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1. To cable a 1x2 array configuration 1 Locate the Controller A and Controller B expansion ports at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 2 16 2 Locate the In and Out expansion ports at the A side and B side back of the expansion tray FIGURE 2 17 3 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller A expansion port and the A side In port on the expansion tray FIGURE 2 18 4 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller B expansion port and the B side In port on the expansion tray FIGURE 2 18 Cabling an Expansion Tray to Another Expansion Tray Each additional expansion tray is added to the preceding expansion tray by connecting SAS cables from the Out ports of the first tray to the In ports of the next tray FIGURE 2 19 illustrates a 1x3 storage array configuration consisting of one 50 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 controller tray and two expansion trays The cable connections on the B side are reversed the cable from the controller A expansion port goes to the In port of expansion tray 1 the cable from the controller B expansion port goes to the In port on expansion tray 2 for maximum redundancy This pattern continues for each additional tray you add Two more SAS cables are required for each additional tray FIGURE 2 19 1x3 Storage Array Configuration Cabling Expansion Tray 2 ER l fi Expansion Tray 1 Controller Tray
2. Taigets Target name dan 1992 OL combsh 1535 600000800029 Ada OCC 00016 25819 M Automatically restore this connection when the system beets O Eneble muti path rN Only select this option if SCS mut path softwere is dready installed on your computer Nams 1g 7992 01 com lsi 1535 6000b60003 10 Enable both the check boxes and click on the Advanced button in the pop up 120 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Target name 11 In the Advanced settings tab select local adapter as the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Advanced Settings ISCSI Initiator Properties Genesa IPSec Log On to Target x Connect by uung Local adapter Mictosolt SCSI Initiator tn 1992 01 com tse 1595 600 80080002F 9d 200000000046 255 9 Source IP 123 158 250 20 v Z Automatically restore this connection when the system boots Tage Pots MEE Enable multi path n A Only select this option f SCSI multi path software is already installed LI CRC Checksum on your computer 12 13 14 15 16 17 Date digest C Header digest For source IP enter the system IP where the initiator is running For target portal enter the IP address you have discovered in the previous step Click OK After this the status of the target should be shown as Connected Repeat Steps 7 to 14 for each target minimum one target per controller In the Common Array Management softwa
3. Name a Controller A Link Status 4 Type a Speed a MAC Address a IP Address a AN A Up iSCSI 100 Mbps 00 A0 B8 20 5B 41 192 168 130 101 AI A Down iSCSI Unknown 00 A0 B8 20 5B 43 192 168 131 101 BA B Down iSCSI Unknown 00 A0 B8 20 5A 51 192 168 130 102 B 2 B Down iSCSI Unknown 00 A0 B8 20 5A 53 192 168 131 102 114 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Port Details A 1 on Storage System OBE ST2510 Details IPv4 Configuration Details Name AA Controller A MAC Address 00 A0 B8 20 5B 41 Type iSCSI Speed 100 Mbps Maximum Speed 1 Gbps Link Status Up Listening Port 3260 Default port is 3260 otherwise specify in the range 49152 to 65535 Maximum Transmission Unit MTU 1500 Bytes Per Frame Default value is 1500 otherwise specify in the range 1501 to 9000 whic 2 Back to top IPv4 Configuration IP Address Use DHCP Configure Manually IP Address 192 168 1 30 101 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway oo 0 0 Enter values in the form XXX XXX XXX XXX Virtual LAN Support T Enable VLAN Support VLAN ID fo ID in the range 1 to 4096 Ethernet Priority 7 Enable Ethernet Priority Priority o Appendix C iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows 115 2 Configure the iSCSI initiator tool to be able to map the volume created on the storage array a Launch the iSCSI initiator tool from the control panel By default the installation
4. To cable a 1x3 array configuration for maximum redundancy 1 Locate the Controller A and Controller B expansion ports at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 2 16 Locate In and Out expansion ports at the A side and B side back of the expansion tray FIGURE 2 17 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller A expansion port and the A side expansion In port of expansion tray 1 FIGURE 2 19 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller B expansion Out port and the B side expansion In port of expansion tray 2 FIGURE 2 19 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 1 Out port and the A side expansion In port of expansion tray 2 FIGURE 2 19 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 51 6 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 2 B side Out port and the B side In port of expansion tray 1 FIGURE 2 19 Cabling a Third Drive Expansion Tray Each additional expansion tray is added to the preceding expansion tray by connecting two additional SAS cables from the Out ports of the preceding tray to the In ports of the next tray in the loop FIGURE 2 20 illustrates a 1x4 storage array configuration consisting of one controller tray and three expansion trays The cable connections on the B side are reversed the cable from the controller A expansion port goes to the In port of expansion tray 1 the cable from the controller B expansion port goes to the In port on expansion tray 3 for maximum redundancy FIGU
5. This appendix describes how to configure bootstrap protocol BOOTP services in a Sun Solaris and Microsoft Windows environment It contains the following sections m Before You Begin on page 139 m Setting Up a Solaris DHCP Server on page 140 m Setting Up a Windows 2000 Advanced Server on page 145 Dynamic IP addresses are assigned through dynamic host control protocol DHCP server BOOTP services Before You Begin You need each controller s media access control MAC address to configure the DHCP server The MAC address is located on the bar code label at the back of each controller Since there are two controller modules per controller tray you need two MAC addresses 139 Setting Up a Solaris DHCP Server The following procedure provides an example of how to set up a DHCP server with the BOOTP option for the Solaris 8 9 and 10 Operating Systems Your environment may require different steps 1 Modify the netmasks line of the etc nsswitch conf file as shown here netmasks nis NOTFOUND return files netmasks files nis NOTFOUND return 2 Start the DHCP wizard by issuing the following command at the command line usr sadm admin bin dhcpmgr amp The following window is displayed Be Choose Server Configuration 600 This server can be configured as either a DHCP server or a BOOTP relay Ifyou dont want to do either of these things press Cancel and this tool will exit Configure as DHCP
6. Use care to avoid injury A tray can weigh up to 55 pounds 25 kg 42 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 2 12 Positioning the Controller Tray in the Cabinet 2 Carefully slide the tray into the cabinet until the front mounting flanges on the tray touch the vertical face of the cabinet FIGURE 2 13 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 43 44 FIGURE 2 13 Controller Tray Installed i The tray has mounting flanges on both sides with three mounting holes in them The top and bottom holes are large enough to fit over the heads of the screws already in the cabinet rails used to mount the universal rails If the tray was shipped with end caps bezels clipped on the tray mounting flanges remove them before sliding the tray all the way in over the mounting screw heads To remove an end cap place your thumb on the lower front face of the cap and reach your forefinger underneath to the back bottom edge of the cap then pull the cap towards you and slightly upwards On the rear of the controller tray a flat metal tab on each side corner slides into a special mounting clip on the rear of each universal rail securing the back of the tray This eliminates the need for rear mounting screws to secure the tray For racks that might move or be shipped Sun recommends that you install M4 screws through the hole in the tab and into the co
7. 84 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 6 Accept the License Agreement and select the software version required for your operating system The data host software version you need depends on your operating system See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for the current data host software requirements There is a README file available on the download page with instructions for unpacking and installing the download file on your data host computer Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris To install data host software for operating systems other than Solaris see the following sections m About Data Host Software For Non Solaris Platforms on page 85 m Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software on page 86 Note To download software from the Sun Download Center you must register as a Sun customer The first time you click Download to download a software product click the Register Now link on the Login page complete the required fields and click Register About Data Host Software For Non Solaris Platforms The data host software for Red Hat Linux HP UX AIX and Windows platforms is Sun Redundant Dual Array Controller RDAC also known as MPP and is available from the Sun Download Center SDLC See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for a list of supported operating systems patches and HBAs Chapter 8 Data Host HB
8. Front Access Components of the Trays on page 5 LEDs on the Front of the Trays on page 6 Rear Access Components of the Trays on page 8 LEDs on the Rear of the Trays on page 16 Service Action LEDs on page 22 Disk Drives on page 23 LEDs on the Disk Drives on page 25 Array Management Software on page 26 Service Advisor and Customer Replaceable Units on page 27 Sun Storage lek 2500 Series Array Overview The Sun StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array and the Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray are a family of storage products that provide high capacity high reliability storage in a compact configuration The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array is a modular rack mountable controller tray It is scalable from a single controller tray configuration to a maximum configuration of one controller tray and three additional drive expansion trays This would create a storage array configuration with a total of 48 drives attached behind the controllers one controller tray and three drive expansion trays All four of the trays can be installed in the following cabinets m Sun Rack 900 1000 cabinet m Sun StorageTek Expansion cabinet m Any 19 inch wide 4 post EIA compatible rack or cabinet with a front to back depth between vertical cabinet rails of 61cm to 91cm 24 in to 36 in The cabinet can have threaded or un threaded cabinet rails The S
9. www snia org education dictionary agent The component of the system monitoring and diagnostic software that collects health and asset information about the array alarm A type of event that requires service action See also event alert A subtype of an event that requires user intervention The term actionable event often describes an alert See also event array Multiple disk drives that function as a single storage device A high availability HA array configuration has redundant controllers and expansion trays of disk drives array hot spare A disk that serves as a hot spare within an array as part of the storage pool a reserve disk that can be made available to all virtual disks within an array See also hot spare block The amount of data sent or received by the host per I O operation the size of a data unit 149 capacity The amount of storage you must allocate to storage elements including volumes pools and virtual disks Capacity planning should include allocations for volume snapshots and volume copies CLI Command line interface The SSCS command line interface is available from the remote CLI client or through an SSCS directory on the Solaris Operating System management software station controller tray A tray with an installed redundant RAID controller pair In a Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array 1x1 1x2 1x3 and 1x4 array types are available control path The route used for communicatio
10. 9 cache memory 9 book related documentation x submitting comments to Sun xi C cabinet 2 attaching rails to a standard 19 inch cabinet 33 attaching rails to a Sun Rack 900 1000 33 controller tray slot 32 installing a tray 42 preparing for tray installation 32 cabling 1x2 array configuration 50 1x3 array configuration 50 52 Ethernet ports directly to management host 57 Ethernet ports to a management LAN 56 Ethernet ports using a hub 56 I O module 15 intertray connections 47 power connections 47 to a 2510 59 to a ST2510 123 to a ST2530 63 to a ST2540 69 cache memory battery 9 ST2510 controller 13 ST2530 controller 12 ST2540 controller 10 CHAP authentication 98 comments submitting to Sun xi configuration naming convention 48 Configuration wizard for DHCP 140 configuring controller IP addressing 90 configuring DHCP IP addressing 90 configuring IP addressing using the controller serial port 91 configuring static IP addressing 91 connecting a terminal to a controller serial port 91 connecting power cables 47 connecting the management host 55 connectors 157 data host 10 I O module SAS 15 management host 9 SAS ST2510 13 SAS ST2530 12 SAS ST2540 10 contact tech support xi contents universal rail kit 30 controller configuring IP addressing 90 connecting a terminal to the serial port 91 connecting Ethernet ports to a management LAN 56 connecting Ethe
11. Host 2 HBA 1 3 HBA 2 4 Host Port 5 Controller A 6 Controller B FIGURE 5 3 shows an example of direct host connections from three data hosts each with dual HBAs 64 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 5 3 Direct Connections from Three Data Hosts with Dual HBAs dg 4 4 1 Host 2 HBA 1 3 HBA 2 4 Host Port 5 Controller A 6 Controller B Note For maximum hardware redundancy you must install a minimum of two HBAs in each host Dual port HBAs give you two paths into the storage array but do not ensure redundancy if the HBA fails Before you connect data hosts directly to the array check that the following prerequisites have been met m Interface cables are connected and between the HBAs and the array controllers a SAS cables 1 3 or 6 meters are available to connect the controller s host ports to the data host HBAs Each controller module on a controller tray has three SAS host ports FIGURE 5 4 Chapter 5 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array 65 FIGURE 5 4 SAS Data Host Ports on Back of Tray 1 SAS Host Port 1 2 SAS Host Port 2 Controller A Controller B 3 SAS Host Port 3 To Connect Data Hosts to a 2530 Array 1 Locate the host ports at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 5 4 2 Connect one end of the SAS cable to a host port on a controller module Host ports are
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13. gt gt Computer Management gt gt Services and Application gt gt DHCP 2 From the Action menu select New Scope The New Scope wizard is displayed 3 Enter the following information as prompted m Scope name and description m IP address range for example 192 168 0 170 to 192 168 0 171 a Subnet mask for example 255 255 255 0 a Add exclusions do not exclude any IP addresses m Lease duration accept the default of 8 days Router default gateway of your subnet for example 192 168 0 1 m Domain name WINS server these are not needed m Activate Scope select Yes I want to activate this scope now 4 Click Finish to exit the wizard The contents of the DHCP server are listed 5 Right click Scope ipaddress scope name and select Properties 6 In the Scope Properties box click the Advanced tab 7 Select BOOTP only set the lease duration to Unlimited and click OK 8 Right click Reservations The Controller A Properties box is displayed 9 Enter the IP address and the MAC address for Controller A Click Add The Controller B Properties box is displayed 10 Enter the IP address and the MAC address for Controller B Click Add The controllers are added to the right of the Reservations listing 11 Right click Scope ipaddress scope name to disable the scope 12 Click Yes to confirm disabling of the scope 146 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 13 Right
14. media Typical mirroring technologies enable the cloning of data sets to provide redundancy for a storage system multipathing A design for redundancy that provides at least two physical paths to a target out of band traffic System management traffic outside of the primary data path that uses an Ethernet network See also in band traffic PDU See power distribution unit PDU 153 pool See storage pool power distribution unit PDU The assembly that provides power management for the system The redundant design uses two PDUs in each system so that the system s data path continues to function if one of the PDUs fails profile See storage profile provisioning The process of allocation and assignment of storage to hosts RAID An acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks a family of techniques for managing multiple disks to deliver desirable cost data availability and performance characteristics to host environments Also a phrase adopted from the 1988 SIGMOD paper A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks remote monitoring Monitoring of the functions and performance of a hardware system from a location other than where the hardware resides remote scripting CLI client A command line interface CLI that enables you to manage the system from a remote management host The client communicates with the management software through a secure out of band interface HTTPS and provides the same control
15. on page 85 m Enabling Solaris Multipathing Software on page 86 m Next Steps on page 88 Data Host Software The data host software contains tools that manage the data path I O connections between the data host and the storage array This includes drivers and utilities that enable storage management hosts to connect to monitor and transfer data in a storage area network SAN Note Some management hosts can also be used as data hosts For information on configuring iSCSI and data hosts refer to Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array on page 97 81 HBAs and Drivers A Host Bus Adapter HBA enables communications between the host and the controller tray or other devices in between It also manages all data I O on your data host The specific HBAs you need depend on the host server platform operating system data transport SAS FC or iSCSI aka host interface and data transfer rates used in your storage area network HBAs must be ordered separately from Sun or their respective manufacturers Sun HBAs can be ordered from http www sun com storagetek networking The required versions of HBA drivers must be installed on the data host before you can set up a data host The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes lists the data host requirements for HBAs and drivers Get the release notes at http doc sun com app docs prod st2500 array hic Refer to the specific vendor HBA doc
16. several different configurations Each controller has one expansion port FIGURE 2 16 Controller A controls drive channel 1 through the A side modules Controller B controls drive channel 2 through the B side modules Each drive channel provides a separate path for data transfer from the controller tray to the expansion trays the two channels provide redundancy FIGURE 2 16 Expansion Ports on the Controller Tray SAS Expansion Ports to the Expansion Tray Each expansion tray has two SAS port connectors one marked with an up arrow and the other marked with a down arrow FIGURE 2 17 You use SAS cables to connect drive expansion trays to the controllers in the controller tray Chapter 2 Installing Trays 47 Note Perform all SAS connections from an Out down arrow port to an In up arrow port If the cable is connected to two connectors with the same arrows communication between the two drive trays will be lost FIGURE 2 17 Expansion Ports on a Drive Expansion Tray Se SS See TI deste a a s te C SEEE E E A E SI eee ee e 1 SAS Expansion In Port 2 SAS Expansion Out Port Array Configuration Naming Convention The configuration naming convention is controller trays x trays where the first number is the controller tray and the second is the sum of the controller tray and the number of drive expansion trays For example 1x1 is a standalone controller tray 1x2 is the controlle
