Benefits to you
This course provides the experienced HP StorageWorks XP administrator with the knowledge needed to transition to the next generation P9500 array
Course objectives:
· Understand the hardware architecture of the HP StorageWorks P9500 disk array
· Use the new Remote Web Console user interface to manage and view P9500 configuration information
· Use the new SVP Command line to manage the array
· Set the Fibre Port Topology for the P9500 ports
· Configure LUNs
· Use the Volume Manager to create LUSE and Custom Size Volumes
· Understand how to implement LUN Security
· Use MPIO products to handle multiple paths to a LUN
· Understand P9000 replication products: P9000 Business Copy, P9000 Snapshot, and P9000 Continuous Access
· Understand how to use External Storage
· Understand how to use Thin Provisioning
· Understand how to use AutoLUN
· Use Performance Advisor software
· Use Command View Advanced Edition to manage the P9500 array.
Attendees
Storage administrators responsible for the configuration and management of HP StorageWorks P9500 disk arrays.
Prerequisites
• Knowledge of networks and the storage administration tasks for the OS the P9500 will be useful
• It is also benefitial to have and understanding of SANs
Recommended
• Accelerated SAN Essentials UC434S
• SAN Fundamentals WBT U5527aae
Course outline
P9500 Hardware
• Architecture Overview
• Physical Layout
• Component details
• Terminology
Software Solutions
An overview of the following software:
• Storage Essentials
• P9000 Software Suite
• HP P9500 supported Mulitpathing solutions
• Command View Advanced Edition
• Performance Advisor
• P9000 Replication Manager
• HP Application Extender
• System Copy for SAP
• High Availability solutions
• HP Utility Ready Storage metered licensing ofP9000 Software
Remote Web Console
• Management Options
• Web Console Architecture
• Web Client Requirements
• License Key Management
• Audit Logs
• User management
• Customer Access to SVP
• Task Wizards
• Reporting tool
SVP Command Line Interface
• Setup RAID Manager
• Send commands to SVP in-band and out of band
• Authenticate with SVP
• List array configuration
Volume Management
• Logical Unit Size Expansion
• Custom Volumes
• Open-V volumes
• System Disk
• Quick Format
• SVP Command Line for Volume Management
• DKA Encryption
• Volume Shredder
• Data Retention
ZLUN Management
• Finding host WWN
• Fibre Port Management
• Host Groups
• Host Modes
• Management tools for LUNs
• Making storage available to hosts
• Create LUNs and Command Devices
• Using Configuration File Loader
• SVP Command Line for LUN management
See LUNS
• See LUNS
Multi Pathing Solutions
• Automatic Path Failover
• Dynamic Load Balancing
• Multi-Pathing Solutions
• MPIO for Windows Overview
• Installing MPIO DSM for P9500
• Installing DSM MGR (Optional)
• HPDSM CLI (hpdsm.exe)
• MPIO DSM Manager
• MPIO – Setting a Preferred Path
• HP-UX 11iv3 native mutli-pathing
• Making Host See New LUN
• Host Bus Adapter Issues
• Making LUNs Visible to HP-UX 11iv1, v2 & v3
• HP-UX Legacy FC Hardware Addresses
• Connecting a Windows Host to a P9500
P9000 Thin Provisioning
• What is P9000 Thin Provisioning (THP)?
• THP operation sequence
• THP pools
• THP usage with other Program Products
• THP BC usage details
• THP usage with partitioning
• THP DMT reads and writes
• THP performance
• THP Smart Tiers
P9000 Cache Partitioning
• With and without Cache Partitions
• Cache Logical Partitions (CLPRs)
P9000 External Storage
• Overview and Features
• External Storage Path Modes
• Cache Mode
• Use with Cache Partitions
• Configure External Ports
• Configure External Volumes
• Best Practices for P9000 External Storage
• Power on and off order
• Disaster Recovery Solutions using P9000 External Storage
P9000 AutoLUN
• Tiered Storage Approach
• AutoLUN Migration
• Reserving destination volumes
• AutoLUN Tasks
• AutoLUN Migration configuration
Performance Monitor
• Data collection
• Viewing collected data
• Performance Monitor Export Tool
• Data export
P9000 Performance Advisor
• Product Overview
• Collecting Array and Host Information
• Management Station — Components
• Host Agents and Clients
• Installing and logging on to Performance Advisor
• Performance Advisor GUI
• PA Licensing
• P9500 Configuration Data Collection
• Creating Charts and New Alarms
• Generating and Scheduling Reports
• P9000Watch
• P9000Sketch
Replication Overview
• P9000 Business Copy Overview
• Full copy vs. Snapshot Comparison
• P9000 Business Copy Operations and States
• P9000 Continuous Access Overview
• Continuous Access Synchronous Overview
• Continuous Access Journal Overview
Introduction to P9000 Command View Advanced Edition
• Command View AE Features
• Architecture
• Device Manager Host Agent and Web Client
• Connecting to the P9000 CV AE Device Manager
• GUI Functions Available with Core License
• Installing the Device Manager Host Agent
• Setting Up the Device Manager Agent
• Agent-less Host Data Collection
Managing Volumes and LUNs with Command View Advanced Edition
• Logical Group Concept
• CVAE Host - Concept
• Add LUNs to an existing host group
• Create LUNs for a new host group
• User Management Concept.