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32 Product Overview

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Summary of Contents for StorageWorks 7110 - Virtual Array

Page 1: ...HP StorageWorks Virtual Arrays VA 7000 Family Edition January 2005 Part number A6183 96008 Printed in U S A User and Service Guide ...

Page 2: ... injury Caution Identifies a hazard that can cause hardware or software damage Note Identifies significant concepts or operating instructions this font used for all text to be typed verbatim all commands path names file names and directory names also text displayed on the screen this font used for variables used in commands this font used for GUI menu options and screen controls Trademark Informat...

Page 3: ...100 Added a procedure for adding a disk enclosure to a VA 7400 132 Change Page Added new warning LED status display for updating battery firmware 82 Added processor model to array controller description 24 Changed part numbers of replacement array enclosure controllers 93 Added support for DS 2405 Disk System Multiple Added information for identifying type of disk enclosure 92 Added DS 2405 Disk S...

Page 4: ...dding a disk enclosure to include VA 7410 132 Change Page Updated capacity and performance tables for VA 7110 17 Added 73 GB 15K disk module and 146 GB disk module for support on VA 7110 and 7410 26 Updated Data Storage Process information 38 Updated configuration drawings 59 Added VA 7110 LED displays 81 Added VA 7110 controller to replaceable parts 93 Change Page Updated VA 7110 DIMM configurati...

Page 5: ...ontroller installation procedure for recognizing the new controller on HP UX 110 Added note regarding installing multiple disks 132 Added information on replacing a controller in a single controller array 112 Change Page Added Japanese power cord statement 148 ...

Page 6: ...geWorks Virtual Array products into HP Rack System E HP System racks and Compaq 9000 racks HP StorageWorks CommandView SDM Installation and User Guide describes how to install and use the HP StorageWorks CommandView SDM software and its associated utilities to configure manage and diagnose problems with the array Chapter 1 Product Overview Describes the features controls and operation of the disk ...

Page 7: ... reseller or HP Customer Support Center at 970 635 1000 24 hours a day 7 days a week including holidays Current Support Information For the latest support information visit the following web site http www hp com support va7100 http www hp com support va7400 http www hp com support va7410 http www hp com support va7110 Preparing for a Support Call If you must call for assistance gathering the follo...

Page 8: ...me Customer s alternate remedy will be a refund of the purchase price upon return of the HP SureStore Virtual Array Family Replacement Parts Warranty HP replacement parts assume the remaining warranty of the parts they replace Warranty life of a part is not extended by means of replacement Items Not Covered Your HP SureStore Virtual Array Family warranty does not cover the following Products purch...

Page 9: ...oller Filler Panel 26 Disk Drives 26 Disk Drive Filler Panels 28 Power Modules 28 Disk Enclosure Components 29 Link Controller Card VA 7110 7400 7410 Only 30 Disk Drives 30 Disk Drive Filler Panels 30 Power Modules 34 Operating the Power Standby Switch 35 Power On Self Test 36 Shutdown 36 Data Storage Process 38 Virtual Array 38 Redundancy Groups 39 Performance Path 45 RAID Levels 47 Data I O Arch...

Page 10: ...orage Path Redundancy All VA Arrays 65 Typical Non Clustered with Path Redundancy VA 7410 66 Typical Clustered Configuration All VA models 67 Typical Clustered Configuration VA 7410 68 HP UX MC Service Guard or Windows 2000 Cluster All VA arrays 69 Highly Redundant Cluster VA 7410 70 Typical Highly Redundant Cluster All VA models 71 Typical Highly Redundant Cluster VA 7410 72 3 Troubleshooting 73 ...

Page 11: ...ontroller DIMMs 120 Midplane Assembly 122 Disk Enclosure Removal Installation Procedures 125 Disk Drives 125 Disk Drive Filler Panels 125 Power Modules 125 Link Controller Cards LCCs 127 Midplane Assembly 131 Upgrading the Array 132 Increasing Storage Capacity 132 Upgrading Single to Dual Array Controllers 134 Upgrading Array Controller DIMMs 135 Upgrading Array Controller Firmware 137 Upgrading L...

Page 12: ...12 Contents ...

Page 13: ...ncreases the transfer speed between the array and disk enclosures to 2 Gbits second increases the amount of cache to 2 Gbytes and adds additional host and disk Fibre Channel ports Table 1 lists the VA 7000 Family configurations Figure 1 illustrates the enclosure configuration for the VA 7400 7410 products Both the controller enclosure and the disk enclosure can house up to 15 disk modules in any c...

Page 14: ... or 1024 VA 7110 Controller 1 4 15 2 array controllers 1 or 2 Gbit s 1024 or 2048 VA 7400 Controller 1 10 15 2 array controllers 1 or 2 Gbit s 512 or 1024 VA 7410 Controller 1 10 15 2 array controllers 1 or 2 Gbit s 1024 or 2048 VA 7110 7400 7410 Disk 0 6 2 15 2 link controllers 7400 1 Gbit s 7410 2 Gbit s N A Rack Product No Rack Name Height meters EIA Units No of EIA Units per Array1 No of Array...

Page 15: ...Product Overview 15 Product Overview Figure 1 VA 7400 7410 Maximum Configuration 2 Enclosures Supported on VA 7110 ...

Page 16: ...ted management station running CommandView SDM on one of the native operating systems listed above Sun Solaris IBM AIX NetWare MPE iX VA 7100 only Array Management Software HP StorageWorks CommandView SDM Storage Device Manager software shipped with the arrays is used to configure manage diagnose and monitor the performance of the array The software runs on the native operating systems and include...

Page 17: ... GB min 270 GB max 144 GB min 540 GB max 292 GB min 1095 GB max Not supported VA 7110 72 GB min 810 GB max 144 GB min 1620 GB max 292 GB min 3285 GB max 584 GB min 6570 GB max VA 7400 180 GB min 1895 max 360 GB min 3780 GB max 730 GB min 7665 GB max Not supported VA 7410 180 GB min 1895 max 360 GB min 3780 GB max 730 GB min 7665 GB max 1460 GB min 15 330 GB max Product No Random Reads Random Write...

Page 18: ...on Mirrored ECC NV SDRAM1 Dual battery cache backup Dual ported native Fibre Channel disks Redundant hot swappable field replaceable components controllers power supplies cooling Fibre Channel components 1Non volatile synchronous dynamic random access memory Error Correction Code ...

Page 19: ...AZ Reference designator used in CommandView SDM 1 Power Standby Switch 9 HOST FC LEDs 2 System LEDs 10 Array Controller LEDs 3 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 11 RS 232 Connector 4 Disk Drive 1 of 15 M D1 12 Array Controller 2 M C2 5 Disk Drive LEDs 13 Power Module 1 M P1 6 ESD Ground Receptacle 14 AC Power Connector 7 Array Controller 1 M C1 15 Power Module LEDs 8 HOST FC Connector M C1 H1 16 Power Mo...

