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6.1 Basic Configuration Procedure

This section introduces the procedure for configuring a snapshot.

6.1.1 Configuring a Full-Sized Instant Snapshot

This section introduces the procedure for configuring a full-sized instant snapshot.

6.1.2 Configuring a Space-Optimized Instant Snapshot

This section introduces the procedure for configuring a space-optimized instant snapshot.

6.1.3 Configuring a Third-Mirror Break-Off Snapshot

This section introduces the procedure for configuring a third-mirror break-off snapshot.

6.1.1 Configuring a Full-Sized Instant Snapshot

This section introduces the procedure for configuring a full-sized instant snapshot.

Prerequisite

Before configuring a full-sized instant snapshot, you need to complete the following operations.

Creating a disk group

Creating two volumes of the same size in the disk group respectively to be the source
volume and the snapshot volume.

NOTE

The source volume and the snapshot volume must be of the same size.

Context

For details on creating a disk group, see

4.13 Creating a Disk Group

For details on creating a volume, see

4.14 Creating an Ordinary Volume

Procedure

Step 1

In the navigation tree, click the

Logical

tab.

Step 2

In the navigation tree, select the

volume

node.

Step 3

Select the source volume that needs a snapshot.

Step 4

On the menu bar, choose

Configuration

Snapshot

Create Instant Snapshot...

The

Create Instant Snapshot

dialog box is displayed, as shown in

Figure 6-1

6 Configuring a Snapshot

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Page 1: ...OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System V100R001 Initial Configuration Guide Issue 08 Date 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd ...

Page 2: ...d in this document are the property of their respective holders Notice The purchased products services and features are stipulated by the contract made between Huawei and the customer All or part of the products services and features described in this document may not be within the purchase scope or the usage scope Unless otherwise specified in the contract all statements information and recommend...

Page 3: ...ort 2 16 2 3 2 Querying Information about the Management Network Port 2 17 2 4 Parameter Description 2 18 2 4 1 Parameter Description Properties of the Management Network Port 2 18 2 4 2 Parameter Description IP Address Management of the Management Network Port 2 20 3 Typical Networking 3 1 3 1 Networking Principles 3 2 3 2 Typical Networking Modes for Storage Virtualization 3 3 3 3 Typical Networ...

Page 4: ...y Volume 4 29 4 15 Creating a Thin Provision Volume 4 31 4 16 Creating a Host Group 4 34 4 17 Adding a Host 4 35 4 18 Setting Up the Connection Between the AS and the VIS6000 4 37 4 18 1 Windows 4 37 4 18 2 Linux 4 45 4 18 3 Solaris 4 48 4 18 4 AIX 4 49 4 18 5 HP UX 4 53 4 19 Enabling the CHAP Authentication 4 55 4 20 Installing and Configuring the Multi Path Software 4 58 4 21 Adding an Initiator...

Page 5: ... Name 4 87 4 25 19 Expanding the Capacity of a Volume 4 88 4 25 20 Querying Information About A Volume 4 89 4 25 21 Querying Information About All Volumes 4 90 4 25 22 Deleting a Volume 4 90 4 25 23 Modifying the Capacity of a Storage Pool 4 91 4 25 24 Querying Information About a Storage Pool 4 92 4 25 25 Deleting a Storage Pool 4 92 4 25 26 Modifying a Host Group 4 93 4 25 27 Querying Informatio...

Page 6: ...me 4 124 4 26 23 Parameter Description Querying Information About All Volumes 4 125 4 26 24 Parameter Description Creating a Storage Pool 4 126 4 26 25 Parameter Description Creating a Thin Provision Volume 4 128 4 26 26 Parameter Description Modifying the Capacity 4 129 4 26 27 Parameter Description Querying Information About A Storage Pool 4 129 4 26 28 Parameter Description Creating a Host Grou...

Page 7: ... Source Volume 6 11 6 2 2 Refreshing a Snapshot 6 11 6 2 3 Querying Information About a Snapshot 6 13 6 2 4 Setting a Timing Policy 6 13 6 2 5 Modifying a Timing Policy 6 15 6 2 6 Querying a Timing Policy 6 16 6 2 7 Deleting a Timing Policy 6 16 6 2 8 Resuming a Source Volume 6 17 6 2 9 Creating a Volume Consistent Group 6 19 6 2 10 Creating a Snapshot Volume for a Volume Consistent Group 6 20 6 2...

Page 8: ...2 19 Disaster Recovery Switchover 7 30 7 2 20 Host Takeover 7 31 7 2 21 Failback 7 32 7 2 22 Deleting a Production Center 7 33 7 2 23 Deleting a Disaster Recovery Center 7 33 7 3 Parameter Description 7 34 7 3 1 Parameter Description Creating a Replicate Volume Group 7 35 7 3 2 Parameter Description Adding a Bonding 7 39 7 3 3 Parameter Description bound port Management 7 40 7 3 4 Parameter Descri...

Page 9: ...8 9 8 4 3 Capacity Planning 8 10 8 4 4 Service Planning 8 12 8 4 5 Data Security Planning 8 12 8 4 6 Configuration Data Summary 8 13 9 Querying the Common Information 9 1 9 1 Quick Reference for Information Query Operations 9 4 9 2 Querying Performance Statistics 9 5 9 3 Querying License Information 9 6 9 4 Querying Information About the GE Service Port 9 7 9 5 Querying Information About the FC Se...

Page 10: ...ss of the Storage Array 9 24 9 37 Parameter Description 9 24 9 37 1 Parameter Description Performance Statistics 9 25 9 37 2 Parameter Description Properties of the iSCSI Port 9 27 9 37 3 Parameter Description Properties of the FC Interface 9 28 9 37 4 Parameter Description Properties of the Management Network Port 9 29 9 37 5 Parameter Description Properties of the Configuration Network Port 9 30...

Page 11: ... 2 A 2 How to Use the Document A 2 A 3 How to Obtain Help from Website A 2 A 4 Ways to Contact Huawei A 3 B Acronyms and Abbreviations B 1 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide Contents Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd ix ...

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Page 13: ...ogin through the serial port 2 13 Figure 2 8 Modify Netport IP Address dialog box 2 17 Figure 2 9 Management Network Port Property dialog box 2 18 Figure 3 1 FC networking 3 4 Figure 3 2 iSCSI networking 3 5 Figure 3 3 Typical FC networking of the VIS6000 3 6 Figure 3 4 Typical Ehternet networking of the VIS6000 3 7 Figure 4 1 Controller enclosure figure take the VIS6000 configured with AC as an e...

Page 14: ...d target interfaces 4 43 Figure 4 34 Advanced Settings dialog box 4 44 Figure 4 35 Log On to Target dialog box 4 44 Figure 4 36 Connecting status of the target interface 4 45 Figure 4 37 YaST Control Center interface 4 46 Figure 4 38 Package Search interface 4 47 Figure 4 39 Choose to install the linux iscsi 4 47 Figure 4 40 Viewing the OS version 4 50 Figure 4 41 Checking the installation of the ...

Page 15: ... Volume Mapping dialog box 4 101 Figure 4 76 iSCSI Target Name interface 4 102 Figure 5 1 Add Mirror dialog box 5 3 Figure 5 2 Add Mirror dialog box 5 4 Figure 5 3 Stop Mirror Synch dialog box 5 8 Figure 5 4 Delete Mirrors dialog box 5 9 Figure 6 1 Create Instant Snapshot dialog box 6 3 Figure 6 2 Choose disks for storing DCO dialog box 6 4 Figure 6 3 Create Instant Snapshot dialog box 6 7 Figure ...

Page 16: ... box 7 29 Figure 7 23 Add Timing Policy dialog box 7 29 Figure 8 1 Network environment 8 2 Figure 8 2 Network environment 8 5 Figure 8 3 Network environment 8 7 Figure 8 4 Network environment 8 9 Figure 9 1 Performance Statistics dialog box 9 6 Figure 9 2 License Management dialog box 9 7 Figure 9 3 iSCSI Port Property dialog box 9 8 Figure 9 4 FC Port Property dialog box 9 9 Figure 9 5 Management...

Page 17: ...ers for adding the target array 4 113 Table 4 11 Descriptions of parameters for modifying the target array 4 114 Table 4 12 Descriptions of parameters for initializing a disk 4 115 Table 4 13 Descriptions of parameters in the Volume tab 4 115 Table 4 14 Descriptions of parameters for basic information about a disk 4 116 Table 4 15 Descriptions of parameters for basic information about all disks 4 ...

Page 18: ...s in the Initiator tab 4 137 Table 4 48 Description of parameter for volume mapping to a host 4 138 Table 4 49 Description of parameter for volume mapping to a host group 4 139 Table 4 50 Descriptions of parameters for deleting a mapping 4 139 Table 4 51 Descriptions of parameters for deleting a mapping 4 140 Table 4 52 Descriptions of parameters for viewing the name of an iSCSI target 4 140 Table...

Page 19: ...s 7 44 Table 7 13 Descriptions of parameters for adding a secondary host 7 44 Table 7 14 Descriptions of parameters for setting the replication attributes 7 45 Table 7 15 Description of parameter for configuring LogOwner 7 48 Table 7 16 Descriptions of parameters for checking and setting the replication status 7 49 Table 7 17 Descriptions of parameters for starting remote replication 7 49 Table 7 ...

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Page 21: ...chnical support engineers l Maintenance engineers These personnel should familiar with the storage technology and Linux Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows Symbol Description DANGER Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk which if not avoided will result in death or serious injury WARNING Indicates a hazard with a medium or low level of ris...

Page 22: ...ected x y Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars One item is selected or no item is selected x y Optional items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars A minimum of one item or a maximum of all items can be selected x y Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars Several items or no item can be selected 1 n The parameter before ...

Page 23: ... updated contents are as follows Modified the bugs Updates in Issue 05 2009 12 01 Fifth commercial release The updated contents are as follows Modified the bugs Updates in Issue 04 2009 07 31 Fourth commercial release The updated contents are as follows Modified the bugs Updates in Issue 03 2009 06 30 Third commercial release The updated contents are as follows A chapter that introduces configurin...

Page 24: ... 11 Initial commercial release Change History OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 25: ...alling the ISM 1 3 Uninstalling the ISM This section introduces the procedure for uninstalling the ISM 1 4 Logging In to the ISM After starting the ISM you can log in to the ISM client to configure manage and maintain the VIS6000 1 5 Exiting the ISM If you do not need to manage or maintain the VIS6000 through the client exit the ISM in time to ensure the system security OceanStor VIS6000 Series Vi...

Page 26: ...of the VIS6000 The VIS6000 is configured managed and maintained through the ISM The ISM is platform software that manages storage devices Based on the Storage Management Initiative Specification SMI S protocol the ISM is a management platform for storage devices and can manage multiple storage devices The ISM communicates with the controllers of storage devices through management network ports and...

Page 27: ...nagement initiator management interface management mapping management mirror management snapshot management virtual IP management replicate volume management CVM management configuration data management running data management and primary secondary switchover l Alarm management Alarm management provides the function of querying current alarms and history alarms according to different combination o...

Page 28: ...omes more secure l Help For details on the ISM help information see the OceanStor ISM Online Help Software features The ISM has the following features l Friendly interfaces and detailed prompt messages preventing the user s misoperations and reducing the maintenance cost to the maximum extent l Supporting a maximum of eight VIS6000s l Deployment through the JWS enabling automatic installation and ...

Page 29: ... for configuring basic services a mirror a snapshot and a replicate volume group 1 2 Installing the ISM This section introduces the procedure for installing the ISM Context You need to install the ISM before logging in to the ISM for the first time Procedure Step 1 Open the Internet Explorer 6 0 or a later version on the maintenance terminal Step 2 Enter http XXX XXX XXX XXX in the address bar XXX...

Page 30: ... Warning dialog box is displayed Step 5 Click Run The system starts to install the JRE When the installation is complete the maintenance terminal restarts Step 6 Click Click Here to Launch OceanStor ISM The JWS automatically downloads the ISM from the device Step 7 After the download process is complete the OceanStor ISM For VIS Create shortcut s dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 1 6 1 Ov...

Page 31: ...to finish the uninstallation End 1 4 Logging In to the ISM After starting the ISM you can log in to the ISM client to configure manage and maintain the VIS6000 Context CAUTION l The initial default user name for logging in to the ISM client is root and the default password is 123456 Please modify the password in time and keep it confidential l If you enter a wrong user name or password you can sti...

Page 32: ...n the User Name and Password text boxes NOTE If you have logged in to the ISM and successfully discovered the VIS6000 you can click Option and then select Read History Information The system will automatically connect to the VIS6000 discovered last time according to the IP address of the management network port of the VIS6000 recorded in the history configuration file Step 5 Click Login or press E...

Page 33: ...ot need to manage or maintain the VIS6000 through the client exit the ISM in time to ensure the system security Procedure Step 1 On the menu bar choose System Exit The Logout Confirmation dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 1 9 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 1 Overview Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright ...

Page 34: ...nterface TIP You can also exit the ISM by clicking on the upper right corner of the ISM End 1 Overview OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 1 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 35: ...his section introduces the items you need to check before configuring the VIS6000 2 2 Check Operation This section introduces the check operations you need to perform before configuring the VIS6000 initially 2 3 Related Operations 2 4 Parameter Description OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 2 Check Before the Configuration Issue 08 2010 05 10 Hu...

