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Index-1

Index

access controls

protecting volumes

setting up with CLI

accounts, configuring after setup

array

network address

RAID policy

software configuration

3-1

CHAP accounts, configuring

5-1

CLI

creating volumes

4-2

setting RAID policy

3-7

connecting network cables

2-9

connecting power cables

2-8

connecting the serial cable

2-12

control modules

2-6

date, setting

5-1

electrostatic discharge, avoiding

2-1

electrostatic wrist strap, using

2-1

environmental requirements

2-5

event notification, configuring

5-1

Flow Control recommendation

2-3

Gigabit Ethernet recommendation

2-2

group

accessing volumes from a

computer

4-6

advanced tasks

5-1

creating

3-1

customizing after setup

expanding

IP address

logging in to CLI

logging in to GUI

name

GUI

creating volumes

4-3

setting RAID policy

3-7, 3-8

hardware installation

2-4, 2-7

hardware requirements

2-6

Host Integration Tools, description

3-6

hosts

Flow Control recommendation

2-3

Jumbo Frames recommendation

2-3

initiator (iSCSI)

accessing a volume

4-6

computer requirements

Jumbo Frames recommendation

CLI method

Summary of Contents for PS Series

Page 1: ...PS SERIES STORAGE ARRAYS Installation and Setup Manual PS4000 ...

Page 2: ...d registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners Information in this document is subject to change without notice Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell is strictly forbidden April 2009 Part Number F465T Rev A00 Compliance Model E01J Compliance Type E01J001 ...

Page 3: ...e Network 2 9 Step 3 Turn on Power to the Array 2 12 Step 4 Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array 2 12 Serial Cable Pinout Information 2 14 3 Software Configuration 3 1 Step 1 Choose a Configuration Method 3 1 Step 2 Collect Configuration Information 3 1 Step 3 Start the Software Configuration 3 3 Using the setup Utility to Configure the Software 3 3 Using the Remote Setup Wizard to Configure th...

Page 4: ...ontents iv 5 Where to Go Next 5 1 Common Group Customization Tasks 5 1 Advanced Group Administration Tasks 5 2 Appendix A Información sobre normativas A 1 Información NOM únicamente para México A 1 Equipos portátiles A 1 Index Index 1 ...

Page 5: ... useful to understand Basic networking concepts Current network environment User disk storage requirements RAID configurations Disk storage management Note Although this manual provides examples of using PS Series arrays in some common network configurations detailed information about setting up a network is beyond its scope Organization This manual is organized as follows Chapter 1 Steps for Gett...

Page 6: ...ries Group Administration Describes how to use the Group Manager graphical user interface GUI to manage a PS Series group This manual provides comprehensive information about product concepts and procedures PS Series CLI Reference Describes how to use the Group Manager command line interface CLI to manage a PS Series group and individual arrays PS Series Online help In the Group Manager GUI expand...

Page 7: ... 945 3355 Note If you do not have an Internet connection you can find contact information on your purchase invoice packing slip bill or Dell product catalog To contact Dell for sales technical support or customer service issues 1 Visit support dell com 2 Verify your country or region in the Choose A Country Region drop down menu at the bottom of the window 3 Click Contact Us on the left side of th...

Page 8: ...i www dell com la Latin American countries www dell ca Canada only You can access Dell Support through the following websites support dell com support dell com EqualLogic support jp dell com Japan only support euro dell com Europe only ...

Page 9: ...oup capacity and performance increase automatically There are two methods for configuring the software If you have a Windows computer and meet the requirements use the Remote Setup Wizard The setup utility is supported in all environments See Chapter 3 Software Configuration 3 Start using the SAN Allocate group storage space to users and applications by creating volumes A volume appears on the net...

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Page 11: ...ct a PS Series array from electrostatic discharge When handling array hardware make sure you use the electrostatic wrist strap that is shipped with the array or a similar form of protection To use the wrist strap 1 Connect the steel snap on the coil cord to the stud on the elastic band See Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Using an Electrostatic Wrist Strap 2 Fit the band closely around your wrist 3 Connect t...

