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Contents

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
How this book is organized. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Notices that are used in this book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
IBM ServeRAID Support CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

Part 1. Installation and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 1. Product information

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Option package contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Controller features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Connector locations

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 2. Installing and cabling a ServeRAID controller

. . . . . . . . 9

Using a ServeRAID controller in a server with Active

™

PCI features . . . . . . 9

Installing the ServeRAID controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Chapter 3. Understanding RAID technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stripe-unit size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Supported RAID levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a RAID level and performance tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Drive-state descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 4. Configuring ServeRAID controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Obtaining ServeRAID updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Updating BIOS and firmware code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the ServeRAID controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 5. Installing ServeRAID device drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Chapter 6. Configuring two ServeRAID controllers in a failover

environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installation guidelines and restrictions

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Preparing the controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting the expansion enclosures

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Configuring ServeRAID arrays and logical drives

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Completing the failover environment installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Part 2. Utility programs

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Chapter 7. Using the ServeRAID Mini-Configuration program . . . . . . 53
Accessing the Mini-Configuration program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing the controller status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Using the advanced configuration functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Chapter 8. Installing and using the IPSSEND command-line program . . . 57
Installing the IPSSEND command-line program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Page 4: ...al information under Product warranties and notices on page 169 Third Edition May 2001 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2001 All rights reserved US Government Users Restricted Rig...

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Page 7: ...Connect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when installing moving or opening covers on this product or attached devices To connect 1 Turn everything OFF 2 First attach all cable...

Page 8: ...ly do not turn off the electrical current supplied to the device The device also might have more than one power cord To remove all electrical current from the device ensure that all power cords are di...

Page 9: ...ServeRAID controllers 27 Obtaining ServeRAID updates 27 Updating BIOS and firmware code 28 Configuring the ServeRAID controller 28 Chapter 5 Installing ServeRAID device drivers 41 Chapter 6 Configuri...

Page 10: ...14 Installing the Microsoft Cluster Service software 107 Installing the Microsoft Cluster Service software on Windows NT 4 0 107 Installing the Microsoft Cluster Service software on Windows 2000 114...

Page 11: ...customer support and service 161 Purchasing additional services 164 Ordering publications 165 Part 5 Appendixes 167 Product warranties and notices 169 Warranty Statement 169 Notices 177 Electronic emi...

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Page 13: ...on about RAID technology Chapter 4 Configuring ServeRAID controllers on page 27 explains the ServeRAID configuration process You can refer to the information in this chapter when configuring one or mo...

Page 14: ...scribes the ServeRAID POST error codes and startup messages This chapter also includes some basic information for rebuilding a defunct drive and troubleshooting failover and cluster problems Chapter 1...

Page 15: ...te The ServeRAID command line programs for Microsoft Windows 2000 are in the following directory d PROGRAMS WINNT CMDLINE WIN2K where d is the CD ROM drive v ServeRAID files needed to install Microsof...

Page 16: ...D 4 Ultra160 SCSI Controller User s Reference 4SRAIDUR PDF v IBM ServeRAID 4 Ultra160 SCSI Controller Device Driver Installation Instructions 4DEVDRV PDF The following booklets are extracted from the...

Page 17: ...Note You can obtain this publication from the IBM Support Web site See Chapter 16 Obtaining ServeRAID updates on page 131 for additional information Preface xv...

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Page 21: ...age contains v One of the following IBM ServeRAID 4H Ultra160 SCSI controller IBM ServeRAID 4M Ultra160 SCSI controller IBM ServeRAID 4Mx Ultra160 SCSI controller IBM ServeRAID 4L Ultra160 SCSI contro...

Page 22: ...ing diodes LEDs on the controllers indicate activity on the SCSI channels and provide diagnostic information for trained service technicians ServeRAID 4H controller The ServeRAID 4H controller has fou...

Page 23: ...lithium battery replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly used handled or disposed of Do not v Throw or immer...

Page 24: ...hen replacing the lithium battery use only IBM Part Number 33F8354 or an equivalent type battery recommended by the manufacturer If your system has a module containing a lithium battery replace it onl...