Page 20: ... 232 Connector 3 Disk Drive 1 of 15 M D1 12 Array Controller 2 M C2 4 Disk Drive LEDs 13 AC Power Connector 5 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 14 Power Module 1 M P1 6 Front ESD Ground Receptacle 15 Power Module LEDs 7 Array Controller 1 M C1 16 Power Module 2 M P2 8 HOST FC Connector M C1 H1 17 Rear ESD Ground Receptacle 9 HOST FC LEDs 1 2 5 6 17 7 10 9 11 12 14 13 15 16 8 4 3 ...

Page 21: ...ay Controller LEDs 3 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 11 RS 232 Connector 4 Disk Drive 1 of 15 M D1 12 Array Controller 2 M C2 5 Disk Drive LEDs 13 Power Module 1 M P1 6 ESD Ground Receptacle 14 AC Power Connector 7 Array Controller 1 M C1 15 Power Module LEDs 8 DISK FC Connector and LED M C1 G1 16 Power Module 2 M P2 host disk A6 218A host 2 disk 2 A6 218A 1 2 3 4 6 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ...

Page 22: ... FC LED 3 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 12 Array Controller LEDs 4 Disk Drive 1 of 15 M D1 13 RS 232 Connector 5 Disk Drive LEDs 14 Array Controller 2 M C2 6 ESD Ground Receptacle 15 Power Module 1 M P1 7 Array Controller 1 M C1 16 AC Power Connector 8 DISK FC LED 17 Power Module LEDs 9 DISK FC Connector M C1 G1 18 Power Module 2 M P2 2 1 3 4 6 5 16 15 17 18 8 9 12 13 7 11 10 14 ...

Page 23: ...rt and LED M C1 H2 3 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 12 Array Controller LEDs 4 Disk Drive 1 of 15 M D1 13 RS 232 Connector 5 Disk Drive LEDs 14 Array Controller 2 M C2 6 ESD Ground Receptacle 15 Power Module 1 M P1 7 Array Controller 1 M C1 16 AC Power Connector 8 DISK 1 FC Port and LED M C1 J1 17 Power Module LEDs 9 DISK 2 FC Port and LED M C1 J2 18 Power Module 2 M P2 2 1 3 4 6 5 16 15 17 18 8 9 12 ...

Page 24: ...se in I O performance while providing data redundancy In active active mode memory maps on both controllers are constantly and simultaneously updated By maintaining a mirror image of the maps the second controller can take over immediately if the first controller fails Each array controller card includes the following components 1 or 2 Dual Inline Memory Modules DIMMs 1 Battery VA 7100 Only 1 Giga...

Page 25: ...n type battery with a built in microprocessor The battery provides backup power to the DIMMs in the event of a power failure or if array power is switched off The batteries provide power for minimum of 84 hours If line power is lost the green BATTERY LED will flash with a 5 duty cycle while powering the DIMMs A fully charged battery will maintain DIMM memory contents for a minimum of three days Th...

Page 26: ...ontroller Filler Panel An array controller filler panel is used to fill an empty slot in place of an array controller A filler panel must be installed to maintain proper airflow in the array enclosure Caution Do not operate the array for more than 5 minutes with an array controller or filler panel removed Either an array controller or a filler panel must be installed in the slot to maintain proper...

Page 27: ...he VA 7410 a third disk is identified as a backup in the event one of the primary image disks fails Because it is not possible to predict which disks will be selected as the image disks the management software must be used to determine which disks have been selected The image disks serve two functions The image disks have space reserved for copies or images of the write cache and virtualization da...

Page 28: ...er Modules The controller enclosure is shipped with two fully redundant power modules Each power module contains An autoranging power supply that converts ac input power to dc output power for use by the other array components The power supplies share the power load under non fault conditions If one power supply fails the other supply delivers the entire load to maintain power for the array Each p...

Page 29: ...ignator used in CommandView SDM 1 Power Standby Switch 10 ADDRESS Switch 2 System LEDs 11 LCC LEDs 3 Disk Drive Slot No 1 of 15 12 PORT 1 LINK ACTIVE LED 4 Disk Drive 1 of 15 JAn D1 13 PORT 1 FC AL Connector JAn C1 J2 5 Disk Drive LEDs 14 Link Controller Card 2 JAn C2 6 ESD Ground Receptacle 15 Power Module 1 JAn P1 7 Link Controller Card 1 JAn C1 16 Power Module LEDs 8 PORT 0 FC AL Connector JAn ...

Page 30: ...and Figure 10 for the VA 7410 The LCC also monitors the operation of the disk enclosure and provides status information to the array controller This includes what disks are present and their status power supply status and notification if the enclosure operating temperature has exceeded its limits Disk Drives Up to 15 disks can be installed in each disk enclosure The controller enclosure and the di...

Page 31: ...S 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 PORT 0 PORT 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 PORT 0 PORT 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 ADDRESS 4 3 2...

Page 32: ...T 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 PORT 0 PORT 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 PORT 0 PORT 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB s FC AL 100MB s LINK ACTIVE LINK ACTIVE LCC ACTIVE LCC FAULT A6214 60001 PORT 0 PORT 1 ADDRESS 4 3 2 1 0 6 5 FC AL 100MB...

Page 33: ...Product Overview 33 Product Overview Figure 10 VA 7410 Back End Fiber Optic Cabling Addressing 6 Disk Enclosures FC Loop 1 FC Loop 2 ...

Page 34: ...e array Each power supply uses a separate power cord Both power supplies can be plugged into a common power source or each supply can be plugged into a separate circuit to provide power source redundancy One internal blower which provides airflow and maintains the proper operating temperature within the array enclosure If the blower fails a fault will occur The other power module will continue to ...

Page 35: ...andby position ac power is only applied to the primary side of the power supplies all of the dc circuits in the array are disabled To switch power on push in the power standby switch to the power position See Figure 11 To switch power to standby push in the power standby switch then release it to the standby position Caution If it is necessary to completely remove power from the array you must unp...

Page 36: ...primary function of shutdown is to copy the contents of the NVRAM to the image disks This protects the array against data loss if a battery fails in the absence of ac power In the shutdown state the array can still respond to management commands from the host but the host cannot access any of the data in the array During shutdown the array will use the contents of the controller NVRAM if valid For...

Page 37: ...ence will occur when the array is powered on again 1 The array will attempt to retrieve the maps from cache and determine if they are valid 2 If the maps are not valid the array will retrieve the maps from the image disks Note If power to the array is lost by any means other than by moving the power standby switch to the standby position the array will not have time to perform a successful shutdow...