17. two data paths from each host one to each controller FIGURE 6 5 FC Host Connectors on the 2540 Controller 1 Not used 2 FC data host port 1 3 FC data host port 2 FIGURE 6 6 Connecting the SFP and Fiber optic Cable to a 2540 Controller 1 FC host port 2 SFP is inserted into host port 3 Fiber optic cable is inserted into SFP To Connect Data Hosts Using Fibre Channel 1 Locate the host ports at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 6 5 72 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 2 Plug one SFP transceiver into a host port 3 Plug one end of the fiber optic cable into the SFP transceiver 4 Plug the other end of the fiber optic cable into one of the HBAs in the host direct topology or into a switch fabric topology 5 Repeat these steps for each host to controller connection Relocation Cautions Use the following guidelines when relocating trays or drives from one storage array to another Caution Potential data loss Moving a storage array or array components that are configured as part of a volume group can result in data loss To prevent data loss always consult a Customer Support representative before relocating configured drives controller trays or drive expansion trays Do not move controller trays or drive expansion trays that are part of a volume group configuration If you must move array components contact a Customer Support representati
18. 2010 Attaching the Ethernet Ports Directly to the Management Host With a Cross Over Cable Note This method would typically be used only to establish temporary IP connectivity between the management host and the controller s Ethernet ports To attach the Ethernet ports directly to the management host using cross over cables 1 Locate the Ethernet ports for Controller A and Controller B at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 3 1 2 Obtain and connect Ethernet cross over cables to the Ethernet port of each controller module 3 Connect the other end of each Ethernet cable directly to your management host Ethernet ports Next Steps Now You Are Ready To Connect The Data Host To Your Array As Described In Chapters 4 to 6 Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host 57 58 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 4 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array This chapter describes cabling data hosts to the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array using iSCSI It contains the following sections m Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array on page 59 m Next Steps on page 62 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array The Sun StorageTek 2510 Array is an Internet Small Computer System Interface iSCSI system that communicates with hosts over an Ethernet data path The hosts that initiate data need a NIC as noted in iSCSI Concepts on page 98 For initial iSCSI configur
19. 88 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 9 Configuring IP Addressing In order for there to be an out of band Ethernet connection between the local management host and the controller modules the management host and the controllers must have valid IP addresses This chapter describes how to configure IP addressing on the local management host and on the controller modules It contains the following sections m About IP Addressing on page 89 m Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules on page 90 About IP Addressing The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array is managed out of band by way of a standard Ethernet connection between the controller modules and your management host Perform the following procedures to ensure that the local management host and the controllers have valid IP addresses m Configure IP addresses for the controller modules see Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules on page 90 m Configure an IP address for the management host see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide 89 Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules You can configure two types of IP addressing for the Ethernet port of each controller m Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP IP addressing IP addresses for the Ethernet port are assigned dynamically from a DHCP server running bootstrap protocol BOOTP s
20. Array Data Host Connection Topologies 70 2540 Array Data Host Connections 73 To Connect Data Hosts Using Fibre Channel 74 Contents v Relocation Cautions 74 Next Steps 75 Powering On the Array 77 Before Powering On 77 Powering On the Storage Array 78 Powering Off the Array 79 Next Steps 80 Data Host HBAs and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays 81 Data Host Software 81 HBAs and Drivers 82 Multipathing 82 Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System 82 To Obtain Sun Solaris 9 Data Host Software 83 To Install the SAN 4 4 Data Host Software 84 To Obtain Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 84 Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 85 About Data Host Software For Non Solaris Platforms 85 Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software 86 Enabling Solaris Multipathing Software 86 Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris9 OS 87 Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10 OS 87 Next Steps 88 Configuring IP Addressing 89 About IP Addressing 89 Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules 90 Configuring Dynamic DHCP IP Addressing 90 Configuring Static IP Addressing 91 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses 91 To Connect a Terminal to the Serial Port 91 To Set Up the Terminal Emulation Program 92 To Establish a Connection With the Serial Port 93 To Configure the IP Addresses 94 Configur
21. Cabling Configurations Dual Controller The following figures demonstrate dual controller host cabling configurations m FIGURE D 5 Direct Topology One Host Connected to Each Controller on page 128 m FIGURE D 6 Mixed Topology Three Hosts Connected Through a Switch or Connected Directly on page 129 FIGURE D 5 Direct Topology One Host Connected to Each Controller 7410001 128 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE D 6 Mixed Topology Three Hosts Connected Through a Switch or Connected Directly 74104 01 Appendix D Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies 129 130 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX E Using DC Power This appendix describes using the DC Power Source option for the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Arrays in the following sections m DC Power Overview on page 131 m Installation Notes for DC Power on page 133 DC Power Overview The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Arrays can be ordered with a DC power connection and connector cables Caution A qualified service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines A two pole 20 amp circuit breaker is required between the DC power source and the trays for over current and short circuit protection Before turning off any power swi
22. Guide There are three ways to establish a connection between the management host and Ethernet port 1 of a controller module m Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host on page 56 m Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub on page 56 m Attaching the Ethernet Ports Directly to the Management Host With a Cross Over Cable on page 57 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host To attach the Ethernet ports to the local area network LAN of the management host 1 Locate the Ethernet port for Controller A and Controller B at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 3 1 2 Connect Ethernet cables to the Ethernet ports of each controller 3 Connect the other end of each Ethernet cable to the LAN on which your management host resides preferably on the same subnet Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub To attach the Ethernet ports and the management port Ethernet interface to an Ethernet hub on a private subnet 1 Locate Ethernet ports on Controller A and Controller B at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 3 1 2 Connect Ethernet cables to the Ethernet ports of each controller module 3 Connect the other end of each Ethernet cable to an Ethernet hub 4 Connect an Ethernet port on the management host to the Ethernet hub 56 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May
23. Left Front Cabinet Rail lt 2 Insert the 8 32 screws through the center holes in each RU of the rack into the top and bottom holes in the Universal rail FIGURE 2 3FIGURE 2 3 These screws pass through the cabinet rail holes and screw into threaded holes in the Universal rail 34 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 2 3 Securing the Left Rail to the Front of the Cabinet 3 Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 for the right rail 4 At the back of the cabinet adjust the length of the left rail as needed to fit the cabinet and position the rail flange behind the face of the cabinet rail FIGURE 2 4 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 35 FIGURE 2 4 Adjusting the Length of the Left Rail at the Back of the Cabinet 5 Align the rail flange so that the top and bottom mounting holes match the center holes in the RUs corresponding to those used on the front of the cabinet 36 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 6 Insert the 8 32 screws through the center holes of the rack into the top and bottom mounting holes on the universal rail FIGURE 2 5 FIGURE 2 5 Securing the Left Rail to the Back of the Cabinet 7 Repeat Step 4 Step 5 and Step 6 for the right rail Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard 19 Inch Cabinet With Un thread
24. NIC is used in networking contexts such as Ethernet and token ring See also initiator host group A group of hosts with common storage characteristics that can be mapped to volumes See also host hot spare The drive used by a controller to replace a failed disk See also array hot spare in band traffic System management traffic that uses the data path between a host and a storage device See also out of band traffic initiator A system component that initiates an I O operation over a Fibre Channel FC or iSCSI Ethernet network If so configured each host connection within the network has the ability to initiate transactions with the storage array Each host in the network represents a separate initiator so if a host is connected to the system through two host bus adapters HBAs or NICs the system identifies two different initiators similar to multi homed Ethernet based hosts In contrast when multipathing is used in round robin mode multiple HBAs or NICs are grouped together and the multipathing software identifies the group as a single initiator IOPS A measure of transaction speed representing the number of input and output transactions per second iSCSI iSCSI is an acronym for internet SCSI Small Computer System Interface This storage networking standard transports block level data and SCSI commands as IP packets over Ethernet as described in RFC 3720 LAN Local area network 152 Sun StorageTek 2500 S
25. Off Service action required a fault condition exists and the disk drive is On solid On solid offline Array Management Software The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array is managed by the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software The Common Array Manager provides web browser based management and configuration from an external management host data host software that controls the data path between the data host and the array and a remote command line interface CLI client that provides the same control and monitoring capability as the web browser and is scriptable for running frequently performed tasks The Common Array Manager software includes Service Advisor an online reference full of hardware and software configuration and troubleshooting information and procedures For information about installing the Common Array Manager software and configuring and managing the array see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide Chapter 1 Tray Overviews 25 Service Advisor and Customer Replaceable Units The majority of replaceable units are designed to be replaceable by customers To see a list of the hardware components that can be replaced at the customer site refer to Service Advisor in the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software The Service Advisor also provides information and procedures for replacing array components Note The replaceable components inside your controll
26. Session Configuring an Internet Storage Name Service iSNS m Enabling and Disabling ICMP Ping Responses m Ending an iSCSI Session m Viewing iSCSI Performance Statistics Page help in the online help includes m iSCSI Ethernet MAC Performance Page Appendix A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 105 m iSCSI Ethernet TCP IP Performance Page m iSCSI Session Details Page m iSCSI Ethernet MAC Performance Page m iSCSI Ethernet TCP IP Performance Page m iSCSI Session Details Page m iSCSI Session Summary Page m iSCSI Target Details Page Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session In a secure environment authentication is not required because only trusted initiators can access the targets In a less secure environment the target cannot determine if a connection request is truly from a given host In that case the target can authenticate an initiator by using the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP CHAP authentication uses the notion of a challenge and response which means that the target challenges the initiator to prove its identity For the challenge response method to work the target must know the initiator s secret key and the initiator must be set up to respond to a challenge You can configure mutual authentication for an iSCSI session so that both the iSCSI initiator and iSCSI target use a CHAP secret For security purposes Sun Microsystems recommends that the initiator a
27. a gateway 94 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Press to clear the field Press to return to the previous field Press lt ENTER gt and then D to quit Keep Changes Current Configuration New Configuration IP Address ifl 192 168 128 101 IP address Subnet Mask ifl 255 255 255 0 lt ENTER gt Gateway IP Address if1 lt ENTER gt 4 When prompted confirm the specified IP addressing The Service Interface menu is redisplayed 5 Select option 1 Display IP Configuration to confirm the IP address changes Service Interface Main Menu Display IP Configuration Change IP Configuration Reset Storage Array SYMbol Password Quit Menu Enter Selection 1 The IP address configuration of the Ethernet port is displayed and the Service Interface menu displays again 6 Press Q to quit the Service Interface menu 7 Switch the serial cable to the serial port on the other controller and repeat these steps to set the IP address on that controller as well 8 Power cycle the controllers off and on again to reset them with the new IP address When you have completed the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on both controllers and power cycled them see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide for instructions on registering and configuring the storage array Chapter 9 Configuring IP Addressing 95 96 Sun StorageTek
28. accessing from Sun xi related x downloading data host software for a non Solaris host 86 drive expansion tray front access components 5 I O module 14 LEDs on the front 6 overview 2 rear access components 8 9 SAS connectors 15 E emulation setting up a terminal 92 enabling multipathing software 86 end caps removing 44 replacing 46 158 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 establishing communication between a terminal and a controller serial port 93 Ethernet connection controller trays 9 Ethernet ports connecting directly to management host 57 connecting to a management LAN 56 connecting using a hub 56 expansion tray ship kit contents 32 F fabric topology 60 fans power fan assembly 14 fault LED 22 Fibre Channel ST2540 controller tray 10 firmware 9 front access tray components 5 H host cabling to a 2510 59 123 cabling to a 2530 63 cabling to a 2540 69 connecting for management 55 setting up a data host 82 hot swap controller CRUs 9 I O module 14 I I O module cabling 15 ST2501 drive expansion tray 14 initiator 98 installation process 4 installing a tray in a cabinet 42 installing data host for a non Solaris host 86 installing data host software for a non Solaris host 86 installing data host software for non Solaris host 83 85 intertray cabling 47 1x2 configuration 50 1x3 configuration 50 52 IP addressing about 89
29. an expansion tray you use when you attach cables between a controller tray and the drive expansion tray Cable labels are useful if you need to disconnect cables to service a controller Attach a label to each end of the cable Use this design to create labels for drive cables m Controller ID for example Controller A m Drive expansion tray ID for example Tray A m Expansion port ID for example In or Out m I O module ID Chapter 2 Installing Trays 53 Example Label Abbreviation In this example the storage configuration has the following characteristics m Drive channel 1 m Controller A drive channel 1 m IO module 1 m Expansion Tray A Left Out port left I O module out port Using this design the label includes the following information CtA Dch1 Dm1 Tray_A left Out Single Controller Configurations This configuration has a single controller and a single back end channel By definition there is a single path connection to the data host and no redundancy is available There can be drive expansion trays on the single back end channel The cabling is the same as the cabling on a single channel of an ordinary array such as that shown on the A side in FIGURE 2 18 CRU removal and replacement procedures in a single controller configuration are the same as those for a dual controller configuration with a failed controller with the exception of the service procedures targeted at the failed controller These proc
30. for the server click Yes The Add Address to Network wizard is displayed 5 Enter the following information m Number of IP addresses m Name of managing server a Starting IP address a Configuration macro to be used for configuring the clients m Lease type Your summary page should look similar to the following example Appendix F Configuring a DHCP Server 141 Add Addresses to Network 10 4 30 0 Steps 1 Specify the number of IP Is the following information correct If not you can change entries by going back to the corresponding wizard step addresses 2 Select the server and starting IP address 3 Confirm the IP address list Number of IP Addresses 2 Comment Managed by Server nsvr 359 Configuration Macro 10 4 30 0 Addresses are Unusable No 4 Enter client configuration information 5 Select the lease type Lease Type Permanent 6 Review IP Addresses To Be Added IP Address Client Name 6 Verify your configuration information and click Finish The DHCP Manager displays the following DHCP Manager File Edit View Service Help Network ClientName Status Expires Client ID 10 4 30 0 nenc 388 Permanent nsvr 359 nenc 388b Permanent insvr 359 10 4 30 0 00 7 In the Address Properties window do the following a In each Client ID field enter 01 followed by the MAC address that is printed on the back of the controller For example 0100A0E
31. numbered from left to right host port 1 host port 2 and host port 3 3 Connect the other end of each SAS cable to a data host HBA 4 Repeat these steps for each host to controller connection Relocation Cautions Use the following guidelines when relocating trays or drives from one storage array to another Caution Potential data loss Moving a storage array or array components that are configured as part of a volume group can result in data loss To prevent data loss always consult a Customer Support representative before relocating configured drives controller trays or drive expansion trays Do not move controller trays or drive expansion trays that are part of a volume group configuration If you must move array components contact a Customer Support representative for procedures A Customer Support representative might direct you to complete several tasks prior to undertaking the relocation These tasks might include 66 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 m Creating saving and printing an array profile of each storage array that is affected by the relocation of a drive or tray m Performing a complete backup of all data on the drives that you intend to move m Verifying that the volume group and each of its associated volumes on the affected storage array have an Optimal status m Determining the location and status of any global hot spares associated with the affected s
