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iii Contents Preface xiii 1. T ray Overviews 1 Front-Access Components of the Trays 2 LEDs on the Front of the Trays 3 Rear-Access Components of the Trays 5 Controllers 6 Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array 6 .
iv Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 LEDs on the Disk Drives 18 Common Array Manager Software 19 Service Advisor and Customer-Replaceable Units 19 Overview of the Installation Process 20 2.
Contents v 3. Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 49 Connecting the Management Host 49 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host 50 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the M.
vi Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ▼ T o Obtain T raff ic Manager for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris 68 Installing Data Host Software for Operating .
Contents vii Ship Kit Changes 93 DC Power LEDS 93 Connecting Power Cables 94 ▼ Connecting the Cables 95 T urning Off the DC Power During an Emer gency 96 Relocation Cautions 96 Glossary 97 Index 107.
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ix Figur es FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Product Overview 2 FIGURE 1-2 Tray Front-Access Components 3 FIGURE 1-3 Location of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays 4 FIGURE 1-4 Controller T.
x Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-6 Inserting the Cabinet Rail Adapter Plate on the Cabinet Rail 32 FIGURE 2-7 Adapter plate in place on the Cabinet Rail. 33 FIGURE 2-8 Slide the flange of the rail behind the cabinet rail and between that and the hook of the rail adapter plat.
xi T ables TABLE 1-1 Description of the LEDs on the Front of the Trays 4 TABLE 1-2 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array 11 TABLE 1-3 Descriptions of the Controller LEDs.
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xiii Pr eface The Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide describes how to install rack-mounting rails and array modules on the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series array . Host management, data host management, and remote command line interface (CLI) functions are performed by the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software.
xiv Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 How This Book Is Or ganized Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series array and the hardwar e installation process. Chapter 2 describes how to install rack-mounting rails, controller modules, and expansion cabinets in three Sun cabinets.
Preface xv In addition, the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array includes the following online documentation: ■ Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager online help Contains system overview and configuration information. ■ Service Advisor Provides guided FRU r eplacement procedures with system feedback.
xvi Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Thir d-Party W eb Sites Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document.
1 CHAPTER 1 T ray Overviews The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array are a family of storage products that provide high-capacity , high-reliability storage in a compact configuration. The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array is a modular , rackmountable controller tray .
2 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Product Overview Fr ont-Access Components of the T rays Components that are a.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 3 The front-access components include the following: ■ End caps – Plastic, removable caps on the right and left side of the tray .
4 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-3 Location of the LEDs on the Fr ont of the T rays T ABLE 1-1 Description of the LEDs on the Front of the T rays Location LED Color On Off 1 Locate White Indicates a failed component on this tray .
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 5 Rear -Access Components of the T rays Components that are accessed fr om the rear of the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array and the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array controller trays include: ■ Controller Modules – T wo removable controller modules.
6 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-5 Drive Expansion T ray Rear-Access Components Contr ollers The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array and the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array have two controllers. The contr ollers manage the input/output (I/O) between the volumes and the data host.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 7 ■ T wo data host connectors per controller that can support either a fiber-optic interface or a copper interface with 1, 2, or 4 Gb/s data host connection speed ■ On.
8 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-7 SFP T ransceiver for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array This SAS controller tray pr ovid.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 9 FIGURE 1-8 Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array Controller Connectors Contr oller T ray and Drive Expansion T ray Power- Fan Assembly The power-fan assembly for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array is identical and interchangeable.
10 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array The drive expansion tray expands the storage capacity of a storage array. The controllers in the contr oller tray can connect to the drive expansion tray and access the disk drives in the drive expansion tray for additional storage.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 11 LEDs on the Rear of the T rays Contr oller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array FIGURE 1-10 Locations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array T ABLE .
12 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Contr oller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array FIGURE 1-11 Locations of the Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array 8 Ethernet Link Green The connection is activ e.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 13 Contr oller T ray and Drive Expansion T ray Power- Fan Assembly LEDs The power-fan assembly LEDs for the Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array , the Sun StorageT ek 2530 Array , and the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array are identical. 4 Cache Acti ve Green Caching is enabled.
