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1. 7 Ed i F SP B Boot Fault LED E LED Power On Off Button SP A Boot Fault LED O EMC3272 FIGURE 21 SSR212PPi Storage System Rear Lights LEDs b The amber system Fault light visible from the front of the storage system must be off Figure 22 Fault Disk Activity Power LZ wa CY NS Lock SAB2934 FIGURE 22 Storage System Front Lights LEDs Run the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility See Procedure 19 Running Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a iSCSI Configuration on page 107 Connect the storage system to the server using Procedure 22 Connecting iSCSI Ports to the Server on page 117 to connect to the server Register the server with the storage system by following Procedure 23 Registering the Server with the Storage System on page 127 Configure the storage system To configure a new storage system use Procedure 24 Configuring a New Storage System on page 129 m To configure an existing storage system one that was already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure use Procedure 25 Configuring an Existing Storage System on page 133 For networked configurations utlilizing iSCSI NICs configure CHAP security to authenticate users See Procedure 26 Setting up CHAP Security for iSCSI Stor
2. 119 Figure 37 Connecting the SSR212PP2i and Server iSCSI Ports toa LAN 119 Connecting a Server or Laptop COM Port to an SP Service Port 000 171 Removal of an SP Power Cord from an SSR212PP Series Power Supply 172 Screen Shot Interrupting the Alphabetic Test 0 0 00 173 Screen Shot Booting from the Utilities Partition 00 0c cee 174 Screen Shot Toolkit Main Menu 0 0 00 ee eee eee 175 Screen Shot Select Images to Install 0 0 0 0 eee 176 Screen Shot Copying the Boot Image 0 0c ccc 177 Screen Shot Select Images to Install 0 0 0 cee 179 Screen Shot Confirm LAN Service Port Configuration 00 sense eee eee 180 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 List of Tables Table 1 ISNS Server Worksheet nannaa anaana anaana 45 Table 2 Language Locale ID crisis ntti eeri adhe a dime ae ee 67 Table 3 Locations of Boot and Utility Partitions and Image Repository 170 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide xi xii Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Preface About this Manual Thank you for purchasing and using the Intel Storage System SSR212PP This manual is written for system technicians who are responsible for installing troubleshooting upgrading and repairing this storage system This document provides a br
3. SaSerialNo LKEQ 041102790 ABCDEabF abGabcdeHIabJ Connected 0 07 22 Auto detect 9600 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS Pum Capture Print echo FIGURE 64 Screen Shot Interrupting the Alphabetic Test The screen displays the following message Contact your Service Representative STEP 6 Type recover case sensitive and press Enter The storage processor boots from its utility partition and displays messages and a status summary as shown in Figure 65 This normally takes 2 4 minutes but can take longer Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 173 174 STEP 7 AX100 HyperTerminal File Edit view Call Transfer Help Dlz a3 ia el A SP SAINA 0x08291953 Checking Image Repository ICA IRFS Checking Volume for consistency Sizing Image Repository 2048 MB Sizing RAM Disk uns 00 en 337 MB Discovering Management LAN Port ManagementPort Checking LAN Port State Not Configured Checking LAN Port Config Not Found LoadangeRluginses mer As Done EndTime 06 03 04 15 27 56 Press the Enter key to continue FIGURE 65 Screen Shot Booting from the Utilities Partition Press Enter to continue to the Main Menu Figure 66 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 4X100 HyperTerminal Eile Edit View Call Transfer Help Djs sl3 2al 1 About the Utility Toolkit 2 Reset Storage Processor 3 Image Repository Sub M
4. FIGURE 28 Securing the Chassis and installing the Front Bezel Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 81 82 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing a Second Power Supply Read this section if you received a second power supply for your single SP storage system You may receive a second power supply that looks slightly different from the original and or different from the illustrations in this note The two versions are functionally the same For greater clarity the illustrations in this note show the storage system chassis independent of a cabinet or deskside mounting hardware STEP 1 Read Handling Field Replaceable Units FRU on page 59 If possible have an ESD wriststrap attached to your wrist as you perform the following steps STEP 2 Push the slide latch to the left as you pull the power supply filler module straight out of the chassis Figure 29 EMC3255 FIGURE 29 Removing a Power Supply Filler Module STEP 3 Gently insert the new power supply straight into the storage system being sure to completely seat the supply Figure 30 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 83 US EMC3256 FIGURE 30 Installing a Second Power Supply STEP 4 Pull the wire retention bail out of the way plug the power cord into the new power supply and attach the retention bail for strain relief Figure 31 Retention bail EMC3297 EMC3297
5. FIGURE 50 SSR212PPf Storage System and Switch LAN Connections 100 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 To LAN Switch Ee Ee Frrr E AAA To LAN z ee ya Sar To LAN EMC3293 al ooog FIGURE 51 SSR212PP2f Storage System and Switch LAN Connections If the switch is not hard zoned locate the zoning wizard CD that shipped with the switch c Using the instructions provided with the CD run the zoning wizard and select the zone configuration that is applicable to the way you connected the storage system SP ports and the server HBA ports to the switch Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 101 102 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility E Before You Start You will need the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD for this procedure Installing on a Windows Host STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 Insert the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD into the CD drive of a Windows host on the same subnet as the storage system Select your language if prompted for it From the main menu click Install Util
6. For more configuration information and examples see the README file in the source directory The following excerpt from the iscsi conf configuration file shows two sections of the file the Authentication Settings section and the Target Name Specific Settings section The Authentication Settings section shows an authenticated configuration using CHAP The Target Name Specific Settings section shows a non authenticated configuration Your version of iscsi conf may be different from the file shown below This example shows some configuration guidelines iSCSI configuration file see iscsi conf 5 Authentication Settings You may configure a default Username and Password to use for CHAP authentication by specifying the Global username and password parameters in the format as mentioned below These entries will need to precede any DiscoveryAddress entries if authentication needs to be enabled for all the iSCSI targets Example Username john 144 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Password welcome or OutgoingUsername john OutgoingPassword welcome The OutgoingUsername will specify the username to be sent to the target for login authentication The OutgoingPassword is the CHAP secret password to be used when sending challenge responses to the target You may configure CHAP authentication settings that will apply to every target discovered at a particular
7. Intel Storage System SSR212PP Based on EMC AX150 Technology User Guide Intel Order Number D59966 001 Disclaimers Information in this document is provided in connection with Intel products No license express or implied by estoppel or otherwise to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document Except as provided in Intel s Terms and Conditions of Sale for such products Intel assumes no liability whatsoever and Intel disclaims any express or implied warranty relating to sale and or use of Intel products including liability or warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose merchantability or infringement of any patent copyright or other intellectual property right Intel products are not designed intended or authorized for use in any medical life saving or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur Intel may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time without notice Intel server boards contain a number of high density VLSI and power delivery components that need adequate airflow for cooling Intel s own chassis are designed and tested to meet the intended thermal requirements of these components when the fully integrated system is used together It is the responsibility of the system integrator that chooses not to use Intel developed server b
8. Enable basic CHAP on the storage system a Open Navisphere Express on the storage system you are configuring See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 b Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI to open the Manage iSCSI screen c Under Security click Basic d Inthe iSCSI Security Basic screen click Enable Setting up Advanced Initiator CHAP on the Storage System 140 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 Advanced CHAP security lets you set the same username and secret for all host initiators basic CHAP or set different usernames and secrets for each host initiator It also allows you to restrict authentication to specific host initiators IQNs and to set up optional mutual CHAP On the Windows server that includes your iSCSI initiators log off and remove iSCSI targets following the instructions given in Removing iSCSI Targets on page 138 On your storage system management station start Navisphere Express on the storage system you are configuring See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI to open the Manage iSCSI screen To set advanced security click Advanced In the iSCSI Security Advanced screen click Initiator CHAP Configuration In the Initiator CHAP Configuration Advanced screen click Add The Add Initia
9. FIGURE 23 Location of Disks 0 3 STEP 2 Locate and record the serial number of the storage system Figure 24 You will need this number later when you initialize the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 77 78 EMC3263 FIGURE 24 Locating the Storage System Serial Number Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing the SSR212PP series Storage System Read this section if you are installing a new storage system Install the storage system in a 19 inch NEMA standard cabinet rack Before You Start To complete this procedure you need the mounting hardware that shipped with the storage system Installing the Storage System in a Cabinet STEP 1 Install each rail in the cabinet Figure 25 a From the front of the cabinet insert the alignment pins in the rear channel of the cabinet Insert the pins in the 1 2 inch space between channel holes which aremarked by a dash in some cabinets b Pull the adjustable rail forward and attach it with two screws to the inside of the front channel in the two center holes c From the rear of the cabinet secure each rail to the rear channel Leave the screws slightly loose to allow for adjustment after you load the storage system on the rails Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 79 STEP 2 STEP 3 80 Alignment Pins Right Rear Screw 2 Right Front Van C00 GO RA
10. Setting up Mutual Initiator CHAP on the Storage System STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 For optional mutual initiator CHAP you enter the mutual CHAP username and secret that you entered on each target on each initiator as well If mutual CHAP is enabled the target sends its username and secret when it responds to the initiator When the target sends this data the initiator compares it with an account database and authenticates the target On the Windows server that includes your iSCSI initiators log off and remove iSCSI targets following the instructions given in Removing iSCSI Targets on page 138 On your storage system management station start Navisphere Express on the storage system you are configuring See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI The Manage iSCSI screen opens Click Advanced In the iSCSI Security Advanced screen click Mutual CHAP Configuration In the Mutual CHAP Configuration Advanced screen click Add The Add Mutual CHAP Credentials Advanced screen opens In Step 1 on the screen enter a CHAP username for the storage system In Step 2 on the screen enter a CHAP secret that is not the same as any storage system initiator secret you specified and confirm the secret You can specify the secret in ASCII or hexadecimal characters ASCII secrets must
11. 31 32 SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers Figure 13 shows an SSR212PP2i with up to ten servers Each server has two iSCSI initiators and is connected with Ethernet switches dedicated for iSCSI traffic to the storage system s four iSCSI data ports This represents a secure and highly available SSR212PP2i configuration Server with 2 iSCSI NICs and 1 public NIC Corporate public or private 7 network s Lu A T EE iSCSI traffic Management traffic SSR212PP2i EMC3321 FIGURE 13 Sample IP addresses SSR212PP2i On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant Paths Port Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Continue for up to 10 servers IP address 172 31 1 150 172 31 2 150 172 31 1 151 172 31 2 151 172 31 1 101 172 31 2 101 172 31 1 102 172 31 2 102 172 31 1 103 172 31 2 103 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corpor
12. Emulex website http www emulex com ts docoem framemc htm QLogic website http www qlogic com go emc_approved On this site select EMC in the OEM approved Drivers Firmware list at the bottom of the page The HBA driver is also on the installation CD that ships with the HBA This version may not be the latest supported version Any updates such as hot fixes or service packs to the server s operating system that are required for the HBA driver version you will install For information on any required updates refer to one of the following m Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website m The HBA vendor s website Installing the HBA Driver Install any updates such as hot fixes or service packs to the server s operating system that are required for the HBA driver version you are installing After installing any updates reboot the server Install the driver following the instructions on the HBA vendor s website Reboot the server when the installation program prompts you to reboot If the installation program did not prompt you to reboot then reboot the server when the driver installation is complete Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing PowerPath on the Server PowerPath manages the I O paths between the server and storage system PowerPath also provides I O load balancing You must install PowerPath on each server that you will connect to the st
13. 4 5 6 7 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide wo Sample Switch Information Worksheet A sample switch worksheet section follows It describes one server with two HBAs and one storage system with two SPs Customer Installable Switch 1 Information SP to switch connections Switch port Storage System name SP SP port 0 Storage SPAXorSPB__ FEOXorFE1__ 4 Storage SPA__orSPBX FEOXorFE1__ Switch to server HBA connections Switch port Server name HBA name 1 wlpe5236 AO 2 wlpe5236 AL If you have multiple servers and two switches you must connect the HBAs in each server to matching switch ports that is with two servers HBA a0 in each server connects to port 1 on each switch and HBA a1 in each server connects to port 2 on each switch Figure shows two servers each with two HBAs two switches and a storage system with two SPs Server A Server B H H H H B B B B A A A A a0 al a0 al 3 7 Sg 7 ay 6 2 6 1 5 12 5 0 1 4 0 3 4 Port O Port 1 Port O Port 1 Storage Processor A Storage Processor B Storage System EMC3110 FIGURE 1 HBA and Port Connectivity Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Completing the Switch Information Worksheet On the worksheet for each switch port indicate the SP or HBA port to which the switch port will connect
14. The storage system described in the worksheet has 250 Gbyte disks not 500 Gbyte disks Number Disk Pool Disks to Disk Information Virtual Disk Free Server 1 6or Form Pool Capacity Capacity Space To Be Spare 1 12 Gbytes Name Function Gbytes Gbytes Assigned 1 0 1 2 3 651 vdisk users A N 315 20 PC1234 Vaisk2 users O Z 316 Vadaisks Database Spa re 11 Number 1 6 or spare You must create at least one disk pool for virtual disks You can create up to four RAID 5 disk pools or six RAID 1 0 disk pools numbered 1 6 in a storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 If your system has two SPs you should create at least two disk pools since the software assigns one or more disk pools to each SP that is it assigns disk pool 1 and all its virtual disks to SPA disk pool 2 and all its disks to SP B disk pool 3 and its disks to SP A and disk pool 4 and its disks to SP B If you create only one pool all virtual disks in the storage system will be assigned to SP A Disks to form each pool For each pool specify the numbers of the disks you will include The number of disks in a pool determines its capacity Generally we suggest no more than six the minimum is three for RAID 5 and two for RAID 1 0 pools For maximum use of space on the disks it is recommended that you do not combine
15. and default gateway of the SP you connected to the serial port You recorded these parameters on your Administration Worksheet when you initially installed your SSR212PP Series storage system The software confirms the settings you entered and asks if you want to proceed The entire screen with the information you entered appears similar to the screen shown in Figure 70 4X100 HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Please enter the settings you wish to use IP Address 10 14 17 128 Subnet Mask 290 200 2009 9 Default Gateway 10 14 17 1 You entered the following settings IR AddheSSs er sera er en ae 10 14 17 128 Subnet Mask e anne 299 299 299 0 Default Gateway aises nonek areas aeara 19 14 1741 Enable LAN Service Port with these settings Y n Connected 0 58 45 ANSIW 9600 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo FIGURE 70 Screen Shot Confirm LAN Service Port Configuration STEP 6 If the settings are correct enter y The software displays the following option Automatically enable the LAN Port with these settings in the future STEP 7 Enter y to continue STEP 8 Open a browser or an FTP client software package using the form ftp ipAddress where ipAddress is the SP s IP address for example ftp 10 14 17 128 When the software makes the connection a login window appears 180 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 9 At the login
16. data from the failed disk onto the hot spare so the data is always available In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Hot Spare For details on creating a hot spare use the Navisphere Express Help Center STEP 3 Create one or more disk pools on which to create virtual disks A disk pool is a set of disks all with the same capacity and redundancy on which you create one or more virtual disks A RAID 5 disk pool must include at least three disks and a RAID 1 0 must include at least two disks The storage system supports a maximum of six disk pools In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Disk Pools For details on creating a disk pool use the Navisphere Express Help Center For an SSR212PP2f dual SP storage system you should create at least two disk pools since the software assigns each disk pool you create to an SP as follows disk pool 1 to SP A disk pool 2 to SP B disk pool 3 to SP A and disk pool 4 to SP B All the virtual disks you create on a disk pool are automatically assigned to the same SP as the disk pool so if you create only one disk pool on the storage system all virtual disks on the storage system are assigned to SP A and all data received or sent goes through SP A only The disk modules marked 0 through 3 contain storage system software or reserved space according to their slot assignment Do not move any disk marked 0 through 3 from its assigned slot Remove
17. m One LAN cable per storage system iSCSI port that you will connect to the server or network You can use CAT 5 CAT 5e and CAT 6 LAN cables up to 100 meters to connect the storage system iSCSI ports labeled iSCSI 1000 on each SP to an Ethernet port on a server m One LAN cable per server iSCSI port that you connect to the network You need CAT 5 LAN cables for iSCSI connections to 10 100 LANs or CAT 6 cables for iSCSI connections to 1 gigabit LANs These cables can be up to 100 meters STEP 1 For each iSCSI port on the storage system connect one end of a LAN cable to the iSCSI 0 or iSCSI 1 port on the SP and the other end m directly to a NIC or iSCSI HBA in a server Figure 58 or Figure 59 or to arouter or switch Figure 60 or Figure 61 for network connections STEP 2 For each NIC or iSCSI HBA port on the server connect one end of a network cable CAT 6 for 1 gigabit Ethernet network CAT 5 for 10 100 LAN to the iSCSI port on the NIC or iSCSI HBA and the other end to the network Figure 60 or Figure 61 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide t17 118 LAN Cables iSCSI Data Port EMC3310 FIGURE 58 Connecting SSR212PPi iSCSI Ports Directly to a Server HBA HBA HBA or NIC or NIC or NIC or NIC Server Server iSCSI Data Port EMC3
18. 0 32 18 ANSIW 9600 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo FIGURE 68 Screen Shot Copying the Boot Image For SSR212PP2f or SSR212PPf Fibre Channel systems skip Steps 12 15 and continue with STEP 19 Verify that the operation completed successfully You will see Success as shown in Figure 68 Press Enter to continue The software displays the Toolkit Main Menu Select the Reset Storage Processor option The SP boots using the image you selected It boots 3 times and each boot may take up to 3 minutes Be patient After the SP reboots the amber LED on the SP back panel should be off Start Navisphere Express See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 Select iSCSI from the Manage options then select the port settings for the SP whose image you just restored and press the Apply button From the Manage iSCSI page select Test Enter the IP address of the host NIC HBA and Ping the host to verify connectivity Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 177 178 STEP 19 Disconnect the service serial cable and adapter if present from the SP and the server laptop and store it in a safe place STEP 20 Close your HyperTerminal session You have restored an SP boot image Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Using FTP to Obtain and Store an SP Boot Image This procedure explains how to load and use an SP boot recovery image using FTP File Transfer Prot
19. 255 255 255 m Class B 172 16 0 0 172 31 255 255 m Class C 192 168 0 0 192 168 255 255 Make sure that your assigned addresses do not conflict with other devices on the corporate network Each NIC or HBA in your server requires a unique IP address In a server with multiple NICs HBAs attached directly to the storage system or on a dedicated iSCSI network the initiator ports must be on separate subnets For example an SSR212PP2i storage system directly attached to network interface cards in one or two servers could assign network identifiers as follows Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A 172 31 1 100 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI port 1 subnet iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B 172 31 2 100 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI port iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 2 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Subnet mask The subnet mask for the LAN subnet to which the iSCSI data port is connected Gateway The default gateway address for the LAN to which the iSCSI data port is connected If you do not have a gateway set the field to 0 0 0 0 do not leave the field blank Initiator iSCSI Data Ports An SSR212PPi single storage processor storage system supports as many as 10 initiators an SSR212PP2i dual storage processor storage system can support 20 initiators Record the following initiator information for as many as 20 initiators in the C section on the Administration Worksheet
20. 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m You can easily migrate this low cost storage for four servers to a switched environment The dedicated iSCSI path ensures maximum throughput from host to storage system m Takes maximum advantage of the SSR212PP2i connectivity capabilities The dedicated paths provide inherent security Disadvantages m Since there is only one path to the SSR212PP2i from each server this configuration provides no failover or load balancing capabilities SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Single Initiator Servers Figure 10 shows an SSR212PPi with up to ten servers Each server has a single iSCSI initiator and is connected with a single Ethernet switch dedicated for iSCSI traffic to the storage system s iSCSI data ports Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Server with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC Corporate a eu EERE p Management Traffic iSCSI traffic SSR212PPi aa og EMC3316 FIGURE 10 Sample IP addresses SSR212PPi Single SP Connected to a Dedicated Network Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 1 151 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1
21. 6 shows two servers each with an iSCSI initiator directly cabled to an iSCSI data port on the SSR212PPi Servers with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC Corporate public or private network S iSCSI traffic iSCSI traffic Management traffic DAS iSCSI and public LAN SSR212PPi EMC3312 FIGURE 6 SSR212PPi Single SP Directly Connected to Two Servers Sample IP Addresses Port IP address Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 1 151 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 1 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m You can easily migrate this low cost storage for two servers to a switched environment m The dedicated iSCSI path ensures maximum throughput from the host to the storage system m Since two servers can connect to the storage system this configuration takes advantage of the SSR212PPi s port connectivity capabilities m The dedicated paths provide inherent security Disadvantages m One storage processor does not allow for failover in case of SP failure A single path from each server prohibits failover or load balancing SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to One Server Figure 7 shows one server with four iSCSI initiators directl
22. Default gateway address for the LAN to which the storage system management port is connected Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 107 108 STEP 5 For each iSCSI data port on each SP that you will use set the following port paramters where X is the storage system SP A or B and Y is the SP s data port number 0 or 1 SP X Port Y IP ADDRESS IP address for the iSCSI data port SP X Port Y Subnet Mask Subnet mask associated with the LAN to which the iSCSI data port will connect SP X Port Y Direct Attach Gateway address of 0 0 0 0 that you cannot change Set this parameter only if the iSCSI data port will connect directly to the server and not through a LAN SP X Port Y Gateway Default gateway address for the LAN to which the iSCSI data port will connect STEP 6 Enter the name you want for the storage system it cannot exceed 32 characters STEP 7 Using the information from the completed worksheet in the Storage System Management Ports section of Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 follow the instructions on the screen to set the following management user account settings for the storage system User name Username for the management port A valid username must start with a letter can contain only letters and numbers cannot exceed 32 characters and is case sensitive For exampleblindmices is a valid username and is different from BLINDMICE3 Password Password
23. DiscoveryAddres 127 0 0 2 Storage Systeml SPB Username betty Password bienvenue or DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 1 Storage Systeml SPA DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 2 Storage Systeml SPB DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 3 Storage System2 SPA DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 4 Storage System2 SPB Username john Password welcome DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 5 Storage System3 SPA DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 6 Storage System3 SPB Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 3 STEP 4 Username betty Password bienvenue When you have configured advanced CHAP for each NIC initiator in the server you have completed the setup and enabling of advanced security on the server and storage system Restart the iSCSI service etc init d iscsi stop etc init d iscsi start Run the Navisphere Server Utility to update the storage system with the server information See Procedure 30 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on page 165 Adding NIC or iSCSI HBA Initiators to the CHAP Configuration STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 If the storage system is already configured for advanced CHAP with a unique secret for each NIC or iSCSI HBA initiator and you are either adding a new server to the storage system or a new NIC or iSCSI HBA to a server already connected to the storage system you need to add the NIC or iSCSI HBA initiator information to the storage system s CHAP configuration If
24. FIGURE 31 Plugging in the Power Cord STEP 5 If power is not on press the power button to begin powerup and verify that the power supply fault indicator light does not go on Figure 32 84 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Power Supply B Fault LED Power Supply A Fault LED las PS B On a PSAOn A FE al SE X Q O SP B Boot Fault LED Al Power pa Button SP A Boot Fault LED EMC3272 F FIGURE 32 Power button and Indicators for an SSR212PPf with Two Power Supplies Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 85 86 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing a Disk Module This procedure describes how to install a disk module in an SSR212PP Series storage system For greater clarity the illustrations in this document show the storage system chassis independent of a cabinet or deskside mounting hardware Handling Disk Modules Disk modules are extremely sensitive electronic components Always handle a disk module gently and observe the following guidelines m Whenever possible or practical replace a disk module with another of the same model Refer to the SSR212PP support website for a list of approved disk replacements Follow the instructions in the section on handling FRUs in this document m Disk modules are sensitive to the extreme t
25. Insert the key that shipped with your storage system into the bezel lock and turn it to release the lock Figure 33 b Press the two latch buttons on the bezel surface toward each other to release the bezel from the cabinet Figure 33 c Pull the bezel off the cabinet and put it on a clean static free surface SAB2937 FIGURE 33 Unlocking and Removing the Front Bezel Locate the slot where you want to install the disk module and remove the filler module Figure 34 EMC2810 FIGURE 34 Removing a Disk Filler Module Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 4 Install the disk module A CAUTION The disk module you install must have a green handle Do not install a disk module with a blue grey or dark metallic grey handle If you are installing multiple disk modules in a storage system that is powered up wait at least 10 seconds before sliding the next disk module into position Align the replacement module with the guides in the slot b Gently push the module completely into the slot and ensure that the module seats completely by pushing in on the disk label as you engage the latch Figure 35 The disk module Active light flashes to indicate the disk spin up sequence Push Here EMC2812 FIGURE 35 Installing a Disk Module STEP 5 Install and lock the front bezel a Align the bezel with the storage system Figure 36 b Gently push the bezel into pl
26. LANG ocale_ID utf8 or setenv LANG locale_ID utf8 where locale_ID is defined in Table 2 If you set the LANG variable to unsupported locale ID PowerPath continues the installation in English TABLE2 Language Locale ID EU UET Locale ID Chinese simplified zh_CN utf8 English En_US utf8 French fr_FR utf8 German de_DE utf8 Italian it_IT utf8 Japanese ja_JP utf8 Korean ko_KR utf8 Portuguese Brazliian pt_BR utf8 Spanish Latin American es_ES utf8 STEP 6 Insert the PowerPath CD into the server s CD drive STEP 7 Create the directory cdrom as the mount point for the CD mkdir cdrom STEP 8 Mount the PowerPath CD on cdrom romount o ro dev cdrom cdromm Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 67 68 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 STEP 13 STEP 14 Change to the LINUX directory for your kernel and revision of PowerPath that you are installing For example m Fora Red Hat 2 4 kernel and PowerPath 4 3 4 cd cdrom LINUX 2 4 pp4 3 4 rhel m Fora Red Hat 2 6 kernel and PowerPath 4 5 cd cdrom LINUX 2 6 pp4 5 rhel m Fora SuSE 2 4 kernel and PowerPath 4 3 4 cd cdrom LINUX 2 4 pp4 3 4 sles m Fora SuSE 2 6 kernel and PowerPath 4 5 cd cdrom LINUX 2 6 pp4 5 sles Install PowerPath rpm ivh EMCpower LINUX version build package where version build and package are the version number build number and package name of PowerPath on the CD You have co
