SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE
Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual
March 83-00003261, Revision C
Trademarks
Copyright
Changes
Preface
Contents
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1. Product and Architecture Overview
Site Planning
Connecting Your Array
Unpacking Your Array
Contents
Configuration Overview
Checking LEDs
Maintaining Your Array
Troubleshooting Your Array
A. SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Specifications
Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server
Index-1
Index
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Figures
FIGURE B-1 FIGURE B-2
B-16
B-15
Figures
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Tables
TABLE C-1 TABLE D-1 TABLE D-2
TABLE A-1 TABLE A-2 TABLE A-3 TABLE B-1 TABLE B-2 TABLE B-3 TABLE B-4
How This Book Is Organized
Preface
SANnet II Family Rack Installation Guide for 2U Arrays
SANnet II Family FRU Installation Guide
SANnet II Family Safety, Regulatory, and Compliance Manual
Typographic Conventions
Placing a Support Call
Technical Support
Corporate Headquarters Contacts
United States California Corporate Headquarters
Dot Hill Welcomes Your Comments
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Product and Architecture Overview
1.1 Comparison of FC, SATA, and SATA SE Arrays
1.1.1 Fibre Channel and SATA Array Architectures
1.1.1.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array Features
1.1.1.2 SANnet II 200 SATA and SATA SE Array Features
SANnet II 200 SATA Array
SANnet II 200 FC Array
SANnet II 200 SATA SE Array
1.1.3 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Configurations
1. 1-GHz drives are not supported
1.2.1 RAID I/O Controller Modules
1.2 Field-Replaceable Units
1.2.3 Disk Drives
1.2.2 I/O Expansion Modules
1.2.3.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array Disk Drives
1.2.4 Battery Module
1.2.3.2 SANnet II 200 SATA and SATA SE Array Disk Drives
1.3 Interoperability
1.2.5 Power and Fan Modules
1.4 Fibre Channel Technology Overview
1.4.1 FC Protocols
1.4.3 Fibre Hubs and Switches
1.4.2 FC Topologies
1.4.5 Scalability
1.4.4 Data Availability
1.5 Fibre Channel Architecture
1.5.1 Redundant Configuration Considerations
1.5.1.1 Host Bus Adapters
1.5.1.2 Active-to-Active Redundant Controller
1.6 Additional Software Tools
1.5.1.3 Host Redundant Paths
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2.1 Customer Obligations
Site Planning
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2.2 Safety Precautions
2.3 Environmental Requirements
2.4 Electrical and Power Specifications
2.3.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility
2.6.1 Rack Placement
2.5 Physical Specifications
2.6 Layout Map
2.7 Console and Other Requirements
2.6.2 Tabletop Placement
2.8 Preinstallation Worksheets
Table 2-4 Site Preparation Worksheet
Host or Fabric Switch Connectivity - Host or Fabric Switch #1
Table 2-5 Host and Fabric Switch Connectivity Summarized
Host or Fabric Switch Connectivity - Host or Fabric Switch #2
3.1 Opening Your Package
Unpacking Your Array
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3.2.1 Standard Array Packages
3.2 Checking the Package Contents
3.4 Customer-Provided Cables
3.3 Field-Replaceable Units
3.5 Mounting Your Array in a Rack or Cabinet
SANnet II Family Rack Installation Guide for 2U Arrays
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Connecting Your Array
Figure 4-1 Front Bezel and Front Bezel Locks of an Array
4.1 Converting Your Front Bezel Locks So the Keys Cannot Be Removed
Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array
4.2.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array Connections
4.2 RAID Array Connections
Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array
4.2.2 SANnet II 200 SATA Array Connections
Servers and consoles FC devices Management console
FC device connections application/data servers and consoles
console
Servers and consoles FC devices
FC device connections application/data servers and consoles
Management
4.2.3 SANnet II 200 SATA SE Array Connections
4.3 Connecting the Chassis to AC Power Outlets
Set them aside for reassembly later
Figure 4-6 Installing a Cord Lock
