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1. Search vn A LDEY 2 fa Volume Status fa 2 Can Migrate 2 migration Group x Host Jie Subsystem EE L 2 Used Ma Unni PDD 10 26 116 10 Biu Used Ne Unknown xP 10000610 208 116 10 2 3 Figure 6 6 Create Migration Group Storage Tier Name Pop up Window Enter information for the migration group you are creating in the Create Migration Group Storage Domain Name pop up window enter the necessary information Name required Enter the migration group name The migration group name must be unique within the storage domain You can check other migration group names that exist within the same storage domain by clicking the Show All Migration Groups button You can enter up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When creating a migration group an error occurs if You have not entered a Name The character string you entered for Name is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Can Migrate Specify whether or not the migration group you created can be migrated Yes The migration group can be migrated No The migration group cannot be migrated Usually select YES You can prevent a group from being migrated accidentally by specifying No for a group you do not want to migrate Description Enter a desc
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3. Both of the following conditions exist e The representative LDEV is included in the migration destination storage tier e LDEVs other than the representative LDEV are not included in the migration destination storage tier Review the migration volume pair If you migrate LDEVs other than the representative LDEV first re specify the migration destination volume and then perform migration Both of the following conditions exist e The representative LDEV is not included in the migration destination storage tier e _LDEVs other than the representative LDEV are included in the migration destination storage tier Review the migration volume pair Create a storage tier that includes the representative LDEV and the status will change to situation 1 See the recommended action column for situation 1 and take appropriate action 93 For details on the Migrate Step 4 of 4 popup window see 7 3 Steps for Performing a Migration 12 2 Troubleshooting Procedures 12 3 Message and Trace Logs 12 3 1 If an error occurs while you are using Tiered Storage Manager follow the troubleshooting procedures shown in Figure 12 1 1 Check the error status Take appropriate action according to the error message If you cannot resolve the problem 2 Gheck the log Determine the error according to the log and take appropriate action If you cannot resolve the problem contact cu
4. Can Migrate fa fe Migration Group DS Host EE Subsystem Ell Controller Array Group E E Amay Group TI ain Free Vea 00006 10 208 116 106 1 2 4 121 T im Leed D deinen 10000810 208 116 105 1 31 1 31 ii Used Ves Venter Grupit Unkresen ae 208 116 106 131 L ait Used PS Jesse Group Unknown lPi A 116 105 F 31 E Kc I used Yes Fbgration Group Unire pa 208 116 105 1 31 3 1 KO Used Tag Migration Group Unknown 10000810 AE 116 105 1 31 fee 75 Lied Yes Migration Groupie Upkrewn POCO 8 116 106 1 3 1 1 3 1 CR used vas igation Geet Unionen TEEN 116 106 1 41 1 31 CFE used Ves Migration Groupi hwseer EE 208 116 105 1 41 1 31 I T T e EY Sien FOTTT Heder Figure 10 6 Add Volume Migration Group Name Pop up Window Displaying Volume Search Result List If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the volume search results list you cannot select the volume as a migration target volume 6 Select volumes you want to add 81 0p Q CO O Cc qv S CO CO D D To add all the volumes click Select All To clear all the selected volumes click Unselect All 7 Click the Next button The Add Volume Confirmation window displays as shown in Figure 10 7 Tal ken Harosafl Taieri Frp FEI EI Controller Array Group 2 Aray Group fa x RAD Level a x DEI 0308 116 105 1 2 1 21 RARBG ele Ukrani pogo 208 116 E 1 31
5. OPEK V RADSEDMF OPERY RADSGD 1P RADSBD 1PF EHM RADSED 1F Figure 7 5 Migrate Step 2 of 4 Pop up Window After Tiered Storage Manager selects from the selected migration target storage tier a candidate migration target volume corresponding to each volume in the migration group the Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window displays a list of volume pairs This list allows you to modify the migration target volumes If you do not have to modify the migration target volumes go to step 10 5 Click the Modify button displayed to the left next of the desired migration target volume and then modify the migration target volume The Modify Volume Pair pop up window displays for the volume pair containing the migration target volume you are changing In the Modify Volume Pair pop up window information on the migration source volume such as an LDEV and a list of migration target candidate volumes display as shown in Figure 7 6 below A S esckfw Ychemg HMlappirga k rsesolt Internet Faplorer PIE EG Modi Volume Pais KZ Ee Rae Geen 218 216 ti CH RAIDEAD 1P 2168 PET 216 D a Pa l 31 RAIDSGO 4P 216 TESTEN 176 106 218 ee oe E e El D Sites Figure 7 6 Modify Volume Pair Pop up Window You can use the following buttons on the Modify Volume Pair window Save and Continue Saves the modification and allows you to modify another migration target volume Save and Close Saves the modification and
6. E Ipsed Z nceg Marssg r E Co arm r at Mi Le Jore A WEED Storage 1873 Hr tni in n ii PBT Mundo w Figure 6 2 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow ox O o Ces ol ke D gt CH Ke Ces ab O O 3 Specify the filter conditions you want to apply to the storage domain volume search Search Type Select And or Or as the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select an LDEV a host name and other conditions from a pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To remove a filter condition click the Remove button To re order the filter conditions click the or the Y button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 4 Click the Show Volume List button in the Search Volumes Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow The Search Volumes Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow redisplays including a list of volumes that meet the filter conditions you just specified If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the list of volumes you cannot migrate that volume 5 Click the Create Migration Group button The Create Migration Group Search Volumes Storage Domain Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 6 3 51 3 Treabe Migr aton Group been Wi Flcresoll
7. have confirmed it an error message dialog box displays 4 Click the OK button The deletion processing begins and the Deletion In Progress window displays When the deletion has been completed the Delete Storage Tier Result pop up window displays 5 Click the Close button 76 10 Managing Migration Groups This chapter describes managing migration groups which includes the following operations Viewing a List of Migration Groups 10 1 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Group 10 2 Changing Migration Group Attribute Information 10 3 e Adding a Volume to a Migration Group 10 4 e Removing a Volume from a Migration Group 10 5 Deleting a Migration Group 10 6 For more information on creating migration groups see 6 10 1 Viewing a List of Migration Groups You can view a list of migration groups to check the following o Storage domain name to which a migration group belongs Destination storage tier for a migration The destination storage tier displays If a migration has never been performed nothing displays e Status of migration The time at which the last migration was completed Migration availability whether or not a migration is possible Number of volumes within a migration group You can check the number of volumes within a migration group The total capacity of the volumes within a migration group You can view the list of migration groups in tw
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9. 23 canceling migration task before execution 88 changing user information 21 changing attribute information for migration group 78 for storage domain 68 for storage tier 73 Character Strings Representing Reasons a Volume Cannot Be a Migration Source or Target 25 choosing task ID displayed in task list 86 CLI client 13 CLPR 22 common items displayed in information frame 33 Help 34 object address 33 subwindow name 34 common items displayed in method frame 33 information table 33 method name 33 subwindow name 33 common items displayed in pop up dialog box 34 dialog box name 34 Help 34 object address 34 creating migration group based on result of storage domain volume search 51 based on result of storage tier volume search 53 by selecting migration groups object in storage domain 49 creating storage domain 35 creating storage tier based on results of storage domain volume search 42 by selecting storage tiers object from storage domain 39 D data migration 12 deleting migration group 83 migration task 88 storage domain 69 storage tier 76 detailed information viewing for migration tasks 92 93 displaying settings of Migrate Step n of 4 pop up window 63 domain control storage subsystem migration in 18 migration with external storage subsystem 19 domain controller domain controller for which the PSA is managing SLPR operation 22 E elements
10. The information frame displays the Search Volumes Storage Tier Name subwindow as shown in Figure 6 5 53 A HP Storage Werks MM Tlered Sieg ze Fier Management Consche Hiosa Iniernel Espanet f Smmwommma oss ETT TT Gude P Figure 6 5 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow 3 Specify the filter conditions for the volume search Search Type Select And or Or as the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select an LDEV a host name and other conditions from a pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To remove a filter condition click the Remove button To re order the filter conditions click the A or the x button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 4 Click the Show Volume List button in the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow The Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow redisplays including a list of volumes that meet the filter conditions you just specified If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the list of volumes you cannot select the volume as a migration target volume 5 Click the Create Migration Group button The Create Migration Group Storage Tier Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 6 6 54 J HP orage Werks ir Tlered Sieg zue F ng Hiep Consche Se rose
11. 10 206 116 106 Subtyeiem Display Model 10000 i Se Li knosri Subsysiem Saral Number rf Subsystem Vendor HP Amay Group Cordrellar 131 Zeng Group Subsystem we RAR Lowel RAIDS C iP Disk Type Unknown Caperiy EST kp Volumo Lock Status luetsckeg Emulsion Type OG chy Business Copy xP Simplex Continuous Access XP Senplex Certsupug Accerg XF Jouenal Simplex Snapshot F Senplen cvs Yes Number Of LOEV s P En i T ne Figure 9 3 Volume Detailed Information Device Number Pop up Window e Detailed information on the selected migration group When you select Migration Group Name in the Volume List you can check the detailed information on the migration group that contains the selected volume in the Migration Group Detailed Information Storage Tier Name pop up window as shown in Figure 9 4 You can also perform operations such as adding and deleting volumes for the displayed migration group in this window 71 A Det sed Ted bam Se Ablon Creugll Micrel deet Explorer Detailed Information Migration Groupll Migration Group i Dommen Ailen DASS 14 22 20 Last Modify Time DANNE 142273 JA A i i 3 E a i V o ab CH Ke O N CH ks CH ol gt conn sl Pon ENEN suspen constr Aray OE ey oe EI RAO temi EENE Ves Unkneven STOOD 308 176 105 1 31 Vel RALSED 1 202 Hed Tea Lir
12. 14 Migration of LUSE Configuration 27 2 Getting Started with the GUI This chapter describes getting started using Tiered Storage Manger with the Web client GUI It includes the following sections e Preparing for GUI Operations section 2 1 e Guidelines for Using the GUI section 2 2 Logging In section 2 3 Logging Out section 2 4 e Starting Tiered Storage Manager section 2 5 Using Tiered Storage Manager Windows section 2 6 2 1 ew for GUI Operations Before starting Tiered Storage Manager operation you must check the following Storage Subsystem All the storage subsystems being managed by Tiered Storage Manager must be connected by a LAN and must be accessible from the Tiered Storage Manager s management server and management clients A storage subsystem being used as a domain controller must be connected to the external subsystem and a logical device within that external subsystem must be mapped to the domain controller The term domain controller in this user s guide refers to the StorageWorks XP12000 and the StorageWorks XP10000 Device Manager server The Device Manager server must be installed and set up in advance so that it is fully ready for use For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide Tiered Storage Manager server The Tiered Storage Manager server must be installed and set up in a
13. 2 6 2 About the Navigation Frame Use the navigation frame to select an operation object in Tiered Storage Manager These are listed under Object Tier When you select an operation in this frame the method and information frames display a subwindow that allows you to start the operation Refresh Click Refresh at the top of the navigation frame to refresh information and re open the navigation frame Tiered Storage Manager Select Tiered Storage Manager to display a subwindow in the method and information frames that allows you to start Tiered Storage Manager D o Es z 5 D S Op D Ke D O Storage Domains Select Storage Domains to display a subwindow in the method and information frames that allows you to start creating and managing storage domains Storage Tiers Select Storage Tiers to display a subwindow in the method and information frames that allows you to start creating and managing storage tiers Migration Groups Select Migration Groups to display a subwindow in the method and information frames that allows you to start creating and managing migration groups 32 Tasks Select Tasks to display a subwindow in the method and information frames that allows you to start managing tasks 2 6 3 About the Method Frame Use the Method frame to select an operation When you select an operation in this frame the information frame displays the associated subwindow The Method frame may also display a po
14. 8 Characters 43 The maximum number of characters you can enter in the Name and Description columns is limited to the specified number of permitted bytes in UTF 8 encoding One ASCII character equals 1 byte in UTF 8 Other characters are from 1 to 3 bytes in UTF 8 44 5 Applying Filter Conditions Tiered Storage Manager allows you to specify and apply filter conditions to help you identify and classify data you are migrating more easily You can specify up to 30 volume filter conditions using various types of attributes of volumes in a storage subsystem as condition elements For volume filter conditions the condition elements that can be used in a Web client are as follows Creating a storage tier in a storage domain Specify volume filter conditions when creating a storage tier These become part of the definition of the storage tier You can change the definitions later by changing the filter conditions Selecting a migration target volume from the storage tier Specify volume filter conditions during a migration operation Tiered Storage Manager selects a migration target candidate volume that matches the filter conditions from the storage tier Viewing a list of volumes in a storage domain or storage tier You can view a list of volumes that match the specified filter conditions You can check volume locations or attributes from the list You can use the following condition elements from the Web client Conditions
15. Ben TI TT Hedda Figure 8 2 Show Properties Storage Domain Name Subwindow 8 3 Searching Volumes in a Storage Domain You can use filter conditions to search volumes in a storage domain and reference volume information for the volumes that match those conditions You cannot search or reference volumes during a refresh You can create a storage tier and migration group in a storage domain by searching a volume in that storage domain To search volumes in a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Object name for the volume to be searched The information frame displays the Show Properties Storage Domain Name subwindow 2 Inthe method frame select the Search Volumes method The Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow displays as shown in Figure 8 3 65 A HP Storage Works XP Tiered Storage Manager Managemen Coste Microcell bniet Explorer Dr HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager ae z erd Logout Gol I Grofe beset rk Daman e Breed SJorspe Manager Show Properties parch Volumes frest Lat Objects D i vera 8 em i O R Figure 8 3 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow 3 Specify the filter conditions for searching the volumes in the storage domain Search Type Select And or Or for the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select items such as LDEVs or host names from the pull down menu To add
16. Group Name pop up window displays 3 Click the Remove Volume button The Remove Volume Migration Group Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 8 The Remove Volume button does not display if a volume has not been registered in the migration group 82 T Berrier Volume Migration Grosp l Mkrosalt Lebanese Faplorer move Volume Migration Groapil Hala Nea Cancel ID Plesse select voles 10 be remeved bom this Group LDEY 2 E volume Status 2 Can Migrate 2 e Migration Group 2 Ee Host 2 2 Sobeyetem 2 2 Contralier Aray Group a 2 Anay Group F 206 l d Tas Migration Group PIE 0 308 196 105 1 4 1 ti r Ud Ves Migration Greet MP OORO 208 116 105 1 4 1 pet Cm 405 used ves migration Greg Tenonoogn0 208 116 105 1 4 1 LA T aE used ves mbgration rougdi ign 308 116 105 1 4 1 1 4 1 F AOF I used Ves Migration GraypOi amer 208 116 105 1 4 1 i mE PRLI Used vas I Migration Grupil1 TEE 209 116 105 1 4 1 td 1 F AU leng Ves pp Gropi aeg 208 116 104 1 4 1 LA r y used ves Migration Grupi ingem 508 116 105 fre td L Sau used ves IS Grupi mogn 116 106 1 4 1 1 4 1 Nen Ceci L nl 8 Sie ITT ee Figure 10 8 Remove Volume Migration Group Name Pop up Window 4 Select the volume you are removing Select Select All to remove all volumes or Unselect All to unselect all volumes 5 Click the Next
17. Storage Manager on a browser For details about the window click the Help button on the window and refer to the displayed Tiered Storage Manager GUI Help Command Line Interface CLI client This client directly operates the command line so you can batch operations such as migration Refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager CLI Reference Guide for details 1 2 Deciding When to Migrate Data Migrating data helps increase the efficiency of an entire storage system You can decide to migrate data When the importance of data changes Q O en O f U O D KL L D GA 2 e When storage performance needs to be improved e When the storage environment changes Tiered Storage Manager migrates data between storage subsystems E NOTE In this manual the term domain controller refers to the following products e StorageWorks XP12000 10000 e StorageWorks XP10000 1 2 1 When the Importance of Data Changes You can migrate data in line with the concept of Data Lifecycle Management DLCM so that data used frequently is stored in high performance high price storage and data used less frequently is stored in low performance low price storage You can migrate data between high and low performance storage subsystems depending on how often it is used Figure 1 3 illustrates migration according to the life cycle of data High performance storage High performance storage Access frequency drops ove
18. Tiered Storage Manager server You can use multiple domain controller on a single Tiered Storage Manager server Each storage domain name must therefore be unique within its Tiered Storage Manager server You cannot delete or change the attribute information of a storage domain while the status of a migration task is Active or Standby If you create or delete a storage domain Tiered Storage Manager automatically refreshes information For information on the Refresh operation see 1 7 Performing a Refresh A Partition Storage Administrator PSA cannot create a storage domain for a domain controller that manages Storage Logical Partition SLPR operations Only the System Administrator and Storage Administrator can create change or delete a storage domain The System Administrator Storage Administrator and Guests who have access privileges can reference storage domains You can create a storage domain by specifying the following attributes Storage domain name 8 Description Model and serial number of the domain controller or domain controller name When you create a new storage domain information is refreshed 3 2 Storage Domains and Migration Groups A migration group is a group of volumes that are collectively migrated in one operation This means that volumes in a migration group have the same characteristics volumes which store databases for a certain business system etc To create a migration group use search co
19. Y button 12 n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 4 Click the Show Volume List button The Search Volumes Storage Tier Name subwindow redisplays as shown in Figure 9 6 showing a list of volumes that meets the filter conditions you just specified HP Storage Profit Abad Heis Con Migrate E E Migration Group Ex Host DS Subsystem Ell Ne Jonk nos Pe 100 908 1 16 10 Ink pap Pi 10 308 116 16 Migration G p ip Inik miy P10000E 10 6 116 10 k TN P10000E 10 08 116 10 Figure 9 6 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow Displaying a List of Volumes If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the list of volumes that volume cannot be migrated The Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow displays the following button Create Migration Group button You can create a migration group from the volume search results For information on creating a migration group by clicking the Create Migration Group button see 6 3 Creating a Migration Group Based on the Result of Storage Domain Volume Searches 9 4 Changing Storage Tier Attribute Information You can change the attribute information of a storage tier such as the name of the storage tier or the filter conditions When changing the filter conditions change the attribute information for the storage tier However you cannot
20. a filter condition click the Add Condition button To delete a filter condition click the Delete button To re order the filter conditions click the A button or the Y button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 4 Click the Show Volume List button in the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow The Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow redisplays as shown in Figure 8 4 including a list of volumes that meet the filter conditions you just specified A HP Storage Marki Vi Tlered Shortage Manager iaa Console bono Ir erret Faplener Be r Ve Favorites Tools heb is ar 4 HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Jo Tools Logout Close I Profile Abo Search Type F And Or Conditiont Emulation Typ is foren v LOEW 2 be Volume Status a x Can Migrate 2 E Migration Group al ad Host a fe Subsystem fe i LI Free Yet XP TD000E 0 208 116 10 Unknown PF100006 10 28 116 10 Migration Geouplt unknown KP VDO T0 A8 116 10 Migration pupill Unknown 10000810 208 116 10 Migrations Groupi Unknown P OOOO VO 28 116 10 Migration Groupi Unknown PO T0 28 116 10 rs T Hud Figure 8 4 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow Displaying a List of Volumes If Volume Status for a volume s
