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Writer: Robert Young  Project: HSZ70 Solutions Software V7.7 for Novell NetWare - PCI  Comments: 

Part Number: AA-R8JUE-TE  File Name: a-frnt.doc  Last Saved On: 5/22/00 11:26 AM

First Edition (June 2000)
Compaq Computer Corporation

HSZ70 Solutions Software
V7.7 for Novell NetWare - PCI

                 Installation Guide
                 AA-R8JUE-TE

Summary of Contents for StorageWorks HSZ70

Page 1: ...First Edition June 2000 Compaq Computer Corporation HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Installation Guide AA R8JUE TE...

Page 2: ...rights reserved Printed in the U S A The software described in this guide is furnished under a license agreement or nondisclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with t...

Page 3: ...llation Requirements 1 2 Unpacking 1 4 Removing the RA7000 Subsystem Storage Cabinet from the Pallet 1 5 Placing the RA7000 Subsystem Storage Cabinet 1 8 Installing Disk SBBs in the RA7000 Subsystem S...

Page 4: ...tual Disk 5 4 Add Physical Devices to Your Configuration 5 4 Create a Virtual Disk 5 6 Delete a Virtual Disk 5 10 Saving the Configuration 5 10 Chapter 6 Creating Your Storage Configuration with the C...

Page 5: ...rs and Cache Modules 8 2 Locating the Appropriate Controller and Cache Module Slots 8 2 Installing First Controller and Cache Module 8 4 Preparing and Installing the Second Controller and Cache Module...

Page 6: ...the SWXA3 BD host adapter 2 5 Figure 2 3 Connecting BN38E 0B technology adapter cable to host adapter and SCSI cable 2 6 Figure 2 4 SCSI cable connection o trilink on controller 2 7 Figure 4 1 Comman...

Page 7: ...7 Figure 8 23 Mounting rail installation on cabinet vertical rail 8 37 Figure 8 24 Location of ECB shelf and ECB 8 40 Figure 8 25 Tie Wrap locations for front and rear view of cabinet 8 41 Figure 8 26...

Page 8: ...Adapter Specifications 2 1 Table 8 1 Tools Required to Install a Controller 8 2 Table 8 2 Controller Slots and Corresponding SCSI IDs 8 2 Table 8 3 Controller Parameters 8 19 Table 8 4 Expansion Encl...

Page 9: ...ur configuration setup Text Conventions This document uses the following conventions to distinguish elements of text Keys Keys appear in boldface A plus sign between two keys indicates that they shoul...

Page 10: ...RRORset RAID 5 3 RAIDset Symbols in Text These symbols may be found in the text of this guide They have the following meanings WARNING Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow dire...

Page 11: ...RNING To reduce the risk of electrical shock fire or damage to the equipment do not plug telephone or telecommunications connectors into this receptacle Any surface or area of the equipment marked wit...

Page 12: ...hnical Support You are entitled to free hardware technical telephone support for your product for as long you own the product A technical support specialist will help you diagnose the problem or guide...

Page 13: ...ct as well as the latest drivers and Flash ROM images You can access the Compaq website by logging on to the Internet at http www compaq com products StorageWorks Compaq Authorized Reseller For the na...

Page 14: ...umber is included in the Revision Level column with the last entry denoting the latest revision This publication supports the StorageWorks RA7000 Subsystem Revision Level Date Summary of Changes AA R8...

Page 15: ...king procedures for the RA7000 Subsystem It also describes how to install disk StorageWorks Building Blocks SBBs Unpacking and setting up your RA7000 Subsystem components requires the following major...

Page 16: ...ter Table 1 1 Supported Host Adapter Platform Host Adapter Netware 4 2 and 5 1 PCI Intel SWXA3 BD Install the host adapter in an available PCI slot according to the instructions provided with the host...

Page 17: ...ng the RA7000 Subsystem make sure that adequate space is available in front of the cabinet for opening the front door 19 inches clearance and around the cabinet for adequate airflow See Figure 1 1 for...

