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1. 5 o K us USED SENO SEENE renee Oe Zan A LA st Ee oe Lepat panne El Ei SONAS A ES Figure 1 3 Rear View of AS1100H AS1100H controller configured with SAS HIC card is as shown in the following figure 20 22 LS O O JA OO VODWNLS A A ollo O O 1 A y S y J NY 51003 04 4 Himes A 27 Number Name Number Name 1 USB interface 13 SAS SFF 8088 extension interface 2 2 Network interface 1 14 Backup power indicator 3 Network connection fault indicator 15 DC power indicator 4 Network interface connection 16 Power fan module permit indicator maintenance indicator 5 Network connection fault indicator 17 Power fan module alarm indicator 6 Network interface connection 18 AC power indicator indicator 7 Network interface 2 19 DC power indicator seven segment digital display 8 SAS extension connection fault 20 Serial interface indicator 9 SAS extension connection indicator 21 HIC card host channel interface 10 SAS SFF 8088 extension interface 22 SAS host channel connection 1 fault indicator 11 SAS extension connection fault 23 SAS host channel connection indicator indicator 12 SAS extension connection indicator The rear view of AS1100H may be different on host interface types because of different HIC cards Chapter I2. 3 Switch to directory linuxrdac unzipped from RDAC source file key in the following commands then press Enter ed linuxrdac 4 Key in the following command to clean repeated target files under the directory make clean 5 Key in the following command to compile module make 6 Key in the following command to install RDAC make install 7 After executing make install command modify configuration file of boot load program please refer to information output by make install command 8 Detailed steps and other information please refer to readme txt under linuxrdac directory Chapter X Configure HBA Cards This chapter introduces methods and steps to configure HBA cards under several mainstream operating systems so as to implement connection to the server 10 1 Configure HBA Cards in Windows Server 2003 Steps to configure HBA cards on Windows Server 2003 platform are as follows 1 Insert HBA cards into the server 2 Install system patches required by HBA 3 Install related drivers of HBA cards in Windows Server 2003 4 Reboot the system 10 2 Configure HBA Cards in Windows Server 2008 Steps to configure HBA cards on Windows Server 2008 platform are as follows 1 Insert HBA cards into the server 2 Install related drivers of HBA cards in Windows Server 2008 3 Reboot the system 10 3 Configure HBA cards in Linux Steps to configure HBA cards on Linux platform are as follows 1 Insert HBA cards into the server
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4. Inherit system settings for color and font allows the SAlitricity software to use settings you define through your operating system Figure 11 1 Setup page under AMW window as shown in the following figure E AS510H SANtricity Array Management sas y y AS SAN Manager NSpPUF RA Storage Array Storage Host Mappings Hardware Monitor Upgrade Help SB xu AS510H f Optimal TE a Host springs El Storage Array status is optimal I Disk Pools Volumes on Disk Pools O o Storage Partitions Used Allowed 0 128 E controllers 2 8 lo Operations in Progress Qp Volume Groups 1 ES Host Groups o TU trays 1 RAID O Volume Groups 1 Volumes 3 i 7 Management Software Version 11 10 0617 0013 8 Sea gus PES E Configured Hosts g DU drives 12 tandard V 3 512 Controller Firmware Version 08 10 07 00 a a O E Host to Volune Mavvings o QU Assi gnea 6 Base 3 View Firmware Inventory 3 Mapped Volumes o UU unassigned 6 Repository 0 m View Storage Array Profile Total Mappable Volumes 3 Media Type View Event Log HDD 12 Collect Support Data Manually Interface Type Me gt SAS SAS 12 5 Total Capacity 18 005 TB Trials Available 4 H Unconfigured Trials Active o 4 1 873 380 GB ed O online Xelo st gt a Storage Concepts Tutorial Free Planning Tour Configuration a Disabled 5 764 100 GB Manage Premium Fea
5. attention indicates a problem which needs attention 2 Select a storage array with needs attention status click Ok to start corresponding array management window AMW 3 Click Recover Guru and solve existing problems according to hints Click re check in Recover Guru and verify whether problems have been solved Chapter XV Configure Controllers Manually This chapter introduces how to use STRMGR storage management software to configure and change IP addresses of controllers under the condition that there s no DHCP server 15 1 Configuration notes 1 Please refer to content in Chapter V Select Management to decide whether to change controller configuration 2 Use Ethernet port 1 on each controller for storage management and reserve Ethernet port 3 Ethernet port 1 and Ethernet port 2 shall be in different subnets 4 Gateway configuration could only be carried out on one Ethernet port on each controller 15 2 Configuration steps 1 Use in band management or private network laptop connects to storage controller via switch or direct connection to initialize and find storage arrays default management addresses of controller A and B in IPv4 network are 192 168 128 101 and 192 168 128 102 2 Open enterprise management window EMW double click storage arrays to be configured in Device column an array management window AMW displays 3 Click Hardware column 4 Select controller A in array management window AMW to
6. E ARA ADN 35 Chapter XI Start Management Software 0 ccccccecceseeseesseesceseeseeseeceeseesecseeceeseeaaeseeeseeaeeaeeeeneeeaes 36 11 1 Management software Startup seita eenen Alala detido 36 11 2 Enterprise Management Window EMW and Array Management Window AMW 36 Chapter XII Add a Storage Array ccccceccessessesseeseesceseeseceeeeseesecsecneeeaeeaecsaeeceeaeeaeceeeseesesaeeeenaeeaes 38 Chapter XIII Name the Storage Array noton a EEEE Er aaa EEE ESEN 39 13 1 Naming Notesin enne ene di A E a a ik 39 ESPE A 39 Chapter XIV TroubleshootiQ8 cooncnccnnionnncnocnoononncononnnononnncnn cnn cnn non non nn ran ED DER ED nan ERE ED ED ranma 40 Chapter XV Configure Controllers Manually ccccescesseeseeseeseeseeeeeeseesecseeeceeseeaecsecaecneeaeeneenneeaes 41 15 1 Configuration Notes iii iii aaa ii 41 IAE ORNATO EOS dle a ento ela dos all DAR al a da eZ 41 Chapter ANT Seta Password a ia eatin Ea EIA E Ii ATA aii 43 16 1 Password setting notes eccescessessesseeseessceceeseeseceeeseesecseceeeseesaeaeeeaeeseeseceeeeeeeseeaeenseneees 43 16 2 Password Setting Steps cecescesceecceeeseeseeseeseesecseeeseesecseceeesesseceeceaeeaeeaeceeeaeeaeeeeeeeenees 43 Chapter XVII Configure Email and SNMP Alarm ccceccecesceeseeceesceseeceeceeseeseceeeeseeseeseeneeeeaes 44 17 Confilouration notes e AA AA Salhi hal te Sa cae RU A URL IL ua dos 44 17 2 Alert notification configuration steps cc cescesceeseeseeseeseeeee
7. XP 255MB Windows Server 2003 291MB Windows Vista 291MB Min memory is 512MB Windows Server 2008 291MB Linux 390MB Solaris 540MB 9 6 Software installation steps 1 Insert SANMAN management software CD into DVD ROM 2 Open installation folder 3 Start installation program Windows Double click executable files i e AS SAN Manager 11 10 en Windows_32bit exe UNIX Key in a proper command in command prompt to start installation program i e sh AS SAN Manager_11 10_linux_64bit bin 4 Installation wizard appears install according to wizard 9 7 STRMGR management software module introduction Client This software contains graphic user interface used to manage storage array as well as optional monitoring program used to send an alarm message when a serious problem occurs in storage array Practical program This software contains various practical programs which could be used to enable operating system to recognize volumes created on storage array and view specific operating system device name of each volume Agent This software enables management workstation to communicate via data IO path of the host and controller in storage array Fault switch driver This software contains multipath driver used to manage IO data path of controller in storage array If any problem occurs in path or any controller fails this driver will redirect TO requests from the host automatically and send them to an
