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The SAN Management Interface

Common SAN Management Options

When you select a view in the navigation panel, no topological representation is drawn. Right-click the view
in the navigation panel for some of the most common SAN management operations. See

Figure 8

Figure 8

Commands at navigation panel root view

The data panel displays no data. For more on the graphical panel and the data panel, refer to

Reading the

SAN Management Information Panels

on page 24.

Auto-Categorize

Refer to

Auto-Categorizing the SAN

on page 43.

Creating a new Category

Refer to

Working With Category Components

on page 45.

Move Items

Refer to

Moving Items by Using the Menu

on page 47.

Find

Refer to

Working With Views

on page 47.

Summary of Contents for Management Console 4.4

Page 1: ...User sGuide ADICManagementConsole 4 4 ...

Page 2: ...to time without notice COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Copyright 2007 by Quantum Corporation All rights reserved Your right to copy this manual is limited by copyright law Making copies or adaptations without prior written authorization of Quantum Corporation is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law TRADEMARK STATEMENT Quantum DLT DLTtape the Quantum logo and the DLTtape logo are...

Page 3: ...ing 4 Reports 4 Heartbeat 5 Health Checks 5 Channel Zoning 5 Data Mover 5 Scalar Firewall Manager Virtual Private SAN 5 extended VPS 5 Virtual Private Map 5 SNMP 6 Library RMU Support 6 Security 6 Network Discovery 6 Configuration Options 6 Updating Firmware 6 Obtaining Drive Dumps 6 Command Flow Logging 6 3 Getting Started 7 Installation Requirements 7 Server System Requirements 7 Client System R...

Page 4: ...orm library 19 Do I have to install a server or client 19 Can I configure e mail even if I skip that step during installation 20 How do I interpret interface components 20 How do I create a SAN administrator account 20 What is a portal 20 How do I create user accounts 20 How do I create portals for my users 20 What privileges does each user type have 20 How do I update firmware 20 How do I modify ...

Page 5: ...ry 44 Renaming a Category 44 Deleting a Category 44 Moving a Category 45 Working With Category Components 45 Moving Items by Drag and Drop 45 Moving Items by Using the Menu 47 Working With Views 47 Opening Saved Views 48 Creating Views 48 Saving Views 50 Deleting Views 50 Searching the Current View 50 Reporting the Current View 51 9 Performing Administrative Tasks 53 Configuring E mail 53 Configur...

Page 6: ... 72 Installing HRS 73 Installing the Host Registration Service for Windows 73 Installing the Host Registration Service for Solaris 73 Installing the Host Registration Service for HP UX 75 Installing the Host Registration Service for AIX 75 Installing the Host Registration Service for Linux 76 Using Scalar Firewall Manager SFM 76 Installing SFM 77 Configuring Access Through SFM 77 Adding SFM Hosts ...

Page 7: ...itoring the LED Panel 94 Using Identify 96 Monitoring Environmental Data 97 Using Health Check 98 Performing Health Check 98 Configuring Health Check 98 Checking the Heartbeat 99 Obtaining a Drive Dump 99 Checking the Command Flow Log 100 Interpreting CFL Output 100 A Glossary 103 ...

Page 8: ...viii Contents ...

Page 9: ... highlight important information Other Documents you Might Need The following documents are also available for this product These documents can be found on the product CD or at www quantum com support Scalar i2000 Planning Guide 6 00418 xx Scalar i2000 User s Guide 6 00421 xx Scalar i2000 Installation Guide 6 00752 xx ADIC Management Console User s Guide 6 00064 xx System Safety and Regulatory Inf...

Page 10: ...ning is desired contact Quantum For the most updated information on Quantum Global Services please visit www quantum com support Note Release Notes are also available for this product The Release Notes describe changes to your system or firmware since the last release provide compatibility information and discuss any known issues and workarounds The Release Notes can be found in the product box or...

Page 11: ...ler SNC or management control blade MCB connectivity A SAN is a network linking servers or workstations to disk arrays tape backup systems switches bridges and other devices over high speed transports such as Fibre Channel or gigabit Ethernet SANs keep storage traffic away from network traffic without compromising rapid access to stored data See Figure 1 Figure 1 Example of typical storage area ne...

Page 12: ...r series of libraries is the AMC Using AMC is an easy way to manage Scalar libraries as part of a SAN solution When you choose to install both server and client from the product CD this is called the Full installation the default client is the AMC SAN client The default AMC client consists of a Java based user interface window and a trap event window You can install one or more instances of the AM...

