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1. wey Potel 2011 Mar 19 03 18 43 Firmware update SEP completed successfully on Switch 7 new version 2 64 aa Port62 2011 Mar 19 03 18 43 HP 6G SAS BL SWH connected to Port 07 500143801018C477 has been reset vas Port 63 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 03 18 43 HP 6G SAS BL SWH connected to Port 07 500143801018C475 has been reset 2011 Mar 19 03 19 00 Ethernet PHY MAC errors detected on Switch 7 eth0 ma Port 64 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 03 19 19 MDS600 connected to Port 72 5001438002865F00 has been added wa Port 65 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 03 19 19 MDS600 connected to Fort 73 5001438002866100 has been added tes Port 66 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 04 35 09 root attempted login result attempted 2011 Mar 19 04 37 36 Switch 7 redundancy status has changed from Init to Active m Port 67 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 04 37 49 Firmware update SEP started on Switch 7 2 64 to 261d ty Port 68 Not Zoned q T i ese Sign Out Entries are recorded for switch and storage enclosure events Device Examples of logged events 6Gb SAS BL Switch Firmware updates hardware resets redundancy and other status changes MDS600 and D2600 D2700 storage enclosures Enclosure additions and removals firmware updates hardware resets drive additions and removals fan power supply O module and other component status changes and warnings and environmental status changes P2000 G3 SAS MSA storage enclosures Enclosure additio
2. Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the help Name MDs600 ZG01 Zoning Mode Drive Bay SAS Switch Port HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable CAREIA Drive Bay 8 3G SASHDD Drive Bay 15 Empty Drive Bay 22 Empty Drive Bay 29 3G SAS HDD 0GB 7 2K 1TB 7 2K 73GB 15K Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable 2 Empty Drive Bay 9 3G SAS HI Drive Bay 16 Empty Drive Bay 23 Empty Drive Bay 30 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K 73GB 15K Selected Selectal Selectable Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 3 Empty Drive Bay 17 Empty Drive Bay 24 Empty Drive Bay 31 Empty Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Dees Drive Bay 11 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 18 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 25 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 32 Empty 178 7 2K 17B 7 2K 73GB 15K S Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 12 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 19 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 26 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 33 3G SAS HDD 178 7 2K 178 7 2K 73GB 15K 73GB 15K Selectable Drive Bay 27 3G SAS HDD Drive Bay 34 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K 73GB 15K Selectable Selectable Selected Drive Bay 7 Empty HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port 52 Box 1 Selectable Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 1 3G SATA HDD Drive Bay 4 3G SATA Drive Drive Bay 7 3G SAS HDD 500GB 7 2K 4GB 1TB 7 2K Selectable Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 2 3G SATA HDD Drive Bay 5 3G SATA HDD
3. 44 Use this option to restart one or more storage enclosures connected to the switch NOTE If the Reset Storage Enclosure task can not be selected consider the following e Storage enclosure model Only supported storage enclosures can be reset e Switch status If the status is a value other than Active or Not Redundant resetting the storage enclosures is not allowed Also if the switch is in the process of a firmware update that process must complete and the switch return to an operational state before any storage enclosures can be reset e Server blade status All server blades in the cClass enclosure with access to this storage enclosure must be powered off to perform this task 1 Open a maintenance window a Stop host traffic to the storage enclosures being updated b Power off all servers with access to the storage enclosures 2 Access the VSM NOTE Click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information Correct any issues before proceeding 3 Select the Maintain tab and then select either the active switch or the storage enclosure to update Then click Reset Storage Enclosure Firmware In the Storage Enclosure section near the bottom of the display check each enclosure to update Click OK Wait a few minutes for the storage enclosures to reset Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues Close the maintenance window
4. Getting started 8 Getting help The help and the show commands provide detailed information about system devices and how to use VSM CLI commands to perform configuration tasks The help command The help command displays information about a VSM CLI command including a definition required syntax available parameters the number of characters for a command option value or a list of allowed disallowed characters If help is followed by a command or a command with parameters the display is limited to information about that specific command Syntax help command parameter Example The following example displays the results when help is entered with the create command gt help create The following documentation pertains to your search Syntax TARGET create type zg name NAME seb PORT BOX BAY switchport PORT The create command is used to create a zone group Using the create command with the local switch as target creates an unassigned zone group while using the blade port target will assign the zone group to the blade port target The type parameter specifies the device type that is being created Zone group is the only device type supported in this release You may only specify either the storageenclosurebays or the switchport parameter when creating a zone group Please consult the product documentation to determine what type of zoning your storage enclosures support The storageenclosurebays seb parameter spec
5. Initial publication Contents l Basic imormalion and CONCEOIS eeren E a 6 1 About this document and OG solulioNSissesiisisecinorr seniai 8 Abani this document sitrer e a EEE E E AEE E ARE 8 About solutions using the HP 6Gb SAS BL SWitchis icecsiectnccavsextreninene aanecniventeeaicieiveniveiiateects 8 2 Zone group concepts and device MAPPINGS ccccccccceceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 9 LONE GIOUD CONCERTS en iussvncinndiacdsseveunncheiaavor a E eaa Tarenia a i oiana iria ee 9 Deyice HD PINGS ss txascdsiaawnansangiaianaafanndineds das EA Eaa E E EE EEEE e EEE E E EEEE SEa 9 IVON GU e E O E E 11 EO Ee EEEE EEA T A S 14 Accessing the VSM GU caxiuciudcetirsinuartiinch neta REA EE aoe 14 Petia ATU detest estes ste acces at te cee ve cs oe antes e de oes eno ece cng 15 Systemi status informat OMycysiad cnt cectactescsngatiancs EEEa EREE ANEKA EE AREER O EEEE E RAEES 16 Switch status ttl cis cscacatetasstacausalocuandiniatonia sssua cn teaseadiemanennadinensananeiananaateronaerentaaniteets 16 Online hel piesiniissisinsiiirni ne E been a tea 17 Performing AS Stearate san ca aden pst ssc eva be sat sum ede deme emt nine eee nese 17 Configuring the switch key S618 4 22escccrscsivarialeencetersiealeneiedenenien eaeenalncees cveeeiedieieeaseeaiews 17 Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures overvieW cccccseeeeeeeeees 19 Configuring MDS600 or D2600 D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures overview ceeee
6. a Power on the server blades b Resume I O gt ON XH Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Helpful hints e Before resetting a storage enclosure make sure that all I O to the storage enclosure is halted Power down all hosts with access to the storage enclosure and restart them atter the reset is completed e This task is required after updating storage enclosure firmware e After the reset is complete click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information Confirm that the status of the storage enclosure is acceptable Correct any issues as needed Network Settings task To enter or modify information about the external network select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Network Settings Available parameters Host Name 16 character user defined name for the switch Can be any combination of numbers letters or special characters but can not include spaces In OA this is referred to as the User Assigned Name of the switch IP Internet Protocol IP address configuration options include Configuration DHCP Automatic The switch is assigned an IP address automatically from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server on the network e Manual The IP address must be assigned manually NOTE When the Manual option is selected the display changes and fields are provided for entering the IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Primary DNS Server and Se
7. 1 Obtain the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware file from the HP Support Downloads page http www hp com support downloads Be sure to obtain the img firmware file Smart Component firmware updating methods are not used when updating firmware using the VSM 2 From the workstation with access to both the firmware file and the BladeSystem c Class enclosure access the VSM for the switch 3 Click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information Correct any issues before proceeding 4 Inthe VSM select the Maintain tab and then click Update SAS Switch Firmware I HP 6G Virual SAS Manager Ss I Maintain Updated 2011 09 22 19 03 G Retresh a Update SAS Switch Firmware E HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 Not Redundant S System Status 0 5 1 View Status Alerts Firmware Update 4 Note After the firmware update is complete you wil need to hard reset the SAS switch and clear the browser s cache to activate the new image Firmware Information ip VSM Overview tall Bade Enclosure Bottomc7000 sas switch OVEA Status Management Software Version ua HPEG SAS Blade Switch 5 Not Redundant HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 Not Redundant Warning 2 0 1 0 71 PPE EEEE HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 6 Offiine Info NA way Portst Port S2 see Port 3 Not Zoned Local File Update the Virtual SAS Manager s firmware by uplosding a local file Navigating away from this page before the
8. Version 1 00 Blade Bay Count 16 Fan Bay Count 10 Power Supply Bay Count 6 Thermal Sensor Count 3 Interconnect Bay Count 8 OA Bay Count 2 Serial Number USE104690F Status OK Example 2 The following example displays the results of the show command for a blade enclosure device bay gt bladeport id 1 show Blade Enclosure at R20 top Blade Port 1 ProLiant BL460c G6 Zone Groups Ports _1 Blade ProLiant BL460c G6 SN MXQ93100UL Type Server Blade Manufacturer HP Part Number 507784 B21 Serial Number MXQ93100UL ROM Version I24 06 20 2009 CPU Count 2 Memory MB 6144 NIC Count 5 Power On 60 Getting help Example 3 The following example displays the results of the show command for an HP BladeSystem enclosure when the config parameter is specified gt bladeenclosure location local show config Blade Enclosure at R20 top SN USE104690F Switch in Interconnect Bay 5 Management Software Version 2 0 1 0 Location Local Enclosure Logical ID 500143801018C420 Zone Manager State Ready Redundancy State VSM Active Reset Needed after flash No SEP Flash deferred No Overall Status OK UID LED OFF Switch in Interconnect Bay 6 Location Remote Enclosure Logical ID 500143801018C378 Zone Manager State Ready Redundancy State VSM Passive Overall Status OK Blade Port 1 ProLiant BL460c G6 Device Bay 1 Mezzanine Slot 2 Zone Groups Ports 1 Blade Port 2 Not Connected Blade Port Not
9. 68 Create Zone Group task 64 creating a drive bay port zone group 67 creating a switch port zone group 65 example CLI command 55 flash command 73 75 flashing enclosure firmware 75 help command 59 input command 72 keyword abbreviations 58 overview of 53 parameter variable described 57 reset command 76 saveupdate command described 58 setup 53 show command 60 special keystrokes 58 startupdate command 58 target variable 55 command syntax in the CLI 55 command variable described 56 commands in the CLI advance 63 basic types of 58 capture 71 clearupdate 58 create type zg 65 68 flash 73 75 help 59 input 72 reset 76 saveupdate 58 show 60 commands in theCLl startupdate 58 configuring storage 8 contacting HP 80 conventions document 81 text symbols 81 Create and Assign Zone Group GUI task 31 Create Single Port Zone Group GUI task 29 create type zg CLI command 65 68 Create Zone Group CLI command 64 Create Zone Group GUI task 23 creating a drive bay port zone group CLI 67 creating a switch port zone group CLI 65 D Delete GUI task 27 Delete Zone Groups GUI task 26 Diagnostic Log task 47 document conventions 81 prerequisites 8 related information 80 documentation HP website 80 providing feedback 82 E environments zoned SAS storage enclosures 20 example configuration shared SAS storage enclosures 19 zoned SAS storage enclosures 20 F firmware
10. Reset Hardware 41 Reset Management Software 41 Reset storage enclosures 44 SNMP Settings 45 Split Port 28 29 Topology Map 22 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware 43 technical support service locator website 80 text symbols 81 Topology Map GUI task 22 typographic conventions 81 U Update Storage Enclosure Firmware GUI task 43 V VSM Event Log task 46 W websites HP 80 HP Subscriber s Choice for Business 80 product manuals 80 Z zoned SAS storage enclosures 20 zoned SAS storate configuration example 20 Zoning tab in the GUI available tasks 21 85
11. The following procedure demonstrates accessing the VSM CLI using the PuTTY connection utility 1 Obtain and record the switch IP address for VSM CLI access Try one of the following methods to obtain the switch VSM CLI IP address e The VSM CLI IP address may be recorded on worksheets provided with your system installation instructions e The VSM CLI IP address is displayed in the VSM GUI From a server or workstation with access to the system open your web browser and enter the OA IP address or hostname followed by the interconnect variable For example https 10 10 1 2 interconnectX Where 10 10 1 2 represents the OA IP address and X specities the enclosure interconnect bay number of the switch In the VSM GUI the VSM CLI IP address is displayed at the far right side of the VSM page banner in the SSH SNMP Address XXX XXX XXX XXX where XXX XXX XXX XXX is the VSM CLI IP address e Access the webpage ipaddr htm to display the VSM CLI IP address From a server or workstation with access to the system open your web browser and enter the OA IP address or hostname followed by the interconnect variable and ipaddr htm For example https 10 10 1 2 interconnectX ipaddr htm Where 10 10 1 2 represents the OA IP address X specifies the enclosure interconnect bay number of the switch and ipaddr htm is the name of the program The VSM CLI access IP address for the switch is displayed 2 If necessary install an SSH connection ut
12. server type mezzanine slot used and BladeSystem server device bay the SAS BL Switch must be installed in specific BladeSystem interconnect bay row The following tables show the interdependencies of components in an HP BladeSystem Class solution that includes SAS BL Switch connected to external SAS storage enclosures Device mappings for the c3000 BladeSystem enclosure Zone group concepts 9 10 Device mappings for the c7000 BladeSystem enclosure BladeSystem c Class enclosure model c7000 Server type Mezzanine slot BladeSystem c Class interconnect bay 3 4 Half height 2 5 6 7 8 1 3 4 Full height 2 5 6 7 8 3 5 6 7 8 1 3 4 2 5 6 7 8 Full height 3 5 6 7 8 Double wide BL680c G7 4 5 6 7 8 5 3 4 7 5 6 7 8 Zone group concepts and device mappings Part II VSM GUI Contents STI oat ce E EEE E ee cece eee canes 14 Accessing the VSM OU le nectench deekizuticuscimen dered daycputmuedeeeea ey aeaaneonceduendne guise enccumayaan teed cedaneauens 14 Page CSS rit gcse cht pes ee in EE E ERTE E EAE 15 System status MONA H ON oireccsedeecete ate ausenesdeuseoveeauseecudeeseiouresuiieciecelorentopweteidhduesueaudieideencoued 16 Switche status SICES essesi E R EE EA E RER 16 ST atone E E E E E 17 Performing tas seasiescexcareceurenee eir OE EE EEEE EEEE E EEEE rA 17 Configuring the switch key SIPS lacie uetnedascseabusentiestes ddcedemanunid S
13. 22 A specific switch port Split Port Split Port task page 29 Merge Sub Ports Merge Sub Ports task page 29 Create Single Port Zone Group Create Single Port Zone Group task page 29 More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 Storage Enclosures More Information More Information task page 22 HP 6G SAS Blade Switch VSM Passive Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 HP MDS600 Disk System Replicate Zoning Replicate Zoning Configuration task page 30 or HP D2600 D2700 Disk Configuration Enclosure More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map More Information Topology Map task page 22 More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 Blade Ports More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 A specific blade port Create and Assign Zone Group Create and Assign Zone Group task page 31 Modify Zone Access Modify Zone Access task page 30 Available tasks Where documented More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map More Information task To view detailed information about a device select the device in the navigation tree and click M
14. About solutions using the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch 8 In dual domain environments with two switches installed in the same interconnect bay row of the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure both switches can process I O but the VSM utility can be active on only one of the switches Switch status Active or Passive is shown in the VSM navigation tree If you log in to the switch with the passive VSM and want to make any zoning configuration changes you must exit VSM for that switch and log back in to the switch with the active VSM Zoning is created and managed through the VSM but the storage is configured formatted and partitioned using software utilities such as the HP Array Configuration Utility ACU HP Storage Management Utility SMU and Microsoft Disk Manager About this document and 6G solutions 2 Zone group concepts and device mappings Zone group concepts Zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowing access to data For planning purposes zone groups and assignments can be pre configured even if servers or disk drives are not yet installed Types of zone groups e Switch port zone groups Group together one or more ports on the SAS BL Switch Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the storage enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone This type of zone group is for shared SAS devices The P2000 G3 SAS MSA and HP MSL202
15. Drive Bay 8 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K S00GB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 10 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 11 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 3 3G SATA HDD 17B 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 6 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 9 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 12 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K m E m Drive bays In the grid representing the storage enclosures select the disk drive bays to be included in the zone group To select a drive bay click an available white drive bay The bay status is automatically updated changing the color from white to blue To clear a Create Zone Group task 25 selection click the selected blue drive bay The bay status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white e White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group e Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group e Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zoning capabilities Can not be selected Helpful hints e To expand or contract the display for each storage enclosure click the arrow at the far right of the display e In addition to the mouse the tab arrow keys and space bar can be used to select or clear drives from the zone group e Information about the dri
16. Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 02 27 39 MDS600 firmware upgrade to version 3 26 from port 73 started 2011 Mar 19 02 29 50 MDS600 5001438002866157 firmware upgrade from port 73 succeeded m Port 5 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 02 31 57 MDS600 connected to Port 72 5001438002865F00 has been reset tw Port 6 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 02 32 13 MDS600 connected to Port 73 5001438002866100 has been reset mw Port S7 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 02 32 13 MDS600 connected to Port 81 5001438002866100 has been reset 2011 Mar 19 03 Switch 7 redundancy status has changed from Init to Active tan Port 8 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 03 Firmware update SEP started on Switch 7 2 64 to 261d Gi AL Storage Enclosures 2011 Mar 19 03 WP HP 02600 Disk Enclosure at Port52 Bc 2011 Mar 19 03 2011 Mar 19 03 AG HP uDs600 Disk System at Port51 Bol gt 911 var 19 03 14 40 MDS600 connected to Port 72 5001438002865F00 has been added Elma HP6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive 2011 Mar 19 03 14 40 MDS600 connected to Port 73 5001438002866100 has been added E SAS Switch Ports 2011 Mar 19 03 17 14 Switch 7 redundancy status has changed from Init to Active 2011 Mar 19 03 17 25 Firmware update SEP started on Switch 7 261d to 2 64 Firmware update SEP completed successfully on Switch 7 new version 261d HP 6G SAS BL SWH connected to Port 07 500143801018C477 has been reset HP 6G SAS BL SWH connected to Port 07 500143801018C475 has been reset
17. SAS storage enclosures individual drives included in the zone group Drives Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Drive bay number and status empty or drive details Assigned zone group switch ports and cabling path to the storage enclosure and if expanded for zoned SAS storage enclosures individual drives included in the zone group O HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager zoong CO System Status f amp Updated 2011 09 06 15 03 G Refresh oo System Status 0 1 0 View Status Alerts Systems and Devices fi VSM Overview E Blade Enclosure Bottomc7000 Ry Zone Groups E a HP6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active E amp SAS Switch Ports Port 51 Port 52 Port 53 Not Zoned Port 54 Not Zoned Port 55 Not Zoned Port 56 Not Zoned Port 57 Not Zoned tee Port 58 Not Zoned Eg Storage Enclosures Gi HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port s i HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Ee HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Gl SAS Switch Ports Port 61 Port 62 Port 63 Not Zoned Port 64 Not Zoned m r Helpful hints e To see what types of Bina ety i SSH SNMP Address 16 84 89 90 Q Hep E Eiso Enclosure A Bottemc7000 G Empty Emy i j Online E empy Gq Empty L Empty G Empty M Emy Poti IB Pon2 rots Pots D Pos Pote QB Pot D Pons iG Empty A Fory P j Fmrty ED Fm G j Empty G Emy j Onine IB Fmety W Pots YB Pono YB on YB Port 12 D Port 13 J Po
18. a few minutes Rescan complete gt 54 Getting started Command syntax A typical VSM CLI command string consists of three variables a target device a command and one or more clarifying parameters The syntax of a VSM CLI command line is as follows lt TARGET gt command parameter OPTION A OPTION B parameter The following conventions apply to all VSM CLI command strings e A basic command string includes identifying information about the target along with a command word and clarifying parameters if required or desired e Commands are not case sensitive e Some target names can be abbreviated e The VSM CLI does not support line continuation characters If all characters of a command cannot fit on one line of the VSM CLI the command wraps to the next line on the screen The maximum command length is 255 characters Example command The following example shows the use of target command and parameter variables in a VSM CLI command string to update network settings on a switch switch location local network hostname XxXxX dhcp off ipaddr XXX XXX XXX XXX subnetmask XXX XXX XXX XXX gateway XXX XXX XXX XXX Target switch location local Command network Required parameter hostname XXX Required parameter dhep lt OFF ON gt Optional parameter ipaddr XXX XXX XXX XXX Optional parameter subnetmask XXX XXX XXX XXX Optional parameter gateway XXX XXX XXX XXX Target overview The target variable
19. allowing access to data You can create the following types of zone groups e Switch port zone groups Group together one or more ports on the SAS BL Switch Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the storage enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone This type of zone group is for shared SAS devices The P2000 G3 SAS MSA and HP MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1 8 G2 Tape Autoloader are examples of shared SAS devices All LUNs in the controller enclosure are accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the controller enclosure and all tape drives in a tape device are accessible to any server that has access to the zone group For more information see Creating a switch port zone group page 65 e Drive bay zone groups Group together drive bays from one or more MDS600 drawers or D2000 disk enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have exclusive access to the drive bays included in the zone group as if the drives are directly connected to those servers This type of zone group is for zoned SAS storage enclosures The MDS600 and D2600 D2700 enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage For more information see Creating a drive bay zone group page 67 For future use Syntax lt TARGET gt create type zg name lt name gt switchport lt ports seb lt port box bay gt Paramet
20. enclosure server device bays can be assigned zone groups The disks in the enclosure are configured into logical storage units LUNs using host based configuration utilities such as ACU or ACU CLI running on the server with access to the zone group containing the drive bays 20 Getting started 4 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab After selecting a component in the navigation tree a unique task list for that component is displayed The following table lists the tasks for each system component System component Blade Enclosure Available tasks More Information Where documented More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 Zone Groups Create Zone Group Create Zone Group task page 23 Delete Zone Group More Information Delete Zone Groups task page 26 More Information task page 22 SAS Switch Ports Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 A specifc zone group Delete Delete task page 27 Modify Modify task page 27 HP 6Gb SAS Blade Switch Clear Configuration Clear Configuration task page 28 VSM Active 7 7 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings task page 28 More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map More Information Topology Map task page 22 More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page
21. example Server or other device failure requiring movement of zone groups to a different server Server profile move Moving zone groups zoned SAS storage enclosures When using zoned SAS storage enclosures do the following to move zone groups from one server original server device bay to a different server destination server device bay l 2 c Open Virtual SAS Manager VSM Identify all zone group assignments for the original server device bay a In the navigation tree select the original server device bay and click Modify Zone Access e Zone groups assigned to the server device bay are displayed indicated with a check e All available unassigned zone groups are displayed but without a check b Record the names of all zone groups assigned to the original server device bay zone groups with checks Stop all I O associated with those zone groups and servers Then power off all of the associated servers In the VSM navigation tree select the original server device bay and click Modify Zone Access Clear the check next to each zone group to remove access to the zone group Click Save Changes when done Assign the zone groups to the destination server device bay a In the navigation tree select the destination server device bay and click Modify Zone Access e If the server device bay has any zone groups assigned they are displayed e In addition all available unassigned zone groups are displayed including the z
22. for a completion message to display IMPORTANT Do not interfere with or cancel the flashing process Interrupting the flashing process may corrupt the firmware This process may take up to 15 minutes If Reset enclosures after update was not selected reset the storage enclosures now From the VSM Maintain tab select the enclosure that was just updated and then click Reset Storage Enclosure For more information see Reset Storage Enclosure task page 44 Wait a few minutes for the storage enclosures to reset Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task 43 13 Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache For example in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 select Tools gt Internet Options In the Temporary Internet files section of the window click Delete Files 14 Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues 15 Close the maintenance window a Power on the server blades b Resume I O NOTE In single domain configurations with two switches installed in the same interconnect bay row of the BladeSystem cClass enclosure if storage enclosures connected to the passive switch are not updated at the same time as the storage enclosures connected to the active switch log out of the VSM of the active switch Log into the VSM of the passive switch and use the outlined procedures to update the storage enclosures connected to the passive switch Reset Storage Enclosure task
23. hints e To expand or contract the display click the arrow at the far right of the display e For zoned SAS storage enclosures if populated drive bays are added to a zone group they are now available for configuration and use with the array configuration utility Delete task 27 Clear Configuration task To delete all user defined zone groups and server device bay assignments select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Clear Configuration IMPORTANT If external SAS storage enclosures are connected before clearing the configuration logical units associated with enclosures connected to the switch must be deleted If a deleted zone group has disk drives in bays that are configured as part of a logical unit there may be I O problems and the controller may send error messages to the system logs about an illegal drive movement Helpful hints e To clear information about a single zone group use the Delete option For more information see Delete task page 27 Advanced Settings task 28 To enter these parameters select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Advanced Settings WARNING Enable Multi initiator Mode only after confirming that is it supported for use by the storage enclosures in your solution Enabling this mode when not supported by the devices may result in undetined behavior Available parameters Multi initiator Controls whether more than one BladeSyst
24. network access to the device you want to update For more information see Obtaining new firmware page 42 Open the maintenance window for the update a Stop host traffic to the storage enclosures being updated b Power off all servers with access to the storage enclosures From the workstation with access to both the firmware file and the BladeSystem cClass enclosure access the VSM NOTE Click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information Correct any issues before proceeding In VSM select the Maintain tab and then select either the active switch or the storage enclosure to update Then click Update Storage Enclosure Firmware O HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager EID een System Status fl a Updated 2011 09 07 19 45 E Refresh Update Storage Enclosure Firmware HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 VSM Active oo Firmware Update System Status 0 1 0 View Status Alerts i Note After the firmware update is complete you must reset the updated storage enclosure s for the new firmware to take effect eS i Note The following power and cabling guidelines must be observed while the storage enclosure firmware is being updated z For storage enclosures that use bay based zoning all servers that connect to the storage enclosure must remain powered OFF i VSM Overview during the entire process y Blade Enclosure BottomC7000 e All SAS switches and storage enclosures must r
25. numbers is not supported Each port must be entered separated by a comma Optional Verify that the zone group was created as intended For example use one of the following commands gt Switch loc local port all show detail gt Switch loc local zg OpenZone show The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details The display shows information for the switch installed in interconnect bay 5 and that port 4 is included in zone group named Ports_1 gt Switch loc local port all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000 Switch Local VSM Active Blade Switch Port 54 Ports 1 Port Number 1 Zoning Status OK Presence Present Attached Device Type SAS Controller Product ID P2000 G3 SAS Attached Device Firmware Version T230 Enclosure Logical ID 500COFFDACOA5000 LED Status Green Zone Group Ports 1 Blade Switch Port 55 Not Zoned Port Number 2 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off Performing common tasks Creating a drive bay zone group Used with zoned SAS storage enclosures such as the MDS600 and D2600 D2700 drive bay zone groups group together disk drive bays which can be chosen from one or more MDS600 drawer or D2000 disk enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the disk drive bays included in the zone as if they were directly connected to those servers Before creating a zone group ensure that all storage enclosures are physically conne
26. obtaining 37 42 prerequisites for updating 36 42 73 75 flash CLI command 73 75 G getting started 6 Graphical User Interface GUI 14 Advanced Settings task 28 Capture Configuration task 36 Clear Configuration task 28 Create and Assign Zone Group task 31 Create Single Port Zone Group task 29 Create Zone Group task 23 Delete task 27 Delete Zone Groups task 26 Input Configuration task 36 83 Maintain tab 35 Merge Sub Ports task 29 Modify task 27 Modify Zone Access task 30 More Information command 22 Multi initiator task 28 Network Settings task 45 Replicate Zoning Configuration task 30 47 Reset Hardware task 41 Reset Management Software task 41 Reset Storage Enclosure task 44 SNMP Settings task 45 Split Port task 28 29 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task 43 Zoning tab 21 H help obtaining 80 help CLI command 59 HP technical support 80 input CLI command 72 Input Configuration GUI task 36 introduction 6 L logging on to VSM GUI 14 M Maintain GUI tab available tasks 35 Merge Sub Ports GUI task 29 Modify GUI task 27 Modify Zone Access GUI task 30 More Information GUI task 22 moving zone groups 49 Multi initiator GUI task 28 N navigation tree of GUI 15 Network Settings GUI task 45 O obtaining firmware 37 42 online help CLI 59 GUI 17 P page description 15 parameter variable described 57 prerequisites 81 PuTTY utilit
27. switches at the same time only when a system maintenance window is open and all system traffic is halted Example 3 This example demonstrates restarting the VSM application on the switch required after updating switch network settings gt Switch loc local reset software Example 4 This example demonstrates restarting storage enclosures connected to ports 3 and 4 of the switch in BladeSystem interconnect bay 5 gt storageenclosure portbox 53 1 54 1 reset hardware Example 5 This example demonstrates restarting all storage enclosures connected to the switch gt storageenclosure all reset hardware NOTE Ifthe reset command does not execute successfully or displays an error message consider the following e Storage enclosure model Only supported storage enclosures can be reset e Switch status If the status is a value other than Active or Not Redundant resetting the storage enclosure is not allowed e Server blade status All server blades in the cClass enclosure with access to the storage enclosure being reset must be powered off to perform this task e VSM activity If the VSM GUI or VSM CLI is already processing a firmware update on a switch or storage enclosure this command request cannot be processed Issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is up to date Correct any issues before proceeding Performing common tasks 10 Creating and executing CLI scripts If desired create
28. syna Ksaii isein E AE T AE EEEE E 55 Example NINN sessies ieni i E E a a E e 55 Target GVEIVIEW ssiccsensidaieuseleocentarets haseinsecterealananieetinwindaeustenindandannuanaaneeeion 55 Command MN SHIA eesipeer nd odiacutesiervad scans Ghasesedanoadetiesd cowl aei E OEE ESEESE EEEE E 56 Parameter OVERVIEW ssn cnniadcasicida bhi denial sudsasiteaiguyidancdaadmeangaunasquunasmaniqenseiisalaneeuenpnnendaadlonbaanien 57 Executing COMMANA S soepen ia ie reno E E OaE S E A EAAS E EEEE EAE AEE 58 Keyboard shortcuts and keyword abbreviattionS ccccccceesscccceeeceeeneeeeeeeeesnaeeeeeeeeessseeeeeeeens 58 BU O A E E ET 59 The help command s ssreciisesiseirisssseisossrisrsiirisssssindii er nnieesii tiris iieri sia En uasin taiteissa 59 The show commandes E E E E E AT E EE 60 Fer inn common O k neeesa e EE E E EE 62 Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode and port splitting ccccccesseeceeeeessneeeeeeeeesteeeeeeeees 63 Gr ating PORE gro pSioiseeriie eiei aniria E REN E yea E A tenia E E EE eu eae 64 Creating a switch port zone QOUD iege ptacesssGieasemedeceeutedundesviadideceioivnnediniseleseieveviesepbeddeseaenasiees 65 Creating a drive bay zone ret ive secs ceeteak dah cenccdelanaeacavecensdia inceeirccenaeeaneuvetulaeeadeuaancexece 67 Assigning a zone group to a server device Bay ciccisenretsraseunssanscheddecedieueemuienensidediomaiindeseiasssamens 69 Capturing the opin QUIN Ctx acucet tac eerie feeder decedealeud inceghbnuah ciced
29. the assignment of SAS devices attached to the SAS switch to Zoning Overview blade ports within the blade enclosure Each blade server is attached to the Advanced Settings SAS switch through a blade port The Onboard Administrator refers to the blade Create Zone Group ports as Interconnect Bay Ports The devices that can be zoned are storage Create Single Port Zone Group enclosure drive bays or SAS switch ports In SAS Switch Port zoning mode all Create and Assign Zone Group devices attached to the selected SAS switch port s will be included in the zone Clear Configuration group In Drive Bay zoning mode the selected drive bay s will be included in Delete the zone group Within a single zone group only Drive Bays or SAS Switch Ports Delete Single Port Zone Group can be selected Multiple zone groups can be assigned to a blade port The Delete Zone Groups multi initiator advanced settings for the SAS switch will allow multiple blade Modify servers to access a zone group Before changing advanced settings be sure Modify Zone Access the initiators accessing the zone group support multi initiator The highest Replicate Zoning Configuration number of zone groups that can be created is 104 sani Changes made to the zoning configuration are marked as pending in the Topology Map Systems and Devices tree They will remain pending until you commit them by clicking the Save Changes button or discard them using the Discard More Information
30. the command To determine the valid parameters for a particular command use the help command For more information about the help command see The help command page 59 Command syntax 57 Executing commands Configuration changes are made on a transaction basis To prevent conflict with another administrator making changes through a different VSM GUI or CLI session you must indicate when you are starting saving or clearing your changes by using the following commands lt TARGET gt startupdate lt TARGET gt saveupdate lt TARGET gt clearupdate e Before entering add create delete or modify commands enter startupdate to start the transaction After entering the add create delete or modify commands enter saveupdate to commit the transaction Keyboard shortcuts and keyword abbreviations When using the VSM CLI the following keystrokes have special functions 58 Keyboard key Arrow key Function Ctrl B Left arrow Moves the cursor back one character Ctrl F Right arrow Moves the cursor forward one character Ctrl P Up arrow r the previous command in the command uffer Commonly used keywords in the VSM CLI have acceptable abbreviations Keyword Abbreviation bladeport bp bladeenclosure be chassisname ch enclosureid eid location loc serialnumber sn storageenclosure se storageenclosurebay seb switch sw zonegroup zg hardware hard software soft