Page 18: ...Remove the top cover Figure 1 2 B 3 Remove the ramp from the top of the shipping carton Figure 1 2 B and set it aside for subsequent use in moving the cabinet off the pallet 4 Remove the two foam cus...

Page 19: ...nd that three people perform the task of unloading the RA7000 Subsystem Storage Cabinet from its shipping pallet Failure to use sufficient personnel can result in personnel injury and equipment damage...

Page 20: ...1 6 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Figure 1 2 Unpacking the RA7000 subsystem storage cabinet...

Page 21: ...embly carefully lift the rear of the cabinet over the hump in the center of the pallet and then roll the cabinet off the pallet and down the ramp to the floor If any further lifting of the cabinet is...

Page 22: ...net to the desired location 2 If required engage the lock on each front caster to prevent the cabinet from moving 3 Figure 1 4 displays a fully configured subsystem with a 24 SBB BA370 Rack Mountable...

Page 23: ...Unpacking and Setting Up Your RA7000 Subsystem 1 9 Figure 1 4 RA7000 subsystem major components typical...

Page 24: ...f until the mounting tabs snap in place Installing the SBBs in this sequence distributes the SBBs among the SCSI buses of the Storage Cabinet Additional configuration rules for the SCSI buses include...

Page 25: ...es at a rate of once every second the initialization process is complete 4 Snap the ESD cover into place over the program card Push inward to lock the cover in place If your subsystem has no controlle...

Page 26: ...1 12 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Figure 1 5 SCSI buses...

Page 27: ...st adapter Host Adapter Description The host adapter qualified for use with your StorageWorks RA7000 Storage Subsystem for NetWare is the SWXA3 BD Ultra Wide Differential Host Adapter shown in Figure...

Page 28: ...2 2 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novel Netware PCI Figure 2 1 SWXA3 BD differential host adapter...

Page 29: ...re CD ROM for NetWare located in the platform kit contains the AIC7870 dsk Driver Before installing the adapter in your host system take precautions to protect the board from electrostatic discharge C...

Page 30: ...stored data 3 Open the computer to gain access to the motherboard Refer to your computer system manual for assistance in completing this procedure 4 Locate an available PCI expansion slot and remove...

Page 31: ...BD host adapter 6 Replace the computer cover Refer to your host computer manual This completes the physical installation of the SWXA3 BD adapter Later in this installation process you will power on y...

Page 32: ...XA3 BD Host Adapter to the RAID Controller in the RA7000 subsystem as follows 1 Connect the large thumbscrew equipped connector on the BN38E 0B Technology Adapter Cable to the SWXA3 BD Host Adapter co...

Page 33: ...the controller as shown in Figure 2 4 and tighten the thumbscrews 6 Route the connector of the SCSI bus cable from the host under the subsystem enclosure and up through the front access hole closest...

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Page 35: ...pears quickly at the bottom of the screen during the boot routine 2 Select Configuration View Host Adapter Settings and press Enter 3 Press F6 to set the adapter to its default settings 4 Select SCSI...

Page 36: ...e server is running NetWare power down the NetWare 2 Insert the HSZ70 Solution Software V7 3 CD ROM in the CD ROM drive on the server 3 Make the directory for the drive containing the CD ROM the curre...

Page 37: ...use the DOS fdisk utility to delete all partitions 2 Create the desired type of storageset for the boot partition The boot partition must be assigned as SCSI Target ID 0 LUN 0 3 Load NetWare on the n...

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Page 39: ...to change the disk or directory location NOTE If you are upgrading to a new version of Command Console Client run Add Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove previous version before installing the...

Page 40: ...mand Console Client s start menu The three choices Client provides you with are CLI Window Displays the CLI Window The CLI window lets you monitor and configure storage subsystems using text commands...

Page 41: ...over a TCP IP network This choice lets you monitor and configure one or many storage subsystems over a network using Client s graphical tools NOTE NetWare only works with a direct connection to a stor...

