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HP StorageWorks

12000 Gateway Virtual Library System User Guide

This document describes the HP StorageWorks VLS12000 Gateway systems to facilitate their installation,
operation, and maintenance. This document is intended for system administrators who are experienced with
setting up and managing large storage systems.

*AH814-96014*

Part number: AH814-96014
Tenth edition: March 2010

Содержание StorageWorks 12000

Страница 1: ... the HP StorageWorks VLS12000 Gateway systems to facilitate their installation operation and maintenance This document is intended for system administrators who are experienced with setting up and managing large storage systems AH814 96014 Part number AH814 96014 Tenth edition March 2010 ...

Страница 2: ...services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein WARRANTY STATEMENT To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product see the warranty information website http www hp com go storagewarranty ...

Страница 3: ...e Nuts and Rail Flanges in the Rack 24 Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 2810 24G 24 Installing Ethernet Switch 2810 24G in Rack 25 Installing the 100 Mb Ethernet Switch 2510 24 into a Rack 26 Installing VLS12000 Cables 27 3 Multi node Setup 33 Configuring Primary Node 0 33 Configuring the Secondary Nodes 1 through 7 33 4 Storage Configuration 35 Establishing Communication Between the VLS1200...

Страница 4: ...Copy Pools 66 Moving a Copy Pool 66 Changing the Slot Mapping for a SAN Library 66 Changing the Slot Mapping for a LAN WAN Library 68 Editing the SAN or LAN WAN Policy 69 Editing the SAN or LAN WAN Availability Windows 69 Deleting a Copy Pool 69 SAN Destination Library Operations 69 Monitoring Destination Library Status 70 Cartridge Status and Slot Details 70 Advanced Search for Slots 73 Mailslot ...

Страница 5: ...mary 90 6 Deduplication 91 Understanding Accelerated Deduplication 91 How it Works 92 Getting Deduplication Running on the VLS 92 Considerations 92 Installing the Firmware 92 Installing the Deduplication Licenses 93 Configuring Deduplication Options 93 Editing the Data Protector Configuration 94 Viewing Deduplication Statistics and Reports 95 Deduplication Summary 95 Deduplication Backup Report 95...

Страница 6: ...ng v2 x 122 LUN Mapping 123 LUN Mapping v3 x 123 LUN Mapping v2 x 129 Dual Port Virtual Devices 130 Creating a Virtual Library 131 Editing a Virtual Library s Slots and Drives 133 Creating Tape Drives 133 Creating Cartridges 135 Destroying a Virtual Library 138 Destroying a Tape Drive 138 Destroying Cartridges 139 Adding and Removing Barcode Templates 141 10 Management 143 Changing the Account Pas...

Страница 7: ...sessment 165 Running a Workload Assessment Simulation 165 Using the Workload Assessment Templates 165 Editing the Notification Alerts 166 Replication History 166 Receiving Automated Reports 166 12 CLI Command Set 169 Commands 169 Conventions 169 CLI only Commands 169 Connection Commands 169 Output Commands 170 VLS Commands 170 Network Settings Configuration Commands 170 Configuration Commands 171 ...

Страница 8: ...2000 Node Component Replacement 202 SATA Hard Drive 202 DVD CD Drive 204 Power Supply 205 Fan Module 206 FBDIMM 208 Replacing a Primary Node 209 Replacing a Secondary Node 211 Ethernet Switches 211 USB LAN Adapter Replacement 212 15 Disaster Recovery 213 Recovering from Operating System Failure 213 Restoring the Configuration Settings 214 Restoring the Virtual Library Configuration from a Configur...

Страница 9: ... FCC logo United States only 238 Modification 238 Cables 238 Canadian Notice Avis Canadien 238 Class A Equipment 238 Class B Equipment 239 European Union Notice 239 Japanese Notices 239 Japanese VCCI A Notice 239 Japanese VCCI B Notice 239 Japanese Power Cord Statement 239 Korean Notices 240 Class A Equipment 240 Class B Equipment 240 Taiwanese Notices 240 BSMI Class A Notice 240 Taiwan Battery Re...

Страница 10: ...7 Polish Notice 247 Portuguese Notice 247 Romanian Notice 247 Slovak Notice 248 Spanish Notice 248 Swedish Notice 248 Turkish Notice 248 Battery Replacement Notices 249 Dutch Battery Notice 249 French Battery Notice 250 German Battery Notice 250 Italian Battery Notice 251 Japanese Battery Notice 251 Spanish Battery Notice 252 Glossary 253 Index 259 10 ...

Страница 11: ...policies LAN WAN shown 57 16 Setting up the availability windows LAN WAN shown 59 17 Creating a new smart copy pool with sample slot range error message 64 18 Creating a LAN WAN replication target 82 19 Adding policy windows to a new LAN WAN replication target 83 20 Setting the global LAN WAN replication target settings 84 21 Editing a LAN WAN replication target s availability windows 85 22 Changi...

Страница 12: ...us icon in the status banner 152 47 Navigation tree icon 152 48 Notification alert examples 153 49 Edit Email Settings window 155 50 Edit SNMP Settings window 156 51 CSV data fields for VLS performance reports 161 52 SAN Health tab 164 53 Extending the HP Systems Insight Display 188 54 Rotating the HP Systems Insight Display 188 55 Removing a node hard drive 203 56 Preparing the node hard drive 20...

Страница 13: ...quirements 103 2 CLI connection commands 169 3 CLI output commands 170 4 CLI network settings configuration commands 171 5 CLI configuration commands 172 6 CLI management commands 179 7 CLI monitoring commands 180 8 Document Conventions 218 9 HP StorageWorks 13 ...

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Страница 15: ... application environments allowing all your servers and backup applications to access the virtual media simultaneously You can specify which servers are allowed to access each virtual library and tape drive you configure You can change the default LUNs assigned to the virtual library and tape drives for each host as needed to accommodate different operating system requirements and restrictions Dat...

Страница 16: ...acity by up to 20 TB Capacity can also be increased by purchasing capacity expansion licenses each of which adds licensing for one additional external array LUN and increases maximum external capacity by up to 2 TB Adding nodes and licenses increases the gateway storage capacity as shown in Gateway capacity Adding nodes also increases the performance See the HP StorageWorks VLS12000 Virtual Librar...

Страница 17: ...on the EVA according to the design guidelines for example each LUN is roughly the same size 2 TB is preferred The LUNs can not be read only RAID 5 is recommended Path failover is balanced across both EVA controllers NOTE Minimum capacity for EVA LUNs is 100 GB Ensure all EVA LUNs attached to the Gateway meet this requirement If this has not been done refer to the solutions guide for instructions T...

Страница 18: ...ing floor mats Use conductive field service tools Use a portable field service kit with a folding static dissipating work mat If you do not have any of the suggested equipment for proper grounding have an authorized reseller install the part For more information on static electricity or assistance with product installation contact your authorized reseller Unpacking Place the shipping carton as clo...

Страница 19: ...tion CD enables you to view search and print documentation for HP and Compaq branded racks and rack options It also helps you set up and optimize a rack in a manner that best fits your environment Rack Requirements HP supports the HP System E racks and the HP 10000 Series racks for use with VLS systems Other racks might also be suitable but have not been tested with the VLS Rack Warnings WARNING T...

Страница 20: ...tation necessary for installing the VLS All the rack mounting hardware and documentation necessary for installing a VLS node into a rack is included in the node shipping carton All the rack mounting hardware and documentation necessary for installing a VLS disk array into a rack is included in the disk array shipping carton VLS12000 System Shipping Carton NOTE In addition to the contents of the sh...

Страница 21: ...ondary nodes 1 100 Mb Ethernet Switch 2510 24 1 2 Ethernet Switch 2810 24G 1 3 3 ft Ethernet cables 5 4 1U rack mounting hardware kits and documentation 3 5 Power cords 6 6 Documentation CD 1 and VLS Quick Restore CD 1 7 Printed VLS node installation poster 1 8 Loopback plugs 9 USB LAN adapters 2 10 HP StorageWorks 21 ...

Страница 22: ...ttom to top Figure 3 Recommended rack configuration Description Item Ethernet Switch 2810 24G 1 Gb 1 Ethernet Switch 2510 24 100 Mb 2 Node 0 primary node 3 Node 1 secondary node 4 NOTE If you are installing the node into a telco rack order the appropriate option kit at the RackSolutions com web site http www racksolutions com hp Follow the instructions on the web site to install the rack brackets ...

Страница 23: ...d tabs on the side of the node NOTE The inner rails are identical The word FRONT should face away from the node but will appear updside down on one side 3 Align the rails on the node with the rails in the rack and slide the node fully into the rack 4 Tighten the thumbscrews Installing the 1 Gb Ethernet Switch 2810 24G into a Rack Installing the switch into the rack involves installing the cage nut...

Страница 24: ...ge Leave them loose and towards the open edge of the post Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 2810 24G 1 Align the rail with the switch The two holes at the front of the rail must align with the two holes at the front of the switch The bracket end of the rail is towards the front of the switch 2 Insert two of the pan head screws through the rail and into the switch at the front of the switch Ti...

Страница 25: ...ut on both sides of the rack to secure the switch rails to the mounting flanges 4 From the back of the rack on each side of the switch insert an M5 screw through the holes in the rail and into the holes in the rack 5 Tighten the M5 screws to secure the switch to the rack 6 Attach a power cable to the switch s power supply 7 Plug the power cable into an AC power source 8 Route the power cable throu...

Страница 26: ... mounting bracket line up with the holes in the switch c Use a Phillips cross head screwdriver and the eight M4 screws included to attach the mounting brackets to the switch d Attach cap nuts to the vertical posts where the mounting brackets attach to the rack 2 On each side of the switch secure the mounting bracket to the vertical posts with a Phillips screw 3 Attach a power cable to the switch s...

Страница 27: ...Installing VLS12000 Cables To install VLS12000 cables follow the instructions below HP StorageWorks 27 ...

Страница 28: ... provided to host port 0 Connect the other end to an external Fibre Channel switch fabric that connects to your tape backup hosts c If desired connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable not provided to host port 1 Connect the other end to an external Fibre Channel switch fabric that connects to your tape backup hosts Otherwise connect a loopback plug to host port 1 d Connect one end of an Fibre Cha...

Страница 29: ...le to the USB Ethernet adapter Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet end of the adapter then connect the Ethernet cable to port 1 of Switch 2510 24 see Figure 7 i Connect a power cable to each power supply and to a PDU If possible connect each power supply to a separate PDU to provide redundancy j Begin routing the cables through the cable ties that shipped with the racks NOTE Automigration ca...

