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viii Preface Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Intended Audience This document is intended for system administrators, Hitachi Data Systems representatives, and Authorized Service Providers who are involved in installing, configuring, and operating the Hit...

Preface ix Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Changes in This Revision • Added a note in (Keystrokes and Navigation). • Added a note in (Configuring Storage Navigator over a Firewall). • Added a note about modify mode in Extending the Modify Mode Timeout P...

x Preface Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Referenced Documents Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM: • Hitachi Audit Log User and Reference Guide, MK-96RD606 • Hitachi Cache Residency Manager User’s Guide, MK-96RD609 • Hitachi Compatible Mirroring fo...

Preface xi Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Document Conventions The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” and “USP V” refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, unless otherwise noted. The terms “Universal Storage Platform VM” and “...

xii Preface Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Convention for Storage Capacity Values Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated based on the following values: 1 KB = 1,000 bytes 1 MB = 1,000 2 bytes 1 GB = 1,000 3 bytes 1 ...

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1 About Storage Navigator Operations 1-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide About Storage Navigator Operations This chapter provides an overview of the Storage Navigator functions. Overview of Storage Navigator Storage Navigator Features User Access Levels...

1-2 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Overview of Storage Navigator The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM (herein after referred to as USP V/VM) Storage Navigator enables user...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Web Server (JVM) Private LAN Download Data communication Java Application program is running. Configuration information Information acquisition Web Browser Java Client (JVM) Storage ...

1-4 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – You can view the mounted condition of the ports on the Port Status window (see Port Status Window). – You can view the specified values of the LUN, the LDEV, and the port on the Ba...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-5 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide User Access Levels To use Storage Navigator, you first need a user account. The user account of Storage Navigator contains the following information. • User ID • User type • Password...

1-6 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Operation Authority As you set user ID and password when you register a user account, you can also set various types of operation authorities for registered user account. In Storage ...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-7 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – View: If you have this authority, you can download an audit log file by using the button for audit log file download. You can also view the settings on the Syslog window or the Aud...

1-8 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage Device List The Storage administrator is responsible for registering storage devices with the primary SVP. This information is compiled into the storage device list, which in...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-9 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage Navigator computer Primary FTP server Primary syslog sever SVP Storage System Transferring audit log Downloading syslog file and audit log file Public LAN Transferring audit ...

1-10 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Overview of Configuration File Loader Operations The Configuration File Loader is used to make large-scale or “batch” changes to the configuration of certain program product options...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-11 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Important Terms and Concepts The Storage Navigator user should be familiar with the following terms and concepts: • Disk controller frame . The USP V/VM storage system has one disk ...

1-12 About Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • CU (control unit) . The USP V/VM storage system supports a maximum of 256 logical CUs numbered sequentially from 00–FF. Each CU controls up to 256 LDEVs. LDEVs within the USP V/VM...

About Storage Navigator Operations 1-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • Java application program . The USP V/VM Storage Navigator is provided as a Java application program. When a Storage Navigator user accesses and logs in to the desired SVP, the Jav...

2 Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Installation Requirements and Procedures This chapter describes the installation requirements and procedures for Storage Navigator: System Requirements Setting Up Storage Nav...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Requirements for Windows This section explains the requirements for the USP V/VM Storage Navigator computer and the supported Web browsers and Java Runtime Environment™ (JRE™) ...

2-4 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 2-2 Supported Web Browser and Java Runtime Environment for Windows Operating System CPU Web Browser Java Runtime Environment Windows 2000 (SP2) Pentium 4 Internet Explore...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-5 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Requirements for UNIX This section explains the requirements for the USP V/VM Storage Navigator computer and the supported Web browsers and JRE version(s) for the UNIX operatin...

2-6 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Setting Up Storage Navigator The Hitachi Data Systems representative installs the SVP software and LAN cabling. Document the serial numbers (SNs) and IP addresses of each USP V...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-7 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide For Internet Explorer, clear the Block pop-ups check box on the bottom of the Privacy dialog box. For Mozilla, clear the Block Pop-up Windows check box. 4. Install Java Runtime...

