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HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User GuideAbstractThis guide provides information about using the HP Virtual SAS Manager application to configure and manage

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Part II VSM GUI

Contents3 Getting started...14Accessing the VSM GUI...

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3 Getting startedAccessing the VSM GUIVSM is accessed through the Onboard Administrator (OA) application of the BladeSystem c-Classenclosure in which

NOTE: In dual-domain switch configurations with two switches in the same interconnect bay rowof the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, both switches ca

System status informationA summary of system status information is displayed in the System Status section of the page.Critical—System is not operating

Online helpExtensive online help is available. At any time, click the Help icon in the top right of the page. Thefollowing image is an example display

2. Go to the Zoning tab to create and assign zone groups. Key tasks include:a. Set the multi-initiator mode and, if multiple tape devices are included

Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures(overview)Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures includes the following tasks, performed

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Configuring MDS600 or D2600/D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures(overview)Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosure includes the following tasks, performe

4 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tabAfter selecting a component in the navigation tree, a unique task list for that component is displayed.The following tabl

Where documentedAvailable tasksSystem component“More Information task” (page 22)More Information“Topology Map task” (page 22)Topology MapMore Informat

Helpful hints:• To activate shading to more clearly show device relationships, click a device in the map.• To see what types of drives are installed i

Select the following parameters:Name Type a name to assign to the zone group (must be unique, up to 16 characters,with no spaces).Zoning Mode Select S

• The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group:Pending Save—until the configuration is saved.◦◦ Unassigned—until a se

selection, click the selected (blue) drive bay. (The bay status is automaticallyupdated, changing the color from blue to white).• White=Selectable—Not

Delete taskIMPORTANT: When using zoned SAS storage enclosures, before deleting a zone group, logicalunits associated with disk drives in that zone gro

Clear Configuration taskTo delete all user-defined zone groups and server device bay assignments, select the active switchin the navigation tree, and

Helpful hints:• In dual-domain switch configurations (two switches installed in the same interconnect bay rowof the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure),

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Helpful hints• Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group. This allowsyou to pre-configure the zone groups and c

the drive-bay zone groups and their assignments. This will help prevent accidentally assigningdrive-bay zone groups to multiple servers or to servers

Switch ports In the grid representing the switches, select the ports to be included in thezone group.To select a switch port, click an available (whit

Creating and assigning drive-bay zone groupsIMPORTANT: The maximum supported number of drive bay zone groups is 104.To create drive-bay zone groups, e

• Blue=Selected—Selected in this session or already a member of this zonegroup.• Gray=Not Selectable—Assigned to a different zone group or attached to

5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tabAfter selecting a device in the navigation tree, a task list for that device is displayed.NOTE: If a task is listed, bu

The following tasks are common to most components and not described in this section. For moreinformation about these tasks, refer to previous sections

◦ Back up the configuration for safekeeping.◦ Refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is current.• After updating firmware:◦ Check the

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5. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously-obtained firmware file. Whendowngrading to an older version of firmware than what is cu

Prerequisites...42Obtaining new firmware

5. Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously-obtained firmware file.• When downgrading to a version of firmware that is older than w

11. Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache.12. Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issu

NOTE: If the Update Storage Enclosures task is not selectable, consider the following:• Only supported storage enclosures can be updated.• All server

Procedures1. Obtain the latest firmware files and save to a temporary location on the host that has networkaccess to the device you want to update. Fo

13. Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache. For example, in Microsoft InternetExplorer 6, select Tools>Internet Options. In the

Helpful hints• Before resetting a storage enclosure, make sure that all I/O to the storage enclosure is halted.Power down all hosts with access to the

Force VSM Active taskTo force a switch to be the active switch from which configuration changes can be entered, selectthe switch in the navigation tre

Available parameters:Download Select this option to open a Save as window to navigate to the desired directoryon the host system in which to place the

Helpful hintsTo replicate the configuration settings, do the following:1. Disconnect the failed storage enclosure from the switch.2. Connect the repla

6 TroubleshootingMoving zone groupsIn some circumstances you may need to move zone groups from one server (origin) to a differentserver (destination).

