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Revision history (start here) 1 HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager User Guide Part number: T1785-96002 First edition: 11/2005

About this guide 10 Revision history (start here) Revision tables Table 2 Revisions Date Edition Revision November 1, 2005 First

Using Tiered Storage Manager 11 1 Using Tiered Storage Manager This chapter explains the features of Tiered Storage Manager, describes the objects an

12 Figure 1-1 Scope of Data Eligible for Migration Figure 1-2 Data Migration according to Life Cycle Management 1-1-1 Migrating Data without Interr

13 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 giving

14 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

15 Figure 1-5 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load (before migration) Figure 1-6 Migrating Data to Redistribute Access Load (after migration

16 Figure 1-7 Migration by Rearranging Storage Subsystems After you have installed a higher performance storage subsystem, you can migrate data with

17 Figure 1-9 Migration Between Two External Storage Subystems 1-3 How Migration Works Tiered Storage Manager allows you to migrate data located on

18 Figure 1-10 Relationship between Volumes and LDEV Numbers 1-4 Methods of Migration This section describes three methods of migration: • Migratio

19 Figure 1-11 Migration within a Domain Control Storage Subsystem 1-4-2 Migration Between Domain Control Storage and External Storage Subsystems Y

2 Legal notices © Copyright 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this m

20 Figure 1-13 Migration Between Two External Storage Subsystems 1-5 Required Components of Migration The following four components are required for

21 Table 1-1 Required Migration Components Required Component Operation Chapter or Section the migration group with a migration target volume in t

22 Table 1-2 Tiered Storage Manager Operations and Related User Types Operation System Administrator or Storage Administrator Guest Delete Volume

23 • Repository for Device Manager: Manages system and hardware information about storage subsystems managed by Device Manager. • Repository for

24 The refresh scope of Device Manager is the domain controllers that contain the storage domain that is the refresh target of Tiered Storage Manager.

25 The refresh scope on Device Manager is the domain controllers that make up the storage domain that is the refresh target on Tiered Storage Manage

26 Character string displayed Description Migration source volume Migration target volume Continuous Access XP (target) Volume that makes up a Co

27 Figure 1-14 Migration of LUSE Configuration

Getting Started with the GUI 28 2 Getting Started with the GUI This chapter describes getting started using Tiered Storage Manger with the Web client

29 However, the language being used by the OS and browser determines the language used for the Browse button, which is displayed in the Tiered Stora

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30 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 Mana

31 Figure 2-2 Main Window with List Objects Subwindow 2. Select the function you want to use from the list in the List Objects subwindow (in the

32 Use the Navigation frame to select an operation in Tiered Storage Manager. When you select an operation in this frame, the method and information f

33 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 Fr

34 Subwindow Name The name of the subwindow displays in the top left corner. Help Click Help to display more detailed information about the relevant

Creating a Storage Domain 35 3 Creating a Storage Domain This chapter describes how to create a storage domain. • About Storage Domains (section 3-

36 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 contr

37 5. Click the Close button. Information about the storage domain is refreshed, and the navigation frame refreshes. If a storage domain list was d

Creating a Storage Tier 38 4 Creating a Storage Tier This chapter describes creating a storage tier and includes the following sections: • About Sto

39 Figure 4-1 Storage Tiers and Volumes Relationship When you delete a storage domain, the storage tiers within the deleted storage domain are also

Contents 4 6-4 Creating a Migration Group based on a Storage Tier Volume Search... 53 7 Perfor

40 Figure 4-2 Creating a Storage Tier Pop-up Window 3. Enter the information required to create a storage tier in the Create Storage Tier pop-up wi

41 Figure 4-3 Filter Condition Pop-up Window 5. Specify filter conditions by entering the following information: Search Type Select And or Or as

42 The Filter Condition pop-up window closes. The Create Storage Tier pop-up window displays with the filter conditions you just specified. 8. Click

43 To re-order the filter conditions, click the or the button. # n indicates the filter condition number. For example, if Condition 1 is displa

44 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 e

Applying Filter Conditions 45 5 Applying Filter Conditions Tiered Storage Manager allows you to specify and apply filter conditions to help you ident

46 Table 5-1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values (1 of 3) Purpose Condition Elements Operators Values application server (search for volumes u

47 Table 5-1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values (1 of 3) Purpose Condition Elements Operators Values is not starts with contains conversion

48 Table 5-1 Filtering Condition Elements and Values (1 of 3) Purpose Condition Elements Operators Values • OPEN-V • OPEN-L • OPEN-M • OPEN-E

Creating a Migration Group 49 6 Creating a Migration Group This chapter describes creating a migration group and includes the following sections: •

Figures 5 Figures Figure 1-1 Scope of Data Eligible for Migration ...