Page 25: ...or You can attach external SCSI devices to the external Channel 1 connector The ServeRAID 4 controllers do not support configurations that use both the internal and external connectors concurrently on...

Page 26: ...facturer If your system has a module containing a lithium battery replace it only with the same module type made by the same manufacturer The battery contains lithium and can explode if not properly u...

Page 27: ...n the server to replace the controller You can use the hot add feature to expand capacity in a server by adding a controller Use the hot remove feature to remove a controller from a running server If...

Page 28: ...Refer to the documentation that is provided with your operating system for using these features v Refer to Using a ServeRAID controller in a server with Active PCI features on page 9 v Refer to the d...

Page 29: ...6 Remove the controller from the static protective package holding the controller by the edges Do not touch any exposed components on the controller 7 Insert the controller in the PCI expansion slot...

Page 30: ...The ServeRAID controllers use SCSI ID 7 13 Install the server cover 14 If you disconnected the cables and power cords in step 2 on page 10 reconnect the cables and cords See your server documentation...

Page 31: ...r on the ServeRAID controller 1 Connect one end of a 68 pin very high density connector interface VHDCI SCSI cable to an external channel connector on the ServeRAID controller Note See Connector locat...

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Page 33: ...ter 4 Configuring ServeRAID controllers on page 27 Stripe unit size With RAID technology data is striped across an array of physical drives This data distribution scheme complements the way the operat...

Page 34: ...al drive Start with two physical drives Create an array using the two physical drives Then create a logical drive within that array The data is striped across the drives creating blocks Notice that th...

Page 35: ...sily You also might want to use a RAID level 0 logical drive when you require maximum capacity Understanding RAID level 1 RAID level 1 provides 100 percent data redundancy and requires only two physic...

Page 36: ...evel 1E RAID level 1E combines mirroring with data striping This RAID level stripes data and copies of the data across all of the drives in the array As with the standard RAID level 1 the data is mirr...

Page 37: ...vel 5 requires a minimum of three physical drives This RAID level stripes data and parity across all drives in the array When you assign RAID level 5 to an array the capacity of the array is reduced b...

Page 38: ...aining functional drive in the RAID level 5 array which is a hot spare drive 2 3 5 4 8 2 1 7 6 Understanding RAID level 5 Enhanced RAID level 5 Enhanced RAID level 5E requires a minimum of four physic...

Page 39: ...vel 5E requires a minimum of four drives and depending upon the level of firmware and the stripe unit size supports a maximum of 8 or 16 drives The following illustration is an example of a RAID level...

Page 40: ...refers to RAID levels 00 10 1E0 and 50 RAID level x0 includes more physical drives in an array The benefits of doing so are larger logical drives increased performance and increased reliability RAID l...

Page 41: ...ogical drive creating blocks Notice that none of these blocks are redundant This is because the logical drive 1 is RAID level 0 in a RAID level x0 implementation see the following table A A B C 1 1 2...

Page 42: ...in the online hot spare or rebuild state has become defunct It does not respond to commands which means that the ServeRAID controller cannot communicate properly with the drive If a physical drive has...

Page 43: ...l state Critical A RAID level 1 RAID level 1E RAID level 5 or RAID level 5E logical drive that contains a defunct physical drive is in the critical state A critical logical drive is accessible despite...

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Page 45: ...or the IBM ServeRAID and Clustering products from the IBM Support Web site http www ibm com pc support To access ServeRAID and Clustering support follow these steps 1 Click Servers on the IBM Support...

Page 46: ...or none that is you cannot selectively update 3 Click Update The IBM ServeRAID ROM Update Wizard displays a progress indicator as it updates the controllers If the wizard detects an error it displays...

Page 47: ...available from the menu and tool bars See Using Configuration mode on page 31 for more information In Information mode you can view and modify the existing device and configuration information for you...

Page 48: ...the right panel to create logical drives on your ServeRAID controller If you do not want to configure your ServeRAID controller click Cancel This will switch the program from Configuration mode to Inf...

Page 49: ...ght independent disk arrays for each ServeRAID controller Configuration mode provides two configuration options Express configuration and Custom configuration see Figure 8 on page 30 You can also use...

