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IBM System Storage TS7600 ProtecTIER Series, Installation Roadmap Manual

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Appendix E. Worldwide time zone codes

Use the information in the following table to help you set the system's time zone.

Time zone codes

The following table lists all of the worldwide time zone codes and the associated
time zone descriptions. Additional information about the time zone is located in
the Comments column.

Code

Time zone

Comments

AD

Europe/Andorra

AE

Asia/Dubai

AF

Asia/Kabul

AG

America/Antigua

AI

America/Anguilla

AL

Europe/Tirane

AM

Asia/Yerevan

AN

America/Curacao

AO

Africa/Luanda

AQ

Antarctica/McMurdo

McMurdo Station, Ross Island

AQ

Antarctica/South_Pole

Amundsen-Scott Station, South Pole

AQ

Antarctica/Rothera

Rothera Station, Adelaide Island

AQ

Antarctica/Palmer

Palmer Station, Anvers Island

AQ

Antarctica/Mawson

Mawson Station, Holme Bay

AQ

Antarctica/Davis

Davis Station, Vestfold Hills

AQ

Antarctica/Casey

Casey Station, Bailey Peninsula

AQ

Antarctica/Vostok

Vostok Station, S Magnetic Pole

AQ

Antarctica/DumontDUrville

Dumont-d'Urville Station, Terre Adelie

AQ

Antarctica/Syowa

Syowa Station, E Ongul I

AR

America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires

Buenos Aires (BA, CF)

AR

America/Argentina/Cordoba

most locations (CB, CC, CN, ER, FM, LP, MN, NQ,
RN, SA, SE, SF, SL)

AR

America/Argentina/Jujuy

Jujuy (JY)

AR

America/Argentina/Tucuman

Tucuman (TM)

AR

America/Argentina/Catamarca

Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH)

AR

America/Argentina/La_Rioja

La Rioja (LR)

AR

America/Argentina/San_Juan

San Juan (SJ)

AR

America/Argentina/Mendoza

Mendoza (MZ)

AR

America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos

Santa Cruz (SC)

AR

America/Argentina/Ushuaia

Tierra del Fuego (TF)

AS

Pacific/Pago_Pago

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2008, 2010

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Summary of Contents for System Storage TS7600 ProtecTIER Series

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Page 4: ...ces sections of this publication This edition applies to the TS7650G and to all subsequent releases and modifications until otherwise indicated in new editions This edition replaces GC53 1154 06 Copyright IBM Corporation 2008 2010 US Government Users Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp ...

Page 5: ...M System Storage DS5000 series storage publication xxxiii IBM DS8000 Storage System publications xxxiv IBM XIV Storage System publications xxxiv DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit 1812 81H publications xxxiv Integrated Management Module IMM publications xxxiv System console publications xxxiv WTI network switch publications xxxiv How to send your comments xxxv Chapter 1 Overview 1 Terminology us...

Page 6: ...the repository 121 Creating the repository 122 Chapter 12 Upgrading ProtecTIER to a cluster 127 Configuring the second server 127 Chapter 13 Changing the system date and time 135 Chapter 14 Testing a clustered system 139 Performing the system verification test 139 Appendix A Company information worksheet 141 Appendix B IP address worksheet 145 Appendix C Replication settings worksheet 153 Appendix...

Page 7: ...Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A Statement 189 Index 191 Contents v ...

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Page 9: ...tions for VTL configuration 53 22 Clustered 1Gb Ethernet switch connections for OpenStorage configuration 55 23 Clustered TSSC KVM and customer network Ethernet connections for VTL configuration 57 24 Clustered TSSC KVM and customer network Ethernet connections for OpenStorage configuration 59 25 Clustered customer network Ethernet connections for OpenStorage configuration 60 26 Clustered fibre ch...

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Page 11: ... sequences 69 27 Server operator panel 71 28 TSSC Interface 78 29 Example auto detected system information 99 30 Example summary for first server and local network 100 31 Example updated summary of both servers and local networks 100 32 Site 1 Server A VTL worksheet 101 33 Site 1 Server B VTL worksheet 101 34 Site 2 Server A VTL worksheet 101 35 Site 2 Server B VTL worksheet 101 36 Example auto de...

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Page 13: ... sample danger notice follows DANGER An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on metal parts of the system or the devices that attach to the system It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock D004 Caution notice A caution notice calls attention to a situation that is potentia...

Page 14: ...rvice procedures C016 Caution Do not connect an IBM control unit directly to a public optical network The customer must use an additional connectivity device between an IBM control unit optical adapter that is fibre ESCON FICON and an external public network Use a device such as a patch panel a router or a switch You do not need an additional connectivity device for optical fibre connectivity that...

Page 15: ... set should have the appropriate safety approvals for the country in which the equipment will be installed IBM power cords for a specific country or region are usually available only in that country or region Environmental notices The environmental notices that apply to this product are provided in the Environmental Notices and User Guide Z125 5823 xx manual A copy of this manual is located on the...

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Page 17: ...s product You should read all safety notices in entirety before completing any task Homologation Statement Attention This product is not intended to be connected directly or indirectly by any means whatsoever to interfaces of public telecommunications networks neither to be used in a Public Services Network Copyright IBM Corp 2008 2010 xv ...

Page 18: ...or impedance conditions are corrected before proceeding D003 D004 DANGER An electrical outlet that is not correctly wired could place hazardous voltage on the metal parts of the system or the devices that attach to the system It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock D004 D005 DANGER When working on or around t...

Page 19: ...edures when installing moving or opening covers on this product or attached devices To disconnect 1 Turn off everything unless instructed otherwise 2 Remove the power cords from the outlets 3 Remove the signal cables from the connectors 4 Remove all cables from the devices To connect 1 Turn off everything unless instructed otherwise 2 Attach all cables to the devices 3 Attach the signal cables to ...

Page 20: ...M approved part Recycle or discard the battery as instructed by local regulations In the United States IBM has a process for the collection of this battery For information call 1 800 426 4333 Have the IBM part number for the battery unit available when you call C003 C005 CAUTION The battery is a nickel cadmium battery To avoid possible explosion do not burn Exchange only with the IBM approved part...

Page 21: ...older To avoid the release of lead Pb into the environment do not burn Discard the circuit card as instructed by local regulations C014 C018 CAUTION This product is equipped with a 3 wire two conductors and ground power cable and plug Use this power cable with a properly grounded electrical outlet to avoid electrical shock C018 C021 CAUTION The power distribution outlets provide 200 to 240 V ac Us...

Page 22: ... result in hazardous radiation exposure C026 C027 CAUTION Data processing environments can contain equipment transmitting on system links with laser modules that operate at greater than Class 1 power levels For this reason never look into the end of an optical fiber cable or open receptacle C027 C028 CAUTION This product contains a Class 1M laser Do not view directly with optical instruments C028 ...

Page 23: ...nect the equipment to a reliably grounded safety extra low voltage SELV source An SELV source is a secondary circuit that is designed so that normal and single fault conditions do not cause the voltages to exceed a safe level 60 V direct current v The branch circuit overcurrent protection must be rated per the following table v Use copper wire conductor only not exceeding 3 m 9 8 ft in length and ...

Page 24: ...em or the devices that attach to the system It is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that the outlet is correctly wired and grounded to prevent an electrical shock R001 part 1 of 2 R001 Part 2 of 2 CAUTION v Do not install a unit in a rack where the internal rack ambient temperatures will exceed the manufacturer s recommended ambient temperature for all your rack mounted devices v Do not...

Page 25: ...u plan to take to eliminate potential hazards v Verify that the route that you choose can support the weight of the loaded rack cabinet Refer to the documentation that comes with your rack cabinet for the weight of a loaded rack cabinet v Verify that all door openings are at least 760 x 230 mm 30 x 80 in v Ensure that all devices shelves drawers doors and cables are secure v Ensure that the four l...

Page 26: ...r that contains this label L001 L002 DANGER Rack mounted devices are not to be used as shelves or work spaces L002 L003 DANGER Multiple power cords The product might be equipped with multiple power cords To remove all hazardous voltages disconnect all power cords L003 1 2 or xxiv IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 27: ... 1 2 or 1 3 2 4 L004 DANGER Hazardous voltage present Voltages present constitute a shock hazard which can cause severe injury or death L004 Safety danger caution notices and labels xxv ...

Page 28: ...might result in splattered metal burns or both L005 240VA L009 CAUTION System or part is heavy The label is accompanied by a specific weight range L009 L013 DANGER Heavy equipment personal injury or equipment damage might result if mishandled L013 xxvi IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 29: ...en disconnected with power on Turn off power before disconnecting L015 L022 CAUTION Class 3R visible and invisible laser radiation when open Avoid direct eye exposure L022 L023 CAUTION Laser Aperture L023 Safety danger caution notices and labels xxvii ...

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Page 31: ... in the left hand margin of the page The following functions and hardware are new for the 2 5 release v OpenStorage plug in support for NetBackup v 3958 DD4 server model This server is based on the IBM System x3850 X5 Type 7145 AC1 When used as a server in the TS7650G its machine type and model are 3958 DD4 Use this machine type and model for service purposes v Support for ProtecTIER on Windows 7 ...

