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- Page 1 HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager user guide *572087-001* Part number: 572087-001 First edition: June 2009...
- Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2006, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents 1 Automated Storage Manager .............. 7 Software requirements ......................... 7 Software support ........................7 Installing the Automated Storage Manager Agent ................8 Installing the Automated Storage Manager Agent on network application servers ......8 Add an HP Storage System ......................9 Remove an HP Storage System ..................... - Page 4 Unexposing a snapshot ....................... 35 Reverting data to snapshots ....................36 Scheduling backups ........................36 Managing backups ........................37 Running a device backup ....................37 Running a virtual library backup ................... 37 Restoring data from backups ....................38 Using DPX to restore data ..................... 38 Setting the password for the ASMbackup user account .............
- Page 5 Tables Storage support on ASM ................... 7 Required software for ASM features ................8 Selecting storage group components to host ............... 15 Selecting database components to host ..............19 Advanced Storage Properties items ................23 Descriptions of RAID levels ..................25 General tab: Exchange properties ................
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Page 7: Automated Storage Manager
1 Automated Storage Manager HP StorageWorks X1000 Automated Storage Manager (ASM) is a storage hosting and management tool that radically simplifies: • Hosting storage for applications and shared folders, page 13 • Data protection, page 33 • Managing storage, page 43 •... -
Page 8: Installing The Automated Storage Manager Agent
“Using the Create a Shared Folder Wiz- File sharing services on local storage ard” on page 16. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with SP4 or later, SQL “Using the Host a SQL Server Database Wiz- Server 2005 with SP2 or later, and SQL Server ard”... -
Page 9: Add An Hp Storage System
NOTE: If the application server is in a remote location, use Remote Desktop Connection to access the server, copy the Agent installation files, and run the Agent installation. Navigate to the \Automated Storage Manager\Agent folder on the DVD. Double-click asmagentinstaller.exe. Follow the on-screen installation instructions. -
Page 10: Configure Application Credentials
Scaling display settings Changing the scaling settings customizes the size at which each application area or shared folder is displayed in the content pane. You can choose to scale each application area and shared folder so that it is displayed in proportion to its capacity (allocated storage size), or so that all the application areas and shared folders are displayed at the same size. -
Page 11: Resetting Iscsi Connections
NOTE: Any existing iSCSI connections must be reset before changes take effect. Resetting iSCSI connections If you use the Storage Networks dialog box to configure a preferred private storage network for iSCSI traffic and there are one or more existing iSCSI connections on the system, the new setting will not take effect until the existing connections are reset through iSCSI Initiator on the connected systems. - Page 12 Automated Storage Manager...
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Page 13: Hosting Storage For Applications And Shared Folders
2 Hosting storage for applications and shared folders The Automated Storage Manager (ASM) radically simplifies hosting application storage and shared folders on your HP Storage System, using storage-allocation wizards. Use storage-allocation wizards to allocate and configure storage for these applications: Application Description Notes... -
Page 14: Using The Host An Exchange Storage Group Wizard
Application Description Notes Allocate and configure storage for any remote application over the iSCSI pro- tocol or any other application that re- quires storage on the HP Storage System. A wizard assists you in allocating and configuring storage space. The wizard does not migrate user-defined “Using the Host a User-Defined User-Defined Applica- application data to your HP Storage... -
Page 15: Selecting Exchange Storage Group Components
Do one of the following: • Enter the host name of a server that hosts Exchange (exactly as it is registered in the domain). • Enter the IP address (IPv4) of a server that hosts Exchange. Click Next to open the Select Storage Group Components page (see “Selecting Exchange Server storage group components”... -
Page 16: Using The Create A Shared Folder Wizard
NOTE: It is not recommended to host both the LCR and the original Exchange components on a single HP Storage System. Using the Create a Shared Folder Wizard The Create a Shared Folder Wizard walks you through the process of creating a top-level shared folder (file share) on your HP Storage System, including allocating and configuring the required storage. -
Page 17: Naming A Shared Folder
Naming a shared folder Use the Enter a Shared Folder Name and Description page to provide ASM with a name and description for the shared folder. Enter the name for the shared folder. NOTE: The path to the shared folder is created by ASM and is based on the shared folder name. The Share Path field is Read Only . -
Page 18: Selecting A Server That Hosts Sql Server
Before you begin configuring storage for SQL Server • Make sure the ASM agent is installed on each server with SQL Server data you plan to host. • Make sure you have a current backup of your SQL Server data and logs. Accessing the Host a SQL Server Database Wizard In the Actions pane, select Host a SQL Server Database. -
Page 19: Selecting A Database Workload Type
Do one of the following: • Select all components (including all of its components) by checking the box next to the com- ponent. • Select individual database components by expanding the list and checking the boxes next to the components. You must select all the database components, including the log file, in a database if you want to run backups and/or take snapshots of the database using ASM. -
Page 20: Using The Host A User-Defined Application Wizard