Страница 30: ...ts b If desired connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable not provided to host port 1 Connect the other end to an external Fibre Channel switch fabric that connects to your tape backup hosts Otherwise connect a loopback plug to host port 1 c Connect one end of an Fibre Channel cable not provided to storage port 3 Connect the other end to an external Fibre Channel switch fabric that connects to you...

Страница 31: ...t Switch 2810 24G port cabling Ethernet cable from NIC 2 of primary node 1 Ethernet cable from NIC 2 of secondary nodes if present 2 8 Not used with the VLS12000 9 15 Ethernet cable from port 24 of Ethernet Switch 2510 24 18 a Ensure that the Ethernet cables from the NIC2 ports of each node are firmly set in the appropriate ports b Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to port 24 of Switch 2810 24G...

Страница 32: ...the racking instructions see Installing the 100 Mb Ethernet Switch 2510 24 into a Rack b Ensure that the Ethernet cables from the NIC2 ports of each node are firmly set in the appropriate ports on the switch c Finish routing the cables through the cable ties that shipped with the racks IMPORTANT Ensure that the Ethernet cable from port 24 of Ethernet Switch 2510 24G is firmly connected to port 24 ...

Страница 33: ...s complete when you receive the Initializing node and then Initializing for node completed messages in the systems notifications if you have DHCP enabled of Command View VLS or when you see the login prompt on the terminal 5 Set the IP address and other public network configurations on the VLS Refer to Setting the Network Settings for instructions Configuring the Secondary Nodes 1 through 7 To con...

Страница 34: ... Add Node Wizard 10 Verify that the node name in the Node Name field is the next available number that you configured previously For example the primary node previously configured as Node 0 is identified as Node 0 in the list of nodes on the navigation tree The first secondary node added should be Node 1 The next secondary node added should be Node 2 11 Select Finish to add the node 12 Repeat thes...

Страница 35: ...he nodes of your VLS Gateway For example storage ports 2 and 3 on each node should connect to different SAN zones fabrics EVA controllers should also be connected to both zones fabrics If you have not done so refer to the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide to do so now Presenting the LUNs NOTE If you have noted the list of WWPNs while performing the multi node setup see Configuring the Se...

Страница 36: ...l The status pane displays information about the Fibre Channel ports including the world wide port names WWPNs Figure 8 Figure 8 Fibre Channel details window c Write down the WWPN for each storage port on the node There is no need to write down the WWPNs for the host ports d Repeat these steps for each node on the VLS Gateway Storage Configuration 36 ...

Страница 37: ...vious step in the Port WW Name box on the VLS Gateway and select Linux for the Host OS Figure 9 NOTE If a WWPN is not in the Port WW Name box there may be a zoning error After creating the host entries verify that your zoning is correctly configured Figure 9 Add a Host window e Click on Add Host f From the Storage tab navigation tree select the host you just added g Click on the Ports tab in the s...

Страница 38: ...Figure 10 Add a Host Port window i Continue to add ports until all of the ports on the VLS Gateway are added and are listed on the Host Properties screen in the status pane Storage Configuration 38 ...

Страница 39: ...ither Path A Failover only or Path B Failover only Figure 11 NOTE Set the Preferred path mode for half of the disks to Path A Failover only and to Path B Failover only for the other half of the disks This balances the data traffic across both A and B controllers For more information on data traffic balancing see Array Dual Pathing on page 144 Figure 11 Vdisk Active Member Properties window e Click...

Страница 40: ...onfiguring Storage Pools Destroy storage pools See Deleting Array LUNs Enable device side data compression when creating new tape drives See Creating Tape Drives on page 133 Discovering Array LUNs 1 Discover the LUNs either by rebooting the entire VLS Gateway or a Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 b...

Страница 41: ...h node and that each has a preferred and secondary path NOTE If a LUN is not recognized by each node the LUN is unusable Present the LUN to any node that does not yet recognize the LUN 3 Resolve any errors if necessary If there is a license violation you can still view all the LUNs Either install more licenses or remove the LUNs that do not belong This will eliminate the violation See Deleting Arr...

Страница 42: ...t Host s window 5 Click on Unpresent host s 6 Click OK from the confirmation dialog box 7 Click OK under Operation Succeeded in the status pane 8 If there is a break in numbering of the remaining LUNs LUN numbers after the break must be reconfigured See Multi node Setup on page 33 for detailed instructions CAUTION LUN numbering must be sequential with no gaps Gaps in LUN numbering will prevent the...

Страница 43: ...ministrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 b In the Storage tab navigation tree select Storage Pools c From the task bar select Create Storage Pool The Create Storage Pool Wizard is displayed d Click Finish CREATE STORAGE POOL COMPLETED is displayed e Click Return f If you are creating a separate storage pool for each array repeat this process for each storag...

Страница 44: ...alized formatted when added to the pool NOTE Do not format the LUNs when manually creating previously existing pools after performing a disaster recovery of the primary node If you do not format the LUN all cartridge data in that pool is retained f Click Finish to add the LUNs to the pool The pool is now ready to have cartridges created NOTE If you created storage pools on a LUN that already conta...

Страница 45: ...the storage pool has been destroyed 6 Select Finish again to return to the system screen You can now either use the LUNs previously assigned to the destroyed pool in other pools or they can be deleted To delete all storage pools 1 Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 2 In the Storage tab navigation tre...

Страница 46: ...cation feature A VLS replication license must be installed on the VLS before you can use deduplication enabled replication Without the license you may replicate backups across the SAN or LAN WAN However you need the replication license to replicate backups that have been deduplicated Deduplication enabled replication requires one license per node on the target site Follow these steps to install ca...

Страница 47: ...s automigration from the source VLS across the LAN WAN to a remote virtual destination library See Replication Concepts on page 49 This section describes automigration topics from overall automigration concepts to specific operations you can perform on your system NOTE Throughout the automigration windows a SAN library refers to a destination library that is connected to the source library through...

Страница 48: ...e echoed into a specified virtual library Automigration then monitors the echo copy pool slots to detect cartridge loads ejects in the destination library and automatically synchronizes the virtual cartridges to the destination cartridges creating the matching virtual cartridges as needed This means that when new destination tapes are loaded automigration will automatically scan them read the back...

Страница 49: ... by the backup application using SMI S V1 3 software and the VLS then performs the specified copy for example from a virtual cartridge to a destination cartridge or from a destination cartridge back to a virtual cartridge etc The backup application tracks the virtual cartridges and the destination cartridges separately since they have different barcodes and potentially different contents NOTE When...

Страница 50: ... virtual cartridge is copied from the source VLS to the target VLS NOTE All of the information on automigration also applies to replication except where specifically dealing with physical tapes e g ejecting media and where noted Otherwise where the information refers to physical cartridges for replication assume virtual cartridges instead NOTE Replication is deduplication enabled if you have purch...

Страница 51: ... configure multiple destination libraries to be used in a single virtual library CAUTION Automigration only supports destination libraries that have homogeneous drive types for example all drives are LTO 2 A mixture of drive types in the destination library such as LTO 3 and LTO 2 is not supported NOTE Automigration allows you to use a VLS as a destination library Because of this feature it can al...

Страница 52: ...al libraries repeat the procedure for each library to add 4 Select Submit The Destination Library Details screen displays with the message The library library name was managed successfully You can now create pools for the library and manage your data on the library using automigration You can also unmanage the library at any time See Unmanaging a SAN or LAN WAN Library on page 53 for instructions ...

Страница 53: ...a library from the Destination Library Details window 1 From the navigation pane select the specific library to unmanage NOTE You can only select one library to unmanage at a time To unmanage additional libraries repeat the procedure for each library to unmanage 2 Select Unmanage from the task bar 3 Select OK from the dialog box The Destination Libraries window displays and provides the message Th...

Страница 54: ... a Managed Library follow these steps to operate echo copy 1 Identify the Virtual Library you will associate with this managed library 2 Create an echo copy pool between the virtual library and this managed library Any cartridges loaded or already present in the managed library will be automatically detected and matching virtual cartridges will be automatically created in the associated virtual li...

Страница 55: ...rtual library has a SAN policy and those used as a replication library will also have a LAN WAN policy These policies are set up during the creation procedure To create an echo copy pool 1 On the Automigration Replication tab expand Destination Libraries on the navigation pane so that you can see all the related items 2 Expand the destination library for which you want to create a pool 3 Select Co...

Страница 56: ...elect whether your replication is for deduplicated or non deduplicated backups 9 For LAN WAN echo copy pools select Initialize via Tape Transport only if you intend to use this echo copy pool for the one time process of tape initialization See Tape Initialization on page 50 10 Select Next to set the policies Automigration Replication 56 ...

Страница 57: ... or the tape type if possible Common tape types and their sizes are LTO 1 100 GB LTO 2 200 GB LTO 3 400 GB LTO 4 800 GB DLT IV 80 GB DLT VS1 160 GB SDLT I 320 GB SDLT II 600 GB HP recommends against setting the sizing factor too high for example 110 Although the virtual copy can be made if the drive compression is too low the data might not fit back onto the physical tape The sizing factor applies...

Страница 58: ...ted or multiple mirror operations on a cartridge where the backup application mounts the cartridge writes to it unmounts the cart ridge and then repeats this cycle multiple times during a backup window At End of the Policy Window what happens to active jobs when the policy window is over The options are Allow Active Jobs to Complete Cancel Active Jobs and Cancel Active Jobs if Less Than 0 complete...

Страница 59: ...s a day unless there is a need to restrict the use of LAN WAN bandwidth during certain periods of the day 14 Select Add The window refreshes and the availability window you just added is moved to the Current Availability Windows section of the screen Repeat steps 12 through 14 for as many availability windows as you need 15 If you need to delete an availability window you just created select Delet...

Страница 60: ...ge back into the virtual library You can then restore from the virtual cartridge using the backup application and then move the cartridge back to the firesafe 2 If the automigration virtual cartridge has been deleted from the firesafe retrieve the physical cartridge by one of the following methods Load the physical cartridge into any compatible physical drive or library that is visible to the back...

Страница 61: ...wish to restore NOTE You can only restore one slot at a time 6 Select Submit The Restore Media screen refreshes with a message that indicates the restore was successful Loading Blank Media into an Echo Copy Pool To move a blank tape or a tape that should be considered blank from a mailslot on a destination library into an echo copy pool use Load Blank Media CAUTION Any tape moved into an echo copy...