32. offerings Appendix A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 99 Preparing for iSCSI and Installing Hardware This section details the steps to prepare for iSCSI and complete the hardware installation before beginning configuration TABLE A 1 Step 1 Identify the required OS iSCSI software packages and patches 2 Select a topology and if a network topology provide a suitable Ethernet network iSCSI Preparation and Hardware Steps For more Information refer to OS documentation Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes 6 1 or higher Download from http docs sun com app docs coll st2500arrays Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array on page 59 3 Set up the storage array trays cabling and networking as noted in earlier chapters Installing Trays on page 29 Connecting the Management Host on page 55 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array on page 59 4 Power on the storage array 5 If needed change the array management default IP addresses using the serial port interface Powering On the Array on page 77 Configuring IP Addressing on page 89 6 Install the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software 7 In the software register the storage array and perform the basic administration setup Note for storage array configuration use the iSCSi steps that follow 100 Refer to Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Softwar
33. places the shortcut to the iSCSI initiator applet on the desktop b Note the ION iSCSI Qualified Name of the iSCSI initiator iSCSI Initiator Properties General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound Volumes Devices The iSCSI protocol uses the following information to uniquely identify this initiator and authenticate targets Initiator Node Name ign 1991 05 com microsoft parash india sun com To rename the initiator node click Change To authenticate targets using CHAP click Secret to specify a CHAP secret To configure IPSec Tunnel Mode addresses click Tunnel 3 In the CAM software create the initiator with the ION of the data host Refer to Adding Initiator Information on page 104 for details 116 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 4 In the iSCSI initiator tool go to the Discovery tab In the Target Portals section add the IP address of one of the iSCSI ports on your storage array for the target discovery iSCSI Initiator Properties General Discovery Targets Persistent Targets Bound ValumexDecer Target Portals Addiess Port Adapter IP Adc Add Target Portal Type Wie TP akh ess u DNG name ced subel rumble uf Lie piskal yuri want to add Click Advanced to elect spedfic settings for the decovery session to the portal IP alde u DG aie 10 3 33 lo6 5 Note that the Link status of the port you are adding should
34. rail mounting flange FIGURE 2 9 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 39 FIGURE 2 9 Securing the Rail to the Front left of the Cabinet te 4 Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 on the corresponding cabinet rail at the back of the cabinet FIGURE 2 10 Mounting the rail on the back of the cabinet is the same as mounting it to the front after you extend the rail the necessary length to reach the rear cabinet rail 40 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 FIGURE 2 10 Adjusting the Length of the Rail at the Back of the Cabinet S 5 Insert and tighten two 8 32 screws through the top and bottom holes in the adapter plate back cabinet rail and universal rail mounting flange FIGURE 2 11 The screws passes through the unthreaded holes of the adapter plate and cabinet rail mounting rail and screw into the threaded holes of the rail mounting flange Chapter 2 Installing Trays 41 FIGURE 2 11 Securing the Rail to the Back of the Cabinet 6 Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to install the right rail Installing a Tray in a Cabinet Install the controller tray in the first empty 2RU slot at the bottom of the cabinet If you are installing expansion trays continue installing the trays from the bottom up 1 Using two people one at each side of the tray carefully lift and rest the tray on the bottom ledge of the left and right rails FIGURE 2 12 1 Caution
35. set DHCP 2 From the data host a List and note the ION of each initiator iscsiadm list initiator node Initiator node name igqn 1986 03 com sun 01 0003babc0401 46 806dd Initiator node alias b Enable the discovery method of the targets as static iscsiadm modify discovery static enable c Ping the target ports IP addresses to confirm they can be reached ping ip_address ping 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 1 is alive d Discover the targets one port for each controller from the iSCSI initiator using the isciadm command and the IP addresses of the ports iscsiadm add discovery address 192 168 1 1 3260 iscsiadm add discovery address 192 168 2 1 3260 110 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 e Verify that discovered targets are listed on the data host iscsiadm list discovery address Discovery Address 192 168 1 1 3260 f List the IONs of the targets using the iscsiadm command and the IP addresses you noted on the Port Summary page gt iscsiadm list discovery address v 192 168 1 1 Discovery Address 192 168 1 1 3260 Target name ign 1986 03 com sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b Target address 192 168 1 1 3260 1 Target name ign 1986 03 com sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b Target address 192 168 1 2 3260 1 Target name ign 1986 03 com sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b Target address 192 168 2 1 3260 2 Target name ign 1986 03 co
36. spares to cover any disk drive failure Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 FIGURE 1 15 Disk Drives The physical locations of the disk drives are numbered 1 through 12 from left to right and from top to bottom The right end cap has numbers on the side showing the numbers of the adjacent drives The Service Advisor feature of the Common Array Manager software automatically detects a disk drive s tray ID and slot designation Chapter1 Tray Overviews 23 LEDs on the Disk Drives FIGURE 1 16 Locations of the Disk Drive LEDs TABLE 1 7 Descriptions of the Disk Drive LEDs Location LED Color General Behavior Service Action Blue On The disk drive can be removed from the tray 1 Allowed Off The disk drive cannot be removed from the tray 5 Fault Amber On The disk drive has a problem Off Normal condition Power Green Off The power is turned off On The power is on and the disk drive is operating 3 normally On and blinking 0 5 s on 0 5 s off Disk drive TVO activity is taking place 24 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 TABLE 1 8 Disk Drive States Represented by the LEDs Dis Drive State een tee Rao Power is not applied Off Off Normal operation power is turned on no disk drive I O activity is On solid Off occurring Normal operation disk drive I O activity is occurring On blinking
37. successful installation perform the tasks in the order in which they are presented Before you begin to install the array do the following m Read the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for any late breaking information related to the installation of the array m Prepare the site as described in these books m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide has information about the physical dimensions of the trays as well as the service clearance and the power requirements of the cabinet This document should be used to prepare your site layout prior to the installation TABLE 1 1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Checklist Step Installation Task Where to Find Procedure 1 Review the hardware overview in this chapter 2 Unpack the cabinet and move it Unpacking guide attached to the outside of the into position shipping carton 3 Install and secure the cabinet e Sun StorageTek Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual e Sun Rack Installation Guide 4 Unpack the rackmounting kit and Preparing the Universal Rail Kit on page 30 check its contents 5 Unpack the tray box and check its Preparing the Tray on page 31 contents 6 Prepare the cabinet for installation Preparing the Cabinet on page 32 7 Attach the rails to the
38. the rear of the tray near the serial port The tray ID numbers are set by the trays themselves on first power on However you can change the setting through the Common Array Manager software The tray ID numbers on both of the controllers in one controller tray are identical under optimal operating conditions Sun StorageTek 2540 Array This Fibre Channel FC controller tray provides the following capabilities m Two Fibre Channel data host ports per controller with 1 2 or 4 Gb s data host connection speed m One drive expansion tray Serial Attached SCSI SAS port with 3 Gb s drive expansion tray connection speed m 512 MB or 1 GB mirrored cache m Maximum connection of 48 disk drives one controller tray and three drive expansion trays When fiber optic cables are used to connect to the data host a Small Form factor Pluggable SFP transceiver is required to make the connection FIGURE 1 6 Sun StorageTek 2540 Array Ports _ Drive Expansion Tray Port SAS O JO Out Ethernet Management Host Port Fibre Channel Data Host Ports RS 232 Port Serial Port Not Used oR WN o 0 000 i Lo of O_o 0 0 5 DI 78022 01 10 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 SFP Transceivers You can connect the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array to either copper host interface cables or fiber optic host interface cables If you
39. to power on When the power on sequence is complete the LEDs are steady green Wait until all the disk drive indicator lights on the expansion trays are steady green before proceeding to the next step 4 Press each power switch at the back of the controller tray to the On position 5 Check the status of each tray After the power on sequence is complete confirm the following m The green OK Power LEDs on each drive in the tray are steady on 78 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 m The green OK Power LED on the tray is steady on If all tray and drive OK Power LEDs are steady green and the amber Service Required LEDs are off the power on sequence is complete and no faults have been detected Powering Off the Array The array rarely needs to be powered off You remove power only when you plan to physically move the storage array to another location or are adding additional trays to a controller tray To power off the storage array do the following 1 Stop all I O from the hosts if connected to the storage array 2 Wait approximately 2 minutes until all disk drive LEDs have stopped flashing Note If Disk Scrubbing is enabled the disk drive LEDs will continue to flash after the 2 minute period has elapsed By waiting the 2 minute period you ensure that the data residing in cache has been written to disk The LED flash rate during disk scrubbing slow periodic blink is differe
40. 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array This appendix describes initial configuration of iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array It contains the following sections m Configuring iSCSI Overview on page 97 m iSCSI Concepts on page 98 m Configuring iSCSI Detailed on page 99 m Preparing for iSCSI and Installing Hardware on page 100 m Configuring iSCSI Tasks on page 101 m Configuring Other iSCSI Features on page 105 Configuring iSCSI Overview The following overview lists the major steps to configure the data host and target storage after setting up the array and installing the management software For the full procedure go to Configuring iSCSI Detailed on page 99 1 Configure an iSCSI port for each controller on the storage array 2 On the data host a Note its iSCSI Qualified Name IQN of the host b Configure static discovery of the target ports 3 In the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software a Configure an initiator with the data host ION 97 98 b Create a volume c Map the volume to the initiator through the host or host group On the data host a Link the initiator and target volume if needed b Verify that you see the created volume Use system administration commands in the OS to mount read write to the volume iSCSI Concepts Configuring iSCSI requ
41. 80F924C b Toward the bottom of the window select Assign only to BOOTP clients 142 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 c Click OK The DHCP manager updates the status and client ID as shown in the following example nenc 388_ B00tp__ ner259 104300 nenc 3886 Bootp nswra59 104300 0100A0880F924C 8 Go to Modify Service Options and do the following a Select Detect Duplicate IP addresses b Under BOOTP Compatibility select Automatic c Select Restart Server as shown in the following example Appendix F Configuring a DHCP Server 143 d Click OK After the configuration process has finished the DHCP server provides BOOTP services to the MAC address you entered for each controller 9 To verify that the BOOTP service is running go to Service gt gt Restart 10 After you power on the storage array ping the address If the ping responds with alive the DHCP server BOOTP operation was successful 144 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Setting Up a Windows 2000 Advanced Server Before you begin make sure the following requirements are met m Windows 2000 server and the storage array are both on the same subnet m IP addresses that are assigned to the controllers do not conflict m The array is in BOOTP IP addressing mode the default setting for a new array m The Windows 2000 Ser
42. As and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays 85 Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software 1 To download the latest version of Sun RDAC software support for Windows and Linux multipathing go to http www sun com download index jsp and select Hardware Drivers gt gt Storage 2 Select the link for the RDAC driver for the Operating System you have An RDAC Driver download page is displayed 3 Click Download 4 Log in using your SDLC user name and password 5 Read and accept the license agreement 6 Select the link for the data host platform that you want to install 7 Save the install package to a temporary directory 8 Uncompress and untar the install package 9 When the download is finished log out of the SDLC A readme file is provided as part of the installation package To install the software refer to the readme file for platform specific instructions Enabling Solaris Multipathing Software Sun StorageTek SAN Foundation software includes the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager multipathing software The procedure you use to enable multipathing software depends on the version of Solaris OS running on the host m Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 9 OS on page 87 m Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10 OS on page 87 For information on configuring iSCSI refer to Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array on page 97 86 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hard
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44. In port Up arrow on an expansion tray I O module The SAS cable from an I O module on expansion tray 1 to a corresponding I O module on expansion tray 2 connects from the Out port on expansion tray 1 to the corresponding In port on expansion tray 2 This pattern repeats for each additional drive expansion tray on a channel See FIGURE 2 20 for an illustration of this reverse cabling pattern m To connect cables for maximum redundancy controller B must be cabled to the expansion tray B side I O modules in the opposite order as the expansion tray A side I O modules That means the last I O module in the A side chain from controller A must be the first I O module in the B side chain from controller B See FIGURE 2 20 for an illustration of cabling for maximum tray level redundancy a On all SAS cables affix a label to each end of the cable See Tray Interconnect Cable Labeling on page 53 for labeling tips Chapter 2 Installing Trays 49 Cabling an Expansion Tray to a Controller Tray A Controller tray has two expansion ports one on Controller A and one on Controller B To connect a drive expansion tray connect an SAS cable from each expansion port on the controller to each In port on the expansion tray FIGURE 2 18 shows a 1x2 array configuration consisting of one controller tray and one drive expansion tray Two SAS cables are required FIGURE 2 18 1x2 Array Configuration Cabling Example Expansion Tray Controller Tray
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46. RE 2 20 1x4 Storage Array Configuration Cabling Expansion Tray 3 Expansion Tray 2 Expansion Tray 1 Controller Tray 52 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 To cable a 1x4 array configuration for maximum redundancy 1 Locate the Controller A and Controller B expansion ports at the back of the controller tray FIGURE 2 16 2 Locate In and Out expansion ports at the A side and B side back of the expansion tray FIGURE 2 17 3 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller A expansion port and the A side expansion In port of expansion tray 1 FIGURE 2 20 4 Connect one SAS cable between the Controller B expansion Out port and the B side expansion In port of expansion tray 3 FIGURE 2 20 5 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 1 Out port and the A side expansion In port of expansion tray 2 FIGURE 2 20 6 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 2 Out port and the A side expansion In port of expansion tray 3 FIGURE 2 20 7 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 3 B side Out port and the B side In port of expansion tray 2 FIGURE 2 20 8 Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 2 B side Out port and the B side In port of expansion tray 1 FIGURE 2 20 Tray Interconnect Cable Labeling Labels for the drive side interface cables identify which controller ports and which I O module ports in
47. URE AUTORISEE PAR LA LOI APPLICABLE Y COMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON SA Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Before You Begin ix Tray Overviews 1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Overview 2 Installation Tasks Checklist 4 Front Access Components of the Trays 5 LEDs on the Front of the Trays 6 Rear Access Components of the Trays 8 Controllers 9 Sun StorageTek 2540 Array 10 SFP Transceivers 11 Sun StorageTek 2530 Array 12 Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 13 Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power Fan Assembly 14 Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray 14 Expansion Tray IOM 14 Drive Expansion Tray IOM Ports 15 LEDs on the Rear of the Trays 16 Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 and Sun StorageTek 2510 Arrays 16 Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array 18 Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power Fan Assembly LEDs 20 IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray 21 Service Action LEDs 22 Disk Drives 23 LEDs on the Disk Drives 25 Array Management Software 26 Service Advisor and Customer Replaceable Units 27 2 Installing Trays 29 Preparing for the Installation 30 Preparing the Universal Rail Kit 30 Unpacking the Universal Rail Kit 30 Loosening the Rail Adjustment Screws 30 Preparing the Tray 31 Preparing the Cabinet 32 Planning the Order of the Tray Installation 32 Attaching the Rails
48. amage the equipment To avoid damage use proper antistatic protection before handling any components 29 Preparing for the Installation Use the following procedures to prepare for installation m Preparing the Universal Rail Kit on page 30 m Preparing the Tray on page 31 m Preparing the Cabinet on page 32 m Planning the Order of the Tray Installation on page 32 Preparing the Universal Rail Kit Use the universal rail kit ordered separately to mount the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array trays in any of the following cabinets m Any standard Sun cabinet such as the Sun Rack 900 1000 cabinet m Any 19 inch wide 4 post EIA compatible rack or cabinet with a front to back depth between vertical cabinet rails of 24 36 inches with threaded or un threaded cabinet rails m The Sun StorageTek Expansion cabinet Unpacking the Universal Rail Kit Unpack the universal rail kit and check the contents The universal rail kit part number 594 2489 02 comes with pre assembled rails and contains the following items m Left rail assembly m Right rail assembly m 10 8 32x3 8 pinhead screws with lock washers m 4 M4 flathead screws m 4 cabinet rail adapter plates used for un threaded cabinet rails only Loosening the Rail Adjustment Screws To loosen the adjustment screws on the left and right rails Use a flathead screwdriver to loosen the two rail adjustment screws on each rail to allow adjustment of
