ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User's Guide
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1. 21 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator 6 1 3 4 5 6 7 Select the checkbox of the target network adapter and click the Next button Select which virtual switch will handle the network traffic For this connection You may using the unclaimed network adapters listed below Create a virtual switch Speed Networks MM EB vmnico 1000 Full None O B vmnict 1000 Full None C B vmis down None Use vSwitcho Speed Networks i B ymnic2 100 Full 192 168 0 1 192 168 255 254 Preview VMkemel Port yMkernel Q Physical Adapters E vmnico Set properties of port groups as required and click the Next button Set the IP address and subnet mask of VMkernel and click the Next button Obtain IP settings automatically Use the Following IP settings IP Address 192 168 40 10 Subnet Mask 255 200 2059 0 a a Edit Mkernel Default Gateway Preview VMkemel Port Mkernel Q 192 168 40 10 Physical Adapters E vmnico Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to add another virtual switch vSwitch2 Confirm that a virtual switch and VMkernel are set for each vmnic Getting Started Summary Virtual Machines a Resource Allocation Performance Configuration Us2. e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 41 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 8 Dynamic Recognition of LUNs Added While VMware ESX is in Use When adding LUNs while VMware ESX is in use recognizing LUNs dynamically first assign the added vol umes to an ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Host Affinity Group and then LUNs should be recognized with the Rescan operation via the VMware Infrastructure Client Infrastructure 3 or vSphere Client respectively described in 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator page 20 and 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 page 33 42 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX P3AM 3412 15ENZO Date of issuance September 2013 Issuance responsibility FUJITSU LIMITED e The content of this manual is subject to change without notice e This manual was prepared with the utmost attention to detail However Fujitsu shall assume no responsibility for any operational problems as the result of errors omissions or the use of information in this manual e Fujitsu assumes no liability for damages to third party copyrights or other rights arising from the use of any i
3. page 42 This chapter describes dynamic recognition of LUNs added while VMware ESX is in use Acknowledgments EES VMware VMware logos Virtual SMP and VMotion are either registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware Inc in the U S and or other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration in the U S and or other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Red Hat is a registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the U S and other countries SUSE is a registered trademark of Novell Inc in the United States and other countries The company names product names and service names mentioned in this document are registered trade marks or trademarks of their respective companies Microsoft product screen shot s reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation 4h ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Preface Naming Conventions E Product names VMware ESX represents the following products VMware vSphere ESXi 5 5 ESXi 5 1 ESXi 5 0 ESX 4 1 ESXi 4 1 ESX 4 0 ESXi 4 0 VMware Infrastructure 3 ESX 3 5 ESXi 3 5 Windows Server 2003 represents the following products Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 St
4. 20 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator 5 Turn on the server 6 1 2 Checking the LAN Cards Procedure End of procedure 1 Log in to VMware ESX from the vSphere Client and select the Configuration tab 2 Click Network Adapters in the Hardware list vmnicO and vmnic1 in the following example ea ee Ue a en me Configuraton SERE cep eee Hardware Network Adapters ET Device Speed Configured Switch MAC Addre Heakh Status 8257168 Gigabit Ethernet Controller prosena B vmi 1000 Full 1000 Full None 00 15 17 Memory BB vmnico 1000 Full 1000 Full None 00 15 17 6 Storage 82575EB Gigabit Network Connection Networking E vmnic3 down 0 Haf None 00 19 99 4 Storage Adapters GP vmn 100 Full 100 Full vSaitchO 00 19 99 4 Network Adapters Advanced Settings 6 1 3 Creating the Virtual Switches End of procedure Add two virtual switches vSwitch for iSCSI to VMware ESX Add a VMkernel and vmnic for each vSwitch Perform the following procedure to each vmnic that configures iSCSI SAN Procedure 1 Open the network window by selecting the Configuration tab on vSphere Client and click Add Net work in the upper right of the window 2 Select VMkernel and click the Next button
5. Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 Notes 3 6 LAN Environment Notes 3 6 LAN Environment Notes me e Since an iSCSI LAN handles large amounts of data traffic volumes like an FC SAN the iSCSI LAN must have its own switch and be a dedicated LAN that is separate from the business LANs e iSCSI LAN redundancy is achieved by the use of multipaths e For IP network security separate the iSCSI LAN from the management LAN for administration e The iSCSI LAN must be configured as a dedicated LAN for each path from a server to the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Example of a LAN switch connection configuration LAN switch Business LAN LAN Card 1 Business server B Business LAN LAN Card 1 Business server A LAN Card 1 Business server C Similarly to FC SAN a dedicated LAN is used for iSCSI not the business LAN LAN switch 1 iSCSI LAN Eg LAN switches should not iSCSI LAN be inter connected 2 Management LAN Management LAN port LAN switch Management LAN ETERNUS DX Disk storage system A separate LAN segment is used for each Server Storage grouping 3 Here LAN ports 1 2 and 10 comprise VLAN1 while LAN ports 3 and 11 comprise VLAN2 The iSCSI LAN and management LAN segments are kept separate in the iSCSI LAN switches helping maintain the security of each 1 iSCSI ports indicate LAN cards a
6. Groups Events Permissions Cece hen mee EEA Configuration Refresh Rescan Storage Adapters Device Type WW vmhba32 Block SCSI LSI Logic MegaRAID SA4S1078R vmhbad SCSI iSCSI Software Adapter G iSCSI Software Adapter iSCSI f Details 3 Click Configure on the General tab 4 Select the Status Enabled checkbox and click the OK button 5 Confirm that the Enabled checkbox is selected under Status on the General tab and click Config ure again 6 Confirm that the iSCSI name is displayed in the iSCSI Name column and click the Cancel button General Properties SCSI Properties pmm iSCSI Name 1998 01 com vmware rx300s5vm 3c3328bc 9 iSCSI Alias Status IM Enabled 7 Select the Dynamic Discovery tab and click the Add button 8 Enter the IP address for the iSCSI port of the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system as the iSCSI server IP address confirm that the port is set to 3260 default and click the OK button 23 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator 9 Confirm that the IP address for the iSCSI port of the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is displayed as follows iSCSI Initiator mhba34 Properties BEE General
