Sun Microsystems 2500 manual

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iii Contents Preface xiii 1. T ray Overviews 1 Front-Access Components of the Trays 2 LEDs on the Front of the Trays 3 Rear-Access Components of the Trays 5 Controllers 6 Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array 6 SFP T ransceivers 7 Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array 8 Controller T ray and Drive Expansion T ray Power -Fan Assembly 9 Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array 10 Drive [...]

iv Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 LEDs on the Disk Drives 18 Common Array Manager Software 19 Service Advisor and Customer-Replaceable Units 19 Overview of the Installation Process 20 2. Installing T rays 23 Preparing for the Installation 24 Preparing the Universal Rail Kit 24 Unpacking the Universal Rai[...]

Contents v 3. Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 49 Connecting the Management Host 49 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host 50 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub 51 Attaching the Ethernet Ports Directly to the Management Host W ith a Cross- Over Cable 51 Connecting Data Host[...]

vi Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ▼ T o Obtain T raff ic Manager for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 68 Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 69 About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms 69 Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software 69 Enabling Multipath[...]

Contents vii Ship Kit Changes 93 DC Power LEDS 93 Connecting Power Cables 94 ▼ Connecting the Cables 95 T urning Off the DC Power During an Emer gency 96 Relocation Cautions 96 Glossary 97 Index 107[...]

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ix Figur es FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Product Overview 2 FIGURE 1-2 Tray Front-Access Components 3 FIGURE 1-3 Location of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays 4 FIGURE 1-4 Controller Tray Rear-Access Components 5 FIGURE 1-5 Drive Expansion Tray Rear-Access Components 6 FIGURE 1-6 Sun StorageTek 2540 Array Connectors 7 FIGURE 1-7 SFP[...]

x Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-6 Inserting the Cabinet Rail Adapter Plate on the Cabinet Rail 32 FIGURE 2-7 Adapter plate in place on the Cabinet Rail. 33 FIGURE 2-8 Slide the flange of the rail behind the cabinet rail and between that and the hook of the rail adapter plat.e, as shown. 34 FIGU[...]

xi T ables TABLE 1-1 Description of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays 4 TABLE 1-2 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array 11 TABLE 1-3 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array 12 TABLE 1-4 Descriptions of the Power-Fan Assembly LEDs 14 TABLE 1-5 Descriptions of the IOM LEDs 15 TABLE 1-6 Desc[...]

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xiii Pr eface The Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install rack-mounting rails and array modules on the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series array . Host management, data host management, and remote command line interface (CLI) functions are performed by the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software. For ins[...]

xiv Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 How This Book Is Or ganized Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series array and the hardwar e installation process. Chapter 2 describes how to install rack-mounting rails, controller modules, and expansion cabinets in three Sun cabinets. Chapter [...]

Preface xv In addition, the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array includes the following online documentation: ■ Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager online help Contains system overview and configuration information. ■ Service Advisor Provides guided FRU r eplacement procedures with system feedback. Y ou can access Service Advisor from the Sun Sto[...]

xvi Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or thr ough su[...]

1 CHAPTER 1 T ray Overviews The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array are a family of storage products that provide high-capacity , high-reliability storage in a compact configuration. The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array is a modular , rackmountable controller tray . It is scalable from a single[...]

2 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Product Overview Fr ont-Access Components of the T rays Components that are accessed thr ough the front of the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Array are identical in ap[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 3 The front-access components include the following: ■ End caps – Plastic, removable caps on the right and left side of the tray . Numbers on the side of the right end cap indicate the numbering of the drives. ■ LEDs (light emitting diodes) – Four LEDs located on the on the left-side end cap ■ Disk drives – [...]

4 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-3 Location of the LEDs on the Fr ont of the T rays T ABLE 1-1 Description of the LEDs on the Front of the T rays Location LED Color On Off 1 Locate White Indicates a failed component on this tray . The locate light is turned on manually by CAM to help you find t[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 5 Rear -Access Components of the T rays Components that are accessed fr om the rear of the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array and the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array controller trays include: ■ Controller Modules – T wo removable controller modules. ■ Power-fan assembly – T wo removable power supply modules with cooling fans[...]