Page 32: ... of support for more information Choose the software option if you are uncertain if the problem involves TS7650G software or TS7650G hardware Choose the hardware option only if you are certain the problem solely involves the TS7650G hardware When calling IBM for service regarding the TS7650G Software option Identify the TS7650G as your product and supply your customer number as proof of purchase T...

Page 33: ... call v Either machine type and model or software identifier The software identifier can be either the product name TS7650G or the Product Identification PID number v Either the serial numbers of the components or your proof of purchase v Description of the problem v Exact wording of any error messages v Hardware and software configuration information If possible have access to your computer when ...

Page 34: ...ing support SAN fabric support and Storage Manager feature support see the DS4000 Interoperability Matrix at the following Web site www ibm com servers storage disk ds4000 interop matrix html v For product firmware and software downloads as well as associated driver code go to the following Web site http www 947 ibm com systems support supportsite wss selectproduct brandind 5000034 familyind 0 old...

Page 35: ...ormation about those features or technical updates might be available to provide additional information that is not included in the server documentation These updates are available from the IBM Web site Complete the following steps to check for updated documentation and technical updates in the product information center 1 In a Web browser navigate to http www ibm com support publications us libra...

Page 36: ...on about the IBM System Storage DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit 1812 81H v IBM TotalStorage DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion Unit Installation User s and Maintenance Guide v IBM TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 10 Installation and Host Support Guide for Windows 2000 Server 2003 NetWare ESX Server and Linux Integrated Management Module IMM publications The following publications prov...

Page 37: ...m Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER documentation v Send your comments by e mail to starpubs us ibm com Be sure to include the following information Exact publication title and version Publication form number for example GC53 1196 03 Page table or illustration numbers that you are commenting on with a detailed description of any information that should be changed About this document xxxv ...

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Page 39: ...4 or EM64T v Two licensed preinstalled copies of IBM ProtecTIER In order for either configuration of the TS7650G to be fully functional additional hardware components are required These components are purchased separately and with the exception of the IBM TS3000 System Console TSSC and TSSC Ethernet switch must be installed and configured at the customer site before TS7650G installation begins Not...

Page 40: ...disk expansion modules or equivalents v One TSSC and Ethernet switch Feature Code 2732 v Two or more 25m LC LC fibre channel cables Feature Code 6025 v Two 36u frames For more detailed information about the stand alone and clustered gateways see Chapter 3 Recommended TS7650G configurations on page 9 Terminology used in this document TS7650G or Gateway These are terms for IBM s virtualization solut...

Page 41: ...ion protocol that supports data transfer and control between the backup server and the ProtecTIER server Therefore to support the plug in ProtecTIER implements a storage server emulation replication A process that transfers logical objects like cartridges from one ProtecTIER repository to another The replication function allows ProtecTIER deployment to be distributed across sites Each site has a s...

Page 42: ...al robots to move virtual cartridges between virtual slots and drives The backup application perceives that the data is being stored on cartridges while ProtecTIER actually stores data on a deduplicated disk repository visibility switching The automated process that transfers the visibility of a VTL cartridge from its master to its replica and vice versa The visibility switching process is trigger...

Page 43: ...he TS7650G v Configuration and setup of any recommended hardware components that were not included in the purchase of the TS7650G Components such as the disk controller and disk expansion modules must be configured and operational prior to the installation of the TS7650G v Creation and configuration of replication grids Refer to the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER User s Guide for Enterprise Edition...

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Page 45: ...Information v Statement of Limited Warranty Software ship group The software ship group includes the following IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Enterprise Edition V2 5 DVD This DVD contains the software for the gateway server that runs on the Red Hat Linux operating system installed on the server The server uses the software to present the attached disk storage to host systems as virtual tape and to ...

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Page 47: ...ith features 2718 2720 2721 and 2730 See the IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Introduction and Planning Guide for the TS7650G 3958 DD4 IBM form number GC53 1152 for additional information v This document references IBM 4 8 TB Fibre Channel Disk Controllers and IBM 7 2 TB Fibre Channel Disk Expansion Units in many of the hardware installation figures examples and procedures In addition to ...

Page 48: ...For convenience the Windows version of the DS4000 Storage Manager application is provided on the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Manager V2 5 DVD Storage Manager is used to monitor the health and connectivity status of the recommended disk components and to perform service and disk rebuilding tasks When extracting the zip file be sure to specify a target directory such as C StorageManager as a desti...

Page 49: ...3 40 37 34 31 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 4 1 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EIA Unit EIA Holes 106 103 100 97 94 91 88 85 82 79 76 73 70 67 64 61 58 55 52 49 46 43 40 37 34 31 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 4 1 Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1...

Page 50: ...iguration the bottom server in the frame is Server A and the top server in the frame is Server B Figure 2 Recommended clustered gateway server frame layout 12 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 51: ... Red Hat Enterprise Linux ProtecTIER and RAS package software is factory installed on the TS7650G servers Table 2 Server rear view Slot assignments ports and connections Slot Port or Connection VTL use OpenStorage use 1 Slot 1 Emulex fibre channel Host Bus Adapter HBA Blank 2 Slot 2 Emulex fibre channel HBA Blank 3 Slot 3 Blank Intel Pro Quad port gigabit Ethernet adapter Port 1 Eth8 Port 2 Eth9 P...

Page 52: ...GMT SYS MGMT V RSA Video port S Serial Attached SCSI SAS port E1 Universal Serial Bus USB port 1 E2 Universal Serial Bus USB port 2 E3 Universal Serial Bus USB port 3 E4 Universal Serial Bus USB port 4 P1 Power connection P2 Power connection Table 3 DD4 Server front view Callout Description 1 Electrostatic discharge connector 2 DVD eject button 3 DVD drive activity LED 4 USB connectors ts760769 1 ...

Page 53: ... Table 4 Operator information panel Callout Description 1 Information LED 2 System error LED 3 Locator button locator LED 4 Ethernet port activity LEDs 5 Power control button cover 6 Power control button power on LED 7 Ethernet icon LED 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ts760171 Figure 5 Operator information panel Chapter 3 Recommended TS7650G configurations 15 ...

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Page 55: ...various non IBM storage solutions If the customer has elected to use disk storage components other than the IBM disk controllers mentioned above the figures examples and procedures in this document will not apply to the configuration on which you are working Therefore it is suggested that you determine the make and model of the disk storage components in use and if necessary obtain the related pro...

Page 56: ...e customer site take the following steps v Assess the situation to determine whether you are capable of performing the task yourself or if additional IBM resources are required You may perform physical disk storage installation if the machine types are properly entitled Note that advanced setup tasks including LUN configuration and or mirroring are outside the scope of normal installation support ...

Page 57: ...d integration of the engagement Oversee change management and process control for the installation Coordinate and schedule IBM resources for customer installations and act as a focal point of contact for coordination of installation services Schedule and facilitate planning and solution assurance conference calls Create and document the installation service process Install the TS7650G hardware com...

Page 58: ...llation results Finding the instructions you need The flowcharts that follow show which documents and in what order you or the customer will need when installing new3958 DD4 servers All of the documents shown are available in the ship group in hardcopy or electronic format The flowcharts for upgrading legacy 3958 DD1 3958 DD3 or 3958 AP1 servers are located in the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Sof...

Page 59: ...ation Best Practices Guide TS7650G or TS7650 Installation Roadmap Guide Labeling Instructions Software Upgrade and Replication Enablement Guide User s Guide ts760779 Introduction and Planning Guide customer Figure 6 Documents required to install a new stand alone 3958 DD4 server Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 21 ...

Page 60: ...on and Planning Guide customer Best Practices Guide Server A Server B TS7650G or TS7650 Installation Roadmap Guide Software Upgrade and Replication Enablement Guide Server B installed User s Guide Yes No Labeling Instructions Figure 7 Documents required to install new clustered 3958 DD4 servers 22 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 61: ...teway The RAS code no longer sends call home packages for problems with any of the disk storage products attached to the gateway including DS4700 DS5000 DS8000 and XIV Table 6 Stand alone gateway installation checklist U Task Description Where to find information Section 1 Perform preinstallation verification h 1 1 The disk components are installed in suitable frames If this task was not completed...

Page 62: ...the TSSC to the PDU Cabling a stand alone gateway on page 35 h 3 3 If you installed a TSSC Ethernet switch label and connect the power cable on the switch to the PDU Cabling a stand alone gateway on page 35 h 3 4 Label and connect an Ethernet cable from the server to the TSSC s Ethernet switch Cabling a stand alone gateway on page 35 h 3 5 Label and connect an Ethernet cable from the server to the...

Page 63: ...r Ethernet OST link up indicators from the customer host to the server Visually inspecting indicator and fault LEDs on page 71 Section 6 Prepare the TSSC for use with the TS7650G h 6 1 Configure the TSSC s communication settings Setting up the TSSC for use with the TS7650G on page 77 Section 7 Perform RAS package configuration and verification h 7 1 Configure the RAS package on the server Chapter ...

Page 64: ...sk storage components in use and if necessary obtain the related product documentation before you begin installation of the gateway The RAS code no longer sends call home packages for problems with any of the disk storage products attached to the gateway including DS4700 DS5000 DS8000 and XIV Table 7 Clustered gateway installation checklist U Task Description Where to find information Section 1 Pe...