7. 80 218 Virtual Switch vSwitch2 Remove Properties a Service Console Port Physical Adapters Service Console1 Q E vmnicl 1000 Full yswif0 192 165 81 200 a V Mkernel Port YMkernel Q 192 168 81 218 End of procedure 6 3 4 Setting the Software Initiator Enable Software Initiator in VMware ESX Procedure Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client and click Storage Adapters Select the target iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties 213 VMware Infrastructure Client File Edit Inventory Administration Plugins Help cai P B Inventory Administration o te 1x300s2 6vm fujitsu com rx3005s2 6vm fujitsu com YMware ESX Server 3 5 0 64607 Getting Started EAOa Confieur ation Users amp Groups Events Permissions Hardware Storage Adapters Rescan fumes Device Type SAN Identifier Fai LSI Logic MegaRAID ees vmhbao SCSI iSCSI Software Adapter Networking O iscsr Software Adapter iSCSI Storage Adapters Network Adapters mn gg _ LLLL LL pp Software N a Details Licensed Features Time Configuration Model IP Address DNS and Routing iSCSI Name Discovery Methods Virtual Machine Startup Shutdown eau Tags Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Security Profile System Resource Allocation Advanced Settings Recent Tasks x Name Target Status Initiated by Time Start Time Complete Time 4 a Click Configure on th
8. Address screen Select iSCSI Target Configuration from the Controller Configuration menu open the Add Ping iSCSI Tar get screen from Add New iSCSI Target and set the information to add a target The information listed below is necessary e iSCSI name of the target e IP address of the target e Whether the CHAP authentication is enabled one way CHAP Mutal CHAP none End of procedure Checking the LUNs The following procedure describes how to check LUN recognition using the vSphere Client Log in to the VMware ESX from the vSphere Client and then check whether the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system LUNs are recognized The procedure is as follows Procedure Use the vSphere Client to log in to VMware ESX as root Select the Configuration tab Select Storage Adapters from the Hardware list 30 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 2 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initiator 4 Select Rescan Note After selecting Rescan the VMware ESX should attempt to recognize the ETERNUS DX Disk stor age systems LUNs again 5 Ifthe iSCSI Hardware Adapter vmhba3 and vmhba 4 in this example is selected from the Storage Adapters area the recognized devices will be shown in the Details area as follows 5 5 0 1198610 Evaluatio
9. Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Sys tem Settings for ETERNUS DX400 DX8000 series v Setting Up the VMware ESX Server Install the LAN card or the CNA card in the server and then set up the VMware ESX server to recognize LUNs e Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server page 20 v Starting the Virtual Machine Notes on Virtual Machine operation and related settings are given in this manual and other docu ments e Chapter 7 Virtual Machine page 40 10 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 4 Checking the Server Environment Connection to servers is possible in the following environments Check the Server Support Matrix for server environment conditions Hardware e VMware ESX connection requires the use of LAN switches e Access the following documents or use the Server Support Matrix to determine which models are compat ible with which servers Search the VMware Compatibility Guide http www vmware com resources compatibility search php LAN Cards and CNA Cards Refer to the Server Support Matrix Connection Compatibility of ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Sys tems to VMware ESX Use the following URL to determine which ETERNUS DX Disk storage system models may be connected to VMware ESX e Search the VMware Compatibility Guide htt
10. Dynamic Discovery static Discovery Send Targets Discover iSCSI targets dynamically From the Following IP addresses iSCSI Server Address 192 168 40 30 3260 192 168 80 40 3260 10 If the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system uses multiple iSCSI ports repeat the IP address addi tion process for each iSCSI port Repeat Step 7 through Step 9 End of procedure 6 1 5 Enabling ALUA IMPORTANT This procedure is only required when VMware vSphere contains VMware ESX 4 0 VMware ESXi 4 0 It does not need to be performed when VMware vSphere contains VMware ESX 4 0 Update 1 VMware ESXi 4 0 Update 1 or later versions In this case proceed to 6 1 6 Checking the LUNs page 26 After the VMware ESX server has been installed Asymmetric Logical Unit Access ALUA should be enabled according to the following procedure Procedure 1 Use the terminal to log in to VMware ESX as root 2 Execute the following command in the terminal e When connecting to an ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 DX80 S2 or DX90 S2 esxcli nmp satp addrule satp VMW_SATP ALUA vendor FUJITSU model ETERNUS DXL description ETERNUS DX with ALUA claim option tpgs_on e When connecting to an ETERNUS DX400 DX400 S2 series esxcli nmp satp addrule satp VMW_SATP ALUA vendor FUJITSU model ETERNUS DX400 description ETERNUS DX400 with ALUA claim option tpgs_on 24 ETERNUS DX Disk storage syst
11. is recommended 3 FUJITSU Serial Attached SCSI Disk naa 600000e00d00000000000000001 40000 Manage Paths x m Policy eee eee ee enn Path Selection Kl Most Recently Used VMware sL Storage Array Type VMW_SATP_ALUA m Paths Runtime Name Target LUN Status vmhba2 C0 T0 L20 20 Active ymhba0 CO T0 L20 20 Active 1 0 Preferred Name sas 500605b000bSe7 10 sas 500000e0d0000086 naa 600000e00d00000000000000001 40000 Runtime Name vmhba2 C0 T0 L20 Block Adapter Refer to the following for details of the above commands URL http www vmware com support pubs Guide vSphere Command Line Interface Concepts and Examples 7 Fora multipath configuration confirm that the paths of all the LUNs in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system are configured with multipath When paths for a LUN are configured with multipath multiple Runtime Names and Targets are displayed in Paths m Policy Path Selection Most Recently used vmware O 0000 Storage Array Type YMW_SATP_ALUA m Paths ghbaO CO TO L20 Active 1 0 Refresh Name sas 500605b000bSe7 10 sas 500000e0d0000086 naa 600000e00d0000000000000000140000 Runtime Name vmhba2 C0 T0 L20 Block Adapter 27 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED End of procedure P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6
12. 0 DX80 ETERNUS DX Disk storage system excluding S2 ETERNUS DX410 DX440 ETERNUS DX8100 DX8400 DX8700 ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX400 S2 series ETERNUS DX8100 S 2 DX8700 S2 ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series ETERNUS DX410 DX440 ETERNUS DX400 series ETERNUS DX8100 DX8400 DX8700 ETERNUS DX8000 series 6 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Table of Contents Chapter 1 Workflow 9 1 1 For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system csiganasicaciuschanssccrnedesoebeisenteeniuucsueneostanshoardesimedoneebadeclaeionles 9 Chapter 2 Checking the Server Environment 11 2A TH AROW ANC poniesie iio cease Uisevaeds cov seus EEA EEE EAEKO K EE ol eneie eee 1 22 VAN Cards and CNA Cand S 305i scantes ot seas os aveatod i E E TA EE N 1 2 3 Connection Compatibility of ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Systems to VMware ESX seseseeeeeeeee 11 Dele Virta Machine areren innne inier a E Er TST aa ea ase aE 11 Chapter 3 Notes 12 3 1 Connection Notesi iseia EA E A E E wares E E E RA 12 3 1 1 Eor VMwate VSphele a a A a tnd aa n a nan 13 30 2 ForVMWw re Infrastiuctute 3rd o E E e a Ee EA E a 13 3 2 VMware ESX Operating Notes sanseiers anc ncaincensaxetesaenaacias ved csveresaraieacoesacestha sey eieuiaawss ieedit 14 3 3 ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Setup Notes ccecessesseseeseeseecseeeceecseeseeseeeeeeeaecaeeeceeeseeaeeaeees 14 34 SAN BOGEN GEGS anae ba
