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1 This guide explains the in itial software setup procedure for the CLARiiON ® CX300, CX50 0, and CX 700 stora ge syst ems. An a uthorize d EMC service provider will perform these procedures at the customer site. T opics include ◆ Initialization Overview .................... ................. ........... ................. ........ 2 ◆ Requirem[...]
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2 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initialization Overview Initialization Over view This section provides an overview of the initialization procedur es described in this g uide. T asks high lighted with grey in the checkli st should be completed before the service provider arrives at the customer si te. Ta s k Procedure [...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 3 Requirements for Initial Setup Requireme nts f or Initial Setup T o set up and initialize the storage systems, you will need the following: General Requirements ❑ A CX700, CX 500, or CX300 st orage sys tem wit h two st orage process ors (SPs) that have the r equir ed FLARE ™ softw[...]
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4 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Requirements for Initial Setup Ser vice Laptop Requirements Initializing the storage processor en closure and the accompanying DAE2 disk enclosur es r equires a directly connected computer — usually a l aptop model — tha t we refer to as a service lapt op . ❑ A W i ndow s operatin[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 5 Setting Up the Ser vice Lap top Setting Up the Ser vice La ptop The PPP-capable ( Point-to- Point Prot oco l) se rvic e lap top ca n be any computer that satis fies the requir em ents described on the previous page. The service laptop COM port modem type must be set to Dial-Up Network[...]
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6 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Setting Up the S ervice La ptop Settin g Up the Dial-Up PPP Su ppor t (Windows 2000 Environment) If Co mmunication cable between t wo computers is not insta lled and set up, install it and set i t up as follo ws: 1. Follow the pa th: Start > Settings > Contr ol Panel > Phone an[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 7 Setting Up the Ser vice Lap top Setting Up Dial-Up Networking (Windo ws 2000 Environment) 1. Follow the pa th: Start > Settings > Contr ol Panel > Netw or k and Dial Up Connections > Make New Connection The Network Connec tion W izard open s. 2. Click Next to begin. 3. Cli[...]
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8 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Setting Up the S ervice La ptop 15. Click the Networking tab. PPP: W indows 95/ 98/NT 4/2000, I nternet should appear in the T ype of dia l-up server I am calling list. 16. Click Settings . 17. Mak e s ure that Enable LCP extensions and Ena bl e sof tw are compression are checked, then [...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 9 Setting Up the Ser vice Lap top Sett ing Up the Dial-Up PPP Suppor t (Win dows NT 4.0 En v ironment) 1. If Dial-Up N e tworking bet ween 2 PCs is not insta lled and set up, install it and set it up as follow s: a. Follow the pa th: Start > Settings > Contr ol Panel > Modems b[...]
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10 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Setting Up the S ervice La ptop 2. Configure the serial connection for r emote access (RAS) by doing the followin g: a. In th e Add RAS Device dialog box, select the dialup networking serial cable with the correct COM port noted in step 1i. b. Click OK . 3. From t he Remote Access Setu[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 11 Setting Up the Ser vice Lap top 7. Clear the check box Use another port if busy . 8. Click t he Server tab. 9. Set the Dial-up server t ype to be PPP: W indows NT , W indows 95 Plus, Inter net . 10. In th e Network Protocols dial og bo x, selec t TCP/ IP . 1 1. Click TCP/IP Settings.[...]
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12 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem Initializing the Storage System This section d escribes how to se t critical sta rtup parameters on th e storage system’s storage processors ( SPs). Before you begin the initializ ation process, have the ne twork administra tor at your facili ty assig[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 13 Initializing the Storage System Initialization St eps Follow the st eps below to initia lize the storage sys tem from the service laptop. These instructions assume that you are starti ng with S P A. However you can start the in itialization process with either SP . 1. Connect th e NU[...]
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14 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem 3. Depen ding on your opera ting system, do o ne of the followin g: For W indows 20 00 a. On the l apt op , sel ect Start > Settings > Net work and Dial up Connections . Select the connection name that you ass igned when you set up dial-up netw or[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 15 Initializing the Storage System Figure 2 Storage Proce ssor N etw orking Configuration Setup Scree n ( SP A)[...]
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16 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem 5. Specify the fol lowing for SP A: a. IP a ddre ss b. Hostname c. Subnet Mask d. Gateway addr ess for SP A e. Peer IP address fo r SP B f. If desir ed, for example, for added s ecurity (see the caution below), change th e management port sett ing to 21[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 17 Initializing the Storage System Figure 3 Netw or k Configu ration Confirmation Screen (SP A) 8. Remove the NULL modem cable fr om SP A and connect it between the laptop serial port (COM 1) and the SP B s ervice port (|0|0|, o r ). 9. Depen ding on your operatin g system, do one of th[...]
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18 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem For W indows NT 4.0 a. On the lapto p, s elec t My Computer > Dial-up Networking . Select the con nection name th at you assig ned when you set u p dial-u p networki ng. b. Select the phonebook entry you created when you set up the laptop in the prev[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 19 Initializing the Storage System Figure 4 Storage Proce ssor N etw orking Configuration Setup Scree n ( SP B)[...]