Page 65: ...e 1 Gb Ethernet switches on page 33 h 2 4 Install Server A the bottom server Installing the server on page 30 h 2 5 Install Server B the top server Installing the server on page 30 h 2 6a If the customer purchased a new TSSC and TSSC Ethernet switch and has not yet installed them do so now and then go to task 3 1 The TSSC Maintenance Information MI provided on the IBM System Storage TS7650 with Pr...

Page 66: ...rom Server B to the TSSC s Ethernet switch Cabling a clustered gateway on page 49 h 3 16a Label and connect an Ethernet cable from Server B to the customer s LAN Cabling a clustered gateway on page 49 h 3 17 Label and connect an Ethernet cable from the RSA on Server B to the TSSC s Ethernet switch Cabling a clustered gateway on page 49 h 3 18 Label and connect an Ethernet cable from controllers A ...

Page 67: ...ult LEDs on page 71 h 5 5 Validate fibre channel link up indicators from the disk controller to the server Visually inspecting indicator and fault LEDs on page 71 h 5 6a For VTL validate fibre channel link up indicators from customer host to the server Visually inspecting indicator and fault LEDs on page 71 h 5 6b For OST validate Ethernet link up indicators from customer host to the server Visual...

Page 68: ...witch Use this procedure to install the TSSC and any related components Before you begin Important If the customer purchased a TSSC you are required to install it and its related components along with the other gateway hardware Failure to do so will prevent the use of Call Home or IBM remote support Procedure 1 Physically install the TSSC and its related components into the server frame Use the do...

Page 69: ... ProtecTIER Server 4u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u TSSC 1u Empty 1u Empty 1u Power Distribution Unit PDU Power Distribution Unit PDU KVM Tray TSSC sw 1u EIA Unit EIA Holes 106 103 100 97 94 91 88 85 82 79 76 73 70 67 64 61 58 55 52 49 46 43 40 37 34 31 28 25 22 19 16 13 10 7 4 1 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 EIA U...

Page 70: ...o remain connected to the network power switch if the servers are placed in a service position Procedure 1 Physically install the WTI network power switch into the rear of the server frame To do so a Align the supplied threaded nut clips with the center holes at the top and bottom of the vertical rectangular opening in the upper left corner of the server frame b Place the WTI switch into the openi...

Page 71: ...e 1 Gb Ethernet switches About this task IBM best practices recommends installing the 1 Gb Ethernet switches near the middle of the clustered gateway server frame See Figure 2 on page 12 When performing the installation use caution to avoid dislodging or damaging the cabling within the frame Procedure 1 Attach the mounting brackets and power cords to the Ethernet switches To do so ts760201 Figure ...

Page 72: ...racket g Repeat the above steps for the other Ethernet switch 2 Attach the side rails to the server frame To do so working from the front side of the frame a Align the holes in the left side rail with the holes at positions 3 and 4 of the frame The guide pins on the side rail should point toward the back of the server frame b Insert one flanged screw into the hole at position 4 of the frame tighte...

Page 73: ... Applying cable labels Apply cable labels to the power Ethernet and fibre channel cables About this task Use the IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Labeling Instructions for the TS7650 TS7650G 3958 DD4 and 3958 AP1 IBM part number 46X6059 for label placement guidelines and instructions When applying labels align the center reference lines on the label with the axis of the cable Cabling a st...

Page 74: ... the bottom PDU Stand alone power connections Use this section to cable the power connections of a stand alone TS7650G About this task Note The power distribution units PDUs may have been preinstalled in the recommended frame in a location different from that shown in the illustration For consistency and ease when troubleshooting you may want to relocate the PDUs to match Figure 11 on page 37 36 I...

Page 75: ...wer connections Callout From On Device To On Device Location 3 Power outlet TSSC Ethernet switch if you installed one SC SW BJ4 Bottom PDU Figure 11 Stand alone power connections Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 37 ...

Page 76: ...or two power supplies If only one power supply is present connect the power cord to the specified location BJ4 or TJ4 on either of the PDUs 2 Go to Stand alone fibre channel connections on page 42 Stand alone TSSC and customer network Ethernet connections The tasks in this section describe the network Ethernet connections for theTS7650G server in a stand alone configuration Ethernet connections fo...

Page 77: ...ons for stand alone VTL configuration Callout From On Device To On Device Location 9 Port 5 TSSC Ethernet switch Port 1 TSSC 10 Port 2 TSSC Customer s local area network Customer specified device 11 Port 4 TSSC Ethernet switch Port 4 slot 5 Server A 13 Port 6 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server A 21 Video port KVM Switch Video port SC KVM 22 Port 3 KVM Switch Video port SC Server Port U3 23 Port 1 ...

Page 78: ...e data replication feature 2 Go to Stand alone fibre channel connections on page 42 Ethernet connections for stand alone OpenStorage configuration The tasks in this section describe the network Ethernet connections used with theTS7650G server in a stand alone configuration for OpenStorage About this task Table 11 Customer and replication Ethernet connections for stand alone OpenStorage configurati...

Page 79: ...pecified device 11 Port 4 TSSC Ethernet switch Port 4 slot 5 Server A 13 Port 6 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server A 21 Video port KVM Switch Video port SC KVM 22 Port 3 KVM Switch Video port SC Server Port U3 23 Port 1 KVM Switch Video port Server A Port E1 24 Port U1 KVM Switch Video Port SC KVM Figure 15 TSSC KVM and customer network Ethernet connections for stand alone OpenStorage configuratio...

Page 80: ...TSSC and TSSC network switch being used the port layout may differ from what is shown in Figure 15 on page 41 If so make the cable connections according to the port number assignments specified in Table 12 on page 41 regardless of the position of the ports on the TSSC or the switch Refer to the IBM System Storage TS3000 System Console TSSC Maintenance Information for detailed port information v Co...

Page 81: ... not apply to the configuration on which you are working Therefore it is suggested that you determine the make and model of the disk storage components in use and if necessary obtain the related product documentation before you begin installation of the gateway The RAS code no longer sends call home packages for problems with any of the disk storage products attached to the gateway including DS470...

Page 82: ...nnel connections for a stand alone VTL configuration About this task Figure 17 Fibre channel connections for stand alone VTL configuration 44 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 83: ...in a minimum storage configuration when only one expansion unit is attached 9 CNB 1 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion A1 2 1B 10 EXPB1 1 1B Disk Array Disk Expansion B1 2 1A 11 CNB 1 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B1 3 1B 12 CNA 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 1 1B 13 EXPA2 1 1A Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 2 1B 14 CNA 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 3 1B 15 CNB 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1B...

Page 84: ...ON and an external public network It can be a patch panel router switch or other suitable device Optical fibre connectivity that does not go over a public network does not require an additional connectivity device 2 Use Figure 17 on page 44 to verify that the recommended disk components are cabled correctly Connections to the customer s host network not shown in this figure 3 Make any necessary ad...

Page 85: ...re channel connections for a stand alone OpenStorage configuration About this task Figure 19 Fibre channel connections for stand alone OpenStorage configuration Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 47 ...

Page 86: ...xpansion B1 2 1A 11 CNB 1 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B1 3 1B 12 CNA 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 1 1B 13 EXPA2 1 1A Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 2 1B 14 CNA 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 3 1B 15 CNB 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1B 16 EXPB2 1 1B Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1A 17 CNB 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 3 1B 22 CNB 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 1 1B This cable ...

Page 87: ... straps v When attaching power cords do so in a way that they will not interfere with future FRU replacement v In clustered configurations the server in the lower position in the frame is Server A or Node A and the server in the upper position in the frame is server is Server B or Node B v In the following diagrams the letters TJ followed by a number for example TJ5 indicate which outlet the assoc...

Page 88: ...se when troubleshooting you may want to relocate the PDUs to match Figure 20 on page 51 Note The WTI network power switch is shown in color to the side in Figure 20 on page 51 This is for clarity in showing the connections Within the frame itself the WTI switch is also shown in the recommended placement at EIA unit 4 50 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 89: ...Figure 20 Clustered TS7650G power cabling Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 51 ...

Page 90: ... WTI network power switch 19 Power outlet 2 Server B Power outlet 6 WTI network power switch Procedure 1 Label and connect the power cords according to Figure 20 on page 51 and Table 17 2 Go to Clustered 1 Gb Ethernet switch Ethernet connections Clustered Ethernet connections The tasks in this section describe the network Ethernet connections to the 1Gb Ethernet switches the TSSC and the customer ...

Page 91: ...L configuration This task shows the Ethernet cabling for the 1 GB Ethernet switches in a clustered TS7650G for VTL configuration About this task Note Depending upon the model of the network switch being used the port layout may differ from what is shown in Figure 21 If so label the cables according to the port number assignments specified in Table 18 on page 54 regardless of the position of the po...

Page 92: ... Port 3 slot 5 Server B Customer s replication network Customer specified device 27 Port A2 Server B Customer s replication network Customer specified device Procedure 1 Label and connect Ethernet cables Cat 5e or higher according to Figure 21 on page 53 and Table 18 2 Go to Clustered Ethernet connections on page 52 to complete the Ethernet cabling Clustered 1 Gb Ethernet switch Ethernet connectio...