2-8 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Registering the Primary SVP Host Name If you want to use the host name instead of IP address to specify the SVP in the URL of the Storage Device List, you need to register the ...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-9 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide JRE 1.4 For JRE 1.4, you do not need to enable trace and logging because trace and logging are enabled by default. To disable caching and configure proxy setting for the Java e...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-11 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-2 Advanced Dialog Box Figure 2-3 Temporary Files Settings Dialog Box (For JRE 5.0)

2-12 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-4 Temporary Files Settings Dialog Box (For JRE 6.0) Configuring Communications over only IPv6 Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) can also be used for communications b...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-5 Networking Dialog Box (for Windows Vista) • For Solaris 10 To configure a computer to use only IPv6 for communications: 1. Start the console. 2. Execute the followi...

2-14 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage Navigator Conventions General Parameters • On most Storage Navigator windows, if you specify different settings for the values on the window, the text color of that va...

2-16 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Keystrokes and Navigation • Table 2-5 lists and describes the text colors and font types displayed on the Storage Navigator windows. • In general, you can select an object on ...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-17 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide UNIX When you use the Storage Navigator on UNIX workstations, the following additional parameters apply: • Storage Navigator windows: – You cannot change the window size. – Th...

2-18 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – For the first two operations only, the word “Loading...” is displayed on the message dialog box of the Volume Migration window and the Server Priority Manager window. This m...

2-20 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-7 Security Dialog Box (Internet Options, Internet Explorer) Figure 2-8 Trusted sites Dialog Box (Internet Explorer)

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-21 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Starting Up and Logging Into Storage Navigator This section explains overview of login procedure and how to log in to a storage system. Overview of Login Procedures Important:...

2-22 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 2-6 Specifications and Restrictions Concerning Login Operations Item Specification Maximum number of concurrent users The USP V/VM can support up to 32 concurrent users....

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-23 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Java Application without Digital Signature Java Application with Digital Signature （ Storage Navigator ） Local File Accessing Local Files is Enabled with Approval of User Acce...

2-24 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – Start allows you to log in to Storage Navigator (regardless of whether the digital signature is expired). – Details allows you to view detailed information about the Java ap...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-25 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The items on these dialog boxes are as follows: – Always trust content from this publisher. Selecting the Always trust content from this publisher check box means that you app...

2-26 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide If the SVP is set to support SSL-encrypted communication, security messages might appear. For details, see Using SSL-Encrypted Communication. If you are using a Windows Server...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-27 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-15 Error Message on JRE Installation Using SSL-Encrypted Communication If the SVP is set to support SSL-encrypted communication, the Security Alert dialog box (see Fi...

2-28 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide * Displayed statements and icons may be different. Figure 2-17 Security Alert Dialog Box for the Certificate Using Windows Server 2003 If you are using a Windows Server 2003 c...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-29 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 2-18 Internet Explorer Message (This May Appear When You Log into the SVP from a Windows Server 2003 Computer) Changing Between View Mode and Modify Mode Storage Naviga...

2-30 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide 2. Click the Mode Changing icon, which should be in View mode ( ). Once you are in Modify mode, the Mode Changing icon changes from a gray background to a yellow background ( ...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-31 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • License Key window You can change the default Modify mode timeout period with the RMI time- out period for Modify parameter on the Set Env. dialog box. You have to log in as...

2-32 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The following table describes the types of license keys: Table 2-7 License Key Type Description Expiration Usable Capacity Temporary License key for trial use (Try & Buy)....

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-33 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • For Server Priority Manager, the expiration of a temporary license key has the following effects: – No monitoring functions may be performed. – No new configuration settings...

2-34 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide If you add volumes and the available amount of volume capacity exceeds the licensed capacity, Capacity Insufficient will be displayed in Status in the License Key window. In t...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-35 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide This section explains the licensed capacity type and how to estimate the licensed capacity. For details on which licensed capacity type should be estimated for the program pro...

