Document Outline

• About this guide
• Revision history
  • Revision tables
  • 1  Overview of HP StorageWorks XP Provisioning Manager
    • 1-1  The Provisioning Manager Mission
      • 1-1-1  Managing Various Storage Subsystems as a Storage Pool
      • 1-1-2  Managing Multiple Hosts from a Single Interface
    • 1-2  Provisioning Manager Components
    • 1-3  Programs Related to Provisioning Manager
    • 1-4  Installing Provisioning Manager
    • 1-5  Operations That Can Be Performed With Provisioning Manager
    • 1-6  Manipulating Storage Subsystems
      • 1-6-1  When Data Assets Have Increased
      • 1-6-2  When the Unit for Managing Storage Pools Has Been Changed
    • 1-7  Using Provisioning Manager with Other Products
      • 1-7-1  Using Provisioning Manager with HDLM
      • 1-7-2  Using Provisioning Manager with Volume Managers
        • 1-7-2-1  Types of Volume Managers
        • 1-7-2-2  Setting Up for Volume Managers
        • 1-7-2-3  Specifying Use of the Volume Manager
        • 1-7-2-4  Using the Volume Manager Directly
      • 1-7-3  About Single Sign-On Functionality
  • 2  Provisioning Manager Planning and Startup
    • 2-1  Before Logging in to Provisioning Manager
    • 2-2  Logging in to Provisioning Manager
    • 2-3  Registering and Viewing License Information
    • 2-4  Starting Provisioning Manager Operation
    • 2-5  Using Provisioning Manager Windows
      • 2-5-1  About the Menu-Bar Frame
      • 2-5-2  About the Navigation Frame
      • 2-5-3  About the Method Frame
      • 2-5-4  About the Information Frame
      • 2-5-5  About Popup Dialog Boxes
  • 3  Using Provisioning Manager
    • 3-1  Managing Storage Pools
      • 3-1-1  Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status
      • 3-1-2  Storage Pools and Storage Areas Provided by Device Manager
      • 3-1-3  Creating a Storage Pool
      • 3-1-4  Linking Storage Pools with CLPR and SLPR Functions
      • 3-1-5  Moving Volumes between Storage Pools
      • 3-1-6  Viewing Usage Status for Storage Pools
        • 3-1-6-1  Summary View
        • 3-1-6-2  Detailed View
      • 3-1-7  Viewing Storage Pool Information from Different Perspectives
        • 3-1-7-1  Using Perspective Based on Provisioning Plan Items
        • 3-1-7-2  Using Perspective Based on Storage Subsystems
      • 3-1-8  Viewing a List of Volumes
      • 3-1-9  Moving Volumes between Storage Pools
    • 3-2  Allocating and Unallocating Volumes
      • 3-2-1  Allocating a Volume to a Host
        • 3-2-1-1  Operating With the Device Manager Agent
        • 3-2-1-2  Operating Without the Device Manager Agent
      • 3-2-2  Unallocating a Volume
    • 3-3  Managing Hosts
      • 3-3-1  Viewing Host Information
      • 3-3-2  Updating Host Information
    • 3-4  Creating, Expanding, and Deleting File Systems
      • 3-4-1  Creating a File System
        • 3-4-1-1  Creating a File System With a Volume Manager
        • 3-4-1-2  Creating a File System Without a Volume Manager
      • 3-4-2  Expanding a File System
      • 3-4-3  Deleting a File System
    • 3-5  Creating and Deleting Device Files
      • 3-5-1  Creating a Device File
      • 3-5-2  Deleting a Device File
    • 3-6  About Provisioning Plans
      • 3-6-1  Creating a Provisioning Plan
      • 3-6-2  Deleting a Provisioning Plan
    • 3-7  Managing Transaction Logs
  • 4  Working With OS-Based Constraints
    • 4-1  Restrictions on Host Management
      • 4-1-1  Configuring Cluster Software
    • 4-2  Restrictions When the Host OS is Windows®
      • 4-2-1  Prerequisites for the Host
      • 4-2-2  Restrictions on Adding File Systems
      • 4-2-3  Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion
        • 4-2-3-1  Notes on Expanding a Logical Volume
        • 4-2-3-2  Notes on Deleting a Logical Volume
        • 4-2-3-3  Notes on Expanding a File System
        • 4-2-3-4  Notes on Deleting a File System
      • 4-2-4  Restrictions on Adding Device Files
      • 4-2-5  Restrictions on Related Products
      • 4-2-6  Improving Windows® Host Performance
      • 4-2-7  Notes on Using the Volume Manager RAID Functionality
      • 4-2-8  Deleting a Mount Point Directory
      • 4-2-9  About File System and Device File Sizing Discrepancies
      • 4-2-10  Preventing Misrecognition of the Disk Number and Drive Letter
      • 4-2-11  Notes on Removing a File System That Is Being Used