6 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-5 Drive Expansion T ray Rear-Access Components Contr ollers The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array and the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array have two controllers. The contr ollers manage the input/output (I/O) between the volumes and the data host. The controllers have an Ether[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 7 ■ T wo data host connectors per controller that can support either a fiber-optic interface or a copper interface with 1, 2, or 4 Gb/s data host connection speed ■ One drive expansion tray Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connector with 3 Gb/s drive expansion tray connection speed ■ 512-MB or 1-GB mirror ed cache ■ M[...]

8 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-7 SFP T ransceiver for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array This SAS controller tray pr ovides the following capabilities: ■ Three SAS host connectors with 3 Gb/s host connection speed ■ One drive expansion tray SAS connector for the driv[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 9 FIGURE 1-8 Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array Controller Connectors Contr oller T ray and Drive Expansion T ray Power- Fan Assembly The power-fan assembly for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array is identical and interchangeable. Note – A minimum of two disk dr[...]

10 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array The drive expansion tray expands the storage capacity of a storage array. The controllers in the contr oller tray can connect to the drive expansion tray and access the disk drives in the drive expansion tray for additional storage. A drive exp[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 11 LEDs on the Rear of the T rays Contr oller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array FIGURE 1-10 Locations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array T ABLE 1-2 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array (1 of 2) Location LED Color On Off 1 Link Fault Amber At least one link has [...]

12 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Contr oller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array FIGURE 1-11 Locations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array 8 Ethernet Link Green The connection is activ e. The connection is not acti ve. 9 Ethernet 100B ASE-TX Green 100BASE-TX connection is activ e[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 13 Contr oller T ray and Drive Expansion T ray Power- Fan Assembly LEDs The power-fan assembly LEDs for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array are identical. 4 Cache Acti ve Green Caching is enabled. When blinking, the cache has data. Indicates a problem if c[...]

14 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-12 Locations of the Power-Fan Assembly LEDs T ABLE 1-4 Descriptions of the Power-Fan Assembly LEDs Location LED Color On Off 1 DC Po wer (DC Good) Green DC power from the power -fan assembly is av ailable. DC po wer from the power - fan assembly is not av ailabl[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 15 IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array FIGURE 1-13 Locations of the IOM LEDs Service Action LEDs Each controller , power-fan assembly , IOM, and disk drive has a Service Action Allowed LED. The Service Action Allowed LED indicates when you can remove a component safely . See the “ LEDs on the Rear of the T rays[...]

16 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Caution – Potential loss of data access – Never remove a power-fan assembly , a controller module, or a disk drive unless the Service Action Allowed LED is turned on or you are given specif ic instructions to do so by the Common Array Manager software Service Advisor[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 17 FIGURE 1-14 Disk Drives The physical locations of the disk drives are numbered 1 thr ough 12, from left to right, and from top to bottom. The right end cap has numbers on the side showing the numbers of the adjacent drives. The Common Array Manager Service Advisor software automatically detects a disk drive’s tray [...]

18 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 LEDs on the Disk Drives FIGURE 1-15 Locations of the Disk Drive LEDs T ABLE 1-6 Descriptions of the Disk Drive LEDs Location LED Color General Behavior 1 Service Action Allowed Blue On – The disk dri ve can be remo ved from the tray . Off – The disk dri ve cannot be [...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 19 Common Array Manager Softwar e The Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array is managed by the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software. The Common Array Manager pr ovides web browser– based management and configuration fr om an external management host, data host software that contr ols the data path between the data[...]

20 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T o see a list of the hardware components that can be r eplaced at the customer site refer to Service Advisor in the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software. The Service Advisor also provides information and procedur es for replacing array components. Overview of t[...]

Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 21 When the tasks in T ABLE 1-8 are complete, you can install the Common Array Manager software on an external management host, install and upgrade f irmware from the management host, and perform initial array setup and system configuration. See the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide for co[...]

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23 CHAPTER 2 Installing T rays Use the procedur es in this chapter to install trays in a cabinet. The number of trays you need to install depends on your overall storage r equirements. Y ou can install a maximum of three trays, one contr oller tray and up to two expansion trays for each array . This chapter describes the process of installing the S[...]

24 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Pr eparing for the Installation Use the following procedures to pr epare for installation: ■ “Preparing the Universal Rail Kit” on page 24 ■ “Preparing the T ray” on page 25 ■ “Preparing the Cabinet” on page 26 Pr eparing the Universal Rail Kit Use the [...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 25 FIGURE 2-1 Loosening the Rail Scr ews to Adjust the Rail Length Note – The rails are pr econfigured to adjust to cabinet rail depths of between 24 inches (609.6 mm) and 34 inches (863.6 mm). Pr eparing the T ray Caution – T wo people are needed to lift and move the tray . Use care to avoid injury . A traycan weig[...]