31. the devices 2 Log in to Onboard Administrator for the BladeSystem c Class enclosure a Obtain and record the IP address or hostname assigned to the BladeSystem c Class enclosure OA module The IP address or hostname may be recorded on worksheets provided with your system installation instructions b From a server or workstation with access to the system open a browser and enter the OA address or hostname For example https 10 10 1 254 or https hostname c Enter an OA username and password with administrative privileges and then wait a few moments for OA to open 3 In the OA Systems and Devices tree expand Interconnect Bays select the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch to manage and click Management Console GA HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator System Status 8 Wizards Optionsy Help v View Legend k Interconnect Bay Information Bay 5 Print hep Updated Mon Mar 14 2011 14 17 34 R20_toy evAooe si information Virwalsutions System Status 0 0 0 0 0 Systems and Devices S Management Console Rack Overview Port Mapping Information Rack Firmware Front View Interconnect Module Management Primary R20_top a sn Information aS Enclosure Settings i ts Status Ook Active Onboard Administrator ays on 7 HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch Overheat Check ox E 8 HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch VO Configuration ox Ea Pow T E Power and Thermal F ox Users Authentication Insight Display Devic
32. tubal tnled turd uaebundernied ned obeueleas 71 Inputting or restoring the COMMUNION axgzedsesseCineouransedenssrpnexsesbatdd ieniweosneouctidenseterisonsetadieieesices 72 Flashing switch MMW G eye cect eiteste csepcnadletacavigeveatatiietacivecuinlacatelsaavecieecianineutcieceuiaanetieeved 73 Flashing storage enclosure Tim Wanes ccccss 2se2ucecesteneendarzenisentieruianeeneeiantauniaiaaeeeien 75 Resetting the VSM software the switch or attached storage enclosures cccccseseeceeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeees 76 10 Creating and executing CLI scripts cccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 77 52 Contents 7 Getting started The VSM Command Line Interface CLI is an interactive command console that provides instant feedback and is functionally equivalent to the VSM graphical user interface GUI Commands are entered at a command prompt gt and must follow a specific preset syntax After a command is entered and executed the returned results are instantly displayed on the CLI console NOTE If a command is entered but status conditions are not acceptable for that task to be performed the cause is returned in the error message display so corrective action can be taken Accessing the VSM CLI A Secure Shell SSH connection provides secure access to the VSM CLI over a network because data transmitted through SSH is encrypted Before using SSH you must download and install an SSH connection utility NOTE
33. your cClass enclosure model in Device mappings page 9 and in Onboard Administrator expand the navigation tree for the SAS BL Switch and then click Port Mapping For the selected switch the display shows each port of the switch the server blade it is mapped to and the WWN of the P711m P712m mezzanine port Restart the switches From the VSM Maintain tab select the active switch that was just updated and then click Reset Hardware Select Both switches at the same time When prompted click OK IMPORTANT Reset both switches at the same time only when a system maintenance window is open and all system traffic is halted During the reset process you are automatically logged out of VSM Wait a few minutes for the switch to reset Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab 11 Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache 12 Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues 13 If Update both Active and Passive switches was not selected repeat steps 2 12 to update firmware and then reset the additional switch 14 Close the maintenance window a Power on the server blades b Resume I O Reset Hardware task IMPORTANT This task disrupts host O to the storage enclosures Open a maintenance window before resetting devices To restart the switch expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree Click Reset Hardware Available parameters Local swi
34. 000 Switch Local VSM Active Zone Group Ports 1 Assigned Offline Zoned Blade Switch Port 54 Zoned Blade Switch Port 64 Assigned Blade Port 1 Server Connection Status Offline Storage Connection Status Online Overall Status OK Zone Group zone5 Assigned Offline Connected Expander Expander 1 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Assigned Blade Port 5 Server Connection Status Offline Storage Connection Status Online Overall Status Offline 2 29 Occupied 2 30 Occupied 31 Empty 32 Empty 2 33 Occupied 34 Occupied 35 Occupied PPP Pp Performing common tasks Capturing the configuration After initially configuring the switch or after making changes to an existing configuration HP strongly recommends backing up the configuration for safekeeping NOTE The configuration can be backed up to an FTP server or temporarily saved to the switch and then transferred to a different location using a secure copy tool Example secure copy tools include pscp exe for Windows and scp for Linux Syntax lt TARGET gt capture file lt filename cfg gt ftp ipaddr lt xxx xxx xxx xxx gt user lt ftp username gt password lt ftp passwords Example 1 This example demonstrates backing up the configuration
35. 20 d Tasks inne VoM Zoning 1ODs 0asenmm ove EEE 21 More Information MSIE ccna inh bveielaienarsgntendon dae auidelnden eonsinaneda ata anssiannsomanracehatmanncobeundees 22 Topology Map tS eo a si ecese awa entocerc ata aaa EERE EA AE EEN AE EA E a 22 Credte Zon Group TIS eae asto ea cena tteeensessentte ceed enter ooneteatisantntend esbdacbaoesneesGurehuctineceandetucbens 23 Creating switch port zone Group seca cpcensadeedl ake canivenaseciSseieouscereteeeeeurdeemeundacitleteuaeieedee 23 Creating drive bay zone GROUPS sx ccen daddutisecuuedswidersidedetavedhasannddedeousmesuuensededsdocuusuterandeeise 25 Delete Zone Groups Tes kecageed see aces dceeechenleadecdleuhuach cede easier tvenediaed edacvahueedieetietantedeelad 26 Phe tS ti eas sta asa ston tana E a E E 27 Modify tasks mechs ae ier circa 20 cer E E EEE Oe a re cena EROR REGER 27 Clear Configuration 10Sk 95i ucactnedrentarewiGstneneutiaenineeiebeeusaiontaentae eer 28 Advanced Settings HAS 2s ccisnsicancsren doucnenet vaaseendaleosstaaiseereeneniwanduezeiaseneukneneecoees antennae 28 Split Port TOS Gib nistczicenasinctsonaialcvatresnctaentiatieien Qakeaaumaicetseeiclaameaa ane E E aaas 29 Merge Sub Ports NCIS 6 cac2a carsetncdiestriddsetvadasendieddesite das sesansneheededanaabasadandnddeaundehenadeecedcanmaniannceoees 29 Create Single Port Zone Group tosh sive ctrenicudcnediveecdneseabactetermiatiiee tein aie beara 29 Replicate Zoning Configuration 08k c cc ssnsicccasessseventveassszder dnumant
36. 3 51 1 3 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 4 51 1 4 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 5 51 1 5 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 6 51 1 6 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 7 51 1 7 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 8 51 1 8 3G SAS HDD 1TB 7 2K RPM HPD4 Zoning OK Bay 9 51 1 9 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Bay 29 51 1 29 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Bay 30 51 1 30 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Bay 31 51 1 31 Empty Zoning OK Bay 32 51 1 32 Empty Zoning OK Bay 33 51 1 33 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Bay 34 51 1 34 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Bay 35 51 1 35 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Creating zone groups 67 68 Create the zone group This example shows how to create a zone group named zone5 using drive bays 29 through 35 on an MDS600 storage enclosure connected to port 1 of a switch in interconnect bay 5 gt Switch loc local startupdate Success gt Switch loc local create type zg name zone5 seb 51 1 29 51 1 30 51 1 31 Blt1232 5131233 5121734 51471235 Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Success Optional Verify that the zone group was created as intended For example use one of the following commands gt Switch loc local seb all show detail gt Switch loc local zg zone5 show The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details Dr
37. 4 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1 8 G2 Tape Autoloader are examples of shared SAS devices All LUNs in the controller enclosure are accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the controller enclosure and all tape drives in a tape device are accessible to any server that has access to the zone group e Drive bay zone groups Group together drive bays from one or more MDS600 drawers or D2000 disk enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have exclusive access to the drive bays included in the zone group as if the drives are directly connected to those servers This type of zone group is for zoned SAS storage enclosures The MDS600 and D2600 D2700 enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage As shown in the following table configuration zoning type procedures are the same for shared SAS storage enclosures and tape devices but differ for zoned SAS storage enclosures Type of connected external device Zoning type Shared SAS storage enclosures P2000 G3 SAS MSA Switch port Zoned SAS storage enclosures MDS600 and D2600 D2700 Drive bay Tape devices Switch port Device mappings BladeSystem c Class Server type Mezzanine slot BladeSystem c Class enclosure model interconnect bay Half height 2 Il heigh z Full height 3 c3000 2 3 4 Full height 3 Double wide BL680c G7 4 7 IMPORTANT Depending on the BladeSystem c Class enclosure model
38. Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Storage Connection Status Online Overall Status OK 29 Occupied 30 Occupied 31 Empty 2 32 Empty 33 Occupied 7 34 Occupied 35 Occupied PPP PPP 2 Assign the zone group to the server device bay This example shows how to assign the zone group Ports_1 created in Creating a switch port zone group page 65 to BladeSystem device server bay 1 gt Switch loc local startupdate Success gt bladeport id 1 add zg Ports 1 Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Assigning a zone group to a server device bay 69 70 Success This example shows how to assign the zone group zone5 created in Creating a drive bay zone group page 67 to BladeSystem device server bay 5 gt Switch loc local startupdate Success gt bladeport id 5 add zg zone5 Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Success 3 Optional Verify that the zone group was assigned as intended For example use one of the following commands gt bladeport all show detail gt switch loc local zg all show detail This example shows that zone group Ports_1 created in Creating a switch port zone group page 65 is now assigned to BladeSystem server device bay 1 and zone5 created in Creating a drive bay zone group page 67 is now assigned to BladeSystem server device bay 5 gt switch loc local zg all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7
39. Changes button Status Alerts Maintain The configuration information of the SAS switch can be backed up to a text file by using the capture command in the command line interface CLI The CLI is accessible via a Secure Shell SSH connection to the SAS switch The IP Address to use for the SSH connection can be found in the top right corner of the GUI For more information please refer to the HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide 2 Done Internet Protected Mode Off 100 v Performing tasks To perform any task in the VSM observe the following key steps 1 Select a tab at the top left of the page 2 Select a system component in the navigation tree on the left side of the page 3 Select a task from the list on the right side of the page NOTE Ifa task is listed but cannot be selected system status conditions are not acceptable for that task to be performed When this occurs the cause is listed so corrective action can be taken 4 Enter the requested information 5 Click Save Changes Configuring the switch key steps After physically installing the switch or switches in the BladeSystem c Class enclosure and cabling them to external SAS storage enclosures do the following to configure the switches and the storage 1 Go to the Maintain tab to configure switch parameters Key tasks include a Enter network settings b Enter SNMP settings c Update switch firmware if needed d Update storage enclosure firmw
40. Connected Blade Port Not Connected Blade Port Not Connected Blade Port Not Connected Blade Port Not Connected Blade Port Not Connected Blade Port 9 Not Connected Blade Port 10 Not Connected Blade Port 11 Not Connected Blade Port 12 Not Connected Blade Port 13 Not Connected OaNAHAW A W Blade Port 14 Not Connected Blade Port 15 Not Connected Blade Port 16 Not Connected Zone Group Ports 1 Assigned Offline SAS Switch Port 51 SAS Switch Port 52 SAS Switch Port 53 SAS Switch Port 54 SAS Switch Port 55 SAS Switch Port 56 SAS Switch Port 57 Not Zoned SAS Switch Port 58 Not Zoned SAS Switch Port 61 Ports_ 1 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 Ports 1 Not Zoned Not Zoned Not Zoned Not Zoned Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned SAS Switch Port Not Zoned Storage Enclosure HP MDS600 Disk System PortBox 51 1 61 1 OK Storage Enclosure HP D2600 Disk Enclosure PortBox 52 1 62 1 OK The show command 61 9 Performing common tasks 62 Example commands and system responses shown in this section are provided only as a general reference and may differ from the commands used and system responses in your environment For more information on the available options for each command see VSM CLI online hel
41. HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide Abstract This guide provides information about using the HP Virtual SAS Manager application to configure and manage device zoning through HP 6Gb SAS BL switches Both the Graphical User Interface GUI and Command Line Interface CLI are detailed HP Part Number 634040 002 Published September 2011 Edition 2 Copyright 2011 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Confidential computer software Valid license from HP required for possession use or copying Consistent with FAR 12 211 and 12 212 Commercial Computer Software Computer Software Documentation and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U S Government under vendor s standard commercial license The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Acknowledgements Microsoft Windows Windows XP Windows NT Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Revision History Revision 2 September 2011 Added support for zoned SAS storage enclosures and some additional new features and enhancements Revision 1 April 2011
42. NOTE If you are not yet registered click Register with the Business Support Center now to receive email notifications about firmware or hardware driver and support alerts advisories and notifications This alert notification system is a one way broadcasting method used to distribute important notices about HP devices Click Download drivers and software and select your product from the displayed list Select your language and operating system Before clicking the Download button click the title in the Description column to access important information about the update Be sure to read information in the following tabs e Click the Description tab for a brief overview about the download e Click the Release Notes tab for detailed information about the download including version information compatibility information a summary of changes important notes service considerations and installation precautions NOTE Firmware files are provided in both Smart Component and Image file formats but the Image file format must be used when the storage enclosures is connected to a BladeSystem solution After reviewing available information about the update click Download and follow the on screen instructions to save the download bundle to a temporary directory on the server Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Procedures l o p T 12 Obtain the latest firmware files and save to a temporary location on the host that has
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44. SAS Blade Switch VSM Active Available tasks Capture Configuration Where documented Capture Configuration task page 36 Input Configuration Input Configuration task page 36 Update SAS Switch Firmware Update SAS Switch Firmware task page 36 Reset Hardware Reset Hardware task page 41 Reset Software Reset Software task page 41 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task page 41 Reset Storage Enclosure Reset Storage Enclosure task page 44 Network Settings Network Settings task page 45 SNMP Settings SNMP Settings task page 45 SNMP Test Trap SNMP Test Trap task page 45 Force VSM Active Force VSM Active task page 46 VSM Event Log VSM Event Log task page 46 Clear VSM Event Log Clear VSM Event Log task page 47 Diagnostic Log Diagnostic Log task page 47 More Information Topology Map Storage Enclosure Unit ID Light Unit ID Light task page 47 Replicate Zoning Configuration Replicate Zoning Configuration task page 47 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task page 41 Reset Storage Enclosure Reset Storage Enclosure task page 44 More Information Topology Map HP 6Gb SAS Blade Switch VSM Passive More Inf
45. VSM Active SAS Switch Port Ely SAS Switch Ports HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 xy PortSt Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable wae Port s2 Drive Ey 1 1 56 sata HOD Ba asim Drive Bay 15 Empty Drive Bay 22 Empty Drive Bay 29 3G SAS HDD saw Port53 Not Zoned E TOOR TAR WK aaoi Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Giot Zoned Drive Bay 2 Empty Drive Bays 9 deck SASHDD Drive Bay 16 Empty Drive Bay 23 Empty Drive Bay 30 3G SAS HDD tay Port 5 Not Zoned 73GB 15K maw Port 6 Not Zoned S Selectable Selectable may Port 57 Not Zoned Drive a fE Ss HOD Drive Bay 17 Empty Drive Bay 24 Bay 2 E Drive Bay 31 Empty Port 58 Not Zoned Selected Selectable a as Storage Enclosures iv y Drive Bay 32 Empty amp HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Ports amp HP MDS600 Disk System at Port S1 L me HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive v 5 Empty El SAS Switch Ports Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Port 61 Not Zoned Drive Bay 6 Empty Drive mao 13 50 SAS HOD Drive paras a es Sas HOD Drive baer a na SAS HDD Drive eeyonse SAS HDD Port 62 Selected Port 63 Not Zoned Drive Bay 7 Empty Port 64 Not Zoned Name uDs600 2G01 Port 58 Not Zoned E J Storage Enclosures HP 02600 Disk Enclosure at Port s Gy HP M0600 Disk System at Port 51 El we HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Em SAS Switch Ports Port 61 Not Zoned HP D2600 Disk Enc
46. and execute scripts to automatically perform a task or series of tasks CLI scripting varies depending on operating systems but the information provided in this section describes using the Plink SSH utility in a Windows environment Creating and executing a script in a Windows environment includes the following steps 2 3 4 Create a txt file with each command to execute using exact command syntax Create a bat file with the information required to execute the txt file Open the SSH utility such as Plink At the user designated time execute the bat file from the DOS console Example This example illustrates flashing VSM firmware Scenario The firmware file has already been obtained and saved to an FTP server located at 192 168 1 1 The working folder on the Windows host is c flashvsm An SSH connection utility such as Plink and PuTTY has already been obtained and installed on the Windows host that can access the same LAN as the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure Procedure l Create the txt file in this example vsmupgrade txt switch loc local flash file ftp 192 168 1 1 vsm img forced switch loc local reset hard forced Create the bat file in this example autoflashing bat c flashvsm plink ssh 1 Administrator pw hpinvent 192 168 1 1 m vsmupgrade txt where plink is the scripting utility Administrator is the VSM user name hpinvent is the user password 192 168 1 1 is the VSM CLI IP addres