Page 36: ...rations you need to perform before configuring the VIS6000 initially 2 2 1 Checking Hardware Installation This section introduces hardware installation and the check on hardware installation Hardware installation refers to installation of the VIS6000 the switch the AS and the maintenance terminal 2 2 2 Checking Cable Connections Before configuring the VIS6000 you need to check cable connections 2 ...

Page 37: ...Maintenance Terminal For details on installing the maintenance terminal see documents related to the maintenance terminal Confirming Hardware Installation CAUTION Before checking the hardware installation shut down all the power supplies to avoid damage to the human body and the device caused by an installation error or a loose cable Check whether the devices are installed properly according to th...

Page 38: ...de l The power supplies of switches ASs maintenance terminals and storage arrays are connected as required l The power supply of the VIS6000 is not connected in redundancy mode or the live line neutral line or the grounding line is connected improperly l The power supplies of switches ASs maintenance terminals and storage arrays are not connected as required or the live line neutral line or the gr...

Page 39: ...ses multi mode optical modules and multi mode optical fibers l Multi mode optical modules cannot be used with single mode fibers l When using an optical fiber to establish a connection note the following when one end of the optical fiber is inserted into the receiving interface insert the other end into the sending interface or when one end of the optical fiber is inserted into the sending interfa...

Page 40: ...rray are connected through the FC switch and when the production center is connected to the disaster recovery center b It is used when the GE service port the AS and the storage array are connected through the Ethernet switch and when the production center is connected to the disaster recovery center 2 2 3 Checking Indicator Status Before configuring the VIS6000 you need to check the status of ind...

Page 41: ...GE service port Orange and blinking Data is being transmitted through the GE service port Link indicator of the GE service port Green and on The link of the GE service port is normal Status indicator of the system disk Green and blinking Data is being transmitted to or from the system disk Off No data is being transmitted to or from the system disk Manage ment network port Active indicator of the ...

Page 42: ...onflict between the IP addresses the configuration network ports on controller A and controller B cannot be connected to the same switch or the same network l The IP address of the maintenance terminal must be set as 192 168 3 11 in order to connect with the configuration network port l The IP addresses of the heartbeat network ports on controller A are 192 168 1 10 and 192 168 2 10 and cannot be ...

Page 43: ...espectively used for controller A and controller B The management network ports are on the rear of the VIS6000 Using the VIS6000 with two FC interface modules and four GE interface modules Figure 2 2 shows the locations of the management network ports Figure 2 2 Locations of the management network ports take the VIS6000 configured with AC as an example 4 3 2 1 1 Active indicator of the management ...

Page 44: ... debugging serial port have the same functions Management method The VIS6000 can be managed in two modes l GUI mode You can enter the GUI mode by logging in to the ISM through the management network port l CLI mode You can enter the CLI mode through the management network port the configuration network port or the system debugging interface Entering the GUI Mode For details on entering the GUI mod...

Page 45: ...the CLI the HyperTerminal of Windows is used as an example here do as follows 1 Run Windows Hyperterminal and the Connection description dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 2 4 Enter a name and select an icon For example enter test and select the first icon and then click OK Figure 2 4 Connection description dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Conf...

Page 46: ...he COM1 Properties dialog box is displayed Set each parameter in the COM1 Properties dialog box as shown in Figure 2 6 Click OK and the HyperTerminal main interface is displayed 2 Check Before the Configuration OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 2 12 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 47: ...n in Figure 2 7 NOTE l The user names used for the GUI mode are the same with those used for the CLI mode When logging in to the VIS6000 for the first time use the super administrator account user name root password 123456 l One user can log in to the VIS6000 only once at one time Figure 2 7 Displayed CLI after the successful login through the serial port OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intellige...

Page 48: ...network port on the controller Table 2 5 lists the format and parameter description of the chgctrlip command Table 2 5 Format and parameter description of the chgctrlip command Format Parameter Description chgctrlip c controller ID i netport ID ip IP address m mask g gateway l c controller ID indicates the controller ID The value of this parameter can be 0 or 1 0 represents controller A and 0 repr...

Page 49: ...TION l To ensure the full redundancy of the storage area network SAN you are recommended to use the double switch networking mode that is to install two HBAs or network port cards on the AS l HBAs or network port cards installed on one AS must be of the same type CAUTION l If the AS is installed with multi path software and the HBA also has the multi path function disable the multi path function o...

Page 50: ...dress of the management network port 2 3 2 Querying Information about the Management Network Port This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the management network port 2 3 1 Modifying the IP Address of the Management Network Port This section introduces the procedure for modifying the IP address of the management network port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click...

Page 51: ...ter Description IP Address Management of the Management Network Port Step 6 Click OK The Warning dialog box is displayed Step 7 Enter yes case insensitive The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 2 3 2 Querying Information about the Management Network Port This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the management network port Contex...

Page 52: ... Description 2 4 1 Parameter Description Properties of the Management Network Port On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Management Network Port Property dialog box 2 4 2 Parameter Description IP Address Management of the Management Network Port On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Modify Netport IP Address dialog b...

Page 53: ... performance of the management network port in the two types of status are described as follows l Normal Functions and running parameters of the management network port are normal and no mistake occurs l Unknown The system cannot report the current health status of the management network port Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status Online or Offline Running status of the management ne...

Page 54: ...not be a network address or a broadcast address IP address of the management network port Click IP Address to obtain details Subnet Mask l The value of the first field from the left must be an integer that ranges from 1 to 255 l The values of the other fields must be integers that range from 0 to 255 Subnet mask of the management network port Click Net Mask to obtain details Gateway l The value of...

Page 55: ...rking Modes for Storage Virtualization This section introduces typical networking modes for storage virtualization 3 3 Typical Networking Modes for Data Disaster Recovery This section introduces the disaster recovery typical networking modes OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 3 Typical Networking Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confid...

Page 56: ...rking caused by system expansion you are recommended to use the small zone mode In other words the two interfaces of one path through the FC switch form one zone l Only one path is set from one FC HBA interface of an AS to one controller of the VIS6000 l To avoid a single point failure of the FC switch one controller of the VIS6000 must be connected to two FC switches l The ASs storage arrays VIS6...

Page 57: ...igured on different network segments configure the corresponding routing information NOTE When connecting the VIS6000 in the production center to the AS storage array or the VIS6000 in the disaster recovery center you are recommended to avoid using the same GE service ports of the VIS6000 in the production center l One Ethernet switch can form a subnet Two or more Ethernet switches can also be con...

Page 58: ...es Controller A Controller B Figure 3 2 shows a typical networking mode for storage virtualization In this networking mode each controller of the VIS6000 has a GE interface module with four GE service ports in interface card slot 0 ASs are installed with Linux and AIX and storages arrays are Huawei S5000 storage array and EMC2 storage array 3 Typical Networking OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Int...

Page 59: ...unction and supports I O level remote data replication and mirroring l AS The OS of an AS such as a video monitoring AS a stream media AS and data backup AS can be Linux Windows AIX Solaris or HP UX ASs can obtain storage resources from the storage arrays through the VIS6000 l Storage array A set of disks from one or more commonly accessible disk subsystem combined and controlled by the control so...

Page 60: ...ace module Figure 3 3 shows the typical FC networking mode l Ethernet implemented through a GE interface module Figure 3 4 shows the typical Ethernet networking mode Figure 3 3 Typical FC networking of the VIS6000 Linux AIX Windows VIS6000 VIS6000 WAN Disaster backup center Production center FC switch FC switch Storage arrays Storage arrays Maintenance terminal Maintenance terminal FC switch FC sw...

Page 61: ... AS The OS of an AS such as a video monitoring AS a stream media AS and data backup AS can be Linux Windows AIX Solaris or HP UX ASs can obtain storage resources from the storage arrays through the VIS6000 l Storage array A set of disks from one or more commonly accessible disk subsystem combined and controlled by the control software The control software provides the disks storage capacity for ho...

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Page 63: ...or adding the IP address of the storage array 6 4 6 Creating a LUN This section introduces the procedure for creating a LUN on the storage array 7 4 7 Creating a Host Group and a Host of the VIS6000 This section introduces the procedure for creating a host group and a host 8 4 8 Setting the Service Port of the VIS6000 This section introduces the procedure for setting the service port of the VIS600...

Page 64: ...cation This section introduces the procedure for enabling the CHAP Authentication 20 4 20 Installing and Configuring the Multi Path Software This section introduces the procedure for installing and configuring the multi path software 21 4 21 Adding an Initiator This section introduces the procedure for adding an AS interface to the VIS6000 22 4 22 Adding a Mapping This section introduces the proce...

Page 65: ...w the Status of a Component This section introduces the procedure for viewing the status of a component by logging in to the ISM Prerequisite Before configuring the VIS6000 initially ensure that all components are normal Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device...

Page 66: ...t occurs or all faults are removed Procedure Step 1 Log in to the ISM Step 2 On the menu bar choose Alarm Alarm Management The Alarm Management dialog box is displayed Step 3 Click the Current Alarm tab to view whether there are alarms that have not been processed l If there are follow the Advice For details see the OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System ISM Alarm Reference l ...

Page 67: ...VIS6000 Map a LUN to the VIS6000 NOTE l Host on the ISM interface is virtual and created for convenient management Host corresponds to a physical AS only when an initiator is added to the virtual Host l The steps in the dashed boxes are optional You can execute the steps as required l If the CHAP authentication is enabled on the storage array the authentication should also be enabled on the VIS600...

Page 68: ...3 7 Setting the Remote Modem Access This section introduces the procedure for setting the remote modem access 4 3 1 Modifying Basic Information of the Device This section introduces the procedure for modifying the basic information of the device Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the VIS6000 whose information is required to be modified Step 2 On the menu bar choose Configuration Modify ...

Page 69: ...onous replication cyclical replication and snapshot of the VIS6000 purchase license files Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the VIS6000 that needs to import a license file Step 2 On the menu bar choose System License Management The License Management dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 4 Figure 4 4 License Management dialog box Step 3 Click Import OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virt...

Page 70: ...VIS6000 after importing the license file 4 3 3 Synchronizing Time This section introduces the procedure for synchronizing time Context Synchronizing time refers to synchronizing time of the ISM client with that of the VIS6000 Inconsistency between the time of the client and that of the VIS6000 affects system information query and location and analysis of faults 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanSt...

Page 71: ...d 4 3 4 NTP Synchronization This section introduces the procedure for synchronizing time Prerequisite NOTE l This function is enabled on the NTP Network time protocol server l The NTP server communicates with the VIS6000 normally Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the VIS6000 whose NTP server is to be set Step 2 On the menu bar choose System NTP Management Service The Set NTP Service IP...

Page 72: ... port you should avoid setting an IP address within the three network segments If you need to set an IP address within the three network segments avoid the following IP addresses 192 168 1 10 192 168 1 11 192 168 2 10 192 168 2 11 192 168 3 10 and 192 168 3 11 l Modifying the IP address of the GE service port will interrupt services of the GE interface Ensure that services of the GE service port s...

Page 73: ...toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose GE Port Management from the shortcut menu For descriptions of the parameters in the GE Service Port Management dialog box see 4 26 2 Parameter Description GE Interface Management Step 4 Select the option button on the left of the IP address to be modified Step 5 Click Modify IP The Modify IP Address dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure ...

Page 74: ... GE Service Port End Related Operations l 4 25 1 Clearing the IP address of the GE service port l 4 25 2 Adding Router Information of a GE Service Port l 4 25 3 Querying Information About the GE Service Port l 4 25 4 Deleting Router Information of a GE Service Port 4 3 6 Setting the FC Service Port This section introduces the procedure for setting the FC service port Procedure Step 1 In the naviga...

Page 75: ... Management dialog box see 4 26 5 Parameter Description FC Interface Management Step 4 Select the option button on the left of the interface whose transmission rate is to be modified Step 5 Click Modify Rate The Modify Rate dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 11 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 20...

Page 76: ...Modem Access This section introduces the procedure for setting the remote modem access Context The VIS6000 has the following remote access modes l Remote desktop l Remote assistance l VPN l Remote modem The remote access modes of the VIS6000 include but not limited to the previous remote access modes Select a suitable remote access mode from Table 4 1 according to the actual situation 4 Configurin...

Page 77: ...uration Using a remote dialup from a TD 56000III modem through the public switched telephone network PSTN to the serial port of the VIS6000 as an example this document introduces the configuration process of a remote modem NOTE l Before configuring a modem ensure that the equipment room of the customer has telephone access to the PSTN and is configured with an external modem l When the maintenance...

Page 78: ...ntroller the storage device can be maintained remotely Procedure Step 1 Configure the remote modem To set the remote modem to the answer end do as follows 1 Connect the remote modem to the power supply and use a serial cable to connect the serial port of the remote modem to the serial port of the maintenance terminal Use a telephone line to connect the LINE interface of the modem to the PSTN 2 Sta...

Page 79: ...4 Connect to dialog box 4 The COM1 Properties dialog box is displayed Set the parameters in the COM6 Properties dialog box according to Figure 4 15 Click OK Go back to the main interface of the HyperTerminal OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Te...

