HP D2D User manual

HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager

version 1.1 User Guide

*TA805-96005*

HP Part Number: TA805-96005

Published: December 2010

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Contents

1 Introduction...............................................................................................6

Replication Manager Environment...............................................................................................6

Minimum Requirements..............................................................................................................6

Compatibility...........................................................................................................................7

2 Getting Started..........................................................................................8

Installing Replication Manager...................................................................................................8

Upgrading Replication Manager................................................................................................9

Launching and logging in to Replication Manager......................................................................10

Identifying regions of the interface............................................................................................12

Understanding administrator- and user-level permissions...............................................................12

3 Configuring the Replication Manager..........................................................14

Adding a device.....................................................................................................................14

Adding new users or administrators..........................................................................................15

Local authentication mechanism: adding new users or administrators .......................................15

LDAP authentication mechanism: adding new users or administrators .......................................15

Creating a new group.............................................................................................................16

4 Managing devices....................................................................................21

Viewing a group summary.......................................................................................................21

Filtering devices to appear.......................................................................................................21

Customizing columns to appear................................................................................................22

Viewing topology...................................................................................................................23

Viewing device details.............................................................................................................24

Viewing current issues.........................................................................................................25

Viewing virtual libraries......................................................................................................26

Viewing NAS Shares..........................................................................................................28

Viewing device statistics......................................................................................................30

Viewing device disk usage.............................................................................................31

Viewing the device deduplication ratio.............................................................................33

Viewing replication jobs.................................................................................................36

Managing removed devices.....................................................................................................39

5 Performing Administration procedures.........................................................41

Managing the Authentication Mechanism .................................................................................41

Changing from local to LDAP authentication..........................................................................41

Configuring LDAP authentication..........................................................................................42

Adding a new LDAP server.............................................................................................42

Modifying an LDAP server..............................................................................................42

Removing an LDAP server...............................................................................................43

Changing from LDAP to local authentication..........................................................................43

Performing Device Management tasks.......................................................................................43

Modifying a device polling interval or IP address...................................................................44

Removing a device.............................................................................................................44

Performing User Management tasks..........................................................................................45

Modifying user details .......................................................................................................45

Local authentication mechanism: modifying details for users or administrators.......................45

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LDAP authentication mechanism: modifying details for users or administrators ......................46

Removing a user or administrator ........................................................................................46

Removing a user from the Active Users tab........................................................................47

Removing a user from the Deactivated Users tab................................................................47

Deactivating a user............................................................................................................47

Activating a user................................................................................................................48

Local authentication mechanism: activating a user.............................................................48

LDAP authentication mechanism: activating a user.............................................................48

Performing Group Management tasks........................................................................................49

Modifying a group.............................................................................................................49

Moving a library or NAS share from one group to another......................................................54

Removing a group..............................................................................................................57

6 Modifying user details...............................................................................59

Adding user contact information...............................................................................................59

Modifying a password............................................................................................................60

7 Managing the history log..........................................................................61

8 Backing-up and restoring the Replication Manager database.........................64

Backing-up the Replication Manager database...........................................................................64

Restoring the Replication Manager database..............................................................................65

9 Command Line Interface for the Replication Manager....................................67

Changing the port used by the CLI............................................................................................67

Launching the command line client............................................................................................67

Using HELP for the CLI Client....................................................................................................69

Listing the existing commands...................................................................................................69

Viewing the group summary.....................................................................................................70

Viewing the owned group details..............................................................................................71

Viewing the device details.......................................................................................................72

Viewing the device summary....................................................................................................74

Viewing the libraries...............................................................................................................76

Viewing the NAS shares..........................................................................................................78

Viewing a list of critical devices................................................................................................79

Viewing the de-duplication and disk usage statistics....................................................................80

Viewing the replication job statistics..........................................................................................82

Exiting the Command Line Interface..........................................................................................84

Using the Command Line Interface as a batch file.......................................................................85

A Troubleshooting.......................................................................................86

B Support and Other Resources.....................................................................89