27. PowerPath powermt config ii Verify that PowerPath sees all the paths to the virtual disks with the PowerPath command powermt display dev all class clariion Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 135 136 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Setting up CHAP Security for iSCSI Storage Systems Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP is a method of authenticating iSCSI users The iSCSI storage system can use CHAP to authenticate initiators and initiators can likewise authenticate targets such as the storage system A CAUTION If you do not configure CHAP security for the storage system any host connected to the same IP network as the storage system iSCSI ports can read from and write to the storage system If the storage system is on a private network you can choose not to use CHAP security If the storage system is on a public network we strongly recommend that you use CHAP security If you want to use CHAP security you should set up and enable it on the storage system before preparing virtual disks to receive data If you prepare disks to receive data before you set up and enable CHAP security you lose visibility to the disks CHAP has two variants Initiator CHAP sets up accounts that iSCSI initiators use to connect to targets The target authenticates the initiator Initiator CHAP is the primary CHAP authentication method Navisphere Express provides Basic and Advanced initiat
28. Summary View the System Type option If x86 displays you have a 32 bit system If IA64 displays you have a 64 bit system Alternatively double click the platform specific exe icon in the appropriate directory on the CD Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 63 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 A STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 In the Choose Language Setup window select the language you want for this installation and click OK PowerPath installer is available in Brazilian Portuguese English French German Italian Korean Japanese Latin American Spanish and simplified Chinese In the setup wizard Welcome window click Next In the SSR212PP Series window select Yes and click Next Enter your name and organization and click Next In the Custom Setup dialog box select Next you cannot connect any third party storage systems to the server CAUTION If you want to specify another directory do not specify the Windows System directory for your system specified by the SYSTEMROOT environmental variable PowerPath will not function correctly if it is installed in this directory In the Ready to Install the Program dialog box click Install In the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box click Finish When the setup wizard asks whether you want to reboot the host click Yes When PowerPath is installed the following PowerPath Administrator icon appears on the Windows taskbar D In
29. Windows Installation and Administrator s Guide on the SSR212PP support website STEP 1 Insert the PowerPathor PowerPath iSCSI installation CD in the server s CD drive STEP 2 If autoplay is enabled on your server start the installation as follows a When the Getting Started page appears click the appropriate link in the Installation section for the server s operating system b Select Run this program from its current location or similar message depending on your browser and click OK You can install the software from the Installation section by clicking the appropriate link for your operating system STEP 3 If autoplay is not enabled on the server start the installation as follows a On the Windows taskbar select Start Run b Inthe Run window enter the name of the appropriate installation program below and click OK e For 32 bit Windows Server 2003 d 2003 EMCPP W2003_32 x y z GA exe e For 64 bit Windows Server 2003 d 2003 EMCPP W2003 64 x y z GA exe where d is the CD drive letter and x y z is the revision of PowerPath on the CD Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 74 If you do not know whether your Windows 2003 Server is 32 bit or 64 bit right click on My Computer and select Manage Select System Information System Summary View the System Type option If x86 displays you have a 32 bit system If IA64 or AMD6 4 displays you have a 64 bit system Alternatively double click the platform specifi
30. are the version number and the build number of the Navisphere Server Utility on the CD for example 6 17 1 1 27 1 and platform is your Linux platform number for example i386 ia64 or x86 64 For a SuSE ia64 system use t rpm i naviserverutil_suse version build platform rpm If you are upgrading the utility on the server use u in place of i The installation process adds a line to the etc rc d rc local file that starts the server utility on reboot provided root has execute permission for the etc rc d rc local file Remove the CD from the server s CD drive Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Unpacking the SSR212PP Series Storage System A CAUTION The equipment is heavy and should be installed into a rack by two people To avoid personal injury and or damage to the equipment do not attempt to lift and install the unit into a rack without a mechanical lift and or help from another person STEP 1 Unpack the storage system as shown on the shipping carton A CAUTION The disks in slots marked 0 2 SSR212PPf single SP storage system and slots marked 0 3 SSR212PP2f dual SP storage system are preloaded with storage system software according to their slot assignment before shipment Do not move a preloaded disk from its assigned slot to another slot Doing so causes the storage system to function improperly Remove a preloaded disk only to replace it EMC2794a
31. can access Note the pseudo name for each set of sd devices listed A pseudo name represent a group of paths to a virtual disk an sd device represents only one path Specifying the pseudo name provides path load balancing and failover which specifying an sd drive does not Be sure to use the pseudo name in the following steps to partition the virtual disk and create and mount a file system on the virtual disk STEP 2 For each virtual disk a On the server enter fdisk dev device_name where device_name is the pseudo device name for the virtual disk For example fdisk dev emcpowera b From the main fdisk menu type n and press ENTER to add a new partition c Type tand press ENTER to change a partition s system ID d Type L and press enter for a list of hex codes for system IDs Linux is type 83 Linux swap is type 82 e Type p and press ENTER to print the partition table so you can verify that the selections look correct STEP 3 Type w and press ENTER to write the table to disk and exit fdisk STEP 4 If you want to display the partition numbers created after Linux recognizes them view the file proc partitions STEP 5 Create a file system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 155 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 156 mkfs dev device_namepartition_number where device_name is the pseudo device name for the virtual disk and partition_number is the partition number For example e Foran ext2 file sys
32. consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 characters Hexadecimal secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 pairs of data 24 to 32 characters If you specify the CHAP secret using hexadecimal characters you must select CHAP Secret Specified in Hex In Step 3 on the screen click Apply to add the CHAP credential and return to the Mutual CHAP Configuration Advanced screen Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 141 STEP 10 STEP 11 Click View mutual CHAP credentials and confirm that the new CHAP entry exists Enable advanced CHAP on the storage system a Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI to open the Manage iSCSI screen b Under Security click Advanced c Inthe iSCSI Security Advanced screen click Enable Configuring Basic Chap on a Windows Server with NICs 142 A CAUTION STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 CHAP security must be enabled on the storage systembefore using the Configure iSCSI connections on the Server Utility After entering CHAP data on the target you must enter the same data on each NIC initiator you log on to On each initiator you enter the initiator CHAP user account data username and secret that the initiator sends to the target for authentication For basic initiator CHAP this data is the initiator username and secret that you entered on the target When the initiator sends this data the target compares it with a
33. disks 0 through 3 the operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks Part of the space on the operating system disks is preloaded with system data and as a result is not available for your data If you combine operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks each of the other disks loses space for data equal to the system data space on an operating system disk If you have disks of differing capacities for example 250 and 500 Gbyte always use disks of the same capacity when creating a disk pool If the disks have different capacities the software will format each disk at the smaller of the two disk sizes wasting more than 200 Gbytes of potential storage on each larger disk When you create disk pools consider making one disk a hot spare A hot spare allows your system to continue running with its normal performance and retain its redundancy if a disk fails However because a hot spare is reserved as a replacement disk it cannot be used as a virtual disk You may not want to devote an entire disk to maintaining redundancy after a disk failure If you create disk pools that use all the storage system disks no space will remain for a hot spare Later if you need to create a hot spare you must delete all the virtual disks in the disk pool delete the pool create a new pool and then create the hot spare and new virtual disks on the new pool Always use a disk with the largest capacity as a hot spare You can make any d
34. eesaews ix Listot Tabl S 250 404 2000 nes sae dtncaseeear er wieese basis Se ewattdeaws xi Prelate caiceveien peudeiend cent cease deeriabnabtare ss chet einer xiii About this Manual 0000 ett xiii Additional Information and Software 22 00 eee xiii Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration 000seeeee 1 Storage System Management Ports 00000 cece cnet eee 2 Fibre Channel Switch Information 00 ccc tenes 3 Storage System Disk Information 0 0 000 ccc ete 6 Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System 000 e eee eee eee 9 TEMINY ed 52422 eh eteate Rees as Ran a eS Fu A eed at oad deeds Feeds 9 Before Vou STAR Sik see canna es ee errand 10 The Installation Procedure 0 2 0 cece nee 11 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration 0c eee eee eee 15 Introduction fend enae sa te ee Dee aw Rew Paw wie Fiala coco doe elated Od Whale a 16 iSCSI Configuration RUES yede reaa e Saniga aaa tte 18 Administration Worksheet 0 00 ccc tenets 20 Sample SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi Configurations 00 0 cee eee 23 Storage System Disk Information 0 000 ccc ct a 40 What is Microsoft ISNS 1 2 0 0 cette eens 43 ISNS Server Worksheet caiat 2 deeded ann eee dee na eee eo eed 45 What iS CHAP acc jets ae Batts ne aes Gan oe eae es a TEE 46 iSCSI CHAP Authentication Worksheets n sanaaa 00 cect tees 47 Ins
35. iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Continue for up to 10 servers IP address 172 31 1 150 172 31 1 151 172 31 1 152 172 31 1 153 172 31 1 101 172 31 1 102 172 31 1 103 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 The above addresses are not valid for a Linux environment in which each SP port must be on a different subnet A Linux host in this configuration could log in to ports on SPA or SP B but not both Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m Low cost storage for up to ten servers Connection to multiple servers maximizes use of the storage system s capabilities m Using a dedicated iSCSI LAN avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risks m This configuration provides failover capabilities in the event of a storage processor failure m Using two storage processors improves overall storage system performance Disadvantages This configuration has limited failover capability since the single initiator and single switch provide only one path from a server to the iSCSI Ethernet switch Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide
36. ii Exit the utility by typing e If you entered an SP IP address for the first time or changed an SP IP address the utility reboots the storage system and the SP Boot Fault light on the back of each SP starts blinking Figure 51 on page 118 or Figure 52 on page 118 The reboot takes several minutes to complete When it is completed the SP Boot Fault light on each SP stops blinking and remains off Changing the Management Network and Account Settings 106 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Shut down the storage system See Procedure 20 Shutting the Storage System Down on page 111 Reset the storage system At least one minute after the storage system shuts down press the power button hold it down for at least four seconds and then release it When the start up is complete the storage system is uninitialized You must rerun the Navisphere Initialization Utility to reset the management network parameters and the user account settings Rerun the Navisphere Initialization Utility to set the parameters Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Running Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a iSCSI Configuration STEP 1 Start the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility Ona Windows host click Start gt Programs EMC gt Navisphere gt Navisphere Storage System Initialization Ona Linux host enter cd opt Navisphere bin naviinittoolcli STEP 2 Read the licens
37. is enabled by default you must run the Server Utility as described below and then start Navisphere Express and verify your HBA registration Running the Navisphere Server Utility on a Windows Server STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 You need to run the Server Utility only if you disabled the Registration Service during the installation of the utility it is enabled by default Run the Navisphere Server Utility by clicking Start Programs gt EMC gt Navisphere gt Navisphere Server Utility If the Server Utility does not discover the storage system the storage system may still be rebooting When the reboot is complete the SP Boot Fault light on the back of each SP is off and not blinking If the reboot is complete try running the utility again Select your language if prompted for it In the Navisphere Server Utility dialog box select Register this server to all connected storage systems The utility automatically scans for all connected SSR212PP Series storage systems and lists them under Connected Storage Systems Locate the WWN of the HBA you just installed The HBA should appear once for every SP port it is connected to If the utility is already running it does not automatically perform a scan and you must click Rescan Click Next to register the server with the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 127 STEP 5 To each storage system the utility sends the server s na
38. it will not work Be sure to use the unique serial cable that came with the UPS STEP 1 Plug one end of the UPS serial cable into the serial port on the UPS Figure 43 STEP 2 Plug the free end of the UPS serial cable into the UPS connector labeled with a battery icon on SP A Figure 43 UPS Er Gaac UPS Serial cable Power Cords 16 aaa EMC3264 FIGURE 43 Connecting the UPS Serial Cable to an SSR212PP2f or SSR212PP2i Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 95 STEP 3 Plug a storage system power cord into the power connector power supply in the storage system Figure 44 C9 ee UPS hee Te ooa lt lt UPS Serial cable S7 7a7a H 0000 ER Power Cords EMC3264 FIGURE 44 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PP2f or SSR212PP2i STEP 4 Secure each power cord with the retention bail at the connector Figure 45 The retention bail prevents the power cord from pulling out of the connector and cau
39. management and storage networks are separate The management station is used to configure both the iSNS servers and the storage system using Navisphere Express The iSNS servers are also connected to the storage network so that the clients may query them for target information The storage system uses either the storage or the management network to register its targets ports with the iSNS servers Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 43 44 Management station Management network Target ISNS m Primary Clients initiators Target registration EMC3165 Storage networks FIGURE 19 Sample iSNS Storage Configuration The storage system actively communicates with only one iSNS server at a time the primary server You can add additional servers to act as backup secondary servers Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 iSNS Server Worksheet Enter the public IP address and name of your network s primary iSNS server and secondary backup iSNS server if you have one Note that the public IP address is not related to the server s iSCSI port addresses TaBLE1 iSNS Server Worksheet Server type IP address Server name Primary iSNS server Secondary iSNS server Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 45 What is CHAP 46 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP is an optional iSCSI authentication meth
40. name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No___ Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes__No_ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name The initiator name is a predefined name that usually begins with iqn for iSCSI Qualified Name You can determine the name by running the SANSurfer utility shipped with QLogic HBAs or the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator for Ethernet NICs The Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator is available on the Microsoft website Use initiator name as system CHAP username If you want to use the initiator name as the CHAP username check the Use Initiator Name as System CHAP Username box If you want to create a new username leave the box blank CHAP username The CHAP username is a name that you assign for one user or for all users that connect to the storage system iSCSI port Either you can use the same name as the initiator name or you can create a new name If you use the same name as the initiator name you are guaranteed to have a unique name If you create a new friendly username that name might not be unique unless you are on a private network and create a unique name for the network Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 CHAP secret password For ASCII the valid range is 12 to 16 printable characters For hexadecimal hex the valid range is 24 to 32 hexadecimal characters displayed in pairs If you wa
41. performance and retain its redundancy if a disk fails However because a hot spare is reserved as a replacement disk it cannot be used as a virtual disk You may not want to devote an entire disk to maintaining redundancy after a disk failure If you create disk pools that use all the storage system disks no space will remain for a hot spare Later if you need to create a hot spare you must delete all the virtual disks in the disk pool delete the pool create a new pool and then create the hot spare and new virtual disks on the new pool Always use a disk with the largest capacity as a hot spare You can make any disk other than 0 1 2 or 3 a hot spare If you decide to use a hot spare write Spare in the appropriate row in column and the disk number in column 2 If you want to create disk snapshots that is capture point in time images of a virtual disk then you must reserve disk space for snapshot disk resources The snapshot resource uses this space transparently for snapshot operations but the space must be available and not allocated to any virtual disk The snapshot resource requires a maximum of 20 percent of each virtual disk whose point in time images you will capture allocated in 10 Gbyte blocks For example if you will take snapshots of a 290 Gbyte virtual disk leave 60 Gbytes of disk space unused Twenty percent of 290 is 58 but space is given in 10 Gbyte blocks therefore you must reserve 60 Gbytes From Disk 0 thro
42. port on each SP For configurations utilizing Fibre Channel switches e For single SP systems connect either FE port on SP A to one switch and either FE port on SP B to another switch port Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 113 e For dual SP systems connect either FE port on SP A to one switch and either FE port on SP B to another switch port Customer installable switches are easily configured and some are preconfigured to use ports 0 and 4 only for SP connections and ports 1 3 and 5 15 only for HBA connections With switches set up in such hard zones you can connect FE 0 or FE 1 to ports 0 and 4 only and connect HBAs only to ports 1 3 and 5 15 STEP 1 For each FE port that you want to connect to an HBA connector a Remove the protective covers from the FE connector on the SP and from one end of the optical cable and plug the cable into the FE connector b Remove the protective covers from the optical connector on the HBA and from the free end of the optical cable and plug the cable into the HBA connector Figure 54 or Figure 55 STEP 2 For each FE port that you want to connect to the switch a Remove the protective cover from the optical connector on the switch port that you will use and from one end of the optical cable and plug the cable into the switch port Figure 54 or Figure 55 b Remove the protective covers from the FE connector on the SP and from the free end of the optical cable and p
43. power supplies memory cards and power supplies storage processor SP disk pool virtual disk CHAP ISNS A printed circuit board with processors memory modules and control logic that manages the I O between the server and the disk modules A set of disks with the same capacity and RAID type on which you create one of more virtual disks A grouping of physical disk partitions into one span of disk storage space Each virtual disk you create is distributed equally across the disks in the disk pool A virtual disk looks like an individual disk to the server s operating system Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol An optional security mechanism to control access to an iSCSI storage system over the iSCSI data ports Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service iSNS provides automated discovery management and configuration of iSCSI devices An SSR212PPi storage system has one SP so it is called a single SP system An SSR212PP2i storage system has two SPs so it is called a dual SP system 52 d Review Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website to confirm that the following are supported m The server hardware that will access the storage system m The operating system version running on the server hardware L Complete the configuration planning worksheets in Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 L For a new storage system installatio
44. support other configurations CAUTION The number and complexity of supported configurations is constantly growing The rules and examples shown in this document are a subset of those in the more complete current and detailed Tested Hardware and OS List THOL document the SSR212PP support website Login Limitations Initiator software Supported logins MIcrosoft iSCSI initiator 1 login per server to each SP data port QLogic SANsurfer 1 login per HBA to each SP data port Supported Network Devices m SSR212PP Series storage systems support industry standard switches and routers m Initiators can connect to target iSCSI storage systems using a Layer 2 switched or Layer 3 routed network m VLANs and or VPNs in the network should be transparent to the storage system and are supported as long as the network quality is adequate Supported Server Devices m You can attach an SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system to Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 servers that run the native iSCSI Microsoft certified driver for NICs Supported devices include both onboard NICs in Microsoft certified servers and Microsoft certified PCI based NICs m You can attach an SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system to Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Linux servers that use QLogic QLA4010 HBAs and drivers m You can attach an SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system to qualified Linux servers that u
45. up CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol authentication for both the initiator and the target For CHAP authentication you specify a username and password called a secret that any initiator must use to connect to the target through the iSCSI ports the target authenticates Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 the initiators To increase the level of security you can also set up mutual CHAP authentication where initiators authenticate targets thereby ensuring that the correct initiators are connecting to the correct targets Planning worksheets For each storage system that you will configure complete a copy of the enclosed worksheets and store it in a safe location While working with this document and planning your configuration refer to the Tested Hardware and OS List THOL document the SSR212PP support website for storage system configuration rules and sample configurations CAUTION All of your security efforts will be nullified if you leave any completed worksheets in public places Store them in a secure place Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 17 iSCSI Configuration Rules A Refer to this section as you plan your iSCSI environment with your network administrator It provides minimal guidelines for configuring initiator servers and target storage systems in IP networks that use the iSCSI protocol It is recommended to use discrete networks dedicated to iSCSI data traffic but
46. value of the Ipfc_nodev_tmo parameter to 10 options Ipfc Ipfce_nodev_tmo 10 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 65 66 vi Run ls I boot and look at the line with initrd gt to determine which initrd file is used Run uname r to display the kernel version Enter sbin mkinitrd f v initrd kernel where initrd is the configuration identified by Is I boot and kernel is the kernel version displayed by uname r If you are using SuSE Linux i iii iv Verify that the HBA driver is always loaded after the internal SCSI adapter driver as specified by the etc sysconfig kernel file For example in the following file driverModule the HBA driver module for accessing the storage system is always loaded after all internal SCSI drivers are loaded INTINRD_MODULES scsi_mod sd_mod cciss reiserfs driverModule When loading HBA drivers into the ramdisk make sure that the HBA module name used in etc sysconfig kernel is the same as that used in the etc modules conf file Enable the following parameters in etc modules conf max_scsi_luns scsi_allow_ghost_devices You must enable the last parameter so that you do not have to recompile the kernel to properly connect a Linux host to the storage system For example in the following modules conf file the max_scsi_luns and scsi_allow_ghost_devices parameters are enabled alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias scsi_hostadapter1 driverModule alias scsi_host
47. 1 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Linux Server with NICs 152 A STEP 1 STEP 2 CAUTION CHAP security must be enabled on the storage systembefore using the Configure iSCSI connections on the Server Utility After entering CHAP data on the target you must enter the same data for the NIC initiators Open the etc iscsi conf file on your server with vi or another editor For each NIC initiator in the server enter the initiator CHAP user account data username and secret that the initiator sends to the target for authentication This data is one of the initiator usernames and secrets that you entered on the target When the initiator sends this data the target compares it with an account database and authenticates the initiator The following example in the Authentication Settings section of the iscsi conf file shows advanced CHAP Username john Password welcome or OutgoingUsername john OutgoingPassword welcome The following example in the Authentication Settings section of the iscsi conf file shows advanced CHAP which lets you set different usernames and secrets for each host initiator The first part shows one storage system each SP has a different username and password The second part shows three storage systems two use one username and password and the third uses a different username and password DiscoveryAddres 127 0 0 1 Storage Systeml SPA Username john Password welcome
48. 151 172 31 1 101 172 31 2 101 172 31 1 102 172 31 2 102 172 31 1 103 172 31 2 103 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advantages Low cost storage for up to ten servers Connection to multiple servers maximizes the use of the storage system s capabilities The use of dedicated iSCSI LANs avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risk This configuration offers the best overall failover capabilities to withstand storage processor switch initiator or cable failures Using two storage processors improves overall storage system performance Disadvantages Duplicate hardware raises configuration costs Redundancy increases hardware configuration and setup complexity Reduced access for remote management To perform management tasks you must be connected to a host on the private network SSR212PP2i SSR212PPi Connected to a Shared Public iSCSI Network Figure 18 shows SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi storage systems with up to ten servers Each server has a single iSCSI NIC connected with an Ethernet switch shared for both corporate LAN and iSCSI traffic to the storage system s iSCSI data and management ports 38 Intel Storage S
49. 172 31 1 102 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 3 172 31 1 103 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Continue for up to 10 servers Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m Low cost storage for up to ten servers m Adding NICs or iSCSI HBAs to the configuration increases throughput Connection to multiple servers maximizes use of the storage system s capabilities m A dedicated iSCSI LAN avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risks Disadvantages m No storage processor failover capability SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers Figure 11 shows an SSR212PPi with up to ten servers Each server has two iSCSI initiators and is connected with Ethernet switches dedicated for iSCSI traffic to the storage system s iSCSI data ports Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 29 30 Servers with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC Corporate public or private network ao ao g g Ep eee Management traffic iSCSI traffic SSR212PPi EMC3317 FIGURE 11 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant Paths Sample IP addresses Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 2 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 1
50. 309 FIGURE 59 Connecting SSR212PP2i iSCSI ports Directly to a Server Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 ep Switch Router KS eg LAN Cables HBA HBA or NIC or NIC iSCSI Data Port EMC3326 FIGURE 60 Figure 36 Connecting the SSR212PPi and Server iSCSI Ports to a LAN Switch Router S LAN Cables i HBA HBA or NIC or NIC or NIC or NIC Server Server iSCSI Data Port EMC3257 FIGURE 61 aus 37 Connecting the SSR212PP2i and Server iSCSI Ports to a A Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 119 Configuring iSCSI Initiators for Linux or Windows Configurations without iSNS 120 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 If you are using Windows with iSNS this section is not for you Instead go to Configuring the iSNS Client on the Storage System on page 124 Before an iSCSI initiator can send data to or receive data from the storage system you must configure the network parameters for the NIC orHBA iSCSI initiators to connect with the storage system SP iSCSI targets If the storage system already has NIC orHBA iSCSI initiators to connect with the storage system SP iSCSI targets Configuring Windows NIC Initiato
51. 63 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Connections to display the Manage Connections page Verify that the SP Port status is Active for each HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA connected to the storage system m Ifthe status is Active unregistered register the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA with the storage system by running the Navisphere Server Utility m Ifthe status is Inactive either the physical connection between the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA and the storage system is faulty or the storage system is not powered up Go the Troubleshoot section on theSSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Configuring a New Storage System Read this section if you are configuring a new storage system A new storage system is one that was not already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure Before You Start You need the completed storage system disk information worksheet from Procedure 1 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration on page 1 or Procedure 4 Installing an iSCSI Storage System on page 51 STEP 1 Start up Navisphere Express See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 STEP 2 Create a hot spare A hot spare is a single global spare disk that serves as a temporary replacement for any failed disk in the storage system The storage system automatically reconstructs