47. are if needed Online help 17 2 Go to the Zoning tab to create and assign zone groups Key tasks include a Set the multi initiator mode and if multiple tape devices are included in the solution enable portsplitting mode optional b Create the zone groups e For deployments with shared SAS storage enclosures and tape libraries create switch port zone groups e For deployments with zoned SAS storage enclosures create drive bay zone groups c Assign zone groups to servers 3 Go to the Maintain tab to capture the configuration for safekeeping HP strongly recommends this step especially in single domain configurations Configuration information is located as follows in this guide e Example procedures Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures overview page 19 e Example procedures Configuring MDS600 or D2600 D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures overview page 20 e Field details Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab page 21 e Field details Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab page 35 18 Getting started Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures overview Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures includes the following tasks performed in sequence 1 2 3 on Enable Multi initiator Mode Advanced Settings task page 28 Optional Enable Port splitting Mode if multiple tape autoloaders or libraries are included in the solution Advanced Sett
48. ay that needs access to the external storage must be assigned a zone group o A server device bay can be assigned multiple zone groups o A switch port zone group can be assigned to more than one server device bay o Unpopulated server device bays can be assigned a zone group Disks in the enclosure are configured into logical storage units LUNs using one of the servers or a designated management server with access to the storage enclosure Access to the LUNs is controlled through mappings or other presentation methods which grant specific server device bays to specific LUNs Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures overview 19 Configuring MDS600 or D2600 D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures overview Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosure includes the following tasks performed in sequence 1 i Disable Multi initiator Mode Advanced Settings task page 28 NOTE If tape autoloaders libraries or shared SAS storage enclosures are also connected to the switch and multiple server device bays will need access to the same switch port zone groups Multi initiator Mode must be Enabled Optional Enable Port splitting Mode if multiple tape autoloaders or libraries are included in the solution Advanced Settings task page 28 Create one or more drive bay zone groups Create Zone Group task page 23 e Unpopulated drive bays can be included in a zone group e Until a server device ba
49. ciuapbhcjarataycontnenladaxeetanuiantnaganeds 2 Zone group concepts and device mappings Zone group concepts Device mappings Contents 7 1 About this document and 6G solutions About this document This document assumes that all associated devices are physically installed and all required software components are installed on the servers For hardware compatibility information supported operating system versions and supported Internet browser versions see the SAS switch QuickSpecs Review the QuickSpecs and verify that supported versions are installed on the devices Examples in this document use dual HP 6Gb BL Switches installed in an HP BladeSystem c7000 enclosure For information about installing and cabling the switch see the following user documents available on the 6Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website http www hp com support manuals o HP 6Gb SAS BL Installation Instructions o HP 6Gb SAS BL User Guide HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures Information is located as follows in this guide o Example procedures Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures overview page 19 o Example procedures Configuring MDS600 or D2600 D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures overview page 20 o Field details Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab page 21 o Field details Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab page 35
50. condary DNS server SNMP Settings task To enable disable and configure SNMP alerts select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click SNMP Settings Available parameters Disabled Do not allow SNMP alerts Enabled Default Allow SNMP alerts When Enabled the fields are provided for entering the System Location System Contact Read Community and Alert Community information SNMP Test Trap task To test connectivity to the SNMP server select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click SNMP Test Trap NOTE This task is enabled only when SNMP service is enabled For more information see SNMP Settings task page 45 Network Settings task 45 Force VSM Active task To force a switch to be the active switch from which configuration changes can be entered select the switch in the navigation tree and then click Force VSM Active e In dual switch configurations this changes the switch status to VSM Active e In single switch configurations this changes the switch status to Not Redundant Helpful hints e Switch status must be one of the following to use this feature Mismatch VSM Passive or Not Configured e Firmware on both switches must be the same version VSM Event Log task To view a log of switch and connected storage enclosure events select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click VSM System Log The event log contains details of events inclu
51. connected to a device information about the device is displayed If a tape device is connected to a switch port information is shown only for the first tape drive e In dualdomain switch environments select ports on both switches to provide access through both switches in the pair e Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group This allows you to pre configure the zone groups and connect additional storage enclosures at a later time Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab e The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group e Pending Save until the configuration is saved Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group e To assign this zone group to a server device bay select the server device bay in the navigation tree and click Modify Zone Access For more information see Modify Zone Access task page 30 Creating drive bay zone groups IMPORTANT The maximum supported number of drive bay zone groups is 104 To create drive bay zone groups select Zone Groups in the navigation tree and then click Create Zone Group Select the following parameters Name Type a name to assign to the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces HP recommends that the zone group name include the bay number or name of the server that needs access the zone group An effective naming strategy will
52. cted to the switch and ready for use NOTE When a tape autoloader or library is included in the solution do the following o Create a switch port zone group for the port connected to the tape device o Create switch port zone groups for ports connected to shared SAS storage enclosures o Create drive bay zone groups for drive bays in zoned SAS storage enclosure e Carefully record the zone group names included disk drives and server device bay assignments to prevent accidentally assigning the same drive bay zone group to more than one server device bay Optional Verify that the external storage enclosure is detected by the system Use the show command to determine which drive bays are available NOTE e The seb parameter specifies that you want to show storage enclosure bay information e When the detail variable is included in the command information about the drive bay such as disk drive type is displayed The display of the following example is abbreviated retaining key details Drive bays 1 through 7 are already included in a zone group named zone and drive bays 29 through 35 are unassigned gt Switch loc local seb all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000 Switch Local VSM Active Storage Enclosure HP MDS600 Disk System PortBox 51 1 61 1 OK Bay 1 51 1 1 1 5G SATA HDD 750GB 7 2K RPM HPGA Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 2 51 1 2 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay
53. ction of the page System Status m amp Critical System is not operating properly Updated 2011 03 14 14 31 49 Refresh l EF Warning Service is needed i ow gaa Informational Helpful information System Status 0 0 0 View Status Alerts Db Status alert details may be viewed in the following different ways e To view all status messages In the System Status section near the top left of the VSM page click View Status Alerts e To view status messages for a specific device In the navigation tree select the device and then click View Status Alerts e To view a specific message Click the icon or message whether it is in the navigation tree an informational display or elsewhere Included in the System Status section of the VSM display the Refresh option updates the information in the navigation tree NOTE If a hardware change has been made since the Systems and Devices navigation tree was last refreshed a notification message is displayed within this System Status section When this message is displayed click Refresh to update the display Switch status states Next to each switch in the Systems And Devices navigation tree one of the following status values may be displayed Degraded Displayed in dual domain switch deployments The partner switch is present but is not communicating For example if one switch experiences a failure the status of the still functioning partner switch may be Degraded Mismatc
54. deSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures You can find this and other documents on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website http www hp com support manuals In the BladeSystem section click BladeSystem Enclosures BladeSystem Interconnects BladeSystem Server Blades or BladeSystem Adapters and Mezzanines and then select your product Typographic conventions gt Convention Blue text Typographic conventions Element Cross reference links and e mail addresses Blue underlined text htto www hp com Website addresses Bold text e Keys that are pressed e Text typed into a GUI element such as a box e GUI elements that are clicked or selected such as menu and list items buttons tabs and check boxes Italic text Text emphasis Monospace text File and directory names System output Code Commands their arguments and argument values Monospace italic text Code variables Command variables Monospace bold text Emphasized monospace text WARNING Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death CAUTION Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data IMPORTANT Provides clarifying information or specific instructions NOTE Provides additional information TIP Provides helpful hints and s
55. ding hardware changes user login activity and CLI output for example the output of the flashing operation GA HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager EE Ore System Status A re Updated 2011 09 21 17 18 Q Refresh VSM Event Log Qpoownoas Bonm HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 VSM Active D eo System Infomation System Status 0 1 0 View Status Alerts Blade Enclosure BottomC7000 HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 VSM Active a VSM Event Log 2011 Mar 19 00 07 19 MDS600 connected to Port 73 5001438002866100 has been reset wy VSM Overview 2011 Mar 19 00 MDS600 connected to Port 81 5001438002866100 has been reset E Mp Blade Enclosure Bottomc7000 2011 Mar 19 02 20 Switch 7 redundancy status has changed from Init to Active 2011 Mar 19 02 20 51 MDS600 connected to Port 72 5001438002865F00 has been added E HP6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active 2011 Mar 19 02 20 51 MDS600 connected to Port 73 5001432002866100 has been added El SAS Switch Ports 2011 Mar 19 02 23 50 Administrator attempted login result success eg Ports 2011 Mar 19 02 25 22 MDS600 firmware upgrade to version 3 26 from port 1 started 2011 Mar 19 02 25 27 MDS600 firmware upgrade to version 3 26 from port 72 started m PortS2 2011 Mar 19 02 27 34 MDS600 5001438002866127 firmware upgrade from port 81 succeeded sew Port 3 Not Zoned 2011 Mar 19 02 27 39 MD5600 5001438002865F27 firmware upgrade from port 72 succeeded vmx Port 4
56. e Operational Operational OK After a few moments the VSM GUI is displayed Getting started NOTE In dual domain switch configurations with two switches in the same interconnect bay row of the HP BladeSystem Class enclosure both switches can process I O but the VSM utility can be active on only one of the switches Switch management status Active or Passive is shown in the VSM navigation tree not the OA navigation tree If you log in to the switch with the passive VSM and want to make any zoning configuration changes you must exit VSM for that switch and log back in to the switch with the active VSM Page description Each time the VSM is accessed the VSM Overview page opens automatically displaying a brief summary about the SAS BL switches zone groups blade ports server bays and storage enclosures included in the solution The VSM GUI page is divided as follows Version 2 0 1 0 SNMP Address 16 84 System Status Updated 2011 09 06 13 28 E Refresh VSM Overview ev RASA EOR VENSSA SAS Saes Select a SAS switch on the Maintain tab to update the Systems and Devices J sigan SAS switch firmware or to update firmware for several cies storage enclosures at the same time ip VSM Overview a Zone Groups 0 Select the Zone Groups heading on the Zoning tab to a w Blade Enclosure BottomC7000 a 6 Online create a new zone group or select a single zone group i Zone Gro
57. e access to the storage enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone This type of zone group is for shared SAS devices The P2000 G3 SAS MSA and HP MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1 8 G2 Tape Autoloader are examples of shared SAS devices All LUNs in the controller enclosure are accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the controller enclosure and all tape drives in a tape device are accessible to any server that has access to the zone group For more information see Creating and assigning switch port zone groups page 31 e _ Drive bay zone groups Group together drive bays from one or more MDS600 drawers or D2000 disk enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have exclusive access to the drive bays included in the zone group as if the drives are directly connected to those servers This type of zone group is for zoned SAS storage enclosures The MDS600 and D2600 D2700 enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage For more information see Creating and assigning drive bay zone groups page 33 Creating and assigning switch port zone groups To create and assign a switch port zone group expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select a specific Blade Port and then click the Create and Assign Zone Group task button Select the following parameters Name Type a name to assign to the zone
58. e and the BladeSystem c Class enclosure access the VSM for the switch Click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information and correct any issues before proceeding In the VSM select the Maintain tab and then click Update SAS Switch Firmware Update SAS Switch Firmware task 39 40 10 GA HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager EES Maintain Hep System Status e Updated 2011 09 08 22 01 G Retresh Update SAS Switch Firmware HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 VSM Active ey Firmware Update SystemStaus 0 1 0 View Status Alerts Systeme ned Daviess 4 Note After the firmware update is complete you will need to hard reset the SAS switch and clear the browser s cache to activate the new image a Firmware Information D VSM overview Overall Status Management Software Version E Mf Blade Enclosure Bottomc7000 HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 5 VSM Active OK 2 0 1 0 E HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active HP 6G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 6 VSM Passive oK 2 0 1 0 E amp SAS Switch Ports Port 51 Force Downgrade Use this option if you are downgrading the firmware to a previous version The firmware update process will fail if you are Paes downgrading and this option is not selected Port 53 Not Zoned Port 54 Not Zoned Port 55 Not Zoned Local File Update the Virtual SAS Manager s firmware by uploading a local file Navigating away from this page before the upload has completed will prevent t
59. e bieduatimdearsrceiebeasiadenwarediecneaniest 17 Configuring P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosures OvervieW ccccceeeeesteeeeeeees 19 Configuring MDS600 or D2600 D2700 zoned SAS storage enclosures overvieW eceeeeereeeees 20 A Tasks ini ine VSM Zoning Iasis EER 21 More Intonation 105k csrreanclesazevesonmunsnaaencnemmaisuensancnpmnae a ea He amee E 22 Topology Map 1S ce sent obsceeesdoteedd cures seed texeauriseass aiie i eed a a a 22 Create Zong Group tasks serneiiiirinsnin tiigis r R AEAEE RNEER EAEE EEA EREE E EE EEEE rE 23 Creating switch port zone CNQU IS 5 sc Acrssesasbvonsemedbdusududan peseutiedebisionieaoeetecnsicdwonisbaeddecessaendes 23 Creating drive bay zone TOUS osx c5 ssvnncandusdecscncusumsetdadesdmodanadeadedcoendncnaveancdedlaatenchaneeeieeedaatincks 25 Delete Zone Groups 4a estsssce ecetoncerendecireunicertsaier ces artesian TA E 26 Delete task srne e e A r iaiaannue aan encase eer ee ame 27 Modify TOSN socoescicus tenses vateriont vate wead at nagtvcus nanan aten a E A E E E E E E T aE Aa a aii 27 Clear Configuration task sesennneeeeeeneesssssseetesrssseoesstsssttttrsssrtttrrssssttnrsssesrtttessnsrrrrrsssssent 28 Advances Settings taSkssinisisnirini iena i iene eee TRE 28 Split PORE TAS siselietieck t pohscbalecdieembscolessedesedaiohiembeoecdgetleteheeabiaeeloctdusubeenladenlesbdbonbiusdaeklacntuembeens 29 Merge Sub Ports TOS cacte dalled tarsus decid erlaes sine deceddaaea ec oundented ine ub
60. e ndetntedtaeeetarededeuediaed hawede ae 29 Create Single Port Zone Group tas ss ieccsvesaeaaoranpsnediencelveecssondbicehaudweensanseahereaedovisevectadtaeezciaed 29 Replicate Zoning Configuration Res keer cuersrceis sua ca vic tatctetapivectenateniialunieiaalandtaneamactesaiteecemecs 30 Modify Zone Access NEC ariectcc tac Beteadoauenestecaceouesausenadeeediounesu sseideele senses uetseideeineserspuieedoeeseuees 30 Creole and Assign Zone Group tals ceeds cree te neu duecrnesenialacalacamiastbaadesataenentieniveladeenrertee 31 Creating and assigning switch port zone Groups sects vaiivercestsn eter cdiraredstsalewlaneatsueniseaaidees 31 Creating and assigning drive bay zone GroUupS ccccccceeeeeseeeeeeeeceseeeeeeeeeseeseseeeeeeeeetseeeees 33 5 Tasks in tha VSM Mainidin WOD arsrsrreisissiai iian a n a 35 Capture Configuration 18 kjnaniecsstsnticcucenelestiasluepidvecdagsddemheeabideslcetdarebseplienlestiaraleeoledeuladddenteoss 36 Input Configuration NOS e foe e elated accede ected ater ed capi odaeed ba tind voted tared ea toned etnias sed bedoeeleke 36 Update SAS Switch Firmware Was Seoessepecscancuessnveenantddeaseemneesnas dhatsbacivionseaidiadenseteeaeemaetatieieceeed 36 FEU STEMI S IT Siete erien essa E AN E E A elateeataaanten RENO 36 Obtaining EWE TTA OTS sisses descres oeenes E EE TAEA E 37 Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single domain deployments cccseseeeeeees 38 Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual d
61. ect the old failed storage enclosure in the navigation tree and then click Replicate Zoning Configuration The enclosure will be labelled as offline 4 In the drop down menu select the replacement storage enclosure Modify Zone Access task 30 For each server device bay to grant or remove access to a zone group expand Blade Ports in the navigation tree and select a specific server device bay Then click Modify Zone Access This task is displayed only if zone groups have already been created Create Zone Group task page 23 From the displayed list of zone groups check or clear the zone groups that this server device bay can access Helpful hints e The zone groups that are displayed will differ depending on the Multi initiator mode setting o If Multi initiator mode is Enabled all zone groups are displayed allowing multiple server device bays to be assigned the same zone group used for configurations that include shared SAS storage enclosures or tape devices o If the multi initiator mode is Disabled only unassigned zone groups are displayed permitting a zone group to be assigned to only one server device bay If a zone group is already assigned to a different server device bay it is not displayed e The status of each zone group is included in the display o Assigned Already assigned to one server device bay o Assigned Multiple Already assigned to more than one server device bay o Unassigned Not yet assign