Page 93: ...hernet switch 2 Port 4 Ethernet switch 1 6 Port 1 slot 5 Server B Customer network Customer designated device 7 Port 2 Ethernet switch 1 Port 2 slot 5 Server B 8 Port 2 Ethernet switch 2 Port A1 Server B 15 Port 4 slot 3 Server A Customer s replication network Customer specified device 16 Port 4 slot 4 Server A Customer s replication network Customer specified device 17 Port 4 slot 3 Server B Cust...

Page 94: ...cable connections according to the port number assignments specified in the associated tables regardless of the position of the ports on the switch Refer to the IBM System Storage TS3000 System Console TSSC Maintenance Information for detailed port information v Connection of the replication network cables is required only if the customer is enabling the data replication feature Clustered TSSC KVM...

Page 95: ... 4 slot 5 Server A 12 Port 3 TSSC Ethernet switch Port 4 slot 5 Server B 13 Port 6 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server A 14 Port 1 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server B 21 Video port KVM Switch Video port SC KVM 22 Port 3 KVM Switch Video port SC Server Port U3 23 Port 1 KVM Switch Video port Server A Port E1 24 Port U1 KVM Switch Video Port SC KVM Figure 23 Clustered TSSC KVM and customer network E...

Page 96: ...el connections on page 61 Clustered TSSC KVM and customer network Ethernet connections for OpenStorage configuration The tasks in this section describe the TSSC KVM and customer network Ethernet connections for theTS7650G server in a clustered configuration with OpenStorage About this task Note Depending upon the model of the TSSC and TSSC network switch being used the port layout may differ from ...

Page 97: ... 4 slot 5 Server A 12 Port 3 TSSC Ethernet switch Port 4 slot 5 Server B 13 Port 6 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server A 14 Port 1 TSSC Ethernet switch Port B Server B 21 Video port KVM Switch Video port SC KVM 22 Port 3 KVM Switch Video port SC Server Port U3 23 Port 1 KVM Switch Video port Server A Port E1 24 Port U1 KVM Switch Video Port SC KVM Figure 24 Clustered TSSC KVM and customer network E...

Page 98: ... s host network 3 Port 3 slot 3 Server A Designated device Customer s host network 4 Port 1 slot 4 Server A Designated device Customer s host network 5 Port 2 slot 4 Server A Designated device Customer s host network 6 Port 3 slot 4 Server A Designated device Customer s host network 7 Port 1 slot 3 Server B Designated device Customer s host network 8 Port 2 slot 3 Server B Designated device Custom...

Page 99: ...Channel Disk Expansion Units in many of the hardware installation figures examples and procedures In addition to the IBM DS4700 disk controller the TS7650G also supports the DS5000 disk controller the DS8000 disk controller and the XIV disk controller as well as various non IBM storage solutions If the customer has elected to use disk storage components other than the IBM disk controllers mentione...

Page 100: ...nnections for VTL configuration This task describes the fibre channel connections for theTS7650G server in a clustered configuration with VTL configuration 62 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 101: ...About this task Figure 26 Clustered fibre channel connections for VTL configuration Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 63 ...

Page 102: ...CNB 1 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B1 3 1B 12 CNA 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 1 1B 13 EXPA2 1 1A Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 2 1B 14 CNA 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 3 1B 15 CNB 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1B 16 EXPB2 1 1B Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1A 17 CNB 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 3 1B 18 DD4B S6 1 Disk Array Disk Controller A 2 H1 Used in clustered systems only...

Page 103: ... Label From To Remarks 1 DD4A S1 1 HOST 1 2 DD4A S1 2 HOST 2 3 DD4A S2 1 HOST 3 4 DD4A S2 2 HOST 4 5 DD4B S1 1 HOST 1 6 DD4B S1 2 HOST 2 7 DD4B S2 1 HOST 3 Figure 27 Clustered Host fibre channel labels Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 65 ...

Page 104: ...nel router switch or other suitable device Optical Fibre connectivity that does not go over a public network does not require an additional connectivity device 2 Use Table 23 on page 64 Table 24 on page 65 Figure 26 on page 63 and Figure 27 on page 65 to verify that the recommended disk components are cabled correctly 3 Make any necessary adjustments to cable labeling or placement then go to Power...

Page 105: ...About this task Figure 28 Clustered fibre channel connections for OpenStorage configuration Chapter 4 Installing the TS7650G hardware 67 ...

Page 106: ... 11 CNB 1 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B1 3 1B 12 CNA 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 1 1B 13 EXPA2 1 1A Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 2 1B 14 CNA 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion A2 3 1B 15 CNB 2 P1 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1B 16 EXPB2 1 1B Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 2 1A 17 CNB 2 P2 Disk Array Disk Expansion B2 3 1B 18 DD4B S6 1 Disk Array Disk Controller A 2 H1 Used in clustered systems ...

Page 107: ... addition to the IBM DS4700 disk controller the TS7650G also supports the DS5000 disk controller the DS8000 disk controller and the XIV disk controller as well as various non IBM storage solutions If the customer has elected to use disk storage components other than the IBM disk controllers mentioned above the figures examples and procedures in this document will not apply to the configuration on ...

Page 108: ...es to prevent damage to the modules enhanced disk drive module E DDM hard drives Carefully read all of the related information provided in the disk expansion module documentation before turning on the power Servers Turn on the servers using the information in this section About this task When the server is connected to an AC power source but is not turned on the operating system does not run and a...

Page 109: ...kit Use this section to turn on the TSSC and KVM About this task To turn on the TSSC press the white power button on the front of the TSSC If you have a KVM press the black power button on the monitor in the KVM kit Visually inspecting indicator and fault LEDs Visually inspect the indicator and fault LEDs on all TS7650G servers and recommended hardware components v Validate that all links on the i...

Page 110: ...e ProtecTIER server s and Perform RAS verification and test the RAS Call Home functionality After the SSR completes the TSSC and RAS configuration the trained ProtecTIER specialist should follow the instructions in Configuring the first server with ptconfig on page 97 through Chapter 14 Testing a clustered system on page 139 to configure ProtecTIER install ProtecTIER Replication Manager if applica...

Page 111: ...pport If the TS7650G is shipped without a TSSC the TSSC will reside outside the frame You must establish a connection between the server and the TSSC before you can configure the TSSC s communication settings Use this procedure to establish a connection between the TSSC when it resides outside the frame and the TS7650G server Procedure To establish a connection between the TSSC and the TS7650G ser...

Page 112: ...m Management Module IMM on page 155 for instructions on connecting to the server using the server IMM and your service laptop What to do next Go to Checking the TSSC microcode level Checking the TSSC microcode level This topic describes how to verify the TSSC s microcode level Before you begin Before you can verify the TSSC s microcode level you must establish a connection between the TSSC and the...

Page 113: ...level in use on the TSSC is shown in the menu title 2 Make note of the TSSC microcode level What to do next If the TSSC microcode level is v Not current you must upgrade the TSSC microcode level Go to Re imaging the TSSC microcode v Current go to Setting up the TSSC for use with the TS7650G on page 77 Re imaging the TSSC microcode This topic gives instructions for performing a code load to bring t...

Page 114: ... for backing up and restoring configuration data v Do not attempt to restore configuration settings from a v1 x x console onto a v3 x x or higher console The files are incompatible V2 x x files are compatible with v3 x x or higher v After performing the procedure below you will need to reload any application s specific to the products displayed in the Attached Systems list such as TS7650 TS7740 or...

Page 115: ...its machine type and model Note If a product with a machine type of 6579 6792 8480 8482 8485 8836 or 8849 reports a different machine type during an installation the BIOS may have been corrupted Restart the server and make the appropriate selection during the restart to enter BIOS setup In the BIOS check the machine type that is configured If the machine type does not match the specific server you...

Page 116: ...s While this may be supported for customers in Europe or Asia it is not supported in the United States With consideration of the preceding statement regarding your region select the Software Call Home checkbox in the TSSC Setup GUI to set the software Call Home flag If the flag is not set software problems must be reported by the customer When a software problem is detected the logs are collected ...

Page 117: ...erface pane change them to match the IP Address and Subnet mask values provided above 11 In the External Network Interface pane enter the customer supplied local area network LAN IP address and Subnet mask for the TSSC See Appendix B IP address worksheet on page 145 12 In the System Properties pane enter the customer supplied Host Name the unique name of the TSSC Domain Name DNS1 and DNS2 addresse...

Page 118: ...nsole Configuration Utility menu displays 15 Click Console Time The Console Time and Date screen displays 16 Set the TSSC to Coordinated Universal Time UTC To do so a In the NTP Server Settings box verify that the NTP Server is off If necessary click Stop NTP server b In the Time fields enter the current UTC c Click Save Changes 17 Click Start NTP server The Console Time and Date screen re display...

Page 119: ...tility screen You are returned to the TSSC s blue desktop 19 Go to Chapter 6 Configuring the RAS package on page 83 Figure 35 Console Time and Date screen NTP server running Chapter 5 Setting up the TSSC for use with theTS7650G server 81 ...

