IBM System Storage DCS Series, Installation And Migration Manual

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Contents
Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. v
Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. vii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . .. ix
Supported IBM System Storage DCS Series with
Gen2 controllers .
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Receiving product updates and support notifications ix
DS Storage Subsystem installation and support
guides .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ix
Notices and statements in this document . . . .. x
Chapter 1. Prerequisites to adding
capacity and hard disk drive migration . 1
Preparing the storage subsystem. . . . . . .. 1
Preparing to export and import drives . . . . .. 3
Determining the supported number of drives and
drive loop pairs .
. . . . . . . . . . .. 4
Verifying controller, NVSRAM, and ESM firmware
compatibility .
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Storage subsystem profile . . . . . . . .. 5
Physical View pane . . . . . . . . . .. 6
Upgrading ESM and controller firmware . . . .. 6
Drive migration limitations . . . . . . . .. 7
Verifying hard disk drive model compatibility . .. 8
Viewing the product ID and model of a hard disk
drive .
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Bringing storage subsystems and drive loops into
optimal state .
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Intermixing storage enclosures . . . . . . .. 11
Chapter 2. Adding or migrating hard
disk drives . . . . . . . . . . . ..
13
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . .. 13
Handling static-sensitive devices . . . . . .. 14
Adding new hard disk drives . . . . . . .. 14
Migrating hard disk drives . . . . . . . .. 15
Step 1: Preliminary activities. . . . . . .. 16
Step 2: Verifying drive migration enable settings 17
Step 3: Placing drives offline. . . . . . .. 17
Step 4: Removing drives . . . . . . . .. 18
Step 5: Inserting drives . . . . . . . .. 19
Migrating arrays within the same storage subsystem 21
Chapter 3. Adding or migrating storage
enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . ..
25
Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25
Step 1: Preliminary activities. . . . . . . .. 26
Adding new storage enclosures with new hard
disk drives
. . . . . . . . . . . .. 27
Migrating storage enclosures with hard disk
drives that have defined logical drive
configurations
. . . . . . . . . . .. 27
Step 2: Preparing and backing up the drives . .. 28
Step 3: Shutting down and moving the storage
enclosures .
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Step 4: Verifying the drive migration enable settings 30
Step 5: Installing and setting storage enclosure IDs
30
Step 6: Cabling, turning on, and verifying storage
enclosure operation.
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Cabling the new enclosures . . . . . . .. 31
Connecting storage enclosures at the end
(bottom) of a drive loop .
. . . . . . .. 31
Connecting storage enclosures at the end
(bottom) of a SAS drive cable loop scheme in a
DCS3700 and DCS3860 storage subsystems with
Gen2 controllers configuration .
. . . . .. 32
Returning the drive/loop channel to optimal
state .
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Storage subsystem SAS drive channel/loop
schemes for enclosures in a DCS3700
configuration .
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Storage subsystem SAS drive channel/loop
schemes for enclosures in a DCS3860 with Gen2
controllers configuration .
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Cabling multiple enclosures . . . . . . .. 36
Step 7: Inserting drives and cabling additional
storage enclosures .
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Step 8: Inserting hard disk drives and placing
logical drives online
. . . . . . . . . .. 38
Chapter 4. Upgrading a storage
subsystem controller
. . . . . . .. 41
Upgrade considerations . . . . . . . . .. 41
Host attachment and premium feature
entitlements .
. . . . . . . . . . .. 41
Storage firmware migration . . . . . . .. 42
Alternative procedure to upgrade a storage
subsystem controller enclosure .
. . . . .. 42
Supported upgrades . . . . . . . . .. 43
Configuration behavior after an upgrade and
storage subsystem replacement .
. . . . .. 44
Storage subsystem behavior when turning on the
power with no drives attached .
. . . . .. 46
Performing an upgrade . . . . . . . . .. 46
Redeploying the original storage subsystem . .. 53
Redeployment limitations. . . . . . . .. 53
Configuration behavior in a redeployed storage
subsystem .
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Appendix. Getting information, help,
and service . . . . . . . . . . . ..
57
Before you call . . . . . . . . . . . .. 57
Using the documentation . . . . . . . . .. 57
Finding Storage Manager software, controller
firmware, and readme files .
. . . . . . .. 57
Getting help and information from the World Wide
Web .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58
Software service and support . . . . . . .. 59
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