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RAID Array 3000 Controller Shelf Hardware User’ s Guide EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Comp aq Comp u ter Corp orati on Hous ton, T exas[...]

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EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 v Contents Revis i o n Record ............................................................................................................................ v ii About This Guide ..........................................................................................................................ix 1 Prod u ct Overv i ew 1.[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f vi EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 2 RAID Array Control l er (con ti n u ed ) 2.6.3 RAID 0 +1 .................................................................................................................. . 2–11 2.6.4 RAID 4 ..............................................................................................[...]

Contents EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 vii Fig ures 1–1 RAID A rray 3000 Controll er Shelf ..................................................................................1– 2 1–2 RAID A rray 3000 6-Slot Device Expansion Shelf ..........................................................1– 3 1–3 Controll er Shelf M ajor Components ...............[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f viii EK–SMCPQ –U G. C 01 Fig ure s ( cont inue d) 3–15 Controll er Shelf Fiel d Replaceable Units ...................................................................... 3–29 3–16 Replacing the Host I /O SBB ........................................................................................... 3–30 [...]

EK–SMC PQ– UG. C 0 1 ix Revision Record This Revision Re cord pr ovides a conci se publication history of t his guide. It lists t he revision level s, r elease dates, and reasons for t he r evisions. The following revision his tory lists all revis ions of this publication and their effective dates. The publication part number is included in the[...]

EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xi Abo ut This Guide This section identifies the audience of t his guide and describes the content s (chapter -by- chapter) and struct ure. I n addition, this section includes a list of associated document s and the convent ions used in this guide. Intende d Audie nc e This guide is intended for ins tallers and operators of t[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xii Cha p ter 4 : S econ d Co n tro l l er Op ti o n Secon d C on troller Op tion describes how to install a second (redundant) RA ID controller in the shelf for redundancy. It also contains a dual controller installation procedure for a single s erial port. Asso ci a ted Documen ts In additi[...]

About This Guide EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xiii Convention s This guide uses the following documentation convent ions: Table 2 Styl e Conventions Sty le Mea ning plai n monospac e ty pe Text boldf ace type For t he fi rs t i ns tanc e of t erm s being def ined i n tex t, or bot h. it ali c ty pe For em phas is , m anual ti tl es , c hapt er sum m ar i[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 xiv Suppor t a nd Ser vic es Wh o to co n t act i n the Ameri ca s Inf ormat ion and Pr oduct Questi ons: Local Sales Off i ce / Stor ageWork s Hot li ne 1-800- 786-7967 Inst all at ion Suppor t : Contac t the COMPAQ Di st ri but or wher e the Stor age Solut i on was Pur chas ed / Loc al Comp[...]

EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–1 1 Produ ct Overview This chapter pr ovides an overall description of the RAID Arr ay 3000 Contr oller Shelf and its component s. A series of cabling diagrams showi ng how to connect the Controller Shelf to a host system and a li st of technical and environmental specifications is also included at the end of t he chapt e[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 NOTE The Devi ce Ex pansi on Shel f (DS- SWXRA-GN) mus t hav e a rev is ion lev el of B01 (or hi gher) t o operat e wit h t he RAID Ar ray 3000 Contr ol ler Shel f. Als o, the Pers onalit y I/ O module s upplied wi th the shel f ( part no. 70- 33067-02) must have a m ini- mum r evi si on [...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–3 Figur e 1–2 RAID Array 3000 6- Sl ot Devi ce Expansi on Shelf ( Opti onal) S HR-1 0 9 1 A battery-backup subs ystem is included with the Controller Shelf in the form of a rac km ount UPS (Uni nte rrupt a bl e Powe r Supply). In case of a powe r f ailure, the UPS provides temporary power to [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Table 1–1 Contr ol l er Shel f Par t Numbers and M odel Descri pt i ons DIGIT AL Pa rt No . Item De scri pti on DS-SWXRA-GH RA3000 Ul tr aSCSI Rackmount Cont r oller/ Shelf with one controller, 120 V, which Includes: One BA356 type shelf One HSZ22 RAID controller with 16 M B of cache Tw[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–5 1.2 Shelf Fe atures The RAID 3000 Controller S helf is equipped w ith a dual-channel RAID control- ler that supports all of the U ltraSCS I bus features. The major f eatures of the co ntroller shelf are: • O ne dual- channel R AID array contro ller • S econd controller option for redundan[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figure 1–3 show s the major components in the controller s helf. Its characteristics are outlin ed below . • A n eas ily remov able, tw o chann el, res ident RA ID Ar ray con troller and an ad - jacent empty slot for a second (redundant) controller (optional) • There a re t wo 68-pi[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–7 1.4 Shelf Cabine t I nstalla tion The Controller Shelf can be mounted in a S torageWorks metric or RETMA style cabinet. You must ins tall the appropriate shelf rail kit hardw are to properly mount the shelf in the cabinet. The RETMA rail kit is s upplied with the s helf and contains the ins t[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 The controller supports one (for a s ingle controller) or two (for dual-controllers) standard 72-pin cache SI MMs of up t o 6 4 MB . In a d ua l-c ont r o ller setup , both controllers mus t have identical cache configurations and the total usable cache (per controller) will be half the a[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–9 • Two -s peed blo wer operatio n • S BB shelf blow er control to include error detection, reporting, and automatic correctiv e action Figur e 1–5 Device I/O M odule S HR- 1 0 4 5 Up p er Mounti n g Ta b Low er Mounti n g Ta b Device Port 0 Connecto r De vi ce Po rt 1 Co nnec t or The du[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 1–6 Device I/O M odul e Bl ow er Stat us LEDs S HR- 1 0 4 6 Lef t Blower LE D SC SI Bu s Ad dr es s Sw it c h S3 (Not Us ed) SC SI Bu s T erm in a tio n Switc h S4 Rig ht Blower LED NOTE The SCSI bus addr ess swi tc h on the Cont roll er Shelf devi ce I /O m odule does not c [...