Страница 62: ...ed is no longer in the mailslot Automigration will then automatically scan the header from the loaded tape when a drive becomes available The amount of time this takes varies depending on how busy the destination library is After scanning the tape header it will automatically create a matching virtual cartridge in the source virtual library defined for this echo copy pool that is blank except for ...

Страница 63: ...dges in the firesafe from the Automigration Replication tab select Firesafe from the navigation pane For mirror copies the firesafe date is the date of the most recent copy When the physical tape is moved back into the physical library the corresponding virtual tape is immediately moved from the firesafe back to the appropriate location based on the location of the physical tape The physical tape ...

Страница 64: ...ar of the navigation pane so that you can see all the items listed under Destination Libraries 2 Select Copy Pools on a destination library for which you want to create a pool 3 From the task bar select Create Smart Copy Pool The CREATE NEW SMART COPY POOL screen displays see Figure 18 Figure 18 Creating a new smart copy pool with sample slot range error message 4 Select a start slot and an end sl...

Страница 65: ...t 4 Select Change Drives from the task bar to open the CHANGE DRIVES FOR SMART COPY POOL window 5 Type the number of drives to assign to the smart copy pool in the appropriate field 6 Select Submit The Copy Pools window displays along with the message The number of drives for the smart copy pool copy pool name was successfully changed Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool To move a blank tape...

Страница 66: ...select Copy Pools 3 From the Name column in the copy pools lists select the copy pool to be moved 4 From the Copy Pool Details window task bar select Change Local Library 5 From the CHANGE LOCAL LIBRARY window verify the current local library on which the pool resides 6 Select the new local library then select Submit The Echo Copy Pool Details window displays along with the message The local libra...

Страница 67: ... the Add Additional Slots section enter a start slot and end slot for the copy pool from the available slot ranges listed 5 Select Add The copy pool details screen refreshes and the message The slot map was successfully added to copy pool name displays To change slot mapping on a copy pool that already has slots mapped 1 On the System tab check the capacity of the copy pool to ensure there is room...

Страница 68: ...ing to the slot map to remove 7 Select OK in the dialog box The copy pool details screen refreshes and the message The slot map was successfully deleted from copy pool name displays To add slot mapping to any copy pool which does not have slots mapped 1 Follow steps 1 through 5 above 2 In the Add Additional Slots section of the screen enter the start slot and end slot for the new copy pool from th...

Страница 69: ...bmit The Echo Copy Details screen displays the new policy information To add or delete policy windows see Deleting a Copy Pool You should delete a copy pool when you no longer need it To delete a copy pool 1 Select Copy Pools under the appropriate library from the navigation pane 2 Select the copy pool on the Summary for Copy Pools screen to open the Echo Copy Details screen 3 From the task bar se...

Страница 70: ...of simultaneous transfers number of slots management URL and availability 3 Expand the destination library in the navigation pane to access more specific information Cartridge Status and Slot Details To view the status of the destination library s slots expand the library in the navigation pane and select Slots The Summary for Slots screen displays the barcode cartridge status local library copy p...

Страница 71: ...Mirroring from the source cartridge to the target cartridge Echo Copy Restoring Ejecting the target cartridge and about to put the source cartridge into the firesafe Echo Copy Eject Pending About to eject the target cartridge and then put the source cart ridge into the firesafe Echo Copy Mirror Eject Pending Synchronizing the cartridge in the Destination Library with the source virtual cartridge W...

Страница 72: ...unload this tape from the physical library Tape Export Full Tape Tape contains export data and has been ejected This tape should be included in the collection to be sent to the target site Tape Export Unloaded Full Tape Tape that contains data that will be imported when the tape op erator moves it into an Import pool slot Signal to tape operator to load this tape into the physical library Tape Exp...

Страница 73: ...id for replication deduplication enabled Advanced Search for Slots Quickly locate slots of interest using the Advanced Search link on the task bar Enter a specific barcode or filter by status local library and or copy pools Choose options from the lists and select Submit The slots meeting your criteria are displayed Mailslot Details Select Mailslot from the expanded destination library list to vie...

Страница 74: ...e 4 Select Submit The system immediately registers the selected cartridges into the queue to replicate when resources are available regardless of the policy windows Placing a Library Offline or Online Place the library offline in order to deploy firmware create a support ticket or run a library assessment test You can place a LAN WAN destination library offline as well To do so 1 From the navigati...

Страница 75: ...6 Select Next The MOVE MEDIA screen changes to display details of the potential move 7 To change information select Previous and correct the information entered on the previous screens 8 When the details of the move are correct select Submit The SUMMARY FOR SLOTS screen displays along with the message The media barcode was successfully moved The message does not display until the media is moved Ej...

Страница 76: ...S screen displays along with the message The media was successfully ejected from the drive into slot destination mailslot number Restarting Automigration Replication Services If you replace a tape drive on your physical tape library you must restart automigration replication services afterwards This resets the services to acknowledge the new tape drive 1 In Command View VLS select the System tab 2...

Страница 77: ... Destination Library or Tape Drive Firmware To load firmware for a physical library or disk drive to a destination library 1 From the navigation pane select the appropriate destination library or disk drive 2 From the task bar select Upload Firmware 3 Select the firmware by either of these methods Type the file name in the Select file to upload field Select Browse to locate the appropriate file 4 ...

Страница 78: ...ve 3 From the task bar in the TAPE DRIVE DETAILS window select Support Ticket A dialog box displays to confirm the selection 4 From the dialog box select OK The screen refreshes and displays the message Please wait action in progress Do not refresh this page When the support ticket has been generated the Support Ticket Results screen displays From this screen you can select Display results of exec...

Страница 79: ...N WAN libraries available to the user Three operations also apply to SAN destination libraries and are explained in SAN Destination Library Operations on page 69 Monitoring Destination Library Status on page 70 Placing a Library Offline or Online on page 74 Copying Outside of the Policy Window on page 74 Exporting Data to Physical tapes for Tape Initialization NOTE Before beginning the export proc...

Страница 80: ...rom the task bar This produces information needed for the data import process Print this information and ship it to the remote location with the physical tapes Stopping a Tape Export 1 On the navigation pane expand Destination Libraries and select Import Export Pools to open the list of all import and export pools 2 Select the export pool you wish to stop to open the Tape Export Pool Details scree...

Страница 81: ...ing in the Backup Postprocessing state In Command View VLS 1 On the Automigration Replication tab expand the destination library in the navigation pane and select Slots to open the Summary for Slots screen 2 Select Non Deduplicated Copy from the task bar 3 On the Non Deduplicated Copy screen select the slots you want to replicate 4 Select Submit The system immediately registers the selected cartri...

Страница 82: ...brary from the navigation pane select the library on which you want to add the target from the Local Library pull down field The Available Slot Ranges section indicates the slots that are available on the library you just selected NOTE If you selected your library from the navigation pane this pull down field does not appear because you have already selected the appropriate library 7 Enter a start...

Страница 83: ...ps 12 through 14 for as many availability windows as you need 15 Select Submit The screen returns to the selected library s list of LAN WAN replication targets 16 Assign the LAN WAN replication target to the source library See Managing a LAN WAN Replication Library on page 52 NOTE When you configure a virtual library as a LAN WAN replication target with Echo Copy you may also need to hide it e g u...

Страница 84: ...ompression Setting for LAN WAN Replication Targets pull down field select whether the compression for LAN WAN replication targets is on Yes or off No by default 6 Enter a new port number for unencrypted data transfer only if you need to change it from the default Your firewall may require that the data transfer use a different port number 7 Select Submit Editing a LAN WAN Replication Target To edi...

Страница 85: ...must select Add for each new availability window or the system will not record it 5 Select Submit Deleting a LAN WAN Replication Target 1 Select the Automigration Replication tab 2 Expand LAN WAN Replication Targets on the navigation pane 3 Select the LAN WAN replication target you wish to delete 4 On the LAN WAN Replication Target Details screen select Delete on the task bar 5 Select OK from the ...

Страница 86: ...th a different source library See Managing a LAN WAN Replication Library on page 52 NOTE Clearing the connection leaves both the source and destination libraries intact This is different from unmanaging a library where the source library is deleted Automigration Replication Reporting The VLS stores job status and history for all automigration and replication jobs allowing reports to be generated a...

Страница 87: ...it contains The summary screen for the category displays the cartridge barcodes and other information such as the local library and destination library for each cartridge Use the Group By list to filter the cartridge list Select a specific barcode to see the details of that cartridge including the sync time current physical and logical size and job history You can access the Echo Copy Pool Details...

Страница 88: ...defaults Refresh time for the display 1 to 15 minutes Duration of the job status graphs to display 1 to 90 days Reporting data retention period 1 to 90 days Duration of the CSV format export file 1 to 90 days Name for the CSV format export file You can also create a pre defined custom view based on the locations you choose 1 Select a location category 2 Select the specific locations of interest fr...

Страница 89: ...ange the jobs included in the job history report select a View previously created on the Configuration screen If you haven t set up any views 1 Select a location category See Figure 23 2 Select the specific locations of interest from the Available Locations box You can select multiple devices by using Ctrl click 3 Using the button or by double clicking move the locations of interest into the Selec...

Страница 90: ...rted file In both cases the File Download window opens for you to determine where to save the file Viewing the Job Summary On the Job Summary screen you can see the number of successful failed and rescheduled jobs both coming in and going out from the current device By default it displays one day of data with the device acting as the Source To change the display change the number of days for which...

Страница 91: ...plication compares the most recent version of a backup to the previous version It places pointers in the earlier version that identify duplicated content in the new version Deduplication then eliminates the redundant data in the earlier version while retaining the complete new version HP Accelerated deduplication technology is designed around performance and scalability to meet the needs of enterp...

Страница 92: ...is option the original backup is only replaced upon successful completion of the comparison 5 Space reclamation occurs when duplicate data from previous backups is removed from the disk This can take some time but results in previously consumed capacity being returned to a free pool on the device Getting Deduplication Running on the VLS Considerations To make the most of the deduplication benefits...

Страница 93: ...es the VLS automatically reboots When the system is back up it first checks the standard capacity licenses and then the deduplication licenses Once the deduplication licenses are verified the deduplication feature is automatically enabled for all supported backup types No further setup is required When the next backup begins the deduplication process begins mapping the content of that backup After...

Страница 94: ...to toggle this option The integrity check runs a second pass verification over the data after deduplication to ensure that the deduplicated tape matches the original version it will replace This is disabled by default because of its significant impact on performance NOTE You can set the state and backup algorithm at the individual backup job level On the Configuration screen select a specific data...