8. cabinets 2 Wait at least 30 seconds to power on the main cabinet after enabling extension cabinet 3 When storage array main cabinet or extension cabinet is connected to power supply front and rear indicators of storage array will flash intermittently 4 Turn on all power switches on all extension cabinets connected to disk array 5 Tum on two power switches of the main cabinet according to different system configurations a complete system startup may need several minutes 6 Check front and rear indicators of the main cabinet and extension cabinet if there s any yellow indicator record its position 8 2 Disk array indicator description Indicator Signal Position Function Chassis panel Power Supply D Left front panel On The module is electrified Off The module is not electrified Temperature On Temperature over high Left front panel alarm Off Temperature normal Backup power A On Power backup status a RA Left front panel indicator NO Off Power balanced status Fault indicator Left front panel On Part fault Disk array On Help to position part or oo Left front panel positioning storage array location Host channel speed indicator Left indicator on 2Gb s Host channel 2 4 ig i d 8 Controller Right indicator on 4Gb s spee p Both left and right indicators on 8Gb s Displays cache activities Cache activity tome Controller Flash Data in cache Off No data
9. first extension cabinet of No 2 port of No 1 disk channel and the label is CtA Dch1 P2 Dml ESM_A left 1B 3 Repeat the above steps to connect disk channels of each controller in use 6 4 Disk array extension illustration Connect extension cabinet Figure 6 3 Connect 1 Extension Cabinet Connect 3 extension cabinets 74188 02 Figure 6 4 Connect 3 Extension Cabinets Connect multiple extension cabinets Figure 6 5 Connect Multiple Extension Cabinets Chapter VII Connect Power Supply 7 1 Power line connection notes 1 For each power supply on disk array it is recommended to use different power inputs inside the cabinet and independent two power inputs could guarantee power redundancy 2 Power line equipped with disk array shall meet standards required by safety regulations of the nation and could connect sockets or UPS directly 7 2 Power line connection steps 1 Guarantee all power switches on disk array and all power switches of extension cabinet connected to it are turned off 2 Connect power line from the cabinet to disk array or sockets on extension cabinet power module 3 Connect main power line of the cabinet to an external power supply Chapter VIII System Power on and Check 8 1 System power on steps Notes 1 Before enabling disk array it is required to connect power supply of all connected extension cabinets so as to guarantee the controller could recognize all connected extension
10. highlight and select controller gt gt configure gt gt Management ports as shown in the following figure Ethernet port Controller A DNS Network name target Port 1 MAC address 00 580 e5 1f 25 84 Speed and duplex mode Auto negotiate V Enable IPw4 7 Enable IPv6 IPv4 Settings IPy6 Settings IPv4 Configuration Obtain configuration automatically from DHCP server O Specify configuration IP address ol ol ol o Subnet mask o o o o Figure 15 1 Select controller A port 1 in dropdown list of Ethernet port and select auto negotiate in dropdown list of speed and duplex mode make sure that the switch in use is also set to auto negotiate Select IPv4 or IPv6 according to network type and set proper network parameters Select controller B and repeat step 4 6 to set network parameters for controller B Chapter XVI Set a Password This chapter introduces how to set a password in STRMGR storage management software as well as other notices 16 1 Password setting notes 1 In order to enhance protection function please set a long password containing at least 15 letters digits and characters Max password length could reach 30 characters 2 Password is case sensitive 3 Only at first attempt to change configuration i e create a volume or first execute a destructive operation i e delete a volume a password is required to be entered 4 No password is required to view operation 5 To canc
11. i e raid level volume group and volume capacity If having special capacity requirements on each volume or hoping to have more control when specifying various parameters please use this method Assign hot spare disk this method can allow management software to assign appropriate hot spare disk automatically same as the aforementioned auto configuration method or select the unconfigured driver to create hot spare disk manually 5 Select the suitable step according to the conditions Don t use storage partition function and select auto configuration method please go to step 6 Don t use storage partition function and select auto configuration method confirm whether all volumes have been mapped to the default group please go to step 8 Use storage partition function please go to step 7 6 Click map volume button on the setup page of AMW select the default group and assign LUN for each group please go to step 8 7 Click mappings select suitable host or host group volume or LUN select mappings define click sanshare storage partitioning and then operate according to prompts 8 After creating all volumes and mapping register these volumes on the host to enable them to be used by the operating system According to different operating systems use different tools to enable volumes assign drive letter create mount points and so on refer to host operating system documentation for more details If HP UX is used the foll
12. in cache Box Displays box symbol or diagnosis symbol diagnosis O O Controller eee display Left indicator symbols connection rate Right indicator symbols connection status Left indicator on 1000MB s Left indicator off 100MB s or Ethernet Controller 10MB s Right indicator on Connection established Right indicator off No connection is established Flash activity Diagnosis code and description LO Not matched controller type L1 Internal battery interconnection module lost L2 Permanent memory error L3 Permanent hardware error L4 Permanent data protection error ES Automatic code synchronization ACS failure L6 Not supported host interface cards L7 Subtype symbol not set or not matched L8 Memory setting error L9 Connection speed not matched LB Host card configuration error LC Memory setting error LD Memory mixed DIMM LE Memory issue LF Limited SYMbol lock LH Controller firmware not matched 8 3 Part repair indicator There s a green permitting part repair indicator in each power fan module controller module and internal battery interconnection module which instructs operators to dismantle parts in a safe way dismantling parts before part repair indicator is on may cause data loss Part repair indicator may light up or off automatically with situation change under most circumstances permitting repai
13. ooo XXX i Figure 5 1 Host Channels and Host Interface Card Illustration Notes 1 Do not dismantle or take out any part of SFP on host channel you may be exposed to laser radiation 2 Static discharge may damage sensitive components in order to avoid damaging the equipment please adopt proper anti static protective measures while handling any part Host interface cards AS1100H host channel is realized through host interface cards HIC as shown in the above figure 5 1 according to product configuration HIC card can be FC HIC card iSCSI HIC card SAS HIC card and IB HIC card FC HIC cards 4 16Gb FC channels if using an 8Gb FC HBA card to connect a 16Gb FC HIC card data transmission rate will be at 8Gb s iSCSI HIC cards 2 10Gb iSCSI channels SAS HIC cards 4 6Gb SAS SFF 8644 channels IB HIC cards 2 40Gb IB channels 5 3 Steps to connect host 1 If host is FC interface first confirm there s an SFP module inserted in host channel and plug off the black plastic plug on SFP 2 As for FC host channel insert one end of fiber optic cable into SFP interface of host channel 3 Insert the other end of the cable into corresponding host FC HBA card network card or switch and guarantee the rate matches with protocol 4 It is suggested to label both ends of the cable which is very important for you when disconnect the cable and carry out operation on controller Suggested label content includes Hostname and HB