Page 42: ...ll a new version of Client remove the old version 1 From the Start Programs menu select Settings then Control Panel 2 Double click on the Add Remove Programs icon 3 Select Command Console applets from...

Page 43: ...g the Command Line Interface StorageWorks Command Console does not work with NetWare Do not use it To start one of the applets double click on the applet s icon in the Command Console V2 1 program gro...

Page 44: ...establish a serial connection connect a serial cable from one of the PC s COM ports to the storage subsystem s serial configuration port and proceed as follows 1 Select the HSZ Storage Window applet 2...

Page 45: ...Installing the Command Console Client 4 7 Figure 4 4 Connect Serial dialog box...

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Page 47: ...figuration What is Command Console The Command Console CC Client is a Graphical User Interface GUI for StorageWorks Controllers Command Console Client is the GUI program designed for use on systems ru...

Page 48: ...ur storage subsystem via a serial connection It sends CLI commands to your subsystem s Controllers as you perform subsystem configuration operation monitoring and troubleshooting tasks using its graph...

Page 49: ...cal devices q Creating virtual disks Starting Command Console To start Command Console in the configuration and console mode double click the Command Console icon in the Command Console program group...

Page 50: ...virtual disk you must open a Storage Window set the Controller parameters and make your physical devices known to your Controller Devices are represented as icons in the Device Window a pane in the S...

Page 51: ...freshes the Storage Window Figure 5 1 Insert devices prompt Once you have added the physical devices to the storage configuration you can use them to create a number of different types of logical stor...

Page 52: ...NetWare PCI Create a Virtual Disk 1 In the Storage menu select Add Virtual Disk Virtual Disk Wizard s Step 1 appears There are five steps in total 2 Click the button of the RAID level you want to crea...

Page 53: ...ces window in the dialog box They are also shown as selected in the Device Window pane of the Storage Window Figure 5 3 Add Virtual Disk wizard step 2 4 Select the capacity of the virtual disk then cl...

Page 54: ...HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Figure 5 4 Add Virtual Disk wizard step 3 5 Specify the target ID and Logical Unit Number LUN operating parameters and options of your new virtual...

Page 55: ...irtual Disk wizard step 4 6 The final Virtual Disk Wizard window Step 5 recaps the choices you have made in steps 1 through 4 If you are satisfied with your choices click Finish Otherwise use the Back...

Page 56: ...con by clicking on it in the Virtual Disk Window 2 Choose Storage from the Menu Bar then Virtual Disk then Delete Saving the Configuration 1 From the Storage menu click Controller Configuration then S...

Page 57: ...identifying a storageset as a unit to the host and verifying and recording the final configuration Once you complete the physical setup of the RAID Array configure the devices in your subsystem into...

Page 58: ...dundant configuration 4 Evenly distribute logical units across separate targets that is use different SCSI IDs if possible The subsystem supports a maximum of eight SCSI IDs 5 Avoid configuring multip...

Page 59: ...e subsystem through the controller s firmware See the CLI Reference Manual for detailed descriptions of all CLI commands This chapter describes only the CLI commands required to create an initial conf...

Page 60: ...on the other end 2 Plug the serial connector into the 9 pin serial port com port 1 of the PC If a 9 pin serial port is not available on a PC use the 9 pin to 25 pin adapter P N 12 45238 01 supplied w...

Page 61: ...t the bead be removed after installation although it is removable if the latch is pried open Install the ferrite bead on the cable so that it is within one inch of the front of the controller as shown...

Page 62: ...e halves together until they snap into place Make sure that the bead is locked on the cable Establishing Connection with a Maintenance Terminal To establish a connection between a maintenance terminal...

Page 63: ...hed data in cache CACHE_FLUSH_TIMER DEFAULT 10 seconds NOCACHE_UPS Mirrored Cache Not enabled Extended Information Terminal speed 9600 baud eight bit no parity 1 stop bit Operation control 00000004 Se...