13. 2 DX8700 S2 Disk storage system e ETERNUS DX60 DX80 Disk storage system e ETERNUS DX410 DX440 Disk storage system e ETERNUS DX8100 DX8400 DX8700 Disk storage system Fifteenth Edition September 2013 3 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Preface The Contents and Structure of this Manual O This manual is composed of the following eight chapters Chapter 1 Workflow page 9 This chapter describes how to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems to a server running VMware ESX Chapter 2 Checking the Server Environment page 11 This chapter describes which servers can be connected to ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Chapter 3 Notes page 12 This chapter describes issues that should be noted when connecting the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems and server Chapter 4 Installing and Setting Up ETERNUSmgr page 18 This chapter describes how to install ETERNUSmgr Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System page 19 This chapter describes how to use Web GUI or ETERNUSmar to set up the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server page 20 This chapter describes how to set up the VMware ESX server Chapter 7 Virtual Machine page 40 This chapter describes how to operate the Virtual Machine Chapter 8 Dynamic Recognition of LUNs Added While VMware ESX is in Use
14. AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 Notes 3 2 VMware ESX Operating Notes 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 VMware ESX Operating Notes e Refer to the following web site for the number of LUNs that VMware ESX can recognize http Awww vmware com support pubs When Windows is used on the Virtual Machine the registry will need to be modified after Windows is installed For details refer to Chapter 7 Virtual Machine page 40 e The VMware ESX multipath function supports path failover meaning that server access can continue unaf fected by any problems that might arise in the iSCSI cables or LAN switches It should be noted that path failover can fail to occur when multiple SCSI sense codes are repeatedly and simultaneously received e ETERNUS Multipath Driver and GR Multipath Driver do not need to be installed on a VMware ESX Virtual Machine The multipath function of VMware ESX provides path redundancy ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Setup Notes e To connect a VMware ESX server to the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system check that the firmware version matches the version specified in the Server Support Matrix e Assign Affinity Group values starting from LUNO in ascending order The server cannot recognize the ETER NUS DX Disk storage system LUNs if some other assignment order is used e When LUNs are shared among multiple physical servers in a VMotion configuration for example an Af finity Group mapping should be used to ensure that each
15. Adapters Network Adapters Software Licensed Features Time Configuration DNS and Routing Virtual Machine Startup Shutdown Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Security Profile System Resource Allocation Advanced Settings End of procedure 6 3 3 Creating the Virtual Switches Add two virtual switches vSwitch for iSCSI to VMware ESX Define two virtual network port types Service Console and VMkernel for the added vSwitch Also assign IP addresses on the same subnet to the defined Service Console and VMkernel 6 3 3 1 Adding a Service Console Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client and click Add Networking 2 Select Service Console and click the Next button 3 Select the checkbox of the target network adapter and click the Next button 4 Check the Service Console details set an arbitrary VLAN ID IP address and subnet mask and click the Next button 34 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 5 Check the Service Console IP address and click the Finish button Confirm that the virtual switch vSwitch1 has been created as follows Virtual Switch vSwitch1 Remove Properties Physical Adapters ymnicO 1000 Full ja 6 Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to add Ser
16. CSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX400 DX8000 series Web GUI User s Guide ETERNUSmgar Install Guide ETERNUSmar User Guide Manuals supplied with the server and LAN card 9 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 1 Workflow 1 1 For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Workflow Installing ETERNUSmgr and Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System If ETERNUSmar is to be used install it and set up the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Chapter 4 Installing and Setting Up ETERNUSmgr page 18 Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System page 19 Checking the Web GUI operational procedures Web GUI User s Guide Installing ETERNUSmgr ETERNUSmgr Install Guide Checking the ETERNUSmgr operational procedures ETERNUSmgr User Guide Setting up the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI Disk Storage System Settings ETERNUS DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX8100 2 DX8700 S2 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Sys tem Settings for ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server
17. D P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 Notes 3 7 Jumbo Frame Setting Notes 3 7 3 8 3 9 Jumbo Frame Setting Notes e To enable Jumbo Frame all the connected devices must support Jumbo Frame Set the appropriate values for various parameters such as the MTU size on each connected device For details about how to set Jumbo Frame for a LAN card and LAN switch refer to the VMware ESX manuals and each device s manuals Rebooting the server may be required to apply the new settings e The MTU size that is supported by the ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX400 S2 series and ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series is 9000 bytes LAN Switch Setting Notes EEE EE gt E_ E E gt E E _ EE_ _ EEEE_________E_ jaja When using a LAN switch that supports the flow control function disable the flow control function according to the following notes e For access paths that use iSCSI disable the flow control function on the sending and receiving ends of the port e When a cascade connection is used to connect to LAN switches disable the function for the LAN switch that is directly connected to the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system For details on how to set the flow control function of the LAN switch refer to the LAN switch manual VMware Multipath Plug in For improved system reliability installing the VMware multipath plug in for the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is recommended The VMware multipath plug in for the ETERN