Page 80: ...re the local modem 1 Use a serial cable to connect the serial port of the local modem to the serial port of the maintenance terminal Use a telephone line to connect the LINE interface of the modem to the PSTN 2 Run the HyperTerminal and perform 2 to 4 in Step 1 3 Type AT and press Enter The following information is displayed OK 4 Set the local modem Type AT k0 w and press Enter The following infor...

Page 81: ...ys on If establishing the connection fails the OHs of the two modems are off otherwise the CDs of the two modems turn on l If NO CARRIER BUSY NO ANSWER and ERROR are displayed after the command ATDT is run check the configurations of the remote modem and try to dial up again and again l If the connection process is interrupted or the serial port of the VIS6000 is already logged in you can not dial...

Page 82: ...nter the ISM but cannot discover any storage device l The user name and password are case sensitive Procedure Step 1 On the menu bar choose System Discover Device The Discover Device dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 17 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 20 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright H...

Page 83: ...scribes the related parameters Step 3 Click OK to complete the operation End Result The discovered VIS6000s are displayed as nodes in the navigation tree 4 5 Adding the IP Address of the Storage Array This section introduces the procedure for adding the IP address of the storage array OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Servic...

Page 84: ...Configuration Array IP Manager The Config Array IP dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 18 TIP To go to the Config Array IP dialog box you can also press the right mouse button and choose Array IP Manager from the shortcut menu Figure 4 18 Config Array IP dialog box For details on the Config Array IP dialog box see 4 26 8 Parameter Description Configuring the Array IP Address Step 4 Click ...

Page 85: ... Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK to complete the operation Step 8 After selecting the option button on the right of Config Chap User enter the CHAP user name and password of the storage array NOTE For details on creating and enabling a CHAP see the manuals of the storage array Step 9 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 10 Click OK End Related Operations l...

Page 86: ...4 9 Adding a Service Port of the VIS6000 This section introduces the procedure for adding a service port of the VIS6000 on the storage array Context When adding a service port of the VIS6000 note the following two points l When connecting the storage array to an FC service port of the VIS6000 use the WWN corresponding to the FC service port as the adding target l When connecting the storage array ...

Page 87: ...avigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Disk Not Used node Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Scan Disk The Warning dialog box is displayed TIP You can also scan for a disk by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Scan Disk from the shortcut menu Step 4 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stat...

Page 88: ...can try again Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Disk Not Used node Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Initialize Disk The Initialize Disk dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 Initialize Disk dialog box 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial ...

Page 89: ...a accessible to other systems you can create a group of disks An operation upon a disk group is effective on all the disks in the disk group NOTE You are recommended to store a set of application data or a set of user related data in one disk group and to store unrelated sets of service data of user data in different disk groups CAUTION l A disk group must have at least one associated disk that is...

Page 90: ...n the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Create Disk Group from the shortcut menu Step 4 Set information about the disk group For details on the Create Disk Group dialog box see 4 26 14 Parameter Description Creating a Disk Group Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Serie...

Page 91: ... should correspond to the disks in the storage array the size of a volume should be the same as its corresponding disk If capacity expansion is required expand the capacities of the volumes NOTE Volumes are created in a disk group and you can only use disks in the group to create a volume Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Disk Gr...

Page 92: ...te a volume by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Create Volume from the shortcut menu 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 30 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 93: ...ion volume is created in a storage pool and you can only use disks in the storage pool to create a thin provision volume l You can create multiple storage pools in a disk group but you are recommended to create only one thin provision volume in a storage pool l If you only need to create an ordinary volume skip this section Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In th...

Page 94: ...e following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Create Pool from the shortcut menu 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 32 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 95: ...t and then click this icon The disks you selected are added to the Available Disks list After you click this icon all disks in the Available Disks list are added to the Selected Disks list Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK Step 9 In the navigation tree Select the Pools node in which a thin provision volume is to be created Step 10 On the m...

Page 96: ...ween a host in the host group and an AS in the AS group Host groups facilitate adding interfaces and mapping volumes to hosts in batches A host group supports five types of OSs Windows Linux Solaris HP UX and AIX In the factory configuration the VIS6000 has a default host group whose OS is Windows CAUTION l The default host group cannot be deleted or renamed but the type of its OS can be changed l...

Page 97: ...ayed stating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End Related Operations l 4 25 26 Modifying a Host Group l 4 25 27 Querying Information About a Host Group l 4 25 28 Deleting a Host Group 4 17 Adding a Host This section introduces the procedure for adding a host Context A host supports five types of OSs Windows Linux Solaris HP UX and AIX CAUTION The VIS6000 supports a maximum of 256 hosts OceanSto...

Page 98: ... choose Create Host from the shortcut menu Step 5 Set information about the host For details on the Create host dialog box see 4 26 31 Parameter Description Creating a Host Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed l If you want to create another host perform Step 7 l Otherwise perform Step 7 Click OK Repeat Step 5 to Step 6 Step 8 Click OK End Related Operations l 4 25 29 Modifying a Host ...

Page 99: ... the fcmsutil dev fcd0 command l When the AS is connected to the VIS6000 through an iSCSI interface you need to log in to the AS to set related parameters after configuring the GE service port For details see the following section 4 18 1 Windows After being configured properly a Windows AS can connect to and access data on the VIS6000 4 18 2 Linux After being configured properly a Linux AS can con...

Page 100: ...ure 4 27 NOTE The installer of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator can be downloaded from the official website of Microsoft Use the 2 10 or a later version Figure 4 27 Microsoft iSCSI Initiator dialog box Step 3 Click Next and the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Installation dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 28 NOTE If you want to install the UltraPath do not select Microsoft MPIO Multipathing Supp...

Page 101: ... Step 5 Click I Agree and click Next The Updating Your System dialog box is displayed showing the installation progress as shown in Figure 4 29 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 4 39 ...

Page 102: ...ialog box is displayed Click Complete and restart the AS Step 7 Run the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator the interface in Figure 4 30 is displayed 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 40 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 103: ...initiator name on the AS NOTE Step 8 is optional You can choose not to change the initiator name Figure 4 31 Initiator Node Name Change dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 4 41 ...

Page 104: ...address or DNS name text box enter the IP address of the GE service port that is connected to the AS Step 11 Click OK You can view that the IP address is already added in Target Portals as shown in Figure 4 33 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 42 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co...

Page 105: ...entication For details see 4 19 Enabling the CHAP Authentication Step 14 Go back to the AS and run the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Step 15 On the interface in Figure 4 30 click the Targets tab Click Log On The Log On to Target dialog box is displayed Step 16 Click Advanced The Advanced Settings dialog box is displayed Select CHAP logon information as shown in Figure 4 34 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Vir...

Page 106: ...secret Step 18 Click OK and the Log On to Target dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 35 Figure 4 35 Log On to Target dialog box 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 44 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 107: ...r note the following l Using an SLES9 SP3 AS as an example this document introduces the procedure for connecting an AS to the controller When connecting a Linux AS of another type make proper adjustment according to the actual situation l If you are not connecting the AS to the controller for the first time directly perform Step 8 after performing Step 1 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligen...

Page 108: ...ackages linux iscsi README usr share man man1 iscsi ls 1 gz usr share man man5 iscsi bindings 5 gz usr share man man5 iscsi conf 5 gz usr share man man8 iscsid 8 gz var lib iscsi var lib iscsi bindings Step 3 Install the rpm package CAUTION Install an rpm package that is compatible with the actual Linux version 1 Enter the command yast to go to the YaST interface 2 Figure 4 37 shows the YaST inter...

Page 109: ...ckage Search interface 4 Choose to install the linux iscsi as shown in Figure 4 39 Press the shortcut key Alt A to confirm the operation Figure 4 39 Choose to install the linux iscsi OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 4 47 ...

Page 110: ... the controller names of the initiators of these ASs must be different Step 6 Press ESC to exit the file editing interface Step 7 Enter the command wq to save your changes and exit Step 8 Enter the command vi etc iscsi conf and press the I key to enter the editing mode Add the IP address of the GE service port of the VIS6000 that is connected to the host the target address The following informatio...

Page 111: ... target Step 5 Enable the iSCSI target search method Choose a suitable method according to the actual situation l If the SendTargets device is already configured enable the SendTargets search method by running the command iscsiadm modify discovery sendtargets enable l If the iSNS device is already configured enable the iSNS search method by runningthe command iscsiadm modify discovery isns enable ...

Page 112: ... iscsi to check or install the iSCSI Indicator Figure 4 41 shows the information displayed on the interface Figure 4 41 Checking the installation of the iSCSI initiator Check whether the following four components are installed l devices common IBM iscsi l devices iscsi disk l devices iscsi_sw l devices iscsi tape If the OS is not installed with the iSCSI initiator install the iSCSI initiator manua...

Page 113: ...on displayed on the screen Figure 4 43 iSCSI Protocol Device screen information Step 5 Select Change Show Characteristics of an iSCSI Protocol Device Figure 4 44 shows the information displayed on the screen Press Enter Figure 4 45 shows the information displayed on the screen OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue...

Page 114: ... initiator name For example change the value of iSCSI Initiator Name to iqn 1996 04 com ibm h7f000001 Step 7 Press Enter Figure 4 42 shows the information displayed on the screen 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 52 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 115: ...install the iSCSI Initiator package iSCSI 00_B 11 23 03e_HP UX_B 11 23_IA PA depot iSCSI 00 is the name of the iSCSI initiator package Step 3 Restart the AS After restarting the AS enter the command swlist iSCSI 00 and ioscan kfnC iscsi to check whether the iSCSI Initiator package is successfully installed If the installation is successful perform the following steps Step 4 Enter the command iosca...

Page 116: ... added Figure 4 47 shows the information displayed on the screen Figure 4 47 Adding a target successfully After adding a target enter the command iscsiutil p D to view target information as shown in Figure 4 48 Figure 4 48 Viewing target information Step 7 Enter the command usr sbin ioscan H 255 to discover the target device as shown in Figure 4 49 Figure 4 49 Discovering the target device 4 Confi...

Page 117: ...rough the CHAP authentication and service data is being transmitted between the iSCSI initiator and the VIS6000 enabling the CHAP authentication breaks the connection and affects the services Procedure Step 1 Create a CHAP NOTE l The CHAP management function is available only when the GE service port is used on the controller l If the CHAP authentication is enabled on the VIS6000 it should also be...

Page 118: ...og box by clicking on the toolbar 3 Click Create and the New CHAP dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 51 Figure 4 51 New CAHP dialog box 4 Set information about the CHAP 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 56 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 119: ... the operation of creating a CHAP 7 Click OK and the Select Initiator dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 53 NOTE Before performing this operation you must complete the configurations of 4 18 Setting Up the Connection Between the AS and the VIS6000 Figure 4 53 Select Initiator dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring ...

Page 120: ...ortcut menu NOTE Enable is available only when the CHAP Enabling Status is Disabled End Related Operations l 4 25 32 Modifying a CHAP l 4 25 33 Querying CHAP Information l 4 25 34 Deleting a CHAP 4 20 Installing and Configuring the Multi Path Software This section introduces the procedure for installing and configuring the multi path software Context For details on installing and configuring the m...

Page 121: ...e navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 Select the host to which an initiator is to be added Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Initiator Management The Properties dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 54 TIP You can also go to the Properties dialog box by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Initiator Management from the...

Page 122: ...cription Initiator Management Step 5 Click OK The Execute Result dialog box is displayed stating Modify Initiator xxxx Success as shown in Figure 4 55 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 60 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 123: ... mapping make sure that the system has volumes that have not been mapped A volume can only be mapped once The VIS6000 provides two mapping methods The difference between the two methods are described as follows l If a volume is added to a host group all hosts in the host group share the volume OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Bas...

Page 124: ...re for adding a mapping to a host group Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Add Mapping Volume Mapping To Host Group The Volume Mapping To Host Group dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 56 You can add a mapping to a host group by the following two methods l On the too...

Page 125: ... 26 Modifying a Host Group l 4 25 27 Querying Information About a Host Group l 4 25 28 Deleting a Host Group 4 22 2 Adding a Mapping to a Host This section introduces the procedure for adding a mapping to a host Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Confi...

Page 126: ...re 4 57 Volume Mapping To Host dialog box Step 4 Set information about the mapping For details on the Volume Mapping To Host dialog box see 2 2 3 Checking Indicator Status Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End Related Operations l 4 25 29 Modifying a Host l 4 25 30 Querying Information About a Host 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VI...

Page 127: ... Windows 2003 AS as an example this section introduces the procedure for using a volume on an AS Context NOTE for an AS installed with another type of Windows make proper adjustment according to the actual situation in the procedure Procedure Step 1 Log in to the Windows AS as a user in the Administrator Group Step 2 Choose Start Control Panel Administrative Tools Computer Management to go to the ...

Page 128: ...e the logical disk initially Right click Disk X the menu in Figure 4 59 is displayed NOTE In Step 4 X in Disk X represents the drive number In actual operation choose a disk according to the actual need This document uses Disk 2 as an example 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 66 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential...

