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1. 0 e eee ae 72 Editing Device Maps orse SN K ce ee ee eee ee ae 73 Pre Assigning Device Numbers 00 pine cee cee ete ee tee ete KRA a 74 Enabling Licensed Features 0 00 haa bea was Bebe Saas ae BWR Bled Dp RT E E a 75 Data Mover Modulele sanet iaae o er E T EE dee leds pin ase Datong TAR E goa did Rae A 76 Using Channel Zoning 0 ache a ha a o patie aa al gan oe ey H RARE de 76 Installing HRS sedate eat coven eet ie ie 25 toe DWwald we ele E yt He aware N Z oe As 77 Installing the Host Registration Service for Windows 2 0 00 0c eee eee 77 Installing the Host Registration Service for Solaris 0 0 0 ae 77 Installing the Host Registration Service for HP UX 0 0 0c eee 79 Installing the Host Registration Service for AIX 79 Installing the Host Registration Service for Linux o oooooocccccoooo 80 Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM 0 000 eee ene ae 80 Installing SEM ss eben Aca A TA ghia gia a don NEAR aad 81 Configuring Access Through SFM 0 c ee eee 81 Adding SFM HOSTS sone et ake a AAA aha cme ae A wegen etme ER a 83 Deleting SFM HOSTS 2 22 o eee ee ee Se ee kag he kai EREE Se abode 84 USINGOV PS A A R he tet os EE te Fes A CEE RN a E E A RLS Sets Bld he 84 Installing e VPS gi este a T ee A AAA a ee ee DN KT Tag KTN eat K T 85 Configuring Access Through eVPS 1 0 0 aR RL KaR ERL KRK L R RR eee 85 Adding or Modifying eVPS Hosts 0 0 cee eee 88 Deleti
2. Product Ultrium 1 SCSI SN IE71K05450 08 16 54 ARG 125 IRDBLKLMT 050000000000 REO 0 8 Event number Start time Bytes requested Command description block initiator ind Operation code nitiator index Completion status End time p Bytes transferred Initiator channel Direction of transfer The output starts with the internal LUN number of the device for which information is being provided The device s vendor product ID and serial number are also listed in this line LUN 1 Vendor HP Product Ultrium 1 SCSI SN IE71K05450 After this line numbered events pertaining to the cited LUN are printed Each line begins with an event number In the following example the event number is 506 000000506 MAY27 08 17 12 2 125 WRITE 021540 ERR 000000 08 28 45 In event 506 the word Write after the initiator index indicates that the sequence event Write is being logged The number 021540 after Write represents the number of times the SNC carried out the Write command No errors were recorded in the course of the command being carried out The event number is followed by the month day of the month start time initiator channel and initiator index In event 497 shown in Figure 28 the word RDBLKLMT after the initiator index indicates that the single command event Read Block Limit is being logged Compare the time stamp in the next line to the start time in the second line to determine how long it
3. ce eee ee eee 71 portal deleting 2 0 R EAR a bee 45 portals ereat amaia ER eld 43 Modifying 0 ee 44 permissions oo 45 privilege levels 2 2 2 6 60 eee 39 R refreshing data soie riestro T NKE eee 62 release notes location 234 ace eta here nat eee AE N 1 eTel otk Met etek Madan ee kh Aas 4 55 restart iia rs nd la 64 A htt aaea e e itt ey 6 RMU data cou ecos airada 8 65 S safety symbols and notes 1 Scalar Firewall Manager See SFM SCSI channel configuring 0 oo 68 resetting ooooooooooooooooo 67 searching a 0 0 in eaea adage dacs a 37 54 server SO nin adi talee dies 19 installing UNIX platforms 12 Windows 11 launching UNIX platforms 13 Windows 13 SMF E oes dh leans ti 57 configuring 60 system requirements AIX 9 HPUX 10 Solaris 10 Windows 9 Service Requests OPENING rrei a a Sn be bes 2 SEM atras ae tet a e ool Md a e AA Al 80 configuring 06T R RR EAN ea 81 Nost sata tni arinaa PED aE ah aa Taina 83 installation 0 cee 81 status message area nannan ooo oo 35 symbols and notes a el TILT i e xa dia e ti 1 system Configuration aunoa aaan 62 Index termination 0 0 0 0 cee eee 69 training contact ADIC R RR RR R 0 000 e R eee 2 tree panel See navigation panel 26 troubleshooting eee eee eee 93 U user accounts CLEALING iste il Sea a ee 41 deleting aa S R R R ara aa NR eee 42
4. 22 What privileges does each user type have 0 tee eee 22 How do update firmware o 22 How do modify the discovery configuration 0 0 saaa aaaea 22 How do I create policies 0 0 0 ete 23 MENUS arcada eee rene ATA N ale VH de aga fide ks Bethe seed se tle eWay eta H 25 TOMA Ta at fag toes ae ine ten ee E AAE Ratan E Rana 25 Panels urra eteo a ee tea Dainduebale eb towed Maye eat aaewa ee Lada abate edge etna ona ATu 26 Received Event Trap Window s assan 2 00 c eect teens 26 Reading the SAN Management Information Panels 2 000 e eee eee 26 Navigation Panel 0 pit aeons a a sie Bote Mu a ale Pee Ba abe i ea sed 26 Device NuMberiMG uribe wh Bora eigen BA Adee tnt TRA el a es 32 Graphical Panel coca ee ieee Sieh he ees oh eee aes ah ke bad ee A ge epee G 32 Data Panelin ai soak Te a Ta Z AT RAL N Z ATAOE edt e lat eh baad teed eee E TATE esas 33 Status Message Area 2 cee eee ee ee be eee en ee 35 Common SAN Management Options 0 0 eee 36 Auto CategoriZe sec it cicada eed AA N ERE TATE dead edt aes aids 36 Creating a new Category 36 Move lene arar eeka aang aei a D ate Tat haves en bebe A K REA ae hey aaa a 36 O 37 ii Contents Changing the Administrator Password 0000 c eet eee eee 39 Understanding User Privilege Levels 0 00 ccc eee eae 39 Creating Modifying and Deleting User Accounts o ocoocccooo 41 Adding a New User Account 0 0 0 cc ee eee eae
5. host LUN accessible to host Tajmahal LUN not accessible to host Tajmahal selected host Mii Virtual Private SANO Access Settings ACTIVE Took Assigned LUNs Tashkent Select All Deselect All Samarkand New Host Data Original Host Data Host Name TAJMAHAL TAJMAHAL New Host Host Type Windows 2000 SP4 w Windows 2000 SP4 Delete a Host Host Connection ScsiPort3 0 0 0 QLogic 2300 SesiPort3 0 0 0 QLogic 2300 _Take Host Off Line Host WWW 21 0000e0 8b046d07 210000e0 8b046d07 Apply Undo yen Figure 12 shows labeled components of the Scalar Firewall Manager Access Settings dialog box Registered hosts are shown in the column on the left When a host is online its name is displayed in black When a host is registered but not currently online its name is displayed in blue To have complete host information appear in the display you must first be running HRS Consult your service representative Y Note Hover the mouse over a LUN or a host in order to have details about it display in a blue popup 4 Select the Assigned LUN check boxes to indicate that access is enabled between a LUN and the corresponding host Select again to revoke access e To select or deselect access to every LUN in a particular hosts line use the Select All or Deselect All buttons located on the right side of the screen 82 Configuring SAN Acce
6. 2 Y ff 172 16 76 168 SNC 5100 e HB 172 16 76 222 DVT2 Scalar i2000 172 16 77 216 SNC 5101 _ lt Back moxt rinish Devices attached to the Fibre Channels on 172 16 76 167 are not available 6 When you are satisfied with the changes you have made select Finish Portal successfully modified appears in the Status Message Area 44 Working with Portals Deleting a Portal A portal can be deleted without loss to stored data Deleting the only portal for a user will result in that user having no access to the SAN 1 2 3 4 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator Select the Admin menu point to Portal then select Delete Select the portal that you wish to delete The Delete button becomes available Select Delete and then select OK The portal is deleted Setting Permissions for Portal Access The SAN administrator can set permissions for all users A portal administrator can set permissions for power users and basic users within the portal s to which the portal administrator is assigned 1 2 3 4 al Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator Select the Admin menu point to Portal then select Permissions Select the portal for which you are assigning or revoking access Select Next A list is displayed that consists of all users with access privileges to the portal you selected Select the check boxes in the Assign column to grant or revoke ac
7. Host Type has many possible values AIX AS400 Gateway HP UX Linux NT includes Windows 2000 XP and 2003 Netware Generic Solaris and Autosense NT same as NT Hosts running other operating systems use the setting Generic The default setting is NT The host type is either the name of the host operating system or the type of appliance attached to the port This setting controls the way the appliance translates SCSI commands such as the format of SCSI sense data which needs to be presented differently for some hosts If eVPS OR SFM is enabled the host type setting in the evPS OR SFM control panel are used instead of this setting Loop ID The default Loop ID setting is Soft and typically should not be changed It may be appropriate to use another Loop ID setting when using Fibre Channel switches If you remove the check mark from the box you can type a Loop ID value from 0 to 125 Frame Size Frame size has three possible values 512 1024 and 2048 The Fibre Channel frame size is specified by each receiving node and need not match any other node The frame size typically should be set to 2048 It may be appropriate to use another frame size if required by a particular software application Managing a Device You can use AMC to update firmware on devices and edit device maps To update firmware on the appliance refer to Updating Firmware on page 64 Updating Firmware on a Device 1 Stop all I O to the device For i
8. Medium Changer 6 0 1 Q lt SCSI Channel 2 Ef Tape Device 1 0 2 Q Z SCSI Channel 3 Ef Tape Device 0 0 3 gt SCSI Channel 4 22 Fibre Channel 1 Fibre Channel 2 Q 172 16 76 157 Gateway_157 ADIC 3000 y Malloy Q 2 SCSI Channel 1 Disk Device 0 0 Value Disk Device 0 1 Disk Device 0 2 Disk Device 0 3 Disk Device 0 4 Disk Device 0 5 lt gt SCSI Channel 2 IP Address oon nn amp VPM Enabled World Wide Node Name Firmware Revision lt 3 SCSI Channel 3 lt SCSI Channel 4 Health Check Interval 25 Fibre Channel 1 Receive Event Traps T Fibre Channel 2 Ethernet Type 3 Fibre Channel 3 por ror oz Fibre Channel 6 Extended SFM Enabled 10006045 1745B 172 16 76 166 4 20 02 601115 190 19200 2 30 Enabled UNK base T 162 Yes No Up Time 61 days 02 58 28 In Figure 14 on page 86 registered hosts are shown in the column on the left When a host is online its name is displayed in black When a host is registered but not currently online its name is displayed in blue The number in the Internal LUN row is in black if a LUN is online Otherwise the Internal LUN number is grayed out To have complete host information appear in the display you must first be running HRS Consult your service rep
9. Refer to Device Numbering on page 32 Configuring Access Through eVPS Configure access to certain LUNS for a particular host beginning the LUN numbering at 1 The host will no longer have to scan the full bus in order to see devices with high LUNs to which it has access Those LUNs will appear to the host as if their numbering begins at 1 Once mapping is complete other hosts will no longer see LUNs mapped to a particular host There are two perspectives from which to do this mapping ADIC Management Console User s Guide 85 e From the appliance s perspective From the host s perspective Assigning LUNs to hosts using the appliance perspective 1 Make a list of which LUNs you want to assign to which host s A maximum of 64 hosts can be connected to a Fibre Channel Right click the appliance with eVPS enabled Select the Access Options menu select Extended Virtual Private SAN The eVPS Access Settings dialog box is displayed Figure 14 eVPS mappings for internal LUNs 0 9 Mj Extended Scalar Firewall Manager Access Summary ACTIVE Compare the Internal LUNs in Figure 14 to the assigned LUNs in the navigation panel shown in Figure 15 on page 87 86 Configuring SAN Access Figure 15 Assigned LUNs 1 9 in the navigation panel Manc Management Console Session View Admin Category Help BG d m de Ge SFMView Portali Master Portal 172 16 76 166 Scalar 100 Y Q lt SCSI Channel 1 E
10. Update Firmware Restart Identify Get Environmental Data ADIC Management Console User s Guide 61 Figure 11 Right click from the navigation panel representation of appliance Q H 172 16 76 177 Scalar 1000 7 Y L Refresh Data p gt csl Show LED Panel 6 scsi IM SCSIC Feature Enable gt Ka SCSIC Access Options Q r Fibre SY 101 Health Check gt Windows 2000 SP2 Fibre d Events K 001 Configuration p NT40SpS On Device Map Update Firmware Restart Identify Get Environmental Data Refreshing Data Refreshing the appliance displays host device and connection status changes Y Note After adding a device to a channel rescan the channel and refresh data on the ds appliance 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Refresh Data The displayed data will refresh Y Note If you have turned off trap event notices Refresh will not turn them back on To a turn them back on follow the procedure in Receiving Event Traps on page 97 Saving and Loading the Configuration Best practice is to save your configuration files to a folder on a server CAUTION that will be accessible at all times Should SNC failure occur this allows you to quickly reconfigure a replacement Files that are saved when this option is chosen include the device map Fibre Channel and SCSI port settings VPM SFM eVPS settings and channel zoning settings The device map is a r
11. having selected the category in the navigation panel select the Category menu then select Rename In the Rename Category dialog box type a new name Select OK The window is refreshed and the new name is displayed 6 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Deleting a Category Deleting a category does not delete stored data If the category is not empty move all its items to another category first Refer to Working With Category Components on page 49 1 Log on as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the category you want to delete 48 Working with Categories and Views 3 Right click the category Select Delete 4 Or having selected the category in the navigation panel select the Category menu then select Delete The navigation panel window automatically refreshes Moving a Category This section describes different ways to move categories They are Use drag and drop e Use the Move Categories command 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Select the category that you want to move Drag and drop it into the correct category If you are moving the category to root you can point anywhere on the root folder line If you are moving the category to nest inside another category be sure the cursor is pointing inside the folder icon of the target category Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Log on as SAN administrato
12. modifying a E A 42 V views A dee ne Wad gaa oe date 52 creating reports naunan eae 55 deleting 0 0 0 0c eee eee 54 Opening 00 ccc eee 52 SAVING Leora aaa ede aie hes 54 searching for specific components 37 54 Virtual Private Map See VPM VEME asc tides A A Bid MILES Co 90 configuration 0 Ea ee 91 W website Customer Service Center 2 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 113 114 Index
13. select it Expanded nodes can exist in the same display as collapsed nodes 5 Select the check boxes associated with items you want to include in the new portal Node check boxes are automatically filled in at the channel and appliance level when device check boxes are selected Devices selected for a new portal are shown here 6 Select Next The Portal Name dialog box is displayed 7 Type a name for the new portal The name must be unique 8 When you are satisfied with the name select Finish ADIC Management Console User s Guide 43 New portals appear as subportals in the parent portal list Modifying a Portal Y Note You cannot modify the master portal using this tool Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator Select the Admin menu point to Portal then select Modify Select the portal that you want to modify Select Next a A QO N Check or clear the boxes in front of SAN appliances to appropriately modify the portal definition In the example access to all the SCSI channels on 172 16 76 167 and all the channels on the appliance at 172 16 76 168 is indicated Nj Modify Portal Ea Re define Portal Portal Check items _ Master Portal U Wi 172 16 76 154 ADIC 3000 Id 172 16 76 167 SNC 5100 v 3 SCSI Channel 1 mM Ef Tape Device 0 0 1 ol SCSI Channel 2 r scs o Y 43 SCSI Channel 4 o T Fibre Channel 1 o Fibre Channel
14. 41 Moditying a User ACCOUNTS ess dN aaa ear ats o aaa seed ae BG Wa Reale AG Rate wate aun ans 42 Deleting a User Account 2 x e e ee ene ene teeta 42 Creating a New Portal 0 000000 43 Modifying a Portal cocoa ars ar cig adh chats dG bee ne ee ee en bee a a 44 Deletingia Portal te Sku ath ae ae o ges L as N Naal a NK A 45 Setting Permissions for Portal ACCESS oooooccooccc tte eee 45 Working with SAN Categories 0000 teeta 47 Auto Categorizing the SAN o lt a E cod RR E A a at died AA 47 Creating a new Category 48 Renaming a Category osi asenna aA pra Yaad ATA bi Gat on guage TE AAT ATE aa wale 48 Deleting a CategOy 0 0 tees 48 Moving A Category es eens pate ea A A A AAA 49 Working With Category Components sasaaa aa eaea 49 Moving Items by Drag and Drop 0002 cee eee 49 Moving Items by Using the Menu 000000 cee tee eee 51 Working With Vie WSs 22 Acacia rl da ced bua daddy a a 51 Opening Saved ViewS 000 cece eee eee 52 Creating VIEWS 4 T RR NAT e dodege wwe a eee dated walsod Path wees olan Ea 52 SAVING MEWS Skat s cece ete o A tol Ae ached sa 54 Deleting MiGWS aii lA ARA Meecha alert 54 Searching the Current View e e e e ene 54 Reporting the Current VieW 0 0 te teeta 55 Configuring Email voii se tet s Me ta Pas ot alee eee da pam anne ot ta oh wae tare 57 Configuring POCIE Sres hi kek ea ae nde es aa GG ROR ed eae a pi ee ee ee 58 Discovering the SAN comas a pod
15. 5 x ADIC Management Console User s Guide 99 Figure 23 SNC 6101 LED panel E A arte N MA SHS Hig 14H SVT RO Se reve furia 149 weewss G L R E 3 5 Using Identify The Identify command causes the RDY ready LED on the selected appliance to flash rapidly so that you can quickly distinguish it from other appliances you may be running 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Identify The Flash Ready LED dialog box is displayed Select Turn Ready LED On For the position of the RDY LED on various appliances see Figure 24 through Figure 27 Figure 24 SNC 5101 Ready LED M 172 16 76 163 SNC 5101 0 lx rr ae oe An DO Ready LED Figure 25 SNC 5100 Ready LED 172 16 76 216 600006 SNC 5100 aj PWR RDY ERR Ready LED 100 Troubleshooting the SAN Figure 26 SNC 4000 Ready LED h 172 16 76 254 SNC4000_254 SNC 4000 eie fH as 10101 FC 1 Fc PWR 00000 aos Ea s2 ERR amp Ready LED Figure 27 ADIC 3000 Ready LED 172 16 76 157 Gateway_157 ADIC 3000 SCSI Channels Ethernet Temperature Power 1 2 3 k 2 3 4 Link Transmit Collision Warning Aam Mein adic snc 3000 Ready LED 5 After you have identified the appliance select Cancel in the Flash Ready LED dialog box to return the RDY LED to normal functionality Monitoring Environmental Data N
16. Abate Qaeda de bed aaa 59 Rediscovering a Segmento 60 Discovering a particular appliance tee 60 Configuring the SNMP Community Strings 000 000 cee 60 Managing the SAN Appliance 00 A Ra dT eee 61 Refreshing Data ia ashe eeu ake ted Ab pad tae eects 62 Saving and Loading the Configuration 002s 62 Updating Firmware cocoa A dene ae eh a eae Peas tes 64 Using Restart harry A A A tt A a pk REAT a WA aval 64 Getting Information About a Library 0 ete 65 Displaying RMW Data cai 4 a ecco des ease Way daw seh ded ea paca teal ewe ooka gaan 65 ADIC Management Console User s Guide iii Managing the SCSI Channel s estoa ro NT 0 ccc de eee E ARR eee eee eee 67 Rescanning the SCSI Channel e e e e tees 67 Resetting the SCSI Channel 0 0 2 0 0c ce tee KK KARE RT 67 Configuring the SCSI Channel e e eee eee 68 Managing the Fibre Channel 0 R ress ane ne ee bbe eden eee 69 Rescanning the Fibre Channel 00 ccc eee 69 Resetting the Fibre Channel e e et eee ae 70 Configuring the Fibre Channel 0 0000 ccc eee eee 70 Understanding Port Mode Options pasee apaadi E eee 71 Understanding Connection Type Options 0 000 eee 71 Host TYDE n jute a E Silane Lae A VAD tte fl a 72 EOP Divina ii a O AAA AO ds dd Aid 72 Frame SIZE 100 A A a ROE Cla a ated Ma a boa 72 Managing a Device r preiti red Ennen ra EE eee ee ee 72 Updating Firmware ona Device
17. Admin menu point to Policy Configurations then select New Policy The Add New Rule dialog box is displayed 2 Select Check traps when they arrive This causes the Next button to become enabled Select Next Type the name of the new rule into the text box Assign a priority by selecting High Medium or Low from the drop down list If many alerts are generated they will be prioritized before they are sent 6 Select Next Select one or both of the two event notification conditions by selecting the check box es e Specify trap number e Specify the appliance IP that the trap is from 8 Select Specify Trap Number to display a list of traps by number and description Scroll down to see the entire list 9 Select the condition that meets the requirements of the rule name you have chosen 10 Do one of the following Select OK to associate this trap with the new rule 11 Select Specify the appliance IP that the trap is from to display a list of available appliances 12 Click shift click or control click as many appliance IP addresses as you require 13 Select OK to associate these SNCs with the new rule The conditions you have chosen are written into the lower panel of the Add New Rule dialog box Scroll up or down to review the entire rule 14 Select Next to go to the email configuration 15 Select the email check box at the top of the Mail Address of Trap Notice dialog box A second dialog box pops up on top of the email configuration scre
18. Code Code used in diagnostics Service Tag Identification number of the original configuration When an SNC is selected the lower part of the data panel displays the following information World Wide Name A globally unique node_name IP Address A unique Internet Protocol Address Firmware Revision A number in xx xx xx format indicating the level of firmware on the SNC Serial Number Number assigned to the SNC during manufacturing Log Size Size of the log file on the SNC ADIC Management Console User s Guide 33 Serial Baud Rate Speed of the HyperTerminal connection Health Check Level Level to which Health Check is set 0 4 Health Check Interval Interval between Health Checks in minutes Receive Event Traps Status either Enabled or Disabled Ethernet Type 10 base T or 100 base T UDP Port User Datagram Protocol port where SNMP traps are received VPS Enabled Yes enabled or No disabled SFM Enabled VPM Enabled Yes enabled or No disabled Data Mover Module Enabled Yes enabled or No disabled When a SCSI channel is selected the lower part of the data panel display presents the following information Channel Type Low Voltage or High Voltage Single Ended or Differential Channel Mode Target or Initiator Host ID if channel in initiator mode SCSI Bus Channel ID Termination Status either
