HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
User Guide
Part number: TK981-96007
First edition: April 2014
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Contents
Preface .............................................................................................. 11
1 Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ........................ 13
About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ......................................................................... 13
Features ................................................................................................................................... 14
What's new ............................................................................................................................. 14
System configuration ................................................................................................................. 15
Process flow ............................................................................................................................. 17
Navigating the interface ............................................................................................................ 18
Navigating help ....................................................................................................................... 20
2 Setting up HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ........................... 21
Configuring HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ................................................................. 21
Configuring your browser and Java for HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ............................ 21
About configuring browser settings ....................................................................................... 21
Checking management server name resolution ....................................................................... 22
Disabling pop-up blocking for IE .......................................................................................... 23
Setting security options for using Internet Explorer ................................................................... 24
Setting security options for Firefox ......................................................................................... 25
Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 1.4.2 to link with other products ............................. 26
Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 5.0 and 6.0 to link with other products .................... 26
Configuring log output settings ............................................................................................. 27
Configuring JRE versions from JWS ....................................................................................... 27
Clearing the cache when upgrading HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition ........................ 28
Logging in ............................................................................................................................... 28
Setting up security ..................................................................................................................... 29
About configuring security options ........................................................................................ 29
Setting a password policy ................................................................................................... 30
Setting automatic account locking ........................................................................................ 30
Setting a warning banner message ...................................................................................... 30
Downloading components ......................................................................................................... 31
About downloading components .......................................................................................... 31
Downloading agents, CLI, and Host Data Collector files .......................................................... 31
Managing XP7 Command View AE licenses ................................................................................. 31
About XP7 Command View AE license management ............................................................... 31
Registering an XP7 Command View AE license ...................................................................... 32
Checking XP7 Command View AE license information ............................................................ 32
Information for checking the input history of license keys .......................................................... 33
Managing Remote Web Console licenses .................................................................................... 34
About license key types ....................................................................................................... 34
Installing a software application ........................................................................................... 35
Enabling a license .............................................................................................................. 36
Disabling a license ............................................................................................................. 36
Removing a software application .......................................................................................... 37
User Guide 3
Updating license status ....................................................................................................... 37
Viewing license information ................................................................................................. 38
License information on the License Keys window ..................................................................... 38
3 Discovering, registering, and adding management targets ..................... 41
Setting up storage resources ....................................................................................................... 41
Registering storage systems ........................................................................................................ 41
About registering and removing a storage system ................................................................... 41
Prerequisites for registering a storage system .......................................................................... 42
Registering a storage system ................................................................................................ 43
Changing storage system information .................................................................................... 44
About acquiring the most recent storage system information ..................................................... 44
Acquiring the most recent storage system information .............................................................. 45
Operations available to SMI-S enabled storage systems .......................................................... 45
Registering hosts ....................................................................................................................... 46
About registering a host ...................................................................................................... 46
Methods for registering hosts ............................................................................................... 47
Priority for acquiring the WWN ........................................................................................... 48
Registering hosts by using Host Data Collector ....................................................................... 49
Registering hosts manually by specifying the WWN target ...................................................... 50
Registering hosts using host scan .......................................................................................... 50
Registering hosts using merge hosts ...................................................................................... 51
About changing host settings and information ........................................................................ 52
Workflow for detecting hosts ................................................................................................ 52
Updating host information registered by using Host Data Collector ........................................... 53
Changing settings for a manually registered host .................................................................... 55
Changing settings for a host registered by using Device Manager agent ................................... 55
About removing hosts and releasing associated resources ........................................................ 56
Removing hosts and releasing associated resources ................................................................ 57
4 Setting up users and access control .................................................... 59
Setting up users and access control ............................................................................................. 59
About user accounts and controlling access to resources ................................................................ 59
Creating and managing user accounts ........................................................................................ 61
Creating a user account ...................................................................................................... 61
User ID and password policies ............................................................................................. 62
Editing the profile for a user account ..................................................................................... 63
Editing your own user profile ............................................................................................... 63
Changing the password for a user account ............................................................................ 64
Changing your own password ............................................................................................. 64
Changing permissions for a user account .............................................................................. 64
Changing the lock status of user accounts .............................................................................. 65
Configuring external authentication for users .......................................................................... 65
Configuring external authentication for groups ....................................................................... 66
Controlling access to resources ................................................................................................... 67
About access control ........................................................................................................... 67
Access control examples ..................................................................................................... 69
About resource groups ........................................................................................................ 70
Prerequisites for creating resource groups .............................................................................. 71
Creating resource groups .................................................................................................... 71
Editing a resource group ..................................................................................................... 72