2-36 Installation Requirements and Procedures Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage Navigator Options The following table lists the options for the Storage Navigator and the licensed capacity type. Only some of the Storage Navigator options are availa...

Installation Requirements and Procedures 2-37 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Option Name Licensed Capacity Notes ShadowImage Used capacity If you use V-VOLs of Dynamic Provisioning as P-VOLs or S-VOLs of ShadowImage, the license capacity of ShadowImage...

3 Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Using the Storage Navigator GUI This chapter describes the windows of the Storage Navigator GUI. Common Elements of the Storage Navigator Main Windows License Key Window Information W...

3-2 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Common Elements of the Storage Navigator Main Windows The Storage Navigator main window (see Figure 3-1) opens automatically after a user logs in to the SVP. Until you have installed th...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • The Cancel button cancels the changes or settings made on the Storage Navigator main window. This button is active only when you are in the Modify mode. • PP Status displays the SIM s...

3-4 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – While the updating processing caused by the Refresh All command is in progress, the system status keeps changing and other users are not allowed to operate from the Storage Navigator ...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-5 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – SVP Version : Version of the Storage Navigator Java application installed in the SVP of the connected storage system. The Java application is downloaded at each time the Storage Navig...

3-6 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide To use these buttons to download the audit log file, you need to log in with the user account of a storage administrator. Audit Log Administrator Role need to be set to Modify or View f...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-7 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 3-2 License Key Window The License Key window has the following features: • License Key List (see License Key List) • Total Storage The Total Storage graphic is on the left of th...

3-8 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • Uninstall : changes the row of the selected option to blue bold italics and also changes the displayed status to Uninstall . The options are not actually installed until you click App...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-9 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – Installed (Disable) : Installation is complete, but the license is set to disable. The Product Name column displays the Not Installed icon ( ). This status might be displayed if an er...

3-10 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide License Key Window Display License Key Status Icon Product Name (Note 1) Key Type Permitted Volume Term (days) Status Installed with the Term key and set to disable. (Not Installed). O...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-11 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – File enables the File Name text box and the Browse button, which allow you to enter the name of the desired license key file (see Enabling Options Using a License Key File). When you...

3-12 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Information Window The Information window displays information on the connected storage system. To open the Information window, log into the Storage Navigator, and then select Go , Sys...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide If you input any changes, the text may be displayed in blue bold italics or an icon may change (see Table 2-5). The changes are not actually implemented until you click Apply . Device ...

3-14 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – Main : Version of the microprogram installed in the connected storage system. – SVP : Version of the Storage Navigator Java application program installed in the SVP of the connected ...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-15 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Volume Type You can select the type of volume capacity information from the Volume Type list. The type which can be selected from the list is as follows: • Total Volume : information o...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-17 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Number of LDEVs The Number of LDEVs are on the lower right of the Storage Navigator main window. • Allocated OPEN LDEVs : displays the number of open system volumes (LDEVs) that have a...

3-18 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Port Status Window The Port Status window displays the port information using the image of the ports mounted on the storage system. To open the Port Status window, log into the Storage...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-19 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Status Window The Status window displays the internal statuses (according to the SIM information reported to the host) of the connected storage system. The storage system generates a s...

3-20 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 3-2 SIM Reference Codes Reference Codes (Note) Description 601XXX 602XXX These reference codes are for Copy-on-Write Snapshot. 620XXX 621XXX 622XXX 630XXX These reference codes a...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-21 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Detail Dialog Box As you select a row in the Status list, right-click, and click the Detail command in the pop-up menu, the detailed information on the error is displayed on the Detail...

3-22 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 3-8 Account Window The Account window has the following features: • Account Information Tree (see Account Information Tree) • User Information (see User Information) • Permissio...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-23 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide On User Information and the Permission Information list of the Account window, the setting of the user account you select on the Account Information tree is displayed. When you want to...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-25 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Permission Information List Under User Information , the Permission Information list is displayed. You can set or view the kind of permission for each function of the program product o...

