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StorTrends® 3600i/3610i Dual Controller IP-SAN Storage Appliance Setup Guide 

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Revision History 

 
02/27/2015 

Preproduction Release 

06/22/2015 

Preproduction Release 

08/01/2015 

Initial Release 
 

 

NOTE: 

 

All  screen captures are for  representative purposes only. Your  actual  screen  may  look 
different.  You  may  have a newer  version and build  of the StorTrends software and/or a 
different hardware configuration; such as a different StorTrends Dual  Controller  IP-SAN 
storage appliance.  Most of  the screen  captures found in  this document  where  taken  from 
the StorTrends 3600i/3610i  storage appliance. However, the basic usage remains the 
same. 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for StorTrends 3600i

Page 1: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller Storage Appliance Setup Guide...

Page 2: ...cted by copyright No part of this publication can be reproduced transcribed stored in a retrieval system translated into any language or computer language or transmitted in any form whatsoeverwithout...

Page 3: ...res are for representative purposes only Your actual screen may look different You may have a newer version and build of the StorTrends software and ora different hardware configuration such as a diff...

Page 4: ...to the loss of profits resulting from the use or misuse of the manual or information contained therein even if American Megatrends has been advised of the possibility of such damages Any questions or...

Page 5: ...0i 3610i Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance up and running Following the steps in the order given should enable you to have the systemoperational within a minimal amount of time NOTE Follow the...

Page 6: ...ted You will also need it placed near a grounded power outlet Read the Rack and Server Precautions in the next section Choosing a Setup Location Leave enough clearance in front of the rack to enable y...

Page 7: ...LY UPS TO PROTECT THE SERVER FROM POWER SURGES VOLTAGE SPIKES AND TO KEEP YOUR SYSTEM OPERATING IN CASE OF A POWER FAILURE 5 ALLOW THE POWER SUPPLY UNITS AND HARD DISK DRIVES TO COOL BEFORE TOUCHING T...

Page 8: ...EN THE CHASSIS TOP COVER 4 WHILE WORKING ON THE SYSTEM DO NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING SUCH AS NECKTIES AND UNBUTTONED SHIRT SLEEVES WHICH CAN COME INTO CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS OR BE PULLED INTO A...

Page 9: ...to theconnection of the equipment to the power supply circuitry and theeffect that any possible overloading of circuits might have on over current protection and power supply wiring Appropriateconside...

Page 10: ...ave square holes on the posts sometimes referred to as rapid rack holes Must have a side clearance of 0 75 inches in between the posts from square mounting hole to square mounting hole Meaning if you...

Page 11: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 11 Correct type of four post rack enclosure Wrong type of four post rack enclosure...

Page 12: ...e slid out from the outer rack rail prior to installation To slide the inner rack rail from the outer rack rail fully extend the rack rail until the inner rack rail slides to its locking position Rack...

Page 13: ...position You will hear a snap when this happens and the inner rack rail will become securely affixed to the side of the chassis Screw the inner rack rail to the side of the chassis Inner Rail Attached...

Page 14: ...of the outerrack rail until it comes into contact with the back post Make sure that the outerrack rail is level and secure it to the port in the same manner as you did with the front of the outer rac...

Page 15: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 15 Slide System into Enclosure...

Page 16: ...etwork cables from both NIC 1 and NIC 2 on both the Left Controller and the Right Controller of your StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance to your network NOTE CAT6 network cables gives...

Page 17: ...Plug the USB cable from theUPS to theUSB port of this dongle B Plug this connector into the KVM port on the back of thecontroller 2 Automatic UPS Switching Module AUSM provides continuous monitoring o...

Page 18: ...Failover i e when LC goes down AUSM will automatically start monitoring the Right Controller RC and will switch back to LC automatically after Fail Back i e LC comes up NOTE It is recommended to confi...

Page 19: ...er your system on Press the power button located on the front right side of your StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance Both the Left Controllerand the Right Controllerof your StorTrends...

Page 20: ...IP addresses then there may be some issue with the corresponding controllers use Method 2 instead Method 2 A good way to discover if one or both controllers are powered on or off is by logging into e...

Page 21: ...can initially connect to yourStorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN Storage Appliance using the IP Address of yourstorage appliance In this example we will use the following as your network connection sett...

Page 22: ...he default User Name and Password is as follows Field Defaults User Name itxadmin Password password You can log into any of the NICs to initially configure your StorTrends storage appliance In this ex...

Page 23: ...an Expired License section located in the back of this document Otherwise continue onto the Email Alert Settingssection The License Information page only appears after initial login if one of the foll...