21. at the start or end of the array group name are disregarded If starts with or contains is specified Multiple elements cannot be specified If starts with is specified space characters at the end are included in the filter string If contains is specified space characters at the start or end are included in the filter string Filter by RAID level and RAID Level is Level RAID drive setting is not Select a RAID level from the drop down list The displayed items are e RAIDO RAIDO 1 RAID1 RAID1 0 RAID5 RAID6 Drive Conf Select a RAID drive setting from the drop down list You cannot specify this value if the RAID level is not being used as a filter condition The displayed items change according to the specified RAID level For example for RAIDO 1 the following items are displayed 2D 2P 3D 3P 4D 4P 5D 5P 6D 6P 7D 7P 8D 8P Filter by disk type Disk Type is Select a disk type from the drop down list The displayed items is not are e FC e AT e BD Filter by volume capacity Capacity gt Enter an integer from 0 to 9223372036854775807 2 1 to gt indicate the capacity of the volume lt When specifying volume capacity you must also specify the lt unit of capacity Select the unit of the volume capacity from the drop down list lt gt The displayed items are e KB e MB e GB e TB dE je O C O O C dl LL O E gt Si Q lt Filter by volume lock status Volume
22. ends the execution results from the refresh are displayed in the Refresh Result pop up window 4 Click the Close button Operations Allowed during a Refresh During a refresh you can view a list of storage domains and their properties You can view the following items On the List Objects Storage Domain Name subwindow e Name of a storage domain e Number of storage tiers within a storage domain e Number of migration groups within a storage domain e Status of the refresh operation e On the Show Properties Storage Domain Name subwindow 67 e Name of a storage domain e Number of storage tiers e Number of migration groups that can be accessed by the logged on user e The latest refresh date and time e Refresh Status e Description 8 5 Changing Storage Domain Attribute Information You can change attribute information name and description for a selected storage domain You cannot change the attribute information for the storage domain while the status of a migration task is active or standby or while a refresh is being performed To change the attribute information for a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Name object for which you want to change attribute information The information frame displays the List Objects Storage Domain Name subwindow 2 Inthe method frame select the Modify Storage Domain method The Modify Storage Domain Storage Domain Name pop up window displays as shown
23. for Tiered Storage Manager Device Manager and Command View XP AE Suite Common Component The repositories are managed by Command View XP AE Suite Common Component The repository types are e Repository for Tiered Storage Manager Manages information defined for migration and the status of the Tiered Storage Manager server 22 Repository for Device Manager Manages system and hardware information about storage subsystems managed by Device Manager Repository for Command View XP AE Suite Common Component Common to all Command View XP AE Suite software It manages data displayed in display areas common to Web client series products If a Web client or CLI client gives an instruction to perform a refresh this repository does not change The cache is information that is imported from the Device Manager repositories to a database repository for Tiered Storage Manager 1 7 2 When to Perform a Refresh You must perform a refresh After changing logical device or hardware configurations see section 1 7 2 1 After registering or performing a migration task see section 1 7 2 2 E NOTE Tiered Stored Manager automatically performs a refresh when you add or delete a storage domain You cannot perform a refresh If a storage domain is managed with PSA permissions an error message displays During another operation including another refresh an error message displays E NOTE It takes some time to refresh the Tiered Storage Ma
24. giving the group an appropriate name and by setting an explanation of the group as an attribute you can easily identify the group of volumes to be migrated You can also prevent a group of volumes from migrating accidentally by disabling migration for that group 1 1 3 Defining Migration Target Volumes You can define a group of target volumes in advance for a particular purpose such as access speed reliability or bit cost In response to a request from a user you can also migrate data whose usage value has dropped from a high performance storage subsystem to a low performance storage subsystem You can select the group you need when you are migrating data to suit your specific requirements without having to specify any detailed conditions Such volume groups can be created for example on a storage subsystem CLPR or array group basis 1 1 4 Using the External Storage Connection Function Using the external storage connection function of StorageWorks XP12000 10000 you connect to various types of storage subsystems using fiber channels thereby integrating the subsystems into a single virtual storage subsystem You select volumes within this storage subsystem as the migration source or target This means you can migrate data without worrying about the different types of storage subsystems 1 1 5 Using HTSM With Clients You can use Tiered Storage Manager with two types of clients e Web client This client enables you to operate Tiered
25. in Figure 8 6 A S eekte Gherege Dour Pamani Hioresoll Inbernet Fxplorer PIE EG Bodity Socaqe Domain Domain Fields marked with must be filled in Moe er Figure 8 6 Modify Storage Domain Storage Domain Name Pop up Window 3 Specify the items you are changing Name required Enter the name of the storage domain When the Modify Storage Domain Storage Domain Name pop up window displays the current storage domain name displays in Name You can enter up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When changing attribute information for a storage domain an error occurs if You have not entered a Name The character string you entered for Name is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Description Enter a description for the storage domain When the Modify Storage Domain Storage Domain Name pop up window displays the current description of the storage domain displays in Description E DO O A ab CO DO U O N O CO DO e DO gt 68 You can center up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error OCCUFS 4 Click the OK button A dialog box is displayed to confirm the completion of the modifications Click the OK button to change the at
26. refresh scope on Device Manager is the domain controllers that make up the storage domain that is the refresh target on Tiered Storage Manager 1 8 Volumes Used for Migration Migration source and target volumes must satisfy the following conditions in a migration using Tiered Storage Manager e The emulation types of the migration source volumes and migration target volumes match e The sizes of the migration source and migration target volumes match The emulation types of the migration source volumes and the migration target volumes are not OPEN V but the volumes are both CVS or both normal You can check the emulation type and size of a volume in the Volume Detailed Information Device Number popup window For details on this window see the GUI Help Volumes that cannot be migrated For volumes that cannot be migrated you can check the status from the Volume Detailed Information Device Number pop up window Can Migrate or Volume Status Can Migrate When Yes is specified for Can Migrate you can perform migration using the volume as a source volume When No is specified you cannot perform migration using the volume as a source volume An error occurs when you click the Migration button Volume Status When Unused is specified for Volume Status it is available as a source target When Used is specified the volume will not be displayed as a candidate for the migration target volume When No is specified for Can Migrate or
27. returns to the Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window Close Returns to the Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window without saving the modification 6 Select a volume from the list of candidate migration target volumes Select the radio button to select the desired volume 61 o Ke D gt CH O SE p A e When you finish modifying all intended volumes go to step 9 e If you want to modify more migration target volumes go to step 7 7 Click the Save and Continue button 8 From the drop down list for Source Volume of the volume pair select the LDEV of the migration source volume for which you want to modify the candidate target volume In the list of candidate migration target volumes candidate target volumes are displayed for the selected migration source volume as shown in Figure 7 7 below To select the migration target volume go to step Velume LDEV Controller te ee ee 0 ee ore ee LE eon LE ror LEN 216 2 16 ti 31 RADEAD 1P1 AIR XPI ID 308 116 105 318 ALDEV Contra EJ EE Conor Aay Group E Z Aray Group fa RAD Level EJ E Source bi 1 31 RAIDSEO F 216 00000 208 116 106 1 ap i EE Figure 7 7 Modify Volume Pair Pop up Window drop down list for Source Volume 9 Click the Save and Close button The Modify Volume Pair pop up window closes and then returns to the Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window 10 Inthe Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window click
28. storage tier You can enter up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 4 Click the Edit button The Edit Filter Condition pop up window in which you can edit the information specified as Filter Condition in the Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window is displayed as shown in Figure 9 8 14 A Edit Alter Coee ton k csesolt Internet Faplarer PIE EG Edit Filter Comdili or r kuer Figure 9 8 Edit Filter Condition Pop up Window 5 Specify the filter conditions Search Type Select And or Or for the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select items such as LDEVSs or host names from the pull down menu To increase the number of filter conditions click the Add Condition button To delete a filter condition click the Delete button To re order the filter conditions click the A button or the Y button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 6 Click the Show Volume List button The Search Volumes pop up window redisplays as shown in Figure 9 9 displaying the volumes that meet the filter conditions you just specified 3J Edit Filer Coee ton k cresolt Internet Faplarer Edit Filter Copdattor Besch Type And Or Capacity E J Le Erra
29. target volume Click the Create Storage Tier button The Create Storage Tier Storage Domain Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 4 6 ee E eM Faploret MAE Create Si raqe Tier Domain D Fialds mar EEE EE Figure 4 6 Create Storage Tier Storage Domain Name Pop up Window L 10 Enter the information required to create a storage tier in the Create Storage Tier Storage Domain Name pop up window The Filter Condition area displays the volume filter conditions you just specified Name required Enter a storage tier name The storage tier name must be unique within that storage domain You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When creating a storage tier an error occurs if You do not enter a Name You enter a character string for Name that is too long You enter an invalid character for Name Description Enter a description for the storage tier you are creating up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs Click the OK button A dialog box displays asking if you want to complete creating the storage tier Click the OK button in the message dialog box to create a new storage tier The results are displayed in the Create Storage Tier Result pop up window Click the Close button About UTF
30. the Next button The Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window displays as shown in Figure 7 8 below prompting you to select the desired migration options reed Tere Faplarer lel Figure 7 8 Migrate Step 3 of 4 Pop up Window 11 Inthe Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window set the migration options and Description You can select either migration concurrent to task registration or migration subsequent to task registration To perform migration concurrent to task registration select Execute Immediately To delete data on the migration source volume after migration select Erase Data In the Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window set the Description 62 Description Enter a description for the migration group you are creating You can enter up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 12 Inthe Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window click the Next button The Migrate Step 4 of 4 pop up window displays as shown in Figure 7 9 prompting you to verify the selected migration settings Check the settings 156 GE 1456 Ge 156 GE 1 56 GE 156 GE 156 GE 156 GE 156 GB RADD F m 156 68 2 apf Pid far een For minn lar LE 13 ap mg at oo Figure 7 9 Migrate Step 4 of 4 Pop up Window 13 Inthe Migrate Step 4 of 4 pop up window click the Confirm button When Execute Immediately has been selected The Migrate Processing pop up window and then the Migrate Res
31. the volumes that can be selected as a migration target and the ratio of this capacity to the total capacity e Number of storage tiers within the storage domain Information on each storage tier e Name of the storage tier e Capacity of each storage tier total capacity used capacity and free capacity e Capacity used by each storage tier within a storage domain You can display the list of storage tiers in two ways Select the Storage Tiers object in the navigation frame Select the Object List method in the method frame Whether you select the Storage Tiers object or the Object List method the List Objects Storage Tiers subwindow displays in the information frame as shown in Figure 9 1 Be TT Mee Tools Logas Choa I Profile Abaas Hiie OKE ga 53 68 GB 100 33 ME DG 0 KB 0 40157 GB 100 Figure 9 1 List Objects Storage Tiers Subwindow 9 2 Viewing Storage Tier Properties Viewing the storage tier properties allows you to check the following Details of the storage tier such as filtering conditions used capacity free capacity and description Managing Storage Tiers 70 OI CO qv as CO ep CO CO D D A list of the volumes in the storage tier and details of the volumes such as the name of the migration group to which the volume belongs the array group to which the volume belongs and the RAID Level and emulation type of the vo
32. tier The storage tier name must be unique within its storage domain You can change the filter conditions for a storage tier by changing the attribute information 4 3 Creating a Storage Tier by Selecting Storage Tiers Object from a Storage Domain You can create a storage tier by selecting the Storage Tiers object from a storage domain When using this method first determine the name of the storage tier and then create the storage tier by specifying conditions for filtering volumes To create a storage tier by selecting the Storage Tiers object from a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Tiers object The method frame displays the Create Storage Tier method 2 Select the Create Storage Tier method The Create Storage Tier pop up window displays as shown in Figure 4 2 39 Sites eet UN o ke dl CH O f Op CH Ke Ces D ab F Figure 4 2 Creating a Storage Tier Pop up Window Enter the information required to create a storage tier in the Create Storage Tier pop up window Name required Enter a storage tier name The storage tier name must be unique within that storage domain and up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters A to Za toz 0 ton andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name An error occurs if You do not enter a Name The characte
33. where only one condition element is specified Conditions where multiple condition elements are combined by AND Conditions where multiple condition elements are combined by OR 5 1 1 1 1Notes on volume filter conditions The following are notes on volume filter conditions e When creating a storage tier you cannot use the LDEV the volume status the host or the volume lock status as filter conditions If you specify server checkOutVolumeRange false in the properties file server properties single byte spaces and upper and lower case characters are used as volume filter conditions exactly as they are entered For details about the server properties file refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide Table 5 1 Elements of Filter Conditions Specified When Filtering Volumes Table 5 1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values 1 of 3 Condition Purpose Elements Operators Values Filter by LDEV LDEV is Specify two hexadecimal numbers less than 0x100 delimited by a colon You cannot specify a blank character before or after a colon To specify multiple LDEVs delimit them by using commas or specify an LDEV range with a hyphen You cannot specify an LDEV by using a mixture of commas and hyphens If you use commas you can specify a maximum of 100 LDEVs If you use hyphens you cannot specify a multiple of LDEV ranges Example 1 The follow
34. 1 31 RAIDS 1 F ee Figure 10 7 Add Volume Confirmation Window e Toreturn to the Add Volume Migration Group Name pop up window click the Back button instead of the OK button e To cancel volume addition click the Cancel button instead of the OK button 8 Click the OK button The Add Volume Result pop up window displays Q Click the Close button The migration group to which you added the volume displays with Number of Volumes changed in the Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name pop up window 10 5 Removing a Volume from a Migration Group You can delete a volume from a migration group Deleting a volume from a migration group does not delete it from the storage domain You cannot delete a volume from a migration group that is registered in an unfinished the status is not Success Failure or Cancel migration task Wait until the migration task finishes and then delete the volume If you have registered a migration group whose target is the migration group for which a volume is to be removed you cannot remove the volume from the migration group To remove a volume from a migration group 1 From the navigation frame select the Migration Group object The information frame displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow 2 From Name in the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow select the Migration Group Name from which you are removing the volume The Migration Group Detailed Information Migration
35. 1 56 08 Unlocked L Used Unknown AVLE ND AV WS 1 3 1 1 31 RAILS SL IF reine 1 55 ob Unkecked L Used Unknown SP OOOO i S01 1S 1 31 1 31 RAIDS 30 P Uninen 1 56 GB Unlorked B 3000 Used Prone 10 208 106 105 1 4 1 1 4 1 RAIDS G0 16 Unknown 93 MB Untorked D 103 Freee PLOOOD 10 08 116 105 1 4 1 1 41 RAIDS et Unknanen 46 WE Linkocked F TA Fega Piana 208 116 105 LA ai RADSED F rn G M Unlocked Kiil i beat inh SCH DLW We LEE 16 idi FR Bail rist En F har derre ee GER aim ITT rd Figure 6 4 Create Migration Group Confirmation Pop up Window Q Click the OK button A new migration group is created and the results are displayed in the Create Migration Group Result pop up window 10 Click the Close button UTF 8 Encoding For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 6 4 Creating a Migration Group based on a Storage Tier Volume search To create a migration group based on the result of a storage tier volume search do the following 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Tier Name object for the storage tier in which you want to create a migration group ox O o Ces ol ke D gt CH Ke Ces ab O O 2 In the method frame select the Search Volumes method
36. 8 Managing Storage Domains 8 1 Viewing a List of Storage DOMAINS rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnrenrnnrrevnnnnrennnnrrenrnnnrennansennnnnsennnsrennnseennnnsnssnnnnsnennnnn 64 8 2 VIEWING Storage Domain Properties socicseccssceveiesetescinyeweseesedenesesoueceiededesekeneuiesalesedsseinneuaveliesetanedeiauesuteteseue 64 8 3 Searching Volumes in a Storage Domain cccceccccseseecceeeeeceeeeeecauueeccsaueeecsueeeessaeeeessueeeessueeesssgesessaaes 65 8 4 Refreshing Storage Domain Information ccccceeccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeseeeeeesaeneeesaaeeeesaeeeesaees 67 8 5 Changing Storage Domain Attribute Intormmaton 68 8 6 Deleting a Storage DOMAIN E 69 9 Managing Storage Tiers VB ies a ez Le KT 70 9 2 Viewing Storage Tier ropertes nnee eneen 70 9 3 Searching for Volumes in a Storage Ter 72 9 4 Changing Storage Tier Attribute Intormaton 73 g5 PENNEN ee in eh here ere ere ee ee ee ere 76 10 Managing Migration Groups 10 1 Viewing a List of Migration Groups TT 10 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Group TT 10 3 Changing Migration Group Attribute Information 78 10 4 Adding a Volume to a Migration Group 80 10 5 Removing a Volume from a Migration Group 82 10 6 BIE tate MEN GO 83 11 oe Migration Tasks 11 1 Searching for a Migration Task 85 11 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Task 86 11 3 Executing Migration TASK scria eaa aA EAA AAEE 87 11 4 Deleting a M
37. Click the Close button UTF 8 Encoding For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 9 5 Deleting a Storage Tier You can delete a storage tier if it is no longer required OI EE CO iq as O DS ep CO CO D D However you cannot delete a storage tier in the following situations A task is being executed A storage tier contains a migration task whose status is active or standby A storage tier is in a storage domain for which information is being refreshed To delete a storage tier 1 Select the Storage Tier Name object to be deleted in the navigation frame 2 Select the Delete Storage Tier method in the method frame The Delete Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 9 10 A Aug you sune you wanl fo delete ihe storage tier Thali Warning KATS2D02M W A Deleting thes storage tier will erase all the Aker conddions bul the data stoeed in the wolunmes of the storage ser will not be delebed Are you sune you wani bo 4 T Yes havs md he above and shll ward 16 continue g ss Sinaia Figure 9 10 Delete Storage Tier Storage Tier Name Pop up Window 3 Select Yes have confirmed it in the Delete Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window If you click the OK button without choosing Yes