3-26 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The following table illustrates operation authority which is required to perform each function. This table also illustrates if a storage partition administrator can perform each functi...

3-28 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Login Message Window The Login Message window allows you to specify login caution messages displayed in the Storage Navigator login dialog box (see Figure 2-14) and Tool Panel (see Fig...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-29 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Syslog Window The Syslog window allows you to configure syslog servers to transfer the audit log or download a syslog file to Storage Navigator computer. UDP is required for transferri...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-31 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • Cancel: Allows you to cancel all the settings made on the Syslog window in the Modify mode. This button is available only when you are in the Modify mode. Audit Log Window The Audit ...

3-34 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Configuration File Loader Window The Configuration File Loader window allows you to export a spreadsheet file with the current configuration information, and import a file with the new...

3-36 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Basic Information Display Dialog Boxes The Basic Information Display dialog box displays the basic configuration information of the storage system. When you log in as a storage partiti...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-37 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Common Elements Basic Information Display dialog box displays the following items. • If the volume is a LUSE volume, you can display the detailed information of the LUSE volume. If you...

3-38 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide • You can export the information displayed on the Basic Information Display dialog box as a comma-separated values (CSV) file using the Export button at the lower left of the Basic Inf...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-39 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The displayed items on the Port dialog box are as follows: • SLPR list : You can display the information on a particular SLPR as you select the SLPR in the SLPR list. If you have logge...

3-40 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – The displayed items when Mfibre is selected in the Type list: SLPR: SLPR number and SLPR name. Port Name : Port name. Type : Type of port, which is Mfibre, is displayed. Attribute : ...

3-42 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide LDEV Dialog Box For more detailed information about the displayed items, see the Virtual LVI/LUN and Volume Shredder User's Guide . Figure 3-15 LDEV Dialog Box (Basic Information Displ...

3-44 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – External Paths: Number of LU paths that are set for the external volume. – Cache Mode : Cache Mode set for the external volume when it was mapped. LDEV Status Dialog Box The statuses...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-45 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 3-6 Status of All Volumes in a Parity Group Status Description Normal All the volumes are in a normal status. Blocked All the volumes are in a blocked status. Format All the volu...

3-46 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 3-7 Status of a Volume Status Description Normal The volume is in a normal status. Blocked The volume is in a blocked status. Format The volume is being formatted. Preparing Quic...

3-48 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Detail Information Dialog Box If you select a LUSE volume in the list of the LUN dialog box (see Figure 3-14) or the LDEV dialog box (see Figure 3-15) and right-click, the Detail Infor...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-49 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage Device List Dialog Box The Storage Device List shows a list of storage systems. To open the Storage Device List dialog box, access the following URL on the Web browser of the S...

3-50 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Table 3-8 Information on Storage Device List Item Description Format Nickname The nickname to identify the storage system. Enter different nicknames when you register multiple storage ...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-51 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Storage List Editor Dialog Box The Storage List Editor dialog box allows a storage administrator to add a new storage system entry or to change the registered entry. For detailed opera...

3-52 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Tool Panel Tool Panel allows you to launch multiple dialog boxes which enable you to specify environment parameters of Storage Navigator, or configure SSL- encrypted communications. We...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-53 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Control Panel From the Storage Navigator Control Panel, the storage administrator can set Storage Navigator environment parameters, download files of configuration information, and res...

3-56 Using the Storage Navigator GUI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Download Dialog Box The Download dialog box allows a storage administrator to download files containing the Storage Navigator configuration information. To open the Download dialog box...

Using the Storage Navigator GUI 3-57 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – Environment Parameter List : A storage administrator with the Storage Administrator Role set to Enable can download the file containing the Storage Navigator environment parameters (...

4 Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Performing Storage Navigator Operations This chapter describes how to perform Storage Navigator operations: Editing the Storage Device List Enabling and Disabling Storage Navi...

