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HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and RecoveryManager 2.5.0 Software for VMware®vSphere™ Client User GuideAbstractThis guide is intended for VMware® and data

Example:The following command will add a new entry for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System s124:C:\> RMVMware InServRegister -inserv s124 -inservu

A Troubleshooting VASA ProviderFor information about system alerts, go to http://www.hp.com/support/hpgt/3par and selectyour server platform.NOTE: If

MESSAGE(ID:e0002) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0xe0002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:e0006) -{Info}S

SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x230003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:230004) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to

MESSAGE(ID:270007) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x270007 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:270008) -{Inf

SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x0050002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:50003) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to

Message(ID:460003) -{Info}Suggested ActionRefer to Alert Code 0x0460003 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.Message(ID:1a000a) -{In

Suggested ActionRefer to Alert Code 0x01a0011 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.Message(ID:1a0012) -{Info}Suggested ActionRefer t

Message(ID:3b0002) -{Info}Suggested ActionContact HP Technical Support.MESSAGE(ID:2900de) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x2900de in HP 3P

SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x30005 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.Message(ID:a0004) -{Info}Suggested ActionRefer to A

Event Type MessageMESSAGE(ID:3000fa) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x3000fa in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAG

RMVMware Create commandThe RMVMware create command creates a Virtual Copy on a Datastore or a Virtual Machine.The syntax for the RMVMware create comma

SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0xe0002 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:e0005) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to A

MESSAGE(ID:270012) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x270012 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:27000e) -{Inf

SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to Alert Code 0x270016 in HP 3PAR InForm OS Message and Operator's Guide.MESSAGE(ID:270017) -{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONRefer to

MESSAGE(ID:10000002) - Existing LUN in 3PAR Storage Server has been removed. Additional information:{Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONThis indicates that an exist

MESSAGE(ID:1000000b) -Node status has been changed. Additional information: {Info}SUGGESTED ACTIONThis indicates that there is a node status change. T

B Troubleshooting for HP 3PAR Management plug-inResolving HP 3PAR multi-tab issueYou need to install HP 3PAR Plug-in certificate and all vCenter serve

IndexSymbols3PAR, 16CCLI, 8Cluster viewaccessing, 22configurationediting, 37Configuration tab, 36configuring, 36conventionstext symbols, 98credential

TpdVmWebService, 8Uunmounting Virtual Copies, 64user authentication, 15Vviewing Virtual Copies, 60viewing Virtual Copy metadata, 26viewing volume info

• -vcfile <VMwareCredentialStoreFileLocation>The VMware credential stores file location. The –vcfile option is optional when –vcpwd isspecified.

As an alternative to entering in all the command line options when creating a Virtual Copy of aVirtual Machine or a Datastore, you can reference the s

RMVMware Createrc commandThe RMVMware createrc command creates a remote Virtual Copy.NOTE: When using the RMVMware createrc command, you must use the

• -vcpwdVMware vCenter Server user password, optional when -vcfile is specified.• -vcfileOptional VMware credential store file location.• -remotehostR

VMware vCenter Server Login for HP 3PAR Virtual Volume and Virtual CopymanagementHP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware v

retrieves the saved certificate, and sends a connection request to HP 3PAR StoreServ with thecertificate details. If the HP 3PAR StoreServ certificate

Figure 2 HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphereinterfaceHP 3PAR Views in the vSphere ClientThe HP 3PAR Management

1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click Datastores.Figure 3 Selecting DatastoresHP 3PAR Views in the vSphere Client 19

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All Datastores residing in the data center are displayed in the navigation tree.Figure 4 Viewing Datastores in the navigation tree2. Select a Datastor

1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click VMs and Templates.Figure 5 Selecting VMs and TemplatesAll VMs in the data center are displ

ESXi host viewTo access the ESXi host view:1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click Hosts and Clusters.Figure 7 Selecting Hosts and

1. Under Inventory from the vSphere Client home page, click Hosts and Clusters (see Figure 7(page 22)).All clusters in the data center are displayed i

Virtual Copy managementNOTE: HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere is not functional without the HP 3PARRecovery Manager for VMware vSphere lice

In Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere, the Virtual Copy policy contains the following attributes:• Maximum Number of Virtual Copy Sets - You can choo

NOTE: A VM with a Physical RDM mapped to it is not supported for taking Application ConsistentVirtual Copy. Instead, you can take Crash Consistent Vir

Figure 11 Virtual Copy browserA Virtual Copy of a VM or Datastore has the following properties:• The Virtual Copy creation time.• The HP 3PAR StoreSer

Scheduling toolYou can automatically have Virtual Copies created according to a specified schedule by using thescheduling tool (see “Scheduling Virtua

2 Installing and removing HP 3PAR Management Plug-inand Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphereThis chapter describes how to install, register, r

