Command View
EVA Introduction
Module 9
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Objectives
• Describe features of the Command View EVA interface
• Identify the components of the Command View EVA
application
• List the rules and limitations of Command View EVA
• Describe how to install and launch Command View EVA
• Specify the hardware and software components that support
server-based management (SBM)
• Review array based management (ABM) for the EVA4400
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Command View EVA description
• Legacy software management interface to the EVA family
• Part of comprehensive software suite (HP StorageWorks
Command View EVA Software Suite)
• Supports server-based (SBM) and array-based
management (ABM--EVA4400 only)
• Provides web-based GUI and management software for
EVA family
– Allows ease of setting up and managing the EVA including
system initialization, disk groups, vdisks, presentation of
storage and replication.
– Accessible through a standard Internet browser running on
various operating systems
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Command View EVA recent version history
• Version 7.01 supports XCS 6.1xx, VCS 3.1xx, VCS 4.1xx
• Version 8.0 supports XCS 6.1x, XCS 09000000, XCS
09001000, VCS 3.1xx, VCS 4.1xx
• Version 8.02 supports XCS 6.1xx, XCS 6.2xx, XCS
09003000 through XCS 09006000, VCS 3.1xx, VCS 4.1xx
• Version 8.1 is initial support for ABM, that is, installation on
the EVA4400 Management Module, with XCS 09006000
• Version 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 and 9.3 (the latest) support XCS 6.2xx,
XCS 09522000, XCS 09530000 (limited release), XCS
09534000, VCS 3.1xx, VCS 4.1xx
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Command View EVA 9.x media kit (1 of 2)
Command View EVA suite is delivered through a media kit
containing software executables and documentation
• HP Command View EVA Software 9.x, Replication Solution Manager
Media Kit
• CDs in media kit include
– Command View EVA 9.x SBM and ABM software
• Command View EVA installers for SBM (HP CommandViewEVA
Suite.exe) or ABM (ABM.pkg)
• SSSU, EVAPerf, and SMI-S EVA for SBM only
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SSSU 9.x multiplatform CD for supported hosts
Command View EVA 9.x documentation
Replication Solutions Manager server software
Replication Solutions Manager host agent software
Replication Solutions Manager documentation
Command View 9.x ABM in zip format
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Command View EVA 9.x media kit (2 of 2)
HP Service tools have changed for this version
• Insight Remote Support Standard or Insight Remote
Sopport Advanced
• Remote Support Pack
• Install from http://software.hp.com
• See the document called HP StorageWorks Command View
EVA CD contents for details
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SAN storage environment - SBM
Management server
(SMS)
LAN
• Operates in DHCP
and DNS network
• Manages EVA
“in-band”
• One management
agent at a time per
EVA
Browsing
computer
SAN
Management
server
EVAs
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Hosts
Connectivity
Ethernet
connection
Fibre Channel
connection
Management
server
Web browser
Platform*
Supported browser
JRE
Windows
IE 6.0 SP1+
JRE 1.5.0_06+
HP-UX
Firefox 1.5
JRE 1.5_05+
Linux (x86
or x64)
Firefox 2.0
JRE 1.5_06+
* Others supported, see product specifications
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HSV-series controller
Management server
- Command View EVA
- Replication Solution Manager
- Business Copy EVA
- Continuous Access EVA
- Scripting Utility Server
- SMI-S Server
- StorageWorks JRE Server
- Zoned with EVA
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Command View EVA server support
For server-based management, Command View EVA is
supported on
• Dedicated management server (most common option)
– Windows server
– Intended solely for HP storage software
• General-purpose server
• HP X3000 Network Storage Gateways
– Similar to general-purpose server
– Used to manage EVAs in the SAN and traditional NAS-based
applications
• VMware Guest OS (Command View 9.2 or later)
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Management server system requirements
To install Command View EVA 9.x for SBM on a generalpurpose or dedicated management server, you need
• One of the following
– Windows Server 2003 Standard and EE SP1/SP2/R2 (32- or 64-bit)
– Windows Server 2008 Standard and EE (32- or 64-bit)
– Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard and EE
• 1.26GHz processor (minimum)
• 2GB memory (minimum)
• 200MB for Command View EVA installation
• 2GB for log files
• 10MB for each managed array
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Command View EVA rules and limitations
• One instance of Command View EVA software per server
• Maximum of 16 EVAs managed per server
• Best practice is to limit support to four arrays per Command
View instance
• One Command View EVA agent actively managing the EVA
– Command View EVA server must be within the same fabric
zone as the EVA(s)
– May switch between management agents (servers)
– Additional server may be “passive” while other manages
– With multiple agents, configure the systems so that all EVAs
are managed by a single agent at any given time
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Command View EVA - ABM overview
For ABM, Command View EVA is installed and runs on
the HSV300 Management Module on the EVA4400
• Command View EVA version 8.1 or higher