Page 38: ...rray See Figure 12 Administrators manage the capacity of the array using Redundancy Groups and LUNs Each disk belongs to a predefined Redundancy Group and a LUN is created from the capacity of a Redundancy Group This is similar to traditional arrays The virtualization eliminates the need to manage the lower level details Redundancy Groups can be constructed from any number or capacity of supported...

Page 39: ...h either controller Multiple redundancy groups provide the following benefits Fault isolation Because each redundancy group has its own resources a disk failure in one RG will not impact the other RG This effectively increases the data availability of the array Performance management Applications can be assigned to different RGs thus isolating their performance impact on each other Greater configu...

Page 40: ...reated from RG1 are available through both controllers in a dual controller configuration There are two internal fibre channel loops one from each controller The Fibre channel disks are dual ported each fibre channel port is connected to a different controller The controllers are connected via an internal high performance bus which allows the LUNs to be accessed through both controllers and for lo...

Page 41: ... 41 Product Overview Figure 14 VA 7110 Redundancy Group L C C 1 D2 RG1 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG1 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 D2 RG1 D15 RG1 Controller 1 RG1 Host Disk Controller 2 RG1 Host Disk D1 RG1 N Way Bus ...

Page 42: ...sts of all disks in even numbered slots D2 D4 D6 D8 D10 D12 D14 in the controller enclosure and in all disk enclosures JA0 JA5 On the VA 7410 Redundancy Group are independent of both back end FC loops Management of the redundancy group disks is independent of which disk enclosure LCC the array controller is connected to For example array controller 1 can be connected to LCC 1 or LCC 2 and it will ...

Page 43: ...w Figure 15 VA 7400 Redundancy Groups L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 D2 RG2 D15 RG1 Controller 1 RG1 Host Disk Controller 2 RG2 Host Disk D1 RG1 N Way Bus ...

Page 44: ... RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 L C C 1 D2 RG2 L C C 2 D15 RG1 D1 RG1 FCLoop1DiskEnclosures FCLoop2DiskEnclosures D2 RG2 D15 RG1 Controller1 RG1 Host 2 Host 1 Disk1 Disk2 Controller2 RG2 Host 2 Host 1 Disk1 Disk2 D1 RG1 N WayBus ...

Page 45: ...end the I O to the controller that owns the LUN Whenever the secondary path is used I O performance is impacted due to the inter controller communication required System and SAN configuration with the knowledge of the performance path is a technique to maximize the array performance For normal workloads this provides very little performance improvements but for benchmarking and highly utilized arr...

Page 46: ...addresses Controller 2 and the secondary device file that addresses Controller 1 The performance path uses the primary device file because Controller 2 owns LUN 2 The non performance path uses the secondary device file If the secondary device file is used data flows through Controller 1 across the N way bus to Controller 2 and then to LUN 2 and its associated disk drives Figure 17 Data Paths on th...

Page 47: ...the RAID level Changing from AutoRAID to RAID 1 0 The RAID level cannot be changed from AutoRAID to RAID 1 0 on line This change requires a complete reformat of the entire array which will destroy all data on the array Before changing from AutoRAID to RAID 1 0 backup all data on the array for restoration after the format and RAID change are complete RAID 1 0 RAID 1 0 provides data redundancy and g...

Page 48: ...ssed so frequently that they impede the performance of the array Figure 18 RAID 1 0 Data Storage Example RAID 5DP RAID 5DP provides data redundancy and improves cost efficiency by using a more efficient method of storing the redundancy data Although virtual array technology attempts to minimize any performance impact there can be a performance penalty associated with write operations This can impa...

Page 49: ...ments a log structured RAID 5DP write Log structured writes effectively eliminate the read modify write associated with small block writes to RAID 5DP by redirected the write operation to a new RAID 5DP stripe The P and Q parity data is held in non volatile write cache until the whole stripe is written then the P and Q are written Thus the P and the Q are written only once for each stripe Note Unt...

Page 50: ...DP is prioritized first This logic represents the statistical availability model for the two failure states Once the RAID 1 0 data has been rebuilt the RAID group is protected against any two simultaneous disk failures The status of a RAID 1 0 data rebuild can be displayed using Command View AutoRAID and Dynamic Data Migration Unlike conventional disk array the virtual array has the option to self...

Page 51: ...cost of the lowest level in the hierarchy The controller provides information about data placement and data migration through the Command View performance log These logs provide details about the storage level for each LUN and any active migration the array has performed End to End Data Protection End to end data protection is a process within the array controller to validate the integrity of the ...

Page 52: ...ta flow processor manages movement of data over the internal high speed busses The processor also manages the flow of data into and out of the ECC cache ECC cache provides temporary storage of data for high speed access High speed busses provide the data path from the host to the disk media The N Way bus provides the communication link between controllers for management and redundancy FC ports pro...

Page 53: ...100 Controller 2 VA 7100 Controller 1 Data Flow Processor Motorola 8240 PowerPC Mirrored ECC Cache Battery 800MB s Data Flow Processor Motorola 8240 PowerPC Mirrored ECC Cache Battery 800MB s 800MB s Internal Disks N WAY Bus Host FC Port 1 H1 Host FC Port 1 H1 528 MB s 528 MB s ...

Page 54: ...54 Product Overview Figure 21 VA 7110 I O Architecture ...

Page 55: ...torola 8240 PowerPC Disk FC Port 1 J1 Mirrored ECC Cache Battery 800MB s Data Flow Processor Motorola 8240 PowerPC Disk FC Port 1 J1 Mirrored ECC Cache Battery 800MB s 800MB s Internal Disks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 External Disks N WAY Bus Host FC Port 1 H1 Host FC Port 1 H1 528 MB s 528 MB s ...

Page 56: ... 528MB s Mirrored ECCCache Battery 800MB s DataFlow Processor IBM440 Host FC Port 1 H1 Host FCPort 2 H2 Disk FCPort 1 J1 Disk FCPort 2 J2 528MB s Mirrored ECCCache Battery 800MB s 800MB s Internal Disks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 External Loop1 Disks 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 External Loop2 Disks N WAYBus ...

Page 57: ...requirements As a result you will not see any increase in the amount of capacity available on the array If the 16th disk is of lower capacity than other disks in the RG it may not provide enough capacity to create the required hot spare capability For example if most of the disks in the RG are 73 GB the array will need 146 GB of capacity for hot sparing 2 X 73 If the 16th disk is a 36 GB disk the ...

Page 58: ...s enabled the array always attempts to rebuild the data on the failed disk This will occur even if the array may not have enough capacity to complete the rebuild For example if hot sparing has been disabled there may not be enough capacity available to complete a rebuild The array first makes an attempt to rebuild any data that was stored in RAID1 0 This data is more vulnerable to another disk fai...

