HP SAN Solutions User's Manual
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1. Select HP Storage SAN Designer v1 6 00 from the list of Currently installed programs 3 Click Change Remove to remove the software 10 Installing and removing SAN Designer 3 Using SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer enables you to design a new SAN or view and modify an existing SAN design This chapter discusses the following topics Designing a SAN Specifying server details Specifying storage details Specifying fabric details Viewing SAN summary Printing a SAN design Saving a SAN design Using the SAN Designer involves performing the following tasks successfully 1 Specify server details 2 Specify storage details 3 Specify fabric details 4 View print and save the SAN design 5 Email your SAN design requirements to HP for analysis HP sends back the processed report consisting of SAN topology diagram SAN inventory and recommendations by email EY NOTE SAN Designer lists only the orderable priceable components Designing a SAN Launch the HP Storage SAN Designer software by double clicking the SAN Designer shortcut icon from the desktop The SAN Designer welcome screen is displayed Figure 1 shows the SAN Designer welcome screen HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 1 0 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Welcome to HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 allows you to amp Design a New SAN View or modify a saved SAN Design Figure 1 HP Storage SAN Desi2. La AA 7 Hardware and software requirements anna ne 7 2 Installing and removing SAN Designer cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 Supported operating systems rd A ei 10 Installing SAN Designer NE 10 Repairing and upgrading SAN Designer miii dica 10 Removing SAN Designer ccccccseececeneeeeenteeeeeeeeeeseeeceeeceececececececeeeseeeaeeeaaaceaaeasaesenteeeeseeeeeess 10 NN 11 Designing a AN sis een 11 Opening SAN Design file created in SAN Designer 1 5 cecccccesseceeseceeeeeceeeeseeeeeetseeeeeeeeeees 12 Specifying server CAS TIS nee 14 Adding a server group sacs imanaronnedsasannasetavacataneabencartaxenncaetaamiaskbmnbtianpetesanind tese 15 Adding a blade syslem group ne ee 16 Modifying a server A rete are 18 Modifying a blade system group ii 19 Deleting a server group cncncnri ertir ertt enterrar nn 19 Deleting a blade system group ae 19 Specifying storage details 2 3 ee area 19 Adding astorage A ads 20 Modifying a storage group annie 21 Deleting a storage IU ia 21 Specifying LE 21 Viewing SAN summary id 23 e o o entrene rense nae 24 Saving a SAN desian ni ee 25 Specifying contact information rai 26 REQUESTING reports rsin E E a a Ea A EE 28 VIEWING TEDOMS IR 29 Exiting rer SAN Designer en ea a 31 A A II 33 5 SUG per and DAT d dene 29 Contacting HP aies epas anen e e a tae 35 TENG 35 A en da 35 DOCUMENT ee ee to 35 EEE oa 35 Documentation FA sea 36 Typographic conventions EE EEE
3. EE ene 36 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 3 Figures 1 HP Storage SAN Designer Welcome Screen ooooocconoocccconocccooonoconononnonnnno nono nnnnonnnnnnnnoss 12 2 Opening and converting SAN Design file ui 13 3 Opening SAN Design containing obsolete SAN components ceceeeseeeeeeeeeeenseees 13 4 Opening SAN Design containing unsupported SAN components ccceceeeeeeeeeeees 14 5 Select Server Blade window ccccccccececcccececccuceececeeeececsecececuececececececsuteceratseeecaaesss 15 6 Server group Window a e UE E e 16 7 Blade system group WAI 18 8 Select Storage window ii iaa 20 9 Select Fabric window dad 22 10 SAN Design Generation Error seeeseesssessssssssssesssstesstterrrreerereeeeresssessssssssseessseresereee 23 11 View SAN Summary window anne seen 24 12 Print SAN Design window naaa ti 25 13 Save SAN Design window serios Ri 26 14 Contact Information window ae 27 15 Request Report window een 28 16 Open Mail Attachment window cin rca creia 29 17 Decrypting Processed Report window mi de 30 18 Decrypting Processed Report confirmation window oooocoooocccoooccccononocoonnncconnnncconnnnnnns 30 19 Browse for Folder window u i uhugde delene 31 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 5 Tables 1 Hardware requirements u naa 7 2 Error codes cause and action cccocccnocccccnnncnnononccnnnnnnnonorocnnnnnnonnnocnnnnonnnnncccninnnnnnos 33 3 Document CONVENTOINS idad 36 1 Ov
4. each Storage Model EA T IN OS Version Windows IN Fabric Connection s IN Blade System Group L Add Storage Group Delete Storage Group IN Storages Ey Fabric Storage Group Storage Model Storage Count Fabric Connections Figure 8 Select Storage window Adding a storage group To add a storage group complete the following steps 1 Enter a convenient name optional of the storage group in the Storage Group box 2 Enter the number of storage devices in this group in the Storage Count box The number must be between 1 and 100 3 Select the storage model from the Storage Model drop down list If required select the number of fabric connections for each server in the Fabric Connections for each Storage Model drop down list 4 Click the Add Storage Group button to add this group The storage group is listed in the storage group table EY NOTE A Director switch may be picked up based on the value against Fabric Connections for each Storage Model field in Select Storage tab 20 Using SAN Designer Modifying a storage group To modify a storage group complete the following steps 1 Select a previously added storage group you want to modify You can select the storage group in one of the following ways From the Storage Group drop down list From the Storage Group table Modify details of the storage group per your requirements Click the Add Storage Gro