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20 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem 12. Specify the follow ing for SP B: a. IP a ddre ss b. Hostname c. Subnet mask d. Gateway addr ess for SP B e. Peer IP address fo r SP A f. If desir ed, for example, for added s ecurity (see the caution below), change th e management port sett ing to 2[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 21 Initializing the Storage System Figure 5 Netw or k Configu ration Confirmation Screen (SP B) 15. W ait until SP B has finished rebooting, then open another PPP session (see step 9 abov e). 16. On the service laptop, launch the Navisphere ® Mana ger soft war e (Managem ent UI). In mo[...]
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22 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem Figure 6 Vie wing SP B Properties The SP Proper ties screen opens, as sho wn in Fi gure 7.[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 23 Initializing the Storage System Figure 7 SP B Properties 20. Click the General tab. 21. In th e Date and T ime field, set the date and t im e for SP B by selecting the date, year , ho ur , or minute and using the arrows to scroll up and down . 22. Click Apply . A Confirm SP B: SP P r[...]
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24 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem 24. In the SP Pro per ties screen, click the F ibre Speed ta b , a s s h o w n i n Figure 8. (If you have a CX50 0 or CX300 stor age system, you will see two ports.) 25. Se t the port spee ds to 1 or 2 g igabits/second f or SP B. When you set the port s[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 25 Initializing the Storage System 26. In th e SP P rop erti es scr een, click the Netw ork tab. See Figu re 9. 27. Conf irm th e IP Address , Gateway and Subnet Mask fo r S P B, then click OK . Figure 9 Network T ab 28. R emove the NULL modem cable fr om SP B and connect it between the[...]
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26 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Initializing the Storage S ystem c. Click Connect and click OK on the Connection Co mplete dialog box. For W indows NT 4.0 a. On the lapto p, s elec t My Computer > Dial-up Networking . Select the con nection name th at you assig ned when you set u p dial-u p networki ng. b. Select [...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 27 Initializing the Storage System 32. A confirmation screen opens, asking you to verify that you really want to restar t the Mana gement S erver . Selec t Ye s and click Submit . The following messa ge is displayed : The Management server has been stopped and will restart automatically[...]
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28 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Setti ng Battery T est Time Setting Batter y T est Time Y ou can now set the battery test time, so that each week the SP runs a battery self-test to ensure that the monitori ng circuitry is working in ea c h st a n d by po w e r su p p ly ( SP S ) o r b a tt e r y b ac k u p un i t ( B[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 29 Installing Optiona l Navisphere 6.X Software Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software Y ou may need to add the following software: ◆ Navi spher e Mana ger ◆ Access Logix ™ , SnapV iew ™ , MirrorV iew ™ , SAN Copy ™ , or Analyzer options T o add the softwar e, you will [...]
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30 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software 3. On the laptop desktop, enter an IP addr ess, subnet mask, and default gateway for yo ur connection. Be sur e the IP addres s is unique to thi s connection. Y ou can ente r the same mask and gatew a y specified in step 1 2 on page 20, bu t [...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 31 Installing Optiona l Navisphere 6.X Software SnapV iew , Mi rrorV iew , and S AN Copy driv ers will n ot install unl ess Access L ogix is alre ady installed on the stora ge system. Systems that use SnapV iew requir e admsnap host m anageme nt utilit y softwar e and sys tems that use [...]
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32 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Installing Optional Navisphere 6.X Software Setting Initial Secur ity P aramet ers CAUTION ! EMC strongly recommends tha t you set Navispher e 6.X security parameters ( including an administrato r and domain) bef ore connecting t o the LAN fr om which you wi ll manage th e storage syst[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 33 Installing Optiona l Navisphere 6.X Software Using the Serial Cable Via the Serial Port (Alter nate Method) T o set initial security parameters while connected to the SP via serial connection: 1. Open your web browser on the service laptop. 2. In the URL window , enter the following [...]
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34 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Making Managem ent and Switch or Host Connections Making Managemen t and Switch or Host Conne ctions Connect each SP to the LAN from which you will run Navisphere managem ent, as show n in Figure 12 an d Figure 13. Figure 12 Connecting to a Local Management C lient (CX500 Shown ) Figur[...]
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EMC CLA RiiON CX3 00, CX500 , and CX700 Initiali zation Guid e 35 Making Management a nd Switch or Host Connections Connect ing a Fibre-Opti c Switch or Fibre Cha nnel Host Connect to you r fibre-optic switch or Fibre Channel host as follows : 1. Remove the protective covers fr om each optical connector and cable. 2. Plu g the cables into the SP fr[...]
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36 EMC CLAR iiON CX300, CX500, and CX7 00 Initialization Guid e Configuring Y our Host Server and Storage System 4. Connect the other end of the Port 1-3 cables as fo llows: •I n a s y s t e m without Mirr orV iew — to an HBA port (direct-atta ch configurations) or switch port (SAN configurations) •I n a s y s t e m with Mi rro rV iew — Por[...]