Page 59: ...ote These are representative configurations For more detailed information on VA array system configurations contact your HP Sales Representative Lowest Entry Point Non HA Minimum Configuration VA 7100 only Single HBA two hosts Dual controller No Multi Path driver required No hub or switch required Windows HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required 2 ...

Page 60: ...HA Minimum Configuration VA 7410 Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Host HBA Host HBA Host HBA Host HBA Up to 4 host optional Single HBA per host Dual controllers Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required required on one of the hosts ...

Page 61: ...System Configurations 61 System Configurations Entry Level Non Cluster With Path Redundancy All VA arrays Dual HBA Requires multi path driver with dual HBAs Command View SDM required ...

Page 62: ...Level Cluster with Path Redundancy High Availability VA 7410 Requires LUN Security support Dual HBA Two controllers setup with both personalities Requires multi path driver with dual HBAs Command View SDM required on one of the hosts ...

Page 63: ...tions 63 System Configurations Midrange Non Cluster All VA arrays Dual controllers Dual HBAs Requires multi path driver Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 64: ...range Non Cluster VA 7410 Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Host HBA HBA Switch Dual controllers Dual HBAs Requires multi path driver Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 65: ...onfigurations Midrange Non Cluster with Full Storage Path Redundancy All VA Arrays Dual controllers Dual HBAs Requires multi path driver Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 66: ...dundancy VA 7410 Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Host HBA HBA Switch Switch Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Dual controllers Dual HBAs Requires multi path driver Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 67: ...urations 67 System Configurations Typical Clustered Configuration All VA models Dual controller Single HBA per host Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 68: ...pical Clustered Configuration VA 7410 Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Host HBA Switch Host HBA Dual controller Single HBA per host Redundancy in storage paths not hosts Windows 2000 HP UX Linux supported Command View SDM required ...

Page 69: ...s 2000 Cluster All VA arrays Requires fabric login Requires LUN security support Requires dual HBAs Dual controllers Requires LUN Security support Requires multi path driver Windows 2000 and HP UX only SAN Manager software recommended Command View SDM required on one of the hosts ...

Page 70: ...Host HBA HBA Switch Switch Host HBA HBA Requires fabric login Requires LUN security support Requires dual HBAs Dual controllers Requires LUN Security support Requires multi path driver Windows 2000 and HP UX only SAN Manager software recommended Command View SDM required on one of the hosts ...

Page 71: ... Typical Highly Redundant Cluster All VA models Requires dual HBAs Dual controllers Requires LUN Security support Requires multi path driver Windows 2000 and HP UX only SAN Manager software recommended Command View SDM required on one of the hosts ...

Page 72: ... Controller 2 Host HBA HBA Switch Switch Host HBA HBA Array Controller 1 Controller 2 Requires dual HBAs Dual controllers Requires LUN Security support Requires multi path driver Windows 2000 and HP UX only SAN Manager software recommended Command View SDM required on one of the hosts ...

Page 73: ...er to your host application documentation for host application failure indications Caution To avoid data loss or downtime it is essential that during troubleshooting the array remain properly configured and the correct repair procedures are followed If you are unfamiliar with the error condition the array is experiencing do not remove or reset controllers disconnect controller batteries or remove ...

Page 74: ...d the status of the field replaceable units FRUs in the array See Array State Status on page 76 2 Check the array controller logs See Checking Array Controller Logs on page 87 3 Replace any faulty FRU or repair the array 4 Verify the array is operational and that no amber fault LEDs error messages or Warning states are displayed ...

Page 75: ...FRUs The following FRUs are redundant If they fail the array is still available to the host for I O activity 1 disk drive per enclosure 1 power module per enclosure 1 array controller card controller enclosure 1 link controller card disk enclosure ...

Page 76: ...e Condition Physical Drive Problem Power Supply Failed Rebuild Failed State Changing The status of the array refers to a normal or fault condition for each FRU within the array Any of the following tools can be used to determine the state and status of the array LED hardware status indicators CommandView SDM software Virtual Front Panel VFP Note If the host can communicate with the array CommandVi...

Page 77: ...wer On Sequence Table 5 shows the power on sequence for the array This sequence can be viewed via the Virtual Front Panel VFP when the array is powered on Table 5 Array Power On Sequence Step No Hex Description of Array Operation 02 Power on self test complete 04 Check array serial number Configure NVRAM for maps Initialize all NVRAM on both controllers 06 Initialize internals 08 Initialize array ...

Page 78: ...described in the accompanying tables Figure 24 System LEDs Table 6 System LEDs Status Indications See Figure 24 States can occur simultaneously with Amber states States can occur simultaneously with Green states A System Power Activity Green Indication Off ANDed with Amber On or Amber Flashing or enclosure not under power On Enclosure under power no I O activity Flashing I O activity B System Faul...

Page 79: ...e amber disk fault LED will flash during an Auto Format process or when downing a disk drive On a disk enclosure the amber system fault LED will also flash A Disk Activity Green B Disk Fault Amber Indication Off Off Disk not under power On Off Disk drive under power and operating normally Off On Disk drive fault On On Disk drive fault Flashing Off Disk drive self test in progress or I O activity O...

Page 80: ...er Indication Off Off GBIC not under power or link down or GBIC not installed On Off GBIC installed and operating normally Off On GBIC fault GBIC not able to generate Transmit signal Off Flashing GBIC fault GBIC has lost Receive signal DISK FC Indication Off Unit not under power or disk enclosure backend FC link down On Valid Fibre Channel link to disk enclosure HOST FC Off Unit not under power or...

Page 81: ...Off Unit not under power or disk enclosure backend FC link down On Valid Fibre Channel link to disk enclosure HOST 1 HOST 2 Off Unit not under power or host frontend FC link down On Valid Fibre Channel link to host DISK Indication Off Unit not under power or disk enclosure backend FC link down On Valid Fibre Channel link to disk enclosure HOST Off Unit not under power or host frontend FC link down...

Page 82: ...ERY Fault Amber Indication Off Off New battery or battery totally depleted On Off Battery under power and operating normally On On Battery failed or battery has reached end of usable life Flashing 50 Duty Cycle Off Battery self test in progress Flashing 5 Duty Cycle Off Battery is powering NVSDRAM contents On Flashing Indicates that the controller is updating the battery firmware Under normal circ...

Page 83: ...D DS 2405 Disk System Only LCC ACTIVE Green LCC FAULT Amber Indication Off Off LCC not under power On Off LCC under power and operating normally Off On LCC fault Flashing Off LCC self test in progress PORT 0 PORT 1 LINK ACTIVE Green Indication Off LCC not under power or Fibre Channel link not active On Fibre Channel link active 2G Green Indication Off FC Loop Speed set to 1 Gbit second On FC Loop ...

