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... to ensure maximum system availability by providing intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, secure submission of your authorized HP Channel Partner for both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight Remote Support Advanced. The software is available in your product at : http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ management/insight-remote-support/overview.html P4000 Multi-Site...
... to ensure maximum system availability by providing intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, secure submission of your authorized HP Channel Partner for both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight Remote Support Advanced. The software is available in your product at : http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ management/insight-remote-support/overview.html P4000 Multi-Site...
9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 Remote Copy User Guide
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Tables 1 Uses for Remote Copy 11 2 Remote Copy, SAN/iQ, and storage systems 12 3 Snapshot retention policy and maximum number of retained snapshots 14 4 Scheduled Remote Copy planning checklist 15 5 Fields for Remote Snapshot Details window 27 6 Timeline of failover 36 7 Creating snapshots of data to synchronize 37 8 Document conventions 60 P4000 Remote Copy user guide 7
Tables 1 Uses for Remote Copy 11 2 Remote Copy, SAN/iQ, and storage systems 12 3 Snapshot retention policy and maximum number of retained snapshots 14 4 Scheduled Remote Copy planning checklist 15 5 Fields for Remote Snapshot Details window 27 6 Timeline of failover 36 7 Creating snapshots of data to synchronize 37 8 Document conventions 60 P4000 Remote Copy user guide 7
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... group than the primary volume. • If using different management groups, the remote bandwidth setting of the management group containing the remote volume determines the maximum rate of data transfer to the remote snapshot. • Event notification tells you if a remote volume or snapshot is made primary or if the status...
... group than the primary volume. • If using different management groups, the remote bandwidth setting of the management group containing the remote volume determines the maximum rate of data transfer to the remote snapshot. • Event notification tells you if a remote volume or snapshot is made primary or if the status...
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...the remote snapshot matches its corresponding primary snapshot. • Up to completed snapshots. Table 3 on page 14 shows the maximum retained snapshots with them. Capacity Does the cluster that is Read only, not enough space in cluster to retain two primary... may retain n+2 copies for scheduled remote snapshots, up to retain the primary snapshots? Table 3 Snapshot retention policy and maximum number of retained snapshots Scheduled remote snapshot retention policy Maximum number of snapshots retained n of primary snapshots x of remote snapshots n + 2 of primary snapshots x + 2 ...
...the remote snapshot matches its corresponding primary snapshot. • Up to completed snapshots. Table 3 on page 14 shows the maximum retained snapshots with them. Capacity Does the cluster that is Read only, not enough space in cluster to retain two primary... may retain n+2 copies for scheduled remote snapshots, up to retain the primary snapshots? Table 3 Snapshot retention policy and maximum number of retained snapshots Scheduled remote snapshot retention policy Maximum number of snapshots retained n of primary snapshots x of remote snapshots n + 2 of primary snapshots x + 2 ...
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...copies correlates to the amount of time required to ensure that contains the remote snapshot The remote volume for the remote snapshots P4000 Remote Copy user guide 15 Best practices • Retain at least two primary snapshots to complete a copy. Additionally, ... schedule? • Frequency (minutes, hours, days, or weeks) determines the interval between recurring, scheduled, remote snapshots. Scheduled remote snapshot retention policy Maximum number of snapshots retained n of days for primary snapshots x of days for remote n + 2 primary snapshots older than nx + 2 remote snapshots...
...copies correlates to the amount of time required to ensure that contains the remote snapshot The remote volume for the remote snapshots P4000 Remote Copy user guide 15 Best practices • Retain at least two primary snapshots to complete a copy. Additionally, ... schedule? • Frequency (minutes, hours, days, or weeks) determines the interval between recurring, scheduled, remote snapshots. Scheduled remote snapshot retention policy Maximum number of snapshots retained n of days for primary snapshots x of days for remote n + 2 primary snapshots older than nx + 2 remote snapshots...
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In-progress snapshots take additional space on the cluster while copying. For space calculations, figure n+2 where n=maximum number of snapshots. • Set period of snapshots. Also, the system will not delete the last fully synchronized snapshot. Configuration category Retention Characteristic Select one of the following options: • Maximum number of time (minutes, hours, days or weeks) 16 Understanding and planning Remote Copy This number equals completed snapshots only.
In-progress snapshots take additional space on the cluster while copying. For space calculations, figure n+2 where n=maximum number of snapshots. • Set period of snapshots. Also, the system will not delete the last fully synchronized snapshot. Configuration category Retention Characteristic Select one of the following options: • Maximum number of time (minutes, hours, days or weeks) 16 Understanding and planning Remote Copy This number equals completed snapshots only.
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... remote bandwidth, you can choose from a list of common network types, or calculate a custom rate, based on the management group that the speed is the maximum rate at which is equal to 32,768 KB, or about the remote snapshots. Setting the remote bandwidth The remote bandwidth sets the... maximum rate for setting remote bandwidth . Custom setting The custom setting for remote bandwidth defaults to , or less than, the rate set the remote bandwidth to ...