38. DEV number After performing a migration Tiered Storage Manager changes the LDEV number automatically so that you do not have to change the access path to the host which prevents any interruption of an application service Tiered Storage Manager migrates data in units of volumes You can migrate data between any storage subsystems as long as they are within the migration scope Migration consists of five processing steps 1 After you create a migration task you reserve a migration target volume The reserved volume is not accessible from a host 2 When the execution of a migration task starts Tiered Storage Manager copies data from the migration source volume to the migration target volume Q O en O f u O D L D GA 2 3 Tiered Storage Manager switches the LDEV number of the migration source volume with the LDEV number of the migration target volume volume reservation is performed for an LDEV number Thus the volume reservation moves from the migration source volume to the migration target volume just as the LDEV numbers are switched 4 The volume reservation is removed A volume reservation is also removed when a migration task is canceled or a migration task fails to execute If removal of the volume reservation fails refresh the storage domain to remove it 5 Tiered Storage Manager erases the data from the migration source volume when you select that option Figure 1 10 shows the relationship b
39. HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager User Guide Acht Part number T1785 96002 D i e t First edition 11 2005 Revision history start here 1 Legal notices O Copyright 2005 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Hewlett Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard The information is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and 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 BSAFE is a registered trademark or trademark of RSA Security Inc in the United States and or other countries Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in th
40. Internet Faplorer Fields marked with must be filled in Pleape select kenes to be added bo this group Controller Array Group a Anay Group P100006 10 208 116 106 1 2 1 TF FIMO 10 208 116 1 131 PINE 10 208 116 1 Poe 10 208 116 1 131 131 Poe 0 308 116 106 1 31 131 Pi 10 208 116 108 1 3 1 1 31 CH 13 1 CH SM 1 1 PC 0 08 116 1 Figure 6 3 Create Migration Group Storage Domain Name Pop up Window Enter the following information for the migration group you are creating Name required Enter the migration group name The migration group name must be unique within the storage domain You can check other migration group names that exist within the same storage domain by clicking the Show All Migration Groups button You can enter up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When creating a migration group an error occurs if You have not entered a Name You entered a character string for Name that is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Can Migrate Specify whether or not the migration group you created can be migrated Yes The migration group can be migrated No The migration group cannot be migrated Usually select YES You can prevent a group from being migrated accidentally by specifying No
41. Lock is Select a volume lock status from the drop down list When Status Locked is displayed it means that there is some kind of restriction on the volume e Locked e Unlocked Filter by emulation type Emulation Type is Select a displayed emulation type from the drop down list The is not displayed items are 47 Table 5 1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values 1 of 3 Condition Purpose Elements Operators Values e OPEN V e OPEN L e OPEN M e OPEN E e OPEN K e OPEN 9 e OPEN 8 e OPEN 3 Filter by SLPR number SLPR Number is Enter a number from 0 to 31 to indicate an SLPR number is not Filter by CLPR number CLPR Number is Enter a number from 0 to 31 to indicate a CLPR number is not Ed NOTE The range of values displayed in the drop down list is the range of values in the storage domain If a value that does not exist in the storage domain is set as a filter condition on the CLI or if a value no longer exists after the storage configurations are changed that value is displayed in the drop down list e If the storage subsystem name has not been or cannot be registered in Device Manager the same subsystem names might be displayed in the drop down list of the subsystem In this case even if you click a subsystem among those subsystems the same search results will be displayed 48 6 Creating a Migration Group This chapter describes creating a migration group and includes the following
42. Storage Domain section 8 3 Refreshing Storage Domain Information section 8 4 9 Changing Storage Domain Attribute Information section 8 5 e Deleting a Storage Domain section 8 6 For information on creating storage domains see 3 8 1 Viewing a List of Storage Domains You can view a list of storage domains on Tiered Storage Manager to check the following The name and total capacity of each storage domain o The used and free capacities of each storage domain The number of storage tiers included in each storage domain The number of migration groups included in each storage domain e The refresh status Even when a refresh is being performed some information is still displayed Information that cannot be displayed is shown as Unknown You can view a list of storage domains in two ways e From the navigation frame select the Storage Domain object From the method frame select the Object List method When you select either the Storage Domain object or the Object List methods the List Objects Storage Domains subwindow displays as shown in Figure 8 1 Tools Logout Chose I Profile Abaas Heis Namo a m Total Capacity ll Used Capacity Dill Free Capacity ll Number of Storage Tiers ll o _ Ke D CH z O SE p A JE EE KN Figure 8 1 List Objects Storage Domains Subwindow 8 2 Viewing Storage Domain Properties You can view storage domain properties
43. Used is specified for Volume Status the reasons are displayed in Reasons that a volume cannot become source target volume in the Volume Detailed Information Device Number pop up window For details on the character strings to be displayed and their descriptions see Table 1 5 Character Strings Representing Reasons a Volume Cannot Be a Migration Source or Target and a Description of those Character Strings Volumes that cannot be checked for migration suitability The following volumes cannot be checked for suitability by using Can Migrate or Volume Status An error occurs when executing a migration task with these volumes selected as a source volume Also an error occurs when creating a migration task that has these volumes selected as migration target volumes e A volume that makes up a Cross system Copy pair e A volume that is the target of XRC Extended Remote Copy which is the IBM remote copy function e A volume that is the target of Concurrent copy e A volume that cannot be accessed because it has a blocked status or is being formatted An error occurs when executing a migration task using the following volumes together e For a migration source volume volume made up of a TrueCopy pair e Fora migration target volume externally connected volumes Information displayed as reasons that a volume cannot be a migration source or target When migration suitability checks can be performed from Tiered Storage Manager if volumes are determi
44. Window rrrrerrnnvrvnrnnrrenrnnrrenrnnererrnnerenrnnerenrnnerernnerennnnsnen 81 Figure 10 6 Add Volume Migration Group Name Pop up Window Displaying Volume Search Result List 81 Figure 10 7 Add Volume Confirmation Wumdow 82 Figure 10 8 Remove Volume Migration Group Name Pop up Window rrrrrrnnvrvvnrrnnrrrvvnnnnnerrrnnnnrrernnnnnerrernnnnrreennnnnn 83 Figure 10 9 Remove Volume Confirmation Pop up Window rrrarrrrarrvrnnrrrrannrrnnnrvrnnnnnnnnenrnnnennanennnnnennanennnnennnannnnnee 83 Figure 10 10 Delete Migration Group Migration Group Name Pop up Window rrarrrrnnrrnrnnrrnnnnerrnnrennanennnnnennannnnnnne 84 Figure 11 1 List Objects Tasks Gubwindow rrena 85 Figure 11 2 List Objects Tasks Subwindow Displaying a Task st 86 Figure 11 3 Task Detailed Information Task ID Pop up VWumdow 87 Figure 11 4 Volume Detailed Information Device Number Pop up Window ask 87 Figure 12 1 Troubleshooting Procedures NENNEN 94 Figures 6 Tables Table 1 Document Conventons nren arrn rnrn nenene 8 Ee CR FONN sept cae paris Bape ees pers cng ones coe es E and ns ra essere os weno oe aco eee eeeeeeeewiaee 10 Table 1 1 Required Migration Components rronnrrrannennnnrnrannrnnnnrnrnnrnnannnrnnnrnnansennnnennansrnnnnennansennunennannennnnennanaennansennn 20 Table 1 2 Tiered Storage Manager Operations and Related User Types o nnnunnnunnnennnnnnnnnnnsnrnnnrnnerrnrrrnerrrerrrenrne 21 Table 1 3 Character Strings Represen
45. age Manager Do not change a domain controller that Storage Administrator has registered in Tiered Storage Manager to a domain controller for which the PSA is managing SLPR operations on Device Manager In addition in the storage subsystem that performs LPAR operations a candidate for the migration target volume is selected from within the LPAR to which the migration source volume belongs In a domain controller managed by the Storage Administrator a migration can be performed for volumes that have overlapping LPARs For details on the CLPR and SLPR see the manual HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Web Client User s Guide or the Virtual Partition Manager User s Guide 1 7 Performing a Refresh When you change storage configurations or finish performing a migration you must update meaning refresh information to reflect the latest status You can view the latest refresh date and time in the List Objects Storage Domain Name subwindow of the Web client You cannot perform most Tiered Storage Manager operations during a refresh This section describes the refresh operation including How Refresh Works When to Perform a Refresh e Refresh Types and Scopes e Refresh Status Information Using Refresh to Detect Inconsistencies 1 7 1 How Refresh Works Performing a refresh takes time because it updates repositories and cache information The repositories are databases that manage setup information
46. ation source volume is a LUSE you can specify only those volumes that are not applicable to Table 1 4 Character Strings Representing Reasons a Volume Cannot Be a Migration Source or Target In addition the volume must satisfy the following conditions All migration target volumes are made up of either internal or external volumes If they are external volumes the external volume attributes emulation type IO suppression mode cache mode and CLPR are identical Although they are not required it is recommended that the following conditions be satisfied If they are not satisfied errors might occur during operation after migration is performed All migration target volumes have the same RAID level All migration target volumes have the same drive type either SATA or non SATA For external volumes all volumes are in the same chassis When the migration source volume LUSE is migrated each LDEV in the migration target volume will make up a LUSE and be replaced with the migration source Figure 1 14 shows migration of a LUSE configuration 26 eg ne a I I ki wem E LDEV number 207 E 29 I I d EI LDEV number LDEV number representative 7 07 17 07 BC D E 5 l I l i d i I d J Er em er S Data erased Migration target volume LUSE Migration source volume eet SS Area where a migration can be performed gt Migration i Data Figure 1
47. button The Remove Volume Confirmation pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 9 0p Q CO O Cc ES iq S CO CO D D MP TODOS 10 208 116 1051 41 RADS D FI KP TODO 10 208 116 106 1 4 1 RAIDS I FI Figure 10 9 Remove Volume Confirmation Pop up Window 6 Click the OK button The Remove Volume Result pop up window displays To go back to the Remove Volume Migration Group Name pop up window click Back instead of OK To cancel the volume deletion click Cancel instead of OK An error window displays if a migration task is registered for the selected volume T Click the Close button The migration group from which the volume was removed displays with Number of Volumes changed and the Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name pop up window displays 10 6 Deleting a Migration Group You can delete obsolete migration groups Deleting a migration group does not delete the volumes that are in the migration group from the storage domain You cannot delete a migration group that is registered in an unfinished the status is not Success Failure or Cancel migration task Wait until the migration task 83 finishes and then delete the migration group You cannot delete a migration group within a storage domain for which information is being refreshed To remove a migration group 1 From the navigation frame select the Migration Group object The information fra
48. ch as an LDEV configuration is changed in Device Manager or Remote Web Console The refresh scope is the migration target storage domain The refresh is the Refresh displayed in the method frame Web client or a refresh executed by the Refresh command CLI client Performing a refresh to synchronize the repository for Tiered Storage Manager with the Command View XP AE Suite Common Component repository This refresh synchronizes the storage domain and storage tier objects held by Tiered Storage Manager with the Tiered Storage Manager objects for tree display held in the Command View XP AE Suite Common Component repository A refresh is automatically executed when the Tiered Storage Manager server starts When the Tiered Storage Manager server is abnormally terminated during update processing of the repository for Command View XP AE Suite Common Component all storage domains in Tiered Storage Manager are refreshed Performing a refresh to synchronize the HiCommand common repository and the browser This refresh synchronizes the Tiered Storage Manager objects for tree display held in the Command View XP AE Suite Common Component repository with the tree displayed by the browser Execute this refresh by choosing Refresh in the menu bar frame The refresh scope is the added storage domain 1 7 4 Refresh Status Information When you have created or deleted a storage domain Tiered Storage Manager automatically refreshes information At th
49. change attribute information for the storage tier while the status of a migration task is active or standby To change the attribute information of a storage tier 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Tier Name object for which you are changing the attribute information The information frame displays the List Objects Storage Tiers Name subwindow 2 Inthe method frame select the Modify Storage Tier method The Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 9 7 13 y sIoraqe lie Be PP TI i Figure 9 7 Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name Pop up Window 3 Enter the information you are changing Name required Enter the name of the storage tier When the Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window displays the current name of the storage tier displays in Name You can enter up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ and a single byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When changing attribute information for a storage tier an error occurs if You have not entered a Name The character string you entered for Name is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Filter Condition Enter filter condition information you are changing and click the Edit button The new filter conditions display Description Enter a new description of the
50. d when an LDEV or array group is used for searching the enumeration number of elements for ControllerDeviceNumber or ArrayGroup Appendix A Recommended Value 1 30 or less 1 000 Not applicable 64 or less Not applicable Not applicable 64 or less 1 000 3 or less Not applicable Not applicable Maximum Value 5 100 5 000 16 384 300 100 8192 300 5 000 5 an error occurs if exceeded 30 an error occurs if exceeded 100 an error occurs if exceeded Recommended and Maximum Values 96 ep O es OI Ko ro D O ke Acronyms and Abbreviations CLI CLPR CVS DLCM GB GUI HTSM KB LAN LDEV LPAR LU MB NAS OS PSA RAID SA SAN SLRP TB URL USP command line interface cache logical partition concurrent versions system Data Lifecycle Management Gigabyte graphical user interface HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager kilobyte local area network logical device logical partition logical unit megabyte network area storage operating system partition storage administrator redundant array of independent or inexpensive disks system administrator storage area network storage logical partition terabyte universal resource locator Universal Storage Platform 97 Index A access load distribution migration for 15 adding volume to migration group 80 C cache
51. displays 6 Click the OK button The migration task is canceled and Status for the canceled migration task in the List Objects Tasks subwindow changes from Standby to Cancel The Tasks Processing pop up window displays After a migration task is cancelled the Task result pop up window displays with an updated list of tasks 88 OI SE GA je prar BE D CH E CH 4 89 12 Troubleshooting This chapter includes troubleshooting procedures you can follow if you have problems with Web client for Tiered Storage Manager It also describes the message and trace logs that are created by the Web client e Troubleshooting by Function section 12 1 e Troubleshooting Procedures section 12 2 o Troubleshooting Message and Trace Logs section 12 3 12 1 Troubleshooting by Function This section includes a few examples of troubleshooting for each function of Tiered Storage Manager Table 12 1 Troubleshooting logon Problem displayed message ID Unable to log on KATS20505 E Cause Not registered as an Manager Manager entered is incorrect Table 12 2 Troubleshooting window display Problem In an English environment messages are displayed ina foreign language If an overwrite installation of Tiered Storage Manager is performed a window is not displayed correctly In a daylight savings time environment the operation start and end time displayed as a tra
52. dvance so that it is fully ready for use For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide Q O en O f u O D L D GA 2 Browser Check the name and version of the browser you are using e If your OS is Solaris verify that your browser is Netscape Navigator 7 0 or Mozilla 1 4 or later If your OS is Windows verify that your browser is Internet Explorer 6 0 or later Internet Explorer with Windows XP Service Pack If you are using Internet Explorer with Windows XP Service Pack 2 a problem can occur such as a pop up window not opening In such cases do the following for the connection target server 1 From the Internet Explorer Tools menu select Pop up Blocker and then Pop up Blocker Settings 2 Type the address URL of the connection target server in the Address of Web site to allow box and then click Add If the registration processing ends successfully the server will be added and displayed in the Allowed sites box Internet Explorer and Displayed Fonts If you specify a font size in Internet Explorer to one other than medium it might display differently during processing from what you have specified When display processing finishes the fonts will display in the size you specified This does not affect operations Language Used for the Tiered Storage Manager GUI The language you use for the Tiered Stora
53. e 34 PSA 22 98 R refresh 22 status 24 refresh mechanics of 22 refresh when to 23 refreshing operations allowed during refresh 67 storage domain 67 removing volume from migration group 82 repository for Common Component 23 for Device Manager 23 for Tiered Storage Manager 22 restrictions on migration 25 S scope of data eligible for migration 12 searching migration task 85 volumes in storage domain 65 volumes in storage tier 72 selecting volume pairs 60 starting Tiered Storage Manager operations 30 starting Tiered Storage Manager by link and launch operation 30 from login dialog box 29 storage domain changing attribute information 68 creating 35 deleting 69 refreshing 67 searching volumes 65 viewing list of 64 viewing properties of 64 Storage Domain 35 storage environment changing 16 storage performance 14 storage tier changing attribute information 73 creating based on results of storage domain volume search 42 creating by selecting storage tiers object from storage domain 39 deleting 76 searching volumes 72 viewing list of 70 viewing properties of 70 Storage Tier 38 T Tiered Storage Manager functions 11 starting from login dialog box 29 starting operations 30 user types 21 Tiered Storage Manager command for changing user information 21 htsmmodhdvmuser 21 Tiered Storage Manager Operations and Related User Type
54. e Host a f Subsystem a f WI Froe Yes XP1 D000 10 2068 1 16 10 20 li ae da Jnknown VDIDRKOTIO A8 116 10 Fil ue Viet Migrations Group nk pap P0000 10 28 116 10 gt m I G Vet Migration Group Jonk prop HP 0000 ND A8 116 10 Een weer var Migration Group Unknown 10000610 2116 10 Fa f TEE Migration troup Uakngsm RIIT 28 16 08 d D ag L Figure 4 5 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow 4 Specify the volume search filter conditions by entering the following information Search Type Select And or Or as the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select an array group name disk type and other conditions from a pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To remove a filter condition click the Remove button 42 A Creal He A To re order the filter conditions click the or the x button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition In the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow click the Show Volume List button The Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow redisplays and includes a list of volumes that meet the filter conditions you just specified If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the list of volumes you cannot select the volume as a migration
55. e Logger properties refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide 95 Appendix A This appendix describes the recommended and maximum values for Tiered Storage Manager operations as shown in Table A 1 Recommended and Maximum Values Table A 1 Recommended and Maximum Values Classification Storage domain Storage tier Migration group Volume Migration task Server execution multiplexing Volume filter condition Item The number of storage domains The number of storage tiers within the storage domain The number of migration groups within the storage domain The number of volumes within the storage domain The number of volumes within the migration group The number of unfinished tasks that can be registered in Tiered Storage Manager The total number of volumes within the storage domain that can be in a registered task The number of volumes where migration can be performed concurrently The number of tasks that can be canceled concurrently The number of volumes within the tasks that can be canceled concurrently The number of task logs for finished migration tasks that can be saved The number of users who can access the Tiered Storage Manager server concurrently The number of condition elements that can be combined by using AND or OR in one filter condition expression The number of elements that can be concurrently specifie
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57. e from a migration group For more information about removing a volume from a migration group by clicking the Remove Volume button see 10 5 Removing a Volume From a Migration Group 3 Click the Close button The List Objects Migration Groups subwindow redisplays 10 3 Changing Migration Group Attribute Information You can change a migration group name the description of a migration group and the status controlling whether a migration group can be migrated You cannot change attribute information for the migration group while the status of a migration task is active or standby To change attribute information for a migration group 78 1 From the navigation frame select the Migration Group object The information frame displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow 2 Click the Modify button for the migration group name for which you are modifying attribute information The Modify Group Migration Group Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 3 A telly Migration Group gration GreupDi Fidresolt Internet Faplorer REE Bodity Migration Group g s e tt Figure 10 3 Modify Group Migration Group Name Pop up Window 3 Enter the information you are modifying in the following fields Name required Enter the new migration group name if you are changing it Click the Show All Migration Groups button to check the names of other migration groups in the same storage domain You can enter up to 75 byte