62. ed to a server device bay e In mixed environments that include zoned SAS storage enclosures and shared SAS storage enclosures or tape devices use the displayed status information and keep detailed records of Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab the drive bay zone groups and their assignments This will help prevent accidentally assigning drive bay zone groups to multiple servers or to servers that are not associated with the switch ports used by the zone group e In a c7000 BladeSystem enclosure when using a full height blade with the P711 m P712m controller installed in mezzanine slot 3 the zone group must be assigned to the subsumed server device bay to allow the server to access the storage e Server device bays cannot access the zone group until assigned that zone group e Until the configuration is saved the words Pending Save are displayed in the navigation tree next to the zone After the configuration is saved the word Assigned is displayed Create and Assign Zone Group task Zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowing access to data By first selecting the c Class enclosure Blade Port this task allows you to select perform the Create Zone Group and Modify Zone Access tasks in one step You can create the following types of zone groups e Switch port zone groups Group together one or more ports on the SAS BL Switch Server device bays assigned this type of zone group hav
63. elected blue port The port status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white e White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group e Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group e Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zoning capabilities Can not be selected Helpful hints To expand or contract the display for each switch click the arrow at the far right of the display In addition to the mouse the tab arrow keys and space bar can be used to select or clear ports from the zone group Information about the switch port is included in the display If the port is connected to a device information about the device is displayed If a tape device is connected to a switch port information is shown only for the first tape drive In dual domain switch environments select ports on both switches to provide access through both switches in the pair Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group This allows you to pre configure the zone groups and connect additional storage enclosures at a later time The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group o Pending Save until the configuration is saved o Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group Tasks in the VSM Zonin
64. em device bay can be assigned the Mode same zone group e Enabled Allows a zone group to be assigned to multiple BladeSystem server device bays Multi initiator mode should be enabled when shared SAS storage enclosures such as the P2000 G3 MSA are connected to the switch Enabling more than one initiator server to access the same storage enclosure zone group is a key principle of the shared storage concept e Disabled Default Restricts a zone group to be assigned to only one BladeSystem server device bay Multi initiator mode should be disabled when zoned SAS storage enclosures such as the MDS600 or D2600 D2700 are connected to the switch Permitting only one server to access the drives in a zone group means that those drives will be treated as if they are directly attached to that server Port Splitting Controls whether 6Gb SAS BL Switch ports can be divided into sub ports Mode e Enabled Allows a switch port to be divided into two or four separate sub ports When combined with a special cable port splitting allows you to connect more tape devices to the switch e Disabled Default Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Helpful hints e In dual domain switch configurations two switches installed in the same interconnect bay row of the HP BladeSystem Class enclosure a change to these settings on the active management switch is automatically propagated to the passive switch e When a P2000 G3 SAS MSA storage enclos
65. emain powered on E Bees Si Eg Do not perform any operations on the SAS switch es such as zoning reset firmware upgrade etc SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Do not disconnect any cables connecting the SAS switch es to the storage enclosure s E SAS Switch Ports Do not connect any new cables connecting the SAS switch es to the storage enclosure s a PortS1 4 ag men Firmware Information i ma Port S3 Not Zoned Bf cine tan Port SS Not Zoned E HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port 52 Box 1 OK 0134 0134 en Port 6 Not Zoned HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 OK 3 44 3 44 tan Port 57 Not Zoned ten Port 58 Not Zoned Reset enclosures after update no X Gi A Storage Enclosures Storage enclosure firmware image ip HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port 5 E HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 a aia E we HP6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Storage Enclosure a amp SAS Switch Ports a Pote1 I jj HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 aa Portez a tem Port 63 Not Zoned os z i Ges Ge Expand the Reset enclosures after update drop down box and select an option Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously obtained firmware file If different types of storage enclosures are connected to the switch expand the Enclosure product type drop down box and select an option In the Storage Enclosure section near the bottom of the display check each enclosure to update Click OK to begin the update Wait
66. ers switchport lt port gt Use when shared SAS storage enclosures tape autoloader or libraries are connected to the switch When using this parameter enter the switch ports to include in the zone groups When more than one switch port is to be included separate the entries with a comma seb lt port box bay gt Use when zoned SAS storage enclosures only are connected to the switch When using this parameter enter the drive bay information When more than one drive bay is to be included separate the entries with a comma Performing common tasks Creating a switch port zone group Used with shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloaders or libraries switch port zone groups are comprised of one or more SAS ports on the switch Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the array enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone group Access to specific LUNs in the array enclosures must be controlled through the storage management utility for the array enclosure NOTE e Creating a switch port zone group for a switch port connected to a zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600 or D2700 enclosure is not allowed Zoned SAS storage enclosures can only be included in drive bay zone groups e When a tape autoloader or library is included in the solution do the following o Create a switch port zone group for the port connected to the tape device o Create switch port zone groups f
67. g tab Creating and assigning drive bay zone groups IMPORTANT The maximum supported number of drive bay zone groups is 104 To create drive bay zone groups expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select a specific Blade Port and then click the Create and Assign Zone Group task button Select the following parameters Name Zoning Mode Drive bays Type a name to assign to the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces HP recommends that the zone group name include the bay number or name of the server that needs access the zone group An effective naming strategy will help manage the assignment of drive bay zone groups to servers Select Drive Bay O HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager Zong E system Status a Updated 2011 09 07 11 31 G Retresh Create Zone Group Zone Groups Sve Note Chi il il king on the f systemStatus 0 3 0 View Status Alerts 2 Note Changes made using this command will remain pending until they are committed by clicking on the Save Changes button a we Systems and Devices i Note in SAS Switch Port zoning mode all devices attached to a selected port will be included in the zone group Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the hel ee 9 si y D VSM Overview E f Blade Enciosure Bottomc7000 Ai Zone Groups Zoning Mode Drive Bay E ace HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5
68. group logical units associated with disk drives in that zone group must be deleted If the zone group has disk drives in bays that are configured as part of a logical unit there may be I O problems and the controller may send error messages to the system logs about an illegal drive movement To make changes to an existing zone group including changing the zone group name and adding or removing disk drives or ports select a specific zone group in the navigation tree and then click Modify Available parameters Name Type the new name for the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters no spaces Zoning Mode Select Switch Port or Drive Bay to set the zoning mode Switch ports Depending on the type of zone group select the ports or drive bays to add or l remove them from the zone group To add an item to the zone group click an Drive bays available white item The status is automatically updated changing the color from white to blue To remove an item from the zone group click the already included blue item The status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white e White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group e Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group e Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zoning capabilities Can not be selected Helpful
69. group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces Zoning Mode Select Switch Port Create and Assign Zone Group task 31 32 A HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager i ETE lay z Updated 2011 03 14 14 31 Z retresn B a Create Zone Group Zone Groups lt a System Status s a S View Status Alerts 2 Note Changes made using this command will remain pending unti they are commited by clicking on the Save Changes button ECE 2 188 SAS S020 Por oning mee an deviees tached a selected port wi be nce inthe zone group ae 4 Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the help E Blade Enclosure R20_top is Gas Name Ports Glee HP6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Zoning Mode Eig SAS Switch Ports Port 51 Not Zoned Port 52 Not Zoned Port 53 Not Zoned Port 54 Not Zoned Port 55 Not Zoned Port 56 Not Zoned Port S7 Not Zoned Port 58 Not Zoned EVAL Storage Enclosures ij HP P2000 G3 Array System at Port 51 Box 1 El ee HP6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Blade Ports Drive Bay SAS Switch Port HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Selected Selectable Selectable Switch ports In the grid representing the switches select the ports to be included in the zone group To select a switch port click an available white port The port status is automatically updated changing the color from white to blue To clear a selection click the s
70. h Displayed in dual domain switch deployments this is displayed when the system detects different firmware versions installed on the paired switches This is also displayed when data such as zone records enclosure serial number or bay number do not match Not Configured Displayed in single switch deployments This is displayed next to a newly installed switch Not Redundant Displayed in single switch deployments The switch is fully operational and Active For example if one switch experiences a failure the status of the still functioning partner switch may be Not Redundant Unknown Displayed in both single switch and dual domain switch deployments This is displayed when the current state can not be determined VSM Active Displayed in dual domain switch deployments The switch is fully operational and Active VSM Passive Displayed in dual domain switch deployments This is displayed next to one of the switches in a pair while the VSM Active is displayed next to the partner switch This switch may automatically become VSM Degraded or Not Redundant if the partner switch experiences a failure 16 Getting started Online help Extensive online help is available At any time click the Help icon in the top right of the page The following image is an example display of the online help CA HP Virtual SAS Manager VSM Help gt Print Welcome to VSM Zoning Overview Getting Started with VSM E Zoning VSM zoning is
71. he update from starting Port 56 Not Zoned Port 57 Not Zoned Port 58 Not Zoned EA Storage Enclosures HP 02600 Disk Enciosure at Port E HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 E m HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive E amp SAS Switch Ports Port 61 Port 62 Port 63 Not Zoned Port 64 Not Zoned Port 65 Not Zoned Port 66 Not Zoned x i i E GSS V Update both Active and Passive switches Use this option to update both switches at the same time File Browse m Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously obtained firmware file e When downgrading to a version of firmware that is older than what is currently installed on the switch select Force Downgrade e To update paired switches at the same time select Update both Active and Passive switches NOTE By default the Update both Active and Passive switches is selected HP strongly recommends accepting this default so that the chance of a firmware mis match is reduced Click OK to begin the update IMPORTANT Do not interfere with or cancel the flashing process Interrupting the flashing process may corrupt the firmware Wait for a completion message to display Open the maintenance window for restarting the switches a Stop host traffic to all storage enclosures connected to the switches b Power off all servers that map to these switches For help ensuring that the correct served are powered off see mappings table for
72. help manage the assignment of drive bay zone groups to servers Zoning Mode Select Drive Bay O HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager zoina BO System Status i 2 Updated 2011 09 07 11 31 G Refresh oD System Status 0 3 0 View Status Alerts Systems and Devices ip VSM Overview E Blade Enclosure Bottomc7000 hiy Zone Groups El acai HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active E amp amp SAS Switch Ports m m Port 53 Not Zoned ma Port 54 Not Zoned way Port 55 Not Zoned may Port 56 Not Zoned tan Port 7 Not Zoned may Port 8 Not Zoned E Storage Enclosures HP 02600 Disk Enclosure at Port s Hy HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 El wee HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Eg SAS Switch Ports tae Port61 Not Zoned vey Portez ma Port 63 Not Zoned m Port 64 Not Zoned ma Port 8 Not Zoned a Storage Enclosures HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port Ez HP M0600 Disk System at Port 51 E we HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive E amp SAS Switch Ports Port 61 Not Zoned Port 62 Port 63 Not Zoned Port 64 Not Zoned Port 65 Not Zoned Port 66 Not Zoned Port 67 Not Zoned X cm m J r ig ga j Create Zone Group Zone Groups D Note Changes made using this command will remain pending until they are committed by clicking on the Save Changes button i Note in SAS Switch Port zoning mode all devices attached to a selected port will be included in the zone group
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74. idaudundeeercaddene natuenduae dudecacundnegateecadteenensmesenverenedeaaeuere 80 Related inlomichonisusiscianpsinmamansamneeianasumnniandose enna A 80 HP S705 He sacar tain gn itsesl te aeessen pata na inestoteai nadia tamraonaind whataea ea tenee roa 80 PRECISE S set on tats tas ede a E E a A 81 Typographic CONV SAMOS lt 5 cea rcehsacanocnens chacowwends onetieebaccnretdeoseutecadlap starsat hantoseasveeielaeicyek 81 4 Contents Contents 5 Part Basic information and concepts HP Virtual SAS Manager VSM is the software application used to configure HP SAS BL Switches including tasks such as creating and managing hardware based zone groups These zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowing access to data For planning purposes zone groups and assignments can be pre configured even if server bays or drive bays are not yet populated Embedded in the SAS BL Switch firmware VSM can be deployed in two operating modes a graphical user interface GUI and a command line interface CLI e Graphical User Interface GUI For information on the VSM GUI see VSM GUI page 11 e Command Line Interface CLI For information on the VSM CLI see VSM CLI page 51 Contents 1 About this document and 6G SOWHONS ciiccdsdcsiecdacadicedacaedesedacucausitansseadsseesuntes 8 About this document About solutions using the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switthisci lt se cctsentsandechersa
75. ifies the physical drives to be used for creating a bay based zonegroup The switchport parameter specifies the ports to be used for creating a port based zonegroup Multiple storage enclosure bays or switchports can be specified by using a comma to separate them Enter as the parameter value to query all possible values The target must be a switch or blade port and the redundancy state of the switch must be active or not redundant Examples switch location local create type zg name BladeBayZonel seb 41 2 22 41 2 23 41 2 24 switch loc local create type zg name BladyBayZone2 seb 51 1 1 51 1 35 switch loc local create type zg name BladeSwitchPortZonel switchport 31 switch loc local create type zg name BayZonel seb bladeport id 1 create type zg name Zonegroupl seb 71 1 1 71 1 4 Zonegroupl is created and assigned to blade port 1 The help command 59 The show command The show command displays information about a device Use this command to view the current status of a device and its configuration Syntax lt TARGET gt show config detail Parameters config Forces the display to include configuration information about the specitied target device detail Forces a more detailed display including information for other items such as zone groups Example 1 The following example displays the results of the show command for a blade enclosure gt bladeenclosure local show Blade Enclosure at R20 top Rack Name R20
76. ility Accessing the VSM CLI 53 3 Launch an SSH utility on a PC that can access the same LAN as the BladeSystem Class enclosure The following example illustrates using the PuTTY utility PuTTY Configuration Category Session Basic options for your PuTTY session Logging Specify the destination you want to connect to B Terminal Keyboard Host Name or IP address Port Bell J2 Features Connection type S Window ORaw Ovelnet O Rogn SSH O Seral Appearance Behaviour Translation Saved Sessions Selection Colours Defaut Settings E Connection Data Proxy Telnet Rlogin SSH Serial Load save or delete a stored session Close window on exit OAways ONever Only onclean ext a Enter the VSM CLI IP addresses in the Host Name or IP address field b Verify that the SSH radio button is selected c Click Open The SSH shell opens 4 When prompted enter an OA username and password with administrative privileges After a successful log in the HP Virtual SAS Manager CLI banner is displayed with firmware version information included in the display The VSM CLI prompt is displayed and ready for input The following example shows the display after initially accessing the VSM CLI In this example the OA username is Administrator login as Administrator Administrator 16 11 22 33 s password HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager CLI 2 0 1 0 Switch 5 Active OK Rescanning this may take
