Random io means the server derives less benefit from storage. Hp 3par command line interface administrators manual. Hp 3par storeserv get thin stay thin in windows 2008 r2 and older operating systems duration. Veeam san explorer for san snapshot will be able to leverage the san snapshots provided by hp san device to recover individual files from vms stored on the san, or recover full vms very fast, from san snapshots. Hpe 3par storeserv luns are also referred to as virtual volumes and are not related to vvols. The hpe 3par storeserv 20000 storage family is a new class of enterprise flash arrays for. Vmware vsphere includes activeactive multipath support to maintain a constant connection between. Hpe introduces hpe primera intelligent storage for missioncritical apps.
Products sold prior to the november 1, 2015 separation of hewlettpackard company into hewlett packard enterprise company and hp inc. For additional information about recent my hpe software center changes, please. In the past, we installed the ssmc as a service on an existing windows or linux host, now it. I work with hyperv every day but now im tasked with setting up an esxi host and connecting it to our 3par. The following figure was taken from the implementing vsphere metro storage cluster using hp 3par peer persistence technical whitepaper and shows a typical nonuniform host access. Creating the iscsi host definition on an hp 3par storeserv storage running hp 3par os. The purpose behind this blog post is to provide guidance on hp 3par storeserv 7200 vasa integration with vsphere 5. Vertical scrolling horizontal scrolling wrapped scrolling.
Vmware esxi drivers and management software to run esxi on hpe servers. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best. You can also do the snapshot while the guest host is running. When creating new host definitions using the hpe 3par storeserv management console ssmc, s electing a host os type vmware esxi will assign a persona of 11. This white paper outlines best practices on how to set up hp 3par storeserv storage with vmware vsphere 5. The hp 3par storage system automatically detects hosts that are physically connected to ports on the storage system. Hp 3par host explorer for vmware establishes the connectivity between the esx hosts, and hp 3par storeserv storage using rest calls to the hp 3par storeserv storage. Hp 3par simulator deployment on vmware workstation. Having fleshed out the hp documentation for deploying the 3par simulator on vmware esxi i decided to take the plunge and do the same for the vmware workstation deployment. Hp just released a new version for hp 3par storeserv products in conjunction with windows server and vmware. Adding hpe 3par storeserv and hpe primera veeam backup.
Host explorer vmware hewlett packard enterprise community. Vmware vsphere metro storage cluster with hp 3par peer. Once this is done, you can go to your vmware host and select the hp 3par tab at the right window. It includes all of the required drivers and management software to run esxi on hpe servers, and works seamlessly with intelligent provisioning. Automating the 3par esxi satp rule creation with powercli. Vmware vsan environment is not supported with the hpe proliant gen10 smart array controller smartpqi driver version 1. The script below is from the vmware community folks which is tweaked a little to suit my purpose, also please test before running in production. Also for vmware, which is currently 6, must be changed to the. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best practices. Installing and maintaining the host explorer agent in order. Console, hpe 3par host explorer, and hpe smartstart softwarehpe 3par system reporter and hpe 3parinfo software. In hyperv i would create a lacp team with the two 10gb, create a virtual switch and then create virtual nics to seperate the traffic by vlan.
When using the hpe 3par cli, it is necessary to specify the persona option, and persona 11. Hp 3par host explorer software is an autonomic storage management tool for hp 3par storage systems that establishes secure communication channels between storage and hosts. Vmware esxi hp 3par konfiguration my cloudrevolution. Download the sra storage replication adapter from hp and install the. Implementing vmware virtual volumes on hp 3par storeserv.
Support for vmware virtual volumes vvols enables granular. The fibre channel fabrics are not stretched across the intersite links. Select start all programs accessories windows explorer. Its integrated features support vmware technology to optimize operational efficiency. The hp 3par host explorer is a program that runs on a host connected to an hp 3par storeserv storage system. Vasa stands for vsphere storage apis for storage awareness, essentially it passes the characteristics of the underlying lun so that the vsphere administrator has awareness of its underlying features such as raid set, deduplication and replication. Important change notice is that personas for windows 2008 r2 servers, which is 1 now, must be changed to 2 with the new firmware 3. Check the guest hard disk and make a note of the vml file as seen in the screenshot as. Hp 3par host explorer for vmware vsphere discovers vmware host. Veeam just announced the upcoming new integration with hp and will include san snapshot recovery for hp 3par storeserv 7000 storage. Vmware vsan environment is not currently supported with the hpe proliant gen9 smart array controller nhpsa driver version 2.