Страница 95: ...ication Summary displays a graph depicting the storage savings achieved with data that has been fully deduplicated 1 Select the System tab 2 Select Chassis on the navigation pane to expand it 3 Select Deduplication The deduplication summary displays In the graph displayed the original data is the uncompressed physical size of all user data that has fully deduplicated the deduplicated data is the a...

Страница 96: ...or Next Backup state each time until the differencing locates the correct stream Pending Reclamation the differencing is complete duplicate data has been identified and space reclamation is now waiting for full cartridges before it can begin Partially Reclaimed in a backup job that spanned multiple cartridges the full cartridges have been space reclaimed but the last tape in the spanned set which ...

Страница 97: ...l jobs on it have been delta differenced except for one job that is waiting for another backup you can have the cartridge reclaimed by temporarily disabling the one remaining backup job Disabling the backup type disables all instances of that backup type on all cartridges that have not yet been delta differenced When you re enable the backup type it allows deduplication for future instances of tha...

Страница 98: ... System Ratio the ratio of the Logical Data divided by the Used Capacity Space Savings the percentage of capacity saved by deduplication Deduplication 98 ...

Страница 99: ...utton 5 Confirm that the VLS components are all functioning normally and the VLS is cabled correctly by observing the condition of their status LEDs The LED status should match those shown in the following table If an LED status does not match the status shown in the following table a component needs attention Figure 25 VLS12000 node LED status during normal operation Status Description Item LED i...

Страница 100: ...enance 5 Select Restart All Nodes from the task bar Restart Head Wizard displays 6 Select Yes to reboot all nodes CAUTION Rebooting the VLS device places the VLS cartridges back into the same library slots and tape drives they were in at the time of reboot To move the cartridges from tape drives back into the appropriate slots use Force Unload from the task bar visible when you select the tape dri...

Страница 101: ...ation has completed and that the VLS is idle 2 Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 3 Under the System tab select Chassis in the navigation tree 4 Under Maintenance Tasks select System Maintenance 5 Select Shutdown All Nodes from the task bar Shutdown Head Wizard displays 6 Select Yes to shut down all ...

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Страница 103: ...ess host name domain name subnet mask and gateway Can login as Administrator or User PC or workstation network attached to the VLS node 0 running Microsoft Inter net Explorer 6 0 or high er or Netscape Navigat or 4 7 or higher Command View VLS See Secure Shell and Serial User Inter faces on page 108 10 100 1000 BaseT Ethernet port configured with an appropriate IP address subnet mask and gateway C...

Страница 104: ...erations Viewing VLS hardware and virtual device status Installing VLS firmware updates Saving and restoring VLS network settings and virtual library configurations Restarting VLS device emulations and Command View VLS Viewing and saving VLS trace log files Command View VLS is installed on the VLS and communicates through the LAN Users can open a Command View VLS session from a web browser on the ...

Страница 105: ...ity Alert window opens and prompts you to accept the Secure Sockets Layer SSL certificate install the SSL certificate as described in Installing the SSL Certificate into your Web Browser on page 106 The first time you open a Command View VLS session and the first time you open a Command View VLS session after changing the fully qualified name of the VLS a Security Alert window opens and prompts yo...

Страница 106: ...ty Alert window opens and prompts you to accept the Secure Sockets Layer SSL certificate 4 Enter administrator or user in the Username box The username is case sensitive NOTE Logging in as administrator gives you full privileges to all VLS functions available through Command View VLS Logging in as a user gives you only viewing and cartridge management privileges 5 Enter the appropriate password in...

Страница 107: ... Next 6 Make sure that Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate the default is chosen and select Next 7 Select Finish 8 A Security Window opens Select Yes 9 Select OK or Finish on each window that displays until the Command View VLS login window displays 10 Restarting Command View VLS To restart Command View VLS 1 Under the System tab select Chassis in the naviga...

Страница 108: ...uring VLS mail and SNMP notification alert settings Editing VLS account passwords Enabling and disabling storage capacity oversubscription Viewing VLS hardware status Saving and restoring VLS network settings and virtual library configurations Restarting VLS device emulations and Command View VLS Rebooting and powering off the VLS The serial user interface also provides emergency login access that...

Страница 109: ...ogram such as Windows Hyperterminal 3 Enter administrator or emergency for username 4 Enter the password for the username entered The default administrator password is admin The emergency login password is repair NOTE Logging in as administrator or using the emergency login gives you full privileges to all VLS functions available through the CLI command set Closing a Serial Session To close a seri...

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Страница 111: ...hey are configured have an IP address or unconfigured You can use the VLS discovery utility to set the network settings on an unconfigured VLS and to view the network settings of configured devices The utility can also be used to remove LUNs from the user interface after one or more LUNs are no longer configured or have been removed from the VLS NOTE The VLS discovery utility can only be used to c...

Страница 112: ...he device type host name IP address if available and serial number are displayed for each device listed Figure 26 VLS discovery utility main window 3 To visually identify a device listed select the device from the list and click Beacon This will illuminate an LED on the device for the specified length of time In the case of the VLS the UID LED button on the VLS node illuminates Configuration 112 ...

Страница 113: ...sk box NOTE To display the correct subnet mask gateway DNS server and domain name settings for the VLS open a DOS window on the computer running the VLS discovery utility and type ipconfig all 8 Enter the gateway in the Gateway box 9 Enter the DNS server IP address in the DNS IP Address box 10 Enter the domain name in the Domain Name box 11 Click Configure to save the network settings to the VLS 1...

Страница 114: ... addresses with one line dnsaddr First DNS server address cannot use with dnsaddr dnsaddr1 Second DNS server address cannot use with dnsaddr dnsaddr2 Has no value indicates you want to configure the public Ethernet connection using DHCP reset is dhcp false dhcp IP address of public Ethernet connection ipaddr Gateway to network xx xx xx x gate Netmask Default is 255 255 255 0 mask First NTP Server ...

Страница 115: ...ress gateway and netmask To set the network settings using Command View VLS 1 Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 2 On the System tab select Chassis in the navigation tree 3 Select Set Network Configuration under Maintenance Tasks 4 Current network configuration NTP settings and time zone settings are...

Страница 116: ... to the Identity tab window Set the maximum number of notification alerts to store To set the user preferences 1 Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 2 From the System tab select Chassis in the navigation tree 3 Click User Preferences under Maintenance Tasks The User Preferences window opens Figure 29 ...

Страница 117: ... the default settings if some system problem is occurring or if the AUTO setting is not working properly NOTE The values displayed under Actual are the actual values found by the VLS for the Fibre Channel host port NOTE If you enter a value that is not supported by the Fibre Channel port for example you enter Fabric in the Topology column but the port uses the Loop topology your entry remains in t...

Страница 118: ... a link speed in the Link Speed Preferred box for each Fibre Channel host port Auto Allows the VLS to determine the Fibre Channel port s link speed 1 1 Gb per second 2 2 Gb per second 4 4 Gb per second 9 When you are finished configuring the Fibre Channel ports click Apply Settings 10 Restart the VLS device emulations to make the changes take effect See Restarting VLS Device Emulations on page 147...

Страница 119: ...plays warnings on the Notifications screen when the backend storage capacity consumed reaches the user defined threshold determined when you enabled oversubscription Additional notifications are sent when the capacity consumed reaches 95 and again at 98 At the level of 98 the system will reject all attempts to write data from the backup application Free up storage space or add more storage before ...

Страница 120: ... screen displays a notification of the scheduled reclamation Managing Virtual Device LUNs The following information varies in some places from VLS firmware version 2 x and version 3 x and is noted where this occurs The VLS has a LUN masking a LUN mapping and a port mapping feature that allows you to restrict host access to the LUNs virtual libraries and tape drives configured on the VLS and assign...

Страница 121: ...een added to a library since the last restart and the default LUN number it was assigned is not consecutive with the other virtual tape drives in the same library Restarting VLS device emulations changes the default LUN numbers as necessary to remove the gap or to make the virtual tape drive LUN numbers consecutive in each library This is done so that the virtual device LUN numbering meets the ope...

Страница 122: ...N0 through LUN5 LUN8 and LUN9 to the host The VLS will automatically renumber the mapped LUNs so that LUNs 8 and 9 become LUNs 6 and 7 and they are now within the eight the host can see See LUN Mapping v3 x on page 123 In the VLS LUN masking occurs automatically for all hosts when you enable LUN mapping using the global enable disable LUN mapping setting See Setting the Default LUN Mapping on page...

Страница 123: ...Mapping v3 x LUN mapping is used to present only a subset of the VLS virtual devices to a host If LUN mapping is enabled the VLS prevents all hosts connected to the VLS through the SAN from viewing any virtual devices until they are explicitly mapped to the host By disabling LUN mapping the VLS allows all hosts connected to the VLS to access all virtual devices configured on the VLS By default LUN...

Страница 124: ...t Access Mode in the task bar 6 Initially All Devices is selected and LUN mapping is disabled 7 To enable LUN mapping select User Defined 8 Select Apply The global default is now set For every host you add LUN mapping is automatically enabled or disabled as you chose NOTE Both modes allow you to disable a host so that it cannot see any virtual devices regardless of any other settings Mapping LUNs ...

Страница 125: ...indow These hosts currently do not have any of the devices shown mapped to them You can select multiple hosts using Ctrl click 9 Select Map next to Choose hosts The window refreshes and the host appears in the device list for the appropriate devices The selected devices are now visible to the new hosts To unmap LUNs by device 1 Navigate to the Device View window See the mapping procedure above 2 S...

Страница 126: ...Mapping in the navigation tree 4 Select Host View The Host View window displays all of the devices that can be seen by a selected host Figure 33 Figure 33 LUN Mapping Host View window 5 Select a host from the Choose Host list to view the devices mapped to it The window refreshes to show the appropriate device list 6 Use the View By to narrow the list of devices based on the node 7 Select the devic...

Страница 127: ...ear from the list These devices are no longer visible to the host NOTE After you map or unmap the virtual devices the VLS automatically reassigns a logical unit number LUN to each virtual library and tape drive created on the VLS to ensure that the virtual device LUN numbering meets the operating system LUN requirements Setting Up the Hosts You can configure the hosts in Command View VLS You will ...

Страница 128: ... any letters or special characters 4 Enter a hostname in the Hostname box 5 Select Add The window refreshes and displays a message indicating the host was added successfully The new host WWPN is listed with the others To rename or newly assign a host name alias to a host WWPN 1 Open the Host Setup window 2 Select the hosts to rename 3 Enter the new hostname in the Hostname box for each selected ho...