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–11 Figur e 1–7 Host I/O M odule S HR-1 0 3 6 Ho st Ou t Ho st I n CTR UPS The front panel of the host I/O module contains two 68-pin VHDCI SCSI c o n- nectors and two 9-pin D connectors. The SCS I connectors provide the SCS I bus connectio ns b etween th e adapter in the hos t sy stem and the[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1.5.4 S h elf Cooling The device I/O module ens ures that the SBBs and Controller Shelf are at the proper operating temperature by monitoring the operational status of the blow ers and s ensin g the ambien t air temperatu re. The two dual-sp eed blowers cool all the s helf components b[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–13 Figur e 1–8 Pow er Suppl y SHR-10 3 4 1.5.6 Unint er rupt able Pow er Supply ( UP S) The pri m a ry fu n c t i on of t h e UPS i s to k e e p th e e nti re st o ra ge sy s tem powered-up to enable th e contro ller(s ) to flu sh cach e to dis ks. Th e UPS al so pro tects the sto r- age sys [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1.6 6-Slo t D evic e Ex pansion She lf ( Optio nal) NOTE The Devi ce Ex pansi on Shel f (DS- SWXRA-GN) mus t hav e a rev is ion lev el of B01 (or hi gher) t o operat e wit h t he RAID Ar ray 3000 Contr ol ler Shel f. Als o, the Pers onalit y I/ O module s upplied wi th the shel f ( par[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–15 Figur e 1–9 Singl e Host , Si ngl e Adapt er , w i th One Act i ve Cont rol ler Host System Host Adapter SHR-1316 1 BA356 Device Expans ion Shelves 2 RAID A rray 3000 Controller Shelf 3 SCS I Cable BN37A-05 (hos t adapter connection made using Technology Adapter ca bl e BN38E-OB, not shown[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 1–10 Singl e Host, Si ngl e Adapt er , wi t h Tw o Act i ve Control l er s Host System Host Adapter 2 SHR-1317 1 BA356 Device Expans ion Shelves 2 Host In Connector on H 0 I/O Module 3 RAID A rray 3000 Controller Shelf 4 SCS I Cable BN37A-05 (hos t adapter connection made usi[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–17 Figur e 1–11 Si ngl e Host , Dual Adapte r , Tw o Por t w i th Tw o Act i ve Cont r ol l e rs Host System Host Adapter Host Adapter SHR-1318 1 BA356 Device Expans ion Shelves 2 RAID A rray 3000 Controller Shelf 3 SCS I Cable BN37A-05 (hos t adapter connection made using Technology Adapter [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 1–12 Dual Host, Single Adapt er, wi t h O ne Act i ve Contr ol l er per Host Host System Host Adapter Host System Host Adapter SHR-1319 1 BA356 Device Expans ion Shelves 2 RAID A rray 3000 Controller Shelf 3 SCS I Cable BN37A-05 (hos t adapter connection made using Technology [...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–19 7 SCS I Cables BN37A -OE (2) for Device I/O Module 0 8 SCS I Cables BN37A -OE (2) for Device I/O Module 1 1.8 Sp ecifications Table 1–2 Cont r ol l er Shel f Techni cal Speci f i cations Feature Descr iption Model RA3000 rack mount cont r oller shelf ( DS-SWXRA-GH, - G K) RA3000 rack mount[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 1–20 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Table 1–2 Shelf Techni cal Specif i cat ions (cont i nued) Feature Descr iption Maxi mum I/O p er se c- ond 4,400 I/O per se con d Sustained Raid 5 I/O rate - - 2 KB block tran sfers Read -- 1, 375 I/O per s ec ond per controller pair Write – 392 I/O per se c ond per controller pai[...]

