HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions - Manual (Page 106)

Set management group time
1. Select the method by which to set the management group time:
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[Recommended] To use an NTP server, enter the server DNS name or IP address.
NOTE: If you enter a name, DNS must be configured on the storage systems in the
group.
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To set the time manually, select Edit to display the Date and Time Configuration window.
Check each field on this window to set the time for all storage systems in this management
group.
2. Click Next.
Set DNS server
1. Enter the DNS domain, suffix, and server IP address.
2. Click Next.
Set up email for notification
1. Enter the email (SMTP) server IP address or host name, port number, and email address to
use for the sender for event notification.
2. Click Next.
Create cluster and assign a VIP
The following steps are for creating a standard cluster. If you are creating a Multi-Site cluster, see
“Creating Multi-Site clusters and volumes” in the HP StoreVirtual Storage Multi-Site Configuration
Guide.
1. Select Standard Cluster on the Create a Cluster window, and click Next.
2. Enter a cluster name in the Create Cluster window.
3. From the list, select the storage systems to include in the cluster.
4. Click Next to assign a Virtual IP.
5. Add the VIP and subnet mask.
6. Click Next.
Create a volume and finish creating management group
Optional: If you want to create volumes later, select Skip Volume Creation and click Finish.
1. Enter a name, description, data protection level, size, and provisioning type for the volume.
2. Click Finish.
NOTE: A message opens notifying you to register and receive license keys.
3. Click OK.
4. Review the details on the Summary window and click Close.
NOTE: You can run the wizard again from the Summary window. Click Repeat this Entire
Wizard to create another management group. You have a choice to repeat the wizard with
the same values that were used the first time.
5. Save a .txt file of the configuration information for the entire management group.
See “Saving the management group configuration information” (page 114) .
106 Working with management groups