14. software STRMGR installed on these two systems could only be used as a storage management workstation and does not support VDS VSS of Microsoft nor SMI of SINA Windows server 2003 and Windows server 2008 When RDAC driver is not installed an error message prompts after installation is done indicating if there re several alarming notices after installation it is suggested to view installation log to understand detailed situation and installation log includes win32 abnormal warnings which is normal and the installation process is successful Linux Red Hed 5 Client and SUSE desktop 10 Only STRMGR client software package is supported while other software packages such as RDAC multipath software are not supported and STRMGR installed on these two systems could only be used as a storage management workstation Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server These two operating systems support RDAC multipath software as well as SteelEye LifeKeeper Novell Open Enterprise Server OES and Native Red Hat Clustering software RHLE 4 does not support SteelEye LifeKeeper under IA64 architecture 9 4 Installation environment requirement Operating system System Edition Windows XP x86 based system 32 bit and 64 bit Pentium or greater CPU or equivalent 233 MHz minimum Professional Service Pack 2 SP2 or later Note Only storage management workstation is supported Windows server 2003 x86 based sy
15. volumes in order to handle different data requirements or for maximum capacity limit on single volume each volume group could create more than one volume 2 Supported RAID levels are 0 1 3 5 6 and 1O Raid O does not provide data redundancy Raid10 is not an independent raid level which is only supported while creating a raidl volume group composed of four or more drivers Raidl could only be configured when there s an even number of disks in volume group Raid3 or raid5 could only be configured when there re 3 or more disks in volume group Raid6 could only be configured when there re 5 or more disks in volume group 20 4 Host to volume mapping and storage partition notes 1 A logical address is required while creating each volume mapping which is called logical unit number LUN and the host uses this address to access data on volume 2 When creating a volume manually there re two mappings for selection Default mapping If no storage partition is to be used please select this option Software will specify an LUN for this volume and hosts in system default partitions will share these volumes Post map If a storage partition is to be used please select this option Please provide the following information according to wizard Specify host groups and hosts Specify expected host groups or volumes to be accessed by hosts Allocate LUN number for each accessing volume 20 5 Hot spare disk usage notes 1 Ho
16. A card ports controller ID i e controller A host channel ID i e host channel 1 Label writing example i e a cable is used to connect No 1 port in No 1 HBA card of a host named Jinan with No 1 host channel of controller A and label could be abbreviated according to the following Jinan HBA1 P1 CtA Hch1 5 Repeat these steps to connect all host channels to be used 5 4 Host channel connection topology 5 4 1 Direct connection topology 2 hosts are directly connected to a dual controller disk array Host Server Host Server ControllerA Controller B Figure 5 2 Direct Connection Topology 5 4 2 Switch connection topology 1 hostis connected to dual controller storage disk array via switch Controller A Controller B Figure 5 3 Switch Connection Topology 5 4 3 Mixed connection topology 3 hosts are connected to a dual controller storage array via 2 switches Host Server 1 Host Server 2 Host Server 3 dE Controller B Figure 5 4 Mixed Connection Topology Note Host channel with the highest number is reserved for remote volume mirroring to enable this function do not use the host channel with the highest number 5 5 Management method topology 5 5 1 In band management Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable Network Interface Card NIC Storage Network Manager Interface Card Event Monitor NIC Optional but Host Running Agent Software Recommended S
17. I Install HBA Card 2 1 Key terminology HBA card host bus adapter Host bus adapter physical card installed on the host providing data IO transmission between the host and storage controller Host port of HBA card Physical and electrical interface in the host for HBA card to connect storage most HBA cards have one or two host ports Each HBA card has a unique WWID number and host port of each HBA card has a unique WWID number 2 2 Notes for installing HBA cards Host channel of AS1100H is FC and FC HBA card needs to be used on the host while FC switch needs to be used on switch and the speed shall match either In order to provide the maximum hardware redundancy 2 HBA cards need to be installed on one host and doubleport HAB card provides 2 host ports rather than redundancy feature In order to achieve the maximum performance it is better to use 16Gb storage host channel with a 16Gb HBA card if an 8Gb HBA card is used data transmission rate will be kept at 8Gb When host operating system is VMware mixed connection will not be supported in one partition Windows operating system does not support mixed connection in one partition when a host uses multiple partitions to connect the same storage array no repeated lun number shall be used Mixed connection from a host to a storage array is not supported by other operating systems 2 3 Install HBA card 1 Make sure the HAB card in use is compatible with storage 2 Insta
18. Inspur Storage System AS1100H User Manual v1 0 Inspur Dear users of Inspur storage system Sincerely thank you for selection of Inspur storage system This manual introduces the technical characteristics and system installation setup and usage of Inspur storage system and helps you to particularly understand and expediently use this storage system Please deliver the package of our product to the waste recycling station for recycling in favor of pollution prevention and humankind s benefit This manual is the property of Inspur This User Manual is not to be copied by any group or person in any manner without the consent of Inspur The Inspur reserves the right of revising this manual momentarily Any alteration about the content of this manual will not be noticed We suggest that the user shall read this manual before using Inspur storage system so as to avoid any mistake during operation Please forgive any insufficiency in details point out and give directions for us in time Please contact Inspur if you have any questions or advice about this manual Inspur May 2014 Inspur is a registered trademark of the Inspur Group Co Ltd Other trademarks belong to other corresponding registered companies Statement Please read the following statement before you use this storage system formally Only when you have read this statement hereinafter and agreed the following terms you can formally use this storage s
19. The driver is integrated in the system for Redhat5 4 and above version 2 Reboot the system Chapter XI Start Management Software 11 1 Management software startup 1 Start client management software Under windows system Select Start gt gt Program gt gt STRMGR Storage Manager Client Under UNIX operating system Key in SMclient after command prompt and then press Enter 2 Software runs and prompts an enterprise management window select storage system to manage and double click an array management window displays 11 2 Enterprise Management Window EMW and Array Management Window AMW EMW and AMW are two basic windows used for centralized management on storage array When STRMGR management software is running enterprise management window EMW will display first which is used for centralized management on storage system in the enterprise double click disk array in EMW management software will display AMW user interface User Interface Description Enterprise Management Main window appears when STRMGR management software Window EMW is started for the first time User could view all storage arrays in management field Used to add and delete storage arrays set alarm notification email and SNMP as well as execute other advanced configuration Provides statuses of all storage arrays User could configure storage arrays via starting AMW management Array Management Window Provides functions re
20. are possible configuration parts in product for actual product configuration please refer to configuration label