About user groups .............................................................................................................. 73
User group roles ................................................................................................................ 74
Custom roles ...................................................................................................................... 75
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Required roles and resource groups by function ...................................................................... 78
Creating user groups .......................................................................................................... 92
Editing a user group ........................................................................................................... 93
Assigning resource groups and roles to a user group .............................................................. 93
Changing a user’s user group .............................................................................................. 94
5 Provisioning storage ......................................................................... 95
Creating a storage operating environment ................................................................................... 95
Allocating storage .................................................................................................................... 95
Creating and deleting volumes ................................................................................................... 96
About creating volumes ....................................................................................................... 96
Notes on performing quick formats ....................................................................................... 97
Creating volumes ............................................................................................................... 97
Create Volumes dialog box ................................................................................................. 98
About shredding volume data ............................................................................................ 100
Shredding volume data ..................................................................................................... 101
About deleting unallocated volumes ................................................................................... 102
Deleting unallocated volumes ............................................................................................ 102
About creating a LUSE volume ........................................................................................... 102
Creating a LUSE volume .................................................................................................... 103
About releasing a LUSE volume .......................................................................................... 104
Releasing a LUSE volume ................................................................................................... 104
Virtualizing external storage ..................................................................................................... 105
About virtualizing and unvirtualizing volumes ....................................................................... 105
Virtualizing volumes of a registered storage system ............................................................... 106
Discovering and virtualizing volumes of an unregistered storage system ................................... 107
Unvirtualizing volumes ...................................................................................................... 108
Virtualize Volumes dialog box ............................................................................................ 109
Virtualizing storage capacity (THP/Smart) .................................................................................. 113
About virtualizing storage capacity ..................................................................................... 114
Creating a THP/Smart pool ............................................................................................... 115
Create Pool dialog box ..................................................................................................... 117
Verifying THP/Smart pool information ................................................................................. 121
Expanding THP/Smart pools ............................................................................................. 122
Shrinking a THP/Smart pool .............................................................................................. 124
Modifying THP/Smart pool settings .................................................................................... 124
Deleting THP/Smart pools ................................................................................................. 125
Expanding THP/Smart volumes .......................................................................................... 125
Reclaiming zero pages ...................................................................................................... 126
Virtualizing storage tiers (Smart) ............................................................................................... 126
About virtualizing storage tiers ........................................................................................... 126
Manually starting or stopping the monitoring of Smart pools .................................................. 128
Manually starting or stopping the tier relocation of Smart pools .............................................. 129
Scheduling monitoring and tier relocation of Smart pools ...................................................... 129
Editing tier relocation for Smart volumes .............................................................................. 130
Applying a tiering policy to Smart volumes .......................................................................... 131
Customizing a tiering policy for Smart volumes .................................................................... 131
Notes on data placement profiles for Smart volumes ............................................................. 132
Creating a data placement profile for Smart volumes ............................................................ 133
Updating a data placement profile for Smart volumes ........................................................... 134
Editing a data placement profile for Smart volumes ............................................................... 135
Applying a data placement profile for Smart volumes ............................................................ 135
Scheduling data placement profiles for Smart volumes .......................................................... 136
Editing an external LDEV tiering rank for a Smart pool .......................................................... 137
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Allocating and unallocating volumes ......................................................................................... 137
About allocating volumes .................................................................................................. 138
Volume allocation methods ................................................................................................ 139
Prerequisites for allocating volumes ..................................................................................... 140
Allocating volumes from general tasks ................................................................................. 140
Allocating volumes to selected hosts .................................................................................... 141
Allocating selected volumes to hosts .................................................................................... 142
Allocating volumes to clustered hosts ................................................................................... 143
Allocating volumes by using a keyword search ..................................................................... 144
Allocating volumes by using a criteria search ....................................................................... 145
Allocating volumes by using existing volume settings ............................................................. 146
Allocate Volumes dialog box ............................................................................................. 146
About clustered-host storage .............................................................................................. 152
Creating clustered-host storage ........................................................................................... 153
About unallocating volumes ............................................................................................... 155
Unallocating volumes from hosts ......................................................................................... 155
Unallocate volumes dialog box .......................................................................................... 156
Configuring Fibre Channel ports ............................................................................................... 158
Enabling LUN security on a port ......................................................................................... 158
Disabling LUN security on a port ........................................................................................ 159
Setting the data transfer speed on a Fibre Channel port ........................................................ 160
Setting the Fibre Channel port address ................................................................................ 161
Setting the fabric switch .................................................................................................... 161
Managing LUN Paths .............................................................................................................. 162
About LUN path management ............................................................................................ 162
Editing LUN paths ............................................................................................................ 163
Editing the host mode and host mode options ...................................................................... 164
Editing LUN paths when exchanging a failed HBA ............................................................... 165
Editing LUN paths when adding or exchanging an HBA ........................................................ 167
Removing LUN paths after adding an HBA .......................................................................... 168
Replicating volumes ................................................................................................................ 168
About replicating volumes (pair management) ...................................................................... 168
Copy pair management operations .................................................................................... 169
Adding command devices ................................................................................................. 170
Editing command devices .................................................................................................. 170
Defining copy pairs .......................................................................................................... 171
Changing the status of a copy pair ..................................................................................... 171
