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    [ Quick Start Guide ] QUICK START GUIDE z INTELLIGENT STORAGE ROUTER INSTA LLATION iSR6200[...]

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    Purchasers of OEM products should consult with the OEM for suppor t. Please feel free to contact yo ur QLogic approved reseller or QLogic T echnical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic T echnical Su pport can be reached by the following methods: Web http://support.qlog ic.com E-mail support@qlogic.com The QLogic knowledge dat[...]

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    3 Quick S tart Guide The QLogic ® iSR620 0 Series of intelligent St orage Router (iSR) prov ides servers with iSCSI c onnectivity to SAN-atta ched Fibre Channel based disk or tape storage. Suggested Configurations Figure 1 shows the iSR6200 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-attached storage ar ray . Figure 1. iSR6200 in Dire ct Attach Confi gur[...]

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    4 Installation Instructions This quick start guide provides proce dures for installing and configuri ng your new QLogic iSR620 0 router . ■ Step 1 . Verify t he package contents. ■ Step 2 . Complete the pre-installation checklist . ■ Step 3 . Mount the router . ■ Step 4 . As needed, insert additional bla de into router . ■ Step 5 . Instal[...]

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    5 Step 2. Complete the P re- Installation Checklist During the initial configuration process, the syst em prompts you to enter information for each blade contained in the iSR6200. Use the spaces provided in Ta b l e 1 and Ta b l e 2 to record the IP addresses for eac h blade. T able 1. Worksheet for Router Blade 1 (left) Parameters Symbolic name of[...]

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    6 Step 3. Mount the Router T o mount the iSR6200 rout er in the rack, follow the instructions ( QLogic 6200 Storage Rout er Rack Mounting Guide ) provided in the rack mount kit. Step 4. Insert Additiona l Blade into Route r (as needed) If you have purchased an additional blade (B10) , insert it into the iSR6200 router as follows: 1. Move the ejecto[...]

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    7 Step 6. Apply Power to the R outer The iSR6200 router chassis cont ains one or two router blades, along with a power cooling module (PCM) for each blade. Each chas sis blad e provides light emittin g diodes (LEDs) and connectors that face the front of the chassis. Each PCM provides a power connector , as well as an LED (see Figure 3 ). Figure 3. [...]

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    8 The iSR6240 router blade (see Figure 5 ) adds two iSCSI Ethernet ports to the blade configuration. Each port has the followi ng capacity: ❑ Auto negotiating transmissi on rates of 100 and 1000Mbps ❑ Full duplex transmission mode ❑ Support for jumbo frames (at 1000Mb ps only) ❑ RJ45 copper Ethern et connector type ❑ iSCSI header and data[...]

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    9 Step 7. Download and In stall SANsurfer Router Ma nager Follow these st eps to download the SANsurfer Router Ma nager tool from the QLogic Web site and install it on a workstation: 1. Close all programs currently running. 2. Go to the QLogic Downl oads and Docu mentation page located here: http://driverdownloads.qlo gic.com/ 3. Under QLogic Produ[...]

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    10 WARNING: The following command might cause a l oss of connections to the MGMT port. IPv4 Interface (0=Enabl e, 1=Disable) [Enabled ] IPv4 Mode (0=Static, 1= DHCP, 2=Bootp, 3=Rarp) [Dhcp ] 0 IPv4 Address [10.0.0.1 ] 172.17.136.55 IPv4 Subnet Mask [255.0.0.0 ] 255.255.254.0 IPv4 Gateway [0.0.0.0 ] 172.17.136.1 IPv6 Interface (0=Enabl e, 1=Disable)[...]

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    11 3. Create the iSCSI initiator list in iSR6200 using one of th e following methods: ❑ Method 1: Enter the iSCSI initiator name using the SANsurfer Router Manager’ s Add Initiator Wizard. The system prompts you to ente r the iSCSI name of an initiator . ❑ Method 2: From the server with iSCSI initiators, run a discovery session for the iSCSI [...]

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    12 The iSCSI initiator name appears under the Discovered iSCSI Initiators node in the router tree in the left pane, and details fo r the initiator appear on the Information p age in the right pane (see Figure 9 ). Figure 9. Discovered i SCSI Initiators Informati on T o assign a LUN to a ser ver , ru n the T arget Pr esentation/LU N Mapping Wizard. [...]

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    13 d. On the Select the Initiators for LUN Presenta tion window ( Figure 10 ), select one or m ore initiators, and then click Next . Figure 10. T arget Presentati on/LUN Mapping Wizard: Selecting Initia tors e. On the LUN Selection window , select one or more LUNs under the virtual port group node, and then click Next . f. On the Confirm Changes w [...]

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    14 h. On the LUN Masking Configuration Status wi ndow ( Figure 11 ), review the results of the target ports presented for the sel ected initiators, and then click Finish . Figure 11. T arget Present ation/LUN Mapping W izard: Viewing Status 5. Log into the iSCSI initiator . For example, if you ar e using the Microsoft iSCSI init iator , follow thes[...]

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    15 After the iSCSI initiator logs into the newly pr esente d LUN, the iSCSI Initiator Properties T argets page (see Figure 12 ) shows the ta rget status as Connected . Figure 12. iSCSI Initiator Properti es: T arget Connected Now, when you select your iSCSI initiator in the le ft pane of the SANsurfer Router Manager wind ow , the Information page s[...]

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    16 Step 11. Configure an FCIP Ro ute Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)—a licensed feature of the iSR6200—is a protocol used to transport Fibre Channel frames over TCP/IP to provide SAN-over -WAN capabilities. FCIP is commonly used to interconnect (merge) SANs that are separated by such a distance that a dir ect connecti on is cost-prohibitive or tec[...]

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    17 Using the CLI to Locate the Serial Number T o find the serial number of your blade from the comm and line, follow these steps: 1. T elnet into the iSR6200 , and then start the CLI . 2. Log in as guest ; the default pass word is password . 3. Issue the show chassis command. 4. Under Blade x Information , locate and write down t he serial number f[...]

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    18 HW Version 31895-0 3 A SW Version 3.2.0.0 rc6b2 Temp (Front/Rear/CPU1/CPU2) 35C/25C /31C/33C Power Cooling Module 2 ---------------------- Status Install ed Power Source Not Con nected Fan1/Fan2/Fan3 Healthy /Healthy/Healthy iSR6200 #> Using the GUI to Locate the Serial Number The following shows how to locate the se rial number using the SAN[...]

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    19 Finding the Serial Number on th e Physical Blade The iSR6200 products have the serial number printed on the bot tom of the blade. For a det ailed procedure for removing the blade, refer to the iSR6200 QLogic intelligent Storage Router (iS R) Installation Guide , “Removal and Replacement” chapter . Y ou can view the in stallation g uide onlin[...]

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    © 2009–2012 QLo gic Corporation. QLogic, th e QLogic logo, SANs ur fer , and SmartWrite are trademarks or registered trademarks of QLogic Corp oration. FI CON is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.Finisar is a registered trademark of Finisar Co rporation. JDSU is a trademark of JDS Uniphase Corporation. All oth[...]

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