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22. d management input IP addresses of two controllers in IPv4 network default management addresses of controller A and B are 192 168 128 101 and 192 168 128 102 if it is an in band management input hostname or ip address of the agent host click add the added storage array will display in EMW window Chapter XIII Name the Storage Array 13 1 Naming notes 1 Disk array name in storage array software could be composed of letters digits and special characters _ or except these no other special characters are allowed 2 When naming a storage array prefix Storage Array will be added before the name automatically 3 When a storage array is first detected automatically or added manually the default name of this storage array is unnamed 13 2 Naming steps 1 Select an unnamed storage array and click locate confirm its physical location via positioning indicator 2 Select Setup interface in enterprise management window click name rename storage arrays 3 Repeat the above steps for each unnamed storage array Chapter XIV Troubleshooting If there s any yellow indicator noticed during system power on and checking there will be a corresponding indication in enterprise management window EMW which stores management software 1 In enterprise management window which stores management software user could see running status of arrays Optimal indicates normal running without any problem needs
23. e the system far away from the cooling plate and at the place with heat sources and be sure not to block the air vents 8 Be sure not to scatter food or liquid in the system or on other components and do not use the product in humid and dusty environment 9 The replacement of batteries with those of another models may cause explosion When replacement of batteries is required please consult first the manufacturer and choose batteries of the same or a similar model recommended by the manufacturer Do not dismount extrude and pink the batteries or make the external connection point short circuit and do not expose them in the environment over 60 C Never throw them into fire or water Please do not try to open or repair the batteries and be sure to reasonably deal with the flat batteries and do not put the exhausted batteries the circuit boards that may include the batteries and other components with other wastes For relevant battery recovery please contact the local waste recovery and treatment mechanism Contents Statement vias E E E AEE E E E E E E 3 Chapter I Installation Preparations intra pea ATA TA A A AA E E 8 bal SAL E A E AE a E E E de el a e as e ld 8 PA Necessary PALS AR AA AA AA ADA A A a AA 8 1 3 Hardware Over Witt 9 Chapter IT Install HBA Card o A LE cial 12 DA A A AEA EE 12 2 2 Notes for installing HBA cards ccccceeccesseseeseeeseceeeseeseceseceesecaeeeeeseeaeceseeenseeseeeeeseenees 12 2 3 Install ABA Ca
24. eeeeeeaees 52 Hazardous Substances or Elements Name and Content Table Storage System ceeeeeee 54 Chapter I Installation Preparations This chapter mainly describes preparations for installing AS1100H storage system 1 1 Key terminology Controller main cabinet Controller main cabinet contains one or two controllers power modules and fan modules etc controller main cabinet provides interfaces for storage disk arrays and the host and 12 hard disks could be inserted into controller main cabinet Extension cabinet Hard disks could be installed into extension cabinet not including controller it contains environment services monitor ESM power module and fan module etc Extension cabinet is usually connected to the back of controller main cabinet and could be connected to other extension cabinets so as to meet expansion of disk array volume SFP SFP is a kind of equipment communicating with fiber optical equipment SFP could be used on HBA cards and controllers 1 2 Necessary parts Hardware Cabinet Make sure cabinet complies with AS1100H specification and power supply could provide sufficient power Guide rail Used for installation of storage AS1100H support and screws Cables Power lines Power lines installed together with storage could be used to connect an external power supply if your cabinet is equipped with special power lines these could be replaced O
25. el password protection input the current password then press enter directly in new password and confirm password textboxes directly without inputting passwords 16 2 Password setting steps 1 Select Setup column in enterprise management window EMW click manage a storage array 2 Select the storage array to set a password click OK an array management window AMW appears 3 In setup column in AMW window click set a storage array password 4 Input password and click OK to finish Chapter XVII Configure Email and SNMP Alarm This chapter introduces how to configure email and SNMP alarm under EMW window in STRMGR storage management software so as to achieve the goal of remote controlling disk array running status 17 1 Configuration notes 1 The purpose of setting alarm is to send an email or inform management personnel via SNMP when there s any severe problem in storage arrays 2 It is required to run event monitor integrated in management software on one management workstation to receive alarm messages This machine shall be an uninterruptedly running computer event monitor service shall have been installed and started and event monitor service is called SMmonitor 17 2 Alert notification configuration steps 1 Select Setup column in enterprise management window EMW click configure alerts 2 Select a disk array to configure alerts click ok If select all storage arrays an alerts dialogue will appear I
26. es 4 5 and 6 Windows Server Figure 19 3 Hosts connecting storage arrays have different operating systems so it is required to create storage partitions for each operating system refer to Figure 19 4 Host1 77 F EMS ETN ee A A e e ATA TEA First Partition Windows Windows r EN shart Soon do 2003 Server 2003 Server Bene eo Volumes 1 2 3 ls 7 ASecond Partition Host 3 accesses Volumes 4 5 6 Figure 19 4 19 5 Adding a host steps 1 Select setup page in enterprise management window EMW click manage a storage array 2 In the interface displayed select a storage array to configure click ok an array management window AMW appears 3 In AMW window select setup page click manually define hosts 4 Refer to interface instructions and online help define a host and correlate to HBA host ports and define a host group if necessary Chapter XX Configure Storage System This chapter introduces how to use STRMGR storage management software to carry out configuration on storage system introduces concepts and steps on creating RAID volume group LUN and mapping 20 1 Key terminology Unconfigured capacity Capacity on unallocated disk driver in storage arrays to be used for system configuration and unconfigured capacity could be used to configure unallocated disk driver into a volume group Spare capacity Remaining capacity on existing volume group and spare capacity on volume group could be u
27. f select individual storage array first select a specific storage array an alerts dialogue will appear after clicking ok 3 Select the needed alert information type and click ok to complete 17 3 Mail server tab To set email alerts it is required to set mail server and mail sender address Sender contact information is optional information if required fill in corresponding information otherwise delete this field 17 4 Email tab Input email address i e xxxx company com according to standard format Users can select the additional information to send in the information to send list such as event profile or event support including profile which can help to know the current condition of storage array and is convenient for fault analysis 17 5 SNMP tab To set alert notification using SNMP trap it is required to copy and compile management information library MIB files on specific network management workstation Destination of SNMP trap is IP address or hostname running SNMP server host INSpPur R Alerts will be sent for all events that have been configured Alerts for AS1000G6 Note Click Test to verifv whether the configured SIMP address is valid Configured SIMP addresses Community Name Trap Destination public 10 10 10 101 Communi ty name maximum 20 characters Lg Trap destination host name IPv4 address or IPv6 address Add Replace Delete Test J L J Fi
28. ge partition usage notes Storage partition is a logical entity composed of one or more volumes which could be accessed by a single host or shared among multiple hosts composing a certain host group A storage partition could be imagined as a virtual storage array while storage partition is to separate physical storage arrays into multiple virtual storage arrays and limit access on certain hosts via storage partitions Under the following circumstances it is no need to create a storage partition Only one host accesses volumes on storage arrays refer to Figure 19 1 ee poa Default Group Partition Host 1 accesses all volumes i i 1 t 1 Volume 1 i Volume 2 Volume 3 i i i i 1 Windows Server Figure 19 1 All directly or indirectly connected hosts share access on all volumes on storage arrays note These hosts must have the same operating system and there s shared and access control software managing volumes on these hosts Refer to Figure 19 2 Default i POR i Partition volumes i COMA Volume TMI AS windows mini o Server rr N Volume N Server Figure 19 2 Under the following circumstances it is required to create a storage partition In the hope that some hosts only access certain volumes on storage arrays refer to Figure 19 3 First Partition Host 1 accesses volumes 1 2 and a Host 1 Windows Server econd Partition Host 2 accesses volum