4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC Power Outlets
Table 4-2 DC Cable Wiring for Cable
Table 4-1 DC Cable Wiring for Cable
4.5 Cabling to Expansion Units
Loop A top drive ports
RAID array Expansion unit Expansion unit
Cable to drive Cable to host
Loop B bottom drive ports
RAID array Expansion unit Loop A left-side drive ports Expansion unit
4.6 Setting Loop IDs on Expansion Units
Cable to drive
Loop B right-side drive ports
1. Use the provided key to unlock both bezel locks
Do not use force when placing a cap on an ear
4.8 Reviewing Channels, Ports, and SFPs
4.7 Powering Up and Checking LEDs
4.8.1 Drive Port Connectivity in a Dual-Controller Array
4.8.1.2 SANnet II 200 SATA Array Drive Ports
4.8.1.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array Drive Ports
Two ports on channel Two drive ports on channel
4.8.2.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array
4.8.2 Host Port Connectivity in a Dual-Controller Array
4.8.2.2 SANnet II 200 SATA and SATA SE Arrays
Figure 4-16 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller SATA SE Array
4.8.3 Default SFP Placement
FC0 FC1 FC4 FC5
H/D/RCC
Figure 4-22 SANnet II 200 SATA Expansion Unit Default SFP Placement
4.8.4 Changing Your SFP Configuration
4.9 Establishing Communications With An Array
4.10 Configuring a Host COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array
4. Choose Set IP Address →Address
4.11 Manually Setting a Static IP Address
4.12 Setting Up Out-of-Band Management Over Ethernet
4. Press Ctrl-L to refresh the screen and view the Main Menu
4.14 Adding an Expansion Unit to an Existing RAID Array
a. Choose Support →Downloads b. Click Firmware Downloads
4.15 Connecting Ports to Hosts
4.16 Power-On Sequence
4.17 Powering Off the Array
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5.1 Summary of Array Configuration
Configuration Overview
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3. Set up an IP address for the controller
5.1.1 Point-to-Point Configuration Guidelines
Caution - If you keep the default loop mode and connect to a fabric switch, the array automatically shifts to public loop mode. As a result, communication between the array and the switched fabric runs in half duplex send or receive instead of providing the full duplex send and receive performance of point-to-point mode
5.1.2 A Sample SAN Point-to-Point Configuration
Remember these important rules
Map LG1 to SIDs 45 and
Note - These illustrations show the default controller locations however, the primary controller and secondary controller locations can occur in either slot and depend on controller resets and controller replacement operations
2. Connect expansion units, if needed
5.1.3 A Sample DAS Loop Configuration
Server
Chapter 5 Configuration Overview
Server
Server
1. Establish two connections between each server and the array
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5.1.4 Connecting Two Hosts to One Host Channel SATA Only
5.2 Larger Configurations
Do not combine SANnet II 200 FC drives and SANnet II 200 SATA drives on the same Fibre Channel loop. Use them only on separate loops
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Checking LEDs
6.1 LEDs When The Array Is First Powered On
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Figure 6-2 Chassis Ear LEDs and Reset Button on Front Panel
6.2 Front-Panel LEDs
Figure 6-1 Front-Panel LEDs
Table 6-2 Front-Panel LEDs
Table 6-2 lists the front-panel LEDs and describes LED activity
6.2.2 Correcting SES or PLD Firmware Version Conflicts
6.2.1 Drive LED Status
Table 6-3 Drive LED Status
6.3.1 I/O Controller Module LEDs
6.3 Back-Panel LEDs
SFP speed
Status of battery
Table 6-4 I/O Controller Module and Battery Module LEDs
Solid green - Battery charged
Blinking green - Battery charging
6.3.2 I/O Expansion Module LEDs
6.3.3 Power Supply and Fan Module LEDs
Figure 6-8 AC Power Supply and Fan Module
The following figure shows the DC power supply and fan module
Figure 6-9 DC Power Supply and Fan Module
Maintaining Your Array
7.1 Using Software to Monitor and Manage the Array
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7.1.2 In-Band Connections
7.1.1 Out-of-Band Connections
7.1.3 Other Supported Software
7.1.4 Enabling VERITAS DMP
