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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide iii © 2003 Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Notice: No part of this publication may be reproduced or tran smitted in any form or by any electronic or mechanical mean s, including ph otocopying and recordin g, or stored in a database or retrieval syste m for any purpose, withou[...]

iv Preface Document Revision Level Revision Date Description MK-90RD008-0 July 2000 Initial Release MK-90RD008-1 November 2000 Revision 1, supersedes and replaces MK-90RD008-0 MK-90RD008-2 March 2001 Revision 2, supersedes and replaces MK-90RD008-1 This document revision applies to 9900 microcode versions 01-12- xx . MK-90RD008-3 June 2001 Revision[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide v Preface This document descr ibes the physical, functional, an d operational characteristics of the Hitachi Lightning 990 0™ subsystem, provides gene ral instructions fo r operating the 9900 subsystem, and provides th e installation and co nfiguration planning information for the 9900 subsystem.[...]

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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide vii Contents Chapter 1 Overview of the Li ghtning 9900™ Subsystem 1.1 K e y F e a t u r e s o f t h e L i g h t n i n g 9 9 0 0 ™ S u b s y s t e m ............................ 1 1.1.1 C o n t i n u o u s D a t a A v a i l a b i l i t y ..................................... 2 1.1.2 C o n n e c [...]

viii Contents 3.6 O p e n S y s t e m s F e a t u r e s a n d F u n c t i o n s................................... 3 7 3.6.1 F a i l o v e r a n d S N M P S u p p o r t ...................................... 3 7 3.6.2 S h a r e - E v e r y t h i n g A r c h i t e c t u r e................................... 3 7 3.6.3 SCSI Extended Copy Command Supp[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide ix 4.4 O p e n - S y s t e m s C o n f i g u r a t i o n ...........................................7 6 4.4.1 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e F i b r e - C h a n n e l P o r t s ...............................7 7 4.4.2 V i r t u a l L V I / L U N D e v i c e s .........................................7[...]

x Contents Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g ................................................... 1 1 5 6.2 S e r v i c e I n f o r m a t i o n M e s s a g e s ( S I M s ) ................................... 1 1 6 6.3 C a l l i n g t h e H i t a c h i D a t a S y s t e m s S u p p o r t C e n t e r .........................[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide xi List of Figures Figure 2.1 Lightning 9900™ HiStar Netwo rk (HSN) Architecture .....................1 1 Figure 2.2 9 9 6 0 S u b s y s t e m F r a m e s ...........................................1 3 Figure 2.3 9 9 1 0 S u b s y s t e m F r a m e ...........................................1 3 F[...]

xii Contents Figure 5.11 P o w e r P l u g s f o r S i n g l e - P h a s e 9 9 6 0 D i s k A r r a y U n i t ( E u r o p e ) .............. 9 0 Figure 5.15 9 9 6 0 D K C a n d D K U P h y s i c a l D i m e n s i o n s .............................. 9 3 Figure 5.16 9 9 1 0 D K C a n d D K U P h y s i c a l D i m e n s i o n s .......................[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide xiii Table 5.6 I n p u t V o l t a g e S p e c i f i c a t i o n s f o r S i n g l e - P h a s e P o w e r .....................9 2 Table 5.7 9 9 0 0 P h y s i c a l S p e c i f i c a t i o n s .......................................9 4 Table 5.8 9 9 6 0 F r a m e a n d C o m p o n e n t W e i g h [...]

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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 1 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightning 9900™ Subsystem 1.1 Key Features of the Lightning 9900™ Subsystem The Hitachi Lightning 9900™ subs ystem provides high-speed response, c ontinuous data availability, scalable conn ectivity, and expandable capacity for both S/390 ® and open- systems envir[...]

2 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightni ng 9900™ Subsystem  Extensive connectivity and resource sharing: – Concurrent operation of UNIX ® -based, Windows NT ® , Windows ® 2000, Linux ® , NetWare ® , and S/390 ® host systems. – Fibre-channel, Fiber Connect ion (FICON™), and Extended Serial Adapter™ (ESCON ® ) server connections. – [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 3 1.1.3 S/390 ® Compatibility and Functionality The 9900 subsystem supp orts 3990 and 2105 co ntroller emulations and can be configured with multiple concurrent logica l volume image (LVI) formats, incl uding 3390-1, -2 , -3, -3R, -9 and 3380-E, -J, -K. In addition to full System-Managed Storage ([...]

4 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightni ng 9900™ Subsystem 1.1.5 Hitachi Freedom NAS™ and Hitachi Freedom SAN™ Hitachi Freedom Dat a Networks™ (FDN) provide an open architect ure that offers organizations freedo m of choice in deploying data a ccess, protection, and sharing capabilities across the enterprise. Usin g multiple technologies and so[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 5 Hitachi Freedom NAS™. Freedom NAS answers the need for speed with faste r file access. Numerous clients can inst antly share data with information available on your NAS f i le server. Freedom NAS is an ex cellent so lution for file/web serving, document/record imaging, streaming media, video de[...]

6 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightni ng 9900™ Subsystem 1.1.6 Program Products and Service Offerings The Lightning 9900™ subsy s tem provides many ad van ced features and functions that increase data accessibility, enable continu o us user da ta access, and deliver en terprise-wide coverage of on-line data copy/rel ocation, data access/protectio[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 7 Table 1.1 Program Products and Service Offerings (c ontinued) Function Description See Section: Resource Management: HiCommand™ Enables users to manage the 9900 subsystem and perform f unctions (e.g., LUN Manager, SANtinel) from virtually any location via the HiCommand™ Web Client, command li[...]