49. and monitoring capability as the browser interface The client must be installed on a host that has network access to the system SAN See storage area network SAN site LAN The local area network at your site When the system is connected to your LAN the system can be managed through a browser from any host on the LAN 154 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 snapshot An copy of a volume s data at a specific point in time SSCS Sun Storage Command System The command line interface CLI that can be used to manage the array storage area network SAN An architecture in which the storage elements are connected to each other and to a server that is the access point for all systems that use the SAN to store data storage domain A secure container that holds a subset of the system s total storage resources Multiple storage domains can be created to securely partition the system s total set of storage resources This enables you to organize multiple departments or applications into a single storage management infrastructure storage pool A container that groups physical disk capacity abstracted as virtual disks in the browser interface into a logical pool of available storage capacity A storage pool s characteristics are defined by a storage profile You can create multiple storage pools to segregate storage capacity for use in various types of applications for example high throug
50. arget ports minimum one for each controller from the initiator D List and verify the discovered static targets and their iSCSI Qualified Name ION OS Documentation iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris on page 109 iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows on page 113 Appendix A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 101 TABLE A 2 iSCSI Configuration Steps Continued Step For more Information refer to 3 In the Common Array Manager software Adding Initiator Information on A Run the Create New Initiator wizard and add the ION of the initiator page 104 as the unique identifier Refer to the Sun StorageTek Common B Add each initiator to a host or host group Array Manager Installation Guide or C Create the volumes D Map each initiator to a volume using the host or host group online help for the configuration of volumes hosts and mappings 4 On the data host OS Documentation A If needed create a device link Example for Solaris devfsadm i iSCSI Configuration Example iscsi Using Solaris on page 109 B Verify that you can see the created volume iSCSI Configuration Example C Optional create and mount the file system Using Windows on page 113 Identifying the Target Port IP Address Step 1 requires you to identify the target ports IP address minimum one for each controller on the Port Summary page noted below Port Summary on Storage System d
51. as two SAS expansion ports One port shows an up arrow and the other port shows a down arrow FIGURE 1 10 SAS Ports on the Expansion Tray IOM 1 SAS Port Up Arrow o o ooo ofo 2 SAS Port Down Arrow 3 Serial Port 78022 15 When connecting the SAS cable from an IOM in one drive expansion tray to an IOM in another drive expansion tray connect from a port with a down arrow to a port with an up arrow Note If the cable is plugged into two ports with arrows of the same direction communication between the two drive expansion trays is lost Chapter1 Tray Overviews 15 LEDs on the Rear of the Trays Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 and Sun StorageTek 2510 Arrays FIGURE 1 11 Locations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 and 2510 Arrays He AH H 78022 02 TABLE 1 3 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the 2540 and 2510 Arrays Location LED Color On Off 1 Link Fault Amber At least one link has an error or Normal condition an incompatible connection has been made 2 Drive Link Green At least one link is active At least one link has an error 3 Battery Fault Amber Indicates a fault within the Normal condition battery backup unit 4 Cache Active Green Steady green indicates that data Indicates that all data has been is in the cache written to the disk and the cache is empty 5 Service Action Blue The control
52. ate and mount a file system 112 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 APPENDIX C iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows This appendix shows an example of configuring iSCSI on a Windows data host Windows 2003 Server is the recommended platform in the following sections To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration on page 113 To Configure iSCSI on Windows on page 114 To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration 1 Download the latest iSCSI initiator tool from Microsoft http www microsoft com downloads details aspx FamilyID 12cb3c1a 15d6 4585 b385 befd1319f825 amp DisplayLang en Click the downloaded exe file to launch the install wizard Follow the instructions in the wizard until you click Finish on the last screen This installs the Microsoft iSCSI initiator Verify that you see the iSCSI initiator tool in the Control Panel Start gt gt Control Panel Install the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software on the management host and register the target array Follow the instruction in the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Installation Guide 113 To Configure iSCSI on Windows 1 Review the port settings in the Common Array Manager software and change the IP addresses if necessary The IP address are on the Port Summary page The addresses can be changed or set to DHCP on the Port Details Page Port Summary on Storage System OBE ST2510
53. ation information go to Appendix C Note For maximum hardware redundancy each host must have a minimum of two Ethernet NICs for dual paths Dual port NICs give you two paths into the storage array but do not ensure redundancy if the NIC fails Single controller and single path configurations are supported but are not recommended As shown in FIGURE 4 1 each 2510 controller has two Ethernet host ports for data path transmission with the hosts 59 FIGURE 4 1 Ethernet Host Ports on the Controllers Hosts NIC 1 NIC 2 Host Port 1 Host Port 2 Controller A Controller B NOohWDND 1 Not used 2 Ethernet Host Port coco The most common topologies to connect from the host to the controllers are m Direct topology Connecting directly from the hosts to the controllers m Network topology Connecting from the hosts to the controllers through a switch or other network components Also called a fabric or switched topology Alternate topologies such as single controller configurations and mixed configurations are described in Appendix D FIGURE 4 2 Direct Topology Two Hosts Connected to Each Controller 74101 01 60 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 on eS FIGURE 4 3 Network Topology Two Hosts Connected to the Controllers Through a Switch Hosts NIC 1 NIC 2 Host Port 1 Ho
54. ations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array H IR DIA 78022 18 Chapter 1 Tray Overviews 17 TABLE 1 4 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array Location LED Color On Off 1 Link Fault Amber At least one link has an error or Normal condition an incompatible connection has been made 2 Link Green At least one link is active All links have failed Battery Fault Amber Indicates a fault within the Normal condition battery backup unit 4 Cache Active Green Steady green indicates that data Indicates that all data has been is in the cache written to the disk and the cache is empty 5 Service Action Blue The controller can be removed The controller cannot be Allowed from the controller tray removed from the controller tray 6 Service Action Amber Indicates a fault within the Normal condition Required Fault controller 7 Power Green Tray is powered on Tray is not powered on Ethernet Link Green The connection is active The connection is not active 9 Ethernet Green 100BASE TX connection is The 100BASE TX connection is 100BASE TX active not active Note The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays use 4x wide port SAS connectors Connections less than 4x wide will generate a link 18 fault Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Controller Tray and Drive E
55. ay 4 Service Action Amber A fault exists within the IOM Normal condition Required Fault 5 Power Green The IOM tray is powered on The IOM is not powered on Note The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays use 4x wide port SAS connectors Connections less than 4x wide will generate a link fault 20 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Service Action LEDs Each controller power fan assembly IOM and disk drive has a Service Action Allowed LED The Service Action Allowed LED indicates when you can remove a component safely See LEDs on the Rear of the Trays on page 16 for the locations and descriptions of the Service Action Allowed LEDs on a controller tray and a drive expansion tray and see LEDs on the Disk Drives on page 25 for disk drive Service Allowed LEDs Caution Potential loss of data access Never remove a power fan assembly a controller module or a disk drive unless the Service Action Allowed LED is turned on or you are given specific instructions to do so by the Service Advisor feature of the Common Array Manager software If a CRU or module fails and must be replaced the Service Action Required LED on that module turns on to indicate that a service action is required The Service Action Allowed LED turns on if it is safe to remove the CRU or module If there are data availability dependencies or other conditions that dictate that a CRU or module s
56. ay Manager software m sscs man page commands for the CLI provides help on man page commands available on a management host or on a remote CLI client x Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Documentation Support and Training You can view print or purchase a broad selection of other Sun documentation including localized versions at http docs stn com Support information for this product can be found at http www sun com support Training information for this product can be found at http www sun com training If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document go to http www sun com service contacting Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by clicking the Feedback link at http docs sun com Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide part number 820 0015 14 Before You Begin xi xii Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 1 Tray Overviews This chapter describes the process of installing the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array It contains the following sections Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Overview on page 2 Installation Tasks Checklist on page 4
57. ay Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 static 101 technical support xi terminal connecting to a controller serial port 91 establishing communication with a controller serial port 93 setting up emulation 92 tools required for tray installation 29 topology 59 60 63 69 123 Traffic Manager downloading 84 installing 85 training web site xi tray installation order 32 installing 42 intertray cabling 47 preparing for installation 31 preparing the cabinet for installation 32 ship kit contents 31 32 tools required for installation 29 unpacking 31 tray ID disk drives 24 tray installation preparing the rackmount kit for 30 trays front access components 5 6 LEDs on the rear 16 rear access components 8 U universal rail kit attaching to a standard 19 inch cabinet 33 attaching to a Sun Rack 900 1000 33 attaching to unthreaded cabinet 37 contents 30 part numbers 30 unpacking a tray 31 Index 161 162 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010
58. be UP Appendix C iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows 117 6 In the Add Target Portal pop up above click on the Advanced button and select the Local adapter as Microsoft iSCSI Initiator and in the Source IP Then select the IP of the system where the initiator is installed ERI bell Miles Projara Geren Dingo Targets Pabien Tape Found vane Ti Berl PS Teepa Piodiaki Comment byung dieza clan bo Local adapia Hool ESI Irisi ne MENE E Tagi Poig CRC herker Dada higar OCHAR lennon Tyne the P addres or ONG rese and socket Tareh of the ported pou sunt bo add Ci Sd yore to patet gsis settings forthe detiri sarin in the portal EP andira or Cksna re LOE BB ee 7 Click OK 118 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 8 The target should get discovered as seen in the screen shot below iSCSI Initiator Properties General Useoveyy Taigats Persistent Targets 8 curd Youmes D evices Targat Portale BNS Servers Appendix C iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows 119 9 Go to the Targets tab click on the target listed there and press Log on button ISCSI Inithuier Properties Geneial Discov Taipels Pemmtent Targets Bound Volare Devices Select a target and click Lag On to access the sicrage devices fot ihat forge Click delala no sos orneion about Ihe sessioni connection and devices for thet target Log Un to Target
59. cabinet Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet on page 33 8 Mount the controller tray and Installing a Tray in a Cabinet on page 42 expansion trays in the cabinet 9 Attach the power cables Connecting the Power Cables on page 47 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 TABLE 1 1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Checklist Step Installation Task Where to Find Procedure 10 Cable the controller tray and Inter tray Cabling on page 47 expansion trays 11 Connect the management host Connecting the Management Host on page 55 12 Connect the data hosts Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array on page 59 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array on page 63 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array on page 69 13 Turn on the power Powering On the Storage Array on page 78 When the tasks in TABLE 1 1 are complete you can install the Common Array Manager software on an external management host install and upgrade firmware from the management host and perform initial array setup and system configuration See the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide for complete information on software related tasks For iSCSI configuration see Appendix A Front Access Components of the Trays Components that are accessed through the front of the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array and the Sun StorageT
60. click Scope and select Activate The DHCP server is now configured with the BOOTP option for the array network 14 Power on or power cycle the array modules 15 Click Address Leases in the left pane to check the DHCP server leases The lease expiration displays the following status for each controller Reservation active If the lease expiration for the controllers is inactive try refreshing the list If the lease is still inactive check the following m Are the IP addresses allocated for BOOTP conflicting m Were the correct MAC addresses added to the DHCP server for the controllers m Are the DHCP server and storage array on the same subnet m Is the gateway configured correctly on the DHCP server The controllers can gain a lease and an IP address but they cannot respond out of the subnet for the software if the gateway is not configured properly m Are the controllers set up for BOOTP access It is possible that they were previously configured to have static IP addresses You must be sure when you move an array that you change the array s IP addresses to IP addresses on the new subnet before setting up BOOTP services Appendix F Configuring a DHCP Server 147 148 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Glossary Definitions obtained from the Storage Networking Industry Association SNIA Dictionary are indicated with SNIA at the end For the complete SNIA Dictionary go to http
61. configure BOOTP services in Sun Solaris or Microsoft Windows environments You can restore DHCP IP addressing to Ethernet port 1 of either controller in either of three ways m Start a DHCP server on the same subnet then reboot the 2500 Series Array m Using the serial port interface see Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses on page 91 90 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 m Using the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide Configuring Static IP Addressing There are two methods of assigning static IP addresses to the Ethernet ports of a controller m The serial port interface see Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses on page 91 m The Common Array Manager see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses You can use the serial port interface on a controller to set the IP address for the Ethernet port on the controller To use the serial port interface to configure IP addressing for the Ethernet port of each controller you must complete the tasks described in the following sections m To Connect a Terminal to the Serial Port on page 91 m To Set Up the Terminal Emulation Program on page 92 m To Establish a Connection With the Serial Port on page 93 m To Configure the IP A
62. configuring DHCP 90 configuring for array controllers 90 configuring static 91 using the controller serial port 91 iSCSI configuration 97 definition 152 session 98 Solaris example 109 target 98 Windows example 113 iSCSI initiator 98 iSCSI Qualified Name IQN 101 L LEDs fault 22 on the front of the trays 6 on the rear of the ST2510 controller tray 16 on the rear of the ST2540 controller tray 16 on the rear of the trays 16 power fan assembly 20 Service Action Allowed 22 M MAC address 10 MAC address location 139 management host connecting 55 connector cable types 10 multipathing software enabling 86 N network topology 60 New Scope wizard 146 O out of band management 9 P part numbers universal rail kit 30 Index 159 planning the tray installation order 32 power connecting cables 47 power fan assembly description of 14 fan description of 14 LEDs 20 powering off the array 79 power on procedures array 78 before powering on 77 preparing the cabinet for tray installation 32 preparing the tray for installation 31 product overview software 26 R rackmount kit preparation 30 rails attaching to standard 19 inch cabinet 33 attaching to Sun Rack 900 1000 33 attaching to unthreaded cabinet attaching rails to unthreaded cabinet 37 loosening length adjustment screws 30 rear access components of the controller trays 8 rear access components of the drive expa
63. connect to the serial port 1 Select VT100 emulation 2 Remove any modem strings from the connection profile 3 Set up the connection profile with the following communication settings m Data Rate 38400 m Data Bits 8 m Parity None m Stop Bits 1 m Flow Control None 92 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 To Establish a Connection With the Serial Port To establish a connection with the serial port and display the Service Interface menu 1 Send a Break Repeat until text appears Note The storage array serial port requires that the break character be received Use the appropriate escape sequence for your terminal setup to send the required break character to the controller For example you generate the Break character on some terminals by pressing the Control and Break keys simultaneously The serial port responds with a request to synchronize with the baud rate of the terminal Set baud rate press lt space gt within 5 seconds 2 Press the space bar within five seconds The serial port confirms the established baud rate for the connection Baud rate set to 38400 3 Press Break see Note above The serial port responds with the following message Press within 5 seconds lt S gt for Service Interface lt BREAK gt for baud rate 4 Press S to access the Service Interface menu Note Send Break to synchronize the serial port to a different terminal port rate se
64. ctions m To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration on page 109 m To Configure iSCSI on page 110 To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration 1 Log into the data host as super user 2 Identify the minimum required OS software packages and patches by referring to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes 6 1 or higher Download from http docs sun com app docs coll st2500arrays You can also apply the latest patches from http sunsolve sun com show do target patchpage a Verify that you are running the required Solaris OS cat etc release b Verify that iSCSI software packages are installed pkginfo SUNWiscsiu SUNWiscsir system SUNWiscsiu Sun iSCSI Device Driver root system SUNWiscsir Sun iSCSI Management Utilities usr c Verify that you have the latest patches applied for the iSCSI packages For example On a SPARC system 109 showrev p grep 119090 On an x86 system showrev p grep 119091 3 Install the Common Array Manager software on the management host and register the target array Follow the instruction in the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Installation Guide To Configure iSCSI 1 In the Common Array Manager software go to the Port Summary page and verify that the target ports one for each controller are in an up status and note there IP addresses and ports If you need to change the port IP addresses use the Port Details page You can enter a new IP address or
