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1. After selecting this task the currently installed firmware version of each SAS BL Switch in the c Class enclosure is displayed in the task section of the screen Prerequisites e Before updating firmware review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents e Before updating firmware refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding e The switch must be reset to activate newly installed firmware Switch resetting may disrupt the I O transaction between servers and storage enclosures o n single domain configurations schedule a maintenance window to power off and then restart all associated solution devices o n dual domain configurations if both switches have been updated restart the active switch and wait for it to complete its power on sequence and O to resume before restarting the passive switch A maintenance window is not required in dual domain configurations because when one of the switches is restarted all LO will automatically be passed through the partner switch e After updating firmware refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is up to date e After updating firmware be sure to check the status of the device for unexpected issues Correct any issues IMPORTANT When two SAS BL Switches are installed in the same interconnect bay row of a BladeSystem cClass enclosu
2. Create Zone Group task page 37 Modify Zone Access task page 43 27 The following devices are used in this example Device type Model cClass enclosure c7000 Server blades ProLiant BL 460c G1 and Proliant BL 465c G1 SAS mezzanine cards P700m SAS switch blades 3Gb SAS BL Switch installed in interconnect bays 5 and 6 External SAS storage enclosures MDS600 storage enclosure 1l Change the Multi initiator Mode setting to Disabled This setting controls access to the zone group permitting only one server to access each zone group and its associated disk drives IMPORTANT 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 a Access VSM and select the Zoning tab Select the switch and click Advanced Settings c When prompted expand the Multi initiator Mode drop down box and change the setting to Disabled quem vi Blade Enclosure SGH642X98F reevegevececc SEREESEEEER reecececeece sita FHE 28 Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures 2 Create a drive bay zone group a In the navigation tree select Zone Groups and click Create Zone Group NOTE As shown in this example when the Drive Bay radio button is selected discovered information about each drive bay in each connected stora
3. 4 Device bay in a BladeSystem enclosure switch a11 4 Local remote wwid Switch in a BladeSystem enclosure bladeswitchport a11 4 Switch port must be preceeded by a blade enclosure or switch target storageenclosure a11 External storage enclosure connected to a SAS switch blade storageenclosurebay al1 Storage enclosure drive bay must be preceeded by a blade enclosure or switch target zonegroup a11 Zone group must be preceeded by a blade enclosure or switch target Example target entries in a command string Command syntax 6l bladeenclosure ABC command parameter value bladebay 6 command parameter value switch local command parameter value storageenclosure all command parameter value About the command variable 62 The command variable instructs the system to perform a task The following commands are supported Command syntax Command description add Add an entry to an existing configuration element advance Modify advanced settings such as the multi initiotor mode capture Back up the switch configuration for safekeeping clear Clear the current zoning configuration clearupdate Discard configuration changes made by commands entered since the last start update command create Create new configuration elements delete Remove configuration elements diags Run diagnostic
4. drive bays 8 through 14 are included in the zone group named zone2 which is assigned to server device bay 2 and drive bays 29 through 35 are included in the zone group named zone5 which is not yet assigned to a server device bay gt sw local zg all show detail Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Switch Local Zone Group zonel Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 1 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 2 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 3 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 4 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 5 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 6 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 7 Assigned Blade Bay 1 Zone Group zone2 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 8 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 9 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 10 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 11 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 12 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 13 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 14 Assigned Blade Bay 2 Zone Group zone5 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 29 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 30 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 31 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 32 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 33 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 34 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 35 Assigning a zone group to a server device bay 75 2 Assign the zone group to the server device bay This example shows how to assign ozone group zone5 to server device bay 5 gt sw local startupdate Success gt bb 5 add zg zone5 Succ
5. gt sw local startupdate Success gt sw local advance multi on Success gt sw local saveupdate Success Example 2 This example shows how to disable multi initiator mode gt sw local startupdate Success gt sw local advance multi off Success gt sw local saveupdate Success Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode 69 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 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 e 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 disk drive bays in zoned SAS storage enclosure e Carefully record the zone group names included disk drives
6. 1 4 Double dense d BL2x220c B side B 8B 3 4 5 8 Full height 2 Any 3 4 1 4 Double wide BL680c G7 Any 2 uisa 4 Any 3 4 5 8 7 Any 3 4 1 4 Zoning requirements and device mappings 7 For the c7000 BladeSystem enclosure use the following table to determine which external storage enclosures to use when zoning the external storage to the server blades For example as shown in the table if a full height server blade is installed in device bay 1 8 of a c7000 enclosure and the P700m Controller is installed in server mezzanine slot 2 the 3Gb SAS BL Switch must be installed in BladeSystem interconnect bay 5 6 7 or 8 and it should be assigned a zone group that is in an external storage enclosure attached to 3Gb SAS BL Switch ports 1 2 3 or 4 BladeSystem c Class enclosure model c7000 Server type Mezzanine slot BladeSystem BladeSystem Zone groups must be in c Class c Class storage enclosures device bay interconnect bay connected to these 3Gb SAS BL Switch ports Half height 1 1 8 3 4 1 4 9 16 3 4 5 8 2 1 8 5 6 7 8 1 4 9 16 5 6 7 8 5 8 Full height 1 Any 3 4 1 4 2 Any 5 6 7 8 1 4 3 Any 5 6 7 8 5 8 Half height Any 1A 8A 5 6 1 4 Double dense BL2x220c Pee Lis ots 9A 16A 5 6 5 8 9B 16B 7 8 5 8 Full height 1 Any 3 4 1 4 Double wide 3 Any 5 6 7 8 5 8 4 Any 5 6 7 8 1 4 5 Any 3 4 5 8 7 Any 5 6 7 8 5 8 As sh
7. 24 G Reres 8 8 Create Zone Group Zone Groups o uu System Status E View Status Alerts 4 Note Changes made using this command wil remain pending until you commi them by clicking the Save Changes button Systems And Devices amp Note In Switch Port zoning mode all devices attached to a selected port will be included in the zone group ES OI Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the help B Blade Enclosure SGHE42x98F E wel HP3G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Name ZoneGroup 01 Ku Zone Groups ning Mode Drive Bay wu HP 3G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive El Blade Device Bays HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box 1 M 1 ProLiant aL460 1 Selected Selectable 2 Empty ve Bay Drive Bay 29 Empty D Emoty c o Selectable Selectable Selectable Be y M Drive Bay 16 Empty Drive Bay 23 Empty Drive Bay 30 Empty ag ttes Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable M 5 Empty Drive Bay 10 Empty Drive Bay 17 Empty Drive Bay 24 Empty Drive Bay 31 Empty M ProLiant BL4esc G1 Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable M ee Drive Bay 4 S Drive Bay 11 Empty Drive Bay 18 Empty Drive Bay 25 Empty Drive Bay 32 Empty Mj amp ery jectabl Selec Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable ve Bay 5 Empty Drive Bay 12 Empty Drive Bay 19 Empty Drive Bay 26 Empty Drive Bay 33 Empty adm and S Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable M 10 Emoty i y Drive
8. Bay 13 Empty Drive Bay 20 Empty Drive Bay 27 Empty Drive Bay 34 Empty 11 Empty Selectable Selectable Selectable Mj 12 pen y Drive Bay 14 Empty Drive Bay 21 Empty Drive Bay 28 Empty Drive Bay 35 Empty M 12 Empty HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 52 Box 1 iri 14 Em Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable but After a moment the display is refreshed with the new unsaved zone group displayed in the navigation tree Click Save Changes After the save is completed the entry in the navigation tree is updated and shows that it is not assigned to any server device bays NOTE Until a server device bay is assigned a zone group it cannot access the storage Mises ous a Eg Vpsatet 205 4 447 Cue g Available Tasks B i Zone Groups ouv fees o 6 6 ven pennen mH assign drive bars ot swtich ports Vo a brand new Zone Croup Craptay A338o6ai hem infomaton m Lm mm Updates 2009401 1449 gue Ca Available Tasks Ges Zone Groups yv ee Assign drive bays or patch ports lo a brand new Zone Group Daa 43380631 Rem in zmaton w b v Le D w Prw w v w v L4 v 2 Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures 3 Assign the zone group to the server device bay that needs access IMPORTANT For drive bay zone groups restrictions apply Server device bays 1 8 Can only be assigned zone groups associated with switch ports 1 4 Server device bay
9. Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures page 27 o Field details Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab page 34 o Field details Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab page 44 About solutions using the SAS BL Switch Consider the following In dual domain configurations with two switches in the same interconnect bay row of the HP BladeSystem cClass 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 one 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 There are two types of zone groups e Drive bay zone groups Group together drive bays which can be chosen from one or more MDS600 storage enclosures or MDS600 storage enclosure drawers Server bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the
10. ID MSA2012sa LED Status Green Zone Groups OpenZone Blade Switch Port 73 Port Number 3 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off Blade Switch Port 74 Port Number 4 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off Blade Switch Port 77 Port Number 7 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off Blade Switch Port 78 Port Number 8 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent LED Status Off 72 Performing common tasks Creating a drive bay zone group Used with zoned SAS storage enclosures such as the MDS600 drive bay zone groups group together disk drive bays which can be chosen from across multiple storage 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 connected 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 ac
11. Information task To view detailed information about a device select the device in the navigation tree and click More Information NOTE e The More Information task is available for each component in the navigation tree in both the Zoning and the Maintain tabs e If there are any status alerts for the device they are included in the displayed information Clear Configuration task Use this option to delete all user defined zone groups and server device bay assignments IMPORTANT If zoned 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 To perform this task select the switch in the navigation tree and click Clear Configuration NOTE e To clear information about a single zone group use the Delete option For more information see Delete task page 42 More Information task 35 Advanced Settings task 36 The Multi initiator mode setting controls whether more than one server device bay can be assigned the same zone group To perform this task select the active switch in the navigation tree and click Advanced Settings Options for this task include e Disabled Default Used w