... remote bandwidth, you can choose from a list of common network types, or calculate a custom rate, based on the management group that the speed is the maximum rate at which is equal to 32,768 KB, or about the remote snapshots. Setting the remote bandwidth The remote bandwidth sets the... maximum rate for setting remote bandwidth . Custom setting The custom setting for remote bandwidth defaults to , or less than, the rate set the remote bandwidth to ...
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...provides comprehensive remote monitoring and proactive service support for both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight Remote Support Advanced. HP Insight Remote Support supplements your monitoring, 24x7 to ensure maximum system availability by providing intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, ...://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ management/insight-remote-support/overview.html P4000 Remote Copy user guide 59 4 Support and other resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Before contacting HP, collect the...
...provides comprehensive remote monitoring and proactive service support for both HP Systems Insight Manager and HP Insight Remote Support Advanced. HP Insight Remote Support supplements your monitoring, 24x7 to ensure maximum system availability by providing intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, ...://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/ management/insight-remote-support/overview.html P4000 Remote Copy user guide 59 4 Support and other resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Before contacting HP, collect the...
9.0 HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN Solution User Guide
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...: You can also use the Configuration Interface to change these settings, you want . 7. Changing NIC frame size Configure or change the speed and duplex 1. The maximum allowed frame size is 1500 bytes. Select the interface you must ensure that are configured in a management group. Best practices Change the frame size while...
...: You can also use the Configuration Interface to change these settings, you want . 7. Changing NIC frame size Configure or change the speed and duplex 1. The maximum allowed frame size is 1500 bytes. Select the interface you must ensure that are configured in a management group. Best practices Change the frame size while...
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... to use DHCP to obtain an IP address, and if the DHCP server is configured to provide the IP addresses of the DNS servers, then a maximum of the DNS domain in the list. 6. You can remove these DNS servers, but storage systems will not be able to use a static IP address...
... to use DHCP to obtain an IP address, and if the DHCP server is configured to provide the IP addresses of the DNS servers, then a maximum of the DNS domain in the list. 6. You can remove these DNS servers, but storage systems will not be able to use a static IP address...
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... • Log files that make up the O/S RAID configuration, including: • Type of logs: • Log files that are written to another computer. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 141 Select a storage system in the navigation window and log in. 2. Shows for the hardware listed, the status, real measured value..., minimum and maximum values. Shows the type or number of the tab). You may want to save that you send a copy of a log file, use the Log ...
... • Log files that make up the O/S RAID configuration, including: • Type of logs: • Log files that are written to another computer. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 141 Select a storage system in the navigation window and log in. 2. Shows for the hardware listed, the status, real measured value..., minimum and maximum values. Shows the type or number of the tab). You may want to save that you send a copy of a log file, use the Log ...
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... "run that a majority is still a quorum. (Note: 2 managers are brought up and taken off line. An odd number of managers is recommended to function. The maximum supported number of managers is 5. Contact Customer Support for the SAN/iQ software to ensure that software by selecting the management group, then clicking the... systems are not fault tolerant. Managers and quorum Managers use a voting algorithm to provide the best balance between storage systems in specific configurations. See above.) P4000 SAN Solution user guide 149
... "run that a majority is still a quorum. (Note: 2 managers are brought up and taken off line. An odd number of managers is recommended to function. The maximum supported number of managers is 5. Contact Customer Support for the SAN/iQ software to ensure that software by selecting the management group, then clicking the... systems are not fault tolerant. Managers and quorum Managers use a voting algorithm to provide the best balance between storage systems in specific configurations. See above.) P4000 SAN Solution user guide 149
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When an individual category reaches the maximum recommended configuration it provides warnings about the safe limits for common SAN configurations and uses. Best practices The optimal and recommended number of storage items ...
When an individual category reaches the maximum recommended configuration it provides warnings about the safe limits for common SAN configurations and uses. Best practices The optimal and recommended number of storage items ...
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...The length of the management group. As soon as the total number of the management group. If the cluster contains 11 to 20. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 153 Storage systems in the management group The optimum number of storage systems in each management group is listed on... the Configuration Summary. For example, 3 storage systems in cluster c3 are closer to the cluster recommended maximum for storage systems than the 43 iSCSI sessions are indicated in the management group "CJS1." Underneath each category. The Summary graph fills in a...
...The length of the management group. As soon as the total number of the management group. If the cluster contains 11 to 20. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 153 Storage systems in the management group The optimum number of storage systems in each management group is listed on... the Configuration Summary. For example, 3 storage systems in cluster c3 are closer to the cluster recommended maximum for storage systems than the 43 iSCSI sessions are indicated in the management group "CJS1." Underneath each category. The Summary graph fills in a...
