EMC CX700 SPE, Setup Manual

Page 1: ...EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters Hopkinton MA 01748 9103 1 508 435 1000 www EMC com CX700 2 Gigabit Fibre Channel Storage Processor Enclosure SPE SETUP GUIDE P N 300 001 274 REV A05 ...

Page 2: ...KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Use copying and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication require an applicable software license Trademark Information EMC2 EMC CLARiiON Navisphere and PowerPath are registered trademarks and Access Logix FLARE MirrorView...

Page 3: ...d to complete each task EMC CLARiiON manuals related to the storage system are on the EMC CLARiiON Storage System Hardware and Software Documentation CD that shipped with the storage system The most recent versions of these manuals and the installation roadmap are available on the EMC Powerlink website http powerlink emc com Once you have logged in to Powerlink select Support Document Library and ...

Page 4: ...lanning Guide on the EMC Powerlink website or the documentation CD The guide includes background material planning rules and administrative worksheets Use it to choose and understand RAID types LUNs file systems and software options Fill out the worksheets in the planning guide so you have parameters such as network addresses available for the installation ...

Page 5: ...tion CD To support all of the storage system s high availability features you must receive power from two discrete circuits 3 Install host bus adapters HBAs and appropriate drivers in any hosts that will have data access to the storage system if necessary These hosts are also referred to as servers See the installation manuals that shipped with the HBAs or that are available on the HBA vendor s we...

Page 6: ... HSSDC HSSDC cables 2 per optional DAE2 for external disks on back end loop 2 meter copper Fibre Channel HSSDC HSSDC2 cables 2 per optional DAE2P for external disks on back end loop Power cords one per power supply SPS serial sense cables one per SPS one per dc power cooling module One or more rail kits if your storage system is not already installed in a cabinet EMC CLARiiON Storage System Hardwa...

Page 7: ...Verify the Parts Customers must provide the following CAT 5 or better Ethernet LAN RJ45 cables 1 per SP for storage system management connections Fibre Channel optical cables 2 maximum per SP for server switch connections ...

Page 8: ...anually Registered appears next to the host name icon indicating that the Host Agent is not installed on this server Runs automatically to send information to the storage system such as initiator records for the NICs or HBAs connected to the storage system Yes No user interaction is required Noa You must manually update the information by starting the utility or you create a script to run the util...

Page 9: ...MC Powerlink website and the documentation CD EMC CX Series Server Support Products for AIX Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for HP UX Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for IRIX Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for Linux and VMware Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for NetWare Installation Guide EMC CX Se...

Page 10: ...RTANT The disk modules in slots 0 through 4 of the first DAE enclosure 0 loop 0 provide mirrored boot and recovery capability and are preconfigured according to their slot assignment before shipment Do not move a module in slots 0 through 4 from its assigned slot to another slot Remove it only to replace a failed disk Do not configure an ATA model DAE as EA 0 loop 0 ATA enclosures do not support t...

Page 11: ...ess EA 0 A DAE with boot disks and the CX700 operating system is always assigned enclosure address 0 prior to shipment Each DAE in a loop requires a unique enclosure address EA The first DAE has an EA of 0 since it is the first EA on the loop loop 0 A second DAE the first on loop 1 also has an EA of 0 a DAE connected to BE 2 or BE 3 is also EA 0 on that loop Numbering sequentially the second EA on...

Page 12: ...PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EA1 Loop 2 EA1 Loop 0 EA0 Loop 2 EA0 Loop 0 EA1 Loop 3 EA1 Loop 1 EA0 Loop 3 EA0 Loop 1 SP B SP A LCC B LCC A EMC3218 Loop 3 Loop 3 Loop 1 Loop 1 Loop 2 Loop 2 Loop 0 Loop 0 Loop 3 Loop 3 Loop 1 Loop 1 Loop 2 Loop 2 Loop 0 Loop 0 ...

Page 13: ...modules in each enclosure are connected to different power strips 5 Verify that all power connections are correct and fully seated In systems with ac power standby power supply A SPS A connects to the SPS serial port on SP A SPS B connects to SP B In systems with ac power the line cord from power supply A connects to SPS A and power supply B to SPS B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP...

Page 14: ...power cooling modules for each DAE also connect directly to their corresponding power strips 6 Connect the cabinet ac dc power cords to the power outlets in your facility We recommend connecting each power cord to a different branch circuit You must connect both power cords to appropriate power sources Connecting to only one power source will degrade the system s high availability Systems with dc ...