Page 12: ...0 or 100 Mbits performance will be slower than when using a Gigabit Ethernet switch Multiple network connections to different network switches For increased bandwidth and availability connect Ethernet 0 and Ethernet 1 on both control modules to multiple network switches The switches must be connected using interswitch links The links must have sufficient bandwidth to handle the iSCSI traffic After...

Page 13: ... You can use Spanning Tree for a single cable connection between switches and you can use trunking for multi cable connections between switches Flow Control enabled on switches and NICs Enable Flow Control on each switch port and NIC that handles iSCSI traffic PS Series arrays will correctly respond to Flow Control Unicast storm control disabled on switches Disable unicast storm control on each sw...

Page 14: ... 2 3 shows the rear view with two Type 8 control modules Figure 2 2 PS4000 Array Front View without Bezel Figure 2 3 PS4000 Array Rear View Before You Begin You must meet these prerequisites before installing a PS4000 array Make sure the array and installation location meet the environmental requirements See Environmental Requirements on page 2 5 Gather all the required hardware See Shipping Box C...

Page 15: ...0 Technical Specifications Component Requirement Weight of fully loaded array 77 6 pounds or 35 kilograms Operating temperature 41 to 95 degrees F 5 to 35 degrees C Storage temperature 22 to 140 degrees F 30 to 60 degrees C Operating altitude 10 000 feet 3048 meters Operational relative humidity 20 to 80 percent non condensing Thermal output fully loaded array 1700 BTU hour SAS disks 1550 BTU hour...

Page 16: ...es Connects an array to power sources The shipping box may contain different types of power cables to meet the electrical requirements of the country in which the array will reside Use the cable type that is right for your environment If power cables are not included in the shipping box contact your PS Series array support provider or reseller Serial cable Creates a serial connection between an ar...

Page 17: ... in the array shipping box includes installation and mounting instructions Installing the Hardware Make sure you complete the preliminary tasks described in Before You Begin on page 2 4 Then follow these steps to install a PS4000 array 1 Connect the power cables Do not turn on power to the array at this time See Step 1 Connect the Array to Power on page 2 8 Table 2 4 Required Hardware Not Supplied...

Page 18: ...ply and cooling module connected to a source of power is required for array operation Obtain the power cables that were shipped with the array If the array was not shipped with power cables see your PS Series support provider or reseller for power cable information Connect both power supply and cooling modules to a source of power Use the cable strain relief to secure each power cable to the array...

Page 19: ...gure a management network See the Group Administration manual for more information One functioning network connection is required for array operation Multiple network connections are recommended for performance and high availability See Table 2 1 for additional network recommendations Obtain two to four network cables Network cables are not included in the array shipping box See Table 2 4 for supp...

Page 20: ...r example if you connect cables as shown in Figure 2 5 and Ethernet 0 fails initiators can be redirected to Ethernet 1 Figure 2 5 Recommended Single Control Module Configuration For a dual control module array at a minimum connect network cables to Ethernet 0 on both control modules and then connect the cables to a network switch See Figure 2 6 ...

Page 21: ...rk bandwidth and availability Dell recommends that you use four network cables to connect Ethernet 0 and Ethernet 1 on each control module to a different network switch The switches must be connected with interswitch links that have sufficient bandwidth See Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 Recommended Network Configuration ...

Page 22: ...tility to configure the software you must set up a serial connection1 If you plan to use the Remote Setup Wizard you do not need a serial connection See Step 1 Choose a Configuration Method on page 3 1 for information about Remote Setup Wizard requirements Attach the cable to the serial port on the active control module ACT LED will be green and to a console terminal or a computer running a termin...

Page 23: ...onnection must have the following characteristics 9600 baud One STOP bit No parity 8 data bits No flow control Note Keep the serial cable You must use the serial cable to manage the group or a specific array if there is no network access After completing the hardware installation see Chapter 3 Software Configuration ...

Page 24: ...mation for the cable Figure 2 9 Serial Cable DB9 Connector Pin Locations Table 2 5 DB9 to DB9 Pinout Information DB9 1 DB9 2 Function Pin Pin Function Receive Data 2 3 Transmit Data Transmit Data 3 2 Receive Data Data Terminal Ready 4 6 1 Data Set Ready Carrier Detect System Ground 5 5 System Ground Data Set Ready Carrier Detect 6 1 4 Data Terminal Ready Request to Send 7 8 Clear to Send Clear to ...