Page 129: ...Step 6 Select the check box on the left of Disk 2 and click OK to complete the initialization of the disk NOTE To initialize other logical disks repeat Step 4 to Step 6 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 4 67 ...

Page 130: ...ation is displayed it indicates that the AS is installed with the UltraPath UPForLinux 11 01 01 T06 1 NOTE Used as an example here 11 01 01 T06 1 is the version of the UltraPath The actual version of the UltraPath may be different Step 3 Enable the interface service of the corresponding AS l The port type is iSCSI The UltraPath is not installed Enter etc init d iscsi restart To start the iSCSI ser...

Page 131: ... Units cylinders of 2074 512 1061888 bytes Disk dev sdb doesn t contain a valid partition table NOTE In this example one volume is mapped to the AS as the logical disk sdb of the AS Step 5 In this example the command fdisk dev sdb is used to partition the logical disk sdb of the AS set according to the actual situation The following information is displayed Command m for help n Command action e ex...

Page 132: ...ommand cfgadm a Step 4 Enter the command format The following information is displayed Searching for disks done End 4 23 4 AIX This section introduces the procedure for using a volume on an AIX AS Procedure Step 1 Log in to the AIX AS Step 2 Enter the command cfgmgr v to scan for disks Step 3 Enter the command lspv to view discovered disks Step 4 Enter the command smitty mkvg to create a volume gr...

Page 133: ...oduces the procedure for setting the alarm information Context NOTE To use the short message notification function of the VIS6000 you need to install a modem on the maintenance terminal You can set whether to send an alarm notification by email and set the IP address of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP server email address of the sender severity of alarms and email addresses of receivers Pro...

Page 134: ... Set short message notification 1 In the navigation tree select the VIS6000 on which email alarm notification is to be set 2 On the menu bar choose Alarm Monitoring Setting The Monitoring Setting dialog box is displayed 3 Click the Message Notification tab and select the option button on the left of Enable The interface as shown in Figure 4 62 is displayed 4 Configuring Basic Services OceanStor VI...

Page 135: ...Execute Result dialog box is displayed stating Config Short Message Success 7 Click Complete to complete the operation End 4 24 2 Exporting a Configuration File This section introduces the procedure for exporting a configuration file Context WARNING l The configuration file is a binary and DAT file l Guests cannot export configuration data l Do not modify the content in the configuration file Ocea...

Page 136: ... from the shortcut menu Step 3 Choose a path to which the configuration file is to be saved Step 4 Enter the file name in the File Name text box The file name contains no more than 200 characters Step 5 Click Save After the file is successfully exported the Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End 4 25 Related Operations 4 25 1 Clearing the IP address of the GE ...

Page 137: ...ion About All Disks This section introduces the procedure for querying information about all disks 4 25 11 Clearing Disk Failing This section introduces the procedure for clearing disk failing 4 25 12 Modifying the Disk Name This section introduces the procedure for modifying the disk name 4 25 13 Modifying the Disk Group Name This section introduces the procedure for modifying the disk group name...

Page 138: ...for querying information about a host 4 25 31 Deleting a Host This section introduces the procedure for deleting a host 4 25 32 Modifying a CHAP This section introduces the procedure for modifying a CHAP 4 25 33 Querying CHAP Information This section introduces the procedure for querying CHAP information 4 25 34 Deleting a CHAP This section introduces the procedure for deleting a CHAP 4 25 35 Modi...

Page 139: ...gement dialog box see 4 26 2 Parameter Description GE Interface Management Step 4 Select the option button on the left of the IP address to be cleared Step 5 Click Delete The Warning dialog box is displayed Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 4 25 2 Adding Router Information of a GE Service Port This section introduces the procedure for ...

Page 140: ...ter Description Adding Router Information Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 4 25 3 Querying Information About the GE Service Port This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the GE service port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosur...

Page 141: ...ox is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 4 25 5 Querying Information About the FC Service Port This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the FC service port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration FC Port Management The FC Por...

Page 142: ...items to be modified Step 5 Click Modify The Modify target array dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 65 Figure 4 65 Modify target array dialog box Step 6 Reset information about the storage array For details on the Modify target array dialog box see 4 26 10 Parameter Description Modifying the Target Array Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 ...

Page 143: ...eleted Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Array IP Manager The Config Array IP dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 18 Step 4 Select the option button on the left of IP address to be deleted Step 5 Click Delete The Warning dialog box is displayed Step 6 Enter yes case insensitive Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 4 25 ...

Page 144: ...ptions of the parameters for viewing information about all disks see 4 26 13 Parameter Description Querying Information About All Disks End 4 25 11 Clearing Disk Failing This section introduces the procedure for clearing disk failing Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Disk Not Used or the Disk Used node Step 3 Select the disk on w...

Page 145: ... of the disk whose name is to be modified in the Selected Disks list Step 6 Enter the alias of the disk NOTE l The disk alias contains letters numbers hyphens and underscores l The disk alias can only start with a letter Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 4 25 13 Modifying the Disk Group Name This section introduces the procedure for mo...

Page 146: ...mation about a disk group see 4 26 16 Parameter Description Querying Information About a Disk Group Step 6 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing basic information about a disk group see 4 26 16 Parameter Description Querying Information About a Disk Group End 4 25 15 Deleting a Disk Group This section introduces the procedure for deleting a disk group Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tr...

Page 147: ... tree select the Disk Group node Step 3 Select the disk group to which a disk is to be added Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Add Disk To Disk Group The Add Disk To Disk Group dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 66 Figure 4 66 Add Disk To Disk Group dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 4 Configuring Basic Services Is...

Page 148: ...tion introduces the procedure for removing a disk from a disk group Prerequisite The disk to be removed from the disk group must be a disk that is not used Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Disk Group node Step 3 Select the disk group from which a disk is to be removed Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Remove Disk The R...

Page 149: ... Group Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 4 25 18 Modifying the Volume Name This section introduces the procedure for modifying the volume name Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node Step 3 Click the volume whose name is to be modified OceanStor VIS6000 Series V...

Page 150: ...ng Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 4 25 19 Expanding the Capacity of a Volume This section introduces the procedure for expanding the capacity of a volume Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node Step 3 Click the volume whose capacity is to be expanded Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Enlarge Volume The En...

Page 151: ...of the capacity expansion method and enter the value of Grow To or Grow By Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 4 25 20 Querying Information About A Volume This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a volume Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent...

Page 152: ...s of the parameters for viewing information about all disks see 4 26 23 Parameter Description Querying Information About All Volumes End 4 25 22 Deleting a Volume This section introduces the procedure for deleting a volume Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node Step 3 Click the volume that is to be deleted Step 4 On the me...

Page 153: ...pacity dialog box TIP You can also modify the capacity of storage pool by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Resize Pool from the shortcut menu Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for modifying the capacity of a storage pool see 4 26 26 Parameter Description Modifying the Capacity Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating...

Page 154: ...eleting a Storage Pool This section introduces the procedure for deleting a storage pool Prerequisite CAUTION l If a thin provision volume in the storage pool is in use the storage pool cannot be deleted l Deleting a storage pool damages data in thin provision volumes in the storage pool Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Pools no...

Page 155: ...own in Figure 4 71 Figure 4 71 Modify Host Group dialog box TIP You can also modify a host group by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Modify Host Group from the shortcut menu Step 4 For descriptions of the parameters for modifying the name and OS of a host group see 4 26 29 Parameter Description Modifying a Host Group Step 5 Click OK The Inf...

Page 156: ...p End 4 25 28 Deleting a Host Group This section introduces the procedure for deleting a host group Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Host Group node Step 3 Click the host group that is to be deleted Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Delete Host Group The Warning dialog box is displayed TIP You can also delete a host gr...

Page 157: ...lso go to the Properties dialog box when modifying a host by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Modify Host from the shortcut menu Step 6 In the Basic Information tab modify the host name For descriptions of the parameters see 4 26 32 Parameter Description Modifying a Host Step 7 Click OK The Execute Result dialog box is displayed OceanStor V...

Page 158: ...ing Information About a Host Step 8 For the the parameters for viewing information about the iSCSI initiator of the host see 4 26 33 Parameter Description Querying Information About a Host End 4 25 31 Deleting a Host This section introduces the procedure for deleting a host Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Host Group node Step 3...

Page 159: ... and the Modify CHAP Password dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 73 Figure 4 73 Modify CHAP Password dialog box Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for entering the new CHAP password see 4 26 35 Parameter Description Modifying a CHAP Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 4 25 33 Querying CHAP Information This section introd...

Page 160: ...lete The Warning dialog box is displayed Step 5 Enter yes case insensitive Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 4 25 35 Modifying an Initiator This section introduces the procedure for modifying an initiator Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Host Group node Step 3 Select...

Page 161: ...t Group node Step 3 Click the host whose volume mapping is to be deleted Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Delete Volume Mapping The Delete Volume Mapping dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 74 TIP You can also delete a volume mapping of a host by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Delete Volume Mapping from the shortcut me...

Page 162: ...avigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Host Group node Step 3 Click the host group whose volume mapping is to be deleted Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Delete Volume Mapping The Delete Volume Mapping dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 4 75 You can also initialize a disk by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right...

Page 163: ...ing the Name of an iSCSI Target This section introduces the procedure for viewing the name of an iSCSI target Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 Click the Controller Enclosure node in the navigation tree Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Show iSCSI Target Name The iSCSI Target Name interface is displayed as shown in Figure 4 76 OceanStor VIS6000 Series ...

Page 164: ...rmation dialog box 4 26 2 Parameter Description GE Interface Management On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the GE Service Port Management dialog box 4 26 3 Parameter Description Modifying the IP Address On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Modify IP Address dialog box 4 26 4 Parameter Description Adding Router Inform...

Page 165: ...ialog box 4 26 13 Parameter Description Querying Information About All Disks On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the operation area when the Disk Used node or the Disk Not Used node in the navigation tree is selected 4 26 14 Parameter Description Creating a Disk Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Disk G...

Page 166: ...ormation About A Storage Pool On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Pools dialog box 4 26 28 Parameter Description Creating a Host Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Host Group dialog box 4 26 29 Parameter Description Modifying a Host Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the ...

Page 167: ...he Volume Mapping To Host Group dialog box 4 26 41 Parameter Description Deleting a Volume Mapping of a Host On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Delete Volume Mapping dialog box 4 26 42 Parameter Description Deleting a Volume Mapping of a Host Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Delete Volume Mapping dialog...

Page 168: ...one Trademark and type of the product Click Product Type to obtain details Health Status None Status of the VIS6000 Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status None Running status of the VIS6000 Click Running Status to obtain details Device Time Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss Time displayed on the VIS6000 Click Device Time to obtain details Serial Number None The unique identifier of the VIS6...

Page 169: ...tatus of the GE service port Click Running Status to obtain details Rate Unit Gbps Data transmission rate Click Rate to obtain details Target Address None The target address of the GE service port Click Target Address to obtain details Target Mask None Target mask of the GE service port Click Target Mask to obtain details Gateway None Gateway information of the GE service port Click Gateway to obt...

Page 170: ...e GE service port NOTE The IP address cannot be a network address or a broadcast address Click IP Address to obtain details Subnet Mask l The values of the fields must be integers ranging from 0 to 255 l The value of the last field cannot be 255 Subnet mask of the GE service port Click Net Mask to obtain details 4 26 4 Parameter Description Adding Router Information On this interface you can query...

Page 171: ...rget Mask l The values of the fields must be integers ranging from 0 to 255 l The value of the last field cannot be 255 Target mask of the GE service port Click Target Mask to obtain details Gateway l The value of the last field from the left ranges from 1 to 254 l The values of the other fields range from 0 to 255 Gateway information of the GE service port Click Gateway to obtain details 4 26 5 P...

Page 172: ...Rate to obtain details 4 26 6 Parameter Description Modifying the Rate On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Modify Rate dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 7 Descriptions of parameters for modifying the rate Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Device None Name of the VIS6000 Controller ID A or B Controller on which the GE service port is ...

Page 173: ...user name who logs in to the ISM l The default user name who is to discover a device is the same with the one who logs in to the ISM Click User Name to obtain details Password The password contains 6 to 16 characters l Password for logging in to the ISM l The default password for discovering a device is the same with the one for logging in to the ISM Click Password to obtain details Specify IP Add...

Page 174: ... as follows The IP address of which the value of the first filed is greater is considered as greater If the first fields of the two IP addresses are the same compare the second fields the IP address of which the value of the second field is greater is considered as greater If the second fields of the two IP addresses are the same compare the third fields and so forth Click Specify IP Segment to ob...

Page 175: ...ing the Target Array On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Add target array dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 10 Descriptions of parameters for adding the target array Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description IP Address None IP address of the iSCSI host port of the storage array Click IP Address to obtain details Port l 0 to 65535 l The defau...

Page 176: ...he iSCSI host port of the storage array Click IP Address to obtain details Port l 0 to 65535 l The default value is 3260 Port number corresponding to the IP address of the iSCSI host port of the storage array Click Port to obtain details Chap User l The name contains letters numbers and underscores l The name contains 1 to 25 characters CHAP user name that the VIS6000 uses when connecting the inte...

Page 177: ...re selected to create a disk group Click Selected Disks to obtain details 4 26 12 Parameter Description Querying Information About A Disk On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Single Disk dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 13 Descriptions of parameters in the Volume tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Volume Name None Volume name Disk...