8 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightni ng 9900™ Subsystem 1.1.7 Subsystem Scalability The architecture of the 9900 subsy s tem accommo dates scalability to meet a wide range o f capacity and performance requirements. The 996 0 stora ge capacity can be increased from a minimum of 54 G B to a maximum of 88 TB of user data. The 9960 nonvolatile cache c[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 9 1.2 Reliability, Availabili ty, a nd Serviceability The Lightning 9900™ subsystem is not expected to fail in any way that would interrupt user access to data. The 9900 can sustain multiple comp onent failures and still continue to provide full access to all stored user data. Note: While access [...]

10 Chapter 1 Overview of the Lightni ng 9900™ Subsystem  Hi-Track ® . The Hi-Track ® maintenance support tool monit ors the operation of the 9900 subsystem at all times, col lects hardware status and error data, and transmits this data via modem to the Hitachi Data Systems Su pport Center. The Hitachi Data Systems Support Center analyzes the[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 11 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components 2.1 Overview Figure 2.1 shows the Hier archical Star Network (HiStar or HSN) architecture of the Lightnin g 9900™ RAID subsystem. The “fr ont end” of th e 9900 subsystem includes the hardware and software that transfers the host data t o and [...]

12 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components Front End: The 9900 front end is entirely resident in the 9900 controller frame and includes the client-host interface processors (CHIPs) that reside on the channel adapter (CHA or CHT) boards. The CHIPs control the transfer of dat a to and from the host processors via the fibr e- channel, ExSA™,[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 13 Minimum c onfi guration of 9960 subsystem Disk A rr ay U ni t Dis k Arr a y U nit Dis k Arr a y U nit 9900 C on tr oll er Dis k Arr a y U nit Disk A rr a y U nit Disk Ar r ay U nit Figure 2.2 9960 Subsystem Frames Figure 2.3 9910 Subsystem Frame[...]

14 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components 2.2 Components of the Controller Frame The 9900 controller frame contains the cont rol and operational components of the subsystem. For the 9910 subsystem, the cont roller frame also contains the disk array components. The 9900 controller is fully redundant and has no active sing le point of failur[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 15 2.2.2 Nonvolatile Shared Memory The nonvolatile shared me mory contains the cache directory and configurati on information for the 9900 subsystem. The path group array s (e .g., for dynamic path se lection) also reside in the shared memory. The shared me mory is duplexed, and each side of the du[...]

16 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components 2.2.4 Multiple Data and Control Paths The 9900 subsystem uses a state-of-the- art archit ecture called the Hierarchical Star (HiStar) Network (HSN) which utilizes multiple point-to-p oint data and command paths in order to provide redundancy and improve performance. Each data and command path is in[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 17 Table 2.1 CHIP and Channel Specifications Parameter Specification for 9960 Specificatio n for 9910 Number of CHIP pairs 1, 2, 3, or 4 1, 2, or 3 Simultaneous data transfers per CHIP pair : S/390 ® 4 or 8 ExSA™ (serial/ESCON ® ) Open Systems 4 or 8 (fibre-channel) Maximum transfer rate: FICON[...]

18 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components 2.2.7 Channels The Lightning 9900™ subsy stem supports all-main frame, multiplatform, and all-open syste m operations and offe rs the following tw o types of host channel connections:  Fiber Connection (FICON™). The 9960 subsystem supports up to 16 FICON™-ch annel ports, and the 9910 suppo[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 19 2.2.8 Array Control Processors (ACPs) The ACPs, which control the transfer of data between the disk drives and cache, are installed in pairs for redundan cy and performance. Figure 2. 4 illustrates a conceptual ACP pair domain. The 9960 can be configured with up to four ACP pairs, and the 9910 h[...]

20 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components Table 2.2 ACP Specifications Description Specification for 9960 Specificatio n for 9910 Number of ACP pairs 1, 2, 3 or 4 1 Backend paths pe r ACP pair 8 Backend paths per subsystem 8, 16, 24 or 32 8 Array group (or parity grou p) type per ACP pair RAID-1 and/or RAID-5 Hard disk drive typ e per ACP [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 21 2.3 Array Frame The 9960 array frames co ntain the physical disk drives, including the disk array groups and the dynamic spare disk drives. Each array frame has dual AC power plugs, which should be attached to two different power sources or po wer panels. The 9960 can be configured with up to si[...]

22 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components Table 2.3 Disk Drive Specifications Disk Drive Type Parameter 73 GB 47 GB 18 GB 146 GB 180 GB* Formatted capacity (GB) 72.9 1 47.19 18.46 143.7 172.55 Platter diameter 3 inches 3 inches 3 inches 3 inches 3 inches Physical cylinders (user area) 15,154 12,027 12,027 n/a 24,247 Physical tracks p er ph[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 23 2.3.1 Disk Array Groups The disk array group is the basic unit of storag e capacity for the 9900 . Each array group is attached to both ACPs of an ACP pair via eight fibre paths, wh ich enables all disk drives in the array group to be accessed simultaneously by the ACP pair. All disk drives in a[...]