Page 50: ...ree click the new controller 3 Click Actions Change stripe unit size 4 Click the new stripe unit size for your installation on the menu Using Express configuration To use Express configuration Note If...

Page 51: ...physical drives 6 If you have multiple controllers for each controller repeat steps 1 on page 32 through step 5 7 When you have completed configuration you can change to Information mode and change co...

Page 52: ...ion button 3 Click Next The Create arrays window opens 4 Using the right mouse button click the drive or SCSI channel icons in the Main Tree to select the drives that you want to add to your arrays de...

Page 53: ...s in the Main Tree to select the arrays that you want to add or delete to your spanned arrays then select a choice from the pop up list 7 After you select the arrays for your spanned arrays click Next...

Page 54: ...using the right mouse button click the Hot spare drive icon in the Main Panel on the right and then select Remove new hot spare drive or Remove all new hot spare drives 9 Select a RAID level for the l...

Page 55: ...e 11 If free space is available and you want to define another logical drive click Add in the Main Panel 12 Repeat steps 9 on page 36 through step 11 for each logical drive that you want to define in...

Page 56: ...ller settings See Using Information mode on page 39 for more information If you do not want to change any settings exit the ServeRAID Manager program and remove the CD from the CD ROM drive 19 Restart...

Page 57: ...speed v Write cache mode Note NetWare 5 x only If you are preparing to install Novell NetWare 5 x from the startable Novell NetWare 5 x CD set the write cache mode only to write through mode Click an...

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Page 59: ...IBM ServeRAID Support CD This booklet provides detailed instructions for installing the device drivers on the following operating systems v Microsoft Windows 2000 v Microsoft Windows NT v Red Hat Linu...

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Page 61: ...n the system board you cannot use the built in controller in the fault tolerant pair In order to use fault tolerant technology with ServeRAID controllers you must use one of the following enclosures v...

Page 62: ...ed in arrays v All logical drives must have unique shared merge group numbers v Each set of controllers must have a unique set of controller names and partner names when using multiple fault tolerant...

Page 63: ...tartup drive array has been created the array information will be removed and the system will no longer start in Windows NT or Windows 2000 If you already have logical drives defined that you want to...

Page 64: ...first controller for example Controller A Partner name Enter a name that you will use to identify the second controller for example Controller B SCSI initiator IDs The system presets these IDs to 7 Se...

Page 65: ...ecting the expansion enclosures After you configure the controllers you must connect the expansion enclosures to the ServeRAID controllers 1 Connect the expansion enclosure to each of the ServeRAID co...

Page 66: ...ou can remove a specific drive from a newly defined array or delete an entire newly defined array To do this a Click Back b Using the right mouse button click the specific drive or Array icon in the M...

Page 67: ...Save printable configuration 18 Click OK 19 To exit the ServeRAID Manager program click File Exit Completing the failover environment installation To complete the installation of the failover environm...

Page 68: ...n a failover environment refer to Solving problems in a failover environment on page 149 Figure 20 Information mode window showing a failover controller pairing 50 IBM User s Reference ServeRAID 4 Ult...

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Page 71: ...e Mini Configuration program are as follows v View Controller Status shows the current status of the ServeRAID controller See Viewing the controller status for more information v View Configuration sh...

Page 72: ...When you initialize the configuration the Config Update resets to zero v Bad Stripe Locked Stripe or Blocked Drive identifies the logical drives that are affected Bad Stripe Drives indicates logical d...

Page 73: ...most common configuration from the drives in the server and copies it to the ServeRAID controller v Configure BIOS Settings is used to modify the BIOS settings such as the BIOS Compatibility Mapping f...

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Page 75: ...can use the IPSSEND program with the following operating systems v Microsoft Windows NT v Microsoft Windows 2000 v Novell NetWare 4 x and 5 x v IBM OS 2 Warp Server v Red Hat Linux 6 2 or later v SCO...

Page 76: ...RAID Support CD and c is the drive letter where Windows NT Windows 2000 NetWare or OS 2 is installed 6 Press Enter Remove the CD from the CD ROM drive Installing IPSSEND for Windows 2000 Windows NT 4...

Page 77: ...ific device file for the CD ROM block device If you have more than one CD ROM you must replace dev cd0 with the specific name of the CD ROM you want to use b If you currently have another device mount...