Page 178: ...on Disk Name None Disk name Disk Group Name None Name of the disk group to which the disk belongs Device Name None Name of the VIS6000 Capacity Unit GB Volume capacity UDID None Serial number of the disk Internal Name None Disk alias Health Status None Disk status Running Status None Running status of the disk 4 26 13 Parameter Description Querying Information About All Disks On this interface you...

Page 179: ...specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Disk Group dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 16 Descriptions of parameters for creating a disk group Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk group name l The name must be unique l The name contains letters numbers and underscores l The name contains 1 to 32 characters Name of the disk group You are recommended to name a dis...

Page 180: ...ters for renaming a disk group Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk group name l The name must be unique l The name contains letters numbers and underscores l The name contains 1 to 32 characters Name of the disk group You are recommended to name a disk group after the characteristics of the disk group For example you can name a disk group that stores student information studentDG...

Page 181: ...ers in the Volume tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Volume Name None Volume name Click Volume Name to obtain details Disk Group Name None Name of the disk group Replication Mode None Replication mode of the volume Health Status None Volume status Running Status None Running status of the volume Capacity Unit GB Volume capacity Is Snapshot Yes or No The volume has a snapshot or n...

Page 182: ... Health Status to obtain details Running Status None Running status of the disk group Click Running Status to obtain details 4 26 17 Parameter Description Adding a Disk to a Disk Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Add Disk To Disk Group dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 21 Descriptions of parameters for adding a disk to a disk group Paramete...

Page 183: ...Disk Group dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 22 Descriptions of parameters for removing a disk from a disk group Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk group None Name of the disk group Name None Disk name Capacity Unit GB Disk capacity Free Capacity Unit GB Remaining capacity of the disk Alias Disk alias Disk alias Available Disks None Disks included by the disk group Click ...

Page 184: ...than the free capacity of the disk group that the volume belongs to and no more than 256 TB l The name contains 1 to 9 characters Unit GB or MB Volume capacity NOTE When the check box on the left of Max Size is selected the volume capacity equals to the capacity of the disk group Click Capacity to obtain details Disk Group None The disk group in which a volume is to be created To create a new disk...

Page 185: ...lue Range Parameter Description Volume Name l The name must be unique l The name can contain letters of the DBC case numbers of the DBC case underscores and hyphens and must start with a letter or a number l The name contains 1 to 32 characters Volume name You are recommended to name a volume after the characteristics of the volume For example you can name a volume that stores student information ...

Page 186: ... Capacity and that of the Free Capacity Unit GB or MB The final capacity of the volume after the capacity expansion Grow By l The value of Grow By must be an integer l The value of Grow By is no more than the value of Free Capacity Unit GB or MB The capacity that is to be added to the volume 4 26 22 Parameter Description Querying Information About A Volume On this interface you can query specific ...

Page 187: ...r Name Value Range Parameter Description Volume Name None Volume name Disk Group Name None Name of the disk group Capacity Unit GB Volume capacity Replication Mode None Replication mode of the volume Pool Name None Name of the storage pool to which the thin provision volume belongs to Health Status None Volume status Running Status None Running status of the volume 4 26 23 Parameter Description Qu...

Page 188: ...atus None Running status of the volume Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status None Running status of the volume Click Running Status to obtain details Capacity Unit GB Running status of the volume Is Snapshot Yes or No Running status of the volume Snapshot Model None Running status of the volume Is Cache Yes or No Running status of the volume 4 26 24 Parameter Description Creating a ...

Page 189: ...information of a storage pool Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk Group None The disk group that is used for creating the storage pool To create a new disk group click Create Disk Group If the disk group in which a storage pool is to be created is already selected under the Disk Group node you cannot select or create a disk group in the Create Pool dialog box Free Capacity None T...

Page 190: ... Description Creating a Thin Provision Volume On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Thin Provision Volume dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 30 Descriptions of parameters for creating a thin provision volume Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name l The name must be unique l The name contains letters numbers underscores and hyphen...

Page 191: ...y Unit GB The available capacity of the disk group to which the storage pool belongs Add by Unit GB MB or Sector The capacity that is to be added to the storage pool 4 26 27 Parameter Description Querying Information About A Storage Pool On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Pools dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 32 Descriptions of parameters in the...

Page 192: ...scriptions of parameters for basic information of a storage pool Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name None Name of the storage pool Disk Group Name None Name of the disk group Capacity Unit GB MB or Sector Capacity of the storage pool Usage None Usage of the storage pool Health State None Status of the disk group Running State None Running status of the disk group 4 26 28 Paramete...

Page 193: ...scription Table 4 35 Descriptions of parameters for modifying a host group Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Host Group Name l The name must be unique l The name can contain only letters of the DBC case numbers of the DBC case underscores and hyphens l The name contains 1 to 32 characters Name of the newly created host group Operation System Windows Linux Solaris HP UX or AIX OS typ...

Page 194: ...ne Current status of the mapping Click Map Status to obtain details Table 4 37 Descriptions of parameters in the Host tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Host Name None Host name Port Name None Port name WWN None Port name of the host port Click WWN to obtain details Type FC or iSCSI Interface type Click Type to obtain details Operation System Windows Linux Solaris HP UX or AIX OS...

Page 195: ...ription Modifying a Host On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Basic Information tab in the Properties dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 39 Descriptions of parameters in the Basic Information tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Host Name l The name must be unique l The name can contain only letters numbers underscores and hyphens l T...

Page 196: ... Disk Group Name to obtain details Capacity Unit GB MB or Sector Capacity of the mapped volume Map Status None Current status of the mapping Click Map Status to obtain details Table 4 41 Descriptions of parameters for interface information in the Port and Initiator tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name None The unique identifier WWN None The unique identifier of the interface C...

Page 197: ...ange Parameter Description Array None Name of the VIS6000 in which a CHAP is to be created CHAP Name l The name must be unique l The name contains letters and numbers l The name contains 4 to 25 characters Name of the newly created CHAP Password The password contains 12 to 16 characters Password of the CHAP Click Password to obtain details Confirm Password The password contains 12 to 16 characters...

Page 198: ...ter Description Querying CHAP Information On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the CHAP Management dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 45 Descriptions of parameters for CHAP management Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description CHAP Name None CHAP name Creation Time Format YYYY MM DD Time when the CHAP is created Initiator None Name of the initiator...

Page 199: ...ions of the parameters in the Initiator tab in the Properties dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 47 Descriptions of parameters in the Initiator tab Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Host Name None Host group name HBA Card Type FC SAS or iSCSI HBA type Click HBA Card Type to obtain details Identifier None Name of the iSCSI initiator Alias l The name must be unique l The name ca...

Page 200: ... Name to obtain details Host Name None Host name Host Group Name None Host group name OS Windows Linux Solaris HP UX or AIX OS type of hosts in the host group Click OS to obtain details Volume mapping id of host 0 to 255 ID of the volume mapped to the host group Click Volume mapping id of host to obtain details 4 26 40 Parameter Description Volume Mapping to a Host Group On this interface you can ...

Page 201: ...g a Volume Mapping of a Host On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Delete Volume Mapping dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 50 Descriptions of parameters for deleting a mapping Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Host name None Host name Volume name None Volume name Click Volume Name to obtain details Disk group name None Name of the disk...

Page 202: ... 4 26 43 Parameter Description iSCSI Target Name On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the iSCSI Target Name dialog box Parameter Description Table 4 52 Descriptions of parameters for viewing the name of an iSCSI target Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Controller ID 0 or 1 The owning controller of the iSCSI target l 0 represents controller A l 1...

Page 203: ... whether the SMTP server requires ID authentication of the sender If the check box on the left of SMTP server requires ID authentication is not selected Account and Password cannot be edited If ID authentication is required select the check box otherwise do not select the check box Account None SMTP account of the sender When the sender sends emails with alarm information through the SMTP server t...

Page 204: ...nd higher levels Click Level Setting to obtain details Short Message Service Number The short message service number is read through the GSM modem The format is country code 11 digit short message service number Telephone of the short message service center Receive r Number To enter multiple receiver numbers separate these numbers with semicolons You can enter a maximum of 225 characters including...

Page 205: ...Configuration Procedure This section introduces the basic procedure for creating a mirrored volume 5 2 Related Operations 5 3 Parameter Description OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 5 Configuring the Mirror Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 5 1 ...

Page 206: ...y after a disk fault through the DCO disk the free capacity of the disk group must be smaller than the capacity of the mirror volume l After the source volume is created the disk group must have a disk whose free capacity is larger than that of the source volume l If you select Logs DCO of volume stored when adding a mirror the disk group must have two disks that are not used CAUTION Before adding...

Page 207: ...dialog box TIP You can also go to the Add Mirror dialog box by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose MirrorAdd Mirror from the shortcut menu OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 5 Configuring the Mirror Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologie...

Page 208: ...f Hot relocation use This step is optional Step 10 Create the log and DCO of the volume 1 Select the option button on the left of Logs DCO of volume stored 2 Click Choose The Choose disks for storing DCO dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 5 2 Figure 5 2 Add Mirror dialog box 3 Select the DCO disk and the DCO mirror disk 4 Click OK Step 11 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating O...

Page 209: ...mirror 5 2 4 Stop Mirror Synchronization This section introduces the procedure for stopping mirror synchronization 5 2 5 Deleting a Mirror This section introduces the procedure for deleting a mirror 5 2 1 Querying Mirror Information This section introduces the procedure for querying the mirror information Context For details see information about the Disk tab in 4 25 20 Querying Information About ...

Page 210: ... system performance Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the mirror volume whose read policy is to be modified Step 4 Select a suitable read policy Round 1 On the menu bar choose Configuration Mirror Modify Mirror Policy Round The Warning dialog box is displayed 2 Enter yes case insensitive 3 Click OK The I...

Page 211: ...or is to be resumed Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Mirror Resume Mirror The Warning dialog box is displayed TIP You can also resume a mirror by pressing the right mouse button and choose Mirror Resume Mirror from the shortcut menu Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End 5 2 4 Stop Mirror Synchronization This section introduces t...

Page 212: ...oduces the procedure for deleting a mirror Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the volume node Step 3 Select the volume of which a mirror is to be resumed Step 4 Click the right mouse button and choose Mirror Delete Mirror from the shortcut menu The Delete Mirrors dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 5 4 5 Configuring the Mirror ...

Page 213: ... Description Querying Mirror Information On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Mirror dialog box 5 3 3 Parameter Description Modifying the Read Policy of a Mirror Volume On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Modify Mirror Policy dialog box 5 3 4 Parameter Description Deleting a Mirror 5 3 5 Parameter Description Stop...

Page 214: ...used for creating a source volume Table 5 2 Descriptions of parameters of the mirrored disk Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name None Name of the disk that is not used for creating a volume Capacity Unit GB MB or Sector Disk capacity Table 5 3 Descriptions of parameters for basic information Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Fast synchronization None The fast synchr...

Page 215: ...for storing DCO Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk Name None Disk name Array None Name of the storage array Capacity None Disk capacity Alias None Disk alias Available Disks None Disks that are available for creating a DCO and a DCO mirror DCO Disks None Disks that are selected to create a DCO DCO Mirror Disks None Disks that are selected to create a DCO mirror 5 3 2 Parameter D...

Page 216: ...able 5 6 Descriptions of parameters for deleting a mirror Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name None Mirror name Available Mirrors None Existing Mirrors Selected Mirrors None Mirrors selected to be deleted 5 3 5 Parameter Description Stopping Mirror Synchronization On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Stop Mirror Synch dialog box Parameter ...

Page 217: ...nizing process Stop Synchronizing Mirror None Mirrors that are selected to be deleted OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 5 Configuring the Mirror Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 5 13 ...

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Page 219: ...nfiguration Procedure This section introduces the procedure for configuring a snapshot 6 2 Related Operations 6 3 Parameter Description OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 Configuring a Snapshot Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 6 1 ...

Page 220: ...lete the following operations l Creating a disk group l Creating two volumes of the same size in the disk group respectively to be the source volume and the snapshot volume NOTE The source volume and the snapshot volume must be of the same size Context l For details on creating a disk group see 4 13 Creating a Disk Group l For details on creating a volume see 4 14 Creating an Ordinary Volume Proce...

Page 221: ... menu Step 5 Select Full sized instant in the Snapshot Model drop down list box Step 6 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing information about the Create Instant Snapshot dialog box see 6 3 1 Parameter Description Creating a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 Configuring a Snapshot Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and C...

Page 222: ...option button on the left of DCO of volume stored and then click Choose The Choose disks for storing DCO dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 2 Figure 6 2 Choose disks for storing DCO dialog box Step 12 For descriptions of the parameters for selecting DCO disks and DCO mirror disks see 6 3 1 Parameter Description Creating a Snapshot Step 13 Click OK Step 14 Select the option button on the ...

Page 223: ...roup 6 1 2 Configuring a Space Optimized Instant Snapshot This section introduces the procedure for configuring a space optimized instant snapshot Prerequisite Before configuring a space optimized instant snapshot you need to complete the following operations l Creating a disk group l Creating a volume in the disk group as the source volume NOTE After the source volume is created the free capacity...