26 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ■ T wo 6-meter RJ45 -RJ45 Ethernet cables (one per controller module) ■ One RJ45-DIN9 cable ■ One RJ45-DB9 adapter ■ Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software CD ■ Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide (on the software CD) ■ Com[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 27 Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet Depending on the type of cabinetin which you will install the tray , use one of the following procedur es to attach the rails: ■ “Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard Sun or 19-Inch Cabinet W ith Threaded Cabinet Rails” on page 27 ■ “Attaching the Universal Rail Ki[...]

28 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Note – The RUs are not labeled on all racks, as they are on the Sun cabinets. The rule of thumb to remember is that the division of RUs passes between the two closest rail holes in each set of holes (see FIGURE 2-2 ). FIGURE 2-2 Positioning the Fr ont of the Left Rail [...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 29 FIGURE 2-3 Securing the Left Rail to the Fr ont of the Cabinet 3. Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 for the right rail. 4. At the back of the cabinet, adjust the length of the left rail as needed to f it the cabinet, and position the rail f lange behind the face of the cabinet rail ( FIGURE 2-4 ).[...]

30 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-4 Adjusting the Length of the Left Rail at the Back of the Cabinet 5. Align the rail f lange so that the top and bottom mounting holes match the center holes in the RUs corresponding to those used on the front of the cabinet.[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 31 6. Insert the 8-32 screws through the center holes of the rack into the top and bottom mounting holes on the universal rail ( FIGURE 2-5 ). FIGURE 2-5 Securing the Left Rail to the Back of the Cabinet 7. Repeat Step 4 , Step 5 , and Step 6 for the right rail. Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standar d 19-Inch Ca[...]

32 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ■ All 19-inch wide, 4-post EIA-compatible racks and cabinets with unthreaded cabinet rails (square hole racks). T o attach the universal rail kit to a cabinet with unthreaded cabinet rails, follow these steps first for the left rail and then for the right rail: 1. Hook[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 33 FIGURE 2-7 Adapter plate in place on the Cabinet Rail. 2. Slide the front f lange of the universal rail between the front cabinet rail and the top hook of the rail adater plate ( FIGURE 2-8 ).[...]

34 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-8 Slide the f lange of the rail behind the cabinet rail and between that and the hook of the rail adapter plat.e, as shown. 3. Insert and tighten two 8-32 screws through the top and bottom holes in the adapter plate, through the cabinet rail, and into the top an[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 35 FIGURE 2-9 Securing the Rail to the Fr ont left of the Cabinet 4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 on the corresponding cabinet rail at the back of the cabinet ( FIGURE 2-10 ). Mounting the rail on the back of the cabinet is the same as mounting it to the front, after you extend the rail the necessary length to reach the[...]

36 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-10 Adjusting the Length of the Rail at the Back of the Cabinet 5. Insert and tighten two 8-32 screws through the top and bottom holes in the adpater plate, back cabinet rail, and universal rail mounting f lange ( FIGURE 2-1 1 ). The screws passes thr ough the un[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 37 FIGURE 2-11 Securing the Rail to the Back of the Cabinet For extra stability , you can tighten the rail screws as in FIGURE 2-1 . 6. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to install the right rail. Installing a T ray in a Cabinet Install the controller tray in the f irst empty 2RU slot at the bottom of the cabinet. If you are[...]

38 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-12 Positioning the T ray in the Cabinet 2. Carefully slide the tray into the cabinet until the front mounting f langes on the tray touch the vertical face of the cabinet ( FIGURE 2-13 ).[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 39 FIGURE 2-13 Array Controller T ray Installed The tray has mounting flanges on both sides with three mounting holes in them. The top and bottom holes are lar ge enough to fit over the heads of the screws alr eady in the cabinet rails used to mount the universal rails. If the tray was shipped with end caps (bezels) cli[...]

40 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-14 Rail clip and rear mounting hole on r ear of array tray . 3. Insert a single 8-32 pan head screw through the center hole in each front mounting f lange and tighten ( FIGURE 2-15 ).[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 41 FIGURE 2-15 Securing the T ray to the Front of a Sun Rack 900/1000 Cabinet 4. Replace the end caps (bezels) that cover the mounting f langes on the front of the array tray . On each front mounting flange, ther e is a small tab over which the end caps fit. The end caps have a slot on top for this tab. a. Place the end[...]

