StorageWorks HSD05, User Manual

Page 1: ...entation set It describes the HSD05 Array Controller and contains installation and configuration information For day to day operation this manual includes a description of the user interface commands...

Page 2: ...against harmful interference in a residential installation Operation of this equipment in a residential area may cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take w...

Page 3: ...itches and Jumpers 2 2 2 4 Setting the Device Configuration on the HSD05 Array Controller 2 4 2 4 1 DSSI ID 2 4 2 4 2 SCSI ID 2 6 2 4 3 Selecting Bus Termination 2 7 2 5 Installing the HSD05 Array Con...

Page 4: ...3 18 3 4 1 Type 1 Error Logs for a Disk Drive 3 19 3 4 2 Type 1 Error Logs for a Tape Drive 3 20 3 4 3 Type 2 Error Logs for a Disk Drive 3 21 3 4 4 Type 2 Error Logs for a Tape Drive 3 22 3 5 Removin...

Page 5: ...A 5 Tables 1 StorageWorks Related Documentation vii 1 1 HSD05 Array Controller and SBB Shelf Dimensions 1 5 1 2 Environmental Specifications 1 6 2 1 Thermal Stabilization Specifications 2 2 2 2 HSD05...

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Page 7: ...eshoot the HSD05 array controller and a remove and replace procedure Appendix A Contains configuration information for the HSD05 and associated SBB shelves including a listing of cables This informati...

Page 8: ...Boldface type indicates the first instance of terms being defined in text In code examples user input is shown in boldface type italic type Italic type indicates emphasis and complete manual titles O...

Page 9: ...seven SCSI devices A DSSI bus connects to the HSD05 through a connector on the front panel SCSI bus connection is made through the shelf backplane connector The HSD05 is a TMSCP MSCP compliant device...

Page 10: ...device served by the HSD05 array controller is independently addressable Attached disk tape and solid state drives appear to the host as standard DIGITAL storage architecture DSA devices Disk allocat...

Page 11: ...onnected cold swap Depending upon the complexity of the configuration total DSSI bus length should be limited to between 30 to 60 feet with an HSD05 array controller attached to guarantee DSSI bus int...

Page 12: ...D05 array controller is fully compatible with the power and environmental requirements of StorageWorks family devices In a typical application the HSD05 array controller can be installed in an SBB she...

Page 13: ...ution unit CDU determines the type of power supply to be installed in the shelf 1 3 HSD05 Array Controller Specifications This section contains listings of the physical and environmental specification...

Page 14: ...et per minute Maximum Operating Environment Range Temperature 10 to 40 C 50 to 104 F Derate 1 8 C for each 1000 merters 1 0 F for each 1000 feet of altitude Maximum temperature gradient 11 C hr 20 F h...

Page 15: ...rmally stabilize the HSD05 array controller and other SBBs based on the ambient shipping temperature CAUTION Be sure to thermally stabilize the HSD05 array controller in the operating environment prio...

Page 16: ...vices or your local Digital sales office 2 Be sure to thermally stabilize the HSD05 array controller as given in Environmental Stabilization and Table 2 1 3 After removing the HSD05 array controller f...

Page 17: ...in the following tables Table 2 2 lists the jumper settings for the HSD05 array controller These settings need not be changed during a normal installation Table 2 3 lists the switch sections in the d...

Page 18: ...ators installed 2 4 Setting the Device Configuration on the HSD05 Array Controller This section contains the procedure to set the switches on the HSD05 array controller module board prior to installat...

Page 19: ...y on the bus and DSSI ID 0 has the lowest priority The DSSI ID is factory set to 0 you may need to change this ID to one that is currently not being used on your system Setting the DSSI ID Table 2 4 l...

Page 20: ...l reach through the slot in the rear panel of the HSD05 array controller and set the switchpack to the DSSI ID number selected in Step 2 2 4 2 SCSI ID The SCSI port J2 plugs into the SBB shelf backpla...

Page 21: ...e HSD05 array controller typically occupies one end of the DSSI bus this terminator is normally installed Make sure that the other end of the DSSI bus is properly terminated Note The DSSI bus uses two...

Page 22: ...SBB slot and on cable configuration rules for the SBB shelf Installation Procedure Use the following procedure to install the HSD05 array controller in the SBB shelf 1 Remove power from the shelf by r...

Page 23: ...ws 1 Connect the input power cable s to the power supply SBB s in the shelf 2 Verify that the Shelf Status indicator on the power supply SBB is lit If this indicator is not lit refer to the StorageWor...

Page 24: ...operation of the subsystem In the following sections user input is shown in boldface type in the examples 2 7 1 Starting PARAMS from the Console Prompt on OpenVMS VAX Systems Use the following procedu...