29. gure 17 1 SNMP setting Chapter XVIII Cache Setting 18 1 Cache setting notes 1 Duringread operation if the data requested by the host is in the cache storage will not access hard disk but send cache data to the host 2 During write operation data will be written to cache and data will then be written to hard disk when cache data reaches a certain percentage When a controller fails cache data in this controller will lose 4 In order to protect data in cache user could diminish the percentage triggering writing cache to hard disk but during frequent read write this will reduce performance 5 When cache mirroring function is enabled if a controller fails another controller will take over while this controller will use mirrored cache to continue read write operation 18 2 Modify cache setting 1 On Setup page in EMW enterprise management window click Manage a Storage Array a Select Storage Array dialogue appears 2 Select a storage array to manage click OK a corresponding AMW array management window appears 3 Select Storage Array gt gt Change gt gt Cache Settings a Change Cache Settings dialogue appears 4 Input a numerical value to trigger cache flush and a numerical value to cease cache flush 5 Select the size of cache block and click OK The start value must be greater than or equal to the stop value NOTE To change the cache settings for an individual volume use the Change Cache Settings option For
30. ike or plunge of the voltage please use relevant voltage stabilizing equipment or uninterruptible power supply equipment 3 If extended cables are needed please use the three core cables matched with correct earthed plug and check the ratings of the extended cables to make sure that the sum of rated current of all products inserted into the extended cables do not exceed 80 of the limits of the rated currents of the extended cables 4 Please be sure to use the supplied power supply component such as power lines power socket if supplied with the equipment etc For the safety of equipment and the user do not replace randomly power cables or plugs 5 To prevent electric shock dangers caused by leakage in the system please make sure that the power cables of the system and peripheral equipment are correctly connected to the earthed power socket Please connect the three core power line plug to the three core AC power socket that is well earthed and easy to access be sure to use the earthing pin of power lines and do not use the patch plug or the earthing pin unplugged with cables In case of the earthing conductors not installed and it is uncertain whether there are appropriate earthing protections please do not operate or use the equipment Contact and consult with the electrician 6 To avoid short circuit of internal components and fire or electric shock hazards please do not fill any object into the open pores of the system 7 Please plac
31. ils will become too loose on the contrary if too tight front and rail rails will not be able to extend it is required to loosen four turnbuckle screws as shown in Figure 4 1 according to situation Turnbuckle screw Figure 4 1 2 Extend front and rear guide rails to make its length equivalent to front and rear distance of cabinet angle rail 3 Confirm installation position of the equipment generally a height scale is marked on cabinet angle rail and introduction will be given in below taking 32U position installation as an example 4 On rear guide rail there re two connectors align the lower connector with the second hole above the starting point of 32U scale on angle rail the upper connector with the second hole above the starting point of 33U scale insert the connector through the hole and then press it down to connect it to angle rail now L shaped part of guide rail shall be leveled with the starting point of 32U scale and rear rail fixing holes shall display in the center of the third hole above the starting point of 32U as shown in Figure 4 2 Rear rail fixing hole Keep level Figure 4 2 5 Adopt guide rail standard configuration of M5x6 round head screws screw in rear rail fixing holes to fix guide rail 6 Adjust fixing positions of two fixing columns of front guide rail as required so as to leave corresponding positions for front fixing holes of the equipment place guide rail to a horizontal p
32. le of connection transmitting data between extension cabinet and disk array controller and each extension cabinet has two ESM modules 6 2 Connection notes 6 2 1 Disk channels Each controller has 2 SAS SFF 8644 disk extension channels as shown in the following Figure 6 1 AS1100H Disk Extension Channel Illustration SAS extension channels Host channels Figure 6 1 AS1100H Disk Extension Channel Illustration 6 2 2 Extension cabinet connection notes Extension cabinet connected to AS1100H each ESM module contains two input ports and one output port The following Figure 6 2 is rear view of 2U extension cabinet The input port and output port of this extension cabinet are SAS SFF 8088 port Input Port Output Port Input Port Output Port Figure 6 2 Rear View of Extension Cabinet 6 3 Extension cabinet connection steps 1 Insert one end of an SAS cable into disk extension channel port of disk array controller and insert the other end into corresponding ESM disk channel I O port 2 To carry out maintenance on controller via disconnecting SAS cable label is very important it is suggested to adopt the following method to add a label to both ends of fiber optic cable Controller ID i e controller A disk channel ID and port ID i e drive channel 1 port 4 ESM ID i e ESM A extension cabinet ID label abbreviation such as Connect No 2 port of No 1 disk channel of controller A with output port 1B of left ESM A in the
33. ll HBA cards according to documents provided by manufacturer 3 Restart the host 4 During self checking of the host pay attention to prompt messages about entering HBA card BIOS enter HBA card BIOS according to these messages 5 Record the following information Host name HBA card on the host host port WWID on each HBA card Chapter III Configure Switches This chapter briefly introduces the configuration and use of switches 1 Make sure the switch in use is compatible with this storage array 2 Install the switch according to documents provided by switch manufacturer 3 Visit website of optical switch manufacturer obtain the latest Firmware and management software and update optical switch Firmware you may need to shut down the switch to restart 4 If a Brocade or Cisco optical switch is used it is required to use configuration management of the switcher to open IOD In Order Delivery option 5 According to your needs you can divide zone of the switch under the direction of engineer 6 For more instructions please consult the switch manufacturer Chapter IV Quick Installation Guide This part mainly introduces quick installation of the equipment according to the following description you could complete installation of the equipment in the shortest time in the safest way A Note Threaten brought by static electricity Static electricity is a fatal threaten to electronic equipment for static electricity may p
34. more information refer to the online help Cache flush settings so y Start flushing s0 so Stop flushing 8 KB w Lache block size Figure 18 1 18 3 Modify volume cache setting 1 On Setup page in EMW enterprise management window click Manage a Storage Array the Select Storage Array dialogue appears 2 Select a storage array to manage click OK a corresponding AMW array management window appears 3 Select Storage gt gt Volume gt gt Change gt gt Cache Settings a Change Cache Settings dialogue appears 4 To enable read operation to use cache select Enable read caching 5 To enable write operation to use cache select Enable write caching 6 If selecting Enable write caching the following 2 selection boxes will appear Enable write caching without batteries When controller battery discharge finishes or incomplete battery charge or there s no battery data write caching is enabled Enable write caching with mirroring Memories of two redundant controllers are mirrored to each other 7 Select Dynamic cache read prefetch to enable copying other data during data copy 8 Click OK InSpur RI Select volumes E Select all Standard Volume 3 50 000 GB Standard Volume 4 100 000 GB Standard Volume 1 200 000 GB Cache Properties V Enable read caching Enable write caching E Enable write caching without batteries Enable write caching with mirroring ie Figure 18 2 Chapte