12. Port 77 Port Number 7 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent ED Status Blade PO rt Number Switch Port Off 78 8 Zoning Status OK Prese nce Absent D ED S tatus Off Create the zone group This example shows how to create a zone group named OpenZone that includes ports 1 and 2 on switches in interconnect bays 7 and 8 gt sw local startupdate Success gt sw local create type zg zonegroupname OpenZone bsp 71 72 81 82 Success gt sw local saveupdate Success Creating a switch port zone group 71 NOTE Entering a range of port numbers is not supported Each port must be entered individually separated by a comma 3 Optional Verify that the zone group was created as intended For example use one of the following commands sw local bsp all show detail gt sw 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 7 and that ports 1 and 2 are included in zone group named OpenZone gt sw local bsp all show detail Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Switch Local Blade Switch Port 71 Port Number 1 Zoning Status OK Presence Present Attached Device Type SAS Product ID MSA2012sa LED Status Green Zone Groups OpenZone Blade Switch Port 72 Port Number 2 Zoning Status OK Presence Present Attached Device Type SAS Product
13. SAS Dade Switch 7 VSU Actve Mis Zone Groups Zoning Ver Orive Bay em HP 3 SAS Binde Swteh amp VSU Passive Swich Pon BE Sage Gees Says M t ream stase Gt 2 trey M 3 trey M a reen 5 trey M 6 Proven sLause Gt teen W Froty P 9 bat an 8 4600 Gt E 10 Empty 11 Engly 12 Ergty 12 Emoty M Emoty HP JG SAS Blade Switch 7 VSM Actve TETE SEN 20 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures After a moment the display is refreshed with the new unsaved zone group displayed in the navigation tree Click Save Changes When the save is completed the entry in the navigation tree is updated and shows that it is not assigned to any server device bays NOTE Until a server device bay is assigned a zone group it cannot access the storage CX Sms ai RN BE v Leet 200923 17 B m Available Tasks v Zone Groups ouv Spesa o 1 e Ven Sen aen ST Desin adaton foem er gze Uptaies 2008 33 27 1019 Zen 6 Available Tasks Zone Groups ovv meswa 0 13 Ve zeanen Km Dupuy ssasns tem information CECCCECECCE 21 22 3 Assign the zone group to a server device bay that needs access In the navigation tree select a server device bay that needs access to the storage associated with this zone group and then click Modify Zone Access Check the box corresponding to the zone group that you want to assign to the server device bay and click OK Device Bay 1 ProLiant
14. Tene Gren do emo Di Anar wu 30 SAS ate Set VEH Pent Zn BE decode MJ Paten BLeste ct TH E ren d 6 After all zone groups are created and assigned to server device bays the switch and the zoning setup is complete a Inthe VSM CLI capture the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended b Proceed to the user documents for the storage enclosure to configure the storage into logical units LUNs 33 4 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab 34 After selecting a component in the navigation tree a unique task list for that component is displayed The following table lists the possible tasks for each system component System component Blade Enclosure Available tasks More Information Where documented More Information task page 35 HP 3G SAS Blade Switch VSM Active HP 3G SAS Blade Switch VSM Passive Clear Configuration Clear Configuration task page 35 Advanced Settings Advanced Settings task page 36 More Information More Information Zone Groups Create Zone Group More Information Create Zone Group task page 37 Zone Group Delete Delete task page 42 Modify Modify task page 41 More Information Blade Device Bays More Information Blade Server Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Modify Zone Access Modify Zone Access task page 43 More Information More
15. and server device bay assignments to prevent accidentally assigning the same drive bay zone group to more than one server device bay Before creating a zone group ensure that all storage enclosures are physically connected to the switch and ready for use 70 Performing common tasks Optional Verify the status of the switch and switch ports Use the show command to determine which switch ports are available NOTE The bsp parameter specifies that you want to show blade switch port information The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details The display shows information for the switch installed in interconnect bay 7 that none of the switch ports are already included in a zone group and that a shared SAS storage enclosure is connected to switch ports 1 and 2 gt sw local bsp all show detail Blade Swi Enclosure at BottomC7000 tch Local Blade Switch Port Port Number 1 Zoning Status O Presenc Present Attached Device Typ Product ID MSA2012sa LED Status Green Blade Switch Port 72 Port Number 2 Zoning Status O Presenc Present Attached Device Typ Product ID MSA2012sa LED Status Green Blade Switch Port 73 Port Number 3 Zoning Status O Presence Absent LED Status Off Blade Switch Port Port Number 4 Zoning Status OK Presence Absent I tatus Off 71 K SAS K SAS K 74 D F ED S Blade Switch
16. and then check the box for the zone group and click OK NOTE Because this is switch port based zoning for shared SAS storage enclosures with Multi initiator mode enabled the already assigned zone group is displayed and may also be assigned to this server device bay pines 209 33 77 26 qe iU Available Tasks Device Bay 6 ProLiant BL465c G1 Mod which Zone Groups have access to the selected Device Bay Cat s ng Rem intsrmaacn eere get eme e soetas T eetere 24 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures All items affected by the change the zone group and the server device bay are marked in the navigation tree Click Save Changes When the save is complete the entry in the navigation tree is updated NOTE The zone group entry in the navigation tree now states that it is assigned to multiple server device bays Bion oun a ERI Available Tasks Device Bay 6 ProLiant BL465c G1 CIZE Most which Zone Groups have access to Pe More rose Daten Addons em n gen caca uros seeded Douce Bay gue Available Tasks Device Bay 6 ProLiant BL465c Gt 5 As needed repeat step 4 for each server device bay populated or unpopulated This ensures that when severs are installed in the unpopulated device bays they can immediately access the storage 25 26 To see details about the zone group select the zone group in the navigation tree and click More Information A
17. 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 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 65 Command syntax 63 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 target startupdate target saveupdate target 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 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 Sean the previous command in the command uffer Commonly used keywords in the VSM CLI have acceptable abbreviations Keyword Abbreviation bladebay bb bladeenclosure be
18. at Port 73 Box 1 OK 254 HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 86 Box 1 OK 2 56 Reset enclosures after update no v Storage enclosure firmware J Browse image file Enclosure product type Storage Enclosure Select Al V E HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 73 Box t z ic HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 86 Box C EC 5 Expand the Reset enclosures after update drop down box and select an option 6 Click Browse and navigate to the location of the previously obtained firmware file 7 Expand the Endosure product type drop down box and select an option 8 In the Storage Enclosures section check each enclosure to update 9 Click OK to begin the update 10 Wait 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 1l If not performed with the updating process restart the storage enclosures 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 52 12 Wait a few minutes for the storage enclosures to reset 13 Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache 14 Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues 15 After the update is complete restart the devices Apply power in the following sequence a Restart stor
19. bladeswitchport bsp chassisname cn serialnumber sn storageenclosure se storageenclosurebay seb switch sw zonegroup zg hardware hard software soft 64 Getting started 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 creat The following documentation pertains to your search target create type zg zonegroupname abc seb 21 1 12 21 1 13 bsp 31 32 The type parameter specifies the device type that is being created A zone group is the only device type supported at this time You may only specify either the storageenclosurebays or the bladeswitchport 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 specifies the physical drives to be used for creating a zonegroup The bladesw
20. cR uu mt 12 Accessing the VSM Eti m d 12 Page description EE 14 System status Eu DNI TIT OTT 15 wi eegene eegene 16 e eeh EE 16 Configuring the switch key steps sess ener rene 17 2 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures 18 3 Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures 27 A Taske in he VoM Zoning Mr PR QUT 34 More Inter ici ota eenegen E E E E ivo p TRIN 35 Clear Configuration EE 35 Advanced ebe NN pm 36 Create Zone Group Tuske usos siete Ee a a tM pps eaa 37 Drive bay E 37 Switch port Zone GFOUDS eebe Eege 39 Modil tas NN NI ETT E NH RES Pci 41 RTT CN E R 42 Modify Zone Access daa eese ir titio teu pue eR tame Give UU Ges oto ep Pose de ens tace toselie impe amd iteratis 43 5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain job 44 Update Firmware EE 45 KEE 45 Obtaining new MPIDVEILS uec Decmsteadvid aus Fet dlistaDubdetecetvademeioeteue esti use buadoeqemu demas dettes 46 ioo MON 47 Reset Hardware 105K i4 lt tsccmmessinaiedu sdpadencnene ihi epo peer Edd EE 49 Reset ee ee 49 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware Tosk usiaiiei cosas too rt re Ped ir boU E PERO PX a EET E UE MEM D dip edd 50 Prerequisites and NOES ss E 50 teren 21 lic ANM E M 51 Le le 52 Network Settings tas MNT 54 SNMP Settings Hels asa tiui era uenti EE 54 SVELE o NRI T TO 54 G Troubleshooting E 55 E E
21. 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 target capture file lt filename txt gt ftp ipaddr xxx xxx xxx xxx user ftp username password lt ftp_password gt Example 1 This example demonstrates backing up the configuration to an FTP server gt sw local capture file commands txt 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 con ig txt and save it in the var tmp directory on the switch gt sw local capture file var tmp config txt 2 Enter the following to copy the config txt file from the temporary 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 tmp config txt c backup In Linux environments enter a command similar to the following scp Administrator 111 222 333 444 var tmp config txt home userXXX Capturing the configuration 77 Inputt
22. 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 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 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 The following example illustrates configuring a common shared SAS storage zoning configuration with one large zone group including all switch ports on a pair of switches Assigning the zone group fo each server device bay is also included For more information about these tasks see the following sections Advanced Settings task page 36 Create Zone Group task page 37 Modify Zone Access task page 43 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures The following devices are used in this example Device type Model cClass enclosure c7000 Server blades ProLiant BL 460c G1 and Proliant BL 465c G1 SAS mezzanine cards P700m SAS switch blades 3Gb SAS BL Switch installed in intercon
