Dell PowerVault MD3000i, System Installation Manual

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Page 3: ...panding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures 16 Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures 17 3 Software Installation 19 System Assembly and Startup 19 Install the iSCSI Initiator Software iSCSI attached Host Servers Only 19 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server 20 Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server 20 Installing MD Storage Software 23 Installing MD Storage S...

Page 4: ...ement only 36 Default Management Port Settings 36 Automatic Storage Array Discovery 36 Manual Storage Array Discovery 36 Set Up the Array 37 Step 2 Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array 39 Step 3 Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator 40 If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI version 40 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 40 If you are usi...

Page 5: ...10 SP1 via the GUI 53 Step 7 Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server 54 If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI 54 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 55 If you are using a Linux Server 56 Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections 57 Step 8 Optional Set Up In Band Management 58 Premium Features 59 Troubleshooting Tools 59 5 Uninstalling Sof...

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Page 7: ... either e mail or Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP These alerts can be set for instant notification or at regular intervals System Requirements Before installing and configuring the MD3000i hardware and MD Storage Manager software ensure that the operating system is supported and minimum system requirements are met For more information refer to the Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Matrix ava...

Page 8: ... the storage array into logical components called disk groups then divide the disk groups into virtual disks You can make as many disk groups and virtual disks as your storage array configuration and hardware permit Disk groups are created in the unconfigured capacity of a storage array while virtual disks are created in the free capacity of a disk group Unconfigured capacity is comprised of the p...

Page 9: ...omer information Decide whether to allow space for hot spares which automatically replace failed physical disks If you will use premium features consider how to configure virtual disk copies and snapshot virtual disks About the Enclosure Connections The RAID array enclosure is connected to an iSCSI enabled host server via one or two RAID controller modules The RAID controller modules are identifie...

Page 10: ...blished by installing separate data paths between the host and the storage array in which each path is to different RAID controller modules Redundancy protects the host from losing access to data in the event of path failure because both RAID controllers can access all the disks in the storage array Direct Attached Solutions You can cable from the Ethernet ports of your host servers directly to yo...

Page 11: ... Servers or Two Node Cluster Single Path Data Single Controller Simplex 1 standalone one or two host server 2 two node cluster 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure single controller 5 corporate public or private network 4 5 2 Management traffic 3 1 ...

Page 12: ...ver has a second Ethernet connection to the array it can be attached to the iSCSI ports on the array s second controller This configuration provides improved availability by allowing two separate physical paths for each host which ensures full redundancy if one of the paths fail 1 standalone up to four host server 2 Ethernetmanagement port 2 3 MD3000i RAID Enclosure dual controllers 4 corporate pu...

Page 13: ...le or dual path data configurations as well as either single or dual controller modules Figure 2 4 shows how up to 16 standalone servers can be attached via multiple sessions to a single MD3000i RAID controller module through a network Hosts that have a second Ethernet connection to the network allow two separate physical paths for each host which ensures full redundancy if one of the paths fail F...

Page 14: ...N Configured Servers Single Path Data Single Controller Simplex 1 up to 16 standalone host servers 2 IP SAN Gigabit Ethernet switch 3 Ethernet management port 4 MD3000i RAID Enclosure single controller 5 corporate public or private network 4 2 5 1 3 ...

Page 15: ... been previously configured in a direct attach solution with a PERC 5 E system NOTICE Ensure that all MD1000 expansion enclosures being connected to the MD3000i are first updated to the latest Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware available from support dell com Dell MD1000 EMM Firmware versions prior to A03 are not supported in an MD3000i array attaching an MD1000 with unsupported firmware causes an uncertifi...

Page 16: ... package 3 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure s make sure the MD3000i software is installed and up to date For more information refer to the Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Matrix available on support dell com a Install or update to the latest version available on support dell com the MD Storage Manager on each host server Install or update to the latest version available on support dell com the m...

Page 17: ...w MD1000 expansion enclosures to the MD3000i 1 Before adding the MD1000 enclosure s make sure the MD3000i software is installed and up to date For more information refer to the Dell PowerVault MD3000i Support Matrix available on support dell com a Install or update to the latest version available on support dell com the MD Storage Manager on each host server b Install or update to the latest versi...

