ATTO Technology 2700C manual

A TT O T echnology , Inc. AT T O iPBridge 2700C/R/D Inst allation and Operation Manual © 2006 A TTO T echnology , Inc. All rights rese rved. All bra nd or product names are trademarks of their respec tive holders. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the express written permission of A TTO T echnology , Inc.[...]

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Content s 1 A TTO iPBridge 2700 provides storage options ............. ..................1 ATTO iPBridge 2700 features, benefits Embedded software features Connectivity, infras tructure solutions 1.1 ATTO iPBridge 2700R/D .......... ............................................3 Dimensions Environment Power Ethernet interface Fibre Channel inte rfac[...]

3.1 ATTO ExpressNAV page s ............ .............. .............. ...........21 Status Serial Port Configuration Time & Date Configuration Ethernet (Network) Port Configuration SNMP Fibre Channel Configuratio n iSCSI Configuration Auto Target Management Manual Target Management: iSCSI Target Management Bridge Configurati on Firmware Update [...]

6.1.1 CLI commands summa ry ........... ................. ...........35 6.1.2 General use commands ...... .............. ............ ......... 39 Help Password ReadOnlyPassword ReadOnlyUsername RestoreConfiguration SaveConfiguration Username V erboseMode 6.1.3 Maintenance commands ..... .............. ............ .........41 Date FirmwareRestart [...]

SNMPT rapAddress SNMPT raps T ailEventLog T emperatur e T raceLog T raceLogFilter V oltage WrapEventLog WrapT raceLog CLI Error Messages 6.1.5 Serial port configuration commands ...... ..............47 SerialPortBaudRate SerialPortEcho T ailEventLog 6.1.6 Fibre Channel configurat ion commands .............48 FCConnMode FCDataRate FCHard FCHardAddre[...]

6.1.9 Mapping commands ............ .............. ............ .........53 AccessControl AccessEntry AutoMap FCHard FCHardAddress FCT argets iSCSIT arget iSCSIT argetNameDisplay Route RouteDisplay Appendix A ATTO iPBridg e, FibreBridge family ..... ............................i iPBridge products Fibre Bridge products Appendix B Cabling ....... ...[...]

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1 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 1 A TT O iPBridge 2700 provides storage options The A TT O iPBridge TM 2700C/R/D iSCSI to Fibr e Channel bridge offers an affor dable opportunity to transform Fibr e Channel storage into network-enabled addr essable devices, cr eating scalable solutions for an iSCSI SAN. The iSCSI[...]

2 iPBridge 2700C/R/D efficiently managing W rite commands between host and a tape device. Using the iPBridge results in a higher throughput and shorter backup times compared to native Fibre tape or direct attached SCSI tape libraries. Advanced Diagnostics: software event-logging capability time and date stamped by the real time clock. Y ou can also[...]

3 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 1.1 A TT O iPBridge 2700R/D The A TTO iPBridge 2700R/ D is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to Fibr e Channel 1U full-rack bridge for high performance, cost effective solutio ns in enterprise envi r onments. The iPBridge 2700R/D includes a single power supply , four Ethernet data ports, an Et[...]

4 Inst allation: A TT O iPBridge 270 0R/D LEDs on the co nnector side are: A bicolor Ready/Fault LED lights green to indicate ready , lights yellow to show a faulted condition, and is of f to indicate not ready . Embedded in the Et hernet management port connector: a lighted green LED shows a valid link; off indicates that no link is present. A sep[...]

5 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Exhibit 1.1-2 Overview of iPBridge 2700R/D fr om the back (connector) side. air vents RS-232 (serial) por t GbE ports Fibre Channel ports power connector for bracket assembl y W i d t h 1 7 " L e n g t h 8 . 7 " Height 1.7" 10/100 Ethern et port Front label side Bac[...]

6 Inst allation: A TT O iPBridge 270 0R/D[...]

7 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 1.2 A TT O iPBridge 2700C The A TTO iPBrid ge 2700C is a 1-Gigabit Ethernet to Fibr e Channel embeddable cPCI bridge for high performance, cost effective solutio ns in enterprise envi r onments. The iPBridge 2700C includes four Ethernet data ports, an Ethernet mana gement port, a [...]