24 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components Figure 2.6 illustrates RAID-5 da ta stripes mapped over four phys ical drives. Data and parity are striped across each of the disk drives in the array group (hence the term “parity group”). The logical devices (LDEVs) are evenly dispersed in the array group, so that the performance of each LDEV[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 25 2.4 Intermix Configurations 2.4.1 RAID-1 & RAID-5 Intermix RAID technology provides full fault-tolerance capability for the disk drives of the 9900 subsystem. The 9900 supports RAID-1, RAID -5, and intermixed RAID-1 and RAID-5 configurations, including i ntermixed array groups within an arra[...]

26 Chapter 2 Subsystem Architecture and Components 2.4.3 Device Emulation Intermix The 9900 subsystem supports an intermix of different device emulation s (e.g., 3390-x LVIs, 3380-x LVIs, OPEN-x LUs) on the same ACP pair. Figure 2.8 illustr ates an intermix of device emulation types. The only requirement is that the d evices within each array group[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 27 2.5 Service Processor (SVP) The Lightning 9900™ subsy stem includes a buil t-in laptop PC called the service processor (SVP). The SVP is integrated into the controlle r frame and can only be used by authorized Hitachi Data Systems personnel. The SVP enable s the Hitachi Dat a Systems represent[...]

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Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 29 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Characteristics 3.1 New 9900 Features and Capabilities The Hitachi Lightning 9900™ subsystem offers the following new or improved features a nd capabilities which disting uish the 9900 subsystem from the 7700E subsystem:  Support for FICON™ channel int[...]

30 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.3 Cache Management 3.3.1 Algorithms for Cache Control The 9900 subsystem place s all read and write da ta in cache, and 100% of cache memory is available for read operatio ns. The amount of fast-write data in cache is dynamically managed by the cache con trol algorithms to provide the optim[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 31 3.4 Control Unit (CU) Images, LVIs, and LUs 3.4.1 CU Images The 9900 subsystem supp orts the following logical CU images (emulation type s): 3990-3, 3990-6E, and 2105. The 9900 subsystem is confi gured with one logical CU image for each 256 devices (one storage subsystem ID (SSID) for ea ch 64 o[...]

32 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.5 System Option Modes To provide greater flexibility and enable the 9900 to be tailored to unique custome r operating requirements, additi onal operational parameters, or system option mode s, are available for the 9900 subs ystem. At installa tion, the 9900 modes are set to their default v[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 33 Table 3.4 System Option Mod es for Open-System Connectivity Mode Level Descriptio n and Usage 57 Optional SIM notification to open -system host. ON: 9900 reports SIM to open-system host as S ense Key/Sense code. OFF: 9900 does not send SIM to open-system host. SIM will be reported as B/C 300. EC[...]

34 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics Table 3.5 System Option Modes for ShadowImage - S/3 90 ® and ShadowImage Mode Level Descriptio n and Usage 80 Optional Shad owImage Quick Res tore function. ON: 9900 does not perfor m the ShadowImage Quick Restore functio n. OFF: 9900 performs the S hadowImage Quick Restore function. 87 Opti[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 35 Table 3.6 System Option Modes for TrueCopy - S/390 ® Synchronous & Asynchron ous (continued) Mode Level Descriptio n and Usage 93 Optional TC390 As ynchronous graduate d delay process for sidefile control. ON: soft delay type. OFF: strong delay type. Amount of sidefile Strong del ay type So[...]

36 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics Table 3.7 System Option Modes for HXRC Mode Level Descriptio n and Usage 45 Optional Slee p Wait suppress ing option (see mod es 61, 85, 86, 97). W hen Mode 45 is ON and Mode 61 is ON, WRITE I/Os for LDEVs are bloc ked by the thresh old specified by SDM. ON: Sidefile threshol d does not acti [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 37 3.6 Open Systems Features and Functions The 9900 subsystem of fers many features and functions specifi cally for the open-systems environment. The 9900 su pports multi-initiator I/O configurations in which multiple host systems are attached to the sa me fibre-channe l interface. The 9900 subsy s[...]

38 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7 Data Management Functions The 9900 subsystem pro vides features and function s that increase data availability and improve data management . Table 3.9 and Table 3.10 list the data management features that are currently available for the 9900 subsyste m. Please refer to the appropriate use[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 39 Table 3.10 Data Ma nagement Functi ons for S/390 ® Users Controlled by: Feature Name Remote Console? Host OS? Licensed Software? User Document(s) Replication: TrueCopy – S/390 ® (section 3. 7.2) Yes Yes Yes MK-91RD050 Hitachi ShadowImage – S/390 ® (section 3. 7.4) Yes Yes Yes MK-90RD012 H[...]

40 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.1 Hitachi TrueCopy (TC) Hitachi TrueCopy enables open -system users to perf orm synchronous and /or asynchronous remote copy operations between 9900 subsys tems. The user can create, split, and resynchronize LU pairs. TrueCopy also suppo rts a “takeover” command for remote host takeov[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 41 3.7.3 Hitachi ShadowImage (SI) Hitachi ShadowImage enables open-syst em users to maintain subsystem-intern al copies of LUs for purposes such as data backup or data duplication. The RAID-protected duplicate LUs (up to nine) are created within the same 99 00 subsystem as the primary LU at hardwar[...]