Related documentation............................................................................................................89

HP technical support...............................................................................................................89

Subscription service................................................................................................................89

HP websites...........................................................................................................................90

Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................90

HP product documentation survey.............................................................................................90

4 Contents

Glossary....................................................................................................91

Index.........................................................................................................92

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1 Introduction

HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager (Replication Manager) is a standalone software

application that provides basic management capabilities in a replication environment, and provides

an easy way for customers to manage up to 300 D2D devices that are being replicated across

multiple sites. Using Replication Manager, administrators create, manage, and remove groups of

devices; and establish and control user and administrator access to the groups and devices.

Replication Manager allows administrators and users to review the status of the groups and devices

to which they have access, either to ensure that replication is happening successfully and on

schedule, or to respond when there are replication operation errors. Replication Manager also

provides the ability to monitor disk usage and deduplication ratios for the devices. This allows

administrators the ability to identify devices that may need additional capacity. Trend analysis is

also available to look at disk capacity changes that occur on devices over a pre-determined period.

Replication Manager Environment

Install Replication Manager software on a computer having a Microsoft Windows operating system

that has network connectivity through which it can communicate with all the D2D Devices to be

managed. All the required components are installed as a part of D2D Replication Management

software installation.

Minimum Requirements

System requirements for installing Replication Manager are as follows:

Server-side requirements:

• Supported Windows platforms (See “Compatibility” (page 7) for acceptable operating

systems.)

• Standard LAN connectivity (for web-browser based GUI access)

• Initial 200 MB disk space for installation. (More space will be required as the system expands.)

• Internet Explorer v 6.0 or higher OR Mozilla FireFox v3.5 or higher

Client-side requirements:

• Internet Explorer v6.0 or higher, or Mozilla FireFox v3.5 or higher

• Adobe Flash plug-in v10.0 or higher

• Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher

D2D firmware requirements

• On a D2D4004i/D2D4009i, firmware v101.751 or higher

• On a D2D4004fc/D2D4009fc, firmware v101.747 or higher

• On a D2D4112, firmware v101.750 or higher

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Compatibility

Replication Manager is compatible with the following hardware and software:

Hardware Devices

• D2D devices 250x, 400x, 41xx, and 43xx

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000

• Windows 2003 x32

• Windows XP x32

• Windows Vista x32

• Windows 2008 x32

• Windows 7 x32

Browsers

• Internet Explorer v6.0 or higher

• Firefox v3.5 or higher

• Adobe Flash plug-in v10.0 or higher

Backup Applications

• Replication Manager software is transparent to backup applications.

Compatibility 7

2 Getting Started

Installing Replication Manager

Install Replication Manager on a system that does not have PostgreSQL database installed on the

system. Replication Manager uses PostrqreSQL database internally, and it requires exclusive access

to the database.

To install Replication Manager:

1. Obtain the Replication Manager code by following the process found on the customer letter

(Read Me First) in the replication License To Use.

2. Navigate to and click on the EH984-10502.exe file.

The Install Shield starts and displays a welcome message.

3. Click Next.

The End User License Agreement dialog box appears.

4. Select the box to accept the terms of the license, then click Next.

5. Enter the location to install the software.

6. Choose the installation type:

a. If you choose Complete, click Next and then click Install.

b. If you choose Custom, click Next and then select the components to install: Replication

Manager Server, Command Line Client, or both. Click Next and then click Install.

NOTE: HP recommends that you install both features immediately. These features can be

installed or uninstalled at a later date using the installer MODIFY option.

7. When installation is complete, a check box appears.

8. Select the box and click OK to launch the Replication Manager interface.

The interface can also be launched from the Start button by selecting Start →Program

Files→Hewlett Packard→HP D2D Replication Manager.

NOTE:

If the Command Line Interface was installed as part of the above steps, you can access this

feature by one of these methods:

• Select Start+All Programs→Hewlett Packard→HP D2D Replication Manager→Command

Line Client.

• Access a command prompt window and run the rmscli command.