Do one of the following: • Select Transaction processing (TP) for frequently updated, fast growing databases with large volumes of data requiring concurrent user access. • Select Decision support systems (DSS) for databases designed to handle queries on large amounts of data, typically used for data-mining applications. When you are done, click Next to open the Storage Allocation page (see “Allocating space for components”... -
Page 21: Entering An Application Name
• iSCSI LUN- Exposes a LUN to the remote server so the server can store data on the LUN. You will need to install an iSCSI initiator on your host server. Storage is provisioned for these applications. NOTE: A valid iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) is required to host a user-defined application as an iSCSI LUN. -
Page 22: Allocating Space For Components
In the name dialog box, type a name for your virtual library. In the Number of slots field, type or use the arrows to indicate how many slots are needed for your virtual library. When you are done, click Next to open the Storage Allocation page (see “Allocating space for components”... -
Page 23: Setting Advanced Storage Properties
NOTE: After storage space is allocated and configured using a wizard, only the following storage configuration settings can be changed: • Allocated space size • Percent full warning threshold • Enforce Allocated Limit (shared folders and local storage applications) After a logical disk is created, its configuration cannot be changed. Setting advanced storage properties Use the Advanced Storage Properties dialog box in the ASM wizards to change the allocated space size and default advanced configuration settings for each application component, user-defined... - Page 24 Physical storage Item Description Notes Hot spare required A hot spare is a hard drive reserved as a spare A hot spare is assigned at the array for storage space configured as RAID 1, 1+0, level. A LUN that does not require 5, or 6.
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Page 25: Descriptions Of Raid Levels
Customizing RAID levels Before you customize the default RAID level setting, review Table 6 to see how the different RAID levels affect performance, capacity, and data protection level. Unless you customize the advanced configuration settings, the wizard configures the storage space with the default values shown on the Advanced window: •... - Page 26 RAID level Description Offers the best combination of data protection and performance. RAID 1+0 or drive mirroring creates fault tolerance by storing duplicate sets of data on a minimum of four hard drives. There must be an even number of drives for RAID 1+0. RAID 1+0(10) and RAID 1 are the most costly fault tolerance methods because they require 50 percent of the drive capacity to store the redundant data.
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Page 27: Selecting Data Protection
NOTE: For shared folders and local storage applications, you can set an enforceable limit (or quota) for allocated storage, as well as a warning threshold. For more information, see Enforcing an allocated storage limit for shared folders and local storage applications. - Page 28 • Tape or Other Device (Alternate location backup) Data is copied off of this HP Storage System to tape, other disks, or other types of storage media. This enables long term storage and disaster recovery. See Scheduling backups on page 29 for more information. Replication (Live backup) Live data and snapshots (for target HP Storage Systems running ASM) •...
- Page 29 Scheduling backups IMPORTANT: • Before you schedule alternate location backups, install a tape library or other physical device and add it to the same Data Protector Express Management Domain as your HP Storage System. • Installing a tape library that can accommodate the media rotation type required by your environ- ment requires tape storage management experience.
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Page 30: Reviewing Task Summary And Scheduling Tasks
Click Jobs and Media in the Favorites pane, located on the left side of the main window. Double-click ASMbackup on the right side of the main window. Select the backup job for the application or shared folder whose backup schedule you want to edit. -
Page 31: Monitoring Task Completion Status
Do one of the following: • To go back and change your selections, click Back. • To run the listed tasks immediately, click Finish. • The Task Viewer opens, running the tasks required to configure storage and migrate data. Monitoring task completion status for more information. -
Page 32: Cancelling Tasks
Cancelling tasks To cancel an uncompleted task, select the task and click Cancel Selected Task. Click Yes to confirm. Tasks canceled after they have started may not cancel immediately. A task will stop running when the last subtask started is completed. All subtasks listed below the last completed subtask are not completed and cannot be restarted. -
Page 33: Managing Data Protection
3 Managing data protection The Automated Storage Manager provides data protection through the use of snapshots, backups, and replication. You can configure these data protection methods through the Data Protection page of ASM's application wizards, or you can configure and modify data protection settings after running the wizards by accessing the Snapshots, Backup and Replication actions in the ASM Actions pane. -
Page 34: Managing Snapshots
Enter a start time for snapshots. To add another snapshot to the snapshot schedule, repeat steps 2 through 5. To delete a snapshot from the snapshot schedule, select the snapshot and click Remove. Click OK . Managing snapshots From the Manage Snapshots dialog box, you can take, delete, expose, unexpose, and revert snapshots. NOTE: If replication is enabled and the replication target is an ASM, snapshots are replicated to the target side. -
Page 35: Unexposing A Snapshot
and the Latest data snapshot cannot be exposed while data is being synchronized from the source HP Storage System. The Manage Snapshots dialog box on ASM replication target systems indicates both the Source Date & Time and local (or target) date and time that snapshots are taken. Note that these time stamps are listed in the local time of the replication source and target systems. -
Page 36: Reverting Data To Snapshots
Select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, or user-defined application in the content pane. In the Actions pane, click Snapshots and then click Manage Snapshots. The Manage Snapshots dialog box displays. Select an exposed snapshot from the snapshot list. Click Unexpose. -
Page 37: Managing Backups
