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HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2Logical Server Management User GuideAbstractThis document provides an overview of the HP Matrix OE logical server m

DeactivateThe Tools→Logical Servers→Deactivate... menu selection removes the association between a logicalserver and a system. The storage configurati

Logical server architecture Architecture type of the system on which you arecreating the logical server. Can be HP ProLiant or HPIntegrity.Virtual mac

on the Move: Assign Logical Servers to Target Hostsscreen.• Compute ResourcesAllows you to set the compute resources for a logical server, including n

from the newly created logical server. (The storage pool entries' maximum share count willbe incremented if needed.)Delete and unmanageThe Delete

Manage storage pools and tagsThe Modify→Logical Server Storage Pools... menu selection allows you to manage entries in apreexisting storage pool for a

For more information about portability groups, see “Defining portability groups” (page 36).Manage target attributesThe Modify→Logical Server Target At

• If you configure your logical server to use a local disk, you cannot move that logical server.Additionally, after you activate the logical server, y

Valid target Datastore selectionEach available VM Host includes a valid target Datastore menu selection that can be activated onthe logical server. Fi

Virtual machine target hostsTarget hosts on which a logical server can be moved are shown in the Target Hosts table. Selectone target host in the Targ

• Profile Move (Virtual Connect Only)Moves a server connection profile within a BladeSystem enclosure (Virtual Connect DomainGroup).• Live Move (ESX V

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Assign Logical Servers to Target Hosts screen. If you select Tools→Logical Servers→Refresh..., thenTools→Logical Servers→Activate..., the new VM Host

Authorizations, requirements, and configurationTo use the Logical Servers feature in Matrix OE visualization, you need the following authorizations:•

• Install VMware Tools on the guest operating system (Use the Inventory menu in the VMwareVirtual Infrastructure Client, then select Virtual Machine→I

• Configure the Integrity VM Host with Serviceguard (11.19 or 11.20) and Shared LogicalVolume Manager (SLVM). (An imported VM with a whole LUN is not

◦ Suspend/Resume of Integrity VMs is not supported.◦ For information on VM guest storage options, see “VM guest storage options ” (page 24).• Network:

• HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLO2) for ProLiant 2.00 or higher• Latest available firmware update for your server blade BIOSLogical server management le

6. Click OK.7. On the Discovery page, select the newly created discovery task.8. Click the Run Now button.It will take a few minutes for the disk arra

Configuring Extensible Servers & Storage Adapter (ESA)ESA provides server operations for logical servers and HP Matrix Operating Environmentinfras

#esa.oo.host - indicates the ip address of the OO server.#esa.oo.port - Port number of the OO Server##esa.oo.service.ws.path - Path to the OO service.

EVA_OTHER_WIN2K8_SUPPORTED_VERSIONS=6200,6220,09004000,09006000,09501000,09501100,09501200,09521000,09522000,095340007. Save the file.8. Restart the E

Contents1 Managing logical servers...6Using logical servers in Matrix OE visu

2 Managing fluid cross-technology logical serversHeterogeneous server environments (multiple vendors, server types, product generations, andproduct fa

Table 5 Integrity VM and HP-UX logical server featuresDescriptionFeatureEnables full logical server management life cycle supportfor Integrity VM gues

Table 5 Integrity VM and HP-UX logical server features (continued)DescriptionFeature• BL8x0c i2 to BL8x0c i2• BL8x0c to BL8x0c i4• BL8x0c i2 to BL8x0c

SAN fabric setupFor HP Matrix OE logical server management, Integrity VM Hosts introduce a new concept thatrequires all supported FC HBA devices to be

HP Matrix OE logical server management storage volume requirementsHP Matrix OE logical server management only requires a storage volume entry for the

Table 6 Cross-technology logical server operations (continued)NotesOperationsNOTE: File storage pool entries are not supported when configuring Integr

• All hardware deallocation information• iLO User Configuration Settings including:Security settings such as certificates or failed login◦◦ User setti