Page 78: ...he console mount f ISO9660 o ro lower dev cd0 mnt Notes a where dev cd0 is the specific device file for the CD ROM block device If you have more than one CD ROM you must replace dev cd0 with the speci...

Page 79: ...stem starts insert the IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs diskette into the diskette drive 3 Mount the diskette drive by typing the following at the console mount F dosfs dev fd0135ds18 Disk_A Notes...

Page 80: ...ers are described in the sections that follow To run the IPSSEND program with no parameters do the following For Windows 2000 Windows NT and OS 2 1 Type c ipsadm ipssend where c is the drive letter of...

Page 81: ...hen the new data is written to the source logical drive This FlashCopy nobackup link exists until you dissolve the link by issuing a FlashCopy stop Note You have instant read access to the target part...

Page 82: ...ils Use the STOP command to break these links Once the link is broken you can reissue the FLASHCOPY BACKUP or FLASHCOPY NOBACKUP command Note 5 There is no partition defined on this logical drive If a...

Page 83: ...ashcopy delete and flashcopy import functions to move a logical drive to another server You can use the flashcopy map function to determine the partition numbers and if they are available for the flas...

Page 84: ...es a flashcopy of a source partition that is the boot partition and contains open files or contains a memory paging file Note Using the FORCE option will not guarantee file consistency between the sou...

Page 85: ...tion must have the same partition type as its source partition 3 Do not attempt to write to the target partition until the nobackup link is broken Supported operating systems Windows NT Windows 2000 C...

Page 86: ...make the LEDs blink for the drives that belong to the specific array Important If your target logical drive is configured with write back cache enabled wait 10 minutes after the flashcopy backup comp...

Page 87: ...to compute and write the parity data on the selected drives Synchronizing a logical drive verifies that the data redundancy for that logical drive is correct Use this function only on RAID level 5 lo...

Page 88: ...AID controller number 1 12 v logicaldrive is the logical drive number 1 8 v noprompt is an optional parameter that overrides the user prompt restore Use the restore function to load a configuration fr...

Page 89: ...cal drives that are in the critical state Progress is indicated during the rebuild operation but you can also use the getstatus function to obtain progress information about the rebuild Supported oper...

Page 90: ...oblem isolation and debug functions The IPSSEND problem isolation and debug functions include the following certify Use the certify function to verify the media of a physical drive When the program fi...

Page 91: ...erating systems Windows NT Windows 2000 OS 2 NetWare Linux OpenServer Unixware and DOS Command ipssend getbst controller where controller is the ServeRAID controller number 1 12 getevent Use the getev...

Page 92: ...you enter MAX as the size on the command line the maximum size of the logical drive is calculated automatically If there is free space in an existing array you can create additional logical drives fo...

Page 93: ...is the SCSI ID for the device 0 15 drivever Use the drivever function to display the vendor ID microcode version and serial number of a SCSI device The IPSSEND program retrieves this information direc...

Page 94: ...g systems Windows NT Windows 2000 OS 2 NetWare Linux OpenServer UnixWare and DOS Command ipssend setconfig controller options noprompt where v controller is the ServeRAID controller number 1 12 v opti...

Page 95: ...attended feature of the ServeRAID controllers Supported operating systems Windows NT Windows 2000 OS 2 NetWare Linux OpenServer Unixware and DOS Command ipssend unattended controller options where v c...

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Page 97: ...the IBM ServeRAID Command Line Programs diskette To install the IPSMON program for NetWare do the following 1 Start the server 2 After the operating system starts insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD i...

Page 98: ...type and number INF information followed by the message number WRN warning followed by the message number CRT critical followed by the message number v The location specifier comes after the alert cod...

Page 99: ...dynamically increase the logical drive size rebuild an array configure your ServeRAID controllers in a failover environment configure a cluster and perform other ServeRAID configuration functions To u...

Page 100: ...onsole to connect to remote servers that contain ServeRAID controllers Servers installed with Windows 95 and Windows 98 do not support ServeRAID controllers To install the ServeRAID Manager program fo...

Page 101: ...r the installation directory provide only the drive letter to the NetWare SYS partition that you mapped in step 1 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to install the program Installing ServeRAID Ma...