58. e the display has not started because multiple migration tasks are being performed and processing to startup or finish these tasks might be taking a long time e fa high load is placed on the subsystem migration might not progress or might fail before completion In particular if a volume that is being migrated is accessed progress of the migration task might deteriorate Possible causes are as follows e There is a problem with a volume that was selected as a migration target e Since Remote Web Console Actions For a storage tier Tiered Storage Manager automatically selects volumes when all volumes in the storage tier satisfy all of the following conditions e The capacity of the target volume is equal to the source volume e The emulation type of the target volume is the same as that of the source volume e When a migration is performed between a CVS volume and a normal volume the emulation type is OPEN V e The array group of the target volume is different from that of the source volume e The CVS attribute CVS or Normal of the target volume is the same as that of the source volume e The target volume is an unused volume except that Tiered Storage Manager always selects the primary volume automatically For all volumes in the migration group prepare a storage tier that includes volumes satisfying the above conditions e See the message log to check whether an error has occurred in the s
59. e tiers 7 1 1 Attributes of Migration Tasks Migration tasks have the following attributes You can check the attributes in the detailed information for a migration task e Task ID and a description statement about the corresponding migration task A user who registers the migration task and a user group of the user Status of the migration task Creation time execution request time and end time Storage domain migration group and migration target storage tier Total capacity of the data to be migrated e Progress of migration including the progress of each volume When you create a migration task it is given a task ID TKHHHHHHHf The character string HHHHHHfH4 consists of the time that the migration task was created and the serial number The value 4 is obtained by adding the time and serial number and then converting the result to base 36 7 1 2 Status of Migration Tasks A migration task can be in any of a number of statuses By specifying the task ID date or status you can find out whether the corresponding migration task has finished the status of the migration task is Success Failure or Cancel and its current status On a Web client the status of a migration task is displayed only by an icon or by an icon and the status enclosed in parenthesis If the status is Failure it might be displayed by an icon and Failure MigrationFailure or Failure DataErasureFailure For more information about ic
60. epresentative LDEV that do not meet the conditions of the migration destination storage tier would not be migrated Situation 2 The migration volume pair was created so that LDEVs that meet the conditions of the migration destination storage tier would be migrated unnecessarily Cause An error occurred during migration The details of the error are displayed in the Task Detailed Information Task ID pop up window 11 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Task Actions Depending on the cause of the error migration may be treated as a migration failure in Tiered Storage Manager or Device Manager even though migration has finished in the storage subsystem Therefore you need to refresh the relevant storage domain by using Tiered Storage Manager to update the management information of Tiered Storage Manager and Device Manager to the current information If a volume is left as reserved it is released during the refresh After that view the volume information of migration tasks that have a failure status and then from the elements listed below determine whether the migration task has been executed In this case check the following elements for all logical devices LDEV in the migration group e Array group name e Subsystem name If there is a logical device for which migration has not been executed remove the cause of the error and then create and execute the migration task again
61. equently is stored in high performance storage and data used less frequently is stored in low performance storage See Figure 1 2 for an illustration of migrating data according to DLCM Using Tiered Storage Manager 11 Device Manager StorageWorks XP12000 XP 10000 External storage Scope of data eligible for migration Figure 1 1 Scope of Data Eligible for Migration High Data usage frequency Low High performance storage High performance storage High performance storage Low performance storage Low performance storage Low performance storage Managed by high performance Migrated to edel kg ele me g eent storage when the data is glatt en e S REN j ata is not so valuable to business operations ecomes less valuable valuable to business operations Legend ae Data usage frequency Data deeg Data migration Figure 1 2 Data Migration according to Life Cycle Management 1 1 1 Migrating Data without Interrupting Your Current Application When you use Tiered Storage Manager to migrate data you do not have to be aware of changes to the storage configuration or to the volume containing the data being migrated You can access the migrated data in the same way as before migration Even during migration you do not have to interrupt an application 12 1 1 2 Grouping and Migrating Volumes You can define a group of storage volumes in advance so that they are migrated at the same time By
62. er condition 1 Array group 1 2 1 for filter condition 2 and Array group 1 2 2 for filter condition 3 and then search volumes on the combination of condition 1 3 by OR all volumes in array group 1 1 1 1 2 1 and 1 2 2 are displayed All the volumes can be created as a storage tier If you set Array group 1 2 2 as a filter condition a storage tier for Array group 1 2 2 is created A storage tier name must be unique within its storage domain When creating a storage tier that includes a LUSE volume make sure that the LUSE volume is in no more than one storage tier If the LUSE volume is in more than one storage tier see Table 12 3 Volumes from one storage tier can also be included in another storage tier Even if a volume filtered by volume filter conditions is different there is no problem Figure 4 1 illustrates the relationship between storage tiers and volumes Creating a Storage Tier 38 Storage domain Storage tier Figure 4 1 Storage Tiers and Volumes Relationship When you delete a storage domain the storage tiers within the deleted storage domain are also deleted at the same time Volumes within the storage tiers and migration tasks that are related to the storage tiers are not deleted however When an operational targeted storage tier belongs to a storage domain that is being refreshed you cannot operate the storage tier In addition if the status of a migration task of an operation target storage tier which is speci
63. erasing data 62 examples 18 executing immediately 62 flow of operations at web client 58 operation 59 required elements of Tiered Storage Manager 20 restrictions 25 scope of eligible data 12 specifying options 62 suited to data life cycle 14 to distribute access load 14 15 verifying settings 63 migration flow 18 92 migration group adding volume to 80 changing attribute information 78 creating based on result of storage domain volume search 51 creating based on result of storage tier volume search 53 creating by selecting migration groups objects in storage domain 49 deleting 83 removing volume from 82 viewing detailed information about 77 viewing list of 77 Migration Group 49 migration targets defining 13 migration task canceling before execution 88 deleting 88 executing 87 searching 85 viewing detailed information about 86 Migration Task Status Messages 57 migration tasks 21 viewing detailed information about 92 93 migration timing 13 migration type migration concurrent to migration task registration 59 migration subsequent to migration task registration 59 migration within domain control storage subsystem 18 Modify Volume Pair pop up window 61 N navigation frame 31 objects 32 notes Windows XP Service Pack 2 28 Notes on volume filter conditions 45 O operations for deleting storage domain 69 P pop up dialog box 34 exampl
64. erial numbers Product model names and numbers e Applicable error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed specific questions For continuous quality improvement calls may be recorded or monitored HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber s choice web site at http www hp com go e updates Subscribing to this service provides you with email updates on the latest product enhancements newest versions of drivers and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources After signing up you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage under Product Category HP authorized reseller For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller s In the United States call 1 800 345 1518 Elsewhere visit http www hp com and click Contact HP to find locations and telephone numbers Helpful web sites For additional product information see the following web sites http www hp com o http www hp com go storage http www hp com support About this guide 9 Revision history start here Revision tables Table 2 Revisions About this guide 10 1 Using Tiered Storage Manager This chapter explains the features of Tiered Storage Manager describes the objects and timing associated with migration which is a main function of Tiered Storage manager lists volume filter conditio
65. esaeeseneesseeeseeesueeseeesanes 60 Figure 7 5 Migrate Step 2 of 4 Pop up VWmmdow 61 Figure 7 6 Modify Volume Pair Pop up Window rrrnnnrrnnnnrvnnnnrnnnnrennerennnrennnnrennnnennnerennnrennnsrennnnsnnnnrennnnennnsrennnsennnnee 61 Figure 7 7 Modify Volume Pair Pop up Window drop down list for Source Volume 62 Figure 7 8 Migrate Step 3 of 4 Pop up Wumdow cece eeseeeeaeeeseeeeseeeseueeaaeeseueesaeesaueesaeesseeesueeseeesaues 62 Figure 7 9 Migrate Step 4 of 4 Pop up VWmdow 63 Figure 8 1 List Objects Storage Domains Subwindow rrrrnnrrrvnnnnrrvnnnrenrnnrrenrnnrrennnnnrennnnerenrnnesennnnesennnnsneennnssennnnssen 64 Figure 8 2 Show Properties Storage Domain Name Subwindow rrnnrrrnnnnnevrnnnnenrnnnnevrnnnrernnnrrenrnnerenrnnenenrnnnsennnnsnen 65 Figure 8 3 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow rrrnrrvnrnnrrevvnnnrennnnnevrnnnrenrnnrrrnrnnrrenrnnerenrnnerennnnsnen 66 Figure 8 4 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow Displaying a List of volumes 66 Figure 8 5 Refresh Storage Domain Name Pop up Window rrrnnrrnrnnnnevnnnnrennnrnenrnnnrenrnnnrenrnnrrrnrnnrsennnnerennnnessnnnssnen 67 Figure 8 6 Modify Storage Domain Storage Domain Name Pop up Wmdow 68 Figure 8 7 Delete Storage Domain Storage Domain Name Pop up Window rrnrrrnrnrrvvnnnrrenvnnrrenvnnnrennnnrrennnnsrennnnsre 69 Figure 9 1 List Objects Storage Tiers Gubwindow 70 Figure 9 2 Show Properties Storage Tier Name Subwindow rrrnrrrrrnnnnvnrnnnnennnnnr
66. etween volumes and LDEV numbers in volume reservation LDEV number switching and data erasure Reserved Status 1 NT EE LDEV number LDEV number LDEV number source volume target volume target volume l I EE BEER Ka 2 D 3 al 9 oe i Migration source Migration target Migration source Migration target volume volume volume volume KEN EEE EE EE J ee JE a ee a a 2 3 Se ee r emm mmm mmm emm mmm mmm emm mmm mmm mmm mmm emm mmm emm mmm mmm emm Sg LDEV number target volume ee er gla g i T l LDEV Data i i number erased e switched I Migration source Migration target Migration source Migration target volume volume volume volume Legend S rea where a migration can be performed or _ Access path al Data Figure 1 10 Relationship between Volumes and LDEV Numbers 1 4 Methods of Migration This section describes three methods of migration You can migrate data within a control storage subsystem to distribute access load as shown in Figure 1 11 Migration within a domain control storage subsystem Migration between a domain control storage subsystem and an external storage subsystem Migration between two external storage subsystems 1 4 1 Migration within a Domain Control Storage Subs
67. fied as the migration target is Active or Standby you cannot delete the storage tier or change its attribute information 4 2 Storage Tier Operations Storage tier operations include creating a storage tier deleting a storage tier referencing the list of storage tiers referencing properties of a storage tier changing attribute information for a storage tier and searching volumes within a storage tier Only the System Administrator and Storage Administrator can create change attribute information for a storage tier or delete a storage tier The System Administrator Storage Administrator and Guests who have access privileges can reference storage tiers If the storage domain containing the storage tier to be operated is currently refreshing you cannot operate the storage tier In addition you cannot create or delete a storage tier or change attribute information for a storage tier while the status of a migration task is Active or standby There are two methods for creating a storage tier 2 Creating a storage tier by defining its name and filter conditions in advance See 4 3 Selecting a Storage Tier Object within a Storage Domain and Creating a Storage Tier Searching volumes and then creating a storage tier from the search result See 4 4 Creating a Storage Tier from the Search Result for Volumes within a Storage Domain For each storage tier you can specify a storage tier name filter conditions and description of the storage
68. for a group you do not want to migrate Description Enter a description for the migration group you are creating up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 7 Select the volumes you want to add to a migration group From Volume List select the volumes you want to add to a migration group To select all the displayed volumes select Select All To cancel all the selected volumes select Unselect All 8 Click the Next button The Create Migration Group Confirmation pop up window displays allowing you to confirm the settings you specified for the migration group you created See Figure 6 4 A Create Migration Group Corfirrmualbn F crosobt Internet Faplerer Create Migration Group Confiemation Migration Grupi I LDEV Volume Status Migration Group Host Subsystom Gegner Auray Group Aray Group RAID Levi Disk Type Capacity Volume Le 100 Free PU ODDO 308 116105 1 2 1 1 21 RAIDSED F Vesten 40167 GE Uniecked a 200 Used Unkndwn XP 1 0000GN 308 116 105 1 3 1 EN RAIDSED HP Urine 155 GB Unlocked F Us d Unknown xP 1000010 208 116105 1 31 1 1 RADSED HF tegen 1 OG Unlocked F al Used Unknown xE Vg O A8 IER 1S 1 31 rer RADSED HF pe 1 55 6 Unlocked F 218 Used Unknown xP 10000610 AR 1 1b IEN 1 31 ree RADSED HF Unknown
69. ge Manager GUI depends on the language setting for the browser you are using The date format also depends on the language setting for your browser The time is always displayed in 24 hour format regardless of the browser s language setting Getting Started with the GUI 28 However the language being used by the OS and browser determines the language used for the Browse button which is displayed in the Tiered Storage Manager version information dialog box as well as the language used for the license file selection dialog box which you open by clicking the Browse button An error message might contain text that remains unchanged after being received from the Device Manager server The language type for these parts of a message is determined according to the location of the machine where the Device Manager server is running We recommend that you match the language type for a Web client to the location on the server side 2 2 Guidelines for Using Tiered Storage Manager GUI To make sure that the Tiered Storage Manager GUI works correctly you should avoid doing the following Do not click the Next or Back buttons of the browser Do not select an item in the menu opened by a right click in a window Do not use a shortcut key such as Back Space or Tab Do not select a menu bar item in the browser window Note however that even if you inadvertently perform such an operation the database repository that is used internally by Tiered Stora
70. ge Manager will not be corrupted If you inadvertently perform one of the above operations do the following If your browser is Internet Explorer click Refresh on the View menu in the browser window This re displays the window that was displayed immediately after login If your browser is Netscape Navigator or Mozilla click Reload on the View menu from the browser window This re displays the window that was displayed immediately after login 2 3 Logging Into Tiered Storage Manager You can log into Tiered Storage Manager in either of two ways From the login dialog box From another Command View XP AE Suite software 2 3 1 Logging In from the Login Dialog Box To log in to Tiered Storage Manager 1 2 Make sure you have registered the license information Start the browser and enter the URL of the Tiered Storage Manager server in the following format http Tiered Storage Manager server address port number TieredStorageManager For Tiered Storage Manager server address enter the IP address or host name of the Tiered Storage Manager server For port number enter the port number for Command View XP AE Suite Common Web Service For more information on the port number refer to the HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide When the IP address is 172 16 45 1 and the port number is 23015 default the URL is as follows http 172 16 45 1 23015 TieredSto
71. ger with the HiCommand common repository Refresh to synchronize the HiCommand common repository with the browser Performing a refresh to synchronize information in the storage subsystems with the repository for Device Manager This refresh synchronizes information in the storage subsystems with the storage subsystem configurations held by Device Manager If an attempt is made to refresh Tiered Storage Manager when an inconsistency exists between the information in the storage subsystems the storage configuration information held by Device Manager and the storage configuration information held by Tiered Storage Manager a message asking whether you want to refresh Device Manager is displayed Click the OK button if you want to refresh Tiered Storage Manager and Device Manager 23 The refresh scope of Device Manager is the domain controllers that contain the storage domain that is the refresh target of Tiered Storage Manager For details on performing a refresh to synchronize information in the storage systems with the repository for Device Manager see 1 6 4 Refreshing Device Manager Repositories Performing a refresh to synchronize the repository for Device Manager with the repository for Tiered Storage Manager This refresh synchronizes the storage subsystem configurations held by Device Manager with the storage subsystem configurations held by Tiered Storage Manager This refresh is executed when a storage subsystem configuration su
72. gs in Device Manager Specify a character string up to 75 bytes in length UTF8 conversion You cannot specify blank characters Multiple items cannot be specified If is or is not is specified You cannot specify space characters at the start or end of this item If starts with or contains is specified If starts with is specified space characters at the end are included in the filter string If contains is specified space characters at the start or end are included in the filter string Up to 75 bytes after conversion to UTF 8 If is or is not is specified To specify multiple elements delimit them by using commas The maximum number of elements separated by commas is 100 Space characters at the start or end of the controller array group name are disregarded If starts with or contains is specified Multiple elements cannot be specified If starts with is specified space characters at the end are included in the filter string If contains is specified space characters at the start or end are included in the filter string Specify a character string up to 75 bytes in length UTF8 46 Table 5 1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values 1 of 3 Fr ke sur Condition Purpose Elements Operators Values is not conversion starts with contains If starts with or contains is specified To specify multiple elements delimit them by using commas You can specify a maximum of 100 elements Space characters
73. he number of volumes you can add However you cannot add a volume to a migration group that You cannot add a volume to a migration group if It is registered in an unfinished the status is not Success Failure or Cancel migration task Wait until the migration task finishes and then add the volume You have registered the volume in another migration group e You have registered a migration task whose target is the migration group to which you are adding the volume To add a volume to a migration group 1 From the navigation frame select the Migration Group object The information frame displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow 0p Q CO es 2 Ee DO S CO CO D Cc D 2 From Name in the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow select the Migration Group Name to which you are adding the volume The Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 4 Subsystem ad Ca Aray Group E E Aray Group ll RAD Lewi ig ZPILLLLKSID 508 176 105 1 4 1 T d 1 RAIDS D F 05 Lise i gi ite ei MP TOME 10 208 116 106 1 4 1 IA RAKSED F an Meta ot Cl SP TOO 28 116106 1 4 1 LA RAIDS EO Py bil Figure 10 4 Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name Pop up Window 3 Click the Add Volume button The Add Volu
74. hows Used in the list of volumes you cannot select the volume as a migration target volume E DO O A ab CO DO U O N O CO DO e DO gt 66 The following buttons are displayed in the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow Create Migration Group button Click to create a migration group from the volume search results For more information see 6 3 Create Storage Tier button Click to create a storage tier from the volume search results For more information see 4 4 8 4 Refreshing Storage Domain Information When you perform a migration or change the storage configuration make sure that you perform a refresh For information on performing a refresh see 1 7 To refresh information for the storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Name object you are refreshing The information frame displays the Show Properties Storage Domain Name subwindow In the Show Properties Storage Domain Name subwindow you can check the date and time when the last refresh was performed 2 In the method frame select the Refresh method The Refresh Storage Domain Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 8 5 fue you sure you ward bo refresh the storage domain Tomas That operitee iay Take FETE ME ER Figure 8 5 Refresh Storage Domain Name Pop up Window 3 Click the OK button The Refresh Processing pop up window displays and processing starts When processing
