HP StoreVirtual Storage User Guide

AbstractThis guide provides instructions for configuring individual storage systems, as well as for creating storage clusters, volumes,snapshots, and remote copies.

HP Part Number: AX696-10038Published: August 2015Edition: 12

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Revision History

February 2010Revision 1First edition

March 2010Revision 2Fourth edition. Updated with changes for the SAN/iQ software 8.5 release. Improvements include additional Network RAID levels, Network RAID5 and Network RAID 6; integrated application-managed snapshots into the CMC; Best Practices analyzer; and direct importing of feature keys.

November 2010Revision 3Fourth edition. Additions and improvements to the SAN/iQ software 9.0 include automated online upgrade management; host server clustermanagement; expanded global configurations; enhancements to Alarms and Events; iSCSI session management improvements; and Cross-VersionRemote Copy.

February 2012Revision 4Seventh edition. Updated with changes for the SAN/iQ software 9.5 release. Improvements and additions include application-managed snapshotsfor VMware ESX Server and Microsoft Hyper-V Server; a new SAN Status Home Page; enhanced Peer Motion data mobility with cluster swap; andBest Practice configuration wizards.

November 2012Revision 5Eighth edition. Updated for the SAN/iQ software 10.0 release. Updates include Online Upgrade enhancements; Fibre Channel support; ActiveDirectory integration for user authentication; Performance enhancements.

March 2013Revision 6Ninth edition. Updated with new product branding for the LeftHand OS software 10.5 release. The 10.5 release supports the rebranding to HPStoreVirtual Storage and the release of the HP StoreVirtual 4530 and the HP StoreVirtual 4730. The 10.5 release includes the enhancementscontained in the 10.0 release.

September 2013Revision 7Tenth edition. Updated with the new LeftHand OS 11.0 functionality, including Adaptive Optimization (in StoreVirtual VSA); Online upgradesimprovements: Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2012 SP1 integration; Fibre Channel support added for the HPStoreVirtual Storage SRA; improved CLI performance in large management groups.

January 2015Revision 8Eleventh edition. Updated with new LeftHand OS 12.0 functionality. Updates and improvements include Space Reclamation using T10 unmap;StoreVirtual Multi-Path Extension Module (MEM) for vSphere; REST API for StoreVirtual; Support for SCVMM 2012 R2.

August 2015Revision 9Twelfth edition. Updated with the new Quorum Witness for two storage system management groups, HP StoreVirtual VSA and Failover Managerfor KVM, and enhanced split networking functionality.

Contents1 Getting started...........................................................................................7

Creating storage with HP StoreVirtual Storage..............................................................................7Configuring storage systems.......................................................................................................8Creating a storage volume using the Management Groups, Clusters, and Volumes wizard.................8Enabling server access to volumes............................................................................................10Using the Map View...............................................................................................................10Setting preferences.................................................................................................................11Troubleshooting......................................................................................................................13Configuring remote support for HP StoreVirtual Storage...............................................................13

2 Working with storage systems....................................................................14Identifying the storage system hardware.....................................................................................14Storage system tasks...............................................................................................................15Powering off or rebooting the storage system .............................................................................16Upgrading LeftHand OS on storage systems...............................................................................18Registering advanced features for a storage system ....................................................................18Determining volume and snapshot availability............................................................................18Checking status of dedicated boot devices ................................................................................19Troubleshooting storage systems...............................................................................................20

3 Configuring RAID and Managing Disks.......................................................21Configuring and managing RAID..............................................................................................21Planning the RAID configuration...............................................................................................23Setting RAID rebuild rate.........................................................................................................25Reconfiguring RAID.................................................................................................................26Monitoring RAID status............................................................................................................27Managing disks.....................................................................................................................28Adding disks to RAID..............................................................................................................39Replacing a disk.....................................................................................................................40Troubleshooting RAID and disk management..............................................................................44

4 Managing the network..............................................................................46Configuring network capabilities..............................................................................................47Changing the network configuration..........................................................................................48Managing IP addresses and network bonding............................................................................49Managing TCP settings on network interfaces.............................................................................52Using DHCP..........................................................................................................................56Configuring network interface bonds.........................................................................................56Disabling a network interface...................................................................................................73Using a DNS server................................................................................................................74Setting up routing...................................................................................................................75Configuring network traffic types...............................................................................................76Configuring interfaces for split networks in an existing management group.....................................78Updating the list of manager IP addresses.................................................................................79Fibre Channel........................................................................................................................80Troubleshooting networking issues............................................................................................81

5 Setting the date and time..........................................................................82Management group time.........................................................................................................82Getting there..........................................................................................................................82Refreshing the management group time.....................................................................................82Using NTP.............................................................................................................................82Editing the date and time.........................................................................................................84

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Editing the time zone only........................................................................................................846 Managing authentication...........