HP 8.20q User Manual
HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection
Manager User Guide
This user guide provides information about installing, upgrading, and removing the HP StorageWorks Simple SAN
Connection Manager, viewing and managing storage area network (SAN) connections (switches, servers, subsystems,
HBAs, and logical disks), and troubleshooting the Simple SAN Connection Manager. This user guide is intended for
network administrators who use the Simple SAN Connection Manager software to view and manage their SAN.
Part Number: 5697-0460
Published April 2010
Edition: 7
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
What’s new in this release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Installing Simple SAN Connection Manager: initial installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Windows installation: initial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Linux installation: initial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Configuring Simple SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
HP-UX configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emulex HBA configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Installing Simple SAN Connection Manager: upgrade installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Windows installation: upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Linux installation: upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Linux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Understanding the user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Application window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Logical Disk Operations menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Advanced Operations menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
HBA & Switch Management menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the help system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Starting Simple SAN Connection Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Viewing Maps, Events, and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Viewing a Physical Connection map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Description of a Physical Connection map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
How to view a Physical Connection map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Viewing a LUN Assignment map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Description of a LUN Assignment map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
How to view a LUN Assignment map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing the event log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Saving and comparing SAN configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Saving the current configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Comparing configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5 Managing Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
About transparent routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Viewing switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Description of the switch properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to view switch properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Viewing network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Description of the network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
How to view network properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Viewing switch zoning information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting the switch default zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Setting the switch admin password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Setting the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Updating switch firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Setting switch SNMP properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Setting the switch symbolic name and domain ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting DNS properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Setting switch IP security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Managing security associations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating an IPsec association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Editing an IPsec association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Deleting an IPsec association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Copying and pasting IPsec associations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Managing security policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Creating an IPsec policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Editing an IPsec policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Deleting an IPsec policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Copying and pasting IPsec polices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
6 Managing HBAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Viewing HBA information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Updating an HBA BIOS image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Updating an HBA driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Creating an alias for an HBA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Manually entering FDMI information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
7 Managing Logical Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Viewing logical disk information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Creating a logical disk—EVA storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Creating a logical disk—MSA storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Assigning and unassigning a logical disk to a server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Expanding a logical disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Deleting a logical disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Creating an alias for a logical disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
8 Managing Servers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Viewing server information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Refreshing the server list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Setting a server agent password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Creating and managing partitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatically creating a partition on a new LUN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Manually creating a partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Managing a partition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
9 Managing Storage Subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Viewing subsystem information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Managing storage subsystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Refreshing the storage subsystem list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Changing the discovery refresh intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Updating software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Creating an alias for a storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Configuring a storage subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Configuration using a pre-defined application template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Configuration using a customized deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
10Support and Other References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Product warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Subscription service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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HP websites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Documentation feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
A Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Figures
1 Installation wizard: options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2 Installation wizard: Available Storage Subsystem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3 Installation wizard: Add EVA Management Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4 Installation upgrade wizard: initial window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5 Installation upgrade wizard: Available Storage Subsystem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6 Installation upgrade wizard: Add EVA Management Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
7 Installation upgrade wizard: finished with errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8 Installation wizard: initial window for program removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
9 Simple SAN Connection Manager user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
10 Initialize an Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) Storage Subsystem dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
11 New Switch Setup dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
12 Set Switch IP Address dialog box: new switch setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
13 First step of New Switch Setup completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
14 Set Switch Admin Password dialog box: new switch setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15 Second step of New Switch Setup completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
16 Set the Switch Default Zoning dialog box: new switch setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
17 Third step of New Switch Setup completed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
18 Welcome… Configure Your SAN dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
19 Perform Other Operations dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
20 Last Refresh of SAN Components dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
21 Physical Connection map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
22 LUN Assignment map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
23 Application Event Log dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
24 Compare Current and Previous Configuration dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
25 Switch Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
26 Network Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
27 Switch Zoning Information dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
28 Switch Zoning Information dialog box (TR_Ports mapping) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
29 Set the Switch Default Zoning dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
30 Set Switch Admin Password dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
31 Set Switch IP Address dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
32 Switch Firmware Update Wizard: selecting a switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