19. Enabled or Disabled Max Width Bus width in bits Max Speed Bus speed in megahertz Status Status either Operational or Offline Max IDs per Bus if channel in initiator mode Number of SCSI IDs allowed Max LUNs per ID if channel in initiator mode Number of SCSI LUNs allowed When a Fibre Channel is selected the lower part of the data panel display presents the following information World Wide Port Name Unique 64 bit identifier assigned to this port World Wide Node Name Unique 64 bit identifier assigned by the manufacturer Serial Number Number assigned to the FC connector during manufacturing Media Short Wave or Long Wave Dual or Single PMC or GBIC type Firmware Revision FC controller firmware version Port Type Point to Point N Port fabric loop NL_Port Fabric_Attached N_Port or none Port Mode Public or Private Initiator or Target 34 The SAN Management Interface Address Identifier Arbitrated Loop_Physical Address AL_PA Address Host Type OS of attached Host Loop ID 0 125 Frame Size 512 1024 or 2048 Frame Buffer Size Storage space usually bigger than a single frame Connection Connection options for FC chips Max Speed 1 GB or 2 GB Status Ready or Not Ready Link Error Statistics Header Subsequent numbers are errors counted by SNC on full duplex channel between two network fabric connections Link Failure Count Counts
20. Gateway_100 ADIC 3000 Crash Boxes Engineering Remote Value World Wide Node Name IP Address Firmware Revision Serial Number Log Size Serial Baud Rate Health Check Level Health Check Interval Receive Event Traps 10000060 451603B7 1172 16 76 154 13 43 06 00036 12047 119200 2 60 Enabled Ethernet Type 10 base T UDP Port 0 p Time 37 days 08 39 28 3 Drag and drop it into the correct category 50 Be sure the cursor is pointing inside the folder icon of the target category If you are moving the item to root you can point anywhere on the root view line Working with Categories and Views 4 Continue until all items that you want to move have been moved Manc Management Console E jol xj Session View Admin Category Help mp qe Rung TS se BF E d i 83 Q Default View Portal1 Master Portal Bl 172 16 76 173 Scalar 100 o 8 172 16 76 251 Scalar 24 172 16 77 154 Gateway_100 ADIC 3000 4 Crash Boxes o A Engineering a 172 16 76 166 Scalar 100 6 Remote 172 16 76 218 adiclib Scalar i2000 MEA Name Value World Wide Node Name 10000060 451603B7 IP Address 172 16 76 154 Firmware Revision 3 43 06 Serial Number 00036 Log Size 2047 Serial Baud Rate 19200 Health Check Level 2 Health Check Interval 60 Receive Event Traps Enabled Ethernet Type 10 base T UDP Port 0 Up Time 37 days 08 39 28
21. Information or Help More information about this product is available on the Customer Service Center website at www adic com csc The Customer Service Center contains a collection of information including answers to frequently asked questions FAQs You can also access software firmware and drivers through this site For further assistance or if training is desired contact ADIC In the USA 800 827 3822 In Europe and Japan 00 800 9999 3822 For additional contact information www adic com contact To open a Service Request www adic com techsup 2 About This Guide and Your Product Description This chapter describes AMC the ADIC Management Console AMC is a fully featured management tool for storage area networks SANs with storage networking controller SNC or management control blade MCB connectivity A SAN is a network linking servers or workstations to disk arrays tape backup systems switches bridges and other devices over high speed transports such as Fibre Channel or gigabit Ethernet SANs keep storage traffic away from network traffic without compromising rapid access to stored data Ethernet Hub F Scalar Library Backup Application IM Fibre Channel Connections pan Fibre Channel Switch AMC Client AMC Server Application Servers ADIC Management Console User s Guide 3 AMC provides several levels of access permissio
22. User Account on page 42 Be certain to change the SAN administrator password periodically The default admin password account is disabled after a new SAN CAUTION Administrator account is created 1 Login as the SAN administrator 2 Select the Session menu then select Change Password The Change Password dialog box is displayed 3 Type the old password in the first line 4 Make a note of the new password 5 Type the new password in the second line 6 Confirm the new password by typing it again in the third line 7 Select OK if you are satisfied with the new password Select Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes Y Note After using admin password the first time you log on create a new user at the SAN administrator level Refer to Creating Modifying and Deleting User Accounts on page 41 Understanding User Privilege Levels All AMC tasks are assigned to one or more of four specific user profiles SAN administrator e Portal administrator ADIC Management Console User s Guide 39 Power user Basic user The basic user has the most limited set of user capabilities including access and view only of assigned portals Power users have the basic user capability as well as the ability to categorize assigned portals save various views and use all AMC tools except Virtual Private Map VPM to configure access However they cannot create modify or delete users portals or policies Portal
23. Windows client can run on Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1 Load the product CD 2 Click the install link under the ADIC Management Console 3 Click OK This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 4 When you are prompted to choose an installation set select Client Only Proceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15 Installing a UNIX Client An AMC client can run over Solaris Linux HP UX or AIX 1 Load the product CD 2 Navigate to the ADIC Management Console folder 3 Open the folder and copy the image file to a temporary folder on the host 14 Getting Started Verify that you have enough space about 80 MB in the temporary L CAUTION directory to be able to complete the installation On Solaris systems if the tmp directory is not big enough for InstallAnywhere to operate the installation fails even if the temporary directory is resized later Set the IATEMPDIR environment variable to have the name of a directory which is big enough Then InstallAnywhere will use that directory instead of tmp To set the variable for Bourne shell sh ksh bash and zsh SIATEMPDIR your free space directory export TATEMPDIR To set the variable for C shell csh and tcsh setenv IATEMPDIR your free space directory 4 From the temporary folder type chmod 777 lt filename gt e g chmod 777 MCO43SOL bin 5 Ifthe temporary folder is NOT in the user s path type space
24. appliance e Refreshing Data e Saving and Loading Configuration Files Updating Firmware e Using Restart You can even get information about the library e Displaying Library RMU Data Configuring Email AMC can be configured to use email to report specified conditions 1 Select the Admin menu then select Email configuration The Email Configuration Setting dialog box is displayed If you typed data into the email configuration portion of the installation that data is displayed in the dialog box If not the dialog box is empty Edit the name of the SMTP server to match the SMTP server on your network Edit the Account and Password fields to reflect an existing valid account and associated password for the SMTP server named in Step 2 Edit the Sender Address to reflect the sender you wish to have users see when AMC sends mail for example AMC MyCompany com Select OK to continue Select Cancel to close this dialog box without taking any action If you select OK Email configuration successfully set is displayed in the Status Message Area ADIC Management Console User s Guide 57 Configuring Policies The policy engine is an expert system that allows AMC to alert persons specified by the administrator that certain SAN conditions have been met These conditions are defined in terms of event traps For more information about event reporting refer to Monitoring and Managing Event Logs on page 93 1 Select the
25. appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 4 Select Restart A warning is displayed 5 Select Yes to continue 64 Performing Administrative Tasks Select No to cancel the restart Restarting Please Wait appears in the Status Message Area Getting Information About a Library Scalar Library RMU data can be accessed by right clicking the library and selecting the Show RMU Data command For more information about displaying RMU data refer to Displaying RMU Data on page 65 Y Note I platform libraries do not have RMUs Displaying RMU Data Not all appliances in the SAN are capable of providing this data If the appliance you select is not capable of communicating this information Show RMU Data does not appear on the appliance menu 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Show RMU Data If the appliance is capable of reporting RMU Data but no RMU unit is attached a dialog box is displayed Enter the IP address of the RMU into the dialog box Once connected to an RMU information about it is displayed The default tab is the Global Status tab The Mover tab provides information about library robotics The last tab is the Drives tab It provides detailed information about managed drives 3 When you are finished viewing the RMU data select OK ADIC Management Console User s Guide 65 66 Performing Administrative Tasks Configuring Channels and Devices In the
26. application typically manages host requests to the zoned channel 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure channel zoning If the portal 7 administrator or power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the channel zoning configuration only the SAN administrator can modify access 2 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 3 Select the Access Options menu then select Channel Zoning The default settings allow all SAN connections to access all target channels d Select the check boxes to remove or create restricted access zones for the desired SAN connections and target channels All combinations are possible Bear in mind that an entire channel is zoned when the box is checked If you make changes to the channel zoning settings you must restart the appliance for the new settings to take effect 5 To copy or print a text file of your channel zoning settings select the Tools menu on the Channel Zoning dialog box Then select Copy Channel Zoning or Print Channel Zoning If you create restricted access zones with channel zoning then SFM A CAUTION eVPS and VPM can only assign access permission within each accessible zone For more information refer to Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM on page 80 Using eVPS on page 84 or Using VPM on page 90 6 Select OK to proceed with any changes you made Select Cance
27. course of managing your SAN you will want to rescan or reset channels change connection modes and options or update device or drive firmware AMC has a structure in place to meet those needs You can also adjust the device map from the AMC Managing the SCSI Channel By right clicking a network appliance s SCSI channel you can directly configure SCSI channel parameters or instantly rescan and reset the SCSI channel If VPM has been enabled you can configure VPM parameters Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 Rescanning the SCSI Channel Rescan the SCSI bus after adding or removing devices 1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Right click the appropriate SCSI channel graphic 3 Select Rescan A warning is displayed 4 Select Yes to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Rescanning SCSI Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refresh In this example the n represents the SCSI channel number and xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance 5 If you rescanned because you added a device proceed to Refreshing Data on page 62 Resetting the SCSI Channel Using the Reset command causes the appliance to cancel all pending commands reset the channel and perform a rescan Reset the SCSI channel after making changes to the channel configuration ADIC Management Console User s Guide 67 Use Re
28. device is equivalent to a physical one Virtual library For Pathlight VX disk storage that appears as if it were a tape drive or tape library VLI Virtual Library Interface The management interface for the Pathlight VX Virtualization For Pathlight VX writing tape media data to disk VPM Virtual Private MAP A per host virtual LUN mapping scheme for SCSI attached hosts It allows each host to see the LUN map as if the LUN map began at 1 subject to an overall device total of 2048 and a per host device total of 256 VPS Virtual Private SAN A SAN wide virtual LUN mapping scheme for FC attached hosts allowing an overall LUN total of 2048 devices WWN World Wide Name a unique number assigned by a recognized naming authority The WWN is integral to Fibre Channel operations 110 Glossary A ADIC CONLACUING errora ker ia eens Ade 2 alternate initiator ID 2 69 B bus reset on power Up 2 5 69 C categories auto categorizing 36 47 A want a ean hits nay hale A 36 48 deleting RA EAT Pack whens Oke aes 48 MOVING losa ara aaa gant oad aa 49 moving componentitems 36 49 renaming ooo 48 channel mode See also port modes 69 channel zoning eee eee 76 client event trap window See also events 26 OXIUING zy reisa ae R RRR A NA 19 installation UNIX platforms 14 Windows 14 launching UNIX platforms 16 Windows 15 librar
29. each field to identify the device appropriately If the device to be added is a Fibre Channel device you must supply the correct Unit ID 5 Select OK The new device or devices is displayed in the right column of the Device Mapping dialog box 6 Drag and drop the new device to a LUN assignment Select OK 8 Rescan the channel Go to either Rescanning the SCSI Channel on page 67 or Rescanning the Fibre Channel on page 69 as appropriate 9 Rediscover the network segment Go to Discovering the SAN on page 59 10 Refresh data on the appliance Go to Refreshing Data on page 62 74 Configuring Channels and Devices Configuring SAN Access In addition to providing security via user privilege assignments AMC allows you to configure SAN access for a particular channel or group of LUNs or from a particular host perspective Enabling Licensed Features Use the Feature Enable menu to enable licensed features for the selected appliance Features that must be enabled before you use them are Scalar Firewall Manager SFM e extended Virtual Private SANS eVPS e Virtual Private Map VPM Data Mover Module Y Note If the feature is already enabled or not available the menu item is grayed out on the menu bar 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Feature Enable menu From the submenu that opens elect the functionality you want to enable If a feature is already enabled or not ava
30. example u nBe Email address that you want mail recipients to see when AMC contacts them This need not be an email address that has been previously validated by a working mail server for example AMCAlert MyCompany com 9 Proceed to Launching the AMC Server on page 13 Launching the AMC Server After you launch the server be sure it completes network discovery before you launch the client When a server has completed network discovery and is ready to receive connections the message Ready Waiting for commands is displayed above the prompt in the server window Launching a Windows Server Launch the server at the beginning of your SAN Management session but do not exit the server when you are finished Leave the server running 1 Select the Start button point to Programs 2 Point to ADIC Management Console Then select Server If you installed the AMC server on a non default path launch it from that location instead Once you launch the server a window opens on your monitor You will know that network discovery has been completed when you see the message Ready Waiting for commands followed by a command prompt If your configuration consists of many large or remote network segments discovery can take several minutes to complete Y Note Do not close the server window Follow the exit procedure in Shutting Down the a AMC Server on page 19 to shut the server down 3 Proceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15 Launchi
31. health check will be when it is performed 3 When you are satisfied with the level select OK If you decide not to change the health check level settings select Cancel 102 Troubleshooting the SAN e If you selected Cancel above and you want to adjust the interval when Health Checks are performed repeat Step 1 Step 3 above e Then select the Interval tab On the Interval tab type the amount of time that should elapse between automatic health checks on the selected appliance The interval can range from 0 to 65 535 minutes The default interval is 60 minutes Selecting O disables the Health check Checking the Heartbeat The heartbeat is a simple communication check between an appliance and a device 1 2 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Select the Health Check menu then select Check Heartbeat If the test is successful xxx xxx xxx xxx is responding where the x s represent an IP address is displayed in the Status Message Area Heartbeat checks are performed automatically at five minute intervals Obtaining a Drive Dump As a part of troubleshooting you can download a drive dump A drive dump is a recording of the state of the drive at a particular instant used for purpose of debugging Two logs are pulled the current log and the forced log 1 Stop all I O to the device For instructions refer to the appliance s Hardware User Guide 2 Log onas SAN administrator port
32. is a means of managing the access security between SAN connections and SCSI or FC devices on a channel by channel basis Channel zoning can be used to secure access between a server and its storage segregating them for example from other servers and their respective storage The default settings allow all SAN connections to access all SCSI or FC devices Data Mover The SNC can move data directly between storage devices that are attached to it Data Mover frees up valuable system resources on the server and substantially increases the speed of backup and restore operations Data Mover is the engine for server free backup and restore and hierarchical storage management applications that support the extended copy specification ANSI T10 99 143r1 Scalar Firewall Manager Virtual Private SAN Scalar Firewall Manager SFM and Virtual Private SAN VPS technology enable SANs with multiple users to share the same connectivity channels in order to access the same or different storage elements by creating multiple virtual private connections SFM and VPS manage the access between an initiator user host system and a target logical unit number LUN extended VPS The extended Virtual Private SAN eVPS functionality enables access control and mapping of FC and SCSI devices and provides the flexibility to map the attached devices to any user defined LUN separately and individually for each Fibre Channel attached host Beca
33. lt filename gt e g MC043S0L bin This launches the installation from the current directory If the temporary folder is in the user s path simply type lt filename gt including extension e g MC043SOL bin This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 6 When you are prompted to choose an installation set select Client Only Proceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15 Launching the AMC Client To manage your SAN connect your client to an instance of the AMC server that is remote to the Scalar 2000 or Pathlight VX Y Note When a remote server is ready to receive connections the message Ready a Waiting for commands is displayed above the prompt in the server window Use one of the following procedures to start the client depending on the operating system your client is running Launching a Windows Client If you launch the client before the remote server has completed discovery the client will not attach to the server 1 If you accepted the defaults during the installation select the ADIC Management Console program group on the Start menu to see the client icon If you chose a program group other than the default go there instead ADIC Management Console User s Guide 15 2 Select Client to launch the program When the client launches both the ADIC Management Console window and a Receive Event Traps window appear If event traps are issued messages appear in the Re
34. panel presents you with a hierarchically organized representation of SAN components using special graphical conventions as well as textual information to represent SAN structure e The graphical panel presents you with a nontextual representation of your SAN except for the text bearing menus mapped to hotspots The data panel lists component configuration and build specifications for SAN components Received Event Trap Window Whenever AMC is running a separate window showing the received event traps is always open This window can be minimized but not closed When the AMC SAN client is launched a Received Event Traps window is displayed at the same time as the SAN Management window If and when event traps are issued messages appear in this window You cannot close this window while the client is running but you can minimize it For more about traps refer to Monitoring and Managing Event Logs on page 93 Reading the SAN Management Information Panels The AMC main screen is made up of three panels The navigation panel lists SNCs and libraries with SNCs in IP address order Detailed information about each configuration is coded into the display both verbally and graphically When an SNC or library has been selected in the navigation view the graphical panel represents configuration information for that unit in a nonverbal format When an SNC or library has been selected in the navigation view the data panel pres
