Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ISR6250 Q-Logic
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[ Quick Start Guide ] QUICK START GUIDE z INTELLIGENT STORAGE ROUTER INSTALL ATION iSR6250.
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3 Quick S t art Guide The iSR6250 is an intelligent storage router that provides servers with iSCSI connectivit y to SAN-attached Fibre Channel-based disk or tape storage. Suggested Configurations Figure 1 shows the iSR6250 connecting iSCSI servers to a direct-att ached storage array .
4 Installation Instructions This Quick Start Guide describes how to install and confi gure your new QLogic iSR6250 router by following these steps: ❑ Step 1. Verify the packa ge contents. ❑ Step 2. Complete the pre-installation checklist. ❑ Step 3.
5 IP address of the iSNS server for iSCSI port 2 (if iSNS will be enabled) iSCSI port 3 IP address, subnet mask, and gateway for the 10GbE-1 port IP address of the iSNS server for iSCSI port 3 (if iSN.
6 Step 3. Mount the Router Mount the router in the rack using the ra ck mount kit with instructions provided. Step 4. Install the SFPs An SFP transceiver is required for each rout er port that will be connected to a Fi bre Channel device or switch. SFPs are included in the package.
7 Figure 4. iSR6250 Blade Ports and LEDs 4. Verify that the router’ s input power LED is illuminated. The iSR6250 rout er runs its self test and begins normal operation—this may take a minute. 5. Verify that the heartbeat LED is blinking (once per second) and that the system fault LED i s not illuminated.
8 Step 7. Configure iSR6250 Man agement Port IP Address 1. Connect the router’ s Management Port (10/100 Ethernet) to your workstation using a switch or hub. As an alternative, you may connect your wo rkstation directly to the router using an Ethernet crossover cable.
9 Step 8. Run the Configuration Wizard 1. Start the SANsurfer ® Router Manager previously installed on the computer that will manage th e iSR6250. Y ou should see a display as shown in the following figures. 2. Click the Connect button on the top-left corner .
10 6. Enter the Symbolic Name for this rout er . 7. Select each iSCSI port and us e the wizard to enter IP addresses for the iSC SI port, and optionally , the IP address of an iSNS ser ver . NOTE: QLogic recommends that you en able Flow C ontrol for your 10GbE interf aces (10GbE1 and 10GbE2 ports).
11 Step 9. Present LUNs to iSCSI Initiators 1. If the iSR6250 is connected in the FC fabric, make sure the FC fabric zoning is set so that FC storage array ports and router FC ports are in the same z one. 2. Using storage array mana gement software, create all LUNs you want to present to all iSCSI initi ators through this iSR6250.
12 c. Launch the Presentation Wizar d from the Wizard s drop-down menu. This wizard allows you to map a LUN to the iSCSI initiator on y our server . The screen that allows this mapping looks like this: d. Save the mappings using your manageme nt password.
13 e. Refresh the SANsurfer Router Manager display . Now, when you sel ect your iSCSI initiator on the LHS of the display , you shou ld be able to se e the LUNs mapp ed to that in itiator as fo llows: f. Return to the Windows Se rver screen and select LogOn to log on to this t arget.
14 T roubleshooting and T echnical Support For technical support, visit the Q Logic website, support. qlogic.com or send an email to support@qlogic.co m . Warranty The QLogic iSR6250 router comes with a standard one-year QL ogic warranty , or as specified by other agreements.
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