Page 25: ...equirements Use the setup utility The setup utility is an interactive command line utility that prompts for information about the array and group configuration To use the setup utility you must have a serial connection between the array and a console terminal or a computer running a terminal emulator After choosing a method collect the information needed for the array configuration Step 2 Collect ...

Page 26: ... on the same subnet as the array network interface RAID policy RAID level and spare disk drive configuration for the array The actual number of RAID sets and spare drives depends on the number of drives in the array RAID 10 Striping on top of multiple RAID 1 mirrored sets RAID 50 Striping on top of multiple RAID 5 distributed parity sets Each RAID 5 set has one parity drive RAID 5 Distributed pari...

Page 27: ...n prompt enter grpadmin for both the account login name and the password Passwords do not appear on the screen 3 When prompted enter y to start the setup utility Password for the grpadmin account Password that will override the factory set group administration password grpadmin for the grpadmin account The password must have 3 to 16 letters or numbers and is case sensitive Required only when creat...

Page 28: ...to create a group with the array as the first member or add the array to an existing group Note There may be a short delay after entering the group IP address as the array searches the network An example of using the setup utility to initialize an array and create a group is shown in Example 3 1 After setup completes you must set the member s RAID policy in order to use the disk storage Go to Step...

Page 29: ... gateway 192 17 2 1 Enter the name and IP address of the group that the array will join Group name group1 Group IP address 192 17 2 20 Searching to see if the group exists This may take a few minutes The group does not exist or currently cannot be reached Make sure you have entered the correct group IP address and group name Do you want to create a new group yes no yes yes Group Configuration Grou...

Page 30: ... EqualLogic Remote Setup Wizard 4 In the Welcome dialog box select Initialize a PS Series array and click Next Note If you cannot contact the array check the network configuration You may need to use the setup utility to configure the software 5 Select the array that you want to initialize and click Next 6 In the Initialize Array dialog box enter the array configuration from Table 3 1 and choose t...

Page 31: ...or added the array to an existing group with the Remote Setup Wizard you must set the RAID policy for the group member Use either the Group Manager command line interface CLI or the graphical user interface GUI to set the RAID policy Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy To use the Group Manager CLI to set the RAID policy for a new group member 1 Log in to the group if you are not already logged in...

Page 32: ... Release Notes To use the GUI to set the RAID policy for a member 1 Log in to the group by entering the group IP address in a Web browser Then in the login dialog box Figure 3 1 enter the grpadmin account name and the password that you specified when creating the group Figure 3 1 GUI Login 2 In the Group Summary window Figure 3 2 expand Members in the far left panel and select the member name grou...

Page 33: ...iguration 3 9 Figure 3 2 Group Summary RAID Policy Is Not Set on Member 3 In the warning message dialog box that appears click Yes to configure RAID on the member 4 In the Configure Member General Settings dialog box Figure 3 3 click Next ...

Page 34: ...ick Next Select the RAID policy Optionally to delay using the member s storage space until the RAID verification completes and the batteries are fully charged select Wait until the member storage initialization completes By default the space is immediately available although performance will not be optimal until the RAID verification completes Figure 3 4 Configure Member RAID Configuration ...

Page 35: ...re Configuration 3 11 6 In the Configure Member Summary dialog box Figure 3 5 click Finish if the member configuration is satisfactory Click Back to make changes Figure 3 5 Configure Member Summary The array storage is ready to use ...

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Page 37: ...I target name which is automatically generated for the volume Access to a volume is always through the target name Volume size This is the reported size of the volume as seen by iSCSI initiators The minimum volume size is 15 MB Volume sizes are rounded up to the next multiple of 15 MB Access controls Allows computer access to a volume A computer can access a volume only if it matches the security ...

Page 38: ...t you specified when creating the group 2 At the Group Manager command prompt use the following command to create the volume volume create volume_name size GB Specify the volume name and size the default unit of measure is megabytes 3 Use the following command to create an access control record for the volume volume select volume_name access create access_control The access_control parameter can b...

Page 39: ...1 enter the grpadmin account name and the password that you specified when creating the group 2 In the Group Summary window click Create volume in the Activities panel 3 Enter the volume name and an optional description Figure 4 1 and click Next Figure 4 1 Create Volume Volume Settings 4 Enter the volume size and click Next Figure 4 2 The table values will reflect the size you specify ...