42 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.5 Command Control Interface (CCI) Hitachi Command Control Interface (CCI) enables users t o perform Hitachi TrueCopy and Hitachi ShadowImage oper ations on the Lightn ing 9900™ subsystem by is suing commands from the UNIX ® /PC server host to the 9900 sub s ystem. The CCI software inte[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 43 3.7.7 Hitachi Extended Remote Copy (HXRC) The HXRC asynchronous remote copy featur e of the 9900 subsystem is funct ionally compatible with IBM ® Extended Remote Copy (XRC). HXRC provides asynchronous remote copy operations for maint aining duplicate copies of S/390 ® data for data backup purp[...]

44 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.8 Hitachi NanoCopy™ Hitachi NanoCopy™ is the storage indu stry’s first hardware-based solution which enables customers to make Point-in -Time (PiT) copies without quiescing t he application or causing any disruption to end-user operations. Nan o Co py™ is based on TC390 Asynchrono[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 45 3.7.10 Hitachi RapidXchange (HRX) Hitachi RapidXchange (HRX) enables the user to transfer d a ta between S/390 ® and open- system platforms using the ExSA™ channels or fibre channels. HRX enables high-speed data transfer without requiring network c o mmunication links or tape. Data transfer i[...]

46 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.12 HARBOR ® File-Level Backup/Restore Tantia™ Technologies HARBOR ® File-Level Backup/R estore features an integrated architecture and includes:  A host component on M VS,  Integrated clients for desk tops and servers,  LAN-based distributed storage servers,  High-speed HR[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 47 3.7.15 LUN Manager LUN Manager enables users to set and d efine the port modes for fibre-channel ports and to set the fibre topology (e.g., FC-AL, fabric). Please connect your Hitachi Data Systems account team for further details on this feature. Note: For further information on LU N Manager, pl[...]

48 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.18 FlashAccess FlashAccess allows user s to store specific data in cache memory. FlashAcce ss increases the data access speed for the cache-resident data by enabling read and write I/Os to be performed at front-end host data transfer sp eeds. The FlashAccess cache areas (called cache exte[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 49 3.7.20 Hitachi SANtinel Hitachi SANtinel allows users to restrict LU acces sibility to an open-systems host using the host’s World Wide Name (WWN). You can set an LU to communicate only with one or more specified WWNs, allowing you to limit access to that LU to specified open-system host(s). T[...]

50 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.22 Prioritized Port and WWN Control (PPC) Prioritized Port Control (PPC) a llows open-system u sers to desi gnate prioritized ports (e.g., for production servers) and non-priorit ized ports (e.g., for development servers) and set thresholds and upper limits for the I/O activity of these p[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 51 3.7.26 Hitachi CruiseControl Hitachi CruiseControl enables users to optimize their data storage and retrie val on the 9900 subsystem. Hitachi Cruise Control analyzes detailed information on the usage o f 9900 subsystem resources and tunes the 99 00 automa tically by migrating logical volumes wit[...]

52 Chapter 3 Functional and Operational Char acteristics 3.7.27 Hitachi Graph-Track™ Hitachi Graph-Track™ (GT) a llows users to monitor and collect detailed subsystem performance and usage statisti cs for the 9900 subsystem. GT can monitor as many as 32 subsystems on the 9900-in ternal LAN. GT monit ors the hardware performance, cache u sage, a[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 53 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsystem 4.1 S/390 ® Configuration The first step i n 9900 configurat ion is to define the subsystem to the S/390 ® host(s). The three basic areas requiring definition are:  Subsystem ID (SSIDs),  Hardware definitions, inclu ding I/O Configuratio[...]

54 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 4.2 S/390 ® Hardware Definition 4.2.1 Hardware Definition Using IOCP (MVS, VM, or VSE) The I/O Configuration Program (I OCP) can be used to define the 9900 subsystem in MVS, VM, and VSE environments (wherever HCD cannot be used). The 9900 subsystem support s up to sixteen logical CU (LCU) imag[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 55 *********** ************************** ***************** **** Sample FICON CHPID / CNTLUNIT an d IODEVICE ****** *********** ************************** ***************** CH PID PATH=(F9),TYPE=FC,SWIT CH=07 CH PID PATH=(FB),TYPE=FC CH PID PATH=(FD),TYPE=FC CH PID PATH=(FF),TYPE=FC,SWIT CH=07 * CN[...]

56 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem Figure 4.2 shows a sample IOCP hardware definition for a 9900 configured with:  3990 ID.  Two (2) LPARs called PROD and TEST sharing 4 ExSA™ (ESCON ® ) channels connected via 2 ESCDs to the 9980.  Each switch has ports C0 and C1 attached to the 9980.  Four (4) LCUs with 256 LVIs [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 57 Figure 4.3 shows a sample IOCP hardware definition for a 9900 with:  2105 ID.  Eight (8) ExSA™ (ESCON ® ) channels directly connected to the 9900.  Four (4) LCUs with 256 LVIs per control unit.  One (1) cu statement per logical control unit.  One hundred twenty-eight (128) 3390[...]

58 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem The 9960 subsystem can be configured with up to 32 connectable physical paths to provide up to 32 concurrent host data transfers. The 9910 subsystem can be conf igured with up to 24 connectable physical paths to provide up to 24 co ncurrent host data transfers. Since only 16 channel interface I[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 59 4.2.2 Hardware Definition Using HCD (MVS/ESA) The Hardware Configuration Definition (HCD) utility can be used to define the 9900 subsystem in an MVS/ESA envir onment. The HCD procedures for 3990 and 2105 controller emulation types are described below. FICO N™ support requires 2105-F20 emul ati[...]