• A set of Hyper-V Virtual Machine Hosts• A set of HP Integrity VM Virtual Machine Hosts• A set consisting of a single Virtual Connect Domain Group an

Figure 7 Manage portability group screenPress the Modify or Create Group button to display the Modify Portability Group screen.On the Modify Portabili

Figure 9 Modify target attributes menuTypes of target systems can be added to or removed from the logical server’s target attributes.Selecting a serve

Configuring Integrity VM and HP-UX for cross-technology moves...34Operations and guidelines...

are potential targets for the logical server. Storage pool entries must be created within the sameportability group as the logical server(s) that will

d. On the Compute Resources screen, specify the appropriate compute resources, and clickNext.e. On the Storage screen, select a pool entry from the dr

3 Defining storage for logical serversThis chapter presents underlying concepts to provide a better understanding of how a given storagedefinition map

bays on its backplane. (For detailed information on this mapping, see the HP BladeSystem c-ClassEnclosures documentation.)Storage in a Virtual Connect

Logical server storageMatrix OE allows you to logically represent your storage environment in a logical server storageconfiguration. A logical server

Use this storage type to ensure that managed arrays in SPMare returned as candidates.SAN Pre-populated Catalog StoragePool Entry (Server with VirtualC

You can select catalog storage for the storage pool entry if you preconfigured storage usingHP Storage Provisioning Manager. See “Storage Provisioning

IMPORTANT: If you configure your Virtual Connect logical server to use a local disk, you cannotmove that logical server. Additionally, after you activ

1. Click the Add Port button to add a row to the Port Selection table. You add a maximum oftwo ports.2. Select a value from the Fabric drop-down menu.

1. Click the Add Volume button to on the right side of the screen to add a row to the Volume &Path Selection table.2. Select a value from the Boot

Moving a server blade configured as a VM Host to another server blade...79Importing an Integrity VM guest with no boot

Figure 17 Create file (VM) storage entryFile (VM) storage entry definition1. Optional: Change the name of the storage entry by typing in the name box.

A logical server can be associated with multiple storage pool entries. Multiple logical servers canshare the same storage pool entry.You can configure

Figure 18 Manage storage pool screenAssociating a storage pool entry with a logical serverWhen you create a logical server, you can select a storage p

Defining a SAN storage pool entryWhether you are defining a storage entry during logical server creation or defining a storage poolentry, the process

Figure 20 Add storage pool entry definition and tag selectionPort definitionOn the Storage Entry: SAN and Add/Modify Storage Pool Entry: SAN screens,

definition. You can also use Storage Provisioning Manager to streamline this process. See “Settingup SPM for use with logical server storage” (page 26

l. When the value in the Status column is Presentation Completed, press the Modify buttonon the Manage Storage Pool screen to display this screen.m. S

IMPORTANT: For SAN Catalog Storage Entries and SAN Pre-populated Catalog Storage Entries,the Remove Volume action returns the storage volume to the st

IMPORTANT: You must check the Ready check box next to each server WWN before the storagepool entry can be shared by logical servers. The Ready check b

The following HP storage solutions are required to take advantage of the storage validation featureof Matrix OE:• MSA1000/1500 and MSA2000fc G2Using e

1 Managing logical serversThis document provides information about the logical servers features in the HP Matrix OEvisualization software. System admi

Storage operations (such as changing operating system mode or adjusting LUN masking) isperformed automatically, if appropriately authorized. Changing

Figure 25 Relationships between the applications, servers, and arrays comprising the overall SPMenvironmentNOTE: Modular Smart Arrays (MSAs) are not s

The following sections describe the Extensible Server and Storage Adapter (ESA) component ofthe Matrix OE solution, configuration steps, and how the s

4 LSMUTIL database utilityLSMUTIL commandLSMUTIL is a script that you can run from the command line or from a DOS bat file. LSMUTIL readsinformation f

Table 8 LSMUTIL options (continued)DescriptionParametersOptionThe parameter [names] can be the names of managed resourceentries in a comma separated l

Table 8 LSMUTIL options (continued)DescriptionParametersOptionThe parameter [names] can be the names of logical servers ina comma separated list.Print