Page 13: ... restore operations Data Mover is the engine for server free backup and restore and hierarchical storage management applications that support the extended copy specification ANSI T10 99 143r1 Scalar Firewall Manager Virtual Private SAN Scalar Firewall Manager SFM and Virtual Private SAN VPS technology enable SANs with multiple users to share the same connectivity channels in order to access the sa...

Page 14: ...ck menu Security Four levels of user privilege are defined each with specific capabilities For more information see Table 1 on page 36 Network Discovery Network discovery allows you to locate any appliance based on network addresses and ranges This allows management of an appliance without knowing the specific Internet Protocol IP address beforehand Configuration Options You can set up an applianc...

Page 15: ...n guidelines for each system are presented below for the AMC 4 4 version of software Server System Requirements Java Runtime Environment 1 4 1 is installed with AMC The version of the operating system you choose must support this level Windows The installation requirements for Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2003 are as follows Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or ...

Page 16: ...anced Server 2 1 or Enterprise Server 3 0 Minimum memory 80 MB Free hard disk space 60 MB Ethernet with TCP IP protocol installed Video adapter board for graphical input Client System Requirements Windows Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft Windows 2003 Minimum memory 96 MB Free hard disk space 30 MB Ethernet with TCP IP protocol installed UNIX platforms Follow the requirements for the ...

Page 17: ... server embedded in the i platform libraries Installing the Server on a Windows System Install the AMC server after you have completed the steps in Before Installing AMC on page 9 1 Load the product CD 2 Click the install link under the ADIC Management Console 3 Click OK This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 4 When you are prompted to choose an insta...

Page 18: ...mply type filename including extension for example MC043LIN bin and press Enter This starts the InstallAnywhere program which prompts you throughout the installation 6 When you are prompted to choose an installation set select Server Only if you do not wish to run the AMC client on that host or Full if you do CAUTION Verify that you have enough space about 100 MB in the temporary directory to be a...

Page 19: ...yed above the prompt in the server window Launching a Windows Server Launch the server at the beginning of your SAN Management session but do not exit the server when you are finished Leave the server running 1 Select the Start button point to Programs 2 Point to ADIC Management Console Then select Server If you installed the AMC server on a non default path launch it from that location instead On...

Page 20: ...e AMC Client on page 13 Otherwise complete the sections Before Installing AMC on page 9 and Installing the AMC Server on page 9 before proceeding with the client installation Installing a Windows AMC Client An AMC Windows client can run on Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1 Load the product CD 2 Click the install link under the ADIC Management Console 3 Click OK This starts the InstallAnywhere program w...

Page 21: ...lient before the remote server has completed discovery the client will not attach to the server 1 If you accepted the defaults during the installation select the ADIC Management Console program group on the Start menu to see the client icon If you chose a program group other than the default go there instead CAUTION Verify that you have enough space about 80 MB in the temporary directory to be abl...

Page 22: ...n event traps are issued messages appear in the Received Event Traps window You cannot close the Received Event Traps while the client is running You can minimize it 2 If the server is running on a system that is remote to the client the client window prompts you to connect to a server Proceed to Connecting to the Server If the server is running on a system that is local to the client connection t...

Page 23: ... logged on If you make an error logging on the logon dialog box disappears and Unsuccessful log on appears in the Status Message Area of the screen Refer to Status Message Area on page 33 Select Session Log On and re type your logon information If your log on is successful the client displays a status bar as it downloads master portal data For more about the master portal and portals in general re...

Page 24: ...age 24 Logging off Log off after you finish using AMC You will not need to restart the client before your next management session 1 Select the Session menu then select Log Off A warning dialog box is displayed You can also launch the Log Off dialog box by selecting the Log Off toolbar button The warning dialog box is displayed 2 Select Yes if you want to log off If you select Yes you are prompted ...

Page 25: ...ing between sessions 1 After logging off select Session Exit The Exit dialog box is displayed 2 Select Yes if you want to exit Your view is closed Select No if you have changed your mind If you select No you are returned to your closed view Shutting Down the AMC Server The way that the AMC server is shut down is the same for all platforms 1 After you have logged off refer to Logging off on page 16...

Page 26: ...18 Getting Started ...

Page 27: ...statement for every subnet Instructions are also given in this section for re discovering the SAN What is the i platform series The intelligent platform i platform libraries all have integrated management services within intelligent storage devices designed specifically for operation in a storage network Can I manage a SAN from an i platform library No For libraries in the i platform such as the S...

Page 28: ... SAN capable appliances and associated storage on the subnet to which the AMC has access This is called the master portal Other users are granted privileges to subsets of the master portal by the SAN administrator How do I create user accounts Refer to Creating Modifying and Deleting User Accounts on page 37 How do I create portals for my users Refer to Creating a New Portal on page 39 What privil...