52. CHAP credentials are configured for the entire storage system and are required for CHAP security On your storage system management station start Navisphere Express on the storage system that you are configuring See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI to open the Manage iSCSI screen To set basic security click Basic In the iSCSI Security Basic screen click Initiator CHAP Configuration In the Initiator CHAP Configuration Basic screen click Add The Add Initiator CHAP Credentials Basic screen opens In Step 1 on the screen enter a CHAP username This name must match the username for the server s iSCSI initiators In Step 2 on the screen enter and confirm a CHAP secret You will enter this secret on the server later You can specify the secret in ASCII or hexadecimal characters ASCII secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 characters Hexadecimal secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 pairs of data 24 to 32 characters If you specify the CHAP secret using hexadecimal characters you must select CHAP Secret Specified In Hex In Step 3 on the screen click Apply to add the CHAP credential and return to the Add Initiator CHAP Credentials Basic screen Click View all initiator CHAP credentials and confirm that the new CHAP entry exists Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 139 STEP 10
53. FR EMC3296 FIGURE 38 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PPf or SSR212PPi with Two Power Supplies STEP 2 For each power supply in the storage system secure the power cord with the retention bail at the connector Figure 39 The retention bail prevents the power cord from pulling out of the connector and causing the storage system to power down unexpectedly EMC3265 FIGURE 39 Securing the Power Cord with a Retention Bail 92 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 3 For each power supply in the storage system plug the storage system power cord into the AC power source in the cabinet power distribution unit or other source Figure 37 or Figure 38 The power supply on light turns on indicating that the power supply is connected to an active AC power source STEP 4 Ifthe storage system will be connected to the server through a switch plug one end of the switch power cord to the power connector on the switch and the other end into an AC power source as described in the documentation that shipped with the switch STEP 5 Press the storage system power on off button to initiate powerup Figure 40 or Figure 41 A CAUTION Press the power button only briefly to power up the storage system Pressing the power button for more than four seconds while the storage system powers up may affect initialization parameters The green power lights LEDs on the front and back
54. HAP authentication is enabled on the target a CHAP login pop up displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the initiator Click OK If you have previously logged in to this target the CHAP login window may not display STEP 9 Repeat STEP 8 for each target you want to login to STEP 10 Click Next The server registration window opens and lists all connected storage systems STEP 11 In the server registration window click Next to send the updated information to the storage system A success message displays STEP 12 Click Finish to close the wizard Configuring Linux NIC Initiators to Connect to iSCSI Targets Each server connected to an iSCSI storage system must have a unique iSCSI initiator name for its iSCSI NICs To determine a server s iSCSI initiator name for its NICs use more cat etc initiatorname iscsi Ifmultiple servers connected to the storage system have the same iSCSI initiator name contact your Linux provider for help on making the names unique Use the iSCSI driver bundled with the Linux kernel to configure the network parameters for each NIC that needs access to the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 121 A CAUTION The Linux iSCSI driver gives the same name to all NICs in a server This name identifies the server not the indiv
55. Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website Two separate network subnets one for the storage system iSCSI ports and one for the management ports The storage system iSCSI ports must connect to an Ethernet NIC or iSCSI HBA The storage system management ports can connect to either a 10 100 or 1 gigabit Ethernet LAN A 1 gigabit Ethernet LAN is recommended for best performance The following cables which may already be connected for a configuration with an existing storage system or server e ACATS CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable 100 meters maximum for each iSCSI port that you will use on the storage system It is recommended to use CAT 6 cables for best performance e Network cables as needed for the hosts A method for writing data to a virtual disk on the storage system to test the path from a new HBA to the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 53 The Installation Procedure STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 54 Install the NICs or iSCSI HBAs in the server See Procedure 7 Installing NICs or iSCSI HBAs in the Server on page 63 Install PowerPath on the server m Ifthe server is running Windows 2003 Server ypu must install PowerPath iSCI using Procedure 8 Installing PowerPath iSCI for Windows 2003 Server on page 71 m Otherwise follow Procedure 7 Installing PowerPath on the Server on page 63 to install the fully featured PowerPath ap
56. NTINUOUS DISCOVERY SETTINGS uncomment Continuous yes Under iSCSI OPERATIONAL PARAMETER SETTINGS uncomment InitialR2T yes ImmediateData yes Any other changes to the non CHAP part of the configuration file are not supported STEP 3 After you edit the configuration file start the iSCSI service etc init d iscsi start 122 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 To stop the iSCSI service enter etc init d iscsi stop STEP 4 Set the run levels for the iSCSI service to start automatically on reboot and shutdown m For Red Hat chkconfig level 345 iscsi on For SuSE chkconfig s iscsi 345 chkconfig s iscsi on Configuring HBA initiators to connect to iSCSI targets Use the QLogic SANsurfer software to configure the network parameters for each QLogic iSCSI HBA that needs to access the storage system A CAUTION You must not use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator to control the QLogic iSCSI HBAs STEP 1 Open QLogic SANsurfer as described in the QLogic documentation STEP 2 For each iSCSI connection to the storage system a If multiple HBAs are listed in the first column under the server s name select the HBA to be configured b Click the Target Settings tab c On the Target Settings page click the green plus sign and enter the IP address for the iSCSI port on your storage system and then click OK This address is the IP address of the iSCSI data port from Section B on th
57. Port Name This field is not mandatory but you might find it useful to have a self determined identifier especially in configurations with multiple iSCSI ports for example srvr1NIC3prt0 IP Address for iSCSI Initiator Port The network IP Internet Protocol address of the initiator port See the addressing recommendations in IP address on page 20 The initiator port addresses are not the related to the public IP address of the server in which initiator ports reside Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 21 22 Subnet Mask for iSCSI Initiator Port The subnet mask for the LAN to which the initiator port is connected Default Gateway for iSCSI Initiator Port The default gateway address for the LAN to which the initiator port is connected This parameter does not apply to a system with a direct connection Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Sample SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi Configurations The following examples show viable iSCSI configurations in order of increasing complexity Use them to design your own iSCSI environment For example you need to determine whether you want to connect your iSCSI storage system directly to a server set up a dedicated iSCSI LAN for the storage system and its iSCSI initiators a recommended simple configuration or include the iSCSI storage system in a shared configuration that requires more network expertise and potentially complex Challenge Handshake Authentication Pro
58. R212PP User Guide 1 Storage System Management Ports The storage system can have two management ports one per storage processor SP Plan the network and security characteristics for each management port and record the data below Your network administrator should provide this information I Provide a static IP address for each storage system MANAGEMENT port SP A MANAGEMENT port SP B MANAGEMENT port Subnet mask Default gateway L Provide a username and password for your storage system Username Password Definitions IP address The static network IP Internet Protocol address for example 128 222 78 10 for communication with a management port of a storage processor SP A or SP B There is one management port per SP Subnet mask The subnet mask for the local area network LAN to which the storage system is connected for management for example 255 255 255 0 Gateway The gateway address for the LAN to which the storage system management port is connected Username A valid username for logging in to the management interface must start with a letter and may contain 1 to 32 letters and numbers The name may not contain punctuation spaces or special characters You can use uppercase and lowercase characters Usernames are case sensitive For example ABrown is a different username from abrown Password A password for logging in to the management interface may contain to 32 characters consisting of u
59. RE OO Viva v x Alignment _ Pin 2 Mounting Rail Mounting Rail o o o o o olo o 8 8 o or o C O oo EMC2829 FIGURE 25 Installing Mounting Rails in a 19 inch NEMA Cabinet If the front bezel is attached remove it Remove the four screws that are secured with washers and nuts to the black plastic latch brackets and discard the washers and nuts Figure 26 EMC3035 FIGURE 26 Removing the Latch Bracket Screws Washers and Nuts CAUTION The equipment is heavy and should be installed into a rack by two people To avoid personal injury and or damage to the equipment do not attempt to lift and Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 install the unit into a rack without a mechanical lift and or help from another person From the front of the cabinet slide the storage system onto the rails so that the cutouts in the rear of the chassis fit into the tabs on the back of each rail Figure 27 If the chassis does not slide all the way into the cabinet you may need to further loosen the screws that hold the rear of the rails in place then adjust the rail to allow the tabs to fit into the cutouts EMC2799 FIGURE 27 Sliding the Chassis into the Cabinet Use the four latch bracket screws to secure the storage system and latch brackets to each front channel Figure 28 Snap the front bezel onto the storage system Figure 28 AF000637
60. SP to Switch Connections Specify the SP to switch connections For preconfigured switches ports 0 and 4 are the only two switch ports you can connect to storage system SP ports if you will use both switch ports specify connections for each These identify the SP A or B and the SP port labeled FE 0 or FE 1 that you will connect to each switch port Switch to Server HBA Connections Specify switch to server connections here for any of the switch ports 1 2 3 5 6 7 16 in preconfigured switches that you will connect to a server HBA Specify the server name and HBA name if you plan to the HBA using NavisphereX software If you have a second switch specify the connections you will make to that switch Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 5 Storage System Disk Information This section defines storage system disk information Fill out the following worksheet as described in this section Disk Information Disk Pool Virtual Disk Number Disks to Free Server 1 6 or Form Pool Capacity Capacity Space To Be Spare 1 12 Gbytes Name Function Gbytes Gbytes Assigned Use this worksheet to list the disk pools and virtual disks that you will create A sample worksheet section and information about completing the columns in it follows The sample worksheet shows that 20 and 38 Gbyte virtual disks have been reserved for expansion of virtual disks in the three disk pools
61. Servers 0 0 0 eee eee 27 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to Four Servers 0000 cee ne eee 28 SSR212PPi Single SP Connected to a Dedicated Network 0 0000 e eee 29 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant Paths 002000 ee een 30 Network Connect SSR212PP2i Dual SP Dedicated LAN 000 0005 31 SSR212PP2i On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant Paths 2 00000 000s 32 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN with Limited Access to Management Ports 33 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN Redundant Paths Limited Access to Management Ports 34 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Connected to a Private LAN 0 0 0 0 cece nenn 36 SSR212PP2i Dual SP On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant iSCSI Paths 37 SSR212PPi SSR212PP2i Single SP to a Shared Single iSCSI NIC 39 Sample iSNS Storage Configuration 2 0 0 tenet tenes 44 SSR212PPi Storage System Rear Lights LEDs 2 222 00000 cece eee ees 55 SSR212PPi Storage System Rear Lights LEDs 2 2222 00000 c eee eee nen 56 Storage System Front Lights LEDs 000000 e cece een nn 56 Location of Disks 0 3 0 een teen een een 77 Locating the Storage System Serial Number 000000 cece eee eee 78 Installing Mounting Rails in a 19 inch NEMA Cabinet 00000 eee eee 80 Removing the Latch Bracket Screws Washers and Nuts 0000 eee eae 80 Slid
62. Tool is available under Other interactive repair information Resources at the right side of the screen at http support intel com support motherboards server SSR21 2PP Accessories and spares Intel Storage System SSR212PP Spares Installation Guide Hardware peripheral boards Tested Hardware Operating Systems List THOL adapter cards and operating systems that have been tested with this product Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide xiii xiv Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration This document is written for administrators who are planning and setting up Fibre Channel SSR212PP Series storage systems It will help you plan your management port network and security login information and storage system disk and switch information For each storage system that you will configure complete a copy of the enclosed worksheets For the most current detailed and complete SSR212PP Series configuration rules and sample configurations refer to the Tested Hardware and OS List THOL document the SSR212PP support website For information on how to access this website refer to the support information that shipped with your storage system Topics in this procedure include m Storage System Management Ports on page 2 m Fibre Channel Switch Information on page 3 m Storage System Disk Information on page 6 Intel Storage System SS
63. ace on the cabinet until it latches Figure 36 c Secure the bezel by turning the key in the lock Figure 36 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 89 90 SAB2935a FIGURE 36 Installing and Locking the Front Bezel Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Connecting AC Power to a Single SP Storage System This section describes how to connect power to an SSR212PPf single SP storage system Before You Start To complete this procedure you need the AC power cables appropriate to your power source These cables shipped with the storage system STEP 1 For each power supply in the storage system plug a storage system power cord into the power connector on each power supply in the storage system Figure 37 or Figure 38 amp IL Taa S g l on H EMC3277 FIGURE 37 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PPf or SSR212PPi with One Power Supply Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 91 EE p00 L TaS DO c l on 0 Gee Br al o aaa 3 00a
64. adapter2 driverModule alias ethO tlan options scsi_mod max_scsi_luns 256 scsi_allow_ghost_devices 1 where driverModule in the second and third lines is the name of the HBA driver module for accessing the storage system When loading HBA drivers into the ramdisk make sure that the HBA module name in etc sysconfig kernel is the same as that used in the etc modules conf file 3 Edit the etc modprobe conf local file as follows For QLogic HBAs make sure that the ql2xfailover and the ConfigRequired parameters are set to 0 options qla2xxx q12xfailover 0 ConfigRequired 0 The variables x and xxx vary with the HBA model For Emulex HBAs set the value of the Ipfc_nodev_tmo parmeter to 10 options Ipfc lpfc_nodev_tmo 10 Run uname r to display the kernel version Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 v Run ls l boot to determine which initrd and vmlinuz files are used for the kernel version The names of both the initrd and vmlinuz files include the kernel version vi Enter sbin mk_initrd k vmlinuz i initrd where vmlinuz and initrd correspond to the configuration identified by Is boot for the kernel version STEP 4 Log in as root STEP 5 If you are install PowerPath 4 5 and want the PowerPath installation messages to appear in Chinese simplified French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Brazilian or Spanish Latin American enter one of the following commands export
65. address by adding OutgoingUsername u and OutgoingPassword p entries indented below th DiscoveryAddress entry they apply to Example DiscoveryAddres 127 0 0 1 Storage Systeml SPA Username john Password welcome DiscoveryAddres 127 0 0 2 Storage Systeml SPB Username betty Password bienvenue or DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 1 Storage Systeml SPA DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 2 Storage Systeml SPB DiscoveryAddress 127 0 00 1 Storage System2 SPA DiscoveryAddress 127 0 00 2 Storage System2 SPB Username john Password welcome DiscoveryAddres 127 0 0 3 Storage System3 SPA DiscoveryAddres 127 0 00 3 Storage System3 SPB Username betty Password bienvenue You can configure 2 WAY authentication to enable the authentication of the initiator by the target and vice versa The Outgoing Username and Outgoing Password fields specify the initiator authentication and IncomingUsername and IncomingPassword can be used for target authentication The IncomingUsername will specify must be received from target if login authentication occurs IncomingPassword is the CHAP secret to be used when verifying challenge from the target The OutgoingPassword and IncomingPassword should be unique Example OutgoingUsername alice OutgoingPassword foo IncomingUsername alice3 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 145 IncomingPassword foo TargetName Specific Settings Target spec
66. age Systems on page 137 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 18 Prepare virtual disks to receive data Use Procedure 27 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data on page 155 STEP 19 Verify your failover configuration with PowerPath using Procedure 28 Verifying the Failover Configuration on page 159 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 57 58 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Handling Field Replaceable Units FRU This section describes the precautions that you must take and the general procedures you must follow when removing installing and storing disk modules fans memory cards battery backed cache cards the storage processor assembly or any other field replaceable unit FRU Power issues and FRUs SSR212PP Series storage systems are designed to be powered up continually Disks and power supplies are hot repairable that is you can replace faulty units while the system is running Front bezels should always be attached and each compartment should contain a FRU or filler panel to ensure EMI compliance and proper air flow over the FRUs You should not remove a faulty FRU until you have a replacement available When you replace or install FRUs you can inadvertently damage the sensitive electronic circuits in the equipment by simply touching them Electrostatic charge that has accumulated on your body discharges through the circuits If the
67. age 179 Your storage system shipped with a null modem serial cable service cable that is unused except for service In some cases an extra RJ45 DB9 adapter was shipped with the service cable If your service cable has a DB9 connector on one end and an RJ45 connector at the other skip this step and continue with STEP 2 If your service serial cable has DB9I DB9 connectors you also need the RJ45 DB9 adapter cable supplied with your system connect the serial cable and adapter together The null modem cable and SPS sense cable look similar but are not interchangeable If your system shipment included two RJ45 DB9 adapters either works Connect the service serial cable between a server or laptop s COM 1 or COM 2 port and service port of the SP that does not boot Figure 62 shows a cable connection between a COM port and SP A Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 3 STEP 4 UPS SP A only p R Service LAN COM 1 or COM 2 EMC3345 FIGURE 62 Connecting a Server or Laptop COM Port to an SP Service Port Start a HyperTerminal session A HyperTerminal session lets you communicate with a device in this case an SP connected over a COM port to a Windows server or laptop station If you do not have a Windows station available you can use terminal emulator software for Linux systems The remainder of this guide describes the steps you would enc
68. age System to the Server 00e ee eeeeee 113 Handling Optical Cables secsi siare 0d ead cadet riaa a a a aan ee 113 Cabling the Storage System to the Server 0 0 0 ccc rennen rennen 113 Connecting iSCSI Ports to the Server 0000 cece eee eee 117 Configuring iSCSI Initiators for Linux or Windows Configurations without ISNS 120 Configuring the iSNS Client on the Storage System 00 000 cee 124 Configuring iSCSI Initiators for a Configuration With iSNS 20 0 124 Registering the Server with the Storage System 200 cece eee 127 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on a Windows Server ananasa eee eee 127 vi Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux Server 0 0 0 0 0 000 ccc eee 128 Verifying HBA Registration 2 ccc ttt ee 128 Configuring a New Storage System 1 2 e eee eee ees 129 Configuring an Existing Storage System 0 000 eee 133 Setting up CHAP Security for iSCSI Storage Systems 00 cece eee eee 137 Removing iSCSI Targets i 1 2 2 0 cee een een en 138 Setting Up Basic Initiator CHAP on the Storage System 000 c cee ee eee 139 Setting up Advanced Initiator CHAP on the Storage System 2 0 000 eee eee 140 Setting up Mutual Initiator CHAP on the Storage System 2 2 0c ce eee 141 Configuring Basic Chap on a Windows Server wi
69. air in the work area is very dry running a humidifier in the work area will help decrease the risk of ESD damage Follow the procedures below to prevent damage to the equipment Read and understand the following instructions m Provide enough room to work on the equipment Clear the work site of any unnecessary materials or materials that naturally build up electrostatic charge such as foam packaging foam cups cellophane wrappers and similar items Donot remove replacement or upgrade FRUs from their antistatic packaging until you are ready to install them m Before you service a storage system gather together the ESD kit and all other materials you will need Once servicing begins avoid moving away from the work site otherwise you may build up an electrostatic charge An ESD wristband is supplied with your storage system To use it attach the clip of the ESD wristband strap to any bare unpainted metal on the storage system then put the wristband around your wrist with the metal button against your skin m Use the ESD kit when handling any FRU If an ESD kit is not available follow the procedures in the Without an ESD Kit section Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 59 Without an ESD Kit When an ESD kit is not available use the following procedures to reduce the possibility of an electrostatic discharge by ensuring that your body and the subassembly are at the same electrostatic potential These procedure
70. ame server CAUTION HBAs are very susceptible to damage caused by static discharge and need to be handled accordingly Before handling HBAs observe the following precautions Store HBAs in anti static bags Use a ground ESD strap whenever you handle HBAs Never plug or unplug HBAs with the power on Severe component damage can result If the server is powered up a Shut down the server s operating system b Power down the server c Unplug the server s power cord from the power outlet Put on an ESD wristband and clip its lead to bare metal on the server s chassis For each HBA that you are installing a Locate an empty PCI bus slot b Install the HBA following the instructions provided by the vendor Plug the server s power cord into the power outlet and power up the server Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 61 Installing or Updating the HBA Driver 62 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 The server must run a supported HBA driver and that you install the latest supported version of the driver For information on the supported HBA drivers refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website Before You Start To complete this procedure you will need The latest version of the supported HBA driver You can download the latest supported version and instructions for installing the HBA driver from the vendor s website The HBA vendor websites are
71. annel Storage System to the Server Use optical cables to connect storage system fibre ports labeled FE 0 and FE 1 on each SP to server HBA ports Before You Start To complete this procedure you need an optical cable for each SP port that you will use on the storage system For cable specifications refer to Technical Specifications on the SSR212PP support website Handling Optical Cables Optical cables are susceptible to damage so take the following precautions when handling them m Keep the covers on all optical cables until you are ready to insert them m Avoid tight bends If you need to make a 90 bend do it over 6 to 12 inches Do not use optical cables to support weight including their own unsupported weight if they are long Do not pull long runs of cable instead lay the cable in place or pull only a few feet at a time m Place the cables where no one can step on them or roll equipment over them Cabling the Storage System to the Server For the highest availability with a multiple HBA server For configurations with a direct connection between the storage system and the server e For an SSR212PPf single SP storage system connect FE 0 to one HBA and FE 1 to the other HBA e For an SSR212PP2f dual SP storage system if the server has twoHBAs connect one HBA to either FE port on SP A and the other HBA to either FE port on SP B If the server has four HBAs connect one HBA to each FE
72. ate network scheme Advantages Low cost storage for up to ten servers Connection to multiple servers maximizes the use of the storage system s capabilities Using a dedicated iSCSI LAN avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risks Failover capabilities in the event of a storage processor failure Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 m Using two storage processors improves overall storage system performance m Connection to each SP port from both servers provides redundant data paths in case one path fails Disadvantages m This configuration incurs the cost of a second switch SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Single Initiator Server Figure 14 shows an SSR212PPi with up to ten servers Each server has a single iSCSI initiator and is connected with a single Ethernet switch used for management and iSCSI traffic to the storage system s iSCSI data and management ports This configuration requires a NIC connection iSCSI HBAs qualified on SSR212PP Series systems do not support management input output Server with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC Corporate public or private network iSCSI traffic Dedicated iSCSI LAN SSR212PPi EMC3318 FIGURE 14 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN with Limited Access to Management Ports Sample IP addresses Port Storage Processor A managemen
73. ation is complete before continuing to the next section Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 d Ifthe virtual disk is connected to a server running Windows Server 2003 reboot the server STEP 9 Verify that PowerPath sees all paths to the virtual disks a Configure PowerPath powermt config b On Windows 2003 Server hosts i Select Start Settings Control Panel ii On the Control Panel do one of the following Select Administrative Tools Computer Management or Click the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Manage from the menu The PowerPath iSCSI application resides under the Storage component of the Computer Management utility iii On the Computer Management panel select PowerPath iSCSI iv In the left pane expand Disks v Click on each virtual disk to display a list of paths to the disk and verify that all paths are listed Missing or failed paths do not appear in the list of paths If a path is missing refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP2f Series Documentation CD c On other Windows servers i On the Windows taskbar either double click the PowerPath Administrator icon or right click the icon and select PowerPath Administrator ii Inthe results pane verify that the path metric for each virtual disk is n n where n is the total number of paths to the disk d On Linux servers enter the following command i Configure
74. ault exists somewhere in the storage system If the amber light specific to a power supply SP or disk is on then that part is faulted Powering the Storage System Down 94 For an orderly shutdown that protects your cache data use the storage system power button The storage system takes a full minute to power down after you press the power button So after powering down the storage system wait one minute before powering it on again If storage system power is turned off by the power button or by a software shutdown you must press the power button to reapply power If you power down the storage system by unplugging the power cord the storage system powers up as soon as it is reconnected to the AC power source Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Connecting AC Power to a Dual SP Storage System Before You Start To complete this procedure you will need The sense cable which is the serial cable that shipped with the UPS This cable allows Navisphere Express to monitor UPS status The AC power cables appropriate to your power source These cables shipped with the storage system A CAUTION You must connect the UPS serial cable to the purple UPS port on SP A This connection is required for write cache operation and allows Navisphere Express to monitor the UPS A standard null modem or other service serial cable may look identical to the unique serial cable supplied with the UPS but
75. b The iSCSI name defaults to the iSCSI standard iqn xxxx Select Enable iSNS For each iSNS server set the iSNS server address automatically or manually m For an automatic setting Select Obtain iSNS server address automatically via DCHP m Fora manual setting Select Use the following iSNS server address and enter the IP address of the server Click Save to save the new settings On the Target Settings tab verify that the targets were discovered If any target was not discovered verify that the IP address for each iSNS server is correct and that iSNS is set up correctly on the server Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Registering the Server with the Storage System If the storage system is connected to a Linux server you must run the Navisphere Server Utility on each server connected to the storage system to register the server s HBAs with the storage system If you are utilizing a Windows server and if you did not disable the Registration Service during the installation of the Server Utility it is enabled by default you do not need to run the Server Utility to register the server s HBAs with the storage system as described below The registration happens automatically after the installation of the Server Utility Start Navisphere Express and verify your HBA registration as described below If you disabled the Registration Service during the installation of the Server Utility it
76. b123 When you have configured basic CHAP for each NIC initiator in the server you have set and enabled basic security on the server and storage system STEP 4 Restart the iSCSI service etc init d iscsi stop Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 147 STEP 5 etc init d iscsi start Run the Navisphere Server Utility to update the storage system with the server information Configuring Basic CHAP on a Server with iSCSI HBAs STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 148 Configure basic initiator CHAP on each iSCSI HBA that communicates with the server Open the SANsurfer software Click the Target Settings tab Click Config Authentication on the bottom of the pane The default password is config Select the CHAP tab Under Initiator Name and Secret a Click Enable for your target IP b Select Set default initiator name and secret c Type in the initiator name for your HBA initiator This name must match the username for the storage system d Type in the secret that you configured in Navisphere Express The Initiator Name and Initiator Secret fields in the middle window display will populate automatically e Click OK Save your changes on the Target Settings window the default password remains config Verify that your session remains active Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Win