Page 84: ...s Status Indications See Figure 31 Can be on off or flashing A Power On LED Green B Power Fault LED Amber Indication Off Off Power module not under power On Off Power module under power and operating normally Off On Power module fault On On Power module fault rare indication Flashing Host identifying power module A B A B ...

Page 85: ...ame information as Array Status under the Status tab Click on Disk then click on Condition to display the status of the disks in the array Click on State to see if the disks are currently included or not included CommandView SDM CLUI 1 Use the armdsp a command to display the Array State messages and detailed information about the FRUs in the array 2 Use the armdsp f command to quickly display any ...

Page 86: ... support va7400 http www hp com support va7410 http www hp com support va7110 Usage logs Entries for the usage log are created using the output of the armdsp a command The CommandView SDM logging routine runs the command and stores its output as entries in the usage log file This occurs every 24 hours by default but can be changed to a setting from 1 to 100 hours Location of Array Controller Logs ...

Page 87: ...e following methods CommandView SDM Command Line User Interface CLUI Refer to the armlog command in the HP CommandView SDM Installation User Guide CommandView SDM CommandView User Interface CVUI Refer to the following menu in the HP CommandView SDM Installation User Guide Storage HpArrayMain Diagnostics ArrayLogs ...

Page 88: ... systems SAM may incorrectly identify the VA7110 as a VA7405 EMS Event Severity Levels Each event detected and reported by the EMS monitor is assigned a severity level which indicates the impact the event may have on the operation of the array The following severity levels are used for all events Critical An event that causes host system downtime or other loss of service Host system operation will...

Page 89: ...me of the event the host event ID name of the monitor event number event class severity level hardware path and associated OS error log entry ID Error Description Information indicating the component that experienced the event and the nature of the event Probable Cause Recommended Action The cause of the event and suggested steps toward a solution This information should be the first step in troub...

Page 90: ...90 Troubleshooting ...

Page 91: ...Servicing Upgrading 91 Servicing Upgrading This chapter includes removal and replacement procedures for the field replaceable units FRUs listed in Table 19 It also includes array upgrade procedures 4 ...

Page 92: ...apply to upgrade kits For example only HP service personnel should install an upgrade array controller but a customer may install an upgrade disk drive to increase capacity Refer to the following figures and tables to identify FRUs in the controller enclosure and the disk enclosure Figure 32 shows the locations of the controller enclosure FRUs and Table 19 lists their part numbers Figure 33 shows ...

Page 93: ...Encl Exch Repl Part FRU Type 1 A6191 69001 Disk Drive 18GB 15k rpm 512 bytes sector 4 151 10 152 E CRU 1 A6192 69001 Disk Drive 36GB 10k rpm 512 bytes sector 4 151 10 152 E CRU 1 A6194 69001 Disk Drive 73GB 10k rpm 512 bytes sector 4 151 10 152 E CRU 1 A7288 69001 Disk Drive 73GB 15k rpm 512 bytes sector Supported on VA 7110 and VA 7410 only 4 151 10 152 E CRU 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 94: ... 69103 A6218 69304 VA 7100 Controller VA 7110 Controller VA 7400 Controller VA 7410 Controller All controllers include a battery 1 or 2 E HP REF A6185 67001 256 MB DIMM used on item 4 VA 7100 and VA 7400 only 1 or 23 R HP REF A6186 67003 512 MB DIMM used on item 4 order two for 1024 MB configuration 1 or 23 R HP REF A6200 69001 1024 MB DIMM used on item 4 order two for 2048 MB configuration 1 or 2...

Page 95: ... Repl Part FRU Type 1 A6191 69001 Disk Drive 18GB 15k rpm 512 bytes sector 10 15 E CRU 1 A6192 69001 Disk Drive 36GB 10k rpm 512 bytes sector 10 15 E CRU 1 A6193 69001 Disk Drive 36GB 15k rpm 512 bytes sector 10 15 E CRU 1 A6194 69001 Disk Drive 73GB 10k rpm 512 bytes sector 10 15 1 A7288 69001 Disk Drive 73GB 15k rpm 512 bytes sector Supported on VA 7110 and VA 7410 only 10 15 E CRU 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 96: ...rews 3 x T 10 x 6mm long screws 2 x power standby switch shaft 2 x lightpipe 1 R HP 6 A6214 67003 Enclosure Bezel 1 R CRU Part No Description A3231 60030 Rack Rail Kit HP Computer Cabinet A6209 60001 Rack Rail Kit HP Rack System E A5635 60001 Rack Rail Kit Compaq 9000 5181 6639 RS 232 Cable 9 pin 9 pin DB9 Null Modem A3583A 2m SC SC M M Fiber Optic Cable A3531A 16m SC SC M M Fiber Optic Cable A373...

Page 97: ...host shutdown must be performed before it can be replaced Table 22 shows hot swappable FRUs for the controller enclosure and the disk enclosure Table 22 Hot Swappable FRUs Only if the OS supports controller failover Enclosures FRU Hot Swappable Controller Disk Disk Drive Yes Controller Disk Power Module Yes Controller Single Controller No Controller Dual Controller Yes Controller VA 7100 Only GBIC...

Page 98: ...before fully removing it from the array enclosure Removing a disk drive while it is spinning may cause damage to the disk spindle bearings 2 Pull the disk drive 3 out of the slot Installing a Disk Drive 1 Push down the release tab Figure 34 1 and pull up the cam lever 2 2 Push the disk drive 3 firmly into the slot 3 Push down the cam lever until it clicks into place to secure the disk drive Note A...

Page 99: ...ly installed disk drive or power off the array during the Auto Format process If a disk is removed during an Auto Format the array will automatically re start the Auto Format process from the beginning Figure 34 Removing Installing a Disk Drive Disk Capacity Format Time Minutes 18 GB 15K 8 36 GB 10K 20 73 GB 10K 28 73 GB 15K 20 146 GB 10K 46 1 2 3 ...

Page 100: ...g panel is used it may become stuck in the enclosure Before installing a filler panel make sure it is the same type as the other filler panels in the enclosure Removing a Type B Disk Drive Filler Panel 1 Push down the release tab Figure 35 1 and pull up the cam lever 2 2 Pull the disk drive filler panel 3 out of the slot Installing a Type B Disk Drive Filler Panel 1 Push down the release tab Figur...

Page 101: ...Servicing Upgrading 101 Servicing Upgrading Figure 35 Removing Installing a Type B Disk Drive Filler Panel Figure 36 Removing Installing a Type A Disk Drive Filler Panel 3 1 2 ...