Page 18: ... blinking amber there is an error that can be viewed using the MD Storage Manager If the status LEDs light a solid blue the MD3000i is ready c After the MD3000i is online and ready turn on any attached host systems 5 Using the MD Storage Manager update all attached MD1000 firmware if it is out of date a Select Support Download Firmware Download Environmental EMM Card Firmware b Check the Select Al...

Page 19: ...for the first time 1 Install the NIC s in each host server that you attach to the MD3000i Storage Array unless the NIC was factory installed For general information on setting up your IP addresses see Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI 2 Cable the storage array to the host server s either directly or via a switch 3 Cable the Ethernet management ports on the storage array to either t...

Page 20: ...Host Server Follow the steps in this section to install the iSCSI initiator on a Linux server NOTE All appropriate Linux iSCSI initiator patches are installed using the MD3000i Resource CD during MD Storage Manager Software installation Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a RHEL 4 System You can install the iSCSI initiator software on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 systems either during or after operati...

Page 21: ...t the Base option 4 Click Optional Packages 5 Select the iscsi initiator utils option 6 Click OK then Next to continue with the installation To install the iSCSI initiator after RHEL 5 installation 1 From the desktop select Applications Add Remove Software The Package Manager screen is displayed 2 In the Package Manager screen select the Search tab 3 Search for iscsi initiator utils 4 When it is d...

Page 22: ... Search box enter linux iscsi 4 When the linux iscsi module is displayed select it 5 Click on Check Dependencies to determine if any dependencies exist 6 If no dependencies are found click Accept Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 10 SP1 System You can install the iSCSI initiator software on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 10 systems either during or after operating system installation ...

Page 23: ... host server connected to the storage array Select this option on all host servers that are connected to a storage array but will NOT use MD Storage Manager for any storage array management tasks NOTE Dell recommends using the Host installation type if the host server is running Windows Server 2008 Core version Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI attached Host Server Windows To install MD S...

Page 24: ...tep 6 a screen appears asking whether to restart the event monitor automatically or manually after rebooting You should configure only one system either a host or a management station to automatically restart the event monitor NOTE The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions with the storage array MD Storage Manager can be installed on more than one system but running the ev...

Page 25: ...indows system registry To apply these updates go to the windows Windows_2003_2008 iSCSI_reg_changer directory on the Resource CD and run the iSCSi_reg_changer_Win2k3 bat or iSCSi_reg_changer_Win2k8 bat file The iSCSI Initiator must be installed before you make these updates Installing MD Storage Software on an iSCSI attached Host Server Linux MD Storage Manager can be installed and used only on Li...

Page 26: ...s for the RDAC MPP driver are given in step 13 10 If you selected Typical full installation in step 6 a screen appears asking whether to restart the event monitor automatically or manually after rebooting You should configure only one system either a host or a management station to automatically restart the event monitor NOTE The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions with ...

Page 27: ...Manager 9 A screen appears asking whether to restart the event monitor automatically or manually after rebooting You should configure only one system either a host or a management station to automatically restart the event monitor NOTE The event monitor notifies the administrator of problem conditions with the storage array MD Storage Manager can be installed on more than one system but running th...

Page 28: ...t file click the first bar The readme txt file appears in a separate window 3 Close the window after viewing the file to return to the menu screen 4 To view the manuals from the CD open the HTML versions from the docs folder on the CD Installing the Manuals 1 Insert the CD if necessary and select Install MD3000i Documentation in the main menu A second screen appears 2 Click Next 3 Accept the Licen...

Page 29: ...t to view the readme txt file type 1 and press Enter The file appears in a separate window Close the window after viewing the file to return to the menu screen 4 To view another document type 5 and press Enter A second menu screen appears with the following selections MD3000i Owner s Manual MD3000i Installation Guide MD Storage Manager CLI Guide MD Storage Manager User s Guide NOTE To view the doc...

Page 30: ...Enter 2 A screen appears showing the default location for installation Press Enter to accept the path shown or enter a different path and press Enter 3 When installation is complete press any key to return to the main menu 4 To view the installed documents open a browser window and navigate to the installation directory ...

Page 31: ...on steps should help you complete the process in less time NOTE If you are running Windows Server 2008 and elect to use IPv6 use Table 4 3 to define your settings on the host server and storage array controller iSCSI ports IPv6 is not supported on storage array controller management ports Terminology The table below outlines the terminology used in the iSCSI configuration steps later in this secti...