Page 29: ...ADIC Management Console User s Guide 21 How do I create policies For the SAN refer to Configuring Policies on page 54 For i platform libraries use the appropriate library management client ...

Page 30: ...22 Frequently Asked Questions ...

Page 31: ...ies The Category menu consists of commands affecting categories SAN components organized into logical groups The Help menu provides access to online help a statement of the server and client build numbers and a copyright statement Toolbar The toolbar consists of six buttons representing commonly used commands that are also available on the menus Log On launches the Log On dialog box If there is a ...

Page 32: ...ion Panels The AMC main screen is made up of three panels The navigation panel lists SNCs and libraries with SNCs in IP address order Detailed information about each configuration is coded into the display both verbally and graphically When an SNC or library has been selected in the navigation view the graphical panel represents configuration information for that unit in a nonverbal format When an...

Page 33: ... one SNC Scalar 24 tape libraries contain one SNC SNC nodes expand to show channels Channels expand to show attached hosts and devices The node symbol for SNCs and channels also functions as a toggle Clicking it a second time collapses the expansion See Figure 2 Figure 2 AMC representation of SNCs and system components ...

Page 34: ...dress 172 16 76 215 is selected it is shown in the navigation panel with blue highlighting This SNC is aggregated into a Scalar 1000 For a list of symbols used in the graphical and navigation panels see Figure 3 Figure 3 Symbols used in graphical and navigation panels For a summary of channel mode graphics see Figure 4 Figure 4 Channel mode graphics ...

Page 35: ...ht clicking a selected Fibre Channel a SCSI channel a device or the SNC in the navigation panel displays a command menu appropriate to the element you have right clicked To see these menus refer to the following sections Getting Information About a Library on page 61 Managing the SAN Appliance on page 57 Managing the Fibre Channel on page 65 Managing the SCSI Channel on page 63 Managing a Device o...

Page 36: ...esenting the partition consists of two elements the word Partition followed by the name of the partition The partitions in Figure 5 are named SDLT and LTO The tape device strings consists of the phrase SCSI Tape Device followed by the location coordinates for the drive Fibre Channel Tape Device is also possible in this area For an explanation of these features refer to the Scalar i2000 User s Guid...

Page 37: ...tring for the Scalar i2000 and Scalar i500 Figure 6 shows the Pathlight VX as an expanded node It consists of one virtual library named nyvp1_lib1 This virtual library consists of three drives For more information about virtual libraries and drives refer to the Pathlight VX online help Figure 6 AMC representation of the Pathlight VX ...

Page 38: ...hical representation of the networked configuration for the selected SNC This is the graphical panel For standalone SNCs or for Scalar libraries that contain a storage networking appliance selecting the SNC a channel a host or a device in the navigation panel highlights in blue the associated symbol in the graphical panel Unselected SCSI channels are drawn in black See Figure 2 on page 25 Unselect...

Page 39: ...me Domain Name Server DNS host name of the RMU RMU Version Current firmware level of the library Shutdown State Current shutdown status of the library other unknown normal powerfail errorreboot Last Shutdown State Last shutdown status of the library other unknown normal powerfail errorreboot Error Code Integer value supplied for some Service Action Codes Error Data Parameter that adds precision to...

Page 40: ... bits Max Speed Bus speed in megahertz Status Status either Operational or Offline Max IDs per Bus if channel in initiator mode Number of SCSI IDs allowed Max LUNs per ID if channel in initiator mode Number of SCSI LUNs allowed World Wide Port Name Unique 64 bit identifier assigned to this port World Wide Node Name Unique 64 bit identifier assigned by the manufacturer Serial Number Number assigned...

Page 41: ...network fabric connections Link Failure Count Counts used in diagnostics Loss of Sync Count Counts used in diagnostics Loss of Signal Count Counts used in diagnostics Primitive Sequence Protocol Error Count Transmission word containing special control information A primitive sequence is recognized when three transmission words of the same value are received Invalid Transmission Word Count Transmis...

Page 42: ... Figure 8 Figure 8 Commands at navigation panel root view The data panel displays no data For more on the graphical panel and the data panel refer to Reading the SAN Management Information Panels on page 24 Auto Categorize Refer to Auto Categorizing the SAN on page 43 Creating a new Category Refer to Working With Category Components on page 45 Move Items Refer to Moving Items by Using the Menu on ...

Page 43: ...displayed 3 Type the old password in the first line 4 Make a note of the new password 5 Type the new password in the second line 6 Confirm the new password by typing it again in the third line 7 Select OK if you are satisfied with the new password Select Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes Understanding User Privilege Levels All AMC tasks are assigned to one or more of four s...

