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GUI Administration Guide
HPE Alletra 6000 Series
HPE Nimble Storage Flash Arrays
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The GUI
Accepting a Self-Signed Certificate When Logging in to the Array OS Using Firefox
Using the GUI
GUI Icons
Array Overview
The Array
Array Features
Array Management
Cloud Accounts and Arrays Using
Data Services Cloud Console
Enable HPE Alletra 6000 Arrays to Work with Data Services Cloud Console
Enable HPE Flash Arrays to Use
Data Services Cloud Console
Disable HPE Flash Arrays from
Data Services Cloud Console
Addressing Possible
Data Services Cloud Console
Connection Issues
IOPS and MiB/s Limits on Volumes and Folders
Horizontal Scaling
Relationship of Groups, Pools, Arrays, Folders, and Volumes
Pools
Feature Support on iSCSI and Fibre Channel Arrays
Integration
Wellness and DNA
Access Controls
User Permissions
CHAP Accounts
iSCSI Initiator Groups
Fibre Channel Initiator Groups
VLAN Segmentation and Tagging
VLANs and Initiator Groups
Major Workflows
Updating the Array OS Workflow
Provisioning Storage Volumes and Performance Policies Workflow
Setting Up Replication Workflow
Creating a vVol Datastore Workflow
Restoring Snapshot Data from Clones Workflow
Hardware and Software Updates
Upgrades and Updates
Hardware
Upgrades
Updates
Find the Array OS Version
Download and Update the Array OS without Internet Access
Download and Update the Array OS with Internet Access
Verify the Array OS Update
Network Configuration
Network Configuration Profiles
Create a Draft Network Configuration Profile
Activate a Network Configuration Profile
Delete a Draft Network Configuration Profile
IP Addresses
Configure IP Addresses
Subnets
Subnet Traffic Types
Subnet Traffic Assignments
IP Address Zones in Subnets
Configure a Subnet
Delete a Subnet
Routes
Configure a Static Route
Delete a Static Route
Configure the Default Gateway
Network Interfaces
Configure an iSCSI Interface
Unconfigure an iSCSI Interface
Set a Fibre Channel Interface Administrative State
Fibre Channel Interfaces
iSCSI Host Connection Methods
Automatic iSCSI Host Connections
Manual iSCSI Host Connections
Set the iSCSI Host Connection Method to Manual
VLAN Support and VLAN Tagging
About VLANs
Target Subnet List
About VLAN Tagging
Tagged and Untagged VLAN Subnets
Configure VLAN Tagging
Remove VLAN Tagging
Move an Array from One Tagged VLAN to Another
Array Groups
Multiprotocol Array Groups
Group Leader Array
Backup Group Leader Array
Secondary Management IP Address and Backup Group Leader
Methods for Setting Up a Secondary Management IP Address to Use for a Backup Group Leader
Adding Arrays to a Group
Add an Unconfigured Array to a Group
Add a Configured Array to a Group (Group Merge)
Pre-Merge Tasks
Merge Two Groups
Post-Merge Tasks
Group Information
Default Group Settings
Modify Global Security Policies
Modify the Default Inactivity Timeout
Modify the Default Space Reservation
Modify the Date, Time, and Timezone
Modify DNS Settings
Initiator Groups
iSCSI Initiator Groups
Create an iSCSI Initiator Group
Edit an iSCSI Initiator Group
Delete an iSCSI Initiator Group
Add an Initiator to an iSCSI Initiator Group
Delete an Initiator from an iSCSI Initiator Group
Fibre Channel Initiator Groups
Target Driven Zoning
TDZ Enablement Considerations
Create a Fibre Channel Initiator Group
Edit a Fibre Channel Initiator Group
Delete a Fibre Channel Initiator Group
Add an Initiator to a Fibre Channel Initiator Group
Delete an Initiator from a Fibre Channel Initiator Group
Initiator Group Access Control Lists
Add an Initiator Group ACL to a Volume
Remove an Initiator Group ACL from a Volume
Volumes
Clones, Replicas, and Snapshots
Logical versus Physical Space
Space Management
Volume Reserve
Thin Provisioning
Volume Usage Limits
A Note on Defragmentation
Cloning Space Considerations
Protecting Data Using Snapshots
Create a Volume
Edit a Volume
Change the State of a Volume
Clone a Volume from a Snapshot
Restore a Volume from a Snapshot
Delete a Volume
Delete a replicated volume from downstream
Volume Pinning
Pinnable Flash Capacity
Volume Pinning Caveats
Pin and Unpin a Volume
Unable to Pin a Volume
Performance Policies
Create a Performance Policy
Create a Performance Policy with Deduplication Enabled
Disassociate a Volume from a Performance Policy
Edit a Performance Policy
Delete a Performance Policy
Group Scoped iSCSI Target
VMware Virtual Volumes
vCenter Server
Register a vCenter Plugin with vCenter Server
Folders
Relationship of Folders, Pools, and Volumes
Create a Folder
Edit a Folder
Delete a Folder
Deduplication
Deduplication on Hybrid Arrays
Pool-Level Deduplication (Default)
Managing Deduplication Capacity
Domains
Enable All-Volume (Pool-Level) Deduplication
Enable Deduplication Determined by Performance Policy
Enable Per-Volume Deduplication
Disable Per-Volume Deduplication
Storage Efficiency Reporting
Storage Pools
Pool Considerations
Create a Storage Pool
Add or Remove Arrays from a Storage Pool
Merge Storage Pools
Volume Moves
Move a Volume from One Storage Pool to Another
Move a Volume from One Folder to Another
End a Volume Move in Progress
Delete a Storage Pool
Data Protection
Volume Collections
Volume Collections and Multiple Replication Partners
Create a Volume Collection
View Volume Collection Details
Protect a Standalone Volume
Edit a Volume Collection
Delete a Volume Collection
Protection Templates
Create a Protection Template
Edit a Protection Template
Delete a Protection Template
Snapshots
Snapshots Overview
Snapshots and Daylight Savings Time
Snapshot Consistency
Snapshot Rate Limits
Volume and Snapshot Usage
Pending Deletions and Snapshot Usage
Automatic and Manual Snapshots
Take a Manual Snapshot
Modify a Snapshot
Delete a Snapshot
Hidden Snapshots
Snapshot Framework
Managed and Unmanaged Snapshots
Managed Snapshots
Unmanaged Snapshots
Risks Associated with Unmanaged Snapshots
Preventing Unmanaged Snapshots
NSs Snapshots
Working with Online Snapshots
Identify Online Snapshots Using the OS GUI
Migrate Data From an Online Snapshot to a New Volume
Replication
What is Replication?