35. press Enter Type the following command pkgadd d and press Enter Type the following command reboot y and press Enter HRS runs when the system is booting The file that controls this process is S99hrs and it can be found in the folder etc rc2 d The default re registration period is 5 minutes Changing the re registration period 1 78 Find the PID for the current HRS process Type ps ef grep hrs and press Enter Kill the HRS process Type kill 9 PID and press Enter Restart HRS For the phrase in brackets substitute the number of minutes you want to elapse between registrations Type hrs i interval in minutes D amp and press Enter This causes HRS to run in the background as a daemon registering at the specified time interval Configuring SAN Access Installing the Host Registration Service for HP UX Install this software on a host computer running the HP UX operating system that is attached to an SNC MCB or network chassis 1 2 3 11 12 Verify that the HP UX host you are configuring has an installed Host Bus Adapter HBA Obtain HstRegSrv depot from your service representative From the command line type sam and press Enter Select the Software Management menu then select Install Software on the Local Host After Source Host Name type your host s name After Source Depot Path type the name of the directory that contains the depot file Type the full file name HstRegSrv d
36. server is running on a system that is local to the client connection to the server is automatic The client window displays a logon prompt Proceed to Logging on on page 17 Connecting to the Server If the client is local to the server connection is automatic 1 Inthe Connect to Server dialog box type the network name or IP address of the remote server Y Note If you type the IP address of an i platform library you will not be able to a manage your SAN The servers installed on i platform libraries are used to manage library operations 2 Select OK Y Note If your client is already launched you can display the dialog box by selecting a the Session menu and then selecting Connect to Server 3 Proceed to Logging on on page 17 16 Getting Started Logging on The Log On dialog box is displayed automatically when a new connection to the server has been established It can also be displayed when you select Session and then select Log On The Logon dialog box is also displayed when you select the Log On toolbar button Bs In the Logon dialog box type admin as the user name Type password as password if this is the first time you have logged on After the initial log in set up another SAN administrator Setting up a CAUTION SAN administrator will disable the default admin logon name Refer to Adding a New User Account on page 41 If you make an error logging on the logon dialog box disappears and Unsuccess
37. the trash can icon 5 Continue until all devices are assigned 6 When you are satisfied with the assignments that have been made select OK 7 Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 64 8 Reboot the host or use some other method to ensure that the host is aware of the new device map ADIC Management Console User s Guide 73 Pre Assigning Device Numbers The New Device command is used to assign a LUN to a device that is currently not present on the system but for which a soft LUN a LUN registered by the SNC during discovery is not adequate A medium changer will typically be the first odd numbered LUN 1 if available or the first odd LUN available after the last tape Particular applications or tools may require settings that are different than the defaults To hard code a particular LUN for a particular device add it into the device map first Then bring the device online Devices usually come online before the SNC does When the SNC boots up it scans all devices and determines where they are At the end of the boot process the appliance knows the LUNs available and is ready to use them 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Device Map 3 Select the Device Mapping dialog box point to the Tools menu then select New Device The default new device is a SCSI device on port channel 1 at target ID 0 and target LUN device LUN 0 4 Use the pull downs at the end of
38. took the SNC to complete the event If data was transferred to or from the host a new line is displayed indicating the direction of the transfer DIR IN is to the host and DIR OUT is from the host the number of bytes requested REQ and the number of bytes actually transferred XFER DIR IN REQ 14 XFER 14 If the event is a single command event as in event 511 below the initiator index is followed by an 8 character abbreviation for the operation code the command descriptor block which may be 6 10 12 or 16 bytes in length the command completion status and end time 000000511 MAY27 08 28 51 2 125 MODE SNS 1a0000000c00 GOOD 00 08 28 51 Refer to a SCSI command reference guide to understand the operation code and command descriptor block information Whenever the command completion status is not good check condition 02 the 18 byte sense data is also displayed as in event 739 below 000000739 MAY27 08 37 38 2 125 LOG SNS 4d002e00000000040000 CHCK 02 08 37 38 DIR IN REQ 400 XFER 00 DEV SENSE 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 Oa 00 00 00 00 24 00 00 cf 00 02 Illegal Request Invalid Field in CDB The status origin is shown as DEV if the status is from the device and SNC if the SNC returned the status The sense data fields for Filemark EOM ILI key additional sense code and additional sense code qualifier are translated and displayed on the next line Refer to a SCSI command reference guide to understand t
39. with only partial access to the device mapping configuration only the SAN administrator can modify access 2 Right click the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 3 Select Device Map Making changes to LUN assignments in the persistent address map A CAUTION database can affect SFM eVPS and VPM access settings If you assign different LUNs to devices that are under access control by more than one of these methods the same LUN could become associated with different devices and data would be lost The Device Mapping dialog box is displayed The Device Mapping dialog box uses the device numbering format Channel Target ID Device LUN after the channel type SCSI or Fibre Grayed out images of these same devices without the assigned LUNs appear in the right column LUN 0 typically is occupied by the appliance s Control LUN unless it has been manually assigned to another LUN Devices are assigned LUNs by the initial discovery They appear in black type on the left 4 To reassign the LUN drag a device that is displayed in the left column back to the right column or directly to another space in the left column Y Note The right column can temporarily hold an item while you scroll to an appropriate a open space in the left column but no items can be left in the right column They must all be mapped to an assigned LUN position in the left column To delete a device drag and drop it onto
40. 00 C 172 16 76 163 SNC163_Fat1_4 SNC 5101 172 16 76 166 601115 SNC 5101 f 172 16 76 177 Scalar 1000 g C lt SCSI Channel 1 El Medium Changer 6 0 1 lt SCSI Channel 2 Ep Tape Device 1 0 2 Ep Tape Device 2 0 3 SCSI Channel 3 agement Console SCSI Channel 4 Q gt Fibre Channel 1 gt S 210000e0 8b074daa unknown NT Name Value Yi 201d0060 69501246 Brocade Switch fWYorld Wide Node Name 10000060 451 70449 S 210000e0 8b046d07 TAJMAHAL N JIP Address 172 16 76 215 Y 50060b00 0010a7d2 long HP UX Firmware Revision 4 40 13 Fibre Channel 2 Serial Number 601193 172 16 76 183 DVT18 Scalar i2000 4 Log Size 2047 J 172 16 76 200 nyvp1 adic com Pathlight VX Serial Baud Rate 19200 od 172 16 76 253 SNC4K SNC 4000 7 Health Check Level 2 ha 172 16 77 254 Pathlight 5000 i Health Check Interval 3 ii Receive Event Traps Enabled JEthernet Type 100 base T JUDP Port 164 JExtended VPS Enabled Yes VPM Enabled Yes Data Mover Module Enabled Yes Up Time 12 days 17 55 50 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 27 Figure 1 on page 27 shows a navigation panel with several navigation elements expanded Because the SNC 5100 with IP address 172 16 76 215 is selected it is shown in the navigation panel with blue highlighting This SNC is aggregated into a Scalar 1000
41. 108 Glossary LUN Logical Unit Number A unique identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between devices that share the same bus SCSI is a parallel interface that allows up to eight devices target IDs to be connected along a single cable Each of these eight devices has access to 16 unique address spaces LUNs A specified intersection of target ID and target LUN can be construed as the Assigned LUN LVD Low Voltage Differential A type of drive MAP Maintenance Action Plan A CLI routine that guide a user through troubleshooting system or component error MIB Management Information Base A database of objects that can be monitored by SNMP or other database management system NDMP Network Data Management Protocol Partition An abstraction of an underlying physical library that may present a different personality capacity or both to a host It is a representation of real physical elements combined to create a grouping that is different from the physical library Policy A rule within the AMC expert notification system that allows AMC to alert persons specified by the administrator that specified SAN error conditions have been met Portal A collection of storage area networking devices that represent a particular user s universe The SAN administrator s default portal is the entire set of SAN capable appliances and associated storage on the subnet to which AMC has access This is called the master portal Other users ar
42. 458 172 16 76 166 4 40 11 601115 2047 19200 E co Enabled 100 base T 164 Extended SFM Enabled Yes VPM Enabled No Data Mover Module Enabled No Up Time 15 days 23 58 42 Logging off Log off after you finish using AMC You will not need to restart the client before your next management session 1 Select the Session menu then select Log Off A warning dialog box is displayed You can also launch the Log Off dialog box by selecting the Log Off toolbar button The warning dialog box is displayed 2 Select Yes if you want to log off If you select Yes you are prompted to save your current view if it has changed The Save Current View dialog box is displayed 18 Getting Started Select No if you have changed your mind If you select No you are returned to your view 3 Select Yes if you have made changes to the view that you want to save Select No if you do not want to save changes Exiting the AMC Client Exit stops the AMC client application and closes its window Use Exit if you want to restart the client application the next time you use AMC Normally you will only log off and leave the client running between sessions 1 After logging off select Session gt Exit The Exit dialog box is displayed 2 Select Yes if you want to exit Your view is closed Select No if you have changed your mind If you select No you are returned to your closed vi
43. 5 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Moving Items by Using the Menu 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the category into which you want to move items 3 Select the Category menu then select Move Items 4 The Move Items dialog box is displayed In the top of the dialog box click shift click or control click to select all the appliances you want to move In the bottom of the dialog box select the category into which you want the items to move 6 Select OK Select Cancel to exit the move process Working With Views A view is a named graphical representation of a portal generally one that has been saved to preserve a particular categorization SAN administrators assign users access to a particular view associated with a particular portal When a user logs in this default view is the view that is displayed You can create user profiles that allow access to more than one view ADIC Management Console User s Guide 51 Opening Saved Views 1 Select the View menu then select Open The Open View procedure can also be initiated by selecting the Open View toolbar button If you already have an open view you are prompted to confirm closing it If you have unsaved changes in your current view you are prompted to save it Select Yes to save the current view The view is saved All SAN components disappear from the navigation panel display The Open View di
44. For a list of symbols used in the graphical and navigation panels see Figure 2 Figure 2 Symbols used in graphical and navigation panels Symbol Name P Dick Device 8 Tare Device ST Ha E aam aans MA Platform Library 3 For a summary of channel mode graphics see Figure 3 Figure 3 Channel mode graphics Tree Panel Icon Mode Channel Type i ha Blue gt Short Wave Fibre Optical Green gt Short Wave Fibre Optical Purple gt Target Initiator Short Wave Fibre Optical 28 The SAN Management Interface Target is the default mode for Fibre Channels They are shown in blue When channels are set to Target you are able to see attached hosts You must first be running the host registration software HRS Talk to your service representative about installing this software Green indicates that the channel is in Initiator mode Initiator is the default mode for SCSI channels When channels are set to Initiator you are able to see attached devices In addition to Target mode and Initiator mode Fibre Channels can function in Target and Initiator mode When that is the case the Fibre Channel icon is purple AMC displays both SCSI hosts and Fibre Channel hosts that are running HRS Refer to the User s Guide for your SNC for information about installing HRS Right clicking a selected Fibre Channel a SCSI channel a device or the SNC in the navigation panel displays a command menu appropriate to the elemen
45. K 1 4 1 80MB or greater system memory e 60MB free disk space in the destination partition Common Desktop Environment CDE Y Note Limitations in the OpenWindows Desktop Environment inhibit drag and drop editing functions in AMC s Device Mapping and VPM dialog boxes If you need to use either of these AMC features you must use the CDE rather than the OpenWindows Desktop Environment Linux The installation requirements for Red Hat Linux are as follows Advanced Server 2 1 or Enterprise Server 3 0 Minimum memory 80 MB e Free hard disk space 60 MB Ethernet with TCP IP protocol installed e Video adapter board for graphical input Client System Requirements Windows e Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2003 e Minimum memory 96 MB e Free hard disk space 30 MB Ethernet with TCP IP protocol installed UNIX platforms Follow the requirements for the appropriate server platform above Before Installing AMC AMC uses Ethernet to communicate Your Ethernet network must be in place before AMC is installed 10 Getting Started Verify that you have enough space about 100 MB in the temporary L CAUTION directory to be able to complete the installation 1 Obtain the network parameters for the client the server as well as any other Scalar libraries in the SAN Use static IP addresses s If the Scalar libraries in the SAN are not on the same TCP IP subnet as the server assign a default
46. Management Console This guide is intended for system administrators operators or anyone interested in learning about or using the ADIC Management Console Be aware that administrator level privileges are required to configure many of the features described in this guide Explanation of Symbols and Notes The following symbols appear throughout this document to highlight important information INDICATES A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH IF NOT A WARNING AVOIDED COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR BODILY INJURY Indicates a situation that may cause possible damage to equipment loss of CAUTION data or interference with other equipment Y Note Indicates important information that helps you make better use of your system Other Documents you Might Need The following documents are also available for this product These documents can be found on the product CD or at www adic com manuals SNC Firmware 4 Reference Guide Document 6 00676 xx The User s Guide for the SNC in your Scalar library e The User s Guide or Installation and Operation Guide for your Scalar library ADIC Management Console User s Guide 1 Release Notes are also available for this product The Release Notes describe changes to your system or firmware since the last release provide compatibility information and discuss any known issues and workarounds The Release Notes can be found in the product box or at www adic com manuals WZ Note Getting More
47. Reboot 9 Optionally change the re registration period by typing hrs i interval in minutes D and press Enter This causes HRS to run in the background as a daemon registering at the specified time interval The default re registration period is 5 minutes Installing the Host Registration Service for Linux To install HRS perform the following steps 1 Obtain the HRS file from the ADIC website or from your customer service representative 2 Atthe command line type rom i HostRegServ 2 0 x i386 rpm 3 Reboot the host The HRS utility will start when the system is booting If you reinstall the HRS utility you must uninstall previous versions first Use the following procedure 1 Atthe command line type ps ef grep hrs This command outputs the process ID 2 AL ihe command line type kill 9 process id At the command line type rpm e HostRegServ Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM Scalar Firewall Manager SFM is a software feature that collects all host and target information and manages the end to end access control in the SAN It allows the system administrator to control access privileges between individual Host Bus Adapters HBAs and target devices connected to the appliance s SCSI and Fibre Channels Y Note If you are using an SNC outside of a Scalar library the SFM feature is called 7 Virtual Private SAN VPS To use VPS you can still follow these instructions Wherever the instructions specify SFM
48. SAN proceed to Step 5 4 Ifyou are installing SFM into a pre existing SAN follow these steps a Install HRS on the hosts o Leave the hosts running c Enable SFM Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 d Right click the appliance with SFM enabled e Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 62 f Proceed to Step 6 5 Ifyou are installing SFM into a new SAN follow these steps a Load HRS onto the hosts Shut the hosts down z c Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 64 d Start up the hosts e Enable SFM Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 f After the hosts are finished booting right click the appliance with SFM enabled g Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 62 h Proceed to Step 6 6 Expand all node symbols to display all hosts devices and their assigned LUNs Refer to Device Numbering on page 32 Configuring Access Through SFM Configure access to certain LUNS for certain hosts Other hosts will no longer see those LUNs 1 Make alist of which LUNs you want to assign to which hosts 2 From the navigation panel or the graphical panel right click the appliance with SFM enabled 3 Select the Access Options menu select Scalar Firewall Manager The Scalar Firewall Manager Access Settings dialog box is displayed See Figure 12 on page 82 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 81 Figure 12 Scalar Firewall Manager access settings dialog box
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50. administrators can carry out all basic user and power user tasks as well as use all AMC configuration tools They can also create modify or delete power users and basic users and subportals of portals to which they have access They cannot create policies They cannot create users at the portal administrator or SAN administrator level They cannot access the Master Portal SAN administrators can perform all tasks assigned to other users They also have the ability to create policies and add users at the SAN administrator or portal administrator level SAN administrators access the Master portal by default Table 2 on page 40 summarizes user capabilities based on privilege levels Table 2 User Capabilities Based on Privilege Level Capability SA PA PU BUT Access the master portal Y N N N Create modify or delete any SA or PA Create modify or delete a portal or subportal to which user has access Create modify or delete a PU or BU Y Y N N Grant user access to portals Create modify or delete any view for portals to which user has access Create views within portals to which the user has Y Y Y Y access Delete view created by the user Y Y Y Y Grant user access to views Y Y Y N Configure re initialize view and suspend policies Y N N N Create new categories rename a category delete a Y Y Y N category move items or move categories Configure channel zoning Y Y Y N Configure SFM
51. al administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to obtain drive dumps If the portal administrator or power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the appliance for which firmware is to be uploaded only the SAN administrator can obtain a drive dump Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Expand the appropriate channel Right click the device graphic Select Drive Dump A file browser is displayed 6 Enter the location that you want to save the drive dump to Click OK First the current drive log is retrieved It is saved with the name entered in Step 6 Then the forced drive log is retrieved It is saved with the filename entered in Step 6 followed by the string _ force 8 Work with your service representative to interpret the drive dump TY Note Drive dumps can be obtained for SDLT 320 drives SDLT 600 drives and all IBM LTO drives ADIC Management Console User s Guide 103 Checking the Command Flow Log Two kinds of events are recorded in the command flow log CFL file sequence events and single command events Sequence events are Read Write commands All other events are single command events You can retrieve the CFL log file for use as a diagnostic tool Not all appliances in the SAN are capable of providing CFL data If the appliance you select is not capable of communicating this information Command Flow Log does not appear on the appliance menu 1 R
