HP P6000 User Manual 2

HP P6000 Control Panel

User Guide

Abstract

This document describes the use of the HP P6000 Control Panel and is intended for users and administrators involved in the installation, operation and management of HP P6000 EVA storage systems.

HP Part Number: T5494-96601 Published: September 2013 Edition: 11

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1 Introduction...............................................................................................4

What's new.............................................................................................................................4

2 Working with a Control Panel......................................................................5

Control Panel features...............................................................................................................5

Interface quick tour...................................................................................................................6

Accessing a Control Panel.........................................................................................................6

Capturing Control Panel data.....................................................................................................6

Configuring access to HP P6000 Command View (filter list)...........................................................7

Confirming system alerts............................................................................................................7

Connecting to the management module (initial setup)....................................................................8

Enabling disk device ports.......................................................................................................11

Locating the storage system WWN label...................................................................................11

Reestablishing the storage system IP address..............................................................................11

Service option pages..............................................................................................................14

Resetting the storage system World Wide Name.........................................................................14

Setting the automatic loop recovery policy.................................................................................14

Setting controller power on behavior.........................................................................................15

Setting host ports topology.......................................................................................................15

Setting the storage system password..........................................................................................15

Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................16

Login error (ABM client filter related).....................................................................................16

Operation failed error (upgrade related)...............................................................................16

Updating management module software....................................................................................16

Unbypassing disk drives..........................................................................................................17

Uninitializing a storage system.................................................................................................17

3 Storage system concepts............................................................................18

Controllers.............................................................................................................................18

Controller power-on behavior...................................................................................................18

Disk device ports....................................................................................................................19

Disk device loop pairs.............................................................................................................19

Host ports..............................................................................................................................19

HP P6000 Command View software suite..................................................................................19

HP P6000 Command View ABM and SBM versions....................................................................19

HP Management Integration Framework software .......................................................................20

Initialization and uninitialization...............................................................................................20

Internet Protocol configurations.................................................................................................21

Management module..............................................................................................................21

Management module IP addresses............................................................................................22

Operational states..................................................................................................................23

Passwords..............................................................................................................................23

Private and public networks.....................................................................................................23

World Wide Name (WWN)....................................................................................................24

4 Support and other resources......................................................................25

Release history.......................................................................................................................25

Contacting HP........................................................................................................................26

Related information.................................................................................................................26

Customer self repair................................................................................................................27

Glossary....................................................................................................28

Index.........................................................................................................29

Contents 3

1 Introduction

What's new

HP P6000 Control Panel version 2.8 includes the following new or updated features compared to version 2.7.

• HP P6000 Command View support. HP P6000 Control Panel adds support for version 10.3

of array-based HP P6000 Command View.

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Control Panel features

The HP P6000 Control Panel is primarily intended for use by storage system administrators and service personnel. When you log in as a storage administrator, the Administrator options, Service options, and User options are available. When you log in as a user, only the User options are available.

The following menu options are available in the HP P6000 Control Panel.

Administrator options

These options allow storage administrators to view and change storage system settings.

• Configure Administrator login options

• Configure controller device ports

• Configure controller host ports

• Configure network options

• Power down or restart system

• Uninitialize system

• Update management module software

• View detailed system information

Service options

These options allow storage administrators and service personnel to view detailed service logs.

• View last controller fault

• View message logs

User options

These options allow users to view storage system settings and change the user login password.

• Configure User login options

• Launch HP P6000 Command View

• View network information

• View system information

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Interface quick tour

1. Management options pane 2. System status pane 3. Content pane 4. Session pane

Management options pane (1). The management options pane displays administrator options,

service options, and user options.

System status pane (2). The system status pane displays a summary of operational states for the storage system and its controllers.

Content pane (3). The content pane displays information and actions that you can perform for the option that is selected.

Session pane (4). The session pane displays the name of the HP P6000 EVA storage system, the user that is logged in, a link to online help, and the logoff button.

Accessing a Control Panel

Every HP P6000 EVA storage system with array-based management includes Control Panel functionality. To access the Control Panel for a given HP P6000 EVA storage system, you must know the IP address of the system.

Procedure

1. Open a browser.

2. Browse to https://HP P6000 EVA storage system IP address:2373. The HP P6000 Control Panel login window appears.

Example: https://21.44.63.101:2373

3. Log in as a storage user or storage administrator. (User name user or admin and password. The Control Panel GUI opens.

Capturing Control Panel data

You can capture data from an HP P6000 Control Panel window and paste it into other applications.

Considerations

• You must be logged in as a storage administrator.

Procedure

1. Navigate to the desired window.

2. Right-click anywhere within a data text box. A menu opens.

3. Choose Select All. The data in the text box is highlighted.

4. Right-click again and select Copy. The data is copied.

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5. Open a text file and paste the data.