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Page 121: ...ctivity to an existing TSSC Further disaster recovery information to assist the customer in restoration is available in the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER User s Guide for Enterprise Edition and Appliance Edition IBM form number GC53 1156 located on the IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Publications CD Verify that the following prerequisites are met before starting the RAS package configura...

Page 122: ...age TS7650 with ProtecTIER Publications CD in the TS7650G ship group About this task The RAS package configuration procedure performs the following tasks v Sets up the TSSC network 172 31 1 xxx for the servers and the RSAs v Collects machine properties for the machine reported product data MRPD from the system and requests system and customer information from the IBM service representative perform...

Page 123: ...t the server command prompt log in with the ID root and the password admin Note During the boot cycle the ProtecTIER file systems are mounted If the message Running displays press enter to proceed to the login prompt 3 Start RAS configuration on the server using the following method From the command line a Change the directory Type cd opt dtc install enter b Type ptconfig configRas enter You may n...

Page 124: ...onal v Customer e mail address optional Procedure 1 Establish a connection to Server A To do so a Attach a USB keyboard to any open USB port on the back of the server b Attach a graphics capable monitor to the video port on the back of the server Note If you are unable to connect to the server using the above procedure see Appendix D Making a server connection through the System Management Module ...

Page 125: ...ocedures below to ensure that the Ethernet connections for the cluster are configured correctly Procedure 1 Use kudzu to run the command below and view the output to ensure that the Intel Ethernet cards and Broadcom Ethernet cards are assigned to the correct ports v For VTL systems the Intel Ethernet cards should be assigned to ports eth0 eth1 eth2 and eth3 The Broadcom Ethernet cards should be as...

Page 126: ...iType 1 device eth3 driver e1000e desc Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller Copper network hwaddr 00 15 17 df 8a 96 deviceId 10bc subVendorId 8086 subDeviceId 11bc pciType 1 device eth5 driver e1000e desc Intel Corporation 82571EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller Copper network hwaddr 00 15 17 e8 7e ef deviceId 10bc subVendorId 8086 subDeviceId 11bc pciType 1 device eth6 driver e1000e ...

Page 127: ...Copper network hwaddr 00 15 17 e8 7e ef deviceId 10bc subVendorId 8086 subDeviceId 11bc pciType 1 device eth12 driver bnx2 desc Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet network hwaddr 00 21 5e c5 96 b4 deviceId 1639 subVendorId 1014 subDeviceId 03b5 pciType 1 device eth13 driver bnx2 desc Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet network hwaddr 00 21 5e c5 96 b6 ...

Page 128: ...re not used in the customer s environment such as the replication ports they may appear as not operational or have no link detected This is the expected result if the ports are not being used ifconfig eth1 up ethtool eth1 3 Note the results of the above procedures and pass them on to the trained ProtecTIER specialist LBS representative for his or her use during ProtecTIER configuration 4 Go to Cha...

Page 129: ...f prompted for a username and password enter service in both fields The Console Configuration Utility starts and the Console Configuation screen displays 4 Click Attached Systems The Attached Systems screen displays with the newly installed systems shown See Figure 36 Note If the new system does not display in the Attached Systems list automatically click Refresh If it does not display you can att...

Page 130: ...ew moments Please be patient 6 When the ProtecTIER Manager installation wizard starts follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation For detailed information about using the ProtecTIER Manager wizard refer to steps 2 on page 114 through 8 on page 115 in Installing on a Windows based workstation on page 113 When the installation is complete and ProtecTIER Manager has been successful...

Page 131: ...rofile File CCPF system v User Initiated Call Home Triggered from the TSSC graphical user interface GUI to collect a product engineering PE package Use the procedures below to test the system s ability to successfully make a Call Home call Important Be sure to complete the Call Home test message process Failure to verify that Call Home is working properly on the new system can result in Call Home ...

Page 132: ...em Management Report PMR will be generated for the Call Home event 4 Close the Console Configuration window 5 Verify that the test call was successful To do so a Right click on an empty area of the TSSC s blue desktop The IBM TS3000 System Console menu displays b Select Browser Functions Call Home Log The Call Home Event Log displays c Check the Call Home Event Log for a record that contains the s...

Page 133: ...rovided on the IBM System Storage TS7650 with ProtecTIER Publications CD for detailed instructions Note TS7600 products depend on the RAS package to gather logs at the time of the failure and send a call home packet When the RAS package is not installed the customer must call 1 800 IBM SERV in North America only or visit www ibm com planetwide to obtain hardware support The ProtecTIER software mus...

Page 134: ...n and Planning Guide for the TS7650G 3958 DD4 IBM form number GC53 1152 A blank copy of this worksheet is provided in this document for your convenience Refer to Appendix A Company information worksheet on page 141 v The SSR performed the required verification in Verifying the cluster s Ethernet connections on page 87 to ensure that the Ethernet connections for the cluster are configured correctly...

Page 135: ...destination sites Configuration instructions for legacy 3958 DD1 3958 DD3 or 3958 AP1 servers are provided in the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Software Upgrade and Replication Enablement Guide IBM form number GC53 1196 Configuring the first server for VTL About this task Important Commands are case sensitive Use care to enter the characters exactly as shown Perform the procedures below on all new...

Page 136: ...ork The hostname should be free of extensions or com suffixes For example cougar9000 v Replication Port 1 IP Address 192 168 170 1 eth2 v Replication Port 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 v Replication Port 1 Hostname replicationNode1_1 for example jaguar_source_1 The replication hostname used by ProtecTIER Replication Manager v Replication Port 2 IP Address 192 168 171 1 eth5 v Replication Port 2 Netmask ...

Page 137: ...able Options a dd a new record e dit a record d elete a record c ommit changes q uit Please Choose a e d c q 6 Type a enter You are prompted to enter information for the first destination target eth2 server and the local network Attention Do not configure the replication ports Eth2 and Eth5 on the same subnet as the external LAN port Eth0 Doing so may cause replication errors 7 At each prompt type...

Page 138: ...nd eth5 on the same subnet as the external LAN port Eth0 Doing so may cause replication errors 9 At each prompt type the requested information and then press enter Please provide the following information Target Network Address starting network address for example 10 11 196 0 Target Network Netmask for example 255 255 255 0 Local Gateway Address the gateway IP address of the server you are current...

Page 139: ...arting network address Target Netmask Remote node s netmask Local Gateway Address The gateway address for Server B at Site 1 1 eth2 2 eth5 Table 34 Site 2 Server A VTL worksheet Site 2 Server A ID Target Network Address Remote node s starting network address Target Netmask Remote node s netmask Local Gateway Address The gateway address for Server A at Site 2 1 eth2 2 eth5 Table 35 Site 2 Server B ...

Page 140: ...s must be performed on the servers at both the source and destination sites Configuration instructions for legacy 3958 DD1 3958 DD3 or 3958 AP1 servers are provided in the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Software Upgrade and Replication Enablement Guide IBM form number GC53 1196 On the stand alone server or on Server A in a cluster Procedure 1 At the server s command prompt change to the opt dtc ins...

Page 141: ...ame used by ProtecTIER Replication Manager v Replication Port 2 IP Address 192 168 171 1 eth11 v Replication Port 2 Netmask 255 255 255 0 v Replication Port 2 Hostname replicationNode1_2 for example jaguar_source_2 The replication hostname used by ProtecTIER Replication Manager The system automatically starts the network configuration process The following status messages display Configuring netwo...

Page 142: ...ormation for the first destination target eth7 server and the local network Attention Do not configure the replication ports Eth7 and Eth11 on the same subnet as the external LAN port Eth0 Doing so may cause replication errors 7 At each prompt type the requested information and then press enter Attention In this step the term target refers to the remote node s network address and netmask not neces...

Page 143: ...se provide the following information Target Network Address starting network address for example 10 11 196 0 Target Network Netmask for example 255 255 255 0 Local Gateway Address the gateway IP address of the server you are currently configuring for example 10 11 197 0 An updated summary displays Table 38 Example updated summary of both servers and local networks ID Target Network Address Target ...

Page 144: ...th11 Table 41 Site 2 Server A OpenStorage worksheet Site 2 Server A ID Target Network Address Remote node s starting network address Target Netmask Remote node s netmask Local Gateway Address The gateway address for Server A at Site 2 1 eth7 2 eth11 Table 42 Site 2 Server B OpenStorage worksheet Site 2 Server B ID Target Network Address Remote node s starting network address Target Netmask Remote ...

Page 145: ... this task Use the ptconfig appInterfaces command to update the application related IP interfaces Note Refer to the IBM System Storage TS7650 Best Practices Guide for ProtecTIER v 2 5 and TS7650G Gateway Attached Storage IBM form number GA32 0646 for more detailed information on updating the application related IP interfaces Procedure 1 At the command prompt change directories to launch the ptconf...

Page 146: ... reassign and the virtual device to assign it to from the available virtual devices displayed For example Interface L B Method IP Address Netmask Devices 1 virt1 RR 10 10 1 1 255 255 255 192 eth5 eth6 eth9 2 virt2 RR 192 168 151 2 255 255 255 0 3 virt3 RR 192 168 152 2 255 255 255 0 4 virt4 RR 192 168 153 2 255 255 255 0 5 virt5 RR 192 168 154 2 255 255 255 0 6 virt6 RR 10 10 1 98 255 255 255 192 ...

