HP X1000 Network Storage Systems - Manual (Page 20)

1. Do one of the following:
• Select Transaction processing (TP) for frequently updated, fast growing databases with large
volumes of data requiring concurrent user access.
• Select Decision support systems (DSS) for databases designed to handle queries on large
amounts of data, typically used for data-mining applications.
2. When you are done, click Next to open the Storage Allocation page (see
“
Allocating space for components ” on page 22).
Using the Host a User-Defined Application Wizard
This wizard helps you set up your HP Storage System to store application data for various applications.
Storage is allocated for the application, optionally exposed to another server using the iSCSI protocol,
and an NTFS file volume may be optionally created on the remote application server. Upon completion,
you can monitor and manage storage for the application through the Automated Storage Manager.
After storage is allocated and configured on your HP Storage System for a remote application using
the Host a User-Defined Application Wizard, do the following:
• Manually migrate the remote application's data to your HP Storage System. See
“
Migrating user-defined application data from a remote application ” on page 32 for more inform-
ation.
• Configure the remote application to store its data on the iSCSI LUN exported by ASM to the ap-
plication server as described in the application's documentation.
Before you begin configuring storage for a user-defined application
• Make sure the ASM agent is installed on each application server with data you plan to host.
• Make sure you have a current backup of your remote application data and logs.
• For an iSCSI LUN application, you will need the iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN).
NOTE:
For a remote Windows application, you need to know the path to the iSCSI LUN on the application
server to configure the remote application to store data on the iSCSI LUN. The path to the iSCSI LUN
is displayed on the application's Properties window on the Storage tab.
To access the Host a User-Defined Application Wizard
1. In the Actions pane, select Host a User-Defined Application.
The Host a User-Defined Application Wizard welcome page opens.
2. Click Next to open the Choose type of Application page (see
“
Choose type of application ” on page 20).
Choose type of application
1. Select the type of application for hosting a user-defined application:
• Remote Windows Application- ASM will provision storage for the application and expose
the storage to the given server as an NTFS volume over the iSCSI protocol. This is the recom-
mended option for most scenarios. The Automated Storage Manager agent must be installed
on the application server to use this option.
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