75. ier Result pop up window 10 Click the Close button About UTF 8 Characters le o ke ab CH EG O Op CH Ke _ ab The maximum number of characters you can enter in the Name and Description columns is limited to the specified number of permitted bytes in UTF 8 encoding One ASCII character equals 1 byte in UTF 8 Other characters are from 1 to 3 bytes in UTF 8 4 4 Creating a Storage Tier Based on Results of a Storage Domain Volume Search To create a storage tier based on the results of a storage domain volume search 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domains object The information frame displays the List Objects Storage Domains subwindow 2 Inthe List Objects Storage Domains subwindow select the Storage Domain Name that identifies the storage domain to be searched for the volume The method frame displays the Storage Domain Name subwindow 3 In the Storage Domain Name subwindow select the Search Volumes method The information frame displays the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow as shown in Figure 4 5 A SW Shortage Manager Manegrment Consale E Tamar E pp iird iri Siprsog Ma SOL E E ak Piar P CA Storage Dome dk EEE E W Tacks Search Type amp nd O Or Condition Emulation Tyee afi A prene Action Show Volano List Create Migration Group LDEV al Volume Status ll Can Migrate a Migration Group f l
76. iers within a storage domain The maximum number of storage tiers you can create within a single storage domain is 100 If you create 101 or more storage tiers operation of Tiered Storage Manager cannot be guaranteed When you create a storage tier or when you update an existing storage tier the storage tier is defined with the specified volume filter conditions Define by using conditions that can be used for the definition of storage tiers This means that LDEV numbers or volume statuses cannot be used to define storage tiers Define by using and or or for all conditions Examples of creating a storage tier are as follows Example 1 When creating a storage tier for each storage subsystem Select Storage Subsystem from the volume filter conditions If you select StorageWorks XP12000 XP10000 as a filter condition StorageWorks XP12000 XP10000 is created as the storage tier Example 2 When creating a storage tier for a CLPR Select CLPR from the volume filter conditions If you set CLPR1 as filter condition 1 and CLPRO as filter condition 2 and then search volumes on the combination of conditions 1 and 2 by OR all volumes in CLPR1 and 2 are displayed Every volume can be created in a separate storage tier If you set CLPR1 as a filter condition a storage tier for CLPR1 is created Example 3 When creating a storage tier for an array group Select Array group from the volume filter conditions If you set Array group 1 1 1 for filt
77. igation frame displays above the name of the pop up dialog box The address reflects the hierarchical sequence in the Navigation frame with Tiered Storage Manager as the root object as shown in the following example Tiered Storage Manager gt Storage Domains Dialog Box Name The name of the pop up dialog box displays at the top left The name of the pop up dialog box in Figure 2 5 is Storage Domain Help Click Help to display more detailed information about the relevant dialog box 34 gt o rer z 5 D G S Y D Ke D O 3 Creating a Storage Domain This chapter describes how to create a storage domain About Storage Domains section 3 1 Storage Domains and Migration Groups section 3 2 Creating a Storage Domain section 3 3 For information on displaying a list of storage domains changing attribute information and deleting storage domains see 8 3 1 About Storage Domains A storage domain is a grouping of one or more of the following subsystems StorageWorks XP12000 StorageWorks XP10000 Storage subsystem externally connected to StorageWorks XP12000 e Storage subsystem externally connected to StorageWorks XP10000 Tiered Storage Manager operates and manages each storage domain so migration is performed between volumes in the same storage domain Only one storage domain can be created for each domain controller In other words a single domain controller is used in one
78. igration Task 88 11 5 Canceling a Migration Task before Executing lt 88 12 Troubleshooting 12 1 Troubleshooting by Function arrrnnnrvvnnrrnrnrrrvnnnrnnnerernnrennnerennnrrnnnsrennnnennnsrennernnnnnennnsrennnrennnsneennnee 90 12 2 Tro ble sho ting Giele lt 94 12 3 Message and race LOOS EEE ee ee 94 12 3 1 ML 94 PES an FS S UK e 95 Appendix A Recommended and Maximum Values Acronyms and Abbreviations Index Contents 4 Figures Figure 1 1 Scope of Data Eligible for Migration rrrnrnnnnrrnnnrrvrnnnrenrnnnrenrnnnrenrnnrrenrnnnrennnnsnennnnesennnsssennnnssennnnssennnnssen 12 Figure 1 2 Data Migration according to Life Cycle Management 12 Figure 1 3 Migration Suited to the Life Cycle of Data 14 Figure 1 4 Migration in the Domain Controller reene 14 Figure 1 5 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load before mgraton 15 Figure 1 6 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load after mgraton 15 Figure 1 7 Migration by Rearranging Storage Subsystems rrrrnnrrrrrnnnnrrnnnrerrnnnrenrnnnrerrnnnrerrnnrrennnnerennnnerennrnesennnnssen 16 Figure 1 8 Migration from an External Storage Subsystem to the Domain Controller rrrrrnrvrrnnrrerrnnrrerrnnnrenrnnnnen 16 Figure 1 9 Migration Between Two External Storage Subystems rrrnrrnrnnnnnnrnnnenrnnnrernnnnrerrnnrrrnrnnrrennnnrrennnerennnnnssen 17 Figure 1 10 Relationship between Volumes and LDEV Numbers rrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrnnnnrnnnnrennnrrnnnnrenn
79. igration group is created and the results are displayed in the Create Migration Group Result pop up window 10 Click the Close button UTF 8 Encoding For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 56 7 Performing a Migration This chapter describes performing a migration which includes creating a migration task and then executing it About Migration Tasks section 7 1 Migration Task Operations section 7 2 Steps for Performing a Migration section 7 3 For more information on searching for a migration task viewing detailed information about a migration task and executing or deleting a migration task see 10 7 1 About Migration Tasks A migration task is the migration movement of data from the migration source volume to the migration target volume of each volume within a migration group A migration task is created by specifying the correspondence between the migration source volumes within the migration group and the migration target volumes that match the volume search result for that storage tier as well as their options There is no restriction to the number of migration tasks you can create within the same storage domain When a storage domain that contains the operation target storage tiers is being refreshed you cannot operate those storag
80. ik rete AP TODO 1 O08 116 106 1 41 1 31 RAL D F F Er hed Ves Usk news POO OO 208 116106 1 3 1 1 31 RAIS Del FF xj D Des II Hudeaet Figure 9 4 Migration Group Detailed Information Storage Tier Name Pop up Window 9 3 Searching for Volumes in a Storage Tier To search for volumes in a storage tier 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Tiers object that you want to search for volumes The information frame displays the Show Properties Storage Tier Name subwindow 2 In the method frame select the Search Volumes method The Search Volumes Storage Tier Name subwindow displays as shown in Figure 9 5 Object Tran Fairest Br A Slorkege Mire FA rebi 5 Tintagel G r ar had r gei E WP reir Ae deco Ti D Search Volum s Tier Help A Mugaise anupz Ob Tasks Search Type P And Or Condition iray Group is fi 101 At onion Acton we FFF in Un Fruit Figure 9 5 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow 3 Specify the filter conditions for searching for volumes in the storage tier Search Type Select And or Or for the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select items such as LDEVs or host names from the pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To delete a filter condition click the Delete button To re order the filter conditions click the 4 button or the
81. ing example specifies LDEV 0 0A and 0 OB 0 0A 0 0B Example 2 The following example specifies LDEV 0 0A to 0 0C 0 0A 0 0C Filter by volume status Volume Status is Select a volume status from the drop down list You cannot specify a volume in a Used status as the migration target volume The displayed items are e Used The volume cannot be used as the migration destination e Unused The volume can be used as the migration destination Filter by host name of the Host is Specify a character string up to 256 bytes in length UTF8 Applying Filter Conditions 45 Ke o kK ab CH EG O f Op CH Ke oS ab Table 5 1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values 1 of 3 Purpose application server search for volumes used by a host Filter by storage subsystem name search for volumes within a storage subsystem Filter by the vendor name of the storage subsystem Filter by the model name for display of the storage subsystem Filter by storage subsystem serial number volume search in storage subsystem Filter by controller array group name Filter by array group name Condition Elements Subsystem Vendor Subsystem Display Type Subsystem Serial Number Controller Array Group Array Group Operators is not starts with contains is not is not is not starts with contains is is not starts with contains Values convers
82. ion You cannot specify blank characters Multiple items cannot be specified You cannot use a host name that is not registered in Device Manager If is or is not is specified You cannot specify space characters at the start or end of this item If starts with or contains is specified If starts with is specified space characters at the end are included in the filter string If contains is specified space characters at the start or end are included in the filter string Select a storage subsystem from the drop down list The drop down list displays storage subsystems in the following format storage subsystem name If the subsystem name has not been or cannot be registered in Device Manager it is displayed in the drop down list in product name serial number format Select the vendor name of a storage subsystem from the drop down list The list displays storage subsystems in the following format storage subsystem vendor name Since storage subsystem names are not case sensitive the same vendor names may be displayed more than once in the drop down list but when you select such a vendor name the same results are displayed regardless of the case of the vendor name selected Select the subsystem display model names of a storage subsystem from the drop down list The model name displayed in this list corresponds to displayArrayType in Device Manager The subsystem display model names that are displayed depend on the settin
83. is time there are four possible refresh statuses Status in which a refresh has not been performed Indicates the status immediately after creating a storage domain before performing a refresh After creating a storage domain Tiered Storage Manager automatically performs a refresh If the automatic refresh fails perform another refresh e Normal status refresh successful status Indicates that the refresh was successful and that the repository and cache are normal e Refresh in progress status Indicates that a refresh is being performed e Cache abnormal status refresh failed status Indicates that the refresh failed due to an error and that the status of the repository or cache is abnormal 1 7 5 Using Refresh to Detect Inconsistencies If an error occurs in the network or storage device when a migration task is created performed or cancelled the following three types of information may become inconsistent Information within the storage subsystems e The repository for Device Manager e The repository for Tiered Storage Manager You can detect these inconsistencies by refreshing the information after migration finishes the status of the migration task is Success Failure or Cancel If you try to refresh Tiered Storage Manager while the repository is inconsistent a message asking whether you want to refresh Device Manager is displayed Click OK if you want to refresh Tiered Storage Manager and Device Manager 24 The
84. ist Objects Subwindow Select the function you want to use from the list in the List Objects subwindow in the Information frame on the right or from the list in the Object Tree in the Navigation frame on the left 2 6 Using Tiered Storage Manager Windows This section describes the components of the Tiered Storage Manager windows and their associated tasks S see Figure 2 3 Subwindow name WIEN Weer Forks kb Toned or oam Amar bss Coed be Fisgrusch jmrrttapnker PIE EI Del HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manage a Je Toole Logia Cineo Frota Abeut Help Menu bar frame Ku OTKSZTGZ TE Fler e E Storage Domains Tasks Method frame Wifes gt 1 Information frame Navigation frame Figure 2 3 Tiered Storage Manager Window Frames The Tiered Storage Manager windows include the following components including frames pop up boxes and subwindows In this manual a panel displayed in a frame is called a subwindow Menu bar Frame section 2 6 1 Use the Menu bar frame to perform operations that affect Tiered Storage Manager as a whole such as logging out or displaying version information When you select an item in this frame the dialog box associated with the selected item pops up Navigation Frame section 2 6 2 31 Use the Navigation frame to select an operation in Tiered Storage Manager When you select an operation in this frame the method and information frames displa
85. kes up Business Copy XP pair This is an S VOL Configuration Leaf that makes up a pair with an SP VOL Migration Group target Volume that is included in an migration group Y Already Reserved Volume reserved as a migration target Y Y Continuous Access XP Journal Volume that makes up a Continuous Access XP Journal pair Y Y Snapshot XP Volume that makes up a Snapshot XP pair Y Y Cache LUN XP Volume for which Cache LUN XP is set Y Y Command Device Volume used as a Command Device Y Y LUSE target Volume that makes up LUSE Y Path target Volume for which a path is set Y Locked target Volume that is locked not Read Write by LUN Security XP Y Extention NAS target NAS system volume Externally Locked Volume that is using the external subsystem function and is Y locked not Read Write by LUN Security XP Extention Not Acquired Volume Volume whose volume information cannot be obtained Y Y Information WEE Legend Y Corresponds to the reason that the volume cannot be migrated cannot be used as a volume for migration Does not correspond to the reason that the volume cannot be migrated can be used as a volume for migration 1 Includes the volumes migrated by HP StorageWorks Auto LUN XP 2 LUN Security XP Extention is a product name For details on this product see the manual HP StorageWorks LUN Security XP Extention User Guide for the XP12000 XP10000 XP1024 XP128 When the migr
86. lick the Delete button The Deletion Confirmation dialog box displays 6 Click the OK button The migration task is deleted and the List Objects Tasks subwindow redisplays Deleting a Migration Task with Standby Status You cannot delete a migration task with Standby status To delete a migration task with a Standby status you must first cancel the migration task by changing Status to Cancel and then delete the migration task For information on how to change Status to Cancel see 11 5 Canceling a Migration Task before Executing It 11 5 Canceling a Migration Task before Executing It You can search for and cancel a registered migration task that has a Standby status The status of the canceled migration task changes to Cancel If you try to cancel a task that does not have a Standby status an error occurs To cancel a migration task 1 Select the Tasks object in the navigation frame The List Objects Tasks subwindow displays in the information frame 2 Seta migration task filter condition Be sure to select Standby from Status as the migration task filter condition 3 Click the Show Tasks button The migration task search is executed and migration tasks that match the set task filter condition display in the Task List 4 Select the task ID of the task you want to cancel by selecting the check box next to it You can select multiple task IDs to be canceled 5 Click the Cancel button The cancellation confirmation dialog box
87. lume To view the storage tier properties 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Tier Name object for which you want to view properties You can also select the Show Properties method in the method frame The Show Properties Storage Tier Name subwindow displays as shown in Figure 9 2 J HP Storage Werks AM Tlered Sieg ze Hlaaager Hiep Conseake Hororoa Ir erreh Fapleret Tools Loggul Ghose I Profile Abst Heis Tier Enulatonl ype OPENA AND Arsy moup 131 5000 GE 50 00 GE 1004 UKE DS Parcentage for Storage Domain 10 LDEV E EE Volume Status ll Cam Migrate 2 Migration Group f l x Host ll Subsystem falle Ru Used Ha Unknown KPIDDDDENO A8 116 10 l Used Yes Unknown XPYODDQENO 208 116 10 Dese 10000610 A8 Wi Sie ITT Siedepeng Used Figure 9 2 Show Properties Storage Tier Name Subwindow You can check the following information from the Show Properties Storage Tier Name subwindow o Detailed information on the selected volume When you select LDEV in the Volume List you can check the detailed information on the volume such as Array Group RAID Level and LDEV in the Volume Detailed Information Storage Tier Name pop up window as shown in Figure 9 3 J r ng Bet aed rd ormualkee 700 k rrescdt bere I Explorer Volume Detailed Information 7 00 Migration Group Host Path Yeg Subsystem AP 10000
88. lume lt lt x lt x lt x lt x x lt lt lt rA Z lt lt ZzZ 2z 2 lt lt lt lt lt lt 2 2 lt Z 21 0 CH Av Kn O _ OU ei Oo o Table 1 2 Tiered Storage Manager Operations and Related User Types System Administrator or Operation Storage Administrator Guest Delete Volume Y N Change Attribute Y N Information Delete Y N Migration task Create Y N Reference Detailed Y Y Information Reference Search List Y Y Execute Y N Delete Y N Cancel Y N Legend Y Can operate N Cannot operate On a CLI client you can create a migration task even when the user type is Guest 1 6 3 Using Tiered Storage Manager with PSAs Logical Partition LPAR is the generic name for the Cache Logical Partition CLPR and Storage Logical Partition SLPR functions Tiered Storage Manager uses an SLPR administrator in addition to the administrator for the entire storage subsystem The SLPR administrator is called the Partition Storage Administrator PSA In some cases when a Device Manager user registered in Storage Navigator as a partition storage administrator PSA adds a domain controller to Device Manager the domain controller added to Device Manager is called a domain controller for which the PSA is managing SLPR operations A domain controller for which the PSA is managing SLPR operations cannot be used as a storage domain for Tiered Stor
89. m installation requirements o Reviewing the readme txt file on the CD for any last minute announcements Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document Conventions Convention Element Convention Element Medium blue text Figure 1 Cross reference links and e mail addresses Medium blue underlined text Web site addresses http www hp com Bold font e Key names e Text typed into a GUI element such as into a box e GUI elements that are clicked or selected such as menu and list italics font Text emphasis Monospace font e File and directory names e System output e Code e Text typed at the command line Monospace italic font e Code variables e Command line variables Monospace bold font Emphasis of file and directory names system output code and text typed at the command line A CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data iy IMPORTANT Provides clarifying information or specific instructions E NOTE Provides additional information About this guide 8 Q TIP Provides helpful hints and shortcuts HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP web site http www hp com support Collect the following information before calling Oo dl Bes EE D gt gt O _ K te o 2 gt 0b nd o Technical support registration number if applicable a Product s
90. me Migration Group Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 5 It does not display if the status of a migration task is active or standby 80 A Add Folke Migralian GroupOl Ficresoll Internet Fplorer PIE EG Add Volume Migration Groupil1 D Plesse select values to be added bo ihia group usma fer eordbeer Figure 10 5 Add Volume Migration Group Name Pop up Window Note that an error window is displayed when the Add Volume button is clicked while the status of a migration task is active or standby 4 Specify the following to search for a volume Search Type Select And or Or for the search type Condition n Specify the volume filter conditions You can select items such as LDEVs or host names from the pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To delete a filter condition click the Delete button A To re order the filter conditions click the or the Y buttons n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 5 Click the List Volumes button to display volumes as shown in Figure 10 6 A Add Vokser TE He TT CO Ficresoll Internet Faplorer PIE EG Add Volume Migration Group D Plesse select volumes fo be added bo ihia group usma fer eordbeer Eriata Type is OPEN Af Acton Add Cention LDEV ll Volume Status E EE
91. me displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow 2 From the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow click the Remove button for the Migration Group Name you are deleting The Delete Migration Group Migration Group Name pop up displays as shown in Figure 10 10 A Aug you sune you ward fo delete migration group Migration Gout Warming KATIHOM W Tres migration group mill be deleted but the data stored in the olumes of the migration group wil mo be deleted Are you sure you want 10 corinue r Yeg I have read ha above and abl ward to Corine Figure 10 10 Delete Migration Group Migration Group Name Pop up Window 3 From the Delete Migration Group Migration Group Name pop up window select Yes have confirmed it 4 Click the OK button The Delete Migration Group Result pop up window displays If you click OK without having selected Yes I have confirmed it in Step 3 an error message displays 5 Click the Close button The Delete Migration Group Result pop up window closes and the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow redisplays 84 11 Managing Migration Tasks This chapter describes managing migration tasks which includes the following operations Searching for a Migration Task section 11 1 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Task section 11 2 e Executing a Migration Task section 11 3 e Deleting a Migration Task section 11 4 8 Canceling a Migration Task before Executi