Example

Selecting text on the View Message Logs page.

Configuring access to HP P6000 Command View (filter list)

You can control which servers are allowed to access the array-based instance of HP P6000 Command View on this storage system. This is done by creating and enabling a filter list of allowed HP P6000 Command View client IP addresses.

Considerations

• You must be logged in as an administrator.

• The HP P6000 Command View client filter list can be enabled and disabled from the Control

Panel.

• Proxy server configuration. If the client computer is using a proxy server to access array-based

HP P6000 Command View, the proxy server settings in the Control Panel must be configured correctly. Otherwise, the detected client IP address may not match the IP address in the list.

• DNS resolution. If the DNS server settings are not configured correctly in the HP P6000 Control

Panel, a host name that is added to the client filter list may not be resolved to the correct IP address.

• If access to the HP P6000 Control Panel is not possible, the HP P6000 Command View client

filter list can be disabled by using the reset button on the HP P6000 management module. See HP P6000 management module.

• Restrictions apply. See Management module IP addresses.

To view or change the access list:

1. Select Administrator Options > Configure Network Options. The Detailed Network Options

page appears.

2. Click Configure client filter.

3. Follow the instructions on the page.

Confirming system alerts

In rare cases when a storage system is not in a normal state and requires intervention, an alert message can appear in the Control Panel. Review the message and select an action.

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Considerations

• You must be logged in as a storage administrator to see and act on the alert messages.

Procedure

1. Review the message and alternative actions.

2. Click Yes or No as appropriate.

Example

Connecting to the management module (initial setup)

This topic addresses initially setting the HP P6000 EVA storage system IP address and connecting to the HP P6000 management module. Once set up and connected, you can browse to the HP P6000 Control Panel. See also Reestablishing the storage system IP address.

Considerations

• You cannot save changes in the HP P6000 management module configuration if the storage

system is not running or has not been initialized. See Initialization and uninitialization.

• You can connect to the HP P6000 management module through a private or public network.

See Private and public networks.

IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you connect the HP P6000 management module through

a private network, or configure it behind a firewall or proxy server.

• You will need to access the back of the storage system. The LAN cable to the HP P6000

management module and the reset button are on the back of the controller enclosure. The LAN connection on the HP P6000 management module is MDI-X compliant and supports straight-through or crossover Ethernet cables (Cat 5e or better).

• You must be logged in as a storage administrator to complete the procedure.

• Restrictions apply. See Management module IP addresses.

The following procedures assume that the HP P6000 EVA storage system has already been initialized using HP P6000 SmartStart or HP P6000 Command View.

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Procedure when on a public network (initial setup)

Use this procedure when the HP P6000 EVA management module is connected through a public network.

IMPORTANT: When your LAN is part of a public network, HP recommends that you temporarily

disconnect from the public network while performing this procedure.

1. If currently connected, disconnect the public network LAN cable from the back of the HP P6000 management module in the controller enclosure.

2. Press and hold the recessed Reset button for 4 to 5 seconds, then release it. This sets an IP address of 192.168.0.1/24 (IPv4) and fd50:f2eb:a8a::7/48 (IPv6) in private address space. The green indicator on the top left corner of the LAN connector (Ethernet jack) will flash during the reset, which may take up to 2 minutes. When the reset operation is completed, the green indicator light will turn solid green.

IMPORTANT: At initial setup, you cannot browse to the HP P6000 Control Panel until you

perform this step.

1. LEDs 2. LAN connector 3. Reset button

3. Do one of the following:

• Temporarily connect a LAN cable from a private network to the HP P6000 management

module.

• Temporarily connect a laptop computer directly to the HP P6000 management module

using a LAN patch cable.

4. Browse to https://192.168.0.1:2373 (IPv4) or https://fd50:f2eb:a8a::7/48 (IPv6) and log in as a storage administrator. The default user name is admin. No password is required during the initial setup. The HP P6000 Control Panel GUI appears.

IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you change or delete the default IPv4 and IPv6 addresses

to avoid duplicate address detection issues in your network. HP recommends that you change the default passwords. If you change the password for the

storage administrator or storage user account for the HP P6000 Control Panel, be sure to record the new passwords since they cannot be cleared without resetting the HP P6000 management module.

5. Select Administrator Options > Configure Network Options.

6. Enter a new IP address and other network settings that apply.

IMPORTANT: Restrictions apply. See Management module IP addresses.

7. Click Save Changes. The IP address changes immediately, causing you to lose connectivity to the HP P6000 Control Panel.

The new IP address is stored and remains in effect, even when the storage system is later shut down or restarted.

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