14 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 1-12 Locations of the Power-Fan Assembly LEDs T ABLE 1-4 Descriptions of the Power-Fan Assembly LEDs Location LED Color On Off 1 DC Po wer (DC Good) Green DC power from the power -fan assembly is av ailable.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 15 IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageT ek 2501 Array FIGURE 1-13 Locations of the IOM LEDs 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 .
16 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Caution – Potential loss of data access – Never remove a power-fan assembly , a controller module, or a disk drive un.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 17 FIGURE 1-14 Disk Drives The physical locations of the disk drives are numbered 1 thr ough 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.
18 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 LEDs on the Disk Drives FIGURE 1-15 Locations of the Disk Drive LEDs T ABLE 1-6 Descriptions of the Disk Drive LEDs Location LED Color General Behavior 1 Service Action Allowed Blue On – The disk dri ve can be remo ved from the tray .
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 19 Common Array Manager Softwar e The Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array is managed by the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software.
20 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T o see a list of the hardware components that can be r eplaced at the customer site refer to Service Advisor in the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager software. The Service Advisor also provides information and procedur es for replacing array components.
Chapter 1 T ra y Over vie ws 21 When the tasks in T ABLE 1-8 are complete, you can install the Common Array Manager software on an external management host, install and upgrade f irmware from the management host, and perform initial array setup and system configuration.
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23 CHAPTER 2 Installing T rays Use the procedur es in this chapter to install trays in a cabinet. The number of trays you need to install depends on your overall storage r equirements. Y ou can install a maximum of three trays, one contr oller tray and up to two expansion trays for each array .
24 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Pr eparing for the Installation Use the following procedures to pr epare for installation: ■ “Preparing the Universal.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 25 FIGURE 2-1 Loosening the Rail Scr ews to Adjust the Rail Length Note – The rails are pr econfigured to adjust to cabinet rail depths of between 24 inches (609.6 mm) and 34 inches (863.6 mm). Pr eparing the T ray Caution – T wo people are needed to lift and move the tray .
26 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ■ T wo 6-meter RJ45 -RJ45 Ethernet cables (one per controller module) ■ One RJ45-DIN9 cable ■ One RJ45-DB9 adapter .
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 27 Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet Depending on the type of cabinetin which you will install the tray , use one of the following procedur es to attach the rails: ■ “A.
28 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Note – The RUs 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 ).
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 29 FIGURE 2-3 Securing the Left Rail to the Fr ont 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 f it the cabinet, and position the rail f lange behind the face of the cabinet rail ( FIGURE 2-4 ).
30 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-4 Adjusting the Length of the Left Rail at the Back of the Cabinet 5. Align the rail f lange 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.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 31 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.
32 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ■ All 19-inch wide, 4-post EIA-compatible racks and cabinets with unthreaded cabinet rails (square hole racks). T o attach the universal rail kit to a cabinet with unthreaded cabinet rails, follow these steps first for the left rail and then for the right rail: 1.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 33 FIGURE 2-7 Adapter plate in place on the Cabinet Rail. 2. Slide the front f lange of the universal rail between the front cabinet rail and the top hook of the rail adater plate ( FIGURE 2-8 ).
34 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-8 Slide the f lange of the rail behind the cabinet rail and between that and the hook of the rail adapter plat.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 35 FIGURE 2-9 Securing the Rail to the Fr ont left of the Cabinet 4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 on the corresponding cabinet rail at the back of the cabinet ( FIGURE 2-10 ).
36 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-10 Adjusting the Length of the Rail at the Back of the Cabinet 5. Insert and tighten two 8-32 screws through the top and bottom holes in the adpater plate, back cabinet rail, and universal rail mounting f lange ( FIGURE 2-1 1 ).
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 37 FIGURE 2-11 Securing the Rail to the Back of the Cabinet For extra stability , you can tighten the rail screws as in FIGURE 2-1 . 6. Repeat Step 1 through Step 5 to install the right rail. Installing a T ray in a Cabinet Install the controller tray in the f irst empty 2RU slot at the bottom of the cabinet.