Page 102: ...oosen the cam lever screws Figure 37 1 with a T 10 driver or flat blade screwdriver 3 Pull out both cam levers 2 at the same time 4 Pull the power module 3 out of the slot Installing a Power Module Note Two models of power supplies are available for the array the older A6211 69001 and the newer A6211 69002 The A6211 69002 is not certified to operate with the A6211 69001 in the same array enclosure...

Page 103: ...Servicing Upgrading 103 Servicing Upgrading Figure 37 Removing Installing a Power Module Controller Enclosure 1 2 3 Check here for power supply part number Do not mix A6211 96001 and A6211 96002 ...

Page 104: ...e 39 and Figure 40 to remove and replace fiber optic cables Note The array controller uses one of two types of fiber optic cable connectors SC connectors Figure 39 1 are large form factor connectors that plug into the GBIC Figure 39 2 on VA 7100 array controller cards The GBIC then plugs into the HOST FC connector on the array controller card LC connectors Figure 40 1 and 2 are small form factor c...

Page 105: ...cing Upgrading 105 Servicing Upgrading Figure 39 Removing Installing a Fiber Optic Cable GBIC VA 7100 Array Controller Figure 40 Removing Installing Fiber Optic Cables VA 7400 7410 Array Controller 2 1 3 2 1 ...

Page 106: ...er optic cable to the GBIC see Figure 41 Removing a GBIC 1 Remove the fiber optic cable Figure 39 1 2 Push in the GBIC tabs Figure 39 2 and gently pull the GBIC 3 out of the HOST FC slot Installing a GBIC 1 Remove the GBIC cover Figure 41 2 With even pressure gently push the GBIC Figure 39 3 into the HOST FC slot until it clicks into place 3 Replace the fiber optic cable Figure 39 1 Figure 41 GBIC...

Page 107: ... controller to the new controller Note The Auto Clone process will not work if the replacement controller has HP14 or later firmware and the existing controller has HP13 or earlier firmware In this situation the existing controller cannot overwrite the HP14 or later firmware on the replacement Make sure the controller has HP13 or earlier firmware on it before using it as a replacement Removing an ...

Page 108: ...ntroller Does OS Support Controller Failover 1 Stop I Os to Controller 2 Remove Replace Controller 3 S D N Offline Y Online S D Notes 1 Consider the following HP UX Is LVM configured with alternate paths OR is ServiceGuard configured to fail over WinNT Is controller in a cluster safe environment Win2k Is AutoPath installed Linux No Failover Support 2 Stop all applications and file systems OR perfo...

Page 109: ...Figure 40 3 VA 7100 only Remove the GBIC see Figure 39 3 4 VA 7100 Slide the latch Figure 43 1 all the way to the left VA 7110 7400 7410 Loosen the cam lever screw Figure 44 1 with a T 10 driver or flat blade screwdriver 5 VA 7100 Press down the lock Figure 43 2 and pull out the cam lever 3 VA 7110 7400 7410 Pull out the cam lever Figure 44 2 WARNING A hot surface is located on the underside of th...

Page 110: ...er is off go to step 2 If the green BATTERY LED on the new or upgrade array controller is flashing with a 5 duty cycle battery fully charged disconnect the battery from the battery terminal See Removing an Array Controller Battery on page 117 Reconnect it and verify that the green BATTERY LED is off Note Disconnecting the battery from the array controller resets a bit on the controller which disab...

Page 111: ... allow the driver to use the new controller in the path opt fcms bin fcmsutil device_file replace_dsk remote N Port ID Note A reboot of the host will also allow the driver to see the new controller However using the fcmsutil command is a much easier and quicker method of accomplishing this If you do not run the fcmsutil command errors similar to the following will appear in syslog Unable to access...

Page 112: ...be the same 2 Remove the original controller 3 If desired shutdown the array and move the new controller to the original slot Failed Controller If the controller had a solid failure that precludes autocloning the following procedure is recommended 1 Determine what version of firmware was installed on the failed controller 2 Replace the failed controller 3 Power on the array It will come up with a ...

Page 113: ...Servicing Upgrading 113 Servicing Upgrading Figure 43 Removing Installing a VA 7100 Controller 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 114: ...114 Servicing Upgrading Figure 44 Removing Installing a VA 7110 7400 7410 Array Controller 1 2 3 ...

Page 115: ...ed in the slot to maintain proper airflow 1 Loosen the cam lever screws Figure 45 1 with a T 10 driver or flat blade screwdriver 2 Pull out both cam levers 2 at the same time 3 Pull the array controller filler panel 3 out of the slot Installing an Array Controller Filler Panel 1 Pull out both cam levers Figure 45 2 at the same time 2 Push the array controller filler panel 3 firmly into the slot 3 ...

Page 116: ...116 Servicing Upgrading Figure 45 Removing Installing an Array Controller Filler Panel 1 2 3 ...

Page 117: ...ved the battery must be recycled or disposed of properly Replace the battery only with the same type Shelf life for the array controller battery is rated for up to 6 months at a maximum temperature of 25º C If this storage temperature or duration is exceeded it may be necessary to recharge the battery during normal operation of the controller Removing an Array Controller Battery 1 Remove the array...

Page 118: ...cket 5 3 Place the battery clamp Figure 46 2 on the battery 3 4 Slide the battery clamp forward so that the front tabs Figure 46 4 are positioned under the bulkhead tabs 5 5 Tighten the battery clamp screw Figure 46 1 with a T 20 driver 6 Replace the array controller card See Installing an Array Controller on page 110 Note If the array controller battery was replaced on a single array controller w...

Page 119: ...Servicing Upgrading 119 Servicing Upgrading Figure 47 Connecting an Array Controller Battery 1 3 4 5 2 ...

Page 120: ...pikes After removing the battery wait 2 minutes before removing DIMMs This allows any residual charge to drain from the DIMMs 3 Use your thumbs to pull out both DIMM extraction levers Figure 48 1 at the same time The DIMM will automatically pop out of the DIMM slot 4 Remove the DIMM 2 from the slot Installing an Array Controller DIMM HP Service Personnel Only Caution DIMMs can be damaged by electr...

Page 121: ... the DIMM slot 2 Use your thumbs to apply even pressure to the top edge of the DIMM and push the DIMM firmly into the slot The DIMM extraction levers 1 will automatically capture the DIMM 3 Replace the battery See Installing an Array Controller Battery on page 118 4 Replace the array controller card See Installing an Array Controller on page 110 Figure 48 Removing Installing an Array Controller DI...

Page 122: ...isk drives See Removing a Disk Drive on page 98 Note The controllers and power modules do not need to be completely removed from the array chassis only disengaged 3 Disengage the array controller cards 1 inch 2 5 cm from the midplane See Removing an Array Controller on page 107 4 Disengage the power modules 1 inch 2 5 cm from the midplane See Removing a Power Module on page 102 5 Racked arrays onl...