9. Log in to the system as hprmsadmin, then click on Administration in the Navigation tree.

10. Establish the correct port number settings. Replication Manager uses port 3095 to receive

client requests. If another application is already using port 3095, change one of the application

configurations to use another port number. To do so:

a. Access the server.xml file in the \tomcat\conf folder.

b. Find Connector port="3095" protocol="HTTP/1.1"

connectionTimeout="20000"/ and change the port number 3095 to some other

free port number value.

c. Restart the Replication Manager from the windows services list.

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NOTE:

Replication Manager installation includes the following related items, also accessible from the Start

button (Start →Program Files→Hewlett Packard→HP D2D Replication Manager):

• Backup D2D Replication Manager Database—this utility helps in taking the backup of the

configurations made in the software.

• Restore D2D Replication Manager Database—this utility helps in restoring the backed up

configuration to the software. The user can choose any one of the previous backups he had

taken for this restore.

• Readme.html

• Un-Install HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager—this utility un-installs the entire

application.

• HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager User Guide

NOTE: D2D systems that are monitored by Replication Manager are referred to as devices.

Before adding a device to Replication Manager, update the device firmware to the most recent

version.

Upgrading Replication Manager

NOTE: Before you upgrade, HP recommends that you close all browser sessions that access the

Replication Manager.

To upgrade the existing Replication Manager software:

1. Follow the procedure “Installing Replication Manager” (page 8).

The installer automatically upgrades the software, creates a database backup of the previous

software version, and saves the backup to

[INSTALLDIR]\config\dbDump\D2DRMSdb_V1_0.dump.

2. Copy the backup file to a safe location.

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NOTE: The default user id admin will be changed to hprmsadmin, with the password

hprmsadmin. All other user passwords will be reset to password.

IMPORTANT: After you upgrade, it is mandatory that you delete your browser cache to ensure

the proper functioning of the application on the upgraded version.

Launching and logging in to Replication Manager

1. Launch Replication Manager from the Start button by selecting Start →All Programs→Hewlett

Packard→HP D2D Replication Manager, or by opening a browser and typing the url

http://<server>:3095/d2drms into that window, where <server> is the ip address or the host

name of the system on which the software is installed.

The Replication Manager login screen appears.

NOTE: The operating system allows only one browser window at a time to run the application

from the Start button. Attempting to launch a second instance of the application from the Start

button will fail. Instead, for each additional instance needed, open a new browser window,

then type the url http://<server>:3095/d2drms into that window, where <server> is

the IP address or the host name of the system on which the software is installed.

2. Choose one of the following options:

• If the current authentication mechanism is local, enter the User Id and Password.

• If the current authentication mechanism is LDAP, enter the User Id and Password. Then

choose the Domain from the dropdown menu.

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NOTE: The default user hprmsadmin continues to log in using local credentials, even when

the authentication mechanism currently used is LDAP.

3. Click Sign In. The Overall Status Summary page appears.

At the first login for the administrator, only Un-Grouped appears in the Replication Manager

Overall Status Summary page. No other devices or groups exist to appear. Perform the tasks

in “Configuring the Replication Manager” (page 14) to populate this window.

At the first login for a user, the Overall Status Summary page contains groups to which the

user has access. If the user has not been assigned to any groups by the administrator, no

groups will appear in the Overall Status Summary page. Contact the administrator to be

assigned to the appropriate group or groups.

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NOTE: If the Replication Manager detects that the user is already logged in, an error message

appears.

This can happen for two reasons.

• When the Replication Manager browser is refreshed, the system may disconnect the user and

require the user to log in again.

• If the user closes the browser using the top-right-hand [x], the application signal is disconnected.

In either of these cases, if the user tries to log in before the previous session times out, the user

must force the login.

Click OK to return to the login screen, enter the information again, select the Force Login box, then

click Sign In.

IMPORTANT: After the first login as user name hprmsadmin and password hprmsadmin,

change the hprmsadmin password. If the new password must be recorded, save it to a safe location.