Table 8 LSMUTIL options (continued)DescriptionParametersOptionDeactivates the named logical servers. If force is used, noverification checks are perfo

Table 8 LSMUTIL options (continued)DescriptionParametersOptionWARNING! This operation can result in losing computeresources and references to it from

LSMUTIL exampleC:\>lsmutil -list -lsLogical Server List on host labmachine at 2011-01-17 10:05:46Server Name

Table 9 LSMUTIL storage optionsPurposeLSMUTIL optionExport storage pool entries into an XML file, which can be modified and thenimported.1NOTE: The -e

• Increases business agility and flexibility by decoupling business processing from physicalhardware, allowing you to respond to rapid changes in dema

When the lsmutil –import –spe command is entered, Matrix OE matches the storage poolentries in the XML file based on the <id> element. When a ma

Example 1 Storage definition XSD file<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/20

<xs:element name="wwnNumber" type="xs:int" minOccurs="0" /> <xs:element name=&

Example 2 Example XML file for storage import and export<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><StorageEntries xmlns="

<description>40 GB data, 10 GB boot disk</description> <id>151</id> <portabilityGroupName>razorsaw

<portNumber>1</portNumber> <hidden>false</hidden> <portSpeed>0</portSpeed>

<storageSize> size of the local disk in MB. If set to a negative number, the local disk is set todefault values upon import.The <description&

3. Browse to the physical servers that you want to change by looking for either the UUID or theserver name.4. To update the XML file, ensure that you

5 TroubleshootingThis chapter covers some of the issues that can occur when you are using logical servers, andprovides the troubleshooting steps you n

Typically some changes made to an Integrity VM guest are reflected in the associated logical serveron the next refresh of virtual machine management r

Figure 1 shows an example of a Logical Server perspective.Figure 1 Example logical server perspectiveIn the logical server compartment, the name next

Figure 26 Device is unavailable messageMoving a server blade configured as a VM Host to another server blade can fail when performingthe following pro

Suggested actionTo resolve this situation, adjust the above steps so that the following is done directly after thephysical to physical move (Step 7) o

If the SPM service stops running or the default storage template is no longer available while onthe page, and the you attempt to add a Catalog Storage

4. If the above steps do not correct the problem, unmanage the logical server. From the HP MatrixOE visualization screen, select Delete→Unmanage Logic

Table 10 Recovering an inoperable logical server (continued)Suggested actionPossible causeC:\Program Files\HP\Insight Control virtual machine manageme

User Guide at http://bizsupport.austin.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00705292/c00705292.pdf.Suggested action: Check disk spaceWhen you create

Suggested actionModify lsaclient.properties and replace the port in use with a free port, and restart theservice. To determine a free port, use the co

Suggested actionAfter vCenter is restarted, use the Report→Logical Server Job Status... menu selection to make surethat there are no logical server op

5. Select the VCEM and the Change Logical Server Associations check boxes and insert the VCDomain Group name in both fields and click Refresh.6. Try p

Suggested actionIf you know that the target enclosure and blade support Flex-10, check that the error messageconcerns insufficient NICs. In these case

The available target host can be a server with Virtual Connect or a hypervisor.Using the drag and drop function is equivalent to using the Tools→Logic

1. Start SPM by pointing a browser to https://localhost:8000 where “localhost” is thename of the CMS.2. Right click on an array and select Change Secu

Synchronize clocks on the CMS, managed systems, and VMware vCenterEnsure that time synchronization has been performed among the CMS, managed systems (

• Integrity VM targets: To enable secure communication between the source and target hosts,generate SSH keys on both systems. You need root privileges

Then refer to the following table for the appropriate steps to prevent VM guests and VM logicalservers from becoming inoperable.Steps to perform for t

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IndexAactivate logical server, 9Ccopy logical server, 12create logical server, 10cross-technology logical server, 30Ddeactivate logical server, 10dele

Mmanage e logical server target attributes, 15manage logical server portability groups, 14manage logical server storage pools, 14Matrix OEdocumentatio