77. ble to all virtual disks in the disk pool that is if there are multiple virtual disks in the pool you can allocate part or all of the free space to one virtual disk or among several disks If you do not reserve adequate free space in a disk pool and you need more space on a virtual disk in the pool you must back up the data in the pool destroy the pool create a new pool with a larger virtual disk and then reload the data Server to be assigned assigned servers You will need to specify each assigned server when you create the virtual disk Write the server hostname here The maximum number of servers you can connect to one storage system is ten Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing a Fibre Channel Storage System This procedure describes the process of connecting an SSR212PP Series Fibre Channel storage system SSR212PPf or SSR212PP2f to a Microsoft Windows or Linux server in one of these methods through one or two Fibre Channel switches m directly Terminology host A computer that is or will be connected to an SSR212PP Series storage system This computer is called either a management host or a server depending on how it is or will be connected to the storage system management host A host from which you manage SSR212PP Series storage systems It must be on the same LAN as the storage system management ports A management host may also be a server server A h
78. c exe icon in the appropriate directory on the CD STEP 4 Inthe setup wizard Welcome window click Next STEP 5 Enter your name and organization and click Next STEP 6 Inthe Custom Setup dialog box select Next you cannot connect any third party storage systems to the server It is recommended that you install PowerPath iSCSI in the default directory A CAUTION If you want to specify another directory do not specify the Windows System directory for your system specified by the SYSTEMROOT environmental variable PowerPath will not function correctly if it is installed in this directory STEP 7 In the Ready to Install the Program dialog box click Install STEP 8 If the Licensing Tool is displayed enter your 24 digit SSR212PP Series registration number in the License Key field then click Add and OK Type the registration number including the dashes exactly as written on the card you received with the software To reduce common typographical errors the License Key field accepts either uppercase or lowercase letters and certain numbers and letters are interchangeable Specifically entering the alphabetic letters O I S and B is equivalent to entering the numbers 0 1 5 and 8 If you have additional questions about entering licenses consult the online help file by pressing F1 from the EMC Licensing Tool You must have Internet Explorer 5 0 or higher to view these files If you do not have this browser installe
79. d you may still view the help file EmcLicTool chm directly from the help folder on the PowerPath installation CD STEP 9 In the InstallShield Wizard Completed dialog box click Finish STEP 10 When the setup wizard asks whether you want to reboot the host click Yes Upgrading from PowerPath to PowerPath iSCSI PowerPath iSCSI is required for Microsoft MPIO based failover See the PowerPath release notes for supported operating system versions 72 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 A CAUTION This procedure requires that you reboot the server that you want to upgrade Before You Start _ Verify that the server is running PowerPath version 4 3 1 or higher _ Obtain the latest version of PowerPath iSCSI on a CD or download it from the SSR212PP support website STEP 1 Uninstall PowerPath a Close all applications and client files on the server that are sending data to or receiving data from the storage system that is stop I O to the system b When I O is stopped uninstall PowerPath using Add Remove Programs i Open the Control Panel double click Add Remove Programs For Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 select the PowerPath 32 bit version or the PowerPath 64 bit version depending on whether you have installed the 32 bit or 64 bit package ii Click Remove iii When prompted to remove PowerPath click Yes iv When prompted to restart the host click Yes c Restart all appl
80. dows Server with NICs A STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 CAUTION CHAP security must be enabled on the storage systembefore using the Configure iSCSI connections on the Server Utility After entering CHAP data on the target you must enter the same data on each NIC initiatoryou log on to On each initiator you enter the initiator CHAP user account data username and secret that the initiator sends to the target for authentication This data is one of the initiator usernames and secrets that you entered on the target When the initiator sends this data the target compares it with an account database and authenticates the initiator On a Windows server open the Navisphere Server Utility See Procedure 30 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on page 165 Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and click Next If you are setting up mutual CHAP follow the steps below If you are not setting up mutual CHAP go to STEP 4 Select Configure Mutual CHAP and click Next b Inthe Mutual CHAP Authentication window enter the mutual CHAP secret password If you have already configuredmutual CHAP on the storage system enter the same secret Click Next You entered the mutual CHAP secret in the Add Initiator CHAP Credentials Advanced page c Click Finish in the success window Select Configure iSCSI Connections and click Next In the iSCSI Targets and Connections window select one
81. e System Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 115 116 To Server HBA To SP A gr zer nal A To SP B Ei TA ITS Switch gt T offe El I EMC3289 FIGURE 57 Sample Hard zoned Switch Connections to an SSR212PP2f Storage System STEP 4 Ifthe switch is not already powered up power it up Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Connecting iSCSI Ports to the Server Connect iSCSI data ports on iSCSI storage systems directly to a server or to an Ethernet LAN and connect the server iSCSI data ports to either a 10 100 or 1 gigabit Ethernet LAN as described in this section Before You Start To complete this procedure you will need An Administrative Worksheet completed with your network administrator in accordance with the rules and recommendations in Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 The TCP IP rules outlined in the iSCSI Configuration Rules section are crucial to a successful installation For example each NIC in a server directly connected to the storage system requires a separate subnet
82. e agreement On Windows click accept and Next m On Linux enter y to accept it The utility automatically scans the subnet for SSR212PP Series storage systems When this storage system discovery operation is complete the utility lists by hardware serial number all uninitialized and initialized storage systems it discovered The hardware serial number HW S N XXX 000NNNNNNNN is on a label on the rear of the chassis If the storage system you are installing was not discovered verify the cable connections between the storage system and the server running the utility STEP 3 Select a storage system to initialize Ona Windows host select the storage system from the Uninitialized Systems list and and click Next m Ona Linux host enter the item number of the storage system you want to initialize and press ENTER STEP 4 Using the information from the completed worksheet in the Storage System Management Ports section of Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 follow the instructions on the screen to change the storage system s name if desired and to set the following network parameters for the storage system management ports Storage Processor A IP ADDRESS IP address for SP A management port Storage Processor B IP ADDRESS IP address for SP B management port Subnet Mask Subnet mask associated with the LAN to which the storage system management port is connected Default Gateway
83. e completed Administration Worksheet page 20 The state for the port is No Connection Active d Select Auto Discover Targets e Click Save and Yes to save the changes and discover all targets If the network is routed the discovery finds all targets ports for the IP address you entered earlier The state of routed ports is Session Active for unrouted ports it is Unknown f Inthe Security Check window enter your password and click OK The default password is config g Select Config Parameters Select and enable all the targets that you want to connect to the server If you do not want the server to connect to a port or you want to remove unknown ports select the entry for the port and click the red minus sign Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 123 i Enable timestamps set the execution throttle to 256 and uncheck immediate data j Click Save and Yes k In the Security Check window enter your password and click OK The HBA performs an iSCSI discovery Once finished SANsurfer displays all of the targets on the storage system Configuring the iSNS Client on the Storage System STEP 1 STEP 2 iSNS Internet Storage Naming Service is supported only for Windows iSCSI environments iSNS provides the same function as the Simple Name Server SNS service in a Fibre Channel fabric automated discovery management and configuration of iSCSI devices It eliminates the need to manually configu
84. e system Figure 2 or Figure 3 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Power Supply A EN LED a Supply A On aus EB Q l a u Power a Button SP A Boot Fault LED 110 el EMC3285 FIGURE 2 SSR212PPf Storage System Rear Lights LEDs Power Supply B Fault LED Power Supply A Fault LED od PS B On PSAOn is ARB 7 O a Q Ee ac E kn SP B Boot Fault LED gi Power Button SP A Boot Fault LED EMC3272 FIGURE 3 SSR212PP2f Storage System Rear Lights LEDs b The amber system Fault light visible from the front of the storage system must be off Figure 4 Fault Disk Activity I Power gt LZ P Q SAB2934 Lock FIGURE 4 Storage System Front Lights LEDs STEP 14 Run the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility See Procedure 18 Running the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a FC Configuration on page 105 STEP 15 Connect the storage system to the server using Procedure 21 Connecting a Fibre Channel Storage System to the Server on page 113 to connect to the server Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 13 STEP 16 STEP 17 STEP 18 STEP 19 Register the server with the storage system by following P
85. e target Under Login Options do the following m Select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability recommended if the peer iSCSI target is listed This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so if the target you selected above becomes unavailable data would continue to the peer target m Leave the Server Network Adapter IP set to Default This allows the iSCSI initiator to automatically failover to an available NIC in the event of a failure If you are an advanced user and you want to control which network or subnet is used you can select a Server Network adapter IP address from the drop down list but failover may not occur Click Logon to connect to the selected target If CHAP authentication is enabled on the target a CHAP login pop up displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the initiator Click OK Repeat STEP 9 for each target you want to login to Click Next The server registration window opens and lists all connected storage systems In the server registration window click Next to send the updated information to the storage system A success message displays Click Finish to close the wizard You have set and enabled basic security on the server and storage system You have completed the setup and enabling of advanced secur
86. eady be connected for a configuration with an existing storage system or server m A method for writing data to a virtual disk on the storage system to test the path from a new HBA to the storage system The Installation Procedure STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 Install HBAs in the server See Procedure 6 Installing HBAs in the Server on page 61 Install PowerPath on the server See Procedure 7 Installing PowerPath on the Server on page 63 Install the Navisphere Server Utility See Procedure 9 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on page 75 If you have an SSR212PP2f system install the UPS CAUTION You must install the UPS that shipped with your storage system You cannot use any other type of UPS a Unpack the UPS and save the packaging Verify that the cables and mounting kit were included b Install the UPS in a 19 inch NEMA standard cabinet rack as described in the documentation provided with the UPS Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 11 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 STEP 13 CAUTION The UPS ships with the battery cable disconnected Be sure to connect this cable firmly when you install the UPS If this cable is not securely connected the Replace Battery light turns on Unpack the storage system See Procedure 10 Unpacking the SSR212PP Series Storage System on page 77 Install the storage s
87. ee Procedure 30 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on page 165 b Log off and remove any targets with the storage system you are setting up for CHAP i Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and then Configure iSCSI Connections ii Inthe iSCSI Targets and Connections window under View iSCSI Connections select View currently available targets iii Click Next The utility scans for target ports and displays the IP address for each target it discovers iv Inthe iSCSI Targets window select the IP address of the Connected target and click Logoff The target status changes to Inactive Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 2 v Select the IP address of the Inactive target and click Remove All targets for the storage system are removed vi Click Cancel to close the wizard On a Windows server with iSNS log off and remove targets a On the server that includes your iSCSI initiators open the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator b Log off any connected targets you are setting up for CHAP i On the Targets tab click Details and log off all targets ii On the Persistent Targets tab remove any persistent targets Setting Up Basic Initiator CHAP on the Storage System STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 With basic CHAP security the storage systemuses the same username and secret to authenticate all host initiators
88. eee eee 79 Installing the Storage System in a Cabinet 0 0 0 79 Installing a Second Power Supply 0 00 eee cece ee eee eee eee eee 83 Installing a Disk Module 66536 cece nde ee 2 4 Shed deed dee eens SR eee ews 87 Handling Disk Modules 22 c eens 87 Connecting AC Power to a Single SP Storage System z2nunnenneeen nenn 91 Powering the Storage System Down 0 0 0 0 0 nennen eens 94 Connecting AC Power to a Dual SP Storage System 200 e eee ee eee eee 95 Powering the Storage System Down 0 0 0 0 cece eee 98 Connecting the Management Ports to the LAN 000s e eee eee 99 Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility 103 Installing on a Windows Host 0 000 ee eee 103 Installing on a Linux Host 1 2 0 0 2c ete 103 Running the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a FC Configuration 105 Changing the Management Network and Account Settings 0 00 cece e eee eee 106 Running Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a iSCSI Configuration 107 Changing the Management Network and Account Settings 0 0000 c eee eee eae 109 Shutting the Storage System Down 000 cece eee eee 111 Shutting the Storage System Down with Navisphere Express 0000 cece 111 Shutting the Storage System Down Using the Power Button 0000 c seen 111 Connecting a Fibre Channel Stor
89. efore a NIC or iSCSI HBA iSCSI initiator in a server can send data to or receive data from the storage system you must configure the network parameters for the initiators for iSNS Configuring NIC initiators on Windows servers for iSNS Use the Navisphere Server Utility package to configure the network parameters for each NIC iSCSI initiator Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 CAUTION The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator gives the same name to all NICs in a server This name identifies the server not the individual NICs to a storage system SP This means that if multiple NICs from the same server are connected to an SP only one NIC is actually used Other NICs are in standby mode If you leave the Server Network Adapter IP option set to Default the server will use one of the other NICs if the first NIC fails On the server open the Navisphere Server Utility Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and click Next Select Configure iSCSI Connections and click Next In the iSCSI Targets and Connections window select Discover iSCSI targets using this iSNS Server to discover the specified IP address of the iSNS SP port Click Next The utility scans for iSCSI target ports and displays the IP address for each target it discovers In the iSCSI Targets window select the IP addr
90. emperatures sometimes encountered during shipping It is recommended that you leave new disk modules in their shipping material and expose the package to ambient temperature for at least four hours before attempting to use the new modules in your system m Wear a properly attached ESD wristband when removing or replacing a disk module m When removing a disk module pull the module partially out of the slot then wait 30 seconds for the drive to spin down before removing it m Place modules on a soft antistatic surface such as an industry standard antistatic foam pad or the container used to ship the module Never place a disk module directly on a hard surface m Never hit modules stack modules or allow them to tip over or fall m Avoid touching any exposed electronic components and circuits on the disk module Do not remove a faulty disk module until you have a replacement module with the same or an approved part number or a filler module available The part number PN005xxxxxx appears on the front of the module STEP 1 Read Handling Field Replaceable Units FRU on page 59 If possible have an ESD wriststrap attached to your wrist as you perform the following steps STEP 2 Unlock and remove the front bezel Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 87 88 A STEP 3 CAUTION The bezel is required for EMI compliance when the storage system is powered up Remove it only to replace or add a disk module a
91. enter 1 to select Update Server Information The utility automatically scans for connected SSR212PP Series storage systems and displays a list of the ones it finds STEP 3 In the Server Utility enter u to register the server with each storage system the utility found The utility sends the server s name and IP address to each storage system Once the server has storage on the storage system the utility also sends the Linux server device name and volume or file system information for each virtual disk in the storage system that the server sees STEP 4 Enter c cancel to stop the utility On a Windows Server STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 You need to run the Server Utility only if you disabled the Registration Service during the installation of the utility it is enabled by default Run the Navisphere Server Utility by clicking Start Programs EMC gt Navisphere gt Navisphere Server Utility Select your language if prompted for it In the Navisphere Server Utility dialog box select Register this server to all connected storage systems The utility automatically scans for all connected SSR212PP Series storage systems and lists them under Connected Storage Systems Locate the WWN of the HBA you just installed The HBA should appear once for every SP port it is connected to Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 165 If the utility is already running it does not automatically perform a scan and you must click Resca
92. enu 4 Plugin Sub Menu 5 NYRAM Sub Menu 6 Enable LAN Service Port 7 Enable Engineering Mode 8 Install Images Enter Option _ Connected 0 20 01 ANSIW josooe n 1 SCROLL CAPS num Capture Print echo FIGURE 66 Screen Shot Toolkit Main Menu STEP 8 Select Install Images from the menu The software displays a Select Images to Install screen Figure 67 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 175 176 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 4X100 HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help 1 FLARE 02 08 102 5 007 mif 2 UtilityPartition 02 08 102 5 003 iif Enter comma separated list of options Connected 0 21 04 ANSIW 9600 8 N 1 SCROLL CAPS NUM Capture Print echo FIGURE 67 Screen Shot Select Images to Install Select the recovery image to install The correct filename has the form FLARE aa bb ccc d eee mif CAUTION If there is no filename with the form FLARE aa bb ccc d eee Mif then no recovery image exists You cannot continue with this procedure until you have obtained a recovery image See Procedure 33 Using FTP to Obtain and Store an SP Boot Image on page 179 After you have specified an image the software displays the Confirm Image Installation screen Enter y if the image selection is correct The software then displays the Select Storage Processors to Install screen Select This SP as the SP you want to recover because it is the SP you physically co
93. er has two iSCSI initiators and is connected with Ethernet switches used for management and iSCSI traffic to the storage system s iSCSI data and management ports This configuration requires a NIC connection iSCSI HBAs qualified on SSR212PP Series systems do not support management input output Servers with 2 iSCSI NICs and 1 public NIC mM E B a 3 Corporate ee public or private network u Management traffic ISCSI traffic ISCSI traffic SSR212PPi vr o EMC3319 FIGURE 15 SSR212PPi On a Dedicated LAN Redundant Paths Limited Access to 34 Management Ports Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Sample IP addresses Port Storage Processor A management port Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Continue for up to 10 servers IP address 172 31 1 200 172 31 1 150 172 31 2 150 172 31 1 101 172 31 1 102 172 31 2 101 172 31 2 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the iSCSI LAN address scheme Advantages m Low cost storage for up to ten servers one path fai
94. ess of the Inactive target Under Login Options do the following a Select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability recommended if the peer iSCSI target is listed This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so if the target you selected above becomes unavailable data would continue to the peer target b Leave the Server Network Adapter IP set to Default This allows the iSCSI initiator to automatically failover to an available NIC in the event of a failure If you are an advanced user and you want to control which network or subnet is used you can select a Server Network adapter IP address from the drop down list but failover may not occur Click Logon to connect to the selected target Repeat STEP 8 for each target you want to login to Click Next The server registration window opens and lists all connected storage systems In the server registration window click Next to send the updated information to the storage system A success message displays Click Finish to close the wizard Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 125 126 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 Configuring HBA initiators on Windows servers for iSNS Use the use QLogic SANsurfer package to configure the network parameters for each HBA iSCSI initiator Open QLogic SANsurfer as described in the QLogic documentation In the HBA tree select the HBA and click the HBA Options ta
95. f or SSR212PP2f storage system Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on aWindows Server STEP 1 Insert the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD into the server s CD STEP 2 Select your language if prompted for it STEP 3 From the main menu click Install Products on Server STEP 4 From the Install Products menu click Navisphere Server Utility to open the installation wizard STEP5 Follow the instructions on the screen and accept all the defaults Do not disable the Registration Service option it is enabled by default as part ofthe Complete setup type The Registration Service option automatically registers the server s HBAs with the storage system after the installation and updates server information to the storage system whenever the server configuration changes for example you mount new volumes or create new partitions STEP 6 If you are prompted about updating information when the server starts click Yes STEP 7 If you are prompted to reboot the server click Yes STEP 8 Click Finish to exit the wizard STEP 9 Remove the CD from the server s CD drive Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 75 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux Server 76 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Insert the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD into the server s CD drive Install the Navisphere Server Utility on the server rpm i naviserverutil version build platform rpm where version and build
96. for each initiator that will connect to the target The initiator sends this data to the target and the target uses this data to authenticate the initiator m On each server ensure that the target is logged in to the initiators ensure that the session is active and that HBAs are logged in to the target After you decide on the security level you want to configure in your SSR212PP2f Series environment follow the instructions in either the section on setting up basic or advanced CHAP the NICs or iSCSI HBAs Before You Start Make sure that you complete the CHAP worksheets in Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 and that you have the worksheets available If your system utilizes QLogic iSCSI HBAs refer to the QLogic documentation supplied with the HBA for more information Note that QLogic uses the following terminology EMC terminology QLogic terminology CHAP Username Initiator Name CHAP Secret Initiator Secret Initiator Basic CHAP CHAP Removing iSCSI Targets 138 STEP 1 On a Windows server without iSNS log off and remove targets When you remove an iSCSI target the specified target and all other targets on the storage system will be removed If you want to remove a specific target port and not all targets on the storage system you must use the Microsoft Software Initiator a On the server that includes your iSCSI initiators open the Navisphere Server Utility S
97. for the user connected to the management port A valid password can contain only letters and numbers cannot exceed 32 characters and is case sensitive For example mousetrap2 is a valid password and is a different password from MOUSETRAP2 Confirm Password Previously entered password for password verification STEP 8 Review and apply the settings Ona Windows host i Click Next to view the summary of the management user account settings for storage system ii Inthe message box about the storage system having been initialized click OK iii If the settings are correct click Finish Ona Linux host i Apply the values by typing a ii Exit the utility by typing e Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 If you entered an SP IP address for the first time or changed an SP IP address the utility reboots the storage system and the SP Boot Fault light on the back of each SP starts blinking Figure 51 on page 118 or Figure 52 on page 118 The reboot takes several minutes to complete When it is completed the SP Boot Fault light on each SP stops blinking and remains off Changing the Management Network and Account Settings STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Shut down the storage system See Procedure 20 Shutting the Storage System Down on page 111 Reset the storage system At least one minute after the storage system shuts down press the power button
98. from the menu The PowerPath iSCSI application resides under the Storage component of the Computer Management utility On the Computer Management panel select PowerPath iSCSI In the left pane expand Disks Click on each virtual disk to display a list of paths to the disk and verify that all paths are listed Missing or failed paths do not appear in the list of paths If a path is missing refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR2 2PP2f Series Documentation CD Start writing data to a virtual disk For each NIC or iSCSI HBA connected to the storage system a Disconnect the cable from one NIC or iSCSI HBA connected to the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 159 160 STEP 8 b Scan for hardware changes ij On the desktop right click My Computer and click Manage ii In the tree under System Tools click Device Manager iii Click Disk Drives and Scan for hardware changes c Verify that at least one path is missing to the disk to which you are writing data i Under PowerPath iSCSI under Computer Management expand Disks ii Click the disk to which you are writing data and verify the its path list has at least one path missing d Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from theNIC or iSCSI HBA e Scan again for hardware changes ij On the desktop right click My Computer and click Manage ii In the tree under System Tools click Device Manager iii Click Disk Dr
99. ge System SSR212PP User Guide 69 70 where driver_module is the name of the HBA drivermodule used to access the storage system For SuSE Linux when loading HBA drivers into the ramdisk make sure that the HBA module name used in etc sysconfig kernel is the same as that used in the etc modules conf file b Create the new ramdisk mk_initrd i ooot ramdisk_name k boot kernel_image_name STEP 16 Check the PowerPath part of the Register to download software section on the SSR212PP support website for a patch to the version of PowerPath that you just installed If such a patch is available install it as described in the readme file that accompanies the patch Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing PowerPath iSCI for Windows 2003 Server Installing PowerPath iSCSI for Windows 2003 Server If the server that you will connect to the storage system is running Windows 2003 Server you must install PowerPathciSCSI on the server PowerPath iSCSI manages the I O paths between the server and storage system and is required for Microsoft MPIO based failover Before You Start To complete this procedure you need to d Locate the PowerPath iSCSI CD that shipped with the storage system d Locate the card with the PowerPath license key that shipped with the storage system For information on integrating PowerPath iSCSI into an existing MSCS cluster refer to the PowerPath for
100. ge system are working that is their status is optimal and their path metric is n n If not all the paths are working refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD For each HBA connected to the storage system a Start writing data to a virtual disk b Disconnect the cable from oneHBA connected to the storage system c After several seconds look at the Details pane and verify that one or more of the disks in the storage system have red slashes through them their status is degraded and their path metric is m n where n is the number of paths to the disk and m is the number of working paths which is less than n For example if the server has 4 paths to a disk in the storage system and path fails when you disconnect the cable then n 4 and m 3 so the path metric is 3 4 d Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from the HBA e Right click the PowerPath Monitor icon on the task bar and select All Tasks and Restore All Devices f After several seconds look at the details pane and verify that none of the disks in the storage system have red slashes through them their status is optimal and their path metric is n n Restart any applications that you stopped and re enable any user logins to the server that you disabled Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 161 Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Linux Server 162 STEP 1 If you connected a new se
101. gurations with multiple hosts The iSNS service provides automated discovery management and configuration of iSCSI devices It eliminates the need to manually configure each individual storage device with its own list of initiators and targets Once configured the iSNS server assumes responsibility for the discovery and management of iSCSI devices The iSNS service includes an iSNS server component and iSNS client components The iSNS server must reside somewhere within the IP storage network for example in the switch firmware or on a host An iSNS client resides on both the SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system and any iSCSI hosts connected to the storage system When you start the storage system the iSNS client on the storage system gathers all the storage system s iSCSI port information and stores it locally on the storage system When you add a server to the storage system s iSNS configuration Navisphere Express establishes a connection from the storage system to the iSNS server and then registers all the stored information on the storage system with the iSNS server To use the features of the iSNS service in an iSCSI storage environment m AniSNS server must be running on a network to which the storage system has access m The NIC or iSCSI HBA initiators must be able to use the iSNS service m The iSNS server must be able to communicate with the storage system Figure 19 represents a sample iSNS configuration In this configuration the