Page 32: ...review these guidelines before completing the worksheet iSCSI host port The iSCSI port two per controller on the storage array iSNS Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service An automated discovery management and configuration tool used by some iSCSI devices management station The system from which you manage your host server storage array configuration storage array The enclosure containing the st...

Page 33: ..._ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Static IP address host server Subnet Default gateway Static IP address storage array Subnet Default gateway 192 168 130 101 In 0 default 192 168 131 101 In 1 default 192 168 128 101 Mgmt network port 192 168 131 102 In 1 default 192 168 128 102 Mgmt network port ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ...

Page 34: ...ort 1 Host iSCSI port 2 cntl 0 cntl 1 FE80 0000 0000 0000 ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ Link Local IP Address Routable IP Address Subnet Prefix Gateway FE80 0000 0000 0000 ____ ____ ____ ___...

Page 35: ... and target IP addresses Instead iSNS automatically discovers manages and configures all iSCSI devices in your environment For more information on iSNS including installation and configuration see www microsoft com Table 4 4 Host Server vs Storage Array This step is performed on the HOST SERVER using the Microsoft or Linux iSCSI Initiator This step is performed on the STORAGE ARRAY using MD Storag...

Page 36: ...nged back to its previous settings NOTE This procedure applies to out of band management only If you choose to set up in band management you must complete this step and then refer to Step 8 Optional Set Up In Band Management You can discover the storage array automatically or manually Choose one and complete the steps below Automatic Storage Array Discovery 1 Launch MD Storage Manager If this is t...

Page 37: ...ial Storage Array Setup Tasks Task Purpose Information Needed Rename the storage array NOTE If you need to physically find the device click Blink the storage array on the Initial Setup Tasks dialog box or click the Tools tab and choose Blink Lights on the front of the storage array blink intermittently to identify the array Dell recommends blinking storage arrays to ensure that you are working on ...

Page 38: ... up alert notifications Set up e mail alerts Set up SNMP alerts NOTE The Status area in the Summary tab shows if alerts have been set for the selected array To arrange to notify individuals by e mail and or storage management stations by SNMP when a storage array component degrades or fails or an adverse environmental condition occurs E mail Sender sender s SMTP gateway and e mail address and reci...

Page 39: ...anced button Virtual LAN VLAN support A VLAN is a network of different systems that behave as if they are connected to the same segments of a local area network LAN and are supported by the same switches and routers When configured as a VLAN a device can be moved to another location without being reconfigured To use VLAN on your storage array obtain the VLAN ID from your network administrator and ...

Page 40: ...h Data Digest and Header Digest Optionally you can specify that a digest of data or header information be compiled during transmission to assist in troubleshooting CHAP logon information Leave this option unselected and do not enter CHAP information at this point unless you are adding the storage array to a SAN that has target CHAP already configured NOTE IPSec is not supported Click OK to exit th...

Page 41: ...onf 4 Edit the iscsi conf file and replace the IP address entries shown for DiscoveryAddress with the IP addresses assigned to the iSCSI ports on your storage array For example if your MD3000i has two iSCSI controllers four iSCSI ports you will need to add four IP addresses DiscoveryAddress your_storage_array_IP_address DiscoveryAddress your_storage_array_IP_address DiscoveryAddress your_storage_a...

Page 42: ...DT 2007 SESSION ID ISID 00023d000001 TSIH 5 TARGET NAME iqn 1984 05 com dell powervault 6001372000f5f0e600000000463b9292 TARGET ALIAS HOST ID 3 BUS ID 0 TARGET ID 0 TARGET ADDRESS 192 168 0 111 3260 1 SESSION STATUS ESTABLISHED AT Wed May 9 18 20 28 CDT 2007 SESSION ID ISID 00023d000002 TSIH 4 If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 Configuration of the iSCSI initiator for RHEL version 5 and SLES 1...

Page 43: ... From the console restart the iSCSI service with the following command service iscsi start 6 Verify that the iSCSI service is running during boot using the following command from the console chkconfig iscsi on 7 To display the available iscsi targets at the specified IP address use the following command iscsiadm m discovery t st p IP_address_of_iSCSI_port 8 After target discovery use the following...