18. ETERNUS DX8000 DX8000 S2 series VMW_SATP_ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS DX8000 tpgs_on ETERNUS DX8000 with ALUA 6 Log out of the terminal and restart the VMware ESX server End of procedure 25 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator Refer to the following for details of the above commands e Reference URL http Awww vmware com support pubs e Reference documents vSphere Command Line Interface Concepts and Examples 6 1 6 Checking the LUNs The following procedure describes how to check LUN recognition using the vSphere Client Log in to the VMware ESX from the vSphere Client and then check whether the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system LUNs are recognized The procedure is as follows Procedure 1 Use the vSphere Client to log in to VMware ESX as root 2 Select the Configuration tab 3 Select Storage Adapters from the Hardware list 4 Select Rescan Note After selecting Rescan the VMware ESX should attempt to recognize the ETERNUS DX Disk stor age systems LUNs again 5 Ifthe iSCSI Software Adapter vmhba34 in this example is selected from the Storage Adapters area the recognized devices will be shown in the Details area as follows ee E eee Configuration Whe pe meses MM
19. Manage Paths x m Policy I Path Selection K Most Recently Used VMware vl Storage Array Type VMW_SATP_ALUA Paths Runtime Name Target Status ymhba2 CO TO L20 20 Active ymhba0 CO T0 L20 20 Active 1 0 Preferred Name sas 500605b000bSe7 10 sas 500000e0d0000086 naa 600000e00d0000000000000000140000 Runtime Name vmhba2 CO TO L20 Block Adapter 31 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 2 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initiator Refer to the following for details of the above commands URL http www vmware com support pubs Guide vSphere Command Line Interface Concepts and Examples 7 Fora multipath configuration confirm that the paths of all the LUNs in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system are configured with multipath When paths for a LUN are configured with multipath multiple Runtime Names and Targets are displayed in Paths 4 FUJITSU Serial Attached SCSI Disk naa 600000e00d00000000000000001 40000 Manage Paths x m Policy Storage Array Type YMW_SATP_ALUA Path Selection Most Recently Used VMware z m Paths e Nap mhba2 C0 T0 L20 Active gmhbad CO TO L20 Runtime Name vmhba2 C0 T0 L20 Block Adapter 20 Active 1 0 N
20. P address addi tion process for each iSCSI port Repeat Step 7 through Step 9 End of procedure Setting CHAP Authentication For VMware ESX connections the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system uses a one way CHAP authentication to authenticate the Software Initiator access Perform the following settings to enable CHAP authentication 37 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 i Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client and select Storage Adapters 2 Select the target iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties 3 Select the CHAP Authentication tab and click Configure 4 Select the Use the following CHAP credentials radio button 5 Set arbitrary user name during the CHAP authentication 6 To set the VMware ESX iSCSI name for the user name select the Use initiator name checkbox CHAP Authentication 7 Enter the password in CHAP Secret and click the OK button The CHAP Name is displayed as follows SCSI Initiator amp mhba32 Properties End of procedure p 38 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 6 3 6 Checking
21. P3AM 3412 15ENZO ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX oO FUJITSU This page is intentionally left blank Preface This manual briefly explains the operations that need to be performed by the user in order to connect an ETERNUS DX Disk storage system to a server running VMware ESX using iSCSI Software Initiator or iSCSI Hard ware Initiator via an iSCSI interface This manual should be used in conjunction with any other applicable user manuals such as those for the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system server OS adapters and drivers This manual references the following documents e Server Support Matrix ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI Disk Storage System Settings ETERNUS DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX8100 S2 DX8700 S82 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX400 DX8000 series Web GUI User s Guide ETERNUSmgr Install Guide ETERNUSmar User Guide Manuals supplied with the server and LAN card This manual is designed for use with the following ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems e ETERNUS DX60 S2 DX80 S2 DX90 S2 Disk storage system e ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 Disk storage system e ETERNUS DX8100 S
22. RNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 e ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set tings for ETERNUS DX400 DX8000 series e Web GUI User s Guide or ETERNUSmgr User Guide 19 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server This chapter describes settings related to the server iSCSI interface 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator Set up the VMware ESX server using the vSphere Client The procedures described here are based on the fol lowing multipath configuration For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system For example a total of four IP addresses are required by the following iSCSI connection setup Example connection configuration VMware ESX server VMkernel VMkernel iSCSI Software Initiator iSCSI Software Initiator IP address 1 IP address 2 IP address 3 for IP address 4 for iSCSI port iSCSI port ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 6 1 1 Turning on the Devices To turn on the connected devices use the following procedures Procedure 1 Turn on the LAN switch power 2 Check that the LAN switch s Ready or equivalent LED is lit 3 Turnon the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 4 Check that the Ready LED is lit on the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system
23. SX is running LUNs are recognized dynamically added LUNs should be recognized by performing the VMware Infrastructure Client Rescan operation after the LUN has been added to an Affinity Group 3 Check the multipath Right click the Path vmhba32 0 0 described in Step 2 and select Manage Paths When paths are configured with multipath multiple paths are displayed in the Path field End of procedure 39 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 7 Virtual Machine 7 1 This chapter describes the notes on the Virtual Machine and its settings To configure the Virtual Machine access the following web site and check the Guest Operation System In stallation Guide e Guest Operation System Installation Guide http partnerweb vmware com GOSIG home html For Windows O Checking the Registry Information Check the value of the TimeOutValue registry key If the TimeOutValue registry key does not exist then create it The registry file should be backed up before creating or changing any registry values Procedure 1 Click the Start button and then click Run 2 Inthe Run dialog box type regedit and then click the OK button Registry Editor starts 3 Follow the path described below HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Disk 4 Check the value of the TimeOutValue regi
24. Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator 6 1 7 Setting CHAP Authentication CHAP and mutual CHAP authentication can be set for VMware ESX connections Log in to VMware ESX from the vSphere Client check whether the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system LUNs have been recognized and then enable the CHAP authentication The procedure is as follows Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on vSphere Client and select Storage Adapters 2 Select the target iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties 3 Select the General tab and click CHAP 4 Set CHAP e When setting CHAP only Select Required for Select option under CHAP and set the Name and Secret e When setting CHAP and mutual CHAP Select Required for Select option under CHAP and Mutual CHAP and set the Name and Se cret CHAP Credentials All iSCSI targets are authenticated using these credentials unless otherwise specified in the target s own CHAP settings CS The CHAP secret and Mutual CHAP secret must be different CHAP Selec option I Use initiator name Name test Mutual CHAP Select option Required v F Use initiator name Name test Secret Ga a i d i a a a a a a a a oo a EE ea End of procedure 6 1 8 Plug in Settings Set up VMware Multi Pathing plug in for ETERNUS by following Software Information which is a manual that is provided with the VMware Multi P
25. US DX Disk storage system Turning on the Devices To turn on the connected devices use the following procedures Procedure 1 Turnon the LAN switch power 2 Check that the LAN switch s Ready or equivalent LED is lit 3 Turnon the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 4 Check that the Ready LED is lit on the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 5 Turn on the server End of procedure 33 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 6 3 2 Checking the LAN Cards Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client 2 Check the iSCSI SAN configuration Network Adapters vmnicl and vmnic2 in the following example Getting Started Summary Virtual Machines Resource Allocation Performance Configuration WIE Groups Events Permissions Hardware Network Adapters Device Speed Configured NetXtreme BCM5721 Gigabit Ethernet ER ovmnic2 1000 Full Negotiate None Yes EB vmnici 1000 Full Negotiate None Yes EtherExpress PRO 100 Server Adapter E vmnicO 100 Full Negotiate ySwitchO 192 168 246 1 192 168 Yes PRO 1000 XT Server Adapter EB ovmnic3 100 Full Negotiate ySwitcht 192 168 80 1 192 168 8 Yes vSwitch Observed IP ranges Wake on LAN St Processors Memory Storage Networking Storage
26. US DX Disk storage system can prevent access from being stopped when a path fails by optimizing the VMware multipath s path fail over function for the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system For setting details refer to 6 1 8 Plug in Settings page 28 For details on how to obtain VMware Multi Pathing plug in for ETERNUS contact your sales representative 17 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 4 Installing and Setting Up ETERNUSmgr If ETERNUSmagr is to be used install it according to the directions given in the ETERNUSmgr Install Guide After installation is complete follow the instructions in ETERNUSmgr User Guide and set up ETERNUSmgr 18 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Set up the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems using Web GUI or ETERNUSmar ETERNUS DX Disk storage system setup can be performed independently of server setup For details on how to perform these settings refer to the following manuals e ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI Disk Storage System Settings ETERNUS DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX8100 S2 DX8700 S2 e ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iSCSI ETE
27. aleneedusvescnducdeesaddeneesvapaletendyedvasounalenaeteadenentned a iie 23 6 T5 Ena bling ALUA mierenia n a a i E a E inde iowa asians 24 6 1 6 Checking the LUNS isoine a eA E E REE A EA RE Aton cain eta 26 6 1 7 Setting CHAP Authentication 0 eescesecessecescecescsseceseeeesceesacsseeeseceesceesaceseeesseecaceesaceesaeseeeesceesaceeeaeeeeeeacersaees 28 6 128 Plug in SCbuINGS 43 25 A E Nisa AE A A EAE 28 6 2 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initiator s sesssossososeesoosososesesersrseseseseee 29 6 2 1 CNA Card Settings for the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System ccsecessssseeesseseseseeeeeeeeeseseneeceeeseseaeeeeeeeeseaeaenees 29 G2 2e Ghecking the LUNS n Rena e aa an sales Masten sete cots a aa a Manette cam tina a8 od 30 6 2 3 Setting CHAP Authentication escisiones en ast etna aah a ape ieee doe ata du dan desea 32 6 2 4 Setting Up SAN Boot Authentication eesesccssscssseceseceseececessecssccescsseacssecsscecssceeeacsseassceessceeeesseaseeesaceeaees 32 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 serienn E E A RES 33 63 1 Turning onthe Devices mes nyie aaee e EE a eran E RE TEEPE EEE REN paa R E TE E EE E 33 6 3 2 Checking the LAN Gard S riniti eene ei a a a Me a eA 34 6 3 3 Creating the Virtual Switches oo ee scesecesseeeseeeesceeeccseeeesceesseseeceseseesscesaceeeeeseeeaceesaceeeaeseeeesceesaceeeaceeeesaceraees 34 6 3 4 Setting the Software IMitiator eee eeeseceseecesceeeseesscesceessceesscseeecseseesccesscsesecsc
28. ame sas 500605b000b5e710 sas 500000e0d0000086 naa 600000e00d0000000000000000140000 Refresh 6 2 3 Setting CHAP Authentication End of procedure Perform the CHAP authentication settings in Step 6 of 6 2 1 CNA Card Settings for the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System page 29 For details on this setting procedure refer to the relevant manuals such as the Boot Code User Manual at the following Emulex website http www emulex com downloads emulex 6 2 4 Setting Up SAN Boot Authentication For the SAN Boot setting procedure refer to the relevant manuals such as the Boot Code User Manual at the following Emulex website http www emulex com downloads emulex ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX 32 Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 6 3 6 3 1 For VMware Infrastructure 3 Set up the VMware ESX server using the VMware Infrastructure Client The procedures described here are based on the following multipath configuration Example connection configuration VMware ESX server VMkernel iSCSI Software Initiator VMkernel iSCSI Software Initiator IP address 1 IP address 3 IP address for Service Console 2 IP address for Service Console 4 LAN card LAN card LAN switch LAN switch IP address IP address for iSCSI port 5 for iSCSI port 6 ETERN
29. andard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Linux represents the following products Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 for Intel64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v 4 for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v 4 for EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES v 4 for x86 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES v 4 for EM64T Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS v 4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Packx SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Packx for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Packx for EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Packx SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 for EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Packx for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Packx for EM64T SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Packx SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for EM64T 5 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Serv