5. file is either missing in bin folder or it is corrupt Run the SANDesignerl 3 Setup exe setup executable file and choose Repair Reinstall all features installed to reinstall HP Storage SAN Designer Mailer 0005 The default mail client does not exist or SAN Designer is unable to open it Check the availability and execution permission for the default mail client Mailer 0006 The SMTP server IP address is incorrect or SAN Designer is unable to connect to the SMTP server Verify if the SMTP server entry is correct and is accessible If SMTP server is not accessible attach and send the SAN design requirements to sandesigner hp com by email For any questions or feedback send an email to sandesigner hp com with the subject as HP SAN Designer Query For further information contact HP or visit Servers amp Storage expertise center website at http www hp com sbso serverstorage index html HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 33 34 Troubleshooting 5 Support and other resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information see the HP support website http www hp com support Before contacting HP collect the following information e Product model names and numbers Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial numbers Error messages e Operating system type and revision level Detailed questions Subscription service HP recom
6. this group in the Server blade count box The number must be between 1 and 100 b Enter the number of HBA fabric connections for each full height server blades in the HBA count per server blade box EY NOTE Full height blade server can have a maximum of 3 HBAs for C Class blade servers 5 In the Half Height Server Blades panel enter the following details a Enter the number of half height server blades for this group in the Server blade count box The number must be between 1 and 100 b Enter the number of HBA fabric connections for each half height server blades in the HBA count per server blade box EY NOTE Half height blade server can have a maximum of 2 HBAs for C Class blade servers HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 17 6 Click the Add Blade System Group button to add this group The blade system group is listed in the Blade Group table EY NOTE The table contains the full and half height blade server values The rows in the table displays the values in full half Height format For example 12 1 under the heading Count F H indicates a selection of 12 full heights and 1 half height blade server Server group lt ES Blade system group 7 Specify the blade system details Blade system group w Blade system class Select Full Height Server Blades Server blade count 1 100 HBA count per server blade Half Height Server Blades Server blade co
7. HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide This document describes how to use the HP Storage SAN Designer user interface to design your Storage area Network This document is intended for users and HP authorized service providers who use the HP Storage SAN Designer software to design and obtain SAN analysis reports Part Number AA RWFOG TE Second edition September 2011 Legal and notice information O Copyright 2006 2011 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein 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 Inte and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Microsoft Windows Windows XP and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Java is a US trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc Contents
8. Select Storage and Select Fabric windows There could be scenarios when SAN Designer throws an error message as shown in Figure 10 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 x SAN design cannot be generated for either performance or cost optimization Please change any of Fabric Speed Fabric Vendor or Server OS and try again Figure 10 SAN Design Generation Error For a given host and array combination SAN Designer tries to find a switch with the same speed and series as selected by the user and that is compatible with the hosts and arrays If it fails to find such a switch this message pops up In this case first change the Switch speed and try again If this does not work change the Switch Series If even this does not work different combinations of arrays and hosts have to be tried After entering fabric details click Next to view your SAN summary The View SAN Summary window is displayed Viewing SAN summary The SAN Summary window provides a summary of the SAN Figure 11 shows the View SAN Summary window HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 23 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN Currently selected SAN components HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 SAN Components Summary Server Group Test Server Count 13 Server OS Windows Server OS Version Windows Server 2008 IA64 Fabric Connection s for this Server 13 Server 2 Server Group s Server Count 2 Server OS Windows Server OS Version Windo