23. drive bays included in the zone group as if they were directly connected to those servers Zoned storage environments such as those using the MDS600 use drive bay zoning e Switch port zone groups Group together one or more SAS ports on the switch Server bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the controller enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included in the zone Tape environments and shared storage environments such as those using the MSA2000sa use switch port zoning All tape drives in a tape device will be accessible to any server that has access to the zone group All LUNs in the controller enclosure will be accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the controller enclosure 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 Component Zoning type Shared SAS storage enclosures Switch port Zoned SAS storage enclosures Drive bay Tape devices Switch port IMPORTANT When assigning zone groups to servers restrictions apply The zone groups must be associated with external storage enclosures that are connected to switch ports that are associated with those server device bays For more information see Zoning requirements and device mappings page 7 Zoning requirements and device mappings IMPORTA
24. is updated NOTE The zone group entry in the navigation tree now states Assigned ions ius ai RN edema 2008 44 01 1829 gue Available Tasks Device Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 Available Tasks Device Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 CI Mogi stech Zone Groups have access to he selected Device Bay ELLA Display 423600 Rem information NOTE For illustration purposes in this example Save Changes was performed after each configuration task When performing multiple configuration tasks HP recommends completing all tasks and then committing all pending changes at one time 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to create additional zone groups and assign them to server device bays Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures 5 To see details about the zone group select the zone group in the navigation tree and click More Information As shown in this example the display for the zone group shows that the server device bay 1 is assigned this zone group 2e Rm m Updates 2009 54 01 1530 Available Tasks PULLUM E Zone Group ZoneGroup_01 Assigned ouv Souen Ss o f o Ven Sa sets ER Delete the selected Zone Group Modify driva bay ar match port aesignements for he selected Zane Group Dear z ipz emn Iformabon Biv li E E i Qe Be 4 Eeer Updianes 2009 04 01 1830 oem More Information az MS Zone Group ZoneGroup 01 Assigned 5 1 rage B nas trcesue sonaa reen Bel HP DO SAS Duce Zeg VEH Aave B js
25. on a switch use the following command description NOTE Firmware must first be obtained from the HP website and saved to an FTP server or local directory on the workstation with access to the switch Before updating firmware review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents Before updating firmware issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding Because firmware updates require a restart of the device update firmware only during a scheduled maintenance window After updating firmware you must reset the device to activate the new firmware For more information see online help After updating firmware issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is up to date After updating firmware be sure to check the status of the device for unexpected issues Correct any issues before proceeding Syntax target flash file file location filename forced username lt user gt password lt password gt Example 1 This example demonstrates locating the file 2 2 x x img on the X X X X FTP server and then flashing the firmware onto the switch L From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the FTP server and flash the firmware onto the switch sw local flash file ftp X X X X 2 2 x x img Then enter the following command to rese
26. original server device bay to a different server destination server device bay 1 Open Virtual SAS Manager VSM 2 Identify all zone group assignments for the original server device bay a Inthe 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 3 Determine if the destination server device bay already has access to the same zone groups as the original server device bay a Inthe 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 destination server device bay zone groups with checks 4 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 Ifthe destination server device bay is not assigned access to the zone groups identified in step 2 proceed to step 5 5 Stop all I O associated with those zone groups and servers Then power off all of the associa
27. 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 modify Update configuration elements network Update network settings rescan Update system status reset Restart the switch or external storage enclosures 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 shownetwork Display current network settings showsnmp Display current SNMP settings showsyslog Displays the system log snmp Update SNMP settings startupdate Initialize the execution process for transaction based commands Getting started 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 see The help command page 65 About the parameter variable Most commands require a parameter to clarify the action Some parameters
28. that zone group 4 Capturing the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended Available only in VSM CLI 5 Configuring disk drives in the storage enclosure into logical storage units LUNs using the management utility supported by the storage enclosure NOTE The MDS600 is an example of a zone SAS storage enclosure 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 A drive bay zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay o Unpopulated 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 The following example illustrates creating a zone group of 10 disk drive bays and then assigning that zone group to a server bay For more information about these tasks see the following sections Advanced Settings task page 36
29. 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 Assigned Multiple Already assigned to more than one server device bay o A Unassigned Not yet assigned to a server device bay o This is an unsupported configuration The assignment does not obey zoning rules For drive bay zone groups the server device bay must be associated with the switch ports used by the zone group e n mixed environments that include zoned SAS storage enclosures shared SAS storage enclosures and tape devices use the displayed status information and keep detailed records of 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 f a zone group is assigned to a server that is not associated with the switch port to which the external storage enclosure is connected a warning message is displayed e Ina c7000 BladeSystem enclosure when using a full height blade with the P700m 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 bays cannot access the zone group until assigned that zone group e Unt
30. 55 Moving zone groups zoned SAS storage enclosures 55 Contents 3 Moving zone groups shared SAS storage encloeures 56 JEIO OR T c o 57 Ee E cire NINE 59 Accessing the VSM Neel E 59 Command EE 61 Example Sormylcihbil sacando Seca usw dota eege Eeer 61 About the Targst variablea EE 61 KE 62 About the parameter EE 63 Executing ComMMANd EE 64 Keyboard shortcuts and keyword obbreviottons 64 Se IIo Rie MR T T redeem 65 Ul Mee ioo MNT 65 UE E 65 8 Penerming common Jegen 68 Enabling or disabling multi initiator ROC ossi ix Stute o mci pb ute ea eh mes to att eb leqe btt Run 69 Creating a switch port zone Group uiuit siente ti nn keen edP SAN ENSE Lr a aS NEN ERNE P XH Seg terenne 70 Creating a drive Ddy zone GroUlp EE 73 Assigning a zone group to a server device be 75 E E H E 77 Inputting or restoring the configuFallon sese ooencerde duc been naci cire ucil bear ctensir edes duce a pesas 78 Beete DTE INT iR TE T UT 79 Flashing storage enclosure TM WONG usd ca cota mi tsi Selma deen ege degen 80 Resetting the switch or attached storage enclosures ccceeccecceeeeeseeseeeeeceeeeneeeeeeeeeseseeeeeeeees 82 V Suppo ond oiher EE 83 LE 85 4 Contents 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 resour
31. BL460c G1 uu Km Dapiyy Adana hem regen ow Upeat 20095977 18 19 qe lU Available Tasks rand d ream pente wth you comme tem by cicnng he Tave Changes tuto e cantan Cin feret sh may RE Ma EC conrea oon keg rot movement Eben Are CCCCLCECSECCCE Sach E NOTE All available zone groups are displayed As shown in this example only one large zone group was created so it is the only zone group displayed Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures After a moment the display is refreshed All items affected by the change the zone group and the server device bay are marked in the navigation tree Click Save Changes When the save is complete the entry in the novigation tree is updated NOTE The zone group entry in the navigation tree now states Assigned licia a Available Tasks Device Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 ice Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 edad 2008 29 57 1838 E Available Tasks Devi NOTE For illustration purposes in this example Save Changes was performed after each configuration task When performing multiple configuration tasks HP recommends completing all tasks and then committing all pending changes at one time 23 4 Assign the zone group to another server device bay that needs access a In the navigation tree select another server device bay that needs to access the storage associated with this zone group click Modify Zone Access
32. EE E EEE E EEEE EEEE EEEE 14 System stat s informat EE 15 Eltere 16 el E 16 Configuring the switch Key SIBD EE 17 2 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures 18 3 Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures 27 a laska im Bue VOM ZONING Orna 34 More Information eege 35 Clear Configuration TEE 35 Advanced Settings Iesse esctinine ttti dest eed cne bd i dst tuin xS delen deant idea oo Dude ind ades 36 MCN NOU Eta M t 37 Drive bay zone POWs suceiucacats ient Feu eS SEM Ee ENEE 37 Switchport zone EE eher 39 Aele ID AE EE 41 Delete task EE 42 Modity Zone Access E 43 S Tasks i RN relie TO ernis EE RA 44 Update E 45 NC E 45 Obtaining new DUREE cedes tue Cle Ene sb Eun ERUPE Ue IE edet tiep copa gedet 46 WE 47 Reset Hardware E 49 RESENS ER E O 49 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware foskiuosiscoeesaet edunt engt egene UU Ope MM UE b Una 50 Prerequisites and THOIBSI en ette drei dietis EVEN exuti iimc baie eMe uME Mas NI nenese nenen nenna 50 Obtaining NeW SIRO MCIFES cioe EE 5l aac E 51 Reset Storage Enclosure EE 52 Network Settings AAS Ges ciet ient n uei bruce eint beoe td Usb ases l sidun bo dentem iot celancauoaaatdenscewmeteenseaieetans 54 SNMP Settings tasker iirinn E r EREE dirt Mec EEEE 54 SVET Keto RIS e PA E t RR 54 T EEEE E 55 Moving Zone Eens edd E E EEE E E EESOSA UO UN EES ESSEER 55 Moving zone groups zoned SAS st
33. HP 3G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide Abstract This guide provides information about using the HP Virtual SAS Manager VSM application to configure and manage device zoning through HP SAS BL Switches The VSM Graphical User Interface GUI and VSM Command Line Interface CLI are detailed HP Part Number 516649 003 Published February 2011 Edition Third Copyright 2009 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 Microsoft Windows Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 Windows 2003 and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Revision History Revision 3 February 2011 Clarified zoning requirements and expanded firmware updating methods Contents Basic information and concept 5 Kate UE 10 EE
34. NT Depending on the BladeSystem c Class enclosure model server type mezzanine slot used BladeSystem server device bay and BladeSystem interconnect bay the zone groups that assigned to a server must be associated with storage enclosures connected to switch ports 1 4 or 5 8 Failure to follow these guidelines will result in an unsupported configuration The following tables show the interdependencies of components in an HP BladeSystem cClass solution that includes an HP StorageWorks 3Gb SAS BL Switch connected to external SAS storage enclosures For the c3000 BladeSystem enclosure use the following table to determine which external storage enclosures to use when zoning the external storage to the server blades For example as shown in the table if a full height server blade is installed in device bay 1 8 of a c3000 enclosure and the P700m SAS Controller is installed in server mezzanine slot 2 the 3Gb SAS BL Switch must be installed in BladeSystem interconnect bay 3 or 4 and it should be assigned a zone group that is in an external storage enclosure attached to 3Gb SAS BL Switch ports 1 2 3 or 4 BladeSystem Server type Mezzanine slot BladeSystem BladeSystem Zone groups must be in c Class c Class c Class storage enclosures enclosure device bay interconnect bay connected to these 3Gb model SAS BL Switch ports c3000 Half height 2 Any 3 4 1 4 Full height 2 Any 3 4 1 4 3 Any 3 4 5 8 Half height A side 1A 8A 3 4