Страница 129: ...e LUN number LUN0 for host1 and the other hosts will still see Library 2 as the LUN number assigned by the VLS firmware LUN mapping is by host and is used to allow host access to hosts that are LUN masked and to present only a subset of the VLS virtual devices to a host LUN mapping should only be used if the host requires LUN masking For example if host1 is LUN masked so it cannot see all the virt...

Страница 130: ... the same FC host port the virtual device with the lowest virtual device ID number assigned by the VLS is recognized as that LUN number by the host s operating system The other virtual device is ignored by the operating system Dual Port Virtual Devices When creating a library robot LUN or tape drive LUNs you can present the virtual devices to a pair of host ports rather than just one port Both por...

Страница 131: ...00 and 12000 Gateway virtual library system solutions guide You can configure any combination of virtual tape libraries and virtual tape drives up to the maximum number supported on the VLS You can configure one node with up to 16 libraries with a total of up to 128 tape drives With multiple nodes a single library can span across nodes To create a new virtual library 1 Open a Command View VLS sess...

Страница 132: ...lots that may be added to the library in the Maximum Slots box The default values in the Maximum Slots box is based on the physical tape library you selected CAUTION Changing the defaults can have unpredictable results if your backup application expects a certain number of slots in a specific library type 9 Enter the maximum number of input export ports on which the library may be configured to be...

Страница 133: ...ion pane 5 Select Edit Virtual Libraries in the task bar 6 On the Edit Virtual Libraries screen select the library you want to edit from the list 7 Change the number of slots and or the number of drives in the appropriate fields 8 Select Next A warning message indicates that some services will stop if you make any changes 9 Select Edit Library to continue The screen displays a please wait message ...

Страница 134: ...em tab b Select the library in the navigation tree to which you want to add tape drives c Click Create Tape Drive in the task bar The Tape Drive Parameters window opens Figure 38 Figure 38 Create Virtual Library Wizard window 5 of 12 3 Select the type of physical tape drive to emulate 4 Enter the Fibre Channel host port and node on which to present the tape drives in the Port Mapping box Only one ...

Страница 135: ...mum performance Tape drives in a library do not have to be mapped to the same port as the library 7 Click Create Tape Drive A summary window opens and displays details about the tape drives created 8 Choose one of the following options To perform LUN mapping for the virtual tape drive click Map LUNs and proceed to LUN Mapping v3 x on page 123 for further instructions To create more tape drives cli...

Страница 136: ...the Barcode Prefix box b Enter the number of digits for the barcode number in the Digit Length box c Enter the barcode suffix one to two alpha characters in the Barcode Suffix box d Enter the starting barcode number in the Starting box e Click Add to add the new barcode template f To add another barcode template repeat these steps 4 Click the radio button next to the barcode template you want to u...

Страница 137: ...ct the pool in which to create cartridges from the Available capacity list The system calculates and displays the amount of required storage If the required storage exceeds what is available the overage appears in red You can allow the oversubscription of storage capacity see Enabling and Disabling Oversubscription on page 119 or you can change either the number of cartridges or the cartridge size...

Страница 138: ... cartridges in the virtual library however are not destroyed They are moved to the Firesafe where they are stored until you either destroy them or associate them with a virtual library See Managing Cartridges on page 146 To destroy delete a virtual library 1 Open a Command View VLS session and log in as the administrator See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 2 Click...

Страница 139: ...roy Tape Drive in the task bar 5 Click Yes to confirm 6 Click Finish Destroying Cartridges CAUTION If you want to keep data that is currently on a cartridge that you are going to delete copy the data to another cartridge using a backup application before performing this task NOTE You cannot destroy a cartridge that is currently being accessed by a backup application To destroy cartridges 1 Open a ...

Страница 140: ...s details window opens Figure 43 Figure 43 Cartridges details window 4 Select the number of cartridges to display from the pull down box beside the group of cartridges you wish to destroy Options are 10 50 100 default 500 or 1024 cartridges Configuration 140 ...

Страница 141: ...k Yes to confirm 9 Click Finish NOTE Barcode numbers assigned to cartridges that have been destroyed can be reused To reuse a barcode number do one of the following Create a new barcode template with the appropriate values to use the barcode numbers Delete the barcode template used to create the original cartridges and then recreate the barcode template with the appropriate values to use the barco...

Страница 142: ...gure 45 Figure 45 Add Remove Barcode Templates window 5 To delete a barcode template click the Remove button for the barcode template The window refreshes when the deletion operation is finished 6 To add a barcode template a Enter the barcode prefix one to five alpha characters in the Barcode Prefix box b Enter the number of digits for the barcode number in the Digit Length box c Enter the barcode...

Страница 143: ...ser on page 105 2 On the System tab select Chassis from the navigation tree 3 Click Edit Accounts under Maintenance Tasks The Edit Accounts window opens Figure 46 Figure 46 Edit Accounts window 4 Enter the current password in the Old Password box The password is case sensitive 5 Enter a new password in the New Password box 6 Enter the new password again in the Retype New Password box 7 Click Apply...

Страница 144: ...ths are selected as follows Once configured the device recognizes all paths to each node on the device From all potential preferred paths and all potential secondary paths see Step 3 on page 39 the array assigns one preferred path and one secondary path NOTE During each reboot the device is re analyzed and the preferred and secondary paths are reassigned To view the preferred path for each LUN in ...

Страница 145: ...N id number wwnn numerical wwnn A double path failure that occurs upon booting the system results in the critical alert Missing Storage LUN paths on node This means the node can not communicate with the LUN at all If the failed paths are on the primary node the whole storage pool containing that LUN is off line if the failed paths are on a secondary node the storage pool is on line until reboot bu...

Страница 146: ...s the system will automatically recognize that the repair is complete and restore the path or paths without having to reboot the system however you may need to reboot the system if the repair includes installing a new USB LAN adapter Managing Cartridges You can change the following parameters for existing cartridges from the Cartridge Parameters window Library with which they are associated Capaci...

Страница 147: ...ap in the LUN numbering or if there is a tape drive whose LUN number is not consecutive with the other tape drives in the same library The firmware changes the LUN numbers as necessary to remove the gap or to make the virtual tape drive LUN numbers consecutive in each library so that the virtual device LUN numbering meets the operating system LUN requirements When this occurs on each host Rescan t...

Страница 148: ...Install to continue The screen displays a message that the upgrade was successfully installed and reboots automatically The reboot may take several minutes Saving Configuration Settings NOTE The VLS firmware ensures a persistent VLS serial number and Fibre Channel port WWPNs so that in the event of any hardware failure and replacement such as the system board or Fibre Channel host bus adapter card...

Страница 149: ...w opens 4 Right click Download Configuration Files 5 Select Save Target As A zip file is displayed in the File name box 6 Click Save wait for the file to finish downloading and then click Close The Save Configuration window re opens 7 Click Finish NOTE Optionally you can set the device to automatically save and E mail the configuration file at midnight after the configuration is modified See Edit ...

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Страница 151: ...etect the component or a part of the component In addition to the device status a red or yellow alert bar will highlight specific parts of a component when that particular element within the component has failed red or is operating outside its normal range yellow To view the status information for a VLS hardware component or virtual device 1 Open a Command View VLS session See Opening a Command Vi...

Страница 152: ... degraded Error A component has failed Navigation Tree Icon An icon appears just to the left of objects in the navigation tree when an unknown warning or error condition is present with a component It also appears just to the left of the parent objects of that component For example if the icon is displayed by Fibre Channel in the navigation tree it will also be displayed by its parent objects for ...

Страница 153: ...ert To view the notification alerts for a specific VLS hardware component 1 Open a Command View VLS session See Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser on page 105 2 Click the System tab 3 Select the object in the navigation tree that represents the hardware component that you want to view The notification alerts relevant to the object selected and its subobjects in the navigation tr...

Страница 154: ...LS in the Outgoing Mail Server box b If you want to change the From address which defaults to administrator device name type the preferred address in the Sender Email Address box c Click Add d To add another email server repeat these steps 5 To delete an email server from the list click the Remove button for the email server Edit the Email Settings Email notification is sent to the persons you inc...

Страница 155: ... Sends detailed mail messages Long Attachment Sends detailed mail messages and relevant log files Configuration Saves the VLS configuration and emails it at midnight after any configur ation change d Click Add e To add another email address repeat these steps 5 To delete an email address click the Remove button for the email address 6 To test an email address entry click Test Email If the test mes...

Страница 156: ...oles a Enter the host name of a management console that you want to receive VLS SNMP traps in the Hostname box b Enter the string name that is passed with the set to get commands from the management console in the Community String box This value is typically set to Public c Select the appropriate trap version for the management application that will receive the SNMP traps in the Trap Version box S...

Страница 157: ... Write Users 2 Under the user s name select disable The SMIS Users screen refreshes and displays the message The Read Write or Read Only User was successfully disabled The disable button for that user is replaced by the enable button To enable a user 1 From the Notifications tab task bar select Get SMI S users The SMI S Users screen displays listing Read Only Users and Read Write Users 2 Under the...

Страница 158: ... Log Viewer window opens 4 Click the trace log file that you want to view The contents of the trace log file opens Saving a Trace Log File You can save a trace log file to an external file From Command View VLS 1 Click the System tab 2 Select Chassis in the navigation tree 3 Click Log Viewer under Maintenance Tasks The Log Viewer window opens 4 Right click the trace log file from the list and sele...

Страница 159: ...you on a regular basis see Receiving Automated Reports on page 166 To view and configure VLS performance storage use and SAN health reports 1 From the System tab select Chassis at the top of the navigation tree 2 From the Tasks displayed at the top of the main window select Reporting The reporting tabs open to Performance History by default Exporting CSV Data Many of the reports allow you to expor...

Страница 160: ...efault duration of the CSV format export file The default name for the CSV format export file You can also create a pre defined custom view based on the devices you choose See Current Status Tab on page 159 SAN Health Tab and Notifications For the SAN Health tab you can customize The number of SRRs Sequence Retransmission Requests for an item above which a notification is generated The number of S...

Страница 161: ...nstead of a gauge Performance History The Performance History tab displays a table of performance data for the selected nodes or devices as designated in the Configuration tab To determine which devices display select one of the following Nodes Pre define Views and then select a view from the list Determine the duration of the data reported in the graphs Valid entries are whole numbers between one...

Страница 162: ...nformation To change the information displayed in the graphs 1 Select the date range to include in the report Start date the date you want as the starting point for stepping back into the past by some number of days to establish a particular date range This is effectively the end date of the date range Hour of the day the hour of the day in 24 hour time to use in conjunction with the Start date Go...