52. alog box is displayed If you did not select Cancel the Open View dialog box is displayed Select the name of the portal that contains the saved view that you want to open Then select Next A list of the saved views associated with the chosen portal are displayed in the dialog box To open a view select its name and then select Finish If the view you want is not in the portal you have selected select Back and then repeat Step 3 Once you have selected the view you want to use the window refreshes The new view is displayed Refer to Working with Categories and Views on page 47 Creating Views Create the appropriate portal before creating a view Refer to Working with Portals on page 43 A view is meant to be a logical representation of the physical SAN You may want to categorize the portal before you save the view Refer to Working With Category Components on page 49 1 2 52 Log in as the SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Select the View menu then select New You are prompted to save any changes you have made to the current view and to close it before you create a new one The Create a View dialog box is displayed Enter a name for the view Select the portal that will be associated with the view OK is now available All portals that are available to the user for whom the view is being created are displayed For more about portals refer to Working with Portals on page 43 Click OK T
53. ance of the server to manage your SAN with AMC The AMC client can be launched from any connected system on which it is installed For intelligent platform libraries a library management client can also be launched from the AMC SAN client Y Note A client capable of managing the SAN cannot be launched from the library 7 management client on an i platform library Installation Requirements Minimum configuration guidelines are presented for each system platform are presented below Server System Requirements Java Runtime Environment 1 4 1 is installed with AMC The version of the operating system you choose must support this level Windows The installation requirements for Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2003 are as follows e Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2003 Minimum memory 96MB e Free hard disk space 40MB Ethernet with TCP IP protocol installed AIX The minimum installation requirements for AIX are as follows AIX 5 2 e 128 MB system memory e 60 MB of free disk space on destination partition ADIC Management Console User s Guide 9 HP UX The installation requirements for HP UX are as follows HP UX 11 0 or later e 80MB or greater system memory e 60MB free disk space in the destination partition Solaris The installation requirements for Solaris are as follows Solaris 2 7 or 2 8 The maintenance level must support JD
54. aps Refer to Editing Device Maps on page 73 Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM on page 80 Using eVPS on page 84 or Using VPM on page 90 Graphical Panel On the right side of the screen above the data panel is a graphical representation of the networked configuration for the selected SNC This is the graphical panel For standalone SNCs or for Scalar libraries that contain a storage networking appliance selecting the SNC a channel a host or a device in the navigation panel highlights in blue the associated symbol in the graphical panel Unselected SCSI channels are drawn in black See Figure 1 on page 27 Unselected Fibre Channels are drawn in yellow Selecting an i platform library also causes a display in the graphical panel For example a labeled black rectangle represents the physical library inside of which an appropriate number of blue bars represents the associated number of partitions A labeled black rectangle is also used to represent the Pathlight VX physical library inside of which an appropriate number of blue bars represents the associated number of virtual libraries See Figure 4 on page 30 and Figure 5 on page 31 Right clicking a selected Fibre Channel a SCSI channel a device or the SNC in the graphical panel displays a command menu appropriate to the element you have right clicked To see these menus refer to the following sections Getting Information About a Library on page 65 32 The SAN Management Interfa
55. as been up for 60 seconds 30 Appliance has removed a device from its configuration 31 Appliance logging service has started 33 An interface has detected a bus fault event message indicates the specific interface 34 An interface has detected a device fault event message indicates the specific interface 35 A SCSI interface reported an unexpected disconnect by a device 36 A parity error was detected on a SCSI bus 37 Fibre Channel port database change detected 39 Directory Server on fabric has changed 40 Maximum LUN limit has been exceeded 41 Fibre Channel transfer failure Note Error recovery may have succeeded 42 Maximum device limit has been exceeded persistent address map database is full 43 Fibre Channel interface driver reported debug file dump event log contains further information 58 Power has returned to nominal from warning or alarm stage 59 Power has entered warning range from nominal range power falling or alarm range power improving 60 Power has entered alarm range 61 Inlet air outlet air or l O processor temperatures have entered nominal range from a warning or alarm range 62 Inlet air temperature has entered warning range from nominal range heating up or alarm range cooling down 63 Inlet air temperature has entered alarm range 64 Outlet air temperature or I O processor temperature has entered warning range from nominal or alarm ranges ADIC Management Console User s Guide 95 Table 4 E
56. ayed 5 Assign a privilege level The choices are SAN administrator portal administrator power user and basic user After you decide on the privilege level use the radio buttons on the New User Account dialog box to assign it 6 Once the New User Account dialog box is completed select Next The Grant Portal Access Permission dialog box is displayed Select the checkboxes to check them and clear them until access is appropriately assigned Select Back to assign the new user to a different privilege level Select Cancel if you decide not to add a new user 7 When access is appropriately assigned select Finish Y Note For user privileges associated with the different commands refer to Table 2 on di page 40 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 41 Modifying a User Account SAN administrators and portal administrators use this procedure to modify another user s privileges If you are changing your own password go to Changing the Administrator Password on page 39 1 2 3 4 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator Select the Admin menu point to User then select Modify Select the name of the user whose privileges you want to modify in the Modify User Account grid Select Next The Password dialog box of the Modify User Account process is displayed The privilege level radio button is defaulted automatically to the user s current type If you are changing the password type the new user password and then ty
57. cans the loop for fabric devices If it finds a fabric device it logs on and queries the name server for target devices that are available on the fabric If it finds targets attached to the fabric it adds all of them to the device map Select this option if you are connecting a Fibre Channel switch to the port and you want the appliance to have access to all of the available target devices attached to the switch Otherwise if target devices are connected directly to the port it automatically switches to Private mode Understanding Connection Type Options The Fibre Channel ports support both Loop and Point to Point connection options The default connection setting is Loop You can view the settings and change port parameters LOOP With this connection option the port operates with attached loop capable devices If a point to point device is attached the appliance is not able to communicate with it POINT TO POINT With this connection option the port supports point to point fabric connection F_Port Login It also operates in old port mode for compatibility with N_Port devices that do not support Loop If loop capable devices are attached the appliance is not able to communicate with them LOOP PREFERRED With this connection option the port operates in Loop mode unless it detects a connection to an N_Port device in which case it automatically switches to Point to Point ADIC Management Console User s Guide 71 Host Type
58. ccess Summary dialog box Refer also to Using the eVPS View Menu on page 89 Adding or Modifying eVPS Hosts Hosts can be added to the SAN after initial eVPS configuration 1 2 88 Select Add Host or Modify Host from the Host menu on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box Fill in Host Name Host Type Host Connection and Host WWN Refer to Adding SFM Hosts on page 83 for details on filling out these fields The eVPS Host Configuration dialog box is used to let AMC know about hosts that are using SFM Select the OK button to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Configuring SAN Access Deleting eVPS Hosts Hosts can be removed from the SAN after initial SFM configuration Be sure the host that you want to delete is offline Offline hosts are A CAUTION shown in blue 1 If the host is not offline select Take Host Offline from the Host menu on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box 2 Select Delete a Host from the Host menu on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box Select OK to proceed with the host deletion Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Using the eVPS View Menu The Show Details and Show All LUNs commands are used to get quick info on the eVPS device map Check and uncheck the boxes in front of the toggled choices Show Details and Show All LUNs under the View command
59. ce Managing the SAN Appliance on page 61 Managing the Fibre Channel on page 69 e Managing the SCSI Channel on page 67 Managing a Device on page 72 Data Panel On the right side of the screen below the graphical panel is a tabular representation of selected status information This is the data panel When a library is selected in the navigation panel the following pieces of information reported by the library s remote management unit RMU are displayed in the data panel Global Status Current summary status of the library unknown ok degraded or failure Last Global Status Last summary status of the library unknown ok degraded or failure SNMP Timeout Refer to the documentation for the appropriate library Agent Modifiers Refer to the documentation for the appropriate library Refresh rate Refer to the documentation for the appropriate library IP Address A unique Internet Protocol Address Host Name Domain Name Server DNS host name of the RMU RMU Version Current firmware level of the library Shutdown State Current shutdown status of the library other unknown normal powerfail errorreboot Last Shutdown State Last shutdown status of the library other unknown normal powerfail errorreboot Error Code Integer value supplied for some Service Action Codes Error Data Parameter that adds precision to the Service Action Code Service Action
60. ceived Event Traps window You cannot close the Received Event Traps while the client is running but you can minimize it 3 If the remote server is running on a system that is also remote to the client the client window displays a prompt for you to connect to a server Proceed to Connecting to the Server on page 16 If the remote server is running on the same system as the client connection to the server is automatic The client window displays a logon prompt Proceed to Logging on on page 17 After the initial log in set up another SAN administrator Setting up a L CAUTION SAN administrator will disable the default admin logon name Refer to Adding a New User Account on page 41 Launching a UNIX Client If you launch the client before the remote server has completed discovery the client will not attach to the server 1 Tostart the HP UX AIX Solaris or Linux client start a terminal window and type Client lt enter gt and press Enter Y Note Uppercase C is mandatory When the client launches both the ADIC Management Console window and a Received Event Traps window appear If and when event traps are issued messages appear in the Received Event Traps window You cannot close the Received Event Traps while the client is running You can minimize it 2 Ifthe server is running on a system that is remote to the client the client window prompts you to connect to a server Proceed to Connecting to the Server on page 16 If the
61. cess to the selected portal Select Finish ADIC Management Console User s Guide 45 46 Working with Portals Working with Categories and Views SAN components can be organized into logical groupings to facilitate SAN management When you categorize your SAN you choose the categories subnet department location host type etc AMC uses the file folder icon to represent a category See Figure 2 on page 28 for more about icons used in the navigation panel Working with SAN Categories Creating categories of SAN appliances is an easy way to help you manage your SAN Group appliances by subnet host characteristics similarities in connectivity or other distinctive feature You can categorize the portal in ways appropriate to different tasks or users and then save each categorization as a view You can provide specific users access to specific views Auto Categorizing the SAN Auto categorizing automatically groups SAN components by subnet 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the view that is at the root of your display EN Management Console Session View Admin Category Help e we BH 172 16 76 154 o BM 172 16 76 166 E 172 16 49 202 o Ml 172 16 76 173 H 172 16 76 251 Scalar 24 E 172 16 77 154 Gateway_100 ADIC 3 3 Select the Category menu select Auto categorize A warning dialog box is displayed ADIC Management Console User s Guid
62. curred Device menu An AMC menu that when a disk or a tape device is right clicked from either the navigation panel or the graphical panel DNS Domain Name Service A service that translates domain names into IP addresses ADIC Management Console User s Guide 107 Event A condition that matches a numbered predefined set of circumstances The AMC client can be configured to display events at specified severity levels and to generate traps also called event traps for specified occurrences Event log A list of all pre defined events logged by the AMC server whether or not the AMC client has been configured to display these events to the user eVPS extended Virtual Private SAN A virtual LUN mapping scheme for Fibre Channel hosts that runs on the SNC It allows each host to see the LUN map as if the LUN map began at 1 subject to an overall device total of 2048 and a per host device total of 256 FC Fibre Channel A high speed data transfer architecture Using optical fibre to connect devices Fibre Channel communications are serial communications that occur at full duplex and achieve data transfer rates of 200 MBps Graphical panel The upper right quadrant of the AMC window where configuration information is displayed in graphical format Health check An AMC feature that provides predictive alerts warning of any loss of connectivity or device failure using local or remote alerts Health check allows administ
63. directory export TATEMPDIR To set the variable for C shell csh and tcsh setenv IATEMPDIR your free space directory 4 From the temporary folder type chmod 777 lt filename gt for example chmod 777 MCO43SOL bin and press Enter 5 If the temporary folder is NOT in the user s path type space lt filename gt for example MC043HPX bin and press Enter This launches the installation from the current directory If the temporary folder is in the user s path simply type lt filename gt including extension for example MCO43LIN bin and press Enter This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 6 When you are prompted to choose an installation set select Server Only if you do not wish to run the AMC client on that host or Full if you do AMC server version must match AMC client version When the client A CAUTION and the server are different versions they may not be able to communicate 7 When you are asked to configure network discovery be sure the network segment you define includes the SAN components you identified in Step 2 of Before Installing AMC on page 10 8 The email configuration portion of the installation requires the following information 12 Getting Started e Network name of your mail server for example MyMailServer e Valid email account for the specified SMTP server for example Joan Dow e Valid password for this email account for
64. e 47 4 Select Yes if you want to proceed Otherwise select No The navigation panel refreshes to include lines for the categories 5 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Creating a new Category Categories are used to group SAN components visually in the navigation panel and the graphical panel 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the view that is at the root of your display or the category you want to sub categorize 3 Select the Category menu then select New 4 In the New Category dialog box type a name for the new category Select OK The window refreshes to include a line for the new category 5 Drag and drop appliances into the new category folder icon For more information on dragging and dropping appliances refer to Working With Category Components on page 49 Sub categorize an existing category by right clicking an existing category and then selecting New You can also use the Category menu Refer to Creating a new Category on page 48 6 Drag and drop items into the new category as appropriate Refer also to Working With Category Components on page 49 7 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Renaming a Category Categories can be renamed without loss of stored data 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the category that you want to rename 3 Right click the category Select Rename Or
65. e granted privileges to subsets of the master portal by the SAN administrator POST Power On Self Test A diagnostic testing sequence run by the SNC or MCB BIOS basic input output system when the power is initially turned on Point to Point A Fibre Channel topology RAS Reliability Availability and Serviceability Three key attributes of computing system design Realization For Pathlight VX writing disk information to physical tape media Remote server An instance of the AMC server that is distinct from the server embedded in the MCB or the Pathlight VX RMU Remote Management Unit A library feature that allows a user to monitor library operations remotely Not all libraries have an RMU SAN Storage Area Network A SAN is a dedicated high performance network whose primary purpose is the transfer of data along FC or high speed Ethernet connections between servers interconnect devices and storage peripherals SCSI Small Computer System Interface A parallel interface standard SCSI Channel menu An AMC menu that allows the user to configure the SCSI channel parameters for an SNC It appears when a SCSI Channel is right clicked from either the navigation panel or the graphical panel ADIC Management Console User s Guide 109 SFM Scalar Firewall Manager A virtual LUN mapping scheme for Fibre Channel hosts allowing an overall LUN total of 2048 devices to be virtually remapped on a SAN wide basis SNC Storage Netwo
66. eVPS Y Y Y N Configure VPM Y Y N N Enable Data Mover Y Y Y N Map devices Y y5 y5 N Configure Channels Y Y Y N Upload configuration Y y5 y5 N Upload firmware Y y5 y5 N 40 Managing User Accounts Table 2 User Capabilities Based on Privilege Level Continued Restart the appliance Y y5 y5 N Obtain CFL data Y Y y5 N Obtain drive dumps Y Y y5 N 1SA SAN administrator 2PA portal administrator PU power user BU basic user If the portal defined for the PA or PU includes only part of the appliance to be acted on this privilege is assigned only to the SAN administrator Creating Modifying and Deleting User Accounts All users who are not SAN administrators must be assigned privileges for one or more portals Create the subportals before adding users Refer to Working with Portals on page 43 Adding a New User Account After the initial log in set up another SAN administrator Setting up a CAUTION SAN administrator disables the default admin logon name 1 Logon as SAN administrator or portal administrator 2 Select the Admin menu point to User menu then select New The New User Account dialog box is displayed Type a name for the new user account User names are case sensitive Y Note No two users can have the same user name 4 Type the password after Enter Password and again after Confirm Password If you do not type the password the same way both times a warning is displ
67. ecord of the target IDs device LUNs and assigned LUNs 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Configuration menu then select Save Configuration 3 Type a name for the configuration you wish to save or select one from the list of configurations already on the server if any 62 Performing Administrative Tasks After a few seconds the message Successfully received configuration from xxx xxx xxx xxx appears in the Status Message Area Select Save Locally A file browser opens It defaults to the cfg subfolder of the Client folder 6 Select Save 7 Select Save on Server After a few seconds the message Configuration file saved successfully appears in the Status Message Area TY Note It is a good idea to save the configuration both locally and on the server to a ensure that you have access to the file 8 Select Close when you are done It is important that you save the configuration of each appliance A CAUTION initially and any time there is a change in the device address maps Fibre Channel settings or SCSI channel settings Loading a Local Configuration File Your service representative may advise you to load a saved file onto your SNC 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel If you replace the appliance and do not load the saved configuration AY CAUTION you might not be able to use the storage devices attached to it or you may lo
68. en 16 Type the email address es of the intended recipient s and a subject line for the message If multiple addresses are entered separate the strings with semicolons 17 Select OK to continue 18 After selecting OK review the rule and the email addresses as they appear in the lower panel of the Add New Rule dialog box Select Finish 19 Confirm that you want to add the rule to the database 20 Select Yes to add the rule Policy added successfully appears in the Status Message area 58 Performing Administrative Tasks Discovering the SAN This section contains procedures for establishing and modifying the elements of the SAN 1 2 10 11 12 13 Log on as SAN administrator Select the Admin menu point to Discover SAN then select Modify Discovery Configuration The Discovery Configuration dialog box opens All IP addresses are entered in dotted quad format xxx xxx XXX XXX Select a segment Do one of the following To add a network segment for discovery select Add The Segment Configuration dialog box is displayed Proceed to Step 5 To reconfigure an existing segment select the segment Then select Change The Segment Configuration dialog box is displayed Proceed to Step 5 To delete an existing segment select the segment Then select Delete Proceed to Step 10 Name or rename the segment by typing directly into the Segment Name text box It is not mandatory to name or rename a network segment Se