102. h of the other disks loses space for your data equal to the system data space on an operating system disk STEP 3 If you need additional virtual disks for the server create one or more virtual disks on the disk pools In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disks For details on creating a virtual disk use the Navisphere Express Help Center Each disk pool supports 128 virtual disks STEP 4 Assign one or more virtual disks to the server Iin the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disks For details on assigning a virtual disk to a server use the Navisphere Express Help Center Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 133 134 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 To send data to or receive data from the virtual disks you must assign the virtual disks to a server Verify that the virtual disks were assigned to the server by looking at the Manage Servers page In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Servers You should see the virtual disks you assigned to the server listed in the Virtual Disks column of the server s row If you do not see virtual disks go the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD On a Linux server make the virtual disks visible For NICs etc init d PowerPath stop etc init d iscsi stop etc init d iscsi start etc ini d PowerPath start cat pr
103. hold it down for at least four seconds and then release it When the start up is complete the storage system is uninitialized You must rerun the Navisphere Initialization Utility to reset the management network parameters and the user account settings Rerun the Navisphere Initialization Utility to set the parameters 109 110 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Shutting the Storage System Down You can shut down the storage system with Navisphere Express or the power button Shutting the Storage System Down with Navisphere Express STEP 1 To run Navisphere Express see Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 STEP 2 Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under System click Service STEP 3 In the System Shutdown page click Shutdown Shutting the Storage System Down Using the Power Button Press the power button for about a second Figure 52 or Figure 53 Power On Off Button Power LED EMC3282 FIGURE 52 SSR212PPf Storage System Power Button and Light LED B Jo kd E3 3 Ed EG Power On Off Button Power LED EMC3269 FIGURE 53 SSR212PP2f Storage System Power Button and Light LED Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide aba 112 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Connecting a Fibre Ch
104. iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 2 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 102 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 2 102 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Continue for up to 10 servers For additional throughput add NICs or iSCSI HBAs to the configuration Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m Low cost storage for up to ten servers m Connection to multiple servers maximizes the use of the storage system s capabilities A dedicated iSCSI LAN avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risks m Connection to each SP port from both servers provides redundant data paths in case one path fails Disadvantages m No load balancing SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Single Initiator Servers Figure 12 shows an SSR212PP2i with up to ten servers Each server has a single iSCSI initiator and is connected with a single Ethernet switch dedicated for iSCSI traffic to the storage system s four iSCSI data ports This represents the most common SSR212PP2i configuration Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Server w separate iSCSI NIC amp public NIC Te Corporate me ae Dedicated iSCSI LAN SSR212PP2i dual SP EMC3320 FIGURE 12 Sample IP addresses Network Connect SSR212PP2i Dual SP Dedicated LAN Port Storage Processor A
105. ic IP address for each SP in the storage system e Subnet mask for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system e Default gateway for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system For any installation you will need A management host with a supported Internet browser for running Navisphere Express and on the same network as the storage system management ports This host Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 can also be the server For supported hosts and browsers refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website m A Linux or Windows host that is or will be a server with Fibre Channel connections to the storage system This server must have all required updates such as hot fixes or patches installed For supported hosts and required updates refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website m One or more supported QLogic or Emulex Fibre Channel host bus adapters HBAs which may already be installed in the server These adapters must have the latest supported BIOS and driver For information on supported HBAs BIOS and drivers refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website Never mix Fibre Channel HBAs from different vendors in the same server m An optical cable for each storage processor SP Fibre Channel port you will use on the storage system Each storage processor has two ports These cables may alr
106. ications on the server STEP 2 Install PowerPath iSCSI using the procedure just described For information on integrating PowerPath iSCSI into an existing MSCS cluster refer to the PowerPath for Windows Installation and Administrator s Guide on the SSR212PP support website Installing a PowerPath or PowerPath iSCSI Patch Check the PowerPath part of the Register to download software section on the SSR212PP support website for a patch to the version of PowerPathor PowerPath iSCSI that you just installed If such a patch is available install it as described in the readme file that accompanies the patch Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 73 74 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility Read this section for all configurations You must install the Navisphere Server Utility on each server connected to the storage system If you do not disable the Registration Service option during the installation it is enabled by default the Server Utility automatically registers the server s HBAs with the storage system Before You Start To complete this procedure you need the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD that shipped with the storage system If your server is connected only to an SSR212PPf or SSR212PP2f storage system and is running Navisphere Server Utility version 2 19 or lower you must install the later version that shipped with your SSR212PP
107. ick OK The status of any basic disks you selected to upgrade becomes dynamic To create Windows partitions on a basic disk for a Windows server a In the Disk Management screen right click the free space area of the basic disk that you want to partition and click Create Partition In the Create Partition Wizard click Next and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to select a primary or extended partition specify the partition size and assign a drive letter or path for the partition In the Format Partition screen select Quick Format and follow the instructions that appear Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 157 d Ifyou want a logical drive on an extended partition create it i Right click the free space area of the extended partition and click Create Logical Drive ii Inthe Create Logical Drive Wizard click Next and click Logical Drive iii Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to specify the partition size and assign a drive letter or path for the partition iv In the Format Partition screen select Quick Format and follow the instructions that appear STEP 7 To create volumes on dynamic disks for a Windows server The Navisphere Server Utility cannot assign a drive letter to a snapshot of a dynamic disk a Inthe Disk Management screen right click the free space area for the dynamic disk on which you want to create volumes and click Create Volume b Inthe Create Vol
108. idual NICs to a storage system SP This means that if multiple NICs from the same server are connected to an SP only one NIC is actually used Other NICs are in standby mode The server will use one of the others if the first NIC fails STEP 1 For an existing storage system with initiator CHAP already configured stop the iSCSI service etc init d iscsi stop STEP 2 Define a discovery address and other parameters in the iSCSI driver configuration file a Open the etc iscsi conf file on your server with vi or another editor b Under Discovery Address Category after the line DiscoveryAddress 10 4 100 0 add a new uncommented DiscoveryAddress SP_port_ip_address line for each 1 Gbit iSCSI data port on each storage system SP to which the NICs in that server have access For SP_port_ip_address use the data port addresses from section B on the Administration Worksheet see Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 that you completed For example DiscoveryAddress 10 4 100 0 DiscoveryAddress 172 31 1 100 DiscoveryAddress 172 31 2 100 Under Digest Settings uncomment HeaderDigest never DataDigest never Under PORTAL FAILOVER SETTINGS uncomment PortalFailover no Under MULTIPATH SETTINGS uncomment Multipath yes Under LUN SETTINGS uncomment LUNs 0 255 Under SESSION TIMEOUT SETTINGS uncomment the following parameter and change lt number gt to 10 DiskCommandTimout 10 Under CO
109. ief overview of the features of the product a list of accessories or other components you may need troubleshooting information and instructions on how to add and replace components on the Storage System SSR212PP For the latest version of this manual see http support intel com support motherboards server SSR212PP For information about which accessories memory processors and third party hardware have been tested and can be used with your storage system and for ordering information for Intel products see http support intel com support motherboards server SSR212PPcompat htm Additional Information and Software If you need more information about this product or information about the accessories that can be used with this storage system use the following resources These files are available at http support intel com support motherboards server SSR212PP Unless otherwise indicated in the following table once on this Web page type the document or software name in the search field at the left side ofthe screen and select the option to search SSR212PP For this information or software Use this Document or Software For in depth technical information Intel Storage System SSR212PP Technical Product about this product Specification If you just received this product Intel Storage System SSR212PP Quick Start User s and need to install it Guide in the product box For virtual system tours and A link to the SMaRT
110. ific settings should be entered respective TargetName entries If Multipath is enabled then target specific settings will be be applicable for all iSCSI sessions If settings under Subnet entry are settings under TargetName entry the settings under be considered TargetName iqn 1987 05 com cisco 00 0d1d898e8d66 The TargetName Settings can have the specific to a target 1 CRC Settings 2 iSCSI Operational settings 3 Connection Timeout Settings 4 Session Timeout Settings 5 Error Handling Timeout Settings 6 TCP Settings 7 Portal Failover Settings 8 Multipath Settings 9 LUN settings 10 PreferredSubnet and PreferredPortal NOTES If any of the configuration parameters mentioned under Configuration type DiscoveryAddress TargetName or values will be considered if they are specified els settings will apply for these configuration parameters All entries specified below any of the types must be indented by a whitespace character or a tab to local to a category If they are specified in the 1st column default considered as global Example Subnet 127 0 0 1 ActiveTimeout 10 PingTimeout 10 LoginTimeout 30 In the above case LoginTimeout is considered a global value and will have scope until another LoginTimeout entry is specified If there are conflicting entries for the same target through the Subnet and TargetName or DiscoveryAddress entries the Subnet entries i
111. ing the Chassis into the Cabinet 0 0 tenet tenes 81 Securing the Chassis and Installing the Front Bezel 2000 0 eee eee 81 Removing a Power Supply Filler Module 00 00 ccc eee eee eee 83 Installing a Second Power Supply 0 060 eee eee eee 84 Plugging in the Power Cord 0 200 c cette teen eee 84 Power button and Indicators for an SSR212PPf with Two Power Supplies 85 Unlocking and Removing the Front Bezel 0 0000 eee 88 Removing a Disk Filler Module 0000 c cette teens 88 Installing a Disk Module 0 2 0 0 cc en een en 89 Installing and Locking the Front Bezel 0 000 tees 90 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PPf or SSR212PPi with One Power Supply 91 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PPf or SSR212PPi with Two Power Supplies 92 Securing the Power Cord with a Retention Bail 0 2 0 0 nenn 92 Siorage System Front LEDS nnd sada hae ewan nd bee nee each 93 Power Button and Rear LEDs on an SSR212PPf with One Power Supply 94 Power Button and Rear LEDs on an SSR212PPf with Two Power Supplies 94 Connecting the UPS Serial Cable to an SSR212PP2f or SSR212PP2i 95 Connecting AC Power to an SSR212PP2f or SSR212PP2i 2 ee 96 Securing the Power Cord with the Retention Bail 0 0 00 cee nenn 96 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide ix Figure 46 Figure 47 Figu
112. initiate powerup Figure 46 A CAUTION Press the power button only briefly to power up the storage system Pressing the power button for more than four seconds while the storage system powers up may affect initialization parameters The green power lights LEDs on the front and back of the storage system turn on and remain on as long as power is applied to the storage system Figure 46 and Figure 47 The amber SP Boot Fault light flashes to indicate powerup progress The Disk Activity lights on the front of the storage system light intermittently as the disks spin up and disk I O begins When powerup is complete usually in 5 to 6 minutes the SP Boot Fault light goes off If the storage system does not power up within several minutes and or the fault indicator goes on refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 97 aA Disk Activity I pa AO Oe O SAB2934 Lock FIGURE 46 Storage System Front LEDs Power Supply B Fault LED Power Supply A Fault LED x PS B On 4 PSAOn is 0 7 8 a 0 X O Q AA eo Ee 2 Ed SP B Boot Fault LED a LED Power a Button SP A Boot Fault LED EMC3272 FIGURE 47 SSR212PP2f Storage System P
113. isk other than 0 1 2 or 3 a hot spare If you decide to use a hot spare write Spare in the appropriate row in column 1 and the disk number in column 2 If you want to create disk snapshots that is capture point in time images of a virtual disk then you must reserve disk space for snapshot disk resources The snapshot resource uses this space transparently for snapshot operations but the space must be available and not allocated to any virtual disk The snapshot resource requires a maximum of 20 percent of each virtual disk whose point in time images you will capture allocated in 10 Gbyte blocks For example if you will take snapshots of a 290 Gbyte virtual disk leave 60 Gbytes of disk space unused Twenty percent of 290 is 58 but space is given in 10 Gbyte blocks therefore you must reserve 60 Gbytes From Disk 0 through Disk 11 select the disks that you want to include in the disk pool and select a disk to be a Hot Spare Record this information in the Storage System disk information worksheet Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide F Disk pool capacity Gbytes To calculate the size of a RAID 5 disk pool multiply the number of disks less 1 n 1 by the disk capacity For a RAID 1 0 disk pool multiply the number of disks by the disk capacity then divide by 2 The following table shows the formatted capacity of SSR212PP Series disks 250 Gbyte Disks 500 Gbyte disks Disks 0 3 217 Gbytes per disk 458 Gbytes per disk Dis
114. it only to replace the disk module Part of the space Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 129 130 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 on these disks is reserved or preloaded with system data and as a result is not available for your data If you combine operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks each of the other disks loses space for your data equal to the system data space on an operating system disk Create one or more virtual disks on each disk pool A virtual disk is a grouping of disk partitions into one span of disk storage space Each virtual disk you create is distributed equally across the disks in the disk pool A virtual disk looks like an individual disk to the server s operating system Each disk pool supports 128 virtual disks In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disks For details on creating a virtual disk use the Navisphere Express Help Center If you want to connect additional servers to the storage system you can create virtual disks for them now You have to wait until the servers are connected and registered before you can assign these virtual disks to them Assign one or more virtual disks to the server To send data to or receive data from the virtual disks you must assign the virtual disks to a server In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disks For details on assigning a virtual disk to a ser
115. ities on Server From the Install Products menu click Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility to open the installation wizard Proceed until the installation is complete A user interface UI and a text based version of the utility are installed Remove the CD from the host s CD drive Installing on a Linux Host STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Insert the SSR212PP Series Server Support Products CD into the CD drive of a Linux host on the same subnet as the storage system Install the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on the Linux host rpm ivh naviinittool version build i386 rpm where version and build are the version number and the build number ofthe Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on the CD For example 6 19 1 1 10 If you are upgrading the utility on the server use U in place of i When installation is complete remove the CD from the host s CD drive Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 103 104 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Running the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on a FC Configuration STEP 1 Start the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility Ona Windows host click Start gt Programs EMC gt Navisphere gt Navisphere Storage System Initialization Ona Linux host enter cd opt Navisphere bin naviinittoolcli STEP 2 Read the license agreement On Windows click acce
116. ity on the server and storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Server with iSCSI HBAs STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Open the SANsurfer software Select the Target Settings tab Select Config Authentication from the bottom of the pane and in the password prompt use the password config Select the CHAP tab Under Initiator Name and Secret a b c d e Click Enable for your target IP If you are configuring mutual CHAP select Bidi bi directional Select Set default initiator name and secret Type in the initiator name for your HBA initiator Type in the secret that you configured in Navisphere Express The Initiator Name and Initiator Secret fields in the middle window display will populate automatically g If you are configuring mutual CHAP i Click the green plus sign on the right of the Target Table portion of the CHAP screen ii Double click the blank row in the Target Name column and enter the target CHAP username that you entered on the storage system iii Double click the row in the Target Secret column and enter the target CHAP secret that you entered on the storage system Click OK Save your changes on the Target Settings screen the default password remains config Confirm that your session remains active Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 15
117. ives and then Scan for hardware changes f Verify the paths to the disk to which you are writing data i Under PowerPath iSCSI under Computer Management expand Disks Click the disk to which you are writing data and verify that its path list has all paths listed and that one path is active Restart any applications that you stopped and re enable any user logins to the server that you disabled Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Windows Server STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 If you connected a new server to an existing storage system stop all applications accessing the storage system and disable user logins to the server Launch PowerPath Administrator by double clicking the PowerPath Monitor on the Windows task bar On the left pane summary pane click EMC PowerPathAdministrator Under the server right click Disks The right details pane lists all the virtual disks in each storage system connected to the server Storage ID identifies each storage system For each disk the Path Status and the Path Metric columns give the status of the paths to the disk When all n paths to a disk are working the Path Status for the disk is optimal and the Path Metric for the disk is n n indicating that n of n paths are working If only m paths are working the path metric is m n Verify that all n paths to the disks in the stora
118. ks 4 11 230 Gbytes per disk 445 Gbytes per disk Name Name the virtual disks in each disk pool You can include up to 128 virtual disks in a disk pool The default virtual disk name is Virtual Disk n where n is the sequential number starting with 1 However you can substitute a more meaningful name such as Users or Mail You can choose to have multiple applications on the same virtual disk If you will have more than one disk pool try to place the same number of virtual disks in each pool Or if you know that one or more virtual disks will be accessed often you might choose to place these on their own SP For example you might place a heavily accessed virtual disk such as a database by itself on disk pool 2 attached to SP B and place other lightly accessed virtual disks in disk pool 1 attached to SP A Function Describe the purpose of the virtual disk Virtual disk capacity Gbytes Determine the capacity of each virtual disk in the disk pool The combined capacity of all virtual disks cannot exceed the available space of the parent disk pool Decide how much space in the disk pool should be free space Generally you should leave a modest amount of free space such as 10 percent of the disk pool size in each pool Then you can expand any of the virtual disks in the pool up to the amount of reserved space Free space Gbytes Enter the amount of free space you want to reserve for expansion Note this space is availa
119. ktop right click My Computer and click Manage In the tree under Storage click Disk Management If the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard opens write a signature to each disk and upgrade it to a dynamic disk if desired a b c In the wizard click Next In the Select Disks to Write Signature screen select all the disks and click Next In the Select Disks to Upgrade screen make sure only the disks that you want to be dynamic are selected and then click Next and Finish The status of a virtual disk goes from unknown to basic or dynamic depending on whether you chose to upgrade the disk If the Write Signature and Upgrade Wizard does not open rescan for the virtual disks write a signature to each disk and upgrade it to a dynamic disk if desired a In the Computer Management tree under Storage right click Disk Management and click Rescan Disks The virtual disks should appear as unknown disks in the Disk Management window If they do not appear restart Windows and when Windows is running rewrite the digital signature as described in the previous step Right click any unknown disk in the Disk Management window and click Write Signature In the Write Signature Wizard screen select all the disks and click OK The status of any unknown disks becomes basic If you want to upgrade a basic disk to a dynamic disk right click the disk click Upgrade to Dynamic Disk select the disk you want to upgrade and cl
120. lowing Select Administrative Tools Computer Management or Click the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Manage from the menu The PowerPath iSCSI application resides under the Storage component of the Computer Management utility iii On the Computer Management panel select PowerPath iSCSI iv In the left pane expand Disks Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 131 v Click on each virtual disk to display a list of paths to the disk and verify that all paths are listed Missing or failed paths do not appear in the list of paths If a path is missing refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR2 2PP2f Series Documentation CD c For other Windows servers i On the Windows taskbar either double click the PowerPath Administrator icon or right click the icon and select PowerPath Administrator ii Inthe results pane verify that the path metric for each virtual disk is n n where n is the total number of paths to the disk d For Linux servers verify that PowerPath sees all the paths to the virtual disks with the PowerPath command ij Configure PowerPath powermt config ii Verify that PowerPath sees all the paths to the virtual disks with the PowerPath command powermt display dev all class clariion 132 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Configuring an Existing Storage System Read this section if you are configuring an exis
121. ls Disadvantages You can increase throughput by adding NICs to the configuration Improved security System management requires a connection to the private network Connection to multiple servers maximizes use of the storage system s capabilities Connection to each SP port from both switches provides redundant data paths in case m Reduced access for remote management To perform management tasks you must be connected to a host on the private network One storage processor does not allow for failover in case of SP failure SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Single Initiator Server Figure 16 shows a variation of the previous SSR212PP2i configuration with up to ten servers on a dedicated LAN Each server has a single iSCSI initiator and is connected with a single Ethernet switch to the storage system s iSCSI data and management ports Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 35 36 This configuration requires a NIC connection iSCSI HBAs qualified on SSR212PP Series systems do not support management input output Server with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC I Corporate er public or private network Dedicated iSCSI LAN SSR212PP2i dual SP EMC3322 FIGURE 16 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Connected to a Private LAN Sample IP addresses Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A management po
122. lug the cable into the FE connector Figure 54 or Figure 55 FE1 ejoo NRE Za Ho EMC3281 FIGURE 54 SSR212PPf Front End FE and Optical Cable Connectors 114 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 EMC3268 FIGURE 55 SSR212PP2f Front End FE and Optical Cable Connectors STEP 3 For each switch port that you want to connect to the server a Remove the protective covers from the HBA port connector on the server and from one end of the optical cable and plug the cable into the HBA connector b Remove the protective covers from the free end of the optical cable and from the lowest numbered unused switch port for hard zoned switch ports 1 3 5 15 and plug the cable into the switch port Figure 56 or Figure 57 For a hard zoned switch you must use these ports in order from 1 3 To Server HBA R re Switch w zu EMC3288 FIGURE 56 Sample Hard zoned Switch Connections to an SSR212PPf Storag
123. me and IP address Once the server has storage on the storage system the utility also sends the device name and volume or file system information for each virtual disk in the storage system that the server sees Click Finish to exit the utility Running the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux Server STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 On the server run the utility by entering opt Navisphere bin naviserverutilcli If the Server Utility does not discover the storage system the storage system may still be rebooting When the reboot is complete the SP Boot Fault light on the back of each SP is off and not blinking If the reboot is complete try running the utility again In the Server Utility enter 1 to select Update Server Information The utility automatically scans for connected SSR212PP Series storage systems and displays a list of the ones it finds In the Server Utility enter u to register the server with each storage system the utility found The utility sends the server s name and IP address to each storage system Once the server has storage on the storage system the utility also sends the Linux or device name and volume or file system information for each virtual disk in the storage system that the server sees Enter c cancel to stop the utility Verifying HBA Registration 128 STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 Start up Navisphere Express See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 1
124. mpleted the PowerPath installation After running the rpm command certain error messages may occur The following acceptable warning appears when loading the PowerPath drivers Warning loading lib modules uname r kernel drivers addon emcpower emcp o will taint the kernel no license This message is expected and is acceptable behavior for loading a binary module Initially PowerPath attempts to load modules with version checking enabled Ifthe pre selected module load fails the software silently without issuing error messages loads the module with version checking disabled Start PowerPath etc init d PowerPath start Use the above command only for loading and unloading the EMC PowerPath module Ifthe LANG variable is set to the locale ID listed in Table 2 the messages from the PowerPath start command are displayed in that language Unmount the CD cd umount cdrom Remove the PowerPath installation CD from the CD drive For Linux verify that all HBA NIC and iSCSI HBA driver extensions are loaded Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 If you loaded the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA driver as a module not as a static kernel driver use Ismod to verify that all extensions are loaded If you built the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA driver as a module and modified etc modules conf to specify that the driver be loaded before the PowerPath drivers the driver name appears in the Ismod output below
125. n STEP 4 Click Next to register the server with the storage system To each storage system the utility sends the server s name and IP address Once the server has storage on the storage system the utility also sends the device name and volume or file system information for each virtual disk in the storage system that the server sees STEP 5 Click Finish to exit the utility 166 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Applying iSCSI Data Port Addresses to the SP Assembly STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 Perform the following procedure after replacing an iSCSI storage processor assembly Replacing a Fibre Channel assembly does not require these steps Start Navisphere Express on a management server See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 Select Services from the System options and then Reboot Select Reboot both SPs The storage system takes several minutes to reboot You can monitor the LEDs on the back of the system or simply wait until the system allows you to restart Navisphere Express from the System Reboot page Repeat Steps 1 3 Restart Navisphere Express STEP 1 Select iSCSI from the Manage options then click Apply From the Manage iSCSI page select Test Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 167 168 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Restoring a Storage Processor Bo
126. n you will need AnSSR212PPi or SSR212PP2i storage system and the cables rails and CDs that ship with it For an SSR212PP2i dual SP system an uninterruptible power supply UPS kit including the power cords UPS serial cable and mounting hardware m Standard AC power for each power supply in the storage system from an independent AC source or a cabinet rack power distribution unit m A CAT 5 CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable for each management port you will use on the storage system The following management port network information which the person responsible for your network should provide Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 e Static IP address for each SP in the storage system e Subnet mask for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system e Default gateway for the LAN to which you will connect the storage system Q For any installation you will need A management host with a supported Internet browser for running Navisphere Express and on the same network as the storage system management ports This host can also be the server For supported hosts and browsers refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website A Linux or Windows host that is or will be a server with Fibre Channel connections to the storage system This server must have all required updates such as hot fixes or patches installed For supported hosts and required updates refer to Tested
