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HP Insight Virtualization Manager 6.0Software with Logical Server Management:User GuideHP Part Number: 5992-5066Published: September 2010Edition: 3

resource-sharing policies that you can use across multiple HP servers. For information aboutgWLM, see the HP Insight Global Workload Manager 6.0 Softw

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IndexAactivate logical server, 42advanced features, 89Ccollectioncreating custom, 95customizing, 95compartmentcolor definitions, 27components, 25detai

live move, 51manage portability groups, 46manage storage pools, 45manage storage tags, 45manage target attributes, 47managed resource name, 43modify,

Uunmanage logical server, 45user preferencesmodifying, 89screen, 89settings and defaults, 89utilization dataaccessing, 92reviewing real-time, 91utiliz

Table 1-1 Tools menu (continued)What it does:Menu selectionAccesses the gWLM Historical Reports page that lets yougenerate historical reports for your

Table 1-1 Tools menu (continued)What it does:Menu selectionAllows you to move a logical server. This menu option isequivalent to using the Virtualizat

Table 1-3 Modify menuWhat it does:Menu selectionAccesses the gWLM General tab, from which you canchange the SRD name, mode (Advisory or Managed),state

Table 1-5 Configure menu (continued)What it does:Menu selectionAccesses the Capacity Advisor Network and Disk I/OCapacity screen, from which you can s

Table 1-7 Report menu (continued)What it does:Menu selectionA logical server job is the process of activating, copying,creating, deactivating, deletin

Table 1-8 Expand and collapse buttons on the Virtualization Manager toolbar (continued)FunctionName/Hover textButton icon• Expands the next level comp

Starting Virtualization ManagerThis section describes the various ways you can start the Virtualization Manger from HP SIM,and how to switch views to

From the HP SIM Systems and Event Collections list in the left-hand navigation area:Choose Systems→Shared→Systems by Type→All VSE Resour ces, as shown

• Blade• Logical Server• Physical and Virtual• Serviceguard• System and Event• Virtual MachineA perspective is available even if there are no such cor

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Callout Icons Graphical icons that display in the right-hand corner of compartments orsubcompartments. Information callout icons show the system or wo

divided into virtual partitions. An nPartition can be used as a compartment managedby gWLM.Pagination In the Workload View, when the number of workloa

Virtual partition A software partition of a server, or of a single nPartition, provided by HP vPars. Eachvirtual partition can run its own instance of

2 Getting started with Virtualization ManagerThis chapter introduces the two primary views in the Virtualization Manager:• Visualization View (see “Us

Figure 2-1 Visualization view1The HP SIM menu bar provides access to tools, logs, software options, and online help.If you lack authorization to use a

7HP SIM system status indicators are the same as the ones that appear on the HP SIMSystem Status panel, in the left-hand navigation area. Hover over a

Figure 2-2 Components of an Insight Dynamics compartment1The selection check box selects a compartment for which you can apply an action from thegray

In Figure 2-2, information for the standalone server citrine is expanded, so the CollapseCompartment button appears, whereas the standalone server azu

Table 2-1 Color mapping for compartments in visualization viewIndicates:Foreground color:BladeSystem, nPartiton, standalone server, Serviceguard node,

Table 2-2 Technology icons (continued)TooltipsActionShown forIconTechnologyManage iCAP for the complexManage iCAP for the N partitionManage iCAP for t

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Table 2-2 Technology icons (continued)TooltipsActionShown forIconTechnologyManage the Virtual Machine.Launches HP IntegrityVirtual MachinesManager or

Understanding workload typesThe term “workload” applies to each of the following distinct but closely related concepts in theInsight Dynamics software

1. From the Visualization tab, select a system by clicking the compartment check box.Virtualization Manager highlights the compartment.2. Choose Creat

Updating system workloadsYou can update all monitored workloads on the system:1. In the Visualization View, select a system by clicking the compartmen

NOTE: Some workloads have a system hostname as the workload name. When selectingitems in the Workload View, be aware that you are selecting workloads