33 Switch User Name and Password for Firmware Update dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
34 Switch Firmware Update wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
35 SNMP Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
36 Set Switch Name and/or Domain ID dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
37 DNS Properties dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
38 IPsec Configuration dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
39 IPsec Association dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
40 IPsec Configuration dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
41 IPsec Policy dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
42 FC HBA Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
43 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
44 Update HBA BIOS wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
45 Password to change the server’s HBA configuration dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
46 HBA Driver Update wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
47 Create HBA Alias dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
48 Enter HBA Server Name and OS Type dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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49 HBA Server Name and OS Type dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
50 Logical Disk (LUN) Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
51 New Logical Disk Parameters dialog box (EVA storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
52 New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (EVA storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
53 New HBA Port Names dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
54 Create New Logical Disk Wizard (EVA storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
55 Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
56 Create Storage Pool dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
57 Select Storage Pool for Logical Disk Creation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
58 Assign Spare Drive dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
59 New Logical Disk Parameters dialog box (MSA storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
60 New Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box (MSA storage) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
61 New HBA Port Names dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
62 Create New Logical Disk Wizard (MSA storage). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
63 Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
64 Logical Disk Server Presentation dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
65 Expand Logical Disk dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
66 Delete Logical Disk dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
67 Create Alias for Logical Disk dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
68 Server Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
69 Drive, disk, and volume information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
70 Extending volume size dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
71 Set New Password for Server dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
72 Create and Format Partitions From New/Existing Logical Disk dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
73 Ready to create disk partition message box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
74 Create & Manage Partitions dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
75 Create New Partition wizard: specifying partition size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
76 Create New Partition wizard: formatting partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
77 Create New Partition wizard: completing new partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
78 Change Drive Letter and Paths dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
79 Add Drive Letter or Path dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
80 Change Drive Letter dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
81 Format Partition dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
82 Disk Information dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
83 Partition Properties dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
84 Subsystem Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
85 Manage Storage Subsystem dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
86 Controller Details dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
87 Drive blinking and drive set as hot spare examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
88 Set Drive Status dialog box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
89 Drive Details dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
90 Discovery Refresh Intervals dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
91 Updated Components dialog box (storage subsystem firmware) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
92 Create Storage Subsystem Alias dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
93 Storage Deployment wizard: enter EVA array name (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
94 Storage Deployment wizard: select a template (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
95 Storage Deployment wizard: select template options (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
96 Storage Deployment wizard: select servers (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
97 Storage Deployment wizard: summary (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
98 Storage Deployment wizard: deployment results (template deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
99 Storage Deployment wizard: enter EVA array name (custom deployment). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
100 Storage Deployment wizard: select a template (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
101 Storage Deployment wizard: create EVA disk groups (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
102 Storage Deployment wizard: create MSA storage pools (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
103 Storage Deployment wizard: create logical disks for EVA (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
104 Storage Deployment wizard: create logical disks for MSA (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
105 Storage Deployment wizard: continue creating logical disk (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
106 Storage Deployment wizard: summary (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
107 Storage Deployment wizard: deployment results (custom deployment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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1 Jagged-edge screen shots depicting partial user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tables
1 File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2 Logical Disk Operations menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
3 Advanced Operations menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
4 HBA & Switch Management menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
5 Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6 Toolbar buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
1 Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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1Introduction
Simple SAN Connection Manager is a GUI-based management application for basic handling of SAN
components such as host bus adapters (HBAs), switches, and storage arrays (also referred to as
“subsystems” in this guide). For managing storage arrays, it uses Microsoft’s Virtual Disk Service (VDS).
Simple SAN Connection Manager provides simplified storage management for VDS-compliant storage
devices in a single, integrated, wizard-based user interface.
This user guide is your key to learning and using all of the functionality that Simple SAN Connection
Manager offers for streamlining storage management by leveraging the VDS in Windows Server 2003
and Windows Server 2008.
IMPORTANT: Simple SAN Connection Manager version 3.00 or later is required for the HP SN6000
Fibre Channel Switch. Simple SAN Connection Manager version 2.10 and later can manage the 8/20q
Fibre Channel Switch, and version 3.00 or later can manage the SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch, with
active transparent router ports (TR_Ports). However, Simple SAN Connection Manager cannot manage or
discover remote switches or devices in the remote fabric. The Physical Connection map (see “Viewing a
Physical Connection map,” page 39) displays the remote fabric as a grayed-out switch, but Simple SAN
Connection Manager cannot manage the switch. To present logical unit numbers (LUNs) to remote devices,
use the management interface provided by each storage array.
Simple SAN Connection Manager version 2.00 and earlier does not support the management of fabrics
that include switches with active TR_Ports, and may disrupt communication between the 8/20q Fibre
Channel Switch or SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch and the remote fabric.
NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager supports the following switches:
• HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch
• HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 24-port Single Power Fibre Channel Switch
• HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 24-port Dual Power Fibre Channel Switch
• HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 12-port Single Power FC Switch
What’s new in this release
Simple SAN Connection Manager version 3.00 contains the following changes:
• Added support for HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 24-port Single Power Fibre Channel
Switch
• Added support for HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 24-port Dual Power Fibre Channel
Switch
• Added support for HP StorageWorks SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 12-port Single Power FC Switch
• Added Edit Manual FDMI List option on the Advanced Operations menu
Simple SAN Connection Manager version 3.10 contains the following changes:
• Added the Change Discovery Refresh Interval option on the Advanced Operations menu
• Updated management station requirements
• SSCM Startup time improvement
• SSCM support of HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 FC Modular Smart Array
• Added support for SSCM running on Windows Server 2008 R2
System requirements
Before starting the installation, ensure that the server that will be running Simple SAN Connection
Manager meets the following minimum requirements:
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• For the management station:
• Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 x64/x86 operating system with
Service Pack 2 and Microsoft hotfix QFE932755 (updated Storport storage driver). The update is
available on the Microsoft website: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
.