Page 64: ...73101263 Firmware V73Z 0 Hardware H01 Not configured for dual redundancy Device Port SCSI address 7 Time NOT SET Host port SCSI target s 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 Preferred target s 0 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 TRANSFER_RAT...

Page 65: ...IG The controller responds with a display similar to that shown below Config Local Program Invoked Config is building its tables and determining what devices exist on the subsystem Please be patient A...

Page 66: ...er The Controller Logical Unit Number will always be 0 DISK40000 in this example corresponds to the disk located on Port 4 on controller Target 0 and Controller Logical Unit 0 DISK50100 corresponds to...

Page 67: ...of the RAID sets are user selectable Performance of your RAIDsets will be optimized if each RAIDset includes disks from different busses ports as shown in the example Initializing a RAIDset Before put...

Page 68: ...mber which corresponds to LUN number For example D5 would be target 0 LUN 5 Units identified with controller targets 1 through 6 use a 3 digit number The first digit corresponds to the controller targ...

Page 69: ...naccessible to the host When you initialize a stripeset you can specify a chunksize A chunksize is the number of blocks of data that is transferred at one time By using the default chunksize the contr...

Page 70: ...igit in D3 since the stripeset is the third unit identified on the controller Setting Writeback Cache The final step in creating the stripeset is to enable the writeback cache A single CLI command ena...

Page 71: ...ser selectable Performance of your mirror sets will be optimized if each mirrorset includes disks from different busses ports as shown in the example Initializing a Mirrorset Before putting a mirrorse...

Page 72: ...use a 3 digit number The first digit corresponds to the controller target number the second digit is always 0 and the third digit corresponds to the LUN number For example D400 would be target 4 LUN...

Page 73: ...DD MIRRORSET MIRR_1 DISK50200 DISK60200 In these examples MIRR_0 and MIRR_1 are the names of the mirrorsets Each is followed by the list of disks to be included in it Striping the Mirrorsets Stripe mi...

Page 74: ...t identify it as a host logical unit The unit number is a one or three digit number preceded by D The unit number identifies the controller s target number and the mirrorset as the Logical Unit LUN co...

Page 75: ...chunksize is the number of blocks of data that is transferred at one time By using the default chunksize the controller will optimize the chunksize by selecting a number equal to the number of blocks...

Page 76: ...save a copy of the entire controller configuration on a device or storageset in the subsystem Save a copy of the controller configuration on a device or storageset so that in the event of a controller...

Page 77: ...ps you should verify and record your configuration for future reference Additional worksheets are provided in this chapter for recording future new or modified configurations First verify the Logical...

Page 78: ...6 22 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Record the information in the following table Date__________________ LUN Uses...

Page 79: ...e StorageSet Uses Used by DVGRPS0 stripeset DISK10100 D3 DISK20100 DISK30100 DVGRPSM0 stripeset MIRR_0 D500 MIRR_1 DVGRPM0 mirrorset DISK10200 D400 DISK20200 MIRR_0 mirrorset DISK30200 DVGRPSM0 DISK40...

Page 80: ...n this report To display individual devices enter the following HSZ70 SHOW DEVICES Record the above information in the following table In the event of a controller failure the information that is reco...

Page 81: ...Creating Your Storage Configuration with the CLI 6 25 Date__________________ Name StorageSet Uses Used by...

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Page 83: ...er for NetWare to recognize new StorageWorks RA7000 Storage Subsystem devices or changes to existing configurations you must reboot your system to restart NetWare Disable Virtual LUN By default the vi...

Page 84: ...sole or the following command to set this mode hsz70 set this_controller host_function B or set other_controller host_function B To create a NetWare 4 11 partition for each disk 1 From the NetWare ser...

Page 85: ...ion 5 Either accept or decrease the NetWare partition size 6 Either accept or change the size of the data area or the Hot Fix redirection area 7 Press the Esc and select Yes at the prompt to create th...

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Page 87: ...ntrollers and setting controller parameters and configuring dual redundant controller failover Installing Upgrades on Your RA7000 Subsystem Your RA7000 Subsystem can be upgraded to include the followi...