69. ents status information about it in table format Navigation Panel The left panel of the interactive display is called the navigation panel In it SAN components are hierarchically displayed SNCs and Scalar 24 100 1000 and 10K Libraries The navigation panel string representing a standalone SNC a Scalar 24 a Scalar 100 a Scalar 1000 ora Scalar 10K consists of three elements the unit s IP address its name and its product family Click the node symbol at the left of a library s graphic to show aggregated Storage Networking Controllers SNCs TY Note An SNC is considered aggregated when it has been installed in a library as ha opposed to performing as a standalone unit The node symbol is a toggle Clicking it a second time collapses the expansion Scalar 10K tape libraries contain multiple SNCs 26 The SAN Management Interface Scalar 1000 tape libraries contain three SNCs Scalar 100 tape libraries contain one SNC Scalar 24 tape libraries contain one SNC SNC nodes expand to show channels Channels expand to show attached hosts and devices The node symbol for SNCs and channels also functions as a toggle Clicking it a second time collapses the expansion Refer to Figure 1 Figure 1 AMC representation of SNCs and system components SNC medium changer tape devices hosts OS Man Session View Admin Category Help Fr aad 05 Default View Portal1 2 local E 172 16 76 155 Gateway_155 ADIC 30
70. epot Select OK Select the Action menu then select Install analysis At the confirmation window select Yes Select Done when Installation completes HRS is located in usr contrib bin Reboot Optionally change the re registration period by typing hrs i interval in minutes D and press Enter This causes HRS to run in the background as a daemon registering at the specified time interval The default re registration period is 5 minutes Installing the Host Registration Service for AIX Install this software on a host computer running the AIX operating system that is attached to an SNC MCB or network chassis 1 2 3 Verify that the AIX host you are configuring has an installed Host Bus Adapter HBA Obtain HstRegSrv bff from your service representative From the command line type smit and press Enter Select the Software Installation and Maintenance menu point to Install and Update Software Then select Install and Update Software by Package Name includes devices and printers Type the path to the HstRegSrv bff file at the command prompt or select the List button on the right side of the screen to select this file If you are entering the path be sure you include the HstRegSrv bff as the file name When prompted to Select Packages to List select package When prompted to Select Software to Install select 1 13 0 0 ADIC Host Registration Service ADIC Management Console User s Guide 79 The software installs
71. epresentative Select the Windows Start button and then select Run 2 3 4 Point to HstRegSrv exe 5 Select OK 6 Once installation completes reboot the system HRS executes as a service and therefore launches at boot time Y Note On a Windows system the re registration period cannot be changed because HRS runs as a service rather than an independent program Installing the Host Registration Service for Solaris Install this software on a host computer running the Solaris operating system that is attached to an SNC MCB or network chassis Y Note You must uninstall previous versions of HRS on Solaris before installing a 7 newer version 1 Verify that the Solaris host you are configuring has an installed Host Bus Adapter HBA 2 Obtain HstRegSrv tar from your service representative 3 From the command line type ps A grep hrs ADIC Management Console User s Guide 77 O ON 0 10 11 and press Enter If a previous version of HRS is found a message similar to the following displays lt 219 0 00 hrs gt If no messages similar to the output in Step 3 display proceed to Step 6 If a similar message displays type pkgrm lt package name gt and press Enter If you removed a package reboot the host reboot r Load the product CD into the Solaris host Find the HstRegSrv tar file Copy HstRegSrv tar to a temporary directory From the directory that has HstRegSrv tar in it type tar xf HstRegSrv tar and
72. ew Shutting Down the AMC Server The way that the AMC server is shut down is the same for all platforms Y Note You cannot shut down the server that is embedded in an i platform library 1 After you have logged off refer to Logging off on page 18 and exited the client refer to Exiting the AMC Client on page 19 position the cursor after the command prompt in the server window 2 Type exit then press the Enter key The server window disappears ADIC Management Console User s Guide 19 20 Getting Started Frequently Asked Questions This section provides a reference of commonly asked questions and their answers What is a SAN A storage area network SAN links servers or workstations to disk arrays tape backup systems switches bridges and other devices over high speed transports such as Fibre Channel or gigabyte Ethernet What if cannot see any SAN components after install If you did not change the sample network segment statement 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 that appears in the Configure Discovery Settings screen of the installation wizard SAN components will not be discovered Follow the instructions in Discovering the SAN on page 59 to modify the sample statement and to add statements that reflect your network environment Add a separate statement for every subnet Instructions are also given in this section for re discovering the SAN What is the i platform series The intelligent platform i
73. figuration as necessary Refer to Channel Mode Host ID Bus Reset on Power Up Enable Termination or Alternate Initiator ID below 6 When you are finished viewing or setting SCSI channel parameters select OK to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Pending changes on XXX XXX XXX XXX In this example xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance Select Cancel to cancel all changes and return to the main screen 7 Reset the channel Refer to Resetting the SCSI Channel on page 67 68 Configuring Channels and Devices Channel Mode Channel Mode identifies the channel as either an initiator or a target When a SCSI channel is changed from target to initiator mode the values that appear in the host ID and alternate host ID boxes do not default to 0 They default to values that the appliance has most recently used Host ID Host ID is typically assigned as 7 Bus Reset on Power Up Bus Reset on Power Up is typically enabled Removing the check mark from this box disables SCSI bus reset on power up Enable Termination Enable Termination is typically enabled Removing the check mark from this box disables the internal termination circuits Alternate Initiator ID The default Alternate Initiator ID is set automatically by the appliance When the appliance scans the SCSI bus it determines which IDs currently are being used by target devices and sets the alternate ID to the highest ID not
74. ful log on appears in the Status Message Area of the screen Refer to Status Message Area on page 35 Select Session gt Log On and re type your logon information If your log on is successful the client displays a status bar as it downloads master portal data For more about the master portal and portals in general refer to Working with Portals on page 43 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 17 The default master portal consists of all the devices discovered according to the discovery configuration file When the download is complete the AMC screen is filled with data For information about this screen Reading the SAN Management Information Panels on page 26 refer to Mi apic Management Console Session View Admin Category Help FF ass a Default View Portal1 Master Portal o 172 16 76 155 Gateway_155 ADIC 3000 o ml 172 16 76 163 SNC163_Fat1_4 SNC 5101 T 172 16 76 177 Scalar 1000 172 16 76 183 DVT18 Scalar i2000 172 16 76 200 nyvp1 adic com Pathlight VX Ri 172 16 76 210 SN601519 SNC 5101 172 16 76 221 DVT10 Scalar i2000 1 172 16 76 253 SNC4K SNC 4000 C 172 16 77 131 SN610026 SNC 5100 09 172 16 77 254 SN600736 Pathlight 5000 TTT EY Li 172 16 76 166 Value World Wide Node Name IP Address Firmware Revision Serial Number Log Size Serial Baud Rate Health Check Level Health Check Interval Receive Event Traps Ethernet Type UDP Port 10000060 45170
75. g and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Using eVPS The access control you achieve with SFM for SAN wide LUN mapping can be extended to per host LUN mapping using eVPS extended Virtual Private SAN Y Note When you migrate to eVPS your mappings must be managed through eVPS a The SFM screens are disabled as a result of the migration You can achieve faster cleaner management access to mapped LUNs with eVPS All hosts see the LUNs to which they have access beginning at LUN 1 rather than beginning at a potentially very high LUN number that is the device s actual LUN Like SFM eVPS can be used to allow multiple Fibre Channel hosts connected via switches and hubs to be able to share the same SCSI or Fibre Channels while restricting their access to selected LUNs on those channels Use eVPS to map LUNs to hosts on a per host basis The total number of LUNs that can be mapped is 2048 e The total number of LUNs that can be mapped per host is 256 Using eVPS requires you to purchase a license Windows Server products only support up to 254 LUNs per Target ID A CAUTION dia annals 84 Configuring SAN Access Installing eVPS Installation of eVPS into a system with a developed SAN is different than installation of eVPS into a new system Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure eVPS If a portal administrator or a power user has access to a portal with only partial access to the eVPS configuration only the SAN admin
76. g is issued Messages in the Status Message Area keep you posted during the discovery For more information on this area refer to Status Message Area on page 35 When discovery has completed Discovery Process Finished appears in the Status Message Area Discovering a particular appliance 1 Select the Admin menu point to Discover SAN then select Discover Appliance The Discover Appliance dialog box is displayed 2 Type the IP address of the appliance you wish to discover into the text box 3 Select OK to continue If the appliance is already in the current view of the current portal a message reports that fact If the appliance is not in the current view it is added to the master portal affiliated with the current view A message reports the addition el Appliances added to a view by using Discover Appliance do not automatically XZ Note kuna become permanent members of the view even if the view is saved after they have been discovered To make them permanent use Modify Discovery Configuration to add their IP addresses to the discovery configuration string Configuring the SNMP Community Strings SNMP community strings are a part of the software agent s messaging functionality that serve to group network devices into logical collections for management purposes The community strings on the server must match those on the appliance s you wish to manage Do not edit the SNMP Community Strings values without consulting A CAUTION yo
77. ges that may appear in the event trap window or the event log maintained by the AMC server For in depth maintenance repair and troubleshooting information refer to the maintenance manual for your library or the hardware guide for your SNC Monitoring and Managing Event Logs For libraries that have an SNC submenus under Events allow you to control the way the event log is displayed and how traps are generated Traps messages are generated when an event occurs at a specific frequency Refer to Setting the Event Trap Threshold on page 97 Events can also be managed by the policy engine so that you receive email notices about trap event conditions Refer to Configuring Policies on page 58 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Events menu then select View Event Log The event reporting level is displayed 3 Select Warning to display Warning and Notice events Select Information to display Information Warning and Notice events Selecting All Events is equivalent to selecting Information 4 Select OK to continue If you selected OK the event log is displayed Use scroll bars to navigate through the log a Click shift click control click to select all or some of the events in the event log or from the Edit menu select Select All b To copy the selected events to a text file select the Edit menu then select Copy c To save events to a text file select the File menu then selec
78. h with specific capabilities For more information refer to Table 2 on page 40 Network Discovery Network discovery allows you to locate any appliance based on network addresses and ranges This allows management of an appliance without knowing the specific Internet Protocol IP address beforehand Configuration Options You can set up an appliance with a number of non default parameters channel settings and event management variables For more information refer to Performing Administrative Tasks on page 57 and Configuring SAN Access on page 75 Updating Firmware You can update appliance and device firmware from the client For more information refer to Updating Firmware on page 64 Obtaining Drive Dumps You can download and save the drive s transaction and error logs Sometimes this information is requested by service personnel for analysis For more information refer to Obtaining a Drive Dump on page 103 Command Flow Logging Logs of the SCSI commands processed by the SNC can be retrieved for analysis by service personnel For more information refer to Checking the Command Flow Log on page 104 6 Description ADIC Management Console User s Guide Description Getting Started The AMC server communicates over Ethernet to its clients To manage a SAN install an instance of the server onto any open platform system that is connected via Ethernet to each SNC and each AMC client You must install at least one inst
79. he the sense data in these fields ADIC Management Console User s Guide 105 106 Troubleshooting the SAN Glossary This glossary consists of terms that can be used for components that you may have in your SAN Aggregation The navigation panel representation of an SNC so that it is subordinate to the Scalar library in which it is contained AMC ADIC Management Console Client server software The AMC client server is used to manage the SAN Appliance An SNC whether embedded or standalone For example the Scalar i2000 is not and does not contain an appliance but the Scalar 100 contains an embedded appliance The Pathlight 5000 is a standalone appliance ATAC ADIC Technical Assistance Center The ADIC customer help desk Category A logical grouping of the SAN components belonging to a specific view For example subnet department location etc Channel zoning A method of subdividing a SAN into disjoint zones on a per channel basis in order to enhance security and qualify access Community strings Statements describing administrative relationships between SNMP agents and community members Data panel The lower right quadrant of the AMC window where information is displayed in table format Data path One of the many possible paths that data can move in the SAN environment potentially involving many components or connections between initiators and targets that have been massaged since the initial configuration oc
80. he AMC has access This is called the master portal Other users are granted privileges to subsets of the master portal by the SAN administrator How do create user accounts Refer to Creating Modifying and Deleting User Accounts on page 41 How do create portals for my users Refer to Creating a New Portal on page 43 What privileges does each user type have Refer to Table 2 on page 40 How do update firmware For the SNC and the devices connected to it refer to Updating Firmware on page 64 For i platform libraries use the appropriate library management client How do modify the discovery configuration Refer to Discovering the SAN on page 59 22 Frequently Asked Questions How do create policies For the SAN refer to Configuring Policies on page 58 For i platform libraries use the appropriate library management client ADIC Management Console User s Guide 23 24 Frequently Asked Questions The SAN Management Interface The AMC interface presents you with a number of menus and toolbar buttons Menus AMC organizes user commands into a number of different menus The Session menu consists of commands governing your current established connection connecting to the server logging off and on changing your password and exiting the program The View menu consists of commands affecting the logical graphical representations of a portal opening saving deleting and c
81. he event that caused the trap 3 Double click an event in the window to display more detailed information about the event Select OK to close the detail Monitoring the LED Panel When 1 0 is running the LED panel of the SNC is active If there are problems when the SNC is being brought online the LEDs will freeze in specific meaningful configurations To determine the meaning of the LEDs and LED patterns consult the Hardware User s Guide for the appliance I platform libraries have different LED panels that cannot be displayed by AMC Consult their documentation for LED information 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Show LED Panel A new window opens with a graphical representation of the appliance s LED panel You can monitor LED activity in real time by looking at this window See Figure 19 through Figure 23 Figure 19 SNC 5101 LED panel i 172 16 76 163 SNC 5101 SUAS IONS INS 3198 130014 7 S C E E C EJ 3 n 3 n z F d A a F 5 E 98 Troubleshooting the SAN Figure 20 ADIC SNC 3000 LED panel 172 16 76 157 Gateway_157 ADIC 3000 SAN Connections SCSI Channels Ethernet Temperature Power Figure 21 SNC 4000 LED panel M 172 16 76 254 SNC4000_254 SNC 4000 0 gt E FC 1 10101 Fc PWR 00000 loo s1 piRDY Z O 0000 O s2 ERR amp Figure 22 SNC 5100 LED panel 172 16 76 216 600006 SNC 5100
82. he view is created and the window is refreshed to show the new view Working with Categories and Views Figure 8 New view at default master portal level M apic Management Console Session View Admin Category Help Fr aah a O NewView Portall Master Portal E 172 16 76 200 nyw1 adic com Pathlight VX ql 172 16 76 215 SN601193 Pathlight 5000 172 16 76 222 DYT20 Scalar 12000 1 172 16 76 227 SNC227_Fat1_3 SNC 5101 d 172 16 76 231 SNC231_Fat1_2 Pathlight 5000 172 16 76 233 snc233 SNC 5101 eh 172 16 76 234 SNC234_Fat1_1 SNC 5101 172 16 76 250 MadDog3000 ADIC 3000 Because the view was created directly under the master portal Portal1 is displayed between the name and the portal affiliation If the view had been created under the NewPortal or OtherNewPortal level portals subordinated to the default portal the numbered level would be Portal1 1 Portal1 2 etc Figure 9 Numbered levels for views Nj Create a View X Enter new view name Choose portal affiliation Q Master Portala Portal 1 New Portal Portal 1 1 Other New Portal Portal 1 2 Portal2 Portal 1 2 1 L cancer If you have not categorized your view do so now Refer to the Working With Category Components on page 49 6 Save your view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 53 Saving Views Creating views which are logical organizations of SAN c
83. ified This check is performed regardless of the Health Check Interval setting 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Health Check menu then select Perform Health Check Unless you have reset the level Health Check is performed at the Interface Test level Refer to Table S Table 3 Health Check Levels Level Name Functionality None Health check disabled Basic Function Check power supply and temperature status Interface Test Everything from Basic level in addition to checking all interfaces Device Test Everything from Interface Test level in addition to performing a Device Inquiry on each target device Device Ready Everything from Device Test level in addition to performing a Test Unit Ready on each target device non removable media only A Health check levels in AMC are not identical to the health check levels used by WX Note l R the library management clients for the i platform libraries A message posts in the Status Message area if the test is successful For example Successful Health Check is displayed in this area Configuring Health Check You can configure Health Check settings 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Health Check menu then select Health Check Settings The default tab is the Level tab See Table 3 on page 102 Options on this tab allow you to choose how thorough the
84. ight click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Command Flow Log The system attempts to log the user on to the SNC FTP server If no default logon account is found the user is prompted to enter logon credentials After you have logged on the Save Command Flow Log dialog box is displayed Navigate to the location you want to save the log to Enter a filename 4 Click Save The number of bytes being saved is shown and is updated periodically until the entire file is saved 5 Open the log file with a text editor Interpreting CFL Output SCSI commands flow through SNCs connected to tape libraries These commands are logged in command flow log CFL areas on the SNC CFLs exist for each target including the SNC up to a maximum of 10 targets The following information is recorded in the CFL 104 LUN number of the device for which information is being provided Device s vendor product ID and serial number Month day of the month start time Initiator channel initiator index Event name Number of times the SNC carried out the event Number of errors recorded in the course of the event being carried out Direction of data transfer to or from the host Number of bytes actually transferred Operation code Command descriptor block Command completion status End time Troubleshooting the SAN Figure 28 CFL output LUN for which data is being reported l LUN 1 A 00000048 GOOD ool