42 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Connecting the Power Cables 1. V erify that both power switches are turned off. 2. V erify that the circuit breakers in the cabinet are turned off. 3. Connect each power supply in the tray to a separate power source in the cabinet. 4. Connect the primary power cables fro[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 43 Note – Perform all SAS connections from an Out (down arr ow) port to an In (up arrow) port. If the cable is connected to two connectors with the same arrows, communication between the two drive modules will be lost. FIGURE 2-17 Expansion Ports on an Expansion T ray Array Conf iguration Naming Convention The configu[...]

44 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Connecting Expansion T rays Keep the following points in mind when adding expansion trays to your storage array: ■ Expansion trays must be added with power to the array and I/O data transfer turned off. If you need to add an expansion tray to an array that cannot be ta[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 45 Cabling an Expansion T ray to a Controller T ray A Controller tray has two expansion ports, one on the Controller A module and one on the Controller B module. T o connect an expansion tray , connect an SAS cable from each expansion port on the contr oller to each In port on the expansion tray . FIGURE 2-18 shows a 1x[...]

46 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 and two expansion trays. The cable connections on the B-side are r eversed (the cable from the contr oller A expansion port goes to the In port of expansion tray 1; the cable from the contr oller B expansion port goes to the In port on expansion tray 2) for maximum redun[...]

Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 47 6. Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 2 B-side Out port and the B-side In port of expansion tray 2 ( FIGURE 2-19 ). Drive Module Cable Labeling Labels for the drive cables identify which controller ports and which expansion connections in an expansion tray you use when you attach cables between a contro[...]

48 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Simplex cabling is the same as the cabling on a single channel of an ordinary array , such as that shown on the A-side in FIGURE 2-18 . CRU removal and r eplacement procedur es in a simplex configuration ar e the same as those for a duplex configuration with a failed con[...]

49 CHAPTER 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts This chapter describes Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array cable connections for hosts. It contains the following sections: ■ “Connecting the Management Host” on page 49 ■ “Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array” on page 51 ■ “Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array” on pag[...]

50 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 3-1 Ethernet Ports for Contr oller A and Controller B Note – Before you begin, ensure that the twor equired Ethernet cables are available. These requir ements are outlined in the StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide . There ar e three ways to est[...]

Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 51 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub T o attach the Ethernet ports and the management port Ethernet interface to an Ethernet hub on a private subnet: 1. Locate Ethernet ports on Controller A and Controller B at the back of the controller tray ( FIGURE 3-[...]

52 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Note – For maximum hardwar e redundancy , you must install a minimum of two HBAs in each host. Dual-port HBAs give you two paths into the storage array but do not ensure r edundancy if the HBA fails. 2540 Array Data Host Connection T opologies Y ou can connect data hos[...]

Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 53 FIGURE 3-2 Dir ect connection from a single data host server FIGURE 3-3 Dir ect Connection from two data host servers FIGURE 3-4 Data host connection thr ough a Fibre Channel switch 1. Host 2. HBA 1 3. HBA 2 4. Host P or t 1 5. Host P or t 2 6. Controller A 7. Controller B[...]

54 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 3-5 Mixed topology of data hosts connected dir ectly and through FC switches 2540 Array Data Host Connections Data transmission from the host to the array controller modules is thr ough fiber - optic cables. The fiber -optic cables connect to the controllers thr o[...]

Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 55 FIGURE 3-6 Connecting the SFP and Fiber -optic Cable to a 2540 Controller The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array controller tray has fourFC host connector ports, two per controller module. T o maintain redundancy , connect two data paths from each host, one to each controller . FIGURE 3-7 FC host c[...]

56 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 3. Plug one end of the f iber-optic cable into the SFP transcei ver . 4. Plug the other end of the f iber-optic cable into one of the HB As in the host (direct topology) or into a switch (fabric topology). 5. Aff ix a label to each end of the cable. See “Host Cable Lab[...]

Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 57 FIGURE 3-9 Dir ect connections from two data hosts with dual HBAs. FIGURE 3-10 shows an example of direct host connections from thr ee data hosts, each with dual HBAs. FIGURE 3-10 Direct connections fr om three data hosts with dual HBAs. Note – For maximum hardwar e redundancy , you must [...]