Page 123: ...the screwdriver with the palm of your hand until the top cover moves forward 3 16 inch 0 5 cm 11 Slide the top cover 6 off the chassis 12 Lift the lightpipe 7 out of the chassis slots and remove it from the chassis 13 Press the power standby switch shaft 8 all the way in and remove it from the chassis 14 With the T 15 driver provided in the midplane assembly kit remove 9 screws 9 from the midplane...

Page 124: ...124 Servicing Upgrading Figure 49 Removing Installing a Midplane Assembly 2 1 4 5 8 7 9 10 6 3 ...

Page 125: ...e a shutdown At least one power module must be installed and operational at all times to maintain adequate power and airflow Always disconnect the power cord from the power module before removing it from the enclosure Failure to disconnect power may result in power spikes that could damage the disk drives 1 Disconnect the power cord 2 Loosen the cam lever screws Figure 50 1 with a T 10 driver or f...

Page 126: ...126 Servicing Upgrading 4 Tighten the cam lever screws 1 with a T 10 driver or flat blade screwdriver 5 Re connect the power cord Figure 50 Removing Installing a Power Module Disk Enclosure 1 2 3 ...

Page 127: ... slot Removing an LCC HP Service Personnel Only 1 Remove the fiber optic cables Figure 51 1 and 2 Note Depending on your configuration Port 0 or Port 1 FC connectors may or may not have a fiber optic cable connected to it Loopback cables are neither required nor recommended on unused FC connectors 2 Loosen the cam lever screw Figure 52 1 with a T 10 driver or flat blade screwdriver 3 Pull out both...

Page 128: ... levers Figure 53 2 3 Push the LCC 3 firmly into the slot 4 Push in both cam levers at the same time 5 Tighten the cam lever screw 1 6 Replace the fiber optic cables Figure 51 1 and 2 Figure 51 Removing and Installing LCC Fiber Optic Cables 2 1 ...

Page 129: ...Servicing Upgrading 129 Servicing Upgrading Figure 52 Removing and Installing an LCC 1 2 3 ...

Page 130: ...130 Servicing Upgrading Figure 53 Setting the FC Loop Speed Switch Must be set to 1GB s ...

Page 131: ... the same midplane assemblies To remove and replace a midplane assembly in the disk enclosure follow the steps under Removing a Midplane Assembly on page 122 and Installing a Midplane Assembly on page 123 except in step 3 you will disengage when removing or re engage when installing the LCCs See Removing an LCC on page 127 ...

Page 132: ...sks are known to be good they can all be installed simultaneously 1 Install one disk module in each redundancy group one odd slot and one even slot 2 Wait until the disk format operation is complete and the disks come online Use Command View to monitor the disk status 3 Repeat for the next set of disks Repeat until all disk modules have been installed Adding a New Disk Enclosure VA 7110 7400 7410 ...

Page 133: ... page 32 or Figure 10 on page 33 4 Connect the power cords to the disk enclosure and power on the enclosure 5 Wait for the disks to spin up and check that the LED status light on each disk module goes out after spin up On a VA 7400 also check the 2G LED on each LCC to ensure that it is off If the LED is on the FC Loop Speed switch is set to 2GB s 6 Using the disk module removal lever disengage all...

Page 134: ...closure and repeat the above procedure If the disks in the new enclosure are formatted with 512 byte sectors they will be reformatted to 520 byte sectors This process may take up to 60 minutes to complete depending on disk drive capacity and system availability See Table 23 on page 99 for raw format times During this time the green disk activity LED will be flashing Upgrading Single to Dual Array ...

Page 135: ...IMMs must be replaced with the correct part Failure to use the correct part can result in data errors Controller firmware versions HP13 and earlier support a maximum of 1 Gbyte of cache per controller on the VA 7400 and VA 7100 Installing more than 1 Gbyte of memory can cause data loss The VA 7410 supports a maximum of 2 Gbyte of cache per controller Once the amount of cache has been upgraded the ...

Page 136: ...d This erases all LUNs and all data on the array will be lost Ensure all critical data on the array is backed up before reducing the amount of cache memory The reduction of cache memory will cause a loss of the maps Do not attempt to use the armrecover command to restore the maps in this situation The maps must be rebuilt after the array is formatted If it is necessary to reduce the amount of cach...

Page 137: ...ss it is recommended that a full backup be performed before starting this procedure Note When downloading controller firmware always check the README file included with the firmware If you have access you can also read the HP Service Note associated with the firmware download This information will identify whether you can perform the firmware download offline or online 1 Download new firmware to a...

Page 138: ...mware to an LCC using HP CommandView SDM software See Upgrading LCC Firmware in the Help System Upgrading Disk Firmware HP Service Personnel Only Caution To prevent data loss it is recommended that a full backup be performed before starting this procedure Download new firmware to a disk drive using HP CommandView SDM software See Upgrading Disk Firmware in the Help System ...

Page 139: ...Specifications Regulatory Statements 139 Specifications Regulatory Statements This chapter includes product specification data and all applicable product regulatory statements 5 ...

Page 140: ...cal Specifications Base is 12 5 inches wide 317 mm Table 28 VA 7400 7410 and VA 7110 Racked Disk Enclosure Physical Specifications Height Width Depth Net Weight Min Net Weight Max 5 0 in 17 6 in 26 in 75 0 lbs 92 3 lbs 103 5 lbs 128 mm 448 mm 660 mm 34 0 kg 41 8 kg 46 9 kg Height Width Depth Net Weight Min Net Weight Max 19 0 in 6 5 in 26 0 in 105 lbs 133 5 lbs 48 3 cm 166 mm 66 0 cm 47 6 kg 60 6 ...

Page 141: ...r Controller Enclosure Disk Enclosure Voltage Auto Ranging 100 127 Vac 200 240 Vac 100 127 Vac 200 240 Vac Current Maximum 6 85 A 100 Vac 5 71 A 120 Vac 3 43 A 200 Vac 2 98 A 230 Vac 4 8 A 100 Vac 4 0 A 120 Vac 2 3 A 200 Vac 2 1 A 230 Vac Frequency 50 60 Hz 50 60 Hz Inrush Current Peak 36 A 17 5 A Power Consumption 670 W 500 W Heat Dissipation 2288 BTU hr 1611 BTU hr VA Rating 685 VA 500 VA ...

Page 142: ...15 to 90 35 C 95 F Op 20 to 90 26 C 78 8 F Non Op 5 to 95 65 C 149 F Shock Op 4g 11 ms half sine Non Op 2 5 inch edge drops per side Op 4g 11 ms 20 low impulse pulses Non Op 1 inch edge drops per side Vibration Op 0 21g rms 5 to 500 Hz random Non Op 2 09 g rms 5 to 500 Hz random Non Op 0 5 g peak 5 to 500 Hz swept sine Op 0 21g rms 5 to 500 Hz random Non Op 2 09 g rms 5 to 500 Hz random Non Op 0 5...

