# HPE Alletra MP Storage

## Prerequisites

- All HPE Alletra MP Storage iSCSI ports are reachable from each of the cluster hosts
- The `multipath.conf` settings on each node should be configured as follows:

```
```
defaults {  
    find_multipaths yes  
    user_friendly_names no  
}
```
```

## Add HPE Alletra MP Storage

### About this task

The first step is to create a storage server in HPE Morpheus Enterprise. Once the storage server is added, you can create a datastore and provision Instances. Follow these steps to add a Storage Server:

### Procedure

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage
2. In the “Servers” tab, Click the + ADD button
3. From the ADD STORAGE SERVER wizard, input the following: 

   NAME:
   :   Name of the storage server in HPE Morpheus Enterprise

   TYPE:
   :   Select “HPE Alletra MP”

   URL:
   :   URL of HPE Alletra MP Storage (ex. `https://storage-system.example.com` or `https://192.1.2.3:1234`)

   USERNAME:
   :   Add your administrative user account

   PASSWORD:
   :   Add your administrative user account password
4. Select SAVE CHANGES

### Results

![../../_images/add-storage-server.png](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-432FC4EC-3961-492E-9423-55CC7E6BCACA-high.png)

The Storage Server will be added and displayed in the Datastore tab.

## Create Datastore

### About this task

Add a Datastore to the Storage Server.

### Procedure

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clusters.
2. Click into the detail page for the cluster where the datastore is to be created.
3. Select the Storage tab.
4. Under the Data Stores sub tab, click + ADD.
5. From the ADD DATASTORE wizard, input the following: 

   NAME:
   :   Name of the datastore in HPE Morpheus Enterprise.

   TYPE:
   :   Select the type of storage system.

   STORAGE SERVER:
   :   Select the storage server that is created using the ADD STORAGE SERVER wizard.

   PROTOCOL TYPE:
   :   Select the type of storage protocol.

   RANSOMWARE DETECTION:
   :   Select the check box to enable ransomware detection for all VMs created with this datastore.

   NOTE

   The datastore creation fails if storage servers other than HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 are selected along with the Ransomware Detection option.

   CPG
   :   Use the drop-down list to select a Common Provisioning Group (CPG) for allocating storage to the new datastore.
6. Click SAVE.

### Results

![Add data store](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-6894A520-8797-40DF-9252-2F696167BA9F-high.png)

The datastore is added and displayed in the Datastore tab. Confirm that its status is healthy.

## Create Instance

### About this task

Create an Instance with the Datastore.

### Procedure

1. Navigate to Provisioning > Instances
2. In the Instances tab, Click the + ADD button
3. From the ADD INSTANCE wizard input the following: 

   - From the TYPE section: Select “HVM”
   - Click NEXT

     ![../../_images/create-instance-type.png](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-55F890E0-47C6-4621-9A97-C399B1AD1BB0-high.png)
   - From the GROUP tab, input the following:

     GROUP:
     :   Select the Group for the Instance

     CLOUD:
     :   Select the Cloud for the Instance

     NAME:
     :   Name for the Instance in HPE Morpheus Enterprise
   - Click NEXT

     ![../../_images/create-instance-group.png](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-4EEB766E-54E0-4C82-A60B-59AE6B75D705-high.png)
   - From the CONFIGURE tab, input the following:

     LAYOUT:
     :   Select the Layout for the Instance

     PLAN:
     :   Select the Plan for the Instance

     RESOURCE POOL:
     :   Select the Resource Pool (Cluster) for the Instance

     VOLUMES:
     :   Add one or more Volumes to the Instance. Select the datastore created in the previous section

     NETWORK:
     :   Add Networks to the Instance

     IMAGE:
     :   Select the Image for the Instance

     HOST:
     :   Select the cluster host for the Instance

     Other configurations may be added as needed.

     ![../../_images/create-instance-configure.png](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-358491C6-43F7-4197-9F53-94D50A1E99F1-high.png)
   - Click NEXT
   - Add Automation Tasks, if needed
   - Click NEXT
   - Review the Instance configuration
   - Click COMPLETE![../../_images/create-instance-review.png](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-22C7AB89-6966-4E4D-8514-6A2FAD489B61-high.png)

### Results

The Instance is now provisioned to the new datastore and is viewable within the Instances (Provisioning > Instances) section.

## Add a storage server

The first step is to create a storage server in VM Essentials. After the storage server is added, you can view the storage summary and alerts, and view or edit volumes. For more information on adding a storage server, see [Add HPE Alletra MP Storage](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-45A52EF2-E1DD-4625-BDE5-C4BE51EA01AD.html#GUID-9C460D6B-1616-47E0-9FF7-7AD7DD4ADDE3).