35. SNMP alerts To perform this task expand the display for the switch in the navigation tree and then click SNMP Settings Options for this task include e Disabled Do not allow SNMP alerts e Enabled Allow SNMP alerts NOTE When the Enabled option is selected the display changes and fields are provided for entering the System Location System Contact Read Community Alert Community and Alert Community IP Address System Log task 54 Use this task to view the system log for the selected switch To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree and then click System Log Options for this task include e Download Save the log file to a location on the system The default file name is syslog zip e Print Print a hardcopy of the log 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 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 e Open Virtual SAS Manager VSM Identify all zone group assignments for the origina
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37. adeSystem c Class enclosure access the VSM for the switch Click the refresh icon to ensure that you are viewing the latest status information Correct any issues before proceeding 3 In the VSM select the Maintain tab and then click Update Firmware HP Virtual SAS Manager Version 2 0 35 SSHISNMP Address 16 101 146 166 BETTER ann m Updated 2009 03 27 17 56 J Retesh Update Firmware HP 3G SAS Blade Switch In IC Bay 7 VSM Active Bud Firmware Update 1 0 View Status Alerts 4 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 Then click OK 5 Wait 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 6 n single domain configurations schedule a maintenance window to power off associated solution devices and restart the switch a Stop host traffic b Power off servers C Power off storage enclosures 7 Restart the switch From the VSM Maintain tab select the switch that was just updated and then click Reset Hardware For more information see Reset Hardware task page 49 During the reset process you are automatically logged out of the VSM and may also be logged out of OA 8 Wait a few minutes f
38. age enclosures b Restart server blades c Restart I O NOTE In configurations with two switches installed in the same BladeSystem cClass enclosure interconnect bay row if storage enclosures connected to the passive switch are not automatically 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 use the Force VSM Active option and then use the outlined procedures to update the storage enclosures connected to that switch Reset Storage Enclosure task Use this option to restart one or more storage enclosures connected to the switch 52 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab NOTE If the Reset Storage Enclosure task is not displayed consider the following e Storage enclosure model Only supported storage enclosures can be reset e Switch status lf 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 must be powered off to perform this task To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Reset Storage Enclosure NOTE e Before resetting a storage enclosure make sur
39. amed zone5 using drive bays 29 through 35 on a storage enclosure connected to port 1 of a switch in interconnect bay 7 gt sw local startupdate Success gt sw local create type zg zonegroupname zone5 seb 71 1 29 71 1 30 71 1 31 TVASI S327 PLE SSS LL loa 91511385 Success gt sw local saveupdate Success 3 Optional Verify that the zone group was created as intended For example use one of the following commands gt sw local seb all show detail gt sw local zg zone5 show The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details Drive bays 29 through 35 are now included in the zone group zone5 gt sw local seb all show detail Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Switch Local Storage Enclosure 5001438002866100 PortBox 71 1 OK Bay 1 ID 71 1 1 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 2 ID 71 1 2 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 3 ID 71 1 3 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 4 ID 71 1 4 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 5 ID 71 1 5 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 6 ID 71 1 6 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 7 ID 71 1 7 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 29 ID 71 1 29 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 30 ID 71 1 30 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 31 ID 71 1 31 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 32 ID 71 1 32 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 33 ID 71 1 33 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 34 ID 71 1 34 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 Bay 35 ID 71 1 35 SAS OK ZoneGroup zone5 74 Performing commo
40. ated as follows in this guide e Example procedures Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures page 18 e Example procedures Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures page 27 e Field details Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab page 34 e Field details Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab page 44 Configuring the switch key steps 17 2 Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures 18 Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures includes the following tasks performed in sequence 1 Enabling Multi initiator Mode 2 Creating one or more switch port zone groups 3 Assigning each zone group to each server device bay that needs access to the storage enclosures associated with that zone group 4 Capturing the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended Available only in VSM CLI 5 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 NOTE The MSA2000sa 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
41. ble Selectable Drive Bay 5 Empty Drive Bay 12 Empty Drive Bay 19 Empty Drive Bay 26 Empty Drive Bay 33 Empty y 9 ProLiant BL460c G1 x Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable W 10 Emoty Drive Bay 6 Empty Drive Bay 13 Empty Drive Bay 20 Empty Drive Bay 27 Empty Drive Bay 34 Empty E 11 Empty ted Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Wi ren E Drive Bay 14 Empty Drive Bay 21 Empty Drive Bay 28 Empty Drive Bay 35 Empty E 12 Empty HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 52 Box 1 Bp 14 Emoty Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable p GE s Options for this task include e 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 Create Zone Group task 37 38 the server that needs access the zone group An effective naming strategy will help manage the assignment of drive bay zone groups to servers e Zoning Mode Select Drive Bay e Drive boys ln 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 Color Status White Selectabl
42. ces 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 Embedded in the SAS BL Switch firmware VSM can be deployed in two operating modes Graphical User interface GUI See VSM GUI page 10 Command Line Interface CLI See VSM CLI page 57 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 SAS 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 3Gb SAS BL Switch page of the HP Manuals website hitp www hp com support manuals HP StorageWorks 3Gb SAS BL Installation Instructions o HP StorageWorks 3Gb SAS BL User Guide o A HP Direct Connect External SAS Storage for HP BladeSystem Solutions Deployment Guide Information is located as follows in this guide o Example procedures Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures page 18 o Example procedures Example
43. ces about HP products 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 Clickthe 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 SmartComponent 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 Obtain the latest firmware files and save to a temporary location on the host that has network access to the device you want to update For more information see Obtaining new firmware page 51 Schedule a maintenance window for the update a Stop host traffic b Power off servers From the workstation with access to both the firmware file and the BladeSystem c Class enclosure access the VSM for the Active or Not Redundant switch Click the refresh i
44. cidentally 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 sw local seb all show detail Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Switch Local Storage Enclosure 5001438002866100 PortBox 71 1 OK Bay 1 ID 71 1 1 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 2 ID 71 1 2 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 3 ID 71 1 3 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 4 ID 71 1 4 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 5 ID 71 1 5 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 6 ID 71 1 6 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 7 ID 71 1 7 SAS OK ZoneGroup zonel Bay 29 ID 71 1 29 SAS OK Bay 30 ID 71 1 30 SAS OK Bay 31 ID 71 1 31 SAS OK Bay 32 ID 71 1 32 SAS OK Bay 33 ID 71 1 33 SAS OK Bay 34 ID 71 1 34 SAS OK Bay 35 ID 71 1 35 SAS OK Creating a drive bay zone group 73 2 Create the zone group This example shows how to create a zone group n
45. con to ensure that you are viewing the most recent status information Correct any issues before proceeding In VSM select the Maintain tab and then click Update Storage Enclosure Firmware Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task 51 CA HP Virtual SAS Manager E xut xem Updated 2009 09 21 09 47 E Refresh Update Storage Enclosure Firmware HP 3G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 7 VSM Active Buy Firmware Update System Status o 1 0 View Status Alerts E nw k 7 Systems And Devices i Keng fter the firmware update is complete you must reset the updated storage enclosure s for the new firmware to ake effect ES amp Note The following power and cabling guidelines must be observed while the storage enclosure firmware is being updated All blade servers that connect to the SAS switch must remain powered OFF during the entire process a AIlSAS switches and storage enclosures must remain powered on BS Blade Enclosure Bottomc7000 Elus HP3GSAS Blade Switch 7 VSM Active lp HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 73 Box 1 Do not perform any operations on the SAS switch es such as zoning reset firmware upgrade etc Di HP3GSAS Blade Switch 8 VSM Passive Do not disconnect any cables connecting the SAS switch es to the storage enclosure s E HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 86 Box 1 Do not connect any new cables connecting the SAS switch es to the storage enclosure s Firmware Information rc IE 731707 KH HP MDS600 Disk System
46. ddress 16 101 148 213 ze BZ geo System Status r1 a Updated 2009 04 01 14 24 dunes g 8 Create Zone Group Zone Groups Buy System Status 0 0 View Status Alerts amp Note Changes made using this command will remain pending until you commit them by clicking the Save Changes button Systems And Devices amp Note In Switch Port zoning mode all devices attached to a selected port will be included in the zone group i Note The selection table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found in the help Bi Blade Enclosure SGHE42x98F Bes HP 3G SAS Blade Switch 5 VSM Active Name zoneGroup 01 Ku Zone Groups Zoning Mode Drive Bay wel HP 2G SAS Blade Switch 6 VSM Passive Switch Port El Blade Device Bays HP MDS600 Disk System at Port 51 Box M 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 Select E Selectable Selectable Selectable 2 Emoty riv ty Drive Bay 15 Empty Drive Bay 22 Empty Drive Bay 29 Empty D Emy lected Selectable Selectable Selectable i ve Drive Bay 9 Empty Drive Bay 16 Empty Drive Bay 23 Empty Drive Bay 30 Empty W cse E Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable P 5 Empty Drive Bay 3 SAS Drive Bay 10 Empty Drive Bay 17 Empty Drive Bay 24 Empty Drive Bay 31 Empty M 5 ProLiant BL465c G1 Selected Selectable Selectable Selectable Selectable Mp rs Drive Bay 4 SAS Drive Bay 11 Empty Drive Bay 18 Empty Drive Bay 25 Empty Drive Bay 22 Empty PH Selected Selectable Selectable Selecta