Page 44: ... the host server to the network 4 In the Select host type drop down menu select the host type Click Next 5 If your iSCSI initiator shows up in the list of Known iSCSI initiators make sure it is highlighted and click Add and then Next Otherwise click New and enter the iSCSI initiator name In Windows the iSCSI initiator name can be found on the General tab of the iSCSI Initiator Properties window In...

Page 45: ...access the storage array Mutual CHAP In addition to setting up target CHAP you can set up mutual CHAP in which both the storage array and the iSCSI initiator authenticate each other To set up mutual CHAP you configure the iSCSI initiator with a CHAP secret that the storage array must send to the host sever in order to establish a connection In this two way authentication process both the host serv...

Page 46: ...ion on the Host Server optional offer step by step procedures for setting up CHAP on your storage array and host server Table 4 6 CHAP Types Defined CHAP Type Description Target CHAP Sets up accounts that iSCSI initiators use to connect to the target storage array The target storage array then authenticates the iSCSI initiator Mutual CHAP Applied in addition to target CHAP mutual CHAP sets up an a...

Page 47: ...et confirm it in Confirm Target CHAP Secret and click OK Although the storage array allows sizes from 12 to 57 characters many initiators only support CHAP secret sizes up to 16 characters 128 bit NOTE Once entered a CHAP secret is not retrievable Make sure you record the secret in an accessible place If Generate Random Secret is used copy and past the secret into a text file for future reference ...

Page 48: ...MD Storage Manager click on the iSCSI tab then select Enter Mutual Authentication Permissions 2 Select an initiator on the host server and click the CHAP Secret 3 Enter the Initiator CHAP secret confirm it in Confirm initiator CHAP secret and click OK NOTE In some cases an initiator CHAP secret may already be defined in your configuration If so use it here 4 Click Close NOTE To remove a CHAP secre...

Page 49: ...rray 4 Click the Discovery tab 5 Under Target Portals select the IP address of the iSCSI port on the storage array and click Remove The iSCSI port you configured on the storage array during target discovery should disappear You will reset this IP address under CHAP authentication in the steps that immediately follow 6 Under Target Portals click Add and re enter the IP address or DNS name of the iS...

Page 50: ...target discovery iscsicli RemoveTargetPortal IP_address TCP_listening_port You will reset this IP address under CHAP authentication in the following steps 6 Add the target portal with CHAP defined iscsicli QAddTargetPortal IP_address_of_iSCSI_port_on_storage_array CHAP_username CHAP_password where CHAP_username is the initiator name CHAP_password is the target CHAP secret If discovery session fail...

Page 51: ...n For example your edited etc iscsi conf file might look like this DiscoveryAddress 172 168 10 6 OutgoingUsername iqn 1987 05 com cisco 01 742b2d31b3e OutgoingPassword 0123456789abcdef IncomingUsername iqn 1984 05 com dell powervault 6001372000f5f0e600000000463b9292 IncomingPassword abcdef0123456789 DiscoveryAddress 172 168 10 7 OutgoingUsername iqn 1987 05 com cisco 01 742b2d31b3e OutgoingPasswor...

Page 52: ...method CHAP 5 Set a username and password for a discovery session CHAP authentication of the initiator by the target s by editing the following lines discovery sendtargets auth username iscsi_initiator_username discovery sendtargets auth password CHAP_initiator_password 6 To set the username and password for discovery session CHAP authentication of the target s by the initiator for Mutual CHAP edi...

Page 53: ... then select Discovery 4 Enter the IP address of the port 5 Click Next 6 Select any target that is not logged in and click Log in 7 Choose one If you are not using CHAP authentication select No Authentication Proceed to step 8 or If you are using CHAP authentication enter the CHAP username and password To enable Mutual CHAP select and enter the Mutual CHAP username and password 8 Repeat step 7 for...

Page 54: ...be compiled during transmission to assist in troubleshooting CHAP logon information If CHAP authentication is required select this option and enter the Target secret Perform mutual authentication If mutual CHAP authentication is configured select this option NOTE IPSec is not supported 7 Click OK To support storage array controller failover the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI p...

Page 55: ...rtal_Address is the IP address of the iSCSI port on the controller being logged in to TCP_Port_Number_Of_Target_Portal is 3260 Login_Flags is 0x2 to enable multipathing for the target on the initiator This value allows more than one session to be logged in to a target at one time Username is the initiator name Password is the target CHAP secret Authtype is either 0 for no authentication 1 for Targ...