Page 102: ...where mnt is the mount point of the device file used in step 3 8 Press Enter You can now remove the CD from the CD ROM drive Installing ServeRAID Manager on OS 2 Note The OS 2 version of the ServeRAID...

Page 103: ...D ROM drive Installing ServeRAID Manager on UnixWare Notes 1 To use the ServeRAID Manager program with UnixWare you must have either the Java Runtime Environment JRE or the Java Development Kit JDK in...

Page 104: ...ServeRAID Manager program on your server you can administer and monitor your ServeRAID controllers as well as modify the ServeRAID controller configuration Starting the ServeRAID Manager program in W...

Page 105: ...ens Starting the ServeRAID Manager program in OS 2 To start the ServeRAID Manager program from the OS 2 desktop double click the ServeRAID Manager icon To start the ServeRAID Manager program from an O...

Page 106: ...installed the ServeRAID Manager program by typing For OpenServer cd opt RaidMan For UnixWare cd opt RaidMan For Linux cd usr RaidMan 2 Press Enter 3 Type the following sh RaidMan sh 4 Press Enter The...

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Page 109: ...ocated between the two servers and the cluster resumes normal operation A controller is a device that coordinates and controls the operation of one or more input and output devices such as workstation...

Page 110: ...ID 1 Array A CD ROM Drive CD ROM Drive Integrated Ethernet Controller SCSI IDs See Note A See Note B 6 4 3 Channel 2 Channel 1 Channel 1 ServeRAID EtherJet Server B 233 MHz RAID 1 Array A Integrated E...

Page 111: ...requirements and types of installations refer to the IBM Shared Disk Clustering Hardware Reference You can obtain this publication from the IBM Support Web site See Downloadable files from the World W...

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Page 113: ...n occur automatically such as when an application or a server fails or it can occur manually such as when a system administrator moves all applications onto one server and then shuts down the other se...

Page 114: ...ller pair must have a different SCSI initiator ID assigned to the shared channels For example set one server Server A to ID 6 and set the other server Server B to ID 7 The setup instructions describe...

Page 115: ...es will not failover Logical drives currently undergoing Logical Drive Migration LDM operations RAID level 5E logical drives undergoing compression or decompression RAID level 5 logical drives in a cr...

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Page 117: ...r for clustering on page 100 for each shared controller in Server A then return here 5 Continue with the procedure Configuring ServeRAID arrays and a logical drive on page 102 for Server A then return...

Page 118: ...roller in Server B 7 Continue with the procedure Configuring ServeRAID arrays and a logical drive on page 102 for Server B Note If you define an online drive or hot spare drive for Server A you cannot...

Page 119: ...tup drive array has been created the array information will be removed and the system will no longer start in Windows NT or Windows 2000 If you already have logical drives defined that you want to kee...

Page 120: ...e these values For Server A set each ID to 6 for shared channels Note The ServeRAID Manager program does not permit you to enter numbers other than 6 and 7 8 Click OK The controller is now configured...

Page 121: ...ant hot spare protection each ServeRAID controller must have a hot spare drive defined f You must connect hot spare drives only to shared channels This is in case the hot spare drive replaces a failed...

Page 122: ...that is shared by the controller pair For example if you have a logical drive with a merge group number 1 on Server A you cannot assign the same group number to a logical drive on Server B Valid merge...

Page 123: ...OK 17 To exit the ServeRAID Manager program click File Exit 18 Remove the IBM ServeRAID Support CD from the CD ROM drive 19 Shut down the server Chapter 13 Configuring ServeRAID controllers for cluste...

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Page 125: ...Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition To install the Microsoft Cluster Service complete the following procedure 1 If you do not have Microsoft Windows NT Server Enterprise Edition installed already in...

Page 126: ...IPSHAHTO EXE to make all shared logical drives available for access by Server B 6 On Server B use the Windows NT Disk Administrator to assign the same drive letters that you assigned to each drive on...

Page 127: ...ing command from a Windows NT command line d programs winnt cluster setup where d is the CD ROM drive letter b When the program has completed run the SETUP EXE program on Server B After the utility ha...