60 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 2105 Controller Emulati on. To define a 9900 logical cont rol unit (LCU) and the base and alias address range that it will support, pl ease use the following example for HCD. Note: The following HCD steps correspond to the 2105 IOCP definition shown in Figure 4.3. Note: The HCD PAV definitions [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 61 14. On the Define Processor / Definit ion panel (see Figure 4.17), verify that the proper values are displayed, and press the return key. 15. On the Define Device to Operatin g System Configuration panel, input an S next to the Config ID (see Figure 4.18), and then press the return key. 16. The [...]

62 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem OS/390 Release 5 HCD Command ===> ___ __________________________ _____________________________ ______ Hardware Config uration Select one of th e following. 1 _ 1. Define, modify, or view configuration data 2. Activate or process configuration data 3. Print or compare configuration dat a 4. C[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 63 Goto Filter Backup Query Help ---------------- -------------------------- ----------------------------- --- Control Unit L ist Row 2 7 of 40 Command ===> ___ __________________________ ______________ Scroll ===> PA GE Select one or mo re control units, then pre ss Enter. To add, use F11. /[...]

64 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem Goto Filter Backup Query Help .--------------- ------- Select Processor / Control Unit --------------- -------. | Row 1 of 1 More: > | | Command ===> _ __________________________ ________________ Scroll ===> PAGE | | | | Select process ors to change CU/processor parameters, then press [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 65 Goto Filter Backup Query Help .--------------- ------- Select Processor / Control Unit --------------- -------. | Row 1 of 1 More: > | | Command ===> _ __________________________ ________________ Scroll ===> PAGE | | | | Select process ors to change CU/processor parameters, then press E[...]

66 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem Goto Filter Backup Query Help ----------------- -------------------------- ----------------------------- -- I/O Device Lis t Command ===> ____ __________________________ _____________ Scroll ===> PAG E Select one or mor e devices, then press Ente r. To add, use F11 . Control unit numb er [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 67 .-------------- ------ Device / Processor Definition ------------------ --. | Row 1 of 1 | | Command ===> __ __________________________ _________ Scroll ===> PAGE | | | | Select processo rs to change device/proces sor definitions, then press | | Enter. | | | | Device number . . : 8100 Numb[...]

68 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem .--------------- ----- Device / Processor D efinition ------------------- -. | Row 1 of 1 | | Command ===> _ __________________________ __________ Scroll ===> PAGE | | | | Select process ors to change device/proce ssor definitions, then press | | Enter. | | | | Device number . . : 8000 Nu[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 69 .---------------- ---- Define Device Paramet ers / Features -------------- ------. | Row 1 of 6 | | Command ===> __ __________________________ _______________ Scroll ===> P AGE | | | | Specify or revi se the values below. | | | | Configuration I D . : PROD | | Device number . . : 8000 Numb[...]

70 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 4.2.3 Defining the 9900 to VM/ESA ® Systems 64 or Fewer LVIs: To define a 9900 with less than or equal to 64 LVIs to a VM/ESA ® system, use the same procedure as for an IBM ® 3990-6, 3990- 6E, or 3990-3 subsystem. To define a 9900 with more than 64 LV Is to VM/ESA ® , enter the LVI address [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 71 4.3 S/390 ® Operations 4.3.1 Initializing the LVIs The 9900 LVIs require only mini m al initializati on before being brought online. Figure 4.21 shows an MVS ICKDSF JCL example of a minimal init job to write a volume ID (VOLID) and volume table of contents (VTOC). Note: HPAV base and alias devi[...]

72 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem Table 4.6 ICKDSF Commands for 9900 Contrasted to RAMAC Command Argument Subsystem Return Code INSPECT KEEPIT RAMAC CC = 12 Invalid parameter(s) for device type. 9900 CC = 12, F/M = 04 (EC=66BB). PRESERVE RAMAC CC = 4 Parameter ignored for device type. 9900 CC = 12, F/M = 04 (EC=66BB) Unable to [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 73 4.3.3 MVS Cache Operations To display the 9900 cach e statistics under MV S DFSMS, use the following operator command: D SMS, CACHE . Figure 4.22 shows the cache statistics repo rted by the 9900. The 9900 reports cache statistics f o r each SSID in the subsystem. Because the dynamic cache manage[...]

74 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem  Subsystem counter reports. The cache statistics re flect the logical caching status of the volumes. For the 9900 , Hitachi Data System s recommends that you s et the nonvolatile storage (NVS) ON and the DASD fast write (DFW ) ON for all logical volumes. This will not affect the way the 9900[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 75 4.3.4 VM/ESA ® Cache Operations When the 9900 is managed under VM/ESA ® , the following SET CACHE command s are effective across multiple SSIDs: SET CACHE SUBSYSTEM ON|OFF SET NVS SUBSYSTEM ON|OFF SET CACHEFW SUBSYSTEM ON|OFF DESTAGE SUBSYSTEM 4.3.5 VSE/ESA Cache Operations When using VSE/ESA [...]

76 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 4.4 Open-Systems Configuration After physical installation of the 9 900 subsys tem has been completed, the user configures the 9900 subsystem for open-system operations with assistance as needed from the Hitachi Data Systems representative. For specific in formation and instru ctions on configu[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 77 4.4.1 Configuring the Fibre-Channel Ports The LUN Manager remote con sole software enable s users to configure the fibre-channel ports for the connected operating system and operat ion al environment (e.g., FC-AL or fabric). If desired, Hitachi Data Systems can c o nfigure th e fibre-channel por[...]