65. ddresses on page 94 To Connect a Terminal to the Serial Port You will establish a serial connection to each controller Controller A and Controller B One mini DIN to RJ45 serial port cables are supplied with each controller tray To connect a terminal to the serial port of a controller 1 Connect the 6 pin mini DIN connector of the serial cable to the serial port on the controller Controller Tray Rear Access Components on page 8 2 Connect the RJ 45 connector of the serial cable to the serial port on the terminal It may be necessary to use the RJ45 DB9 adapter between the serial cable RJ 45 connector and the serial port of the terminal 3 For PC and laptop serial connections you will also need to use a null modem Connect the RJ45 DB9 null modem adapter between the serial cable RJ 45 connector and the PC serial port Chapter 9 Configuring IP Addressing 91 Note If your PC does not have a serial port you can use a USB Serial Port adapter separately available from third party vendors not included with 2500 Series Array ship kits Serial Cable Pinouts TABLE 9 1 shows the pinouts for the RJ45 DIN serial cable Sun part number 530 3544 included with the 2500 Series Array ship kit TABLE 9 1 RJ45 to DIN Serial Cable Pinouts RJ45 gt PS2 miniDin 1 Tx 6 Rx 2 3 Rx 1 Rx 4 5 7 3 5 GRD 6 Rx 2 Tx 8 4 To Set Up the Terminal Emulation Program To set up a terminal emulation program to
66. drives that you intend to move m Verifying that the volume group and each of its associated volumes on the affected storage array have an Optimal status a Determining the location and status of any global hot spares associated with the affected storage array 62 Next Steps After You Connect The Management And Data Hosts You Can Power On The Trays As Described In Chapter 7 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 5 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array This chapter describes Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array cable connections for hosts It contains the following sections m Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array on page 63 m Next Steps on page 66 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array Data transmission between the host and the controllers in the array module is through Serial Attached SCSI SAS cables All connections from the host to the controllers are direct connections FIGURE 5 1 shows an example of a direct host connection from a single data host with dual HBAs 63 FIGURE 5 1 Direct Connection From a Single Host With Dual HBAs 2 3 2 HBA 1 3 HBA 2 4 Host Port 5 Controller A 6 Controller B 74100 02 FIGURE 5 2 shows an example of direct host connections from two data hosts each with dual HBAs FIGURE 5 2 Direct Connections from Two Data Hosts with Dual HBAs 1
67. e Installation Guide sent with the controller tray Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Configuring iSCSI Tasks This section describes the steps to configure iSCSI on the data host and in the Common Array Manager software It contains the following sections m TABLE A 2 iSCSI Configuration Steps on page 101 m Identifying the Target Port IP Address on page 102 m Adding Initiator Information on page 104 m Additional iSCSI Topics in the Online Help on page 105 m Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session on page 106 For an example of configuring iSCSI on a Solaris host go to iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris on page 109 For an example of configuring iSCSI on a Windows host go to iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows on page 113 TABLE A 2 iSCSI Configuration Steps Step 1 In the Common Array Manager software A Go to the Ports Summary page B Verify that the target ports minimum one for each controller are up C Note the target IP addresses and ports D Change the port IP addresses from the default if needed on the Port Detail page For more Information refer to Identifying the Target Port IP Address on page 102 2 On the data host A Note the iSCSI Qualified Name IQN of the initiator on the data host B Set the discovery method of the target as static C Discover the t
68. e Installation Guide May 2010 Before You Begin Refer to the following documents to make sure physical dimensions service clearances and power connections are ready for the installation of your Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide About this Guide This Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install rack mounting rails and array trays in a cabinet This document also provides information to physically set up and connect your array to a host Afterwards information is provided to apply power and to add network functionality including storage management multipath failover IP addressing iSCSI and DHCP The terminology used in this document refers to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays There are three styles of controller trays each with different host interface ports iSCSI SAS or FC There is also the drive expansion tray which enables the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays to have more disk drives attached The components that slide into the trays are called CRUs or modules The terms you might see in this document are controller or controller module power fan module I O module and disk drive Array management data host management and remote command line interface CLI functions are performed by the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager CAM soft
69. e Note above The serial port requests the serial port password Enter Password to access Service Interface 60 sec timeout gt 5 Type the serial port password kral6wen and press Enter The Service Interface menu is displayed Chapter 9 Configuring IP Addressing 93 Service Interface Main Menu 1 Display IP Configuration 2 Change IP Configuration 3 Reset Storage Array SYMbol Password Q Quit Menu Enter Selection To Configure the IP Addresses The serial port Service Interface menu enables you to set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on the controller To set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on each controller 1 Select option 2 Change IP Configuration Service Interface Main Menu 1 Display IP Configuration 2 Change IP Configuration 3 Reset Storage Array SYMbol Password Q Quit Menu Enter Selection 2 2 Specify that you do not want dynamic IP addressing using a DHCP server used for this port Configure using DHCP Y N n The current or default IP configuration for the selected Ethernet port is displayed 3 Enter the static IP address and optionally a subnet mask for the Ethernet port Note If you are not using DHCP IP addressing and have a gateway IP address on your subnet you must also specify a gateway IP address for the Ethernet port This option displays only if the serial interface detects
70. e above and adds m Single controller topology not recommended m Mixed topology 123 Host Cabling Configurations Single Controller The following figures demonstrate single controller host cabling configurations m FIGURE D 1 Direct Connection One Host Connected to a Single Controller on page 124 m FIGURE D 2 Direct Topology Two Hosts Connected in a Single Path on page 125 m FIGURE D 3 Fabric Topology Two Hosts Connected to the Controller Through a Switch on page 126 m FIGURE D 4 Mixed Topology Three Hosts Connected Through a Switch or Connected Directly on page 127 FIGURE D 1 Direct Connection One Host Connected to a Single Controller 74100 06 124 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE D 2 Direct Topology Two Hosts Connected in a Single Path 74101 02 You can connect one or more hosts to a controller tray The hosts can run the same operating system or each host can run a different type of operating system Appendix D Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies 125 FIGURE D 3 Fabric Topology Two Hosts Connected to the Controller Through a Switch 126 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE D 4 Mixed Topology Three Hosts Connected Through a Switch or Connected Directly 7410602 Appendix D Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies 127 Host
71. e wires on the DC power connector cable 48 VDC connect the trays to centralized DC power plant equipment typically through a bus bar located above the cabinet 4 A qualified service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines A two pole 20 amp circuit breaker is required between the DC power source and DC powered trays for over current and short circuit protection Connect the DC power source wires on the other end of the DC power connector cable to the centralized DC power plant equipment as follows see DC Power Connector Cable and Source Wires on page 132 a Connect the brown 48 VDC supply wire to the negative terminal Appendix E Using DC Power 135 b Connect the blue return wire to the positive terminal c Connect the green yellow ground wire to the ground terminal 5 If applicable connect a DC power cable to each power fan assembly on each DC powered drive expansion tray in the storage array Turning Off the DC Power During an Emergency Caution Potential loss of data An emergency shutdown of the storage array might not allow the server to complete its I O to the storage array Note Before turning off the power switches on a DC powered tray you must disconnect the two pole 20 amp circuit breaker Relocation Cautions Use the following guidelines when relocating trays or drives from one storage array to another Caution Potential data loss Moving a
72. each rail length FIGURE 2 1FIGURE 2 1 30 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 FIGURE 2 1 Loosening the Rail Screws to Adjust the Rail Length Note The rails are pre configured to adjust to cabinet rail depths of between 24 inches 609 6mm and 34 inches 863 6mm Preparing the Tray Caution Two people are needed to lift and move the tray Use care to avoid injury A tray can weigh up to 54 3 pounds 24 6 kg 1 Unpack the tray 2 Check the contents of the box for the following items m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array trays controller or drive expansion m Ship kit for the controller tray One pair left and right end caps plastic bezels Chapter 2 Installing Trays 31 m Four 4Gbps FC SFPs 2 per FC controller module ST2540 Array only m One 6 meter RJ45 RJ45 Ethernet cables a One RJ45 DIN9 cable a One RJ45 DB9 adapter a One RJ45 DB9 null modem adapter Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software CD m Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide on the software CD Common Array Manager sscs CLI Quick Reference Card m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide Hardcopy m Accessing Documentation guide a Premium feature license cards ordered optionally m Ship kit for each expansion tray m Two 1 meter copper SAS cables one per I O module m Accessing Documentation guide AC power cords are shipped separately wi
73. ed Cabinet Rails This procedure describes the steps to attach the universal rail kit to m All 19 inch wide 4 post EIA compatible racks and cabinets with un threaded cabinet rails square hole racks Chapter 2 Installing Trays 37 To attach the universal rail kit to a cabinet with un threaded cabinet rails follow these steps first for the left rail and then for the right rail 1 Hook a cabinet rail adapter plate over the front of the cabinet rail FIGURE 2 6 FIGURE 2 6 Inserting the Cabinet Rail Adapter Plate on the Cabinet Rail O O A 4 4 LH MAM MM MM MMM ISL Position the adapter plate over of the 2RU slot in which the tray is to be mounted The hook on the top of the adapter plate hooks into the top hole of the upper RU The flat flange on the bottom of the adapter plate fits into the bottom hole of the lower RU FIGURE 2 7 38 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 2 7 Adapter Plate in Place on the Cabinet Rail 7 N a 2 Slide the front flange of the universal rail between the front cabinet rail and the top hook of the rail adapter plate FIGURE 2 8 FIGURE 2 8 Sliding the Flange of the Universal Rail Behind the Cabinet Rail gt NZ 3 Insert and tighten two 8 32 screws through the top and bottom holes in the adapter plate through the cabinet rail and into the top and bottom threaded holes in the universal
74. edures are available in Service Advisor Maintenance procedures such as firmware updates or servicing of the controller tray or drive expansion trays will cause loss of access to the storage array during the performing of the procedure since there is no backup channel Performance and default behavior are the same as a dual controller configuration with a failed or missing controller Write cache is by nature in write through mode because there is no cache mirroring possible Next Steps Now You Are Ready To Connect The Management Host As Described In Chapter 3 54 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 3 Connecting the Management Host This chapter describes Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array cable connections for hosts It contains the following sections m Connecting the Management Host on page 55 Connecting the Management Host The management host directly manages Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Arrays over an out of band network This section describes how to setup an out of band connection between the Ethernet port of a controller FIGURE 3 1 and the management host FIGURE 3 1 Ethernet Ports for Controller A and Controller B Controller A La et aun e eO epea aaea Controller B 55 Note Before you begin ensure that the two required Ethernet cables are available These requirements are outlined in the StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation
75. ek 2510 Array are identical in appearance The front access components include the following a End caps Plastic removable caps on the right and left side of the tray Numbers on the side of the right end cap indicate the numbering of the drives a Disk drives Twelve removable disk drives m LEDs light emitting diodes Four LEDs located on the left side end cap Chapter1 Tray Overviews 5 FIGURE 1 2 Front Access Components on the Controller Tray and the Drive Expansion Tray 1 End Caps 2 Disk Drives 3 Tray LEDs OOOO TIA LEDs on the Front of the Trays The four LEDs on the front of the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array and the Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion tray are identical in appearance and function The LEDs are located on the left side endcap of the tray 6 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 1 3 Location of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays 78046 04 TABLE 1 2 Description of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays Location LED Color On Off 1 Locate White The locate light is turned on Normal condition manually by CAM to help you find the tray that requires attention 2 Service Action Amber A component within the tray The components in the tray Required Fault requires attention are operating normally 3 Over Amber The tray temperature has reached The tray temperatu
76. er to the tray Likewise the fans provide redundant cooling If one of the fans in either fan housing fails the remaining fan continues to provide sufficient cooling to operate the tray The remaining fan runs at a higher speed until the failed fan is replaced Replace the failed fan as soon as possible Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray The drive expansion tray expands the storage capacity of a storage array The controllers in the controller tray can connect to the drive expansion tray and access the disk drives in the drive expansion tray for additional storage A drive expansion tray contains both physical components disk drives Input Output Modules IOMs and power fan assemblies and logical components virtual disks and volumes Expansion Tray IOM The expansion tray contains two IOMs that provide the interface between the disk drives in the expansion tray and the controllers in the controller tray Each controller in the controller tray connects to an IOM If one IOM fails the other IOM provides a redundant data path to the disk drives You can replace a failed IOM while the power to the storage array is turned on and the storage array is processing data a hot swap 14 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Drive Expansion Tray IOM Ports The IOM uses SAS cables to enable the controller tray to communicate with the disk drives in the drive expansion trays Each IOM in a drive expansion tray h
77. er tray or drive expansion tray are referred to as either customer replaceable units CRUs or as modules 26 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Chapter1 Tray Overviews 27 28 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 2 Installing Trays Use the procedures in this chapter to install trays in a cabinet The number of trays you need to install depends on your overall storage requirements You can install a maximum of four trays one controller tray and up to three drive expansion trays for each array This chapter describes the process of installing the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array It contains the following sections m Preparing for the Installation on page 30 m Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet on page 33 m Installing a Tray in a Cabinet on page 42 m Connecting the Power Cables on page 47 m Inter tray Cabling on page 47 m Tray Interconnect Cable Labeling on page 53 m Single Controller Configurations on page 54 m Next Steps on page 54 The installation procedures in this chapter require the following items m 2 Phillips screwdriver minimum 4 inch length recommended m 3 Phillips screwdriver minimum 4 inch length recommended m Antistatic protection Caution Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components Touching the array or its components without using a proper ground might d
78. eries Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 logical unit number LUN The SCSI identifier for a volume as it is recognized by a particular host The same volume can be represented by a different LUN to a different host LUN See logical unit number LUN MAC address See media access control MAC address management host A Solaris host serving the configuration management and monitoring software for the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array The software on the station can be accessed with a browser to run the browser interface or with a remote scripting command line interface CLI client to access the SSCS CLI commands master alternate master A design for reliability that uses redundant configuration Array configurations share master alternate master configurations each array configuration has two controller trays that are grouped as one host In each case the master component uses the IP address and name If the master fails the alternate master assumes the IP address and name and takes over the master s functions media access control MAC address The physical address identifying an Ethernet controller board The MAC address also called an Ethernet address is set at the factory and must be mapped to the IP address of the device mirroring A form of storage also called RAID Level 1 independent copy and real time copy whereby two or more independent identical copies of data are maintained on separate
79. eries Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 m Initiator s Host select from a list of existing hosts or create a new one The wizard will allow you to assign the initiator to a host or host group You use the host or host group to map the initiator to a volume m Authentication enable Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP authentication if needed The example does not enable this Enter a unique password consisting of 12 to 57 alphanumeric characters You will also have to enter a CHAP secret on the Target Details page For more information about authentication go to Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session on page 106 for reference the online help Configuring Other iSCSI Features This section describes additional features for configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array It contains the following sections m Additional iSCSI Topics in the Online Help on page 105 m Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session on page 106 Additional iSCSI Topics in the Online Help In addition to the initial iSCSI configuration discussed in this guide the Common Array Manager has online help to document modifying every feature and the fields on every iSCSI page iSCSI topics in the online help include Configuring an iSCSI Session m Configuring Ports m Create Initiator Wizard Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session Configuring an Unnamed Discovery
