Register a 3PAR storage device

You can register a 3PAR storage device from the Block Storage Devices screen in the Operations Console.

Prerequisites 

  • Storage systems and networking are configured.

  • For an iSCSI device, you must have connectivity from the target compute node to the 3PAR storage system iSCSI port.

Register a 3PAR block storage device

  1. From the Operations Console main menu, select Block Storage Devices.

  2. Click Register Storage Device.

  3. From the drop down list, select the type of device you want to register.

  4. Enter the networking details for the storage device.

    General

    • Name for the HP 3PAR storage system that will appear in CloudSystem

    • Management IP address of the storage system

    • User name and password for accessing the Management Console of the storage system. Enter the credentials for the OpenStack 3PAR edit role with domain set to "all".

    SAN Configuration

    • SAN IP address of the SAN controller for SSH access to the storage system

    • SAN user name and password for the SAN controller for SSH access to the storage system

  5. Click Register.

    To exit the action without registering a device and to close the screen, click Cancel before registering.

  6. Verify that the new storage device is displayed on the Block Storage Devices overview screen.