9. design The Save SAN Design window enables you to save the SAN design Details of servers storage and fabric are saved in a conf file Figure 13 shows the Save SAN Design window HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 25 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN Figure 13 Save SAN Design window Enter a name for your SAN design and click the Save button to save your SAN design By default all SAN designs are saved in the following folder lt Install_Dir gt SANConf Click Next to continue The Contact Information window is displayed Specifying contact information The Contact Information window enables you to specify your contact information These details are part of the processed report Figure 14 shows the Contact Information window 26 Using SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 aaa conf View or modify a saved SAN Design Customer Details First Name Company Name Middle Name Street Address Last Name City E Mail Country Job Title State Province Phone Zip E Mail information C Detect SMTP server automatically SMTP Server To E Mail sandesigner hp com Note If SMTP server information is not available SAN Designer will invoke the default mail client when you request for detailed report If you prefer not to receive additional information from HP such as special offe
10. e SAN components you cannot open it using SAN Designer 1 5 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 The conf file you are trying to open contains the following obsolete components Obsolete OS Versions HPUX 11 11 These components are no longer supported by HP Would you like to redesign your SAN On selecting Yes all instances of obsolete components will be removed from the conf file and the conf file will be converted to the latest version Figure 3 Opening SAN Design containing obsolete SAN components If the SAN Design profile created using SAN Designer 1 5 contains SAN components that are not supported by SAN Designer 1 6 you will be prompted to redesign the SAN by replacing them with alternate SAN components as shown in Figure 4 Click Yes to remove unsupported SAN components and open the file in SAN Designer 1 6 EY NOTE Once you have replaced all the unsupported SAN components you cannot open it using SAN Designer 1 5 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 13 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 The conf file you are trying to open contains the following components which are not supported by HP SAN Designer in this version Unsupported OS Versions HPUX 11 00 Please contact your authorized HP personnel for more details Would you like to redesign your SAN On selecting Yes all instances of unsupported components will be removed from the conf file and the conf file will be converted to the latest
11. e the HP Storage SAN Designer window 2 Click the Exit button to exit from HP Storage SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 31 32 Using SAN Designer 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes the error codes that are displayed while using the SAN Designer software Table 2 lists error codes their description and troubleshooting information Table 2 Error codes cause and action Error Cause Action RulesViolation 0001 Some of the servers do not connect to all the redundant fabrics you are requesting Increment the HBA connections from server to support the desired redundancy level or change the choice of availability based on the redundancy level RulesViolation 0002 Some storage devices do not connect to all the redundant fabrics you are requesting Increment the fabric connections from storage to achieve the desired redundancy level or change the choice of availability based on the redundancy level RulesViolation 0003 Some servers and storage do not connect to all the redundant fabrics you are requesting Increment the fabric connections from storage and server to the desired redundancy level or change the choice of availability based on the redundancy level RulesViolation 0004 There is a limitation for the host storage ports count for the SAN to generate the design Reduce the number of host storage ports Mailer 0004 The EArch exe
12. ebsite addresses Keys that are pressed Text typed into a GUI element such as a box Bold text GUI elements that are clicked or selected such as menu and list items buttons tabs and check boxes Italic text Text emphasis File and directory names Sys e outpu M p onospace exi 8 Commands their arguments and argument values Code variables Monospace italic text 5 Command variables Monospace bold text Emphasized monospace text A WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data 36 Support and other resources O IMPORTANT Provides clarifying information or specific instructions EY NOTE Provides additional information 2 TIP Provides helpful hints and shortcuts HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 37 38 Support and other resources Glossary This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms Fabric FCoE HBA SAN SMTP Storage array Topology A contiguous switched network composed of high speed fiber connections Each fabric is a single instantiation of the fabric services A fabric is an active and intelligent non shared interconnect scheme for nodes Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE is a mapping of F