Snapshot Replication and Synchronous Replication
Replication Partners and How Replication Works
Create a Replication Partner
Modify a Replication Partner
Delete a Replication Partner
Test the Connection between Replication Partners
Link Management and Resynchronization with Synchronous Replication
Snapshot Replication and Volume Collections
Add Replication to a Volume Collection
Synchronous Replication
Synchronous Replication Prerequisites and Limitations
Out-of-Sync Volumes
Volume Names and Replication
Configuring Synchronous Replication: Serial Numbers and ACLs
Configuring Synchronous Replication on a Volume Collection
Unconfigure Synchronous Replication
Reconfigure Synchronous Replication
Resize a Volume Participating in Synchronous Replication
Automatic Switchover (ASO)
Install and Configure the Witness on a Linux server
Witness Library Dependecies
Run the Witness in a VMware based Virtual Machine
Set Up and Enable the Witness
Array Shutdown Order in Peer Persistence
Shutting Down the GL
Shutting Down the BGL
Synchronous Replication and Manual Failovers
Overview of Manual Failover Steps When Group Leader Is Unavailable
Overview of Manual Failover Steps When Backup Group Leader Is Unreachable
Add Synchronous Replication
Change Partnership from Snapshot Replication to Synchronous Replication within a Group
Replication Strategy
Replication and Folders
Pause and Resume a Replication in Progress
Replication Seeding
Replica Details
Replication Bandwidth Limits
Set Overall Bandwidth Limits for Replication
Remove Overall Bandwidth Limits for Replication
Configure Bandwidth Limitations for a Replication Partner
Modify Per-Partner Replication Bandwidth Limits
Security
Role-Based Access Control
Permission Levels
View User Information
Add a User Account
Edit a User Account
Change Your Account Information
Reset a User Account Password
Enable a User Account
Disable a User Account
Remove a User Account
Microsoft Active Directory and LDAP
Specifying an External Authentication Directory Service
Access Control with Active Directory
Guidelines for Working with Arrays and Active Directory
User Authentication and Logon
Preparing to Join an Array to Active Directory
Join an Active Directory Domain
Remove an Active Directory Domain
Access Control with LDAP
Guidelines for Working with Arrays and LDAP
Overview of the LDAP Workflow
Example of an LDAP Setup
Disconnect an LDAP Domain
Switch Between Active Directory and LDAP Using the GUI
Common Active Directory and LDAP Tasks
Supported Array Roles
Disable a Domain for Active Directory or LDAP
Enable a Domain for Active Directory or LDAP
Test the Domain Connection
How Group Roles Apply to Active Directory, LDAP
Array Group Names
Add a Group to a Domain
Remove an Active Directory or LDAP Group
Disable an Active Directory or LDAP Group
Enable an Active Directory or LDAP Group
Edit Active Directory Group or LDAP Information
CHAP Authentication
Create a CHAP Account for Volume Scoped Target Volumes
Create a CHAP Account for Group Scoped Target Volumes
Assign a CHAP User to a Volume
Modify a CHAP User Account
Remove CHAP User Access Control From a Volume
Delete a CHAP User
Login Banner
Edit the Login Banner
Multihost Access
Using MPIO
MPIO for Windows
MPIO for Linux
Multitenancy
Secure SMTP
Configure Email Alerts
Encryption of Data at Rest
Enable Encryption
External Key Manager Support
Setting Up An External Key Manager
Secure Sockets Layer Certificates
Create and Import a Custom Certificate or Certificate Signing Request
Delete Certificates
Monitoring Your Arrays
Monitor Capacity
Monitor Performance
Monitor Interfaces
Monitor Replication
Monitor Data Migration
Global Search
Search for Objects
Filter Objects
Syslog
Enable Syslog
Disable Syslog
Audit Log Management
Audit Log Panel
Facets Panel
Summary Table
User Management
Hosts
Monitor Host Administrative Data Using Cross-Stack Analytics for Hyper-V
Gather Host Diagnostics Information
Disaster Recovery
Handover Overview
Perform a Volume Collection Handover
Make a Replica Available to Applications
Promote a Volume Collection
Demote a Volume Collection
Claim a Volume
Array Administration
Configure Email Alerts
HPE Storage Diagnostics for Analytics
Enable DNA
Disable DNA
Manually Send DNA
Enable a Secure Tunnel
Configure a Proxy Server
Usage Analytics
Enable and Disable Usage Analytics
Usage Analytics and Software Updates
Change the Array Name
Set Up SNMP
Fail Over a Controller
Shut Down an Array
Alarm Management
Where to Find Alarm Information on the GUI
Acknowledge and Unacknowledge Alarms
Change an Alarm Reminder
Enable Alarms
Delete Alarms
Events
Event Severity Levels
View Events
Audit Logs
System Limits and Timeout Values
System Limits
Firewall Ports
Configure Firewall Ports
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