77. ing Issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding e After updating firmware o Check the status of all solution devices for unexpected issues Correct any issues IMPORTANT When two SAS BL Switches are installed in the same interconnect bay row of a BladeSystem c Class enclosure they must run the same firmware version Example 1 This example demonstrates locating the file filename img on the X X X X FTP server and then flashing the firmware onto the switch 1 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the FTP server and flash the firmware onto the switch gt switch loc local flash file ftp X X X X filename img 2 When the update is complete reset the switch Recommended procedures vary for single domain and dual domain environments For information on resetting switches see Resetting the VSM software the switch or attached storage enclosures page 76 Example 2 This example demonstrates moving the firmware file to the required var image local directory on the switch and then flashing the firmware onto the switch 1 Enter the following to copy the firmware file filename img from the server to the var image directory on the switch In Windows environments when using the pscp utility enter a command similar to the following pscp scp c backup filename img Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image file
78. ing capabilities Can not be selected Helpful hints To expand or contract the display for each storage enclosure click the arrow at the far right of the display In addition to the mouse the tab arrow keys and space bar can be used to select or clear drives from the zone group Information about the drive bay is shown in the display For example if the bay is populated with a disk drive information about the disk drive type is presented Empty drive bays can be assigned to a zone group This allows you to set up zone groups for the storage enclosures and populate the bays with disk drives at a later time A drive bay can belong to only one zone group When selecting drive bays to be included in a zone group consider your plans for creating logical units LUNs from those drives The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group o Pending Save until the configuration is saved o Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab 5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab After selecting a device in the navigation tree a task list for that device is displayed NOTE If a task is listed but cannot be selected system status conditions are not acceptable for that task to be performed When this occurs the cause is listed so corrective action can be taken The following table lists the available tasks System component HP 6Gb
79. ings task page 28 Create one or more switch port zone groups Create Zone Group task page 23 e Unused switch ports can be included in a zone group e Until a server device bay is assigned a zone group it cannot access the storage Assign each zone group to each server device bay that needs access to the storage enclosures associated with that zone group Modify Zone Access task page 30 e All available zone groups are displayed e After a zone group has been assigned to a server device bay its status changes from unassigned to assigned Capture the configuration for safekeeping Capture Configuration task page 36 Configure disk drives in the storage enclosure into logical storage units LUNs using the management utility supported by the storage enclosure Access to the LUNs is controlled through mappings or other presentation methods which grant specific server device bays to specific LUNs Helpful hints The HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA Array is an example of a shared SAS storage enclosure The shared SAS storage enclosure includes a RAID array controller A RAID controller is installed on the server but not used for its RAID configuration capabilities Use switch port zone groups with shared SAS storage enclosures The entire storage enclosure connected to that switch port is visible to all server device bays granted access to the zone group that includes that switch port Each server device b
80. inputting a configuration that was previously captured on an FTP server gt switch loc local input file filename cfg ftp ipaddr 111 222 333 444 Example 2 This example demonstrates inputting a configuration that was previously captured and saved to the server 1 Enter the following to copy the configuration file filename cfg from the server to the var image directory on the switch In Windows environments enter a command similar to the following pscp scp c backup filename cfg Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image config cfg In Linux environments enter a command similar to the following scp home userxXxXX filename cfg Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image 2 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following to install the configuration on the switch gt switch loc local input file filename cfg Performing common tasks Flashing switch firmware To update firmware on a switch use the following command description Syntax lt TARGET gt flash file lt file location filename img gt username lt user gt password lt passwords forced e Before updating switch firmware o Schedule a time for the installation Because firmware updates require that the switch be restarted firmware must be installed during a scheduled maintenance window Review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents Back up the configuration for safekeep
81. ive bays 29 through 35 are now included in the zone group zone5 gt switch loc local seb all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000 Switch Local VSM Active Storage Enclosure HP MDS600 Disk System PortBox 51 1 61 1 OK Bay 1 51 1 1 1 5G SATA HDD 750GB 7 2K RPM HPGA Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 2 51 1 2 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 3 51 1 3 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 4 51 1 4 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 5 51 1 5 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 6 51 1 6 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 7 51 1 7 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zonel Bay 29 51 1 29 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 30 51 1 30 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 31 51 1 31 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 32 51 1 32 Empty Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 33 51 1 33 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 34 51 1 34 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Bay 35 51 1 35 3G SAS HDD 73GB 15K RPM HPD7 Zoning OK Zone Group zone5 Performing common tasks Assigning a zone group to a server device bay Server device bays cannot access external storage connected to the switch until assigned a zone group IMPORTANT e For an existing zone group when changing the assignment to move the zone group to a different server device bay you must first stop al
82. l associated I O with the zone group and power off the server blades After completing the assignments and saving all changes in the VSM restart the servers and resume I O Syntax lt TARGET gt add zg lt name gt Parameters zg lt name gt The exact name of the zone group to assign to the target blade bay NOTE The following example demonstrates assigning a switch port zone group to a server When assigning a drive bay zone group to a server the display differs but underlying principles remain the same 1 Optional Verify the status of the enclosure server device bays Use the show command to display all configured zone groups As shown in this example information for the zone group Ports_1 created in Creating a switch port zone group page 65 and information for the zone group created in Creating a drive bay zone group page 67 is displayed As shown Ports_1 and zone5 have not yet been assigned to a server gt switch loc local zg all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000 Switch Local VSM Active Zone Group Ports 1 Unassigned Zoned Blade Switch Port 54 Zoned Blade Switch Port 64 Storage Connection Status Online Overall Status OK Zone Group zone5 Unassigned Connected Expander Expander 1 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 51 Zoned Storage Enclosure
83. ll existing zone groups are displayed Select the zone groups to delete and then click OK After the zone group is deleted the drive bays or ports associated with the deleted zone group will be available for selection and inclusion in a different or new zone group Helpful hints e To delete ALL zone groups use the Clear Configuration option For more information see Clear Configuration task page 28 e This task becomes visible only after one or more zone groups have been created Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Delete task IMPORTANT When using zoned SAS storage enclosures before deleting a zone group logical units associated with disk drives in that zone group must be deleted If a deleted zone group has disk drives in bays that are configured as part of a logical unit there may be O problems and the controller may send error messages to the system logs about an illegal drive movement To delete an existing zone group select a specific zone group to delete and then click Delete After the zone group is deleted the drive bays or ports associated with the deleted zone group will be available for selection and inclusion in a different or new zone group Helpful hints e To delete ALL zone groups use the Clear Configuration option For more information see Clear Configuration task page 28 Modify task IMPORTANT When using zoned SAS storage enclosures before deleting disk drives from a zone
84. losure at Port 52 Box 1 Selectable Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 1 3G SATA HDD Drive Bay 4 D SATA Drive Drive Bay 7 3G SAS HDD 500GB 7 2K 1TB 7 2K electable Selectabl Drive ay 2 3G SATA HDD Drive sey re ps ren HDD Drive Bay 8 3G oak HDD 500GB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K Selectable Selectable Drive Bay 10 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectable Drive Bay 11 3G SATA HDD 500GB 7 2K Selectabl Selectable Drive ban 3 n SATA HDD Drive Bay 6 3G SATA HDD Drive Bay 9 3G SATA HDD Drive Bay 12 3G SATA HDD Port 62 1TB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K 500GB 7 2K Port 63 Not Zoned Port 64 Not Zoned Port 65 Not Zoned Port 66 Not Zoned ist ee EA GES 4 m In the grid representing the storage enclosures select the disk drive bays to be included in the zone group To select a drive bay click an available white drive bay The bay status is automatically updated changing the color from white to blue To clear a selection click the selected blue drive bay The bay status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white e White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group Create and Assign Zone Group task 33 34 e Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group e Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zon
85. ludes this one switch port only expand the display for the switch in the navigation tree select a specific switch port and then click Create Single Port Zone Group Available parameters Name Type a name to assign to the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces Split Port task 29 Helpful hints e Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group This allows you to pre configure the zone groups and connect additional storage enclosures at a later time e The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group o Pending Save until the configuration is saved o Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group Replicate Zoning Configuration task To rapidly replicate zoning configuration settings from a failed external SAS storage enclosure onto its replacement select the newly installed replacement enclosure in the navigation tree and then click Replicate Zoning Configuration IMPORTANT The replacement storage enclosure must be the same model as the old failed enclosure Helpful hints To replicate the configuration settings do the following 1 Disconnect the failed storage enclosure from the switch 2 Connect the replacement storage enclosure to the switch The replacement storage enclosure must be the same model as the original one with no existing zoning configuration information 3 In the VSM sel
86. mart Component used when performing offline updates using the HP Smart Update Firmware DVD ISO Image file used with the VSM update process Firmware can be obtained from several HP websites including HP BladeSystem Firmware Maintenance http h18004 www 1 hp com products blades components cclass html Smart Components only This BladeSystem site provides tested compatible sets of firmware for components included in BladeSystem solutions and is designed to help manage firmware inter dependencies between HP BladeSystem c Class components Select the Compatibility tab and use the provided table to view version information and download firmware for individual components HP Support Download drivers and software http www hp com support downloads Smart Components and Image files This Support site includes download pages for all HP products To locate the HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch page select bladesystem gt BladeSystem Interconnects gt HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch HP Support hitp www hp com support Smart Components and Image files The Technical Support home page is the gateway to a variety of support strategies for all HP products including driver software and firmware downloads troubleshooting information support forums support agreements warranty information and replacement parts After selecting your region and language select Download drivers and software and firmware and enter 6Gb SAS BL Switch in the provided b
87. ment rescan Update system status reset Restart the switch VSM software This command is used after flashing firmware on switches or attached storage enclosures or updating network settings retrysave Retry the saveupdate command saveupdate Process commit all commands entered since the last startupdate command shorthand Display available keyword abbreviations show Display detailed information about a configuration element or all configuration elements in a table showadvance Display advanced settings such as the multi initiator mode shownet work Display current network settings showsnmp Display current SNMP settings showsyslog Displays the system log snmp Update SNMP settings split Split ports on the 6Gb SAS BL Switch into multiple sub ports startupdate Initialize the execution process for transaction based commands testtrap Generate a test SNMP trap vsmeventlog Create a zip file with a summary log of events for the switch For more information about the syntax or how to use these commands use the VSM CLI help command For more information about the help command The help command page 59 Parameter overview Most commands require a parameter to clarify the action Some parameters are optional and if not entered for a command the default value is used The specific parameters and values that are valid for a given command depend on the target to which you apply
88. ments new driver versions firmware updates and other product resources Related information The following documents and websites provide related information e HP 6Gb SAS BL Installation Instructions e HP 6Gb SAS BL User Guide e HP BladeSystem Deployment Guide for Solutions with 6Gb SAS BL Switches and External SAS Storage Enclosures You can find these and other documents on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website http www hp com support manuals In the BladeSystem section click BladeSystem Enclosures BladeSystem Interconnects BladeSystem Server Blades or BladeSystem Adapters and Mezzanines and then select your product HP websites 80 For additional information see the following HP websites e http 7www hp com e http 7www hp com service_ locator e http 7www hp com support e http 7www hp com support manuals e http 7www hp com support downloads e http 7www hp com go bladesystem e http www hp com qo storage Support and other resources Prerequisites Prerequisites for using this product include e Physically installing the BladeSystem cClass enclosure and any servers SAS controllers SAS switch blades and storage blades e Physically installing the external SAS storage enclosures e Connecting all cables using a supported cabling scheme For information about these tasks see the BladeSystem and device user documents See also the HP Bla
89. name img where c backup filename img is the location of the image on the local Windows host Administrator is the user name and 111 222 333 444 is the IP address of the switch In Linux environments when using the scp utility enter a command similar to the following scp home userxXxxX filename img Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image where home userXXX filename img is the location of the image on the local Linux host Administrator is the user name and 111 222 333 444 is the IP address of the switch 2 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the local drive and flash the firmware onto the switch Flashing switch firmware 73 gt switch loc local flash file filename img 3 When the update is complete reset the switch Recommended procedures vary for single domain and dual domain environments For information on resetting switches see Resetting the VSM software the switch or attached storage enclosures page 76 Example 3 This example demonstrates updating firmware on both switches at the same time 1 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the FTP server and flash the firmware onto the switch gt switch all flash file ftp X X X X filename img 2 When the update is complete reset the switch Recommended procedures vary for single domain and dual domain environments For information on resetting switches see Resetting the VSM sof
90. neadseseendnensneasaeeddsendntncneecacese 30 Modity Zong Access faskon riia E aE EE a REES 30 Create and Assign Zone Group TAS hese iosrieetistawdeencevaaebtied Tedutneseedssidetecseencentaseieckiesouentaetes 31 Creating and assigning switch port zone QrOUPS cccceceeeeceeeceeeeeneaeeeeeescesseeeeeeeeesteaaeess 31 Creating and assigning drive bay zone GrOUPS ccccceceeeseeeeceeeeeteceeeeeeeceeseeeeeeeeesteaaeees 33 5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain NO ass cis dacts seis asciateuttbalenscueoninabaitdekiontedceebbdceeentes 35 Capture Configuration task sssssnssssseenoesssseonotssssesrettsssssrttesssssrtttsstssseir tresset teersssesrernsnt 36 Input Configuration AIS bes 56 24 vok nsich aden eaaetncebsate Svadtonsendeesiseiapevoe staves leet nnieve seteteieeie do atetilea ce 36 Update SAS Switch Firmware 1a6le 2 eerie adcuetansttnicenlaleuncnediei ca diaeletyieueiciaeetnectalatais 36 PUCTCOUIG tS Siva ssicieusadainands ea dan uduoadeiusdusseanaleouteiuads S ENE ESE STEE E EEE Ei 36 Obtaining new MII xd ctdvearecccseereiedivcarececetaunhed ecaravetaboraacadeualdupenterendalecatercndeteeaiets 37 Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single domain deployments 000 ceeeeees 38 Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual domain deployments ccsecceeeeees 39 Reset Hardware task lt caccanseniseaincaciatnvisundenepcti e E E E E 41 Reset Software NASI ads ores cstesnsosstsisd mnasen a teserwnaieecs wwsisucreaeaiewa
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92. ns and removals Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Available parameters Download Select this option to open a Save as window to navigate to the desired directory on the host system in which to place the event log file NOTE The default filename is eventlog zip Print Select this option to open a separate internet browser window to save or print the file using the browser s features Clear VSM Event Log task To erase all entries in the current event log for the active switch select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Clear VSM Event Log The event log contains details of events that have happened including hardware changes in the switch or in storage enclosures user login activity and CLI output for example the output of the flashing operation Diagnostic Log task To create a zip file that contains a detailed diagnostic log for the selected switch select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Diagnostic Log The diagnostic log is a collection of files that technicians and HP service personnel can use to diagnose issues NOTE The default filename is diagslog zip The following information is included an a diagnostic log e The event log e Topology information e System information e SAS routing tables e Storage enclosure troubleshooting information switch port storage enclosure time event description Unit ID Light task To turn on or off the