• Windows Server 2008 x64/x86 operating system with Service Pack 2
•Windows Server 2008 R2
NOTE: Simple SAN Connection Manager is IPv6 compatible when running on an operating
system that supports IPv6.
• 2 GB of memory for management stations
• 200 MB of disk space for full management installation
• One 2.0-GHz processor (multi-core CPU recommended)
•One CD-ROM drive
• One Ethernet port
• One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs (or other
supported FC HBAs)
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later
• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox
• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA software—Required only for installations with Enterprise
Virtual Array (EVA) storage
• For supported non-management stations:
• Windows versions supported for management stations
• Windows Server 2003 SP2
•Windows Server 2008
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9, 10, 11
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5
• VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0
• HP-UX 11.23, 11.31
• 1 GB of memory
• 60 MB of disk space for full non-management station installation
•One CD-ROM drive
• One Ethernet port
• One or more PCIe slots for the HP StorageWorks 81Q PCIe Fibre Channel (FC) HBAs (or other
supported FC HBAs)
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) x86 1.5 or later
• Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE), Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox
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2 Installing, Upgrading, and Removing Simple SAN
Connection Manager
This chapter provides procedures for installing and upgrading Simple SAN Connection Manager on a
Windows management station, and for installing and upgrading the required software components on
other servers. It also provides procedures for removing Simple SAN Connection Manager from a Windows
system, as well as removing the software components from Linux servers.
Installing Simple SAN Connection Manager: initial installation
Use the HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager CD to install the management software on
your management station as described in “Windows installation: initial,” page 11. Then use the same CD
to install the HBA driver and other required software on each of the other servers in your SAN. Depending
on the server operating system for the non-management station installations, refer to either the steps for
“Windows installation: initial,” page 11 or “Linux installation: initial,” page 14.
NOTE: To configure servers using other operating systems or non-QLogic HBAs, see “Configuring Simple
SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs,” page 16.
Windows installation: initial
Follow these steps to install the Simple SAN Connection Manager software on your management station,
or to install the required non-management software on all other servers running Windows.
To install Simple SAN Connection Manager on Windows:
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server.
The HP Installation Wizard starts automatically, and the initial installation window opens. (If the
installer does not start automatically, run Setup.exe from the installation CD.)
2. Click Next.
The end user license agreement appears.
3. Read the text of the HP end user license agreement, and then either click Agree to start the software
installation or click Disagree to cancel the installation.
The installation options window (Figure 1) opens.
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Figure 1 Installation wizard: options
4. Select one of the following product installation options:
• Management Installation
Installs all components required for a management station with both Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)
and Modular Smart Array (MSA) storage.
With the Management Installation, you can also select one or both of the following optional
components:
• HP StorageWorks SAN Designer provides quick and easy ways to design SANs based on your
specific performance, cost, and future storage needs. The tool generates a SAN topology
diagram, a detailed list of required SAN components, as well as recommendations for planning
your future growth requirements.
• HP StorageWorks SAN Visibility is a SAN data analysis tool that securely analyzes your SAN
configuration, and provides an automated inventory process for switches, HBAs, and storage
systems, including firmware version verification.
• Non-management Installation
Installs all components required for a non-management station.
5. Click Install.
The installation progress window appears briefly, and then the Available Storage Subsystem dialog
box (Figure 2) prompts you to select the type of HP storage subsystem for this station.
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Figure 2 Installation wizard: Available Storage Subsystem
6. Select one or more types of storage subsystems (EVA and MSA) that exist in your SAN by choosing Yes
from the drop-down menu for the appropriate subsystem types. Then click OK to close this dialog box
and continue the installation.
The progress window monitors the installation. A progress bar shows the percent of the installation
completed and icons show the status of each component as it is installed, for example:
• A icon indicates successful installation of the component.
• A icon indicates that the component is not yet installed.
• A icon indicates that an error occurred during installation of this component. (The final wizard
window will provide additional information about component installation errors.)
When the first component, the HP FC driver, is installed, a diagnostic window shows the HBA
properties and targets found.
7. Click OK to close the SAN diagnostic window and continue the installation, or click Cancel to stop the
installation.
If the Simple SAN Connection Manager software component is installed on a system with EVA storage,
the Add EVA Management Account dialog box (Figure 3) prompts you to either select an existing user
account or to create a user account to manage your EVA.