8 Installation: A TTO iPBridge 2700E Embedded in the Et hernet management port connector: a lighted green LED shows a valid link; off indicates that no link is present. A separate blinking yellow LED indicates activity . A bicolor Ready/Fault LED lights green to indicate ready , lights yellow to show a faulted condition, and is of f to indicate not[...]

9 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 2 Configuring the iPBridge Set up your iPBridge by first getting an IP addr ess, then use A TT O Expr essNA V to map devices. Default values ar e appr opriate for most other configurations, but may be modifi ed for your needs using A TTO Expr essNA V . Configuration of the A TTO i[...]

10 Installation : Configuration 2.1 Getting an IP address Set up your iPBridge by first getting an IP addr ess, then use A TTO Expr essNA V to map devices. The iPBridge is set up by default to request an IP address from a DHCP server . If you do not have a DHCP server to assign IP addresses to devices, get an IP address from your network administra[...]

11 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 2.2 T arget management Devices ar e mapped using the designations for the iSCSI LUN. The easi est way to map devices is to use the Automatic T arget Management featur e in the AT TO Expr essNA V interface. CA UT ION CA UT ION Changing the device map can affect the host’ s view [...]

12 Installatio n: mapping Multiple t arget nodes Multiple tar gets allow you to create a more configurable mapping scheme which can segregate storage into different iSCSI nodes within the iPBridge, with each iSCSI target having its own set of access criteria. For example, if you have two servers and a library with four tapes and a media changer , t[...]

13 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Exhibit 2.2-1 T arget node configurations Server 1 Bri dge SN 000123 iqn . 1995 - 12 . com . att otech : ipbr idge : sn - i pb 27000 00123 Ethernet Net wor k SCSI dev ic e Server 2 Physic al connect i ons Initiator/H os t to Ne two rk Networ k t o i PBri dge Et her net port i PBr[...]

14 Installatio n: mapping Exhibit 2.2-2 Automatic iSCSI T arget Management page and the r esults of clicking either Map all devices to the default target or Map each device to its own ta rget .[...]

15 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Exhibit 2.2-3 Fr om the iSCSI Ta r g e t M a n a g e m e n t page you may view or modify the iSCSI mapping, the Access Contr ol lists, and the iSCSI CHAP configuration.[...]

16 Installatio n: mapping[...]

17 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 2.3 Additional configurations Additional configur ations to impr ove usability and security ar e available on the iPBridge 2700. Use A TT O Expr essNA V or the Command Line Interface. Set the Real Time Clock Before proceeding you should set the Real T ime Clock. Y ou can set the [...]

18 Installation : Configuration SNMP protocol Remote system monitoring is available using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). An agent resides in the iPBridge which takes information from the iPBridge and translates it into a form com patible with SNM P . If cer tain conditions arise, the agent s ends asynchronous notifications (traps) to a [...]

19 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 3 A TT O ExpressNA V interface The easiest way to communica te with the A TTO iPBri dge is to use the br owser-based interface. A TTO Expr essNA V . This chapter pr ovides addi tional information about the interface and how to use it. The recommended management tool for the iPBri[...]

20 Installation: E xpressNA V Exhibit 3.0-1 An Expr essNA V page Si debar : select the it em you wish to view Fi bre Channel por ts Management port Da ta po rts Se rial po rt Product facepl ate graphi c provides links to speci fied port Submit butt on Param eter n ame Red print provi des li nk to help te xt Radi o butt ons Text boxes Drop down choi[...]

21 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 3.1 AT T O E x p r e s s N AV p a g e s Each page in the A TTO Expr essNA V interface pr ovides information and/or configuratio n parameters based on a specific topic. Each page can be r eached thr ough the menu at the side of each page An image on each page’ s header shows eac[...]

22 Installation: E xpressNA V Manual T arget Management: iSCSI T arget Management ExpressNA V is the preferred interface for setting up tar gets and access to tar gets. This page allows you to set up and configure iSCSI targets individually for Access Control, Device Maps and iSCSI CHAP . For the default target, Access Con trol and CHAP are disable[...]