13. erview HP Storage SAN Designer SAN Designer provides a quick and easy way to design Storage Area Network SAN and obtain a SAN design along with a detailed list of SAN components SAN Designer 1 6 offers the following features e Provides support for 3PAR P6300 and P6500 arrays e Provides an intuitive simple and easy to use graphical user interface to design SANs Enables you to design SAN based on performance cost and future growth needs Enables you to compare your SAN with respect to cost and performance Simplifies initial SAN implementation and helps reduce SAN infrastructure cost and complexity Generates a report containing SAN topology device list and a high level summary of the SAN Hardware and software requirements This section discusses the hardware and software requirements for installing SAN Designer 25 MB of free disk space for installation To use SAN Designer the following applications must be installed on a host where SAN Designer is installed Java 2 Runtime Environment JRE SE v1 5 or later e Microsoft Excel viewer e Microsoft Visio viewer Table 1 lists the hardware requirements Table 1 Hardware requirements ltem Minimum Recommended Processor Pentium Ill Pentium IV RAM 128 MB 256 MB HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 7 Overview 2 Installing and removing SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 9 Supported operating systems Microsoft Wi
14. gner Welcome Screen The following options are available in SAN Designer welcome screen Design a New SAN Select this option to design a new SAN View or modify a saved SAN Design Select this option to view or modify a saved SAN design SAN Designer enables you to save and modify a SAN Design For more information on saving SAN designs see Saving a SAN design Click Next to view the Select Server Blade window Opening SAN Design file created in SAN Designer 1 5 If you are opening a SAN Design file that was created using SAN Designer 1 5 and if it does not contain any obsolete or unsupported components then you will be prompted to change the version of the file to the latest as shown in Figure 2 Click Yes to convert and open the file in SAN Designer 1 6 EY NOTE Once the file is converted to SAN Designer 1 6 format you cannot open it using SAN Designer 1 5 12 Using SAN Designer r HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 You are trying to open older version of SAN Designer profile Do you want to convert it into SAN Designer 1 6 Figure 2 Opening and converting SAN Design file If the SAN Design profile created using SAN Designer 1 5 contains obsolete SAN components you will be prompted to redesign the SAN by replacing them with alternate SAN components as shown in Figure 3 Click Yes to remove obsolete SAN components and open the file in SAN Designer 1 6 EY NOTE Once you have removed all the obsolet
15. ibre Channel frames over lossless Ethernet networks This storage networking protocol provides the benefit of Fibre Channel FC frames in Ethernet environment allowing I O consolidation A Host Bus Adapter is an I O device that serves as the interface connecting a host system to the SAN Storage Area Network Storage Area Network with one or more fabrics A configuration of networked devices for storage Simple Mail Transfer Protocol A protocol used in TCP IP networks for sending and receiving email A storage system consisting of one or more storage controllers and the disk drives they manage An interconnection scheme that allows multiple servers and storage devices to communicate Arbitrated loop and switched fabric are examples of Fibre Channel topologies HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 39 40 Glossary Index B blade group adding 16 modifying 19 E contact 26 contacting HP 35 conventions document 36 text symbols 36 D disk space 7 document conventions 36 prerequisites 7 related information 35 documentation HP website 35 providing feedback 36 download 10 F fabric 21 supported 22 H help obtaining 35 HP technical support 35 installing SAN Designer 10 O obsolete SAN components 13 opening 12 operating system 10 optimize cost 23 cost and performance 23 performance 23 P prerequisites 7 R related documentation 35 removing SAN Desig
16. ing system from the Server OS drop down list 5 Select the operating system version for the selected OS from the OS Version drop down list Enter the number of HBA fabric connections for each server in the server group in the HBA fabric connections for each server box The number must be between 1 and 16 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 15 7 Click the Add Server Group button to add this group The server group is listed in the Server Group table Server group Y Blade system group Specify the number and type of server in the SAN servergroun fx 1 100 Serveros select wl Server Count osversin ly HBA fabric connections for each server 1 16 Add Server Group Delete Server Group OS Version Fabric Connections Server Group Figure 6 Server group window Adding a blade system group To add a blade system group complete the following steps 1 On the Select Server Blade window click the Blade system group tab The blade server group details are displayed as shown in Figure 7 2 Enter a convenient name optional for the blade system group in the Blade system group box 3 Select the blade system class from the Blade system class drop down list EY NOTE Only C Class blade servers are supported in SAN Designer 1 6 16 Using SAN Designer 4 In the Full Height Server Blades panel enter the following details a Enter the number of full height server blades for