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Figure 3 Installation wizard: Add EVA Management Account
8. Before installation can proceed, you must add a user account to the HP Storage Admin user group.
(This step is not necessary for MSA storage.) Choose one of the following options:
• If you do not already have any user accounts set up, create a user account now by completing the
User name, Password, and Confirm Password boxes. Then click Create User and Add to Group.
• If you already have one or more user accounts set up (for example, you may have set up accounts
when you installed your EVA), select one to add to the HP Storage Admin group. Then click Add To
Group.
When prompted, enter a password for the existing user account, and then click OK.
The selected user is added to the HP Storage Admin group and the Add EVA Management Account
dialog box closes.
The message “Your installation is complete” appears.
Or, if any software components fail to install, the final installation window lists those components.
9. Click the View Error Log link to open an error log that provides additional information. You may be
prompted to upgrade, add, or modify components for successful installation.
10. Remove the Simple SAN Connection Manager CD, and then click Reboot.
11. Restart your computer to complete the installation process.
12. When you restart your computer, the system may report finding new hardware. If so, respond to these
messages by clicking Cancel.
Repeat this procedure to install the software on additional Windows servers.
Linux installation: initial
Follow these steps to install the required software on servers running Linux.
NOTE: To configure servers using other operating systems or non-QLogic HBAs, see “Configuring Simple
SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs,” page 16.
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To install the components required by Simple SAN Connection Manager on Linux:
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server.
The installation CD should mount automatically in one of the following locations:
/media/cdrom/
/mnt/cdrom/
/media/cdrecorder/
If the installation CD is not mounted automatically, issue the following commands to mount the CD:
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
IMPORTANT: Under specific distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), the
installation CD is auto-mounted using the following CD label:
# /media/HpInstallx.x/
If this occurs, the CD may get mounted with the no execution flag, causing the installation script
to fail. Installation failure may be indicated by the following error message:
# ./install_smb.sh
The following is returned:
bash: ./install_smb.sh: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied
The workaround is to manually mount the installation CD. For example, if the CD was auto-mounted
in /media/HpInstallx.x, issue these commands to unmount, and then remount the CD:
# unmount /media/HpInstallx.x
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
If the unmount command fails with a busy warning, make sure that all applications and consoles
that could be using the CD media are closed, and then try again.
2. Change directory to the linux directory. For example, if the installation CD is mounted in
/mnt/cdrom, issue the following command:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/HP_SSCM/linux/
3. Run the install_smb.sh script as follows:
# ./install_smb.sh
This will install the following components:
• QLogic FC HBA driver (only updated on RH4, Suse 9, and RH5.2)
• HP Array Configuration Utility
• QLogic SANsurfer agent, QLRemote (if possible, the installation program will also start the
SANsurfer agent, QLRemote)
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4. If the following message appears at the end of the installation, you must restart the computer, otherwise,
continue with step 6:
New driver and qlremote installed but not active.
For new driver and qlremote to be active either:
Reboot the system (Mandatory in case of Boot From SAN)
or
Stop all the applications using QLogic driver.
Unload QLogic driver by executing following command:
# modprobe -r qla2XXX (ex. qla2300, qla2400)
Reload new driver by executing following command:
# modprobe -v qla2xxx
Start qlremote as follows:
# /etc/init.d/qlremote start
Rebooting the system will automatically load new driver and start qlremote.
5. To install the Linux driver with Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) enabled (by default, FDMI is
disabled), issue the following command:
# modprobe -v qla2xxx ql2xfdmienable=1
6. To verify that the installation completed, check the FC HBA driver version:
a. To ensure that the driver is installed in the correct location, issue the following command:
# modinfo qla2xxx
The following is returned:
Filename: /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla2xxx.ko
Version: 8.02.23 653675A771C3619AEEA4E9A
b. To verify that the driver is loaded, issue the following command:
# lsmod | grep qla2xxx
The following is returned:
qla2xxx_conf 303752 1
qla2xxx 982688 0
scsi_mod 445298 qla2xxx
c. To verify that the correct driver is loaded, issue the following command:
# cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/* | grep "Driver version"
The following is returned:
Firmware version: 3.03.25 IPX
Driver version: 8.02.23-fo
Configuring Simple SAN Connection Manager for HP-UX and Emulex HBAs
Simple SAN Connection Manager is compatible with the HP-UX operating system and Emulex HBAs when
configured as described in this section.
HP-UX configuration
Simple SAN Connection Manager can manage all of your supported HP-UX servers. The HP-UX operating
system provides native software drivers for the HP StorageWorks FC HBAs. For the application to properly
identify your server(s), you must manually enter the Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI)
information when the application prompts for it. For more information, see “Manually entering FDMI
information,” page 76.
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Emulex HBA configuration
Simple SAN Connection Manager can manage all of your supported Windows and Linux servers that
have Emulex HBAs installed. In order for the application to properly identify your server(s), you must set the
EnableFDMI parameter on the Emulex HBA. Use the HBAnyware software to set the EnableFDMI
parameter to a value of 2.