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Configuration warnings When any item exceeds a recommended maximum, it turns orange, and remains orange until the number is nearing the optimum limit for storage systems. Figure 55 Warning when items in the management ... management group are reaching safe limits . One cluster is reduced. Volumes and snapshots are all within optimum limits. Configuration errors When any item nears a recommended maximum, it turns red, and remains red until the number is proportional to the optimal range. See Figure 55 on page 155. 154 Working with management...
Configuration warnings When any item exceeds a recommended maximum, it turns orange, and remains orange until the number is nearing the optimum limit for storage systems. Figure 55 Warning when items in the management ... management group are reaching safe limits . One cluster is reduced. Volumes and snapshots are all within optimum limits. Configuration errors When any item nears a recommended maximum, it turns red, and remains red until the number is proportional to the optimal range. See Figure 55 on page 155. 154 Working with management...
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... and/or performance of each group is found underneath the Configuration Summary. The summary displays the status of your SAN configurations. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 155 Best Practice summary overview The Best Practice summary provides an easy-to see the individual categories that ...Best Practice summary is available when you have more than one management group on a row to -use reference about that have exceeded recommended maximums. One cluster remains near optimum limit. If you create a management group, and is listed in the summary. Volumes and snapshots have recommended...
... and/or performance of each group is found underneath the Configuration Summary. The summary displays the status of your SAN configurations. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 155 Best Practice summary overview The Best Practice summary provides an easy-to see the individual categories that ...Best Practice summary is available when you have more than one management group on a row to -use reference about that have exceeded recommended maximums. One cluster remains near optimum limit. If you create a management group, and is listed in the summary. Volumes and snapshots have recommended...
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... • Changing local bandwidth priority. • Editing Remote Bandwidth, done on page 159 as moving data. The default rate is the maximum rate per second. Table 36 Guide to change the local bandwidth priority. See "Backing up a management group configuration" on the Details tab,...fault tolerance. 1. Click OK to stop the manager. 3. Use Table 36 on the management group containing the remote snapshot. (See the HP StorageWorks P4000 Remote Copy User Guide, in the loss of the edited management group. A confirmation message opens. 4. Select the storage system for setting ...
... • Changing local bandwidth priority. • Editing Remote Bandwidth, done on page 159 as moving data. The default rate is the maximum rate per second. Table 36 Guide to change the local bandwidth priority. See "Backing up a management group configuration" on the Details tab,...fault tolerance. 1. Click OK to stop the manager. 3. Use Table 36 on the management group containing the remote snapshot. (See the HP StorageWorks P4000 Remote Copy User Guide, in the loss of the edited management group. A confirmation message opens. 4. Select the storage system for setting ...
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...different capacities, all storage systems in the management group that management group. Prerequisites Before you create a cluster, you create the first cluster in a cluster. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 177 10 Working with storage systems of the same capacity. Clusters and storage system capacity Typically you create clusters with clusters... from which you create subgroups of storage systems called clusters. Volumes seamlessly span the storage systems in clusters For information about the recommended maximum number of storage. Number of storage systems in the cluster.
...different capacities, all storage systems in the management group that management group. Prerequisites Before you create a cluster, you create the first cluster in a cluster. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 177 10 Working with storage systems of the same capacity. Clusters and storage system capacity Typically you create clusters with clusters... from which you create subgroups of storage systems called clusters. Volumes seamlessly span the storage systems in clusters For information about the recommended maximum number of storage. Number of storage systems in the cluster.
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... storage space available in a management group, see "Configuration Summary overview" on page 151 . Cluster use summary The Use Summary window presents information about the recommended maximum number of tab windows displayed at the cluster level. This information is monitoring usage and capacity. Figure 74 Cluster tab view . Reviewing SAN capacity and...
... storage space available in a management group, see "Configuration Summary overview" on page 151 . Cluster use summary The Use Summary window presents information about the recommended maximum number of tab windows displayed at the cluster level. This information is monitoring usage and capacity. Figure 74 Cluster tab view . Reviewing SAN capacity and...
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... to use it, its size, how servers will manage backups of the data, whether through Remote Copy or third-party applications, or both. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 205 Volumes and server access After you will access it, and how you create a volume, assign it to one or... more servers to provide access to mount. Planning how many volumes For information about the recommended maximum number of volumes and snapshots that can be created in a management group, see "Configuration Summary overview" on page 151. 12 Using volumes A volume ...
... to use it, its size, how servers will manage backups of the data, whether through Remote Copy or third-party applications, or both. P4000 SAN Solution user guide 205 Volumes and server access After you will access it, and how you create a volume, assign it to one or... more servers to provide access to mount. Planning how many volumes For information about the recommended maximum number of volumes and snapshots that can be created in a management group, see "Configuration Summary overview" on page 151. 12 Using volumes A volume ...