Page 88: ...l a controller Table 8 1 Tools Required to Install a Controller Required Tools Purpose ESD wrist strap To protect all equipment against electrostatic discharge Flat head screwdriver To loosen tighten...

Page 89: ...es to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 3 NOTE If you purchased only one controller you must install it in the top controller slot SCSI ID 7 and its cache module in the left cache module slot Figure 8 1 Device...

Page 90: ...controller 1 Obtain and place an ESD wrist strap around your wrist Ensure that the strap fits snugly around your wrist 2 Attach or clip the other end of the ESD wrist strap to the cabinet grounding s...

Page 91: ...e module slot as shown in Figure 8 3 Press the handles to firmly seat the cache module in the slot Figure 8 3 Installing the cache module associated with the first controller 5 Insert the external cac...

Page 92: ...8 4 Figure 8 4 Connecting first cache module to an ECB 7 Turn on the Subsystem power 8 Insert the program card while pressing and holding the controller Reset button The Controller will initialize an...

Page 93: ...s shown in Figure 8 5 Push inward to lock the cover in place Figure 8 5 Inserting the Internal Program Card If you purchased only one controller go on to the section for Preparing Controllers and Cach...

Page 94: ...stalled controller Serial Connection To make a serial connection to the installed see the section Accessing the CLI in Chapter 6 Once you have made the serial connection return to this section Shuttin...

Page 95: ...SET Host port SCSI target s 0 Preferred target s TRANSFER_RATE_REQUESTED 20MHZ Host Functionality Mode A Command Console LUN is target 0 lun 0 Cache 128 megabyte write cache version 4 Cache is GOOD Ba...

Page 96: ...the appropriate storage devices 5 To determine when the controller has shut down observe the front panel of the controller When the controller s reset button and first three LEDs are on continuously...

Page 97: ...as shown in Figure 8 1Figure 8 7 and the cache module will be installed as shown in Figure 8 8 To install the second controller 1 Obtain and place an ESD wrist strap around your wrist Ensure that the...

Page 98: ...r Novell NetWare PCI 5 Slide the second cache module into the right cache module slot as shown in Figure 8 8 Press the handles to firmly seat the cache module in the slot Figure 8 8 Installing the sec...

Page 99: ...e two ECB connectors Cache module External cache battery CXO5928A Unconnected Unconnected Figure 8 9 Second cache module to ECB cabling 7 Turn on the subsystem power 8 Insert the program card while pr...

Page 100: ...olutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI 10 Snap the ESD cover into place over the program card as shown in Figure 8 10 Push inward to lock the cover in place Figure 8 10 Inserting the internal p...

Page 101: ...a subsystem enclosure you must first remove the cache module NOTE The external cache battery ECB SBB provides power to the RAID array controller cache module if system power fails The cache module in...

Page 102: ...8 16 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI Figure 8 11 Exfisting SIMMs Installed in Slots 0 and 2...

Page 103: ...MMs in SIMMs slots 1 and 3 as shown in Figure 8 12 Figure 8 12 How to install SIMMs into a cache module 1 Install the notched end of the SIMM in slot 3 towards the front of the cache module 2 Install...

Page 104: ...module now appears similar to Figure 8 13 Figure 8 13 128MB Cache Memory installed in a cache module If you want to mirror cache you need equal amounts of memory in each of the cache modules Repeat th...

Page 105: ...g Failover and Setting Parameters for Dual Redundant Controllers Table 8 3 Controller Parameters Parameter Options Default CACHE_FLUSH_TIMER Sets the amount of time in seconds between flushes of the e...

Page 106: ...cters in double quotes HSZ70 TERMINAL_PARITY Sets the terminal parity to odd even or none No terminal parity causes the controller to not check for or transmit any parity on the terminal lines ODD EVE...

Page 107: ...resents the SCSI target IDs selected between 0 15 The controller displays information similar to the following example warning 4000 A restart of this controller is required before all the parameters m...