For detailed instructions on how to enable the FDMI parameter on your Emulex HBA, see your HBA
documentation.
If FDMI is not enabled on the HBA, Simple SAN Connection Manager will prompt you to manually enter
the FDMI information. For more information, see “Manually entering FDMI information,” page 76.
Installing Simple SAN Connection Manager: upgrade installation
Use the HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager CD to upgrade a previous installation of the
management software on your management station as described in “Windows installation: upgrade,”
page 17. Then use the same CD to upgrade the HBA driver and other required software on each of the
other servers in your SAN. Depending on the server operating system for the non-management station
installations, refer to either the steps for “Windows installation: upgrade,” page 17 or “Linux installation:
upgrade,” page 20.
Windows installation: upgrade
Follow these steps to upgrade a previous installation of the Simple SAN Connection Manager software on
your management station, or to upgrade the required non-management software on all other servers
running Windows.
To upgrade Simple SAN Connection Manager on Windows:
1. Insert the installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The HP Installation Wizard starts automatically. (If the installer does not start automatically, run
Setup.exe from the installation CD.)
The initial installation upgrade window (Figure 4) opens.
Figure 4 Installation upgrade wizard: initial window
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2. Click Upgrade.
A message box prompts you to confirm that you want to upgrade an existing version of Simple SAN
Connection Manager.
3. To continue with the upgrade, click Yes.
The end user license agreement appears.
4. Read the text of the HP end user license agreement, and then either click Agree to start the software
upgrade or Disagree to cancel the upgrade.
The installation upgrade checking components window opens while the wizard looks for components
that cannot be upgraded.
The installation progress window appears briefly, and then the Available Storage Subsystem dialog
box (Figure 5) prompts you to select the type of HP storage subsystem for this station.
Figure 5 Installation upgrade wizard: Available Storage Subsystem
5. Select one or more storage subsystems types (EVA and/or MSA) that exist in your SAN by choosing Yes
from the drop-down menu for the appropriate subsystem types. Then click OK to close this dialog box
and continue the upgrade.
The upgrade progress window appears. The progress window monitors the installation upgrade. A
progress bar shows the percent of the upgrade completed and icons show the status of each
component as it is upgraded, for example:
• A icon indicates a component previously installed for Simple SAN Connection Manager.
• A icon indicates a previously installed component that has now been successfully upgraded.
• A icon indicates either that the component was not previously installed but will be installed with
the upgrade, or that a previously installed component was removed manually using the Windows
Add/Remove Programs utility.
• A icon indicates that an error occurred during upgrade of this component. (The final wizard
window will provide additional information about component installation upgrade errors.)
After the FC driver is installed, a diagnostic window shows the HBA properties and targets found.
6. Click OK to close the SAN diagnostics window and continue.
If you are upgrading the Simple SAN Connection Manager software component on a system with EVA
storage, the Add EVA Management Account dialog box (Figure 6) prompts you to either select an
existing user account or to create a user account to manage your EVA.
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Figure 6 Installation upgrade wizard: Add EVA Management Account
7. Before the installation upgrade can proceed, you must add a user account to the HP Storage Admin
user group. (This step is not necessary for MSA storage.) Choose one of the following options:
• If you already have one or more user accounts set up (for example, you may have set up accounts
when you installed your EVA), select one to add to the HP Storage Admin group. Then click Add To
Group.
• If you do not already have any user accounts set up, create a user account now by completing the
User name, Password, and Confirm Password boxes. Then click Create User and Add to Group.
The selected user is added to the HP Storage Admin group and the Add EVA Management Account
dialog box closes.
The message “Your upgrade is complete” appears.
Or, if any software components fail to install, the final installation upgrade window (Figure 7) lists those
components.
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Figure 7 Installation upgrade wizard: finished with errors
8. Click the View Error Log link to open an error log that provides additional information. You may be
prompted to upgrade, add, or modify components for successful installation.
9. Remove the Simple SAN Connection Manager CD, and then click Reboot.
10. Restart your computer to complete the installation process.
11. When you restart your computer, the system may report finding new hardware. If so, respond to these
messages by clicking Cancel.
Repeat this procedure to upgrade the software on additional Windows servers.
Linux installation: upgrade
Follow these steps to upgrade a previous installation of the required software on servers running Linux.
To upgrade the components required by Simple SAN Connection Manager on Linux:
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server.
The installation CD should mount automatically in one of the following locations:
/media/cdrom/
/mnt/cdrom/
/media/cdrecorder/
If the installation CD is not mounted automatically, issue the following commands to mount the CD:
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
IMPORTANT: Under specific distributions, such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5), the
installation CD is auto-mounted using the following CD label:
# /media/HpInstallx.x/
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If this occurs, the CD may get mounted with the no execution flag, causing the installation script
to fail. Installation failure may be indicated by the following error message:
# ./install_smb.sh
The following is returned:
bash: ./install_smb.sh: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied
The workaround is to manually mount the installation CD. For example, if the CD was auto-mounted
in /media/HpInstallx.x, issue these commands to unmount, and then remount the CD:
# unmount /media/HpInstallx.x
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
If the unmount command fails with a busy warning, make sure that all applications and consoles
that could be using the CD media are closed, and then try again.