93. omain deployments cccseeereeeeeees 39 RECT NICI E sacsninsursmsieatiaiepdomn siowsrtaaabasaionniusdvantneususuendunedadeoeusatanpaueealusaanmnimaaddeuadedeaoesaus 41 Reset Sottware task nocis ares a E E E Eaa 41 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware 168 acccsesidewaorvoyedeeceranthactrnnecsessennidiasceueesguanteontaverdeuebiontons 41 Prerequisites eera sieer nar ea S EE A IEAA EE EEEE 42 Obtaining new TRV Siac sesso oeaws estaedinc re tadesttetan dosuacedaredeeanvaqusaobtaseteraaoessededdeenaatanoeds 42 Procedures monna e e A saansauanaiaoasaeaimnaune T E 43 Reset Storage Enclosure tas le ccdsesestclenedaveacousdtarsemuled ka geuretcuiasissceedeessinulenuiulckequesennuteoutenssouenehulens 44 Network Settings MSs asc ke cde ec de at ed ccd baad ale eel ceeded ascend epetied task bedava den akadinetadouedens 45 SNMP Settings tas kosenie ssis oieiiD anaiai i a a REEE EEE EE RERE 45 SNMP Test Trap TDG sara cacceccneacueaetucainenteedeenedsmneanssecaletaneaineasnse weieceasteessmnecadedoanedaceasdedeutomseuenens 45 Force VSM Active ldskexiuwcncicpmerrnenainmenianch ian we Rese 46 AEA Ven Kee AS OEE 46 Clear VSM Event log FOS assesses cansscnstes ceca racti cnc tema tie a e aE E EE 47 12 Contents Diagnostic log TAS scsi evacuctinesstsivsnistalay a a alan sdausambera patente a a a 47 Unit ID light AE Mi ae ees Pe ede aetec eeu a vader rence cunecseed deamebd Get Eee eA EE EA E ERTES 47 Replicate Zoning Configuration 108 ke certccs cin ceraler
94. one groups made available in step 2 b Check each zone group that needs to be assigned to this destination server device bay Click Save Changes when done Power on each server and resume O Capture the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended Moving zone groups 49 Moving zone groups shared SAS storage enclosures 50 When using shared SAS storage enclosures do the following to move zone groups from one server original server device bay to a different server destination server device bay l 2 go Open Virtual SAS Manager VSM Identify all zone group assignments for the original server device bay a In the navigation tree select the original server device bay and click Modify Zone Access e Zone groups assigned to that server device bay are displayed indicated with a check e All available unassigned zone groups are displayed but without a check b Record the names of all zone groups assigned to the original server device bay zone groups with checks Determine if the destination server device bay already has access to the same zone groups as the original server device bay a In the navigation tree select the destination server device bay and click Modify Zone Access e Zone groups assigned to that server device bay are displayed indicated with a check e All available unassigned zone groups are displayed but without a check b Record the names of all zone groups assigned to the de
95. or ports connected to shared SAS storage enclosures Before creating a zone group ensure that all storage enclosures are physically connected to the switch and ready for use 1 Optional Verify the status of the switch and switch ports Use the show command to determine which switch ports are available The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details The display shows information for the switch installed in interconnect bay 5 that none of the switch ports are already included in a zone group and that a P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosure is connected to switch port 4 gt switch loc local port all show detail Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000 Switch Local VSM Active Blade Switch Port 54 Not Zoned Port Number 1 Zoning Status OK Presence Present Attached Device Type SAS Controller Product ID P2000 G3 SAS Attached Device Firmware Version T230 Enclosure Logical ID 500COFFDAC0A5000 LED Status Green Blade Switch Port 58 Not Zoned Port Number 8 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off 2 Create the zone group This example shows how to create a zone group named Ports_1 that includes ports 4 on switches in interconnect bays 5 and 6 gt Switch loc local startupdate Success gt switch loc local create type zg name Ports 1 switchport 54 64 Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Creating zone groups 65 66 Success NOTE Entering a range of port
96. orage enclosure gt switch loc local se portbox 73 1 74 1 reset hardware forced NOTE Ifthe flash or reset command do not execute successfully or display an error message consider the following e Only supported storage enclosures can be updated e All server blades that map to this storage enclosure must be powered off e If the switch status is a value other than Active or Not Redundant firmware updates are not allowed e If the VSM GUI or VSM CLI is already processing a firmware update on a switch or storage enclosure this task request cannot be processed Issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is up to date Correct any issues before proceeding Flashing storage enclosure firmware 75 Resetting the VSM software the switch or attached storage enclosures 76 IMPORTANT This task disrupts host O to the storage enclosures Open a maintenance window before resetting devices To restart the VSM software or the switch or an attached zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600 D2600 or D2700 use the following command description Syntax lt TARGET gt reset hardware software type parallel1 forced Example 1 This example demonstrates restarting the switch gt Switch loc local reset hardware Example 2 This example demonstrates resetting both switches at the same time dual domain environments gt Switch all reset hardware type parallel IMPORTANT Reset both
97. ore Information Helpful hints Topology Map task page 22 e The More Information task is available for each component in the navigation tree in both the Zoning and the Maintain tabs e f status alerts exist for the device they are included in the displayed information Topology Map task To display an illustrated view of the solution select any device in the navigation tree and click Topology Map The topology map shows both physical and logical relationships between 22 components in the solution Component c Class enclosure Basic information Name Cabling or zoning information when component is selected c Class enclosure device bay port Status online offline or empty Assigned zone group switch ports and cabling path to the storage enclosure and if expanded for zoned SAS storage enclosures individual drives External SAS storage enclosure Enclosure model number Zone group Name and status assigned or Assigned zone group switch ports and unassigned status and offline or cabling path to the storage enclosure online and if expanded for zoned SAS storage enclosures individual drives Switch Class interconnect bay and VSM Switch ports and cabling path to the status active or passive storage enclosure Switch port Port number Cabling path to the storage enclosure Assigned zone group switch ports and cabling path to the storage enclosure and if expanded for zoned
98. ormation Topology Map 35 The following tasks are common to most components and not described in this section For more information about these tasks refer to previous sections of this document Task Documentation location More Information More Information task page 22 Topology Map Topology Map task page 22 View Status Alerts System status information page 16 Capture Configuration task After initially configuring the switch or after making changes to an existing configuration HP strongly recommends backing up the configuration for safekeeping To capture the configuration select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Capture Configuration Available parameters Download Select this option to open a Save as window to navigate to the desired directory on the system in which to place the configuration file The default filename is capture cfg Print Select this option to open a separate internet browser window to save or print the file using the browser s features Input Configuration task To restore a previously saved configuration of a switch select the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Input Configuration Available parameters Configuration file Browse Navigate to the location of the saved configuration file The default filename is capture cfg Clear the existing configuration Select this check box to erase all exis
99. ormation see Creating switch port zone groups page 23 Drive bay zone groups Group together drive bays from one or more MDS600 drawers or D2000 disk enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have exclusive access to the drive bays included in the zone group as if the drives are directly connected to those servers This type of zone group is for zoned SAS storage enclosures The MDS600 and D2600 D2700 enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage For more information see Creating drive bay zone groups page 25 For future use Creating switch port zone g roups To create switch port zone groups select Zone Groups in the navigation tree and then click the Create Zone Group task button Create Zone Group task 23 24 Select the following parameters Name Zoning Mode Switch ports Helpful hints Type a name to assign to the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces Select Switch Port EA HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager e i A ely zo System Status E i Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the help al Updated 2011 09 22 17 23 E Refresh Name PortBased_ZG01 lt a System Status 0 2 0 View Status Alerts Zoning Mode Drive Bay ro Systems and Devices SAS Switch Port a HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Selected fp VSM Overview SAS Switch E Blade Enclosure Venenzuela am
100. ox to navigate to the 6Gb SAS BL Switch page Update SAS Switch Firmware task 37 NOTE In the HP Support websites o If you are not yet registered click Register with the Business Support Center now to receive email notifications about firmware or hardware driver and support alerts advisories and notifications This alert notification system is a one way broadcasting method to distribute important notices about HP products e Before clicking the Download button click the title in the Description column to access important information about the update Be sure to read information in the following tabs Click the Description tab for a brief overview about the download Click the Release Notes tab for detailed information about the download including version information compatibility information a summary of changes important notes service considerations and installation precautions Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single domain deployments 38 The following describes updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware using the VSM GUI For information about updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware using the VSM CLI see the HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide For information about using the Smart Update Firmware DVD ISO see the HP BladeSystem website http h 18004 www 1 hp com products blades components cclass html IMPORTANT A service maintenance window must be opened when updating switch firmware
101. p Examples are provided for the following common tasks Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode and port splitting page 63 Creating zone groups page 64 Assigning a zone group to a server device bay page 69 Capturing the configuration page 71 Inputting or restoring the configuration page 72 Flashing switch firmware page 73 Flashing storage enclosure firmware page 75 Resetting the VSM software the switch or attached storage enclosures page 76 Performing common tasks Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode and port splitting The advance command controls two advanced parameters Multi initiator mode Controls whether multiple initiators server device bays can access the same zone group When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to multiple BladeSystem server device bays Multi initiator mode should be enabled when shared SAS devices such as the P2000 G3 MSA and tape devices are connected to the switch Enabling more than one initiator server to access the same zone group is a key principle of the shared storage concept Port splitting mode Controls whether ports on the 6Gb SAS BL Switch can be divided into sub ports When this option is selected a switch port can be divided into two or four separate sub ports When combined with a special cable port splitting allows you to connect more tape devices to the switch Syntax lt TARGET gt ad
102. p Zone Groups E a HP6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Gig SAS Switch Ports GAL Storage Enclosures i HP P2000 G3 Array System at Port 51 Gees HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive D Blade Ports Selectable SAS Switch Port 4 Absent Selectable SAS Switch Port Absent Selectable SAS Switch Port 7 Absent Selectable SAS Switch Port 8 Absent Selected SAS Switch Selectable SAS Switch Port amp Absent In the grid representing the switches select the ports to be included in the zone group To select a switch port click an available white port The port status is automatically updated changing the color from white to blue To clear a selection click the selected blue port The port status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white e White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group e Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group e Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zoning capabilities Can not be selected e To expand or contract the display for each switch click the arrow at the far right of the display e In addition to the mouse the tab arrow keys and space bar can be used to select or clear ports from the zone group e Information about the switch port is included in the display If the port is
103. provides the path to the device you want to configure The device can be a cClass BladeSystem enclosure an enclosure device bay an enclosure interconnect bay an external storage enclosure or a zone group Syntax for the target portion of a command is as follows Device Target syntax Supported parameters bladeenclosure location lt all locals gt bladeenclosure chassisname lt chassis name gt cClass BladeSystem enclosure bladeenclosure serial number lt serial_ number gt Device bay in a BladeSystem enclosure bladeport id lt all gt Switch in a BladeSystem enclosure switch location lt all local xremote wwid gt switch enclosureid lt wwid gt Switch port port id lt all gt Command syntax 55 Device Target syntax Supported parameters External storage enclosure connected to a storageenclosure lt all gt SAS switch blade portbox storageenclosure lt all gt enclosureid Storage enclosure drive bay must be storageenclosurebay lt all gt preceeded by a blade enclosure or switch portboxbay target Zone group must be preceeded by a blade zonegroup name lt all gt enclosure or switch target Example target entries in a command string gt bladeenclosure chassisname ABC gt bladeport id 6 gt switch location local gt storageenclosure portbox 51 1 Command listing The command variable instructs the sy
104. rt 14 Pot 16 Port 16 4 NDS609 2601 Offline gt HP3GSAS Blade Switch 5 C HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 E ysn active E Vom Passive Pot 51 Pot52 Pot53 Por 54 PortSS Port56 Fort57 Port 58A Port 58B Pot 58C Pot 58D Pot61 Pot62 Pot63 Potes Porl6S Port66 Port67 Forts PSS amp amp ae amp HP MDSECO Disk System Drves To activate shading to more clearly show device relationships click a device in the map drives are installed in external storage enclosures click the Drives drop down arrow for that enclosure Create Zone Group task Zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively allowing access to data You can create the following types of zone groups Switch port zone groups Group together one or more ports on the SAS BL Switch Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the storage enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone This type of zone group is for shared SAS devices The P2000 G3 SAS MSA and HP MSL2024 MSL4048 and MSL8096 Tape Libraries and 1 8 G2 Tape Autoloader are examples of shared SAS devices All LUNs in the controller enclosure a re accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the controller enclosure and all tape drives in a tape device are accessible to any server that has access to the zone group For more inf
105. s and vsmupgrade txt is the script txt file of commands Execute the bat file to run its embedded commands C flashvsm autoflashing bat 77 Part IV Support and other resources Contents I Suppan ond oiher TesCUIes ig ics ieee E 80 Contacting IAP tuted ganasatepudeyeduseneneciatetsnnpestutineaunaduanngantaneseusndincs Seoasad aea a a E aia 80 Subscript on SErViCE sriesrsiesimosi inar n AEE E EEEE EEE dee 80 Related INlGhiGHON rs sissniehsiesiuveredvaaeianpniennina ye oaee ose a a S E N ESE Eee aa esa 80 HP websilESisnonessii ae E R E a E ERRi 80 AE TET E EE E E E tin ual eheatenaes bie tiiwdenenuesdaieries 81 Typographic convention Sireen aE E a a A E aaa 81 HP product documentation SUIVEY atieccccscicusensdseccesiesdwalaeonddecsiaesteousorssSacstccmaeaioand Seceeetnsaevkedleads 82 Contents 79 11 Support and other resources Contacting HP For worldwide technical support information see the HP support website http www hp com support Before contacting HP collect the following information e Product model names and numbers e Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial numbers e Error messages e Operating system type and revision level e Detailed questions Subscription service HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber s Choice for Business website http www hp com go e updates After registering you will receive e mail notification of product enhance
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107. splay shows each port of the switch the server blade it is mapped to and the WWN of the P711 m P712m mezzanine port Restart the switch From the VSM Maintain tab select the switch that was just updated and then click Reset Hardware When prompted click OK During the reset process you are automatically logged out of VSM Wait a few minutes for the switch to reset Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues Close the maintenance window a Power on the server blades b Resume I O Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual domain deployments The following describes updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware using the VSM GUI For information about updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware using the VSM CLI see the HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide For information about using the Smart Update Firmware DVD ISO see the HP BladeSystem website http h 18004 www 1 hp com products blades components cclass html IMPORTANT A service maintenance window must be opened when updating switch firmware l Obtain the latest HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware file from the HP Support Downloads page http www hp com support downloads Be sure to obtain the img firmware file Smart Component firmware updating methods are not used when updating firmware using the VSM From the workstation with access to both the firmware fil
108. stem to perform a task The following commands are supported Command syntax Command description add Add an entry to an existing configuration element advance Enable or disable advanced settings such as the multi initiator mode and portsplitting capture Back up the switch configuration for safekeeping clear Clear the current zoning configuration clearsnmp Clear all SNMP parameters and disable SNMP services clearupdate Discard configuration changes made by commands entered since the last startupdate command clearvsmeventlog Clear all entries in the VSM event log create Create new configuration elements delete Remove configuration elements diagnosticlog Create a zip file with detailed diagnostic logs for the switch diags Run diagnostic tests on the system flash Update switch or storage enclosure firmware forceactive Force the switch to active from passive help Display all supported VSM CLI commands or a detailed description of a specified command input Restore a previously backed up configuration on the switch merge Merge a previously split switch port from sub ports back into a single port modify Update configuration elements network Enter network settings 56 Getting started Command syntax Command description replicate Replicate zoning configuration settings from an old failed external SAS storage enclosure onto its newly connected replace