92. n Pop up Window Displaying List of volumes 41 Figure 4 5 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow rrnnrrvvnnnrnvvrnnnrvvrnnnrrvrnnrrrnrnnrrenrnnrrennnnrrenrnnrsennnnsnen 42 Figure 4 6 Create Storage Tier Storage Domain Name Pop up Window rararrnnrenanrvrnnrrrvnnrennnnrnrnnnennanennnnrennannnnnnee 43 Figure 6 1 Create Migration Group Pop up Wmdow 50 Figure 6 2 Search Volumes Storage Domain Name Subwindow rrrnnrrvvrnnrrvvrnnnrvvrnnrrevrnnrrenrnnrrennnnrrenrnnrrenrnnerennnnneen 51 Figure 6 3 Create Migration Group Storage Domain Name Pop up WINdOW c cccccceececseececeeeeeaeeeseeeesaeeeeseeess 52 Figure 6 4 Create Migration Group Confirmation Pop up Window rrrarrrnnannrrnnnrnrnnnnnnnnennannnnnnnennnnnnnanennnnnennnnennnee 53 Figure 6 5 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow rrnrrrnvrnnnnvrnnnnrnvrnnnrnnranrnnrnnrrenrnnrrrnnnnrrrnnnnrsennnnsrennnnssen 54 Figure 6 6 Create Migration Group Storage Tier Name Pop up Window rrrrnnrrrnrnnrnvnrnnnrennnnrrennnnrnenrnnnerrnnerennnnsnen 55 Figure 6 7 Create Migration Group Confirmation Pop up Window rrranrrnrarnnrnnnerrannnrnnnennnnnnnnnrenrnnsnnanennnnnennannnnnee 56 Figure 7 1 Executing a Migration Task on Tiered Storage Manager dente 58 Figure 7 2 Migration and Operations at a Web cent 59 Figure 7 3 List Objects Migration Groups Gubwimdow 60 Figure 7 4 Migrate Step 1 of 4 Pop up Wumdow cece ceccceecceeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeaeeeseeeeseeeseeeeseeeseue
93. n the Menu bar of the main window select one of the following e Logout Terminates the Web client You cannot use other Command View XP AE Suite software that have been started by the Link and Launch operation from the terminated Web client You can however continue to use other Command View XP AE Suite software that have been logged into from the start menu Close Closes the browser but does not log you out if you have logged into Tiered Storage Manager from another Command View XP AE Suite software You can continue to use other Command View XP AE Suite software If you close all other Command View XP AE Suite software you will be automatically logged out after a factory set period of inactivity 2 Click the OK button on the confirmation window 2 5 Starting Tiered Storage Manager Once you connect to the Tiered Storage Manager server you can start Tiered Storage Manager operations After logging into Tiered Storage Manager you can start using its functions from the Main window To start Tiered Storage Manager 1 Log in to Tiered Storage Manager The Main window displays with the List Objects Subwindow see Figure 2 2 30 D o z 5 D s o D D O A HP Storage Werks MT Tione Shortage Manager Management Conschk ir Tools Logout Chose I Profile Abasi ek Dr HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager fg Object Treo IC Tore Storage Glam ager Deem Figure 2 2 Main Window with L
94. nager storage domain because the refresh operation updates the database repositories 1 7 2 1 After Changing Logical Device or Hardware Configurations If you do not perform a refresh after changing configurations data will be migrated to the wrong location Example LDEV 2 01 is externally connected to StorageWorks XP1024 A refresh is performed by using Tiered Storage Manager c The external connection target of 2 01 is changed to StorageWorks XP512 by using Remote Web Console d 2 01 is migrated by using Tiered Storage Manager In the Web client display 2 01 still matches StorageWorks XP1024 The migration target of 2 01 still appears to be StorageWorks XP1024 However migration to StorageWorks XP512 has actually been performed 1 7 2 2 After Registering or Performing a Migration Task If you do not perform a refresh after registering or performing a migration task an error might occur in the subsystem E NOTE After you perform a refresh the latest refresh data and time display in the List Objects Storage Domain Name subwindow The information in the navigation frame is also updated 1 7 3 Refresh Types and Scopes There are four refresh operation types Refresh to synchronize information in the storage subsystems with the repository for Device Manager Refresh to synchronize the repository for Device Manager with the repository for Tiered Storage Manager Refresh to synchronize the repository for Tiered Storage Mana
95. nctions and resources on Tiered Storage Manager Storage Administrator Configures and manages the storage subsystems Can access all functions and resources on Tiered Storage Manager e Guest Can reference the resources of Tiered Storage Manager NOTE Tiered Storage Manager includes the same types of users as Device Manager For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition Device Manager Web Client User Guide 1 6 2 Changing User Information When using Device Manager and you want to change the user ID or password for accessing Device Manager that was specified when installing Tiered Storage Manager execute the Tiered Storage Manager command for changing user information htsmmodhdvmuser This command can be executed by a System Administrator or Storage Administrator when Device Manager is active For details about the command for changing user information ht smmodhdvmuser see the manual HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide Table 1 2 Tiered Storage Manager Operations and Related User Types System Administrator or Operation Storage Administrator Guest Storage domain Create Y N Reference List Reference Properties Change Attribute Information Refresh Delete Storage tier Create Reference List Reference Properties Change Attribute Information Delete Migration group Create Reference List Reference Detailed Information Add Vo
96. nd an output destination folder as shown in Table 12 4 F Q Table 12 4 Message Log O Type of Log Log File Name Output Destination Folder Information GUI message HTSMGuiMessagen log Windows log Tiered Storage Manager installation folder Logs Solaris lt server installation folder gt logs n represents a number from 1 to the number of files specified in the environment settings To specify the number of files change the value of the Logger guiMessageFileCount in the environment settings file logger properties For information on the environment settings file Logger properties refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide 94 12 3 2 Trace Logs Trace logs contain information that is collected when an error occurs in order to determine how the error occurred They include a name and an output destination folder as shown in Table 12 5 Table 12 5 Trace Log Type of Log Log File Name Output Destination Folder Information GUI trace log HTSMGuiTracen 1log Windows Tiered Storage Manager installation folder logs Solaris lt server installation folder gt logs n represents a number from 1 to the number of files specified in the environment settings To specify the number of files change the value of logger gquiTraceFileCount in the environment settings file logger properties For information on the environment settings fil
97. nditions to search the volumes in a storage domain or in a storage tier and then select and register the desired volumes from those found Multiple migration groups can be created in a storage domain An unlimited number of storage domains can be created in a migration group Permission to perform migration can be set for any migration group If you want to protect a group of volumes from being accidentally migrated create a migration group that contains these volumes and then specify No for Can Migrate Note that when a storage domain is deleted the migration groups within that domain are also deleted Volumes and migration tasks within the deleted migration group however are not deleted Creating a Storage Domain 35 3 3 Creating a Storage Domain You can create a storage domain as a migration range When creating a storage domain you must specify a domain controller When there are no addable domain controllers an error is displayed If an attempt to create a storage domain fails re create the storage domain After a storage domain is created Tiered Storage Manager automatically starts to perform a refresh Sometimes the refresh fails but if this happens perform the refresh again To create a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domains object The method frame displays the Create Storage Domain method 2 Select the Create Storage Domain method in the method frame The Create Storage Domain po
98. ned to be unsuitable as a migration source or target the reasons are displayed in Reasons that a volume cannot become source target volume in the Volume Detailed Information Device Number pop up window The following table shows the character strings representing the reasons that a volume cannot be a migration source or target Volumes that can be checked by Tiered Storage Manager and for which a migration task or data deletion task is being executed are not displayed in Reasons that a volume cannot become source target volume Such volumes cannot be used as either migration source volumes or migration target volumes Table 1 3 Character Strings Representing Reasons a Volume Cannot Be a Migration Source or Target 25 Character string displayed Description Migration source Migration target volume volume Continuous Access XP target Volume that makes up a Continuous Access XP pair and whose Y status is PSUS or PSUE Continuous Access XP Status Volume that makes up a Continuous Access XP pair and whose Y Y status is neither PSUS nor PSUE Business Copy XP target Volume that makes up a Business Copy XP pair Y Business Copy XP Volume that makes up a Business Copy XP pair This is a P Y Y Configuration Root VOL that makes up a pair with three S VOLs Business Copy XP Volume that makes up a Business Copy XP pair This is an SP Configuration Node VOL that makes up a pair with two S VOLs Business Copy XP Volume that ma
99. ng It section 11 5 For more information on migration tasks see 7 11 1 Searching for a Migration Task You can begin managing migration tasks by searching for a migration task To search for a migration task 1 Select the Task object in the navigation frame The List Objects Tasks subwindow displays in the information frame as shown in Figure 11 1 Testis Logout Close I Profile Abasi Helg Se Q CO Ke Ee DO D gt CO E CO D D Joie specter DI Jane specta Sl mot specii Cem l CECOT Ea Figure 11 1 List Objects Tasks Subwindow 2 Set the migration task filter conditions such as a storage domain name and migration group name from the drop down list For more information see the GUI help 3 Click the Show Tasks button The migration task search is executed and migration tasks that match the set task filter conditions display in the Task List as shown in Figure 11 2 Managing Migration Tasks 85 Jar Storage Marks MM Tlered Scan Haaager Managemen Consale Hiosa Inert Faplerer Figure 11 2 List Objects Tasks Subwindow Displaying a Task List 4 About Storage Domains Migration Groups and Target Storage Tier in the List Objects Tasks subwindow Even if a name displayed in the drop down list of Storage Domains Migration Groups and Target Storage Tier is deleted and then recreated Tiered Sto
100. nrennnrennnnrennnernnnnee 18 Figure 1 11 Migration within a Domain Control Storage Subsystem rrrrnnrrrrrnnnnvrrnnrerrnnnnerrnnrrenrnnnrennnnrrernnnerennnnnnen 19 Figure 1 12 Migration Between Domain Control Storage Subsystem and External Storage Subsystem 19 Figure 1 13 Migration Between Two External Storage Gubsvsiems 20 Figure 1 14 Migration of LUSE Configuration ccccccccsseccceseeecceeseeceeseeceeuseecseeeessaeeessaeeessaueeeessaeeesegeeessegeeeeas 27 Figure 2 1 Tiered Storage Manager Main Window rrrnnnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnrevrnnnnennnnnrennnnnrrnnnnnrennnrennnnesennnnnsennnnsrennnnssennnnssen 30 Figure 2 2 Main Window with List Objects Subwindow rrrnnnrrnnnnnnvvrnnnnenrnnnrenrnnnrennnnnrennnerernnnrrenrnnrennnnesernnussennnnssen 31 Figure 2 3 Tiered Storage Manager Window Frames 31 Figure 2 4 Information Frame with SUDWINGOW raravnnnrrnnnnrvnnnrrnnnnrennnnrnnnnrennnrrnnnnrnnnrennnnennnsrennnernnnsrennnsennnnrennnseennnee 33 Foure Sr Didog BOX eerren A AEA E E RAEE EERE 34 Figure 3 1 Creating a Storage Domain Pop up Wmdow 36 Figure 4 1 Storage Tiers and Volumes Relationship rrrrrnnnnrnnnnnnrvrnnnnrrnnnrenrnnnrenrnnnrenrnnrrennnnssennnnerennnnesennnnssennnnssen 39 Figure 4 2 Creating a Storage Tier Pop up VWmmdow 40 Figure 4 3 Filter Condition Pop up Window ccccccccccseccceeececeeeecaeeeceeeeeseeeesseeeeseeeesseeeeseeeesseeeeseeessaeeeseneesseeesaaess 41 Figure 4 4 Filter Conditio
101. ns and documents the procedure for refresh operations Functions of Tiered Storage Manager section 1 1 e Deciding When to Migrate Data section 1 2 How Migration Works section 1 2 3 e Methods of Migration section 1 4 e Required Components of Migration section 1 5 Users of Tiered Storage Manager section 1 6 e Performing a Refresh Operation section 1 7 e Volumes Used for Migration section 1 8 1 1 Functions of Tiered Storage Manager Tiered Storage Manager is designed to relocate migrate data from one volume on a storage subsystem to another volume You can migrate data simply by specifying the relocation destination Tiered Storage Manager does not migrate data to a tape device See Figure 1 1 for an illustration of the scope of data you can migrate using Tiered Storage Manager Using Tiered Storage Manager offers the following advantages You can migrate data without interrupting the current application You can migrate data without being aware of the storage configuration You can migrate multiple volumes at once e You can reduce the preparation time for a migration You can use multiple storage subsystems as though they were a single storage subsystem and centrally manage different types of storage environments since Tiered Storage Manager uses the StorageWorks XP12000 10000 e You can migrate data in line with the concept of Data Lifecycle Management DLCM so that data used fr
102. nsaction log in the List Objects Tasks subwindow does not show that the time setting has changed to daylight savings time After the repository is restored the navigation frame display does not match the display in the information frame Cause A foreign locale is set on the management server The style sheet used by Tiered Storage Manager has been updated or the old style sheet was read from the cache The start and end time maintained by the task management is the time on the management server The time setting on the client does not match the one on the management server The repository of the Command View XP AE Suite Common Component has not been synchronized with the repository of Tiered Storage Manager authorized user with Device You do not have permission to log on to Tiered Storage The user ID or password you Actions Register as an authorized user with Device Manager Change the Device Manager user role to System Administrator Storage Administrator or Guest Enter a correct user ID or password Actions Set the English locale on the management server Take the following action In Internet Explorer Select View and then Refresh Alternatively select Tools and Internet Options Then click Delete Files from Temporary Internet files In Mozilla and Netscape Select View and then Reload Set the time on the client PC to daylight savings time Set ser
103. o continue in ee Figure 8 7 Delete Storage Domain Storage Domain Name Pop up Window 3 From the Delete Storage Domain Storage Domain Name pop up window select Yes have confirmed it If you click the OK button without selecting Yes have confirmed it an error message dialog box displays 4 Click the OK button The deletion process starts and the Processing Deletion window is displayed When deletion is complete the Delete Storage Domain Result window displays a Click the Close button E DO O A ab CO DO O N O CO DO e DO gt 69 9 Managing Storage Tiers This chapter describes managing storage tiers which includes the following Viewing a List of Storage Tiers section 9 1 Viewing Storage Tier Properties section 9 2 Searching for Volumes in a Storage Tier section 9 3 Changing Storage Tier Attribute Information section 9 4 Deleting a Storage Tier section 9 5 For information on creating storage tiers see 4 9 1 Viewing a List of Storage Tiers You can view a list of the storage tiers inside a storage domain Viewing the list allows you to check the following Information on the storage domain that contains the selected storage tier e Capacity e total capacity e used capacity capacity of the volumes that cannot be selected as a migration target and the ratio of this capacity to the total capacity e free capacity capacity of
104. o ways From the navigation frame select the Migration Groups object e From the methods frame select the Object List method Whether you select Migration Groups or Object List the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow displays in the information frame as shown in Figure 10 1 J HP Storage Werks MM Tlered Sharege Maneger kackt Crtpschke Ble dt ye Favorites Took D KEN Em Ei HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager E E Tools Logout Close Profile Asp Hee _Migrate Modify Delete Fp Migration Seat _Migrate Modifr Delete Mp blignation Gouf Magie Mod Dalat A igan Groups EE EECH Figure 10 1 List Objects Migration Groups Subwindow 10 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Group You can view the following information about migration groups and migration About migration groups e Migration group name e Storage domain name to which the migration group belongs Managing Migration Groups 77 e Migration group creation time e Name of the user group of the user who last updated the migration group e Time at which the migration group was last updated e Number of volumes in the migration group About migration e Time at which the last migration was complete e Migration status e Attribute indicating whether migration is possible To view detailed information about a migration group 1 From the navigation frame select the Migration Group
105. object The information frame displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow 2 From Name in the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow select Migration Group Name for which for which you want to view detailed information The Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 10 2 Det ated baloria hen age k hon Geceg i Siiran DCH 141657 T2205 14 16 59 OI Q CO es 2 Ee DO S CO CO D Cc D Subtyetem a e Controller Array Grows e Ariy Group Lellsl RAD Leve 2 2 PODAGA 208 116 1065 1 4 1 1 4 1 g ii ied fez PI DOO0 1 208 116 106 1 4 1 LA 200 Lied fed POE A8 116 106 1 4 1 1 4 1 Figure 10 2 Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name Pop up Window The following buttons display in the Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name pop up window Add Volume button Click to add a volume from the volume search results to the migration group When making an external connection you can add a volume with the same attribute to the migration group For more information about adding a volume to a migration group by clicking the Add Volume button see 10 4 Adding a Volume to a Migration Group Remove Volume button Click to remove a volume from a migration group When releasing an external connection or changing the status of a migration group you can remove a volum
106. of Tiered Storage Manager required for migration 20 Elements of Filter Conditions Specified When Filtering Volumes 45 example of pop up dialog box 34 example of subwindow displayed in information frame 33 examples of migration 18 Examples of creating a storage tier 38 executing migration task 87 external storage connection function 13 external storage subsystems migration between 19 migration with domain control storage subsystem 19 F frames of Tiered Storage Manager 31 inconsistencies detecting with refresh 24 information frame 32 common items 33 example of subwindow 33 L language used for Tiered Storage Manager GUI 28 life cycle of data migration suited to 14 list of migration groups viewing 77 list of storage domains viewing 64 list of storage tiers viewing 70 logging out 30 login starting Tiered Storage Manager by link and launch operation 30 logs message log 94 trace log 95 LPAR 22 M menu bar frame 31 menus 32 merits of Tiered Storage Manager 11 message log 94 method frame 32 common items 33 Migrate Step 1 of 4 pop up window 60 Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window 61 Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window 62 Migrate Step 4 of 4 pop up window 63 migration 11 between domain control storage subsystem and external storage subsystem 19 between two external storage subsystems 19 by re arranging storage subsystem 16 17
107. on meanings and sub statuses see GUI Help On a CLI client you can use the Get Tasks command to check the status of a migration task For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager CLI Reference Guide Table 7 1 lists the migration task status messages displayed by a CLI client and by a Web client icon Table 7 1 Migration Task Status Messages Status Displayed by a CLI client Status Displayed by a Web client contents displayed in parenthesis Standby Standby Active WaitingMigration Active Active Migrating Active WaitingDataErasure Active DataErasing Performing a Migration 57 Q O Ke o prar D gt CH Ke rer ab Ke Table 7 1 Migration Task Status Messages Status Displayed by a CLI client Status Displayed by a Web client contents displayed in parenthesis Success Success Failure Failure Failure MigrationFailure Failure DataErasureFailure Cancel Cancel A migration task whose status is not Standby cannot be performed e When the migration task status is either Active or Standby none of the storage domain the storage tier or the migration group can be deleted nor can the attribute information be changed Wait until the migration task status changes to Success Failure or Cancel and then retry the operation 7 2 Migration Task Operations Migration task operations include creating and executing a mig
108. on Tiered Storage Manager including e The name of the storage domain The domain controller The capacity of the volumes in the storage domain e User capacity of the volumes and the ratio of the used capacity to the total capacity and free capacity of the volumes and the ration of the free capacity to the total capacity Managing Storage Domains 64 Information about the storage subsystems in the storage domain This includes the number of storage subsystems in the storage domain Information about the storage tiers in the storage domain This includes the number of storage tiers in the storage domain The number of migration groups you can access the number of migration groups within the storage domain you can access e The refresh status The refresh status of the storage domain is displayed by an icon For information about these icons see the GUI help You can view storage domain properties in two ways From the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Name object e From the methods frame select the Show Properties method Whether you select the Storage Domain Name object or the Show Properties method the Show Properties Storage Domain Name subwindow displays as shown in Figure 8 2 Jor Tore Werks MM Tiered Garage Manager Harsgrment Console borat ier Faplener Toots Logout Chose I Profile Alba Hiie E e E pre Doriar Go Vaulen Last Rebeshad OORLAS 14 47 23
109. p up dialog box The Method frame includes the following components Subwindow Name The name of the subwindow displays in the top left corner Method Name The method name displays under the subwindow name In this manual a panel item used to start an operation is called a method When you select a method the information frame displays a new subwindow or pop up dialog box associated with the method you selected Object Address The address of the operation object you selected in the Navigation frame displays above the name of the subwindow in the Information frame The address reflects the hierarchical sequence in the Navigation frame with Tiered Storage Manager as the root object as shown in the following example Tiered Storage Manager gt Storage Domains Information Table The Information table displays Tiered Storage Manager management information in table format The table includes text including links graphics buttons and related items 2 6 4 About the Information Frame Use this frame to display information required to configure various settings Information in this frame is displayed in table format Object address Sue Storage Works XP Tiered Storage Manager Managere l Console Mirmo D ER Gen pots Iech ee Di HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage N anager we Object Tr r e H Tiered Sionas M D Storage Domains 3 amain Cresta Migration Ginup fi Create Storage Tier Subsys