Page 147: ...stem on the server Enter the command fsCreate n enter A message displays stating that any existing data on the disk storage will be removed Note For a detailed description of what the fsCreate tool does or to manually create file systems using the Linux Command Line Interface CLI refer to the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER User s Guide for Enterprise Edition and Appliance Edition IBM form number GC...

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Page 149: ...nitor if not already present to the server b Verify that the server is powered on v If it is powered on go to step 2 v If it is not powered on do so now wait for the boot cycle to complete then go to step 2 2 At the login prompt log in with the ID root and the password admin 3 To activate the ProtecTIER Replication Manager enter the following commands cd opt dtc install enter ptconfig activatePTRe...

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Page 151: ...ased workstation v If you are installing ProtecTIER Manager on a workstation running Linux see Installing on Linux on page 116 Important If an older version of ProtecTIER Manager is already installed on the ProtecTIER Manager workstation or the TSSC make sure the ProtecTIER Manager GUI is closed before installing the newer version from the IBM System Storage ProtecTIER Manager V2 5 DVD Installing ...

Page 152: ... Agreement windows open 3 Read and accept the terms of each license agreement and then click Next The Choose Install Folder window opens 4 Specify the folder where the ProtecTIER Manager program files will be installed and then click Next The Choose Shortcut Folder window opens ts760224 Figure 37 Choose Install Folder window 114 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 153: ...tcuts are created Note When relevant you can select Create Icons for All Users to create a shortcut in the defined location for all user accounts on the workstation 6 Click Next The Pre Installation Summary window opens 7 Review the Summary window and then click Install to start the installation The Installing ProtecTIER Manager window opens When the installation is complete and ProtecTIER Manager...

Page 154: ... and from the menu that displays click Open Terminal The terminal window opens e At the terminal command prompt change to the Desktop directory Enter the command cd Desktop enter Note The above command is case sensitive Type it using a capital D f From the Terminal Window s Desktop directory run the ProtecTIER Manager installer In all commands below XX is 64 or 32 InstallLinuxXX bin and press ente...

Page 155: ... Choose and select a directory on the workstation s hard drive v Don t create links No links will be created 8 Click Next The Pre Installation Summary screen displays 9 Click Install The Installing ProtecTIER Manager screen displays and ProtecTIER Manager is installed When the installation finishes the Install Complete screen displays 10 Click Done The ProtecTIER Manager Wizard closes 11 When the ...

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Page 157: ...lled on the TSSC a If the TSSC is not already powered on do so now b If prompted for login information enter the username service and the password service The TSSC s blue desktop displays c Right click on the TSSC s blue desktop The IBM TS3000 System Console menu displays d Select Browser Functions ProtecTIER Manager Functions Launch ProtecTIER Manager GUI The ProtecTIER Manager screen opens See F...

Page 158: ... Nodes pane and the Login button displays in the View pane The Success dialog displays and provides information about the repository which is created in an upcoming procedure 4 Click Login 5 When prompted for login information enter ptadmin for both the username and password and then click Ok ProtecTIER Manager displays the information for the added node If the node has an existing repository the ...

Page 159: ...tention period 4 In the Minimum repository physical size and Maximum repository physical size fields select values above and below the size of the repository you want to create Note The maximum possible repository physical size is 1 petabyte 1PB 5 In the System peak throughput field specify the rate of system peak throughput that the meta data file systems can support 6 In the MD Raid configuratio...

Page 160: ...t the file system arrangement for 16 TB more closely matches the logical disk arrangement of your disk array it is recommended that you choose 16 TB instead of the original smaller planned value 10 Go to Creating the repository Creating the repository About this task After the necessary file systems have been created use the information generated during the repository planning process to create th...

Page 161: ... data collection process When data collection is complete the Welcome window opens 4 Read the information on the Welcome window and then click Next The Name window opens See Figure 43 5 In the Name window provide the following information a In the System name field enter the name of the server on which the repository is being created b In the Repository name field enter the name for the repository...

Page 162: ...o be created For example select FC 10K 2 2 for a configuration of RAID 10 2 2 with Fibre Channel 10K rpm disks e In the Disk Size GB field from the drop down list select the disk size that is the closest match to the disk size of the server on which the repository is being created If an exact match is not available choose the next larger value 8 Click Next The Storage window opens See Figure 45 on...

Page 163: ...y that the correct file systems are selected for meta data and user data based on the meta data file system sizes indicated by the repository planning process ts760230 Figure 45 Storage window ts760228 Figure 46 Repository resources dialog Chapter 11 Using ProtecTIER Manager 125 ...

Page 164: ...e correct click Ok The Report window opens 13 Review the summary report information and then click Finish The Create repository wizard closes and the ProtecTIER system temporarily goes offline to create the repository This process may take several minutes to complete 14 Click Next and then click Finish 15 Proceed as appropriate v If this is a stand alone configuration TS7650G installation and setu...

Page 165: ...op enter service gfs stop enter 3 Wait until the services are stopped on Server A and you are returned to the command prompt then proceed to step 4 4 Disconnect the USB keyboard and monitor from Server A and connect them to Server B 5 If Server B is already powered on log in with the username root and password admin then go to step 7 6 If Server B is not already powered on a Power on Server B b Wh...

Page 166: ...fault Gateway 168 159 150 9 v Customer Network Hostname node2 This is the name provided by the customer to identify this server on their local network The hostname should be free of extensions or com suffixes For example cougar9000 v Replication Port 1 IP Address 192 168 170 1 eth3 v Replication Port 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 v Replication Port 1 Hostname replicationNode1_1 for example jaguar_source...

Page 167: ...nformation and then press enter Attention In this step the term target refers to the remote node s network address and netmask not necessarily the replication target server for this entry Please provide the following information Target Network Address starting network address for example 10 11 194 0 Target Network Netmask for example 255 255 255 0 Local Gateway Address the gateway IP address of th...

Page 168: ...7 0 An updated summary displays Table 45 Example updated summary of both servers and local networks ID Target Network Address Target Netmask Local Gateway Address 1 10 11 194 0 255 255 255 0 10 11 195 1 2 10 11 196 0 255 255 255 0 10 11 197 1 Important The addresses in the summary are examples In this instance the term target refers to the network address of the nodes at site 1 and site 2 Actual v...

Page 169: ... eth11 OpenStorage Table 48 Site 2 Server A worksheet Site 2 Server A ID Target Network Address Remote node s starting network address Target Netmask Remote node s netmask Local Gateway Address The gateway address for Server A at Site 2 1 eth2 VTL systems or 1 eth7 OpenStorage 2 eth5 VTL systems or 2 eth11 OpenStorage Table 49 Site 2 Server B worksheet Site 2 Server B ID Target Network Address Rem...

Page 170: ... the second node 21 Verify that Server B was automatically added as a cluster member To do so a At the ProtecTIER Manager workstation in the PT Systems tab of the Navigation pane select Server A b Log in to Server A with the username ptadmin and password ptadmin In the Servers pane verify that the IP addresses of both Server A and Server B display c If Servers A and B are both listed in the Server...

Page 171: ...r is added to the selected cluster 5 Go to Chapter 13 Changing the system date and time on page 135 Note If Server B was not automatically added to the cluster and you were unable to add it manually contact your next level of support You will need the customer number when contacting software support To avoid entitlement delays have the customer number available before initiating the call Figure 47...

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Page 173: ...the time that is displayed Procedure 1 If you are not already connected to a node plug a USB keyboard and monitor into the back of the server 2 Log in to the server with the username root and password admin 3 Access the opt dtc install directory by typing the command cd opt dtc install Enter 4 Type the following command to begin the set clock configuration ptconfig setClock Enter As the procedure ...

Page 174: ... following is displayed Please Choose 2 Enter a 2 letter country code or type m to enter the timezone manually 9 Type for example US Enter for the United States If you need a list of time zone codes from countries other than the United States see Appendix E Worldwide time zone codes on page 161 The following is displayed Time zones under US 1 America New_York 2 America Detroit 3 America Kentucky L...

Page 175: ...Type the timeserver s IP Address For example 192 168 10 15 Enter b Would you like to set a secondary timeserver yes no Type y Enter to set a secondary timeserver c Please specify the secondary timeserver s IP Address Type the secondary timeserver s IP address For example 192 168 12 15 Enter The following is displayed Date Time Timezone Timeserver s configuration 1 Set date time 2 Set Timezone 3 Se...

Page 176: ...ion Note the cluster VTFD services on all nodes must be stopped in order to continue Do you wish to continue yes no Type y to stop and restart the cluster and VTFD services on all the nodes Stopping Cluster Services Done Stopping NTPD Done Setting Time Zone Done Setting Timeserver Done Setting Date Time Done Starting NTPD Done Starting cluster Done Cluster Started 138 IBM System Storage TS7600 wit...

