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

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

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 Morpheus

   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

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

Create Datastore

Add a Datastore to the Storage Server.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Clusters

2. Click into the detail page for the cluster where 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 Morpheus

   TYPE:

   Select “HPE Alletra MP”

   STORAGE SERVER:

   Select the Storage Server created using the steps in the previous section

6. Select SAVE

The data store will be added and displayed in the “Datastore” tab. Confirm that its status is healthy.

Create Instance

Create an Instance with the Datastore.

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 “HPE VM”

   • Click NEXT

     

   • 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 Morpheus

   • Click NEXT

     

   • 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.

     

   • Click NEXT

   • Add Automation Tasks, if needed

   • Click NEXT

   • Review the Instance configuration

   • Click COMPLETE

   

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