Page 24: ...unavailable for reading unless the access can be authenticated with the set authentication key Please follow the below steps to complete authentication to SED Step Action 1 When SED setup is detected...

Page 25: ...ollowing progress screen will be shown after login to ManageTrends NOTE This page will automatically be redirected after theprogress is completed You will be able to access the management functionalit...

Page 26: ...key by selecting Dashboard from the left menu then select SED authorization icon from the System section If both controllers are down after SED authentication is being configured then you will prompt...

Page 27: ...the Quick Network Configuration Wizard section In some instances yourStorTrends Authorized Reseller may have already configured Email Alerts or may have chosen to disable Email Alerts prior to you ta...

Page 28: ...ngs that can cause unrecoverable situations If you decide to skip configuring Email Alerts you can enable Email Alerts later Simply select Dashboard from the left menu then scroll down until you see t...

Page 29: ...event such as a StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN Storage Appliance reboot Warning Check this box to trigger an email notification to be sent whenever a warning event is recorded Examples of Warning...

Page 30: ...ourStorTrends storage appliance NOTE This is a one time wizard User cannot come back again to this wizard once he completes quick network configuration or if he skips this wizard If the user opted to...

Page 31: ...rStorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN Storage Appliance When you initially log into one of your Controllers on yourStorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN Storage Appliance using one of its physical IP address...

Page 32: ...ddresses In this example we have two Physical IP Addresses to choose from left controller We will use the Left Controller NIC 1 Immediately after yourinitial login attempt you are taken to the Quick N...

Page 33: ...is option if Network Configuration with Team You want to configure Network Teaming on both Controllers that has both NIC 1 and NIC 2 connected to a Switch that supportsNetwork Teaming Network Configur...

Page 34: ...le Physical Virtual IP address and network team will be configured for NIC 1 NIC 2 from both controllers In this example ideally theUser should use the 10Gbps Network connection instead of the1 Gbps I...

Page 35: ...ndary DNS DNS suffix Enabling Jumbo Frame will change the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU sizeto 9000 bytes But please ensure that the switch and theNetwork Interface card supportsJumbo frame Please cli...

Page 36: ...Primary for network team In our example we have logged in to ManageTrends using 10 0 5 49 which is selected as primary Refer to the prvious screenshot Step Action 5 Select the typeof teaming from the...

Page 37: ...Virtual IP field In this example 10 0 5 51 and 10 0 5 52 7 Makesure that the Virtual IP Address that you want to use is in the same subnet as that of physicalIP and should not be used by some other s...

Page 38: ...ck Finish to create the PhysicalIP Address Network team and Virtual IP Addresses with your settings Physical IP address creation Network team and Virtual IP address creation will be done one after ano...

Page 39: ...e Page 39 STOP Skip ahead to the ManageTrendsLogin Information section Network Configuration Only Step Action 1 Makesure Network Configuration Only is selected and click Next 2 In this example Physica...

Page 40: ...then proper error will be shown to the user New physicalIP addresses forboth the controllers Mandatory Subnet mask Mandatory Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS DNS suffix Enabling Jumbo Frame will cha...

Page 41: ...use in theVirtual IP field In this example 10 0 5 51 and 10 0 5 52 5 Makesure that the Virtual IP Address that you want to use is in the same subnet as that of physicalIP and should not be used by so...

Page 42: ...ual IP Summary page Click Finish to create the Physical and Virtual IP Addresses with your settings Physical and Virtual IP address creation will be done one after another and progress will updated ac...

Page 43: ...ng Quick Network Configuration Wizard Network Configuration Wizard After you configure Email Alerts you will be presented with the Quick Network Configuration Wizard where you will be able to configur...

Page 44: ...ss which provides seamless redundancy during controller failure NOTE In this User s Guide Virtual IP Address and Alias IP Address is used interchangeably A Virtual IP Address is an Alias IP Address an...

Page 45: ...can use any of the Physical IP Addresses In this example we have two Physical IP Addresses to choose from We will use the Left Controller NIC 1 Immediately after yourinitial login attempt you are take...

Page 46: ...work Team Option section Want to simply configure the Virtual IP Address Skip to the Virtual IP Configuration Option section You are given a couple of options Option Select this option if Virtual IP C...

Page 47: ...both controllers simultaneously Please make sure that physical IP addresses are assigned for at least two of the NICs from each controller Please make sure all the NICs which are going to be part of...

Page 48: ...elect at least two NICs from thelist In this example Network team will be created between NIC 1 NIC2 in each controller Physical NIC Location Physical IP Address Left Controller NIC 1 10 0 5 233 Left...

Page 49: ...ected as Primary for network team In our example we have logged in to ManageTrends using 10 0 5 233 which is selected as primary Refer to the above screenshot Step Action 3 Select the typeof teaming f...