109. stination server device bay zone groups with checks Determine if further action is needed e Ifthe destination server device bay is already assigned access to the zone groups identified in step 2 no changes are necessary e If the destination server device bay is not assigned access to the zone groups identified in step 2 proceed to step 5 Stop all I O associated with those zone groups and servers Then power off all of the associated servers In the VSM navigation tree select the original server device bay and click Modify Zone Access Clear the check next to each zone group to remove access to the zone group Click Save Changes when done Assign the zone groups to the destination server device bay a In the navigation tree select the destination server device bay and click Modify Zone Access e If the server device bay has any zone groups assigned they are displayed e In addition all available unassigned zone groups are displayed including the zone groups made available in step 2 b Check each zone group that needs to be assigned to this server device bay Click Save Changes when done Power on each server and resume I O Capture the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended Troubleshooting Part Ill VSM CLI Contents Pe Ws soe dca ate E E E E E E E 53 Accessing AE VSM OU sea teach dark zubiruccinmenderie dd dacputmue tae eeettadauiaaas eonaedeeendneanieeeneeaaseutn me eeaceetaneseens 53 Command
110. storage enclosure Unit ID UID light select the storage enclosure in the navigation tree and then click Unit ID Light Available parameters Light Expand the drop down box and select one of the following options e On e Off Replicate Zoning Configuration task To replicate zoning configuration settings from an old failed external SAS storage enclosure onto its replacement select the newly installed replacement enclosure in the navigation tree and then click Replicate Zoning Configuration This task is also available in the Zoning tab IMPORTANT The replacement storage enclosure must be the same model as the old failed enclosure Clear VSM Event Log task 47 48 Helpful hints To replicate the configuration settings do the following l 2 3 Disconnect the failed storage enclosure from the switch Connect the replacement storage enclosure to the switch The replacement storage enclosure must be the same model as the original one with no existing zoning configuration information In the VSM select the old failed storage enclosure in the navigation tree and then click Replicate Zoning Configuration The enclosure will be labelled as offline In the drop down menu select the replacement storage enclosure Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab 6 Troubleshooting Moving zone groups In some circumstances you may need to move zone groups from one server origin to a different server destination For
111. tch only Default Restarts the selected switch Both switches at the same time Restarts the paired switches IMPORTANT Reset both switches at the same time only when a system maintenance window is open and all system traffic is halted Helpful hints e This task is required after updating switch firmware e Before resetting a switch make sure that all O to the switch is halted and if possible power down all hosts that map to the switch restarting them after the switch completes the reset e During the reset process you are automatically logged out of VSM e After resetting the switch clear the browser cache Reset Software task To restart the VSM software utility expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Reset Software Helpful hints e This task is required when updating switch network settings Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task Use this task to install new firmware on MDS600 or D2600 D2700 storage enclosures that are directly connected to the SAS BL Switch Firmware is pre installed in the factory but an updated alternative or preferred version may be available In dual domain deployments if the secondary I O module is cabled to the second switch in the BladeSystem c Class interconnect bay row the primary I O module is updated first and then replicated to the additional I O modules in the enclosure After selecting this task the currently installed firm
112. teneclan acute dipiceead adenine een eee 47 G Tonos noo 1c ee ne no a ne ne nee eee nee ee eee eee ee ena 49 Moving Zone GI OU DS esise oein rie aene e EEEE waa ae eee ori 49 Moving zone groups zoned SAS storage enclosures cccccceeeceeesececeeeeeescessseeeeeeeseenaaeees 49 Moving zone groups shared SAS storage enclosures ccccccccceeeeenceeeeeeeeesseeeeceesestaaeees 50 Contents 13 3 Getting started Accessing the VSM GUI 14 VSM is accessed through the Onboard Administrator OA application of the BladeSystem c Class enclosure in which the switch is installed For the minimum supported OA version see the 6Gb SAS BL Switch QuickSpecs NOTE To navigate directly to the VSM for a SAS switch open the browser and enter the OA IP address or hostname followed by the interconnect variable For example https 10 10 1 254 interconnectX or https hostname interconnectx where X specifies the interconnect bay number 1 Install and connect the HP BladeSystem cClass enclosure and the servers controllers switches external storage enclosures and other devices associated with your BladeSystem c Class enclosure solution These procedures are detailed in the user documents for each device For hardware compatibility information supported operating system versions and supported Internet browser versions see the SAS BL Switch QuickSpecs Review the QuickSpecs and verify that supported versions are installed on
113. ting configuration before executing the input command settings before installing the settings from the saved configuration file Update SAS Switch Firmware task Firmware is pre installed in the factory but an updated alternative or preferred version may be available To install new firmware on the SAS BL Switch consider the following e Prerequisites page 36 e Obtaining new firmware page 37 e Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in single domain deployments page 38 e Updating HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch firmware in dual domain deployments page 39 Prerequisites 36 Before updating switch firmware Schedule a time for the installation Because firmware updates require that the switch be restarted firmware must be installed during a scheduled maintenance window o Review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Back up the configuration for safekeeping o Refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is current After updating firmware e Check the status of all solution devices for unexpected issues and correct as needed IMPORTANT When two SAS BL Switches are installed in the same interconnect bay row of a BladeSystem c Class enclosure they must run the same firmware version Obtaining new firmware Two types of firmware packages are available for download S
114. to an FTP server gt switch loc local capture file filename cfg ftp ipaddr 111 222 333 444 Example 2 This example demonstrates capturing the configuration to a temporary location on the switch and then copying to a Windows system 1 Enter the following to create a file named filename cfg The file will automatically be saved in the var image directory on the switch gt switch loc local capture file filename cfg 2 Enter the following to copy the filename cfg file from the var image directory on the switch to a folder on the server In Windows environments enter a command similar to the following pscp scp Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image filename cfg c backup In Linux environments enter a command similar to the following scp Administrator 111 222 333 444 var image filename cfg home userXxXxXx Capturing the configuration 71 Inputting or restoring the configuration 72 To restore a previously saved configuration of a switch use the following command description NOTE A configuration can be installed on a switch directly from an FTP server or by using a secure copy tool to temporarily save the configuration to the switch and then install it Example secure copy tools include pscp exe for Windows and scp for Linux Syntax lt target gt input file lt filename cfg gt ftp ipaddr lt xxx xxx xxx xxx gt user lt ftp usernames password lt ftp_ passwords Example 1 This example demonstrates
115. tware the switch or attached storage enclosures page 76 74 Performing common tasks Flashing storage enclosure firmware To update firmware on an attached zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600 D2600 or D2700 use the following command description Syntax lt TARGET gt flash file lt file location filenames username lt user gt password lt passwords forced e Before updating firmware Schedule a time for the installation Because firmware updates require that the storage enclosure be restarted firmware must be installed during a maintenance window o Review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents o Issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding e After updating firmware o Check the status of all solution devices for unexpected issues Correct any issues Example This example demonstrates locating the file StorageEnclosureImage fuf on the X X X X FTP server and flashing the firmware onto the storage enclosures connected to ports 3 and 4 of the switch in interconnect bay 7 1 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the FTP server and flash the firmware onto the specified storage enclosures gt switch loc local se portbox 73 1 74 1 flash file ftp X X X X StorageEnclosureImage fuf 2 Then enter the following command to reset the st
116. upload has completed will prevent the update from sterting Force Downgrade Use this option if you are downgrading the firmware to 8 previous version The firmware update process will fail if you are downgrading and this option is not selected tay Port 54 Not Zoned wae Port 5 Not Zoned tmx Port 6 Not Zoned tay Port S7 Not Zoned tam Port 8 Not Zoned Gf Storage Enclosures fp HP 02600 Disk Enclosure at Port 52 Bc fez HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Bo tear HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 Offine File Browse Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab 10 11 12 13 Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously obtained firmware file When downgrading to an older version of firmware than what is currently installed on the switch check Force Downgrade Click OK to begin the update IMPORTANT Do not interfere with or cancel the flashing process Interrupting the flashing process may corrupt the firmware Wait for a completion message to display Open the maintenance window for restarting the switch a Stop host traffic to all storage enclosures connected to the switch b Power off all servers that map to this switch For help ensuring that the correct served are powered off see mappings table for your cClass enclosure model in Device mappings page 9 and in Onboard Administrator expand the navigation tree for the SAS BL Switch and then click Port Mapping For the selected switch the di
117. ups e to modify it or to delete it El a HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active E amp SAS Switch Ports Blade Ports 16 Select a blade port on the Zoning tab to modify zone s Pots rie group access for that blade port or to create a zone ten Port 52 Ees group and assign access to the blade port in a single tan Port 3 Not Zoned op m Port 54 Not Zoned al Storage Enclosures 2 Select a storage enclosure on the Maintain tab to ma Port S5 Not Zoned 47 Z Drive B update the firmware on that storage enclosure The VSM tan Port 56 Not Zoned Ja does not support firmware updates on shared storage tay Port 57 Not Zoned tem Port 58 Not Zoned Ei AZ Storage Enclosures is HP D2600 Disk Enclosure at Port S2 Box 1 HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 m HP 6G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive R E amp Blade Ports t Port 1 Not Connected tem Port 2 Not Connected tee Port 3 Device Bay 3 Mezzanine Slot 2 tee Port 4 Not Connected ty Port 5 Not Connected tem Port 6 Not Connected fa m m Tarjai Internet Protected Mode Off R10 v 1 Zoning and Maintain tabs 5 VSM firmware version 2 System status summary 6 Task selection buttons and data input fields 3 Systems and devices navigation tree 7 VSM CLI IP address 4 VSM GUI URL OA IP address with Class enclosure interconnect bay number appended Page description 15 System status information A summary of system status information is displayed in the System Status se
118. ure tape autoloader or library is included in the solution with MDS600 or D2600 D2700 storage enclosures e Multi initiator mode should be enabled so that multiple severs can be assigned the zone group that includes the P2000 G3 SAS MSA or tape device o Use caution when assigning drive bay zone groups to prevent them from being assigned to more than one server o Consider enabling port splitting mode so that multiple tape devices can be connected to a single switch port Split Port task To divide a switch port into two or four sub ports expand the display for the switch in the navigation tree select a specific switch port and then click Split Port IMPORTANT Port splitting is supported for use with tape devices only Available parameters Port Splitting Controls how many sub ports will be created from the switch port Mode e Asub ports 1 phys each Default The sub ports are labeled A B C and D e 2 sub ports 2 phys each The sub ports are labeled A and B Helpful hints e Special cables are required when using this feature Merge Sub Ports task To merge a previously split switch port from sub ports back into a single port expand the display for the switch in the navigation tree select a specific switch port and then click Merge Sub Ports A verification prompt is displayed requiring confirmation for the action Create Single Port Zone Group task To create a switch port zone group that inc
119. vance multi lt on off gt portsplit on off Parameters multi on Use when shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloader or libraries are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to multiple server device bays multi off Default Use when zoned SAS storage enclosures only are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay portsplit on If desired use when tape autoloader or libraries are connected to the switch When this option is selected switch ports may be divided into sub ports When special cables are used one physical switch port can connect to as many as four tape devices To specify which port to split and how many sub ports to create use the split command For more information see online help portsplit off Default Example 1 This example shows how to enable multi initiator mode gt switch loc local startupdate Success gt Switch loc local advance multi on Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Success Example 2 This example shows how to disable multi initiator mode gt switch loc local startupdate Success gt Switch loc local advance multi off Success gt Switch loc local saveupdate Success Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode and port splitting 63 Creating zone groups 64 Zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purposes and for selectively
120. ve bay is shown in the display For example if the bay is populated with a disk drive information about the disk drive type is presented e Empty drive bays can be assigned to a zone group This allows you to set up zone groups for the storage enclosures and populate the bays with disk drives at a later time e A drive bay can belong to only one zone group e When selecting drive bays to be included in a zone group consider your plans for creating logical units LUNs from those drives e The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group o Pending Save until the configuration is saved o Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group e To assign this zone group to a server device bay select the blade port in the navigation tree and click Modify Zone Access For more information see Modify Zone Access task page 30 Delete Zone Groups task 26 IMPORTANT When using zoned SAS storage enclosures before deleting a zone group logical units associated with disk drives in that zone group must be deleted If a deleted zone group has disk drives in bays that are configured as part of a logical unit there may be O problems and the controller may send error messages to the system logs about an illegal drive movement To delete one or more existing zone groups select Zone Groups in the navigation tree and then click Delete Zone Groups After a moment a
121. ware version of each external storage enclosure connected to the SAS BL Switch is displayed Reset Hardware task 41 NOTE If the Update Storage Enclosures task is not selectable consider the following Only supported storage enclosures can be updated All server blades that map to the storage enclosure must be powered off If the switch status is a value other than Active or Not Redundant firmware updates are not allowed If the VSM GUI or VSM CLI is already processing a firmware update on a switch or storage enclosure this task request cannot be processed Prerequisites Obtaining 1 42 2 A Before updating storage enclosure firmware Schedule a time for the installation Because firmware updates require that the storage enclosure be restarted firmware must be installed during a maintenance window e Review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents o Refresh the display in the VSM GUI or issue the rescan command in the VSM CLI to ensure displayed information is up to date Correct any issues After updating firmware o Check the status of the all solution devices for unexpected issues Correct any issues new firmware From a workstation with access to the Internet go to the Hewlett Packard Technical Support website http www hp com support Select your region and language and navigate to the page for the device
122. y 53 R related documentation 80 84 Index Replicate Zoning Configuration GUI task 30 47 reset CLI command 76 Reset Hardware GUI task 41 Reset Management Software GUI task 41 Reset Storage Enclosure GUI task 44 saveupdate command 58 Secure Shell SSH connection Command Line Interface CLI 53 setup Command Line Interface CLI 53 shared SAS storage enclosures configuration example 19 show CLI command 60 SNMP Settings GUI task 45 SNMP Test Trap task 45 Split Port GUI task 28 29 startupdate CLI command 58 status alerts 16 status states 16 storage configuration 8 storage enclosures direct connect 20 Subscriber s Choice HP 80 symbols in text 81 system status section of GUI 15 systems and devices section of GUI 15 T tabs section of GUI 15 target variable descrived 55 tasks Clear VSM Event Log 47 Diagnostic Log 47 performing tasks in the GUI 17 SNMP Test Trap 45 VSM Event Log 46 tasks section of GUI 15 tasks in the CLI Create Zone Group 64 tasks in the GUI Advanced Settings 28 Capture Configuration 36 Clear Configuration 28 Create and Assign Zone Group 31 Create Single Port Zone Group 29 Create Zone Group 23 Delete 27 Delete Zone Groups 26 in Maintain tab 35 in the Zoning tab 21 Input Configuration 36 Merge Sub Ports 29 Modify 27 Modify Zone Access 30 More Information 22 Multi initiator 28 Network Settings 45 Replicate Zoning Configuration 30 47
123. y is assigned a zone group it cannot access the storage Assign each zone group to the device server bay that needs access to the storage associated with that zone group Modify Zone Access task page 30 e Ifthe Multi initiator mode is disabled only unassigned available zone groups are displayed if a zone group has already been assigned to a server device bay it is not displayed e After a zone group has been assigned to a server device bay its status changes from unassigned to assigned Capture the configuration for safekeeping Capture Configuration task page 36 Configure disk drives in the storage enclosure into logical storage units LUNs using the management utility supported by the storage enclosure Helpful hints MDS600 and D2600 D2700 Disk Enclosures are examples of zoned SAS storage enclosures A RAID controller is installed in the server and is used for its RAID configuration capabilities The zoned SAS storage enclosure does not includes a RAID array controller Use drive bay zone groups to configure zoned SAS enclosures so that the group of drive bays is presented to the server device bay as if it was directly connected to that server device bay Each server device bay that needs access to the external storage must be assigned a zone group o A server device bay can be assigned multiple zone groups o A drive bay zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay o Unpopulated

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