35. osition align lower edge with 32U starting point extend fixing columns into angle rail fixing holes and fix them with round head M5x6 screws as shown in Figure 4 3 while fixing positions of round head M5x6 screws are also required to be ascertained according to corresponding positions of front fixing holes of the equipment so as to avoid Round head screw Figure 4 3 7 Fasten four fixing screws between front and rear rails 8 Install guide rail on the other side of the cabinet according to the above steps be noted that guide rails on both sides shall be leveled that is on the same height 4 4 Install the equipment into cabinet Note For storage equipment is heavy in order to guarantee safety when installing storage equipment into the cabinet at least 4 persons are needed to move the storage system 1 Lift the storage equipment make it close to guide rail and align lower angles on both sides in front of the storage system with angles of L shaped rails on left and right sides 2 To keep the storage system leveled place the front of storage system on L shaped guide rail now persons in the front shall support it to guarantee safety push it into the cabinet steadily after entering about 1 3 the number of persons could be reduced to two finally push the equipment into the cabinet completely as shown in Figure 4 4 ASTER rrr rrr Figure 4 4 Adopt M5 16 crown screws and fix s
36. other controller in storage array Java access bridge JAB It contains bridge software making customer application based on windows technology could access mutually and operate interactively 9 8 Software module selection reference Host Also acting as Host Also acting as a an agent in band path monitor and an agent Host in band path Host Also acting as monitor O Client E Utilities i Management Agent E Client with Monitor A O Client 5 Station E Failover Driver E Client with Monitor E Utilities El Utilities O Java Access Bridge Utilities E Agent O Agent E Failover Driver DJ Agent E Failover Driver O Java Access Bridge E Failover Driver O Java Access Bridge O Java Access Bridge Client 7100200 O Utilities O Agent O Failover Driver Java Access Bridge available only on the Windows OS Storage Array Figure 9 1 9 9 Install RDAC under Linux 1 Make sure that HBA card driver has been correctly loaded before installing RDAC and HBA card shall be a driver of non fault switch it is suggested to use the same HBA card in one host and confirm that HBA cards connected to disk array are within compatible list of AS1100H 2 Enter STRMGR installation directory key in the following commands under prompts then press Enter to unzip source file In the following command lt rdac package name gt is the name of RDAC software package tar zxvf lt rdac package name gt tar gz
37. owing command shall be run on each host to modify overtime value on each block device created on storage arrays to 120 pvchange t 120 dev dsk cxtxdx which shall be run again if the host is restarted Hazardous Substances or Elements Name and Content Table Storage System Hazardous Substances or Elements Part Name Pb Hg Cd Cr VD PBB PBDE Case x O o o o o Mainboard x O o o o o Memory o o o o o o Hard Disk o o o o o o Power Supply x O O O O O System Fan x O O O O O Cable o o o o o o Data Cable x o o o o o Optical Fiber x o o o o o Line Switch x o o o o o Module Controller x O o o o o Central x o o o o o Processor Rail o o o o o o Printing O O O O O O CD o o o o o o Package O O O O O O Packing E o o o o o o Plastic Bags Packing Pads O O O O O O Instructions 1 o Indicates content of hazardous substances in all homogenous materials of this part is below limit regulated in Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products 2 x Indicates content of hazardous substances in at least one homogenous material of this part is below limit regulated in Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products In the table x indicates printed board welding technique limit fails to reach limit requirements 3 All the above parts
38. performance which may cause part of functions different from description in this manual but not impact usage if you have any doubt on usage please contact our customer service center 6 We must call your attention that in the application process you should pay attention to do necessary backup of your file 7 This is a Grade A product and this product may induce radio jamming In this case users need to adopt feasible measures to the interference 8 Please carefully read and comply with safety rules in this manual 9 The copyrights of the markers and names of the software and hardware product referred in this manual are the property of corresponding companies In the above statement us indicates Inspur Inspur holds the right of final explanation about the above statement Safety Rules 1 The power supply equipment in the system may generate high voltage and dangerous electrical energy and thus cause personal injury Please do not dismount the cover of the host or to dismount and replace any component in the system by yourself unless otherwise informed by Inspur only maintenance technicians trained by Inspur have the right to disassemble the cover of the host dismount and replace the internal components 2 Please connect the equipment to appropriate power supply and the power should be supplied by external power supply which is indicated on the rated input label To prevent your equipment from damages caused by momentary sp
39. ptical fiber Use optical fiber lines to connect storage arrays and the host or lines optical switches Ethernet cables Used to connect storage arrays to carry out out of band management Other tools Screwdrivers One slotted screwdriver and one Phillips screwdriver Antistatic To avoid static damages equipment Label paper Used to mark positions 1 3 Hardware overview Front view of AS1100H 12 hard disks configuration is as shown in the following Figure Figure 1 1 Front View of AS1100H Hard disk sequence the first row 1 4 the second row 5 8 the third row 9 12 Number Name Number Name 1 Backup power indicator 6 Disk driver module 2 Power indicator 7 Maintainable 3 Temperature alarm indicator 8 Disk fault indicator 4 Service operation indicator 9 Disk power indicator 5 Position indicator Front view of AS1100H 24 hard disks configuration is as shown in the following Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 Front View of AS1100H Hard disk sequence 1 to 24 Number Name Number Name 1 Backup power indicator 6 Disk drive module Power indicator Maintainable Temperature alarm indicator Disk fault indicator Service operation indicator Disk power indicator A Rl Wy Position indicator Rear view of AS1100H configured with SAS HIC card is as shown in the following Figure 1 3 Controller Power fan module
40. quired to configure and maintain individual storage array as well as fault detection User could start AMW from EMW to carry out management on individual storage array Multiple AMWs each storage array occupies a window could be displayed synchronously Setup Column EMW and Setup column provides quick entries for certain options which AMW are different according to different windows EMW or AMW Setup page under EMW window as shown in the following figure AS SAN Manager INSPUF RA Edit View Tools Help Jal ee ses Y Setup Initial Setup Tasks Management Domain Add Storage Arrays Add storage arrays so that they can be configured or managed ES Meane Rename Storage Arrays Name or renane storage arrays to make then easier to differentiate e Configure Alerts Configure alerts to send email or SIMP notification about problems Array Management a Manage a Storage Array Launch the Array Management Window to perform configuration tasks EN voerade Controller Firmware Upgrade firmware on multiple storage arrays concurrently Note You MUST use this option in the Enterprise Management Window EMW to upgrade a storage array from pre 07 xx xx xx controller firmware to 07 xx xx xx or later You cannot use the Download Controller Firmware option in the Array Management Window to complete this specific upgrade task Accessibility F Inherit System Settings