17. lect the fabric for your SAN SAN Designer supports switches from the following vendors H Series Brocade Cisco EY NOTE Selecting the FCoE SAN disables the Blade system group tab in the Select Server Blade window H Series B Series or C Series switch lists only the suitable switch operating systems and storage models in the Select Server Blade and the Select Storage windows 3 Select the fabric speed from the Fabric Speed in Gb list Enter the port count growth in percentage in the Port Count Growth box The number must be between 1 and 100 Port count growth is the estimated additional fabric port requirements for future needs 22 Using SAN Designer 5 In the Preference panel select one of the following options Optimize for Performance Select this option if you want to optimize your SAN for performance e Optimize for Cost Select this option if you want to optimize your SAN for cost e Cost and Performance Select this option if you want to design your SAN based on both cost and performance 6 In the Availability panel select one of the following options based on the level of redundancy for your fabric No Single Point of Failure with 4 Redundant Fabrics NSPoF4 No Single Point of Failure with 2 Redundant Fabrics NSPoF2 Single Fabric EY NOTE The component tree on the right panel of the SAN Designer application screen is updated as per the inputs provided in the Select Server Blade
18. ll Dir gt reports A detailed SAN design along with a detailed list of SAN components is mailed back to the email address specified in the Contact Information window It may take up to 2 business days to receive a detailed SAN design report Figure 15 displays the Request Report window 6 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN Selected SAN components HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 SAN Components Summary Server Group accx Server Count 2 Server OS HPUX Server OS Version HP UX 11 31 PA RISC By clicking the Send button the information required to design the detailed SAN will be sent to HP at sandesigner hp com You will receive an acknowledgement for this request immediately A detailed report will be mailed back within two business days to dl goutham hp com Figure 15 Request Report window Click the Send button to send your SAN design requirements to HP for processing On receipt of your SAN design requirements HP sends an automated response to the email address specified in the Contact Information window If the SMTP server information is not available in the Contact Information window SAN Designer selects the default mail client to send the email Attach your archived and encrypted design requirements i e the hpsd file from the reports folder to the email client and send it to sandesigner hp com 28 Using SAN Designer EY NOTE If you do n
19. mends that you register your product at the Subscriber s Choice for Business website http www hp com go e updates After registering you will receive e mail notification of product enhancements new driver versions firmware updates and other product resources Related information Documents The following documents provide related information HP Storage SAN Designer Release Notes You can access the SAN Designer help by clicking the Help button within the HP Storage SAN Designer graphical user interface GUI You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website htto www hp com support manuals Websites For additional information see the following HP websites http www hp com htto www hp com go storage htto www hp com support manvals HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 35 http www hp com sbso serverstorage index html e htto h18006 www1 hp com storage networking sansolutions html e http h18006 www1 hp com products storageworks san index html Documentation feedback HP welcomes your feedback To make comments and suggestions about product documentation please send a message to storagedocsFeedback hp com All submissions become the property of HP Typographic conventions Table 3 Document conventions Convention Element Blue text Table 3 Cross reference links and e mail addresses Blue underlined text http www hp com W
20. ndows system with any of the following operating systems Microsoft Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard or Enterprise edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional edition with Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Vista Installing SAN Designer To install SAN Designer complete the following steps 1 Download HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 package from the following website http h18006 www1 hp com storage networking sandesigner html Select a folder for example C temp to save the SAN Designer install package 3 Run the SANDesigner Setup exe install package to install SAN Designer files Review and accept the license agreement By default the SAN Designer files and documentation are installed in the following location C Program Files Hewlett Packard HP SAN Designer EY NOTE Ensure that JRE1 5 or later is installed on the host Repairing and upgrading SAN Designer To repair or upgrade the currently installed SAN Designer software complete the following steps 1 2 Run the SANDesigner Setup exe setup executable file Select Repair Reinstall all features installed to repair the current installation Removing SAN Designer To remove SAN Designer software complete the following steps 1 2 Select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs
21. ner 10 repairing SAN Designer 10 requirements hardware 7 software 7 S SAN design view report 29 SAN design 11 modify 12 print 24 request report 28 save 25 view 12 24 SAN summary 23 SAN topology 24 server 14 server group adding 15 deleting 19 modifying 18 storage 19 storage group 19 adding 20 deleting 21 modifying 21 Subscriber s Choice HP 35 symbols in text 36 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 41 7 technical support HP 35 service locator website 35 text symbols 36 troubleshoot error codes 33 typographic conventions 36 U unsupported SAN components 13 upgrading SAN Designer 10 Using SAN Designer 11 W websites HP 35 HP Subscriber s Choice for Business 35 product manuals 35 42