6 Optimizing storage performance ...................................................... 173
About optimizing storage ......................................................................................................... 173
About optimizing HBA configurations ........................................................................................ 174
Adding an HBA ............................................................................................................... 175
Managing cache logical partitions ............................................................................................ 176
Creating a CLPR ............................................................................................................... 176
Migrating resources to and from a CLPR .............................................................................. 177
Editing the settings of an existing CLPR ................................................................................ 178
Adjusting the cache capacity of a CLPR ............................................................................... 179
Deleting a CLPR ............................................................................................................... 180
Data mobility ......................................................................................................................... 180
About data mobility .......................................................................................................... 180
Reports for logical groups displayed in the Mobility tab ........................................................ 182
Reports for THP/Smart pools displayed in the Mobility tab .................................................... 182
Optimizing data placement in a logical group ..................................................................... 184
Optimizing data placement in a THP/Smart pool ................................................................. 185
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Data migration ....................................................................................................................... 185
About data migration ....................................................................................................... 185
Notes on performing data migration ................................................................................... 186
Conditions for data migration ............................................................................................ 187
Migrating data for volume performance .............................................................................. 192
Migrating data to a different storage system ........................................................................ 193
Migrate data dialog box ................................................................................................... 194
Prerequisites for migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage
system ............................................................................................................................ 199
Migrating data from an SMI-S enabled storage system to another storage system ...................... 200
7 Grouping resources ........................................................................ 203
Managing logical groups ........................................................................................................ 203
About logical groups ........................................................................................................ 203
Creating logical groups .................................................................................................... 207
Viewing logical group reports ............................................................................................ 208
Editing logical groups ....................................................................................................... 208
Performing operations from a logical group ......................................................................... 209
Deleting logical groups ..................................................................................................... 209
Managing storage tiers ........................................................................................................... 209
About tier-based storage management ................................................................................ 210
Values to ensure acceptable tier performance ...................................................................... 210
Creating tiers ................................................................................................................... 210
Expanding a tier .............................................................................................................. 211
8 Managing storage system information ............................................... 213
Managing resource labels ....................................................................................................... 213
About managing resource labels ........................................................................................ 213
Editing resource labels ...................................................................................................... 214
Searching resource labels .................................................................................................. 214
Importing storage system resource labels ............................................................................. 215
Managing WWNs by using nicknames ..................................................................................... 215
About managing WWNs by using nicknames ..................................................................... 216
Editing a WWN nickname ................................................................................................ 217
Searching XP7 Command View AE resources ............................................................................. 218
About searching XP7 Command View AE resources .............................................................. 218
Keyword search ............................................................................................................... 219
Criteria search ................................................................................................................. 219
Criteria search dialog box ................................................................................................. 220
Generating resource reports ..................................................................................................... 223
About generating reports .................................................................................................. 223
Exporting host information to a CSV file .............................................................................. 223
Exporting logical group information to a CSV file ................................................................. 224
Exporting search results to a CSV file .................................................................................. 224
Exporting access control information for resources to a CSV file .............................................. 225
Using reports to verify system changes ....................................................................................... 225
Viewing a Remote Web Console report ............................................................................... 225
Downloading and viewing a system configuration report ....................................................... 225
Displaying a report in the Reports window ........................................................................... 226
Creating a configuration report .......................................................................................... 226
Deleting a configuration report ........................................................................................... 226
9 Managing tasks ............................................................................. 229
User Guide 7
About tasks ............................................................................................................................ 229
Customizing which tasks display in the global monitoring bar ....................................................... 231
Viewing CVAE task status ......................................................................................................... 232
Rescheduling CVAE tasks waiting to be executed ........................................................................ 232
Stopping running data migration or data placement profile tasks .................................................. 232
Canceling scheduled CVAE tasks .............................................................................................. 233
Moving CVAE tasks to the CVAE Task History tab ....................................................................... 233
Restarting a failed or stopped CVAE task ................................................................................... 234
Viewing system task status ........................................................................................................ 235
Managing system tasks ............................................................................................................ 235
Troubleshooting system tasks .................................................................................................... 236
Viewing data collection task status ............................................................................................ 237
Restarting a data collection task ............................................................................................... 238
10 Monitoring managed resources and resolving alerts ........................ 239
Monitoring storage resources ................................................................................................... 239
Viewing information summaries ................................................................................................ 240
About checking system status in the dashboard .................................................................... 240
Accessing the dashboard .................................................................................................. 241
Customizing the dashboard ............................................................................................... 241
About the Storage Systems tree .......................................................................................... 242
Viewing current storage system information .......................................................................... 242
Viewing MP Blade information ........................................................................................... 243
About the Hosts tree ......................................................................................................... 243
Viewing current host information ......................................................................................... 243
Analyzing Continuous Access Journal performance ..................................................................... 244
About analyzing Continuous Access Journal performance ...................................................... 244
Prerequisites for analyzing Continuous Access Journal performance ........................................ 244