Page 108: ...ailover mode also provides you with the option to mirror cache Mirrored write back cache provides additional assurance of data availability With mirrored write back cache data in cache memory is redun...

Page 109: ...en the controllers by specifying preferred IDs Additional reference information is contained in the DIGITAL StorageWorks HSZ70 Array Controller HSOF Version 7 0 Configuration Manual EK HSZ70 CG Choose...

Page 110: ...he other_controller takes over processing I O operations in the event that this_controller fails To declare that the other_controller has no preferred SCSI target IDs type HSZ70 SET OTHER_CONTROLLER N...

Page 111: ...s 2 3 TRANSFER_RATE_REQUESTED 20MHZ Host Functionality Mode A Command Console LUN is target 0 lun 0 Cache 64 megabyte write cache version 4 Cache is GOOD Battery is Good No unflushed data in cache CAC...

Page 112: ...2 3 Preferred target s 0 1 TRANSFER_RATE_REQUESTED 20MHZ Host Functionality Mode A Command Console LUN is target 0 lun 0 Cache 64 megabyte write cache version 4 Cache is GOOD Battery is Good No unflus...

Page 113: ...e last step is to set the PVA address Attaching the SE I O Cables There is a separate cable for each port of the controller and all cables are identical See Figure 8 14 and attach the cables to one po...

Page 114: ...here is not enough contact pressure to hold the cables in place between enclosures Slide the cable clip along the cable and press it into the hole of the I O module bracket Cabling for One Expansion C...

Page 115: ...nnect from the unterminated side of that I O module on first expansion cabinet to the terminated side of the I O module on the second expansion cabinet The unterminated side is identified by the resis...

Page 116: ...is a second expansion cabinet connect an EMU communications cable from one EMU communications port of the first expansion cabinet to a communications port of the second expansion cabinet See Figure 8...

Page 117: ...Power Verification and Addressing PVA module and Figure 8 20 defines the StorageWorks Building Block SBB device IDs for these two settings of the PVA SCSI bus address switch The use of these addresse...

Page 118: ...e 8 4 Expansion Enclosure Address Combinations Enclosure PVA SCSI Buss Address Switch Setting for Two Enclosure Subsystem PVA SCSI Buss Address Switch Setting for Three Enclosure Subsystem Master 0 0...

Page 119: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 33 Figure 8 20 Expansion enclosure SCSI bus addresses...

Page 120: ...mber 2 s left port to the lower BA370 s I O module number 2 s right port Follow this cabling scheme for cabling SCSI bus cables in an ESA10000 that contains two BA370s To expand the SCSI bus from a ma...

Page 121: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 35 CXO5931A 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 1 Expansion cabinet Master cabinet 5 3 Figure 8 21 SCSI bus cabling for the ESA10000...

Page 122: ...nter cabinet s vertical rails and mounting brackets which you attach to the sides of the BA370 rack mountable enclosure You must first install the mounting rails onto the data center cabinet s vertica...

Page 123: ...stem 8 37 CXO5932A Upper stud Middle stud Lower stud Alignment tab Rear mounting hole Figure 8 22 Mounting rail orientation CXO5933A U nut 10 32 screw 5 16 nut Stud Middle stud Figure 8 23 Mounting ra...

Page 124: ...g Table 8 6 count the holes from the bottom of the data center cabinet Table 8 5 Installing Rails for the Upper BA370 Rail Top Hole Bottom Hole Upper BA370 upper left rail 4 6 Upper BA370 lower left r...

Page 125: ...tical rails of the cabinet and through the U nuts Because the front of the mounting rail was attached to the cabinet in Step 1 the rear hole on the mounting rail should automatically align with the pr...

Page 126: ...this discussion the top ECB Y cables are referred to as P2 and S2 P2 for the left ECB Y cable position upper cache A and S2 for the right ECB Y cable position upper cache B viewed from the front of th...

