HP 3PAR User's Manual
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1. EVICEOFPMINTERVAL no path retry EVICEOTOTPATHCNT 2 EVICEOGDPATHCNT 2 EVICEOPATHOHWWN 10000000c9af018d EVICEOPATHOTWWNO 22510002ac000f50 EVICEOPATHOTWWNOSTATE OK EVICEOPATHIHWWN 10000000c9af018c EVICEOPATHITWWNO 23510002ac000f50 EVICEOPATHITWWNOSTATE OK EVICELWWN 60002ac00000000000000b7800004242 EVICEINAME mpath20 EVICEIIOPOLICY round robin EVIC ElFPMPOLICY path checker EVIC EIFPMINTERVAL no path retry EVIC EITOTPATHCNT 2 EVIC EIGDPATHCNT 2 EVICEIPATHOHWWN 10000000c9af018d EVICEIPATHOTWWNO 22510002ac000f50 EVICEIPATHOTWWNOSTATE OK EVICEIPATHIHWWN 10000000c9af018c EVICEIPATHITWWNO 23510002ac000f50 EVICEIPATHITWWNOSTATE OK TpdHostAgent Command 4 5 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 4 6 TpdHostAgent Command2. Stopping HP 3PAR Host Explorer OK Sending the latest Host Explorer token information to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system f TpdHostAgent push Sending the token information immediately Listing the contents of all host configuration information Host Explorer tokens gathered by the Host Explorer TpdHostAgent list Listing the Token information TpdHostAgent Command 4 3 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide TPDAGENTVER 2 1 0 0 HNAME hel3 ind hp com HOSTID 9a0f 0d34 OS Linux OSVER 2 6 OSPATCH 18 238 e15 ARCH x86 64 IP 11 1 0 153 MPSW device mapper MPSWVER 0 4 7 42 e15 HBAOWWN 10000000c9af018c HBAOVEN Emulex HBAOMODEL AJ763A AH403A HBAODRVR 1pfc HBAODRVRVER 8 2 0 87 1p HBAOFIRMWARE 1 11A5 U3D1 11A5 sli 3 HBAOSP Lr EDCURRENT 4 Gbit HBA1WWN 10000000c9af018d HBAlVEN Emulex HBA1MOD Lr AJ763A AH403A HBAIDRVR 1pfc HBAIDRVRVI GJ R 8 2 0 87 1p HBAIFIRMWARE 1 11A5 U3D1 11A5 sli 3 HBA1SPEEDCURRENT 4 Gbit HBA2WWN iqn 1994 05 com redhat d29583fa2e2b HBA2VEN ISCSI I HBA2DRVRVI EJ R 2 6 18 238 e15 DEVICEOWWN 60002ac0000000000000007800001515 4 4 TpdHostAgent Command HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide EVIC EONAME mpath21 EVIC EOIOPOLICY round robin EVIC EOFPMPOLICY path checker
3. 3 5 Supporting Multiple Storage Systems on a Single Host The HP 3PAR Host Explorer reports the information it collects to every HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system attached to the host If a storage system is added or removed after the initial installation of the HP 3PAR Host Explorer a refresh is needed gt To refresh the Host Explorer process issue the TpdHostAgent refresh command 3 6 Supporting VMware Virtual Machines with iSCSI The HP 3PAR Host Explorer supports VMware Virtual Machines connected to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems with iSCSI connections For information about supported operating systems on VMware Virtual Machines refer to the HP 3PAR OS Configuration Matrix available on SPOCK Stopping the Host Explorer Process HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 7 The Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN When a host is connected to an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system an enclosure device with LUN ID 254 is automatically defined for the host The HP 3PAR Host Explorer uses this enclosure device to exchange information about the host with the storage system The LUN with ID 254 acts as both a data LUN and an enclosure service LUN You can use LUN ID 254 for any application with limited impact on performance The level of impact on performance depends on the application The LUN with ID 254 is presented to the host even when no virtual volumes are exported to the host or when the host is not configured on the storage system
4. Itanium Pentium Intel Inside and the Intel Inside logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries For the latest version of this document go to http www hp com go 3par navigate to your product page click Support for your product and then click Manuals HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer 1 2 Related Documentation 2 Installation and Deinstallation 2 1 Installation and Verification 2 1 1 Installation on Microsoft Windows Server Systems 2 1 2 Verifying the Installation on Microsoft Windows Server 2 1 3 Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems 2 1 4 Verifying the Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems 2 1 5 Installation on Oracle Solaris Sparc Systems 2 1 6 Verifying the Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems 2 2 Deinstallation 2 2 1 Deinstallation on Microsoft Windows Server 2 2 2 Deinstallation on Red Hat Linux Systems 2 2 3 Deinstallation on Solaris Sparc Systems 3 Using the Host Explorer 3 1 Verifying the Host Explorer Package is Installed 3 2 Verifying the Host Explorer Process is Running 3 3 Stopping the Host Explorer Process 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 1 3 1 3 2 Table of Contents V vi HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 4 Starting the Host Explorer Process 3 5 Supporting Multiple Stora