Page 44: ...ministrators access the Master portal by default Table 1 summarizes user capabilities based on privilege levels Table 1 User Capabilities Based on Privilege Level Capability SA1 PA2 PU3 BU4 Access the master portal Y N N N Create modify or delete any SA or PA Y N N N Create modify or delete a portal or subportal to which user has access Y Y N N Create modify or delete a PU or BU Y Y N N Grant user...

Page 45: ...radio buttons on the New User Account dialog box to assign it 6 Once the New User Account dialog box is completed select Next The Grant Portal Access Permission dialog box is displayed Select the checkboxes to check them and clear them until access is appropriately assigned Select Back to assign the new user to a different privilege level Select Cancel if you decide not to add a new user Upload co...

Page 46: ... a radio button to assign a new privilege level to the user When you have finished with this dialog box select Next 7 Select the checkbox in front of an available portal or subportal to allow user access To remove access to a portal clear the check box by selecting an existing check mark 8 When access is correctly assigned select Finish Select the checkboxes to check and clear them until access is...

Page 47: ...x shows a hierarchy of portals existing on the server Initially no subportals of the default Master portal exist After you have created some subportals select whatever level of the hierarchy is appropriate for the new subportal you are creating After a few moments the New Portal dialog box refreshes to show all the attached appliances that belong to the selected portal The SNCs aggregated into lib...

Page 48: ...y 4 Select Next 5 Check or clear the boxes in front of SAN appliances to appropriately modify the portal definition In the example access to all the SCSI channels on 172 16 76 167 and all the channels on the appliance at 172 16 76 168 is indicated Devices attached to the Fibre Channels on 172 16 76 167 are not available 6 When you are satisfied with the changes you have made select Finish Portal s...

Page 49: ...eted Setting Permissions for Portal Access The SAN administrator can set permissions for all users A portal administrator can set permissions for power users and basic users within the portal s to which the portal administrator is assigned 1 Log on as SAN administrator or portal administrator 2 Select the Admin menu point to Portal then select Permissions 3 Select the portal for which you are assi...

Page 50: ...42 Working with Portals ...

Page 51: ...SAN appliances is an easy way to help you manage your SAN Group appliances by subnet host characteristics similarities in connectivity or other distinctive feature You can categorize the portal in ways appropriate to different tasks or users and then save each categorization as a view You can provide specific users access to specific views Auto Categorizing the SAN Auto categorizing automatically ...

Page 52: ...g an existing category and then selecting New You can also use the Category menu Refer to Creating a new Category on page 44 6 Drag and drop items into the new category as appropriate Refer also to Working With Category Components on page 45 7 Save the categories as a view Refer to Saving Views on page 50 Renaming a Category Categories can be renamed without loss of stored data 1 Log on as SAN adm...

Page 53: ...n as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 6 Select the category that you want to move 7 Select the Category menu then select Move Category The Move Category dialog box is displayed After the caption Source Category at the top of the Move Category dialog box the name of the category you selected to move in Step 6 is displayed 8 Select the category into which you want to move the cat...

Page 54: ...he appliance at IP address 172 16 76 154 is selected 3 Drag and drop it into the correct category Be sure the cursor is pointing inside the folder icon of the target category If you are moving the item to root you can point anywhere on the root view line ...

Page 55: ...p of the dialog box click shift click or control click to select all the appliances you want to move 5 In the bottom of the dialog box select the category into which you want the items to move 6 Select OK Select Cancel to exit the move process Working With Views A view is a named graphical representation of a portal generally one that has been saved to preserve a particular categorization SAN admi...

Page 56: ...e portal you have selected select Back and then repeat Step 3 Once you have selected the view you want to use the window refreshes The new view is displayed Refer to Working with Categories and Views on page 43 Creating Views Create the appropriate portal before creating a view Refer to Working with Portals on page 39 A view is meant to be a logical representation of the physical SAN You may want ...

Page 57: ...n the name and the portal affiliation If the view had been created under the NewPortal or OtherNewPortal level portals subordinated to the default portal the numbered level would be Portal1 1 Portal1 2 etc If you have not categorized your view do so now Refer to Working With Category Components on page 45 6 Save your view Refer to Saving Views on page 50 Portal 1 Portal 1 1 Portal 1 2 Portal 1 2 1...

Page 58: ...d that this is not possible Use the Save as command instead 1 Log in as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 2 Select the View menu then select Save as 3 In the Save View As dialog box type a name for the view This name is displayed later when you open the Select View dialog box Deleting Views Deleting a view does not delete stored data 1 Select the View menu then select Delete You...