85. ilable for a particular appliance it is grayed out on the menu 3 Type the license key for the feature you are enabling If the feature has been factory enabled type the word enable d Select OK to continue If you enabled SFM proceed to Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM on page 80 If you enabled eVPS proceed to Using eVPS on page 84 If you enabled VPM proceed to Using VPM on page 90 If you enabled the Data Mover Module you do not need to adjust other settings ADIC Management Console User s Guide 75 Data Mover Module TZ Basic users are not authorized to enable the Data Mover Module For user WZ Note ge privileges refer to Table 2 on page 40 The data mover module allows you to use server free tape backup applications that support SNIA extended SCSI copy Enabling this feature allows the appliance to move blocks of data directly between storage devices attached to it Using Channel Zoning Channel zoning also called port zoning configures access to an entire target channel and all the LUNs on that channel for the exclusive use of a host or group of hosts on a single initiator channel Each initiator channel can connect a maximum of 64 hosts A LUN Logical Unit Number is a 3 bit identifier used on a SCSI bus to distinguish between as many as eight devices with the same SCSI ID In a situation where the devices are tape devices and more than one host is connected to the initiator channel the tape library
86. in use Change the alternate ID by using the pull down list or typing a new number To restore the automatic default selection select Automatic from the drop down list This option is grayed out when the SCSI channel is being set to target mode Managing the Fibre Channel By right clicking a network appliance s Fibre Channel you can directly configure Fibre Channel parameters or instantly rescan and reset the Fibre Channel Rescanning the Fibre Channel Rescan the Fibre Channel bus after adding or removing devices 1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Right click the appropriate Fibre Channel graphic 3 Select Rescan A warning is displayed 4 Select Yes to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Rescanning Fibre Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refresh In this example the n represents the Fibre Channel number and xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance If you rescanned because you added a device proceed to Refreshing Data on page 62 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 69 Resetting the Fibre Channel Using the Reset command cancels all pending commands resets the channel and performs a rescan Use this command after making changes to the channel configuration Use Reset carefully because it causes pending I O commands to CAUTION return failed status back to the host operating
87. istrator can modify access 1 Log on as the SAN administrator portal administrator or power user If you have made channel zoning assignments review them to be AX CAUTION sure they do not conflict with eVPS assignments If your SAN has a large number of hosts it is not recommended that channel zoning be run simultaneously with eVPS 2 Ifyou want to install the host registration service HRS on the hosts that are involved consult your service representative 3 If you are installing eVPS as part of a new SAN installation proceed to Step 5 For installation into a pre existing SAN proceed to Step 4 4 Ifyou are installing eVPS into a pre existing SAN follow these steps a Install HRS on the hosts a Leave the hosts running c Enable eVPS Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 d Right click the appliance with eVPS enabled e Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 62 f Proceed to Step 6 5 If you are installing eVPS into a new SAN follow these steps a Load HRS onto the hosts Shut the hosts down z c Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 64 d Start up the hosts e Enable eVPS Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 f After the hosts are finished booting right click the appliance with eVPS enabled g Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 62 h Proceed to Step 6 6 Expand all node symbols to display all hosts devices and their assigned LUNs
88. l Create portals to assign access to devices channels views and subportals The master portal initially consists of all SAN components recognized when the server performs its initial discovery Generally SAN administrators retain access to the master portal and other users are granted access privileges to subsets of the master portal Logical collections are created as categories and saved as views Refer to Working with Categories and Views on page 47 1 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator 2 Select the Admin menu point to Portal then select New 3 Select the portal you want to subdivide and select Next The New Portal dialog box shows a hierarchy of portals existing on the server Initially no subportals of the default Master portal exist After you have created some subportals select whatever level of the hierarchy is appropriate for the new subportal you are creating After a few moments the New Portal dialog box refreshes to show all the attached appliances that belong to the selected portal The SNCs aggregated into libraries are displayed in this dialog box but the Scalar libraries themselves are not displayed I platform libraries are displayed When the user that has been assigned to this portal logs in the Scalar libraries associated with SNCs are displayed as a result of the network discovery process 4 Expand the node in front of any IP address or channel to see associated devices To close the node
89. l one or more instances of the AMC client in your SAN Using a Library Management Client If your SAN includes a library in the intelligent platform i platform series for example a Scalar i2000 or a Pathlight VX you can launch a library management client from the AMC SAN interface The library management client launched in this way is identical to the interface that runs on the library s touch screen ADIC Management Console Features AMC provides status and controls for library and SNC features The following features define AMC s management capabilities Event Logging You can retrieve and view event logs Filtering based upon the significance of events simplifies fault isolation For more information refer to Monitoring and Managing Event Logs on page 93 and Configuring Policies on page 58 Reports You can print or save reports that you have configured to meet your reporting requirements For more information refer to Reporting the Current View on page 55 4 Description Heartbeat AMC monitors system components to ensure continuity of service If an SNC or MCB is no longer available the server component notifies monitoring clients For more information refer to Checking the Heartbeat on page 103 Health Checks Instantaneous and periodic health checks allow monitoring of each appliance and the devices attached to it For more information refer to Using Health Check on page 102 Channel Zoning Channel zoning
90. l to leave channel zoning unchanged 76 Configuring SAN Access Installing HRS The Host Registration Service HRS presents host information that SNCs and MCBs use to manage host access and data retrieval The information that is presented includes host name host type host connection and the online or offline status This information is sent periodically over the host Fibre Channel connection The default HRS setting re registers the host every 5 minutes You can change the re registration period to any value between 1 and 255 minutes Once HRS is installed you can get help by typing hrs h on the command line and then pressing Enter AMC uses HRS to facilitate use of SFM eVPS and VPM which are LUN mapping schemes For more information about them refer to Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM on page 80 Using eVPS on page 84 and Using VPM on page 90 Y Note If you plan to use SFM eVPS or VPM install HRS on the appropriate hosts If a you do not plan to use SFM eVPS or VPM you can manage your SAN without installing HRS However HRS insures that data path conditioning includes the host portion of the data path Installing the Host Registration Service for Windows Install this software on a host computer running the Windows operating system that is attached to an SNC MCB or network chassis 1 Verify that the Windows host you are configuring has an installed Host Bus Adapter HBA Obtain HstRegSrv exe from your service r
91. lect the radio button for Single IP Address or IP Address Range as needed and the number of entry boxes defaults appropriately Type the IP Address es that you want to have discovered Do this if you are adding a segment or if you are modifying an existing segment Select Add The new segment moves to the list of IP Addresses to be discovered at the bottom of the dialog box If you are adding a new segment proceed to Step 12 If you are modifying an existing segment proceed to Step 8 Select the statement for the segment that you no longer want to have discovered and then select Delete The Delete button is only enabled when a segment in the box to its left IP Addresses to be discovered is selected If you are adding a new segment complete the configuration by proceeding to Step 12 If you are modifying a configuration and you want to modify the advanced discovery configuration parameters proceed to Step 12 If you are modifying a configuration and you are satisfied with the existing advanced parameters proceed to Step 9 Select OK on the Segment Configuration dialog box Select OK on the Discovery Configuration dialog box A warning is displayed Select Yes to accept the update or No to close the dialog box without making changes To configure advanced discovery configuration parameters select Advanced tab on the Segment Configuration dialog box Consider the following when you configure the parameters Type the IP addres
92. library to show associated devices drives and partitions All nodes have been expanded in Figure 4 The node symbol is a toggle Clicking it a second time collapses the expansion 30 The SAN Management Interface The Scalar i2000 library In Figure 4 consists of a physical library divided into two partitions In the line below the physical library line the string representing the partition consists of two elements the word Partition followed by the name of the partition The partitions in Figure 4 are named SDLT and LTO The tape device strings consists of the phrase SCSI Tape Device followed by the location coordinates for the drive Fibre Channel Tape Device is also possible in this area For an explanation of these features refer to the Scalar 2000 User s Guide Figure5 AMC representation of the Pathlight VX node symbol IP address library product identity library name virtual library names EN Management Console aby 4 Virtual Library i2k O i2k_DRIVE_001 Hy i2k_DRIVE_002 iy i2k_DRIVE_003 iy i2k_DRIVE_004 Q E Virtual Library 100 t s100_DRIVE_001 T 100_DRIVE_002 T 100_DRIVE_003 O s100_DRIVE_004 Q E Virtual Library s1k 3 s1k_DRIVE_001 NN 31 k_DRIVE_002 PPP PPE PPPS POSTE P EAPC ACCA ELA PAPEL PLEA PCAC APPEL AAA AAA AAA PEPE TTPO TATTLE E Value U s1k_DRIVE_003 Pathlightvx inyyp1 adic com S 1172 16 76 200 Total Virtual Libraries 3 Total Virt
93. nce of FCAL LIPs unless they are happening once a minute or more 6 Set the trap event threshold to the number that you have determined will optimize performance Do not change trap thresholds unless recommended by your service representative 7 Select OK Receiving Event Traps By default event traps are received by the client 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Events menu then select Receive Event Traps 3 Select the check box before the phrase Receive Event Traps The check mark is removed and a confirmation dialog box is displayed 4 Select Yes if you do not want to receive event traps Select No if you want to continue receiving event traps YY Note If you exit and restart the AMC client event traps will be received until you turn an them off again Monitoring Received Event Traps When a trap is received a symbol is displayed in the Status Message Area on the bottom of the main screen ADIC Management Console User s Guide 97 1 Select the Received Event Traps window which is always running when an instance of the client is running It may be minimized however For more about the Received Event Traps window refer to Reading the SAN Management Information Panels on page 26 2 Look in the Received Event Traps window to see trap messages Messages identify the appliance by its IP address They also include a date and timestamp an event code and a description of t
94. network gateway address and or route table entries Save this configuration information for future reference Run Ethernet cable from the server to the network hub or switch Run Ethernet cable from clients to the network hub Run Ethernet cable from the network hub to the Scalar libraries in the SAN ao a A Y N Configure the network according to the procedures for the operating system you are using Installing the AMC Server To manage your SAN you must install an instance of the server onto a system that is connected by Ethernet to your ADIC storage products and the systems where the clients are running This server cannot be identical to the server embedded in the i platform libraries Installing the Server on a Windows System Install the AMC server after you have completed the steps in Before Installing AMC on page 10 1 Load the product CD 2 Click the install link under the ADIC Management Console 3 Click OK This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 4 When you are prompted to choose an installation set select Server Only if you do not wish to run the AMC client on that host or Full if you do AMC server version must match AMC client version When the client CAUTION and the server are different versions they may not be able to communicate 5 When you are asked to configure network discovery be sure the network segment you define includes the SAN components you iden
95. ng a UNIX Server Launch the server at the beginning of your SAN Management session but do not exit the server when you are finished Leave the server running To launch the AMC server from a UNIX system type Server from a terminal window and press Enter Server lt enter gt Y Note Uppercase S is mandatory The server window is displayed If your configuration consists of many large or remote network segments discovery can take several minutes to complete ADIC Management Console User s Guide 13 Y Note Do not close the server window Follow the exit procedure in Shutting Down the dl AMC Server on page 19 to shut the server down Proceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15 Installing the AMC Client The AMC Client is used to manage your SAN Before Installing the Client If you have already installed an instance of the client and want to install another or if you have already installed an instance ofthe AMC server using the Server Only installation option proceed to either Installing a Windows AMC Client on page 14 or to Installing a UNIX Client on page 14 If you have already installed an instance of AMC using the Full option and do not want to install another client proceed to Launching the AMC Client on page 15 Otherwise complete the sections Before Installing AMC on page 10 and Installing the AMC Server on page 11 before proceeding with the client installation Installing a Windows AMC Client An AMC
96. ng e VPS Hosts sed eG ei dia ol Nae 89 Using the eVPS View Menu 0 ete nt eee eae 89 USING VIP a AN TEE ak ae ete pce a we Sy TEE cA Dc aR soley Seana ETA E Tea Nel asd dae wb 90 Monitoring and Managing Event LOgS coocccococc eee eae 93 Printing the Event L g eorne testiga ra Heed a peeled ewer eanew eee Bees 93 Saving a Copy of Currently Displayed Entries 20 0 0 0 eee 94 Interpreting the Event Log 2 2 2c bee eee ee ART E TAR bee eee ee bee bee bee 94 Setting the Event Trap Threshold a eae X RE cece eee eee 97 Receiving Event Traps sio Pore abet pea ees a bw A 97 iv Contents Monitoring Received Event Traps 0 asuaan aeaa 97 Monitoring the LEDPaniell rota krere a pd KE A S RG GE han Raabe dao Ba a 98 Using Identify 2 2 cc See py a Gee ie ed be eis Qe Pc ae 100 Monitoring Environmental Data 0 0 00 ete ee 101 Using Health Check meterae iena e ee ed ed ee Dede heed 102 Performing Health CHECK coord ta a ead a Ge RE Canale Rie aa KEK R RAT A 102 Configuring Health Check irere rirerire eee 102 Checking the Heartbeat nai eia i aa a a a ene h 103 Obtaining a Drive Dump ooo 103 Checking the Command Flow Log sZ 5 ss s xK d R R X R eee eee 104 Interpreting CFL Output 0 002 tees 104 ADIC Management Console User s Guide vi Contents About This Guide and Your Product This guide contains information and instructions necessary for the normal operation and management of the ADIC
97. ns and the ability to customize views and portals By keeping track of different client views you can recall a saved view from any client The server provides security features by maintaining account names and passwords on behalf of the client application AMC also provides functionality to support server less backup tools for LUN mapping and easy channel zoning ADIC Management Console Functionality AMC uses a three tier client server model The three parts are agent server and client The agent communicates with the server and other managed agents via both Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP and SCSI over IP SOIP protocols The server communicates with the agent as well as with the client or clients The Java Remote Method Invocation RMI API is used to communicate from the client to the server You can install one or more instances of the server onto systems in the SAN running any of the UNIX or Windows platform software that are remote from MCBs or SNCs Do not install more than one server per client system Using the SAN Client The SAN client for the Scalar series of libraries is the AMC Using AMC is an easy way to manage Scalar libraries as part of a SAN solution When you choose to install both server and client from the product CD this is called the Full installation the default client is the AMC SAN client The default AMC client consists of a Java based user interface window and a trap event window You can instal
98. nstructions refer to the appliance s Hardware User Guide 2 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to upload firmware If the portal administrator or i power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the appliance for which firmware is to be uploaded only the SAN administrator can upload firmware Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Expand the appropriate channel Right click the device graphic Select Update Firmware A file browser is displayed If the firmware file you want is not in the default folder navigate to the correct folder Select the file you want to load Select the Open button A warning dialog box is displayed Be sure all I O to the device has been stopped 8 Select Yes to proceed 72 Configuring Channels and Devices If I O to the device cannot be stopped or if you change your mind select No to cancel the firmware upload After the firmware upload is complete you will be prompted to Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 64 Editing Device Maps Some applications require LUNs to be presented in an order other than the order that the discovery routine presents them to the SNC 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure the device map If the portal E administrator or power user have access to a portal
99. o o o o ooooooo o 85 extended Virtual Private SAN See evPS F A r E ana aaae EC 21 Fibre channel 111 configuring 00 eee eee 70 rescanning TRR rd eee ec eee 69 TIME arai tide GBs LA eo ee ti 37 54 firmware updating aaa 62 64 MAMENSSIZO seein ori TEE wena sie has Page rta 72 Frequently Asked Questions See FAQ G graphical panel See also client panelSy wi eo a Se 32 H health check configuring 00 000 cee eee 102 performing 000 0c eee eee 102 heartbeat 2 26 eens 5 help contacting ADIC anaana 2 Customer Service Center 2 ONING 8 eee Se Ss 25 Service Requests 000 2 NOStIDy ar She rel ci 69 Host Registration Service See HRS hoOstity pees 65 c f ie se eats Se ae 72 FIRS 2 a eh stone oe Rites bh Tat e 77 Identify estos E ATO R TER Acta T E TE asa 100 installation requirements s anaana nan 9 L LED panel a tar uae e ra 98 libraries RMU data See also Library Management Client Ka ated a AAN E 65 lOGGING Off 2a coke rerne Naeger EDERA Ss 18 JOGGING ON A A arte eee eee tee eee 17 JOOPID dad wend rr rd 72 M Maintenance Action Plans See MAPs MAPS aise tdci Ga een dare ae tals iit ots 93 N navigation panel See also Client Daniele da wien a he ee ae on 26 P password administrator o oooooo 39 112 default avr arras la 17 policies configuring 0 eee eee 58 portmodes
100. omponents allows you to work more efficiently You must save the views you create or you will have to re create them If no changes have been made to a view or the view is not newly created the Save command is not available 1 Login as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the View menu then select Save The Save Current View procedure can also be initiated by the Save Current View toolbar button The message View successfully saved appears in the Status Message area Y Note You cannot save the default view with the Save command If you try to save the default view with the Save command you are warned that this is not possible 1 Login as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the View menu then select Save as In the Save View As dialog box type a name for the view This name is displayed later when you open the Select View dialog box Deleting Views Deleting a view does not delete stored data 1 Select the View menu then select Delete You are warned that the current view will be deleted 2 Select Yes to confirm that you want to delete the current view Select No to exit the delete process Searching the Current View In a large SAN the Find command can be used to locate a SAN component quickly 1 Select the View menu then select Find The command defaults to First Occurrence You also can use the Find toolbar button to initiate a search of the SAN 54 Working