Chapter 1. Product Overview EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1–21 Table 1–2 Shelf Techni cal Specif i cat ions (cont i nued) Feature Descr iption Regulatory approvals EMI/ R I - - FCC Class A, CSA 108.8 Cl ass A, VCCI level 1, BICQ Class A, CISPR- 22 Clas s A, C-Tick Cla s s A Safety - - UL 1950 3 rd edition, AS/NZ 3260, IEC 950 CSA 22.2 #950, 1995, EN60[...]

EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–1 2 RAID Array Controller This chapter descr ibes the major feat ures and character istics of the R AID ar ray control- ler in the contr oller shelf. 2.1 Con t rol l er Overv i ew The RAID A rray controller provides high performance, high-availability access to SCS I disk array s ubsystems along a wide UltraS CSI bus. Wit[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 2–1 RAID Array 3000 Si ngl e Cont rol ler Bl ock Di agra m RA ID Arra y 30 00 Cont roller S h elf H0 Port 0 H1 Po rt 1 Writ e -Bac k Cac he M odu le 2 Dev ice P ort s D e vice I/O Assy Host I/O Assy Host System 0 Host Syste m 1 Ca c he Inter face Controller / Bus Mo dules RAI D [...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–3 There are two configurations for redundant pairs of controllers: Active/A ctive Failov er mode an d Activ e/Pas sive F ailover mode. In Active/A ctive F ailover, each controller in the redundant pair has one active SC SI host port and one pas - sive SCSI host port . Re dunda ncy Groups [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 From the storage s helf’s pers pective, the controller receives the I/O requests from the host and directs them to the devices. Since the controller process es all the I/O requests, it eliminates the host-based proces sing that is typically as sociated w ith reading and w riting d ata t[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–5 • St ripes ets (R AI D 0) combin e disk driv es in s erial to in creas e trans fer o r re- ques ts rates • M irrorsets (RA ID 1) combine disk drives in parallel to provide a highly reli- able stora ge unit • RAID 4 provides striping with a fixe d pa rit y dri ve • RA ID sets (RA[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 2–4 Contr ol l e r Front Panel S HR-1 0 4 9 Re set H0 H 1 D1 F a u lt D0 Re se t H 0 D0 H1 D1 Fa ul t 2.4 Fle xible RA ID Se t C onfig urat ion In additi on t o it s fle xibl e hardware de sign, the c ontrol l er’s firm ware offers the user the flexibility to configure RAID se[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–7 2. 5 P erfo rman ce En h an cemen ts The controller employs a number of techniques to achieve as much performance as possible from it s design. 2.5. 1 Cu stom Components To increase performance and reliability, the controller’s core functions have been encapsulated in four cus tom ASI[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 2.5.2. 1 Wr i te-Bac k Caching When the host sends data to be written to a redundancy group the controller stores the data in its cache and immediately reports to the hos t it has completed the w rite. The con troller eventually writes the d ata to the dis k d rives wh en the write can be[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–9 There are some res trictions you must adhere to wh en creating a RAID s et using the RAID 3000 shelf. T he m i nim um and m a xim um numbe r of dri ves requi re d to support each RAID level is lis ted in Table 2–3. Table 2–3 Shel f RAID Set Restr i ct i ons RAID Level Min. No. of Dr[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 2–5 RAI D 0 Wri te 101 1 01 10 10 10 01 01 00 00 0 001 11 0 0 1111 0 111 1 010 Ho st D at a Cont roll er div ides t he d a ta in to chu nksiz ed unit s Th ere is s ti ll d ata l ef t so th e Con tro lle r repe ats t he pr oc ess 101 1 0001 01 1 0 11 00 1010 1111 0101 01 1 1 00[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–11 2.6. 2 RAID 1 RAID 1 (als o known as mirroring or s hadowing) takes data sent by the host and duplicates it on all th e drives in an ar ray. The r esult is a high degree o f data availability, since you can lose all but one drive in the array and still have full access to your data. Th[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figure 2–7 Di agr am of RAID 0+1 Wr i t e 1110 11 0 1 101 1 Ho s t Dat a Co n t ro l l er di vi de s the data int o chunksi zed unit s 111 0 11 01 101 1 Str ipe d da ta w ritt e n t o hal f the drive s Strip e d d a ta mirrore d to the remaining drives S HR-1 0 5 6 In th e event of a[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–13 2.6. 4 RAID 4 RAID 4 (F igure 2–8) breaks up host data into chunks , calculates parity by per- forming an exclusive-or on the chunks, and then writes the chunks to all but one driv e in the arr ay and the par ity data to th e last dr ive. When the hos t req uests data from the disk d[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 In th e event of a sin gle driv e failur e, a RAI D 4 array w ill contin ue to o perate in degraded mode. If the failed drive is a data drive, writes will continue as normal, except no data will b e written to the failed drive. R eads w ill recon stru ct the data on the failed drive by[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–15 Figure 2–9 Di agr am of a RAID 5 Wr i t e 110 1 01 10 101 1 0010 0 111 111 0 0001 01 10 Ho st Da ta Cont rol le r di v ide s th e dat a into ch un ksize d uni ts and ca lc ulat es p ari ty T her e is s t ill d ata l ef t s o the Contr oll er rep eat s t he P roc ess 11 0 1 1011 0 111[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 While RAID 5 is ideally suited for applications with many, small I/O operations, there is no reason w hy it cannot function equally well for applications with large, sequential I/O operations . This makes RA ID 5 an excellent all-purpose RA ID level. CAUTIO N RAID 5 c an withs tand a s[...]

Chapter 2. RAID A rray Controller EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2–17 When one controller fails, the survivor w ill process all I/O requests until the failed controller is repaired and powered on. The s ubsystem w ill then return to its prev ious state ( i.e., ACTI VE / A CTIV E or A CTI VE / PASSIVE). 2.8.1 Initialization During initialization, the firm[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 2–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 2.9 En vir onmental The controller incorporates a set of on board s ensors to detect abnormal operat- ing con ditions that may af fect data s afety. 2.9.1 Backup P ow er Ma nage m ent The controller must be connected to the Uninterruptable pow er supply ( UPS) to prevent the subsys tem[...]

EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–1 3 Installa tion a nd Ma intena nce This chapter describes how to install the Controller Shelf in a RETMA or met ric-st yle storage cabinet and then make t he cable connections to the UPS, Device Expansi on Shelves and host system. The maintenance section describes how to interpret the stat us of the LE Ds on the front p[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–2 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 • Ins tall the UPS bel ow t he sh e l ves a nd a s l o w a s p o ssi b l e i n th e c abi net . • Ensure there is a approximate tw o-inch gap between the bottom of the con- troller shelf and th e UPS to allow cable routing between the front panel con- nectors and co nnector s at the b[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–3 Figur e 3–1 Recommended Si ngl e Expansion Shelf I nst al l ation S HR- 1 0 9 6 5 P / S P / S P / S P / S 4 3 2 10 Device Ex pa ns i on Shelf Co nt r ol l er Sh elf UP S[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–4 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 3–2 Recomme nded Contr ol ler Shel f Instal lat i on ( Tw o Expansion Shelves) S HR- 1 0 9 7 5 5 P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–5 Figur e 3–3 Recommended Cont r ol l er Shel f I nst al l ati on ( Thr ee Expansi on Shelves) S HR-1 0 9 8 5 5 13 P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S 4 4 12 3 3 11 2 2 10 1 1 9 0 0 8[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–6 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 Figur e 3–4 Recomme nded I nst al lat i on ( Four Expansi on Shelves) S HR-1 0 9 9 5 5 13 13 P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S P / S 4 4 12 12 3 3 11 11 2 2 10 10 1 1 9 9 0 0 8 8[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–7 3.2.1 Inst alling She lf Suppo rt s After you determine the des ired shelf slot locations in your cabinet, install the shelf s upport mounting kits supplied w ith the shelves . Shelf support mounting kits for the RETM A and metric style cabinets are included with each sh elf as-[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–8 EK–SMCPQ–UG. C01 2. Determine the mounting location in your cabinet. 3. Install the left shelf s upport by aligning the bracket and cabinet rail holes and then securing the support to the cabinet us ing two s crews (item 7, Figure 3–5). Do not ti ghte n scre ws. 4. Install the nut plate (item 5, Figure [...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–9 8. Repeat step 7 to secure a s helf retainer bracket to the right shelf s upport. 9. Place the Controller Shelf on the cabinet s helf supports and slide the s helf completely to the rear o f the cabin et. 10. Install two s helf retainer brackets (item 1, Figure 3–5) to the lef[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–10 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Table 3–3 UPS Rack-mount Bracket M ount ing Hardw ar e Li st Cabinet Styl e Har dware I tem Part Number RETMA ( r ound hole) Sc rew 90-00063- 39 U-Nut 90- 07786-00 RETMA ( s quare hol e) Sc rew 90-40331- 01 Cage Nut 90-11476- 01 Was her 90-0664- 00 Figure 3–6 shows t he l e ft a nd[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–11 Figur e 3–6 UPS Rack-mount Bracket Assem bl i es Figur e 3–7 UPS Bracket RETMA and M et r i c Hole Locati ons (Front )[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–12 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 4. Pull and extend the rear bracket ass embly until it reaches the hole mounting chan- nel at the rear of the cabinet and install cage nuts (or U-nuts) at the rear of the rail into the c orresponding hol e s in the c abi ne t (see Figure 3–7). Ext e nd the bra cke t be- yond rail and[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–13 3.3 Pow er and SC SI Ca ble C onne ct ion Pr oc edur es This section contains the power and S CSI cabling procedures for a single or multiple Device Expansion S helf subs ystem installation. Each procedure de- scribes how to connect the Controller Shelf to the D evice Expansion[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–14 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.1 