110. p up window displays as shown in Figure 3 1 J Create S ce ac Boman Microtel iriri Explorer laj Lreate Ioagqe Domain D Fields marked with a messi be filled in Domaini i gt CEO iie Figure 3 1 Creating a Storage Domain Pop up Window 3 Enter the following information in the Create Storage Domain pop up window Name required Enter a storage domain name of up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters A Cer za tes 0tea9 and single byte space Do not use spaces for the first or last character of the name An error occurs if You do not enter a Name The character string for Name is too long You enter an invalid character for Name Domain Controller Select a domain controller domain control storage subsystem Domain controllers domain control storage subsystems that perform SLPR operations with PSA permissions are not displayed Description Enter a description of the storage domain you are creating of up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 4 Click the OK button The Create Storage Domain Processing pop up window displays clicking the x Close button at the top right corner of the screen does not stop processing When processing ends a new storage domain is created and the Create Storage Domain Result pop up window displays the execution res
111. r of the target volume If data erasure fails the original data remains in the source volume For details see Figure 12 1 Relationship between Volumes and LDEV Numbers 1 3 How Migration Works Therefore perform the following action If the Volume to which the LDEV number of the source volume has been switched is blocked Format the relevant volume by using Remote Web Console If the Volume to which the LDEV number of the source volume has been switched is not blocked There may be data remaining on the relevant volume If the remaining data needs to be erased format the volume or erase the data using the procedures below In the explanation below logical device number 10 01 has been migrated to 20 01 the source volume before migration has been switched to 20 01 after migration 1 Use Device Manager to set the path to 20 01 and allocate it to a host 2 From the path allocated host write as much 0 data as the volume size to erase data on 20 01 3 Use Device Manager to release the path to 20 01 92 Table 12 3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions continues on the following pages Failure E Some of the LDEVSs that make up the LUSE volume are not included in the same storage tier Problem displayed message ID The status of the migration task is KATS62010 E Or KATS62011 Situation 1 The migration volume pair was created so that LDEVs other than the r
112. r string for Name is too long You enter an invalid character for Name Description Enter a description of the storage tier you are creating up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs Click the Edit button The Edit Filter Condition pop up window displays allowing you to specify filter conditions 40 A Edit Fiket Comdbion k csesolt Internet Faplarer Figure 4 3 Filter Condition Pop up Window 5 Specify filter conditions by entering the following information Search Type Select And or Or as the search type Condition n t Specify the volume filter conditions You can select an array group name disk type and other conditions from a pull down menu To add a filter condition click the Add Condition button To remove a filter condition click the Remove button To re order the filter conditions click the or the Y button n indicates the filter condition number For example if Condition 1 is displayed clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as the added filter condition 6 Click the Show Volume List button The Filter Condition pop up window redisplays with a list of volumes that meet the conditions you just specified as shown in Figure 4 4 At Fiker Comdkbion Liz eet Internet Explorer Edit Filter Condil or A LDEV E E ven Status ll Can Miate f l eer Group EJ Ce rell Subsystem ais Contratar A
113. r string you entered for Name is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Can Migrate Specify whether or not the migration group can be migrated Yes The migration group can be migrated No The migration group cannot be migrated Usually select YES You can prevent a group from being migrated accidentally by specifying No for a group you do not want to migrate Description Enter a description for the migration group you are creating up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 4 Click the OK button A new migration group is created The results are displayed in the Create Migration Group Result pop up window 5 Click the Close button UTF 8 Encoding 50 For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 6 3 Creating a Migration Group based on Storage Domain Volume Searches To create a migration group based on the result of a storage domain volume search enter the following information 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Name object for the storage domain in which you want to create a migration group 2 In the method frame select the Search Volumes method The information frame displays the Search Volumes Storage Domain Name subwindow as shown in Figure 6 2
114. r time bm e lt a a e a E Storage locations rationalized 7 using migration Low performance storage Low performance storage Legend ui Data d Migration Figure 1 3 Migration Suited to the Life Cycle of Data 1 2 2 When Improving Storage Performance You can migrate data to improve storage performance if multiple volumes with high access frequency in the same array group become overloaded if a storage subsystem reaches a bottleneck or if data outlives the life of the storage system Migration in a domain controller is illustrated by Figure 1 4 Domain controller Legend Migration or Access path Figure 1 4 Migration in the Domain Controller Figure 1 5 and Figure 1 6 illustrate migrating data to redistribute access load and improve storage performance _ Load increases as a result of contention when accessing the same array group Array group 1 Array group 2 Dag Storage subsystem Legend e Accessing volume Figure 1 5 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load before migration Load is distributed as a result of migrating information to a different array Array group 1 Array group 2 Dag Storage subsystem Legend e Accessing a volume al Data gt Migration Figure 1 6 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load after migration Figure 1 7 illustrates migrating data by rearranging the storage subs
115. rage Manager does not recognize the recreated name as the same name that was deleted Choosing a Task ID displayed in the task list To execute delete or cancel a migration task select a task ID corresponding to each migration task displayed in the task list of the search result To select a task ID select the check box next to that task ID 11 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Task You can check the following by viewing detailed information on a migration task Migration status of the migration task Migration task information such as the user who owns a task the date and time when a task was created and the date and time when a task has started Array groups and RAID levels of the source volume and target volume included in the migration task To view detailed information on a migration task i Select the Tasks object from the navigation frame The List Objects Tasks subwindow displays in the information frame Set task filter conditions for viewing detailed information on the migration task For information on how to search for a migration task see 11 1 Searching for a Migration Task Click the Show Tasks button The migration task search is executed and migration tasks that match the set task filter conditions display in the Task List From the task IDs displayed in Task List select the Task ID corresponding to the task detailed information that you want to view The Task Detailed Information Ta
116. rageManager Entering the URL displays the Tiered Storage Manager title window and login window In the login window enter your user ID and password For the User ID enter the user name you specified in Device Manager When entering the password in Password note that the password is case sensitive If you enter an invalid password an error message displays in the login dialog box Enter the correct password Click the Login button The Tiered Storage Manager Main window displays see Figure 2 1 29 A HP Storage Werks MM Tlered Sherage Flacager ker Consele Se roscht Iniernel Fapleret Be DE ee irei oe md Dr HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager F C Tools Logout Chose I Profile Aboud Heke Siss T a Figure 2 1 Tiered Storage Manager Main Window 2 3 2 Logging In from another Command View XP AE Suite Software You can log into Tiered Storage Manager by performing the Link and Launch operation from a Web client of another Command View XP AE Suite software such as Device Manager or Tuning Manager In this case you do not have to specify the user ID and password To log into Tiered Storage Manager from another product do the following 1 In the Menu bar frame in the main window of the other Command View XP AE Suite software click Tool The tool window displays 2 In the tool window select Tiered Storage Manager 2 4 Logging Out of Tiered Storage Manager To log out of Tiered Storage Manager 1 I
117. ration task described in this chapter and deleting a migration task searching for a migration task canceling a migration task and referencing detailed information about a migration task described in 11 You can create and execute a migration task in two ways o Create a migration task and then immediately issue an execution request to Tiered Storage Manager Create a migration task place it in a Standby status and then later issue an execution request to Tiered Storage Manager Figure 7 1 illustrates the process of creating and executing a migration task on the Tiered Storage Manager web and CLI clients Migration Create a candidate migration plan Determine the volume pair migration source volume and migration destination volume I Edit the candidate migration plan Specify options ee mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm H Create the migration task and immediately perform that task Create the migration task and immediately perform that task OI reate the migration task Perform the migration task Performed at the CLI client Needs to be manually edited Required when a migration task is not performed immediately Figure 7 1 Executing a Migration Task on Tiered Storage Manager clients Figure 7 2 illustrates the migration and the flow of operations at a Web client 58 7 3 Steps for Performing a Migration Dy Selec
118. ration task is created only some of the LDEVs in the LUSE volume are migrated and then those LDEVs become incomplete LUSE volumes To perform a migration 1 In the Navigation frame select the Migration Groups object The information frame displays the List Objects Migration Groups subwindow as shown in Figure 7 3 below 59 An StorageWorks XP Thered Garage Manager Managed Code ze pil Interact Faplerrr Migrate Mogge Delete sp bigatin Gong Migrate Modify Delate ty Migratepn Groups Yes Figure 7 3 List Objects Migration Groups Subwindow 2 Click the Migration button to the left of the name of the migration group you are migrating The Migrate Step 1 of 4 pop up window displays as shown in Figure 7 4 below allowing you to select a migration target storage tier Hiosa Tr der Faplarer 40 00 GB 00 GE OS KE B 277 GB 68 G8 00 53 WE OK 40167 GB O KB OS 401 67 GB 100 Figure 7 4 Migrate Step 1 of 4 Pop up Window 3 Select the target storage tier In the Migrate Step 1 of 4 pop up window select the radio button that corresponds to the target storage tier name 4 In the Migrate Step 1 of 4 pop up window click the Next button The Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window displays as shown in Figure 7 5 below allowing you to select volume pairs of migration source and migration target volumes 60 RADSEDeF OFENV RADS D FP RADSED IF OPEN RADSGD IF OPEN RAKSAD 1F OESCH RADSED IF
119. ray Group a x Array Group 100 Free Ves XP 10000610 209 116 106 1 21 en 200 ied No Unknown 2 10000610 203 116 105 1231 1 31 F 201 Led Ves Migration Group Inka waren 208 116 104 1 31 1 3 1 ik Led Tes Migration Gaypl2 LUnktrenwen lenean A 116 104 1 31 1 3 1 e 203 leng vas bessien Groupl wee wwen 208 116 104 1 31 ha a 204 Used Ves migration Grup Unknown TESTEN 116 105 1 31 CH a 215 Used Ves Migration Group Unknown wwen 208 116 105 CH CH 206 Used Lee migration Group wegen rogn 208 116 105 li i 131 207 sed Ves migration Grupi uniram rongan A 116 105 Ie 113 1 20 led I vas Jesper Groypl2 en ue 208 116 106 la i CH 209 used ves vgrarion Grupit eegen hemen 116 106 VEH l 31 204 used Ves Lesen Grupit eegen emng 208 116 106 1 31 1 31 s Lisad Van lu smaa nnr Liebe RONAN SVS ap anc Ja 3 1 EI e WR ua med Figure 4 4 Filter Condition Pop up Window Displaying List of Volumes If Volume Status for a volume shows Used in the list of volumes you cannot migrate that volume 7 Click the OK button 41 The Filter Condition pop up window closes The Create Storage Tier pop up window displays with the filter conditions you just specified 8 Click the OK button A dialog box displays asking whether you want to complete creating the storage tier 9 Click OK to create a new storage tier The results are displayed in the Create Storage T
120. ribes these components and their related operations and refers you to chapters or sections in this manual where you can find more detailed information Table 1 1 Required Migration Components Required Component Operation Storage domain e Creating a storage domain Refers to either a domain control e Viewing a list of storage domains storage subsystem or a domain e Viewing storage domain properties control storage subsystem connected e Searching volumes in a storage domain to an external storage subsystem e Refreshing storage domain information You can create only one storage e Changing storage domain attribute information domain for each domain control e Deleting a storage domain storage subsystem You can migrate data only between volumes in the same storage domain Storage tier e Creating a storage tier A group of volumes that serve as e Configuring a storage tier with filters migration targets When you migrate e Viewing a list of storage tiers data you select a migration target e Viewing storage tier properties volume from a specified storage tier e Searching for volumes in a storage tier e Changing storage tier attribute information e Deleting a storage tier Migration group e Creating a migration group A group of volumes you migrate at e Viewing a list of migration groups the same time e Viewing detailed information about a migration group e Changing migration group attributes information e Adding a volume to a migration g
121. ription for the migration group you are creating You can enter up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs Select the volumes you want to add to a migration group From Volume List select the volumes you want to add to a migration group To select all the displayed volumes select Select All To cancel all the selected volumes select Unselect All Click the Next button The Create Migration Group Confirmation pop up window displays allowing you to confirm the settings specified for the migration group to be created See Figure 6 7 55 ox O o Ces ol ke D gt CH Ke Ces ab O O IEN Volume States Migration Group Host Subsystem Controller Array Geoup Array Geoup RAWD Level Disk Type Capacity Volume Lock D 200 Used Unkrosn XPVOD00 10 208 116 105 1 3 1 1 3 1 RADSEOHAFI Unkn vn 156 GS Unlocked l Used Unik newer AP aO 10 209 108 1 31 1 31 RAF GD Uniri 155068 Unlocked l Used kne SPIEL E IS 105 131 hai RADSEDER Unknown 1 56 68 Unlocked 215 used Unknown PINO aenea 1 341 l t RADSEDER Vereen 15668 Unlocked 217 used IER lat agpteE Unknown 15668 Unlocked a 19 Used Ise xP 000010 208 106 1068 1 31 rer RANSED F Union 156 G5 Unlocked SSS SESS TT d JE Siiegegeng Figure 6 7 Create Migration Group Confirmation Pop up Window 9 Click the OK button A new m
122. roup e Removing a volume from a migration group e Deleting a migration group Migration task e Creating a migration task Moving data from the source volume e Searching for a migration task to the target volume for each volume e Viewing detailed information about a migration in a migration group Created by task linking a migration source volume in e Executing a migration task Chapter or Section 3 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 8 6 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 4 10 5 10 6 11 1 11 2 11 3 11 4 20 Table 1 1 Required Migration Components Required Component Operation Chapter or Section the migration group with a migration e Deleting a migration task 11 5 target volume in the storage tier and e Canceling a migration task before executing it specifying options E IMPORTANT Whenever you change storage configurations or migrate data using Tiered Storage Manager you must perform a refresh Refresh is an operation that updates your information For more information see Section 1 7 1 6 Users of Tiered Storage Manager This section describes User Types for Tiered Storage Manager e Changing User Information e Using Tiered Storage Manager with PSA Administrators 1 6 1 User Types for Tiered Storage Manager Eg Tiered Storage Manager includes three levels of users see Table 1 2 for a list of Tiered Storage Operations and related users e System Administrator Can access all fu
123. rvnnnrenrnnerenrnnrrrnrnnerennnnesennnnssennnnssen 71 Figure 9 3 Volume Detailed Information Device Number Pop up WiINdOW cccccecccceececeeececeeeesaeeeeseeeesseeesaness 71 Figure 9 4 Migration Group Detailed Information Storage Tier Name Pop up Wmmdow 72 Figure 9 5 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow rrrnrrrrrnnnnrnrnnnnennnnnnennnnnnennnnnrennnnrrennnerennnnesennnnessennnssen 72 Figure 9 6 Search Volumes Storage Tier Name Subwindow Displaying a List of Volumes nnnnnnnnnnannnnen1nne111ene 73 Figure 9 7 Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name Pop up Window rrrrnnrnrvvnnnnvvrnnnnevrnnnnennnrrenrnnnrenrnnrrennnnerennnnsnen 74 Figure 9 8 Edit Filter Condition Pop up Window rrrrnnnrnnannrnnnnenrannrnnanrnrnnnrnnnnennnnrnrannennnnennansennunsnnnnnennansnnnnsennansnnnnee 15 Figure 9 9 Search Volumes Pop up Window Displaying a List Of Volumes 75 Figure 9 10 Delete Storage Tier Storage Tier Name Pop up Window rrrnrrrnrnnnnvnvnnnnerrnnnrennnnrenrnnrrenrnnrrenrnnerenrnnsnen 76 Figure 10 1 List Objects Migration Groups Gubwindow 77 Figure 10 2 Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name Pop up Wmdow ees 78 Figure 10 3 Modify Group Migration Group Name Pop up Window rarrrnnrrnanernnnrvnnrrnnnevnnrnnanennrnnnnennnrnnanennnennannnnee 79 Figures 5 Figure 10 4 Migration Group Detailed Information Migration Group Name Pop up Wmdow ees 80 Figure 10 5 Add Volume Migration Group Name Pop up
124. s 21 trace log 95 troubleshooting examples logon 90 on web client 90 tiered storage manager functions 91 window display 90 U user information changes to 21 user types in Tiered Storage Manager 21 V viewing detailed information about migration group 77 about migration task 86 viewing list of migration groups 77 storage domains 64 storage tiers 70 viewing properties of storage domains 64 storage tiers 70 volume adding to migration group 80 removing from migration group 82 searching in storage domain 65 searching in storage tier 72 volume filter conditions 21 volumes grouping and migrating 13 W web client 13 examples of troubleshooting 90 migration and flow of operations 58 Windows XP Service Pack 2 notes 28 99
125. s of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ andasingle byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When changing attribute information for a migration group an error occurs if You have not entered a Name The character string you entered for Name is too long You entered an invalid character for Name Can Migrate Select one of the following Yes The migration group can be migrated No The migration group cannot be migrated Usually you select Yes You can prevent a group from being migrated accidentally by selecting No Description Enter a new description for the migration group if you are changing it You can enter up to 500 bytes of UTF 8 characters If you enter 501 bytes or more in UTF 8 encoding for Description an error occurs 4 Click the OK button A dialog box displays asking you to confirm your modifications 5 Click the OK button to accept the modifications 19 6 Click the Close button The List Objects Migration Groups subwindow redisplays with your modifications UTF 8 Encoding For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 10 4 Adding a Volume to a Migration Group You can add a volume to a migration group There is no restriction on t
126. sections About Migration Groups section 6 1 Creating a Migration Group by Selecting the Object in a Storage Domain section 6 2 e Creating a Migration Group from Storage Domain Volume Searches section 6 3 e Creating a Migration from Storage Tier Volume Searches section 6 4 For information on how to display a list of migration groups change attribute information and add volumes see 10 6 1 About Migration Groups A migration group is a group of migration source volumes that have the same characteristics Such as disk type RAID level and array group and are related to the same job A migration group is created by specifying filter conditions and then registering the volumes that match those conditions For details on volume filter conditions see 5 Volumes from one migration group cannot be included in another migration group Volumes from a migration group can be included in a storage tier however You can specify whether a migration group is eligible for migration If you have created a migration group that contains a group of volumes that must not be migrated you can prevent accidental migration by setting Can Migrate to No o je St C O O Se 0b LL ei E Q Q lt L When you delete a storage domain the migration groups within the deleted storage domain are also deleted Volumes and migration tasks within the deleted migration group are not deleted however If a storage domain con
127. sk ID pop up window displays as shown in Figure 11 3 86 TEIR Ine yibem Arlene Domandi Migration Group Ente ena rex Description J km myy rrrrrsess start EJH seapik re EJH Seat XP Tir E task Detaled Inform EFF Figure 11 3 Task Detailed Information Task ID Pop up Window The property information for registered Task IDs displays in the Task Detailed Information Task ID pop up window Choosing LDEV from the Task Detailed Information Task ID pop up window displays the Volume Detailed Information Device Number pop up window tasks You can check the details for the chosen source volume or target volume from the Volume Detailed Information Device Number pop up window tasks shown in Figure 11 4 OI SE GA je Ke BE D CH E CH 4 dl Gene e TT TT Gude ae Figure 11 4 Volume Detailed Information Device Number Pop up Window tasks 11 3 Executing a Migration Task Registered migration tasks subject to migration have a Standby status You can search for migration tasks that have a Standby status and collectively execute migrate them If you try to execute a migration task that does not have a Standby status an error occurs even if it is one of several tasks with Standby status you are executing at the same time To execute a migration task 1 Select the Tasks object in the navigation frame The List Objects Tasks subwindow displays in