101. on page 71 6 When you are finished viewing or setting Fibre Channel parameters select OK to continue A warning is displayed 7 Select Yes to proceed with the Reset The following message posts in the Status Message Area Resetting Fibre Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refresh In this example the n represents the Fibre Channel number and xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance 70 Configuring Channels and Devices Understanding Port Mode Options The Fibre Channel ports support Private and Public Fibre Channel attachments The default port mode setting is Public Target You can view the settings and change port parameters INITIATOR In this mode the port operates as an initiator allowing Fibre Channel targets disks tape devices or FC switch to attach to it TARGET In this mode the port operates as a target allowing a Fibre Channel initiator host or FC switch to attach to it TARGET AND INITIATOR In this mode the appliance has access to target devices on the Fibre Channel and initiators on the Fibre Channel have access to targets attached to the appliance The port operates simultaneously as a target and initiator PRIVATE With this option the appliance scans the local loop for devices but does not check for fabric devices Select this option if you are connecting target devices directly to the port PUBLIC With this option the appliance s
102. on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box Figure 17 and Figure 18 on page 90 illustrate a view of all LUN space available to eVPS and a view of only the LUNs under eVPS control respectively Figure 17 eVPS Show all LUNs command Mii Extended Scalar Firewall Manager Access Summary ACTIVE x Host View Show All LUNS Internal LUNS online offline 67 ASAHI 0 1 2 3 O malloy 0 1 2 3 I malone 0 1 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 89 Figure 18 eVPS Do Not Show All LUNs command Mj Extended Scalar Firewall Manager Access Summary ACTIVE Using VPM VPM Virtual Private Map allows a SCSI attached host to map Fibre Channel devices to Fibre Channel LUNs If you have made channel zoning assignments review them to be sure they are not in conflict with VPM assignments It is not recommended that channel zoning be run simultaneously with VPM Preparing to Use VPM 1 Log on as the SAN administrator or portal administrator Y Note Basic users and power users are not authorized to configure VPM 2 Ifyou want to install the host registration service HRS on the hosts that are involved consult your service representative Right click the SCSI channel where the host is attached Change SCSI channel port mode to Target Refer to Configuring the SCSI Channel on page 68 Do not forget to reset the channel which is the last step in the A CAUTION Configure SCSI channel procedure 5 Reboot the h
103. ost 6 Enable VPM Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 75 90 Configuring SAN Access Making VPM assignments 1 Right click the SCSI channel that has been set to Target 2 Select Virtual Private Map Y Note If you right click a SCSI channel not set to Target or if you have not enabled a VPM the VPM command on the selected SCSI channel is not available The VPM dialog box opens The ID LUN Device column of the VPM display provides map space for IDs 0 15 associated with the selected SCSI channel LUNs 0 7 associated with each ID and a box into which a device from the Device column can be dragged and dropped in order to occupy a particular ID and LUN on the SCSI host channel For information about device numbering refer to Device Numbering on page 32 Drag and drop the devices from the Device column to the appropriate LUN in the ID LUN Device column When a target device has been mapped it is displayed in gray in the Device column To see the grayed out images of the Fibre Channel devices scroll the Device column down to the higher LUN range to which these devices were mapped during discovery 3 Select OK to save mapping The VPM map is automatically saved as part of the configuration The message Made Virtual Private Mapping changes appears in the Status Message Area ADIC Management Console User s Guide 91 92 Configuring SAN Access Troubleshooting the SAN This section references event codes and error messa
104. ot all appliances in the SAN are capable of providing this data If the appliance you select is not capable of communicating this information Get Environmental Data does not appear on the appliance menu 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Get Environmental Data 3 The Environmental Data dialog box is displayed Real time measurements are indicated by the white pointers in each graphic The nominal range for each parameter is all values between the yellow bars The warning ranges for each parameter are the ranges at either end bordered by one yellow bar and one red bar The alarm ranges for each parameter are the ranges at either end bordered by one red bar and the absence of a bar ADIC Management Console User s Guide 101 4 When you are finished viewing the data select OK 5 Environmental data ranges may vary from appliance type to appliance type Using Health Check Health Check allows you to determine periodically the operational state of SNC connections to the interfaces it controls When the Health Check is disabled the SNC performs no periodic checks beyond monitoring environmental status lines which indicate power supply and temperature conditions The Health Check function posts SNMP traps when required to convey status information to the user interface Performing Health Check The Perform Health Check command requests an immediate health check at the current level spec
105. pe it again to confirm If not proceed to Step 6 If you are changing the privilege level select a radio button to assign a new privilege level to the user When you have finished with this dialog box select Next Select the checkbox in front of an available portal or subportal to allow user access To remove access to a portal clear the check box by selecting an existing check mark When access is correctly assigned select Finish Select the checkboxes to check and clear them until access is appropriately assigned Select Back if you decide to modify a different user account Select Cancel if you decide not to modify any user privileges Deleting a User Account a fF OO N 42 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator Select the Admin menu point to User then select Delete Select the name of the user account you would like to delete Select Delete The Delete User Account dialog box is refreshed The user name you have just deleted does not appear in the list Select OK to delete the user account Select Cancel to stop the deletion process Managing User Accounts Working with Portals This section contains procedures for administering portals Portals are physical collections of libraries and SAN appliances that are available to users as defined by the SAN Administrator The SAN Administrator has access to the entire set of appliances and libraries described as the master portal Creating a New Porta
106. platform libraries all have integrated management services within intelligent storage devices designed specifically for operation in a storage network Can manage a SAN from an i platform library No For libraries in the i platform such as the Scalar i2000 and Pathlight VX AMC is available only from a remote client Do have to install a server or client To manage the SAN you must install at least one instance of the AMC server and client on at least one remote system Refer to Before Installing AMC on page 10 Do not install more than one instance of a server per client computer You should upgrade both server and client when or if you upgrade so that the server and the client communicate most effectively To manage a Scalar i2000 remotely that is not from the touch panel you must install a SAN client ADIC Management Console User s Guide 21 Can configure email even if skip that step during installation Refer to Configuring Email on page 57 How do interpret interface components Refer to Reading the SAN Management Information Panels on page 26 How do create a SAN administrator account Refer to Adding a New User Account on page 41 What is a portal A portal is a collection of storage area networking devices that represent a particular user s universe The SAN administrator s default portal is the entire set of SAN capable appliances and associated storage on the subnet to which t
107. pres aee a cece eee te tee tee teens 13 Launching a UNIX Server 0 0 etn ae 13 Installing the AMC Client 2 0 0 0 6 N R N KR aN te eee ee ee 14 Before Installing the Client 0 0 0 0 0 c eee eae 14 Installing a Windows AMC Client 0 0 0 0 00a 14 Installing a UNIX Client ere tia eee eee 14 Launching the AMC Client ye a rrai R T SK RR K E RN N RT aR RN ee eee tee eee 15 Launching a Windows Client 0 0 0 0 ce eee 15 Launching S UNIX Clients 2652 62 04 o aa eared eu BRS ee Pee ee Ree ae a 16 Connecting to the Server ao cer trebia e aa eee ene need h ee 16 LOGGING Or Sah ek aR OES A oki a Pe A 17 LOGGING VOT eer S A A K beeen ge aes a a TR A A E A 18 Exiting the AMC Client 2000200 ne greta eg PENS ols Sat OR wea peaks Bled ae a anaes 19 Shutting Down the AMC Server cette 19 What is a SANZ feck heen dd uae nebo 21 What if cannot see any SAN components after l install oooocoooocoooocooooo 21 What is the i platform series ooo 21 Can manage a SAN from an i platform library 2 2 ooo 21 Do have to install a server or client eee ae 21 Can configure email even if skip that step during installation 0 0000 22 How do interpret interface components 00 000 cee tees 22 How do create a SAN administrator account 0 0 eee 22 W atis a portal ci a oe ele ee ed Py Pee 22 How do create user accounts ooo eee 22 How do I create portals for my USES
108. r portal administrator or power user Select the category that you want to move O N A Select the Category menu then select Move Category The Move Category dialog box is displayed After the caption Source Category at the top of the Move Category dialog box the name of the category you selected to move in Step 2 is displayed 4 Select the category into which you want to move the category you selected in Step 2 The OK button becomes enabled 5 Select OK The navigation panel refreshes to show appliances and categories at root level 6 Select the node to the left of the new parent category to see the nested category 7 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 54 Working With Category Components This section describes different ways to move items into and out of categories They are Use drag and drop e Use the Move Items command Moving Items by Drag and Drop 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the appliance that you want to move into a category ADIC Management Console User s Guide 49 In the example the appliance at IP address 172 16 76 154 is selected Mi apic Management Console Session View Admin Category Help ESE E EJE Q Default View Portal1 Master Portal o A A 172 16 76 166 Scalar 100 172 16 76 218 adiclib Scalar i2000 6 8 172 16 77 173 Scalar 24 A 172 16 76 251 Scalar 24 172 16 77 154
109. rators to correct faults before they affect backup or other data transfer operations Host initiator A host bus adapter that provides the host with a Fibre Channel port capable of initiating SCSI commands at the host s request HRS Host Registration Service Presents host information that the AMC server uses to manage host access and data retrieval This information includes host name host type host connection and the online or offline status I Platform Intelligent platform The i platform libraries all have integrated management services within intelligent storage devices designed specifically for operation in a storage network Libraries in the i platform series include the Scalar 2000 and the Pathlight VX IP Internet Protocol A protocol that specifies the formats of packets and addresses Addresses are formulated as dotted quads e g 123 456 789 123 LED panel AMC s representation of the LED bearing surface of the SNC e g for the Pathlight 5000 this is the same as the connector side for the ADIC 3000 this side is opposite the connector side Library An ADIC tape library product including the Scalar 24 Scalar 100 Scalar 1000 Scalar 10K and the Scalar i2000 Library menu An AMC menu that appears when a library is right clicked from either the navigation panel or the graphical panel Library Manager The Library Manager button launches the library management client for the Scalar i2000 from the AMC interface
110. reating views as well as searching a view for a particular component finding out which other users have access to the view or printing view based reports The Admin menu consists of commands affecting SAN configuration such as creating and managing users portals community strings and policies The Category menu consists of commands affecting categories SAN components organized into logical groups The Help menu provides access to online help a statement of the server and client build numbers and a copyright statement Toolbar The toolbar consists of six buttons representing commonly used commands that are also available on the menus Log On launches the Log On dialog box If there is a current user confirmation must first be received that the current view will be closed Log Off logs off the current user after confirming the log off request Open View launches a view browser after confirming that the current view should be closed Save Current View immediately saves the current view This button is unavailable unless changes have been made to the view Close Current View closes the current view after confirming the close view request If changes have been made to the view the user is prompted to save them first Find displays a dialog box used to search for a specific SAN component ADIC Management Console User s Guide 25 Panels The AMC interface consists of three information panels The navigation
111. resentative Type a number into an Internal LUN check box to indicate that access is enabled between a LUN and the corresponding host Delete the number to revoke access In Figure 14 on page 86 each host has had LUNs mapped to it that it will see as LUNs 0 3 Select the OK button to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments Select the Cancel button to cancel all changes Select the Help button to get context sensitive help 6 Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Assigning LUNs to host s using the host perspective 1 Select the Host LUN Mapping command from the Host menu on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box The Host LUN Mapping dialog box is displayed ADIC Management Console User s Guide 87 Figure 16 Host LUN mapping N Host LUN Mapping ASAHI E x View LUN Host LUN 0 Control LUN al 1 1 SCSI 2 1 0 2 2 SCSI 1 6 0 3 4 SCSI 3 0 0 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 Cancel Help The host LUN mapping in Figure 16 is for the host named Asahi Compare the mapping displayed in Figure 14 on page 86 to the host LUN map in Figure 16 The host LUNs 0 3 in Figure 16 on page 88 correspond to Internal LUNs 0 1 2 and 4 Make any necessary changes Select OK The View command on the Host LUN Mapping dialog box operate as a toggle in the same way that the View menu operates on the eVPS A
112. rking Controller ADIC term for a storage networking appliance The SNC enables high performance networked communications that support intelligence functionality within the Scalar storage system SNC menu An AMC menu that allows the user to configure the appliance parameters for an SNC It appears when an SNC is right clicked from either the navigation panel or the graphical panel SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is the protocol governing network management and the monitoring of network devices and their functions Status Message area The bottom of the AMC window where event traps and other messages are posted Target ID SCSI bus address See also LUN Trap An SNMP alert that is sent to the AMC client when predefined conditions are met Received event traps A named window that is always opened when the AMC client is running In it events that are configured to precipitate traps are displayed Events must have been previously configured to produce traps in order to display in this window Navigation panel The left half of the AMC window where SAN components are listed in a highly conventionalized visual textual format View In AMC a named graphical representation of a portal generally one that has been saved to preserve a particular categorization Virtual device For Pathlight VX a device presented to an operating environment by control software or by a volume manager From an application standpoint a virtual
113. s 4 Event LOQQING ove Doa ii A ete We eee Ot gs ita e tai 4 REPOS 4 Use LO ahs aoe aie eh ols ine Sed aoe we a ht Aes tg a el tale A 4 Heartbeat ii A A e E AEA 5 IS A O RANE Wak alan RUAN daidatey Bop ata itlan Pega tg 5 Channel Zoning e000 eee Par ee ie be aa ee a Pe tee d 5 Data MOVED se a MN etd CaM ER AT Css tet NA PN EEA A Wi ot Bl Ahhh R del dona 5 Scalar Firewall Manager Virtual Private SANG 00 cece eee 5 extended VP SO css sain s as anes Ata Palos ik atch Pls alah a Bad ea AG edhe went at 5 Virtual Private Map 5 INM PL eshte id o LA e 6 Library RMU Support 6 DOCU A ci cece Rave A aE acne AT ah A BPG Nt eal agen yp aay Res eA 6 Network Discovery i aan a a E nen eee 6 Configuration Options A oo 6 Updating Firmware TTT 6 Obtaining Drive DUMPS 9 5 aerae aes eb Rw Algae Eres Is eg Ron ed Bee RG RN Re ee ea N 6 Command Flow Logging a a aad N senera TERE CO ete 6 Installation Requirements ooo 9 Server System Requirements e e e e e e ee eee eae 9 Client System Requirements 0 0 00 6c K e e K ee eee eee eee bee tenes 10 Before Installing AMG A a oo X KO E Aba AAEE a ee bh Ra ane SE Renae neh ea ant 10 Installing the AMG Server csse de eeri ee eee ee ee ee eee ee eee eee eee eee 11 Installing the Server on a Windows System 0 000 eae 11 Installing the Server on a UNIX System eae 12 ADIC Management ConsoleUser s Guide Launching the AMC Server 13 Launching a Windows Server eaa s
114. se data 2 Select the Configuration menu then select Load a Local File A file browser opens to the contents of the Client folder 3 If your local file was saved to the default location double click the cfg subfolder Or navigate to the appropriate location Select the file you want to load Select Open to load the file A message is displayed Right click the appliance for which you ve just loaded the configuration either in the navigation panel or in the graphical panel 6 Select Restart Refer to Using Restart on page 64 Restarting Please Wait appears in the Status Message Area Loading a Configuration File from the Server Save copies of your configuration both on the server and in a location that can be accessed if the server is unavailable 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Configuration menu then select Load from Server 3 Select the file you want to load ADIC Management Console User s Guide 63 4 Select Load to continue with the load Updating Firmware The Update Firmware command can only be used on appliances To update firmware on a device attached to an appliance go to Managing a Device on page 72 Z To update firmware on any component of an i platform library refer to the WX Note documentation for those systems 1 Stop all I O to the appliance For instructions refer to the Hardware User Guide for the appliance 2 Logon as SAN administra
115. ses of systems you do not want to discover in the middle box of the Advanced tab e Optional parameters like the SNMP Timeout value and the Read Community setting for a new segment are not associated with a new discovery segment unless you type them in the text boxes on the Advanced tab ADIC Management Console User s Guide 59 SNMP Timeout values are entered in milliseconds They limit the time allotted to wait for a response from each IP address that is being checked The default value is intentionally set to a high number to make certain that all devices on a slow network are discovered You may set the timeout value considerably lower than the default 5000 milliseconds to speed discovery The SNMP Read Community on Scalar SNCs is set to public by default Unless you have changed that value on appliances in your network the server value should also be set to public SNMP Read Community values on the appliance must match those on the server 14 When the Advanced tab reads the way you want it to return to Step 9 Rediscovering a Segment 1 Select the Admin menu point to Discover SAN then select Re Discover Segment s The Re Discover Segments dialog box is displayed a Select the View column to see the segment discovery configuration parameters b Select OK to close the pop up box 2 Select the checkbox in the Discover column for the segment that you are rediscovering Then select OK If you selected OK a rediscovery warnin
116. set carefully because it causes pending I O commands to L CAUTION return failed status back to the host operating system and may have unexpected results Make sure all I O is stopped before issuing this command For instructions on doing so refer to the appliance s Hardware User Guide 1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Right click the appropriate SCSI channel graphic Select Reset A warning is displayed 4 Select Yes to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Resetting SCSI Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refresh In this example the n represents the SCSI channel number and xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance Configuring the SCSI Channel The Configure command is used to change a SCSI channel s mode host ID reset setting and termination status 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure SCSI channels If you change any of the SCSI channel parameter settings you must CAUTION reset the SCSI channel or reboot the appliance to use the new settings 2 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Right click the appropriate SCSI channel graphic Select Configure The SCSI Channel Parameters dialog box is displayed 5 Use the drop down boxes and check boxes to make changes to the con
117. ss To select or deselect access to all LUNs for a host find the hosts name in the list of hosts in the upper left corner of the screen and select it Then select Select All or Deselect All Figure 13 on page 83 shows LUNs assigned so that no host can access LUNs that any other host is accessing Figure 13 LUNs restricted for selective access by four hosts Ni Virtual Private SAN Access Settings ACTIVE 5 Select Apply to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments Select Undo button to cancel all changes since the last time Apply was used Select the Close button to close the dialog box or select the x button in the upper right corner of the dialog box If you made changes a confirmation box presents you with the option of not closing until you apply the changes Select Help if you want context sensitive help 6 Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Adding SFM Hosts Hosts can be added to the SAN after initial SFM configuration 1 Select the New Host button to add a new host to the system manually The text boxes in the lower left corner of the screen become available If you do not have the data for these fields let the host registration service HRS discover the data for you Talk to your service representative about installing this software 2 Fill in Host Name and other information ADIC Management Console User s Guide 83 e Select
