Hp 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Manual de usuario

HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and RecoveryManager 2.5.0 Software for VMware®vSphere™ Web Client User GuideAbstractThe guide is intended for VMware® and d

• -removeRemoves a registered HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system configuration.• -displayDisplays all registered HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage system creden

Example:The following command will add a new entry for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System s124:C:\> RMVMware InServRegister -inserv s124 -inservu

RMVMware Createrc commandThe RMVMware createrc command creates a remote Recovery Set.NOTE: When using the RMVMware createrc command, you must use the

• -vcpwdVMware vCenter Server user password, optional when -vcfile is specified.• -vcfileOptional VMware credential store file location.• -remotehostR

VMware vCenter Server Login for HP 3PAR Virtual Volume and Recovery SetmanagementHP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Manager Software for VMware v

NOTE: VMware Tools must be installed on the Guest OS in order for HP 3PAR Recovery Managerfor VMware vSphere to create successful VM/Application consi

the volume. Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere stores the details of all virtual disks and VMspresent in the Datastore.This feature has the following

The Recovery Set browserNOTE: You must have an HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere license in order touse the Recovery Set browser.In Recovery

NOTE: When creating a VMFS snapshot, VMware can fail the operation with the message:“Cannot create a quiesced snapshot because the create snapshot ope

2 HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage certificateHP 3PAR StoreServ Storage enables management of SSL certificate, and enforces certificatevalidation by the host

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3 Installing and removing HP 3PAR Management Plug-inand Recovery Manager Software for VMware vSphereThis chapter describes how to install, remove, and

Upgrading from a previous versionWhen upgrading from a previous version, the installer detects whether a previous version is installedand then either

4 Storage Administrator PortalThe Storage Administrator Portal for VMware vCenter enables you to configure Storage Systemsand management servers for m

4. Click Refresh Cache to view the HP 3PAR StoreServ details that are available for the VMwarevCenter Web Client. If the certificate changes, then the

5 Logging on and working with VMware vSphere WebClientThe HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for VMware vSphere provides management of Recovery Set,Remote Recov

2. Log on to the VMware vSphere Web Client.a. Enter user name and password.b. Click Login.The VMware vSphere Web Client home page appears.Figure 5 VMw

3. Click Administration on the left pane, and then click HP 3PAR Recovery Manager below HPInsight Management.TIP: You can also click HP Insight Manage

NOTE: The Storage Administrator Portal enables you to configure arrays andmanagement servers managed by the Storage Module for vCenter. For arrays tha

Table 1 Storage System information summaryValueGeneralName of Storage SystemStoreServ nameModel of Storage SystemStoreServ modelStorage System serial

6 Working with Recovery SetsGetting startedWhat is Recovery Set?Recovery Set is a snapshot collection of one or more Virtual Volumes that reside on th

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PromoteRestores the content of the base Volume with the selected Recovery Set. This option is only availableto the datastore level Recovery Set. When

4. Right-click on the Virtual Machine, and then click All HP 3PAR Recovery ManagerActions→Create Recovery Set. The Create Recovery Set page appears.Fi

1. Navigate to the vSphere Web Client home page.2. Click Hosts and Clusters.3. Click the VM, and click Recovery Sets on the left navigation pane. The

5. The following information about the selected Recovery Set is displayed:• Base datastore/RDM LUN• Type• Base Volume• Base ID• Virtual Copy Volume• V

Viewing Recovery Set event logsRecovery Sets operation event logs lists the events and the other event relevant details. To viewevent logs, click the

4. Select the Recovery Set to mount from the list of the Recovery Sets, and click Mount/Unmount.5. The Mount Virtual Copy screen appears with the foll

4. Select the Recovery Set you need to unmount from the list of Recovery Sets.5. Click Mount/Unmount and then select the host.The Confirm dialog box a

6. You can either Copy the selected Recovery Set to datastore or Attach the Recovery Set to aVirtual Machine.• Copy to datastore—Select the datastore

2. Click VMs and Templates.3. Click a VM, and then click Recovery Sets on the left navigation pane. System displays all theavailable Recovery Sets in

TIP: To delete a selected Recovery Set, right-click the selected Recovery Set, and then clickDelete.The Confirm dialog box appears.6. Click Yes, to co

Restoring a Virtual Machine by promoting a Recovery Set...38Deleting Recovery Sets...

a. Specify the maximum number of Recovery Sets. By default, system displays five as themaximum number of Recovery Sets.NOTE: Based on the order in whi

d. Select Create Recovery Set with application consistency to ensure application consistency.This option is used to create snapshots of Recovery Sets