Select a Data Protector Express media rotation type from the list. Type or use the arrows to indicate a time for the backup to begin. For backups to tape or other devices, select the backup device. For local virtual library backups, select the size for the virtual library. A default value will be recommended, based on the selected rotation type and component size. -
Page 38: Restoring Data From Backups
Restoring data from backups ASM allows you to restore data to your HP Storage System from the latest backups created using Data Protector Express. You can choose to overwrite the existing data with the backup, or restore the backup to an unused space on your HP Storage System so you can selectively overwrite existing data. If you want to restore data using a backup other than the latest backup, see Selecting files for restoring in the HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express Users Guide and Technical Reference for more information. -
Page 39: Setting The Password For The Asmbackup User Account
Select the restore job for the application or shared folder whose data you want to restore. NOTE: To modify properties of the job, right-click the Restore Job Properties. For example, you may want to choose a different device from which to restore or select different version of files to restore. -
Page 40: Installing Data Protector Express On Other Machines
Type the Data Protector Express admin password. Type in the new password for the ASMbackup account. Confirm the new password by typing it in again. Installing Data Protector Express on other machines The Data Protector Express installation on the HP Storage System acts as the master server for a Data Protector Express Management Domain. -
Page 41: Pausing And Resuming Replication
IMPORTANT: In order to use replication with the HP Storage System, HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring version 5.0.2 or later must be installed on the replication source and all replication targets. To install a trial version of HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring, in the HP Storage System Management console, double-click Data Protection and then click HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring. - Page 42 In the content pane, select an Exchange storage group, SQL Server database, user-defined application, or shared folder that is currently replicating data in the content pane. In the Actions pane, click Replication and then click Pause replication to <target>. Click Yes to confirm the pause operation. To resume replication, select the component in the content pane, and in the Actions pane, click Replication and then click Resume replication to <target>.
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Page 43: Managing Storage
4 Managing storage After an application is hosted or shared folder is created on your HP Storage System using a storage-allocation wizard, you can manage its storage and data by: • Increasing or reducing the allocated storage, page 43 • Changing the percent full warning threshold, page 44 •... -
Page 44: Changing The Percent Full Warning Threshold
Changing the percent full warning threshold You can change the percent full warning threshold value for an application component, user-defined application, or shared folder after storage is initially allocated and configured using a storage-allocation wizard. See Setting a percent full warning threshold on page 26 for more information. -
Page 45: Changing Permissions, Names, Descriptions, Or Paths Of Shared Folders
Select the application component or user-defined application to remove in the content pane. In the Actions pane, click Remove from View. A confirmation dialog box opens. Do one of the following: • Click OK to remove the item from view. •... - Page 46 Managing storage...
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Page 47: Monitoring Storage
5 Monitoring storage ASM provides storage-management functions so you can quickly view used and allocated storage, and percent full warning thresholds settings for application and shared folder storage on your HP Storage System. You have a choice of these views for the content pane: •... -
Page 48: Accessing Application And Shared Folder Properties
Application storage properties are displayed in order of hierarchy in an expandable and collapsible view. Click the Expand tree icon next to each application to view the used and allocated storage properties for the hosted application components. Click the Collapse tree icon next to expanded applications to hide the application component storage properties. -
Page 49: General Tab: Exchange Properties
Properties window ASM provides properties information for Exchange, Exchange storage groups, and components for storage hosted on your HP Storage System. The following lists the tabs available in the properties window, and in parenthesis, if it applies to Exchange, Exchange storage groups, or Exchange storage group components. -
Page 50: Storage Tab: Exchange Storage Group Component Properties
• Storage tab—(Exchange storage group components) Displays the storage group component's storage space, including allocated space, used space, free space, and the following storage al- location details: Table 9 Storage tab: Exchange storage group component properties Property Value Path to the file directory on the server that hosts Exchange where the storage group component's data is saved by Exchange. -
Page 51: Mail Store Tab: Exchange Storage Group Component Properties
• Mail Store tab—Displays the status and properties of the mail store reported byt the Exchange server. Table 10 Mail Store tab: Exchange storage group component properties Value Description Mail Store Name Name of storage group mail store. Online The storage group mail store is available for use. Path to the file that stores all messages submitted through MAPI, as Database File well as the database tables that define mailboxes, messages, folders,... -
Page 52: General Tab: Shared Folder Properties
Value Description Indicates whether or not circular logging is enabled. If enabled, a Circular Logging new log entry will replace the oldest log entry when the size limit is reached. Replication Type Indicates if LCR is being used. LCR Status Indicate Exchange warnings for LCR. - Page 53 Property Value Name of the volume on your HP Storage System where the shared Storage System Volume - Name folder is stored. Status of the volume that holds the shared folder on your HP Storage Storage System Volume - Status System.