127. n SP in the storage system This address is the one you assigned when you initialized the storage system If Navisphere Express does not open make sure that the storage system is not rebooting The SP Boot Fault light on the back of each SP should be off If the storage system is not rebooting and Navisphere Express still does not open go to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD STEP 3 Log in to Navisphere Express by entering the username and password that you specified when you initialized the storage system To view Navisphere Express in Brazilian Portuguese English French German Italian Korean Japanese Latin American Spanish or simplified Chinese follow the instructions in Adding a Navisphere Language Pack You can create this document on the SSR212PP2f website by selecting Upgrade and then Add Navisphere Language Pack as the upgrade type Once you install a language pack Navisphere Express automatically opens in that language Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 163 164 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Running the Navisphere Server Utility This procedure provides server specific instructions for running the Navisphere Server Utility on Linux Netware and Windows servers On Linux STEP 1 On the server run the utility by entering opt Navisphere bin naviserverutilcli STEP 2 Inthe Server Utility
128. n account database and authenticates the initiator Log off and remove iSCSI targets using the instructions in Removing iSCSI Targets on page 138 On the server open the Navisphere Server Utility See Procedure 30 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on page 165 Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and click Next Select Configure iSCSI Connections and click Next In the iSCSI Targets and Connections window select one of the following options to discover the iSCSI target ports on the connected storage systems m Discover iSCSI targets on this subnet scans the current subnet for all connected SSR212PP2f Series iSCSI storage system targets The utility scans the subnet in the range from to 255 For example if the current subnet is 10 12 77 the utility will scan the IP addresses from 10 12 77 1 to 10 12 77 255 If CHAP authentication is enabled on all target ports on a storage system you cannot discover using a subnet scan You must discover the targets using the target portal m Discover iSCSI targets for this target portal discovers targets known to the specified iSCSI SP data port Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 STEP 13 STEP 14 m Discover iSCSI targets using this iSNS Server discovers the specified IP address of the iSNS server Click Next If you entered the IP address of the iSCSI target and
129. n elect not to configure CHAP authentication If the storage system is on a public LAN we strongly recommend that you set CHAP security If you do not set CHAP security for the storage system any host connected to the LAN can read from and write to the storage system CAUTION Whenever you record any security information such as the CHAP usernames and secrets passwords it is imperative that you store the data in a secure location Storage System CHAP Levels To set up a basic CHAP level you can add one or more usernames and corresponding secrets Any initiator configured with one of these usernames secrets can establish a connection To set up an advanced CHAP level you can configure both initiator CHAP and mutual CHAP You can create initiator CHAP so that all initiators can use each username secret as in basic CHAP You can also use the iSCSI node name IQN to create usernames secrets that are restricted for use by a single initiator Optionally you can configure mutual CHAP with a single target CHAP username secret Initiator CHAP Worksheet If you want the storage system to authenticate initiators fill out the Initiator CHAP Worksheet for all initiator accounts Initiator CHAP must be set up and enabled for iSCSI security to work The easiest way to configure initiator CHAP is to create a friendly username and secret for all initiators Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No Allow an
130. n ignores additional cards on the same subnet which require use of the Advanced Log On procedure The Cisco Linux iSCSI driver does not support multiple NICs HBAs on the same subnet Storage systems connected to Linux servers must configure each storage processor port on a different subnet Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 19 Administration Worksheet 20 The accompanying Administration Worksheet contains the following blanks that you will need to fill in Storage system management port m Storage system iSCSI port Initiator iSCSI port Storage System Management Ports The storage system can have two management ports one per storage processor SP Plan the network and security characteristics for each management port and record the data on the accompanying Administration Worksheet Use the A section to record network information for the management interface Your network administrator should provide this information IP address The static network IP Internet Protocol address for example 128 222 78 10 for communication with a management port of a storage processor SP A or SP B Each SP has one management port Make sure that your assigned addresses do not conflict with other devices on the corporate network Subnet mask The subnet mask for the local area network LAN to which the storage system is connected for management for example 255 255 255 0 Gateway The gateway address for the LAN to which the
131. n the file will take precedence Example Subnet 127 0 0 1 ActiveTimeout 10 TargetName iqn 1987 05 com cisco 00 0d1d898e8d66 t0 146 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 ActiveTimeout 15 In the above scenario the Subnet specific setting will take effect If there is any conflict between DiscoveryAddress and Global entries DiscoveryAddress settings takes precedence Username bob Password bob123 DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 1 Username Password DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 2 Username Password DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 3 Username Password DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 4 Username Password DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 5 Username Password DiscoveryAddress 127 0 0 6 Username Password In the above case the DiscoveryAddress settings will be considered Targets without any matching Subnet TargetName or DiscoveryAddress entries will take the global values if any in the config file else the default values will take effect Example HeaderDigest prefer on DataDigest prefer on InitialR2T No ActiveTimeout 10 If there are any duplicate entries for a configuration parameter in the conf file the latest entry in the file will take effect Example IncomingUsername alice IncomingPassword alicel23 multipath no LUNs 0 255 IncomingUsername bob IncomingPassword bob123 In the above case IncomingUsername will be bob and IncomingPassword will be bo
132. nected to an SSR212PP Series storage system This computer is called either a management host or a server depending on how it is or will be connected to the storage system management host A host from which you manage SSR212PP Series storage systems It must be on the same LAN as the storage system management ports A management host may also be a server server A host that is already or will be connected directly to the Fibre Channel ports on an SSR212PP Series storage system A management host may also be a server existing server The server that is already configured for and connected to an SSR212PP Series storage system new server A server that is not already connected to or set up for an SSR212PP Series storage system existing NIC or iSCSI HBA The network interface card NIC or iSCSI host bus adapter HBA that is already installed in a server new NIC or iSCSI HBA The NIC or iSCSI HBA that was not already installed in the server existing storage system An SSR212PP Series storage system that is already connected to a server and configured for storage new storage system A storage system that is not connected to a server or configured for storage It is just as it was shipped to you Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 51 Before You Start field replaceable unit FRU A storage system component that you can add to your storage system or replace in your storage system at your site Examples of FRUs are disks
133. need to build the HBA driver modules and copy them to the above location The pre built kernel now includes these modules b Save your kernel change STEP 3 Change the Linux configuration files a Ifyou are using Red Hat Linux i Edit the etc modules conf file to add an alias for each HBA In the sample file below the second and third lines are aliases for HBAs driverModule in these entries is the name of the HBA driver module alias ethO eepro100 alias scsi_hostadapter1 driverModule alias scsi_hostadapter2 driverModule ii Enable the following parameters in etc modules conf max_scsi_luns scsi_allow_ghost_devices You must enable the last parameter so that you do not have to recompile the kernel to properly connect a Linux server to the storage system For example in the following modules conf file the max_scsi_luns and scsi_allow_ghost_devices parameters are enabled alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc alias scsi_hostadapter1 driverModule alias scsi_hostadapter2 driverModule alias ethO tla options scsi_mod max_scsi_luns 256 scsi_allow_ghost_devices 1 where driverModule is the name of the HBA driver module for accessing the storage system iii Edit the etc modprobe conf file as follows For QLogic HBAs make sure that the ql2xfailover and the ConfigRequired parameters are set to 0 options qla2xxx q12xfailover 0 ConfigRequired 0 The variables x and xxx vary with the HBA model For Emulex HBAs set the
134. nitiator Click OK Repeat STEP 10 for each target you want to login to Click Next The server registration window opens and lists all connected storage systems In the server registration window click Next to send the updated information to the storage system A success message displays Click Finish to close the wizard You have set and enabled basic security on the server and storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 143 Configuring Basic Chap on a Linux Server with NICs A CAUTION CHAP security must be enabled on the storage systembefore using the Configure iSCSI connections on the Server Utility After entering CHAP data on the target you must enter the same data on each NIC initiator On each initiator you enter the initiator CHAP user account data username and secret that the initiator sends to the target for authentication For basic initiator CHAP this data is the initiator username and secret that you entered on the target When the initiator sends this data the target compares it with an account database and authenticates the initiator STEP 1 Start the Linux iSCSI driver by typing etc init d iscsi start STEP 2 Based on the security model you want to build for security follow the examples in the etc iscsi conf configuration file to define usernames and passwords STEP 3 Find the driver parameter models you want to use and configure them as shown in the examples in configuration file
135. nnected with the serial cable For example if you are restoring the image to SP B select SP B only Do not try to restore images to both SPs in one procedure After you have selected an SP the software copies the image to the boot drives of that SP It displays a screen that shows the percentage copied similar to the one shown in Figure 68 The copy may take up to 10 minutes Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 12 STEP 13 STEP 14 STEP 15 STEP 16 STEP 17 STEP 18 4X100 HyperTerminal Eile Edit View Call Transfer Help Dle ol 3 cls Checking Disk 010 Doc ccc cone coe Present Checking Disk OLO 2 sss essere au Present Installing Extended POST 81 16 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 I I SAE N ee E I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 FE HE HE JE FE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE JE The COPY operation has completed successfully Checking Disks for FLARE Image 02 08 102 5 007 Ghecking Disk O20 Qi 2 Present Checking Disk OD 2 2 00 0 seas Present Installing FLARE Image 82 08 102 5 007 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 i 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I The COPY operation has completed successfully Deleting FLARE 02 08 102 5 007 mif from the RAM Disk Success Press the Enter key to continue Connected
136. nt to specify in hex mark the box Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret To allow any initiator to log in to the storage system check the Allow any Initiator to Login with this Username and Secret box If all initiators are trusted for example in a department or organization you might want to check this for convenience You can always grant or restrict initiator access to this storage system through the virtual disks Mutual CHAP Worksheet Mutual CHAP management provides an optional extra level of security that lets initiators verify the identity of the target storage system If you want the initiators to authenticate targets fill out the Mutual CHAP worksheet for all mutual CHAP accounts Target CHAP username Target CHAP secret password Specified in hex Yes_ _ No___ CAUTION Whenever you record any security information such as the CHAP usernames and secrets passwords it is imperative that you store the data in a secure location Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 49 50 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing an iSCSI Storage System This procedure describes the process of connecting an SSR212PP Series iSCSI Internet SCSI storage system SSR212PPi or SSR212PP21 to a Microsoft Windows or Linux server in one of these methods m through the network m directly Terminology host A computer that is or will be con
137. o ESD Hold boards only by their edges After removing a board from its protective wrapper or from the server place the board component side up on a grounded static free surface Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper Do not slide board over any surface Installing or removing jumpers A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips over two jumper pins Some jumpers have a small tab on top that you can grip with your fingertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers If your jumpers do not have such a tab take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper grip the narrow sides of the jumper with the pliers never the wide sides Gripping the wide sides can damage the contacts inside the jumper causing intermittent problems with the function controlled by that jumper Take care to grip with but not squeeze the pliers or other tool you use to remove a jumper or you may bend or break the pins on the board Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Contents Safety Informatlon uus sus uno eee Hana nam deer nn Peewee ees iii Important Safety Instructions 0 0 tte eee iii Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise 0000 tee eee iii Consignes de S curit crai tenets iii Instrucciones de seguridad importantes sssaaa cette eee iii Warnings lau se ee ead ae Ai ees iv List Of Figures 2 ccseccs ees evi eked iene Ree nn area aan
138. oc scsi scsi For HBAs rmmod driver_module modprobe driver_module or insmod driver_module where driver_module is the driver module name On a Linux server verify that all virtual disks have entries in the proc scsi scsi directory and in the file for the HBAs in the proc scsi directory If any disk entries are missing from the file a Use Navisphere Express to verify that each HBA is registered with the storage system See Verifying HBA Registration on page 128 b Use Navisphere Express to verify that the virtual disks are connected to the server i Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disk to display the Manage Virtual Disks page ii Verify that each virtual disk is assigned to the appropriate server and the SP Port status is Active for each HBA connected to the storage system If a disk is not assigned to the appropriate server double click the disk select Assign to Server and assign it to the appropriate server If any virtual disk is still not connected to the server go the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD Verify that each virtual disk is fully initialized a Start Navisphere Express on the storage system with the virtual disks b Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disk c Inthe Manage Virtual Disks screen if the status of any virtual disk is Initializing wait until the initializ
139. ocol Use this procedure if there is no usable recovery image in the storage system The instructions assume that you have opened a HyperTerminal or equivalent session and that you have completed STEP 1 through STEP 5 in Procedure 32 Restoring a Storage Processor Boot Image on page 169 If you stopped the preceding recovery procedure at step 6 the software is displaying the Select Images to Install screen without a file of the form FLARE aa bb ccc d eee mif compare Figure 69 to the screen shown in Figure 67 on page 176 LI Ele Edt View Cal Iansfer Hep 1 FLARE 02 08 102 5 007 mif 2 UtilityPartition 02 08 102 5 003 iif Enter comma separated list of options Connected 0 21 04 ansrw soos n 1 SCROLL CAPS num Capture Printecho FIGURE 69 Screen Shot Select Images to Install STEP 1 Obtain a recovery file or information on how to access a recovery file from your authorized service provider The recovery filename has the form FLARE aa bb ccc d eee Mif STEP 2 On the Select Images to Install screen press the Enter key without specifying a number The software displays the Confirm Image Installation screen Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 179 STEP 3 Enter n The software displays the Toolkit Screen Main Menu STEP 4 Select Enable LAN Service Port The software displays the Enable LAN Service Port screen and prompts for network information STEP 5 As prompted enter the IP address subnet mask
140. od where the target authenticates iSCSI initiators CHAP consists of initiator CHAP and mutual CHAP depending on which way the authentication occurs For initiator CHAP the target authenticates the initiator Mutual CHAP can be configured in addition to initiator CHAP For mutual CHAP the initiator authenticates the target Initiator CHAP To establish a connection and gain access to storage in an initiator CHAP configuration the initiator must present a username and secret to the iSCSI target The storage system compares the username and secret with a database of CHAP user accounts to authenticate the initiator To set up initiator CHAP authentication you enter the username and secret on the target then configure each initiator to use that username and secret Mutual CHAP In a mutual CHAP configuration both the target and the initiator authenticate each other In addition to setting up initiator CHAP you can configure the initiator with a username and secret that the target must present to establish a connection You must also configure the target to present this username and secret to initiators If you are planning to set up optional CHAP authentication security on the storage system prepare the following storage system CHAP security worksheets for initiator CHAP and mutual CHAP Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 iSCSI CHAP Authentication Worksheets A If the storage system is on a private LAN you ca
141. of the following options to discover the iSCSI target ports on the connected storage systems m Discover iSCSI targets on this subnet scans the current subnet for all connected SSR212PP2f Series iSCSI storage system targets The utility scans the subnet in the range from to 255 For example if the current subnet is 10 12 77 the utility will scan the IP addresses from 10 12 77 1 to 10 12 77 255 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 149 150 STEP 6 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12 STEP 13 If CHAP authentication is enabled on all target ports on a storage system you cannot discover using a subnet scan You must discover the targets using the target portal m Discover iSCSI targets for this target portal discovers targets known to the specified iSCSI SP data port m Discover iSCSI targets using this iSNS Server discovers the specified IP address of the iSNS server Click Next If you entered the IP address of the iSCSI target and you have CHAP authentication enabled on that target the CHAP login windows displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the initiator Click Next The utility scans for iSCSI target ports and displays the IP address for each target it discovers In the iSCSI Targets window select the IP address of the Inactiv
142. of the storage system turn on and remain on as long as power is applied to the storage system Figure 40 and Figure 41 or Figure 42 The amber SP Boot Fault light flashes to indicate powerup progress The Disk Activity lights on the front of the storage system light intermittently as the disks spin up and disk I O begins When powerup is complete usually in 5 to 6 minutes the SP Boot Fault light goes off If the storage system does not power up within several minutes and or the fault indicator goes on refer to the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR212PP Series Documentation CD Fault Disk Activity 1 Power N LZ a Q Lock SAB2934 FIGURE 40 Storage System Front LEDs Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 93 Power Supply A LED wal Supply A On 3 Ea Ed O as Power m Button SP A Boot Fault LED el m EMC3285 FIGURE 41 a Button and Rear LEDs on an SSR212PPf with One Power upply Power Supply B Fault LED Power Supply A Fault LED ne PS B On PS AOn Cc le ae Cc les ol Sal uas Ed E Power LED Power On Off Button D SP A Boot Fault LED EMC3328 FIGURE 42 Power Button and Rear LEDs on an SSR212PPf with Two Power Supplies If the amber System Fault light is on after powerup a f
143. only one server can connect to the storage system this configuration does not take full advantage of the SSR212PP2is connectivity capabilities m A single server does not allow for expansion SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to Two Servers Figure 8 shows two servers each with two iSCSI initiators directly cabled to the iSCSI data ports on an SSR212PP21 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Servers with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC oy 7 Kan Corporate public or private network VA Management traffic iSCSI traffic iSCSI traffic DAS iSCSI and public LAN SSR212PP2i EMC3313 FIGURE 8 Sample IP addresses SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to Two Servers Port Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 IP address 172 31 1 150 172 31 1 101 172 31 1 151 172 31 1 102 172 31 2 150 172 31 2 101 172 31 2 152 172 31 2 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m You can easily migrate this low cos
144. or Figure 49 Be sure you do not connect the management LAN cable to the serial service or UPS ports If you connect the management ports directly to a network switch you must use switch ports that support auto negotiation or are configured for half duplex operation Management z ER LAN port Service a Management LAN CAT 5 5E 6 Cable EMC3276 FIGURE 48 SSR212PPf Management LAN Port Connections Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 99 SP B Ed EZ Management at LAN Port 7 Service SPA J FB Management LAN Port of 10 100 1000 LAN CAT 5 5E 6 Cables EMC3267 FIGURE 49 SSR212PP2f Storage System Management LAN Port Connections STEP 2 If your configuration emplys one or more Fibre Channel switches a Ifyou want to use the switch management software connect one end of a LAN cable to the LAN management port on each switch and the other end to the network from which you will manage the switch Figure 50 or Figure 51 You must use switch management software to zone switches that are not hard zoned To LAN To LAN e 2 Switch a Vo aT ae oa ooog y EMC3292
145. or CHAP options Basic CHAP specifies one secret password for all initiators that log in to a given target The Advanced option allows you to specify a different secret for each initiator and also allows you to set up Mutual CHAP Mutual CHAP is applied in addition to advanced initiator CHAP mutual CHAP sets up an account that a target uses to connect to an initiator The initiator authenticates the target Setting up and enabling initiator CHAP is necessary for iSCSI security to work Mutual CHAP is an optional additional level of security Only one mutual CHAP credential is supported for each storage system The following steps are necessary to set up initiator CHAP m Ona server that uses NICs or iSCSI HBAs log off and remove target portals On the storage system configure and enable initiator CHAP basic or advanced by entering the initiator user data for all initiators that are allowed to access the storage system Ifyou are setting up the optional mutual CHAP you must enter the mutual CHAP user data on each server that is the target user account data that the storage system sends to initiators The initiators compare this data with their stored user data when they authenticate the storage system Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide t37 To set up mutual CHAP you must first configure advanced initiator CHAP m On each server that will use the storage system configure initiator CHAP by entering the user data
146. orage Processor Boot Image eee cece eee eee eee eee 169 Restoring an SP Boot Image resan eea aa a a a E A R E N a E E 170 Using FTP to Obtain and Store an SP Boot Image 00 cece eee eee eee 179 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide vii viii Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 List of Figures Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figure 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 HBA and Port Connectivity 20 0000 cc teens 4 SSR212PPf Storage System Rear Lights LEDs 00000 c eee eee eee 13 SSR212PP2f Storage System Rear Lights LEDs 0000000 eee eens 13 Storage System Front Lights LEDs 0 0000 e cece tet nenn 13 SSR212PPi Single SP Directly Connected to One Server 0 0 0 cece eee 24 SSR212PPi Single SP Directly Connected to Two Servers 0000 eee eee 25 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to One Server 0 000 ee ee 26 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to Two
147. orage system Installing PowerPath on a Windows Server For information on integrating PowerPath into an existing MSCS cluster refer to the PowerPath for Windows Installation and Administrator s Guide in the Technical documents section on the SSR212PP support website STEP 1 Insert the PowerPath installation CD in the server s CD drive STEP 2 If autoplay is enabled on your server start the installation as follows a When the Getting Started page appears click the appropriate link in the Installation section for the server s operating system b Select Run this program from its current location or similar message depending on your browser and click OK You can install the software from the Installation section by clicking the appropriate link for your operating system STEP 3 If autoplay is not enabled on the server start the installation as follows a On the Windows taskbar select Start Run b In the Run window enter the name of the appropriate installation program below and click OK e For Windows 2000 d 2000 EMCPP W2000 x y z GA exe e For 32 bit Windows Server 2003 d 2003 EMCPP W2003_32 x y z GA exe e For 64 bit Windows Server 2003 d 2003 EMCPP W2003 64 x y z GA exe where d is the CD drive letter and x y z is the revision of PowerPath on the CD If you do not know whether your Windows 2003 Server is 32 bit or 64 bit right click on My Computer and select Manage Select System Information gt System
148. ormation This section defines storage system disk information Fill out the following worksheet as described in this section Disk Information Disk Pool Virtual Disk Number Disks to Free Server 1 6 or Form Pool Capacity Capacity Space To Be Spare 1 12 Gbytes Name Function Gbytes Gbytes Assigned Use this worksheet to list the disk pools and virtual disks that you will create A sample worksheet section and information about completing the columns in it follows The sample worksheet shows that 20 and 38 Gbyte virtual disks have been reserved for expansion of virtual disks in the three disk pools The storage system described in the worksheet has 250 Gbyte disks not 500 Gbyte disks Disk Information Disk Pool Virtual Disk Number Disks to Free Server 1 6or Form Pool Ca ran Ca ea apace To Be Spare 1 12 Gbytes Name Function Gbytes Gbytes Assigned L 0 1 2 3 651 vdisk Users A N 315 20 PCI234 users O Z 2 45 6 7 690 Database 3 8 9 10 460 Mail Spare iL 40 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Number 1 6 or spare You must create at least one disk pool for virtual disks You can create up to four RAID 5 disk pools or six RAID 1 0 disk pools numbered 1 6 in a storage system If your system has two SPs you should create at least two disk pools since the software assigns one o
149. ost that is already or will be connected directly to the Fibre Channel ports on an SSR212PP Series storage system A management host may also be a server existing server The server that is already configured for and connected to an SSR212PP Series storage system new server A server that is not already connected to or set up for an SSR212PP Series storage system existing HBA The host bus adapter HBA that is already installed in a server new HBA The HBA that was not already installed in the server existing storage system An SSR212PP Series storage system that is already connected to a server and configured for storage new storage system A storage system that is not connected to a server or configured for storage It is just as it was shipped to you field replaceable unit FRU A storage system component that you can add to your storage system or replace in your storage system at your site Examples of FRUs are disks power supplies memory cards and power supplies Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 9 storage processor SP A printed circuit board with processors memory modules and control logic that manages the I O between the server and the disk modules disk pool A set of disks with the same capacity and RAID type on which you create one of more virtual disks virtual disk A grouping of physical disk partitions into one span of disk storage space Each virtual disk you create is distributed equally acros
150. ot Image This procedure explains how to restore a storage processor s boot image SP boot image When a storage processor SP does not start properly and its fault light blinks four times a second the cause may be that the SP s boot image has been damaged and is unusable If so a qualified service provider will guide you through the process that this procedure describes A CAUTION Before restoring the boot image try to correct a startup problem by turning power to the storage system off and then on again Do not attempt the restoration procedure without the assistance of your authorized service provider Terminology Boot partition A reserved space on one disk mirrored on another disk that holds the storage processor SP operating system Each SP loads its operating system from one of its boot partitions when powered up or reset Image repository A reserved space that holds images you can use to restore an SP s boot image Primary boot disk The lower numbered disk in the mirrored boot pair for an SP For SP A it is disk 0 for SP B disk 1 SP boot light The amber status lamp visible from the back of an SP The speed at which it blinks indicates the SP startup operation as follows Every 4 seconds The SP is running powerup diagnostics Every second The SP is running software diagnostics Four times a second The SP is booting starting up Off The SP is running normally If the statu
151. ounter using HyperTerminal on a Windows server or laptop the procedure for other systems is similar a To start a HyperTerminal session follow this path Start Programs gt Accessories Communications gt Hyperterminal b When the software asks for a name create a meaningful name for example SSR212PP2f and then click OK The software displays a Connect to screen c Inthe Connect using box select COM1 or COM2 from the pull down list The software displays a settings screen d Select the following settings Bits per second 9600 Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None e Click OK The HyperTerminal session is now running as you can see from the timer displayed at the lower left of the screen You use this session to communicate with the Reset the problem SP and watch for the alphabetic powerup test display in the HyperTerminal window Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 171 172 STEP 5 The easiest way to reset the SP is to unplug and then plug in the line cord to the SP s power supply Figure 63 EMC3265 FIGURE 63 Removal of an SP Power Cord from an SSR212PP Series Power Supply The SP begins its boot sequence and runs diagnostic tests When the alphabetical test starts press the Esc key anytime during the sequence shown below Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 AX100 HyperTerminal File Edit View Call Transfer Help Doz ol 3 ael