Page 15: ...te power supply b Turn on the master switch circuit breakers for each cabinet rack power strip The storage system may take several minutes to complete powerup Amber warning lights will flash during power on self test POST and then go off The front Fault light and the SPS recharge lights commonly stay on for several minutes while the SPS units fully charge If the amber lights on the front or back o...

Page 16: ...ng CAT 5 or better Ethernet cables connect each SP to the same subnet that is connected to the host from which you will manage the storage system management host Connecting to a Local Management Client Connecting to a Shared Management LAN EMC Hub EMC2309 LAN ...

Page 17: ...e storage system tells you the FLARE version that is installed A host on the same subnet as the storage system s management ports and that is running one of the operating systems listed below This host may also be a server with Fibre Channel connections to the storage system HP UX Linux NetWare Solaris Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 NOTE If you have only AIX IRIX or Tru64 UNIX hosts on the same ...

Page 18: ...t port and host is connected The default gateway address of the LAN to which each storage system management port is connected The hardware serial number of the storage system which is located on a label on the front of the storage system behind the bezel as shown below The CX Series Server Support Products CD 053 001 356 that shipped with the storage system We recommend that you install and run th...

Page 19: ...X Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for Linux and VMware Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for NetWare Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for Solaris Installation Guide EMC CX Series Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide Run the Storage System Initialization Utility on the Server After the storage system is fully ...

Page 20: ...EMC Navisphere Navisphere Storage System Initialization 3 Read the license agreement and accept it by entering y for an HP UX Linux NetWare or Solaris host or clicking I accept and Next for a NetWare client or Windows host The utility automatically scans the subnet for storage systems When the discovery operation is complete the utility lists by hardware serial number see page 16 for location of t...

Page 21: ...ge Systems Configuration Planning Guide enter the following network parameters for the storage system 10 100 management ports and click Next 7 On an HP UX Linux NetWare or Solaris host a Enter a to apply the network parameter values b Enter e to exit the utility 8 On a NetWare client or Windows host a Click Next to view the summary of the storage system network settings b If the settings are corre...

Page 22: ... connection between the storage system and the server connect the cable to the server s HBA If the HBAs are not yet installed install them as described in the server and adapter documentation b For a switch configuration between the storage system and the server connect the cable to a Fibre Channel switch port The SAN Copy application may restrict the use of certain SP ports Applications such as M...

Page 23: ... What Next If you installed the Host Agent on the server continue to Step 12 Run the Host Agent to Register the Server HBAs on page 22 If you installed the Server Utility on the server go to Step 13 Run the Server Utility to Register the Server HBAs on page 24 ...

Page 24: ...ou boot the server Run the Host Agent on the Server Either start or restart stop and start the Host Agent on the server AIX server To start the Host Agent re agent start To stop the Host Agent re agent stop HP UX server To start the Host Agent sbin init d agent start To stop the Host Agent sbin init d agent stop Red Hat Linux server To start the Host Agent etc rc d init d naviagent start To stop t...

Page 25: ...gent stop Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 server To start the Host Agent a As Administrator or the equivalent from the desktop right click My Computer and select Manage Services and Applications Services b In the Services pane right click Navisphere Agent and select Start To stop the Host Agent a As Administrator or the equivalent from the desktop right click My Computer and select Manage Serv...

Page 26: ...er From the toolbar select Start Programs EMC Navisphere Navisphere Server Utility 2 For an HP UX Linux NetWare or Solaris server a If a menu appears select 1 Update Server Information The utility scans and displays a list of all storage systems connected to the server b Enter u to register the server with each storage system that the utility found c Enter c cancel to stop the utility 3 For a Wind...

Page 27: ...re Installation Wizard of Navisphere Manager to install the enabler ena file from the CD that shipped with the software kit For information on using this wizard see the Navisphere Manager online help Servers that use SnapView require admsnap software and servers that use SAN Copy require the admhost software The admsnap and admhost software is on the EMC CX Series Server Support Products CD and th...

Page 28: ...ere Manager to define your storage system security settings and configure your storage system Refer to the appropriate checklist for your system in the EMC Installation Roadmap for CX Series AX Series and FC Series Storage Systems P N 069001166 on the EMC Powerlink website ...

Page 29: ...ical support and service contact your service provider If you have an EMC service contract contact EMC Customer Service at USA 800 782 4362 Canada 800 543 4782 or worldwide 508 497 7901 For questions about upgrades contact your local sales office ...