2. Change directory to the linux directory. For example, if the installation CD is mounted in
/mnt/cdrom, issue the command:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/HP_SSCM/linux/
3. Run the install_smb.sh script as follows:
# ./install_smb.sh
This will install the following components:
• QLogic FC HBA driver (only updated on RH4, Suse 9, and RH5.2)
• HP Array Configuration Utility
• QLogic SANsurfer agent, QLRemote (if possible, the installation program will also start the
SANsurfer agent, QLRemote)
4. If the following message appears at the end of the installation, you must restart the computer, otherwise,
continue with step 6:
New driver and qlremote installed but not active.
For new driver and qlremote to be active either:
Reboot the system (Mandatory in case of Boot From SAN)
or
Stop all the applications using QLogic driver.
Unload QLogic driver by executing following command:
# modprobe -r qla2XXX (ex. qla2300, qla2400)
Reload new driver by executing following command:
# modprobe -v qla2xxx
Start qlremote as follows:
# /etc/init.d/qlremote start
Rebooting the system will automatically load new driver and start qlremote.
5. To verify that the installation completed, check the FC HBA driver version:
a. To ensure that the driver is installed in the correct location, issue the following command:
# modinfo qla2xxx
The following is returned:
Filename: /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla2xxx.ko
Version: 8.02.23 653675A771C3619AEEA4E9A
b. To verify that the driver is loaded, issue the following command:
# lsmod | grep qla2xxx
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The following is returned:
qla2xxx_conf 303752 1
qla2xxx 982688 0
scsi_mod 445298 qla2xxx
c. To verify that the correct driver is loaded, issue the following command:
# cat /proc/scsi/qla2xxx/* | grep "Driver version"
The following is returned:
Firmware version: 3.03.25 IPX
Driver version: 8.02.23-fo
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager
Simple SAN Connection Manager uses the installation wizard to remove all components currently installed.
You must reboot your computer following program removal. Follow the procedure for removing Simple
SAN Connection Manager from Windows “Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Windows,”
page 22 or Linux “Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Linux,” page 23.
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Windows
Follow these steps to remove the Simple SAN Connection Manager software from a server running
Windows.
1. Insert the installation CD into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The HP Installation Wizard starts automatically.
The initial installation window (Figure 8) opens.
Figure 8 Installation wizard: initial window for program removal
2. Click Remove Programs.
A message box asks if you are sure you want to remove the program.
3. Click Yes to proceed with program removal, or No to cancel.
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The program removal progress window opens and monitors the product removal. A progress bar shows
the percent of the uninstallation completed and icons show the status of each component as it is
removed, for example:
• A icon next to the component name indicates successful removal.
• A icon next to the component indicates that it has not yet been removed.
• A icon indicates that an error occurred during removal of this component.
When program removal is complete, you must reboot the computer.
4. Remove the Simple SAN Connection Manager CD from the CD-ROM drive.
5. Ensure that all running programs are closed, and then click Reboot to restart the computer.
Removing Simple SAN Connection Manager in Linux
Follow these steps to remove the Simple SAN Connection ManagerSimple SAN Connection Manager
software on a server running Linux.
CAUTION: If the system is booted from your SAN using the QLogic FC HBA driver, use the Linux
uninstallation option cautiously. Your QLogic FC HBA drivers will also be removed from the system, thus
making it un-bootable because the drivers are removed from the Linux initial RAM disk (initrd), the
temporary file system used by the Linux kernel during boot.
1. Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive of the server. The installation CD should mount
automatically in one of the following locations:
/media/cdrom/
/mnt/cdrom/
/media/cdrecorder/
If the installation CD is not mounted automatically, then issue the following commands to mount the CD:
# mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom
# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. Change directory to the linux directory. For example, if the installation CD is mounted in
/mnt/cdrom, issue the following command:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/HP_SSCM/linux/
3. Run the install_smb.sh script with the uninstall option as follows:
# ./install_smb.sh --uninstall
This will remove the following components:
•QLogic FC HBA Driver
• HP Array Configuration Utility, if installed
• QLogic SANsurfer agent, QLRemote, if installed
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3 Getting Started
Toolbar
Menu Bar
Content PaneNavigation
Pane
Status Bar
This chapter covers basic information to help you start using Simple SAN Connection Manager.
Understanding the user interface
The Simple SAN Connection Manager interface (Figure 9) is designed for ease of use, quick access to the
most frequently used functions, and utilizing basic Windows conventions.
