System requirements, Installing volume manager and cvs, Connecting to the array – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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Preparing to use Volume Manager or Custom Volume
Size
This chapter describes the environment you must prepare to operate Volume Manager or Custom Volume
Size (CVS).
System requirements
To operate Volume Manager or CVS, you need the following:
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XP12000/XP10000/SVS200 array
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Command View XP computer or XP Remote Web Console
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Licensed Volume Manager and/or CVS software
NOTE:
To use the Volume Manager or CVS function, you need the software called HP StorageWorks
LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP.
Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console requirements
For more information about the environment necessary for the Command View XP PC, see the
HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays. You must use a Command View XP
PC adapted to the PC environment. Connect the Command View XP PC to be used for arrays via a TCP/IP
network.
Installing Volume Manager and CVS
Install the software necessary to operate Volume Manager and CVS. For instructions, see the
HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote
Web Console user guide for XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
Connecting to the array
To connect the Command View XP PC to the array, take the following steps:
1.
Enter the URL of the primary SVP in the Web browser to access the primary SVP. The Storage Device
List pane appears.
2.
Select the desired array.
3.
Enter the user ID and password, and click OK. The Command View XP PC is connected to the array,
and the Command View XP main pane appears.
For more information about using the Command View XP PC, see the HP StorageWorks Command View
XP user guide for XP Disk Arrays.
Starting Volume Manager and CVS
1.
Connect the Command View XP PC to the array, and open the Command View XP or XP Remote Web
Console main pane. For instructions, see the HP StorageWorks Command View XP user guide for XP
Disk Arrays or the HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console user guide for
XP12000/XP10000/SVS200.
2.
From the option buttons on the left of the Command View XP or XP Remote Web Console main pane
for activating the array’s features, click the Volume Manager button (
). The Volume
Manager main pane appears and enables you to operate Volume Manager or CVS.
3.
The Volume Manager pane is the initial pane that appears. To operate CVS, click the Customized
Volume tab.