Page 59: ...occurrence a dialog box is displayed The Find command can also find disk devices and other SAN components Reporting the Current View You can produce a number of different reports to help you manage your SAN 1 Select the View menu then select Report Data 2 Use the check boxes and radio buttons to select the report you need Reports can be generated for SNCs tape library controllers or disk array con...

Page 60: ...52 Working with Categories and Views ...

Page 61: ... Admin menu then select Email configuration The Email Configuration Setting dialog box is displayed If you typed data into the e mail configuration portion of the installation that data is displayed in the dialog box If not the dialog box is empty 2 Edit the name of the SMTP server to match the SMTP server on your network 3 Edit the Account and Password fields to reflect an existing valid account ...

Page 62: ...e the entire list 9 Select the condition that meets the requirements of the rule name you have chosen 10 Do one of the following Select OK to associate this trap with the new rule 11 Select Specify the appliance IP that the trap is from to display a list of available appliances 12 Click shift click or control click as many appliance IP addresses as you require 13 Select OK to associate these SNCs ...

Page 63: ...of IP Addresses to be discovered at the bottom of the dialog box If you are adding a new segment proceed to Step 12 If you are modifying an existing segment proceed to Step 8 8 Select the statement for the segment that you no longer want to have discovered and then select Delete The Delete button is only enabled when a segment in the box to its left IP Addresses to be discovered is selected If you...

Page 64: ...osted during the discovery For more information on this area refer to Status Message Area on page 33 When discovery has completed Discovery Process Finished appears in the Status Message Area Discovering a particular appliance 1 Select the Admin menu point to Discover SAN then select Discover Appliance The Discover Appliance dialog box is displayed 2 Type the IP address of the appliance you wish t...

Page 65: ...munity Strings dialog box is displayed 4 Edit the settings as appropriate then select OK To cancel edits to the SNMP Community Strings settings select Cancel Managing the SAN Appliance Certain functions are available by right clicking the appliance you want to manage Select the appliance by right clicking either in the navigation panel or in the graphical panel See Figure 9 and Figure 10 Figure 9 ...

Page 66: ...he target IDs device LUNs and assigned LUNs 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Configuration menu then select Save Configuration 3 Type a name for the configuration you wish to save or select one from the list of configurations already on the server if any Note After adding a device to a channel rescan the channel and refresh data on the applianc...

Page 67: ... you want to load 4 Select Open to load the file A message is displayed 5 Right click the appliance for which you ve just loaded the configuration either in the navigation panel or in the graphical panel 6 Select Restart Refer to Using Restart on page 60 Restarting Please Wait appears in the Status Message Area Loading a Configuration File from the Server Save copies of your configuration both on ...

Page 68: ...omplete You are prompted to restart the appliance 9 Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart Using Restart Use the Restart command after updating firmware or making changes to the device map channel zoning SFM or VPS configurations 1 Stop all I O to the appliance For instructions refer to the Hardware User Guide for the appliance 2 Log on as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user...

Page 69: ...s not capable of communicating this information Show RMU Data does not appear on the appliance menu 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Show RMU Data If the appliance is capable of reporting RMU Data but no RMU unit is attached a dialog box is displayed Enter the IP address of the RMU into the dialog box Once connected to an RMU information about it i...

Page 70: ...62 Performing Administrative Tasks ...

Page 71: ...hannel Rescan the SCSI bus after adding or removing devices 1 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Right click the appropriate SCSI channel graphic 3 Select Rescan A warning is displayed 4 Select Yes to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Rescanning SCSI Channel n on xxx xxx xxx xxx Please wait several minutes before doing a Refre...

Page 72: ...yed 5 Use the drop down boxes and check boxes to make changes to the configuration as necessary Refer to Channel Mode Host ID Bus Reset on Power Up Enable Termination or Alternate Initiator ID below 6 When you are finished viewing or setting SCSI channel parameters select OK to continue The following message is displayed in the Status Message Area Pending changes on xxx xxx xxx xxx In this example...

Page 73: ...D to the highest ID not in use Change the alternate ID by using the pull down list or typing a new number To restore the automatic default selection select Automatic from the drop down list This option is grayed out when the SCSI channel is being set to target mode Managing the Fibre Channel By right clicking a network appliance s Fibre Channel you can directly configure Fibre Channel parameters o...

Page 74: ...el graphic 4 Select Configure The Fibre Channel Parameters dialog box is displayed 5 Use the drop down boxes and check boxes to make changes to the configuration as necessary Refer to Understanding Port Mode Options on page 67 and Understanding Connection Type Options on page 67 6 When you are finished viewing or setting Fibre Channel parameters select OK to continue A warning is displayed 7 Selec...

Page 75: ...or target devices that are available on the fabric If it finds targets attached to the fabric it adds all of them to the device map Select this option if you are connecting a Fibre Channel switch to the port and you want the appliance to have access to all of the available target devices attached to the switch Otherwise if target devices are connected directly to the port it automatically switches...