23 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 4 Up dating firmware Several pr ocessors contr ol the flow of data in the A TTO iPBridge 2700. The firmwar e to contr ol these pr ocessors ca n easily be upgraded in the field using the A TTO Expr essNA V interface or t he PUT command fr om an FTP connection. The A TTO Expr essNA[...]

24 Firmware upd ate[...]

25 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 5 T roubleshooting If it is clear that a particular component system is at fault in a pr oblem situation, go dir ectly to that component. If it is not clear , the best approa ch is to tr oubleshoot using the inside-out method. Y ou may check on the status of your iPBridge using t[...]

26 T roubl eshooting • a bicolor LED, embed ded in the connector on each Gigab it Ethernet po rt, indicates 10 0/1000 MbE speed. Green on indicates 100MbE and yellow on indicates 1000 MbE. • a green LED for each Gigabit Ethernet port indicates link/activity, where on solid indicates link, blinking indicates activity and off is no link is presen[...]

27 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Check host versions Check the following to find problems on attached hosts: • Operating system version • Service pack version • Host adapter version • Host adapter firmware version • Host adapter device driver version • iSCSI driver version If an update is required, p[...]

28 T roubl eshooting Cat5E and Cat6 cable are the best cabling for the iPBridge. 2 Verify the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway ar e properly set on each dat a port on the iPBridge for your network en vironment. Refer to ATTO ExpressNAV interface on page 19. 3 Verify that the Ethernet speed is set to auto: check the Ethernet page of the ATTO Exp[...]

29 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 7 Some older switches cannot autoneg otiate between the host and the switch properly. You could have to force the host or switch to the desired speed. For a NIC using an OS i SCSI driver , continue to the iSCSI OS driver section. Checking the i SCSI OS driver If the host uses a d[...]

30 T roubl eshooting 3 Verify that packets ar e not being dropped along the LAN/WAN. Many utilities track packet activity and switch statistics. Checking the Ethernet host adapter or NIC Ethernet storage adapters generally outperform accelerated NICs and un-accelerated NICs by offloadin g most of the processing from the host. An accelerated NIC pro[...]

31 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6 Alternative interface options Alternative methods to using the A TTO Expr essNA V interface may be used to manage the iPBridge. A TT O Expr essNA V is the r ecommended interface. Use the serial port or header 1 Connect a cable from iPBridge RS- 232 serial port or heade r to the[...]

32 Inst allation: Alternative interfaces Exhibit 6.0-1 S tart up messages. ATTO iPBridge 2700 (c) 2002 - 2005 ATTO Technology, Inc orporated. Firmware version A76A release date M ar 31 2005, 14:40:12 Build A76A 255 Megabytes of RAM Installed. 4 GbE Data Port(s). Bridge World Wide Name = 20 00 00 10 86 30 00 38 Bridge Serial Number = “iB2700L000 0[...]

33 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1 CLI provides ASCII-based interface The command line interface (CLI) pr ovides access to the A TT O iPBridge Services thr ough a set of ASCII commands. CLI commands may be enter ed while in CLI mode. iPBridge Services provide configuration and monitoring for the iPBridge. CLI [...]

34 Alternative interface s: CLI CLI Error Messages The following error messages may be returned by the Command line Interface: ERROR. Invalid Command. Type 'Help' for command list. ERROR. Wrong/Missing Parameters Usage: <usage string> ERROR. Command Not Processed. Exhibit 6.1-2 If you enter a parameter for a CLI command inco rr ectl[...]

35 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.1 CLI commands summary A summary of the Command Line Interface commands, t heir defaults, an example of how they might be used, and wher e you can find the specifics of the command. Commands which have no default values associated with t hem have a blank entry in that colu mn[...]

36 Alternative interface s: CLI FCWWName get fcwwnam e 2 48 FirmwareRestart fir mwarerestart 41 Help help fcdatarate 39, 44 IdentifyBridge disabled set identifyBridge enabled 39, 44 Info info 44 IP Address dp1=10.0.0.1 dp2=10.0.0.2 dp3=10.0.0.3 dp4=10.0.0.4 mp1=10.0.0 .5 get ipaddress dp1 49 IPDHCP enabled set ipdhcp all disabled 49 IPGateway 0.0.0[...]