80. ervices An IP address assigned to an Ethernet port is held only as long as needed By default DHCP is enabled at initial power on m Static IP Addressing You assign a specific IP address to the Ethernet port of each controller Static IP addresses remain in effect until you modify or remove them or you change the method of IP addressing for the Ethernet port to DHCP By default if the controllers cannot find a DHCP server upon initial power on an internal IP address is assigned to Ethernet port 1 of each controller m The Ethernet port of Controller A is assigned IP address 192 168 128 101 m The Ethernet port of Controller B is assigned IP address 192 168 128 102 m The default subnet mask for each port is 255 255 255 0 To configure the Ethernet port on a controller with either dynamic or static IP addressing see one of the following sections m Configuring Dynamic DHCP IP Addressing on page 90 m Configuring Static IP Addressing on page 91 Configuring Dynamic DHCP IP Addressing If BOOTP services are available on the DHCP server at initial power on of the storage array this server assigns a dynamic IP address for the Ethernet port on each controller If a DHCP server is not available the controller tray defaults to internal static IP addresses as described in Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules on page 90 If you want to set up a DHCP server refer to Appendix F for a description of how to
81. et host ports with 1 Gigabit per second host connection speed One drive expansion tray SAS port for the drive channel with 3 Gb s drive expansion tray connection speed 512 MB or 1 GB cache on each controller Maximum connection of 48 disk drives one controller tray and three drive expansion trays FIGURE 1 9 Sun StorageTek 2510 Array Ports 1 Drive Expansion Tray Port O fo SAS Out 2 Ethernet Management Host Port 3 Ethernet Data Host Ports 4 RS 232 Port Serial Port 5 Not Used 78022 01 Chapter1 Tray Overviews 13 Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power Fan Assembly The power fan assembly for the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array and the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array is identical and interchangeable Note A minimum of two disk drives must be operating in a controller tray or ina drive expansion tray to avoid generating a power fan assembly error The power fan assembly contains an integrated cooling fan The power supply provides power to the internal components by converting incoming AC voltage to DC voltage The fan circulates air inside of the tray by pulling air in through the vents on the front of the assembly and pushing the air out of the vents on the back of each fan Each tray contains two power fan assemblies If one power supply is turned off or malfunctions the other power supply maintains electrical pow
82. ftware for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays 83 To Install the SAN 4 4 Data Host Software To launch the host software installer 1 Log in to the host as root 2 Change to the SAN_4 4 xx_install_it directory in which the compressed installation file was unpacked cd lt user specified location gt SAN_4 4 xx_install_it 3 where xx is the software version number of the installed files Start the host software installer by typing the following command install_it When the installation is complete the root prompt returns Note It might be required that the host be rebooted into single user and then rebooted right afterward to multiuser 4 Enable the Sun StorageTek Traffic Manager multipathing software see Enabling Solaris Multipathing Software on page 86 To Obtain Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 1 Go to the Sun Microsystems web page sun com The Sun home page is displayed 2 Select Downloads from the home page navigation bar The Downloads page is displayed 3 On the View by Category tab scroll down to select System Administration gt gt Storage Management The Storage Management page is displayed showing a list of downloadable storage related products 4 Scroll down and select the StorageTek 2500 Series multipath failover option for your particular operating system The login page is displayed 5 Login using your Sun account ID The product Download page is displayed
83. hould not be removed the Service Action Allowed LED remains off The Service Action Allowed LED automatically turns on or turns off as conditions change In most cases the Service Action Allowed LED turns on when the Service Action Required Fault LED is turned on for a CRU or module Note If the Service Action Required Fault LED is turned on but the Service Action Allowed LED is turned off for a particular CRU or module you might have to service another component first Check the Service Advisor feature of the Common Array Manager software to determine the action you should take Chapter 1 Tray Overviews 21 22 Disk Drives Disk drives for the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array have three components a Hard drive m Hard drive carrier m Adapter card for connecting the disk drive to the mid plane The disk drives can be Serial Advance Technology Attachment SATA disk drives Fibre Channel FC disk drives or SAS disk drives Controller trays or drive expansion trays hold up to 12 disk drives for a maximum of 48 disk drives in a storage array To reach the maximum of 48 disk drives the storage array must consist of one controller tray and three drive expansion trays Access to disk drives is from the front of the tray Refer to the storage array release notes for supported drives Disk drives can be mixed provided you adhere to these additional rules m Use the same drive types within a virtual disk m Assign hot
84. hput and online transaction processing applications storage profile A defined set of storage performance characteristics such as RAID level segment size dedicated hot spare and virtualization strategy You can choose a predefined profile suitable for the application that is using the storage or you can create a custom profile storage tray An enclosure containing disks A tray with dual RAID controllers is called a controller tray a tray without controllers is called an expansion tray stripe size The number of blocks in a stripe A striped array s stripe size is the stripe depth multiplied by the number of member extents A parity RAID array s stripe size is the stripe depth multiplied by one less than the number of member extents See also striping striping Short for data striping also known as RAID Level 0 or RAID 0 A mapping technique in which fixed size consecutive ranges of virtual disk data addresses are mapped to successive array members in a cyclic pattern SNIA 155 target The system component that receives a SCSI I O command SNIA thin scripting client See remote scripting CLI client tray See storage tray virtual disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating environment as a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk like storage and I O semantics The virtual disk is the disk array object that most closely resembles a physical disk from the operating environment s vie
85. ier select the Host Type Select the host in which you want the initiator to be created or select Create New Host to create a new host 2 Review Indicates required field 3 Results initiator Name Up to 30 characters can contain A Z a z 0 9 and _ Spaces are not allowed Unique identifier Enter New Unique Identifier Select Discovered Unique Identifier fad Host Type Solaris with Traffic Manager j Host Select Existing Host x Create New Host Authentication None CHAP From 12 to 57 characters Previous Nen Cancel Selecting Create New Initiator launches a wizard Add the following information a Initiator Name can be up to 30 characters Valid characters are A Z a z 0 9 hyphen and underscore _ m Unique Identifier enter the ION of the iSCSI initiators found on the data host See Step 2A on page 95 The identifier is used like a WWN in FC storage The identifier can also be in EUI or NAA format See the online help for the syntax of these formats ION syntax example iqn 2001 04 com example storage diskarrays sn a8675309 ign specifies the type of address m 2001 04 the date in yyyy mm format com example storage the naming authority a diskarrays sn a8675309 is the string defined by the naming authority m Host type specifies the OS and failover method of the data host 104 Sun StorageTek 2500 S
86. ilable the controller tray defaults to internal static IP addresses See the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide for information about configuring IP addresses on controller modules For instructions on configuring IP addresses on the controllers using the serial interface see Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules on page 90 For an example of how to set up the DHCP server see Configuring a DHCP Server on page 139 77 Powering On the Storage Array Use this procedure to turn power on for all trays installed in the cabinet FIGURE 7 1 Note The order in which you power up the trays is important Be sure to power on the controller tray last in order to ensure that the disks in the drive expansion trays have enough time to spin completely before being scanned by the controllers in the controller tray FIGURE 7 1 Tray Power Connectors and Switches Controller A Q Controller B 2 1 Controller A power switch 2 Controller B power switch 1 Prepare the power cables as specified in Connecting the Power Cables on page 47 2 Turn on the cabinet circuit breakers if applicable 3 Press the power switches at the back of each expansion tray to the On position While the tray powers on the green and amber LEDs on the front and back of the controller tray turn on and off intermittently Depending on your configuration it can take several minutes for the tray
87. ing Off the DC Power During an Emergency on page 136 m Relocation Cautions on page 136 Ship Kit Changes If the DC power option is ordered two DC power connector cables are provided with each controller tray for connection to centralized DC power plant equipment Caution A qualified service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines A two pole 20 amp circuit breaker is required between the DC power source and the tray for over current and short circuit protection Before turning off any power switches on a DC powered CRU or module you must disconnect the two pole 20 amp circuit breaker DC Power LEDS FIGURE E 3 shows the LEDs on off power switch and power cable receptacle on the back of the DC power fan assembly Appendix E Using DC Power 133 FIGURE E 3 DC Power Fan Assembly LEDs Power Switch and Power Cable Receptacle ON OFF Power Switch DC Power DC Power Power Cable Service Service Receptacle Action Action Allowed Required TABLE E 1 lists the LEDs for DC power TABLE E 1 DC Power Fan Assembly LEDs LED Color On Off DC Power DC Good Green DC power from the power fan DC power from the power fan assembly is available assembly is not available Service Action Allowed Blue The power fan assembly can The power fan assembly be removed from the tray cannot be removed from the tray Service Action Required Amber A fault exists wi
88. ing iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 97 Configuring iSCSI Overview 97 iSCSI Concepts 98 Configuring iSCSI Detailed 99 Preparing for iSCSI and Installing Hardware 100 Configuring iSCSI Tasks 101 Identifying the Target Port IP Address 102 Adding Initiator Information 104 Configuring Other iSCSI Features 105 Additional iSCSI Topics in the Online Help 105 Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session 106 To Configure Mutual Authentication 106 iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris 109 To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration 109 To Configure iSCSI 110 iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows 113 To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration 113 To Configure iSCSI on Windows 114 Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies 123 Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies 123 Contents vii Host Cabling Configurations Single Controller 124 Host Cabling Configurations Dual Controller 128 E Using DC Power 131 DC Power Overview 131 Installation Notes for DC Power 133 Ship Kit Changes 133 DC Power LEDS 133 Connecting Power Cables 135 Connecting the Cables 135 Turning Off the DC Power During an Emergency 136 Relocation Cautions 136 F Configuring a DHCP Server 139 Before You Begin 139 Setting Up a Solaris DHCP Server 140 Setting Up a Windows 2000 Advanced Server 145 Installing the DHCP Server 145 Configuring the DHCP Server 146 Glossary 149 Index 157 viii Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardwar
89. ires an understanding of the following concepts iSCSI target a storage device accessed over an Ethernet connection while still using the SCSI infrastructure One iSCSI target is supported per array The Target Details page appears in the software when supporting a Sun StorageTek 2510 array iSCSI session consists of up to four connections between an iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target The iSCSI initiator and target send and receive data over an Ethernet connection while still using the SCSI protocol Across all connections within a session an initiator sees one and the same target Multiple initiators may be connected to the iSCSI Target Authentication Communication between the initiator and the target array can be protected using CHAP authentication iSCSI ports used for communication between the iSCSI initiator and the iSCSI target The storage array supports two iSCSI ports per controller for a total of four iSCSI ports per array Ethernet Network Interface Card NIC you connect an Ethernet data path from the data host to the storage using a NIC on the host side A NIC is an input output I O adapter that connects a host to a computer network The host central processing unit CPU must process the Small Computer System Interface SCSI information in Ethernet frames Ethernet NICs require a software initiator The iSCSI initiator runs on the data host and converts SCSI commands into iSCSI commands to send and receive da
90. ler can be removed The controller cannot be Allowed from the controller tray removed from the controller tray 6 Service Action Amber Indicates a fault within the Normal condition Required Fault controller 7 Power Green Tray is powered on Tray is not powered on 8 Ethernet Link Green The connection is active The connection is not active 16 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 TABLE 1 3 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the 2540 and 2510 Arrays Location LED Color On Off 9 Ethernet Green 100BASE TX connection is The 100BASE TX connection is 100BASE TX active not active 10 and 11 Host Link 2540 Green Both LEDs on indicate a 4 Gb s Both LEDs off indicate no link data rate from the management to the management software software host host Left LED on and right LED off indicate a 1 Gb s data rate from the management software host Right LED on and left LED off indicate a 2 Gb s data rate from the management software host 10 Ethernet Link Green The connection is active The connection is not active 2510 11 Ethernet Green 1000BASE TX connection is The 1000BASE TX connection 1000BASE TX 2510 active is not active Note The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series arrays use 4x wide port SAS connectors Connections less than 4x wide will generate a link fault Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array FIGURE 1 12 Loc
91. m sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b Target address 192 168 2 2 3260 2 g Add the IONs of the targets discovered in the last steps to the discovery table iscsiadm add static config ign 1986 03 com sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b 192 168 1 1 This adds a target to the list of statically configured targets Repeat for each target port h List the statically configured targets and verify that the new targets have been added iscsiadm list static config Static Configuration Target iqn 1986 03 com sun 2510 600a0b80003487e400000000474c6e0b 192 168 1 1 3260 Appendix B iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris 111 i Note the number of disks volumes before you configure new volumes format AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS 0 c3t0d0 lt SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424 gt pci s 600000 SUNW qlc 4 fp 0 0 ssd w500000e010483del1 0 3 In the CAM software a Create each initiator with its ION from the data host noted in Step 2a Refer to Adding Initiator Information on page 104 for details b Follow CAM documentation to m Create a volume m Map the volume to a host or host group linked to the initiator 4 On the data host a Create the iSCSI device link on the data host devfsadm i iscsi b Issue the format command and verify that more disk volumes were created than what you noted in Step 2i format The system is ready for you to use system administrator commands to cre
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93. n of system management information usually an out of band connection customer LAN See site LAN DAS See direct attached storage DAS data host Any host that uses the system for storage A data host can be connected directly to the array direct attach storage or DAS or can be connected to an external switch that supports multiple data hosts storage area network or SAN See also host data path The route taken by a data packet between a data host and the storage device direct attached storage DAS A storage architecture in which one or two hosts that access data are connected physically to a storage array disk A physical drive component that stores data event A notification of something that happened on a device There are many types of events and each type describes a separate occurrence See also alarm and alert 150 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 expansion tray A tray that does not have a RAID controller used to expand the capacity of an array This type of tray must be attached to a controller tray to function extent A set of contiguous blocks with consecutive logical addresses on a physical or virtual disk failover and recovery The process of changing the data path automatically to an alternate path fault coverage The percentage of faults detected against all possible faults or against all faults of a given type FC See Fibre Channel FC Fibre Chan
94. nd CHAP secrets be unique You can add CHAP secrets when creating an initiator or add it later to an initiator and target To Configure Mutual Authentication 1 Click Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager The navigation pane and the Storage System Summary page are displayed 2 In the navigation pane expand the storage array you want to work with The navigation tree is expanded for that array 106 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 10 11 Expand Physical Devices and choose Initiators The Initiator Summary page is displayed Select the initiator for which you want to configure mutual authentication The Initiator Details page is displayed In the Authentication field select CHAP and enter a CHAP secret Enter the CHAP secret again in the validation field Click Save In the navigation pane expand the storage array you want to work with The navigation tree is expanded for that array Expand Physical Devices and choose iSCSI Target The iSCSI Target Details page is displayed In the iSCSI Target Authentication section select CHAP and enter the CHAP secret Click Save Appendix A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 107 108 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX B iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris This appendix shows an example of iSCSI configuration on a Solaris data host in the following se
95. nel FC A set of standards for a serial I O bus capable of transferring data between two ports at up to 100 megabytes second with standards proposals to go to higher speeds Fibre Channel supports point to point arbitrated loop and switched topologies Fibre Channel was completely developed through industry cooperation unlike SCSI which was developed by a vendor and submitted for standardization after the fact Fibre Channel switch A networking device that can send packets directly to a port associated with a given network address in a Fibre Channel storage area network SAN Fibre Channel switches are used to expand the number of servers that can connect to a particular storage port Each switch is managed by its own management software field replaceable unit FRU An assembly component that is designed to be replaced on site without the system having to be returned to the manufacturer for repair FRU See field replaceable unit FRU HBA See host bus adapter HBA 151 host As a function of the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array configuration a representation of a data host that is mapped to initiators and volumes to create a storage domain See also data host initiator host bus adapter HBA An I O adapter that connects a host I O bus to a computer s memory system Abbreviated HBA Host bus adapter is the preferred term in SCSI contexts Adapter and NIC are the preferred terms in Fibre Channel contexts The term