41. r XIX Add a Host This chapter introduces usage requirements on storage partitions of STRMGR storage management software as well as how to define host group and the host 19 1 Key terminology Host A host is connected to a storage array directly or indirectly accessing volumes on storage array via HBA cards or host ports of network cards Host bus adapter HBA A board card inserted into the host providing direct data transmission between the host and storage array controller via receive and send ports and each HBA card could contain one or more ports Ports of HBA cards Physical connecting points on HBAs in the host used to connect fiber optic cables Connection may be two types Direct connection host and storage array connection switch structure host and switch connection 19 2 Adding host notes Host directly or indirectly connected to a storage array is recognized by storage management software via WWN number of HBA cards on it But management software does not know detailed HBA locations on hosts so it is required to understand and record relationship between each host and its HBAs before defining a host 19 3 Define a host group A host group is a set composed of two or more hosts which share access on specific volumes on storage arrays in storage partitions while host group is a logical entity created in storage management software and is only required to be created while using storage partition function 19 4 Stora
42. r indicator only lights up when a certain part fails and fault indicator is on if fault indicator is on but permitting repair indicator is off it may need to repair other parts first please check storage management software to decide measures to be adopted Chapter IX Install Storage Management Software 9 1 Key terminology RDAC redundant dual active controller multi path driver In order to configure IO transmission driver of disk array management data of redundancy controller Ifa certain part connecting storage array fails causing communication between the host and controller lost this driver will relocate all IO paths automatically and switch to another controller of storage array if necessary Host Connects to storage array and accesses volume on storage array via host ports on HBA cards Management workstation Runs computer of storage management software used to add monitor and manage storage arrays on network 9 2 Installation introduction This introduction is used to install installation wizard of STRMGR management software and independent installation software packages of various operating systems are provided in CD Storage management software supports windows 2003 2008 operating systems and Linux operating system 9 3 Operating system special introduction Windows XP Windows 7 and Windows Vista These 3 operating systems only support STRMGR client rather than other software packages such as RDAC multipath
43. rdio ta 12 Chapter III Configure Switches ccccccescsssessesseesceseeseeseeceeseesecsececeeseeaaeaesaeeseeaeceeeseeaeeaeeneeneeeaes 13 Chapter IV Quick Installation Guide eas AA AA E A DNA AA ATADA 14 4 1 Cabinet preparation tada 14 4 2 Storage system guide rail SUItC eee eeceeseeseeseeeececeeseeseeeseseesecsecseeeseeaaeseseeeeseeaeeeeeeeeaees 14 4 3 Install guide rail to cabinet iesirea eie a ea Ea DTT ATA 15 4 4 Install the equipment into cabinet ccc ADA A AA a a a ADA 17 Chapter V Connect Controller and Host 0 ccccccceseeseeseeseeesceseeseesececeeseesecseseceeseesaeseceeeeaeeaeeneeneeaes 19 Daley terminology hatos elo torio this ete elo cinto e do Do cise ts cet coast a a el A 19 5 2 Host connection MOS 19 5 3 Steps to connect host AA AA dd aia 20 5 4 Host channel connection topology ccscceccesseseeseceseesceseeseceeeeseesecseeeeeeseeaeeeseeeeeaeeeeneeeaees 20 5 4 1 Direct connection topology cccecceseeseeseeeseesecseesecceeseesecseeeeeseeseseeceeeeseeaeeeseeseeas 20 5 4 2 Switch connection topology ccceccesessseseesseeceeeeesecceeseesecaeceeeeseeaeceeceeeaeeaeeeeenaeeas 21 5 4 3 Mixed connection topOlogy eccceccescessessesseeseceeseceeeeseesecaeeeeeeseeseceseseeaeeaeenseeseeas 21 5 5 Management method topology ccececcescesseeseeseeseceseeseeseesececeeseesecseceeeesaeseseeeeseeaeeeeeeeenees 22 5 5 1 In band management oiea AA ATA ATAN 22 5 5 2 Out of band management e
44. sed to create another volume Default group If storage space is not divided into storage partitions all volumes will be mapped to default group of the storage FDE disk Full disk encryption is a kind of encryption hard disk and all data written into this hard disk will be encrypted 20 2 Capacity allocating notes 1 Unconfigured capacity or spare capacity of exiting volume group could be used to create a volume If using unconfigured capacity to create a volume it is required to create a new volume group first a group of disk drivers using raid If using spare capacity to create a volume it is only required to appoint parameters of this volume for volume group has already existed 2 While configuring volume capacity on storage arrays please be sure to reserve some unallocated disk drivers these drivers may be needed for the following reasons To create an extra volume group for new capacity To be used in hot spare disk protection To increase spare capacity in existing volume group to meet capacity needs in future To be used in extra storage space required by certain advanced functions i e snapshot volume 3 If storage arrays contain more than one disk driver i e SAS disk and SSD disk each disk driver type will have a correlated unconfigured capacity Drivers of different types could not be mixed in the same volume group 20 3 Volume group and volume creating notes 1 Each volume group could create one or more
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46. stem IA32 Intel Xeon and 32 bit or 64 bit AMD Opteron IA64 Standard Edition Enterprise Edition SP 2 SP 1 or x64 Edition 64 bit x86 based system only Windows Vista x86 based system 32 bit and 64 bit Pentium or greater CPU or equivalent 800 MHz minimum Business Edition or higher Note Only storage management workstation is supported Windows server 2008R2 SP1 x86 based system IA32 Intel Xeon and 32 bit or 64 bit AMD Opteron IA64 Standard Server Core Edition Enterprise Server Core Edition Web Edition Windows server 2012 Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Linux Support Client Agent Only support graphic management x86 32 bit and 64 bit Linux Red Hat 5 Client Linux Red Hat 5 8 Linux Red Hat 6 Client Linux Red Hat 6 3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 4 Client SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Client Solaris FC only SPARC based system x86 based system Intel Xeon and 32 bit or 64 bit AMD Opteron ALUA is supported only in Solaris 11 Solaris 9 SPARC only Solaris 10 Solaris 11 VMvare 4 1 u3 Conduct out of band management 5 0 u2 only through another supported 5 1 operating system 9 5 Disk space requirement Operating system Spare Space Other Requirements Windows
47. t shall provide sufficient wind flow for front and rear parts of the system and shall guarantee a 4100Btu heat discharge per hour while above 1m space shall also be kept in front and rear 4 2 Storage system guide rail suite Articles contained in guide rail suite for this equipment are as shown in Table 4 1 Table 4 1 Guide Rail Suite Illustration Description L type guide rail one piece on left and right e This guide rail adopts the design of rear hang flexible probe and free of nuts greatly simplifying installation process O This guide rail applies to installation of 2U 3U and 4U equipment and can reach a 65kg bearing Front position columns 2 for each 4 in all e Usually attached to the front rail O Fix the position column on front rail install it into the angle rail hole to undertake gravity Round head screws M5x6 2 screws for each 4 screws in all Usually 1 screw is attached to front and rear rail respectively O During usage fix guide rail onto angle rail to fix and undertake gravity Crown screws M5x16 1 screws for each 2 screws in all Usually attached to the front rail e During usage fix screws onto angle rail to fix and aovid falloff 4 3 Install guide rail to cabinet 1 Length of front and rear rail could extend freely when pulled in order to guarantee guide rail bearing a certain friction is required during extension otherwise both front and rear ra