7The system on which the workload is defined. To examine the system properties, click thesystem name (or IP address). This will display the SIM System

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3 Working with logical serversA logical server is a set of configuration information that you create, activate, and move acrossphysical and virtual ma

• Reduces downtime required for physical system maintenance, whether planned or unplanned.• Allows for server consolidation and improved server utiliz

For important information, see the “HP-UX Patches Required in the VM Host” sectionfor HP-UX (VM Host) version 11i v3 0903 and higher in the HP Integri

View logical server job status...52Authorizatio

are not supported in this release.) OO workflows are used in the Extensible Server &Storage Adapter (ESA) to enable integration with non-HP physic

Figure 3-2 Example logical server node informationIn the Physical and Virtual, Blades, and Virtual Machines perspectives, you can drag and dropan acti

ActivateThe Tools→Logical Servers→Activate... menu selection binds a logical server to a physicalserver or system. The two types of systems on which l

NOTE: Default portability groups cannot bemodified.(Optional) User-defined portability groups are:— A single Virtual Connect domain group— A set of ES

4x VM Hosts are valid targets when you move orre-activate the logical server.If you choose Version 7, activating the logical serveralways creates a ve

new logical server to assign actual storage to the copied definition before you can activatethe logical server.• Copy Logical Server (include all stor

You can globally define a storage tag and associate it with storage pool entries by pressingManage Tags on the Manage Storage Pools screen. This allow

Manage target attributesThe Modify→Logical Server Target Attributes.. menu selection allows you to add and removetarget attributes to and from a logic

• If you configure your logical server to use a local disk, you cannot move that logical server.Additionally, after you activate the logical server, y

NOTE: The Virtual Connect Flex-10 Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem is supported inthis release. Flex-10 technology increases the number of NICs

Recovery after logical server operation failures...82Troubleshooting a

• You can move ESX virtual machine logical servers among multiple clusters, as long as theclusters are contained in one VMware vCenter.• There may be

Table 3-3 Move operations (continued)Move OperationTarget HostLive Move (also known as Online Move).Integrity VM HostProfile Move (default).Server wit

The Tools→Logical Servers→Refresh... menu selection also allows you to reassociate allVirtual Connect logical servers from an old domain group to a ne

3. Select the radio-button next to Manually assign toolbox and system/system groupauthorizations.4. Click the Add link in the Select Systems box.5. On

Firmware for ProLiant blades only in a VC Domain Group Virtual Connect Manager2.12 or higher, HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator 2.60 or higher, HP

a. Search for and select your vCenter.b. Press Apply.c. Press Run Now.Configuring VMware vSphere client settings for browsing datastoreThe user config

Figure 3-5 Edit roleConfiguring HP SIM with Onboard Administrator credentialsThe user Administrator of the Onboard Administrator for each C-class encl

Configuring Extensible Server & Storage Adapter (ESA)ESA provides storage provisioning and server operations for logical servers and HP InsightOrc

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List of Figures1-1 Insight Dynamics menu bar...

Table 3-4 LSMUTIL options (continued)DescriptionOptionExports storage pool entries into an XML file. You must specify an outputfilename.> filename-

4 Defining storage for logical serversThis chapter presents underlying concepts to provide a better understanding of how a givenstorage definition map

Figure 4-2 SAN storageThe endpoints in a FC connection are called physical ports. Ports are uniquely identified usingassigned WWNs. This is similar to

For more information, see HP Storage Provisioning Manager User Guide at www.hp.com/go/insightdynamics/docs. The online help for SPM is available at ht

1. Import storage into the storage cataloga. Add a managed array2. Import a volume service3. Manage storage catalog entitiesa. Manage arrays1) Modify

Logical server storageInsight Dynamics allows you to logically represent your storage environment in a logical serverstorage configuration. A logical

Figure 4-5 Create logical server storage configurationDefining a SAN storage entryThe SAN Storage Entry screen allows you to add, modify, or view a SA

can modify the storage pool entry only using the Modify→Logical Server Storage Pools...menu selection.If you create a storage entry and do not check I

RedundancyMultiple ports help performance and improve reliability through redundancy and failovercapability.For redundancy checkboxes to become enable

Figure 4-8 Create logical server SAN volume and path definitionValidation statusAfter you have specified your storage configuration, confirm that the

List of Tables1-1 Tools menu...