47. de Bay 1 Empty Blade Bay 2 Empty Blade Bay 3 Empty Blade Bay 4 Empty Blade Bay 5 ProLiant BL465c G1 Blade Bay 6 Empty Blade Bay 7 Empty Blade Bay 8 Empty Blade Bay 9 Empty Blade Bay 10 Empty Blade Bay 11 Empty Blade Bay 12 Empty Blade Bay 13 Empty Blade Bay 14 Empty Blade Bay 15 Empty Blade Bay 16 Empty Switch in Interconnect Bay 7 iOcation Local Management Software Version 2 2 4 0 Redundancy State VSM Active Management IP Address 16 84 89 107 UID LED OFF Switch in Interconnect Bay 8 Location Remote Redundancy State VSM Passive Blade Switch Port 71 Blade Switch Port 72 Blade Switch Port 73 Blade Switch Port 74 Blade Switch Port 75 Blade Switch Port 76 Blade Switch Port 88 Storage Enclosure 500110A00068F680 PortBox 73 1 OK Storage Enclosure 5001438002866100 PortBox 71 1 OK 66 Getting started Example 3 The following example displays the results of the snow command for a blade enclosure device bay gt bladebay 5 show Blade Blade Bay 5 Type emory Power Enclosure at BottomC7000 ProLiant BL465c G1 Blade ProLiant BL465c G1 SN USM73702LR Server Blade Manufacturer Part Number Serial Number USM73702LR ROM Version CPU Count 2 MB NIC Count On 5 HP 407234 B21 A13 04 05 2007 2048 Getting help 67 8 Performing common tasks 68 Examp
48. e Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group Can not be selected NOTE e To expand or contract the display for each storage enclosure click the arrow at the far right of the display e n 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 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 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 Toassign 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 43 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Switch por
49. e 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 NOTE Included in the System Status section of the VSM display the Refresh option updates the information in the navigation tree System status information 15 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 HP Virtual SAS Manager VSM Help Microsoft Internet Explorer provided by Hewlett Packard File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Co HP Virtual SAS Manager VSM Help Convert P Select Esat Ber A Contents na Zoning Overview Welcome to VSM E Getting Started with VSM Getting Started with VSM Overview More Information Status Alerts Bl Glossary VSM Blade Switch Offline Storage Enclosure Zoning Switch Port Zoning Drive Bay Zoning Bl Zoning Zoning Overview Advanced Settings Clear Configuration Create Zone Group Delete Modify Modify Zone Access Status Alerts Bl Maintain Maintain Overview Force VSM Active Update Firmware Reset Hardware Reset Software Update Storage Enclosure Firmware EI Reset Storage Enclosure VSM zoning is the assignment of SAS devices attached to the blade SAS switch to blade server bays within the blade enclosure The devices that can be as
50. e that all O to the enclosure is halted Power down all hosts and restart them after the enclosure completes the reset 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 Reset Storage Enclosure task 53 Network Settings task Use this task to enter or modify information about the external network To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree and then click Network Settings Options for this task include e 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 is referred to as the User Assigned Name of the switch e JP Configuration Internet Protocol IP address configuration options include DHCP Automatic The switch is assigned an IP address automatically from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP server on the network 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 Secondary DNS server SNMP Settings task Use this task to enable disable and configure
51. eements warranty information and replacement parts After selecting your region and language select Download drivers and software and firmware and enter 3Gb SAS BL Switch in the provided box to navigate to the 3Gb SAS BL Switch page NOTE In the HP Support websites o f 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 o 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 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Procedures To update SAS BL Switch firmware using the VSM do the following l Obtain the latest firmware files and save to a temporary location on the host that has network access to the device you want to update For more information see Obtaining new firmware page 46 2 From the workstation with access to both the firmware file and the Bl
52. eset Software NOTE This task is required when updating switch network settings Reset Hardware task 49 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task Use this task to install new firmware on MDS600 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 MDS600 I O module is cabled to the second switch in the BladeSystem cClass interconnect bay row the primary I O module is updated first and then replicated to any additional I O modules in the enclosure After selecting this task the currently installed firmware version of each external storage enclosure connected to the SAS BL Switch is displayed NOTE If the Update Storage Enclosures task is not displayed consider the following Only supported storage enclosures can be updated All server blades that map to this 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 and notes 50 Before updating firmware the firmware must first be obtained from the HP website and saved to a local directory on the workstation with access to the switch Before updating firmware revie
53. ess gt sw local saveupdate Success 3 Optional Verify that the zone group was assigned as intended For example use one of the following commands gt bb all show detail gt sw local zg all show detail The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details Zone group zone5 is now assigned to server device bay 5 gt sw local zg all show detail Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Switch Local Zone Group zonel Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 7 Led Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 7 L 2 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 3 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 7 1 4 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 7 5 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 6 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 7 Let Assigned Blade Bay 1 Zone Group zone2 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 8 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 9 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 10 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 11 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 12 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 13 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 14 Assigned Blade Bay 2 Zone Group zone5 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 29 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 30 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 31 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 32 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 33 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 34 Zoned Storage Enclosure Bay 71 1 35 Assigned Blade Bay 5 76 Performing common tasks Capturing the
54. ge enclosure is included in the display Co HP Virtual SAS Manager ee 7 g i Updaned 2003 0401 1424 qune s Available Tasks Zone Groups uu pennen 0 0 m CR Agsign drive bays or switch ports to a brand new Zone Group COB Disciay Agabeaat Rem Information B due trovere Soncazvser EED Bine us ai RN te KZ 1 Pratar Leto Gt ens Poteet 2000 04 01 1424 Ce Create Zone Group Zone Groups 9 Note Charges mace ung foa command d ronan seneng url you cond then ty ching he Save Charges tuten Ur The sreco tater rees ard neuse cortu and gens can be found m me Set NOTE As shown in this example one MDS600 storage enclosure is connected to the 3Gb SAS BL switch Displayed port information for the MDS600 indicates the cabling connections For example Port 51 indicates that one MDS600 drawer is connected to port 1 of the switch in interconnect bay 5 Port 52 indicates that the other MDS600 drawer is connected to port 2 of the switch in interconnect bay 5 29 Enter a Name for the zone group select Drive Bay and select drive bays to be included in the zone group The following example creates one zone group that includes 10 disk drives Then click OK NOTE As shown in this example unpopulated drive bays can be included in a zone group I HP Virtual SAS Manager Bie pare ety uid Siue Assn E ITIN ES Zoning Stee System Status DI 2 Updated 2009 04 01 14
55. h 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 bay number For example https 10 10 1 2 interconnectX 10 10 1 2 represents the OA IP address and X specifies 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 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 webpage The VSM CLI access IP address of the switch is displayed 2 f necessary install an SSH connection utility Accessing the VSM CLI 59 3 Launch the SSH utility on a PC that can access the same LAN as the BladeSystem c Class enclosure The following example illustrates using the PuTTY utility i amp PuTTY Configuratio
56. h as menu and list items buttons tabs and check boxes Italic text Text emphasis Monospace text File and directory names e System output e Code e Commands their arguments and argument values Monospace italic text e Code variables e Command variables Monospace bold text Emphasized monospace text AN 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 X TIP Provides helpful hints and shortcuts Vebsites e HP http www hp com e HP storage http www hp com 9go storaae e HP BladeSystem htto www hp com go bladesystem e HP support http www hp com support e HP manuals http www hp com support manuals e HP downloads http www hp com support downloads 84 Index A accessing the CLI 59 accessing the VSM GUI 12 advance CLI command 69 Advanced Settings GUI task 36 assigning zone group to server CLI 75 GUI 43 C capture CLI command 77 Clear Configuration GUI task 35 clearupdate CLI command 64 Command line Interface CLI accessing 59 advance command 69 assigning zone group to server 75 capture command 77 command syntax 6l command variable described 62 create type zg comma
57. hen only zoned SAS storage enclosures are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay e Enabled Used when shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloader libraries are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to multiple server device bays NOTE e n dual domain switch configurations two switches installed in the same interconnect bay row of the HP BladeSystem c Class enclosure a change to this multi initiator setting on the active management switch is automatically propagated to the redundant passive switch e When a tape autoloader or library is included in the solution multi initiator mode must be enabled so that multiple severs can be assigned the zone group that includes the tape device When using a tape device with zoned SAS storage enclosures you must e Create a switch port zone group for the port connected to the tape device o Assign that zone group to all server device bays that need access to the tape device o Create drive bay zone groups for the disk drive bays in the storage enclosures e Assign each drive bay zone group to the server device bay that needs access to those disk drives Use caution to not assign the same drive bay zone group to more than one server device bay Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Create Zone Group task Zone groups allocate resources for device load balancing purp
58. il 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 Modify Zone Access task 43 5 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab After selecting a the switch in the navigation tree a task list is displayed The following table lists the available tasks System component Available tasks Where documented Blade Enclosure More Information View Status Alerts HP 3G SAS Blade Switch Update Firmware Update Firmware task page 45 VSM Active Reset Hardware Reset Hardware task page 49 Reset Software Reset Software task page 49 Update Storage Enclosure Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task page 50 Firmware Reset Storage Enclosure Reset Storage Enclosure task page 52 Network Settings Network Settings task page 54 SNMP Settings SNMP Settings task page 54 System Log System Log task page 54 More Information HP 3G SAS Blade Switch More Information VSM Passive NOTE The following tasks are common to most components self explanatory and not described in this section e More Information e View Status Alerts 44 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Update Firmware task Use this task to install new firmware on the SAS BL Switch Firmware is pre installed in the factory but an updated alternative or preferred version may be available