58 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Before you connect data hosts dir ectly to the array , check that the following prer equisites have been met: ■ Interface cables are connected and between the HBAs and the array controllers. ■ SAS cables (1-, 3-, or 6-meters) are available to connect the array host p[...]

Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 59 Host Cable Labeling Labels for host cabling identify which host HBA ports and which controller ports you use when you attach cables between the host and the controller . Cable labels are useful if you need to disconnect cables to service a controller . Attach a label to each end of the cabl[...]

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61 CHAPTER 4 Powering On the Array This chapter describes initial tray power-on procedur es. Perform the following procedur es in the order listed: ■ “Before Powering On” on page 61 ■ “Powering On the Array” on page 62 ■ “Powering Off the Array” on page 63 ■ “Next Steps” on page 64 Befor e Powering On Y ou can set up a Dynam[...]

62 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Powering On the Array Use this procedur e to turn power on for all trays installed in the cabinet ( FIGURE 4-1 ). Note – The order in which you power up the trays is important. Be sure to power on the controller tray last in order to ensur e that the disks in the expan[...]

Chapter 4 P owering On the Arra y 63 ■ The green OK/Power LED on the tray is steady on. If all tray and drive Ok/Power LEDs are steady green and the amber Service Required LEDs ar e off, the power -on sequence is complete and no faults have been detected. Powering Of f the Array The array rarely needs to be power ed off. Y ou remove power only wh[...]

64 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Next Steps After you have connected the management host and data hosts, you are r eady to install the management host software as described in the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide and the data host software as described in Chapter 5 .[...]

65 CHAPTER 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softwar e This chapter describes how to install data host software, HBAs, and other software on differ ent host platforms. It contains the following sections: ■ “Data Host Software” on page 65 ■ “Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System” on page 66 ■ “Installing Data Host Software for Opera[...]

66 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 in your storage area network. HBAs must be or dered separately , from Sun or their respective manufactur ers. Sun HBAs can be ordered fr om: /www.sun.com/storagetek/storage_networking/hba/ The requir ed versions of HBAdrivers must be installed on the data host before you[...]

Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 67 T o install data host software on Solaris OSs, see the following sections: ■ “T o Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Software” on page 67 ■ “T o Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software” on page 67 ▼ T o Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Softwar e Obtain Sun Solaris OS 8 and 9 data[...]

68 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 1. Log in to the host as root . 2. Change to the SAN_4.4. xx_install_it directory in which the compressed installation f ile was unpacked: cd < user-specified location > /SAN_4.4. xx_install_it 3. where xx is the softwar e version number of the installed files. Sta[...]

Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 69 Installing Data Host Softwar e for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris T o install data host software for operating systems other than Solaris, see the following sections: ■ “About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms” on page 69 ■ “Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software”[...]

70 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 6. Select the link for the data host platform that you want to install. 7. Save the install package to a temporary directory . 8. Uncompress and untar the install package. 9. When the download is f inished, log out of the SDLC. A readme file is pr ovided as part of the i[...]

Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 71 7. Use the cfgadm command to conf igure HBA paths. How you configur e paths depends on how you are using your arrays in a SAN or direct attach envir onment. See the Sun StorageEdge SAN Foundation Software 4.4 Configuration Guide ( www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware /docs/Network_Storage_Solu[...]

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73 CHAPTER 6 Conf iguring IP Addressing In order for there to be an out-of-band Ethernet connection between the local management host and the array controllers, the management host and the array controllers must have valid IP addr esses. This chapter describes how to configur e IP addressing on the local management host and the array controllers. I[...]

74 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Conf iguring the IP Address of the Array Contr ollers Y ou can configure two types of IP addr essing for the Ethernet port of each array controller: ■ Dynamic Host Configuration Pr otocol (DHCP) IP addressing – IP addr esses for the Ethernet port are assigned dynamic[...]

Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 75 ■ Using the serial port interface (see “Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses” on page 75 ) ■ Using the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager (see the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide ) Conf iguring Static IP Addr essing There ar e two methods of assignin[...]

76 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T o connect a terminal to the serial port of a controller: 1. Connect the 6-pin mini-DIN connector of the serial cable to the serial port connector (diagnostic port) on the controller ( FIGURE 1-3 on page 6 ). 2. Connect the RJ-45 connector of the serial cable to the ser[...]

Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 77 ■ Data Rate: 38400 ■ Data Bits: 8 ■ Parity: None ■ Stop Bits: 1 ■ Flow Control: None ▼ T o Establish a Connection W ith the Serial Port T o establish a connection with the serial port and display the Service Interface menu: 1. Press Break. Note – The array serial port requir es that the break cha[...]

78 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ▼ T o Configur e the IP Addresses The serial port Service Interface menu enables you to set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on the contr oller . T o set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on each contr oller: 1. Select option 2,[...]

Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 79 4. When prompted, conf irm the specif ied IP addressing. The Service Interface menu is redisplayed. 5. Select option 1, Display IP Conf iguration, to conf irm the IP address changes. The IP address conf iguration of the Ethernet port is displayed, and the Service Interface menu is redisplayed. 6. Press Q to qu[...]

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81 CHAPTER A Conf iguring a DHCP Server This appendix describes how to configur e bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) services in a Sun Solaris and Microsoft W indows envir onment. It contains the following sections: ■ “Before Y ou Begin” on page 81 ■ “Setting Up a Solaris DHCP Server” on page 81 ■ “Setting Up a W indows 2000 Advanced Server[...]

82 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 2. Start the DHCP wizard by issuing the following command at the command line: /usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr & The following window is displayed: The wizard will pr ompt you for information related to the conf iguration, network address, and subnet mask of the contr ol[...]

Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 83 3. V erify your conf iguration information and click Finish. 4. When you are prompted to conf igure addresses for the server , click Y es. The Add Address to Network wizard is displayed. 5. Enter the following information: ■ Number of IP addresses ■ Name of managing server ■ Starting IP address ■ Conf[...]

84 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 6. V erify your conf iguration information and click Finish. The DHCP Manager displays the following: 7. In the Address Properties window , do the following: a. In each Client ID f ield, enter 01 followed by the MAC address that is printed on the back of the RAID control[...]

Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 85 c. Click OK. The DHCP manager updates the status and client ID, as shown in the following example: 8. Go to Modify Service Options and do the following: a. Select Detect Duplicate IP addresses. b. Under BOOTP Compatibility , select Automatic. c. Select Restart Server , as shown in the following example.[...]

86 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 d. Click OK. After the configuration pr ocess has finished, the DHCP server provides BOOTP services to the MAC address you enter ed for each RAID controller . 9. T o verify that the BOOTP service is running, go to Service > Restart. 10. After you power on the array , [...]

Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 87 The following procedur e provides an example of how to set up DHCP with the BOOTP option on the W indows 2000 Advanced Server . Y our environment may requir e different steps. Installing the DHCP Server T o install DHCP server on the W indows 2000 Advanced Server: 1. From the Control Panel, go to Administrati[...]

88 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 2. From the Action menu, select New Scope. The New Scope wizard is displayed. 3. Enter the following information as prompted: ■ Scope name and description: ■ IP address range (for example, 192.168.0.170 to 192.168.0.171 ) ■ Subnet mask (for example, 255.255.255.0 )[...]

Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 89 If the lease expiration for the controllers is inactive, try refr eshing the list. If the lease is still inactive, check the following: ■ Are the IP addr esses allocated for BOOTP conflicting? ■ W ere the correct MAC addr esses added to the DHCP server for the array controllers? ■ Are the DHCP server an[...]

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91 CHAPTER B Using DC Power This appendix describes using the DC Power Unit for the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Arrays in the following sections: ■ “DC Power Overview” on page 91 ■ “Installation Notes for DC Power” on page 92 ■ “Ship Kit Changes” on page 93 ■ “DC Power LEDS” on page 93 ■ “Connecting Power Cables” on pa[...]

92 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE B-1 shows the locations of the power-f an assemblies . FIGURE B-1 P ower F an Assembly Locations . Caution – Risk of electrical shock – This unit has more than one power sour ce. T o remove all power from the unit, all DC MAINS must be disconnected by removing[...]

Chapter B Using DC P ower 93 ■ “Ship Kit Changes” on page 93 ■ “DC Power LEDS” on page 93 ■ “Connecting Power Cables” on page 94 ■ “T urning Off the DC Power During an Emergency” on page 96 ■ “Relocation Cautions” on page 96 Ship Kit Changes If the DC power option is order ed, two DC power connector cables are provided[...]