Page 224: ...al tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the source volume that requires for a snapshot Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Snapshot Create Instant Snapshot The Create Instant Snapshot dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 1 Step 5 Select Space optimized instant in the Snapshot Model column Figure 6 3 shows the Create Instant Snapshot dialog box 6 Co...

Page 225: ...iming policy perform Step 7 otherwise perform Step 9 Step 7 Click Add The Add Timing Policy dialog box is displayed Step 8 For details on setting a timing snapshot policy see 6 3 4 Parameter Description Adding a Timing Policy OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 Configuring a Snapshot Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyr...

Page 226: ... l 6 2 8 Resuming a Source Volume 6 1 3 Configuring a Third Mirror Break Off Snapshot This section introduces the procedure for configuring a third mirror break off snapshot Prerequisite Before configuring a third mirror break off snapshot you need to complete the following operations l Creating a disk group l Creating a volume in the disk group as the source volume l Adding a mirror for the sourc...

Page 227: ...hown in Figure 6 1 Step 5 Select Third mirror break off in the Snapshot Model column Figure 6 4 shows the Create Instant Snapshot dialog box Figure 6 4 Create Instant Snapshot dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 Configuring a Snapshot Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 6 9 ...

Page 228: ...ing a snapshot volume from the source volume 6 2 2 Refreshing a Snapshot This section introduces the procedure for refreshing a snapshot 6 2 3 Querying Information About a Snapshot This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a snapshot 6 2 4 Setting a Timing Policy This section introduces the procedure for setting a timing policy 6 2 5 Modifying a Timing Policy This sectio...

Page 229: ...n tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the source volume that has snapshots Step 4 Select a snapshot volume of the source volume Step 5 On the menu bar choose Configuration Snapshot Separate Snapshot From Volume The Warning dialog box is displayed TIP You can also perform this operation by pressing the right mouse button and choose SnapshotS...

Page 230: ...pshotSnap Refresh from the shortcut menu Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for selecting the snapshot to be refreshed see6 3 2 Parameter Description Refreshing a Snapshot Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 12 Huawei Proprietary and Con...

Page 231: ...Parameter Description Querying Information About a Snapshot Step 7 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing basic information of a snapshot volume see 6 3 3 Parameter Description Querying Information About a Snapshot End 6 2 4 Setting a Timing Policy This section introduces the procedure for setting a timing policy Prerequisite You can set a timing policy only for a full sized instant snapsh...

Page 232: ...ing Policy dialog box TIP You can also go to the Show Timing Policy dialog box by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose SnapshotTiming Policy Management from the shortcut menu Step 6 Click Add The Add Timing Policy dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 7 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System ...

Page 233: ...ck the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the source volume that has snapshots Step 4 Select a snapshot volume of the source volume Step 5 On the menu bar choose Configuration Snapshot Timing Policy Management The Show Timing Policy dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 6 Step 6 Click Modify The Modify Timing Policy dialog box is displayed as show...

Page 234: ...elect the source volume that has snapshots Step 4 Select a snapshot volume of the source volume Step 5 On the menu bar choose Configuration Snapshot Timing Policy Management The Show Timing Policy dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 6 Step 6 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing information about theShow Timing Policy dialog box see 6 3 6 Parameter Description Management of Timin...

Page 235: ...sitive Step 9 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 10 Click OK Step 11 Click Close End 6 2 8 Resuming a Source Volume This section introduces the procedure for resuming a source volume Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the source volume to be resumed Step 4 On the me...

Page 236: ...sed by the resource volume to be resumed For descriptions of the parameters see 6 3 7 Parameter Description Resuming a Volume Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 18 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Techno...

Page 237: ...dialog box TIP You can also go to the Create Volume Consistent Group dialog box by pressing the right mouse button and choose Create Volume Consistent Group from the shortcut menu Step 4 For descriptions of the parameters for setting information about a volume consistent group see 6 3 8 Parameter Description Creating a Consistent Group Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Opera...

Page 238: ...on tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Volume node Step 3 Select the consistent group that requires for a snapshot volume Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Create Consistent Group Snapshot The Create Instant Snapshot interface is displayed l Select Full sized instant in Snapshot Model Figure 6 1 shows the Create Instant Snapshot interface l Select Space op...

Page 239: ...tating Operation succeeded Step 6 Click OK End 6 2 12 Refreshing the Snapshot of a Volume Consistent Group This section introduces the procedure for refreshing a snapshot of a volume consistent group Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Consistent Group node Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Snapshot Refresh The Snap Refre...

Page 240: ...f the parameters on selecting the snapshot to be refreshed see 6 3 9 Parameter Description Refreshing a Snapshot Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 22 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10...

Page 241: ... 2 In the navigation tree select the Consistent Group node Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Restore Consistent Group The Snapshot Refresh dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 6 12 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 Configuring a Snapshot Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co L...

Page 242: ...ptions of the parameters on selecting the snapshot to be refreshed see 6 3 9 Parameter Description Refreshing a Snapshot Step 5 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 24 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 20...

Page 243: ... Policy dialog box 6 3 6 Parameter Description Management of Timing Policy On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Show Timing Policy dialog box 6 3 7 Parameter Description Resuming a Volume On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Resume Volume dialog box 6 3 8 Parameter Description Creating a Consistent Group On this in...

Page 244: ...nt of a third mirror break off snapshot It is available immediately after the snapshot plex is created Space optimized instant An optimized space snapshot does not require a complete copy of the source volume Instead a resource pool is used to store the data changes The cache size indicates the size of the resource pool You can set the cache size when creating a space optimized snapshot Click Snap...

Page 245: ...et the DCO of the snapshot volume This parameter is valid only when you select Full sized instant in Snapshot Model Path None Disk used for creating DCO of volume stored or DCO of snapshot volume stored Snapshot Name None This parameter is valid only when you select Space optimized instant or Third mirror break off in Snapshot Model Cache size None Set the cache size of a space optimized snapshot ...

Page 246: ...DCO Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Disk Name None Disk name Array None Name of the storage array Capacity None Disk capacity Internal Name None Disk alias Available Disks None Disks that are available for creating a DCO and a DCO mirror Click Available Disks to obtain details DCO Disks None Disks that are selected to create a DCO DCO Mirror Disks None Disks that are selected to c...

Page 247: ...on Querying Information About a Snapshot On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Snapshot Volume dialog box Parameter Description Table 6 4 Descriptions of parameters in the Disk tab Parameter Name Description Setting Name None Disk name Disk Group Name None Name of the disk group Click Disk Group Name to obtain details Device Name None Device name Health Sta...

Page 248: ...t Model Third mirror break off Full sized instant or Space optimized instant Snapshot model of the volume Refresh Time None The time when the snapshot is refreshed Health Status None Volume status Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status None Running status of the volume Click Running Status to obtain details 6 3 4 Parameter Description Adding a Timing Policy On this interface you can ...

Page 249: ...es a snapshot at a specified time every week Select the option button on the left of every week You can set the time that a snapshot is created every week in the time spin box and the week drop down list box every month None The system creates a snapshot at a specified time every month Select the option button on the left of every month You can set the time that a snapshot is created every month i...

Page 250: ...ters in the Resume Volume dialog box Parameter Description Table 6 8 Descriptions of parameters for resuming the source volume Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Snapshot Name None Snapshot name Snapshot Model Third mirror break off Full sized instant or Space optimized instant Snapshot type Click Snapshot Model to obtain details Mapped Yes or No The snapshot is mapped or not Cycle N...

Page 251: ... Disk group that is used for creating the volume consistent group Table 6 10 Descriptions of parameters for volume information of a volume consistent group Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Name None Volume name Capacity None Volume capacity Available Volumes None Volumes that are available for creating a volume consistent group Selected Volumes None Volumes that are selected for cr...

Page 252: ...ant or Space optimized instant Snapshot type Cycle every hour every day every week or every month Cycle of snapshot refreshment Time None The specific time when a snapshot is refreshed 6 Configuring a Snapshot OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 6 34 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 05 10 ...

Page 253: ...asic Configuration Procedure This section introduces the procedure for creating a replicate volume group 7 2 Related Operations 7 3 Parameter Description OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd 7 1 ...

Page 254: ... the configuration of the interface card l Interface Card ID 0 When the interface card whose ID is 0 holds the GE port module the eth number of the GE service port on controller A correponds to that of the GE service port on controler B as shown in Table 7 1 When configuring data replication through the GE service ports you need to set the IP addresses of the GE service ports with the same eth num...

Page 255: ...e eth number in the interface card whose ID is 1 or 2 Controller A Controller B 10 20 10 20 11 21 11 21 12 22 12 22 13 23 13 23 When the interface card whose ID is 1 and 2 both hold the GE port module the eth number of the GE service port on controller A doesn t correpond to that of the GE service port on controler B as shown in Table 7 3 When configuring data replication through the GE service po...

Page 256: ... and you need to add bound ports in the disaster recovery center the recommended number of new ports after ports are bound is no more than three l The virtual IP address of the production center can be added in the Create Replicate Volume Group wizard l The operation of creating a replicate volume group must be performed on the primary controller of the production center l The volume that has crea...

Page 257: ...he following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Create Replicate Volume Groups from the shortcut menu Step 4 Click Next The Create Replicate Volume Group Step 5 1 Fill in the basic information on Replicate Volume Group dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 3 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Co...

Page 258: ...ameter Description Creating a Replicate Volume Group Step 6 Click Next The Create Replicate Volume Group Step 5 2 Choose Data Volume and Log Volume dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 4 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 6 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co ...

Page 259: ...escription Creating a Replicate Volume Group Step 8 Click Next The Create Replicate Volume Group Step 5 3 Fill in the replication link information dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 5 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei T...

Page 260: ...ameter Description Creating a Replicate Volume Group Step 10 Click Next The Create Replicate Volume Group Step 5 4 Set the Replication Attributes dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 6 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 8 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Lt...

Page 261: ...s by yourself select the check box on the left of Use custom settings For descriptions of the parameters see 7 3 1 Parameter Description Creating a Replicate Volume Group Step 12 Click Next The Create Replicate Volume Group Step 5 5 Information Summary dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 7 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Configurin...

Page 262: ...e 7 2 12 Adding a Secondary Host l If you did not set the replication attributes when creating the replicate volume group through the Create Replicate Volume Group wizard or you need to modify the attributes after the replicate volume group is created see 7 2 15 Setting the Replication Attributes for related operations l After successfully creating a replicate volume you need to enable data replic...

Page 263: ... l 7 2 23 Deleting a Disaster Recovery Center 7 2 Related Operations 7 2 1 Adding a Log This section introduces the procedure for adding a log 7 2 2 Setting the IP Address of the GE Service Port This section introduces the procedure for setting the IP address of the GE service port 7 2 3 Adding a Service Port Bonding This section introduces the procedure for adding a service port bonding 7 2 4 Que...

Page 264: ...te Volume Group This section introduces the procedure for enabling timing replication 7 2 17 Setting Periodic Replication This section introduces the procedure for setting periodic replication 7 2 18 Deleting Periodic Replication This section introduces the procedure for deleting periodic replication 7 2 19 Disaster Recovery Switchover This section introduces the procedure for a disaster recovery ...

Page 265: ...15 Parameter Description Adding a Log Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 7 2 2 Setting the IP Address of the GE Service Port This section introduces the procedure for setting the IP address of the GE service port Context For details on setting the IP address of a GE service port see 4 3 5 Setting the GE Service Port OceanStor VIS6000 Se...

Page 266: ...ed as shown in Figure 7 9 Figure 7 9 Bonding Ports Management dialog box TIP You can also go to the Bonding Ports Management dialog box by pressing the right mouse button and choose Bonding Ports Management from the shortcut menu Step 4 Click Add Bonding The Add Bonding dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 10 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Inte...

Page 267: ...tep 7 Click OK End 7 2 4 Querying Information About a Service Port Bonding This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a service port bonding Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary...

Page 268: ...p 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Bonding Ports Management The Bonding Ports Management dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 9 Step 4 Select the bound port that is to be deleted Step 5 Click Delete Bonding The Warning dialog box is displayed Step 6 Enter yes case insensitive Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 7 2 6 Adding...

Page 269: ...tion succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 7 2 7 Deleting Router Information of a bound port This section introduces the procedure for deleting router information of a bound service port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Bonding Ports Management The Bonding Ports Management dia...

Page 270: ... the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the node of the name of the VIS6000 Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Virtual IP Management The Configure Cluster Virtual IP dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 12 Figure 7 12 Configure Cluster Virtual IP dialog box 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial...

Page 271: ...ster Virtual IP Address Step 6 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 7 Click OK End 7 2 9 Modifying a Virtual IP Address This section introduces the procedure for modifying a virtual IP address Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the node of the name of the VIS6000 Step 3 On the menu bar choose Conf...

Page 272: ...e click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the node of the name of the VIS6000 Step 3 On the menu bar choose Configuration Virtual IP Management The Configure Cluster Virtual IP dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 12 Step 4 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing information about the Configure Cluster Virtual IP dialog box see 7 3 6 Parameter Description Configur...

Page 273: ...er recovery center for a remote replicate volume group A production center can correspond to a maximum of 32 disaster recovery centers Through this operation you can add a secondary host that is a disaster recovery center to the production center Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select theReplicate Volume Groups node Step 3 Select the repl...