Monitoring Continuous Access Journal performance .............................................................. 245
Configuring network bandwidth for analysis ........................................................................ 246
Metrics for Continuous Access Journal performance analysis .................................................. 247
Analyzing Continuous Access Journal performance in wizard mode ........................................ 247
Analyzing Continuous Access Journal performance in advanced mode ................................... 248
Exporting Continuous Access Journal performance reports ..................................................... 249
About refreshing Replication tab data ................................................................................. 250
Managing alerts ..................................................................................................................... 250
About alerts ..................................................................................................................... 250
Confirming an alert .......................................................................................................... 250
11 Support and other resources .......................................................... 253
Contacting HP ........................................................................................................................ 253
HP technical support ......................................................................................................... 253
Subscription service .......................................................................................................... 253
Documentation feedback ................................................................................................... 253
Related information ................................................................................................................. 253
Conventions ........................................................................................................................... 254
A Managing virtual storage machines ................................................. 257
About managing resources by using virtual storage machines ....................................................... 257
Creating virtual storage machines ............................................................................................. 259
Allocating volumes to hosts by using virtual storage machine resources .......................................... 261
Editing virtual storage machines ............................................................................................... 262
Deleting virtual storage machines .............................................................................................. 262
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B Managing storage resources that have virtual IDs ............................... 265
About managing storage resources that have virtual IDs ............................................................... 265
Displaying virtual ID information ............................................................................................... 267
Allocating volumes to hosts with virtual IDs ................................................................................. 267
C Linking related products .................................................................. 269
Launching other HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products ............................................. 269
About launching other HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products ............................. 269
Starting related products ................................................................................................... 269
Starting Element Manager ................................................................................................. 270
Glossary .......................................................................................... 271
Index ............................................................................................... 277
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Tables
Information for checking the input history of license keys .............................................. 331
Methods for registering hosts .................................................................................... 472
Updating host information using Host Data Collector .................................................. 543
Updating host information using Device Manager agent ............................................. 554
XP7 Command View AE, SVP, and RAID Manager login account requirements ............... 625
User permissions by role .......................................................................................... 756
Custom roles .......................................................................................................... 767
Required resource groups and roles for performing functions ......................................... 798
Required roles or custom roles for performing XP7 specific functions ............................... 909
Create volumes dialog box ..................................................................................... 9810
Virtualize Volumes dialog box ............................................................................... 11011
Create Pool dialog box ......................................................................................... 11712
Allocate Volumes dialog box ................................................................................. 14713
Unallocate volumes dialog box .............................................................................. 15714
Migration sources and targets by volume type and state ............................................ 18815
Volumes that cannot be used as migration sources .................................................... 19116
Migrate Data dialog box ...................................................................................... 19517
Logical groups structure ........................................................................................ 20518
Tiered Storage Manager operational values ............................................................. 21019
Search dialog box ................................................................................................ 22120
Continuous Access Journal performance metrics ........................................................ 24721
Product reference conventions ................................................................................. 25422
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Preface
This manual provides information for HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software.
User Guide 11
Preface12
1 Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software is a comprehensive software suite providing
management services for storage systems and hosts. Storage configuration, virtualization, reporting,
and monitoring tools are fully supported.
About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software consists of a number of storage management
software products used for managing storage resources in large-scale, complex SAN environments.
XP7 Command View AE includes:
• HP XP7 Device Manager Software: Supports registration of physical resources to be managed,
including storage systems, hosts, and related tasks such as volume allocation and grouping of resources for easier management and access.
• HP XP7 Tiered Storage Manager: Supports storage tiers of differing performance characteristics
so that volume data storage costs and performance can be optimized.
• HP XP7 Replication Manager: Supports volume data replication for backup and disaster recovery.
• HP XP7 Performance Advisor: Supports optimizing the performance of storage resources.
Each product must be licensed for use in XP7 Command View AE. At minimum, you must license
Device Manager. Additional licensing can be added as needed for other storage management
products. Related functionality becomes available in the XP7 Command View AE user interface in the
form of activated menu choices, and new or updated tabs and related screens and buttons.
For HP XP7 Storage, additional functionality for configuring the storage system is available from
launch points in XP7 Command View AE to Remote Web Console. Use the right-click menu from the
list of storage systems on the Resources tab, or click the System GUI link on the application pane to
access the additional functionality.
Instances of the management software products above can be installed on one or more XP7 Command
View AE servers depending on the scale of resources under management and geographic location.
For information about supported XP7 Command View AE server operating systems, related
requirements, and product installation options, see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Installation and Configuration Guide.
Related topics
• Features, page 14
• What's new, page 14
• System configuration, page 15
• Logging in, page 28
• Navigating the interface, page 18
• Navigating help, page 20
User Guide 13
Features
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software provides a wide variety of security, scalability,
data migration, replication, performance, and administrative features for managing your storage
system needs in this release.
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software includes the following functionality:
• Server architecture supports resource scalability (millions of storage objects) and geographic
• Provides secure remote management over Internet and wide area networks (WANs) using a
• Provides multiple levels of security and access for storage administrators, integration with external
• Security tools to prevent unauthorized access, such as account locking, and restricted login retry
• Provides for automation scripts using component CLIs.
• Supports agentless discovery and mapping of servers (hosts) and storage.
• Supports hosts such as Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, and Linux.
• Supports virtualization servers such as Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware ESX.
• Supports FC and FCoE connected hosts.
• Supports a wide variety of block and SMI-S compliant storage systems.
• Supports virtualization of volumes from external storage.
• Supports volume migration between supported source and target storage systems.
• Provides simplified volume provisioning in complex environments.
• Provides logical, physical, and host view storage management.
• Provides efficient, cost effective use of storage capacity as needed using THP pools.
• Supports optimized application performance with an installed Tiered Storage Manager license
• Provides volume replication services for data protection and supports analyzing Continuous Access
• Provides keyword and criteria based searching of managed resources, and managed resource
scalability.
sophisticated web client.
authentication servers, and use of resource groups to control access to specific resources.
attempts.
when THP pools are configured to support performance tiers. Using the Mobility tab, you can
optimize data placement tasks when migrating online data between tiers.
Journal C/T delta performance on the Replication tab (with an installed Replication Manager and
Performance Advisor license).
reporting with data export to CSV files.
