HP XP RAID Manager Software - Manual (Page 44)

6 Business Copy/Snapshot monitoring and maintenance
This chapter provides information and instructions for monitoring and maintaining SS.
Monitoring the storage system
Monitoring the storage system helps you to keep track of pairs and volumes in current and past
conditions. Monitoring is an ongoing activity.
Monitoring the storage system includes the following activities:
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“Monitoring pair information, license capacity, status” (page 44) (status definitions included)
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“Monitoring pair properties” (page 45)
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“Monitoring synchronous rates” (page 45)
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“Monitoring consistency groups” (page 46)
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“Monitoring pair operations history” (page 46)
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“Monitoring pool information” (page 46)
Monitoring pair information, license capacity, status
You can view basic pair information, license capacity, and pair statuses from the Local Replications
window. Monitor pair status before and after performing pair operations.
Each operation requires a specific status or statuses. To do a pair command, first check the pair’s
status. Check the pair status to ensure that the pairs are operating correctly and that status is
changing to the appropriate state during and after an operation.
Monitor pair information, license capacity, and status frequently using the RWC GUI. You can set
up email notifications for problems that occur in pair operations using RWC.
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In the Storage Systems tree, click Replications > Local Replications.
2. In the Pairs tab, locate the pair whose status you want to review. Review pair status in the
Status column.
NOTE: Both SS and BC/SS pairs are shown in the Pairs tab.
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Use the Copy Type column to find SS pairs.
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SS V- are shown in the Secondary Volume column.
CAUTION: (Using monitoring software applications on a host server) If you have installed and
are running a software application on a host server to monitor the volumes of SS pairs, the following
problems can occur:
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An S-VOL whose status is not “PSUS” (or “PFUS”) rejects access from the host server, possibly
causing problems for the monitoring software application whose access is rejected.
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If the host server connects to more than one port, other ports may also go offline when the
S-VOL rejects host server access.
To solve these problems, stop the monitoring software application.
Pair status definitions
Click Refresh View to ensure the pair status data is current.
For more information about the corresponding RAID Manager pair status names, see “Remote
Web Console and RAID Manager pair status names” (page 67) .
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