This will avoid unauthorized person accessing the system using the default login user name and

password.

Identifying regions of the interface

Throughout this guide, procedures contain reference to regions of the Replication Manager interface.

See Figure 1 (page 12) to become familiar with these regions. A populated system is shown.

Figure 1 Regions of the interface, administrator view

2. Navigation tree1. Masthead with login information

4. Context-sensitive action buttons3. Bread crumbs

6. Content pane5. List item filter

Understanding administrator- and user-level permissions

Those with administrator-level permissions (administrators) can view all items in the Replication

Manager. Those with user-level permissions (users) can only view those items for which the user

has permissions. For this reason, more information and options are available to an administrator.

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For example, compare the information available in the administrator view (shown in Figure 1 (page

12)) to the information available in the user view (shown in Figure 2 (page 13)).

Figure 2 Regions of the interface, user view

This User Guide includes all procedures that can be performed by the Replication Manager, and

specifies those that only the administrator can perform, or that are different for users and

administrators.

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3 Configuring the Replication Manager

To start using Replication Manager the administrator must configure it by performing the following

procedures in order:

1. “Adding a device” (page 14)

2. “Adding new users or administrators” (page 15)

3. “Creating a new group” (page 16)

NOTE: Only an administrator can perform these procedures. Those with user-level permissions

cannot add a device, add new users, or create groups.

Adding a device

NOTE: D2D systems that are monitored by Replication Manager are referred to as devices.

Before adding a device to Replication Manager, update the device firmware to the most recent

version.

To add devices:

1. From the Navigation tree under Administration, select Device Management.

2. In the Action buttons, click the Add button.

The Add Device dialog box appears.

3. Select the appropriate radio button to determine how Replication Manager will locate the

device, then type the correct information into the corresponding field.

4. Select the appropriate polling interval from the Polling Interval field.

The polling interval indicates how often the device is surveyed by Replication Manager to

determine and record or report its status.

5. Select or clear the box to indicate whether to find the associated target and source devices.

If this box is selected, Replication Manager will search for any target and source devices

connected to the device being added, and will also add them to the system.

6. Select or clear the box to indicate whether to search in the background.

7. Click OK to continue.

If Search in Background is selected, other operations can be performed while the devices are

being added. If Search in Background is not selected, the Add Devices progress bar appears

until the devices are added successfully (or if the operation fails). Other operations cannot be

performed while the devices are being added.

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If the operation fails, an error dialog box appears. Click OK to close the dialog box, then

repeat this procedure.

8. If the operation succeeds, a success dialog box appears. Click OK to close the dialog box.

The newly-added devices are included in the list of devices.

Adding new users or administrators

Administrators can add new users or administrators to the system. The following procedures explain

how to add new users or administrators, depending on your current authentication mechanism.

Initially, the Replication Manager uses local authentication. You can change the authentication

mechanism to use LDAP authentication. To do so, see “Managing the Authentication Mechanism

” (page 41).

Local authentication mechanism: adding new users or administrators

To add new users or administrators when using the local authentication mechanism:

1. From the Navigation tree under Administration, select User Management.

2. On the Active Users tab, click the Add button.

The Add New User dialog box appears.

3. In the General section, type the appropriate information into each field of the Add New User

dialog box, using the information presented to the right of the fields to ensure the values are

acceptable.

For example, do not include dashes, spaces, or periods in the User Contact Number field.

4. In the Role Selection section, select the appropriate radio button to designate whether the

person being added is an Administrator or a User.

5. When all information is complete, click the Submit button.

NOTE: If any of the information does not meet the format requirements, the screen refreshes

and displays an error message in red text above the User ID field specifying which field to

correct. Enter the correct information and click the Submit button again.

6. The Success dialog box appears.

7. Click the OK button to exit the dialog box and return to the User Management screen. The

newly-added user or administrator is included in the list of users.