Related topics
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
What's new
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software includes the following new or enhanced
functionality:
Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition14
NOTE:
The enhancements below are primarily intended to highlight new software (GUI) features, and are
not an exhaustive list of enhancements. For complete information about new features and
enhancements, see the:
•
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Release Notes
•
HP XP7 Tiered Storage Manager Release Notes
For complete information about management server, host data collector, Device Manager agent, CLI,
and storage system requirements, see the:
•
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition System Requirements
Device Manager enhancements
Device Manager now supports:
• Support for HP XP7 Storage
• Single pane of glass - Command View AE/Remote Web Console GUI integration
• Consolidated user resource management
• Integrated Command View AE/Remote Web Console task management
• Central control for virtual storage machine configuration, management, and monitoring
• Improved synchronization of Command View AE/Remote Web Console configuration for reduced
refresh times
• Enhanced GUI design for improved usability
• New performance evaluation metrics on the Replication tab, including P-VOL Write Transfer Rate
• Enhanced Smart Tiers reporting
Tiered Storage Manager enhancements
Tiered Storage Manager now supports:
• Provides relocation speed adjustment for Smart Pools for HP XP7 Storage
• Supports deleting migration source volumes after data is migrated
Related topics
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
System configuration
As part of a basic storage network configuration, HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software
is comprised of XP7 Command View AE server-based components, agents, and clients that enable
you to manage storage resources.
The following figure illustrates HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition management server
components, and the basic configuration of the storage network.
User Guide 15
Management servers
• The management server is where XP7 Command View AE is installed.
• The management server communicates with management clients, storage systems, pair management
servers, and hosts over LAN connections.
• Additional software can be installed on the management server to provide extended management
capabilities.
• The management server can be configured in an active-standby cluster configuration consisting
of two physical servers.
Management server components
The XP7 Command View AE base installation consists of the following components, which are always
installed or removed together on the management server:
• HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Common Component
Provides user account management, security monitoring, and other functions common to all XP7
Command View AE products.
• Device Manager server
XP7 Command View AE uses this component to manage storage system volumes.
• Tiered Storage Manager server
Tiered Storage Manager uses this component to manage storage system volume migration.
• Replication Manager server
Replication Manager uses this component to manage storage system volume replication.
• Host Data Collector
Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition16
XP7 Command View AE uses this component to collect information about the volumes used by the
hosts.
NOTE:
The Host Data Collector component can be installed on other servers and accessed remotely by
XP7 Command View AE.
Management clients
• Manage storage resources via the management server by using the XP7 Command View AE web
client (GUI), or by using the CLI client software to issue commands.
• CLI client components (Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager) require a separate install-
ation from the web client.
• From the web client, with a Device Manager license, launch Replication Manager to use a subset
of Replication Manager functionality.
Hosts
• Hosts (application servers) access volumes in storage systems that are managed by XP7 Command
View AE.
• Hosts access storage over SAN (Fibre Channel) or LAN (FCoE) connections.
• Hosts can be virtualization servers (VMware ESX/ESXi) and their virtual machines, and mainframe
hosts.
Hosts (application servers) access volumes in storage systems that are managed by XP7 Command
View AE over a Storage Area Network (SAN).
Pair management servers
• Collects management information about copy pair configurations and related status information,
and provides for copy pair operations.
• RAID Manager and Device Manager agent are installed for copy pair monitoring and management.
For information about performing the base installation, see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition Installation and Configuration Guide.
For information about customizing and extending the base installation, see the HP XP7 Command
View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide.
Related topics
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
Process flow
The following graphic illustrates the flow of system operations when using HP XP7 Command View
Advanced Edition software and HP XP7 Tiered Storage Manager.
• Server configuration steps are related to installing and configuring the server itself.
• Client operation steps are illustrated and explained further with workflow graphics and comments
in this user guide.
• Maintenance refers to troubleshooting the server if issues arise when running HP XP7 Command
View Advanced Edition.
User Guide 17
Navigating the interface
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software provides a sophisticated interface with elements
such as menus, tabs, navigation options, application details, status information and search options
supporting ease of use and flexibility for storage and server resources.
Interface elements
• Global task bar - always visible, forward/back navigation buttons, clickable navigation history
(down arrow), menu access to licensing and help (Help), launching licenced options (Tools), and
Log Out for exiting XP7 Command View AE.
• Global tabs - always visible, provides access to applications.
• Search - always visible, provides keyword and criteria-based search.
• Navigation pane - differs by tab, provides access to resources and commonly-used tasks.
• Application pane - differs by tab, provides resource summary information, resource object list,
and related drill down details.
• Global monitoring bar - always visible, provides links for submitted tasks by status.
Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition18
Navigation pane
• Accordion menus provide easy access to resource trees.
• Resize panes by dragging divider bars. Collapse panes by clicking divider bar arrows.
• Access frequently needed tasks under General Tasks. Click More... to see hidden general tasks.
Application pane
• Minimize and expand panes by using the double arrow symbol in the title.
• Click Column Settings to display or hide columns, change column order, or view column descrip-
tions.
• Right-click a table heading and select menu options, such as Hide Column or Show all Columns.
• Arrange columns by using drag-and-drop.
• Sort lists by clicking the column title.
• Navigate large lists by using Page controls.
• Click Filter to reduce large lists, or to find specific items by defining specific search conditions.
Filter allows multiple conditions to be defined.
• In a list, click a link to display more detail about the item. As you drill-down, the breadcrumb list
(item > detail) above the summary pane is updated and serves as a useful navigation tool.