SCSI Bus Target Addre sses and Term ination NOTE T he SC S I bu s ad dr es s s wi t c h on t h e Con t r ol ler Shel f de vice I/O module has be en di s a ble d. It do e s af f ec t or c ont r ol t h e S CS I b u s ad d r es s es of t h e d e- vi ces i n th e D e v i ce E x p a n[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–15 3.3.2 Ca bling a Single De vic e Expansio n Shelf Subsyst em (See Figure s 3–9 and 3–10) 1. Ensure the physical ins tallation phase of installing and s ecuring shelf brack- et s a n d she lve s (in c l udi n g t he UPS) h a s b e e n accomplished an d that the shelves are s[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–16 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 12. Afte r t he UPS ha s be e n se t t o t he c orr ect input voltage level, set the UP S low -battery war ning o ption to five min utes (refer to UPS manual for i nst ruc - tions). 13. This completes the Controller and D evice Expansion Shelf cabling proce- dure. Dress and ty-wrap rel[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–17 Figur e 3–10 AC Power Wi ring Di agr am S H R - 111 6 DEVI CE EXP ANSIO N SHELF #1 CON T ROL LE R S H EL F UPS P/S A P/S B P/S B P/S A UPS Host 0 I/ O Module To D ev ic e Ex pa ns i o n She lve s 2, 3, an d 4 Gr ay P ower Cords Black Powe r Cords AC Power Re cept acl es UP S [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–18 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.3 C abling a Tw o D evic e Expansio n Shelf Subsyst e m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–11) 1. Ensure the physical ins tallation phase of installing and s ecuring shelf brack- et s a n d she lve s (in c l udi n g t he UPS) h a s b e e n accomplished an d that the shelves are sec ure d[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–19 Figur e 3–11 Contr ol l er/ Tw o Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabl ing Diagr am S H R - 111 8 DE VI CE EXP ANSI ON SHEL F # 1 DE VI CE EXP ANSI ON SHEL F # 2 CON TROLLER S HEL F P/S A P/S A P/S B P/S B P/S B P/S A CT R 0 Ho s t 0 I/ O M odul e D evice I/O Modul e Pe r son al it [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–20 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 CA UTION To pre vent po s sible dama ge to the equipme nt, t he input volta ge l eve l o f the UPS mus t be s e t to your s p ec i f i c l in e v ol t ag e b ef or e p r oc eedin g . R ef er t o t he UPS ma nua l a nd set t he input leve l to your ac po we r sou rce (s). 13. Afte r t h[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–21 3. 3 . 4 Ca b li n g a T h ree Devi ce E x p an s i o n S hel f Subsyst e m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–12) 1. Ensure the physical ins tallation phase of installing and s ecuring shelf brack- et s a n d she lve s (in c l udi n g t he UPS) h a s b e e n accomplished an d that t[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–22 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 3–12 Contr ol l er/ Thr ee Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabl i ng Di agr am S HR-1 1 1 9 DEVIC E E XP ANSION SHELF # 1 DEVIC E E XP ANSION SHELF # 2 DEVIC E E XP ANSION SHELF # 3 CONTROLL ER SHELF P/S A P/S A P/S A P/S A P/S B P/S B P/S B TR I Lin k P/S B P/S B P/S A CTR 0 Host [...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–23 13. Connect the UPS ser ial control cable (17-04729-01) from the UP S conn ector Controller Shelf hos t 0 I/O module to the like connector on the UPS. 14. Install jumper connector 12-49700-01 to the Controller Shelf UPS conn ector on the host 1 I/O modul e . CA UTION To pre ven[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–24 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.3.5 C abling a F our De vic e Expa nsion She lf Subsy ste m (See Figure s 3–10 and 3–13) 1. Ensure the physical ins tallation phase of installing and s ecuring shelf brack- et s a n d she lve s (in c l udi n g t he UPS) h a s b e e n accomplished an d that the shelves are sec ure[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–25 Figur e 3–13 Contr ol l er/ Four Devi ce Expansi on Shel f Cabling Di agr am S HR- 1 1 2 0 DEVI CE E XP ANSION SHEL F # 1 DEVI CE E XP ANSION SHEL F # 3 DEVI CE E XP ANSION SHEL F # 2 DEVI CE E XP ANSION SHEL F # 4 CON TRO LL ER SHE LF P/S A P/S A P/S A P/S A P/S A P/S B P/S [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–26 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 13. Connect a 5-meter SCSI cable (BN 37A-05) betw een the host- in con nector on the Controller Shelf hos t 0 I/O module (bottom connector) and the corre- sponding connector on the host s ystem. 