Page 76: ...by each receiving node and need not match any other node The frame size typically should be set to 2048 It may be appropriate to use another frame size if required by a particular software application Managing a Device You can use AMC to update firmware on devices and edit device maps To update firmware on the appliance refer to Updating Firmware on page 60 Updating Firmware on a Device 1 Stop all...

Page 77: ...ssign the LUN drag a device that is displayed in the left column back to the right column or directly to another space in the left column To delete a device drag and drop it onto the trash can icon 5 Continue until all devices are assigned 6 When you are satisfied with the assignments that have been made select OK 7 Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 60 8 Reboot the host or use s...

Page 78: ...iance knows the LUNs available and is ready to use them 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Device Map 3 Select the Device Mapping dialog box point to the Tools menu then select New Device The default new device is a SCSI device on port channel 1 at target ID 0 and target LUN device LUN 0 4 Use the pull downs at the end of each field to identify the d...

Page 79: ...he navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Feature Enable menu From the submenu that opens elect the functionality you want to enable If a feature is already enabled or not available for a particular appliance it is grayed out on the menu 3 Type the license key for the feature you are enabling If the feature has been factory enabled type the word enable 4 Select OK to continue 5 If you en...

Page 80: ...settings allow all SAN connections to access all target channels 4 Select the check boxes to remove or create restricted access zones for the desired SAN connections and target channels All combinations are possible Bear in mind that an entire channel is zoned when the box is checked If you make changes to the channel zoning settings you must restart the appliance for the new settings to take effe...

Page 81: ...C MCB or network chassis 1 Verify that the Windows host you are configuring has an installed Host Bus Adapter HBA 2 Obtain HstRegSrv exe from your service representative 3 Select the Windows Start button and then select Run 4 Point to HstRegSrv exe 5 Select OK 6 Once installation completes reboot the system HRS executes as a service and therefore launches at boot time Installing the Host Registrat...

Page 82: ...e tar xf HstRegSrv tar and press Enter 10 Type the following command pkgadd d and press Enter 11 Type the following command reboot r and press Enter HRS runs when the system is booting The file that controls this process is S99hrs and it can be found in the folder etc rc2 d The default re registration period is 5 minutes Changing the re registration period 1 Find the PID for the current HRS proces...

Page 83: ...typing hrs i interval in minutes D and press Enter This causes HRS to run in the background as a daemon registering at the specified time interval The default re registration period is 5 minutes Installing the Host Registration Service for AIX Install this software on a host computer running the AIX operating system that is attached to an SNC MCB or network chassis 1 Verify that the AIX host you a...

Page 84: ... target information and manages the end to end access control in the SAN It allows the system administrator to control access privileges between individual Host Bus Adapters HBAs and target devices connected to the appliance s SCSI and Fibre Channels SFM provides you with a finer degree of access control than channel zoning The Channel Zoning feature allows you to map an entire channel to specifie...

Page 85: ...ts b Shut the hosts down c Restart the appliance Refer to Using Restart on page 60 d Start up the hosts e Enable SFM Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 71 f After the hosts are finished booting right click the appliance with SFM enabled g Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 58 h Proceed to Step 6 6 Expand all node symbols to display all hosts devices and their assigned LU...

Page 86: ...ame is displayed in blue To have complete host information appear in the display you must first be running HRS Consult your service representative 4 Select the Assigned LUN check boxes to indicate that access is enabled between a LUN and the corresponding host Select again to revoke access To select or deselect access to every LUN in a particular host s line use the Select All or Deselect All butt...

Page 87: ...tton to close the dialog box or select the x button in the upper right corner of the dialog box If you made changes a confirmation box presents you with the option of not closing until you apply the changes Select Help if you want context sensitive help 6 Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 58 Adding SFM Hosts Hosts can be added to the SAN after initial SF...

Page 88: ...ges since the last time Apply was used Select the Close button to close the dialog box or select the x button in the upper right corner of the dialog box If you made changes a confirmation box presents you with the option of not closing until you apply the changes 4 Save your configuration Refer to Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 58 Using eVPS The access control you achieve with SFM f...

Page 89: ...S Refer to Enabling Licensed Features on page 71 f After the hosts are finished booting right click the appliance with eVPS enabled g Select Refresh Data Refer to Refreshing Data on page 58 h Proceed to Step 6 6 Expand all node symbols to display all hosts devices and their assigned LUNs Refer to Device Numbering on page 30 Configuring Access Through eVPS Configure access to certain LUNS for a par...