Host explorer for hpe primera and hpe 3par automates host discovery and. Verify the 3par storeserv protocol endpoint on your esxi hosts you can use the vsphere esxcli command to confirm the protocol endpoint pe for a 3par storeserv array from an esxi host as follows. If the port is not enabled, the hp 3par host explorer for vmware transfers the collected data through ssh. Custom satp claim rulescript for esxi hosts connecting to hpe 3par march 31, 2017 march 31, 2017 in4sometech powerclipowershellscripts, myvmwarebytes disclaimer. Unable to add new datastore over 3par iscsi luns on esxi 6. The 3par ssmc storeserv management console is now the go to. Rdp to each srm node and execute the following for all local 3par arrays tpdsrm. Hpe storage users group view topic host explorer vmware. Please note, that host persona 6 isnt supported for esx hosts with 3par os 3. Can anyone provide me the hp 3par storeserv storage and. The esxi host has two 10gb ports and im lost on how to configure it.
I went searching around for a solution for powercli and found this article, it talks about the best practices on the 3par and adds some powercli scripts to configure these for the 3par. The hpe 3par plugin for vmware vrealize orchestrator is free for all customers to download and use. Hpe 3par storage replication adapter sra software for vmware vcenter srm site recovery manager offers enterprisewide data protection and business continuity via quick, seamless disaster recovery dr. Hello, you can gain access to the host explorer software via the hp support center. The host explorer requires a vcenter credential file to allow communication with the 3par array.
Hpe storage users group view topic host explorer for. The information gathered from the host explorer agent is visible to uncreated hosts, and assists with creating hosts and diagnosing hostconnectivity issues. It includes all of the required drivers and management software to run esxi on hpe servers. Unfortunately the article gives a powercli script that changes the properties on each lun instead of adding the satp rule to. The second possible configuration is nonuniform host access configuration, in which the hosts only access the sitelocal storage system. Custom satp claim rulescript for esxi hosts connecting. Veeam san explorer for hp 3par individual item restore. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best practices. Host explorer uses this connection to automate host discovery and collection of detailed host configuration information critical to speeding storage provisioning and.
Veeam explorer for storage snapshots veeam software. Presentation mode open print download current view. Since a vmware esxesxi server can host many different vms, each with its own io patterns, io is generally random in nature. Where can getdownload lastest version hp 3par host.
View and download hp 3par storeserv 7200 2node administrators manual online. Using hpe custom esxi images to install esxi on hpe. In the storage device list, you should see an is vvol pe value that will be true. The applicationconsistent and crashconsistent snapshots are created, scheduled, and managed on hpe 3par storeserv or hpe storevirtual. I will show you how you can take a cold snapshot via the hp 3par of a vmware rdm disk in physical compatibility mode. My hpe software center, aligning with all of the activities you can perform here like. Insert the hp host explorer deployment tool cd into the cdrom drive. The hpe recovery manager central for vmware rmcv allows vmware server administrators to protect vsphere web clientserver instances and databases with applicationconsistent recovery points. Once the plugin is installed and you have your hpe 3par storeserv array registered, the fastest and easiest way to start working with the new vro plugin is to leverage the prebuilt workflows included these workflows allow a vsphere administrator to quickly and easily deploy and manage many of. Standard vmware esxi iso, is the easiest and most reliable way to install esxi on hpe servers. A nice overview of datastores hosted on 3par are displayed. Before you add an hpe 3par storeserv or hpe primera storage system to the backup infrastructure, check prerequisites.
Get answers from your peers along with millions of it pros who visit spiceworks. You will need to link your contractwarranty to your profile, which will give you access to your entitledpurcahsed software. First off i will be using some material from the previous post as once the deployment and configuration of workstation is complete the remaining steps are the same. Installing and troubleshooting hp 3par host explorer. Tech tip esx esxi servers gain the full performance benefits of the meshactive. Hostbased software products from hpe 3par enable the nextgeneration hpe 3par. Its installed on windows 2012r2 and was running fine as 2. Add custom satp claimrule for hp 3par to vmware esxi.
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