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HP St or age W orks 20 1 2i Modular Smar t A r r a y user g u id e P ar t number: 4 8 1 5 98-00 1 F irst edition: Mar ch , 2008.
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3 Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Sm ar t Array user guide • March 2008 2. Installing and Cabling Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents 5 4. Configuring a System for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting Management Port IP Addresses Using the CL I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Configuring Your Web Browser for SMU .
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7 About This Guide Intended A udience This guide is intended for use by syst em administrators and information professionals who are experi enced with the followin g: ■ Direct attach sto rage (DAS) .
8 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Arra y user guide • March 2008 Document Con v entions Rac k Stability Caution – T o reduce the risk of personal inju ry or damage to the equipment: ■ Extend leveling ja cks to the floor . ■ Ensure that the full weigh t of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
About This Guide 9 HP T echnical Suppor t T e lephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support / .
10 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Arra y user guide • Ma rch 2008 Subscr iption Ser vice HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice website: http://www.
11 CHA PT ER 1 Bef ore Y ou Begin The MSA2000 Family 2012i Modular Smart Array and MSA2000 Drive Enclosure are high-performance storage solut ions th at co mbine outstanding performance with high reliability , availability , flexi bility , and manageabi lity .
12 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 System Management Softw are Embedded management software inclu d es a web-browser interface and the command-line interface described below . HP StorageW orks MSA2000 F amily Storage Management Utility (SMU) SMU is the primary interface for conf iguring and managing the system.
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 13 Hardw are Components and LEDs This section describes the main hardwa re components of your storage system enclosures. Controller Components and LEDs The controller enclosure can be connected through switches to Ethernet adapters (NICs) or host iSCSI ports.
14 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 1-1 shows the components and LEDs on the front of a controller . Figure 1-1 Controller (Front Vie w) T able 1-2 describes the LEDs on the front of a controller .
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 15 T able 1-3 describes the LEDs on the drive module. Ta b l e 1 - 3 Dr ive Module LED Combinations (F ront) Online/Activity (green) Fau l t/ UI D (amber/blue) Description On Off The drive is online, but it is not currently active.
16 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 1-2 shows the ports and switches at the back of the controller . Figure 1-2 Controller Enclosure P or ts and Switches (Back View) T a ble 1-4 describes the ports and switches on the back of the controll er .
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 17 Figure 1-3 shows the LEDs at the back of the controller . Figure 1-3 Controller LEDs (Ba ck Vie w) T able 1-5 describes the LEDs on the back of the controller Ta b l e 1.
18 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Controller module Unit Locator White Off Normal operation. Blink Physically identifies the controller module. Controller module OK to Remove Blue Off The controller module is not prepared for removal.
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 19 Drive Enclosure Components and LEDs A drive enclosure can be connected to a controller enclosure o r to another drive enclosure to provide additional disk storag e capacity . T abl e 1-6 describes the drive enclosure componen ts.
20 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 1-4 shows the ports and switches at the back of the drive enclosure. Figure 1-4 Dr ive Enclosure P or ts and Switches (Bac k View) T able 1-7 describes the ports and switches on the back of the drive enclosure.
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 21 Figure 1-5 shows the LEDs at the back of the drive enclosure. Figure 1-5 Dr ive Enclosure LEDs (Bac k View) T able 1-8 describes the LEDs on the back of the drive enclosure.
22 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Expansion module Fault/Service Required Amber On A fault has been detected or a service action is required. Blink Indicates a hardware-controlled power up or a cache flush or restore error .
Chapter 1 Before Y ou Begin 23 Installation Chec klist T a ble 1-9 outlines the steps req uired to install the enclosures and init ially configure the system. T o ensure a successful installation, perform the tasks in the order they are presented . Ta b l e 1 - 9 Installation Checklist Step Installation T ask Where to Find Procedure 1.
24 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 9. Connect the data hosts. “Connecting Hosts” on page 39 10. Connect the management host.
25 CHA PT ER 2 Installing and Cab ling Enc losures This chapter describes ho w to instal l and ca ble enclosures in a standard 19-inch EIA rack cabinet.
26 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Saf ety Precautions For your protection, observe the followin g safety p recautions when setting up your equipment: ■ Follow all cautions and in structions marked on th e equipment.
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 27 Installing Enclosures Into a Rac k This section describes how to instal l the enclosures into a st an dard 19-inch rack cabinet with a 28 to 36-inch (71.12 to 91.44-cm) depth. Note – Keep all hard ware ite ms in pl ast ic b ags until you are ready to use them.
28 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Rac k Installation Ov er view and Procedure Figure 2-1 provides a visual overview of rack inst allation and components and corresponds to the steps that follo w . Figure 2-1 Over view of Standard 19-Inch EIA Rac kmounting Components #10-32 x 5/8-in.
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 29 Use the following procedure and refer to Fi gure 2-1 to install each enclosure into the rack. When positioning an enclosure in the rack , do not block the air vents at the front or back of the enclosure.
30 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 2-2 Side Brack e t With Alignment Marks b. On one side, insert the first two screws thro ugh the side brac ket slots above and below the alignment mark into the rear-most threaded holes in the enclosure.