Contents1 Overview...6HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Re

2. Ensure that the RMV plug-in is registered with all vCenters associated with the Linked Modeconfiguration.3. Log on to vSphere client using Active D

install the SMS certificate extracted from the vCenter server onto the VASA installed host. Thisprocess is required for every vCenter Server you inten

Installing the SMS certificateYou need to install the SMS certificate on the VASA Provider host's Local Computer/Trusted RootCertification Author

2. Navigate toHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL.3. Click Edit→New→DWORD (32-bit) Value.4. Enter SendTrust

You can upgrade to version 2.5 only from the versions 2.4.0 and 2.4.0 Patch 01. To upgrade,follow the instructions of the Installer. For more informat

CAUTION: RMV 2.5 has an additional security enhancement that requires StoreServ certificateto be accepted to establish a successful connection. You ar

3 Modifying configuration settings using HP 3PAR RMVAdmin ToolThis chapter describes the default HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Softw

Figure 12 vCenter Plug-in tabDetails concerning the fields of the vCenter Plug-in tab are provided in the following sections.vCenter Plug-in configura

1. Click Edit.The Edit Configuration dialog box appears.Figure 13 vCenter Plug-in configurationNOTE: You can change the Debug level. However, to chang

Table 1 Configuration tab fields (continued)DescriptionFieldGroupThe SSL certificate for HP 3PARManagement Plug-in and RecoveryManager Software for VM

Installing and removing HP 3PAR Management plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMwarevSphere...

The fields available from the Plug-in Registration tab are shown in Table 2 (page 40).Table 2 Plug-in registration fieldsDescriptionFieldThe name of t

• Remote StoreServ User—Name of the remote HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system and associateduser.• Remote StoreServ Credential Windows User—Windows user

Figure 17 VASA configurationThe options available in the VASA Configuration screen are described in Table 3 (page 42).Table 3 VASA configuration optio

• Click the Edit button.The Edit Configuration dialog box appears.Table 4 VASA Configuration Edit optionsDescriptionFieldDisplays the port number used

Figure 19 StoreServ credential tab44 Modifying configuration settings using HP 3PAR RMV Admin Tool

You have the option of viewing all existing Windows users that have registered credentials, or youcan select a specific user from the list shown in th

Figure 21 Accepting certificateYou must accept the certificate to perform any tasks on the HP 3PAR StoreServ. However, ifyou do not accept the certifi

4 Logging on and working with Virtual VolumesThe HP 3PAR Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter is used for viewing virtual volume mapping.You can also

2. Log on to the vSphere Client.a. Enter the IP address or name vCenter Server.b. Enter your user name and password.c. Click Login.The vCenter Server

Figure 25 HP 3PAR StoreServ connection screen4. To connect to a specific storage system on the list, expand the list tree and click the desiredsystem

Unmounting from Virtual Copy table...91Unmounting from Virtual Volum

Table 5 StoreServ Information SummaryValueGeneralName of storage systemSystem nameModel of storage systemSystem modelStorage system serial numberSeria

4. Click the HP 3PAR tab.The information for all virtual volumes on the selected VM or Datastore is displayed.Figure 27 Virtual Volume mappingViewing

The following filtering and sorting capabilities are provided:• To filter, click the upper right corner of the column header. The virtual volume detai

The Lower paneThe lower pane of the Virtual Volumes tab displays information about the selected volume in theupper pane. The lower pane provides three

Creating Virtual Volumes and DatastoresYou have the option of creating a new virtual volume on the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systemand have it exporte

Figure 35 Virtual Volume provisioning parameters6. Provide the virtual volume parameters for the virtual volume being provisioned. An option isavailab

Figure 36 Datastore parameters review• VMFS-5/VMFS-3 option and Block Size - Specifies whether to use VMFS or VMFS-3. Youcan optionally specify the bl

Click Next.7. Review the parameters, then click Create. Click OK for confirmation. A confirmation is displayedindicating that the Datastore is created

Creating a Virtual Volume from existing DatastoresFollow these steps to create a virtual volume from an existing Datastore:1. In the main menu navigat

3. Select the storage system on the node tree pane view and right-click. Select Connect from theoption menu.4. Enter the information of the storage sy

1 OverviewHP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) is a single integratedapplication that you use to manage ProLiant

5 Working with Virtual CopiesThis chapter explains how to use HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere tomanage Virtual Copies.NOTE: In th

3. Click the Virtual Copies tab.Information about the selected VM or Datastore Virtual Copies is displayed.• Base Datastore/RDM LUN• Type• Base Volume

Viewing Virtual Copy event logsVirtual Copy operation event logs can be found at the vCenter Server level in the navigation tree,the Tasks & Event

4. (Optional) You can either accept the default name based on the time when the Virtual Copyis created, or you can enter a name of your choosing. The

Mounting Virtual CopiesTo mount a Virtual Copy:1. Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy information” (page 60).2. Click the Virtual Copies

Figure 40 Unmounting Virtual CopiesThe Confirm dialog box appears.6. Click OK. A message indicates that the request is being processed and the mounted