152. ower Button and Rear LEDs If the amber System Fault light is on after powerup a fault exists somewhere in the storage system If the amber light specific to a power supply SP or disk is on then that part is faulted Powering the Storage System Down For an orderly storage system shutdown that protects your cache data use the storage system power button not the UPS power switch The storage system takes a full minute to power down after you press the power button So after powering down the storage system wait one minute before powering it on again If storage system power is turned off by the power button or by a software shutdown you must press the power button to reapply power If you power down the storage system by unplugging the power cord the storage system powers up as soon as it is reconnected to the AC power source 98 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Connecting the Management Ports to the LAN Before You Start To complete this procedure you need a standard CAT 5 CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable for L Each management port on each storage system SP that you will connect to the LAN L Each Fibre Channel switch if you are using them and if you want to manage with the switch vendor s management software STEP 1 For each SP connect one end of a LAN cable to the management port on the SP and the other end to the network from which you will manage the storage system Figure 48
153. plication PowerPath for iSCSI does not provide I O load balancing Install the Navisphere Server Utility See Procedure 9 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on page 75 If you have an SSR212PP2i system install the UPS CAUTION You must install the UPS that shipped with your storage system You cannot use any other type of UPS a Unpack the UPS and save the packaging Verify that the cables and mounting kit were included b Install the UPS in a 19 inch NEMA standard cabinet rack as described in the documentation provided with the UPS CAUTION The UPS ships with the battery cable disconnected Be sure to connect this cable firmly when you install the UPS If this cable is not securely connected the Replace Battery light turns on Unpack the storage system See Procedure 10 Unpacking the SSR212PP Series Storage System on page 77 Install the storage system in a rack See Procedure 11 Installing the SSR212PP Series Storage System on page 79 If you received a second power supply for your single SP storage system follow Procedure 12 Installing a Second Power Supply on page 83 to install it Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 You may receive a second power supply that looks slightly different from the original and or different from the illustrations in this note The two versions are functionally the same STEP 8 Ifyou received disks modules that are not already in
154. ppercase and lowercase letters and numbers As with the username passwords are case sensitive For example Azure23 differs from azure23 The password is valid only for the username you specified 2 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Fibre Channel Switch Information If your configuration will use one or more Fibre Channel switches complete a Switch information worksheet for each switch If your site will not use switches skip this section and continue with Storage System Disk Information on page 6 Customer installable SSR212PP Series switches are easily configured some are preconfigured so any HBA connected to switch ports other than 0 and 4 communicates with storage processors connected to switch ports 0 or 4 With switches set up in such hard zones you can connect FE 0 or FE 1 to ports 0 and 4 only and connect HBAs only to ports 1 2 3 5 6 or 7 16 Customer Installable Switch 1 Information SP to switch connections Switch port Storage System name SP SP port 0 SPA__orSPB__ FEO orFE1__ 4 SPA__orSPB__ FEO orFE1__ Switch to server HBA connections Switch port Server name HBA name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Customer Installable Switch 2 Information SP to switch connections Switch port Storage System name SP SP port 0 SPA__orSPB__ FEO orFE1__ 4 SPA__orSPB__ FEO orFE1__ Switch to server HBA connections Switch port Server name HBA name 1 2 3
155. prompt enter the username clariion if not already present and the password clariion STEP 10 Use your browser to select the recovery file obtained from your service provider and drag and drop it into the FTP window STEP 11 Install the SP image in the image repository By putting the image in the repository you can restore it without using FTP in the unlikely event the SP image becomes unusable again d e Select Image Repository Sub Menu Select the option Copy files from RAM disk to Image Repository Select the file you just copied using FTP Press Enter to continue The software copies the image to the repository Enter 1 to return to the Toolkit Main Menu STEP 12 In the Utility Toolkit window select Install images STEP 13 Continue the boot image recovery with STEP 6 in Procedure 32 Restoring a Storage Processor Boot Image on page 169 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 181 182 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0
156. pt and Next m On Linux enter y to accept it The utility automatically scans the subnet for SSR212PP Series storage systems When this storage system discovery operation is complete the utility lists by hardware serial number all uninitialized and initialized storage systems it discovered The hardware serial number HW S N XXX 000NNNNNNNN is on a label on the rear of the chassis If the storage system you are installing was not discovered verify the cable connections between the storage system and the server running the utility STEP 3 Select a storage system to initialize Ona Windows host select the storage system from the Uninitialized Systems list and and click Next Ona Linux host enter the item number of the storage system you want to initialize and press ENTER STEP 4 Using the information from the completed worksheet in the Storage System Management Ports section of Procedure 1 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration on page 1 follow the instructions on the screen to change the storage system s name if desired and to set the following network parameters for the storage system management ports Storage Processor A IP ADDRESS IP address for SP A management port Storage Processor B IP ADDRESS IP address for SP B management port Subnet Mask Subnet mask associated with the LAN to which the storage system management port is connected Default Gateway Default gateway address for
157. r more disk pools to each SP that is it assigns disk pool 1 and all its virtual disks to SPA disk pool 2 and all its disks to SP B disk pool 3 and its disks to SP A and disk pool 4 and its disks to SP B If you create only one pool all virtual disks in the storage system will be assigned to SP A Disks to Form Each Pool For each pool specify the numbers of the disks you will include The number of disks in a pool determines its capacity Generally we suggest no more than six the minimum is three for RAID 5 and two for RAID 1 0 pools For maximum use of space on the disks it is recommended that you do not combine disks 0 through 3 the operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks Part of the space on the operating system disks is preloaded with system data and as a result is not available for your data If you combine operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks each of the other disks loses space for data equal to the system data space on an operating system disk If you have disks of differing capacities for example 250 and 500 Gbyte always use disks of the same capacity when creating a disk pool If the disks have different capacities the software will format each disk at the smaller of the two disk sizes wasting more than 200 Gbytes of potential storage on each larger disk When you create disk pools consider making one disk a hot spare A hot spare allows your system to continue running with its normal
158. re 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 Figure 57 Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 62 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figure 70 Storage System Front LEDS wi eden sce 20a dew de aa dha witha dada REEE wid anid 98 SSR212PP2f Storage System Power Button and Rear LEDs 0 00055 98 SSR212PPf Management LAN Port Connections 0 000 cee eee 99 SSR212PP2f Storage System Management LAN Port Connections 100 SSR212PPf Storage System and Switch LAN Connections 2 222222 seen 100 SSR212PP2f Storage System and Switch LAN Connections 2 222222 nennen 101 SSR212PPf Storage System Power Button and Light LED 2 111 SSR212PP2f Storage System Power Button and Light LED 111 SSR212PPf Front End FE and Optical Cable Connectors 2 2 2222 n sen 114 SSR212PP2f Front End FE and Optical Cable Connectors 2 2222er 115 Sample Hard zoned Switch Connections to an SSR212PPf Storage System 115 Sample Hard zoned Switch Connections to an SSR212PP2f Storage System 116 Connecting SSR212PPi iSCSI Ports Directly to a Server 0 0 eee eee 118 Connecting SSR212PP2i iSCSI ports Directly toa Server 000 cee eee 118 Figure 36 Connecting the SSR212PPi and Server iSCSI Ports toaLAN
159. re each individual storage system with its own list of initiators and targets iSNS includes an iSNS server component and iSNS client component The iSNS server must reside somewhere within the IP storage network for example on a host or in the switch firmware An iSNS client resides on both the iSCSI storage system and any iSCSI servers connected to the storage system When you start the storage system the iSNS client on the storage system gathers all the storage system iSCSI port information and stores it locally on the storage system When you add a server to the storage system s iSNS configuration Navisphere Express establishes a connection from the storage system to the iSNS server and then registers the information stored on the storage system with the iSNS server Start Navisphere Express Follow Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 For each iSNS server to which you want the storage system to connect a Inthe Manage iSCSI page click iSNS to open the iSNS Servers page b Click Add to open the Add iSNS Servers dialog box In the Add iSNS Servers dialog box enter the IP address of the server you are adding d Click Apply to send the SP iSCSI port information to the server Before the IP address is applied it is tested to ensure it is valid e Inthe iSNS servers dialog box select the server to be the primary server and click Set Primary Configuring iSCSI Initiators for a Configuration With iSNS 124 B
160. rocedure 23 Registering the Server with the Storage System on page 127 Configure the storage system To configure a new storage system use Procedure 24 Configuring a New Storage System on page 129 m To configure an existing storage system one that was already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure use Procedure 25 Configuring an Existing Storage System on page 133 Prepare virtual disks to receive data Use Procedure 27 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data on page 155 Verify your failover configuration with PowerPath using Procedure 28 Verifying the Failover Configuration on page 159 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration This document is written for administrators who are planning and setting up iSCSI SSR212PP Series storage systems It will help them plan an internet SCSI iSCSI storage system configuration and includes management port iSCSI port initiator iSCSI port and disk information This document also contains information on planning and setting up the optional Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP security system common to iSCSI configurations on shared networks For the most current detailed and complete configuration rules and sample configurations refer to the Tested Hardware and OS List THOL document the SSR212PP support website For information on how to acce
161. rs STEP 7 you can choose to use the initiator name IQN as the CHAP user In Step 3 on the screen enter and confirm a CHAP secret You will also enter this secret for the server initiators later You can specify the secret in ASCII or hexadecimal characters ASCII secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 characters Hexadecimal secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 pairs of data 24 to 32 characters If you specify the CHAP secret using hexadecimal characters you must select CHAP Secret Specified In Hex In Step 4 on the screen either click Apply to set the advanced initiator CHAP credentials or click Cancel to return to the Initiator CHAP Configuration Advanced screen STEP 10 Click View all initiator CHAP credentials and confirm that the new CHAP entry exists Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data Before a server can send data to a virtual disk Linux must recognize the disk and you must partition the disk and then create and mount a file system on it For Windows servers the virtual disk must be initialized with a signature and you must either create partitions on a basic disk or create volumes on a dynamic disk Preparing Virtual Disks for Linux STEP 1 On the server enter powermt display dev all The commands shows the paths to all virtual disks on the storage system that the servervirtual machine
162. rs and targets respectively Terminology In this document we use the terms initiator target server and storage system as follows Initiator A port on a NIC or iSCSI HBA that issues I O requests to a target in the storage system NICs and HBAs are installed on the environment s servers Target A storage system port target portal that accepts and responds to requests from an initiator In iSCSI systems the targets called front end or data ports are on storage processors Server A host connected directly or through a network router or switch to the front end data ports on SSR212PP Series storage systems A server can also be a management station Storage system Your SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi storage system iSNS You can use the Internet Storage Naming Service iSNS on Windows platforms that are part of an iSCSI configuration iSNS requires an iSNS server on the storage network and a client storage system other hosts connected to the storage system are also iSNS clients The iSNS server acts as the repository where hosts and storage devices register their lists of initiators and targets Each individual initiator or target registers its components with the iSNS server the server then answers the initiator s queries for devices with the list of registered targets Discovery domains implemented on the server restrict what targets an initiator sees CHAP To prevent unauthorized access to the storage system you can set
163. rs to Connect to iSCSI Targets Use the Navisphere Server Utility to configure the network parameters for each NIC initiator that needs access to the storage system The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator gives the same name to all NICs in a server This name identifies the server not the individual NICs to a storage system SP This means that if multiple NICs from the same server are connected to an SP only one NIC is actually used Other NICs are in standby mode If you leave the Server Network Adapter IP option set to Default the server will use one of the other NICs if the first NIC fails On the server open the Navisphere Server Utility See Procedure 30 Running the Navisphere Server Utility on page 165 Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and click Next Select Configure iSCSI Connections and click Next In the iSCSI Targets and Connections window select one of the following options to discover the iSCSI target ports on the connected storage systems Discover iSCSI targets on this subnet scans the current subnet for all connected SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system targets The utility scans the subnet in the range from to 255 For example if the current subnet is 10 12 77 the utility will scan the IP addresses from 10 12 77 1 to 10 12 77 255 If CHAP authentication is enabled on all target ports on a storage system you cannot discover using a subnet scan You must discover the targets using the target por
164. rt 172 31 1 200 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 1 151 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B management port 172 31 1 201 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 152 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 172 31 1 153 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 102 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 103 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Continue for up to 10 servers The private network must be on a different subnet from the public LAN Advantages Improved security System management requires a connection to the private network m Simplified network setup All of the storage system ports are on the private network so you need to assign only one set of addresses on a single subnet A network administrator aware of all available addresses must assign any addresses required for the public network from a smaller pool Simplified troubleshooting Since everything is on a dedicated private network you have fewer variables to consider when issues arise Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Disadvantages m Reduced access for remote management To perform management tasks you must be connected to a host on the private network m Limited failover capability since the single initiator and
165. rver to an existing storage system stop all applications accessing the storage system and disable user logins to the server STEP 2 STEP 3 For each HBA connected to the storage system a View the virtual disks available to the server powermt display dev all Choose one available virtual disk to receive data I O for the test View the paths to the chosen virtual disk powermt display dev x every 2 where x is a pseudo device that represents the chosen virtual disk Start sending data to a virtual disk by writing data to it Identify the HBA sending data to the virtual disk by viewing the output of the powermt display dev x every 2 command and disconnect the cable to that HBA View the output of the powermt display dev x every 2 command and verify that e The state of the uncabled paths becomes dead e Data continues to be sent on the remaining path s to the virtual disk indicating that the failover path was successful and that PowerPath is working properly Reconnect the cable that you disconnected from the HBA If you caused any virtual disks to fail over restore the disks to their original SP powermt restore Restart any applications that you stopped and re enable any user logins to the server that you disabled Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Running Navisphere Express STEP 1 Open an Internet browser on the management host STEP 2 Enter the IP address of a
166. s are not a substitute for the use of an ESD kit Follow them only when an ESD kit is not available Before touching any FRU touch a bare unpainted metal surface of the cabinet or storage system m Before removing any FRU from its antistatic bag place one hand firmly on a bare metal surface of the storage system and at the same time pick up the FRU while it is still sealed in the antistatic bag Once you have done this do not move around the room or touch other furnishings personnel or surfaces until you have installed the FRU m When you remove a FRU from the antistatic bag avoid touching any electronic components and circuits on it m Ifyou must move around the room or touch other surfaces before installing a FRU first place the FRU back in the antistatic bag When you are ready again to install the FRU repeat these procedures 60 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Installing HBAs in the Server A STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 For the server to communicate with the storage system Fibre Channel ports the server must have one or more supported host bus adapters HBAs Before You Start To complete this procedure you need one or more supported HBAs with the latest supported BIOS and driver For information on supported HBAs BIOS and drivers refer to Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website Never mix HBAs from different vendors in the s
167. s lamp is on and not blinking then the storage system may have a voltage fault or SP fault Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 169 Secondary boot disk The higher numbered disk in the mirrored boot pair for an SP For SP A it is disk 2 for SP B disk 3 Utility partition A reserved space on the first four drives of a storage system that holds recovery software TaBLE3 Locations of Boot and Utility Partitions and Image Repository Disks 0 1 2 3 SP A primary boot SP B primary boot SP A primary boot SP B primary boot partition partition partition partition SP A primary utility SP A secondary utility SP B primary utility SP B secondary utility partition partition partition partition Image Repository Image Repository Image Repository Restoring an SP Boot Image 170 STEP 1 STEP 2 This procedure describes recovering the SP boot image for a storage processor in an SSR212PP Series storage system Follow this procedure if an SP hangs during startup and cannot boot An SP indicates that it is trying to boot by flashing the amber light on its back panel four times a second If it cannot boot it continues flashing the light four times each second or remains steadily on Normally you can recover an SP s boot image using the steps in this section But ifno valid SP boot image exists on your storage system you need to use FTP to load one See Procedure 33 Using FTP to Obtain and Store an SP Boot Image on p
168. s the disks in the disk pool A virtual disk looks like an individual disk to the server s operating system An SSR212PPf storage system has one SP so it is called a single SP system An SSR212PP2f storage system has two SPs so it is called a dual SP system Before You Start L Review Tested Hardware and OS List THOL on the SSR212PP support website to confirm that the following are supported The server hardware that will access the storage system The operating system version running on the server hardware Ld Complete the configuration planning worksheets in Procedure 1 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration on page 1 L For a new storage system installation you will need An SSR212PPf or SSR212PP2f storage system and the cables rails and CDs that ship with it For an SSR212PP2f dual SP system an uninterruptible power supply UPS kit including the power cords UPS serial cable and mounting hardware Standard AC power for each power supply in the storage system from an independent AC source or a cabinet rack power distribution unit ACAT 5 or higher LAN cable for the management port on each SP If your configuration includes Fibre Channel switch es and you plan to use the switch management software you will also need a CAT 5 or higher LAN cable for each switch The following management port network information which the person responsible for your network should provide e Stat
169. se the Cisco Linux driver Supported devices include both onboard and PCI based NICs m You can configure SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage systems with iSNS servers and clients m You can connect up to four SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage systems to a single server AnSSR212PP2i storage system can connect to a maximum of 20 initiators or a maximum of 10 servers hosts an SSR212PPi can connect to a maximum of 10 initiators or a maximum of 10 servers Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 m You can connect up to four iSCSI HBAs or 4 NIC initiators 2 two port NICs or 4 one port NICs in a server to one SSR212PP2i storage system SSR212PPi systems support connection to 4 iSCSI HBAs 1 two port NIC or 2 one port NICs m You cannot use both iSCSI HBAs and NICs in a single server m Separate servers with HBAs and servers with NICs can connect to the same storage system Environment and Configurability m A single host cannot attach to an EMC CLARiiON CX series and an SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage system at the same time m For proper traffic routing in an environment that uses physically separated networks each network must use a unique sub network address This rule applies to both directly connected configurations and those that use dedicated subnets for the data paths m When using multiple NICs in a server host each card should be on a different subnet The default Microsoft iSCSI Initiator configuratio
170. sing the storage system to power down unexpectedly EMC3279 FIGURE 45 Securing the Power Cord with the Retention Bail 96 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 5 Plug each storage system power cord into an AC power source as follows Figure 44 A CAUTION Do not connect more than one power supply to the UPS a Plug the storage system power cord connected to the SP A power supply into the power outlet on the UPS b Fora 100V or 120V UPS plug the attached UPS power cord into an AC power source c Fora230V UPS plug one end of the loose UPS power cord into the UPS power outlet and the other end into an AC power source in the cabinet power distribution unit d Turn on UPS power as described in the documentation that shipped with the UPS e Plug the power cord connected to the SP B power supply into the AC power source in the cabinet power distribution unit Do not connect the SP B power supply to the same power source circuit as the UPS On each power supply the power supply on light turns on indicating that the power supply is connected to an active AC power source STEP 6 Ifthe storage system will be connected to the server through a switch plug one end of the switch power cord to the power connector on the switch and the other end into an AC power source as described in the documentation that shipped with the switch STEP 7 Press the storage system power on off button to
171. single switch provide only one path from a server to the iSCSI Ethernet switch SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers Figure 17 shows an SSR212PP2i with up to ten servers Each server has two iSCSI initiators connected with two Ethernet switches dedicated for storage system traffic to SSR212PP2i iSCSI data ports The performance and availability advantages of this configuration make it optimal for many environments This configuration requires a NIC connection iSCSI HBAs qualified on SSR212PP Series systems do not support management input output Servers with 2 iSCSI NICs and 1 public NIC Corporate public or private network Management traffic iSCSI traffic SSR212PP2i dual SP EMC3323 FIGURE 17 SSR212PP2i Dual SP On a Dedicated LAN with Redundant iSCSI Paths Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 87 Sample IP addresses Port Storage Processor A management port Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 Storage Processor B management port Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 Continue for up to 10 servers IP address 172 31 1 200 172 31 1 150 172 31 2 150 172 31 1 201 172 31 1 151 172 31 2
172. sphere Express to verify that the virtual disks are connected to the server In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disk to display the Manage Virtual Disks page iii Verify that each virtual disk is assigned to the appropriate server and the SP Port status is Active for each HBA connected to the storage system If a disk is not assigned to the appropriate server double click the disk select Assign to Server and assign it to the appropriate server If any virtual disk is still not connected to the server go the Troubleshoot section on the SSR212PP support website or the SSR2 2PP Series Documentation CD STEP 9 Verify that each virtual disk is fully initialized a Start Navisphere Express on the storage system with the virtual disks See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 b Inthe Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Virtual Disk c Inthe Manage Virtual Disks screen if the status of any virtual disk is Initializing wait until the initialization is complete before continuing to the next section STEP 10 If the virtual disk is connected to a server running Windows Server 2003 reboot the server STEP 11 Verify that PowerPath sees all paths to the virtual disks a On the server configure PowerPath powermt config b On Windows 2003 Server hosts start PowerPath iSCSI i Select Start Settings Control Panel ii On the Control Panel do one of the fol
173. ss this website refer to the support information that shipped with your storage system Topics in this document include m Introduction on page 16 m iSCSI Configuration Rules on page 18 m Administration Worksheet on page 20 Sample SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi Configurations on page 23 m Storage System Disk Information on page 40 m What is Microsoft iSNS on page 43 m ISNS Server Worksheet on page 45 m What is CHAP on page 46 m iSCSI CHAP Authentication Worksheets on page 47 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 15 Introduction SSR212PP Series iSCSI storage systems connect to servers through Internet SCSI SCSI interfaces Storage systems and servers can connect directly from one iSCSI port to another or through an IP Internet Protocol network iSCSI host bus adapters HBAs or network interface cards NICs in the servers act as the physical iSCSI interfaces You must identify the network settings for each iSCSI I O port in a storage system including the IP address subnet mask and gateway address These settings define the targets of input from the servers in your environment You must also identify network settings for the iSCSI I O ports in servers that connect to the storage system these settings define the initiators of I O between servers and the SSR212PP2i and SSR212PPi storage systems In some contexts iSCSI documentation refers to the servers and storage systems themselves as initiato
174. stalled in the storage system follow the instructions in Procedure 13 Installing a Disk Module on page 87 to install them STEP 9 Connect the storage system to AC power m Use Procedure 14 Connecting AC Power to a Single SP Storage System on page 91 when installing an SSR212PPf single SP storage system m Use Procedure 15 Connecting AC Power to a Dual SP Storage System on page 95 when installing an SSR212PP2f dual SP storage system STEP 10 Follow Procedure 16 Connecting the Management Ports to the LAN on page 99 to connect the management ports STEP 11 Install the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility See Procedure 17 Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on page 103 STEP 12 Verify that the storage system is powered up completely a The Fault lights on each SP must be off and the Power light must be on These lights are on the rear of the storage system Figure 20 or Figure 21 Power Supply A Fault LED Power Supply A On ke Se o T g p om Power LED Power On Off Button SP A Boot Fault LED EMC3285 FIGURE 20 SSR212PPi Storage System Rear Lights LEDs Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 55 56 STEP 13 STEP 14 STEP 15 STEP 16 STEP 17 Power Supply B Fault LED Power Supply A Fault LED PSBOn PSAOn 7 8 A lo A EJ
175. stalling a PowerPath Patch Check the PowerPath part of the Register to download software section on the SSR212PP support website for a patch to the version of PowerPath that you just installed If such a patch is available install it as described in the readme file that accompanies the patch Installing PowerPath on a Linux Server 64 STEP 1 STEP 2 If PowerPath is already running on the server check the Register to download software section on the SSR212PP support website for a more recent version of PowerPath or a patch to the version of PowerPath installed on the server and install it instead Ifthe server is running the most recent version and a patch exists for this version install it as described in the readme file that accompanies the patch Save your Linux kernel and back up your system Change the Linux kernel a If you load the HBA driver as a module install its binary file in the appropriate location i If you are using Red Hat Linux Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 lib modules uname r drivers addon hbaDriver where uname r is the string returned to the console by the uname r command and hbaDriver is the name of the HBA driver module ii If you are using SuSE Linux lib modules uname r drivers scsi where uname r is the string returned to the console by the uname r command If you have Red Hat Linux 3 0 SuSE Linux SLES 8 SP3 or higher you no longer
176. storage system management port is connected Username A valid username for logging in to the management interface must start with a letter and may contain 1 to 32 letters and numbers The name may not contain punctuation spaces or special characters You can use uppercase and lowercase characters Usernames are case sensitive For example ABrown is a different username from abrown Password A password for logging in to the management interface may contain to 32 characters consisting of uppercase and lowercase letters and SSR212PP Series numbers As with the username passwords are case sensitive For example Azure23 differs from azure23 The password is valid only for the username you specified Storage System iSCSI Data Ports Plan the network and security characteristics for each iSCSI data port and record the data in the B section on the Administration Worksheet Use the DATA port section to record network information for the iSCSI data ports Your network administrator should provide this information IP address The static network IP address of the storage system port for example 128 222 78 10 This is a iSCSI data port on SP A or SP B Each SP has two iSCSI data ports It is recommended to use these standard Internet addresses for private networks between iSCSI data ports and their corresponding network interface cards and or host bus adapters Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 m Class A 10 0 0 0 10