      • 4-2-12  Notes on Changing the Software Configuration
      • 4-2-13  Notes on Changing a Host Name
      • 4-2-14  Notes on Mounting a Folder in Windows® 2000
    • 4-3  Restrictions When the Host OS is Solaris™
      • 4-3-1  Prerequisites for the Host
      • 4-3-2  Notes on Adding File Systems
      • 4-3-3  Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion
      • 4-3-4  Restrictions on Creating a File System
      • 4-3-5  About Using a Shared Volume Group
      • 4-3-6  Setting the Unit of Volume Management
      • 4-3-7  Notes on Changing the Software Configuration
      • 4-3-8  Notes on Changing a Host Name
      • 4-3-9  Improving Solaris™ Host Performance
      • 4-3-10  Using the Volume Manager RAID Functionality
      • 4-3-11  About Fragment and Data Compression (Saving Disk Space)
      • 4-3-12  Using a Log and Specifying Log Size Using a File System
      • 4-3-13  Changing the File System Check at Startup Setting
      • 4-3-14  Ensuring Dynamic Link Manager Operations
      • 4-3-15  Deleting a Mount Point Directory
    • 4-4  Restrictions When the Host OS is AIX®
      • 4-4-1  Prerequisites for the Host
      • 4-4-2  Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion
      • 4-4-3  Restrictions on Creating a File System and Device File
      • 4-4-4  About Using a Host as a Cluster Resource
      • 4-4-5  About Using a Shared Volume Group
      • 4-4-6  Setting the Unit of Volume Management
      • 4-4-7  Improving AIX® Host Performance
      • 4-4-8  Using the Volume Manager RAID Functionality
      • 4-4-9  About the big vg Format Volume Group
      • 4-4-10  About Fragment and Data Compression (Saving Disk Space)
      • 4-4-11  About Creating a Logical Volume for the JFS Log
      • 4-4-12  Changing the Size of the Logical Volume for the JFS Log
      • 4-4-13  Changing the File System Check at Startup Setting
      • 4-4-14  Ensuring Dynamic Link Manager Operations
      • 4-4-15  Deleting a Mount Point Directory
      • 4-4-16  AIX® File System and Device File Sizes
      • 4-4-17  Notes on Changing the Software Configuration
      • 4-4-18  Notes on Changing a Host Name
    • 4-5  Restrictions When the Host OS is Linux
      • 4-5-1  Prerequisites for the Host
      • 4-5-2  About Host Management in Linux Environments
        • 4-5-2-1  Notes on Installing a Storage Subsystem
        • 4-5-2-2  Notes on Adding File Systems
        • 4-5-2-3  Notes on Expanding File Systems
        • 4-5-2-4  Notes on Deleting File Systems
        • 4-5-2-5  Notes on Adding Device Files
        • 4-5-2-6  Notes on Displayed Host Information
        • 4-5-2-7  Notes on Changing the Software Configuration
        • 4-5-2-8  Notes on Changing a Host Name
      • 4-5-3  Volume Configurations Displayed by Provisioning Manager
      • 4-5-4  Notes on Md Devices
      • 4-5-5  Improving Linux Host Performance
        • 4-5-5-1  Using Linux Command Utility Parameters
        • 4-5-5-2  Notes on Managing Volumes in Small Units
        • 4-5-5-3  Notes on Using the RAID Functions
        • 4-5-5-4  Notes on Creating Many Small Files
        • 4-5-5-5  Notes on Creating a Journal Log Area for ext3 File Systems
        • 4-5-5-6  Notes on Creating and Expanding File Systems in Partitions
        • 4-5-5-7  Notes on the Procedure for Recognizing the Device After Deleting an LU
        • 4-5-5-8  Reason for Unmatched Volume and LU Sizes
    • 4-6  Restrictions When the Host OS is HP-UX
      • 4-6-1  Prerequisites for the Host
      • 4-6-2  Restrictions on Expansion and Deletion
      • 4-6-3  Restrictions on Related Products
      • 4-6-4  About Host Management in HP-UX Environments
        • 4-6-4-1  Notes on Installing a Storage Subsystem
        • 4-6-4-2  Notes on Displaying Host Information
        • 4-6-4-3  Notes on Adding File Systems
        • 4-6-4-4  Notes on Expanding File Systems
        • 4-6-4-5  Notes on Deleting File Systems
        • 4-6-4-6  Notes on Adding Device Files
        • 4-6-4-7  Notes on Deleting Device Files
        • 4-6-4-8  Notes on Partitions
        • 4-6-4-9  Notes on Snapshot File Systems
        • 4-6-4-10  Notes on Physical Volume Groups
        • 4-6-4-11  Notes on Setting PV-link
        • 4-6-4-12  Notes on Changing the Software Configuration
        • 4-6-4-13  Notes on Changing a Host Name
      • 4-6-5  Improving HP-UX Host Performance