Page 143: ...al environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The end user...

Page 144: ...ce Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appareil numérique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada Spécification ATI Classe A France DECLARATION D INSTALLATION ET DE MISE EN EXPLOITATION d un matériel traitement de l information ATI classé A en fonction des niveaux de perturbations radioélectriques émis définis dans la norme européenne EN 55022 c...

Page 145: ...lass A Equipment Please note that this equipment has been approved for business purpose with regards to electromagnetic interference If purchased in error for use in a residential area you may wish to exchange the equipment where you purchased it Acoustic Noise Emission Declaration Germany Schalldruckpegel Lp 70 dB A Am Arbeitsplatz operator position Normaler Betrieb normal operation Nach ISO 7779...

Page 146: ... rated adequately for the steady state currents Also make sure all equipment is properly grounded Class 1 Laser Safety Statement A Certification and Classification Information This product contains a laser internal to the Small Form Factor SSF module for connection to the fiber communications port In the USA the SSF module is certified as a Class 1 laser product conforming to the requirements cont...

Page 147: ...stments to be performed on any SSF model C Usage Restrictions Failure to comply with these usage restrictions may result in incorrect operation of the system and points of access may emit laser radiation above Class 1 limits established by the IEC and the U S DHHS Battery Disposal Statement Worldwide Controller Enclosure Only Caution The Lithium Ion battery used in this product may be harmful to t...

Page 148: ...t Declaration of Conformity Statements The following two pages include declarations of conformity for the controller enclosure and the disk enclosure Note The disk enclosure is identified as Disk System 2400 or Disk System 2405 in the Declaration of Conformity Statements ...

Page 149: ...Specifications Regulatory Statements 149 Specifications Regulatory Statements ...

Page 150: ...3 EN 60825 1 1994 A11 Class 1 Laser LED EMC CISPR 22 1997 A1 EN 55022 1998 A1 Class A1 GB 9254 1988 CISPR 24 1997 EN 55024 1998 IEC 61000 3 2 1995 EN 61000 3 2 1995 A14 IEC 61000 3 3 1994 EN 61000 3 3 1995 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and carries the CE marking accordingly The P...

Page 151: ...Specifications Regulatory Statements 151 Specifications Regulatory Statements ...

Page 152: ...152 Specifications Regulatory Statements ...

Page 153: ...perating with disk drive removed 98 operating with link controller card removed 127 operating with power module removed 102 performance 17 power on 35 power on sequence 77 readiness states 76 scalability 17 standby 35 state and status 76 status LEDs 76 warning states 76 array controller active active mode 24 Auto Clone firmware copy process 107 Fast Reset 107 functions 24 performing backup before ...

Page 154: ... card 127 performing before removing midplane 122 battery bracket 118 clamp 117 connector 117 diminished storage capacity 26 discharged 25 disconnecting to disable power to DIMMs 110 disposal 117 147 installing 118 keeping valid memory maps 25 life 25 26 Lithium Ion 117 low charge 25 operating temperature 25 power to DIMMs 25 recharged 25 removing 117 replacing in dual array controller configurati...

Page 155: ...28 controller filler panel must be installed 26 controller LEDs status 82 controller logs 86 checking with CLUI 87 checking with CVUI 87 in host OS directory 86 in NVSDRAM 86 on image disks 86 controller power module blowers 28 CRUs servicing 92 customer replaceable units servicing 92 customers replacing field replaceable units 92 CVGUI state and status 85 CVUI checking array status 76 checking co...

Page 156: ...ating array while removed 100 removing 100 disk drive filler panel label zero capacity 27 disk drive label capacity interface rotational speed 27 disk drive LEDs status 79 disk drives automatically included 26 capacities 26 configuring 26 mixing capacities 26 state parameters 76 disk enclosure FRUs 95 identifying type of 92 operating with power module removed 125 power modules 34 disk enclosure po...

Page 157: ...2 event messages EMS 89 Event Monitoring Service hardware monitors 88 F factory racked products base configurations 14 shipped in HP Rack System E 13 failure indicators array management software 73 array status LEDs 73 host applications 73 Fast Reset mirroring cache memory 107 FC Loop Speed switch setting 130 FCC EMC Statement 143 fiber optic cable bend radius 104 damage 104 installing covers 104 ...

Page 158: ...mage disks controller logs 86 copies of cache maps stored on during shutdown 27 resiliency maps updated on 27 selecting 27 increasing capacity 132 installing array controller card 110 array controller filler panel 115 battery 118 DIMM 120 disk drive 98 disk drive filler panel 100 GBIC on type A controller 106 link controller card 127 midplane assembly 123 power module in controller enclosure 102 p...

Page 159: ... 117 load sharing power supplies 28 34 lock array controller card type A 109 logical drive creating to make capacity available to host 26 logical to physical data map 25 38 logs controller 86 usage 86 low charge battery 25 LUNs VA 7100 38 VA 7400 38 M memory 135 memory maps in DIMMs 25 in NVSDRAM 25 losing 25 Memory Mismatch when replacing DIMMs 120 midplane ESD 122 not re using in another array e...

Page 160: ...perating controller enclosure while removed 102 power cord 102 125 removing in disk enclosure 125 securing in controller enclosure 102 securing in JBOD enclosure 126 power module LEDs status 84 power module controller enclosure installing 102 removing 102 power module JBOD cam levers 125 power modules controller enclosure 28 disk enclosure 34 power on dc circuits active 35 power supplies autorangi...

Page 161: ... optic cable 104 GBIC on type A array controller 106 link controller card 127 midplane assembly 122 power module in controller enclosure 102 power module in disk enclosure 125 removing array controller filler panel 115 resiliency maps updated on image disks 27 rotational speed disk drive 27 S safety electrical 146 safety compliance 145 scalability 17 sectors disk drive formatted from 512 byte to 5...

Page 162: ...g 76 failure indicators 73 system LEDs status 78 T terminal battery 118 top cover removing and replacing 123 troubleshooting array able to communicate with host 76 array unable to communicate with host 76 sequence 74 steps 74 U upgrading array controller firmware 137 capacity 132 DIMMs 135 disk firmware 138 link controller firmware 137 single to dual array controller 134 usage logs 86 utilities Co...

Page 163: ...00 rack front and rear panels 21 22 valid configurations 135 VFP checking array status 76 state and status 85 virtual array definition 38 logical to physical data map 38 voltage autoranging 141 W warning states Link Down 76 warning states array 76 warning battery 25 warranty HP hardware limited 7 information 6 world wide name written in EEPROM on midplane 122 write performance penalty RAID 5DP 48 ...

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