• In a list, rows are highlighted as you roll your mouse over them, indicating your row position. To
select a specific item, select the desired check box or click the row and the darker highlight indicates
the row is selected.
• To select multiple rows, select the desired check boxes or rows. You can also use Shift+click to
select a range of items. To select all rows, select the check box for the title row, or uncheck the
check box to de-select all rows.
• Selecting rows implies you intend to perform an action on the selected item or items. Actions are
initiated with buttons or from the Actions menu.
• To copy cell or row data, select one or more rows with data, right-click and select Copy This Cell
or Copy Selected Rows. This is useful for emailing small amounts of data about a storage resource.
If you select empty rows, the copy options do not appear when you right-click. For reporting on
large numbers of objects and for more complete data, use CSV export.
Related topics
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
User Guide 19
• Navigating help, page 20
Navigating help
The Help system provides brief explanations of the features of this product and helps you understand
its capabilities. Navigating is the means by which you access the information in the Help system.
When you access Help > Online Help from the menu bar, the navigation pane displays.
If you select the help icon [?] from the application pane or a dialog box, click Show All Contents to
display the navigation pane and access the Contents, Index, Search, and Glossary.
Navigating
• To navigate between topics, use the navigation pane, or right-click the topic and select Back or
Forward.
• Use the breadcrumb trail at the top of each topic to see your location, or to return to a higher level
topic.
• To find information for a specific topic, click the Related topics links.
Using navigation buttons
• Contents
Open book icons in the navigation pane to reveal topic entries and subsections. As you move
through Help, the current topic is highlighted.
• Index
An alphabetical list of topics. Click an Index entry to display one or more topics that you can
choose to view.
• Search
Search for word or phrase occurrences. Click search results to display the corresponding topics.
• Glossary
Provides brief explanations of product-related terms.
Printing topics
• To print topics, right-click the topic and select Print or click the printer icon on the button bar.
Related topics
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
• Navigating the interface, page 18
Overview of HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition20
2 Setting up HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
This module describes how to configure basic HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software
settings.
Configuring HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
Initial configuration of XP7 Command View AE, including configuring access to Remote Web Console
requires setting up the browser environment, licensing, logging in, and registering users.
The following graphic illustrates the required tasks:
• Configure your browser environment to correctly display and run HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition. If you have issues, verify your browser setup.
• Log in to XP7 Command View AE. Note that you can register licenses from the login screen.
• Register your users.
For information about sharing storage administration, see “Creating and managing user
accounts” on page 61.
Configuring your browser and Java for HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
To communicate with the HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition management server and Remote
Web Console, you must configure your browser and Java settings.
About configuring browser settings
Before using a browser to access XP7 Command View AE or Remote Web Console, configure security
and other settings.
Perform the following configuration tasks:
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NOTE:
When using an HP XP7 storage system, the IP address or host name of the service processor (SVP)
must be set.
• Disable pop-up blocking
• Disable plug-ins
• Set security options
• Configure proxy settings
• Configure log output settings
• Configure Java Web Start settings
• Clear your browser’s cache when upgrading
• Browser must allow first-party, third-party, and session cookies
NOTE:
For specific instructions on configuring your browser, refer to the browser product documentation.
After you configure your browser settings, verify the following:
• The Java™ software environment is installed and the Java software is configured
• Communications with XP7 Command View AE are secure
• Check the management server name resolution
NOTE:
If you have issues with general access, or with using a component of HP XP7 Command View Advanced
Edition, first verify that the problem is not related to the management server, or a network connectivity
issue.
For troubleshooting problems related to Device Manager servers, see the
Advanced Edition Administrator Guide
.
Related topics
• Checking management server name resolution, page 22
• Setting security options for using Internet Explorer, page 24
• Setting security options for Firefox, page 25
• Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 5.0 and 6.0 to link with other products, page 26
• Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 1.4.2 to link with other products, page 26
• Configuring JRE versions from JWS, page 27
• Configuring log output settings, page 27
• Clearing the cache when upgrading HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 28
Checking management server name resolution
XP7 Command View AE management servers host names must resolve to an IP address.
HP XP7 Command View
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After logging in to HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, before you can start other XP7 Command
View AE products, such as Replication Manager, the host name of the management server must be
set so that it can be resolved to the IP address. If the name cannot be resolved, an attempt to start
another XP7 Command View AE product will fail.
• Verify whether the management server on which products such as the Device Manager server or
Replication Manager server are installed can be accessed by using the host name.
NOTE:
If you are having issues with general access, or with using a component of HP XP7 Command
View Advanced Edition, first make sure the problem is not related to the management server,
or related to networking.
For troubleshooting problems related to Device Manager servers, see the
View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Disabling pop-up blocking for IE
You can disable pop-up blocking, or configure URLs, so that XP7 Command View AE can display all
windows.
HP XP7 Command
.
If you are using XP7 Command View AE on a browser for which pop-up blocking is enabled, you
must disable pop-up blocking.
Alternatively, you can register the URLs of XP7 Command View AE products and the IP address or
host name of SVP as allowed sites.
If SSL or TLS is being used for communication between the management server and the management
client, also register the URLs for SSL communication in the pop-up blocker settings.