Page 128: ...ve letters Windows NT might assign different drive letters on each server You must assign a permanent drive letter to ensure Windows NT assigns the same drive letter to the partition on both servers 1...

Page 129: ...up move the resource or resource group to that cluster server Note The cluster service must be running on both systems 2 To delete the resource run the Microsoft Cluster Administration program from th...

Page 130: ...en click Add Remove 13 Repeat step 1 through step 12 for the other server in the cluster Updating ServeRAID software in an MSCS cluster environment Note If you are upgrading your ServeRAID software af...

Page 131: ...k OK when the IBM ServeRAID controller is highlighted 10 Shut down and restart the server from the CD Step 4 Upgrading the IBM ServeRAID BIOS and firmware To upgrade the IBM ServeRAID BIOS and firmwar...

Page 132: ...er 2 Log on to Windows 2000 3 Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD or the configuration CD that was included with your server into the CD ROM drive of Server A The ServeRAID Manager setup program start...

Page 133: ...s When configuring a cluster you must assign a permanent drive letter because the two servers must have the same drive letters on each shared logical drive If you do not assign permanent drive letters...

Page 134: ...tters that you assigned to each drive on Server A Notes a Use the disk volume label as a guide to make sure you assign the same drive letters on Server B as you assigned on Server A b You might need t...

Page 135: ...om a Windows 2000 command line and press Enter a setup where a is the diskette drive letter v If you are installing from CD type the following command from a Windows 2000 command line and press Enter...

Page 136: ...ick Manage The Computer Management window opens b Double click Storage c Click Disk Management The Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard opens d Using the right mouse button click Disk Management Re...

Page 137: ...tion system 2 Use the normal MSCS procedure for deleting a resource or a group Refer to the documentation that is included with the MSCS package for instructions 3 After deleting the ServeRAID resourc...

Page 138: ...k Start Programs Administrative Tool Cluster Administrator 2 Move all cluster resources and groups to the other cluster server that is the server that is not running the Cluster Administrator program...

Page 139: ...e Note If you use the online version of the ServeRAID Manager program to delete and recreate the logical drives that have the same merge group ID you will not be able to access the logical drives You...

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Page 141: ...sure that you installed the ServeRAID Manager program on your server If you need to install it refer to Installing the ServeRAID Manager program on page 81 for instructions Checking the ownership of a...

Page 142: ...tion that is included with the hard disk drive and the server Attention Physical drives that are configured by one controller in the pair must appear as ready drives to the other controller in the pai...

Page 143: ...additional ServeRAID disk resources on a Windows 2000 ServeRAID cluster on page 118 Validating a cluster Use this feature to determine if your cluster is configured correctly Note You must have the S...

Page 144: ...n 5 If you want to stop the validation before it completes click Cancel Otherwise if the ServeRAID Manager program finds problems with the ServeRAID cluster configuration it reports the problems in th...

Page 145: ...e click the controller you are using for the cluster 2 Click Configure for clustering on the tool bar A window similar to the following opens Note In this case you can view this information only You c...

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Page 149: ...com pc support To access ServeRAID and Clustering support follow these steps 1 Click Servers on the IBM Support page The IBM xSeries Netfinity and PC Server Support page opens 2 Select ServeRAID or C...

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Page 151: ...rs have the latest IBM ServeRAID software installed you must have version 4 0 or later as a minimum You can obtain this software from the IBM Support Web site See Downloadable files from the World Wid...

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Page 153: ...For information about clearing the event log see eraseevent on page 72 All physical drives contain unique identifiers such as the drive serial number and manufacturer During configuration the ServeRAI...

Page 154: ...performance in a degraded mode is acceptable The ServeRAID controller will assign the drive a state of defunct but the server can complete startup However the array will remain in Critical mode and th...

Page 155: ...erveRAID controller will assign the drive a state of defunct but the server can complete startup However the array will remain in Critical mode and the potential for data loss will exist until you rep...

Page 156: ...the drive ensure that 1 All cables are connected properly to the backplane and to the physical drive Also ensure that all cables inside the server are connected properly 2 The hot swap drive trays are...

Page 157: ...etry Press this key after correcting the problem For example press F4 after you move the physical drive to its previously assigned location or after you install the original physical drives back in th...