Page 90: ...host s A maximum of 64 hosts can be connected to a Fibre Channel 2 Right click the appliance with eVPS enabled 3 Select the Access Options menu select Extended Virtual Private SAN The eVPS Access Settings dialog box is displayed See Figure 13 Figure 13 eVPS mappings for internal LUNs 0 9 Compare the Internal LUNs in Figure 13 to the assigned LUNs in the navigation panel shown in Figure 14 on page ...

Page 91: ... 4 Type a number into an Internal LUN check box to indicate that access is enabled between a LUN and the corresponding host Delete the number to revoke access In Figure 13 on page 82 each host has had LUNs mapped to it that it will see as LUNs 0 3 5 Select the OK button to keep the changes you made to host data fields and LUN assignments Select the Cancel button to cancel all changes Select the He...

Page 92: ...mary dialog box Refer also to Using the eVPS View Menu on page 85 Adding or Modifying eVPS Hosts Hosts can be added to the SAN after initial eVPS configuration 1 Select Add Host or Modify Host from the Host menu on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box 2 Fill in Host Name Host Type Host Connection and Host WWN Refer to Adding SFM Hosts on page 79 for details on filling out these fields The eVPS Host ...

Page 93: ...o Saving and Loading the Configuration on page 58 Using the eVPS View Menu The Show Details and Show All LUNs commands are used to get quick info on the eVPS device map Check and uncheck the boxes in front of the toggled choices Show Details and Show All LUNs under the View command on the eVPS Access Summary dialog box Figure 16 and Figure 17 on page 86 illustrate a view of all LUN space available...

Page 94: ...PM 1 Log on as the SAN administrator or portal administrator 2 If you want to install the host registration service HRS on the hosts that are involved consult your service representative 3 Right click the SCSI channel where the host is attached 4 Change SCSI channel port mode to Target Refer to Configuring the SCSI Channel on page 64 5 Reboot the host 6 Enable VPM Refer to Enabling Licensed Featur...

Page 95: ...ing refer to Device Numbering on page 30 Drag and drop the devices from the Device column to the appropriate LUN in the ID LUN Device column When a target device has been mapped it is displayed in gray in the Device column To see the grayed out images of the Fibre Channel devices scroll the Device column down to the higher LUN range to which these devices were mapped during discovery 3 Select OK t...

Page 96: ...88 Configuring SAN Access ...

Page 97: ...click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Events menu then select View Event Log The event reporting level is displayed 3 Select Warning to display Warning and Notice events Select Information to display Information Warning and Notice events Selecting All Events is equivalent to selecting Information 4 Select OK to continue If you selected OK the event log is d...

Page 98: ...e 4 Reference Guide for troubleshooting actions If there are no abnormal events but behavior is still unacceptable proceed to Performing Health Check on page 98 Table 2 Event Codes and Actions Event Code Description 8 Sense data recorded following a check condition Note Normally the host system will request and process sense data and then perform error recovery 9 LUN reports a unit attention condi...

Page 99: ... bus 37 Fibre Channel port database change detected 39 Directory Server on fabric has changed 40 Maximum LUN limit has been exceeded 41 Fibre Channel transfer failure Note Error recovery may have succeeded 42 Maximum device limit has been exceeded persistent address map database is full 43 Fibre Channel interface driver reported debug file dump event log contains further information 58 Power has r...

Page 100: ...port event message indicates the change to high very high reduced to high or OK 106 Fibre Channel interface failed health check 107 SCSI interface failed health check 109 Target device failed health check 110 Fibre Channel link status changed 111 Fibre Channel transfer failures detected since the last report Note Error recovery may have succeeded 112 Blower Fan is running in warning or alarm range...

Page 101: ...0 Users are not typically interested in the occurrence of FCAL LIPs unless they are happening once a minute or more 6 Set the trap event threshold to the number that you have determined will optimize performance Do not change trap thresholds unless recommended by your service representative 7 Select OK Receiving Event Traps By default event traps are received by the client 1 Right click an applian...

Page 102: ...he event Select OK to close the detail Monitoring the LED Panel When I O is running the LED panel of the SNC is active If there are problems when the SNC is being brought online the LEDs will freeze in specific meaningful configurations To determine the meaning of the LEDs and LED patterns consult the Hardware User s Guide for the appliance I platform libraries have different LED panels that canno...

Page 103: ...ADIC Management Console User s Guide 95 Figure 19 ADIC SNC 3000 LED panel Figure 20 SNC 4000 LED panel Figure 21 SNC 5100 LED panel ...

Page 104: ... distinguish it from other appliances you may be running 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Identify The Flash Ready LED dialog box is displayed 3 Select Turn Ready LED On 4 For the position of the RDY LED on various appliances see Figure 23 through Figure 26 Figure 23 SNC 5101 Ready LED Figure 24 SNC 5100 Ready LED Ready LED Ready LED ...