30. athing plug in for ETERNUS 28 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 2 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initiator 6 2 6 2 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initia tor Set up the VMware ESX server using the vSphere Client The procedures described here are based on the fol lowing multipath configuration For ETERNUS DX Disk Storage Systems For example a total of four IP addresses are required by the following iSCSI connection setup Example connection configuration VMware ESX server CNA card IP address 1 CNA card IP address 2 IP address for iSCSI port 4 ETERNUS DX Disk storage system IP address for iSCSI port 3 CNA Card Settings for the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System Install the CNA cards in the server acquire the iSCSI name set the IP address for the CNA cards and set the iSCSI name and the IP address of the target For details on the setting procedure for the CNA cards that are used for iSCSI Hardware Initiator refer to the CNA card manual E The workflow is shown below 1 Install the CNA card 2 Turn on the server 3 Acquire iSCSI name for the CNA card 4 Set IP address for the CNA card 5 Set iSCSI name and IP address for the target A setting example for th
31. c dapnee e bevns sarc ins cate nt ua yee une E A a E Ee vas apace e a Ea 14 3 5 Server Startup and Power Supply Control Notes ccessesscssesseesecseesceseeeseeeceseeeeseceeesseeeeeaeeneeees 14 3 6 LAN Environment Notes isecen eseese a e E EE AEE sg ENES EEEE aes aE EE at 15 3 7 Jumbo Frame Setting Notes s s ssssssessssseseessesesesesesesseeersseseetsestsesestsesteestssestesestsestststseeeeessesteeseseses 17 3 8 LAN Switch Setting Notes ssssssssseesessseseseseseseseseseseeeeessesetsesesesestsesteestssettesestseseststsetesessesteeseseses 17 3 9 VMware Multipath Plug in sssssesseseeeseseessesesesesesssseeessseseeeseseseststsessesetssesetesesesesestsrseeeeesseseeeseseses 17 Chapter 4 Installing and Setting Up ETERNUSmgr 18 Chapter 5 Setting Up the ETERNUS DX Disk Storage System 19 Chapter Seming Up ME NMware eee el _ 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator ee eeeeeeseseeseseeseseeceseeeeseeeeseeeees 20 6 1 1 T rning or the Devices siisitieis dee detnatecnidinalain eines Riel aunlnanioile a aa ala aaeie 20 6 1 2 Checking the KAN Cards 24s iiesahenan el aaah ah diana a pa E DEE PEE S ae anata Gand 21 7 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Table of Contents 6 1 3 Creating the Virtual SWitches dayong shea eE eea a a EE N apai TREAN ene 21 6 1 4 Setting the Software IMitiator vs ic csesivecs
32. e General tab Select the Status Enabled checkbox and click the OK button Confirm that the Enabled checkbox is selected under Status on the General tab and click Config ure again 36 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 6 3 5 6 10 Confirm that the iSCSI name is displayed as follows and click the Cancel button General Properties Status M Enabled M iSCSI Properties iSCSI Name fan 1998 01 com vymware rx300s2 6vm Od4cd9da iSCSI Alias rx300s2 6 m Fujitsu com Select the Dynamic Discovery tab and click the Add button Enter the IP address for the iSCSI port of the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system as the iSCSI Server IP address confirm that the port is set to 3260 default and click the OK button Confirm that the IP address for the iSCSI port of the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is displayed as follows and click Close iSCSI Initiator ymhba32 Properties General Dynamic Discovery static Discovery CHAP Authentication Send Targets Obtain information about target devices directly From the following iSCSI servers using the SendTargets command iSCSI Server 192 168 60 25 3260 If the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system uses multiple iSCSI ports repeat the I
33. e PY CN202 Emulex bland OCe10102 FM is shown below D gt Caution SA For details on PY CN202 Emulex OCe10102 FM settings refer to the CNA card manuals 29 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 2 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Hardware Initiator 6 2 2 Procedure Install the CNA card in the server For the installation method slot positions and notes regarding the CNA card refer to the manual provi ded with the CNA card or the user guide of the server Turn on the server and press the Ctrl S keys while the following message is displayed Emulex 10Gb iSCSI Initiator BIOS v4 6 142 10 c 2005 2013 Emulex Corporation All Rights Reserved c 1998 2005 Adaptec Inc All Rights Reserved lt lt lt Press lt Ctrl gt lt S gt for iSCSISelect TM Utility gt gt gt Emulex iSCSISelect Utility starts Acquire the iSCSI Initiator Name in the iSCSI Initiator Configuration screen Select Save and press the Enter key to save the iSCSI Initiator Name Select Controller Configuration select the CNA card port for which the information is set in the Con troller Select Menu screen and press the Enter key Select Network Configuration gt Configure Static IP Address from the Controller Configuration menu and set IP address in the Static IP
34. eM gid Storage Adapters Refresh Re Device Wun iSCSI Software Adapter vmhbass SCSI ign 1996 01 com venveare n300sSvm 3e3328be ICH10 2 port SATA IDE Controller vmhbo2 Block SCSI vmhbass Block SCSI ICH10 4 port SATA IDE Controller vmbbat Block SCSI Details Type ymhba34 Propertix Model ISCSI Software Adapter SCSI Name iqn 1998 01 com viemvare rx300sSvm Se3328e SCSI Alas Connected Targets 2 Devices 3 Paths 6 View Devices Paths Name Identifier Runtime Name LUN Type Transport Capacity 1 FUJITSU iSCSI Disk naa 6000b5d0006a00 naa 6000bSd000 vmhba34 CO T1 L0 0 disk iscsi 40 0 amp FUJITSU iSCSI Disk maa 6000b5d0006000 nes 6000bSd000 vmhba34 CO Ti LI 1 disk iSCSI 40 00GB FUJITSU ISCSI Disk naa 6000b5d0006400 naa 6000b5d000 vmbbaS4 CO Ti L2 2 disk iSCSI 40 006 6 Check the Path Selection for all the LUNs in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system When the VMware ESX server recognizes the LUNs the active path for each LUN is automatically set In this case Path Selection is set to Most Recently Used VMware 26 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator e For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Changing Path Selection for all the LUNs to RoundRobin
35. eeesceesaceesaeseeeesseesaceeeaeeeeesaceesaees 36 6 3 5 Setting CHAP A th ntica WON niren cases dadasaeg vedenies Galeader xdedan REE 37 6 3 6 Checkiigithe LUNS 3 aia centias a aia laealanne ea aie alan delat rate eda alae dank 39 Chapter 7 Virtual Machine 40 1A TO NVA OWNS rts che tanec sa E cota cage dee a epee 40 7 1 1 Checking the Registry Information cceesseseesecesseceseeeeseeecesceecseeesacsesceseeeseeesseseeeeseeesaceesacseeesaeeesacereaceeeesatees 40 7 1 2 Applying Required Patches sinisiin EEN Gla eee 4 TEPAS E DiD E created Dae valet ert E Sen eee declan E an EE 4 7 2 1 Applying Required Patches cessesssesssessceesscesscseeeesseeesessscesseessccesacsesecseeeesseesaeseeeeaeeesaseeeaceeseeiceesaceesaceeeeeaeees 4 Chapter 8 Dynamic Recognition of LUNs Added While VMware ESX is in Use 42 8 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 1 1 1 Workflow For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system This describes how to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems to a server running VMware ESX The workflow is shown below Required Documents e Server Support Matrix ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI Disk Storage System Settings ETERNUS DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX8100 S2 DX8700 2 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Server Connection Guide iS
