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SGI
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InfiniteStorage 15000 RAID
User’s Guide
007-5510-002
Contents
Main
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Preface
International Standards
Potential for Radio Frequency Interference
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Safety
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Recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Rack System Precautions
ESD Precautions
Data Security
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Controller Features
1.2 The Controller Hardware
Introduction
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Figure 11 SGI InfiniteStorage 15000 IB - Front and Rear Views
Rear
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1.2.1 Power Supply and Fan Modules
Introduction
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1.2.2 I/O Connectors and Status LED Indicators
Figure 13 shows the ports at the back of the controller 4 Infiniband (IB) unit.
IB LEDs
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STATUS
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1.2.3 Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
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Chapter 2 Controller Installation
2.1 Setting Up the Controller
2.2 Unpacking the System
2.2.1 Rack-Mounting the Controller Chassis
2.2.2 Connecting the Controller in Dual Mode
2.2.3 Connecting the Controller
2.2.4 Selecting SAS- ID for Your Drives
2.2.5 Laying Out your Storage Drives
2.2.6 Connecting the RS-232 Terminal
2.2.6.1 Basic Key Operations
2.2.7 Powering On the Controller
2.3 Configuring the Controller
2.3.1 Planning Your Setup and Configuration
2.3.2 Configuration Interface
2.3.3 Login as Administrator
2.3.4 Setting System Time & Date
2.3.5 Setting Tier Mapping Mode
2.3.6 Checking Tier Status and Configuration
tier config<Enter>
2.3.6.1 Heading Definitions
2.3.7 Cache Coherency and Labeling in Dual Mode
dual label<Enter>
2.3.8 Configuring the Storage Arrays
1 <Enter>
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2.3.9 Setting Security Levels
2.3.9.1 User Authentication (Recommended for SAN Environment)
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2.3.9.2 Host Port Zoning (Anonymous Access)
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Chapter 3 Controller Management
3.1 Managing the Controller
CLI (RS-232 Interface)
3.1.1 Management Interface
3.1.2 Available Commands
3.1.3 Administrator and User Logins
3.1.3.1 Login
3.1.3.2 Logout
3.1.3.3 Password
whoami<Enter>
3.1.3.4 Who Am I
3.2 Configuration Management
3.2.1 Configure and Monitor Status of Host Ports
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3.2.2 Configure and Monitor Status of Storage Assets
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Figure 39 Disk Channel Screen
Figure 310 Disk Status Screen
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3.2.2.1 Tier View
3.2.2.2 Tier Configuration
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Figure 314 Tier Configuration ALL Screen
3.2.2.3 LUN View
Entering the LUN command displays the current status of the LUNs (
Figure 315 LUN Status Screen
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Figure 316 LUN List Screen
3.2.2.4 LUN Configuration
Figure 317 LUN Configuration Screen
3.2.2.5 LUN Reservations
Figure 318 LUN Reservations Screen
3.2.2.6 Adding/Removing Storage Assets
3.2.3 Tier Mapping for Enclosures
3.2.4 System Network Configuration
3.2.4.1 Telnet
3.2.4.2 SNMP & Syslog
3.2.4.3 API Server Connections
3.2.4.4 Displaying and Editing the Routing Table
3.2.5 Restarting the Controller
3.2.5.1 System Restart
3.2.5.2 System Shutdown
3.2.6 Setting the Systems Date and Time
3.2.6.1 System Date
3.2.6.2 System Time
3.2.7 Saving the Controllers Configuration
3.2.8 Restoring the Systems Default Configuration
3.2.9 LUN Management
3.2.9.1 Configuring the Storage Array
3.2.9.2 Creating a LUN
3.2.9.3 Formatting a LUN
3.2.9.4 Interrupting a LUN Format Operation
3.2.9.5 Changing a LUN Label
lun label <Enter>.