48. t spare disk is redundancy of another level added by storage arrays and it is suggested to create at least one hot spare disk for each storage volume group 2 Hot spare disk does not provide protection for RAID 0 volume group for data on this volume group has no redundancy 3 Hot spare disk is not used for specific volume group but for the globe which means it will be used in any fault driver in storage arrays and fault drivers shall have the same driver type and capacity with hot spare disk equal to or less than 20 6 Storage configuration steps 1 Click Manage a Storage Array on the setup page of Enterprise Management Window EMW and the window of select storage arrays displays 2 Select the storage arrays to configure click ok system will start related Array Management Window AMW 3 On setup page of Array Management Window AMW click Configure Storage Array 4 Select configuration task Auto configuration this method can create volume groups constituted by volumes with same capacity and appoint proper hot spare disk protection automatically This method is suitable for the condition that having no special capacity requirements on each volume or hoping to configure volume group volume or hot spare disk users can select the appropriate configuration from the suggested configuration list Create volume group and volume this method can create just one volume at a time but give more control to volume group and volume
49. torage Management Station Running Client Software 74145 I O Interface Cables Controller Controller Host Host Channels Channels Access Volume LUN x O Storage System In Band Figure 5 5 In band Management In band management does not need management port of the controller to connect network cable but needs to install host agent software and map access volume to the host so that the host could communicate with storage via access volume This method occupies a part of data bandwidth 5 5 2 Out of band management Ethernet Cable Ethernet Cable DHCP Server Recommended Storage Network Manager Interface Card Event Monitor NIC Optional but Recommended Storage Management Station Running Client Software Ethernet Cable 74146 Ethernet Cable gt Controller A Controller B Ethernet Ethernet Port 1 Port 1 Storage System Figure 5 6 Out of band Management Out of band management needs not to use access volume but to connect both controllers to management network and default IP addresses of two controllers are 192 168 128 101 and 192 168 128 102 Chapter VI Connect Extension Cabinet 6 1 Key terminology Disk channels Channels used to transmit data between controller and extension cabinet of disk array ESM environmental services monitor Environment services monitor a module monitoring part status inside extension cabinet which also plays a ro
50. torage system into the cabinet via fixing holes on ears in front of the chassis 4 Fix ears on both left and right panels onto both sides in front of the chassis 24 hard disks configuration Install hard disks according to the sequence of from left to right as shown in figure 4 5 12 hard disks configuration install hard disks from the top row from left to right and then the second row from left to right and the bottom row from left to right gt n se Figure 4 5 24 hard disks configuration hard disk installation Chapter V Connect Controller and Host 5 1 Key terminology Access volume A special volume used to manage communication between the host and storage Access volume is only used for in band management Switch structure and direct connection The way ofusing an optical switch to connect disk array and host is called a switch structure while direct connection means to connect without switch server or disk array In band management A storage management method under which management host uses data transmission channel to transfer management commands and information Out of band management Use Ethernet network to connect storage and manage storage array 5 2 Host connection notes Host channel HIC card of each controller decides the quantity and kinds of host channels The following Figure 5 1 is the illustration of the 4 SAS host channels of each controller SAS extension channels Host channels
51. tures Configuring Your Storage Array Create Volune i t paoe Essential Terms to Know 15 625 TB Premium Features 89 E dl Sy A Figure 11 2 Chapter XII Add a Storage Array 1 Select Tools gt gt Automatic Discovery from enterprise management window 2 Click Ok to start auto search this operation will search all storage arrays in local LAN which may need several minutes or longer time If no storage array is found the reason may be network setting of storage array does not belong to local LAN in this case it is required to add a storage array manually 3 If no storage array is found via auto search select Add New Storage Array Manual in enterprise management window to add a storage array manually the interface is as shown in the following figure NSPUF gt R What are in band and out of band management connections Adding controllers with more than one Ethernet port What if my system only has one controller Select a management method O Dut of band management Manage the storage array using the controller Ethernet connections Controller DNS Network name IPv4 address or IPv6 address 192 168 128 101 Controller DNS Network name IPv4 address or IPv6 address 192 168 128 102 In band management Manage the storage array through an attached host Host NS Network name IPv4 address or IPv6 address Figure 12 1 4 Select a corresponding management if it is an out of ban
52. uncture some electronic parts causing failure of the whole equipment and bringing along huge losses unconsciously So during operation on equipment make sure to carry out electrostatic protection which will not be noted in the following sections 4 1 Cabinet preparation Cabinet leveling Cabinet must be placed firmly adjust four legs at the bottom make the cabinet be placed on the ground firmly Meanwhile dismantle cabinet door and side panel for guide rail installation Cabinet grounding In order to avoid electric shock risk it is required to install an earthing device inside the cabinet If power line of this equipment is inserted into power socket as part of the cabinet proper earthing must be provided for the cabinet If power line of storage system is inserted into power socket on the wall earthing device inside power socket only provides earthing for this equipment it is required to provide proper earthing protection for the cabinet as well as other equipment inside it It is suggested that you shall use the cabinet specially designed for Inspur storage system If you re using an Inspur storage cabinet and all parts inside the cabinet are grounded Please do not change any of earthing connections inside the cabinet Temperature If storage equipment is installed inside the cabinet operating and working temperature of storage system shall not be lower than 5 C nor higher than 35 C Ventilation Cabinet used by storage equipmen
53. ystem If you have any questions about the following terms please contact our supplier or us directly If you have no questions about these terms and start to use this system it acquiesces that you have agreed the following terms 1 We must call your attention that you must not alter any other parameters in the main board BIOS of this storage system at any time except for the parameters which we promote that you can alter 2 If there are any hardware problems when you use this storage system or you wish to upgrade the hardware please feed back the detail hardware configuration of your computer to our Customer Service Don t disassemble the storage system case or any hardware components in the case by yourself 3 Memory CPU board card BBU fan disk tray and hard disk etc of this storage system are of special specification please do not use them with equipment of any other type 4 When you have any software problems during the application of this storage system we hope that you firstly contact the corresponding software supplier and then he will contact us in favor of communication so as to solve your problem together especially the software problems about the database the installation and running of the network management software or other networking products 5 Please read quick installation guide in this manual carefully before installing this storage system Inspur is engaged in constantly improving product function and
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