5. 6 Double click the appropriate file For x86 32 platforms HostExplorerX86 msi For x86 64 bit platforms HostExplorerX64 msi 2 1 2 Verifying the Installation on Microsoft Windows Server To verify the installation for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system 1 Log on as the System Administrator 2 Select Start gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Result The Add Remove Programs window appears 3 Verify HP 3PAR Host Explorer for Windows appears under the Currently installed programs column 2 1 3 Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems To install the Host Explorer agent on a Red Hat Linux system 1 Log on as the root user 2 Insert the HP 3PAR Host Explorer CD into a CD ROM drive 2 2 Installation and Verification HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 Change directory to the CD ROM drive 4 Issue the following command rpm ivh HostExplorer release number gt i386 rpm 2 1 4 Verifying the Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems Verify the installation for the Red Hat Linux system 1 Log on as the System Administrator 2 Issue the following command rpm qa grep HostExplorer 2 1 5 Installation on Oracle Solaris Sparc Systems To install the Host Explorer agent on an Oracle Solaris Sparc system 1 Log in as the root user 2 Insert the HP 3PAR Host Explorer CD into a CD ROM drive 3 Change to the CD ROM drive 4 Issue the following command pkgadd d HostE
6. 3 7 1 Storage System Upgrades and Enclosure Devices If you upgraded from a version of the HP 3PAR Operating System OS released before 2 3 1 you must consider the following notes about LUNs with ID 254 Ifyou had a LUN with ID 254 before you upgraded the HP 3PAR OS the host persona for the host is set to the Generic Legacy persona number 6 during the upgrade process The port persona number must be reset to Generic persona number 1 before the Host Explorer can communicate with the storage system 1 Use the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface CLI sethost persona 1 host name command to set the host persona number to 1 2 Use the controlport offline command to take the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system port the host is connected to offline 3 Usethe controlport rst command to reset the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system port connected to the host Alternatively if you reboot the host after resetting the persona number as described in step 1 the Host Explorer automatically discovers the enclosure device on LUN ID 254 and sends the information to the storage system For more information about CLI commands see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator s Manual If you add a host after you upgraded the InForm OS the host persona number for the host must be set to 1 For more information about creating and modifying hosts see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator s Manual You can also use the HP 3PAR Management Con
7. HP 3PAR Host Explorer 2 1 0 Software User Guide Abstract This document provides the information about installing configuring and using the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Software for Solaris Sparc Red Hat Linux and Microsoft Windows administrators who are responsible for maintaining the operating environment and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system HP Part Number QR482 96029 Published November 2012 Copyright 2012 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 Acknowledgments Microsoft Windows XP and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Java and Oracle are registered trademarks of Oracle and or its affiliates UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group Intel
8. Using the Host Explorer The chapter provides instructions for using the HP 3PAR Host Explorer 3 1 Verifying the Host Explorer Package is Installed To verify that the Host Explorer package has been installed correctly see the appropriate section below To find out if the product is installed on a Solaris system see Verifying the Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems on page 2 3 To find out if the product is installed on a Linux system see Verifying the Installation on Red Hat Linux Systems on page 2 3 To find out if the product is installed on a Windows system see Verifying the Installation on Microsoft Windows Server on page 2 2 3 2 Verifying the Host Explorer Process is Running To verify that the Host Explorer process is running issue the TpdHostAgent status command Using the Host Explorer 3 1 3 2 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Example output Printing the status of 3PAR Host Explorer daemon 3PAR Host Explorer is running The current time interval values are Value is PushInterval 86400 default Value is RefreshInterval 60 default 3 3 Stopping the Host Explorer Process By default the Host Explorer process starts at every reboot of the host gt If you do not want the process running on the host issue the TpdHostAgent stop command 3 4 Starting the Host Explorer Process Tostart the Host Explorer process issue the TpdHostAgent start command