Page 50: ...In this example 10 0 5 51 and 10 0 5 52 NOTE Makesure that the Virtual IP Address that you want to use is in the same subnet as that of physicalIP and should not be used by some other system Oneway t...

Page 51: ...view theAlias Virtual IP Summarypage Click Finish to create the Virtual IP Addresses with your settings Virtual IP address creation will be done one after another and progress will updated accordingly...

Page 52: ...E Please make sure that physicalIP addresses are assigned for at least one of the NICs from each controller Step Action 1 Makesure Virtual IP Configuration is selected and click Next 2 Select a NIC fr...

Page 53: ...0 5 52 NOTE Makesure that the Virtual IP Address that you want to use is in the same subnet as that of physicalIP and should not be used by some other system Oneway to check for this is to try and PI...

Page 54: ...heAlias Virtual IP Summarypage Click Finish to create the Virtual IP Addresses with your settings Virtual IP address creation will be done one after another and progress will updated accordingly Once...

Page 55: ...IP SAN Storage Appliance If you use the Physical IP Address you will automatically be redirected to your Virtual IP Address You will also be prompted with a warning message You are redirected to log...

Page 56: ...You will be prompted to provide a username and password before you can gain access to your StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN Storage Appliance Enter your username and password Field Defaults User Nam...

Page 57: ...and drive Slot number will begin from 0 to 15 Slot 15 Slot 0 Use the following instructions as a basis NOTE The Storage Wizard will select all the physical drives present in the StorTrends Dual Contro...

Page 58: ...rTrends Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance you will be prompted to run the Storage Wizard The Storage Wizard will get you up and running in the shortest amount of time possible NOTE The Storage...

Page 59: ...ith SSDs Read Intensive SSDs Write Intensive SSDs and HDDs are not supported in Head Enclosure Number of Read Intensive Write Intensive SSDs may vary based on systemconfiguration and requirement 3600i...

Page 60: ...ect the Enclosure Head Node JBODs from the Enclosure dropdown list JBODs will be listed if there is a JBOD attached to your StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance By default Head Node is...

Page 61: ...D 5 5 Drives 1 Spare RAID 6 6 Drives 0 Spare 3610i Configuration Write Intensive SSD RAID Supported Read Intensive SSD RAID Supported 4 RAID 5 4 Drives 0 Spare 12 RAID 5 11 Drives 1 Spare RAID 6 12 Dr...

Page 62: ...Write Through Write Back and Force Write Back are the Cache Options supported 7 Select or Unselect the compression mode for the storage pool 8 Click on the Create button to configure your Storage Pool...

Page 63: ...t all 3600i 3610i StorTrends appliance User can login to any of thesystemby clicking the corresponding server 2 This ManageTrends top section will show the systemlogin and logout information Addition...

Page 64: ...D 5 15 Drives 1 Spare RAID 6 16 Drives 0 Spare Importing Foreign Configuration Using the Storage Wizard Foreign Configuration Before You Begin NOTE JBOD is supported only for 3610i Please make sure th...

Page 65: ...rage wizard will automatically detect the foreign configuration when corresponding Enclosure is selected as shown below In this example RAID 5 15 Drives 1 Spare logical drive is detected in the JBOD S...

Page 66: ...BOD which has 16 Read Intensive SSDs Step Action 1 Select RAID 5 15 Drives 1 Spare option for Read Intensive Tier 2 Select the corresponding Storage pool from the list and click Expand button 3 New lo...

Page 67: ...he following instructions as a basis Step One Volume Wizard If your SAN Virtual Volume has not been configured on your StorTrends Dual Controller IP SAN storage appliance you can run the Volume Config...

Page 68: ...Select the storage poolon which you want to configure SAN Virtual Volumes and click Next Step Three Create Volumes This section allows you to create yourSAN Virtual Volume and configure your Target in...

Page 69: ...ovisioning Type By default this is set to THIN and cannot be modified Create New Target The Create New Target field will automatically populatewith thecreated volume name The Target Name can be change...

Page 70: ...lume configuration from the list Once you are satisfied with the SAN Virtual Volumes in your list click Finish Step Four All Done No Errors Once you click Finish the wizard begins to create your SAN V...

Page 71: ...Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 71 Once all your SAN Virtual Volumes have been created you will be able to access the Volume by clicking on it from the tree menu STOP You should...

Page 72: ...the Update License icon The StorTrends software comes with a License Key that is valid for a trial period of 90 days and it has most of the features enabled Following your 90 day trial period you can...