Page 25: ...Console Prompt on OpenVMS AXP Systems Use the following procedure to start PARAMS from the console prompt on OpenVMS AXP systems 1 At the console prompt enter the SHOW CONFIG command as shown in the...

Page 26: ...AMS configuration utility display shows the settings for HSD05 array controller parameters At the PARAMS prompt enter SHOW ALL to display the current HSD05 parameters When entering this command a spac...

Page 27: ...pecified as the value to be used in the thousands position of the MSCP unit ID such as x for DIAx210 This offset is automatically created by the system The unit offset values must be unique for each D...

Page 28: ...n enabled the HSD05 array controller reports the RF72 device type The device type reported to the host does not affect the accessible disk space The factory default for this parameter is 1 enabled IMM...

Page 29: ...lly described in The NAME_ALGRM Parameter SCSI_ID_X Used in conjunction with the NAME_ALGRM parameter to set alternative device names for each SCSI ID The NAME_ALGRM Parameter The NAME_ALGRM parameter...

Page 30: ...he SHOW and ALL qualifier The default settings are as follows PARAMS SHOW ALL Parameter Name Active Min Max Units NODENAME xxxxxx 1 8 Ascii SYSTEMID xxxxxx 1 268435456 DecimalNum DISK_ALCS 0 0 255 Dec...

Page 31: ...tive Min Max Units NODENAME HSD1 1 8 Ascii SYSTEMID 131072 1 268435456 DecimalNum DISK_ALCS 10 0 255 DecimalNum TAPE_ALCS 0 0 255 DecimalNum INTERVAL 60 0 32768 Seconds SCSI_ID_4 40 0 9999 DecimalNum...

Page 32: ...CE_TYPE to 0 These device types as reported to the host do not affect actual accessible device storage space Due to device geometry differences a disk drive served by the HSD05 array controller cannot...

Page 33: ...ing system The onboard utilities are accessed through the diagnostic and utility protocol DUP server either through the system console or from the OpenVMS prompt In this chapter user input is shown in...

Page 34: ...sh a connection to the HSD05 array controller SET HOST DUP DSSI a Starting DUP server Copyright C 1994 Digital HSD05 Serial No 8 Firmware Rev B1 X36 DIRECT V1 0 D Dec 21 1993 16 59 31 PARAMS V1 0 D De...

Page 35: ...ID 6 ID 7 A SCSI P RZ73 Host B SCSI P RZ73 Host C DSSI P RF73 RF72 Host D DSSI P RF73 Host E SCSI P TZ85 RRD42 Host Futurebus P FBD0 Host System Status Pass Type b to boot duc1 1 0 2 0 This display is...

Page 36: ...0 On OpenVMS AXP systems connect to the DUP server as follows MC SYSMAN IO CONNECT DUP_server NOADAPTER DRIVER SYS FDRIVER where DUP_server is the system DUP server and is typically FYA0 2 Enter the f...

Page 37: ...devices by specifying the ALL qualifier as shown in Example 3 2 Example 3 2 SHOW Command Display UTILIT SHOW DIA220 Device SID Vendor Model Rev Dev Stat Maint Oper Maint Status DIA220 2 0 DEC RZ28 435...

Page 38: ...l for example DIA100 Sequential access devices such as tape drives are specified with the MUA prefix for example MUA120 Example 3 3 is an example of the SELECT operation display Example 3 3 SELECT Ope...

Page 39: ...TAPETEST operations These operations normally run until stopped with the ABORT command or by powering off the HSD05 array controller Command Syntax The following is the syntax of the ABORT command ABO...

Page 40: ...ses with the QUALIFY command Once started you cannot abort the FORMAT operation Example 3 6 shows of a FORMAT operation display Example 3 6 FORMAT Operation Display UTILIT FORMAT DIA100 Device SID Ven...

Page 41: ...You are prompted to confirm the qualify operation on the selected device Answering N or NO aborts the operation with no change to the data on the device Answering Y or YES to this prompt starts the q...

Page 42: ...perform a write read disktest to write data to the disk before you perform the read only disktest You are prompted to confirm the DISKTEST operation on the selected drive Answering N or NO aborts the...

Page 43: ...uding a filemark Block sizes start at 32 kilobytes and are halved on each successive write rewind read pass The test is restarted when the block size reaches 1 kilobyte You are prompted to confirm the...

Page 44: ...r the SHOW command with the device_name qualifier to determine device status 2 If the device status is not AVAILABLE enter the appropriate operating system commands to make the device available to the...