22. ot receive an automated response verify the email address specified in the Contact Information window and send your report again After selecting the SMTP checkbox in the Customer Panel and clicking on the Send button in the Request Report Panel if the tool runs into any error then it pops up a dialog asking if you want to launch the default mail Client Viewing reports HP processes the SAN design data and sends you a report as an email attachment The report is saved as a hppd file EY NOTE To view a processed report you must open the report on a system that has SAN Designer software installed To view a processed report complete the following steps 1 Double click the email attachment and click Open to open the email attachment Figure 16 shows the Opening Mail Attachment window EY NOTE To save the email attachment in your computer double click the email attachment and click Save Opening Mail Attachment 7 You should only open attachments from a trustworthy source nd Attachment des1_090617092521_20090617_033033 hppd From Inbox Microsoft Outlook Would you like to open the File or save it to your computer Cancel Always ask before opening this type of file Figure 16 Open Mail Attachment window HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 29 2 3 30 Click the OK button to decrypt the SAN Designer report Figure 17 shows the Decrypting Processed Report window EN Decry
23. pting Processed Report 2 The file you received is a Encrypted Processed Report from Hewlett Packard Click OK if you want to decrypt the report Click CANCEL if you want to cancel this operation Figure 17 Decrypting Processed Report window Click the OK button to confirm and choose a destination folder to place the extracted processed report Figure 18 shows the Decrypting Processed Report confirmation window EN Decrypting Processed Report Z Please choose a destination folder to place the Extracted Processed Report Click CANCEL to abort the process Figure 18 Decrypting Processed Report confirmation window Using SAN Designer 4 Browse and select a destination folder to save the extracted report and click OK Figure 19 shows the Browse for Folder window Browse for Folder H Flash Movie Player H Google E Ey Hewlett Packard E 4 HP SAN Designer iO bin E documents 6 reports Ey Resources E SANConf 5 spool AS HD CAN Micihilit Figure 19 Browse for Folder window By default processed reports are saved in the following location lt Install Dir gt ExtractedProcessedReports Following are the components of the report A Microsoft Excel file that contains information about components of your SAN A Microsoft Visio file that contains your SAN design Exiting from SAN Designer To exit from SAN Designer complete the following steps 1 Click the Finish button to clos
24. rs product event service or support information or possibly an invitation to market research please indicate by checking the appropriate box below No O E Mail Postal Address Phone Indicates mandatory field Figure 14 Contact Information window To specify your contact information complete the following steps 1 Enter your contact information in the Customer Details section 2 Enter your SMTP server address in the E Mail Information section Select the Detect SMTP server automatically option if you want to automatically detect the SMTP server address from your email specified in the Customer Details section If the SMTP server information is not available HP Storage SAN Designer selects the default mail client to send the SAN design information to HP EY NOTE Ensure that the email address specified is accurate HP Storage SAN Designer reports are sent to this email address 3 Select appropriate options if you want to receive additional information such as special offers product information event etc from HP Click Next to continue The Request Report window is displayed HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 27 Requesting reports SAN Designer enables you to send your SAN design requirements to HP for analysis Information about your SAN design requirements is stored in a hpsd file This file is available in the following folder lt Insta
25. unt 1 100 HBA count per server blade Add Blade System Group Delete Blade System Group Server Group OS Version Fabric Connections Blade Group Count FiH HBA Count FiH Figure 7 Blade system group window Modifying a server group To modify a server group complete the following steps 1 2 18 On the Select Server Blade window click the Server group tab to view the server group details Select an added server group you want to modify You can select the server group in one of the following ways From the Server group drop down list From the Server Group table Modify details of the server group per your requirements Using SAN Designer 4 Click the Add Server Group button to save changes Modifying a blade system group To modify a blade system group complete the following steps 1 On the Select Server Blade window click the Blade system group tab to view the blade system group details Select an added blade system group you want to modify You can select the blade system group in one of the following ways From the Blade system group drop down list From the Blade Group table Modify details of the blade system group per your requirements Click the Add Blade System Group button to save changes Deleting a server group To delete a server group complete the following steps 1 2 On the Select Server Blade window click the Server group tab to view the ser