59. in the VSM Zoning tab Modify task Use this task to make changes to an existing zone group including changing the zone group name and adding or removing disk drives or ports IMPORTANT When using zoned SAS storage enclosures before deleting disk drives from a zone 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 perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select a zone group and then click Modify Options for this task include e Name Type the new name for the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters no spaces e Zoning Mode Select Switch Port or Drive Bay to change the zoning mode e Switch ports or drive bays Depending on the type of zone group select the ports or drive bays to add or remove them from the zone group To add an item to the zone group click an 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 Color Status White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to
60. ing or restoring the configuration 78 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 target input file lt filename txt gt ftp ipaddr xxx xxx xxx xxx user lt ftp_username gt password lt ftp_password gt Example 1 This example demonstrates inputting a configuration that was previously captured on an FTP server gt sw local input file config txt 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 con ig txt from the server to the var tmp directory on the switch In Windows environments enter a command similar to the following pscp scp c backup config txt Administrator 111 222 333 444 var tmp config txt In Linux environments enter a command similar to the following scp home userXXX config txt Administrator 111 222 333 444 var tmp 2 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following to install the configuration on the switch gt sw local input file var tmp config txt Performing common tasks Flashing switch firmware To update firmware
61. is session or already a member of this zone group Gray Not Selectable Assigned to a different zone group or attached to storage enclosures without port based zoning capabilities Can not be selected Create Zone Group task 39 A0 NOTE 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 drives 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 redundant 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 gt Pending Save until the configuration is saved o Unassigned until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group 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 43 Tasks
62. itchport bsp parameter specifies the ports to be used for creating a zonegroup The target can be a blade switch in the system Examples switch local create type zg zonegroupname BladeBayZonel seb 41 2 22 41 2 23 41 2 24 switch local create type zg zonegroupname BladyBayZone2 seb 51 1 1 51 1 35 switch local create type zg zonegroupname BladeSwitchPortZonel bsp 31 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 detail config Operands detail Forces a more detailed display including information for other items such as zone groups config Forces the display to include configuration information about the specified target device Example 1 The following example displays the results of the snow command for a blade enclosure gt bladeenclosure local show Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 Rack Name RightRack Version 1 00 Blade Bay Count 16 Fan Bay Count 10 Power Supply Bay Count 6 Thermal Sensors Count 3 Interconnect Bay Count 8 OA Bay Count 2 Serial Number USE814A00T Status OK Getting help 65 Example 2 The following example displays the results of the snow command for an HP BladeSystem enclosure when the config parameter is specified gt bladeenclosure local show config Blade Enclosure at BottomC7000 sn USE814A00T Bla
63. l 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 LO 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 destination server device bay Click Save Changes when done Power on each server and resume I O Back up the configuration to an FTP server Strongly recommended Moving zone groups 55 Moving zone groups shared SAS storage enclosures 56 When using shared SAS storage enclosures do the following to move zone groups from one server
64. le 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 help Examples are provided for the following common tasks Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode page 69 Creating a switch port zone group page 70 Creating a drive bay zone group page 73 Assigning a zone group to a server device bay page 75 Capturing the configuration page 77 Inputting or restoring the configuration page 78 Flashing switch firmware page 79 Flashing storage enclosure firmware page 80 Resetting the switch or attached storage enclosures page 82 Performing common tasks Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode Multi initiator mode controls whether more than one server device bay can be assigned the same zone group e Disabled Default Used when only zoned SAS storage enclosures are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to only one server device bay e Enabled Used when shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloader libraries are connected to the switch When this option is selected a zone group can be assigned to multiple server device bays Syntax target advance multi lt on off gt Example 1 This example shows how to enable multi initiator mode
65. m any task in the VSM observe the following key steps 1 Select a tab at the top 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 4 Enter the requested information 5 Click Save Changes 16 Getting started 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 initially configure the switches 1 Go to the Maintain tab and enter all switch parameters Key tasks include e Enter network settings e Enter SNMP settings e Update switch firmware if needed e Update storage enclosure firmware if needed 2 Go to the Zoning tab and create zone groups and assign them to server device bays Key tasks include NOTE For firmware versions earlier than 2 0 0 0 no configuration tasks are available e Enable or disable Multi initiator mode e Create the zone groups o For deployments with shared SAS storage enclosures and tape libraries create switch port zone groups o For deployments with zoned SAS storage enclosures create drive bay zone groups e Assign zone groups to servers 3 Capture the configuration for safekeeping HP strongly recommends this step especially in single domain configurations Available only in the VSM CLI Configuration information is loc
66. mmand sd renar perceq ust you comet nem ty c ng fe Save Changes tutos dU tete m Sne Port eegen at deve stlac to REESEN ed be mcuded n ihe ie gue wee Tre seen taie emeng and meuse contret aed legend can be feud p the heb P ren SE sucecrcesse S Ern Bac 1926 S55 face Saten T VEU zeg E teen Ais Zone Groves Zem tote One Bey Foren ww HP IG SS Saor Segen VEU Passe D nisy BE paar Deves Bam t MJ liesu pu E 2e p 3 toen M ttm a orte M 6r disse ot y rmm E reen E 8 Asian bistec ot p re P vm toen M utem p view i p ue BR Uess EE swecn Fon b Enter a Name for the zone group select Switch Port and click each port on the pair of switches to be included in the zone group The following example creates one large zone group that includes all ports on the pair of switches Then click OK NOTE As shown in this example unused switch ports can be included in a zone group Co HP Virtual SAS Manager LAM Tam i NIP AGNOS SK s Kn v System Status EE Updated 2008 03 27 17 56 Set Create Zone Group om K E gi Uu System Status 0 y D Vew Status Alerts V Note Changes made using the commans wit reman de unti you Comme Dem by ciictng Ihe Save Changes button V Note n Swatch Port zoning mose al devices azacned to a selected port wa b inciu ed m the zeg group FEH 4 Note The seiecton tatie keyboard and mouse control anc legens can be found e the heb BK bode Laose soncazxsor Be NP 35
67. n Category Session Basic options for your PuTTY session Logging Specify the destination you want to connect to LG Terminal Keyboard m Name or IP address Port Bel HE Features Connection type S Window OhRaw Olene OhRlogn 2 SH O Serial Appearance Behaviour Translation Saved Sessions Selection Colours Gi Connection Data Proxy Telnet Rlogin amp SSH Load save or delete a stored session Default Settings Close window on exit O Aways ONever Only on clean exit 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 shown 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 Virtual SAS Manager CLI 2 2 15 0 SEP 1 FW 2 82 SEP 2 FW 2 82 gt 60 Getting started Command syntax A typical VSM CLI command string consists of three variables a target device a command and a clarifying parameter The syntax of a VSM CLI command line is as follows target command parame
68. n tasks Assigning a zone group to a server device bay Server bays cannot access external storage connected to the switch until assigned a zone group IMPORTANT e Depending on the BladeSystem cClass enclosure model server type mezzanine slot used BladeSystem server device bay and BladeSystem interconnect bay zone groups assigned to a server must be associated with storage enclosures connected to switch ports 1 4 or 5 8 Failure to follow these guidelines will result in an unsupported configuration For more information see Zoning requirements and device mappings page 7 e Fora newly created zone group when assigning the zone group to a server device bay if RAID 1 0 arrays will be created you must first power off the server blades Restart the servers after completing the assignments and saving all changes in the VSM 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 all 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 O 1 Optional Verify the status of the enclosure server device bays Use the show command to display all configured zone groups The display of this example is abbreviated retaining key details Drive bays 1 through 7 are included in the zone group named zone which is assigned to server device bay 1
69. nd 71 74 creating a drive bay port zone group 73 creating a switch port zone group 70 example CLI command 61 flash command 79 80 getting started 59 help command 65 input command 78 keyword abbreviations 64 overview of 59 parameter variable described 63 reset command 82 saveupdate command 64 show command 65 special keystrokes 64 startupdate command 64 target variable described 61 command syntax in the CLI 61 command variable described 62 commands in the CLI advance 69 basic types of 64 capture 77 clearupdate 64 create type zg 71 74 flash 79 80 help 65 input 78 reset 82 saveupdate 64 show 65 startupdate 64 configuring storage 5 conventions document 84 text symbols 84 create type zg CLI command 71 74 Create Zone Group GUI task 37 creating a drive bay port zone group CU 73 creating a switch port zone group CLI 70 D Delete GUI task 42 document conventions 84 documentation providing feedback 83 E example of configuration tasks shared SAS storage enclosures 18 zoned SAS storage enclosures 27 F firmware obtaining 46 51 prerequisites for updating 45 50 79 80 flash CLI command 79 80 G getting started CL 59 GUI 5 Graphical User Interface GUI 12 Advanced Settings task 36 Clear Configuration task 35 Create Zone Group task 37 Delete task 42 Maintain tab 44 Modify task 41 Modify Zone Access task 43 More Information command 35 Netw
70. nect bays 7 and 8 External SAS storage enclosures MSA2000sa 1l Change the Multi initiator Mode setting to Enabled This setting allows multiple servers to be assigned the same zone group and have access to the same storage enclosure a Access VSM and select the Zoning tab b Select the switch and click Advanced Settings c When prompted expand the Multi initiator Mode drop down box and change the setting to Enabled Then click OK NOTE As shown in this example if status alerts exist for an item selected in the navigation tree the View Status Alerts button is displayed CRCCCCSCSECCCE TeecETTTTE fasectosr i KkAAAAAhAhAAh Ahhh esaeezeeeen E ed vailable Tasks HP 3G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 7 VSM Active Advanced Settings Es pel HP 3G SAS Blade Switch in IC Bay 7 VSM Active 2 Create a switch port zone group a In the navigation tree select Zone Groups and click Create Zone Group NOTE As shown in this example when the Switch Port radio button is selected information about devices connected to the switch ports is included in the display eege 2009 0327 1756 Reves i SI Available Tasks Assign drive Days oc switch ports to a brand new Zone Group Cosplay Ascmtonal ttem information Mino s ua eem Hem P rtm Vpdaimt 2209032 1144 ga Ce Create Zone Group p itm Zone Groups Aen Staten aen Hte Changee mate uerg ra co