177. t port Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 Continue for up to 10 servers IP address 172 31 1 200 172 31 1 150 172 31 1 151 172 31 1 101 172 31 1 102 172 31 1 103 Subnet mask Gateway 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 33 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m Low cost storage for up to ten servers m Improved security System management requires a connection to the private network m Adding NICs to the configuration increases throughput Connection to multiple servers maximizes use of the storage system s capabilities m A dedicated iSCSI LAN avoids network contention with your corporate LAN and reduces security risks Disadvantages Limited failover capability since the single initiator and single switch provide only one path from a server to the iSCSI Ethernet switch Reduced access for remote management To perform management tasks you must be connected to a host on the private network One storage processor does not allow for failover in case of SP failure SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Multiple Initiator Servers Figure 15 shows an SSR212PPi with up to ten servers Each serv
178. t storage for four servers to a switched environment m The dedicated iSCSI path ensures maximum throughput from host to storage system m The dedicated paths provide inherent security Disadvantages m Since only two servers can connect to the storage system this configuration does not take full advantage of the SSR212PP2is connectivity capabilities SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to Four Servers Figure 9 shows four servers each with an iSCSI initiator directly cabled to an SSR212PP2i iSCSI data port Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 2r 28 nd p rvers with separate iSCSI NICs a ublic NIC He Be re gt Corporate public or private DAS iSCSI network and public LAN at iSCSI traffic ISCSI traffic Management Traffic SSR212PP2i 77 dual SP a Leg EMC3315 FIGURE 9 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to Four Servers Sample IP addresses Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 1 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 2 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 2 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 2 102 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 172 31 3 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 3 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 3 103 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 172 31 4 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Server 4 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 4 104
179. tal m Discover iSCSI targets for this target portal discovers targets known to the specified iSCSI SP data port Click Next If you entered the IP address of the iSCSI target and you have CHAP authentication enabled on that target the CHAP login windows displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the initiator Click Next The utility scans for iSCSI target ports and displays the IP address for each target it discovers STEP 6 In the iSCSI Targets window select the IP address of the Inactive target STEP 7 Under Login Options do the following m Select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability recommended if the peer iSCSI target is listed This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so if the target you selected above becomes unavailable data would continue to the peer target m Leave the Server Network Adapter IP set to Default This allows the iSCSI initiator to automatically failover to an available NIC in the event of a failure If you are an advanced user and you want to control which network or subnet is used you can select a Server Network adapter IP address from the drop down list but failover may not occur STEP 8 Click Logon to connect to the selected target If C
180. talling an iSCSI Storage System 0 2 cee 51 NERMINOIOGY e 220 022 ee aes Heke ee Mee le tee eae eee 51 Before YOU Start i ua 52 The Installation Procedure orsi i pasa e sada iaae aiaia a a i a aa T a ara o aa ie eee 54 Handling Field Replaceable Units FRU 2000 e eee eee eee ees 59 Power issues and FRUS 000 ccc ttt tenes 59 Without an ESD Kit osszam onpi sanea Denen anne Dh na a ones eee 60 Installing HBAs in the Server 0 00 cece eee eee eee eens 61 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide v Installing or Updating the HBA Driver 0 0 0c eee tees 62 Installing PowerPath on the Server 00 0c cece ee eee eee eee nen nn 63 Installing PowerPath on a Windows Server saasaa 000 cee eee teens 63 Installing PowerPath on a Linux Server ge esita denea ete eee 64 Installing PowerPath iSCI for Windows 2003 Server 000 cess eee eee nun nen 71 Installing PowerPath iSCSI for Windows 2003 Server nasua anaana cee eee ees 71 Upgrading from PowerPath to PowerPath iSCSI 0 0 0c eee 72 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility 0 200 e eee eee 73 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Windows Server 00000 eee eee eens 75 Installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux Server 000000 0c eee eee 76 Unpacking the SSR212PP Series Storage System 0 cece eee ees 77 Installing the SSR212PP Series Storage System 200 e eee
181. ted to One Server Figure 5 shows one server with two iSCSI initiators directly cabled to an SSR212PPis iSCSI data ports Server with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC ae Corporate oe al public or private iSCSI traffic DAS iSCSI network and public LAN Management traffic SSR212PPi EMC3311 FIGURE 5 SSR212PPi Single SP Directly Connected to One Server Sample IP Addresses Port IP address Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 2 150 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 2 101 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m You can easily migrate this low cost storage for a single server to a switched environment The dedicated iSCSI path ensures maximum throughput from the host to the storage system The dedicated path provides inherent security Disadvantages m Since only one server can connect to the storage system this configuration does not take full advantage of the SSR212PPis connectivity capabilities m While this configuration provides port failover and load balancing it does not allow SP failover 24 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 SSR212PPi Directly Connected to Two Servers Figure
182. tem type mkfs dev emcpowerat e Foran ext3 file system type mkfs j dev emcpowera1 e Fora reiser file system type mkreiserfs h r5 dev emcpowera1 When prompted to confirm the construction of a new file system enter Y and press ENTER Create a mount directory for the file system mkdir mount_point For example mkdir mnt emcpowera where mnt emcpowera is the complete path for the new file system Mount the file system For a non network file system mount t file_system_type device_partition_name mount_point For example mount t ext2 dev emcpowera1 mnt emcpowera or mount t ext3 dev emcpowera1 mnt emcpowera These commands mount the partition dev emcpowera1 onto the mount point mnt emcpowera as the file system type specified If you prefer you can mount the file system automatically at boot time by adding this information to the etc fstab file The following is an example of an etc fstab file entry for a PowerPath device dev emcpowera1 mnt emcpowera1 ext2 default 0 0 Save the server s PowerPath configuration powermt save This command creates the powermt ctm configuration file Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Preparing Virtual Disks for Windows STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator does not support dynamic disks Log in to the Windows server as administrator or as a member of an Administrators group On the des
183. th NICS aaan anaana 0 00 cee eee 142 Configuring Basic Chap on a Linux Server with NICS 00 0000 c cee eee 144 Configuring Basic CHAP on a Server with iSCSI HBAS 0 00 0c eee eee 148 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Windows Server with NICs 149 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Server with iSCSI HBAS 5 151 Configuring Advanced or Mutual CHAP on a Linux Server with NICs 004 152 Adding NIC or iSCSI HBA Initiators to the CHAP Configuration 20 00005 153 Preparing Virtual Disks to Receive Data 2005 e cece eee eee 155 Preparing Virtual Disks for Linux 0 00 0 0 cent teens 155 Preparing Virtual Disks for Windows 000 0 ccc ete eee 157 Verifying the Failover Configuration 0 00 cece eee eee eee eee 159 Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Windows 2003 Server Host 2 222 222 159 Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Windows Server 0000 eee eee 161 Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Linux Server 000 sanaaa eee nennen 162 Running Navisphere Express u 2uu 00004000000 sede ied eee an aa 163 Running the Navisphere Server Utility srsunneen nennen nennen 165 Om LINUX nee na na nun 165 Ona Windows Servet saasa Heu diae aan tanen diente rer 165 Applying iSCSI Data Port Addresses to the SP Assembly 20 00eeeeeeee 167 Restoring a St
184. the LAN to which the storage system management port is connected STEP 5 Enter the name you want for the storage system it cannot exceed 32 characters Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 105 STEP 6 STEP 7 Using the information from the completed worksheet in the Storage System Management Ports section of Procedure 1 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration on page 1 follow the instructions on the screen to set the following management user account settings for the storage system User name Username for the management port A valid username must start with a letter can contain only letters and numbers cannot exceed 32 characters and is case sensitive For exampleblindmices is a valid username and is different from BLINDMICE3 Password Password for the user connected to the management port A valid password can contain only letters and numbers cannot exceed 32 characters and is case sensitive For example mousetrap2 is a valid password and is a different password from MOUSETRAP2 Confirm Password Previously entered password for password verification Review and apply the settings m Ona Windows host i Click Next to view the summary of the management user account settings for storage system ii In the message box about the storage system having been initialized click OK iii If the settings are correct click Finish Ona Linux host i Apply the values by typing a
185. the PowerPath drivers For example ModuleSizeUsed byTainted PF emcphr 96240 unused emcpmpap1050240 unused emcpmpaa721600 unused emcpmpc 920640 unused emcpmp558400 unused emcp5425200 emcphr emcpmpap emcpmpaa emcpmpc emcpmp emcpsf68200 emcpmpap emcp driver_module6843801 sg mptscsih driver_module sd_mod where driver_module is the name of the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA driver module The etc modules conf file should look similar to the following alias ppfilter emcpsf pre install emcpsf modprobe sd_mod add options emcp hostid 00 C0 9F 35 4A 30 insmod_opt N alias power_path emcp add above emcp emcpmp add above emcpmp emcpmpc add above emcpmpc emcpmpaa add above emcpmpaa emcpmpap add above emcpmpap emcphr add above emcphr emcpioc post install emcpioc rmmod emcpioc add options emcp managedclass hpxp ess hitachi hphsx add below emcp driver_module alias scsi_ppfilteradapter driver_module post install emcpsf modprobe driver _module pre remove emcpsf rmmod emcpmpaa emcpmpc emcpmp emcp where driver_module is the name of the HBA NIC or iSCSI HBA driver module STEP 15 If the server is running SuSE Linux SLES8 and a kernel version newer than 2 4 21 138 rebuild the ramdisk a Edit the etc sysconfig kernel file to ensure that the HBA driver is always loaded after the internal SCSI adapter driver as follows INITRD_MODULES scsi_mod sd_mod cciss reiserfs driver_module Intel Stora
186. ting storage system An existing storage system is one that was already connected to a server when you started the installation procedure Before You Start You will need the completed storage system disk information worksheet from Procedure 1 Planning Your Fibre Channel Storage System Configuration on page 1 or Procedure 3 Planning Your iSCSI Storage System Configuration on page 15 STEP 1 Start up Navisphere Express See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 STEP 2 If you need additional disk pools for virtual disks for the server create one or more disk pools In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Disk Pools For details on creating a disk pool use the Navisphere Express Help Center A disk pool is a set of disks all with the same capacity and redundancy on which you create one or more virtual disks A RAID 5 disk pool must include at least three disks and a RAID 1 0 must include at least two disks The storage system supports a maximum of six disk pools The disk modules marked 0 through 3 contain storage system software or reserved space according to their slot assignment Do not move any disk marked 0 through 3 from its assigned slot Remove it only to replace the disk module Part of the space on these disks is reserved or preloaded with system data and as a result is not available for your data If you combine operating system disks in a disk pool with other disks eac
187. tocol CHAP security Note that to avoid system downtime you should set up and enable CHAP before your servers and the iSCSI storage system begin exchanging data This section describes the following sample configurations m SSR212PPi Directly Connected to One Server on page 24 m SSR212PPi Directly Connected to Two Servers on page 25 m SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to One Server on page 25 m SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to Two Servers on page 26 m SSR212PP2i Directly Connected to Four Servers on page 27 m SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Single Initiator Servers on page 28 m SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers on page 29 m SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Single Initiator Servers on page 30 m SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers on page 32 m SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Single Initiator Server on page 33 m SSR212PPi Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Multiple Initiator Servers on page 34 m SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Management Network Single Initiator Server on page 35 m SSR212PP2i Connected to a Dedicated iSCSI Network Multiple Initiator Servers on page 37 m SSR212PP2i SSR212PPi Connected to a Shared Public iSCSI Network on page 38 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 20 SSR212PPi Directly Connec
188. tor CHAP Credentials Advanced screen opens In Step 1 on the screen select the initiator or initiators that will use the new CHAP credentials You can allow any initiator to log in with the credentials you specify the equivalent of basic CHAP or you can restrict access to a specific initiator To restrict access you must create a CHAP user for each server initiator In Step 2 on the screen enter a CHAP username This name must match whatever is entered as a username for the server You can manually enter a username or if logins are restricted to specific initiators STEP 7 you can choose to use the initiator name IQN as the CHAP user In Step 3 on the screen enter and confirm a CHAP secret Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 STEP 10 STEP 11 You will also enter this secret for the server initiators You can specify the secret in ASCII or hexadecimal characters ASCII secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 characters Hexadecimal secrets must consist of at least 12 and no more than 16 pairs of data 24 to 32 characters If you specify the CHAP secret using hexadecimal characters you must select CHAP Secret Specified In Hex In Step 4 on the screen either click Apply to set the advanced initiator CHAP credentials or click Cancel to return to the Initiator CHAP Configuration Advanced screen Click View all initiator CHAP credentials and confirm that the new CHAP entry exists
189. tructions in this guide to ensure and maintain compliance with existing product certifications and approvals Use only the described regulated components specified in this guide Use of other products components will void the UL listing and other regulatory approvals of the product and will most likely result in noncompliance with product regulations in the region s in which the product is sold System power on off The power button DOES NOT turn off the system AC power To remove power from system you must unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet Make sure the AC power cord is unplugged before you open the chassis add or remove any components Hazardous conditions devices and cables Hazardous electrical conditions may be present on power telephone and communication cables Turn off the server and disconnect the power cord telecommunications systems networks and modems attached to the server before opening it Otherwise personal injury or equipment damage can result Electrostatic discharge ESD and ESD protection ESD can damage disk drives boards and other parts It is recommended that you perform all procedures in this chapter only at an ESD workstation If one is not available provide some ESD protection by wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on your server when handling parts ESD and handling boards Always handle boards carefully They can be extremely sensitive t
190. ugh Disk 11 select the disks that you want to include in the disk pool and select a disk to be a Hot Spare Record this information in the Storage System disk information worksheet Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 41 Disk pool capacity Gbytes To calculate the size of a RAID 5 disk pool multiply the number of disks less 1 n 1 by the disk capacity For a RAID 1 0 disk pool multiply the number of disks by the disk capacity then divide by 2 The following table shows the formatted capacity of SSR212PP Series disks 250 Gbyte Disks 500 Gbyte disks Disks 0 3 217 Gbytes per disk 458 Gbytes per disk Disks 4 11 230 Gbytes per disk 445 Gbytes per disk Name Name the virtual disks in each disk pool You can include up to 128 virtual disks in a disk pool The default virtual disk name is Virtual Disk n where n is the sequential number starting with 1 However you can substitute a more meaningful name such as Users or Mail You can choose to have multiple applications on the same virtual disk If you will have more than one disk pool try to place the same number of virtual disks in each pool Or if you know that one or more virtual disks will be accessed often you might choose to place these on their own SP For example you might place a heavily accessed virtual disk such as a database by itself on disk pool 2 attached to SP B and place other lightly accessed virtual disks in disk pool 1 attached to SP A F
191. uilding blocks to consult vendor datasheets and operating parameters to determine the amount of airflow required for their specific application and environmental conditions Intel Corporation can not be held responsible if components fail or the server board does not operate correctly when used outside any of their published operating or non operating limits Copyright 2006 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved Copyright 2005 6 EMC Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademark Information Intel Intel Pentium and Intel Xeon are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries EMC2 EMC CLARiiON Navisphere and PowerPath are registered trademarks and Access Logix FLARE MirrorView SAN Copy and SnapView are trademarks of EMC Corporation All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners ii Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Safety Information Important Safety Instructions Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions See also Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD and or at http support intel com support motherboards server sb cs 010770 htm Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise Lesen Sie zun chst s mtliche Warnund Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument bevor Sie eine der An
192. ume Wizard click Next and follow the instructions that appear on the screen to specify the volume type select disks and assign a drive letter or path for the volume c Inthe Format Partition screen select Quick Format and follow the instructions that appear STEP 8 Save the server s PowerPath configuration powermt save This command creates the powermt custom configuration file 158 Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Verifying the Failover Configuration Before you store data on virtual disks use the procedure in this section to verify that m The server can send data to and receive data from the storage system You can download an I O simulator Iometer for writing data to the storage system from the following website http www iometer org PowerPath shows the paths from the server to the virtual disk that you expect for your configuration Verifying the Failover Configuration for a Windows 2003 Server Host STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6 STEP 7 If you connected a new server to an existing storage system stop all applications accessing the storage system and disable user logins to the server Start PowerPath for iSCSI i Select Start Settings Control Panel ii On the Control Panel do one of the following Select Administrative Tools Computer Management or Click the My Computer icon on your Desktop and select Manage
193. unction Describe the purpose of the virtual disk Virtual disk capacity Gbytes Determine the capacity of each virtual disk in the disk pool The combined capacity of all virtual disks cannot exceed the available space of the parent disk pool Decide how much space in the disk pool should be free space Generally you should leave a modest amount of free space such as 10 percent of the disk pool size in each pool Then you can expand any of the virtual disks in the pool up to the amount of reserved space Free space Gbytes Enter the amount of free space you want to reserve for expansion Note this space is available to all virtual disks in the disk pool that is if there are multiple virtual disks in the pool you can allocate part or all of the free space to one virtual disk or among several disks If you do not reserve adequate free space in a disk pool and you need more space on a virtual disk in the pool you must back up the data in the pool destroy the pool create a new pool with a larger virtual disk and then reload the data Server to be assigned assigned servers You will need to specify each assigned server when you create the virtual disk Write the server hostname here The maximum number of servers you can connect to one storage system is ten Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 What is Microsoft iSNS Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service iSNS is an option that applies to confi
194. ver use the Navisphere Express Help Center Verify that the virtual disks were assigned to the server by viewing the Manage Servers page In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click Servers You should see the virtual disks you assigned to the server listed in the Virtual Disks column of the server s row If you do not see virtual disks go the Troubleshoot section on the sSSR212PP support website or the SSR2 2PP Series Documentation CD Use the Event Notification page to configure the storage system to send an email message when it encounters a problem In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under System click Settings and then click Event Notification For details on configuring the storage system to send email messages use the Navisphere Express Help Center On a Linux server a Make the virtual disks visible e For HBAs rmmod driver_module modprobe driver_module or insmod driver_module where driver_module is the driver module name Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 e For NICs etc init d PowerPath stop etc init d iscsi stop etc init d iscsi start etc ini d PowerPath start cat proc scsi scsi b Verify that all virtual disks have entries in the proc scsi scsi file If any disk entries are missing from the file i Use Navisphere Express to verify that each HBA is registered with the storage system See Verifying HBA Registration on page 128 ii Use Navi
195. weisungen ausf hren Beachten Sie hierzu auch die Sicherheitshinweise zu Intel Serverplatinen und Servergeh usen auf der Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD oder unter http support intel com support motherboards server sb cs 010770 htm Consignes de s curit Lisez attention toutes les consignes de s curit et les mises en garde indiqu es dans ce document avant de suivre toute instruction Consultez Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information sur le Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD ou bien rendez vous sur le site http support intel com support motherboards server sb cs 010770 htm Instrucciones de seguridad importantes Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precauci n de este documento antes de realizar cualquiera de las instrucciones Vea Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information en el Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD y o en http support intel com support motherboards server sb cs 010770 htm ERZEHF ERATE GS ZH AM RAKE PAA AERSRAKES EH M R http support intel com support motherboards server sb cs 010770 htm g Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information Intel RA EMG A ALA KA AY o Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide iii Warnings Heed safety instructions Before working with your server product whether you are using this guide or any other resource as a reference pay close attention to the safety instructions You must adhere to the assembly ins
196. y cabled from the server to each of the SSR212PP2is iSCSI data ports Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 25 Server with separate iSCSI NIC and public NIC Corporate aoe public or private 26 iSCSI traffic DAS iSCSI RR ISCSI traffic oes Management traffic SSR212PP2i dual SP Ed EMC3314 FIGURE 7 SSR212PP2i Dual SP Directly Connected to One Server Sample IP Addresses Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway Storage Processor A iSCSI port 0 172 31 1 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 1 172 31 1 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor A iSCSI port 1 172 31 2 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 2 172 31 2 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 0 172 31 3 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 3 172 31 3 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Storage Processor B iSCSI port 1 172 31 4 150 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 iSCSI NIC HBA 4 172 31 4 101 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 0 Management port IP addresses should match the corporate network scheme Advantages m You can easily migrate this low cost storage for a single server to a switched environment Redundant paths to the SSR212PP2i provide better failover capabilities They sustain access to the storage system in the event of an iSCSI initiator cable or data port failure m The dedicated iSCSI path ensures maximum throughput from host to storage system Disadvantages m Since
197. y initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes No CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes ___No__ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes ___No__ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 47 48 Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes__No__ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No___ Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes__No_ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes ___No__ Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes__No__ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator name Use initiator name as system CHAP username Yes No Allow any initiator to log In with this username and secret Yes__No__ CHAP username CHAP secret Specified in hex Yes No Initiator
198. you have CHAP authentication enabled on that target the CHAP login windows displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the initiator Click Next The utility scans for iSCSI target ports and displays the IP address for each target it discovers In the iSCSI Targets window select the IP address of the Inactive target Under Login Options do the following m Select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability recommended if the peer iSCSI target is listed This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so if the target you selected above becomes unavailable data would continue to the peer target m Leave the Server Network Adapter IP set to Default This allows the iSCSI initiator to automatically failover to an available NIC in the event of a failure If you are an advanced user and you want to control which network or subnet is used you can select a Server Network adapter IP address from the drop down list but failover may not occur Click Logon to connect to the selected target If CHAP authentication is enabled on the target a CHAP login pop up displays Enter the CHAP security information username and secret and if you have mutual CHAP configured on the storage system and the server check Mutual CHAP if you want mutual CHAP enabled on the i
199. you set up basic CHAP for the storage system either through the Navisphere Express Basic screen or through the Navisphere Express Advanced screen by allowing any initiator to logon with the secret you do not need to change the storage system CHAP configuration Setting up advanced initiator CHAP on the storage system On your storage system management station start Navisphere Express on the storage system you are configuring See Procedure 29 Running Navisphere Express on page 163 In the Navisphere Express navigation pane under Manage click iSCSI to open the Manage iSCSI screen To set advanced security click Advanced In the iSCSI Security Advanced screen click Initiator CHAP Configuration In the Initiator CHAP Configuration Advanced screen click Add The Add Initiator CHAP Credentials Advanced screen opens In Step 1 on the screen select the initiator or initiators that will use the new CHAP credentials You can allow any initiator to log in with the credentials you specify the equivalent of basic CHAP or you can restrict access to a specific initiator To restrict access you must create a CHAP user for each server initiator Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 153 154 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9 In Step 2 on the screen enter a CHAP username This name must match whatever is entered as a username for the server You can manually enter a username or if logins are restricted to specific initiato
200. ystem SSR212PP User Guide Revision 1 0 Single NIC sharing E i iSCSI and public LAN Corporate Corporate public or private public or private network network 1 Management Mgmt Mgmt traffic Shared iSCSI LAN traffic traffic iSCSI and public LAN iSCSI iSCSI traffic traffic traffic SSR212PPi SSR212PP2i a dual SP EMC3324 FIGURE 18 SSR212PPi SSR212PP2i Single SP to a Shared Single iSCSI NIC IP addresses in a shared environment should match the corporate network IP address scheme Advantages m Sharing a switch with your public LAN costs less than dedicating a switch for iSCSI traffic m Provides low cost storage for up to ten servers SSR212PP2i provides failover capabilities in the event of a storage processor failure m SSR212PP2i has two storage processors and thus improves overall storage system performance Disadvantages m Possible contention between iSCSI traffic and LAN traffic on a shared Ethernet switch could reduce performance The source of contention iSCSI or LAN traffic is also difficult to identify m Limited failover capability since the single initiator provides only one path from a server to the iSCSI Ethernet switch m All traffic on a single NIC reduces overall server performance m A shared LAN usually requires CHAP security Intel Storage System SSR212PP User Guide 39 Storage System Disk Inf
201. ystem in a rack See Procedure 11 Installing the SSR212PP Series Storage System on page 79 If you received a second power supply for your single SP storage system follow Procedure 12 Installing a Second Power Supply on page 83 to install it You may receive a second power supply that looks slightly different from the original and or different from the illustrations in this note The two versions are functionally the same If you received disks modules that are not already installed in the storage system follow the instructions in Procedure 13 Installing a Disk Module on page 87 to install them If you are utilizing Fibre Channel switches install them in the rack Connect the storage system to AC power m Use Procedure 14 Connecting AC Power to a Single SP Storage System on page 91 when installing an SSR212PPf single SP storage system m Use Procedure 15 Connecting AC Power to a Dual SP Storage System on page 95 when installing an SSR212PP2f dual SP storage system Follow Procedure 16 Connecting the Management Ports to the LAN on page 99 to connect the management ports Install the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility See Procedure 17 Installing the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility on page 103 Verify that the storage system is powered up completely a The Fault lights on each SP must be off and the Power light must be on These lights are on the rear of the storag

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