38 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-12 Positioning the T ray in the Cabinet 2. Carefully slide the tray into the cabinet until the front mounting f langes on the tray touch the vertical face of the cabinet ( FIGURE 2-13 ).
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 39 FIGURE 2-13 Array Controller T ray Installed The tray has mounting flanges on both sides with three mounting holes in them. The top and bottom holes are lar ge enough to fit over the heads of the screws alr eady in the cabinet rails used to mount the universal rails.
40 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 2-14 Rail clip and rear mounting hole on r ear of array tray . 3. Insert a single 8-32 pan head screw through the center hole in each front mounting f lange and tighten ( FIGURE 2-15 ).
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 41 FIGURE 2-15 Securing the T ray to the Front of a Sun Rack 900/1000 Cabinet 4. Replace the end caps (bezels) that cover the mounting f langes on the front of the array tray . On each front mounting flange, ther e is a small tab over which the end caps fit.
42 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Connecting the Power Cables 1. V erify that both power switches are turned off. 2. V erify 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.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 43 Note – Perform all SAS connections from an Out (down arr ow) port to an In (up arrow) port. If the cable is connected to two connectors with the same arrows, communication between the two drive modules will be lost.
44 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Connecting Expansion T rays Keep the following points in mind when adding expansion trays to your storage array: ■ Expansion trays must be added with power to the array and I/O data transfer turned off.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 45 Cabling an Expansion T ray to a Controller T ray A Controller tray has two expansion ports, one on the Controller A module and one on the Controller B module. T o connect an expansion tray , connect an SAS cable from each expansion port on the contr oller to each In port on the expansion tray .
46 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 and two expansion trays. The cable connections on the B-side are r eversed (the cable from the contr oller A expansion po.
Chapter 2 Installing T ra ys 47 6. Connect one SAS cable between the expansion tray 2 B-side Out port and the B-side In port of expansion tray 2 ( FIGURE 2-19 ).
48 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Simplex 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 .
49 CHAPTER 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts This chapter describes Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array cable connections for hosts. It contains the following sections: ■ “Connecting t.
50 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 3-1 Ethernet Ports for Contr oller A and Controller B Note – Before you begin, ensure that the twor equired Ethernet cables are available. These requir ements are outlined in the StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Site Preparation Guide .
Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 51 Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub T o attach the Ethernet ports and the management port Ethernet interface to an Ethernet hub on a private subnet: 1.
52 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Note – For maximum hardwar e 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 r edundancy if the HBA fails.
Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 53 FIGURE 3-2 Dir ect connection from a single data host server FIGURE 3-3 Dir ect Connection from two data host servers FIGURE 3-4 Data host connection thr ough a Fibre Channel switch 1. Host 2.
54 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE 3-5 Mixed topology of data hosts connected dir ectly and through FC switches 2540 Array Data Host Connections Data transmission from the host to the array controller modules is thr ough fiber - optic cables.
Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 55 FIGURE 3-6 Connecting the SFP and Fiber -optic Cable to a 2540 Controller The Sun StorageT ek 2540 Array controller tray has fourFC host connector ports, two per controller module. T o maintain redundancy , connect two data paths from each host, one to each controller .
56 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 3. Plug one end of the f iber-optic cable into the SFP transcei ver . 4. Plug the other end of the f iber-optic cable into one of the HB As in the host (direct topology) or into a switch (fabric topology).
Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 57 FIGURE 3-9 Dir ect connections from two data hosts with dual HBAs. FIGURE 3-10 shows an example of direct host connections from thr ee data hosts, each with dual HBAs. FIGURE 3-10 Direct connections fr om three data hosts with dual HBAs.
58 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Before you connect data hosts dir ectly to the array , check that the following prer equisites have been met: ■ Interface cables are connected and between the HBAs and the array controllers.
Chapter 3 Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts 59 Host Cable Labeling Labels for host cabling identify which host HBA ports and which controller ports you use when you attach cables between the host and the controller . Cable labels are useful if you need to disconnect cables to service a controller .
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61 CHAPTER 4 Powering On the Array This chapter describes initial tray power-on procedur es. Perform the following procedur es in the order listed: ■ “Before Powering On” on page 61 ■ “Power.