Page 274: ...escriptions of the parameters for setting a remote connection see 7 3 7 Parameter Description Adding a Secondary Host Step 6 Click Advanced Pro The Add Advanced Properties dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 16 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 22 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyrig...

Page 275: ...tion introduces the procedure for configuring LogOwner Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Replicate Volume Groups node Step 3 Select the replicate volume group whose LogOwner is to be configured Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Configure LogOwner The Set LogOwner dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 17 OceanStor...

Page 276: ... This section introduces the procedure for deleting LogOwner Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Replicate Volume Groups node Step 3 Select the replicate volume group whose LogOwner is to be configured Step 4 On the menu bar choose Configuration Delete LogOwner The Delete LogOwner dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 18 7 C...

Page 277: ...ox is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 9 Click OK End 7 2 15 Setting the Replication Attributes This section introduces the procedure for setting the replication attributes Context NOTE l Do not set the replication attributes when the replication volume group is in a synchronization process or a replication process l Replication Mode in the change Replication Setting dialog box is availa...

Page 278: ...on Setting dialog box by pressing the right mouse button and choose change Replication Setting from the shortcut menu Step 6 For descriptions of the parameters for selecting replication attributes that you need see 7 3 11 Parameter Description Setting the Replication Attributes Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 7 2 16 Setting the Statu...

Page 279: ...licate Status dialog box by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Check and Set Replicate Status from the shortcut menu Step 6 Select the replicate status of the replicate volume group For descriptions of the parameters see 7 3 12 Parameter Description Checking and Setting the Replication Status Start remote replication 1 Click Start The Start R...

Page 280: ...fo dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded 4 Click OK End 7 2 17 Setting Periodic Replication This section introduces the procedure for setting periodic replication Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Logical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree select the Replicate Volume Groups node Step 3 Select the replicate volume group for which a periodic replication policy is to be s...

Page 281: ...riptions of the parameters see 7 3 14 Parameter Description Setting Periodic Replication Step 7 Click Set Start Time The Add Timing Policy dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 23 Figure 7 23 Add Timing Policy dialog box OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 7 Configuring the Data Replication Function Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary a...

Page 282: ...me Groups node Step 3 Select the replicate volume group for which a periodic replication policy is to be set Step 4 Select the virtual IP address of the disaster recovery center Step 5 On the menu bar choose Configuration Set Periodic Replication The Set Periodic Replication dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 7 22 Step 6 Select the unnecessary periodic replication policies Step 7 Click Del...

Page 283: ...enter and the disaster recovery center and data in the production center is consistent with that in the disaster recovery center you need to choose fast failback or Auto fast failback After selecting fast recovery perform 7 2 21 Failback in the production center l When a disaster occurs in the production center and the production center cannot recovers from the disaster you need to choose No fast ...

Page 284: ...g the right mouse button and choose Takeover No fast failback from the shortcut menu 2 Enter yes case insensitive 3 Click OK End 7 2 21 Failback This section introduces the failback process Prerequisite When performing a host takeover operation and if you chooseFast failback you need to perform a failback operation after the production center recovers Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click ...

Page 285: ... dialog box is displayed TIP You can also delete a production center by the following two methods l On the toolbar click l Click the right mouse button and choose Delete Primary Host from the shortcut menu Step 6 Enter yes case insensitive Step 7 Click OK The Info dialog box is displayed stating Operation succeeded Step 8 Click OK End 7 2 23 Deleting a Disaster Recovery Center This section introdu...

Page 286: ...dialog box 7 3 4 Parameter Description Creating a Cluster Virtual IP Address On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Cluster Virtual IP dialog box 7 3 5 Parameter Description Modifying a Cluster Virtual IP Address On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Modify Cluster Virtual IP dialog box 7 3 6 Parameter Descript...

Page 287: ...scriptions of the parameters in the Set Periodic Replication dialog box 7 3 15 Parameter Description Adding a Log On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Add Log dialog box 7 3 1 Parameter Description Creating a Replicate Volume Group On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters for creating a replicate volume group Parameter Descri...

Page 288: ...ns of parameters for the replication link information Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Virtual IP of the Primary Host None Virtual IP address of the production center You can select an existing virtual IP address from the drop down list box or you can click Add Click Virtual IP of the Primary Host to obtain details Virtual IP Address of the Secondary Host None Virtual IP address of...

Page 289: ...uto DCM storage method l Specify When the SRL is going to overflow the system blocks IO from the host l Auto The system allows an SRL overflow After the overflow data changes are recorded through the DCM bitmap Transport Protocol UDP or TCP Transport protocol used for remote replication Data Delay Processing Mode Continue or Stop Processing mode for data delay If Continue is selected When the valu...

Page 290: ...covery center l Differently Synchronization The system finds the difference between the data volume of the production center and that of the disaster recovery center and copy the difference to the disaster recovery center The CPU occupation of this method is quite high l Automatically Synchronization The DCM mechanism is adopted in this method This method features high replication speed and suppor...

Page 291: ...ther fields range from 0 to 255 IP address of the GE service port The IP address cannot be a network address or a broadcast address Click IP to obtain details Mask The value of each field in the IP address ranges from 0 to 255 The value of the last field cannot be 255 Subnet mask of the GE service port Mode balance rr active backup balance xor broadcast 802 3d or balance tlb Mode of the port after...

Page 292: ...ound port Click Controller ID to obtain details Group ID 1 to 5 Group ID of the bound port Mode balance rr active backup balance xor broadcast 802 3d or balance tlb Mode of the bound port Port ID None ID of the service port that is to be bound IP Address None IP address of the bound port Example 192 168 100 11 Click IP Address to obtain details Subnet Mask None Subnet mask of bound service port Cl...

Page 293: ...u can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Create Cluster Virtual IP dialog box Parameter Description Table 7 10 Descriptions of parameters for creating a cluster virtual IP address Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Operation Network Card None Identifier of the service network port card This parameter is available only when Running Status of all the GE service ports ...

Page 294: ... of the other fields range from 0 to 255 You must set this parameter when creating a virtual IP address If the virtual IP address of the production center and that of the disaster recovery center are in the same network segment you can choose not to set this parameter Index l The index must be unique l The index can contain letters of the DBC case and numbers of the DBC case l The index consists o...

Page 295: ... a virtual IP address Click Net Mask to obtain details Gateway l The value of the last field from the left ranges from 1 to 254 l The values of the other fields range from 0 to 255 You must set this parameter when modifying a virtual IP address Index l The index must be unique l The index can contain letters of the DBC case and numbers of the DBC case l The index consists of 1 to 32 characters You...

Page 296: ...g a Secondary Host On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Add Secondary Host dialog box Parameter Description Table 7 13 Descriptions of parameters for adding a secondary host Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Virtual IP of Primary Host l The fields of an IP address cannot be empty and must be integers l The value of the first field from the l...

Page 297: ...ameter Description Table 7 14 Descriptions of parameters for setting the replication attributes Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Replication Mode Synchronize or Asynchronize Replication mode l Synchronize Data from the AS is written to the production center and the disaster recovery center at the same time A write operation is complete only when data is fully written to the disaste...

Page 298: ...mal Delay Limit and Maximal Delay Limit are exceeded the replication does not stop If Stop is selected when the value of Maximal Delay Limit is exceeded the replication stops when the value is close to Minimal Delay Limit the replication recovers Transmission Bandwidth The parameter indicates the data transmission bandwidth To specify a data transmission bandwith you should confirm that the entere...

Page 299: ... occupation of this method is quite high l Automatically Synchronization The DCM mechanism is adopted in this method This method features high replication speed and supports resumable multithread downloading This method is recommended l Fully synchronization Data in the production center is replicated to the disaster recovery center in order The replication speed is low Data Package Size None Data...

Page 300: ... Delete LogOwner dialog box For details see 7 3 9 Parameter Description Configuring LogOwner 7 3 11 Parameter Description Setting the Replication Attributes On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in theSet the Replication Attributes dialog box For details see 7 3 8 Parameter Description Setting Advanced Properties of a Secondary Host 7 3 12 Parameter Description Ch...

Page 301: ...s in the Start Replicating dialog box Table 7 17 Descriptions of parameters for starting remote replication Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Synchronize None The replication mode is synchronous replication Click Synchronize to obtain details Asynchronize None The replication mode is asynchronous replication Click Asynchronize to obtain details 7 3 14 Parameter Description Setting P...

Page 302: ...ox Parameter Description Table 7 19 Descriptions of parameters for adding a log Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Log Type DCM Type of the log added to the volume Disk Name None Disk name Capacity Unit GB or sector Disk capacity Available Disks None Disks that are available for creating a log Click Available Disks to obtain details Selected Disks None Disks that are selected to crea...

Page 303: ...rus 8 3 Inter Array Data Protection This section introduces an application of mirrors inter array data protection 8 4 Data Disaster Recovery This section introduces an application of replicated volume groups data level disaster recovery OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 8 Configuration Instance Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confide...

Page 304: ...ng of two storage arrays from two vendors The existing storage capacity is 60 TB among which three servers Windows Linux and AIX use approximately 44 TB Carrier A now has 200 000 users and need to allocate 500 MB for each user It is estimated that the number of carrier A s users will increase by 200 000 in next five years Carrier A hopes that the current storage system can provide 100 TB for each ...

Page 305: ...0 Create a 100 TB thin provisioning volume in the storage pool l HOST1_VOL l HOST2_VOL l HOST3_VOL Host Planning Map HOST1_VOL HOST2_VOL and HOST3_VOL respectively to HOST1 HOST2 and HOST3 The storage pool of the VIS6000 can dynamically assign storage space for these volumes according to the user s services The threshold of the storage pool is set to 50 TB according to the user s service traffic W...

Page 306: ...hot technology 8 2 2 Network Planning This section introduces the networking for anti virus in detail 8 2 3 Capacity Planning This section introduces the requirement analysis and capacity planning 8 2 4 Service Planning This section introduces the service planning 8 2 5 Data Security Planning This section introduces the data security planning 8 2 6 Configuration Data Summary This section introduce...

Page 307: ...alysis and capacity planning The data variation every day of game operator A is about 20 GB If the snapshot volume is refreshed every hour the array must provide at least 320 GB cache space for snapshots NOTE Cache space in this section refers to disk space rather than the memory of the storage array or the VIS6000 8 2 4 Service Planning This section introduces the service planning The customer re...

Page 308: ...ors 8 3 2 Network Planning This section describes the networking for inter array data protection 8 3 3 Capacity Planning This section introduces the capacity planning 8 3 4 Service Planning This section introduces the service planning 8 3 5 Configuration Data Summary This section introduces the specific data for inter array data protection 8 3 1 Scenario Introduction This chapter introduces the ap...

Page 309: ...e virtualization function of the VIS6000 can implement data protection between storage arrays from different manufacturers Since the distance between the two storage arrays is less than 60 km FC based local mirroring scheme is adopted The two storage arrays have the same data configurations and serve as the backup array for each other The newly added array has the same data planning with the origi...

Page 310: ...prefetching l RAID5_2 intelligent prefetching 8 4 Data Disaster Recovery This section introduces an application of replicated volume groups data level disaster recovery 8 4 1 Scenario Introduction This chapter introduces the application scenario of replicate volume groups 8 4 2 Network Planning This section describes the network environment for data disaster recovery 8 4 3 Capacity Planning This s...

Page 311: ...re 8 4 shows the network environment after the network is reconstructed Figure 8 4 Network environment Linux AIX Windows Network cable Optical fiber VIS6000 VIS6000 WAN Linux Storage array FC switch Maintenance terminal FC switch Storage array Maintenance terminal In the previous figure the VIS6000 is a newly added device l The IP address of the management network port of controller A of the VIS60...

Page 312: ...cation data y Mbit s Average of application write I Os z KB Maximum duration of service interruption accepted by the customer m hours Maximum outage for a remote device n hour RPO required by the customer p minutes Based on the data in the previous table the method and process of planning the capacity are described as follows l Synchronous replication Set the value of the bandwidth to the most sui...

Page 313: ...eet the requirement of the peak traffic otherwise the latency of a write operation will be quite long Value of the bandwidth 1 GB x 8 bit 60 x 60s 8000 Mbit 3600s 2 22 Mbit s l If asynchronous replication is applied set the bandwidth by calculating the average traffic That is 1 GB hour x 12 hours 250 MB hour x 12 hours 24 hours x 60 x 60 1 25 GB 2 x 60 x 60s 1 25 GB x 8 bit 2 x 60 x 60s 1 39 Mbit ...

Page 314: ...and another disk serves as mirrored disk for the srlvol l In the storage array of the disaster recovery center 2 disks the capacity of each is 1 GB are mapped to the VIS6000 After the VIS6000 takes over these disks a 1 GB volume named dcmvol1 and a 1 GB volume named dcmvol2 is created on the VIS6000 dcmvol1 and dcmvol2 serves as the DCM volume l A replicate volume group is created with the data vo...