37 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual RouteDisplay routedisplay iscsi 54 SaveConfigura tion saveconfig uration restart 39 SerialNumber get serial number 45 SerialPortBa udRate 1 15200 set serialportbaud rate 19200 47 SerialPortEcho enabled get serialportecho 47 SNMPDumpMI B snmpdumpm ib 46 SNMPExtendedT rap s disable[...]

38 Alternative interface s: CLI[...]

39 Alternative interface s: CLI 6.1.2 General use commands These CLI commands ar e used in a variety of situations Help Displays a list of available commands. If command name is specified, displays detailed command- specific information. Immediate command: He lp [command name] Password Specifies a passwor d for all sessions: TCP/IP , FTP and Expr e[...]

40 Alternative interface s: CLI Username Specifies a username for all TCP/IP , FTP and Expr essNA V web server sessions. Username is case insensitive, 1-32 characters with no spaces. Changes to the Admin Level Username will r e quir e an Admin Level passwor d. Default: root Set synta x: set Username [u sername] Requires ente ring a password Require[...]

41 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.3 Maintenance commands The CLI commands outlined in this chapter may be used to get information or perform functions which ar e used in a variety of situati ons with the A TTO iPBridge. Date Sets the date for the iPBridge if SNTP has b een disabled or is not avai lable. Set s[...]

42 Interfaces: CLI SNTP Contr ols the SNTP (Si mple Network T i me Pr otocol) settings for the iP Bridge. When enabled, t he iPBridge will try to contact a specified SNTP server at r eset and every 12 hours after to init ialize/synchr onize the time. Default: Enabled Set syntax: set SNTP [enabled|disabled] Requires a SaveConfiguration co mmand Get [...]

43 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.4 Diagnostic commands A TT O iPBridge diagnostic commands help validate iPBr idge operation and diagnose/isolate iPBridge faults. Event logging is a mechanis m for on-site observation of internal iPBr idge 2700 behavior such as tracing Fibr e Channel commands r eceived over t[...]

44 Interfaces: CLI DumpEventLog Dumps the contents of the en tir e event log to an RS-232 or TCP/IP session (over Ethe rnet) without i mpact on the log itself. (the log is not clear ed). No events will be r ecor ded until the comm and has been completed. Immediate command: DumpEventLog DumpT raceLog Dumps the contents of the en tir e trace log to a[...]

45 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual IsRese rved Displays the r eservation status of the curr ent iPBridge session/interface. If set, the config uration image is b eing modified by another iPBridge services session: set commands ar e temporarily unavai lable but in formation commands are available. Executing a Sa ve[...]

46 Interfaces: CLI SNMPT raps Enables/disabl es SNMP trap functio ns.Consult your network administrator f or fu rther assistance with SNMP . Default: disabled Set syntax: set SNMP T raps [enabled | disabled] Get syntax: get SNMPT raps Ta i l E v e n t L o g Displays new events to the te rminal during a serial or T elnet session. Pr ess <ESC> [...]

47 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.5 Serial port conf iguration commands The A TT O iPBridge serial ports or serial headers ar e configur ed with default settings but may be customized to your specifications using the CLI commands in this section. SerialPortBaudRate Configur es/reports the baud rate f or the i[...]

48 Interfaces: FC commands 6.1.6 Fibre Channel configuration commands The Fibr e Channel ports ar e configur ed with default settin gs but may be customized using CLI. FCConnMode Contr ols/r eports the connection mode the Fibr eBridge uses when communica tion acr oss a FC network, either to an arbitrated loop (FC-AL) when you select loop mode, or p[...]

49 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.7 Ethernet commands These commands configur e the management and data Ethernet ports i ncluding TCP/IP parameters. DPMTU Contr ols the MTU (Maximum T ransmission Unit) used by the Ethernet ports: Incr ea sing the MTU may im pr ove thr oughput. Default: 1514 Set syntax: set DP[...]

50 Interfaces: CLI Ping Ping will send a n ICMP echo r equest to the specified host. Immediate command: ping [DPn] | mp1] [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] <count <size>> ReadOnlyPassw ord Specifies a r ead only passwor d for all session s: TCP/IP , FTP and Expr essNA V web-based inte rface. Y ou will be pr ompted for the curr ent password, to enter th[...]