96. nsion tray 8 9 redundancy data path 9 I O module 14 related documentation x RJ45 DB9 adapter 91 RJ45 DIN cable 91 pinouts 92 S SAS connector ST2510 13 SAS connector ST2530 12 SAS connectors ST2501 drive expansion tray 15 serial cable pinouts 92 serial connection by USB 92 serial connection to PC 91 serial port connecting a terminal 91 establishing communication with a terminal 93 setting up terminal emulation 92 using to configure IP addressing 91 serial port cable 91 Service Action Allowed LED 22 session iSCSI 98 setting up a data host 82 setting up terminal emulation 92 SFP transceivers description of 11 ship kit controller tray 31 expansion tray 32 single controller configuration 124 single controller configurations 54 single controller topology 60 software enabling multipathing 86 installing data host for non Solaris host 83 85 software overview 26 ST2500 drive expansion tray disk drives 23 ST2501 drive expansion tray I O module 14 power fan assembly 14 ST2510 controller tray power fan assembly 14 St2510 controller tray LEDs on the rear 16 ST2530 controller tray disk drives 23 power fan assembly 14 ST2540 controller tray LEDs on the rear 16 power fan assembly 14 static IP addressing configuring 91 storage array configuration 2500 Series Array Product Overview 3 switched topology 60 T target iSCSI 98 ports 101 160 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Arr
97. nt from the flash rate of I O fast random After the 2 minute period data residing in cache is written to disk and the battery mechanisms are disengaged 3 Check the Cache Active LED on the controller FIGURE 1 11 to determine if any outstanding cache needs to be written If the LED is on there is still data that needs to be flushed and written to disk 4 Ensure that the Cache Active LED is no longer flashing before powering off the storage array 5 Press each power switch at the back of the controller tray to the Off position 6 Press the power switches at the back of each drive expansion tray to the Off position Chapter 7 Powering On the Array 79 Next Steps After you have connected the management host and data hosts you are ready to install the management host software as described in the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide and the data host software as described in Chapter 8 For iSCSI proceed to Appendix A 80 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 8 Data Host HBAs and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays This chapter describes how to install data host software HBAs and other software on different host platforms It contains the following sections m Data Host Software on page 81 m Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System on page 82 m Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris
98. onnection direct and through switch FIGURE 6 3 FIGURE 6 1 Direct Connection from a Single Data Host Server 2 3 1 Host 4A 4a 2 HBA 1 3 HBA 2 6 4 Host Port 5 Controller A 6 Controller B FIGURE 6 2 Direct Connection from Two Data Host Servers Host HBA 1 HBA 2 Host Port 1 Host Port 2 Controller A Controller B NOUCSWGNA EZES 70 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 6 3 Data Host Connection Through a Fibre Channel Switch Host HBA 1 HBA 2 Host Port 1 Host Port 2 Controller A Controller B NO RON 74102 01 FIGURE 6 4 Mixed Topology of Data Hosts Connected Directly and Through FC Switches Host 1 HBA 1 HBA 2 Host 2 Host 3 Host Port 1 Host Port 2 Controller A Controller B OPNDNPYN 74104 01 Chapter 6 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array 71 2540 Array Data Host Connections The Sun StorageTek 2540 Array controller tray has four Fibre Channel FC host ports two per controller module FIGURE 6 5 Data transmission from the host to the array controller modules is through fiber optic cables The fiber optic cables connect to the controllers through Small Form factor Pluggable SFP transceivers FIGURE 6 6 To maintain redundancy connect
99. pl1500b Name a Controller A Link Status A Type a Speed A Unique Identifier AN A Down iSCSI Unknown 00 A0 B8 20 36 05 Al2 A Up iSCSI 1 Gbps 00 A0 B8 20 36 07 BA B Down iSCSI Unknown 00 A0 B8 20 34 1D B 2 B Up iSCSI 1 Gbps 00 A0 B8 20 34 1F If you need to configure the iSCSI ports to change the IP address or the listening port display the Port Summary and select a port to display the Port Details page Consult the online help for configuration help 102 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Port Summary gt Port Details Port Details A 1 on Storage System dpl1500b x Details IPv4 Configuration Details Name Controller Port WWN Type Speed Maximum Speed Link Status Listening Port Maximum Transmission Unit MTU 2 Back to top AM A 00 A0 B8 20 36 05 iSCSI Unknown Unknown Down 3260 Default port is 3260 otherwise specify in the range 49152 to 65535 1500 Bytes Per Frame Default value is 1500 otherwise specify in the range 1501 to 9000 which enables Jumbo Frames Support Appendix A Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array 103 Adding Initiator Information After creating an initiator on a data host you need to add information about the initiator to the management software Create New Initiator Steps Help Step 1 Specify Initiator Properties 1 Specify Initiator Properties Tipe Name Unique Identif
100. r tray and one expansion tray 1x3 is the controller tray and 2 expansion trays TABLE 2 1 TABLE 2 1 Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Configurations Configuration Identifier Controller Tray Number of Expansion Trays 1x1 1 0 1x2 1 1 1x3 1 2 1x4 1 3 Note Do not add more expansion trays than the storage array supports Use the following instructions to connect the controller tray to one or more drive expansion trays 48 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Connecting Drive Expansion Trays Keep the following points in mind when adding expansion trays to your storage array m Once the drive expansion tray is physically installed the expansion trays should be turned on and connected to the array with power on The array must be at an optimal status with I O data transfer turned off If you need to add an expansion tray to a storage array that cannot be taken off line contact your Sun Technical Support representative before attempting to connect the new tray m Controller trays and expansion trays are shipped with protective plastic plugs in the SAS expansion ports You must remove these before connecting cables m Expansion trays are added serially in a chain actually two chains channel one through the A side controller and I O modules and channel two through the B side controller and I O modules The SAS cable from the expansion port on a controller connects to the
101. re configure the following using the Common Array Management documentation Install Guide or online help to Create volumes Map each volume to a host or host group linked to an initiator Launch the Computer Management application in Windows and open Disk Management You should be able to see the mapped volume on your host Appendix C iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows 121 5 Computer Management By Ele Action wew Yindow Hap gt Rea 8 Computer Management Local p iB System Tods Patin Basi NIFS Healthy System 39 033 2 Ines volume E Patron Gost NTFS Healthy 35478 X EDISCSILTA F Partition Desk NTFS Healthy Ia ME Loca Users and Groups Performance Logs and Alerts Device Manager Removable Serage Disk Defragmerter i Disk Manacemak de Services and Appikebors ISCSILCA F 6993 NE NTFS Healthy 122 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX D Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies This appendix describes connecting data hosts to the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array with topologies other than the basic ones listed in Chapter 4 It contains the following section m Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies on page 123 Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies Chapter 5 showed the two most common duplex cabling topologies m Direct topology m Network topology This section shows more examples of th
102. re is Temperature the high end of its operating within operational range range and requires attention 4 Power Green Tray is powered on Tray is not powered on Chapter1 Tray Overviews 7 Rear Access Components of the Trays This section reviews the components that can be accessed from the back of a m Sun StorageTek 2500 Series controller tray m Sun StorageTek 2501 drive expansion tray Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Components that are accessed from the rear of the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array controller trays include m Controller Modules Two removable controller modules controllers typically identified as Controller A on the left and Controller B on the right m Power fan assemblies Two removable power supply modules with cooling fans The power fan assembly is identical and interchangeable to the power fan assemblies used for Sun StorageTek 2501 drive expansion tray FIGURE 1 4 Controller Tray Rear Access Components soa See eee XO 1 Controller Modules 1 Controller Modules 2 2 Power Fan Assemblies Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Sun StorageTek 2501 Drive Expansion Tray Components that are accessed from the rear of the Sun StorageTek 2501 Drive Expansion Tray are m I O Modules IOMs Two removable input output modules m Power fan assemblies Two removable power supply modules with cooling fans The power fan assembly i
103. rnet ports to directly to management host 57 connecting using an Ethernet hub 56 establishing communication between a terminal and the serial port 93 using the serial port to configure IP addressing 91 controller tray installation slot in cabinet 32 ship kit contents 31 controller trays CRUs 9 Ethernet connection for out of band management 9 fiber optic interface ST2540 10 front access components 5 LEDs on the front 6 rear access components 8 SAS connectors ST2540 10 SFP transceivers 11 ST1530 model description of 12 ST2510 model description of 13 CRUs controller trays 9 power fan assembly 14 ST2510 controller 13 ST2530 controller 12 ST2540 controller 10 D data host cabling to a 2510 59 123 cabling to a 2530 63 cabling to a 2540 69 setting up 82 data host software about installing for a non Solaris host 85 downloading software for a non Solaris OS 86 installing for a non Solaris host 83 85 86 data path redundancy 9 DC power option power source wires 135 DHCP Configuration wizard for 140 server configuration before you begin 139 Solaris DHCP server setup 145 Windows 2000 Advanced Server installation 145 Windows 2000 Advanced Server requirements 145 DHCP IP addressing configuring 90 direct topology 60 disk drives description of ST2540 controller tray disk drives 23 maximum connection number 10 12 13 numbering scheme 24 tray ID and slot designation 24 documentation
104. rresponding threaded hole in the rail as shown in FIGURE 2 14 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 FIGURE 2 14 Rail Clip and Rear Mounting Hole on Rear of Tray 3 Insert a single 8 32 pan head screw through the center hole in each front mounting flange and tighten FIGURE 2 15 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 45 FIGURE 2 15 Securing the Tray to the Front of a Sun Rack 900 1000 Cabinet 4 Replace the end caps bezels that cover the mounting flanges on the front of the array tray On each front mounting flange there is a small tab over which the end caps fit The end caps have a slot on top for this tab a Place the end cap over the tab so the tab can go into the slot b Snap the bottom of the end cap into place 46 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Connecting the Power Cables 1 Verify that both power switches are turned off 2 Verify that the circuit breakers in the cabinet are turned off 3 Connect each power supply in the tray to a separate power source in the cabinet 4 Connect the primary power cables from the cabinet to the external power source Note Do not power on the storage array until you complete the procedures in this chapter The power on sequence is described in detail in Chapter 7 Inter tray Cabling This section describes how to cable a controller tray to the drive expansion trays for
105. s identical and interchangeable with all power fan assemblies used in the 2500 Series trays FIGURE 1 5 Drive Expansion Tray Rear Access Components er 1 1 0 Modules 2 Power Fan Assemblies Controllers The Sun StorageTek 2540 2530 and 2510 Arrays usually have two controllers single controller configurations are available but are not recommended The controllers manage the input output I O between the volumes and the data host The controllers have an Ethernet connection to the management host for out of band management and contain a battery that provides backup power to the cache memory for up to three days in the event of a power loss Because each controller tray contains two controllers the data path through one controller can fail and the other controller provides a redundant data path to all of the disk drives If a controller fails you can replace the failed controller while the power is applied and the storage array is processing data a hot swap Note Replacement controllers might not be at the same level of firmware If necessary use CAM to upgrade the firmware for the new controller so that it matches the configuration database baseline firmware release level or later Chapter1 Tray Overviews 9 Each controller has a media access control MAC address that identifies it on the network The MAC address for a controller is on a label on the controller The MAC address label is attached to the controller at
106. server Configure as BOOTP relay ok Cancel Help The wizard will prompt you for information related to the configuration network address and subnet mask of the controller tray Select or enter the following information m Data storage format Text files m Name service to store host records Do not manage hosts records m Length of lease m Network Address Network address of Controller A m Subnet Mask For example 255 255 255 0 m Network Type Local Area LAN 140 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 m Router Use router discovery protocol Your summary page should look similar to the following example DHCP Configuration Wizard Steps he system will be configured as a DHCP server ith the following settings 3 Select hosts nameservice Data Storage Text files 4 Specify lease policy osts Nameservice Do not manage hosts recor 5 Specify DNS dornain and Length of Lease 1 days renewable servers DNS Domain 6 Specify network address a DNS Servers subnet mask 7 Specify network type and Network Address 10 4 30 0 router Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 8 Specify NIS domain and Network Type Local Area LAN Spurs Router Use router discovery proto 9 Specify NIS domain and servers 10 Review NIS Servers NIS Domain NIS Domain 3 Verify your configuration information and click Finish 4 When you are prompted to configure addresses
107. st Port 2 Controller A Controller B To Connect Host Cables 1 Insert one end of the Ethernet cable into a host port on the controller 2 If direct topology insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into the port on the NIC on the data host 3 If network topology insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into a switch port a Connect a second cable from the switch to the port on the NIC 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 for each host to controller connection Chapter 4 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array 61 Relocation Cautions Use the following guidelines when relocating trays or drives from one storage array to another Caution Potential data loss Moving a storage array or array components that are configured as part of a volume group can result in data loss To prevent data loss always consult a Customer Support representative before relocating configured drives controller trays or drive expansion trays Do not move controller trays or drive expansion trays that are part of a volume group configuration If you must move array components contact a Customer Support representative for procedures A Customer Support representative might direct you to complete several tasks prior to undertaking the relocation These tasks might include m Creating saving and printing an array profile of each storage array that is affected by the relocation of a drive or tray m Performing a complete backup of all data on the
108. storage array or array components that are configured as part of a volume group can result in data loss To prevent data loss always consult a Customer Support representative before relocating configured drives controller trays or drive expansion trays Note Trays in storage arrays can be connected to the DC power supply 48 VDC Before turning off any power switches on a DC powered tray you must disconnect the two pole 20 amp circuit breaker Do not move controller trays or drive expansion trays that are part of a volume group configuration If you must move array components contact a Customer Support representative for procedures A Customer Support representative might direct you to complete several tasks prior to undertaking the relocation These tasks might include m Creating saving and printing an array profile of each storage array that is affected by the relocation of a drive or tray m Performing a complete backup of all data on the drives that you intend to move 136 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Verifying that the volume group and each of its associated volumes on the affected storage array have an Optimal status Determining the location and status of any global hot spares associated with the affected storage array Appendix E Using DC Power 137 138 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 APPENDIX F Configuring a DHCP Server
109. ta over the Ethernet connection to a target storage system iSCSI initiators are operating system specific Examples are provided for configuring initiators in Solaris and Windows Consult your operating system documentation for Linux Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Configuring iSCSI Detailed The following sections detail the steps in planning cabling and configuring iSCSI m Preparing for iSCSI and Installing Hardware on page 100 m Configuring iSCSI Tasks on page 101 m Configuring Other iSCSI Features on page 105 The first two sections contain tables listing each step in configuring iSCSI m iSCSI Preparation and Hardware Steps on page 100 m iSCSI Configuration Steps on page 101 You can use the procedures in conjunction with examples for Solaris and Windows For an example of configuring iSCSI on a Solaris host go to iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris on page 109 For an example of configuring iSCSI on a Windows host go to iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows on page 113 For an example of configuring iSCSI on a Linux host consult your Linux OS documentation The RDAC driver for LINUX supports the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array To download 1 Go to www sun com Select Download Select View by Category Ae WwW N Select Systems Administration gt gt Storage Management and scroll down to the StorageTek 2500 Series
110. tandard mounting rack units 2RU of vertical space in the cabinet Most cabinets have a U mark on their vertical rail with three mounting holes in the left cabinet vertical rail and in the right cabinet vertical rail The top mounting hole of the lower RU is always closest to the bottom mounting hole of the upper RU hence the division between RUs on a cabinet rail is between the two closest mounting holes in a grouping The universal rails have an adjustable depth of 24 to 34 Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard Sun or 19 Inch Cabinet With Threaded Cabinet Rails This procedure describes the steps to attach the universal rail kit to m All standard Sun cabinets including the Sun Rack 900 1000 cabinets m Sun StorageTek Expansion cabinets m All 19 inch wide 4 post EIA compatible racks and cabinets with the following cabinet rail types a M5 threaded a M6 threaded m 10 32 threaded m 12 24 threaded a circular un threaded 1 To attach the universal rail kit to a cabinet with these cabinet rail types position the front flange of the left universal rail behind the left front cabinet rail FIGURE 2 2 Chapter 2 Installing Trays 33 Note The U marks are not labeled on all racks as they are on the Sun cabinets The rule of thumb to remember is that the division of RUs passes between the two closest rail holes in each set of holes see FIGURE 2 2 FIGURE 2 2 Positioning the Front of the Left Rail Behind the