Page 105: ...Get Environmental Data does not appear on the appliance menu 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select Get Environmental Data 3 The Environmental Data dialog box is displayed Real time measurements are indicated by the white pointers in each graphic The nominal range for each parameter is all values between the yellow bars The warning ranges for each parame...

Page 106: ...ge posts in the Status Message area if the test is successful For example Successful Health Check is displayed in this area Configuring Health Check You can configure Health Check settings 1 Right click an appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel 2 Select the Health Check menu then select Health Check Settings The default tab is the Level tab See Table 3 Options on this tab allow y...

Page 107: ...ump is a recording of the state of the drive at a particular instant used for purpose of debugging Two logs are pulled the current log and the forced log 1 Stop all I O to the device For instructions refer to the appliance s Hardware User Guide 2 Log on as SAN administrator portal administrator or power user 3 Expand the appliance in the navigation panel or the graphical panel Expand the appropria...

Page 108: ... Flow Log dialog box is displayed 3 Navigate to the location you want to save the log to Enter a filename 4 Click Save The number of bytes being saved is shown and is updated periodically until the entire file is saved 5 Open the log file with a text editor Interpreting CFL Output SCSI commands flow through SNCs connected to tape libraries These commands are logged in command flow log CFL areas on...

Page 109: ... If data was transferred to or from the host a new line is displayed indicating the direction of the transfer DIR IN is to the host and DIR OUT is from the host the number of bytes requested REQ and the number of bytes actually transferred XFER DIR IN REQ 14 XFER 14 If the event is a single command event as in event 511 below the initiator index is followed by an 8 character abbreviation for the o...

Page 110: ...102 Troubleshooting the SAN ...

Page 111: ...f a system s uptime Category A logical grouping of the storage area network components belonging to a specific view For example subnet department location and so on Channel zoning A method of subdividing a storage area network into disjoint zones on a per channel basis in order to enhance security and qualify access See also Zoning Community strings A statement that describes administrative relati...

Page 112: ...tiating SCSI commands at the host s request HRS Host Registration Service A small service daemon installed on hosts that access a storage library It presents host information that the LMC server uses to manage host access and data retrieval This information includes host name host type host connection and the online or offline status HVD High Voltage Differential A SCSI connection for disks tapes ...

Page 113: ... between two devices a sending device and a receiving device Policy A rule within the AMC expert notification system that allows AMC to alert persons specified by the administrator that specified SAN error conditions have been met Port zoning See Channel zoning Portal A collection of storage area networking devices that represent the universe for a particular user The SAN administrator s default p...

Page 114: ... designed to accurately diagnose and report failures as well as minimize downtime in a storage solution See also RAS SFM Scalar Firewall Manager A virtual LUN mapping scheme for Fibre Channel hosts allowing an overall LUN total of 2048 devices to be virtually remapped on a SAN wide basis Sled See UDS SNC Storage Network Controller Term for a storage networking appliance The SNC enables high perfor...

Page 115: ...pe libraries can be classified as open closed or open and closed See also Open library Closed library Open and Closed library Virtualization The technique of managing and presenting storage devices and resources functionally regardless of their physical layout or location Using virtualization you can consolidate physical storage from multiple network storage devices into what appears to be a singl...

Page 116: ...108 Glossary ...

Page 117: ...4 SAN management 4 system requirements UNIX platforms 8 Windows 8 toolbar 23 configuration system 58 channel mode 65 Fibre Channel 66 port mode See also Channel mode 67 SCSI channel 64 uploading files 59 contacting Quantum 2 Customer Service Center website 2 customer service center website 2 D data mover 72 data panel See also client panels 31 data refreshing 58 devices editing device maps 69 mana...

Page 118: ...anagement Client 61 logging off 16 logging on 15 loop ID 68 M Maintenance Action Plans See MAPs MAPs 89 N navigation panel See also Client panels 24 P password administrator 35 default 15 policies configuring 54 port modes 67 portal deleting 41 portals creating 39 modifying 40 permissions 41 privilege levels 35 Q Quantum contacting 2 R refreshing data 58 release notes location 1 reports 4 51 resta...

Page 119: ...tion 58 T termination 65 training contact Quantum 2 tree panel See navigation panel 24 troubleshooting 89 U user accounts creating 37 deleting 38 modifying 38 V views creating 48 creating reports 51 deleting 50 opening 48 saving 50 searching for specific components 34 50 Virtual Private Map See VPM VPM 86 configuration 87 W website Customer Service Center 2 customer service center 2 ...

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