Feb 11, 2015 how to reclaim storage on hp 3par systems. Vasa provider a vasa provider is the software component that mediates out ofband communication control path for vvols traffic between vmware vcenter server, vmware esxi hosts, and a storage array. Virtual volumes draw their space from cpgs and come in two varieties fully provisioned virtual volumes fpvv and thin provisioned vv tpvv. Hpe host explorer 4 hewlett packard enterprise community. Hpe storage users group view topic fix 3par with vmware. Hpe 3par host explorer software support matrix april 2017 10. So ive downloaded this and it looks like the vmware plugin part wasnt enabled until version 2.
Host explorer vmware hewlett packard enterprise community. Where can getdownload lastest version hp 3par host. Its installed on windows 2012r2 and was running fine as 2. User guide for vmware vsphere integration with storage systems backup infrastructure for storage snapshots enabling hpe 3par web services api server enabling hpe 3par web services api server this step must be performed if you plan to work with the hpe primera or hpe 3par storeserv storage system. That ses device is used by host explorer, and agent that can be installed on a host to report its information like os, patch level, hba models, etc. Hp 3par host explorer deployment tool user guide abstract this document provides the information about remotely deploying, and executing the host explorer tool on all the hosts connected to 3par array. Hpe3parvmwareesxesxi implementationguide abstract thisimplementationguideprovidesinformationforestablishingcommunicationbetweenanhpe3parstoreservstorageand.
Hp 3par simulator deployment on vmware vsphere esxi. Having issues getting vvols to work with 3par vmware communities. Hp 3par utility storage enhances flexibility and reduces physical storage capacity needs in vmware. 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. Network behaviour is somewhat different as supposed. The host explorer communicates with the hpe 3par storeserv system over an fc or iscsi connection and enables the host to send detailed host configuration information to the hpe 3par storeserv system. Everything you need to make your vmware environment more agile and efficientincluding hp 3par recovery manager for vmware, host explorer for vmware, vasa support, and three essential plugins. Hp 3par recovery manager software for vmware vsphere. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best practices. Hp 3par host explorer software hp 3par inform operating system software hp 3par management software plugin for vmware vcenter hp 3par multipath io software for ibm aix hp 3par multipath io software for microsoft windows hp 3par optimization suite hp 3par peer motion software new. Good morning, we recently installed hpe 3par host explorer for microsoft windows on a windows server running microsoft 10. So the host must be shutdown at the moment of change. Vmware including hp 3par recovery manager for vmware, host explorer for vmware. This can be test and dev or second production site.
Also dont forget to check your hbas on the vmware hcl and ensure that they are actually supported as well, and note the proper firmwaredriver combinations recommenced by vmware. Hpe 3par storeserv luns are also referred to as virtual volumes and are not related to vvols. According to the documentation, when installing the software on a windows vmware vcenter explorer needs to communicate through ports tcp port 5783 ssl, tcp 8080 rest apis and tcp 22 ssh optional and so just wondering whether the same ports need to be enabled when. We recently installed hpe 3par host explorer for microsoft windows. Please note, that host persona 6 isnt supported for esx hosts with 3par os 3. Is your administrator spending a considerable amount of time collecting host configuration information.
Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best. Everything you need to make your vmware environment more agile and efficient including hp 3par recovery. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Operator level functionality in a windows environment. Hi, we have a storeserv 7400 and host explorer in cd. Products sold prior to the november 1, 2015 separation of hewlettpackard company into hewlett packard enterprise company and hp inc. Add custom satp claimrule for hp 3par to vmware esxi. Host explorer for hpe primera and hpe 3par automates host discovery and collection of detailed host configuration information that is critical to fast. Installing and troubleshooting hp 3par host explorer. Installing and maintaining the host explorer agent in order.
Apr 18, 2016 for the 3par you will need to ensure you are running at the very least 3. An iso image file looks like a cdrom to your guest operating system and even appears as a cdrom in windows explorer. We can see a lot of environments where hyperv is present along with vmware. You can also deploy the simulator on vmware workstation however the steps are slightly different. The installers for vmware tools for windows, linux, freebsd and netware guest operating systems are built into vmware workstation as iso image files.
If you like googling for answers to issues, 3par is definitely not the storage system to get. According to the documentation, when installing the software on a windows vmware vcenter explorer needs to communicate through ports tcp port 5783 ssl, tcp 8080 rest apis. Dec 18, 2012 for instance persona 11 for vmware will allow peer persistence important. Everything you need to make your vmware environment more agile and efficientincluding hp 3par recovery. Despite the fact that the installation manual of hp 3par host explorer is quite well described, there are some ambiguities about the installation specific for vmware. Sadly 3par support seems limited to 3par support documents which is pretty much limited to release notes. Jan 17, 2015 this white paper outlines best practices on how to set up hp 3par storeserv storage with vmware vsphere 5. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best practices. We have also compared the free version of vm explorer with the paid one hpe vm explorer free version for vmware and hyperv. 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. Track users it needs, easily, and with only the features you need.
This software suite bundles hp 3par dynamic optimization. Please note this is quite a long post as it includes many screenshots and notes. Enabling hpe 3par web services api server veeam backup. Another important thing to know is that the 3par host explorer software is until further notice not supported under windows server 2012. Manager for vmware, host explorer for vmware, vasa support, and three essential plugins. Jan, 2015 virtual volumes vvs are hpes terminology for what would most commonly be called a lun, a lun which has been presented or exported to a host is called a vlun. Dec 14, 2017 vm explorer can be used in a multihypervisor environment where it is compatible with vmware and hyperv hypervisors. Jan 31, 2017 on all the 3par storeserv 70008000 nodes we manage for our clients, we utilize opengear acm5004fe remote site manager basically a serial console switch so that we can remotely access the serial console on the nodes in case a node is shutdown to the smi whack prompt or something else silly is going on. The hp 3par host explorer is a program that runs on a host connected to an hp 3par storeserv storage system. Hosts, creating and removing hosts, host personas, the host explorer software agent. Hp 3par storeserv integration with vmware vcenter and microsoft. Best practice for creating a new host windows, sparc solaris, vmware, and. Hp storage device management software for hp 3par storeserv. Hp 3par storeserv storage best practices guide docshare.
Hp3parwindowsserver2012and windowsserver2008implementation guide. Today we will deploy the hp 3par simulator on vmware vsphere esxi 5. Hp 3par recovery manager for vmware software suite includes three software components that. Ive found a matrix showing that host explorer isnt compatible with os 3.
Microsoft windows server 2003 and 2008, 32bit and 64bit. Hp 3par simulator deployment on vmware workstation th february 2016 21st april 2015 by alex bytes 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 3par simulator deployment on vmware workstation. Esxesxi handling scsi queue full and busy messages from the hp 3par storeserv storage. Implementing vmware virtual volumes on hpe 3par storeserv. So multihypervisor backup products are becoming a necessity. Older implementations used host persona 6 for vmware hosts. New implementation guides for 3par for windows server 2012.
Hp 3par host explorer user guide installation and deinstallation 2. Jul 30, 20 after the installation of 18 3par systems for my customer, we decided also to install the additional software that comes with those shiny yellow systems. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best. Managing hpe 3par storeserv i management and local. 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.
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