        • 4-6-5-1  Notes on the Parameters of Command Utilities
        • 4-6-5-2  Notes on Managing Volumes in Smaller Units
        • 4-6-5-3  Notes on Creating Many Small Files
        • 4-6-5-4  Notes on Handling File Systems and Device Files as Cluster Resources
        • 4-6-5-5  Notes on Manipulating File Systems and Device Files Used as Cluster Resources
        • 4-6-5-6  Notes on Allowing Concurrent Access to Volumes
        • 4-6-5-7  Notes on Using the RAID Function
        • 4-6-5-8  About reason for Unmatched Volume and LU Sizes
    • 4-7  Maximum Setting Values
  • 5  Managing Storage Pools
    • 5-1  Managing a Storage Pool
      • 5-1-1  Perspective from a Parent Group to Subordinate Groups
      • 5-1-2  Perspective from a Child Group to Its Subordinate Groups
      • 5-1-3  Number of Volumes That Can Be Displayed
    • 5-2  Viewing a Storage Pool Overview
    • 5-3  Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status for Each Storage Subsystem Model
    • 5-4  Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status for Each RAID Level
    • 5-5  Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status for Each Storage Subsystem Series
    • 5-6  Viewing Storage Pool Usage Status for Each Storage Subsystem
    • 5-7  Viewing a List of Unallocated Volumes on a Host
    • 5-8  Allocating a Volume to a Host from a List of Unallocated Volumes
    • 5-9  Viewing a List of Allocated Volumes on a Host
    • 5-10  Allocating a Volume on a Host from a List of Allocated Volumes
    • 5-11  Releasing a Volume Allocated on a Host from a List of Allocated Volumes
    • 5-12  Moving Volumes between Storage Pools
  • 6  Viewing Host Information
    • 6-1  Preparing to View Host Information
    • 6-2  Displaying Host Information
    • 6-3  Viewing a List of Accessible Hosts
    • 6-4  Viewing a List of File Systems Mounted on the Hosts
    • 6-5  Viewing Detailed Host Information
    • 6-6  Updating Host Information
  • 7  Managing File Systems
    • 7-1  Overview of Managing File Systems
    • 7-2  Viewing File System Information
    • 7-3  Adding a File System
      • 7-3-1  Selecting a Volume
      • 7-3-2  Setting Parameters
      • 7-3-3  Confirming the Settings
    • 7-4  Viewing the File System Information for a Mount Point
    • 7-5  Expanding a File System
      • 7-5-1  Selecting a Volume
      • 7-5-2  Confirming the Settings
    • 7-6  Deleting a File System
    • 7-7  Viewing the Data Path for a Mount Point
  • 8  Managing Device Files
    • 8-1  Overview of Managing Device Files
    • 8-2  Viewing Device File Information
    • 8-3  Adding a Device File
      • 8-3-1  Selecting a Volume
      • 8-3-2  Setting Parameters
      • 8-3-3  Confirming the Settings
    • 8-4  Viewing Information about Device File Paths
    • 8-5  Deleting a Device File
    • 8-6  Viewing the Data Path for Each Path Name
  • 9  Managing Provisioning Plans
    • 9-1  About Managing Provisioning Plans
    • 9-2  Viewing an Allocation Plan
    • 9-3  Changing Allocation Plan Security Levels
    • 9-4  Editing an Allocation Plan
  • 10  Viewing Transaction Logs
    • 10-1  About Viewing Transaction Logs
    • 10-2  Viewing Transaction Logs
    • 10-3  Resuming Operation after Processing is Interrupted
  • 11  Troubleshooting
    • 11-1  Troubleshooting Procedures During Setup Operations
      • 11-1-1  When Setup Fails
        • 11-1-1-1  Recovering Manually from Failed Processing
        • 11-1-1-2  Manual Cleanup after Failed Processing
      • 11-1-2  When Setup is Interrupted
    • 11-2  Function-Specific Summary of Troubleshooting Steps
    • 11-3  Troubleshooting Method
      • 11-3-1  Checking the Device Manager Agent Error Log
      • 11-3-2  Collecting Error Information
        • 11-3-2-1  Batch Collection Tool for Server Error Information (cvxpaegetlogs)
        • 11-3-2-2  Batch Collection Tool for Host Error Information (TIC)
        • 11-3-2-3  Batch Collection Tool for Host Information (HPVM_GetRAS)
    • 11-4  Server Address Specified during Installation
    • 11-5  Inconsistency in the Display between the Navigation and Information Frames
    • 11-6  Error Messages
      • 11-6-1  Provisioning Manager Server Messages
      • 11-6-2  Provisioning Manager GUI Messages
      • 11-6-3  Provisioning Manager Agent Messages
      • 11-6-4  Messages Common to Provisioning Manager Components
  • Glossary
  • Index