94 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T ABLE B-1 lists the LEDs for DC power . T ABLE B-1 DC Power Module LEDs. Connecting Power Cables Caution – A qualif ied service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines. A two-pole 20-amp circuit breaker is requir ed between the DC[...]

Chapter B Using DC P ower 95 Caution – Ensure that you do not turn on power to the array module or the connected drive modules until this guide instructs you to do so. For the proper procedur e for turning on the power , see “ “Connecting Power Cables” on page 94 .” Caution – Electrical grounding hazard – This equipment is designed to[...]

96 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T urning Of f the DC Power During an Emer gency Caution – Potential loss of data – An emergency shutdown of the storage array might not allow the server to complete its I/O to the storage array . Note – Before turning of f the power switches on a DC-powered tray yo[...]

97 Glossary Definitions obtained fr om the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Dictionary are indicated with “(SNIA)” at the end. For the complete SNIA Dictionary , go to www .snia.org/education/dictionary . A agent The component of the system monitoring and diagnostic software that collects health and asset information about the arr[...]

98 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 B block The amount of data sent or received by the host per I/O operation; the size of a data unit. C capacity The amount of storage you must allocate to storage elements, including volumes, pools, and virtual disks. Capacity planning should include allocations for vol[...]

Glossar y 99 data path The route taken by a data packet between a data host and the storage device. direct attached storage (DAS) A storage architectur e in which one or two hosts that access data are connected physically to a storage array . disk A physical drive component that stores data. E event A notification of something that happened on a de[...]

100 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 topologies. Fibre Channel was completely developed through industry cooperation, unlike SCSI, which was developed by a vendor and submitted for standardization after the fact. Fibre Channel switch A networking device that can send packets directly to a port associated[...]

Glossar y 101 I in-band traff ic System management traff ic that uses the data path between a host and a storage device. See also out-of-band traf f ic . initiator A system component that initiates an I/O operation over a Fibre Channel (FC) network. If allowed by FC fabric zoning rules, each host connection within the FC network has the ability to [...]

102 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 master / alternate master A design for reliability that uses r edundant configuration. Array configurations share master/alternate master conf igurations: each array configuration has two controller trays that ar e grouped as one host. In each case, the master compone[...]

Glossar y 103 prof ile See storage prof ile . provisioning The process of allocation and assignment of storage to hosts. R RAID An acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks, a family of techniques for managing multiple disks to deliver desirable cost, data availability , and performance characteristics to host environments. Also, a phrase ad[...]

104 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 storage area network (SAN) An architectur e in which the storage elements are connected to each other and to a server that is the access point for all systems that use the SAN to store data. storage domain A secure container that holds a subset of the system’s total[...]

Glossar y 105 thin-scripting client See r emote scripting CLI client . tray See storage tray . U V virtual disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating envir onment as a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk-like storage and I/O semantics. The virtual disk is the disk array object that most closely resembles a physical dis[...]

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107 Index Numerics 2500 series array product overview, 2 A about installing data host software for non-Solaris host, 69 about IP addressing, 73 array about IP addressing, 73 cabling a 1x2 configuration, 45 cabling a 1x3 configuration, 45 configuration naming convention, 43 configuring controller IP addr essing, 74 installation checklist for, 20[...]

108 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Ser ies Arra y Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 management host, 6 SAS, ST2530, 8 SAS, ST2540, 7 contacting technical support, xvi contents universal rail kit, 24 controller configuring IP addressing, 74 connecting a terminal to the serial port, 75 connecting Ethernet ports to a management LAN, 50 connecting Ethe[...]

Index 109 expansion tray ship kit contents, 26 F fans power-fan assembly, 9 fault LED, 16 Fibre Channel ST2540 controller tray, 7 firmware, 6 front-access tray components, 3 H host connecting for management, 49 setting up a data host, 66 hot swap controller CRUs, 6 I/O module, 10 I I/O module cabling, 10 ST2501 drive expansion tray, 10 installatio[...]

110 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Ser ies Arra y Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 loosening length adjustment screws, 24 rear -access components of the controller trays, 5 rear -access components of the drive expansion tray, 5 redundancy data path, 6 I/O module, 10 related documentation, xiv RJ45-DB9 adapter, 76 RJ45-DIN cable, 75 pinouts, 76 S SA[...]

Index 111 contents, 24 part numbers, 24 unpacking a tray, 25 W web sites third-party, xvi[...]

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