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Setup Guide

ISC - Storage Area Network (SAN)

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ISC-1208s 12-bay / 2U Model

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Page 1: ...Setup Guide ISC Storage Area Network SAN Appliance www stonefly com www iscsi com ISC 1208s 12 bay 2U Model...

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Page 3: ...orage Concentrator Integrated Storage Concentrator ISC Modular Storage Concentrator StoneFly Backup Advantage StoneFusion StoneFly Replicator CDP ValueSAN Unified Scale Out USO Twin Scale Out TSO Unif...

Page 4: ...2 4 SAFETY INFORMATION 12 2 4 1 ENVIRONMENTAL 12 2 4 2 COMPLIANCE 12 2 5 PRODUCT REGISTRATION 12 2 6 CONTACTING STONEFLY FOR HELP 13 3 1 SETTING UP THE ISC 15 3 1 1 UNPACKING 15 3 1 2 RACK INSTALLATI...

Page 6: ...our network This setup guide is intended to be used by network administrators and assumes a basic understanding of Local Area Networks LAN Ethernet and Ethernet switching concepts Storage Area Network...

Page 8: ...f storage to create the iSCSI target volumes and authorizes their use by individual host systems Figure 1 ISC 1208s 12 Bay Model with bezel StoneFly ISC comes in four standard configurations 8 bay mod...

Page 9: ...chronous and asynchronous mirroring with StoneFly Reflection and StoneFly Replicator R CDP software Disk to Disk backup Simultaneous backup streams from multiple servers for faster more reliable backu...

Page 10: ...d computers over an IP network iSCSI combines Ethernet based IP networking with the SCSI small computer systems interface command set the core command set used in most storage configurations By combin...

Page 11: ...t can house SATA or SAS drives The storage devices connect directly to the back of the ISC SAS port The ISC mediates requests from host servers for storage resources just as servers mediate storage re...

Page 12: ...to power using the power cord connection 3 1 3 Connect a laptop or other local computer to the Management port using a cross over cable either directly or through an Ethernet switch 3 1 4 Set up the...

Page 13: ...ecifics on the environmental requirements Operating temperature 50 F to 95 F 10 C to 35 C Altitude 50 to 10 000 feet 16 to 3048 meters Relative humidity 8 to 80 non condensing 2 4 2 Compliance FCC 47...

Page 14: ...for assistance Model Number ________________________ Serial Number D500 _ _ _ _ Software Version ______________________ Initiators ____________________________ Storage _____________________________ St...

Page 16: ...s section provides information on installing the StoneFly ISC appliance into a rack or cabinet with the rails provided There are a variety of rack cabinet units on the market which may mean that the a...

Page 17: ...prevents the server from coming completely out of the rack when the chassis is pulled out for servicing To mount the rail onto the chassis first release the inner rail from the outer rails Releasing...

Page 18: ...right inner rails They are labeled 2 Place the inner rail firmly against the side of the chassis aligning the hooks on the side of the chassis with the holes in the inner rail 3 Slide the inner rail...

Page 20: ...4 Pull out the rear of the outer rail adjusting the length until it just fits within the posts of the rack 5 Hang the hooks of the rear section of the outer rail onto the square holes on the rear of...

Page 21: ...been pushed completely into the rack it should click into the locked position 4 Optional screws may be used to hold the front of the chassis to the rack Figure 8 Installing the Chassis into a Rack Not...

Page 22: ...s At a DOS prompt type route add 192 168 0 254 mask 255 255 255 255 IP address of the PC 2 For Linux At a Shell prompt type sbin route add 192 168 0 254 gw IP address of the PC 3 The PC and the Manage...

Page 23: ...out bezel 4 Launch your web browser In the URL field type https 192 168 0 254 A security alert screen appears The screen will be different depending on which browser you are using 5 Follow the screen...

Page 24: ...t IP address of 192 168 0 254 This must be changed to a valid IP address for your LAN network Using the remote console you loaded in the previous section Press Enter to display the login prompt At the...

Page 25: ...ep Once logged in you should configure the SAN data network settings 3 1 7 Configuring the Network Settings for the IPMI KVM The Intelligent Platform Management Interface IPMI KVM configuration allows...

Page 26: ...n V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc All rights reserved Page 25 On the BIOS screen navigate to the Advanced tab and select IPMI Configuration The IPMI configuration screen will be displayed Select Set LAN Configur...

Page 27: ...Address Source Choose Static IP Address Must be on the same subnet as the ISC s Management port IP Subnet Mask Same as the ISC s Management port Default Gateway Same as the ISC s Management port Upda...

Page 28: ...ge 27 Open a web browser on a system running on the same subnet as the ISC s IPMI and navigate to the IP address you configured in the last section Enter the following information in the login screen...