Page 158: ...ta stored in NVRAM does not match the configuration data stored in the EEPROM 1 Press Ctrl I to access the ServeRAID Mini Configuration menu See Chapter 7 Using the ServeRAID Mini Configuration progra...

Page 159: ...screen as follows ISPR displays the four digit Interrupt Status Port Register code BCS displays the Basic Configuration Status Register code and ECS displays the Extended Configuration Status Registe...

Page 160: ...OST detected that a ServeRAID configuration or hard disk error occurred Start the IBM ServeRAID Support CD and view the existing device and configuration information for your ServeRAID subsystem If yo...

Page 161: ...e drives and account for the drive rearrangement To exit without making changes press F10 01 18 No configuration was found in drives or the Online Rebuild and Hot Spare Standby Hot Spare drives are no...

Page 162: ...Standby drives are not responding 03 C8 A drive was imported from another server and it has a valid configuration and the Online Rebuild drives are not responding and unidentified drives were found 0...

Page 163: ...the incorrect SCSI ID and unidentified drives were found 07 6C Online Rebuild and Ready Standby drives are not responding a drive was found at the incorrect SCSI ID and unidentified drives were found...

Page 164: ...d correctly one or more of the drives might be faulty Identify and replace the faulty drives then press F5 to accept the changes To exit without making changes press F10 0F 20 Ready Standby drives are...

Page 165: ...n unblock the RAID level 0 logical drives and access them once again Remember however that the RAID level 0 logical drives might contain damaged data Note For logical drives in an IBM ServeRAID Cluste...

Page 166: ...rebuild do the following 1 Without removing the drive completely gently remove the physical drive from the server using the handle of the hot swap tray If necessary refer to the documentation that co...

Page 167: ...ontroller 3 Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD or the configuration CD that was included with your server into the CD ROM drive then turn on the server The ServeRAID Manager program starts 4 Initiali...

Page 168: ...owing software to replace the controller by following the on screen directions v IBM Netfinity PCI Hot Plug for Windows NT 4 0 Package version 4 1 or later v For the ServeRAID 4M ServeRAID 4Mx ServeRA...

Page 169: ...cedure to recover from a failed server 1 Shut down the failed server 2 Remove all local hard disk drives from the failed server As you remove your hard disk drives be sure to note the bay in which eac...

Page 170: ...tion information by starting your server with the IBM ServeRAID Support CD in the CD ROM drive and using the ServeRAID Manager program For additional information refer to the ServeRAID Manager online...

Page 171: ...oved the failed ServeRAID controller Important v Do not reconnect the SCSI channel cables to the controller at this time v You must ensure that you have the same level of ServeRAID BIOS and firmware o...

Page 172: ...attaches to any of the following v The server startup disk array v Other non shared disk arrays start the system with the IBM ServeRAID Support CD version 4 0 or later in the CD ROM drive The ServeRA...

Page 173: ...s server the red drive lights in external expansion enclosures might turn on for physical drives that are online There is no hardware problem the lights turn off within an hour Recovering from a faile...

Page 174: ...Windows NT 4 0 was installed To correct this problem you must reinstall the high availability cluster solution using Microsoft Windows NT 2 Ensure that shared SCSI buses on the ServeRAID controller pa...

Page 175: ...al operation v Replace and rebuild one or more defunct drives However if you do not reinitialize synchronize and restore the drive be aware that some data could be lost or damaged If one of the cluste...

Page 176: ...n uninstalled a message incorrectly displays prompting you to perform an upgrade when you attempt to reinstall the ServeRAID Windows NT Cluster Solution You must delete the C3E76E53 F841 11D0 BFA1 080...

Page 177: ...so want to visit the Web pages of other companies for information about other operating systems software and accessories The following are some other Web sites you might find helpful http www lotus co...

Page 178: ...grades to device drivers v Installation and maintenance of network operating systems NOS v Installation and maintenance of application programs Refer to your IBM hardware warranty for a full explanati...

Page 179: ...to receive e mail notifications whenever new information becomes available about your registered products You also can access online support forums which are community sites monitored by IBM support s...

Page 180: ...you can get help and information by telephone through the IBM PC HelpCenter Expert technical support representatives are available to assist you with questions you might have on the following v Setti...