Application window
The Simple SAN Connection Manager window consists of the following main components: a menu bar
(see “Menu bar,” page 26), a toolbar (see “Toolbar,” page 29), and a window containing two panes:
• A navigation pane (tree view) on the left side shows a graphical hierarchy of your subsystems, LUNs,
and servers. The information in the navigation pane depends on the view you select on the bottom of
the navigation pane: either Server-Storage View or Storage subsystem-Logical Disk View.
• A content pane on the right side provides graphical representations of your SAN. Depending on what
component you select in the navigation pane, the content pane contains different representations,
including the Physical Connection map, LUN Assignment map, as well as detailed information about
your subsystems, LUNs, servers, and volumes.
Figure 9 shows an example of the application window.
Figure 9 Simple SAN Connection Manager user interface
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Menu bar
The Simple SAN Connection Manager menu bar contains the following menus, each of which is described
in detail in this section:
• “File menu,” page 26
• “Logical Disk Operations menu,” page 26
• “Advanced Operations menu,” page 27
• “HBA & Switch Management menu,” page 27
• “Help menu,” page 28
File menu
Table 1 provides a brief description of the items on the File menu and a reference to more detailed
information.
Table 1 File menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Save current SAN
connection
Compare current and
previous SAN connection
Event Log Displays a list of all Simple SAN
Exit Closes the Simple SAN Connection
Logical Disk Operations menu
Table 2 provides a brief description of the items on the Logical Disk Operations menu and a reference to
more detailed information.
Table 2 Logical Disk Operations menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Create New Logical Disk Opens a wizard to create a logical disk
Saves a graphical topology of your SAN to
reference against any changes made to
your system
Shows a graphical representation listing
new servers, HBAs, switches, and
subsystems, as well as removed switches
and subsystems
Connection Manager-initiated actions and
the results for the host, HBAs, switches, and
storage subsystem arrays
Manager application
from the storage subsystem
“Saving the current
configuration,” page 42.
“Comparing configurations,”
page 43.
“Viewing the event log,”
page 41.
—
“Creating a logical
disk—EVA storage,”
page 80 and “Creating a
logical disk—MSA storage,”
page 84.
Present (Un-present)
Logical Disk to Server
Expand Logical Disk Increases the capacity of one or more
Delete Logical Disk Removes a logical disk from the storage
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Assigns a logical disk to a server, or
unassigns it (removes access) from the
server
logical disks
subsystem
“Assigning and unassigning
a logical disk to a server,”
page 91.
“Expanding a logical disk,”
page 93.
“Deleting a logical disk,”
page 94.
Advanced Operations menu
Table 3 provides a brief description of the items on the Advanced Operations menu and a reference to
more detailed information.
Table 3 Advanced Operations menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Create & Manage Partition Initializes a new disk; creates, modifies, or
deletes partitions of initialized disks
Refresh the Server List Discovers new, removed, and changed
servers, and updates the current topology of
your SAN shown in the Physical Connection
and LUN Assignment maps based on those
discoveries
Refresh the Storage
Subsystem List
Discovers any status change in the
subsystem’s drives, controllers, and logical
disks, and updates the current topology of
your SAN shown in the Physical Connection
and LUN Assignment maps
Change Discovery Refresh
Interval
User-configured number specifying the
amount of time to wait before the
application automatically polls the system
for the most current information
Edit Manual FDMI List Manually configures the HBA’s host name
and OS type
Manage Storage
Subsystem
Configuration Using
Application Templates
Manages the controller(s) and individual
drives that comprise a selected subsystem
Configures a new storage subsystem using
a pre-defined application template or
custom deployment
“Creating and managing
partitions,” page 101.
“Refreshing the server list,”
page 99.
“Refreshing the storage
subsystem list,” page 115.
“Changing the discovery
refresh intervals,” page 115
“Manually entering FDMI
information,” page 76.
“Managing storage
subsystems,” page 112.
“Configuring a storage
subsystem,” page 117.
Check for Updates Searches the HP website for updates to HBA
HBA & Switch Management menu
Table 4 provides a brief description of the items on the HBA & Switch Management menu and a reference
to more detailed information.
:
Table 4 HBA & Switch Management menu
Menu Item Purpose See
Set Server Agent Password Changes the password for accessing the
Update HBA BIOS Updates the selected HBA with a new BIOS
Update HBA Driver Updates drivers for HBAs within your SAN “Updating an HBA driver,”
drivers, switch firmware, storage subsystem
firmware, and storage subsystem
application templates. If updates are found,
the Updated Components dialog box
prompts you to download the updates.
selected server
image file
—
“Setting a server agent
password,” page 100.
“Updating an HBA BIOS
image,” page 72.
page 74.
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Table 4 HBA & Switch Management menu (continued)
Menu Item Purpose See
Get Switch Properties Displays switch information “Viewing switch properties,”
page 45.