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 31 Attaching the Ear Caps The plastic ear caps are snap-on part s that require some care when atta ching or removing them. After the en closure has been instal led in the rack cabine t, attach the ear caps, which are loca ted in a plastic bag included in the c ontroller enclosure package.
32 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Connecting Controller and Drive Enclosures Use the supplied SAS cables to connect a controller enclosure to up to three drive enclosures. Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 show the recommended fau lt-tolerant cabling patterns.
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 33 Figure 2-5 F ault-T olerant Cabling Connections Between One Controller Enclosure and Up to T hree Drive Enclosures In Out In Out In Out In Out Controlle.
34 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 2-6 Non-F ault-T olerant Cab ling Connections Between One Controller and Up to Three Drive Enclosures In Out In Out In Ou.
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 35 Connecting A C P ow er Use this procedure to connect AC power to the enclo sures. 1. V erify that both power switches are off.
36 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 T esting the Enclosure Connections Use this procedure to power on the newly installed system. 1. Press the power switche s at the back of each drive en closure to the On ( –) position .
Chapter 2 Installing an d Cabling Enclosures 37 Obtaining IP V alues f or Y our Stor age System Use the guidelines presented in this secti on when requesting or assigning IP values for your storage system.
38 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 iSCSI host ports should be assigned IP addr esses that are on one or the other subnet to which data host ports are assigned.
39 CHA PT ER 3 Connecting Hosts This chapter describes how to connect data and management hosts to controller enclosures. It contains the following sections: ■ “Host System Requirements” on page.
40 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 ■ T o preven t Microsoft W indows ® data hosts from displaying the Found New Hardware W izard when the storage sy stem is discovered, instal l the MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Service s driver .
Chapter 3 Connecting Hosts 41 Installing the MSA2000 F amily SES Dr iv er f or Microsoft Windows Hosts Installing the M SA2000 Family SCSI Encl osure Services (SES) dri ver prevents Microsoft W i ndows hosts from displaying the Found New Hardware W izard when the storage system is discovered.
42 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Figure 3-1 shows the preferred high-availa bility dual-cont roller connection throu gh two switches to two dual-port data hosts, in which each data host has two Ethernet ports with each port connected to a different switch.
Chapter 3 Connecting Hosts 43 Connecting Remote Management Hosts The management host directly manages sy stems out-of-band over an Ethernet network. This section describes how to connect the Ethernet cables to the management host. 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethe rnet management port on each controller .
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45 CHA PT ER 4 Configuring a System f o r the Fir st Time This chapter describes how to perform firs t-time configuration required on both the storage system and data hosts. It also describes how to perform basic storage configuration to verify that yo ur system is working.
46 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Setting Management P or t IP Addresses Using the CLI Note – If you used DHCP to set the IP addresses, you do not have to set them using the CLI as de scribed in this section.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 47 Y our pac kage contents includ e a micro-DB9-to-DB9 seri al cable. If necessar y , use a DB9-to-DB25 adapter (not included) for connecting the serial cable to a DB25 serial port on the host computer .
48 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 3. In the terminal emulator , connect to controller A. 4. Press Enter to display the CLI prompt (#).
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 49 8. In the host computer's command window , type the following command to verify Ethernet connectivity , first for cont roller A and then for.
50 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Logging in to SMU from a Local Management Host T o lo g in to SMU from a local management host: 1. In your web browser ’ s address field, type the IP address of one of the controller enclosure’ s Ethe rnet manage ment ports and press Enter .
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 51 NTP server time is provided in Universa l T ime (UT), which provides several options: ■ If you want to synchronize the times and logs between storage devices installed in multiple time zones, set all the storage devic es to use UT .
52 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Configur ing Controller Enclosure Host P or ts T o co nfigure iSCSI host ports on the controller enclosure, complete the following steps: 1. Select Manage > General Conf ig > Host Port Configuration.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 53 5. Click OK to save thes e settings. 6. Complete Step 3 through Step 5 for the sec ond d ata host Ethernet port, selecting IP addresses on the subnet not used for the first Ethernet port. IP properties have been set for Ethernet ports on the data host.
54 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 ■ Data host IP addresses may not be set correctly ■ Controller enclosure host po rt addresses may not be set correctly on th.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 55 10. On the Persiste nt T argets tab, verify that two entries appear fo r each controll er (.a and .b) for a total of four connections. Configuring more than on e session per c ontroller port will us e additional host interface resources and may cause failover to function improperly .
56 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Optimizing NIC Hardware TCP Settings T o imp rove performance on single-threade d read and writ e actions, edit the TC P registry settings as follows. Note – For hosts running W indows Server 2003 SP1 or later .
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 57 Optimizing iSCSI Initiator P arameters T o op timize performance, edit the follo wing two iSCSI initiator regist ry keys: ■ LinkDownTime: Edit this key to increase the amount of time that the host allows for failover on the controller en closure before removing the controller from the system.