Page 181: ...ico U S A and Puerto Rico 1 800 772 2227 In all other countries contact your IBM reseller or IBM marketing representative Getting help around the world If you travel with your computer or need to move...

Page 182: ...a 10 incident limit For more information about purchasing Enhanced PC Support see Ordering support line services on page 165 900 number operating system and hardware support line In the U S if you pr...

Page 183: ...epair service either standard or premium The standard upgrade provides a trained servicer within the next business day 9 a m to 5 p m local time Monday though Friday The premium upgrade provides 4 hou...

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Page 186: ...168 IBM User s Reference ServeRAID 4 Ultra160 SCSI Controller...

Page 187: ...ormation Some IBM Machines are eligible for On site warranty service depending on the country where service is performed IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Part 1 General Terms This Statement of Limite...

Page 188: ...ARRANTY PERIOD NO WARRANTIES APPLY AFTER THAT PERIOD Items Not Covered by Warranty IBM does not warrant uninterrupted or error free operation of a Machine Any technical or other support provided for a...

Page 189: ...reseller with sufficient free and safe access to your facilities to permit them to fulfill their obligations and d inform IBM or your reseller of changes in a Machine s location IBM is responsible for...

Page 190: ...exclusively by the court of Rio de Janeiro NORTH AMERICA Warranty Service The following is added to this Section To obtain warranty service from IBM in Canada or the United States call 1 800 IBM SERV...

Page 191: ...ntitled to appoint one arbitrator The two arbitrators appointed by the parties shall appoint a third arbitrator before proceeding upon the reference The third arbitrator shall act as chairman of the p...

Page 192: ...nt will first be resolved by friendly negotiations failing which either of us has the right to submit the dispute to the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission in Beijing the PR...

Page 193: ...Lithuania the laws of Finland apply 3 Algeria Benin Burkina Faso Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Congo Djibouti Democratic Republic of Congo Equatorial Guinea France Gabon Gambia Gui...

Page 194: ...lers unchanged FRANCE Limitation of Liability The following replaces the second sentence of the first paragraph of this Section In such instances regardless of the basis on which you are entitled to c...

Page 195: ...paragraph of this Section 1 death or personal injury or physical damage to your real property solely caused by IBM s negligence 2 the amount of any other actual direct damages or loss up to 125 percen...

Page 196: ...er serve as an endorsement of those Web sites The materials at those Web sites are not part of the materials for this IBM product and use of those Web sites is at your own risk IBM may use or distribu...

Page 197: ...other countries Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the United States oth...

Page 198: ...terference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Industry Canada Class A emission compliance statement This Class A digital...

Page 199: ...e with licensed communication equipment Attention This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate...

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Page 201: ...e 96 127 152 replacing 153 controller name 96 viewing 127 152 cluster 91 continued creating partition 115 ServeRAID disk resource 110 118 detailed view illus 92 error messages 156 failback 95 failed c...

Page 202: ...ty List 133 IBM Server Proven List 133 retrieve information 75 device drivers xiii installing 41 device drivers xiii continued startup controller 34 38 updates 27 131 disk signatures 115 diskette IBM...

Page 203: ...ive 20 24 cluster 96 102 103 124 creating 34 failover 44 48 hot swap physical drive rebuilding 148 hot swap rebuild feature 76 148 how to xiv hsrebuild IPSSEND 76 I IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution xiii...

Page 204: ...ServeRAID files xiii uninstalling 111 120 updating BIOS 113 device drivers 113 firmware 113 other server 113 ServeRAID Cluster Solution 112 ServeRAID Manager 112 software 112 migrating logical drive...

Page 205: ...rveRAID Manager 135 solving 135 program command line xiii IBM ServeRAID ROM Update Wizard 28 IPSMON 79 IPSSEND 57 62 program continued Mini configuration 53 ServeRAID Hot Replace Wizard 9 ServeRAID Ma...

Page 206: ...ronic emission Class A notice 180 United States FCC Class A notice 180 UnixWare device drivers xiii IPSSEND 60 61 62 ServeRAID Manager 85 88 updates 27 131 updating BIOS 113 device drivers 113 updatin...

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