Page 127: ...n of the data center cabinet install the tie wrap assemblies 90 11456 01 contained in the ECB cable installation kit part of the DS HSZ70 AH controller kit at hole numbers 33 48 and 55 on both inner r...

Page 128: ...rtical rail on the same side and secure the Y splitter at hole 40 of the right viewed from the rear rear outer vertical rail directly above the ECB shelf Position the Y splitter with its screw recess...

Page 129: ...our RA7000 Subsystem 8 43 CXO5981A Cable tie Hole 52 Y splitter from bottom cache A P2 Hole 40 Cable tie Hole 33 Y splitter from top cache A Hole 47 S2 Rear P1 S1 Figure 8 27 Rear view of cabinet show...

Page 130: ...ion so do not pull the tie wrap tight until all cables have been installed 7 Route S2 under the ECB shelf to the opposite inner vertical rail to hole 48 of the right viewed from the rear inner vertica...

Page 131: ...Figure 8 25 Leave approximately seven inches of cable extended for each cable in the front of the cabinet so that the cable can be attached to the cache module later CXO6016A Bottom modules Controller...

Page 132: ...he long end of the cable is routed down the outer vertical rail to hole 52 and secured See Figure A 27 More than one cable will be secured at this location so do not tighten the tie wrap until all cab...

Page 133: ...A370 rack mountable enclosure 18 Attach the mounting brackets to the sides of the BA370 using the two 8 32 inch x 1 4 inch screws provided as shown in Figure 8 31 Notice that the mounting bracket s sc...

Page 134: ...tch to 0 Disconnect the power distribution unit from the AC power source 2 When you install an additional BA370 into the cabinet you must also install and tie wrap the external cache battery ECB cable...

Page 135: ...ion unit PDU circuit breaker is off and the AC power controller switch on the AC power controllers is off 10 Re install all power supply and disk drive SBBs into the BA370 For n 1 power redundancy plu...

Page 136: ...8 50 HSZ70 Solutions Software V7 7 for Novell NetWare PCI CXO5929A Figure 8 32 N 1 power cabling...

Page 137: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 51 CXO5797A Figure 8 33 Fully redundant power cabling...

Page 138: ...blies do not have a hole through the assembly and they do not have a movable piece Use the following procedure to join two ESA10000 data center cabinets 1 Roll the cabinets to the desired location Vie...

Page 139: ...keybutton screws 5 Remove the left side panel from the master cabinet Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the master cabinet s side panel 6 From the outside of the expansion cabinet screw a large M5 keybutton sc...

Page 140: ...the top down on the cabinet s vertical rails front and rear and over holes 9 and 12 counting from the bottom up on the cabinet s vertical rails front and rear Ensure that the threaded portion of the...

Page 141: ...r receptacle assemblies onto the M5 U clips on the expansion cabinet s rear vertical rails top and bottom using two M5 x 12 mm screws per assembly See Figure 8 36 Viewing the side of the expansion cab...

Page 142: ...et s front vertical rails top and bottom using two M5 x 12 mm screws per assembly See Figure 8 37 Install joiner pawl assemblies onto the M5 U clips on the master cabinet s rear vertical rails top and...

Page 143: ...A Figure 8 38 Joining ESA10000 data center cabinets 13 Insert the 24 inch Allen wrench into one of the holes on a bottom pawl assembly and turn clockwise to latch Turn until the pawl and receptacle cl...

Page 144: ...he front trim bracket the notch shown in Figure 8 39 is on the expansion side of the front trim bracket allowing it to match up with the M5 keybutton screw on the expansion cabinet Front and rear trim...

Page 145: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 59 M5 x 16 mm screw CXO5971A Front M5 keybottom screw Front trim bracket notch Figure 8 39 Installing front trim bracket...

Page 146: ...ocknuts on each leveler foot as shown in Figure 8 40 2 Turn each leveler hex nut clockwise until the leveler foot contacts the floor 3 Adjust each leveler foot until the cabinet is level and the load...

Page 147: ...external storage Figure 8 41 The I O module has the following characteristics Jumper controlled internal termination for each bus Jumper controlled current limited terminator power for each bus Two V...