58 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Creating Vir tual Disks T wo or more disk drives can be logicall y combined to form a virtual disk.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Syst em for th e First Time 59 Mapping a Data Host to a V olume T o e nable a data host to acce ss a volume you created, you must map the volume to the host.
60 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 3. Once you have determined that your syst em is ready for u se, tighten the thumb screws on all SAS cables.
61 APPENDIX A P o wering the System Off and On This appendix describes how to power of f and power on the system when needed. P ow er ing Off the System The system rarely needs to be powered off. Y ou remove power only when you plan to physically move the system to another location.
62 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 2. Press the power switche s at the back of the controller en closure to the On ( –) position. If the enclosure’ s power-on sequence succeeds as describ ed in S tep 1 , the system is ready to use.
63 APPENDIX B Regulatory Compliance and Safety Regulator y Compliance F ederal Communications Commission Notice Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Ru les and Regulations has established Radio Frequenc y (RF) emission limits to provide an interference- free radio frequency spectrum .
64 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 instructions, may ca use harmful interference to radio communications. Ope ration of this equipment in a residen tial area is likely to cause harmful interferen ce, in which case the user will be re quired to correct the interfe rence at personal expense.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 65 T o id entify this product, refer to the part, Regulatory Model Number , or product number found on the product.
66 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Laser Saf e ty W ar ning Warning – T o reduce the risk of exposu re to hazardous radiation: ■ Do not try to open the laser device en closure. There are no user-serviceable components inside.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 67 Inter national Notices and Statements Canadian Notice (a vis Canadien) Class A Equipment This Class A digita l apparatus meets a ll requirements of the Can adian Interference- Causing Equipmen t Regulati ons.
68 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 ■ Also approved under UL 60 950/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-00, Safety of Information T echnology E quipment .
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 69 K orean Notices Saf ety Batter y Replacement Notice Y our compu ter is equipped with a lithiu m manganese dioxide, a vanad ium pentoxide, or an alkaline internal batter y or battery pack.
70 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 For more information about battery replac ement or proper disposal, contact an HP authorized reselle r or service provider .
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 71 J apanese P ower Cord Notice Electrostatic Discharge T o preven t damage to the system, be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts.
72 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Note – For more informat ion on static electricity , o r assistance with product installation, con tact your HP authorized reseller .
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 73 Dutch Notice English Notice Disposal of waste equipment b y users in pri vate household in the European Union This s ymbol on the pr oduct or on its pack agi ng indicates that this pr oduct must not be dispose d of with your other househol d waste .
74 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Estonian Notice Finnish Notice S eadmete jäätmete kõrv aldami ne era m ajapid ami s te s Eur oopa Lii d u s S ee t o otel võ.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 75 F rench Notice Ger man Notice Élimination des appareils mis au rebut par les ména ges dans l'Union européenne Le symbole apposé sur ce produit ou sur son emballage indique que ce produit ne doit pas être jeté av ec les déchets ménagers ordinaires.
76 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Greek Notice Hungar ian Notice . , . . , , . Ké s zü lé kek m a g ánházt ar tá s ban t örté n s el ejtezé s e az Európ.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 77 Italian Notice Latvian Notice Smaltimento delle apparecchiature da parte di privati nel territorio dell'Unione Eur opea Questo simbolo presente sul prodotto o sulla sua conf ezione indica che il prodotto non può essere smaltito insieme ai rifiuti domestici.
78 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Lihuanian Notice P olish Notice Nolie totu ie k rt u iz n cin ša na s note ikum i li et ot ji e m Eir opa s S avien ba s priv t.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 79 P or tuguese Notice Slov akian Notice Descarte de Lixo Elétrico na Comunidade Européia Este símbolo encontrado no produto ou na embalagem indica que o produto não de ve ser descartado no lixo doméstico comum.
80 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modular Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 Slov enian Notice Spanish Notice Eliminación de residuos de equipos eléctricos y electrónicos por parte de usuarios particulares en la Unión Europea Este símbolo en el producto o en su env ase indica que no debe eliminarse junto con los desperdicios generales de la casa.
Appendix B Regulator y Comp liance and Safety 81 Swedish Notice Bortskaffande av avfallspr odukter från an vändare i privathushåll inom Europeiska Unionen Om den här symbolen visas på produkten eller för packningen betyder det att produkten inte får slängas på samma ställe som hushållssopor .
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83 Inde x A accessing SMU ,5 0 the CLI ,4 6 accumulators ,7 0 A vis Canadien, regulatory compliance notice ,6 7 B batteries recycling or disposal ,7 0 replacement notice ,6 9 T aiwan EP A recycling an.
84 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modu lar Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 disposal waste equipment for EU private households ,7 3 disposal, battery ,7 0 disposal, T aiwan EP A battery ,7 0 dissipating .
Index 85 K Korean, regulatory compliance notice ,6 9 L label, laser ,6 6 laser internationa l certification and c lassification information ,6 6 product label ,6 6 radiation, warning ,6 6 regulatory c.
86 HP StorageWorks 2012i Modu lar Smar t Array user guide • March 2008 S safety precautions ,2 6 series number , regulatory compliance ,6 5 SES driver , installing on data hosts ,4 1 SMU additional .
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