4-2 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Editing the Storage Device List Cautions: • Only a storage administrator with the Enable authority of Storage Administrator Role can edit the storage device list. • If you edit ...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide If the SVP is set to support SSL-encrypted communication, the Security Alert dialog box is displayed before the Storage Device List dialog box appears. Click Yes to display the ...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-5 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Deleting a Storage Device To delete a storage device (storage system): 1. On the Web browser of the Storage Navigator computer, access the URL of the primary SVP to open the Sto...

4-6 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Enabling and Disabling Storage Navigator Options To activate the program product options of USP V/VM on Storage Navigator, the program product options need to be installed using...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-7 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – The error code #405 5501 is displayed if you install an emergency key when the option has already been installed with a temporary key and the remaining lifetime of the option ...

4-8 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-3 Install/Uninstall Error Dialog Box Enabling Options Automatically When the licensed capacity exceeds the mounted capacity (or used capacity) because of the reduction ...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-9 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Enabling or Disabling a License When you want to enable or disable the term key, you set enable or disable for the License Status . You can also set enable for the license when ...

4-10 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Disabling Storage Navigator Options To disable Storage Navigator options on the Storage Navigator: 1. Log into the Storage Navigator and open the License Key window (see Licens...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-11 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Launching the Desired Option You must install the options (see Enabling and Disabling Storage Navigator Options) to use the options. To launch a particular option, select Go , ...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-4 New User Dialog Box Changing User Passwords All users can change the passwords of their own user accounts. To change the user accounts of others, log in with a user ...

4-14 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-5 Change Password Dialog Box (when Modify is not set for Account Administrator Role) Changing User Operation Authority To change the operation authority of user accoun...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-15 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide 7. To change the operation authority of plural user accounts at a time, repeat step 3 to step 6. 8. Click Apply . The settings are applied to the storage system. Enabling or Di...

4-16 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Deleting Users To delete a user account, log in with a user account of which Modify is set for Account Administrator Role . You cannot delete the user account of user ID “root”...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-17 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Setting the Environment Parameters Cautions: • To set the environment parameters, you need to log in as a storage administrator with the Enable authority of Storage Administrat...

4-18 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Downloading the Configuration Files You must log in with the user account of the storage administrator to download the Storage Navigator configuration files. The kinds of confi...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-19 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-6 Download File Dialog Box After the Files are Selected Restoring Backups of the Configuration Files This section describes the procedure to restore the configuration ...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-21 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-7 Restore Dialog Box (when the backup files is set to be restored) Figure 4-8 Password Check Dialog Box

4-22 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-9 Restore File Dialog Box Downloading Trace Files Using the FD Dump Tool The USP V/VM Storage Navigator supports the FD Dump Tool . The FD Dump Tool is available to on...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-23 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide 2. Enter the user ID and password and click Login . The Download Trace Files dialog box is displayed (see Figure 4-10). If the SVP is set to support SSL-encrypted communication...

4-24 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-12 Download Trace Files Dialog Box 3 for Starting Download

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-25 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Using Configuration File Loader This section explains how to export or import a spreadsheet file using Configuration File Loader. For the format of a spreadsheet file, see the ...

4-26 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-13 Export Dialog Box Editing the Spreadsheet The instructions explained in this section assume the use of Microsoft Excel 2000. If you use different spreadsheet softwa...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-27 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Enclose the file name within quotation marks, with an .spd extension (for example, "spreadsheet1a.spd"). Select CSV (comma delimited) (*.csv) in the Save as type list, ...

4-28 Performing Storage Navigator Operations Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Figure 4-15 Text Import Wizard - Step 2 of 3 Dialog Box Figure 4-16 Text Import Wizard - Step 3 of 3 Dialog Box Note: In the Data preview , select the row with the largest numb...

Performing Storage Navigator Operations 4-29 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Importing the Spreadsheet After you have edited the spreadsheet, you will import the spreadsheet file to the storage system. To import the spreadsheet file: 1. Log in to Storag...