Prerequisites
The IP address or host name of the Device Manager server
TIP:
For Internet Explorer, in When a pop-up is encountered, select a radio button other than
Always open pop-ups in a new tab, or the pop-up might be displayed behind another window. If
you receive a pop-up blocked warning message, you can unblock pop-ups so that they will be
displayed at all times.
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. From the Tools menu, select Pop-up Blocker, then select Pop-up Blocker Settings.
3. Add the URLs below to the Address of website to allow text box, and then click Add.
For SSL: https://IP-address-or-host-name-of-the-Device-Manager-server
For non-SSL: http://IP-address-or-host-name-of-the-Device-Manager-server
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Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Setting security options for using Internet Explorer
To communicate with the XP7 Command View AE management server and Remote Web Console,
and for correctly displaying windows when using Internet Explorer, configure Internet Explorer security
options.
NOTE:
To communicate with Remote Web Console on an HP XP7 storage system, the IP address or host
name of the service processor (SVP) must be registered as a trusted site in Internet Explorer.
1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options.
3. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Security tab, and then click Trusted sites.
4. Click Sites and add the IP address or host name (alias name) for Device Manager and the related
management servers that contain the software to be started from Device Manager. To manage
an HP XP7, you must also add the URL for the SVP.
5. Click Custom Level.
6. In the Security Settings dialog box, verify that the items in the dialog box are configured as
follows:
• Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins is set to Enable.
• Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting is set to Enable.
• Launching programs and files in an IFRAME is set to Prompt or Enable.
• Submit non-encrypted form data is set to Prompt or Enable.
• Active scripting is set to Enable.
• File download is set to Enable.
• Allow Web sites to prompt for information using scripted windows is set to Enable.
7. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Privacy tab, and then enable cookies.
8. In the Internet Options dialog box, select the Advanced tab, then select Use TLS 1.0, Use TLS 1.1,
and Use TLS 1.2, Warn about certificate address mismatch, and Show pictures. For the HP XP7
clear the do not save encrypted pages to disk check-box.
9. If the logged-in user does not have administrator permissions and uses Internet Explorer 10 or
11, disable the protected mode.
10. From the Tools menu, select Manage Add-ons, and enable Shockwave Flash Object.
11. If Internet Explorer 10 or 11 is used in Windows Server 2012, start the server manager. Select
in the sequence of Dashboard, Add roles and features wizard, and Features, and then install
Desktop Experience.
Security options are set.
Note that when using Internet Explorer in Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012, if the
loading animation does not start or if files cannot be downloaded from a server for which HTTPS is
enabled, disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration.
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If you use Internet Explorer 10 or 11, specify the same protected mode for the Internet domain for
accessing Device Manager, and for the Internet domains of other programs that cooperative with
Device Manager, and for the Internet domain of the HP site (http://www.hp.com). If different modes
are specified, the other programs cannot start or the Online Help cannot access the HP site.
The following problems might occur:
• Online Help might not display properly.
• An error message displays that indicates that Adobe Flash Player is not installed.
If you encounter these problems, disable ActiveX filtering, and from Internet Explorer, in Compatibility
View settings, register the IP address or the host name of the Device Manager server. If the online
Help does not display properly even after these settings are applied, press F5 to refresh the browser
window.
TIP:
Set the text size to Medium or Larger. If you set text size to Largest, text characters might overlap.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
• Disabling pop-up blocking for IE, page 23
Setting security options for Firefox
To communicate with the XP7 Command View AE management server and Remote Web Console,
configure Firefox security options.
Firefox settings not described here are optional.
NOTE:
To communicate with Remote Web Console on an HP XP7 storage system, the IP address or host
name of the service processor (SVP) must be set.
1. Start Firefox.
2. In the environment settings window, set the items as follows:
• Enable first-party, third-party, and session cookies.
• Disable pop-up blocker and plug-ins.
• Enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 when using HP XP7.
• Load images automatically (for Firefox versions earlier than ESR 24).
• Enable JavaScript (for Firefox versions earlier than ESR 24).
• Use the default font.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
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Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 1.4.2 to link with other products
You must set up Java Web Start so that it uses the correct version of JRE to execute the JAVA GUI to
run with other products.
NOTE:
To connect to Remote Web Console behind restrictive firewalls, you must set up a proxy to route
communications between XP7 Command View AE and Remote Web Console, and then configure
Java Web Start to use the correct proxy settings to enable communication.
1. Start the Java™ Web Start application manager.
2. Select the File menu, then select Preferences.
3. On the Java Web Start Preferences panel, select the General tab.
4. Select the method to be used to set up the proxy:
• If proxy settings are enabled in the web browser, select Use browser settings.
• To manually set up a proxy, select Manual, and enter the following values:
- HTTP Proxy: IP address or name of the proxy server
- HTTP Port: Port number of the proxy server
- No Proxy Hosts: IP address or name of the Device Manager server
• If not setting a proxy, select None.
5. Click OK, and exit the Java™ Web Start application manager.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
• Configuring log output settings, page 27
Setting the Java™ Web Start proxy Version 5.0 and 6.0 to link with other products
You must set up Java Web Start so that it uses the correct version of JRE to execute the JAVA GUI to
run with other products.
NOTE:
To connect to Remote Web Console behind restrictive firewalls, you must set up a proxy to route
communications between XP7 Command View AE and Remote Web Console, and then configure
Java Web Start to use the correct proxy settings to enable communication.