Page 315: ...undata10 Lundata11 Lundata12 Lundata13 Lundata14 Lundata15 Lundata16 Lundata17 Lundata18 Lundata19 Lundata20 Lundata21 Lundata22 Lundata23 Lundata24 Lundata25 Lundata26 Lundata27 Lundata28 Lundata29 Lundata30 Lundata31 Lundata32 Lundata33 Lunlog1 Lunlog2 Lundcm1 and Lundcm2 RAID group RAIDvis Capacity 66 x 1024 2 x 20 2 67626 GB Volume Data Parameter Name Value LUN name datavol mirrsrlvol srlvol a...

Page 316: ... the subnet mask and the gateway of the VIS6000 in the production center IP 10 10 10 10 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 gateway 10 10 10 1 The service virtual IP address the subnet mask and the gateway of the VIS6000 in the disaster recovery center IP 10 10 11 10 subnet mask 255 255 255 0 gateway 10 10 11 1 8 Configuration Instance OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Conf...

Page 317: ...dure for querying properties of the GE service port 9 7 Querying Properties of the FC Service Port This section introduces the procedure for querying properties of the FC service port 9 8 Querying Properties about the Management Network Port This section introduces the procedure for querying properties about the management network port 9 9 Querying Properties of the Configuration Network Port This...

Page 318: ...ut A Volume This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a volume 9 23 Querying Information About All Volumes This section introduces the procedure for querying information about all volumes 9 24 Querying Information About a Storage Pool This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a storage pool 9 25 Querying Information About a Host Group This sect...

Page 319: ...erying CHAP Information This section introduces the procedure for querying CHAP information 9 36 Querying Information About the IP Address of the Storage Array This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the IP address of the storage array 9 37 Parameter Description OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 9 Querying the Commo...

Page 320: ...Querying Properties of the BMC Debugging Serial Port 9 11 Querying Properties of the System Debugging Serial Port 9 12 Querying Controller Properties 9 13 Querying Properties of the Power Supply 9 14 Querying Properties of an Interface Card 9 15 Querying Properties of the System Disk 9 16 Querying Properties of the API Module 9 18 Querying Properties of a Fan Business management 9 19 Querying Info...

Page 321: ... Querying Information About the IP Address of the Storage Array 9 2 Querying Performance Statistics This section introduces the procedure for querying performance statistics Procedure Step 1 On the navigation tree click the VIS6000 whose performance statistics are to be queried Step 2 On the menu bar choose System Performance Statistics The Performance Statistics dialog box is displayed as shown i...

Page 322: ...ep 4 Click Application NOTE l To export the statistical result click Export Statistic l When saving the statistical data the file name cannot consist of more than 200 characters End 9 3 Querying License Information This section introduces the procedure for querying license information Procedure Step 1 On the navigation tree click the VIS6000 whose performance statistics are to be queried 9 Queryin...

Page 323: ... the GE service port Context For details see 4 25 3 Querying Information About the GE Service Port 9 5 Querying Information About the FC Service Port This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the FC service port Context For details see 4 25 5 Querying Information About the FC Service Port OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration G...

Page 324: ...I Port Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 3 Figure 9 3 iSCSI Port Property dialog box Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing properties about the GE service port see 9 37 2 Parameter Description Properties of the iSCSI Port End 9 7 Querying Properties of the FC Service Port This section introduces the procedure for querying properties of the FC service port 9 Quer...

Page 325: ...d 9 8 Querying Properties about the Management Network Port This section introduces the procedure for querying properties about the management network port Context For details see 2 3 2 Querying Information about the Management Network Port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the ...

Page 326: ...n about the configuration network port Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the configuration network port in the figure of the controller enclosure The Configuration Network Port Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Fig...

Page 327: ...In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the BMC debugging serial port in the figure of the controller enclosure The BMC Debug Serial Port Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 7 Figure 9 7 BMC Debug Serial Port Property dialog box O...

Page 328: ...the icon of the system debugging serial port in the figure of the controller enclosure The System Debug Serial Port Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 8 Figure 9 8 System Debug Serial Port Property dialog box Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing information about the system debugging serial port see 9 37 7 Parameter Description Properties of the System Debugging...

Page 329: ...r the parameters for viewing controller information see 9 37 8 Parameter Description Controller Properties End 9 13 Querying Properties of the Power Supply This section introduces the procedure for querying information about the power supply Context The VIS6000 configured with AC have power supply modules The VIS6000 configured with DC do not have power supply modules OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virt...

Page 330: ...Power Supply End 9 14 Querying Properties of an Interface Card This section introduces the procedure for querying information about an interface card Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the interface card in the figure of the c...

Page 331: ...Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the system disk in the figure of the controller enclosure The System Disk Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 12 OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Co...

Page 332: ...onifgured with DC do not have API Modules Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the API module in the figure of the controller enclosure The API Board Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 13 9 Querying the Common...

Page 333: ...t have DPI Modules Procedure Step 1 In the navigation tree click the Physical tab Step 2 In the navigation tree click Controller Enclosure Step 3 In the operation area click the Figure of The Device tab Step 4 Click the icon of the DPI module in the figure of the controller enclosure The DPI Board Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 14 Figure 9 14 DPI Board Property dialog box Oc...

Page 334: ...fan in the figure of the controller enclosure The Fan Property dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 15 Figure 9 15 Fan Property dialog box Step 5 For descriptions of the parameters for viewing information about a fan see 9 37 14 Parameter Description Fan Properties End 9 19 Querying Information About a Disk This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a disk Context...

Page 335: ...tion About All Volumes This section introduces the procedure for querying information about all volumes Context For details see 4 25 21 Querying Information About All Volumes 9 24 Querying Information About a Storage Pool This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a storage pool Context For details see 4 25 24 Querying Information About a Storage Pool 9 25 Querying Inform...

Page 336: ...introduces the procedure for querying a timing policy Context For details see 6 2 6 Querying a Timing Policy 9 30 Querying Information About a Service Port Bonding This section introduces the procedure for querying information about a service port bonding Context For details see 7 2 4 Querying Information About a Service Port Bonding 9 31 Querying Information About a Virtual IP address This sectio...

Page 337: ...ement dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 16 Figure 9 16 Alarm Management dialog box Step 3 Click the Current Alarm tab Step 4 For the parameters for viewing current alarm information through the alarm list see 9 37 15 Parameter Description Alarm Management End OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 9 Querying the Common Information Issue 0...

Page 338: ...anagement dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 17 Figure 9 17 Alarm Management dialog box Step 3 Click the History Alarm tab Step 4 For the parameters for viewing history alarm information through the alarm list see 9 37 15 Parameter Description Alarm Management End 9 Querying the Common Information OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 9 2...

Page 339: ...nagement The User Management dialog box is displayed as shown in Figure 9 18 Figure 9 18 User Management dialog box Step 3 For the the parameters for viewing user information see 9 37 16 Parameter Description User Management End OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide 9 Querying the Common Information Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confid...

Page 340: ...Description Properties of the Management Network Port On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Management Network Port Property dialog box 9 37 5 Parameter Description Properties of the Configuration Network Port On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Configuration Network Port Property dialog box 9 37 6 Parameter Descri...

Page 341: ...ox 9 37 14 Parameter Description Fan Properties On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Fan Property dialog box 9 37 15 Parameter Description Alarm Management On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Alarm Management dialog box 9 37 16 Parameter Description User Management On this interface you can query specific descript...

Page 342: ...it is used in a data management system Volumes improve the capability of recovering from hardware faults data availability performance and storage configurations Click Type to obtain details Target When Type is set to Controller A B the value of Target is CPU or Memory When Type is set to Volume names of all volumes of the device is listed in the drop down list box Object of performance statistics...

Page 343: ...ption Properties of the iSCSI Port On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the iSCSI Port Property dialog box Parameter Description Table 9 3 Descriptions of parameters for properties of the iSCSI interface Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Port ID None Number of the GE service port IP Address None IP address of the GE service port If the value of ...

Page 344: ... or not Click Is Bonding to obtain details 9 37 3 Parameter Description Properties of the FC Interface On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the FC Port Property dialog box Parameter Description Table 9 4 Descriptions of parameters for properties of the FC interface Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description Port ID None Number of the FC service port Rate...

Page 345: ... Description Port ID None Number of the management network port IP Address None IP address of the management network port Rate Unit Mbps Mbps The data transmission rate of the management network port Health Status Normal or Unknown The functions running parameters and performance of the management network port in the two types of status are described as follows l Normal Functions and running param...

Page 346: ... Address to obtain details Rate Unit Mbps The data transmission rate of the configuration network port Click Rate to obtain details Health Status Normal or Unknown The functions running parameters and performance of the configuration network port in the two types of status are described as follows l Normal Functions and running parameters of the configuration network port are normal and no mistake...

Page 347: ...details Baud Rate Unit bps Baud rate of the BMC debugging serial port Data Bit None Number of bits when the BMC debugging serial port is transferring data Stop Bit None The bit that signals the end of a character when the BMC debugging serial port is transferring data Parity Bit None Parity bit of the BMC debugging serial port 9 37 7 Parameter Description Properties of the System Debugging Serial ...

Page 348: ...ing serial port 9 37 8 Parameter Description Controller Properties On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the Controller Property dialog box Parameter Description Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description ID A or B Controller ID The value can be A and B IP Address IP address of the controller IP address of the controller Click IP Address to obtain details...

Page 349: ... Running status of the controller Click Running Status to obtain details Primary Secondary Status Primary or Secondary The primary controller or the secondary controller Click Primary Secondary Status to obtain details Buzzer Status None Running status of the buzzer of the controller Click Running Status to obtain details Alarm Indicator Status None Status of the system alarm indicator Click Alarm...

Page 350: ...D 00 or 01 Number of the power supply Click ID Power Supply to obtain details Type ACNM The type of the power supply Alarm Status Normal or Fault Status of the alarm function of the power supply NOTE The VIS6000 configured with AC have power supply modules The VIS6000 configured with DC do not have power supply modules 9 37 10 Parameter Description Properties of the Interface Card On this interfac...

Page 351: ...error l Unknown The system cannot report the current health status of the interface card Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status Online or Offline Running status of the interface card Running Status is either Online or Offline Click Running Status to obtain details Voltage Status Normal or Fault Voltage status of the interface card Temperatur e Status None Temperature status of the in...

Page 352: ...sk are normal and no error occurs l Unknown The system cannot report the health status of the system disk now Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status Online or Offline Running status of the system disk Click Running Status to obtain details Physical Type Physical type of the system disk Physical type of the system disk Total Capacity Unit GB Total capacity of the system disk Temperatu...

Page 353: ...power supply Off On Status Off or On Working status of the API switch 9 37 13 Parameter Description Properties of the DPI Module On this interface you can query specific descriptions of the parameters in the DPI Board Property dialog box Parameter Description Parameter Name Value Range Parameter Description ID 00 or 01 Number of the DPI module Click ID to obtain details Type DCM The type of the po...

Page 354: ... degraded or out of work An error cannot be recovered l Degraded The fan works normally and provides all of its functions but cannot provide its best performance l Unknown The system cannot report the current health status of the fan Click Health Status to obtain details Running Status Online or Offline Running status of the fan Click Running Status to obtain details Operation Gear High Level Medi...

Page 355: ... Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss The time when the alarm occurs Recovery Time Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss The time when the fault indicated by the alarm is removed Clearing Time Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss The time when the alarm is cleared Reason Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss Description of the reason for the alarm Advice None Method for handling the alarm 9 37 16 Parameter Description User Management On t...

Page 356: ... to management but have the right to access and operate the VIS6000 without any limitation regarding to services l Guest Guests can only access the VIS6000 Status Online or Offline Status of the current user Creation time Format YYYY MM DD hh mm ss Time when the user is created 9 Querying the Common Information OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide...

Page 357: ...nce or trouble shooting A 3 How to Obtain Help from Website Huawei provides users with timely and efficient technical support through the regional offices secondary technical support system telephone technical support remote technical support and onsite technical support A 4 Ways to Contact Huawei Huawei Technologies Co Ltd provides customers with comprehensive technical support and service For an...

Page 358: ...ging Preparations When you contact Huawei for help the Technical Support Engineer of Huawei might assist you to do some operations to collect information about the trouble or handle the trouble directly Therefore before contacting Huawei for help you need to prepare the boards port modules screwdrivers screws cables for serial ports network cables and other required materials A 2 How to Use the Do...

Page 359: ... any assistance contact our local office or company headquarters Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Address Huawei Industrial Base Bantian Longgang Shenzhen 518129 People s Republic of China Website http www huawei com Telephone number 86 755 28780808 Customer Service Center Phone 86 755 28560000 4008302118 Huawei Service fax 86 755 28560111 Service E mail support huawei com OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtu...

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Page 361: ...er D DCO Data Change Object DPI DC Power Interface F FC Fiber Channel G GE Gigabit Ethernet GUI Graphical User Interface H HBA Host Bus Adapter OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide B Acronyms and Abbreviations Issue 08 2010 05 10 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd B 1 ...

Page 362: ...trol R RSCN Registered State Change Notification S SCSI Small Computer System Interface SMI S Storage Management Initiative Specification T V VxVM Veritas Volume Manager W WWN World Wide Name B Acronyms and Abbreviations OceanStor VIS6000 Series Virtual Intelligent Storage System Initial Configuration Guide B 2 Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright Huawei Technologies Co Ltd Issue 08 2010 ...

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