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Page 54: Operating Status: Sql Server Properties
window, and in parenthesis, which applications are applicable: SQL Server, SQL Server databases or SQL Server database components. • General tab—(SQL Server, SQL Server database, SQL Server database component) Displays the name of the application, the total capacity reserved for the application, and its operating status: Table 15 Operating status: SQL Server properties Status indicator Value... -
Page 55: Data File Tab: Sql Server Database Component Properties
Property Value Name of the volume on the server that hosts SQL Server to which SQL Server saves the database component's data. The volume resides on the Application Server Volume - Name iSCSI LUN (logical disk) exported by ASM to the server that hosts SQL Server. -
Page 56: Log Tab: Sql Server Database Component Properties
• Log tab—Displays the log file's free space and the following storage allocation details about the SQL Server log file. Table 19 Log tab: SQL Server database component properties Value Description Log Name Name of database log file. Relative path to where the database log file is stored on the server that File Name hosts SQL Server. -
Page 57: Storage Tab: User-Defined Application Properties
• Storage tab—Displays the user-defined application's storage space, including allocated space, used space, free space, and the following storage allocation details: Table 21 Storage tab: User-defined application properties Property Value Path to the file directory on the application server where the user-defined application data is saved by the user-defined application. -
Page 58: Operating Status: Virtual Library Properties
Accessing properties for virtual libraries ASM provides properties information for virtual libraries on your HP Storage System. Using properties information, you can determine the status of all remote backup virtual libraries monitored by ASM, and any warning or critical status indicators. In the Actions pane, select Application View. -
Page 59: Virtual Library Tab: Virtual Library Properties
Property Value Type of physical disk designated for the hot spare. Physical disk types Virtual array - Physical disk type include SAS, SATA, and SCSI. • Warning Threshold tab — Allows you to change the percent full warning threshold value for the user-defined application. -
Page 60: Storage View
• Details tab — Displays the following replication target component values: Table 26 Details tab: Replication target component properties Property Value Replication source host name Name of server that hosts the replication source component. Operational status of the server that hosts the replication source com- Status ponent. -
Page 61: Accessing Storage Area Properties
NOTE: A logical disk can only have one RAID configuration, so an application's components will reside on more than one logical disk if different RAID levels are selected for the application components using the storage-allocation wizard. To view all the storage properties for an item listed in the content pane, see Accessing storage area properties. -
Page 62: Operating Status: General Tab
General tab—Based on the application opened, logical disks or volumes, it will list the operating status for that application only. Table 27 Operating status: General tab Status indicator Value The storage is online. No alerts. Warning See the Alerts list for more information. Critical See the Alerts list for more information. -
Page 63: Application Server View
Property Value Storage System Volume - RAID The RAID level to which the volume is configured. See Customizing RAID Level levels on page 25 for more information. Storage System Volume - RAID The RAID stripe size to which the volume is configured. See Table Stripe Size on page 23 for more information. - Page 64 Accessing properties for application server volumes ASM provides properties information for application server volumes created on the iSCSI LUNs exported by ASM to the application server. In the Actions pane, select Application Server View. Do one of the following: • Select an application server volume in the content pane and then click Properties in the Actions pane.
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Page 65: Storage Utilization View
Click one of the following tabs: • General tab—Displays the name of the volume on the application server, the volume type, and status: Table 30 Operating status: Application server volume properties Status indicator Value The storage is online. Warning See the Alerts list for more information. Critical See the Alerts list for more information. -
Page 66: Automated Storage Manager Alerts
The storage value for each application hosted, the shared folders pool, unallocated storage, and data not managed by ASM is displayed according to its percentage of total capacity, using colors selected in the Color Options window. The total capacity of your HP Storage System is divided into the following areas: •... -
Page 67: Index
Index log file properties for database, 56 accessing application and shared folder log properties for storage groups, 52 properties, 48 accessing application server properties, 63 accessing properties for SQL Server, 53 Mailstore database, 51 for application server volumes, 64 Microsoft Exchange Server Exchange, 48 accessing properties, 48... - Page 68 SQL Server database components Storage properties, 55 SQL Server properties operating status values, 54 status icons, 47 Storage properties Exchange storage group components, 50 SQL Server database components, 55 Storage properties shared folders, 53 Storage View, 47, 60 user-defined application pool accessing properties, 56 user-defined applications...