Page 45: ...IT SHOW DIA220 Device SID Vendor Model Rev Dev Stat Maint Oper Maint Status DIA220 2 0 DEC RZ28 435E AVAILABLE FORMAT READY UTILIT SHOW DIA220 Device SID Vendor Model Rev Dev Stat Maint Oper Maint Sta...

Page 46: ...e DISKTEST command and specify the device_name of the device to be exercised 6 At the verification prompt check that the device name given under the Device header of the DISKTEST display is the device...

Page 47: ...vice while troubleshooting the system TAPETEST Task Procedure Use the following procedure to exercise a specified tape device 1 At the UTILIT prompt enter the SHOW command with the device_name qualifi...

Page 48: ...tiating Tape Test UTILIT SHOW MUA210 Device SID Vendor Model Rev Dev Stat Maint Oper Maint Status MUA210 1 0 DEC TLZ06 0491 MAINT TAPETEST PASS 0 UTILIT ABORT MUA210 UTILIT DESELECT MUA210 UTILIT 3 3...

Page 49: ...by the number of times the indicator blinks The first digit of the code is separated from the second digit by a one second pause A two second pause separates the error code from its next repetition Th...

Page 50: ...types of error logs there are also separate formats for disk and tape devices The following two tables contain information to be used in interpreting HSD05 array controller errors during OpenVMS error...

Page 51: ...out Table 3 3 SCSI Bus Phases Code Phase 00 Data out 01 Data in 02 Command 03 Status 04 Reserved 05 Reserved 06 Message out 07 Message in 3 4 1 Type 1 Error Logs for a Disk Drive The following example...

Page 52: ...he 01 in byte 7 indicates that the error occurred in the Data In phase 3 4 2 Type 1 Error Logs for a Tape Drive A type 1 error log for a tape drive reports information on a SCSI port problem in a form...

Page 53: ...h a SCSI command problem LONGWORD1 00007002 LONGWORD2 00000006 LONGWORD3 00002900 LONGWORD4 00280000 LONGWORD5 98D01D00 To decipher the error log break up each longword into its constituent bytes as s...

Page 54: ...12 and 13 of the Request Sense data 11 through 13 Bytes 15 through 17 of the Request Sense data 14 through 19 First six bytes of the SCSI command The following is an example of a type 2 error log for...

Page 55: ...power be removed prior to replacement Failure to remove power can result in blowing one or more fuses in the devices on the DSSI bus Use the following procedure to remove and replace the HSD05 array...

Page 56: ...ack CXO 4020A MC DSSI NODE ID NOT USED OPEN CLOSED SCSI ID SCSI TERMINATION 11 Perform the procedures in Sections 2 6 and 2 7 to configure and verify proper operation of the HSD05 array controller 3 2...

Page 57: ...to connect an HSD05 array controller to DEC 4000 AXP Model 600 Distributed Departmental Servers VAX 4000 Systems and Servers A micro ribbon cable with 6 1 8 BC29R 06 One 50 pin right angle micro ribb...

Page 58: ...shelf is mounted in the vertical position A micro ribbon cable with 3 0 98 BC29T 03 Two right angle connectors 9 3 0 BC29T 09 Use the following cable to connect the HSD05 trilink connectors when Both...

Page 59: ...elf connection of the HSD05 and related SBB devices The diagrams are as follows Figure A 2 is a diagram of two interconnected SBB shelves Figure A 3 shows the DSSI bus terminated at the HSD05 array co...

Page 60: ...ECTOR DSSI CABLE TO HOST OR ADJACENT DSSI NODE CONNECTION TO DSSI TERMINATOR OR ADJACENT DSSI NODE Figure A 3 DSSI Bus Terminated At The HSD05 Array Controller DSSI TERMINATOR ATTACHES TO TRILINK CONN...

Page 61: ...d Point of DSSI Bus HSD05 WITH TRILINK CONNECTOR DSSI PORT WITH DSSI TERMINATION DSSI BUS HOST CXO 4055A MC DSSI NODE DSSI NODE DSSI NODE CABLE TYPE USE BC29S BC29T BC29U DSSI TERMINATOR HSD05 Configu...

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Page 63: ...to 2 12 E Environmental specifications 1 5 Environmental stabilization 2 1 Error log 3 18 H HSD05 device fault 2 9 dimensions 1 5 DSSI connector 1 4 environment 1 5 indicators 1 4 install procedure 2...

Page 64: ...ironmental 1 5 environmental stabilization 2 1 StorageWorks building block vii overview 1 4 related documents vii Switches DSSI ID 1 4 SCSI ID 1 4 T TAPETEST description 3 11 task 3 15 Task exercise d...