Страница 163: ...a after compression and deduplication without deduplication it represents data after compression To export the physical capacity CSV data enter the number of days to include in the report and select Export See Exporting CSV Data on page 159 for more information To change the information displayed in the graphs follow Step 1 Step 2 and Step 4 in Logical Capacity on page 162 The final two graphs all...

Страница 164: ... the view if desired in the name field and select Update View Select Delete View if you want to remove that view from your Pre defined options To see the graph for a particular pre defined view select it from the Update Existing View list The graph immediately updates to the data for that view To further refine a report you can change the number of days reflected in the graph and the type of error...

Страница 165: ...te or Cancel to enter all of the criteria values 4 If you opted to use a template select the template and then select Run Simulation If you opted not to use a template enter the criteria values and then select Run Simulation You can add edit and delete templates see Using the Workload Assessment Templates 5 Enter the size of the full backup in GB at the top of the screen 6 Select Run Simulation Sc...

Страница 166: ...mance of the library the overall performance of the library 6 Select Submit The screen indicates that the notification alerts have been set 7 Select Back to return to the Workload Assessment screen Replication History This tab displays two views of the replication usage for the VLS system The first graph shows the actual traffic the y axis displays the usage in MB and the x axis displays the day o...

Страница 167: ...ors encountered on all the locations in the SAN including the number of service retry requests SRR and aborts Replication Data for ISV Import sends an hourly email report listing which virtual cartridges have been successfully replicated in the last hour Feed this cartridge list into a script that automatically triggers tape import jobs in the backup application which read the new cartridge data a...

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Страница 169: ...d with a command The following conventions are used in this section to identify option tags and arguments An option tag is preceded by a The argument is separated from the option tag by a space If an argument contains a space it must be enclosed by either two single quotes or two double quotes If there is no argument after an option tag the option is a switch An after an argument means the argumen...

Страница 170: ...so version Displays CLI command usage information Where tag can be c command Provides help information for the specified CLI command all Lists all CLI commands and their help information help Enables VLS logging Where the options are d n Debug level 1 to 9 optional h Displays command usage information optional enableVlsLog Disables VLS logging Where the options are d n Debug level 1 to 1 optional ...

Страница 171: ... Second DNS server address cannot use with dnsaddr dhcp Has no value indicates you want to configure the public Ethernet connection using DHCP reset is dhcp false ipaddr IP address of public Ethernet connection gate Gateway to network xx xx xx x mask Netmask Defaults to 255 255 255 0 setConfigValue tag value Displays the day date time time zone and year such as Mon March 14 11 30 46 EST 2005 getDa...

Страница 172: ... 2 Two GB 4 Four GB or 10 Ten GB required t n Preferred topology 0 Auto 1 Point to Point 2 Loop 3 Fabric or 4 Public Loop required h Displays command usage information optional updateFC Enables or disables oversubscription and specifies the percent storage remaining for notification Where the options are e n Enable disable oversubscription 0 Disabled or 1 Enabled required p n Percentage of capacit...

Страница 173: ...es defined on the VLS getLibs Returns a summary of the specified library Where the options are a s Name of library Library_0 required h Displays command usage information optional getLib Returns a summary of the slot status for each defined library open used total getLibOpenSlots Deletes the specified library from the VLS This operation takes several minutes to perform Where the options are a n No...

Страница 174: ...st of all tape drives defined in the VLS Where the options are a s Library name Library_0 required h Displays command usage information optional getTapeDrives Returns the configuration information for the specified tape drive Where the options are a s Name of desired tape drive TapeDrive_1 required h Displays command usage information optional getTapeDrive Returns the R W statistics of the specifi...

Страница 175: ...ere the options are a s Barcode prefix required f Force This parameter is ignored and is present only for backward compatibility optional h Displays command usage information optional deleteBarCode Gets cartridges by storage pool name Where the options are a s Storage pool name StoragePool_ optional h Displays command usage information optional getCartsBySP Returns a list of available cartridge em...

Страница 176: ...ion optional createCartridge Returns a list of the cartridges that have been created All cartridges have both a VLS filename cartridge name and a barcode label This command returns the following cartridge metadata Storage pool the cartridge resides SD_1_0 Cartridge VLS filename Cartridge capacity in GB Consumed capacity in GB Cartridge type Timestamp value for when it was last loaded Whether or no...

Страница 177: ... number number in storage pool and so on for each LUN getStorageLuns Returns a list of the storage LUNs in the disk array Where the options are a s Disk array IP address required h Displays command usage information optional getStorageLunsByAr ray Returns a list of the storage LUNs on the storage pool Where the options are a s Storage pool name StoragePool_ optional h Displays command usage inform...

Страница 178: ...UN map for specified device listLunMap Deletes the specified device from the host deleteLunMap Returns the compatibility mode for the virtual serial numbers getTapeSerialCompat ibilityMode Sets the compatibility mode for the virtual serial numbers Upgrading to VLS firm ware version 3 3 0 cause the colons in serial numbers to change to periods m s Compatibility mode Standard default keeps change of...

Страница 179: ...the cartridge required c n Current capacity of the cartridge in gigabytes optional Only required if changing the cartridge capacity l s Name of library in which the cartridge resides Library_0 required nc n Desired new capacity of the cartridge in gigabytes optional nl s Name of the new library if moving cartridge Library_1 optional s s Storage LUN name SLun_ required w Write protect 0 read write ...

Страница 180: ...turns information on the node Where the options are a s Node name Head_0 required h Displays command usage information optional getNode Returns the list of nodes in the VLS getNodeNames Returns fault information for the specified node Where the options are a s Node name Head_0 required h Displays command usage information optional getNodeFault Returns the number of notification messages specified ...

Страница 181: ...ng 4 Info or 8 Unknown optional y n E mail type 1 Long with attachment 2 Long 4 Short or 8 Reports optional h Displays command usage information optional f n Notification frequency 0 None 1 Daily 2 Weekly 3 Bi weekly or 4 Monthly optional addEmail Returns the report settings for each E mail address configured for notification alerts getEmail Deletes the specified E mail address from the E mail not...

Страница 182: ... console from the SNMP notification alert settings Where the options are a s SNMP server IP address required c s VLS node IP address required f Force This parameter is ignored and is present only for backward compatibility optional h Displays command usage information optional deleteSnmpServer 1 s string n number f filename CLI Command Set 182 ...

Страница 183: ...hts that blink or flash the frequency of Hz is about the same number of blinks or flashes per second VLS12000 Node Components LEDs and Buttons Front Panel Components Description Item DVD CD drive 1 Front USB connector 2 HP Systems Insight Display 3 Video connector 4 Hard drive blank 5 Hard drive blank 6 Hard drive 2 7 Hard drive 1 8 HP StorageWorks 183 ...

Страница 184: ...ate refer to HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations Red System health is critical To identify the component in a critical state refer to HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations Off System health is normal when in standby mode Internal health LED 3 Green Power supply health is normal Amber Power redundancy failure occurred Off Power supply ...

Страница 185: ... 4 1 Quad port FC card storage port port 3 2 Quad port FC card host port port 2 3 Quad port FC card host port port 1 4 Power supply 2 5 Power supply 1 6 NIC 2 on primary node connects to port 1 of switch 2810 24G 7 NIC 1 on primary node only connects to the customer provided external network array 8 Keyboard connector 9 Mouse connector 10 Video connector 11 Serial connector to access CLI 12 Rear U...

Страница 186: ...nd amber off Power off FC port LEDs 3 5 Green Activity exists Flashing green Activity exists Off No activity exists 10 100 1000 NIC 1 activity LED 6 Green Link exists Off No link exists 10 100 1000 NIC 1 link LED 7 Green Activity exists Flashing green Activity exists Off No activity exists 10 100 1000 NIC 2 activity LED 8 Green Link exists Off No link exists 10 100 1000 NIC 2 link LED 9 Blue Ident...

Страница 187: ...ch 2 FBDIMM slots 1 8 3 Processor socket 2 4 Processor socket 1 5 DVD CD drive connector 6 Power button connector 7 Fan module 3 connectors 8 Fan module 2 connectors 9 Fan module 1 connectors 10 SAS hard drive backplane power connector 11 Integrated Smart RAID controller connector 12 Power supply connector 1 13 Power supply connector 2 14 Internal USB connector 15 HP StorageWorks 187 ...

Страница 188: ...12000 HP Systems Insight Display To eject the HP Systems Insight Display 1 Press and release the display 2 Extend the display from the chassis Figure 54 Extending the HP Systems Insight Display The display can be rotated up to 90 degrees Figure 55 Rotating the HP Systems Insight Display Component Identification 188 ...

Страница 189: ...mory failure occurred Off No protection Mirrored memory LED 2 Amber Failure Off Normal For additional information detailing the causes for the activation of these LEDs refer to HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations All other LEDs NOTE The HP Systems Insight Display LEDs represent the system board layout HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinat...

Страница 190: ... other FBDIMMs Isolate the failed FBDIMM by replacing each FBDIMM in a bank with a known working FB DIMM Red FBDIMM failure all slots in one bank amber Bank X failed over to the online spare memory bank Amber Online spare memory amber Invalid online spare memory configuration Red Online spare memory flashing amber Online spare memory enabled and not failed Green Online spare memory green Bank X fa...

Страница 191: ... drive is part of an array that is undergoing capacity expansion or stripe migration but a predictive failure alert has been received for this drive To minimize the risk of data loss do not replace the drive until the expansion or migration is complete Amber flashing regularly 1 Hz Flashing regularly 1 Hz Do not remove the drive Removing a drive may terminate the current operation and cause data l...

Страница 192: ...y 1 Hz Off The drive is offline a spare or not configured as part of an array Off Off Fan Locations Description Item Fan module 1 1 Fan module 2 2 Fan module 3 3 Ethernet Switch 2510 24 Components LEDs and Buttons Front Panel Components Description Item Console port 1 10 100Base TX RJ 45 Ethernet ports 1 through 24 numbered from left to right top to bottom 2 Component Identification 192 ...

Страница 193: ...On briefly after the switch is powered on or reset at the beginning of switch self test If this LED is on for a prolonged time the switch has encountered a fatal hardware failure or has failed its self test Blinking orange1 A fault has occurred on the switch one of the switch ports or the fan The Status LED for the component with the fault will blink simultaneously Off The normal state indicates t...