Get Switch Zoning
Information
Set Switch Admin
Password
Get Network Properties Displays network information “Viewing network
Set Switch IP Address Changes the switch IPv4 or IPv6 address “Setting the switch IP
Set Switch IPsec
Information
Update Switch Firmware Updates the switch with a new firmware
Set Switch Symbolic Name
and/or Domain ID
Set Switch HBA-based
Default Zoning
Set Switch SNMP
Properties
Displays switch zones and members “Viewing switch zoning
information,” page 47.
Changes the administrator password for
accessing the switch
Manages a list of IP security associations
and policies
image file
Changes the symbolic name and domain ID
for the switch
Sets a switch default zone and includes or
excludes a device from a zone
Defines how authentication traps are
managed and set for the switch
“Setting the switch admin
password,” page 51.
properties,” page 46.
address,” page 51.
“Setting switch IP security,”
page 60
“Updating switch firmware,”
page 53.
“Setting the switch symbolic
name and domain ID,”
page 58.
“Setting the switch default
zoning,” page 49.
“Setting switch SNMP
properties,” page 55.
Help menu
Table 5 provides a brief description of the items on the Help menu and a reference to more detailed
information.
Table 5 Help menu
Set DNS Properties Enables or disables the DNS client on the
switch, and configures DNS on the switch
Menu Item Purpose See
Contents Opens the Simple SAN Connection
Manager help system
About the application Opens the About box that shows the version
of Simple SAN Connection Manager
installed, and the hardware and software
provider list
“Setting DNS properties,”
page 58
“Using the help system,”
page 29.
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Toolbar
The Simple SAN Connection Manager toolbar provides buttons for easy access to some of the
application’s most used functions, as well as information about the application. Table 6 shows each of the
toolbar buttons and what they do.
Table 6 Toolbar buttons
Button Purpose
Create a logical disk
Assign a logical disk to a server
Expand a logical disk
Delete a logical disk
Create and manage partitions
Manage the storage subsystem
Refresh the server list
Refresh the subsystem list
Open the About box
Using the help system
The Simple SAN Connection Manager’s help system provides quick access to information about
performing tasks and completing dialog boxes.
To access the help system from Simple SAN Connection Manager, choose one of the following options:
• On the Help menu, click Contents.
• To view a help topic related to the current dialog box or window, click the Help button or press the F1
key.
The help system’s left pane contains the following tabs:
• The Contents tab shows a structured presentation of help topics. In Contents view, the following icons
are associated with topics:
• A book icon indicates a major grouping containing subordinate topics. Click a book icon to
“open” the book and see individual topics that belong to that group.
• A topic icon indicates a help topic. Click a topic icon to view the topic’s contents in the right
pane.
• The Index tab shows an alphabetical listing of keywords associated with the help topics. You can either
scroll through the list to find keywords, or enter a keyword to search for the topic. Then you can choose
from the one or more topics associated with that keyword.
• The Search tab enables you to quickly find a topic containing one or more words. Just type the text you
want to search for, and then click List Topics. To customize your search, select any of the check boxes in
the lower-left corner.
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• The Favorites tab provides a place for you to save a list of topics you find useful or return to frequently.
To add the topic you are currently viewing to your list of favorites, click the Favorites tab, and then click
Add.
To print a help topic:
1. Find and open the help topic you want, or highlight a book or topic on the Contents tab.
2. On the help Options menu, click Print.
3. Select the printing options for your printer, and then click Print.
To return to previous topics:
• To return to a topic you have visited previously, click Back. To mark frequently used topics, click
Favorites, and then click Add.
Starting Simple SAN Connection Manager
Follow these steps to start Simple SAN Connection Manager. You will need to perform some of these steps
only the first time you start the application.
To start Simple SAN Connection Manager:
1. To launch the application, choose one of the following options:
•Click Start, point to All Programs > Hewlett-Packard > HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection
Manager, and then click HP StorageWorks Simple SAN Connection Manager.
• Double-click the desktop shortcut:
If this is the first time you have launched this software for a new, uninitialized EVA subsystem or an
unconfigured MSA subsystem, the installer prompts you to configure it.
2. Choose one of the following options:
•Click Yes to configure the subsystem using the Storage Deployment wizard (see “Configuring a
storage subsystem,” page 117).
• Depending on the type of subsystem you have, click No to either:
• Initialize an EVA subsystem. Continue with step 3.
• Ignore initialization of an MSA subsystem; it is not required. Skip to step 4
If this is not the first time you have launched this software, or if your storage subsystem is HP EVA and
you chose No in step 2, the Initialize an EVA Storage Subsystem dialog box (Figure 10) opens.
If this is not the first time you have launched this software, or if your storage subsystem is HP MSA and
you chose No in step 2, go to step 4.
NOTE: If the software detects that another server is managing your EVA storage array, a message
box asks if you want to disable that server and take over management of the EVA from this server.
Click Yes to proceed.
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