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Moving zone groups—shared SAS storage enclosuresWhen using shared SAS storage enclosures, do the following to move zone groups from one server(origina

Part III VSM CLI

Contents7 Getting started...53Accessing the VSM CLI...

7 Getting startedThe VSM Command Line Interface (CLI) is an interactive command console that provides instantfeedback and is functionally equivalent t

3. Launch an SSH utility on a PC that can access the same LAN as the BladeSystem c-Classenclosure. The following example illustrates using the PuTTY u

Command syntaxA typical VSM CLI command string consists of three variables: a target device, a command, andone or more clarifying parameters. The synt

Supported parametersTarget syntaxDevice<all|##:##>storageenclosureportboxExternal storage enclosure connected to aSAS switch blade<all|#>s

Command descriptionCommand syntaxReplicate zoning configuration settings from an old, failed external SAS storageenclosure onto its newly-connected re

Executing commandsConfiguration changes are made on a transaction basis. To prevent conflict with anotheradministrator making changes through a differ

8 Getting helpThe help and the show commands provide detailed information about system devices and howto use VSM CLI commands to perform configuration

Part I Basic information and conceptsHP Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) is the software application used to configure HP SAS BL Switches, includingtasks suc

The show commandThe show command displays information about a device. Use this command to view the currentstatus of a device and its configuration.Syn

Example 3: The following example displays the results of the show command for an HP BladeSystemenclosure when the config parameter is specified.=>

9 Performing common tasksExample commands and system responses shown in this section are provided only as a generalreference and may differ from the c

Enabling or disabling multi-initiator mode and port splittingThe advance command controls two advanced parameters:• Multi-initiator mode—Controls whet

Creating zone groupsZone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowingaccess to data.You can create the fo

Creating a switch-port zone groupUsed with shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloaders or libraries, switch port zone groupsare comprised of one

SuccessNOTE: Entering a range of port numbers is not supported. Each port must be entered,separated by a comma.3. [Optional] Verify that the zone grou

Creating a drive-bay zone groupUsed with zoned SAS storage enclosures such as the MDS600 and D2600/D2700, drive-bayzone groups group together disk dri

2. Create the zone group.This example shows how to create a zone group named zone5, using drive bays 29 through35 on an MDS600 storage enclosure conne

Assigning a zone group to a server device bayServer device bays cannot access external storage connected to the switch until assigned a zonegroup.IMPO

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SuccessThis example shows how to assign the zone group, zone5, created in “Creating a drive-bayzone group” (page 67) to BladeSystem device server bay

Capturing the configurationAfter initially configuring the switch or after making changes to an existing configuration, HPstrongly recommends backing

Inputting or restoring the configurationTo restore a previously saved configuration of a switch, use the following command description:NOTE: A configu

Flashing switch firmwareTo update firmware on a switch, use the following command description:Syntax <TARGET> flash [file=<file_location/file

=> switch loc=local flash file=filename.img3. When the update is complete, reset the switch. Recommended procedures vary forsingle-domain and dual-

Flashing storage enclosure firmwareTo update firmware on an attached zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600, D2600,or D2700, use the following

Resetting the VSM software, the switch or attached storage enclosuresIMPORTANT: This task disrupts host I/O to the storage enclosures. Open a maintena

10 Creating and executing CLI scriptsIf desired, create and execute scripts to automatically perform a task or series of tasks. CLI scriptingvaries de

Part IV Support and other resources

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1 About this document and 6G solutionsAbout this document• This document assumes that all associated devices are physically installed and all required

11 Support and other resourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore con

PrerequisitesPrerequisites for using this product include:• Physically installing the BladeSystem c-Class enclosure and any servers, SAS controllers,

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IndexAaccessing the CLI, 53accessing the VSM GUI, 14advance CLI command, 63Advanced Settings GUI task, 28assigning zone group to serverCLI, 69GUI, 30C

Maintain tab, 35Merge Sub-Ports task, 29Modify task, 27Modify Zone Access task, 30More Information command, 22Multi-initiator task, 28Network Settings

Replicate Zoning Configuration, 30, 47Reset Hardware, 41Reset Management Software, 41Reset storage enclosures, 44SNMP Settings, 45Split Port, 28, 29To

2 Zone group concepts and device mappingsZone group conceptsZone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allo