71. ng zone access rights of a server blade the zone group must be for storage thot is connected to the same expander that the server device bay is associated with For example server device bay 9 should be assigned to storage that is attached to ports 5 8 of the HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch When modifying zone access rights to drive bay based zone groups the server blades must first be taken offline Restart them after completing the assignments and saving all changes in the VSM interface For a newly created zone group when assigning the zone group to a server device bay if RAID 1 0 arrays will be created you must first power off the server blades Restart the servers after completing the assignments and saving all changes in the VSM For an existing zone group when changing the assignment to move the zone group to a different server you must first stop all associated 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 In a c7000 BladeSystem enclosure when using a full height blade that occupies bays 1 and 9 and with the P700m Controller in mezzanine slot 3 be sure to assign the zone group to blade bay 9 the subsumed bay This will correctly provide the server with access to the storage Zoning requirements and device mappings 9 Part II VSM GUI Contents 1 Gating cd E 12 Accessing the VSM gege 12 Page description era Ree eR a EE
72. or the switch to reset 9 Clear all temporary Internet files from the browser cache 10 Log back in to VSM and confirm that the firmware installed successfully with no issues 1l In dual domain configurations repeat steps 3 10 to update the firmware on the second switch Update Firmware task 47 12 In single domain configurations after the update is complete restart the devices Apply power in the following sequence a Restart storage enclosures b Restart server blades c Restart I O 48 Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Reset Hardware task Because the switch does not have a power button use this option to restart the switch IMPORTANT This task will disrupt host I O to the storage enclosures To perform this task expand the display for the switch in the navigation tree and then click Reset Hardware NOTE e This task is required after updating switch firmware e In single domain configurations before resetting a switch make sure that all LO to the switch is halted and if possible power down all hosts restarting them after the switch completes the reset e During the reset process you are automatically logged out of VSM and may also be logged out of OA e After resetting the switch clear the browser cache Reset Software task Use this task to restart the VSM software utility To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree and then click R
73. orage encloeures resse 55 Moving zone groups shared SAS storage encloeures 56 Contents 1l 1 Getting started Accessing the VSM GUI 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 3Gb 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 cClass 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 the devices 2 login to Onboard Administrator for the BladeSystem cClass 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 serve
74. ork Settings task 54 Reset Hardware task 49 Reset Management Software task 49 Reset Storage Enclosure task 52 SNMP Settings task 54 System Log task 54 Update Firmware task 47 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task 51 Zoning tab 34 H help obtaining 83 help CLI command 65 HP technical support 83 85 icons descriptions of 15 input CLI command 78 introduction 5 L logging on to VSM GUI 12 M Maintain GUI tab available tasks 44 Modify GUI task 41 Modify Zone Access CUI task 43 More Information GUI task 35 moving zone groups 55 N navigation tree in the GUI 14 Network Settings GUI task 54 O obtaining firmware 46 51 online help CLI 65 GUI 16 P page description 14 parameter variable described 63 PuTTY utility 59 R reset CLI command 82 Reset Hardware GUI task 49 Reset Management Software GUI task 49 Reset Storage Enclosure GUI task 52 S saveupdate CLI command 64 Secure Shell SSH connection 59 shared SAS storage enclosures example of configuration tasks 18 show CLI command 65 SNMP Settings GUI task 54 startupdate CLI command 64 status alerts viewing of 15 icons 15 locating 15 storage configuration 5 Subscriber s Choice HP 83 symbols in text 84 System Log GUI task 54 system status section in the GUI 14 systems and devices section in the GUI 14 T tabs in the GUI 14 target variable described 61 86 Index tasks performing task
75. oses and for selectively allowing access to data There are two types of zone groups e Drive bay zone groups Group together disk drive bays which can be chosen from across multiple storage enclosures Server device bays assigned this type of zone group have access to the disk drive bays included in the zone group as if they are directly connected to those servers Zoned SAS storage enclosures such as the MDS600 use drive bay zoning For more information see Drive bay zone groups page 37 e Switch port zone groups Group together 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 Tape libraries and shared SAS storage enclosures such as those using the MSA2000sa use switch port zoning All tape drives in a tape device will be accessible to any server that has access to the zone group All LUNs in the array enclosure will be accessible to the assigned servers unless controlled through the storage management utility for the array enclosure For more information see Switch port zone groups page 39 Drive bay zone groups IMPORTANT The maximum supported number of drive bay zone groups is 104 To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select Zone Group and then click Create Zone Group 5 HP Virtual SAS Manager Ram Let udi SSIUSNUP A
76. own in the tables each HP 3Gb SAS BL Switch is organized in two sets of connections These two connection sets are based on the two SAS expanders housed in the switch Each SAS expander provides four external SAS ports and is connected internally to eight blade bays This organization may have implications for best system configuration practices according to the hardware in use The VSM GUI displays the following warning message if a configuration is attempted that violates these requirements All such configurations are unsupported by HP The page at https 16 84 89 48 says o The selected drive bays are connected to different expanders This is an unsupported configuration Please refer to Zoning requirements for an HP 3Gb SAS Blade Switch in the online help for valid configurations Do you want to continue Cancel When creating a zone group When creating a drive bay based zone group all the drives in the zone group should be attached to the switch through the same set of four ports shown in the table For example a zone group could include drives from three storage enclosures attached to ports 1 3 and 4 However creating a zone group using drives from two storage enclosures attached to ports 1 and 5 is not supported When creating a switch port zone group the group can include multiple ports in the range 1 4 or 5 8 but not from both ranges When assigning a zone group to a server device bay When modifyi
77. r 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 12 Getting started In the OA Systems and Devices tree expand Interconnect Bays select the SAS BL Switch to manage and click Management Console to access VSM Dei HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator Interconnect Bay Information Bay 7 Sats Ea After a few moments the VSM CUI is displayed NOTE In dual domain configurations with two switches 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 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 Accessing the VSM GUI 13 Page description The VSM GUI page is divided as follows e Tabs lImmediately below the HP Virtual SAS Manager banner and at the top left corner of the page tabs are major groupings of VSM tasks e A Zoning tab For creating and modifying hardware based zone groups and granting servers access Maintain tab For maintenance task
78. re make sure that they are running the same firmware version Update Firmware task 45 Obtaining new firmware 46 Two types of firmware packages are available for download SmartComponent 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 l hp com products blades components cclass html SmartComponents 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 cClass 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 SmartComponents and Image files This Support site includes download pages for all HP products To locate the 3Gb SAS BL Switch page select bladesystem gt BladeSystem Interconnects gt HP StorageWorks 3Gb SAS BL Switch HP Support http www hp com support SmartComponents 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 agr
79. rive bay zone Grow cass ce Abiealyettedecedecleud inecendevedsciaedlucbvnlenstedivedauoredeieiedine erence 73 Assigning a zone group to a server device boy 75 Capturing HE EG 77 Inputting or restoring the eebe ege Eege Ces 78 Flashing ER E 79 Flashing storage enclosure WEEN sus sosas eor oit eis ortu Rede ree ax xe bees o Vae DRM Ent Uu n pap ave EU unn 80 Resetting the switch or attached storage enclosures 82 58 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 However the following capabilities are unique to the VSM CLI e Capturing the configuration for safekeeping e Inputting or restoring the saved configuration on a switch 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 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 The following procedure demonstrates accessing the VSM CLI using the PuTTY connection utility 1l Obtain and record the switch IP address for VSM CLI access Try one of the following methods to obtain the switc
80. roup This task is displayed only if zone groups have already been created Create Zone Group task page 37 IMPORTANT e Depending on the BladeSystem cClass enclosure model server type mezzanine slot used BladeSystem server device bay and BladeSystem interconnect bay zone groups assigned to a server must be associated with storage enclosures connected to switch ports 1 4 or 5 8 Failure to follow these guidelines will result in an unsupported configuration e Before assigning a zone group to a server device bay the server blades may need to be taken offline Restart them after completing the assignments and saving all changes in the VSM interface e For more information see Zoning requirements and device mappings page 7 To perform this task expand the Blade Device Bays in the navigation tree and select a server device bay Then click Modify Zone Access From the displayed list of zone groups check or clear the zone groups that this server device bay can access NOTE 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 f the multi initiator mode is Disabled only unassigned zone groups are displayed permitting a zone group to be assigned
81. s such as setting switch parameters and updating switch firmware e System Status section At a glance system information e Systems And Devices A navigation tree for selecting devices and accessing available tasks e Task section Available task list for the selected device or data entry fields Available Tasks Blade Enclosure SGH642X98F Mose information Display Adcibonsl nem intcemason z Display Status Messages tor me Selected fem NOTE e In the browser Address field the IP address or URL of the VSM GUI associated with the selected switch is displayed e In the center of the HP Virtual SAS Manager banner the VSM firmware version is displayed e Atthe far right of the HP Virtual SAS Manager banner the IP address for VSM CLI access for the selected switch is displayed 14 Getting started System status information The System Status section displays the number and type of open status alerts System Status D Updated 2008 11 19 11 56 GD Refresh Oy 0 System Status D D View Status Alerts Icon Name Description amp Critical System is not operating properly d Warning Servicing is needed D Informational Helpful information Status alert details may be viewed several different ways e To view all status messages In the System Status section of the VSM page click View Status Alerts e o view status messages for a specific device In the navigation tre
82. s 9 16 can only be assigned zone groups associated with switch ports 5 8 In the navigation tree select the server device bay that needs access to the storage associated with this zone group and then click Modify Zone Access Check the box corresponding to the zone group that you want to assign to the server device bay and click OK If the Multi initiator mode is disabled only unassigned zone groups are displayed If a zone group has already been assigned to a server device bay it is not displayed Co HP Virtual SAS Manager Updated 2008 0008 4 rre lp Available Tasks Device Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 ovv Syncs o 0 0 View States Alem Modify which Zone Groups have access to the selected Device Bay Km Cap Aston tam inteemason ag Mise uus wi Em E V 4 Vptahd 2096 00 01 t D Modify Zone Access 2 tren Device Bay 1 ProLiant BL460c G1 easy ory sted tymon ntn o 06 6 li yos comma then iy ciang Pe Save Changes buton red chives may resut the array controller etecin Begs drive movement at rrEgETETETTT 4 NOTE All available zone groups are displayed As shown in this example only one zone group was created so it is the only zone group displayed 3l ER c After a moment the display is refreshed All items affected by the change the zone group and the server device bay are marked in the navigation tree Click Save Changes When the save is complete the entry in the novigation tree