62 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Powering On the Array Use this procedur e to turn power on for all trays installed in the cabinet ( FIGURE 4-1 ). Note – The order in which you power up the trays is important.
Chapter 4 P owering On the Arra y 63 ■ 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 ar e off, the power -on sequence is complete and no faults have been detected.
64 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Next Steps After you have connected the management host and data hosts, you are r eady to install the management host software as described in the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Manager Software Installation Guide and the data host software as described in Chapter 5 .
65 CHAPTER 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softwar e This chapter describes how to install data host software, HBAs, and other software on differ ent host platforms.
66 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 in your storage area network. HBAs must be or dered separately , from Sun or their respective manufactur ers.
Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 67 T o install data host software on Solaris OSs, see the following sections: ■ “T o Obtain Sun Solaris 8 and 9 Data Host Software” on page 67 ■ “T o Install the SAN 4.
68 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 1. Log in to the host as root . 2. Change to the SAN_4.4. xx_install_it directory in which the compressed installation f ile was unpacked: cd < user-specified location > /SAN_4.
Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 69 Installing Data Host Softwar e for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris T o install data host software for operating systems other than Solaris, see .
70 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 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.
Chapter 5 Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Softw are 71 7. Use the cfgadm command to conf igure HBA paths. How you configur e paths depends on how you are using your arrays in a SAN or direct attach envir onment. See the Sun StorageEdge SAN Foundation Software 4.
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73 CHAPTER 6 Conf iguring IP Addressing In order for there to be an out-of-band Ethernet connection between the local management host and the array controllers, the management host and the array controllers must have valid IP addr esses. This chapter describes how to configur e IP addressing on the local management host and the array controllers.
74 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 Conf iguring the IP Address of the Array Contr ollers Y ou can configure two types of IP addr essing for the Ethernet por.
Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 75 ■ Using the serial port interface (see “Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses” on page 75 ) ■ Using the Sun StorageT ek Common Array Man.
76 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T o 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 connector (diagnostic port) on the controller ( FIGURE 1-3 on page 6 ).
Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 77 ■ Data Rate: 38400 ■ Data Bits: 8 ■ Parity: None ■ Stop Bits: 1 ■ Flow Control: None ▼ T o Establish a Connection W ith the Serial Port T o establish a connection with the serial port and display the Service Interface menu: 1.
78 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 ▼ T o Configur e the IP Addresses The serial port Service Interface menu enables you to set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on the contr oller . T o set up the IP address configuration for the Ethernet port on each contr oller: 1.
Chapter 6 Configuring IP Addressing 79 4. When prompted, conf irm the specif ied IP addressing. The Service Interface menu is redisplayed. 5. Select option 1, Display IP Conf iguration, to conf irm the IP address changes. The IP address conf iguration of the Ethernet port is displayed, and the Service Interface menu is redisplayed.
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81 CHAPTER A Conf iguring a DHCP Server This appendix describes how to configur e bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) services in a Sun Solaris and Microsoft W indows envir onment.
82 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 2. Start the DHCP wizard by issuing the following command at the command line: /usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr & The foll.
Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 83 3. V erify your conf iguration information and click Finish. 4. When you are prompted to conf igure addresses for the server , click Y es.
84 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 6. V erify your conf iguration information and click Finish. The DHCP Manager displays the following: 7.
Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 85 c. Click OK. The DHCP manager updates the status and client ID, as shown in the following example: 8. Go to Modify Service Options and do the following: a. Select Detect Duplicate IP addresses. b. Under BOOTP Compatibility , select Automatic.
86 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 d. Click OK. After the configuration pr ocess has finished, the DHCP server provides BOOTP services to the MAC address you enter ed for each RAID controller . 9. T o verify that the BOOTP service is running, go to Service > Restart.
Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 87 The following procedur e provides an example of how to set up DHCP with the BOOTP option on the W indows 2000 Advanced Server . Y our environment may requir e different steps. Installing the DHCP Server T o install DHCP server on the W indows 2000 Advanced Server: 1.