Page 73: ...the form of a text document After you save the new key to a location on your hard drive use the Browse button to navigate to the location of that file and then simply select the Update License button...

Page 74: ...page will open containing the Service Key and a place where you can enter thepath of the License key file path 5 In the License Key File Path field and if you have the License Key already typethepath...

Page 75: ...using the appropriatebutton In this example you would click the Open button 7 The file that you selected is displayed in theLicense key file path field Click theUpdate License button to continue with...

Page 76: ...ApplianceSetup Guide Page 76 Step Description 9 Congratulations You ve successfully updated the License Key on your StorTrends storage appliance 10 The options you have licensed will be marked Enabled...

Page 77: ...however that is outside the scope of this document For more information on what else you can do with IPMI see the Help information from within the IPMI web user s interface web UI NOTE This document...

Page 78: ...is powered off during a reinstallation of the StorTrends software Once you get the IPMI s IP Address of the Left Controller you can access it from an Internet browser on anothersystem on the same subn...

Page 79: ...ured IP Address for the Baseboard Management Controller BMC will be shown along with the Subnet information This IPMI IP address can also be changed to a new IP address either by configuring static IP...

Page 80: ...SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 80 Step 5 Navigate to IPMI web portal To access manage the controller through IPMI Address click on Click here to manage link which will open the Controller s IPMI...

Page 81: ...physically attach a keyboard and monitor to the Left Controller s KVM Dongle Once you do this power on the StorTrends storage appliance by pressing the power button located on the upper right side of...

Page 82: ...Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 82 Step Three Navigate to IPMI Configuration Once you are in the BIOS Setup Utility navigate using the ARROW KEYS to Advanced and then to IPMI Config...

Page 83: ...ntroller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 83 Step Four Navigate to Set LAN Configuration Navigate to Set LAN Configuration and press the ENTER key Step Five Navigate IP Address Navigate to IP Ad...

Page 84: ...he IP Address in the Current IP address in BMC field This is the IP Address of the Left Controller s IPMI If needed you can set the new IP address also and note it down Step Seven Exit the BIOS Setup...

Page 85: ...icro name once you log into the IPMI The technology behind the BIOS AMIBIOS and IPMI MegaRAC SP were developed by American Megatrends Inc AMI Logging into the Left Controller s IPMI Type the IP Addres...

Page 86: ...me and password before you can gain access Enter the default username and password Field Defaults User Name ADMIN Password ADMIN WARNING It is STRONGLY advised that you change the ADMIN password Chang...

Page 87: ...access the Right Controller s IPMI click on it Your browser will attempt to bring up another window or tab Make sure that popups are allowed for this action to properly take place Notice that there a...

Page 88: ...anceSetup Guide Page 88 Login with the same default credentials as you used for the Left Controller Field Defaults User Name ADMIN Password ADMIN Once you are logged into the Right Controller s IPMI y...

Page 89: ...wing power control actions from within the web UI of the IPMI View the power status ofthe controller Reset the controller Power off the controller immediately Power off the controller in an orderly wa...

Page 90: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 90 The Remote Control page opens Click on the Power Control button...

Page 91: ...rform one of the following View the power status ofthe controller Reset the controller Power off the controller immediately Power off the controller in an orderly way Power on the controller If you co...

Page 92: ...Guide Page 92 Power Controlling the Controller Performing a power control operation on the controller is the same when powering the controller on or off Simply select the option you want to perform an...

Page 93: ...veX enabled Internet browsers handle JAVA downloads differently Remote Console requires that JAVA downloads be enabled to allow your systemto download and open run jviewer jnlp Google Chrome as of 17...

Page 94: ...ou first log into the web UI of the controller s IPMI you will see the following screen Select the controller that you want to perform console redirection on In this example both the Left Controller a...

Page 95: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 95 The Remote Control page opens Click the Launch Console button to start Remote Console...

Page 96: ...ds 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 96 Your Internet browser will download the jviewer jnlp file Some Internet browsers such as Google Chrome will hide the jviewer jn...

Page 97: ...wser security you may be prompted with a security warning In this example Google Chrome warns The type of file can harm your computer Do you want to keep jviewer jnlp anyway Click the Keep button The...

Page 98: ...on 1 Verify the physicallocation of thedisk to be replaced Usethe ManageTrends SystemHardware Health Information display to identify thephysicalslot of thefailed disk drive Hover the cursor over the f...

Page 99: ...ut resting in the slot 3 Wait a full 3 three minutes before removing the failed drive from the slot Step Action 4 After completing the 3 minute wait period remove thefailed drive insert the replacemen...

Page 100: ...StorTrends 3600i 3610i Dual Controller IP SANStorageApplianceSetup Guide Page 100 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK...

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