3.2.9.6 Moving a LUN (Dual Mode Only)
3.2.10 Automatic Drive Rebuild
3.2.10.1 Manual Drive Rebuild
3.2.10.2 Drive Rebuild Verify
3.2.10.3 Manual Drive Replace
3.2.10.4 Interrupting a Rebuild Operation
3.2.11 SMART Command
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3.2.12 Couplet Controller Configuration (Cache/Non-Cache Coherent)
3.2.12.1 Cache Coherent
Non-Cache Coherent
3.2.12.2 Fail / Restore the Other Controller Unit in the Couplet Pair
3.2.12.3 Labeling the Controller Unit(s)
3.2.12.4 Singlet
3.3 Performance Management
3.3.1 Optimizing I/O Request Patterns
Display Current Cache Settings
3.3.1.1 Cache Segment Size
3.3.1.2 Writeback Cache Settings
3.3.1.3 Prefetch Settings
3.3.1.4 Cache Settings Reset
Disk Configuration Settings
3.3.2 Audio/Visual Settings of the System
3.3.3 Locking LUN in Cache
3.3.3.1 Locking / Unlocking a LUN
3.3.3.2 System Performance Statistics
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Figure 335 Host Delay Statistics Screen
Figure 336 Tier Delay Statistics Screen
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3.3.4 Resources Allocation
Background Format/Rebuild Operations
3.3.4.1 Background LUN Verify Operations
3.3.4.2 Background TIER Verify Operations
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3.3.4.3 Rebuild Journaling
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3.3.4.4 SES Device Monitoring Rate
3.3.4.5 Host Command Timeout
3.4 Security Administration
3.4.1 Monitoring User Logins
3.4.2 Zoning (Anonymous Access)
3.4.3 User Authentication
3.5 Firmware Update Management
3.5.1 Displaying Current Firmware Version
3.5.2 Firmware Update Procedure
3.6 Remote Login Management
3.6.1 When a Telnet Session is Active
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3.7 System Logs
3.7.1 Message Log
3.7.2 System and Drive Enclosure Faults
3.7.3 Displaying System Uptime
3.7.4 Saving a Comment to the Log
3.8 Other Utilities
3.8.1 APC UPS SNMP Trap Monitor
3.8.2 API Server Connections
3.8.3 Changing Baud Rate for the CLI Interface
3.8.4 CLI/Telnet Session Control Settings
3.8.5 Disk Diagnostics
3.8.6 Disk Reassignment and Miscellaneous Disk Commands
3.8.7 SPARE Commands
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Troubleshooting
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Chapter 4 Controller Remote Management and Troubleshooting
4.1 Remote Management of the Controller
Telnet port
4.1.1 Network Connection
Figure 41 Telnet Port on the Controller
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a) Ping a host on the same subnet as the controller. b) Ping another host on a different subnet.
4.1.3 Login Names and Passwords
4.1.4 SNMP Set Up on Host Computer
4.1.4.1 Controller Implementation of SNMP
InfiniteStorage 15000 MIB (The InfiniteStorage 15000 MIB is read only.)
4.1.4.2 Traps
4.2 Troubleshooting the Controller
4.2.1 Component Failure Recovery
4.2.1.1 Power Supply Failure
4.2.1.2 Fan Failure
4.2.2 Recovering from Drive Failures
4.2.2.1 Single Drive Failures
4.2.2.2 Returning the System to a Fault-Tolerant State
4.2.2.3 Manually Replacing a Failed Disk with Spare Disk
4.2.2.4 Changing the Rate of Rebuild
4.2.2.5 Interrupting the Rebuild Operation
4.2.2.6 Multiple Drive and Channel Failures
4.2.3 Component Failure on Enclosures
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5.2 Enclosure Core Product
5.2.1 Enclosure Chassis
5.3 The Plug-in Modules
5.3.1 Power Cooling Module (PCM)
5.3.2 Input/Output (I/O) Module
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5.3.3 Drive Carrier Module and Status Indicator
5.3.4 DEM Card
5.4 Indicators
5.4.1 Front Panel Drive Activity Indicators
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5.4.2 Internal Indicators
5.4.3 Rear of Enclosure Activity Indicators
5.5 Visible and Audible Alarms
5.6 Drive Enclosure Technical Specification
5.6.1 Dimensions
5.6.2 Weight
5.6.3 AC INPUT PCM
5.6.4 DC INPUT PCM
5.6.5 DC OUTPUT PCM
5.6.6 PCM Safety and EMC Compliance
5.7 Environment
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Chapter 6 Drive Enclosure Installation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Planning Your Installation
6.2.1 Enclosure Bay Numbering Convention
Bay B I/O Bay A I/O
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6.3 Enclosure Installation Procedures
6.4 I/O Module Configurations
6.4.1 Controller Options
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Chapter 7 Drive Enclosure Operation
7.1 Before You Begin
7.2 Power On / Power Down
7.2.1 PCM LEDs
7.2.2 I/O Panel LEDs
Chapter 8 Drive Enclosure Troubleshooting
8.1 Overview
8.2 Initial Start-up Problems
8.2.1 Faulty Cords
8.2.2 Alarm Sounds On Power Up
8.3 LEDs
8.3.1 HDD (Hard Disk Drive)
8.3.2 PCM (Power Cooling Module)
8.3.3 DEM (Drive Expander Module)
8.3.4 I/O Module
8.3.5 Front Panel Drive Activity Indicators
8.4 Audible Alarm
8.4.1 Top Cover Open
8.4.2 SES Command
8.5 Troubleshooting
8.5.1 Thermal Control
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8.5.2 Thermal Alarm
8.5.3 Thermal Shutdown
8.6 Dealing with Hardware Faults
8.7 Continuous Operation During Replacement
8.8 Replacing a Module
8.8.1 Power Cooling Modules
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8.8.2 I/O Module
8.8.3 Replacing the Drive Carrier Module
8.9 Replacing the DEM
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Controller Technical Specifications
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Drive Addressing
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Figure B4
Channel P/S
Controller #1
Controller #2
Channel A/B
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Figure C1 Controller Cabling (2 Controllers and 5 Drive Enclosures)
Figure C2 Drive Enclosure Cabling (2 Controllers and 5 Drive Enclosures)
Figure C3 Controller Cabling (2 Controllers and 10 Drive Enclosures)
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Figure C4 Drive Enclosure Cabling (2 Controllers and 10 Drive Enclosures)