HP 3PAR Array Management: MC, SSMC, and CLI Introduction: HK902S E.00

HP 3PAR Array Management:
MC, SSMC, and CLI Introduction

Module 3
HK902S E.00
© Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
Module objectives
After completing this module, you should be able to:

• Install the HP 3PAR Management Console (MC) and manage an array
• Install and manage an HP 3PAR array using StoreServ Management Console (SSMC)
• Install the Command Line Interface (CLI) and use CLI commands to manage an array
• Log into the MC, SSMC and CLI
• Use some of the basic features of the SSMC and MC
• Use some of the basic CLI commands
• Understand the high level functionality of HP OneView
2 © Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
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Array Management introduction

Array administration can be done using the new, modern StoreServ Management Console (SSMC),
Management Console (MC) GUI or a very robust Command Line Interface (CLI)
MC: HP 3PAR Management Console
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Log in and connect to Management Console
• Initial login to array requires IP/hostname

• Username/password based authentication
• Secure connection (TCP port = 5783) **default
Unsecured connection (TCP port = 5782)
• Available permissions allocated by domain (if configured)
• Administrators can connect to multiple
HP 3PAR arrays according to permissions and privileges
• Default login: 3paradm/3pardata
HP 3PAR Authentication and Authorization
LDAP Login
Management HP 3PAR Array LDAP Server Step 1 : User initiates login through HP 3PAR SSMC/MC/CLI or SSH
Workstation
Step 2 : HP 3PAR OS searches local user entries first
2
On mismatch, configured LDAP Server is checked
1 Step 3 : LDAP Server authenticates user
3
6 4 Step 4: HP 3PAR OS queries LDAP server for group membership
5
Step5: LDAP Server provides LDAP Group information for user
Step6: HP 3PAR OS authorizes user for privilege level based on
User’s group-to-role mapping
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Management Console dashboard

Main Menu Bar
Main Tool Menu
Management Tree
Management
Window
Common Actions Panel
Management Pane/
Navigation Pane
Alert/Task
Connection Pane
Status Bar
Customizing the Management Pane
The Management pane can be customized

• Click the >> button in the bottom corner
• Select desired options to display
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Management Console navigation
Context-sensitive Management pane and Common Actions tasks
Content pane with tabbed view
Management Console Help
Access Help
• By pressing F1
• From Help in the Main menu bar
• By clicking the ? icon next to a field
Field sensitive help

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Management
Console wizards
Wizards available for most
configuration options
• Easy to use
• Intuitive
• Simplification of common
tasks
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Management Console Welcome screens
• Welcome screens display for some

wizards
• Gives helpful information about

the task being performed
• To suppress display of Welcome

screens, select the checkbox at the
bottom of the Welcome screen
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Viewing alerts in Management Console
• Management Console displays alerts

• View alerts by
− Viewing the Alert pane from the main
dashboard
− Selecting Events and Alerts from the
Navigation pane
Setting preferences for Management Console
• The Preferences option allows you to set global

preferences for all systems displayed in the
Management Console
• Access the Preferences option from the Main

menu bar at View  Preferences
• Any settings made using the Preferences option

are saved on the system and used the next time
any user logs in to the Management Console
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Management Console New user creation

Users assigned specific role
Create new users from the

Security Manager  Create User option
SSMC: StoreServ Management Console
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SSMC Introduction
• Newest and modern GUI for HP 3PAR array
management
• Not a complete replacement for Management
Console (MC) but selected functionality
incorporated into SSMC
• Supported on HP 3PAR arrays running HP 3PAR
OS 3.1.3 or higher
• Supports a variety of browsers
− Google Chrome
− Mozilla Firefox
− Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Easy to use and intuitive
• Functionality includes
− Working with CPGs, Virtual Volumes, Snapshots,
Host Sets, Virtual Volume Sets, Remote Copy
− Performance Monitoring and Reporting
− File Persona management
SSMC Installation
• Launch the Windows or Linux

installer
• Follow the on-screen wizard
• Configurable installation options
– Installation folder
– Port number (default port is 8443)
• Up to 16 HP 3PAR arrays can be

managed at a time
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SSMC Administrator Console (1 of 2)
SSMC Administrator Console (2 of 2)
Arrays must be added through the Administrator Console
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Logging into SSMC and the Dashboard