• Support for the EVA4400 only
• For details on installation and features of ABM, check
current documentation
To login to Command
View using ABM, login
to WOCP and launch
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Installing Command View EVA - SBM
• Navigate to and double-click HP StorageWorks Command
View EVA Software Suite.exe
• Select options presented by the InstallAnywhere wizard
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Creating Windows users
User groups are created automatically during installation
• You can also create them manually before initiating
installation
After installation, a user with administrator privileges must
• Create accounts for other Windows users
– Windows documentation has procedures for creating accounts
• Assign users to one of two user groups created during
installation
– HP Storage Admins — For users who have view and manage
capabilities
– HP Storage Users — For users who have view capabilities
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Windows Local Users and Groups
HP Storage Admin and
HP Storage Users
groups added
automatically when
Command View
installed
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Launching Command View EVA (1 of 2)
To launch versions 6.x to 9.x on any management server
• Open the browser (Java RTE 1.5.0_06+ recommended)
• Using the management server IP address or server name,
enter
https://< IP address or server name >:2372
– Command View EVA login window opens
– Note: If necessary, you can change the port number from the
default (2372)
• Enter a valid user name and password, and click Log On
– Valid user names are members of the HP Storage Admins
group or HP Storage Users group on the server
– Command View EVA user interface opens
• Verify the display of storage system resources in the
interface
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Launching Command View EVA (2 of 2)
Log in as a user from either security group
• HP Storage Admins — Full administration capabilities
• HP Storage Users — Read-only capabilities
Shortcut on Command
View EVA host
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Exploring the Command View
EVA User Interface
Command View EVA interface layout
Session pane (9.3)
CV EVA version
• Menu options
– Home — HSV Storage Network Properties (default/shown)
– Server Options — Selects interface and management agent
options
– Help — Displays online help in a new window
– Log Off — Disconnects from the server and closes the browser
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Navigation pane
• Directory tree structure
• Folders
– Used (created) for managed objects
• Virtual disks
• Hosts
– May be nested
Default folders
• Virtual Disks
• Hosts
• Disk Groups
- Ungrouped
Disks
• Data Replication
• Hardware
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Content pane
• Shows current configuration
• Allows for configuration changes through dialog boxes
• Menu-based
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Content pane
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Session pane - Server options
Session
pane
The Session Pane Server Options has many
functions. In the
upcoming slides we will
address some of the
functionality. Students
are encouraged to
explore all options during
lab time.
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Server options — User Interface Options
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Server options — Import/Export Licenses
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Licensing for Command View EVA 9.x
For the EVA with Command View EVA 9.x
• Similar license model to Command View EVA 7.x and 8.x
• Available through HP Webware software licensing center
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http://webware.hp.com
Uses software license management
Autopass manages licenses
For 8.x and above, licensing instant-on to be set at 60 days rather than
180 days
Ensures compliance with license capacity limits for
– Command View EVA
– Business Copy EVA
– Continuous Access EVA
– Dynamic Capacity Management (DCM)
• Allows simple tracking of temporary and demonstration license
expiration
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Server options — SIM/RSM trust (single signon)
RSM: 4096
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RSM trust example
Access without
additional login
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Server options — Audit logging options
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Server options — Password access
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1
8 to 16
characters
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Password must match
what has been previously
entered into the OCP
Server options — Capture system information
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Command View EVA application help
Click Help in the Session pane to bring up specific EVA model help
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Command View EVA page help
Click the question mark (?) button on the Content pane
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Command View EVA field help
Click the question mark next to a field
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Management by Another Server
• Only one management agent managing an EVA array at a time
• If array is currently managed by another agent the Storage
System Managed by Another Server screen will appear
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Lab Time