LDAP authentication mechanism: adding new users or administrators

To add new users or administrators when using the LDAP authentication mechanism:

1. From the Navigation tree under Administration, select User Management.

2. On the Active Users tab, click Add.

3. If you know the LDAP User Id of the new user:

a. In the Add New User window, select the LDAP User id: radio button, and type the Id.

b. In the Role Selection window, select the appropriate radio button.

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c. If you are logged in as the hprmsadmin administrator, you must provide the login

credentials of the LDAP from which you are adding the user. Otherwise, the system

automatically displays the credentials that were provided upon login.

d. Click Submit.

4. If you only know the E-mail address of the new user:

a. Select the User Email id: radio button, and enter the user email address.

b. If you are logged in as the hprmsadmin administrator, you must provide the login

credentials of the LDAP from which you are adding the user. Otherwise, the system

automatically displays the credentials that were provided upon login.

c. Click Validate.

If the user details are found in the LDAP server, the user email ID will be populated.

Otherwise, an error message appears.

d. In the Role Selection window, select the appropriate radio button.

e. Click Submit.

5. If the information is correct, a success message appears. Click OK to close the dialog box.

NOTE: The Administrator can only add users from his own LDAP domain.

Creating a new group

The administrator can create a new group using the following procedure:

1. From the Navigation tree under Administrator, select Group Management.

2. Click the Create Action button.

The Welcome screen of the Create New Group wizard appears.

3. In the wizard, click the Next button to begin.

4. On the 1. Group Details screen in the wizard, type the appropriate information into each field.

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5. Click the Next button.

6. On the 2. Add Libraries screen in the wizard, if you wish to add libraries to the group:

a. Click on the names of libraries in the Ungrouped Libraries table to be added to the new

group. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and click

each library to be added. The libraries will be highlighted in the table.

b. Click the Add button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

libraries from the Ungrouped Libraries table to the Selected Libraries table.

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NOTE: To add all ungrouped libraries to the group, click the Add All button.

c. To remove libraries added to the group, click the names of the libraries in the Selected

Libraries table to be removed. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the

keyboard and click each library to be added.

d. Click the Remove button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

libraries from the Selected Libraries table to the Ungrouped Libraries table.

NOTE: To remove all libraries from the group, click the Remove All button.

7. Click the Next button.

8. On the 3. Add NAS screen in the wizard, if you wish to add NAS Shares to the group:

a. Click on the name of the NAS share in the Ungrouped NAS table to be added to the

new group. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and

click each NAS share to be added. The NAS Shares will be highlighted in the table.

b. Click the Add button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

shares from the Ungrouped NAS table to the Selected NAS table.

NOTE: To add all ungrouped NAS Shares to the group, click the Add All button.

c. To remove a NAS share added to the group, click the name of the share in the Selected

NAS table to be removed. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the

keyboard and click each NAS share to be added.

d. Click the Remove button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

shares from the Selected NAS table to the Ungrouped NAS table.

NOTE: To remove all NAS shares from the group, click the Remove All button.

9. Click the Next button.

10. On the 4. Add User screen of the wizard:

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a. Click on the name of the user in the Available Users table to be added to the new group.

To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and click each name

to be added. The users will be highlighted in the table.

b. Click the Add button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

users from the Available Users table to the Selected Users table.

NOTE: To add all users to the group, click the Add All button.

c. To remove a user added to the group, click the name of the user in the Selected Users

table to be removed. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard

and click each name to be added.

d. Click the Remove button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted

users from the Selected Users table to the Available Users table.

NOTE: To remove all users from the group, click the Remove All button.

11. Click the Next button.

12. On the 5. Summary screen of the wizard, review the information for correctness.

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Use the Back button to make any changes to the information for the new group.

13. Once the information is correct, click the Finish button.

The Success dialog box appears.

14. Click the OK button to exit the dialog box and return to the Group Management screen.

The newly-created group is included in the list of groups.

NOTE: A group can be created without adding libraries, NAS Shares, or users. To add to (or

modify) this group later, follow the procedure in “Modifying a group” (page 49).

NOTE: This same list of groups can be viewed by selecting Devices from the Navigation tree.

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