83. s in the GUI 16 tasks section in the GUI 14 tasks in the GUI Advanced Settings 36 Clear Configuration 35 Create Zone Group 37 Delete 42 in Maintain tab 44 in the Zoning tab 34 Modify 41 Modify Zone Access 43 More Information 35 Network Settings 54 Reset Hardware 49 Reset Management Software 49 Reset storage enclosures 52 SNMP Settings 54 System log 54 Update Firmware 47 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware 51 technical support HP 83 service locator website 84 text symbols 84 U Update Firmware GUI task 47 Update Storage Enclosure Firmware GUI task 51 W websites HP 84 HP Subscriber s Choice for Business 83 Z zoned SAS storage enclosures example of configuration tasks 27 Zoning tab in the GUI available tasks 34
84. s shown in this example the display for the zone group shows that the servers in device bays 1 and 6 have been assigned this zone group LAMP ilr Teen Ra e ELLLII E Upsatd 2000 03 77 1837 gue t Available Tasks a S Zone Group OpenZoneGroup Assigned Multiple Derete Me selected Zone Grous Uo rhe bay Cr swith port at tignmanta for Me saledes 2064 Group Wenn uai Ere Data Aoo onat tem intormabon More Information B Zone Group OpenZoneGroup Assigned Multiple 2 reen Ld E 7 After all server device bays have been granted access to the zone group the switch and the zoning setup is complete a Inthe VSM CLI capture the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended b Proceed to the user documents for the storage enclosure and configure the storage into logical units LUNs Example Configuring shared SAS storage enclosures 3 Example Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosures Configuring zoned SAS storage enclosure includes the following tasks performed in sequence 1 Disabling Multi initiator Mode 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 2 Creating one or more drive bay zone groups 3 Assigning each zone group to the server device bay that needs access to the storage associated with
85. signed are storage enclosure drive bays Drive Bay or blade switch SAS ports Switch Port In Switch Port zoning mode all devices attached to a selected port will be included in the zone group Within a single zone only Drive Bays or Switch Ports can be selected Multiple zones can be assigned to a Blade Server Bay The advanced settings for the switch will allow multiple Blade Server Bays access a zone Before change advanced settings be sure the initiators accessing the zone supports multi initiator The highest number of zone groups that can be created is 104 Changes made to the zoning configuration are marked as pending in the Systems and Devices tree They will remain pending until you commit them by clicking the Save Changes button or discard them using the Discard Changes button Zoning Requirements for an HP 3Gb SAS Blade Switch An HP 3Gb SAS Blade Switch contains two expanders When creating zone groups the expander of the blade switch that the blade server attaches to must match the expander the storage enclosure attaches to The connected expander can be found by clicking More Information associated with each blade server or storage enclosure When connecting external SAS storage enclosures to an HP 3Gb Blade Switch please refer to the following guideline table to create zone groups in storage enclosures and make server blade assignments Failure to follow these Close Window Performing tasks To perfor
86. ssue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is up to date After updating firmware be sure to check the status of the device for unexpected issues Correct any issues before proceeding Syntax target flash file file location filename forced username lt user gt password lt password gt 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 sw local se portbox 73 1 74 1 flash file ftp X X X X StorageEnclosureImage fuf Then enter the following command to reset the storage enclosure gt sw local se portbox 73 1 74 1 reset hardware forced Performing common tasks NOTE In dual 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 CLI session of the active switch Log into the CLI of the passive switch and change its status to active by entering the command sw local force active Then use the outlined procedures to update the storage enclos
87. t the switch gt sw local reset hardware forced Example 2 This example demonstrates locating the file 2 2 x x img in the VSM local directory and then flashing the firmware onto the switch 1 From the VSM CLI prompt enter the following command to locate the file on the local drive and flash the firmware onto the switch gt sw local flash file var tmp 2 2 x x img Then enter the following command to reset the switch gt sw local reset hardware forced Flashing switch firmware 79 Flashing storage enclosure firmware 80 To update firmware on an attached zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600 use the following command description NOTE Firmware must first be obtained from the HP website and saved to an FTP server or a local directory on the workstation with access to the switch Before updating firmware review system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents Before updating firmware issue the rescan command to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding Because firmware updates require a restart of the device update firmware only during a scheduled maintenance window Before updating firmware make sure that all server blades with access to the storage enclosure are powered off After updating firmware you must reset the device to activate the new firmware After updating firmware i
88. t zone groups To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select Zone Group and then click Create Zone Group Co HP Virtual SAS Manager Vew Stalus Alerts Note Changes made using thes command wil reman pending unti you comm them by cicting the Save Changes button E ee uae DK Dode Enge SGHEAIXBEF Be hP GSAS Ende Swtch 7 VEH Active amp Nole The setecton table keyboard and mouse control and legend can be found im the heb name Spon I I I I UUU Mis Zoe Groups Zonnguece C Orive Bay wm MP 3G SAS Bade Switch i VSU Passive 9 swten Fon BR Sere cence Bays HP 3G SAS Blade Switch 7 VSM Achen M 1 Proven save Gr p 2 trey p ctm p seme M sery 14 Froe Options for this task include Name Type a name to assign to the zone group must be unique up to 16 characters with no spaces Zoning Mode Select Switch Port 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 selected blue port The port status is automatically updated changing the color from blue to white Color Status White Selectable Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added to this zone group Blue Selected Selected in th
89. ted servers 6 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 7 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 go Power on each server and resume I O 9 Capture the configuration for safekeeping Strongly recommended Troubleshooting Part Ill VSM CLI Contents Ee UU EI NNMERO 59 Accessing the VSM T LE E 59 Command Syna PRETI EEE A E E EE 6l Example command asiosio aE E E E E 6l About the target Ale eegene gedd een Eat dut t IN RUN aD ute SENE Pared EE 61 About the command Voliable sdisoa pace edet o doc casia eR LEUR LERNEN te dE 62 About Ihe parameter E 63 Executing COMMONS cus cu aua E ME bep UE en claude nee ud Ld i ime e 64 Keyboard shortcuts and keyword obbrewiotions 64 Getting WE 65 The Se Ao EE 65 Th show CMAN E 65 B Feiere commer ergeet 68 Enabling or disabling multi initiator mode Seier edel 69 Creating a switch port zone E 70 Creating a d
90. ter lt option gt The following conventions apply to all VSM CLI command strings A basic command string includes identifying information about the target along with a command word and clarifying parameters if required or desired Commands are not case sensitive Some target names can be abbreviated 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 gt switch local network hostname XXX dhcp on gateway XXX XXX XXX XXX Target variable switch local Command variable network Required parameter host name XXX Optional parameter dhcp off on Optional parameter gateway XXX XXX XXX XXX About the target variable The target variable 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 Target syntax Supported parameters Device bladeenclosure a11 local cClass BladeSystem enclosure serialnumber serial number chassisname chassis name bladebay a11
91. this zone group Blue Selected Selected in this session or already a member of this zone group Gray Not Selectable Can not be selected NOTE 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 will now be available for configuration and use with the array configuration utility Modify task A Delete task 42 Use this task to delete an existing zone group 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 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 I O problems and the controller may send error messages to the system logs about an illegal drive movement To perform this task expand the display for the active switch in the navigation tree select a zone group and click Delete NOTE e To delete ALL zone groups use the Clear Configuration option For more information see Clear Configuration task page 35 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab Modify Zone Access task For each server device bay use this task to grant or remove access to a zone g
92. to the switch gt sw local se 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 lf 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 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 Part IV Support and other resources Contacting HP Before you contact HP Be sure to have the following information available before you call or contact HP e Technical support registration number if applicable e Product serial number e Product model name and number e Product identification number e Applicable error message e Add on boards or hardware e Third party hardware or software e Operating system type and revision level HP contact information For the name of the nearest HP authorized reseller e See the Contact HP worldwide in English website http welcome hp com country us en wwcontact html For HP technical support e Inthe United
93. ures connected to the now active switch 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 81 Resetting the switch or attached storage enclosures 82 To restart the switch or an attached zoned SAS storage enclosure such as the MDS600 use the following command description Syntax target reset hardware software forced Example 1 This example demonstrates restarting the switch gt sw local reset hardware Example 2 This example demonstrates restarting the VSM application on the switch required after updating switch network settings gt sw local reset software Example 3 This example demonstrates restarting storage enclosures connected to ports 3 and 4 of the switch in interconnect bay 7 gt sw local se portbox 73 1 74 1 reset hardware Example 4 This example demonstrates restarting all storage enclosures connected
94. w system requirements and other information in the firmware release notes device QuickSpecs and other user documents Before updating firmware refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is current Correct any issues before proceeding Because firmware updates require a restart of the device update firmware only during a scheduled maintenance window Before updating firmware make sure that all server blades with access to the storage enclosure are powered off This Update Storage Enclosure Firmware task is displayed only if the servers are offline After updating firmware you must reset the device to activate the new firmware After updating firmware refresh the VSM display to ensure displayed information is up to date After updating firmware be sure to check the status of the device for unexpected issues Correct any issues Tasks in the VSM Maintain tab Obtaining new firmware l 2 gt Procedures 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 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 noti

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