14. Connect the maintenance serial control cable (17-04730-01) from the CTR 0 connector on [...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–27 3.4 Controlle r Shelf Stat us LEDs The Controller S helf is equipped wit h t wo front-pane l LE Ds (see Figure 3–14) that monitor the following error conditions: • A shelf blow er that is not operatin g • A n over-temperature condition • A dc power problem • Extern al[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–28 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.5 Controller LEDs The LEDs on the front panel of the controller monitor hos t and disk channel ac- tivity and a controller fault condition. The reset button/LED flas hes green ap- proximately once every second (heartbeat) to indicate that the controller is oper- ating normally. Figur[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–29 Figur e 3–15 Contr ol l er Shelf Fi eld Repl aceabl e Uni t s S HR- 1 0 5 2 1 3 4 5 2 Table 3–4 Contr ol l er Shel f Fi el d Replaceable Uni t s It em Q t y. Part Number Descri pti on 1 2 30-48191- 04 Power Suppl y, 180 W, 50/ 60 Hz, +5 V, +12V, 2 1* 70-33523- 01 RAI D Cont[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–30 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.6.1 Replacing a Host or Device I/O SBB CAUTIO N When you r emove an SBB, t he air fl ow thr ough the shel f i s r educed. Alway s ins tal l the repl acement unit imm edi atel y to pr ev ent over heati ng. 1. Ensure the SCS I bus connected to the S BB is quiescent (no I/O activity). 2[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–31 3.6.2 R epla cing a Pow er Supply SBB CAUTIO N When you remov e a power s upply , t he air flow thr ough the s hel f i s reduc ed. Alway s ins t all the r e- plac ement uni t i mmedi ately to pr event ov er heat- ing. You can replace a dc power s upply without affecting s helf [...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–32 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3.6.3 Repl acing the RAID Controller CAUTIO N When you r emove t he cont rol ler , the ai rf low thr ough the s hel f i s reduc ed. Alway s ins t all the r e- plac ement uni t i mmedi ately to pr event ov er heat- ing. 1. Ensure the SCS I bus connected to the S BB is quiescent (no I/O [...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–33 3.6.4 Repl acing the UPS Pr oceed as follow s to replace th e UPS: 1. E nsu r e t h e UPS p o we r sw itch is set to off. 2. Disconnect the shelf pow er cords from the rear receptacles on the UPS. 3. Disco nnect the UPS power cord from t he w all outlet. 4. Disconnect the seria[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–34 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 If you can access the blow ers from the rear of the cabinet, proceed as follow s: 1. Use a Ph illips-head screw driver to remove the safety screw in the upper right corner or lower l e ft c orne r of the bl ower (see Figure 3–18). 2. Press the upper and lower blower mounting tabs tog[...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–35 If you cannot access the blowers from the rear of the cabinet, proceed as follows : 1. Disconnect the cables from the front of the controller s helf and remove the shelf from the c abi ne t. 2. Use a Ph illips-head screw driver to remove the safety screw in the upper right corn[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–36 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 1. Power down the controller s helf first (via SWCC) and then the UPS. 2. Grasp the latches on the front of the controller and pull them forward until the con- troller disengages from the s helf (see Figure 3–17). 3. Remove the controller from the shelf and place on a flat working s [...]