5 Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Using the Storage Navigator CLI This chapter describes Storage Navigator CLI that allows you to perform operations by entering commands from the command line of a Storage Navigator co...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide To configure the system Verify the spreadsheets Prepare for configuring the storage system Write spreadsheets Apply the configurations To save the configurations Save the configurations...

5-4 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide – The file name ends with "_def_": you need to change the contents before executing commands. For details about templates or configurations, see the documents for program produc...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-5 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Installing Storage Navigator CLI To install Storage Navigator CLI on the Storage Navigator computer: 1. Create a new directory on the Storage Navigator computer to store Storage Navigat...

5-6 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide After creating a user authentication file, you must use the security feature of your operating system to set an appropriate access authority to the user authentication file so that only...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-7 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Make sure that only the user who created the file can access the file. Example: – In this example for Windows, "myAuthentication.txt" is created from the information such as the...

5-8 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The following examples show a batch file for the CFLSET command. The " " symbol indicates the end of a command line. For Windows: java -jar -Djava.security.policy=java.policy JS...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-9 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Command Reference The Storage Navigator CLI supports the following commands: Table 5-2 Storage Navigator CLI Commands Command Name Description Operation Authority for Configuration File...

5-10 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide CFLCHK Command Syntax CFLCHK U input-file-name U output-file-name Description The CFLCHK command verifies the spreadsheet (for example, this command checks whether the spreadsheet is p...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-11 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide CFLGET Command Syntax CFLGET U input-file-name U output-file-directory Description The CFLGET command saves the storage system information requested from the input file in a spreadshee...

5-12 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide CFLSET Command Syntax CFLSET U input-file-name U output-file-name Description The CFLSET command applies the configurations in the spreadsheet to the storage system. The execution resu...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Spreadsheets This section explains general conventions for creating spreadsheets for use with Storage Navigator CLI. Spreadsheet templates are provided with Storage Navigator for your ...

5-14 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Spreadsheet Components The spreadsheet for use with Storage Navigator consists of the following components: • Declaration • Operation Tags • Parameters • Comments The following figure ...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-15 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Specify the program product that you use a spreadsheet for. • Type Specify the configuration type of a spreadsheet. Operation Tags A tag to label settings (parameters) is required for ...

5-16 Using the Storage Navigator CLI Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The actual parameters depend on the program products. For detailed information about parameters, see the documents for program products that support the Storage Navigator CLI. Comments...

Using the Storage Navigator CLI 5-17 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide The following table describes the exported contents. Table 5-5 Exported Contents of the Execution Results Row Description Exported Content Declaration Indicates the overall result of t...

6 Troubleshooting 6-1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Troubleshooting This chapter describes how to troubleshoot problems with the Storage Navigator: … General Troubleshooting … Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center

6-2 Troubleshooting Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide General Troubleshooting For troubleshooting information on the storage system, see the User and Reference Guide . For a complete list of Storage Navigator error codes, see the Storage Navigator Message...

Troubleshooting 6-3 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide General Error Conditions and Recommended Actions Table 6-1 General Error Conditions Error Condition Probable Cause / Recommended Action Application Error The Storage Navigator experiences an error. Sav...

6-12 Troubleshooting Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Error Condition Probable Cause / Recommended Action The Web browser is incorrectly displayed because the GUI items such as labels and icons cannot be downloaded properly. The part of the buttons canno...

Troubleshooting 6-13 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center If you need to call the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, make sure you can provide as much information about the problem as possible. Include the ci...

Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms -1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Acronyms and Abbreviations CCI command control interface CLPR cache logical partition CPU central processing unit CSV comma-separated values CU control unit CV custom-sized volume Cy...

Index Index -1 Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Hitachi Storage Navigator User’s Guide Index A array group, 1-11 B batch file modifying, 5-7 C CCI, 1-12 clearing cache, 6-9 CLI commands CFLCHK, 5-10 CFLGET, 5-11 CFLSET, 5-12 command line interface (CLI), 1-3, 5-1 configure primary SVP host na...