51 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.8 iSCSI commands Default settings may be customized to your specificati ons using the CLI commands in this section. iSCS IAlias Pr ovides a hu man-r eadable name assi gned to the iPBridge. Aliases may be 1 to 64 cha racters long and may contain spaces if sp aces ar e enclosed[...]

52 Interfaces: CLI iSCS IW ANIP Addre ss Sets the IP address r eported fr om the sendtargets command. Setting the a ddr ess to 0.0.0.0 wi ll cause the unit to report the LAN IP addr ess. Set syntax: set iSCSIW ANIP Address [dp[n] | all] [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] Get syntax: get iSCSIW ANIP Address [dp[n] | all] iSNSLoginContro l Specifies whether the iPB r[...]

53 A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual 6.1.9 Mapping commands Y ou may map devices via the web-based server or thr ough the management or serial ports. Note The recommended management tool for the iPBridge is A TTO ExpressNA V . AccessContro l Contr ols access to a tar get node as keyed to the iSCSI qualified n ame of[...]

54 Interfaces: CLI Route Assigns a host protocol addr ess to a target destination device. Immediate command: Route| [iSCSI] [default|T arge t Name] [lun] [FC [fp]|fcidx] |Bridge|D elete] RouteDisplay Displays a combined li st of host protocol addr esses to tar get destinat ion device mappings. Immediate command: RouteDisplay iSCSI [default <lun&[...]

i A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Appendix A A TTO FibreBridge family The A TTO bridge family of pr oducts pr ovides GbE-to-SCSI or Fibr e Channel-to-SCSI bridges available as Compact PCI (CPCI) boar ds, stand alone enclosur es that can be fitted for rackmount in tegration, or desktop units, depending on t he mode[...]

ii A TTO FibreBridge Product features 1 180E/D 1290E 2300E/R/D 2350C 2390C/ R/D 2400C/R/D Number of FC port s 1111 12 FC interface DB9/SC SFP SFP SFP SFP SFP FC data rate 1-GB 2-Gb 2-Gb 2-Gb 4-Gb 4-Gb Number of SCSI port s 122222 SCSI interface L VD/SE L VD/SE L VD/SE L VD/SE L VD/SE L VD/SE VHDCI Max. data transfer rate (MB/sec.) 72 160 185 195 28[...]

iii A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Appendix A Cabling Additional information to physically connect ports to devices a nd to your SAN. Fibre Channel connections The Fibre Channel port connects the bridge into either a Fabric or Arbitrated Loop. The iPBridge 2700 uses optical SFP connectors and multimode fiber opti[...]

iv Appendix Appendix B Glossary Mor e information i s available thr ough the S t orage Networking Indus try Association ( www .snia.org/education/dictionary ) and the IETF ( www .ietf.or g ). Te r m D e f i n i t i o n ACL Access Control List-- refers to a target nod e. broadcast domain PCs and servers send (broad cast) information out through an E[...]

v A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Appendix C Safety st andards and compliances The equipment described in this manual generates and uses radio fr equency ener gy . If this equipment is not used in strict accor dance with the manufactur er's instruction, it can and may cause interference with radio and televis[...]

vi Appendix Standard(s) to which conformity is declared: EN55022, EN50082-1, EN60950 This Declaration will only be valid when this produ ct is used in conjunction with other CE approved devices and when the entire system is tested to th e applicable CE standards and found to be compliant. The A TTO Fib reBridge 2700 complies with Directive 2002/95/[...]

vii A TTO T echnology Inc. iPBridge I nstallation and Operation Manual Appendix D A TTO accessories The following accessories ar e available thr ough A T T O T echnology . Contact an A TT O T echnology authorized sal es r epr esentative to o r der . iSCSI Bridge board-level models A TTO iPBridge 2700C IPBR-2700-C00 4 Gigabit Ethernet by 2 4-Gb Fibr[...]

viii Appendix Appendix E W arranty , cont act information Manufactu rer limited warranty Manufacturer warrants to the original purchaser of this product that it will be free from d efects in material and workmanship as described in the A TTO T echnology website, www .attotech.com. Manufacturer liability shall be limited to replacing or repairing, a[...]