Chapter 3. Instal lation and M aintenance EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 3–37 Figur e 3–21 Remove I nst all ed SI M M Modul es CA UTION E ns u r e th e “ s i de 1 ” s i de of t h e t w o r epl ac em ent SIMMs is facing towa rd you whe n inst a lli ng the mo dul e s i n th e fo ll o wi ng ste p . 5. Installed the two replacement memory modules by al[...]

RAID Array 3000 Controller Shel f 3–38 EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 Figur e 3–22 Inst al l Replacem ent M odul es Figur e 3–23 Pi vot M odul e Down to Secur e[...]

EK–SMCPQ–U G . C01 4-1 4 Second Controller O ption This chapter descr ibes how to install a second RAID controller in t he RAID Array 3000 Con- troller Shelf. The second controller option adds a fail/saf e featur e to your stor age subsyst em. The chapter also cont ains a procedure describing how to configure the subsystem f or dual- contr olle[...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-2 4.2 Installing the U pgrade CA UTION To prevent an elect ri cal dis char ge fr om damaging t he SIMM s, alway s wear an ESD wris t or foot s tr ap c on- nect ed t o a sui tabl e gr ound when handli ng the memor y modules . NOTE You can upgrade y our fi rmware us ing the SCSI or net- work [...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-3 Figur e 4- 1. Savi ng the Exis t i ng Conf i gurati on A saved configuration s creen with a “Save to F ile” field appears as s hown in Figure 4-2. The example in Figure 4-2 show s the file name as c:config1 . Enter your file name in the “Save to F ile” field and click on Save.[...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-4 Figur e 4- 2. Saved Confi gurati on . 4.2. 2 Upd ate Firmware CA UTION If th e system s d isk is o n t he R A 3000, fi rmwar e cannot be upgraded wit h SWCC. Es tabl is h a tempor ary sys- tem disk on a dis k driv e outs ide the RA3000 and pro- ceed wi th t hese i nst ruct ions or f oll o[...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-5 A window will appear (see F igure 4-4) asking you to sp ecify the firmware file that you want to load. This file resides on the CD supplied w ith the controller kit option. You can easil y i dent i fy Firmware software by it s .fdi extensio n. Enter th e . fdi file name (for example, D[...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-6 5. Reset the controller by power cycling the RA3000 s ubsystem. Y ou should see a " Flash Boot Utility... " ba nne r, foll owed by i nstruct i ons to type CT RL/ C t o abort. Press CTRL/C t o a bort t he loa d seque nce . A " FLASH Boot Utility Op - tions " menu should[...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-7 4.2.4 Install Two SIMMs into Sec ond Controller 1. Install two of the S IMM modules into the second controller (make s ure all SIMM modules are of the same type) by aligning the connector pins and inserting the modules int o t he SIMM module c onne ct ors as shown in Figure 4-5. Figur [...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-8 4.2.5 Replace Existing Con troller 1. Replace the existing controller (see Figure 4-7 to remove) with the new control- ler. Figur e 4- 7. Rem ove Cont rol l er f rom Top Sl ot S HR- 1 0 6 2 NOTE Ensur e you i nst all the new c ontr oll er in the s ame s lot as t he exi st ing cont roll er[...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-9 4.2.6 Restore Configuration To restore your configuration to the new controller: 1. Restart SWCC in the “Serial M ode” (refer to your RA3000 Getting Started G uide for instructions). 2. Select the Storage pull-down menu from the T oolba r, t hen c hoose Cont roller . 3. From the Co[...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-10 Figur e 4- 9. Rest or ed Conf i gurati on Example NOTE Rest ori ng the conf igur ati on in the f oll owing s tep may tak e up to 5 m i nutes . Be pat i ent. 4. Enter the file name that you saved in Section 4.2.1 and click on Restore . 4. 2 . 7 Up da te Fi rmware on S econ d Co n troll er[...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-11 4.3 Configu ring a Du al Controller Installat ion for a Single Serial Port This section des cribes how to configure your RA 3000 storage sys tem for dual con- troller operation when only one s erial port is available on the host. If required, refer to your Getting Started guide for S [...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-12 10. Restart the controllers by pow er cycling the RA3000 storage s ystem. 11. Recheck the Rdnt C t rl r P arame t e rs. The controller Values should display Ac- tive/Pass ive . 12. Transfer the serial cable to the s erial port on the top controller on the RA3000 and press Ctrl-Z. 13. Che[...]

Chapter 4. Second Controller Opti on EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-13 14. You h ave no w created one V irtu al Device ( JBO D ) on th e top con troller . Dis con- nect the serial cable from the top controller and reconnect the cable to serial port connector on the bottom (redundant) controller. 15. Close and reopen the StorageWorks w indow and repeat st[...]

RAID Array 3000 Storage Subsystem EK–SMCPQ–U G. C 01 4-14 1. Select the “Environment” tab from the Controller Proper ties window. 2. E nsu r e t h e c abi net and UPS s ettings are set to ‘normal’. 3. Select the Cache tab from the “Controller Properties” w indow. The SI MMs pa- rameters must b e identical betw een con trollers . 4. [...]