Страница 194: ... through the switch console the web browser interface or HP TopTools Blinking If the LED is blinking simultaneously with the Fault LED the corresponding port has failed its self test Link LED 9 10 Displays network activity information or whether the port is configured for Full Duplex operation or maximum link speed operation or is experiencing network events requiring operator intervention dependi...

Страница 195: ... with the Reset button in a specific pattern any configuration changes you may have made through the switch console the Web browser interface and SNMP management are removed and the factory default configuration is restored to the switch Clear button 1 Used to reset the switch while it is turned on This action clears any temporary error conditions that may have occurred and executes the switch sel...

Страница 196: ...ational until this LED goes off Blinking green1 A component of the switch has failed its self test The status LED for that component and the switch Fault LED will blink simultaneously Off The switch is not undergoing self test Self test LED 6 Press the button to step from one mode to the next The current mode setting is indicated by the Mode select LEDs near the button Mode select button 7 Link In...

Страница 197: ...nd transmitted through the port If the Full Duplex FDx indicator LED is lit the port LEDs light for those ports that are operating in full duplex mode If the Speed Spd indicator LED is lit the port LEDs behave as follows to indicate the connection speed for the port OFF 10 Mb s Flashing 100 Mb s the flashing behavior is a repeated on off cycle once every 0 5 sec ON 1000 Mb s Port LEDs Green overla...

Страница 198: ...Component Identification 198 ...

Страница 199: ... boxes Keep electrostatic sensitive parts in their containers until they arrive at static free workstations Cover workstations with approved static dissipating material Use a wrist strap connected to the work surface and properly grounded earthed tools and equipment Keep work area free of non conductive materials such as ordinary plastic assembly aids and foam packing Place parts on a grounded sur...

Страница 200: ...anel Operating the node without the access panel results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage Preparation Procedures To access some components and perform certain replacement procedures you must perform one or more of the following procedures Extend the node from the rack See Extending the Node from the Rack If you are performing service procedures in an HP Comp...

Страница 201: ...y into the rack b Secure the node by tightening the thumbscrews Removing a VLS12000 Node from the Rack To remove the node from a rack 1 Power off the node See Powering Off the System 2 Extend the node from the rack See Extending the Node from the Rack 3 Disconnect the cabling and remove the node from the rack For more information refer to the documentation that ships with the rack mounting option ...

Страница 202: ... latch handle which slides the panel toward the rear of the unit 4 Lift up the panel to remove it Installing the VLS12000 Node Access Panel 1 Set the access panel on top of the node about a inch 0 2 inch for the VLS12000 from the opening with the hood latch open 2 Engage the anchoring pin with the corresponding hole in the latch 3 Push down on the hood latch 4 Slide the access panel into the close...

Страница 203: ... component pull out the latch handle 2 out as far as it can go and slide the drive into the bay until the latch mechanism engages the chassis Then firmly push in the latch handle to lock the drive in the drive bay Figure 57 Preparing the node hard drive Figure 58 Installing the node hard drive HP StorageWorks 203 ...

Страница 204: ...e ejector button for the CD ROM drive is recessed to prevent accidental ejection it may be helpful to use a small flat blunt object such as a key or pen to push the ejector button 2 Press the ejector button in firmly until the DVD CD drive ejects 1 Figure 59 Pressing ejector button 3 Pull the DVD CD drive out of the node 2 To replace the component 1 Carefully align the connector on the rear of the...

Страница 205: ...sconnect the power cord from the power supply 2 Press the power supply release lever 1 and then pull the power supply from the node Figure 61 Removing a node power supply To replace the component WARNING To reduce the risk of electric shock or damage to the equipment do not connect the power cord to the power supply until the power supply is installed 1 Remove the protective cover from the connect...

Страница 206: ...r supply LED is green 6 Be sure that the front panel external health LED is green Fan Module CAUTION Do not operate the node for long periods without the access panel Operating the node without the access panel results in improper airflow and improper cooling that can lead to thermal damage 1 Power off the node 2 Extend or remove the node from the rack See Extending the Node from the Rack or Remov...

Страница 207: ...4 To remove fan module 1 a Remove the power supply air baffle Figure 64 Removing the node power supply air baffle b Remove fan module 1 Figure 65 Removing the node fan module 1 HP StorageWorks 207 ...

Страница 208: ... the module connectors to ensure the connectors are seated properly FBDIMM 1 Power off the node 2 Extend or remove the node from the rack See Extending the Node from the Rack or Removing the Node from the Rack 3 Remove the access panel 4 Open the FBDIMM slot latches 5 Remove the FBDIMM CAUTION Use only Compaq branded or HP FBDIMMs FBDIMMs from other sources may adversely affect data integrity To r...

Страница 209: ...mly 1 pressing down until the FBDIMM snaps into place When fully seated the FBDIMM slot latches 2 lock into place Figure 67 Installing the node FBDIMM Replacing a Primary Node CAUTION Each VLS12000 node weighs 17 9 kg 39 5 lb full At least two people are required to lift and move each node To replace a primary node HP StorageWorks 209 ...

Страница 210: ...your monitor asking whether the node is a primary master m or secondary slave s node c Enter m The node will then run cable checks and configuration checks d After the checks are complete the node will reboot automatically Wait for the primary node to fully boot Rebooting is complete when you receive the Initializing node and then Initializing for node completed messages in the systems notificatio...

Страница 211: ...s see Figure 68 then pull the node free from the rails 2 Install the new node into the rack See Installing the VLS Node into a Rack 3 Reconnect the cables to the new node exactly as they were connected to the previous node 4 Configure the node according to the instructions provided in Configuring the Secondary Nodes 1 through 7 5 Reboot the system See Rebooting the System Ethernet Switches To repl...

Страница 212: ...d switch to which the USB LAN adapter is attached See Powering Off the System 2 Disconnect the USB LAN adapter by unplugging the USB cable from the node and unplugging the Ethernet cable from the adapter 3 Connect the new USB LAN adapter by connecting the USB cable to the node port from which the previous cable was removed and plugging the Ethernet cable into the USB LAN adapter 4 If you powered o...

Страница 213: ...or 3 Connect a monitor to the video connector 4 Insert the VLS Quick Restore CD into the CD ROM or DVD CD drive The VLS Quick Restore CD auto starts 5 Press R on the keyboard to start the re installation The re installation takes 30 minutes or less to complete The screen may freeze during the last 10 minutes of the re installation This is normal The VLS Quick Restore CD is ejected and the system r...

Страница 214: ...n from a Configuration File If a configuration file was not created you must reconfigure the network settings and rebuild the virtual library and virtual drive configurations and the VLS Gateway storage pool configurations see Recreating VLS12000 Gateway Storage Pools The cartridge configurations however do not have to be rebuilt as they are stored on the disk arrays See Rebuilding the Virtual Lib...

Страница 215: ...oots Rebuilding the Virtual Library Configuration To reconfigure the network settings and rebuild the virtual library configuration 1 Set the network settings so you can open a Command View VLS session See Setting the Network Settings 2 Rebuild the virtual library and virtual drive configurations and re enter your other configuration settings such as the notification alert settings See Configurati...

Страница 216: ... into Command View TL 3 Delete the VLS licenses in Command View TL 4 Ignore the message saying to reboot the device 5 Re install the VLS license keys See the HP OpenView Command View for TL User Guide Warm Failover After any configuration or license change the VLS automatically saves within one hour the updated configuration and licenses to a hidden virtual cartridge stored on the back end disk ar...

Страница 217: ...orageWorks 300 and 12000 Gateway virtual library system node installation posters See the Documentation CD provided with the VLS and our website for related documentation Websites HP website http www hp com HP StorageWorks VLS Support http hp com support vls HP StorageWorks VLS Manuals http www hp com support vls manuals HP StorageWorks Sizer http www hp com go storageworks sizer HP Enterprise Bac...

Страница 218: ...ariables Monospace italic text Emphasized monospace text Monospace bold text WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data NOTE Provides additional information The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware to which this guide pertains They have the f...

Страница 219: ...ool before touching WARNING Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the presence of multiple sources of power WARNING To reduce the risk of personal injury from electrical shock remove all power cords to completely disconnect power from the power supplies and systems WARNING Any product or assembly marked with these symbols indicates that the component exceeds the recommended ...

Страница 220: ...r See the Contact HP worldwide in English webpage http welcome hp com country us en wwcontact_us html In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 In Canada call 1 800 263 5868 For HP technical support In the United States for contact options see the Contact HP United States webpage http wel come hp com country us en contact_us html To contact HP by phone Call 1 800 HP INVENT 1 800 474 6836 This servi...

Страница 221: ...o you so that you can install it at your convenience Some parts do not qualify for CSR Your HP authorized service provider will determine whether a repair can be accomplished by CSR For more information about CSR contact your local service provider For North America see the CSR website http www hp com go selfrepair Product Warranties For information about HP StorageWorks product warranties see the...

Страница 222: ...Support and Other Resources 222 ...

Страница 223: ...You cannot create legacy DSFs for LUN IDs above 7 use per sistent device special files in stead See the HP UX documentation for more information For other operating sys tems See the operating system web site There are more LUNs on the FC host ports than the operating system is configured to see Once the maximum number of LUNs on a device is detected the operating system stops looking for more LUNs...

Страница 224: ...p ping see LUN Mapping v3 x or if a virtual device has been des troyed on the VLS creating a gap in the LUN numbering restart the VLS device emulations The VLS firmware will reassign LUNs to the virtual devices as necessary to re move any gaps in the LUN number ing See Restarting VLS Device Emulations There is a gap in the LUN number ing on the FC host port Most oper ating systems will stop lookin...

Страница 225: ...isappear when RSM is run Windows runs RSM by default When RSM initially discovers any removable storage device such as a tape drive it will make an entry in NtmsData database Once a tape drive is listed in this NtmsData database the Windows OS can potentially either break the second level OS path name bind or re bind it to a different OS path name even with RSM in a Disabled state The virtual tape...

Страница 226: ...5 1 HP StorageWorks Data Protector 5 1 does not display the VLS cart ridge barcodes Stop the Removable Storage Man ager or Removable Storage pro gram and set the startup type to Disabled on the Windows host us ing the Services utility located un der Control Panel Administrative Tools The Removable Storage Manager or Removable Storage program on a Windows host is submitting TURs to the VLS VLS perf...

Страница 227: ...indows Server 2003 Windows built in backup software NT BACKUP relies on the RSM polling to detect media changes in the tape drive In SAN configurations this RSM polling can have a significant negative impact on tape drive per formance For SAN configurations HP strongly recommends disabling RSM polling VLS performance is being reduced by frequent tape drive polling HP StorageWorks 227 ...