50 The Create Migration Group pop-up window displays, as shown in Figure 6-1. Figure 6-1 Create Migration Group Pop-up Window 3. Enter the followin

51 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 charact

52 Figure 6-3 Create Migration Group-Storage Domain Name Pop-up Window 6. Enter the following information for the migration group you are creating:

53 Figure 6-4 Create Migration Group-Confirmation Pop-up Window 9. Click the OK button. A new migration group is created and the results are disp

54 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 th

55 Figure 6-6 Create Migration Group-Storage Tier Name Pop-up Window 6. Enter information for the migration group you are creating in the Create

56 Figure 6-7 Create Migration Group-Confirmation Pop-up Window 9. Click the OK button. A new migration group is created and the results are display

Performing a Migration 57 7 Performing a Migration This chapter describes performing a migration, which includes creating a migration task and then e

58 Table 7-1 Migration Task Status Messages Status Displayed by a CLI client Status Displayed by a Web client (contents displayed in parenthesis) Suc

59 Figure 7-2 Migration and Operations at a Web client 7-3 Steps for Performing a Migration You can perform migration that is either concurrent to

Figures 6 Figure 10-4 Migration Group Detailed Information-Migration Group Name Pop-up Window... 80 Figure 10-5 Add

60 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 migratin

61 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

62 • When you finish modifying all intended volumes, go to step 9. • If you want to modify more migration target volumes, go to step 7. 7. Click th

63 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 byt

Managing Storage Domains 64 8 Managing Storage Domains This chapter describes managing storage domains and includes the following sections: • Viewin

65 • Information about the storage subsystems in the storage domain. This includes the number of storage subsystems in the storage domain. • Infor

66 Figure 8-3 Search Volumes-Storage Domain Name Subwindow 3. Specify the filter conditions for searching the volumes in the storage domain: Search

67 The following buttons are displayed in the Search Volumes-Storage Domain Name subwindow: Create Migration Group button Click to create a migratio

68 • Name of a storage domain. • Number of storage tiers. • Number of migration groups that can be accessed by the logged-on user. • The latest re

69 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 occurs. 4. Click

Tables 7 Tables Table 1 Document Conventions...

Managing Storage Tiers 70 9 Managing Storage Tiers This chapter describes managing storage tiers, which includes the following: • Viewing a List of

71 • 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

72 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

73 # n indicates the filter condition number. For example, if Condition 1 is displayed, clicking the Add Condition button displays Condition 2 as th

74 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 s

75 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

76 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 chang

Managing Migration Groups 77 10 Managing Migration Groups This chapter describes managing migration groups, which includes the following operations:

78 • - Migration group creation time. • - Name of the user group of the user who last updated the migration group. • - Time at which the migrati

79 1. From the navigation frame, select the Migration Group object. The information frame displays the List Objects-Migration Groups subwindow. 2.

About this guide 8 About this guide This guide provides information about: • An overview of migration (the process of relocating data on a volume t

80 6. Click the Close button. The List Objects-Migration Groups subwindow redisplays with your modifications. UTF-8 Encoding For Name and Descriptio

81 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

82 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-Confirm

83 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

84 finishes, and then delete the migration group. You cannot delete a migration group within a storage domain for which information is being refreshed

Managing Migration Tasks 85 11 Managing Migration Tasks This chapter describes managing migration tasks, which includes the following operations: •

86 Figure 11-2 List Objects-Tasks Subwindow Displaying a Task List 4. About Storage Domains, Migration Groups, and Target Storage Tier in the List O

87 Figure 11-3 Task Detailed Information-Task ID Pop-up Window The property information for registered Task IDs displays in the Task Detailed Info

88 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 I

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About this guide 9 TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts. HP technical support Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed o

Troubleshooting 90 12 Troubleshooting This chapter includes troubleshooting procedures you can follow if you have problems with Web client for Tiered

91 #2: For information on the server properties file, refer to the HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager Server Installation and Configuration G

92 Table 12-3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions (continues on the following pages) Problem (displayed message ID) Cause Actions is us

93 Table 12-3 Troubleshooting Tiered Storage Manager Functions (continues on the following pages) Problem (displayed message ID) Cause Actions The

94 # For details on the Migrate - Step 4 of 4 popup window, see 7-3 Steps for Performing a Migration 12-2 Troubleshooting Procedures If an error occu

95 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 includ

Appendix A Recommended and Maximum Values 96 Appendix A Recommended and Maximum Values This appendix describes the recommended and maximum

97 Acronyms and Abbreviations CLI CLPR CVS command line interface cache logical partition concurrent versions system DLCM Data Lifecycle Managemen

98 Index A access load distribution, migration for, 15 adding volume to migration group, 80 C cache, 23 canceling migration task before execution, 88

99 R refresh, 22; status, 24 refresh, mechanics of, 22 refresh, when to, 23 refreshing: operations allowed during refresh, 67; storage domain, 67 re