Page 177: ...root and the password admin 3 At the command prompt enter the following command cd opt dtc install 4 From the command prompt enter the following command ptconfig validate The messages below display Testing fence ports Done Validation is about to execute a fence on 1 node in the cluster the node will be forcefully shutdown and rebooted To Continue please type fence test or q to quit 5 Type fence te...

Page 178: ...BM System Storage ProtecTIER User s Guide for Enterprise Edition and Appliance Edition IBM form number GC53 1156 for information on customizing using and maintaining ProtecTIER and creating configuring and managing replication grids if applicable 11 If the test fails on either node contact your next level of support to resolve the failure conditions You will need the customer number when contactin...

Page 179: ... two digit number that must be used in order to reach your country by phone or fax from another country This is not the three digit RETAIN country code See Table 51 on page 143 Frame range number This value is specific for setting the IP address range for a TSSC connection 172 31 1 xxx These ranges are set in units of 10 for standalone servers For example standalone server 1 would be frame range 1...

Page 180: ...f appropriate Alternate fax number An alternate fax number that IBM service representatives can use to fax documents to the storage system administrator Include the area code and the country code if appropriate Administrator mailing address The postal mailing address for the storage system administrator provide the full street address building if appropriate city or locality state or province and ...

Page 181: ...ublic cz Ireland ie New Caledonia French nc Sri Lanka lk Anguilla ai Denmark dk Israel il New Zealand nz Sudan sd Antarctica aq Djibouti dj Italy it Nicaragua ni Suriname sr Antigua and Barbuda ag Dominica dm Ivory Coast Cote D Ivoire ci Niger ne Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands sj Argentina ar Dominican Republic do Jamaica jm Nigeria ng Swaziland sz Armenia am East Timor tp Japan jp Niue nu Sweden ...

Page 182: ...reat Britain gb Marshall Islands mh Saint Helena sh Vanuatu vu Cambodia kh Greece gr Martinique French mq Saint Kitts Nevis Anguilla kn Vatican City State va Cameroon cm Greenland gl Mauritania mr Saint Lucia lc Venezuela ve Canada ca Grenada gd Mauritius mu Saint Pierre and Miquelon pm Vietnam vn Cape Verde cv Guadeloupe French gp Mayotte yt Saint Tome Sao Tome and Principe st Virgin Islands Brit...

Page 183: ...Appliance servers with OpenStorage configurations Table 57 on page 149 shows the IP address network mask DNS and VLAN settings for the source and destination servers for replication This information is needed to configure the individual ports to communicate and transfer data over the replication network Write this information in the spaces provided for future reference Table 58 on page 150 shows t...

Page 184: ...1 1 Factory default IP addresses for a stand alone OpenStorage configuration for a TS7650G 3958 DD4 or TS7650 Appliance Table 53 Factory default server IP addresses for a stand alone OpenStorage ProtecTIER server 3958 DD4 or 3958 AP1 Stand alone TS7650 OpenStorage configuration Component Port Function Factory Default IP Address Node A the server located in the lower part of the rack Server A eth0 ...

Page 185: ...ork 1 10 0 0 51 Server A eth2 Replication network 1 192 168 20 1 Server A eth3 RAS 172 31 1 xx Server A eth4 Cluster network 2 10 0 0 51 Server A eth5 Replication network 2 192 168 21 1 Network Power Switch N A 10 0 0 50 Node B the server located in the upper part of the rack Server B eth0 Customer local LAN 192 168 10 162 Note By default the TS7650 servers use the IP address range 10 0 0 50 throu...

Page 186: ...Storage 192 168 154 1 Server A eth10 OpenStorage 192 168 155 1 Server A eth11 Replication network 2 192 168 21 1 Server A eth12 Cluster network 2 10 0 0 51 Server A eth13 Free Network Power Switch N A 10 0 0 50 Node B the server located in the upper part of the rack Server B eth0 Customer local LAN 192 168 10 162 Note By default the TS7650 servers use the IP address range 10 0 0 50 through 10 0 0 ...

Page 187: ...enStorage systems provide a routing path from the IP address on eth5 server1 to the IP address of eth5 server2 and a routing path from the IP address on eth13 server1 to the IP address of eth13 server2 Source Site Node A the server located in the lower part of the rack Port IP Address Network Mask Default Gateway Dedicated VLAN eth2 for VTL systems or eth5 for OpenStorage systems eth5 for VTL syst...

Page 188: ...in name that you are assigning to the TSSC for example medina xyz it Ethernet settings Complete the LAN Adapter Details section when the TSSC connects to your LAN Media speed Ethernet Check Autodetection or the media speed of the Ethernet adapter _ Autodetection _ 10Mpbs Half Duplex _ 10Mpbs Full Duplex _ 100Mpbs Half Duplx _ 100Mpbs Full Duplx _ 1000Mpbs Half Duplx _ 1000Mpbs Full Duplx _ Autodet...

Page 189: ...gateway for routing Gateway address Confirm and record the dotted decimal or symbolic name address of the gateway for example 8 127 155 254 or londongate TSSC IP addresses Table 59 TSSC IP addresses TSSC Ethernet Port Default IP Address Customer Assigned IP Address TSSC External N A TSSC Internal 172 31 1 1 fixed do not change N A TSSC IP addresses from frame to frame A single frame is ten IP addr...

Page 190: ...re setting up the second node If you reply Yes the code will set the IP range for node 2 at 5 octets higher than what is set for node 1 server A For example if server A is set for 172 31 1 10 then server B will be set for 172 31 1 15 Note Depending upon the address ranges available on the TSSC the IBM Service representative may have to use ranges other than those shown here Component Port IP Addre...

Page 191: ...nd Grid management information Table 61 Replication policy information Replication policy information Policy name Policy priority level Low Medium High Policy enabled Y N Destination repository name Destination target Shelf Library Library name Barcodes for range of cartridges to be replicated Replication meta data reserved space Grid Management information Copyright IBM Corp 2008 2010 153 ...

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Page 193: ... Do not change the IP address of the RSA on Server A The default IP address of an RSA FRU replacement is 192 168 70 125 Depending upon the equipment you have available you will perform the procedures that follow using a USB keyboard and graphics capable monitor the preferred method or the TSSC code level 5 9 or higher or your IBM service laptop Tip If you connect to the RSA using your service lapt...

Page 194: ...teway field blank 10 For the OS USB selection choose Linux OS 11 Press the down arrow key to highlight Save Values and Reboot RSA and then press enter The system will pause for a few moments while the RSA reboots When the reboot completes a pop up message displays 12 Press Esc three times You are returned to the Configuration Setup Utility screen 13 Select Save Settings 14 When the save is complet...

Page 195: ...ess 8 In the IP Address field type 172 31 1 14 or 192 168 70 33 if the RSA is a new FRU and in the Subnet mask field type 255 255 255 0 9 Click OK and then click Close to exit the Local Area Connections Properties window 10 On the TSSC or service laptop open a browser window Figure 49 Service laptop to RSA connection Figure 50 Local Area Connection Properties Appendix D Making a server connection ...

Page 196: ...til you can complete your task Ten minutes should suffice Do not select the No Timeout setting as this will prevent anyone else from logging into the RSA until you have logged out b Click Continue See Figure 51 You are now logged into the server s RSA 14 In the ASM section of the left side navigation pane of the Integrated Management Welcome window window click Network Interface 15 In the Static I...

Page 197: ...password are case sensitive and must be entered in all uppercase The Integrated Management Welcome window opens 24 In the Integrated Management Welcome window a Use the Inactive session timeout value dropdown list to specify a reasonable amount of time which will keep your session active until you can complete your task Ten minutes should suffice Do not select the No Timeout setting as this will p...

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Page 199: ... Palmer Station Anvers Island AQ Antarctica Mawson Mawson Station Holme Bay AQ Antarctica Davis Davis Station Vestfold Hills AQ Antarctica Casey Casey Station Bailey Peninsula AQ Antarctica Vostok Vostok Station S Magnetic Pole AQ Antarctica DumontDUrville Dumont d Urville Station Terre Adelie AQ Antarctica Syowa Syowa Station E Ongul I AR America Argentina Buenos_Aires Buenos Aires BA CF AR Ameri...

Page 200: ... Aruba AX Europe Mariehamn AZ Asia Baku BA Europe Sarajevo BB America Barbados BD Asia Dhaka BE Europe Brussels BF Africa Ouagadougou BG Europe Sofia BH Asia Bahrain BI Africa Bujumbura BJ Africa Porto Novo BL America St_Barthelemy BM Atlantic Bermuda BN Asia Brunei BO America La_Paz BR America Noronha Atlantic islands BR America Belem Amapa E Para BR America Fortaleza NE Brazil MA PI CE RN PB BR ...

Page 201: ...unavut most locations CA America Pangnirtung Eastern Time Pangnirtung Nunavut CA America Resolute Eastern Time Resolute Nunavut CA America Atikokan Eastern Standard Time Atikokan Ontario and Southampton I Nunavut CA America Rankin_Inlet Central Time central Nunavut CA America Winnipeg Central Time Manitoba west Ontario CA America Rainy_River Central Time Rainy River Fort Frances Ontario CA America...