• The Dashboard is the entry point for SSMC
• High-level overview of all added/connected storage systems
Mega menu/Main menu
Primary navigation tool
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SSMC wizards
• Wizards will be launched for tasks using

intuitive hyperlinks or the Actions pulldown
• Example is the wizard to create a virtual
volume
Local searching
• Search for resources locally, on the current page
• Searching is critical for large sets of data
Example shows searching for CPG
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Global searching
• Search for information throughout all data (not case sensitive)
• Results include the object type
• Example from Common Provisioning Group area

• Search results include hosts and users
Search results
can include
• Example shows search on the word create
actions • Options to create CPGs, VVs, Users, and more
Area Filtering
• Filtering can be done in all areas

• Example shows display of virtual volumes and filtering by Provisioning type
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Detail maps
• Available for many resources
• Selecting a resource displays page and map/tree
for that resource
SSMC Session Menu and Help
Session menu
Session Menu
•Opens a menu to log out of SSMC
•Allows opening of the Administrator Console in
another tab or session
•Displays user name and session duration
Help
• Click the ? icon at the top right to get Help
• Two options available
– Help for the current page
– Browse help brings up SSMC online help page
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SSMC Settings (1 of 2)
SSMC Settings (2 of 2)
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SSMC New user creation (1 of 2)
SSMC New user creation (2 of 2)
Supply Name, Password and add user role/authorizations
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Activity
View Task details
• Displays tasks
• Expand to view additional details
– Start and end times
– Actions taken by task
SSMC 2.0 vs. 2.1 Feature Support
Feature Supported 2.0 2.1 Feature Supported 2.0 2.1
Dashboard Y Y Adaptive Optimization N Y
Search Y Y DO/Tunesys N Y
Y
Alerts Y Y VVYConversion N N
Events Y Y Virtual
Y Copy Y Y
Provisioning Y Y N
Physical Copy N Y
Virtual Domains N Y Y
PO/QoS N N
N
File Persona Y Y Adaptive Flash N Y
Y
Cache
Hardware Y Y Y Encryption
DAR N N
System Reporter Y Y Y
FIPS 140-2 Y Y
Remote Copy Y* Y
Peer Persistence N Y
*Limited Remote Copy functionality Peer Motion N N
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HP 3PAR Command Line Interface
CLI installation
• Install from HP 3PAR OS CLI and SNMP CD
• PuTTY, secure CRT, and Open ssh can be

used for CLI
• Supported on HP-UX, Linux, Oracle Solaris

(Solaris), and Microsoft Windows
operating systems
• Best practice: Install the CLI on the

Management Console server
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CLI login
Use the HP 3PAR OS CLI to monitor,

manage, and configure HP 3PAR Storage
Systems
• Access the CLI from the desktop icon created during
installation
• The example shows:
− A login (IP, user, and password)
− The showversion command
• Use cmore before a command for page breaks
in the output
cli% cmore showport
CLI Help
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CLI examples (1 of 4)
Use showlicense to view

installed licenses
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HP OneView
HP OneView Introduction
CloudSystem 3rd party integration With just 4 API commands:

• APIs built with modern RESTful interfaces
– the language of the web
• Automate any step or process, integrate

with any device or tool
HP OneView
RESTful APIs Message Bus • Program processes to run in parallel to
drastically reduce project times
• UI is built on the same APIs, anything done

through the UI can be done via APIs
Servers Storage Network
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OneView Provision infrastructure: 2 times faster

Deploying infrastructure for an ESX cluster
x16
With traditional tools
6. Update server fw
1. Manually 2. Update 4. Update Virtual = 170 minutes
7. Configure BIOS
identify enclosure fw Connect fw
available 8. Configure iLO of administrator
3. Configure 5. Configure
capacity enclosure Virtual Connect 9. Configure SmartArray time*
settings base settings 10. Configure Virtual
Connect
With HP OneView x16
= 75 minutes
of administrator
1. Configure 2. Configure 3. Configure CI 4. Identify available capacity and time*
network sets enclosure group template provision server via template
*Source: HP testing, based on 640 servers and 60 profiles