9. by the daemon to send token information to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system Refreshinterval The interval that the Host Explorer process collects the data and compares it to the last known state for any changes If there are changes the Host Explorer pushes the new set of data to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system Pushinterval The interval that the Host Explorer process pushes data to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system settrace 1 5 This option is only available on the Windows operating system 1 Displays error messages 2 Display warning messages and all messages below this level 3 Displays information messages and all messages below this level 4 Displays verbose messages and all messages below this level 5 Displays debug messages and all messages below this level SPECIFIERS None TpdHostAgent Command HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide RESTRICTIONS None EXAMPLES Starting the Host Explorer deamon ik TpdHostAgent start Starting the HP 3PAR Host Explorer daemon Starting HP 3PAR Host Explorer OK Checking the status of the Host Explorer deamon TpdHostAgent status Printing the status of HP 3PAR Host Explorer daemon HP 3PAR Host Explorer is running The current time interval values are Value is PushInterval 86400 Value is RefreshInterval 60 Stopping the Host Explorer deamon TpdHostAgent stop Stopping the HP 3PAR Host Explorer daemon
10. ge Systems on a Single Host 3 6 Supporting VMware Virtual Machines with iSCSI 3 7 The Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN 3 7 1 Storage System Upgrades and Enclosure Devices 4 TpdHostAgent Command 4 1 TpdHostAgent Command Table of Contents 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 4 1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 1 Introduction This guide provides information about installing and uninstalling the HP 3PAR Host Explorer on the following platforms Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL 4 Update 6 or later RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 Sparc systems running Solaris 10 This guide is for Microsoft Windows Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Oracle Solaris Sparc administrators who are responsible for maintaining the operating environment and who understand the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system Also this guide provides reference information on the Command Line Interface CLI utility TpdHostAgent which allows management of the HP 3PAR Host Explorer on the hosts 1 1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer The HP 3PAR Host Explorer is a program that runs on a host connected to an HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system The Host Explorer is an agent that runs as a service on Windows and as a daemon on Linux and Solaris operating systems No license is required to use the HP 3PAR Host Explorer The Host Explorer communicates with the storage system over an FC or iSCSI connection and enables the host to send detailed h
11. onnectivity Knowledge for HP Storage Products SPOCK website http www hp com storage spock Locating HP 3PAR documents The HP 3PAR product website http www hp com go 3par HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system concepts and terminology HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage Concepts Guide Detailed HP 3PAR Command Line Interface CLI descriptions and usage 1 2 Related Documentation HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Reference For information about Using the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface CLI to configure and administer storage systems HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Read the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator s Manual Using the HP 3PAR Management Console GUI to configure and administer HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help Related Documentation 1 3 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 1 4 Related Documentation 2 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide Installation and Deinstallation This chapter describes how to install verify and deinstall the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on the following platforms Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL 4 Update 6 or later RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 Sparc systems running Oracle Solaris 10 NOTE In order for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system to dynamically discover host devices you must follow specific configuration instructions for the host operating
12. ost configuration information to the storage system The information gathered from the Host Explorer is visible for uncreated hosts and assists with host creation and diagnosing host connectivity issues Introduction 1 1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide When a host is created on the storage system unassigned WWNs or iSCSI names are presented to the storage system Without the Host Explorer running on the attached hosts the storage system is unable to determine which host the WWN or iSCSI names belongs to and you must manually assign each WWN or iSCSI name to a host With Host Explorer running the storage system automatically groups WWNs or iSCSI names for the host together assisting with creating the host The Host Explorer collects the following information and sends it to the storage system Host operating system and version Fibre Channel and iSCSI HBA details Cluster configuration information Device and path Information Multipath driver and current multipath configuration See Chapter 2 Installation and Deinstallation to install the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Refer to the HP 3PAR OS Configuration Matrix for a list of supported host operating systems 1 2 Related Documentation The following documents also provide information related to HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems and the HP 3PAR OS For information about Supported hardware and software platforms Read the The Single Point of C