Deleting Virtual CopiesTo delete a Virtual Copy:1. Follow the instructions in “Viewing Virtual Copy information” (page 60).2. Click the Virtual Copies

b. (Optional) Select whether to enable expirable Virtual Copies. Expirable copies areremoved according to a specified schedule and are not affected by

d. Select whether to ensure application consistency. This option is used to create snapshotsof Virtual Copy sets that adhere to data format standards

1. Click Add.The Select Schedule Type dialog appears.Figure 42 Select Schedule Type dialog2. Select the time when the scheduled copy creation task is

Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere provides its own web servers. For moreinformation on Web Client, see the HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and R

5. Click Next.The Schedule Credential dialog appears.Figure 44 Schedule Credential6. Enter a name for the scheduled task and the associated user name

NOTE: Use commas to separate the Virtual Machine names.10. Enter the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system user name.11. Specify any default policy overrid

13. Click Finish to complete the scheduling of the Virtual Copy task.A message indicates whether the task has been created successfully. A listing for

1. Right-click the virtual disk you wish to copy to a Datastore and click Copy to Datastore.NOTE: When using the Copy to Datastore option to copy a vi

6. When prompted for confirmation, click OK.The unmount commences.Virtual disks created using HP 3PAR Virtual Copy can be mounted on any VM. However,

6 Working with VASA ProviderThe communication between HP 3PAR VASA Provider and vCenter server is a secure connectionbased on SSL certificate and Wind

Table 6 Add Vendor Provider information fieldsValueField NameAny name to identify the VASA provider.NameVASA Service Web URL. For example(https://<

Table 7 VASA Storage Capability Volume attributesStorage Capability Name SegmentValueVolume AttributeFullFully ProvisionedProvisioning TypeThinThin Pr

7 Working with Remote CopyA Remote Copy feature is now available for you to create and manage both Synchronous orPeriodic Virtual Copies at the RC Gro

Registering Remote Copy Pairs1. Launch Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Admin Tool and click the HP 3PARManagement Plug-in and Recovery Ma

See “Logging on and working with Virtual Volumes” (page 47) for additional information aboutviewing virtual volume details.LUN Provisioning for Recove

Table 8 Register Remote Copy Storage System Pair fieldsValueLocalName of local storage systemStoreServ:Name of user for local storage systemStoreServ

Updating Registered Remote Copy Pairs information1. Launch Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphere Admin Tool and click the HP 3PARManagement Plu

Viewing existing and newly added Remote Copy informationUse the vSphere Client to navigate and view registered storage system Remote Copy pairs andRem

Figure 56 Virtual Volumes/Machines• Virtual Copies On: The tab displays remote Virtual Copies creation and expiration dates,retention, mode, and appli

Figure 58 Local Virtual Copies OnCreating Remote Virtual CopiesYou can create either synchronous and periodic Remote Virtual Copy for Remote Copy grou

Figure 59 Create Remote Copy Virtual Copy4. Click Create.5. Click Yes to confirm.6. Review the creation of the Virtual Copy in the Recent Tasks box at

3. Check the applicable policy options:• Enable expirable Virtual CopiesSpecify the expiration period. Click the appropriate option button relating to

3. Choose the scheduling options for performing Virtual Copy creation tasks. Set the parametersof the selected schedule option.• Hourly Start time, Ho

7. Select the schedule task settings.• vCenter server user• vCenter credential store file• Enable expirable Virtual Copies• Retain Virtual Copies• Cre

10. Click Finish to exit.Mounting Remote Virtual CopiesMounting from Virtual Copy tableTo mount a Remote Virtual Copy:1. Click the Remote Copy tab.2.

RMVMwareCLIThe RMVMware CLI module is the command line interface for Recovery Manager for VMwarevSphere.NOTE: The recommended method for creating Virt

9. Click Ok to complete action.Figure 67 Mount Local Virtual Copy completeMounting from Virtual Volume mapping table1. Click the Remote Copy tab.2. Ch

Figure 68 Remote VC Mounting options7. Click Mount.8. Click Yes to confirm. Click No to cancel action.9. Click OK to complete action.Unmounting Remote

1. Click Remote Virtual Copies tab.2. Select the specific remote Virtual Copy. To select multiple Remote Virtual Copies, press Ctrland click.3. Click

Importing a Virtual Machine and reverting to a specific point-in-time VirtualCopy1. Issue setcopygroup failover to Failover the desired Remote Copy gr

8 Using HP 3PAR Peer Motion Manager Software withRecovery ManagerHP 3PAR Peer Motion Manager is a feature of the HP 3PAR Operating System Software and

9 Support and Other ResourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore cont

See:For information about:HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion GuideMigrating data from one HP 3PAR storage system to anotherHP 3PAR Secure Service Cus

See:For information about:Planning for HP 3PAR storage system setupHardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networkin

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