78 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 4.5 Open Systems Operations 4.5.1 Command Tag Queuing The 9900 supports co mmand tag queuing for open-system devices. Command tag queuing enables hosts to issue multiple disk commands to the fibre-channel adapter without having to serialize the operation s. Instead of processing and acknowledgi[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 79 4.5.3 Path Failover Support The user should plan for path failove r (alter nate pathing) to ensure the highest data availability. In the open-syste m environment, alternate pathing can be achieved by host failover and/or I/O path failo v er software. The 9900 provides up to 32 fibre ports to acc[...]

80 Chapter 4 Configuring and Using the 9900 Subsys tem 4.5.4 Remote SIM (R-SIM) Reporting The 9900 subsystem automatically reports all S IMs to the Remote Console PC (if powe red on and booted). These R-SIMs contain the same info rmation as the SIMs reported to ma inframe hosts, enabling open-sys tem users to monito r 9900 operations from the Remot[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 81 Chapter 5 Planning for Installation and Operation This chapter provide s information for pl anning and preparing a site before and during installation of the Hitachi Li ghtning 9900™ subsystem. Please read this chap ter carefully before beginning your installation plan ning. If you would like [...]

82 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.2 Electrical Specifications and Requi rements for Three-Phase Subsystems The Lightning 9960 subsyst em supports three-ph ase power. At this time the 9910 subsystem supports only single-phase power. 5.2.1 Internal Cable Diagram Figure 5.1 illustrates the internal cable layout of a three-ph as[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 83 5.2.2 Power Plugs Figure 5.2 illustrates the power plugs for a three-phase 9960 disk array unit (U SA). Figure 5.3 illustrates the power plugs for a thr ee-phase 9960 disk array unit (Europe). Rear View o f 9960 Dis k array CB101 to Disk Array to power distribution board R&S 3 760 or 3760PDG[...]

84 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.2.3 Features Table 5.1 lists the features fo r a three-phase 9960 s ubsystem. Table 5.1 9960 Three-Phase Features Frame Feature Number Descriptio n Comments Controller N/A — If using three- phase power, the Controller Frame r eceives its input power from the firs t disk array frame. All Co[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 85 5.2.5 Input Voltage Tolerances Table 5.3 lists the input voltage tolerances for the th ree-phase 9960. Transient voltage conditions must not exceed +15- 18% of nominal and must return to a steady-st ate tolerance within of +6 to -8% of the normal related vo ltage in 0.5 seconds or less. Line-to-[...]

86 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.3 Electrical Specifications and Requi rements for Single-Phase Subsystems 5.3.1 Internal Cable Diagram Figure 5.4 and Figure 5.5 illustrate the internal cable layout of single -phase 9960 and 9910 subsystems, respectively. PS PC PS PC PS PC PS PC PS PC PS PC PC PS PS 9960 Cont rol l er :PCI [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 87 ::PCI Cable ::Internal PCI Cable PC: Power Control To CPU Max.8 PCI I/F Con. PC • • • • DKC Panel PS PS: AC Box (Si ngle Phase AC Pow er Input) :AC cable Ki ts: - USA us e or DKC -F415I-1U C - Europe use DK C-F415I-1EC PC PS Internal AC Cable *1 DKC DKU Figure 5.5 Internal Cable Diagram [...]

88 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.3.2 Power Plugs Figure 5.6 through Figure 5.11 show th e po wer plugs for the 9960 a nd 9910 subsystems. to 9960 Controller to power distributi on board 3720DP R&S3743 or 3913 To be prepa red as apar t of power fac ility Provided with DKC-F410I-1UC Front View of 9960 Controller CB200 Fig[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 89 G L1 L2 Hot Li ne Hot Li ne 200/220/230/240 V AC Po wer Protecti on Earth to Controller Brown Blue Provided with DKC-F410I- 1EC To be p repared as a part of power facility Green /Yellow Front View of 9960 Controller CB200 Figure 5.8 Power Plugs for a Singl e-Phase 9960 Controller (Europe) G L1 L[...]

90 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation to Disk Array to power distribution board R&S 3720D P R&S 3743 or 3913 To be prep ared as apart of p ower facility Provid ed with DKU-F405I-1UC Rear View of 9960 Disk Array CB101 Front View of 9960 Dis k Array Figure 5.10 Power Plugs for Single-Phase 9960 Disk Array Unit (USA) G L1 L2 [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 91 5.3.3 Features Table 5.4 lists the features fo r single-phase 9960 an d 9910 subsystems. Table 5.4 9900 Single-Phase Features Model Frame Feature Number Description DKC-F410I-PS AC Box Kit for Single Phase DKC-F410I-EC Power Cable Kit (Single-Ph ase Model for Europe) Controller DKC-F410I-UC Powe[...]

92 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.3.5 Input Voltage Tolerances Table 5.6 lists the input voltage tolerances fo r the single-phase 9900 subsystem. Transient voltage conditions must no t exceed +15-18% of nominal and must return to a ste ady-state tolerance of between +6 and -8% of the normal related voltage in 0.5 seconds or [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 93 5.4 Dimensions and Weight Figure 5.12 and Figure 5.13 illustrate the dimensions and weight of the 9960 and 9910 DKC and DKU. Table 5.7 lists the physic al specific ations, Table 5.8 lists the frame and component weights, and Table 5.9 lists the subsy stem weights. 9 960 Con tro ller 9 960 Dis k [...]