1. Start the Java Control Panel.
The Network Settings window appears.
2. On the General tab, click Network Settings.
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3. In the Network Settings window, select the method to be used to set up the proxy.
4. Click Advanced.
5. In Exceptions, enter the IP address or the name of the Device Manager server.
6. Click OK.
7. In the Network Settings window, click OK.
8. In the Java Control Panel, click OK and exit the control panel.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
• If the proxy setting is enabled in the web browser, select Use browser settings, and then
proceed to step 7.
• To manually set up a proxy, select Use proxy server, enter the following values, and proceed
to step 4.
- Address: IP address or name of the proxy server
- Port: Port number of the proxy server
• If not setting a proxy, select Direct connection and proceed to step 7.
The Advanced Network Settings window appears.
Configuring log output settings
You can configure the log output option in Java™ Web Start Version 1.4.2.
1. Start the Java Web Start application manager.
2. From the File menu, select Preferences.
3. From the Java Web Start Preferences panel, select the Advanced tab.
4. (Optional) Select the Show Java Console check box to display messages that are output to the
log.
5. Specify the log file name, using one of the following options:
• In the Output Options box, select the Log Output check box, and then enter the log file name
in the Log File Name field.
• Click Choose Log File Name to select an existing log file name.
6. Click OK to save your changes, and exit the Java Web Start application manager.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Configuring JRE versions from JWS
When there are multiple versions of JRE and some of these versions are the same as or later than the
version required for a Java application, Java Web Start determines which version of JRE to use.
Because of this, you must set up Java Web Start so that it uses the correct version of JRE to execute
the GUI.
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NOTE:
For GUI requirement details, please see the
Requirements
• Set up the JRE version required to use the GUI. The setup method is determined by the JWS
version.
• For GUI requirement details, please see the HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition System
• For JWS version 5.0 or 6.0, use the Java control panel.
.
Requirements.
For JWS version 1.4.2, use the JWS application manager.
HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition System
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Clearing the cache when upgrading HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
After upgrading XP7 Command View AE, you must clear the cache for Java™ Web Start and for your
browser.
1. For Java Web Start version 1.4.2 use Java Web Start Application Manager to clear the application
folder.
2. For Java Web Start version 5.0 or 6.0 use the Java Control Panel to delete temporary internet
files.
3. For the browser you are using, delete temporary internet files.
Related topics
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Logging in
Prerequisites
Before you can log in to HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition software, you must first register
valid licenses using the Licenses button.
For information about how to register licenses, see “Registering an XP7 Command View AE
license” on page 32.
NOTE:
To log in with a user account other than a built-in user account, you must first set up new user accounts,
or user groups and roles. This requires the User Management permission, and the Admin role for All
Resources.
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1. Start a web browser and enter the URL of the XP7 Command View AE server:
http://server-IP-or-name:port-number/DeviceManager/
• server-IP-or-name: IP address or host name of the Device Manager server.
• port-number: Port number of the HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service.
URL examples:
• http://localhost:22015/DeviceManager/
• https://localhost:22016/DeviceManager/
NOTE:
Using the localhost name entry implies you are logged in at that server. To access the
interface from another system, specify an IP address or host name in the URL. For a secure
connection, use the https URL on port 22016.
2. Enter values in the User ID and Password fields, and click Log In.
TIP:
To authenticate with an external authentication server, use its authentication password.
For information about user ID and password policies, see “User ID and password
policies” on page 62.
Related topics
• About XP7 Command View AE license management, page 31
• About user accounts and controlling access to resources, page 59
• About access control, page 67
• About launching other HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition products, page 269
• About HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition, page 13
• About configuring browser settings, page 21
Setting up security
This module describes how to configure security settings and policies.
About configuring security options
For tighter login security, you can specify security options from XP7 Command View AE, such as:
• Password policy conditions to prevent users from specifying easy-to-guess passwords.
• Automatic locking of user accounts when successive login attempts have failed.
• Display of a specific message (a warning banner) during user login.
You can also set security options from the management server. For details, see the HP XP7 Command
View Advanced Edition Administrator Guide.
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Related topics
• Setting a password policy, page 30
• Setting automatic account locking, page 30
• Setting a warning banner message, page 30
Setting a password policy
Create a password policy to enforce the use of strong passwords.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security to launch the security window.
2. On the Security window, select Password to display the current password policy.
3. Click Edit Settings and configure a password policy. For example, configure a minimum password
length, and a minimum number of required uppercase, lowercase, numeric, and symbolic
characters. For the list of valid password characters, see “User ID and password
policies” on page 62.
4. Click OK to save the new password policy.
5. Select Password again to confirm the updated password policy.
Related topics
• About configuring security options, page 29
• Setting automatic account locking, page 30
Setting automatic account locking
A user account can be automatically locked after a specified number of failed login attempts. You
can specify the number of failed attempts before a user account is locked by configuring an account
lock policy.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select Account Lock.
3. Click Edit Settings and specify a number.
4. Confirm the settings were changed by selecting Account Lock in the Security tree and viewing
the current settings.
Related topics
• About configuring security options, page 29
• Setting a password policy, page 30
• Setting a warning banner message, page 30
Setting a warning banner message
You can set a warning banner message that will appear in the Login window when a user logs on.
1. On the Administration tab, select Security.
2. From the tree, select Warning Banner.
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