36. ems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator e When connecting to an ETERNUS DX8000 DX8000 S2 series esxcli nmp satp addrule satp VMW_SATP ALUA vendor FUJITSU model ETERNUS DX8000 description ETERNUS DxX8000 with ALUA claim option tpgs_on 3 Execute the following command in the terminal esxcli corestorage claiming unclaim type location D gt Caution Ignore the following error message if it appears when the preceding command is executed Errors Unable to perform unclaim Error message was Unable to unclaim paths Busy or in use devices detected S VMkernel logs for more information 4 Execute the following command in the terminal esxcli corestorage claimrule run 5 Check that the connected ETERNUS DX Disk storage system is shown when the appropriate command is executed in the terminal Command esxcli nmp satp listrules satp VMW_SATP_ALUA Display result e When connecting to an ETERNUS DX60 DX60 S2 DX80 DX80 S2 or DX90 S2 VMW_SATP_ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS DXL tpgs_on ETERNUS DXL with ALUA When connecting to an ETERNUS DX400 DX400 S2 series VMW_SATP ALUA FUJITSU ETERNUS DX400 tpgs_on ETERNUS DX400 with ALUA When connecting to an
37. er Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Preface SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for x86 Service Packx SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for EM64T Service Packx Other names e iSCSI port refers to the iSCSI interface module used in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems to connect to the server e LAN card refers to the iSCSI Software interface module normally used in the server e CNA card refers to the iSCSI Hardware interface module normally used in the server e iSCSI cable refers to the cable that is used to connect the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems and server over an iSCSI interface e VMware ESX refers to VMware vSphere and VMware Infrastructure 3 which are datacenter solutions from VMware that virtualize the storage and networking system The name VMware vSphere and VMware Infrastructure 3 are used in specific datacenter sections e Italics are used to show variables such as values and characters that appear in command parameters and output examples m ETERNUS Disk storage system models The following naming conventions are used to describe ETERNUS Disk storage system models in this manual ETERNUS Disk storage system model Naming conventions ETERNUS DX60 S2 DX80 S2 DX90 S2 ETERNUS DX Disk storage system ETERNUS DX410 S2 DX440 S2 ETERNUS DX8100 S2 DX8700 S2 ETERNUS DX60 DX80 ETERNUS DX410 DX440 ETERNUS DX8100 DX8400 DX8700 ETERNUS DX6
38. ers amp Groups Events ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX vmki 192 168 80 20 22 Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED Hardware View Virtual Switch Health Status Networking Processors Memory Virtual Switch vSwitcho Remove Properties Storage ees Virtual Machine Port Group Physical Adapters asi YM Network EB vmnic2 100 Ful Storage Adapters Service Console Port Network Adapters D Service Console Q Advanced Settings vswifO 192 168 246 252 Software Licensed Features Virtual Switch vSwitch1 Remove Properties Time Configuration eee Port Physical Adapters z DNS and Routing A i mel EB vmnicd 1000 Ful SA E J 192 168 40 10 Virtual Machine Startup Shutdown AERE Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Security Profile Virtual Switch vSwitch2 Remove Properties System Resource Allocation Mkemel Port Physical Adapters Advanced Settings DA YMkernel 2 Q R vmnici 1000 Ful 4 End of procedure P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 1 When VMware vSphere is used with iSCSI Software Initiator 6 1 4 6 1 4 1 Setting the Software Initiator Enable Software Initiator in VMware ESX For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on vSphere Client and click Storage Adapters 2 Select the target iSCSI Software Adapter and click Properties Users amp
39. ion Notes 3 1 1 For VMware vSphere Dedicated IP addresses must be allocated to the iSCSI LAN An IP address must be allocated to each VMkernel that corresponds to an iSCSI Initiator and a LAN card and VMkernel must be connected via a virtual switch For the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system For example a total of four IP addresses are required by the following iSCSI connection setup Example connection configuration VMware ESX server IP address 1 for IP address 2 for iSCSI port iSCSI port IP address 3 for IP address 4 for iSCSI port iSCSI port ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 3 1 2 For VMware Infrastructure 3 Dedicated IP addresses must be allocated to the iSCSI LAN An IP address must be allocated to each VMkernel that corresponds to an iSCSI Initiator and a LAN card and VMkernel must be connected via a virtual switch For example a total of six IP addresses are required by the following iSCSI connection setup Example connection configuration VMware ESX server VMkernel iSCSI Software Initiator VMkernel iSCSI Software Initiator IP address 1 IP address 3 IP address for Service Console 2 IP address for Service Console 4 LAN card LAN card LAN switch LAN switch IP address IP address for iSCSI port 5 for iSCSI port 6 ETERNUS DxX Disk storage system 13 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3
40. n 46 days remaining Cele Configuration Wier en Sa ee et ete eee eel Storage Adapters Add Remove Refresh Re Device Type vmhba33 Block SCSI ICH10 4 port SATA IDE Controller vmhbao Block SCSI gt vmhba32 Block SCSI Emulex OneConnect OCe10100 10GbE iSCSI UCNA vmhba3 iSCSI iqn 1990 07 com emulex 00 00 c9 9d 22 56 vmhba4 iSCSI ign 1990 07 com emulex 00 00 c9 9d 22 56 MeaaRAID SAS SKINNY Controller Details vmhba3 Pre Model Emulex OneConnect OCe 10100 10GbE iSCSI UCNA iSCSI Name ign 1990 07 com emulex 00 00 c9 9d 22 56 iSCSI Alias IP Address 192 168 10 23 Connected Targets 2 Devices 67 Paths 134 View Devices Paths Name Identifier Runtime Name Operational State LUN FUJITSU iSCSI Disk naa 600000e00d11000000 naa 600000e00d11000000100000001e0000 vmhba3 C0 T2 L21 Mounted 21 ue iSCSI Disk naa 600000e00d11000000 _ naa 600000e00d11000000100000001F0000 vmhba3 C0 T2 L22_ Mounted 22 4 m Name Target or Status contains 6 Check the Path Selection for all the LUNs in the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system When the VMware ESX server recognizes the LUNs the active path for each LUN is automatically set In this case Path Selection is set to Most Recently Used VMware e For ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Changing Path Selection for all the LUNs to RoundRobin is recommended FUJITSU Serial Attached SCSI Disk naa 600000e00d00000000000000001 40000
41. nd CNA cards 2 In this system configuration multipaths provide redundant connections between the servers and stor age system LAN switches 1 and 2 provide physical separation of the network paths 3 A separate LAN segment is provided in the LAN switch using the switch VLAN function for each group ing of business servers and storage systems equivalent to the FC zones 15 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 Notes 3 6 LAN Environment Notes Example of a network address configuration The following example shows a configuration in which multiple servers are connected to multiple CAs Server B ServerA E 192 168 10 1 24 a 192 168 30 1 24 P 192 168 20 1 24 E 192 168 40 1 24 LAN switch 1 VLAN is recommended LAN switch 2 VLAN is recommended 192 168 10 10 24 E 192 168 20 10 24 192 168 30 10 24 E 192 168 40 10 24 ETERNUS DX Disk storage system The following example shows a configuration in which a single server is connected to multiple CAs Server E 02 168 10 124 LAN switch 1 LAN switch 2 E 192 168 10 10 24 m 192 168 20 1 24 w 192 168 10 11 24 P 192 168 20 10 24 E 192 168 20 11 24 ETERNUS DX Disk storage system 16 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITE
42. nformation in this manual e The content of this manual may not be reproduced or distributed in part or in its entirety without prior permission from Fujitsu cO FUJITSU
43. p www vmware com resources compatibility search php Virtual Machine Virtual Machine is a virtual machine created on the VMware ESX server Details of how to install an OS on the VMware ESX Virtual Machine may be checked via the following URL http partnerweb vmware com GOSIG home html 11 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 3 1 Notes Note the following issues when connecting the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system to a server Connection Notes To ensure reliable access to the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems the following methods are recommended e VMware multipath plug in e Connection via multiple paths e Balancing of active paths VMware multipath plug in Example configuration with optimized load balancing of the LUNs Active path 2 to LUN1 Setting up multiple access paths between the server and the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system creates a multipath configuration A multipath configuration provides improved access redundancy For VMware multipath plug in details refer to 3 9 VMware Multipath Plug in page 17 The recommended Path Selection Policy per LUN setting is as follows For VMware vSphere RoundRobin 12 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 3 Notes 3 1 Connect
44. shared LUN is assigned the same LUN number across every physical server e When connecting to VMware ESX with multiple paths sharing a single LUN a Reset Group setting is re quired for the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system device e Details of dynamic recognition of LUNs added while VMware ESX is running are given in the Chapter 8 Dynamic Recognition of LUNs Added While VMware ESX is in Use page 42 SAN Boot Notes The ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems do not support SAN Boot when they are connected via iSCSI Software Initiator Server Startup and Power Supply Control Notes Haa Before turning the server on check that the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems and LAN switches are all Ready Specifically check that the Ready LED is lit for ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems If the server is turned on and they are not Ready the server will not be able to recognize the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems Also when the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system power supply is being controlled by a connected server make sure that the ETERNUS DX Disk storage system does not shut down before the connected servers Simi larly the LAN switches must also be turned off after the connected servers have been shut down If turned off data writes from the running server cannot be saved to the ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems and al ready saved data may also be affected 14 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCSI for VMware ESX
45. stry key Check that the value of the TimeOutValue registry key is Ox3C If the name or value is not 0x3C change it to 0x3C 40 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 7 Virtual Machine 7 2 For Linux 7 2 7 2 1 D gt Caution e Ifthe TimeOutValue key does not exist add a registry key with the following values e The Name field is case sensitive Name TimeOutValue Type REG_DWORD Radix Hexadecimal Data 3C 5 _ If any registry values were added or modified reboot the server The modified settings will be enabled after the reboot End of procedure Applying Required Patches Patches provided by Microsoft are necessary for Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 applied and Win dows Server 2003 R2 Refer to VMware KB 2267 on the VMware web site or check with Microsoft for patch details For Linux Applying Required Patches This section describes notes for applying Virtual machine update For the following OSes the Virtual Machine file system may be restricted to being read only If this is a problem refer to VMware KB Article 51306 on the VMware web site for details and patch the Virtual Machine as required e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v 4 Update 4 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS v 4 Update 3 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10
46. the LUNs The VMware Infrastructure Client is used to login to VMware ESX and check the LUNs Procedure 1 Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client and select the target iSCSI Adapter 2 Click Rescan The LUNs are displayed under the SCSI Target 0 in the Details field In this example Path vmhba32 0 0 is displayed as follows rx300s2 6vm fujitsu com Mware ESX Server 3 5 0 64607 ee ei ee ee eee Configuration usec ce ae sg eee Sd Hardware Storage Adapters Processors Device s Type SAN Identifier Memory LSI Logic MegaRAID d r vmhbao SCSI A iSCSI Software Adapter ER vmhbasz iSCSI ign 1998 01 com vmware gt Storage Adapters Network Adapters mi Software Details Licensed Features Time Configuration DNS and Routing Virtual Machine Startup Shutdown Virtual Machine Swapfile Location Properties Model iSCSI Software Adapter IP Address iSCSI Name ign 1998 01 com vmware rx300s2 6vm Od4cd Discovery Methods Send Targets iSCSI Alias rx300s2 6 m Fujitsu com Targets 2 SCSI Target 0 iSCSI Name ign 2000 09 com fujitsu storage system orca 00001001 cm0 iSCSI Alias Target LUNs Path vmhba32 0 0 l Security Profile System Resource Allocation Hide LUNs Advanced Settings Canonical Path Type Capacity vmhba32 0 0 disk 146 48 GB SCSI Target 1 If LUNs are added while VMware E
47. vice Console to vSwitch2 End of procedure 6 3 3 2 Adding a VMkernel Procedure Select the Configuration tab on VMware Infrastructure Client and select the target virtual switch s Properties 2 Click Add 3 Select the VMkernel radio button and click the Next button 4 Confirm that the VMkernel is displayed set the IP address an optional VLAN ID may be set as necessa ry and click the Next button 5 Confirm the settings shown on the confirmation screen and click the Finish button A message about Gateway settings appears 6 Perform any further settings as necessary and click the Close button The VMkernel has been added to the target vSwitch Virtual Switch vSwitch1 Remove Properties Service Console Port Physical Adapters k Service Console Q amp vmnicO 1000 Ful p O 192 165 80 200 v ikernel Port yekernel Q 192 168 580 218 7 Repeat Step 1 through Step 6 to add VMkernel to another vSwitch 35 ETERNUS DX Disk storage systems User s Guide Server Connection iSCS for VMware ESX Copyright 2013 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM 3412 15ENZO Chapter 6 Setting Up the VMware ESX Server 6 3 For VMware Infrastructure 3 8 Confirm that a virtual switch and VMkernel are set for each vmnic Virtual Switch vSwitch1 Remove Properties a Service Console Port Physical Adapters Service Console Q vmnicO 1000 Full p yswif0 192 168 850 200 a VMkernel Port YMkernel Q 192 168
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