94 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation Table 5.7 9900 Physical Specifications Item 9960 Controller 9960 Disk Unit *6 9910 Subsystem Dimension (mm/in) Width 750 mm / 29.5 in *1 600 mm / 2 3.6 in *1 700 mm / 29.5 in *1 Depth 800 mm / 3 1.5 in Height 1,790 mm / 70.5 i n Floor Area with no service clearanc e 0.6 sq meters / 6. 5 sq fee[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 95 Table 5.8 9960 Frame and Component Weights Frame Component kg lb Controller - First ACP pair - Cache boards with no mem ory 402 886 Controller - Two ACP pairs - 8 GB cache - Two sets of fibre 8-port Adapters 412 908 Controller - Four ACP pairs - 32 GB cache - Four sets of fibre 8-por t Adapters [...]

96 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.5 Floor Loading and Cable Routing Requirements 5.5.1 Service Clearance Requirements Figure 5.14 through Figur e 5.17 specify the serv ice clearance requirements (a + b) based on the floor load rating and the clearan ce (c). Th e following formula can be used to calculate floor loading to ens[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 97 Fl oor c utout area f or cabl es Caster Screw j ack Serv i ce cl ear ance G Gr id panel ( ov er 450m m × 450m m ) Openi ng on t he bott om of t he f r am e (f or ex ter nal cabl e entr y) (Un it : m m) 800 250 *2 250 *2 2400 680 60 60 118 118 564 Fr ont 175 *2 175 *2 86 86 578 16 16 718 166 166[...]

98 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation Fl oor c utout area f or cabl es Caster Screw j ack Serv i ce cl ear ance G Gr id panel ( ov er 17.7" × 17.7") Openi ng on t he bott om of t he f r am e (f or ex ter nal cabl e entr y) (Uni t : i nches) 31.5" 9.8" *2 9.8" *2 94.5" 26.8" 2.4" 2.4" 4[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 99 G 60 60 G 300 150 Fr ont Fl oor cutout area for c ab l es Caster Screw j ack Serv ic e clearanc e 680 115 115 570 150 600 (Unit: mm) 800 200 530 2400 225 460 70 150 70 70 800 800 G Gr id panel ( perf orated tile) ( over 450mm × 450 mm) 225 Figure 5.16 9960 Disk Array Unit Servi ce Clearance and[...]

100 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation G 2.4” 2.4” G 11.8” 5.9” Fr ont Fl oor cutout area for c ab l es Caster Screw j ack Serv ic e clearanc e 26.8” 4.5” 4.5” 22.4” 5.9” 23.6” ( Unit : i nches) 31.5” 7.9” 20.9” 94.5” 8.9” 18.1” 2.8” 5.9” 2.8” 2.8” 31.5” 31.5” G Gr id panel ( perf orated[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 101 5.5.2 Minimum Subsystem Disk Configuration Figure 5.18 and Figure 5.19 illustrate the 9960 and 9910 subsyst em mi nimum configuration. Figure 5.20 and Figure 5.21 illustrate all configur ations of the 9960 and 9910 subsystems. c *1 250 *3 *2 118 118 60 225 b *1 a *1 G Cast e r Screw jack 680 60[...]

102 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation c *1 9.8" *3 *2 4.6" 4.6" 2.4" 8.8" b *1 a *1 G Caste r Scr ew jack 26.8" 2.4" 2.4" 4.5" 4.5" 22.4" (Uni t : i nc hes) 31.5" 7.9" 20.9" 94.5" Fl oor cutout area f or cab les Serv ice cl earance 2.75" 11.8" 9.[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 103 (Unit: mm) 800 2400 Fr ont 90 90 520 67 67 566 16 16 668 100 100 500 700 800 800 G Fl oor cutout area for c ables Caster Screw j ack Serv ic e clearanc e G Gr id panel (ov er 450mm x 450mm) 682 59 59 147.5 147.5 505 400 200 200 280 d C *1 *1 a b *1 G 9910 Su bsystem *2 Figure 5.20 9910 Disk Sub[...]

104 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation (U nit: inc hes) 31.5” 94 .5” Front 3.5” 3.5” 20.5” 2.6” 2.6” 22.3” .6” .6” 26.3 3.9” 3.9” 19.7” 27.6” 31.5” 31.5” G Floor cutout area for cables Caster Screw jack Service clear ance G Grid panel (over 17.7” x 17.7”) 26.9” 2.3” 2.3” 5.8” 5.8” 19.9[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 105 5.5.3 Floor Load Rating Figure 5.22, Figure 5.2 3, and Table 5.10 through Table 5.13 illu strate the floor loading ratings for various 9 960 and 9910 subsystem configur ations. Table 5.10 Floor Load Rating for 9910 Subsystem Required Clearance (a+b) Clearance (C) in meters (feet) Floor Load Rat[...]

106 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation G G Floor cuto ut area for cables Cast er Screw jack Service clearance 718 (28.3) 3150(124.0) Front G 600 (23.6) 600 (23.6) 9960 Di sk Array 9960 Controll er G Grid panel(Perforated tile) shou ld be at least 450mm(17 .7”) x 450mm(17.7”) G G G a *1 9960 Disk Array G 600 (23.6) 16 (.6) G G [...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 107 Table 5.12 Floor Load Rating for 9960 Controller with 4 Disk Arrays Required Clearance (a+b) Clearance (C) in meters (feet) Floor Load Rating kg/m 2 (lb/ft 2 ) C = 0 C = 0.2 (0.66) C = 0.4 ( 1.31) C = 0.6 (1.97) C = 1.0 (3.28) 500 (102.4) 0.2 m (0.66 ft) 0 0 0 0 450 (92.2) 0.8 m (2.6 ft) 0.3 m [...]