HP OneView Features
Storage management
• Automated storage provisioning for HP 3PAR StoreServ storage
• Server profile integration for automated SAN zoning and provisioning
• Supports Brocade Fibre Channel fabrics and direct-attach with HP Virtual Connect
Network management using Virtual Connect

• Support for new HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric-20/40 F8 modules
• Support for HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel modules
• Support for Cisco Nexus 5000 switches and Cisco Fabric Extenders (inventory only)
• Untagged traffic, VLAN tunneling, LACP timers configuration, bulk Ethernet networks, MAC Address tables
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HP OneView high-level architecture

Storage Resource Manager HP Matrix Microsoft VMware
Manager System Center vCenter
CI UI and API
CI profiles
Single Env. Storage Deploy- Phys. Con- Network
management Resource Resource ment server nectivity Services
Manager Manager Resource Resource Resource Resource
appliance Manager Manager Manager Manager
CI Common Services
Power, Storage OS Servers, Switches Network

cooling targets, images enclosures (LAN, SAN) (IPS, firewall,
volumes routing, and
so on)
HP OneView use cases
Easily set up and consume storage resources
Storage admin: Set up, configure, monitor, and modify

1 storage infrastructure for OneView consumption
Storage admin: Import and display storage arrays

2 and FC pools into OneView
3 Storage admin: Import and display SAN fabrics
4 Storage admin: Create storage templates for provisioning
5 Server admin: Create storage volumes
6 Server admin: Provision storage via server profiles
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HP 3PAR Array Management:

MC, SSMC, and CLI Introduction

After completing this module, you should be able to:

Array Management introduction

Log in and connect to Management Console

• Initial login to array requires IP/hostname

6 4 Step 4: HP 3PAR OS queries LDAP server for group membership

Management Console dashboard

Main Tool Menu

Common Actions Panel

The Management pane can be customized

Management Console navigation

Context-sensitive Management pane and Common Actions tasks

Content pane with tabbed view

• By clicking the ? icon next to a field

Field sensitive help

• Welcome screens display for some

• Gives helpful information about

• To suppress display of Welcome

Viewing alerts in Management Console

• Management Console displays alerts

• The Preferences option allows you to set global

• Access the Preferences option from the Main

• Any settings made using the Preferences option

Management Console New user creation

Create new users from the

• Launch the Windows or Linux

– Port number (default port is 8443)

• Up to 16 HP 3PAR arrays can be

SSMC Administrator Console (1 of 2)

Arrays must be added through the Administrator Console

Logging into SSMC and the Dashboard

• Wizards will be launched for tasks using

Example shows searching for CPG

• Example from Common Provisioning Group area

• Filtering can be done in all areas

SSMC New user creation (1 of 2)

Supply Name, Password and add user role/authorizations

View Task details

HP 3PAR Command Line Interface

• Install from HP 3PAR OS CLI and SNMP CD

• PuTTY, secure CRT, and Open ssh can be

• Supported on HP-UX, Linux, Oracle Solaris

• Best practice: Install the CLI on the

Use the HP 3PAR OS CLI to monitor,

Use showlicense to view

CloudSystem 3rd party integration With just 4 API commands:

• Automate any step or process, integrate

• UI is built on the same APIs, anything done

Servers Storage Network

OneView Provision infrastructure: 2 times faster

With HP OneView x16

*Source: HP testing, based on 640 servers and 60 profiles

Network management using Virtual Connect

HP OneView high-level architecture

Power, Storage OS Servers, Switches Network

Storage admin: Set up, configure, monitor, and modify

Storage admin: Import and display storage arrays

3 Storage admin: Import and display SAN fabrics

4 Storage admin: Create storage templates for provisioning

5 Server admin: Create storage volumes

6 Server admin: Provision storage via server profiles

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