File (VM) storage selection1. Click the Add Storage button to on the right side of the screen to add a row to the StorageSelection table.2. Enter the

NOTE: You must select a portability group (other than ALL) before you can create a newstorage pool entry. The storage pool entry that you create will

The drop-down menu is empty if no pool entries have been previously defined, or if youhave not checked Ready next to a server WWN in the Manage Ser ve

4. Optional: Change the Maximum Number of Sharers (maximum number of logical serversthat will be allowed to share this storage pool entry), then click

4. (Optional) Enter a value in the Server WWN text box. By default, the current server WWNis entered.5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each port for thi

4. Select a RAID Level for the storage volume.5. If you selected Redundancy for the storage volume: Assign the port number for the Primaryand Secondar

IMPORTANT: You must return to the Storage Pool Entry: SAN screen and performthis final step before the storage pool entry is complete.Figure 4-14 Add

Figure 4-15 Manage storage poolIMPORTANT: You must check the Ready checkbox next to each server WWN before the storagepool entry can be shared by logi

File (VM) storage pool entry definitionA storage pool entry can be preconfigured and associated with logical servers at a later time.You create and ma

Figure 4-16 SAN storageSee “Configuring HP SIM for SAN storage validation” (page 56) for important setup information.Logical server storage 79

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5 TroubleshootingThis chapter covers some of the issues that can occur when you are using logical servers, andprovides the troubleshooting steps you n

Errors accessing single sign-on iLO or Onboard AdministratorIn some cases, when you click the technology icon for a Single-Sign-On configured iLO or O

Table 5-1 Troubleshooting an inoperable serverSuggested actionPossible causePerform one of the following actions:• Reverse the operation which made th

The Rack Overview page provides error icons that identify the system status. Critical and majorerrors influence power requests and should be corrected

using the name of an existing system in HP SIM, if a host with that name is discovered after youcreate or import the logical server, the logical serve

Unmanaging a logical server using a storage pool entry may result in aninconsistent stateWhen you unmanage a Virtual Connect logical server that was p

Suggested Action Do not register the VM using the native virtualization console. The virtualmachine will be re-associated with the VM Host and the log

• Insight Dynamics follows the same convention established by Microsoft SCVMM of allowingonly one Hyper-V HA virtual machine per clustered datastore.

6 Advanced featuresThis chapter describes the following advanced features:• Modifying user preferences to customize the Virtualization Manager's

1 IntroductionThis document provides an overview of the HP Insight Virtualization Manager software andlogical servers features. System administrators

Table 6-1 User preference settings and defaultsWhat it doesDefaultSettingUser preferencePresents a confirmation dialog box to confirm a drag/dropopera

Table 6-1 User preference settings and defaults (continued)What it doesDefaultSettingUser preferenceOn the Visualization tab, this setting detects the

NOTE: Because power settings are associated with hardware, power meters do not displayfor VM guests (including HP virtual machines, Microsoft virtual

Available utilization metricsThe following types of utilization metrics are shown on the Visualization View and WorkloadView:• CPU utilization Percent

Meter callout informationMeter callouts exist only on the Visualization tab. Meter callout information includes:• Current utilization data for CPU, me

Customizing HP SIM collectionsYou can customize HP SIM to make it more convenient to start Virtualization Manager and viewthe systems that you most fr

1. From the blue HP SIM menu bar, choose Options→Home Page Settings...2. Select the option This collection and choose All VSE Resources or another col

7 Support and other resourcesContacting HPInformation to collect before contacting HPBe sure to have the following information available before you ca

Warranty informationHP will replace defective delivery media for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Thiswarranty applies to all Insight Co

Refer to the following documents for system requirements and installation and upgradeinstructions:Installation GuideCentral Management Server (CMS) pl