7.1.5 The VERITAS Volume Manager ASL
7.2 Battery Operation
7.2.1 Battery Status
7.3 Viewing Event Logs on the Screen
A log of recent events is displayed
7.4.2 Controller Firmware Upgrade Features
7.4.1 Installing Firmware Upgrades
7.4 Upgrading Firmware
7.4.3 Upgrading SES and PLD Firmware
7.5 Replacing the Front Bezel and Ear Caps
7.5.2 Placing the Bezel and Ear Caps Back Onto the Chassis
7.5.1 Removing the Front Bezel and Ear Caps
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8.1 Sensor Locations
Troubleshooting Your Array
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Table 8-1 Cooling Element Sensors for FC, SATA, and SATA SE Arrays
8.1.1 Cooling Element Sensors
Figure 8-1 Cooling Fan Locations
Table 8-2 Temperature Sensors for FC, SATA, and SATA SE Arrays
8.1.2 Temperature Sensors
Table 8-3 Voltage Sensors for FC Arrays
8.1.3 Voltage Sensors
Table 8-4 Voltage Sensors for SATA and SATA SE Arrays
8.1.4 Power Supply Sensors
8.2 Silencing Audible Alarms
To silence the alarm, perform the following steps
8.4 Controller Failover
8.3 RAID LUNs Not Visible to the Host
Functions →Mute beeper. Refer to the SANnet II Family RAID Firmware
8.5 Recovering From Fatal Drive Failure
1. Discontinue all I/O activity immediately
8.6 Using the Reset Push Button
8.7.1 Power Supply and Fan Module
8.7 Troubleshooting Flowcharts
1A Power supply or fan problem
Figure 8-2 Power Supply or Fan Module Flowchart, 1 of
Figure 8-3 Power Supply or Fan Module Flowchart, 2 of
8.7.2 Drive LEDs
1B Power supply or fan problem
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array
Caution - When you rotate or replace drives, make sure that
2A Drive LEDs problem FC
Figure 8-4 Drive LEDs Flowchart, 1 of
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array
8.7.3 Front-Panel LEDs
II Family FRU Installation Guide
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array
Figure 8-6 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 1 of
3A Front panel LEDs problem FC
3B Front panel LEDs problem FC
Figure 8-7 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 2 of
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array
Figure 8-8 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 3 of
3C Front panel LEDs problem FC
3D Front panel LEDs problem FC
Figure 8-9 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 4 of
Figure 8-10 I/O Controller Module Flowchart
8.7.4 I/O Controller Module
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array
4A I/O controller module problem FC
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A.1 Physical Specifications
SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Specifications
APPENDIX A
Table A-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Highlights
A.2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Highlights
A.2.1 Hardware Loop ID
A.2.2 Firmware Host-Side Connection Mode
A.2.3 Firmware LUN Filtering RAID-Based Mapping
A.3 Agency Approvals and Standards
A.2.4 Firmware Redundant Loops
A.2.5 Firmware Dynamic Load Balancing
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B.1 Supported Configurations JBOD Arrays
Using a Standalone JBOD Array SANnet II 200 FC Array Only
APPENDIX B
B.3 Supported Host Platforms and Connection Methods JBOD Arrays
B.2 Supported Operating Systems JBOD Arrays
B.4 Known Limitations Affecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays
B.5.1 SANscape
B.5.2 SANscape Alert
B.6 Setting the Loop ID on a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array
B.5.3 SANscape CLI
B.5.1.1 Enabling JBOD Support
B.6.1 Changing Your ID Switch Setting
B.7.1 Single-Port Connection to a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array
B.7 Connecting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays
Figure B-2
B.7.2 Dual-Port Connections to a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array
SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Attached to a Single HBA Port
SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Attached to Two HBA Ports
Figure B-3
B.7.4 Connecting the SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array to a Host Computer
B.7.3 Changing Your SFP Configuration on JBOD Arrays
1. Choose View →Agent Options Management