### Viewing the Summary page

The Summary tab displays system information, the capacity utilization of the system, and the number of ransomwares detected.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Servers.
2. In the Servers tab, select the server. The Summary tab displays the information for the selected server. ![Summary tab](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-CADEC596-4D47-4B87-85E1-DC2756B5DAD8-high.png)

   The Summary tab contains:

   - **System**

     The following information is displayed in the System tile:
     - **Name**: Displays the system name of the selected server.
     - **Model**: Displays the model name of the system.
     - **Serial Number**: Displays the serial number of the system.
     - **Health status**: Displays the system health status of the array depending on the highest severity type of the alerts listed in the Alerts tab for the storage system. The health status values can be Critical, Normal, or Warning.

       | Highest Severity Type of Alerts | Health status |
       | --- | --- |
       | Critical or Fatal | Critical (The system has some major issues that will affect performance) |
       | Major | Warning (The system is operational but with some non-critical issues) |
       | Other types | Normal (The system is functioning as expected) |
     - **Firmware version**: Displays the firmware version of the storage system.
     - **WWN**: Displays a unique identifier name of the system.
     - **Uptime**: Displays the total time that the system has been operational.
     - **IP Address**: Displays the IP address of the system.
   - **Capacity Utilization**

     The Capacity Utilization tile displays the total and used capacity percentage of the selected storage system.

     - For models HPE Alletra MP B10000 and later, the Capacity Utilization tile populates the usable capacity.
     - For models prior to HPE Alletra MP B10000, the Capacity Utilization tile populates the raw capacity information.

     NOTE

     You can get the latest system information by clicking the Summary tab.
   - **Ransomware Detection**

     The Ransomware Detection tile displays the number of ransomwares detected. A hyperlink is displayed when more than one ransomware alert is detected; otherwise, it is displayed as a plain text.

     On clicking the hyperlink, you can view the details of alert by selecting Ransomware monitoring as the Filter by Type.

     ![Alerts - ransomware monitoring](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-0E521724-F9E5-4619-B9D9-BB943E488958-high.png)

### Viewing Alerts

The Alerts tab displays system alerts with severity levels of Fatal, Critical, or Major.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Servers.
2. In the Servers tab, select the server.
3. Select the Alerts tab.
4. Select the type of alert that you want to view from the Filter by Type drop-down list.
5. The alerts displayed in the Alerts tab provide the following information:
   - **Severity**: Displays the severity of the alert. The severity can be Fatal, Critical, or Major. The severity of the alert determines the health status of the system.
   - **Type**: Displays the type of the alert message.
   - **Message**: Displays the description of the alert message.
   - **Time**: Displays the time when the alert was created. The UTC timezone is the standard timezone in HPE Morpheus Enterprise.![Alerts tab](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-46AEA56B-E951-48EC-8781-EEAF84D5ADB7-high.png)

### Volumes tab

#### Viewing Volumes

The Volumes tab provides a list of all volumes, including their summary, capacity information, and ransomware monitoring status.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Servers.
2. In the Servers tab, select the server name.
3. Select the Volumes tab. You can view the following information:
   - **Name**: Displays the volume name for the VM.
   - **Details**: Displays the CD Drive volume or data disk associated with the VM name.
   - **Usage**: Displays a progress bar. The progress bar displays:
     - Used capacity in percentage.
     - Used capacity in either GiB or TiB, based on its value, in comparison to the total capacity.
   - **Ransomware Monitoring**: Indicates whether ransomware monitoring is enabled or disabled for the volume. Ransomware monitoring is enabled or disabled while creating the datastore.

     NOTE

     Once ransomware monitoring is enabled for a datastore, the ransomware monitoring status cannot be edited​.
   - **IOPS**: Displays the number of read and write operations performed by the volume each second.
   - **Throughput**: Displays the amount of data transferred to or from the volume each second.

   ![Volumes tab](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-8E25EA50-EEC7-48EA-8FCF-973EB252A822-high.png)

#### Editing volumes

##### About this task

You can edit the volumes individually for VMs created without selecting the Ransomware Detection check box in the ADD DATA STORE screen.

##### Procedure

1. Create a datastore without selecting the Ransomware Detection check box. 

   To create a datastore, go to Infrastructure > Clusters, click the cluster name, then click Storage > Add. For more information on creating a datastore, see [Create Datastore](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-45A52EF2-E1DD-4625-BDE5-C4BE51EA01AD.html#GUID-5332DFF1-C4D9-4CB9-9EB7-53E9A73719DE).
2. Create a VM with the Ransomware Detection disabled datastore.

   To begin provisioning a VM instance with the Ransomware Detection disabled datastore, go to Provisioning > Instances. For more information on creating a VM instance, see [Create Instance](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/render?page=GUID-45A52EF2-E1DD-4625-BDE5-C4BE51EA01AD.html#GUID-C292527A-7464-4C79-9C27-A51681D8A157).
3. Navigate to Infrastructure > Storage > Servers > Volumes tab.

   The Actions drop-down menu is available for each volume that has the Ransomware Detection disabled.

   NOTE

   For VMs created with Ransomware Detection enabled datastore, the Actions drop-down is not displayed for such volumes.
4. Click Actions > Edit.

   The EDIT VOLUME message is displayed.

   ![Edit volume](https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/api/document/sd00007510en_us/GUID-79282845-7740-4731-9DAF-BDAA8AC698BB-high.png)
5. To change the status, select the Ransomware Detection check box if it is disabled or clear the check box if it is enabled.
6. Click Save. The changes to the ransomware monitoring are saved.