Page 148: ...Provides automatic external SCSI disable if connected between the internal SCSI bus and the external SCSI bus Provides a jumper to automatically disable the external SCSI bus if no EMU is installed in...

Page 149: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 63 CXO5947A External TERM POWER disable LED Internal TERM POWER disable LED Figure 8 42 Single Ended I O module...

Page 150: ...eft port to the lower BA370 s I O module number 2 s right port Follow this cabling scheme for cabling SCSI bus cables in an ESA10000 that contains two BA370s To expand the SCSI bus from a master cabin...

Page 151: ...Installing Upgrades to Your RA7000 Subsystem 8 65 CXO5931A 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 5 3 1 6 4 2 1 Expansion cabinet Master cabinet 5 3 Figure 8 43 SCSI bus cabling for the ESA10000s...

Page 152: ...r cabinet with PVA address set to two 2 is populated next followed by the expander cabinet with PVA address set to three 3 last BA370s are populated with the largest capacity disks first in a bottom t...

Page 153: ...evice addresses are determined by the backplane connector into which the device is inserted unless the SBB has a device address switch For the addressing of SBB disk drives on the SCSI bus device addr...

Page 154: ...ss 0 2 3 Device Address 6 EMU PVA SCSI Bus 2 SCSI Bus 4 SCSI Bus 6 SCSI Bus 1 SCSI Bus 3 SCSI Bus 5 Cache module Cache module Figure 8 44 Addressing scheme Figure 8 44 shows the six 16 bit SCSI buses...

Page 155: ...lling power supplies is basically the same for installing any SBB See Figure 8 45 during the installation CXO5930A SBB power supply AC power controller Figure 8 45 Installing power supply SBB n 1 Show...

Page 156: ...he SBB power supply just installed has failed Installing the AC Power Controller There are no external indications of an AC power controller failure on the AC power controller itself Both status LEDs...

Page 157: ...eries ECBs into the ESA10000 into the ECB shelf mounted in the rear of the cabinet See Figure 8 47 CXO5827A ECB Figure 8 47 Installing the external cache battery The following procedure details extern...

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Page 159: ...ne or more large virtual disk drives Use a RAID array virtual drive just as you would a physical drive You can partition it if you want and you do not need to make any application changes to realize t...

Page 160: ...needs and the number of disks that you purchased for your RAID array Table A 1 describes the storage options available and the minimum number of physical disks required to implement each You can use a...

Page 161: ...quiring a single data operation Data availability equivalent to that of an individual disk device RAID 1 Mirrorset 2 6 devices per mirrorset up to 20 mirrorsets per RAID array Good performance for rea...

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Page 163: ...d these two switches These values will vary according to the amount and size of Newware volumes you have The range for io_timeouts is 15 to 200 and the range for io_retries is 0 100 The io_timeout var...

Page 164: ...ied value Thus if a timeout of 30 seconds IS specifiec along with retry count of 10 there may be potentially a wait of 5 minutes before the request s status is reporting back to the OS Mapping Netware...

Page 165: ...ding bit position In this example lun_enable 05 enables scanning for LUNs 0 and 2 on all targets Table B 1 Example Bit Mask Options Bit Position SCSI ID 0 2 15 14 13 12 0 0 0 0 11 10 09 08 0 0 0 0 07...

Page 166: ...or dual redundancy with ZG64900241 In dual redundant configuration Device Port SCSI address 7 Time NOT SET Host port SCSI target s 0 1 2 3 4 5 Preferred target s 0 1 2 TRANSFER_RATE_REQUESTED 20MHZ Ho...

Page 167: ...HSZ70 5D020405 55 Device 47 DEC HSZ70 5D020505 56 Device 48 DEC HSZ70 5D020605 57 Device 49 DEC HSZ70 5D020705 Device 49 DEC HSZ70 5D020705 breaks down as 5D adapter device ID 02 adapter number 07 lo...

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