Page 29: ...StoneFly ISC Setup Guide Initial Installation V8 0 3x StoneFly Inc All rights reserved Page 28 Select Launch Console to open the system console The console screen will appear as shown above...

Page 30: ...toneFly s Software Defined Storage SDS solution StoneFusion This section describes the configuration process for the StoneFusion software Figure 11 StoneFusion Login Screen 6 In the User ID field type...

Page 31: ...g Checkmark Enable Auto Save to Local Device and select USB Flash Disk from the dropdown Click Submit For Auto Save to Remote FTP Server create a directory for each Storage Concentrator Fill in the IP...

Page 32: ...name for the ISC 15 Enter the number of log records for the database in the Max number of logs field 16 Click Submit 17 Navigate to Network Data Port The Local iSCSI Data Port Settings screen appears...

Page 33: ...rface in the Storage Concentrator User s Guide 22 Review the status of all SAN Network Interfaces to select which ports will be used It is not necessary to select all available ports All ports selecte...

Page 34: ...ings based on the IP address and Netmask settings Click on the Advanced Network Broadcast link to view or modify the Network and Broadcast settings For more information refer to Chapter 2 Administrati...

Page 35: ...setting 3 1 7 Setting up Routing To access a host on other networks routing information to those networks must be configured in the System Management Network Routing screen A route must be added if th...

Page 36: ...Admin General The System Admin screen will appear The ISC must be rebooted for the new routing settings to be recognized 6 Click Reboot 3 1 8 Confirming Setup It is important to confirm that the ISC i...

Page 37: ...orage Concentrator User s Guide and make sure that you set up your servers according to the instructions in that section before connecting or using your StoneFly ISC Appliance CAUTION Not setting up y...

Page 38: ...allows for an additional port on the rear apron of the RAID controller A standard SAS cable to connect to additional EBODs comes with the EBOD To connect your storage resources use the steps that foll...

Page 40: ...the IP address begins with https The IP address does not begin with http Incorrect network settings were entered during installation For the correct settings see Configuring the Network Settings on pa...

Page 41: ...he system on I get a message No Operating system found What should I do Navigate to the BIOS settings and set your OS disk as first boot device If it still does not work contact StoneFly Support To ac...

Page 44: ...ver protection as well as increased bandwidth If one port goes down the other port automatically accepts the additional load There is no interruption in server operation and a network alert is generat...

Page 45: ...CHAP CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol allows you to set a Password or Secret for as a gatekeeper for communication between a host initiator and a volume Clusters You must have at least...

Page 46: ...It also provides security and assures the integrity of the data it contains Database management systems may be relational table oriented or object oriented Data Transfer Rate The amount of data per u...

Page 47: ...s are able to tolerate more than one failure these remain failure tolerant until no redundant component is available to protect against further failures FailOver The automatic substitution of a functi...

Page 48: ...ernal device or interface such as a storage device display printer or network connected to other computer systems I O is a collective term for reading or moving data into a computer system s memory an...

Page 49: ...iginally used to mean a collection of disks without the coordinated control provided by control software today the term JBOD most often refers to a cabinet of disks whether or not RAID functionality i...

Page 50: ...l several devices grouped by function or by location All devices connected to a connectivity product may include configuration of one or more zones Devices in the same zone can see each other devices...

Page 51: ...images in a mirror volume The Mirror Volume is what the applications and hosts see as the storage device Mount Directory Directory in any file system where the top directory of a descendent file syst...

Page 52: ...on s type and subtype fields are recorded on the physical media and hence make the partition self identifying Primary Storage Concentrator The Storage Concentrator that manages the mirror volume Promo...

Page 53: ...the Storage Concentrator in a cluster that has an active Web server for the Administrative Interface The Primary Storage Concentrator configures the volumes and back end sessions on the Secondary Stor...

Page 54: ...em RDBMS An RDBMS is a type of database management system that stores data in the form of related tables Relational databases are powerful because they require few assumptions about how data is relate...

Page 55: ...k The data being monitored and managed is defined by a MIB The functions supported by the protocol are the request and retrieval of data the setting or writing of data and traps that signal the occurr...

Page 56: ...e Primary Storage Concentrator in the event of a failure in the Primary Storage Concentrator The original Primary Storage Concentrator s storage volumes are now managed by the new Primary Storage Conc...

Page 57: ...eparate physical devices disk drives or RAID sub systems called physical volumes that are configured to form a single large storage area that is then divided into one or more separate storage areas of...

Page 58: ...www stonefly com www iscsi com Eden Landing Road Hayward CA 94545 USA 510 265 1616 support stonefly com...

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