13. sole to configure and administer hosts connected to the storage systems For more information see the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help The Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN 3 3 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3 4 The Host Explorer Enclosure Device LUN HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 4 TodHostAgent Command The TpdHostAgent is a simple command line interface for maintaining and managing the various options to be used in conjuction with the Host Explorer daemon This command must be run as Superuser Administrator from the host where it is installed 4 1 TpdHostAgent Command COMMAND TpdHostAgent DESCRIPTION Command line utility for management of a HP 3PAR Host Explorer SYNTAX TpdHostAgent options OPTIONS start Starts the Host Explorer process stop Stops the Host Explorer process TpdHostAgent Command 4 1 4 2 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide refresh Stops then restarts the Host Explorer process status Lists the status of a Host Explorer process i e whether the daemon service is running list Lists the contents of all host configuration information Host Explorer tokens that has been gathered by the Host Explorer push Immediately sends the latest Host Explorer token information to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system t RefreshInterval PushInterval Changes the default time intervals RefreshInterval 60 seconds PushInterval 86 400 seconds used
14. system and HBA See the HP 3PAR Implementation Guides for recommended practices and detailed configuration information about using your specific host devices with the storage system NOTE Each host connected to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system must use a host persona with the SCSI Enclosure Services LUN SESLun enabled or the Host Explorer agent cannot communicate with the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system If you upgraded from a version of the HP 3PAR OS released before 2 3 1 you must convert your legacy personas to new host personas For information about configuring host personas see the HP 3PAR Command Line Interface Administrator s Manual or the HP 3PAR Management Console Online Help Installation and Deinstallation 2 1 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 2 1 Installation and Verification This section describes how to install and verify installation of the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on the following systems You must have the HP 3PAR Host Explorer Version Software CD current version to install the HP 3PAR Host Explorer 2 1 1 Installation on Microsoft Windows Server Systems To install the Host Explorer agent on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system 1 Log into the host as the System Administrator 2 Insert the HP 3PAR Host Explorer CD into a CD ROM drive 3 Open a Windows Explorer window 4 Select Start gt All Programs gt Accessories gt Windows Explorer 5 Double click the CD ROM drive to expand the files
15. xplorer sparc pkg 2 1 6 Verifying the Installation on Solaris Sparc Systems Verify the installation for the Red Hat Linux system 1 Logon as the System Administrator 2 Issue the following command pkginfo 1 HostExplorer Installation and Verification 2 3 HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 2 2 Deinstallation This section describes how to deinstall the HP 3PAR Host Explorer agent on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and 2008 32 bit and 64 bit Red Hat Linux systems running RHEL 4 Update 6 or later RHEL 5 and RHEL 6 Sparc systems running Oracle Solaris 10 2 2 1 Deinstallation on Microsoft Windows Server To deinstall the Host Explorer agent from a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or 2008 system 1 Log on as the System Administrator 2 Select Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs Result The Add Remove Programs window appears 3 Select HP 3PAR Host Explorer for Windows 4 Click Remove 2 2 2 Deinstallation on Red Hat Linux Systems To deinstall the Host Explorer agent from a Red Hat Linux system 1 Log on as the root user 2 Issue the following command rpm e HostExplorer release number 2 2 3 Deinstallation on Solaris Sparc Systems To deinstall the Host Explorer agent from a Solaris Sparc system 1 Logonasthe root user 2 Issue the following command pkgrm HostExplorer 2 4 Deinstallation HP 3PAR Host Explorer User Guide 3
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