111. tches on a DC powered CRU or module you must disconnect the two pole 20 amp circuit breaker Caution Electrical grounding hazard This equipment is designed to permit the connection of the D C supply circuit to the earthing conductor at the equipment FIGURE E 1 shows the locations of the power fan assemblies 131 FIGURE E 1 Power Fan Assembly Locations Controller A Controller B Power fan assembly A Power fan assembly B The power fan assemblies above are shown with AC power connectors The DC power connector can be seen in FIGURE E 3 The DC power connector cable and source wires are shown in FIGURE E 2 below FIGURE E 2 DC Power Connector Cable and Source Wires 1 Supply Negative Brown Wire 48 VDC 2 Return Positive Blue Wire 3 Ground Green Yellow Wire 4 DC Power Connector Caution Risk of electrical shock The tray has more than one power source To remove all power from the tray all DC MAINS must be disconnected by removing all power connectors from the power fan assemblies See Installation Notes for DC Power on page 133 for more information 132 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Installation Notes for DC Power The sections that follow provide hardware information about DC power m Ship Kit Changes on page 133 m DC Power LEDS on page 133 m Connecting Power Cables on page 135 m Turn
112. th each tray Preparing the Cabinet Select the cabinet in which you will be installing the array Be sure the cabinet is installed as described in the installation instructions provided with it 1 Stabilize the cabinet as described in the cabinet documentation 2 If the cabinet has casters make sure the casters are locked to prevent the cabinet from rolling 3 Remove or open the front panel 4 Remove or open the vented back panel Planning the Order of the Tray Installation Install the trays starting with the controller tray at the lowest available 2U tray slot in the cabinet Next install the expansion trays for the first controller tray If room remains in the cabinet repeat for the next controller tray and expansion trays Starting at the bottom distributes the weight correctly in the cabinet Tip If you plan on adding hosts to the cabinet make sure that you have cables of sufficient length to reach their controller tray 32 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet Depending on the type of cabinet in which you will install the tray use one of the following procedures to attach the rails m Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard Sun or 19 Inch Cabinet With Threaded Cabinet Rails on page 33 m Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard 19 Inch Cabinet With Un threaded Cabinet Rails on page 37 Each tray requires two s
113. thin the Normal condition Fault power fan assembly Power DC Good Green Power is present Power is not present 134 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 Connecting Power Cables Caution A qualified service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines A two pole 20 amp circuit breaker is required between the DC power source and the tray for over current and short circuit protection Before turning off any power switches on a DC powered CRU or module you must disconnect the two pole 20 amp circuit breaker Caution Ensure that you do not turn on power to the controller tray or the connected drive expansion trays until this guide instructs you to do so For the proper procedure for turning on the power see Connecting Power Cables on page 135 Caution Electrical grounding hazard This equipment is designed to permit the connection of the D C supply circuit to the earthing conductor at the equipment Connecting the Cables 1 Disconnect the two pole 20 amp DC circuit breaker for the storage array 2 Ensure that all DC power switches on the DC powered controller tray and all DC power switches on any connected DC powered drive expansion trays are turned off 3 Connect the DC power connector cable to the DC power connector on each power fan assembly on the back of the controller tray Caution The three sourc
114. toa Cabinet 33 Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard Sun or 19 Inch Cabinet With Threaded Cabinet Rails 33 Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard 19 Inch Cabinet With Un threaded Cabinet Rails 37 Installing a Tray ina Cabinet 42 Connecting the Power Cables 47 Inter tray Cabling 47 Array Configuration Naming Convention 48 Connecting Drive Expansion Trays 49 Cabling an Expansion Tray to a Controller Tray 50 Cabling an Expansion Tray to Another Expansion Tray 50 Cabling a Third Drive Expansion Tray 52 iv Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Tray Interconnect Cable Labeling 53 Example Label Abbreviation 54 Single Controller Configurations 54 Next Steps 54 Connecting the Management Host 55 Connecting the Management Host 55 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host 56 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub 56 Attaching the Ethernet Ports Directly to the Management Host With a Cross Over Cable 57 Next Steps 57 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array 59 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array 59 To Connect Host Cables 61 Relocation Cautions 62 Next Steps 62 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array 63 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array 63 To Connect Data Hosts to a 2530 Array 66 Relocation Cautions 66 Next Steps 66 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array 69 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array 69 2540
115. torage array Next Steps After You Connected The Management And Data Hosts You Can Power On The Trays As Described In Chapter 7 Chapter 5 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array 67 68 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 CHAPTER 6 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array This chapter describes Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array cable connections for hosts It contains the following sections m Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array on page 69 m Next Steps on page 75 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array The Sun StorageTek 2540 Array connects to data hosts through Fibre Channel FC cables Note For maximum hardware redundancy you must install a minimum of two HBAs in each host Dual port HBAs give you two paths into the storage array but do not ensure redundancy if the HBA fails Single controller and single path configurations are supported but are not recommended 69 2540 Array Data Host Connection Topologies You can connect data hosts to access the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array directly to the array or through Fibre Channel FC switches to the array The following figures illustrate four possible host connection topologies for the 2540 Array m Direct connection from a single data host server FIGURE 6 1 m Direct connection from two data host servers FIGURE 6 2 m Data host connection through Fiber Channel switch fabric FIGURE 6 1 m Mixed c
116. umentation for instructions on installing HBA drivers Multipathing Data host software controls the data path between the data host and the storage array If there is more than one path between the host and the storage array for redundancy this function is called multipathing Install data host software including multipathing on each data host that communicates with the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array The multipathing software you need depends on the host platform HBA and the data transport SAS FC or iSCSI in your storage area network This information is listed in the latest version of the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array provides data path support for data hosts running Solaris Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Red Hat Linux HP UX and IBM AIX operating systems This section applies to hosts running Solaris 9 and 10 See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for the latest supported operating system versions 82 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Note To install data host software on systems that are not running the Solaris OS see Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris on page 85 Multipathing is included in the Solaris 10 OS For Solaris 9 data hosts you need the SAN Foundation Kit software which includes the multipathing soft
117. un StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array and the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array contains disk drives for storing data The controller tray typically with two controller modules provides the interface between a data host and the disk drives The Sun StorageTek 2540 Array provides a Fibre Channel connection between the data host and the controller tray The Sun StorageTek 2530 Array provides a Serial Attached SCSI SAS connection between the data host and the controller tray The Sun StorageTek 2510 Array provides iSCSI connections using Ethernet between the data host and the controller tray The Sun StorageTek 2501 drive expansion tray provides additional storage You can attach the drive expansion tray to any of the 2500 series arrays You manage the array with the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 FIGURE 1 1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Connection Example Using Fibre Channel Data hosts Ethernet out of band Redundant Fibre Channel kost Host 2 Host 3 FC switch Host 4 Host 5 Expansion trays Controller tray Local management host ie WH management host Chapter1 Tray Overviews 3 Installation Tasks Checklist The following checklist TABLE 1 1 outlines the tasks required for installing the Sun StorageTek 2500 Array hardware and tells you where you can find detailed procedures To ensure a
118. use fiber optic cables you must install an SFP transceiver in each interface port on the controller where a fiber optic cable is to be installed The SFP transceiver is required to translate the optical signals from the fiber optic cable into digital signals for the controller Note The SFP transceiver shown might look different from those that are shipped with your controller tray The difference does not affect transceiver performance FIGURE 1 7 SFP Transceiver for the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array G 1 Data Host Port 2 SFP Transceiver 3 Fiber Optic Cable eO eteAed fe Z Chapter 1 Tray Overviews 11 Sun StorageTek 2530 Array This SAS controller tray provides the following capabilities m Three SAS host ports with 3 Gb s host connection speed m One drive expansion tray SAS port for the drive channel with 3 Gb s drive expansion tray connection speed m 512 MB or 1 GB mirrored cache m Maximum connection of 48 disk drives one controller tray and three drive expansion trays FIGURE 1 8 Sun StorageTek 2530 Array Controller Ports 1 Drive Expansion Tray Port SAS Out O fo 2 Ethernet Management Host Port 3 SAS Data Host Ports 4 RS 232 Port Serial Port 78022 20 12 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Sun StorageTek 2510 Array This iSCSI controller tray provides the following capabilities Two iSCSI Ethern
119. ve for procedures A Customer Support representative might direct you to complete several tasks prior to undertaking the relocation These tasks might include m Creating saving and printing an array profile of each storage array that is affected by the relocation of a drive or tray m Performing a complete backup of all data on the drives that you intend to move m Verifying that the volume group and each of its associated volumes on the affected storage array have an Optimal status m Determining the location and status of any global hot spares associated with the affected storage array Next Steps After you connect the management and data hosts you can power on the trays as described in Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array 73 74 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Chapter 6 Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array 75 76 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide e May 2010 CHAPTER 7 Powering On the Array This chapter describes initial tray power on procedures in the following sections m Before Powering On on page 77 m Powering On the Storage Array on page 78 m Powering Off the Array on page 79 m Next Steps on page 80 Before Powering On You should decide on a IP address method before powering on The controllers will obtain IP addresses from DHCP if it is available on the network If DHCP is not ava
120. ver setup CD is available The following procedure provides an example of how to set up DHCP with the BOOTP option on the Windows 2000 Advanced Server Your environment might require different steps Installing the DHCP Server To install DHCP server on the Windows 2000 Advanced Server 1 From the Control Panel go to Administrative Tools gt gt Configure Your Server 2 Select DHCP from the Networking drop down menu on the left The wizard instructs you to use the Windows Components wizard to add the DHCP component 3 Start the Windows Components wizard and double click Networking Services 4 Select Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP click the check box to its left and click OK The Windows Components wizard is displayed 5 Click Next 6 If Terminal Services Setup is displayed select Remote administration mode Click Next If your server has obtained an address from a DHCP server for its own address a warning is displayed 7 Click OK to accept the warning Local Area Connection Properties is displayed 8 Assign a static IP address to the server or click Server to keep DHCP addressing for the server Click OK Appendix F Configuring a DHCP Server 145 9 Click Finish to exit the Windows Components wizard The DHCP server is now installed The next step is to configure the server Configuring the DHCP Server To configure the DHCP server 1 From the Control Panel go to Administrative Tools
121. ware To install data host software on Solaris OSs see the following sections To Obtain Sun Solaris 9 Data Host Software on page 83 To Install the SAN 4 4 Data Host Software on page 84 To Obtain Sun Solaris 9 Data Host Software Obtain Sun Solaris 9 data host software 1 Go to the Sun Microsystems web page sun com The Sun home page is displayed Select Downloads from the home page navigation bar The Downloads page is displayed it is not labeled On the View by Category tab select System Administration gt gt Storage Management The Storage Management page is displayed showing a list of downloadable storage related products Select the SAN 4 4 product The login page is displayed Login using your Sun account ID The SAN 4 4 x Download page is displayed Accept the License Agreement and select the SAN 4 4 version required for your operating system The data host software version you need depends on your operating system See the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes for the current data host software requirements Download the Solaris x 9 Base Package if you do not already have it installed and then the Install_it Script SAN 4 4 x version as recommended in the release notes There is a README file available on the SAN 4 4 x Download page with instructions for unpacking and installing the download file on your data host computer Chapter 8 Data Host HBAs and So
122. ware For installation and initial configuration of the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series array including firmware upgrades initial array setup partitioning domains configuring storage and configuring IP addressing see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide Related Documentation Application Title Site planning information Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide Late breaking information not Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes included in the inf ti t NE eer entre dei StorageTek Common Array Manager Release Notes Instructions for installing the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Installation CAM host management Guide software Reference information for the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager CLI Guide CLI Regulatory and safety Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Regulatory and Safety information Compliance Manual Instructions for installing an Sun StorageTek Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service expansion cabinet Manual Instructions for installing the Sun Rack Installation Guide Sun Rack 900 1000 cabinets In addition the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array includes the following online documentation m Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager online help contains system overview and configuration information m Service Advisor provides guided FRU replacement procedures with system feedback You can access Service Advisor from the Sun StorageTek Common Arr
123. ware Installation Guide May 2010 Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 9 OS To enable the multipathing software on hosts running Solaris OS 9 1 Open the kernel drv scsi_vhci conf file with a text editor 2 Setmpxio disable no in the file 3 Set load balance round robin in the file 4 Set auto failback enable in the file 5 Save the updated file 6 Reboot the host 7 Use the cfgadm command to configure HBA paths How you configure paths depends on how you are using your storage arrays in a SAN or direct attach environment See the Sun StorEdge SAN Foundation Software 4 4 Configuration Guide at http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Network_Storage_Solutions SAN san_software for information about configuring paths Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10 OS To enable multipathing software for all Fibre Channel FC ports on hosts running Solaris OS 10 1 Type the following command stmsboot e Note See the stmsboot 1M man page for complete details You are prompted to confirm the command WARNING This operation will require a reboot Do you want to continue y n default y 2 Press Return to reboot the host Chapter 8 Data Host HBAs and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays 87 Next Steps After you have installed and enabled multipathing on the data hosts configure IP addressing on the controller modules as described in Chapter 9
124. wpoint volume A logically contiguous range of storage blocks allocated from a single pool and presented by a disk array as a logical unit number LUN A volume can span the physical devices that constitute the array or it can be wholly contained within a single physical disk depending on its virtualization strategy size and the internal array configuration The array controller makes these details transparent to applications running on the attached server system volume snapshot See snapshot WWN World Wide Name A unique 64 bit number assigned by a recognized naming authority such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE that identifies a connection device or a set of connections to the network The World Wide Name WWN is constructed from the number that identifies the naming authority the number that identifies the manufacturer and a unique number for the specific connection 156 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide May 2010 Index A about installing data host software for non Solaris host 85 about IP addressing 89 array about IP addressing 89 cabling a 1x2 configuration 50 cabling a 1x3 configuration 50 52 configuration naming convention 48 configuring controller IP addressing 90 installation checklist for 4 powering on 78 powering off 79 pre installation process for 4 authentication 98 B backup power battery cache memory 9 battery backup power
125. xpansion Tray Power Fan Assembly LEDs The power fan assembly LEDs for the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array and the Sun StorageTek 2501 drive expansion tray are identical FIGURE 1 13 Locations of the Power Fan Assembly LEDs 78024 04 TABLE 1 5 Descriptions of the Power Fan Assembly LEDs Location LED Color On Off 1 DC Power DC Good Green DC power from the DC power from the power power fan assembly is fan assembly is not available available 2 Service Action Allowed Blue The power fan assembly The power fan assembly can be removed from the cannot be removed from the tray tray 3 Fault Amber A fault exists within the Normal condition power fan assembly 4 Power AC Good Green The assembly is powered The assembly is not on powered on Chapter 1 Tray Overviews 19 IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray FIGURE 1 14 Locations of the IOM LEDs UP WEE 78023 02 TABLE 1 6 Descriptions of the IOM LEDs Location LED Color On Off IOM Link Fault Amber A link error occurred or an No errors have occurred 1 incompatible connection has been made 2 IOM Link Green The link is active A link error occurred Service Action Blue The IOM can be removed The IOM cannot be removed 3 Allowed from the drive expansion tray from the drive expansion tr

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