes acronyms and terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms.

API Application Programming Interface, an interface that allows a software

clone A full copy of a volume, usable by an application.

CV HP StorageWorks CommandView, a browser-based interface that allows

application to connect to and work with a third party software application.

management of an HP disk array.

differential copy A copy of a database consi

the last full co py.

disk array A RAID. A collection of disk drives within a cabinet or multiple cabinets and

including a controller and software allowing drives to be ganged together in various conﬁgurations to create virtual drives (LUNs).

EVA HP StorageWorks Enterprise Vir

FC Fibre Channel, a ﬁber optic interconnection standard commonly used for

storage area networks.

GUI Graphical User Interface.

HBA Host bus adapter. The FC interface card that installs in a host to connect the

host to a fabric SAN.

HWP Hardware Provider. Software that executes on the host, a bus adapter, and

the disk array to enable managing and/or copying of array LUNs through the Windows OS and applications.

LAN Local Area Network.

LUN Logical Unit Number. A physically addressable storage unit as surfaced by a

hardware RAID subsystem. A virtual disk, consisting of multiple portions of physical disks addressed as a single unit.

mirror Synonymous with “clone.”

sting only of the differences in the database since

tual Array.

MSA HP StorageWorks Modular Smar t Array.

plex A Microsoft term denoting a full copy of data that has been split off from the

original and is no longer being updated. Synonymous with “split mirror.”

PVOL Primary volume. Typically the volume where application data is stored.

RAID Redundant array of independent disks.

SVOL Secondary volume. The volume that receives backup copies of data.

SAN fabric The Fibre Channel hardware and cabling that connects servers to storage

devices in a Storage Area Network (SAN) is referred to as a “fabric.” A fabric switch provides automatically-switched connectivity between servers and storage in the fabric.

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol.

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shadow copy A Microsoft term describing a point-in-time copy of an original volume. The

original volume continues to change as the process continues, but the shadow copyofthevolumeremainsconstant.

snapclone An HP EVA disk array term denoting a full copy of a volume that becomes

immediately usable by an application. Created much faster than ordinary clones by taking a snapshot and updating to a full copy in the background.

snapshot A generic term meaning a static point-in-time copy of a volume, typically used

for backup.

split mirror A full copy of data that has been split off from the original and is no longer

being updated.

subsystem Synonym for “disk array” or “RAID. ”

SVP Service processor. A laptop PC built into the HP XP Disk Array. The SVP

provides a direct interface into the disk array, and is used by the HP service representative only.

volume Generic term for a number of physical disks or portions of disks logically

bound together as a virtual disk containing contiguous logical blocks. Volume can also be software shor thand for a mapped volume (Windows drive letter or mount point).

VDS Microsoft Virtual Disk Service, the Windows service that manages storage

through hardware providers.

volume shadow

See “shadow copy.”

copy

VSC Volume Size Conﬁguration, a feature of HP disk arrays that allows creation of

logical volumes custom-sized according to user requirements.

VSS Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service, the Windows service that creates data

copies. Works through HP Provider to make copies of disk array volumes.

XP HP StorageWorks XP Disk Array.

Glossary

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Index

array

conﬁguration,20

audience,5

command line utilities,13 components,12

provider,11 required,18 software,19

conﬁguration,17

array and server,20 diagram,18 important notes,20 summary,20

conventions

text symbols,6

conventions, document,

disk array

overview,15 disk management,12 DiskPart,13 DiskRaid,13 document conventions, documentation

providing feedback,7

related,5 documentation, HP web site,5

storage web site,7 technical support,7

installation

provider,24 summary,24 verifying,29

management applications,13

overview,9

components,12 detailed,11 disk array,15 provider,9,15 simple,10 VDS,14 Windows,12

provider

examples,15 installing,24 overview,15 uninstalling,30,30

error messages, 31, 33 examples

provider applications,15

functional components,12

glossary,37

help

obtaining,7