Страница 228: ...ndicates that polling is disabled a value of 1 indicates that polling is enabled 3 After completing steps 1 and 2 reboot the affected system 4 Repeat this procedure for every server visible to tape drives IMPORTANT Adding or removing tape drives may cause an older driver inf file to be reread which can re enable RSM polling If tape drives are added or removed check the registry for proper configur...

Страница 229: ... oversubscription is enabled and you create enough cartridges in a storage pool to put your free storage capacity below the threshold the pool may reach crit ical status If you then disable oversubscription your storage pool will remain in critical status and will not return to good status even after reboot Automigration Replication Issues Although Automigration is configured and managed through t...

Страница 230: ...robotics card must be changed the replacement will have a different serial number from the original To assign it the same pools mapping etc as the original NOTE While the virtual tapes are in the firesafe scheduled backups for those tapes will not occur 1 Make a note of all pool configuration information for pools associated with the library to be replaced 2 Delete all pools associated with the li...

Страница 231: ...ly between backups or if they contain many small files the compression ratio may be low This is expected behavior and does not indicate a problem The deduplication compression ra tio is low In time the ratio will improve as more backup sets are deduplicated After 50 versions of a backup set have been deduplicated the VLS automatically restarts the deduplic ation process as though starting from scr...

Страница 232: ...Troubleshooting 232 ...

Страница 233: ...age 50 Hz to 60 Hz Rated input frequency 7 1 A 120 VAC 3 5 A 240 VAC Rated input current 852 W Rated input power 2910 120 VAC 2870 240 VAC BTUs per hour 700 W Rated steady state power 60 GB capacity 7 200 rpm rotational speed SATA hard drive 700 W Power supply 8x 24x IDE DVD CD drive 4 x 1024 MB DDR2 SRAM ECC Memory 2 xPentium quad core Xeon processor 2 0 GHz Processor Ethernet Switch 2510 24 Spec...

Страница 234: ... Throughput 8 8 Gbps Switching capacity 8000 entries MAC address table size 68 BTU hr Maximum heat dissipation 100 127 VAC 200 240 VAC Voltage 0 75 A 0 4 A Current 20 W Power 50 60 Hz Frequency Ethernet Switch 2810 24G Specification Item 12 7 x 17 4 x 1 7 in 32 26 x 44 2 x 4 32 cm 1U height Dimensions 7 21 lb 3 27 kg fully loaded Weight 20 auto sensing 10 100 1000 ports IEEE 802 3 Type 10Base T IE...

Страница 235: ...dity noncondensing 2 1000 ft to 40 000 ft 1000 ft to 10 000 ft 1000 ft to 10 000 ft Altitude 5 1000 5 Hz 2 0 g sinusoidal 1 Octave min 3 axis 5 1000 5 Hz 1 0 g sinusoidal 1 Octave min 3 axis 5 1000 5 Hz 0 25 g sinusoidal 1 Octave min 3 axis Vibration 30 g every 11ms 1 2 sine pulse 3 axis 25 g every 11ms 1 2 sine pulse 3 axis 5 g every 11ms 1 2 sine pulse 3 axis Shock 1 All temperature ratings show...

Страница 236: ...Specifications 236 ...

Страница 237: ...ion and are therefore covered by these rules These rules place computers and related peripheral devices into two classes A and B depending upon their intended installation Class A devices are those that may reasonably be expected to be installed in a business or commercial environment Class B devices are those that may reasonably be expected to be installed in a residential environment for example...

Страница 238: ... the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo United States only This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received incl...

Страница 239: ...ective 73 23 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms in parentheses are the equivalent international standards and regulations EN 55022 CISPR 22 Electromagnetic Interference EN55024 IEC61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Electromagnetic Immunity EN61000 3 2 IEC61000 3 2 Power Line Harmonics EN61000 3 3 IEC61000 3...

Страница 240: ...A Equipment Class B Equipment Taiwanese Notices BSMI Class A Notice Taiwan Battery Recycle Statement Recovery text Please recycle waste batteries Recovery mark Four in one recycling symbol Regulatory Compliance Notices 240 ...

Страница 241: ...risk of exposure to hazardous radiation Do not try to open the module enclosure There are no user serviceable components inside Do not operate controls make adjustments or perform procedures to the laser device other than those specified herein Allow only HP Authorized Service technicians to repair the unit The Center for Devices and Radiological Health CDRH of the U S Food and Drug Administration...

Страница 242: ...French Laser Notice German Laser Notice Italian Laser Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices 242 ...

Страница 243: ...Japanese Laser Notice Spanish Laser Notice Recycling Notices English Notice HP StorageWorks 243 ...

Страница 244: ...Bulgarian Notice Czech Notice Danish Notice Dutch Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices 244 ...

Страница 245: ...Estonian Notice Finnish Notice French Notice German Notice HP StorageWorks 245 ...

Страница 246: ...Greek Notice Hungarian Notice Italian Notice Latvian Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices 246 ...

Страница 247: ...Lithuanian Notice Polish Notice Portuguese Notice Romanian Notice HP StorageWorks 247 ...

Страница 248: ...Slovak Notice Spanish Notice Swedish Notice Turkish Notice Türkiye Cumhuriyeti EEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur Regulatory Compliance Notices 248 ...

Страница 249: ...Battery Replacement Notices Dutch Battery Notice HP StorageWorks 249 ...

Страница 250: ...French Battery Notice German Battery Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices 250 ...

Страница 251: ...Italian Battery Notice Japanese Battery Notice HP StorageWorks 251 ...

Страница 252: ...Spanish Battery Notice Regulatory Compliance Notices 252 ...

Страница 253: ...al communications path usually consists of a succession of links each with its own bandwidth If one of these is much slower than the rest it is said to be a bandwidth bottleneck cartridge 1 A removable storage module that contains magnetic or optical disks magnetic tape or memory chips 2 Software emulation of the behavior and contents of a physical tape cartridge on alternate media such as disk is...

Страница 254: ...n disks rather than on tape Disk to disk backup systems provide a very fast single file restore capability compared with disk to tape backup See also data restore and virtual tape disk to disk to tape backup Archiving in which data is initially copied to backup storage on a disk based storage system such as a VLS and then periodically copied again to a tape storage system See also data migration d...

Страница 255: ...ware emulation of a physical tape library is called a virtual tape library See also virtual tape library logical unit number LUN An address used in the SCSI protocol to access a device within a target In the case of the VLS a LUN is assigned to each virtual library and tape drive LUN mapping A mechanism of changing the LUN assignments for a specific host LUN masking An authorization process that m...

Страница 256: ...lume can still be accessed normally RAID 6 level data storage Provides data disk striping at the byte level and also disk stripe error correction information RAID 6 configurations can tolerate two drive failures Even with two failed drives the data in a RAID 6 volume can still be accessed normally RAID 6 read performance is similar to RAID 5 since all drives can service read operations but the wri...

Страница 257: ...is requires the backup application to support the HP smart copy interface Smart copy is similar to snapshot SMI S Allows control of the virtual tape library by a connected destination library for the purpose of implementing automigration SMI S support allows applications attached to the VLS to detect the virtual library configuration and to allow some users to change the state of the VLS storage a...

Страница 258: ...world wide port name WWPN A unique 64 bit address used in an FC storage network to identify each device in an FC network Glossary 258 ...

Страница 259: ...le 90 job status 88 job summary 90 replication 49 reporting 86 restarting services 76 smart copy 49 supported library configurations 51 viewing cartridges in source libraries 63 availability window editing 69 B barcode templates adding 141 175 assigning 136 removing 141 175 removing battery replacement notices 249 C cabling Ethernet Switch 2510 24 32 Ethernet Switch 2524 32 Ethernet Switch 2810 24...

Страница 260: ...secondary node 211 USB LAN adapter 212 VLS12000 15 DVD CD drive 204 fan module 206 FBDIMM 208 power supply 205 SATA hard drive 202 configuration 111 171 existing EVA 17 rebuilding the library 215 restoring settings 180 214 saving settings 148 179 configuring current status reports 159 notifications 159 logical capacity 160 physical capacity 160 performance history reports 160 performance notificat...

Страница 261: ... of the policy window LAN WAN 58 at end of the policy window SAN 58 deduplication timeout 58 echo copy on mailslot eject 57 priority 58 retention days 57 send notification if cartridge not migrated in 58 send notification if cartridge not replicated in 58 sizing factor 57 start mirror of Out of Synch cartridges 58 Edit Configuration 87 Edit Data Protector Configuration 94 Edit LAN WAN Replication ...

Страница 262: ... In Use Deduplicating 87 Initializing 87 Initiate Tape Transport 79 installation 17 ESD precautions 17 grounding methods 18 identifying shipping carton contents 20 rack requirements 19 rack warnings 19 racking planning resources 19 removing packing materials 18 tools 17 unpacking 18 VLS12000 shipping carton contents 20 IP address setting 114 171 J Japanese notices 239 K Korean notices 240 L LAN WA...

Страница 263: ...tmask setting 114 171 network settings setting 111 171 viewing 111 171 node rack mounting VLS12000 components 199 configure primary node 33 configure secondary node 33 numbering 34 powering off 100 RAID volume failure recovery 216 rebooting 100 179 shipping carton contents VLS12000 20 VLS12000 access panel installing 202 access panel removing 202 extending from the rack 201 fan locations 192 front...

Страница 264: ... installing licenses 45 job history 89 exporting to CSV file 90 job status 88 job summary 90 outside the policy window systems with deduplication 81 outside the policy window systems without deduplication 74 reporting 86 restarting services 76 tape initialization 50 whole cartridge 50 replication target viewing slots 83 reports automated 166 configuring 159 current status 159 performance history 1...

Страница 265: ... SSL certificate installing 106 Start Day 59 Start mirror of Out of Synch cartridges 58 Start Time 59 status of cartridges 86 Stop Tape Export 80 storage pools configuring 42 destroying 44 recreating 215 storage reports 159 storage space freeing up 146 storage dynamically assigned 118 147 Subscriber s choice HP 220 suffix removing for deduplication 94 support and other resources 217 Support Ticket...

Страница 266: ...rranties VLS device emulations restarting 147 179 VLS12000 shipping carton contents 20 W Waiting for first backup 87 Waiting for policy window 87 warm failover defined 216 warning rack stability 219 warranties 221 web sites HP Subscriber s choice 220 websites customer self repair 221 HP documentation 217 HP storage 217 whole cartridge replication 50 Window Duration 59 workload assessment 165 runni...

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