128. stomer support 3 Collect the maintenance information and Figure 12 1 Troubleshooting Procedures When an error occurs do the following Check the status of the error Check the status of the error at the time the error occurred If a message is displayed check the message and take the appropriate action 2 Locate the error and examine the log Then take corrective action If you cannot resolve the problem by checking the message see the message log for the Tiered Storage Manager server Using the message logs identify where the error occurred and then remove the cause of the error In order to locate the error see the message ID For information on the message ID refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide p Contact customer support If you cannot resolve the problem by checking the message log for the Tiered Storage Manager server collect maintenance information by using the Trouble Information Acquisition tool and contact customer support For information on the Trouble Information Acquisition tool refer to the HP StorageWokrs XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide The Tiered Storage Manager Web client creates message and trace logs to help you identify and solve any problems Message Logs O E Message logs contain information about the history of executed processing and processing results They z include a name a
129. t Corp in the U S and other countries Windows Server is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp in the U S and other countries This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org This product includes software developed by Ben Laurie for use in the Apache SSL HTTP server project This product includes software developed by Ralf S Engelschall lt rse engelschall com gt for use in the mod ssI project http www modssl org HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager User Guide Contents Revision history start here Revision Es 0 eer eastunstendecesneadedamedaderudadecesnendedaideSencbonescapnenseanrtonsrearkuehs 10 1 Using Tiered Storage Manager 1 1 Functions of Tiered Storage Manager 11 1 1 1 Migrating Data without Interrupting Your Current Application ccccccccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeeeesaees 12 1 1 2 Grouping and Migrating VOLUMES EE 13 1 1 3 Defining Migration Target Volumes ssnnnnsennesennnnsnrneserrrsrrnrenrirsrrrrstrrrnrnrresrrrrsrrrrstrtrnrnrrennrrrn enni 13 1 1 4 Using the External Storage Connection Function cccceccecseeeeecaeeeeeceeeeeesaeeeeesaeeeeesaaeeeesaeeeeesaaes 13 1 1 5 bn ATSV NN EN 13 1 2 Deciding When to Migrate Data Lvvvvaervvearsseesskesee eee 13 1 2 1 When the Importance of Data Changes rrrrrnnnrnrrnnnrnnrnnnrnnnnnnrnnrnnnrnrnnnsnnrnnnrnnrnnnsnnnnnnsnnnnnnsennnnssen 13 1 2 2 When Improving Storage Performance
130. t a migration group migration resource volume data Select a storage tier For the volume pair displayed For the volume pair displayed migration destination volume and migration destination volume and migration source volume d not migration source volume change change the migration destination the migration destination volume volume specify options such as the timing for registration of a task Check the settings Operation at a Web client Register the migration task and request Tiered Storage Register the migration task Manager to execute the migration task Request Tiered Storage Manager to execute the migration task E Erase migration resource volume data If erasure of data is specified the migration resource volume data is erased Figure 7 2 Migration and Operations at a Web client You can perform migration that is either concurrent to migration task registration or subsequent to migration task registration You can also change the migration target volume before the migration task is registered o prar Ke D CH E O ga p A IMPORTANT After you create a migration task do not change the configuration of volumes in the storage subsystem until the migration task finishes If you do a migration might fail or have unintended results For example if Remote Web Console or Device Manager changes the migration source volumes to LUSEs after a mig
131. taining a migration group is currently refreshing data you cannot operate that migration group You cannot delete a migration group add or delete a volume of a migration group or change attribute information for a migration group while the status of a migration task is Active or Standby Only the System Administrator and Storage Administrator can create change or delete a migration group or add or delete a volume The System Administrator Storage Administrator and Guests who have access privileges can reference migration groups You can create a migration group within a storage domain There is no restriction on the number of migration groups you can create within a single storage domain For each migration group you can specify a migration group name description of the migration group and a status indicating whether migration is enabled There are three methods for creating a migration group e Creating an empty migration group without any volumes before adding volumes to it You can even create an empty migration group that does not contain any volumes In this case you must add volumes after you create the migration group See Section 6 2 Creating a migration group by searching volumes within a storage domain See Section 6 3 Creating a migration group by searching volumes within a storage tier See Section 6 4 6 2 Creating a Migration Group by Selecting Object in a Storage Domain You can create a migration gro
132. tation Type is OPEN NM LDEV a fe Volume Status a fe Can Migrate a E Migration Group a Host lb Subsystem la Ee Controller Aray Group a z Aray Group a 100 Free Ves aP 10000610 208 116 105 1 21 bi l GC 200 ee Iw Unin riogan AS 116 105 1 i ES Fin used ves SE Group unim 10000610 209 116 106 1 i 1 31 C Ei seg Ves Migration Group unim lewn 2 116 105 LA L GC 203 used ven nagration Group pen Logoen AE 116 106 1 31 l 21 F 204 usea Tes Jeton Gripit en emgan 208 116 105 1 1 t 31 205 Lad Vee higration Grispl2 Unkmown 70000600 208 116 106 1 31 1 3 1 205 used Vea Migration Groupie Linkr TER 208 116 106 1 31 L Dir used Yes Migration Groupi Unknown 5 10000610 208 116 106 1 41 1 31 Bii Used Yes Migration Group Unknown wegen ZE 116 108 1 41 1 31 209 used ves Migration Group steen rwng 208 116 106 1 341 E D A D Ae 0 ITT Rude Figure 9 9 Search Volumes Pop up Window Displaying a List of Volumes 7 Click the OK button The Search Volumes pop up window closes and the Modify Storage Tier Storage Tier Name pop up window displays with your updated information 19 V o ab CH Ke O N CH ks CH ol gt 8 Click the OK button A message dialog displays asking you whether you have finished making changes 9 Click the OK button to accept the changes 10
133. tem SPDIIKKCSIO 208116 10 A LOEV S E Volume Status E sl Can migento a eg Migestion Group a mg Host lei ito Free Yes 200 Lead T rm XP 10000610 208 116 10 dim aed Y Migration Leg mmm open 29 16 10 ite Usad Yes Iigration Gut fe Liar 10000810 200 116 10 Gi Usad i Migration Groupll2 Unk PTO 10 20 116 10 Ir KO Used if Jungen Group rem pue 28 T D TCT Svat Figure 2 4 Information Frame with Subwindow The Information frame includes the following components Object Address The address of the operation object you selected in the Navigation frame displays above the name of the subwindow in the Information frame The address reflects the hierarchical sequence in the Navigation frame with Tiered Storage Manager as the root object as shown in the following example Tiered Storage Manager gt Storage Domains 33 Subwindow Name The name of the subwindow displays in the top left corner Help Click Help to display more detailed information about the relevant frame 2 6 5 About Pop up Dialog Boxes Pop up dialog boxes display detailed information or commands for performing operations with Tiered Storage Manager as shown in Figure 2 5 TF Create Migration Crop Hirisa Tatera Eepe PIE Ei ees ss Figure 2 5 Pop up Dialog Box Pop up Dialog Boxes include the following components Object Address The address of the operation object you selected in the Nav
134. the information frame 2 Seta migration task filter condition Be sure to select migration tasks that have a Standby status for the migration task filter condition 3 Click the Show Tasks button 87 The migration task search is executed and migration tasks that match the set task filter condition display in the Task List Select the task ID of the task that you want to execute by selecting the check box next to it 5 Click the Execute button The Tasks Processing pop up window displays After a migration task completes the Task result pop up window displays and the list of tasks in the information frame is updated 11 4 Deleting a Migration Task You can delete migration tasks that are in the Success Migration Failure or Cancel status You can also collectively delete those migration tasks To delete a migration task 1 Select the Tasks object in the navigation frame The List Objects Tasks subwindow displays in the information frame 2 Seta migration task filter condition From Status select Success Migration Failure or Cancel for the migration task filter condition 3 Click the Show Tasks button The migration task search is executed and migration tasks that match the set task filter condition display in the Task List 4 Select the task ID of the task that you want to delete by selecting the check box next to it You can check the check box next to the desired task ID You can select multiple task IDs to delete 5 C
135. ting Reasons a Volume Cannot Be a Migration Source or Target 25 Table 5 1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values of i 45 Table 7 1 Migration Task Status Messages 57 Table TONEN eee 90 Table 12 2 Troubleshooting window display rrrornrrnnrrrrarerrannnrnnnrrnanrrrnnnrrnanrernnnerrnnrennnnennnsrennasnnnaneennnsennnasennassnnnn 90 Table 12 3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions continues on the following padesl 91 FETT METER 94 PRI MEN 95 Tables 7 About this guide This guide provides information about e An overview of migration the process of relocating data on a volume to another storage subsysytem Instructions on performing a migration from a Web client using HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Intended audience This guide is intended for customers and HP authorized service providers who are experienced with the following o Basic knowledge about Storage Area Network SAN Knowledge about system operation and management tasks using HP StorageWorks XP Device Manager HP StorageWorks XP Device Manager installation user settings user group settings volume LDEV creation and Logical group creation Basic knowledge about Windows or Solaris which is the prerequisite operating system for HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager client Prerequisites Prerequisites for installing this product include e Reading through the user s guide e Meeting all the minimu
136. tribute information for the storage domain and display the execution results in the Modify Storage Domain Result pop up window 5 Click the Close button UTF 8 Encoding For Name and Description the number of entered characters is limited by the specified number of bytes in UTF 8 encoding In UTF 8 ASCII characters are 1 byte and non ASCII characters are from 1 to 3 bytes 8 6 Deleting a Storage Domain You can delete storage domains that are no longer needed You cannot a delete storage domain while migration tasks are running or while a refresh is being performed When a storage domain is deleted the storage tiers as well as migration groups within the deleted storage domain are also deleted at the same time Volumes and migration tasks that are included in those storage tiers and migration groups however are not deleted To delete a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Storage Domain Name object you are deleting 2 Inthe method frame select the Delete Storage Domain method The Delete Storage Domain Storage Domain Name pop up window displays as shown in Figure 8 7 main gt k eroscft aieri Frps FEI EI A Age yau gure you wami fo delete ihe storage domin Domint r Waning KATS HOA A Deleting thet storage domin will ease M iog Ver mermon groups ban the date shored in the volumes ol ihe storage damam will n t be deleted Are pau duwi you want 19 continue DC Yes ha read the above and at wand t
137. ubsystem If it has refer to the message to remove the cause of the error e If there is a task that is progressing among the multiple migration tasks Tiered Storage Manager is running properly e f migration fails temporarily decrease the load on the subsystem and then retry the migration Remove the cause of the error and then re create the migration task Depending on the timing of the error some volumes may have been reserved In this case D O O Be GA d re O H 91 Table 12 3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions continues on the following pages Problem displayed message ID The status of the migration task is Eraser Failure KATS62010 E Or KATS62011 E Cause is used in Modify mode the selected volume cannot be reserved for migration The details of this error are displayed in the Error window An error occurred during data erasure The details of this error are displayed in the Task Detailed Information Task ID pop up window for details on this window see 11 2 Viewing Detailed Information about a Migration Task Actions use Tiered Storage Manager to refresh the storage domain containing the volumes that may have been reserved Migration has finished The LDEVs of the migration source volume and the migration target volume have been switched Check the status of the source volume whose LDEV has been switched to the LDEV numbe
138. ult O Q 0 CH Av ke O _ Op CH E Ces D ab La 36 5 Click the Close button Information about the storage domain is refreshed and the navigation frame refreshes If a storage domain list was displayed in the information frame it is updated About UTF 8 Characters The maximum number of characters you can enter in the Name and Description columns is limited to the specified number of permitted bytes in UTF 8 encoding One ASCII character equals 1 byte in UTF 8 Other characters are from 1 to 3 bytes in UTF 8 37 4 Creating a Storage Tier This chapter describes creating a storage tier and includes the following sections About Storage Tiers section 4 1 Storage Tier Operations section 4 2 e Creating a Storage Tier by Selecting the Storage Tiers Object from a Storage Domain section 4 3 e Creating a Storage Tier Based on a Storage Domain Volume Search section 4 4 For information about viewing a list of storage tiers searching volumes and changing attribute information see 9 4 1 About Storage Tiers Set filter conditions for target volumes such as the array group or RAID level as the definition of certain storage tiers This allows you to select volumes that match those filter conditions for the migration destination when you perform a migration For more information on volume filter conditions see 5 Applying Filter Conditions You can create multiple storage t
139. ult pop up window display in succession The Migrate Result pop up window displays a message indicating that the migration task has started successfully When Execute Immediately has not been selected The Migrate Processing pop up window and then the Migrate Result pop up window display in succession The Migrate Result pop up window displays a message indicating that the migration task has been created successfully 14 Inthe Migrate Result pop up window click the Close button Displaying the Settings of Migrate Step n of 4 Pop up Window In the Migrate Step n of 4 pop up window when n is 2 or more you can go back to the window of the previous step by clicking the Back button or selecting the link on the upper left corner of the Migrate Step n of 4 pop up window If you do the following the specified settings are cleared 1 In the Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window click the Back button The Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window displays 2 Inthe Migrate Step 2 of 4 pop up window click the Next button The Migrate Step 3 of 4 pop up window displays with its settings cleared a indicates a number from 1 to 4 63 o _ Ke D CH z O SE p A 8 Managing Storage Domains This chapter describes managing storage domains and includes the following sections Viewing a List of Storage Domains section 8 1 Viewing Storage Domain Properties section 8 2 Searching Volumes in a
140. up by selecting the Migration Groups object in a storage domain First create an empty migration group and then click the Add Volume button to add a volume For more information on the Add Volume button and how to add a volume see 10 4 To create a migration group by selecting the Migration Groups object in a storage domain 1 In the navigation frame select the Migration Groups object in the storage domain in which you want to create a migration group 2 Inthe method frame select the Create Migration Group method Creating a Migration Group 49 The Create Migration Group pop up window displays as shown in Figure 6 1 A Create Hig dn Group ioral Ir ereeh Faplarc FEI EI EEE FF FP Figure 6 1 Create Migration Group Pop up Window 3 Enter the following information for the migration group you are creating in the Create Migration Group pop up window Name required Enter the migration group name The migration group name must be unique within the storage domain You can check other migration group names that exist within the same storage domain by clicking the Show All Migration Groups button You can enter up to 75 bytes of UTF 8 characters You can use non ASCII characters and the following ASCII characters AtoZatoz 0to9 _ and a single byte space You cannot use spaces for the first or last character of the name When creating a migration group an error occurs if You have not entered a Name The characte
141. ver base initialsynchroin the server properties file of Tiered Storage Manager to true and then restart the server 1 An error message might contain text that remains unchanged after being received from the Device Manager server The language type for these parts of a message is determined according to the locale of the machine where the Device Manager server is running and the locale of the machine where the Tiered Storage Manager server is running You should match the language type for the Web client to the locale on the server side Troubleshooting 90 2 For information on the server properties file refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration Guide Table 12 3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions continues on the following pages Problem displayed message ID The target storage tier cannot be selected in the Migrate Step 1 of 4 pop up window Progress of migration or data erasure does not proceed Clicking the Confirm button in the Migrate Step 4 of 4 popup window has caused an error KATS62010 E or KATS62011 E Cause For some volumes in the migration group a volume that can be selected as the migration target volume does not exist in the target storage tier Possible causes are as follows e An error might have occurred in the subsystem and an attempt to acquire the progress status has failed e Processing to updat
142. y a subwindow that allows you to start the operation Method Frame section 2 6 3 Use the Method frame to select an operation When you select an operation in this frame the information frame displays the associated subwindow The Method frame may also display a pop up dialog box Information Frame section 2 6 4 This frame displays information required to configure various settings Information in this frame is displayed in table format Pop up Dialog Boxes section 2 6 5 Pop up dialog boxes display additional information you need to add or know to complete an operation 2 6 1 About the Menu bar Frame Use the menu bar frame to perform operations that affect Tiered Storage Manager as a whole such as logging out or displaying version information When you select a menu item in this frame the dialog box associated with the selected item is displayed You can use the following menu items from the menu bar frame Tools Click Tools to display a dialog box that allows you to see another product s window Logout Click Logout to display a logout confirmation dialog box Close Click Close to display a confirmation dialog box from which you can close the browser Profile Click Profile to display a dialog box that provides you with user information About Click About to display information on the product version and license and to register license information Help Click Help to display the Tiered Storage Manager online help
143. ystem below 18 Domain controller Legend Migration or Access path Figure 1 11 Migration within a Domain Control Storage Subsystem 1 4 2 Migration Between Domain Control Storage and External Storage Subsystems You can migrate data from a domain control storage subsystem to an external storage subsystem or from an external storage subsystem to a domain control storage subsystem You do this when a high performance storage subsystem has been added Figure 1 12 illustrates this method of migration Domain controller External storage External storage connection subsystem Legend Migration Of Access path Figure 1 12 Migration Between Domain Control Storage Subsystem and External Storage Subsystem 1 4 3 Migration Between Two External Storage Subsystems You can migrate data between two external storage subsystems connected to separate domain control storage subsystems You do this when an external storage subsystem is full Figure 1 13 illustrates this method of migration ab CH O O Op O ab o CH Ka 79 Domain controller External storage subsystem External storage subsystem Legend Migration Of Access path Figure 1 13 Migration Between Two External Storage Subsystems 1 5 Required Components of Migration The following four components are required for migration in Tiered Storage Manager Table 1 1 desc
144. ystems 15 ab CH ke O ed Op ei ab o CH E OI discarded introduced discarded introduced New storage subsystem introduced and SC existing storage subsystem discarded EES bl nd Legend Data gt Migration Figure 1 7 Migration by Rearranging Storage Subsystems After you have installed a higher performance storage subsystem you can migrate data with a high usage frequency to high performance storage Figure 1 8 illustrates migration from an external storage subsystem to the domain controller Domain controller External storage External storage connection subsystem Legend Migration Of Access path Figure 1 8 Migration from an External Storage Subsystem to the Domain Controller 1 2 3 When the Storage Environment Changes When data is to be held for a long period the storage subsystem may reach the end of its life cycle before the data does In this case you can migrate the data to a different storage subsystem before the first storage subsystem reaches the end of its life cycle Domain controller External storage subsystem External storage subsystem Legend Migration Of Access path Figure 1 9 Migration Between Two External Storage Subystems 1 3 How Migration Works Tiered Storage Manager allows you to migrate data located on a volume within the scope eligible for migration without being aware of the change in L

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