1. Click Add, to add a new scheduled Recovery Set task.The Welcome tab of the Create Schedule Task Wizard window appears.2. Click Next. The Scheduler

c. To apply the schedule task to specific VMs, select Apply to following Virtual Machine(s),and then select the required Virtual Machines.d. You can o

7 Working with VASA ProviderThe communication between HP 3PAR VASA provider and vCenter server is a secure connectionbased on SSL certificate and Wind

4. Click the + button. The New Storage Provider dialog box appears.Figure 17 Registering VASA ProviderTable 2 Storage Provider fieldsValueField nameNa

8 Working with Remote Recovery ConfigurationsThe Remote Recovery Configuration feature helps you to create and manage both Synchronous orPeriodic Remo

• Schedule Remote Recovery Set Creation—Manage creation of Remote Recovery Sets usingschedule.• Update Recovery Manager Cache—Refresh the current serv

NOTE: The port numbers are determined based on the modules (Server, Storage, RMV withplug-in, RMV server only) that you select during installation. Yo

Table 3 Remote Recovery Configuration information summary (continued)ValueGeneralNodes appearing onlineNodes onlineLogin user nameLogged on as:Creatin

1 OverviewHP Insight Control for VMware vCenter Server (Insight Control for vCenter) is a single integratedapplication that you use to manage ProLiant

• Retain Recovery Set• Create Recovery Set with application consistencyCAUTION: The dialog box displays the maximum number of Recovery Sets defined in

a. Enable expirable Recovery Sets—select to remove the Recovery Sets according to aspecified schedule. The removal of Recovery Sets is not affected by

Scheduling Remote Recovery Sets creationYou can automatically create Remote Recovery Sets according to a specified schedule.To view or create a schedu

6. Click Next. The Recovery Set Configuration window appears.Figure 19 Recovery Set Configurationa. Select the Target StoreServ.b. Select Create Recov

7. Select an ESXi host or a Proxy host on which you need to mount the Recovery Set.8. Click Yes when you are prompted for confirmation. The Recovery S

1. Navigate to the vSphere Web Client home page.2. Click vCenter→Remote Recovery Configurations3. Select a Remote Recovery Configuration from the left

7. You can either Copy the selected Recovery Set to datastore or Attach the Recovery Set to aVirtual Machine.• Copy to datastore—Select the datastore

2. Click vCenter→Remote Recovery Configurations.3. Select a Remote Recovery Configuration from the left navigation pane.4. Click Recovery Sets on Sour

9 HP InfrastructureHP Infrastructure allows you to manage and view information about HP Storage Systems, RecoverySets, and Remote Recovery Configurati

3. Click Related Objects→Remote Recovery Configurations. All the HP 3PAR Remote Copy groupswith Virtual Volumes used by the vCenter for the managed HP

The plug-in also contains a software component that acts as a vSphere Storage API for StorageAwareness (VASA) provider in the vSphere environment. HP

3. Click Related Objects→Remote Recovery Configurations. All the details of the Remote Copygroups on the managed HP 3PAR StoreServ associated with the

10 TroubleshootingQ. While creating Recovery Sets, the Web Client displays the error Remote Host is notreachable or does not have RMV installed althou

11 Support and Other ResourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore con

See:For information about:HP 3PAR-to-3PAR Storage Peer Motion GuideMigrating data from one HP 3PAR Storage System to anotherHP 3PAR Secure Service Cus

See:For information about:Planning for HP 3PAR Storage System setupHardware specifications, installation considerations, power requirements, networkin

Typographic conventionsTable 4 Document conventionsElementConventionBold text• Keys that you press• Text you typed into a GUI element, such as a text

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A Debug logsChanging debug log levelYou can set the debug log levels for using HP 3PAR Management Plug-in and Recovery Managerfor VMware vSphere Admin

Associated servicesThe following are the services associated with RMV and Insight Control for vCenter, after InsightControl for vCenter is installed o

IndexCCLI, 6conventionstext symbols, 65credential sharing, 13Ddata consistency, 15data store Recovery Setsrestrictions, 16Datastore Recovery Sets, 15d

RMVMwareCLIThe RMVMware CLI module is the command line interface for Recovery Manager for VMwarevSphere.NOTE: The recommended method for creating Reco

• -setname <VirtualCopySetName>(Optional) Specifies that in addition to the Recovery Set time stamp, the Recovery Set namecan be used to persona

The following command will create an HP 3PAR Recovery Set for the Datastore "My Datastore":C:\> RMVMware create -ds "My Datastore&qu