Page 56: ... resources are available at www microsoft com If you are using a Linux Server If you configured CHAP authentication in the previous steps you must restart iSCSI from the Linux command line as shown below If you did not configure CHAP authentication you do not need to restart iSCSI etc init d iscsi restart Verify that the host server is able to connect to the storage array by running the iscsi ls c...

Page 57: ...mpted to connect and the configuration state of all IP addresses If either displays Disconnected or Unconfigured respectively check the following and repeat the iSCSI configuration steps Are all cables securely attached to each port on the host server and storage array Is TCP IP correctly configured on all target host ports Is CHAP set up correctly on both the host server and the storage array To ...

Page 58: ...same IP subnet as the MD3000i host ports NOTE By default the MD3000i host ports are not IPv6 enabled To use IPv6 for in band management you must first connect either out of band or in band using the default IPv4 addresses Once this is done you can enable IPv6 and begin step 1 below using the IPv6 addresses 1 Establish an iSCSI session to the MD3000i RAID storage array 2 In either Windows or Linux ...

Page 59: ... Recovery Guru using MD Storage Manager click Support Recover from Failure The Recovery Guru can also be accessed from the Status area of the Summary page Storage Array Profile The Storage Array Profile provides an overview of your storage array configuration including firmware versions and the current status of all devices on the storage array To access the Storage Array Profile click Support Vie...

Page 60: ...ge Manager Support Information Bundle The Gather Support Information link on the Support tab saves all storage array data such as profile and event log information to a file that you can send if you seek technical assistance for problem resolution It is helpful to generate this file before you contact Dell support with MD3000i related issues ...

Page 61: ...tall MD Storage Manager on Windows Server 2008 GUI versions 1 From the Control Panel double click Programs and Features 2 Select MD Storage Manager from the list of programs 3 Click Uninstall Change then follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation process The Uninstall Complete window appears 4 Select Yes to restart the system then click Done Use the following procedure to uninstall MD Stora...

Page 62: ...n the opt dell mdstoragemanager directory If another directory was used during installation navigate to that directory before beginning the Uninstall procedure 2 From the installation directory type uninstall_dell_mdstoragemanager and press Enter 3 From the Uninstall window click Next and follow the instructions that appear on the screen While the software is uninstalling the Uninstall window is d...

Page 63: ...Name System DNS server or Windows Internet Name Service WINS server NOTE The server IP addresses must be configured for network communication to the same IP subnet as the storage array management and iSCSI ports If using a DHCP server 1 On the Control Panel select Network connections or Network and Sharing Center Then click Manage network connections 2 Right click the network connection you want t...

Page 64: ... local area connection or the Networking tab for all other connections select Internet Protocol TCP IP and then click Properties 4 Select Advanced then the WINS tab and click Add 5 In the TCP IP WINS server window type the IP address of the WINS server and click Add 6 To enable use of the Lmhosts file to resolve remote NetBIOS names select Enable LMHOSTS lookup 7 To specify the location of the fil...

Page 65: ...n IP address and netmask are not defined 3 Restart network services using the following command etc init d network restart Configuring TCP IP on Linux using a Static IP address root users only 1 Edit the etc sysconfig network file as follows NETWORKING yes HOSTNAME mymachine mycompany com GATEWAY 255 255 255 0 2 Edit the configuration file for the connection you want to configure either etc syscon...

Page 66: ...66 Network Configuration Guidelines ...

Page 67: ... Linux host and server 41 Windows host and server 36 iSCSI 31 terminology 31 worksheet 32 iSCSI configuration configuring ports 39 connect from host server 54 discovery 36 host access 44 in band management 58 set CHAP on host server 49 set CHAP on storage array 47 target discovery 40 iSCSI configuration worksheet 33 34 iSCSI initiator 19 installing on Windows 20 iSCSI management 36 installing dedi...

Page 68: ... 29 30 S Snapshot Virtual Disk 9 59 status 37 60 status icons 37 59 storage array 8 Storage Array Profile 59 storage configuration and planning 9 T troubleshooting 59 U uninstalling Windows 61 V virtual disk 8 9 Virtual Disk Copy 9 59 Volume Shadow copy Service See VSS VSS 25 W Windows 19 28 61 ...