Page 40: ... Reserve 5 Specify the iSCSI initiator name or IP address for the access control record and click Next Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 Create Volume iSCSI Access 6 Review the summary information Figure 4 4 and click Finish if the volume configuration is correct Click Back to make changes ...

Page 41: ... as follows iqn 2001 05 com equallogic 5 4a0900 2f00000 007eca92d654f160 dbvol To connect a computer to a volume 1 Install and configure an iSCSI initiator on the computer Hardware and software initiators are available from different vendors Configure your initiator using the instructions provided by the vendor Note Dell recommends that you visit the Technical Support website to obtain important i...

Page 42: ...e volume name and click the Connections tab 4 On the computer use the iSCSI initiator utility to specify the group IP address as the iSCSI discovery address If the initiator supports the discovery process it will return a list of iSCSI targets that the computer can access If the initiator does not support discovery you must also specify the target name and in some cases the standard iSCSI port num...

Page 43: ... network interfaces on both control modules to multiple network switches and then use the GUI or CLI to assign an IP address and netmask to the interfaces Create administration accounts The grpadmin account is the default administration account You can set up additional accounts with different privileges Set up event notification To be informed of significant events in a timely manner set up e mai...

Page 44: ...hots of a volume Snapshots are point in time copies of volume data that can be used for backups Create schedules for snapshots or replicas Schedules enable you to regularly create snapshots or replicas of a volume Create collections Collections enable you to group multiple related volumes for the purpose of creating snapshots or replicas The administrator can then create a multi volume snapshot or...

Page 45: ...cial mexicana NOM Importador Dell México S A de C V Paseo de la Reforma 2620 11 Piso Col Lomas Altas 11950 México D F Equipos portátiles Modelo Voltaje de alimentación Frecuencia Consumo eléctrico PS5500E 100 240V CA 60 50Hz 7 3 5A PS5000E 100 240V CA 60 50Hz 7 3 5A PS5000X 100 240V CA 60 50Hz 7 3 5A PS5000XV 100 240V CA 60 50Hz 7 3 5A PS5000 Series 100 240V CA 60 50Hz 7 3 5A PS3000 Series 100 240...

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Page 47: ...mental requirements 2 5 event notification configuring 5 1 F Flow Control recommendation 2 3 G Gigabit Ethernet recommendation 2 2 group accessing volumes from a computer 4 6 advanced tasks 5 1 creating 3 1 customizing after setup 5 1 expanding 3 1 IP address 3 2 logging in to CLI 3 7 logging in to GUI 3 8 name 3 2 GUI creating volumes 4 3 setting RAID policy 3 7 3 8 H hardware installation 2 4 2 ...

Page 48: ...ndations 2 2 network requirements 2 2 protecting from discharge 2 1 subnet access recommendation 2 2 R rack mount requirements 2 7 RAID levels supported 3 7 RAID policy description 3 7 setting with CLI 3 7 setting with GUI 3 8 Remote Setup Wizard configuring the software 3 6 S serial cable characteristics 2 14 pin locations 2 14 pinout information 2 14 serial cable connecting 2 12 setup utility co...

Page 49: ...ling on a volume 4 2 time setting 5 1 U unicast storm control recommendation 2 3 V VLAN recommendation 2 3 volumes 4 1 access controls 4 1 accessing from a computer 4 6 connecting to 4 5 creating 4 1 creating with CLI 4 2 creating with GUI 4 3 naming 4 1 reported size 4 1 snapshot space 4 2 target name for 4 6 thin provisioning settings 4 2 ...

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Page 51: ...PNG 75 dpi Figure 2 9 on page 2 14 Images 300dpi gui_configure_member_general png 200 dpi Figure 3 3 on page 3 10 Images 300dpi gui_configure_member_raid png 200 dpi Figure 3 4 on page 3 10 Images 300dpi gui_configure_member_summary png 200 dpi Figure 3 5 on page 3 11 Images 300dpi gui_group_new png 225 dpi Figure 3 2 on page 3 9 Images 300dpi gui_login tif 300 dpi Figure 3 1 on page 3 8 Images 30...

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