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. Implementing vmware virtual volumes on hpe 3par storeserv. Everything you need to make your vmware environment more agile and efficientincluding hp 3par recovery. Please note this is quite a long post as it includes many screenshots and notes. The installers for vmware tools for windows, linux, freebsd and netware guest operating systems are built into vmware workstation as iso image files. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best practices. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best practices. Dec 14, 2017 vm explorer can be used in a multihypervisor environment where it is compatible with vmware and hyperv hypervisors.
Hpe 3par host explorer software support matrix april 2017 10. 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. Products sold prior to the november 1, 2015 separation of hewlettpackard company into hewlett packard enterprise company and hp inc. The hp 3par host explorer is a program that runs on a host connected to an hp 3par storeserv storage system.
Hp 3par simulator deployment on vmware workstation. Sadly 3par support seems limited to 3par support documents which is pretty much limited to release notes. Is your administrator spending a considerable amount of time collecting host configuration information. 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.
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. Ive found a matrix showing that host explorer isnt compatible with os 3. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 6 best. Manager for vmware, host explorer for vmware, vasa support, and three essential plugins. Hpe storage users group view topic fix 3par with vmware. 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. 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. Enabling hpe 3par web services api server veeam backup. Host explorer for hpe primera and hpe 3par automates host discovery and collection of detailed host configuration information that is critical to fast. Technical white paper hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best practices 6 when changing an existing host persona from 6 to 11, a host reboot is required for the change to take effect. Feb 11, 2015 how to reclaim storage on hp 3par systems. 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. Vmware including hp 3par recovery manager for vmware, host explorer for 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. This can be test and dev or second production site. You can also deploy the simulator on vmware workstation however the steps are slightly different. We have also compared the free version of vm explorer with the paid one hpe vm explorer free version for vmware and hyperv. Hp 3par storeserv integration with vmware vcenter and microsoft. Network behaviour is somewhat different as supposed. Hosts, creating and removing hosts, host personas, the host explorer software agent. Dec 18, 2012 for instance persona 11 for vmware will allow peer persistence important. Hp 3par recovery manager software for vmware vsphere.
Hpe host explorer 4 hewlett packard enterprise community. So multihypervisor backup products are becoming a necessity. 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 efficient including hp 3par recovery. Track users it needs, easily, and with only the features you need.
Today we will deploy the hp 3par simulator on vmware vsphere esxi 5. New implementation guides for 3par for windows server 2012. Operator level functionality in a windows environment. Installing and troubleshooting hp 3par host explorer. 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.
Microsoft windows server 2003 and 2008, 32bit and 64bit. Another important thing to know is that the 3par host explorer software is until further notice not supported under windows server 2012. We recently installed hpe 3par host explorer for microsoft windows. Having issues getting vvols to work with 3par vmware communities. Hp 3par simulator deployment on vmware vsphere esxi. Hp 3par storeserv storage and vmware vsphere 5 best. 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.
Hp 3par host explorer user guide installation and deinstallation 2. 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. Esxesxi handling scsi queue full and busy messages from the hp 3par storeserv storage. 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. Good morning, we recently installed hpe 3par host explorer for microsoft windows on a windows server running microsoft 10. Older implementations used host persona 6 for vmware hosts. Jan 17, 2015 this white paper outlines best practices on how to set up hp 3par storeserv storage with vmware vsphere 5. Autosuggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Hp 3par recovery manager for vmware software suite includes three software components that. Apr 18, 2016 for the 3par you will need to ensure you are running at the very least 3. 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. Add custom satp claimrule for hp 3par to vmware esxi.
Managing hpe 3par storeserv i management and local. Hpe storage users group view topic vmware hosts and host. Hp storage device management software for hp 3par storeserv. 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.
The information gathered from the host explorer is visible for uncreated hosts and assists with host creation and diagnosing host connectivity issues. Hp 3par storeserv storage best practices guide docshare. An iso image file looks like a cdrom to your guest operating system and even appears as a cdrom in windows explorer. Hi, we have a storeserv 7400 and host explorer in cd. Management console, host explorer, and smartstartsoftware designed to get you off to. 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. 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. Its installed on windows 2012r2 and was running fine as 2.
Hp3parwindowsserver2012and windowsserver2008implementation guide. Hp 3par administrators who desire training on basic concepts and best practices needed to administer the array. Hpe 3par storeserv luns are also referred to as virtual volumes and are not related to vvols. If you like googling for answers to issues, 3par is definitely not the storage system to get. Its integrated features support vmware technology to optimize operational efficiency. Best practice for creating a new host windows, sparc solaris, vmware, and. Hp 3par utility storage enhances flexibility and reduces physical storage capacity needs in vmware. Hpe3parvmwareesxesxi implementationguide abstract thisimplementationguideprovidesinformationforestablishingcommunicationbetweenanhpe3parstoreservstorageand. We can see a lot of environments where hyperv is present along with vmware.
Where can getdownload lastest version hp 3par host. Within this blog i will post some extra information about the software and some troubleshooting steps. Please note, that host persona 6 isnt supported for esx hosts with 3par os 3. Host explorer vmware hewlett packard enterprise community. Installing and maintaining the host explorer agent in order. So the host must be shutdown at the moment of change. Virtual volumes draw their space from cpgs and come in two varieties fully provisioned virtual volumes fpvv and thin provisioned vv tpvv. So ive downloaded this and it looks like the vmware plugin part wasnt enabled until version 2.