B.8 Enabling SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Support
B.9 Downloading Firmware to Disk Drives in a JBOD
B.10 Resizing LUNs Greater Than 1 Tbyte
B.11 Troubleshooting SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arrays
B.11.2 Troubleshooting Hardware Issues
B.11.1 Troubleshooting Configuration Issues
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5A JBOD or expansion unit problem FC
Figure B-4 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshooting Flowchart, 1 of
Figure B-5 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshooting Flowchart, 2 of
B.12 Converting a JBOD to a RAID array
APPENDIX C
Failed Component Alarm Codes
See “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 6-2 for more information about the SES/PLD firmware mismatch mentioned in Table C-1
Cable Pinouts
D.1 RJ-45 Connector
APPENDIX D
Table D-2 Pin Names
D.2 DB9 COM Port
E.1 Setting Up the Serial Port Connection
Configuring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating System
APPENDIX E
E.2 Using the tip Command for Local Access to the Array
E.3 Determining the WWN in the Solaris Operating System
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F.1 Setting Up the Serial Port Connection
Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server
APPENDIX F
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d. Choose Create Shortcut and click Yes
a. Choose Start →Find →For Files or Folders
Choose Programs →Accessories →Command Prompt
7. Select Primary partition and click Next
9. Assign a drive letter, if desired, and click Next
10. Select Format this partition with the following settings
a. Specify NTFS as the “File system to use.”
b. Make sure the Perform a Quick Format checkbox is selected
Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-7
A confirmation dialog box displays the settings you have specified
c. Click Next
11. Click Finish
F.4 Determining the Worldwide Name for Microsoft Windows Servers
G.1 Setting Up the Serial Port Connection
Configuring a Linux Server
APPENDIX G
minicom -s
which Settings?
dev/ttySx
38400 8N1
G.2 Accessing the Firmware Application From a Linux Server
Welcome to Minicom
Options History Buffer, F-Key Macros, Search History Buffer, I18n
3. Highlight Configuration Setting and press Return
G.3 Checking the Adapter BIOS
4. Highlight Host Adapter Settings and press Return
9. Highlight Extended Firmware Settings and press Return
G.5 Making an ext3 File System for Linux
G.4 Multiple LUN Linux Configuration
G.6 Creating a File System
G.8 Mounting the File System Automatically
G.7 Creating a Mount Point and Mounting the File System Manually
mount -a
G.9 Determining the Worldwide Name for Linux Hosts
df -k
H.1 Setting Up a Serial Port Connection
Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System
APPENDIX H
H.2 Accessing the Firmware Application From an IBM Server Running AIX
C-Kermitset line /dev/tty0p1
# kermit
C-Kermitset term byte C-Kermitset carrier-watch off
H.4 Using SMIT to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New LUNs
H.3 Identifying the Device on Which You Will Create a Logical Volume
H.5 Creating a Volume Group
H.7 Creating a File System
H.6 Creating a Logical Volume
H.9 Verifying That the New File System Is Mounted
H.8 Mounting the New File System
# lscfg grep fc
H.10 Determining the Worldwide Name for IBM Servers Running AIX
I.1 Setting Up a Serial Port Connection
Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System
APPENDIX
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I.3 Attaching the Disk Array
I.4 Logical Volume Manager
I.5 Definitions of Common Terms
I.6 Creating a Physical Volume
# ioscan -fnC disk
I.7 Creating a Volume Group
# lvcreate -L 4092 /dev/vg02
I.8 Creating a Logical Volume
I.10 Mounting the File System Manually
I.9 Creating an HP-UX File System
I.11 Mounting the File System Automatically
# ls /dev/vg02
etc/fstab
I.12 Determining the Worldwide Name for HP-UX Hosts
# mount -a
# bdf
Output similar to the following is displayed
2. Type
# fcmsutil/device-name
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Windows
worksheet preinstallation worldwide name
determining on Solaris OE E-3
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