88 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 2. From the Action menu, select New Scope. The New Scope wizard is displayed. 3. Enter the following information as prompted: ■ Scope name and description: ■ IP address range (for example, 192.
Chapter A Configuring a DHCP Ser ver 89 If the lease expiration for the controllers is inactive, try refr eshing the list. If the lease is still inactive, check the following: ■ Are the IP addr esse.
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91 CHAPTER B Using DC Power This appendix describes using the DC Power Unit for the Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Arrays in the following sections: ■ “DC Power Overview” on page 91 ■ “Installa.
92 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 FIGURE B-1 shows the locations of the power-f an assemblies . FIGURE B-1 P ower F an Assembly Locations . Caution – Risk of electrical shock – This unit has more than one power sour ce.
Chapter B Using DC P ower 93 ■ “Ship Kit Changes” on page 93 ■ “DC Power LEDS” on page 93 ■ “Connecting Power Cables” on page 94 ■ “T urning Off the DC Power During an Emergency.
94 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T ABLE B-1 lists the LEDs for DC power . T ABLE B-1 DC Power Module LEDs. Connecting Power Cables Caution – A qualif ied service person is required to make the DC power connection per NEC and CEC guidelines.
Chapter B Using DC P ower 95 Caution – Ensure that you do not turn on power to the array module or the connected drive modules until this guide instructs you to do so. For the proper procedur e for turning on the power , see “ “Connecting Power Cables” on page 94 .
96 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 T urning Of f the DC Power During an Emer gency 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 .
97 Glossary Definitions obtained fr om the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Dictionary are indicated with “(SNIA)” at the end. For the complete SNIA Dictionary , go to www .
98 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 B block The amount of data sent or received by the host per I/O operation; the size of a data unit. C capacity The amount of storage you must allocate to storage elements, including volumes, pools, and virtual disks.
Glossar y 99 data path The route taken by a data packet between a data host and the storage device. direct attached storage (DAS) A storage architectur e in which one or two hosts that access data are connected physically to a storage array . disk A physical drive component that stores data.
100 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 topologies. Fibre Channel was completely developed through industry cooperation, unlike SCSI, which was developed by a vendor and submitted for standardization after the fact.
Glossar y 101 I in-band traff ic System management traff ic that uses the data path between a host and a storage device. See also out-of-band traf f ic .
102 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 master / alternate master A design for reliability that uses r edundant configuration. Array configurations share master/alternate master conf igurations: each array configuration has two controller trays that ar e grouped as one host.
Glossar y 103 prof ile See storage prof ile . provisioning The process of allocation and assignment of storage to hosts. R 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.
104 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Series Array Hardw are Installation Guide • March 2007 storage area network (SAN) An architectur e 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.
Glossar y 105 thin-scripting client See r emote scripting CLI client . tray See storage tray . U V virtual disk A set of disk blocks presented to an operating envir onment as a range of consecutively numbered logical blocks with disk-like storage and I/O semantics.
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107 Index Numerics 2500 series array product overview, 2 A about installing data host software for non-Solaris host, 69 about IP addressing, 73 array about IP addressing, 73 cabling a 1x2 configurati.
108 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Ser ies Arra y Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 management host, 6 SAS, ST2530, 8 SAS, ST2540, 7 contacting technical support, xvi contents universal rail kit, 24 co.
Index 109 expansion tray ship kit contents, 26 F fans power-fan assembly, 9 fault LED, 16 Fibre Channel ST2540 controller tray, 7 firmware, 6 front-access tray components, 3 H host connecting for man.
110 Sun StorageT ek 2500 Ser ies Arra y Hardware Installation Guide • March 2007 loosening length adjustment screws, 24 rear -access components of the controller trays, 5 rear -access components of .
Index 111 contents, 24 part numbers, 24 unpacking a tray, 25 W web sites third-party, xvi.
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An important point after buying a device Sun Microsystems 2500 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sun Microsystems 2500 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sun Microsystems 2500 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sun Microsystems 2500 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sun Microsystems 2500 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sun Microsystems 2500, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sun Microsystems 2500.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sun Microsystems 2500. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sun Microsystems 2500 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