108 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation Table 5.13 Floor Load Rating for 9960 Controller with Ma ximum Configuration Required clearance (a+b) Clearance (C) in meters (feet) Floor Load Rating kg/m 2 (lb/ft 2 ) C = 0 C = 0.2 (0.66) C = 0.4 ( 1.31) C = 0.6 (1.97) C = 1.0 (3.28) 500 (102.4) 0.2 m (0.66 ft) 0 0 0 0 450 (92.2) 0.9 m (3 f[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 109 5.5.4 Cable Requirements Table 5.14 lists the cables required for t he 9960 control frame. These cables must be ordered separately, and the quantity depends on the type and number of channels and ports. ExSA™ (ESCON ® ), FICON™, and fibre-channel cables are available fro m Hitachi Data Sys[...]

110 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.6 Channel Specifications and Requirements Table 5.15 lists the ESCON ® and FICON™ port specifi cations for the 9900, and Table 5.16 list s the fibre-channel port specifications for the 99 00. Each 99 60 subsystem supports up to four channel adapters and 32 interface port s. Each 9910 sub[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 111 5.7 Environmental Specifications and Requirements 5.7.1 Temperature and Humidity Requirements Table 5.17 lists the temperature and hu midity requirements for the 9900 subsystem. The recommended operation al room temperatur e is 70–75°F (21–24°C). The recommended operational relative hu mi[...]

112 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation Table 5.18 9910/9960 Component Power and Heat Output Specifications Subsystem Component Power (kVA) Heat (kW) 9960 Basic Control ler frame with: - first ACP pair (2 cards total) - no cache or shared m emory (2 empty c ache cards) 0.95 0.89 Controller frame with: - two ACP pairs (4 cards total[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 113 5.7.3 Loudness The acoustic emission valu es [loudness in dB(A)] for a maximum 9960 subsy stem configuration (one DKC, six DKUs) are: Front/rear = 64 d B (A) Both sides = 57 dB(A) Note: These values were extrapolated from the values for one DK C and one DKU. 5.7.4 Air Flow Requirements The 9900[...]

114 Chapter 5 Planning for Ins t allation and Oper ation 5.7.5 Vibration and Shock Tolerances Table 5.21 lists the vibrati o n and shock tolerance dat a for the 9900 subsystem. The 9900 can be subjected to vibration and shock up to these limits and still perform normally. The user should consider these requirements if installi ng the 9900 near larg[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 115 Chapter 6 T roubleshooting 6.1 Troubleshooting The Hitachi Lightning 9900™ s ubsystem provides co ntinuous data ava ilability and is not expected to fail in any way that would prev ent access to user data. The READY and ENABLE LEDs on the 9900 control panel must be ON when the subsystem is op[...]

116 Chapter 6 Troublesho oting 6.2 Service Information Messages (SIMs) The 9900 subsystem gener a tes service infor m ation message s (SIMs) to identify normal operations (e.g., TrueCopy pair status change) as well as service requirements and errors or failures. For information on SIMs , please contact the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center (see s[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 117 6.3 Calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center If you need to call the Hitachi Data Systems Su pport Center, make sure to pro vide as much information about the problem as poss ible, including:  The 9900 Remote Console configuration information saved on dis kette using the FDCOPY functi[...]

118 Chapter 6 Troublesho oting[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 119 Appendix A Unit Conversions Table A.1 provides unit conversions for th e standard (U.S.) and metric measurement systems. Table A.1 Unit Conversions for Stan dard (U.S.) and Metric Measures From Multiply By: To Get: British thermal uni ts (BTU) 0.251996 Kilocalories (kcal) British thermal uni ts[...]

120 Appendix A Unit Conversions[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 121 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACP array control processor ASTM American Society for Testi ng and Materials BS basic (power) supply BSA bus adapter BTU British thermal unit °C degrees centigrade/Celsius ca cache CFW cache fast write CH channel CHP channel processor or channel path CHIP client-host[...]

122 Acronyms and Abbreviations FDR Fast Dump/Restore FICON™ Fiber Connection (IBM ® trademark for fiber connection technology) F/M format /message FWD fast wide di fferential g acceleration of grav ity (9.8 m/s 2 ) (unit used for vibration and sho ck) Gb gigabit GB gigabyte Gbps gigabit per second GLM gigabyte link module GUI g raphi cal us er i[...]

Hitachi Lightning 9900™ User and Reference Guide 123 LVI logical volume image (als o called device emulation) LW long wavelength m meter MB megabyte MIH missing interrupt handler mm millimeter MP microprocessor MPLF Multi-Path Locking Facility MR magnetoresis tive ms, msec millisecond MVS Multiple Virtual Storage (inc luding MVS/370, MVS/ESA, MVS[...]

124 Acronyms and Abbreviations TC390 Hitachi TrueCopy – S/39 0 ® TC390A Hitachi TrueCo py – S/390 ® Asynchronous TID target ID TPF Transaction Processing Facility TSO Time Sharing Option (an IBM ® System/370 operating system option) UCB unit control block UIM unit information module UL Underwriters’ Laboratories µ m micron, micrometer VA [...]