118. substitute VPS SFM provides you with a finer degree of access control than channel zoning The Channel Zoning feature allows you to map an entire channel to specified host or hosts SFM maps selected LUNs on selected channels to a specified host or hosts on a SAN wide basis SFM can be used to allow multiple Fibre Channel hosts connected via switches and hubs to be able to share the same SCSI or Fibre Channels while restricting their access to selected LUNs on those channels Using SFM does not require the purchase of a license when used to manage access control in SANs consisting of ADIC FC libraries Y Note When you migrate to extended VPS eVPS your mappings must be managed m through eVPS The SFM screen is disabled as a result of the migration 80 Configuring SAN Access Installing SFM Installation of SFM into a system with a developed SAN is different than installation of SFM into a new system 1 Login as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure SFM If the portal administrator or ag power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the SFM configuration only the SAN administrator can modify access 2 Ifyou want to install the host registration service HRS on the hosts that are involved consult your service representative 3 If you are installing SFM as part of a new SAN installation proceed to Step 4 For installation into a pre existing
119. system and may have unexpected results Make sure all I O is stopped before issuing this command For instructions on doing so refer to the appliance s Hardware User Guide 1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Right click the appropriate Fibre Channel graphic Select Reset A warning is displayed d Select Yes to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Resetting Fibre Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refresh In this example the n represents the Fibre Channel number and xxx xxx xxx xxx represents the IP address of the appliance Configuring the Fibre Channel Fibre Channel parameters you can set are host type loop ID frame size connection type and port mode 1 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to configure Fibre Channels If you change any of the Fibre Channel parameter settings you must AN CAUTION reset the channel or reboot the appliance to use the new settings 2 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Right click the appropriate Fibre Channel graphic Select Configure The Fibre Channel Parameters dialog box is displayed 5 Use the drop down boxes and check boxes to make changes to the configuration as necessary Refer to Understanding Port Mode Options on page 71 and Understanding Connection Type Options
120. t Save Printing the Event Log 1 Follow the procedure in Monitoring and Managing Event Logs on page 93 2 With the event log window displayed select the File menu then select Print The printer dialog box opens 3 Confirm that the log be sent to your printer By default all pages are sent to the printer ADIC Management Console User s Guide 93 If you do not want to print all the pages of a lengthy event log click shift click and or control click to select the lines you want to print e Paste this text into a file editor Select the File menu then select Print Saving a Copy of Currently Displayed Entries 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Select the Events menu then select Save Event Log Type a name for the file in the browser dialog box If you do not want to save the file to the default location browse to a new location 4 After the log is saved you are asked if you want to clear the event log on the selected appliance Select Yes to clear the event log Select No to preserve the event log as is Interpreting the Event Log Use Table 4 to interpret listed events Make a note of pertinent event codes and refer to the SNC Firmware 4 Reference Guide for troubleshooting actions If there are no abnormal events but behavior is still unacceptable go to Performing Health Check on page 102 Table 4 Event Codes and Actions E
121. t a view in the navigation panel no topological representation is drawn Right click the view in the navigation panel for some of the most common SAN management operations See Figure 7 Figure 7 Commands at navigation panel root view Mavic Management Console Bis X Session View Admin Category Help FAFE H 172 16 76 155 Gateway 472 16 76 163 SNC163_ New Category 17 472 16 76 166 601115 Move Hems 172 16 76 177 Scalar 10 172 16 76 183 DVT 18 172 16 76 200 nyvp1 adic com Pathlight VX 1 172 16 76 253 SNC4K SNC 4000 RI 172 16 77 254 SN600736 Pathlight 5000 The data panel displays no data For more on the graphical panel and the data panel refer to Reading the SAN Management Information Panels on page 26 Auto Categorize Refer to Auto Categorizing the SAN on page 47 Creating a new Category Refer to Working With Category Components on page 49 Move Items Refer to Moving Items by Using the Menu on page 51 36 The SAN Management Interface Find Refer to Working With Views on page 51 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 37 38 The SAN Management Interface Managing User Accounts AMC will enable you to create user accounts with the correct privilege levels for each user Changing the Administrator Password SAN administrators must use this procedure to modify the SAN administrator password To change a user s password refer to Modifying a
122. t you have right clicked To see these menus refer to the following sections e Getting Information About a Library on page 65 e Managing the SAN Appliance on page 61 Managing the Fibre Channel on page 69 e Managing the SCSI Channel on page 67 e Managing a Device on page 72 Refreshing data in the navigation panel causes the graphical and data panels to refresh as well ADIC Management Console User s Guide 29 Figure 4 AMC representation of the Scalar i2000 node symbol IP address library product identity library name Pou names CRS DIC Mana gement Console E ESE lolx Seg a AS r ala im Partition SDLT A Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 7 1 1 E Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 8 1 1 T Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 9 1 1 T Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 10 1 1 Ep Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 11 1 1 E Partition LTO2 Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 1 1 1 T Fibre Channel Tape Device 1 1 1 2 1 1 Fibre Channel Tape Device 111311 HAE R D L A lad ta Value b Scalar i2000 DVT20 172 16 76 222 8 244 244 22 Licensed Storage Slots UE Slots tree panel graphical pane data panel Scalar i2000 The navigation panel string representing the Scalar i2000 physical library consists of three elements the IP address the library s name for example adiclib and the library product identity for example Scalar i2000 Click the node symbol to the left of the
123. the correct Host Type which is the operating system or appliance type from the Host Type drop down list The Host Connection consists of the port number that the host attaches to the host s IP Address and information about the HBA e You must know the hosts World Wide Name to add it manually 3 When you are finished select either Accept New Host or Quit New Host 4 Select the Apply button to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments 5 Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 62 Deleting SFM Hosts Hosts can be removed from the SAN after initial SFM configuration 1 Select the host s name in the SFM Access Settings dialog box In Figure 13 on page 83 the hosts online are Genesee Alison and Timberline If the host is currently online you cannot delete it until you select the Take Host Off Line button Once a host is selected information about it is displayed in the bottom portion of the dialog box 2 Select the Delete a Host button 3 Select the Apply button to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments Select the Undo button to cancel all changes since the last time Apply was used Select the Close button to close the dialog box or select the x button in the upper right corner of the dialog box If you made changes a confirmation box presents you with the option of not closing until you apply the changes 4 Save your configuration Refer to Savin
124. the event log Notification of these events occurs from AMC 200 The server could not verify the connection to the appliance 201 The client could not communicate with the server 202 The server could not communicate with the Client 203 Heartbeat communication restored 96 Troubleshooting the SAN Setting the Event Trap Threshold The Trap Threshold Level determines how many times an event can occur in a ten minute period before it is reported to client Received Event Trap windows To receive email messages in addition to event traps refer to Configuring Policies on page 58 1 Logon as SAN administrator TY Note Portal administrators power users and basic users are not authorized to change event trap thresholds For user privileges refer to Table 2 on page 40 2 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 3 Select the Events menu then select Set Event Trap Threshold The Event Trap Thresholds dialog box is displayed Select the event Select the Change button The Event Threshold dialog box is displayed No event is recorded when an FCAL Loop Down occurs because the threshold is set to 0 Most events are set to a threshold of 1 which means that an event is recorded whenever the condition occurs The FC AL LIP Occurred event is the only event that has a threshold set to something other than 0 or 1 Itis set to 10 Users are not typically interested in the occurre
125. tified in Step 2 of Before Installing AMC on page 10 6 The email configuration portion of the installation requires the following information Network name of your mail server for example MyMailServer e Valid email account for the specified SMTP server for example Joan Dow e Valid password for this email account for example u nBe Email address that you want mail recipients to see when AMC contacts them This need not be an email address that has been previously validated by a working mail server for example AMCAlert MyCompany com 7 Proceed to Launching the AMC Server on page 13 ADIC Management Console User s Guide 11 Installing the Server on a UNIX System Install the AMC server after you have completed the steps in Before Installing AMC on page 10 1 Load the product CD 2 Navigate to the ADIC Management Console folder 3 Open the folder and copy the image file to a temporary folder on the host Verify that you have enough space about 100 MB in the temporary A CAUTION directory to be able to complete the installation On Solaris systems if the tmp directory is not large enough for InstallAnywhere to operate the installation fails even if the temporary directory is resized later Set the IATEMPDIR environment variable to the name of a directory that is big enough InstallAnywhere uses that directory instead of tmp To set the variable for Bourne shell sh ksh bash and zsh SIATEMPDIR your free space
126. tor portal administrator or power user Y Note Basic users are not authorized to upload firmware If the portal administrator or power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the appliance for which firmware is to be uploaded only the SAN administrator can upload firmware Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel With the appliance selected select Update Firmware A file browser is displayed If the firmware file you want is not in the default folder navigate to the correct folder Select the file you want to load Select the Open button A warning is displayed 8 Select Yes to proceed The firmware takes a few minutes to upload A message posts to the Status Message Area when the firmware upload is complete You are prompted to restart the appliance 9 Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 64 Using Restart Use the Restart command after updating firmware or making changes to the device map channel zoning SFM or VPS configurations 1 Stop all I O to the appliance For instructions refer to the Hardware User Guide for the appliance 2 Logon as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user A Basic users are not authorized to restart an appliance If the portal X Note G S a administrator or power user have access to a portal with only partial access to the appliance that is to be restarted only the SAN administrator can restart the appliance Right click an
127. ual Drives 11 tree panel graphical panel data pane ADIC Management Console User s Guide 31 Pathlight VX The navigation panel string representing the Pathlight VX is analogous to the string for the Scalar i2000 Figure 5 shows the Pathlight VX as an expanded node It consists of one virtual library named nyvp1_lib1 This virtual library consists of three drives For more information about virtual libraries and drives refer to the Pathlight VX online help Device Numbering Figure 1 on page 27 displays devices on different channels The devices are all numbered according to a standard scheme To interpret the numbering refer to Figure 6 The number before the colon inside the square brackets represents the target ID or SCSI ID The number after the colon inside the square brackets represents the device LUN Logical Unit Number This number is also sometimes referred to as the target LUN e The number after the dash is the assigned LUN This number is also sometimes referred to as the internal LUN Figure 6 Device numbering conventions El Medium Changer 0 0 1 Target ID Device LUN Assigned LUN SCSI channels provide target space for IDs 0 15 Device LUNs 0 31 are associated with each ID The assigned LUN is the LUN the appliance assigns during discovery The target ID and device LUN are physical concepts The Assigned LUN is a management concept and may be manipulated by the user to create private device m
128. ur ADIC customer service representative 60 Performing Administrative Tasks Two configurable strings are defined Read allows AMC to get information from appliances with matching Read community strings Write allows AMC to manipulate the settings of appliances with matching Write community strings The appliance can maintain 32 Read and 32 Write community strings Incorrect adjustment of the SNMP Community Strings can prevent the A CAUTION AMC from managing your system 1 Logon as SAN administrator A Portal administrators power users and basic users are not authorized to use WZ Note ae this command For user privileges refer to Table 2 on page 40 Select an appliance in the navigation panel listing Select the Admin menu and then select the SNMP Community Strings command The Change SNMP Community Strings dialog box is displayed 4 Edit the settings as appropriate then select OK To cancel edits to the SNMP Community Strings settings select Cancel Managing the SAN Appliance Certain functions are available by right clicking the appliance you want to manage Select the appliance by right clicking either in the navigation panel or in the graphical panel See Figure 10 and Figure 11 Figure 10 Right click from the graphical panel representation of appliance ap 172 16 76 16 Refresh Data Show LED Panel Feature Enable Access Options Health Check Events gt Configuration gt Device Map
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130. use eVPS is backwardly compatible current users of VPS and SFM can preserve current mappings when their licenses are upgraded Virtual Private Map Virtual Private Map VPM technology enables legacy and new systems equipped with SCSI host bus adapters to access Fibre Channel devices VPM allows Fibre Channel and SCSI target devices to be mapped to private SCSI host channels ADIC Management Console User s Guide 5 SNMP SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol community strings are a part of the software agent s messaging functionality that serve to group network devices into logical collections for management purposes The community strings on the server must match those on the appliance s you wish to manage Three strings are defined e Read for querying the appliance e Write for controlling the appliance e Trap for receiving event messages from the appliance The appliance can maintain 32 read and 32 write community strings and one trap community string A set of commands is provided for manipulating the Read and Write SNMP community strings These strings logically group devices into management communities Library RMU Support Data obtained from a Scalar library s RMU remote management unit includes global status data drive data and mover data These data are displayed in the AMC data panel RMU data can also be displayed from a library s right click menu Security Four levels of user privilege are defined eac
131. used in diagnostics Loss of Sync Count Counts used in diagnostics Loss of Signal Count Counts used in diagnostics Primitive Sequence Protocol Error Count Transmission word containing special control information A primitive sequence is recognized when three transmission words of the same value are received Invalid Transmission Word Count Transmission word is 40 bits smallest information unit transmitted Invalid CRC Count Cyclic Redundancy Check an error detection algorithm When a device is selected the lower part of the data panel display presents the following information Vendor ID Vendor Name Product ID Product Name assigned by Vendor Revision Vendor s release number Serial Number Number assigned to the device during manufacturing Removable Yes or No Capacity For Disk devices Number of Blocks Block Size For Disk devices Size of block Width For Tape devices Bus width in bits Speed For Tape devices Bus speed Status Message Area The area at the very bottom of the screen is used to display status messages It is called the Status Message Area ADIC Management Console User s Guide 35 In the leftmost corner of the Status Message Area the up time for the selected SNC is displayed Up Time indicates how many hours minutes and seconds have elapsed since the SNC was last booted Common SAN Management Options When you selec
132. vent Codes and Actions event Description Code 65 Outlet air temperature or I O processor temperature has entered alarm range 66 Fan is operating in nominal range after operating in a fault state 67 Fan speed has entered warning range tachometer fans only 68 Fan speed has entered alarm range tachometer fans or is stalled rotor stall fans 70 Appliance restart completed 71 Firmware upload completed 72 More than 64 initiators per FC Channel 73 Data path failover has occurred at FCn WWPN nnnnnnnn nnnnnnnn lun nxn loopld nxn 75 Host has gone offline 76 Has has come online 150 The event log is about to overwrite the earliest events Health Check Event Descriptions 100 Power supply is out of specification 102 Temperature change detected since the last report event message indicates the change to high very high reduced to high or OK 106 Fibre Channel interface failed health check 107 SCSI interface failed health check 109 Target device failed health check 110 Fibre Channel link status changed 111 Fibre Channel transfer failures detected since the last report Note Error recovery may have succeeded 112 Blower Fan is running in warning or alarm range 113 Power is running in warning or alarm range 114 Temperature is running in warning or alarm range 115 Network is running at 10 Mb sec Heartbeat Event Descriptions Note These event codes are not logged in
133. vent Description Code P 8 Sense data recorded following a check condition Note Normally the host system will request and process sense data and then perform error recovery 9 LUN reports a unit attention condition on a non removable media device 11 SNC reports a temperature change event message indicates the change to high very high reduced to high or OK 13 Appliance is shutting down as requested by AMC a Restart was requested 14 Additional status information used for diagnostics 16 A SCSI bus reports an unexpected interrupt 17 Fibre Channel interface reports a LIP reset was received from a host 18 Fibre Channel interface reports a system error 19 Fibre Channel interface reports an error processing a request 20 Fibre Channel interface reports an error processing a response 21 Appliance processor memory fault detected 22 Fibre Channel interface detected a LIP 94 Troubleshooting the SAN Table 4 Event Codes and Actions Event Description Code P 23 Fibre Channel interface reports a loop up 24 Fibre Channel interface reports a loop down 25 Appliance PCI bus parity error detected 26 Appliance PCI interface error detected 27 A device has been added to a SCSI bus 28 A SCSI bus reports a reset has been detected 29 Appliance has added a device to its configuration table Note The trap is delayed until the appliance h
134. with Categories and Views Type the search string into the dialog box Select OK The navigation panel refreshes to show the line containing the first occurrence of the search string highlighted in blue 2 TO continue the search select Next Occurrence on the Find submenu of the View menu The navigation panel refreshes to show the line containing the next occurrence of the search string highlighted in blue If there is no next occurrence a dialog box is displayed The Find command can also find disk devices and other SAN components Reporting the Current View You can produce a number of different reports to help you manage your SAN 1 Select the View menu then select Report Data 2 Use the check boxes and radio buttons to select the report you need Reports can be generated for SNCs tape library controllers or disk array controllers disk devices tape devices or all devices TY Note IP addresses for Scalar RMUs do not appear in the selection list Select the Preview button to get a preview of the report that can be generated based on the parameters you have selected ADIC Management Console User s Guide 55 56 Working with Categories and Views Performing Administrative Tasks This chapter describes procedures for a variety of administrative tasks Some are SAN wide in focus e Configuring E mail e Configuring Policies e Discovering the SAN e Configuring SNMP Community Strings Others focus on the SNC as an
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