Page 202: ... Asia Urumqi most of Tibet Xinjiang CN Asia Kashgar west Tibet Xinjiang CO America Bogota CR America Costa_Rica CU America Havana CV Atlantic Cape_Verde CX Indian Christmas CY Asia Nicosia CZ Europe Prague DE Europe Berlin DJ Africa Djibouti DK Europe Copenhagen DM America Dominica DO America Santo_Domingo DZ Africa Algiers EC America Guayaquil mainland EC Pacific Galapagos Galapagos Islands EE Eu...

Page 203: ... Scoresbysund Ittoqqortoormiit GL America Thule Thule Pituffik GM Africa Banjul GN Africa Conakry GP America Guadeloupe GQ Africa Malabo GR Europe Athens GS Atlantic South_Georgia GT America Guatemala GU Pacific Guam GW Africa Bissau GY America Guyana HK Asia Hong_Kong HN America Tegucigalpa HR Europe Zagreb HT America Port au Prince HU Europe Budapest ID Asia Jakarta Java Sumatra ID Asia Pontiana...

Page 204: ...ts KP Asia Pyongyang KR Asia Seoul KW Asia Kuwait KY America Cayman KZ Asia Almaty most locations KZ Asia Qyzylorda Qyzylorda Kyzylorda Kzyl Orda KZ Asia Aqtobe Aqtobe Aktobe KZ Asia Aqtau Atyrau Atirau Gur yev Mangghystau Mankistau KZ Asia Oral West Kazakhstan LA Asia Vientiane LB Asia Beirut LC America St_Lucia LI Europe Vaduz LK Asia Colombo LR Africa Monrovia LS Africa Maseru LT Europe Vilnius...

Page 205: ...yre MX America Mexico_City Central Time most locations MX America Cancun Central Time Quintana Roo MX America Merida Central Time Campeche Yucatan MX America Monterrey Central Time Coahuila Durango Nuevo Leon Tamaulipas MX America Mazatlan Mountain Time S Baja Nayarit Sinaloa MX America Chihuahua Mountain Time Chihuahua MX America Hermosillo Mountain Standard Time Sonora MX America Tijuana Pacific...

Page 206: ...c Palau PY America Asuncion QA Asia Qatar RE Indian Reunion RO Europe Bucharest RS Europe Belgrade RU Europe Kaliningrad Moscow 01 Kaliningrad RU Europe Moscow Moscow 00 west Russia RU Europe Volgograd Moscow 00 Caspian Sea RU Europe Samara Moscow 01 Samara Udmurtia RU Asia Yekaterinburg Moscow 02 Urals RU Asia Omsk Moscow 03 west Siberia RU Asia Novosibirsk Moscow 03 Novosibirsk RU Asia Krasnoyar...

Page 207: ...ST Africa Sao_Tome SV America El_Salvador SY Asia Damascus SZ Africa Mbabane TC America Grand_Turk TD Africa Ndjamena TF Indian Kerguelen TG Africa Lome TH Asia Bangkok TJ Asia Dushanbe TK Pacific Fakaofo TL Asia Dili TM Asia Ashgabat TN Africa Tunis TO Pacific Tongatapu TR Europe Istanbul TT America Port_of_Spain TV Pacific Funafuti TW Asia Taipei TZ Africa Dar_es_Salaam UA Europe Kiev most locat...

Page 208: ... Indiana Perry County US America Indiana Petersburg Central Time Indiana Pike County US America Menominee Central Time Michigan Dickinson Gogebic Iron Menominee Counties US America North_Dakota Center Central Time North Dakota Oliver County US America North_Dakota New_Salem Central Time North Dakota Morton County except Mandan area US America Denver Mountain Time US America Boise Mountain Time sou...

Page 209: ...e zone Comments VN Asia Saigon VU Pacific Efate WF Pacific Wallis WS Pacific Apia YE Asia Aden YT Indian Mayotte ZA Africa Johannesburg ZM Africa Lusaka ZW Africa Harare Appendix E Worldwide time zone codes 171 ...

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Page 211: ...and the server is the ProtecTIER system that receives the data also known as the target server Based on the data sent by the client and received by the server the script outputs key network parameter values which indicate certain attributes of the network The goal of these tests is to benchmark the throughput of the network The most important benchmark is the direction that replication will actual...

Page 212: ...utility performs five foreground tests Tests 1 5 below and one background test Test 6 below The example outputs below are from the client side Each of the first five tests below ran for 300 seconds t 300 while the last test monitored TCP performance during that time Test 1 Latency This test checks the nominal network link latency and packet loss Example result Latency PING 10 0 13 194 10 0 13 194 ...

Page 213: ... 0 121 4 sec 5 91 GBytes 418 Mbits sec Interpreting the results v The test ran for 121 4 seconds transferred 5 91 GB 5 5 GiB with an average throughput of 418 Mbits sec v The extra streams yielded higher utilization of the connection v The Mbits sec reported in this test is the maximum replication performance your system will achieve if your backup environment is using up to 2 3 cartridges in para...

Page 214: ...nsmission of these packets take up bandwidth The retransmission can be caused by the underlying network e g packet dropping by an overflowed router or by the TCP layer itself e g retransmission due to packet reordering v Segment loss can be caused by each of the network layers v TCP retransmission larger than 2 may cause performance degradation and unstable network connectivity Contact your networ...

Page 215: ...nt is the system that transmits the test data and the server is the system that receives the data also known as the target server Based on the data sent by the client and received by the server the script outputs key network parameter values which indicate certain attributes of the network The goal of these tests is to benchmark the throughput of the network It is important to test both OpenStorag...

Page 216: ... TCP stream s 1MB send buffer SUM 0 0 5 8 sec 65 0 MBytes 94 3 Mbits sec Throughput 127 TCP stream s 1MB send buffer SUM 0 0 11 3 sec 127 MBytes 94 1 Mbits sec Number of TCP segments sent 230536 Number of TCP retransmissions detected 21 0 Done 4 See the next section for information about interpreting the results of the tests Interpreting the results The utility performs five foreground tests Tests...

Page 217: ...ut of 180 Mbits sec v There may be an improvement here on high latency links Test 4 Throughput 16 streams 1MB send buffer Example result Throughput 16 TCP stream s 1MB send buffer SUM 0 0 121 4 sec 5 91 GBytes 418 Mbits sec Interpreting the results v The test ran for 121 4 seconds transferred 5 91 GB 5 5 Gb with an average throughput of 418 Mbits sec v The extra streams yielded higher utilization ...

Page 218: ...ion of these packets take up bandwidth The retransmission can be caused by the underlying network e g packet dropping by an overflowed router or by the TCP layer itself e g retransmission due to packet reordering v Segment loss can be caused by each of the network layers v TCP retransmission larger than 2 may cause performance degradation and unstable network connectivity Contact your network admi...

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Page 222: ... illustrate them as completely as possible the examples include the names of individuals companies brands and products All of these names are fictitious and any similarity to the names and addresses used by an actual business enterprise is entirely coincidental Trademarks The following terms are trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States other countries or b...

Page 223: ...s of others Electronic emission notices This section contains the electronic emission notices or statements for the United States and other countries Federal Communications Commission statement This explains the Federal Communications Commission s FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These...

Page 224: ...ase the user might be required to take adequate measures Responsible Manufacturer International Business Machines Corp New Orchard Road Armonk New York 10504 914 499 1900 European community contact IBM Technical Regulations Department M456 IBM Allee 1 71137 Ehningen Germany Tel 49 7032 15 2937 E mail tjahn de ibm com Australia and New Zealand Class A Statement Attention This is a Class A product I...

Page 225: ...tzung der EU Richtlinie 2004 108 EG in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Zulassungsbescheinigung laut dem Deutschen Gesetz über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit von Geräten EMVG bzw der EMC EG Richtlinie 2004 108 EG für Geräte der Klasse A Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt in übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG Konformitätszeichen CE zu führen Verantwortlich für die Einhaltung der EMV Vorsc...

Page 226: ...ct Service Contact Information IBM Taiwan Corporation 3F No 7 Song Ren Rd Taipei Taiwan Tel 0800 016 888 Japan VCCI Council Class A statement Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association JEITA Statement less than or equal to 20 A per phase f2c00790 jjieta1 188 IBM System Storage TS7600 with ProtecTIER Installation Roadmap Guide ...

Page 227: ...Korean Communications Commission KCC Class A Statement Russia Electromagnetic Interference EMI Class A Statement rusemi Notices 189 ...

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Page 229: ...net switches 33 important information 17 network power switch 31 overview 17 server 30 stand alone gateway checklist 23 TSSC display panel and Ethernet switch 30 installing ProtecTIER Manager 113 IP interfaces configuring 107 K keyboards accessibility features 181 L labels cable 35 M MES feature 17 N network power switch 31 next steps 72 notices caution xv danger xv O overview 1 P powering up comp...

Page 230: ...e 2 testing the cluster 139 timeserver updating 135 Trademarks 184 TS7650G server connecting to TSSC 73 installed adapters 13 slot assignments E1 port 13 E2 port 13 Ethernet 13 fibre channel 13 RSA 13 USB ports 13 TSSC code level 74 configuring for use with the TS7650G 77 outside gateway frame 73 re image hard drive 76 upgrading the microcode 76 verifying systems attached to 91 V verifying systems...

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