26. up button to save changes Deleting a storage group To delete a storage group complete the following steps 1 Select an added storage group you want to delete You can select the storage group in one of the following ways From the Storage Group drop down list From the Storage Group table Click the Delete Storage Group button to delete the storage group Specifying fabric details The Select Fabric window displays the fabric details of your SAN Figure 9 shows the Select Fabric window HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 21 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN Specify SAN Fabric details C FCoE SAN Fabric Vendor See y Fabric Speed no Saket Ty Port Count Growth in 0 100 mem Preference Optimize for Performance Optimize for Cost Cost and Performance E Components 4 Servers Ei Server Group EI Server 1 IN Server Group Test Bi Server Count 13 IN Server OS Windows IN OS Version Windows IN Fabric Connection s IN Blade System Group IN Storages er y Fabric O No Single Point of Failure with 4 Redundant Fabrics NSPoF4 No Single Point of Failure with 2 Redundant Fabrics NSPoF2 jr Single Fabric Figure 9 Select Fabric window To specify fabric details complete the following steps 1 Select FCoE SAN to design a FCoE SAN using FCoE switches connected to the host 2 From the Fabric Vendor drop down list se
27. ver group details Select an added server group you want to delete You can select the server group in one of the following ways From the Server group drop down list From the Server Group table Click the Delete Server Group button to delete the server group from your SAN Deleting a blade system group To delete a blade system group complete the following steps 1 On the Select Server Blade window click the Blade system group tab to view the blade system group details Select an added blade system group you want to delete You can select the blade system group in one of the following ways From the Blade system group drop down list From the Blade Group table Click the Delete Blade System Group button to delete the blade system group from your SAN Specifying storage details The Select Storage window displays the storage details of your SAN Figure 8 shows the Select Storage window The Select Storage window enables you to add modify and delete a storage group After entering storage details click Next to enter fabric details HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 User Guide 19 HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN E Components Storage Group 9 CI Servers Specify the number and type of storage systems in the SAN EI Server Group 1 100 EI Server 1 Storage Group x Storage count DD Server Group Test Storage Model sea Ty 3 Server Count 13 IN Server OS Windows Fabric Connections for
28. version Figure 4 Opening SAN Design containing unsupported SAN components Specifying server details The Select Server Blade window displays details of servers and blade systems in the SAN Figure 5 shows the Select Server Blade window The Select Server Blade window enables you to add modify and delete a server and a blade system group After entering server and blade details click Next to enter storage details 14 Using SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN 7 Components Server group Blade system group YC Servers Specify the number and type of server inthe SAN 9 EI Server Group Server group a Sane 1 100 y Server Group Test Server OS E Server Count G Server Count 13 Bi Server OS Windows IN OS Version Windows IN Fabric Connection s G Blade System Group G Storages Fabric OS version Server Group Count OS Version Fabric Connections 13 Windows Server 200 13 Figure 5 Select Server Blade window Adding a server group To add a server group complete the following steps 1 On the Select Server Blade window click the Server group tab The server group details are displayed as shown in Figure 6 Enter a convenient name optional for the server group in the Server group box Enter the number of servers in this group in the Server Count box The number must be between 1 and 100 Select the operat
29. ws Server 2008 x64 Fabric Connection s for this Server 8 Storage 1 Storage Group Test Storage Count 13 Storage Model Name HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array Eahrir Ponnartinniovincthic Slorano 8 Figure 11 View SAN Summary window The View SAN Summary window displays the following Summary of information about servers storage and fabric in the Currently selected SAN components section A graphical depiction of the SAN topology in the SAN Topology section HP Storage SAN design reference guide version used to design the SAN Click Next to continue The Print SAN Design window is displayed Printing a SAN design The Print SAN Design window enables you to print your SAN design Figure 12 shows the Print SAN Design window 24 Using SAN Designer HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 Design a New SAN HP Storage SAN Designer 1 6 SAN Components Summary Server Group Test Server Count 13 Server OS Windows Server OS Version Windows Server 2008 IA64 Fabric Connection s for this Server 13 Server 2 Server Group 5 Server Count 2 Server OS Windows Server OS Version Windows Server 2008 x64 Fabric Connection s for this Server 8 Figure 12 Print SAN Design window The Print SAN Design window displays the summary of the SAN design To print this information click the Print button Click Next to continue The Save SAN Design window is displayed Saving a SAN
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