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Preface

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System Overview

Hardware Overview

Storage Array Configurations

Internal and External Networks

Software Overview

User Interfaces

Resident Software

Required Host Software

Solaris Host Software

Host Software for Other Operating Systems

Additional Supported Software

Supported Third-Party Software

Installing the System

Before You Begin

Installing the System Cabinet

Required Tools

Moving and Positioning the Base Cabinet

Summary of Contents for StorEdge 6920 System

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Page 3: ...Overview 7 User Interfaces 7 Resident Software 8 Required Host Software 8 Solaris Host Software 8 Host Software for Other Operating Systems 9 Additional Supported Software 10 Supported Third Party Software 10 2 Installing the System 11 Before You Begin 12 Installing the System Cabinet 13 Required Tools 13 Moving and Positioning the Base Cabinet 13 ...

Page 4: ...necting the Grounding Cable of the Base Cabinet 22 Connecting the Power Cables 24 Powering On the System 27 Installing the USB Flash Disk 28 Setting Up the Remote Response Service 29 Connecting Data Hosts 30 Connecting Hosts to a SAN 32 Connecting Hosts Directly 33 Selecting Ports for Additional Host Connections 33 Selecting Ports for Additional Storage Connections 34 Troubleshooting Tips 34 3 Con...

Page 5: ...Storage Elements 57 What Is a Storage Domain 59 What Is a Storage Profile 60 What Is a Volume 61 What Is a Storage Pool 61 What Is a Virtual Disk 62 What Is a Snapshot 63 About the Default Configuration 65 Storage Allocation Considerations 65 Provisioning Storage Using the Default Configuration 66 Viewing the Default Configuration Settings 66 Creating Volumes 67 Common Storage Configuration Tasks ...

Page 6: ...e Power Management 90 Performing a Partial System Shutdown 91 Performing a Full System Shutdown 93 Restoring Power to the System 96 Restoring Power to the System After a Partial System Shutdown 96 Restoring Power to the System After a Full System Shutdown 97 Troubleshooting Tips 99 C Product Specifications 101 Physical Characteristics 101 Physical Specifications 102 Power Sequencer Electrical Spec...

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Page 9: ...nel 19 FIGURE 2 8 Expansion Cabinet Service Panel 20 FIGURE 2 9 FC Cabling Between the Base Cabinet and an Expansion Cabinet 20 FIGURE 2 10 Ethernet Cabling Between the Base Cabinet and an Expansion Cabinet 21 FIGURE 2 11 Location of the Key Switch on the Bottom Front Panel of System Cabinet 23 FIGURE 2 12 Attaching the Grounding Cable to the Front Power Sequencer 24 FIGURE 2 13 Rear Power Sequenc...

Page 10: ...ge 48 FIGURE 3 3 Sun StorEdge 6920 System Graphical User Interface GUI 49 FIGURE 3 4 Navigating the GUI Access Buttons 50 FIGURE 3 5 Navigating the GUI Quick Status Display 50 FIGURE 3 6 Navigating the GUI Management Software Navigational Tabs 51 FIGURE 3 7 Navigating the GUI Page Content and Actions 51 FIGURE 3 8 Help Button 52 FIGURE 3 9 Example New Volume Wizard 68 ...

Page 11: ...2 Storage Array Configuration Options 5 TABLE 1 3 Internal and External LANs 6 TABLE 1 4 Resident Pre installed System Software 8 TABLE 3 1 User Accounts 46 TABLE 3 2 GUI Elements 52 TABLE 3 3 Sun StorEdge 6920 System Logical and Physical Components of the System 58 ...

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Page 13: ... the Sun StorEdge 6920 system you must prepare the installation site as described in these books Sun StorEdge 6920 Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 contains an introduction to the Sun StorEdge 6920 system Chapter 2 describes pre installation planning safety and installation of the system cabinet and system ...

Page 14: ...gs Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output Edit your login file Use ls a to list all files You have mail AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output su Password AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide...

Page 15: ...ng the command line interface CLI Subject Title Part Number Unpacking instructions attached to the shipping container Unpacking Guide 816 5230 nn System license information Sun StorEdge 6920 System License Cards 817 5829 nn 817 5225 nn System planning information Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide 817 5224 nn System regulatory and safety information Sun StorEdge 6920 System Regulatory...

Page 16: ...IBM AIX 817 6273 nn Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager 4 4 Software Installation Guide For HP UX 11 0 and 11i 817 6274 nn Sun StorEdge network Fibre Channel switch 8 and switch 16 Sun StorEdge Network 2Gb FC Switch 8 and Switch 16 FRU Installation 817 0064 nn Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb FC Switch 8 and Switch 16 Release Notes 817 0770 nn Sun StorEdge Network 2 Gb FC Switch 64 Release Notes 817 0977 nn Sun...

Page 17: ... go to http www sun com products n solutions hardware docs Network_Storage_Solutions Midrange 6920 index html Contacting Sun Technical Support If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this guide go to http www sun com service contacting Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can s...

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Page 19: ... CHAPTER 1 System Overview This chapter describes the components and terminology of the Sun StorEdge 6920 system It includes the following sections Hardware Overview on page 2 Software Overview on page 7 ...

Page 20: ...Ds for the Storage Service Processor Data Services Platform DSP and storage arrays Data Services Platform DSP Storage arrays Front View Storage Service Processor SSP SP LAN OUT SERVICE PROCESSOR PANEL SP LAN IN USER LAN AUX SERVICE SERIAL SERVICE CONSOLE PHONE PWR SEQUENCER OUT FRONT OUT REAR EXP FC1 A FC2 EXP ENET 1 I O EXP ENET 2 A NPORT 1 B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXP FC1 B FC2 I O C NPORT 1 D 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 21: ...s field replaceable units FRUs such as power and cooling units array controllers and storage resource cards The system can comprise a base cabinet alone or it can include an expansion cabinet For more information about configuration options and instructions on how to expand the system by adding disks trays cabinets storage arrays Fibre Channel FC ports and external FC switches see the online help ...

Page 22: ...vice Processor is a management host residing in the system s base cabinet The management software arrives pre installed on the Storage Service Processor The Storage Service Processor is cabled to the service panel allowing for easy serial and local area network LAN connections You do not connect directly to the Storage Service Processor Storage Service Processor accessory tray The Storage Service ...

Page 23: ... the batteries to shut down in an orderly fashion The system is available in three supported storage array configurations TABLE 1 2 Storage Array Configuration Options Option Trays x Controllers Number of Disk Drives Minimum Capacity Maximum Capacity 1 2 x 2 14 to 28 504 gigabytes 4 terabytes 2 2 x 4 28 to 56 1 terabyte 8 terabytes 3 2 x 6 42 to 84 1 5 terabytes 12 terabytes FIGURE 1 2 Array Confi...

Page 24: ... 1 3 Note In addition to the firewall supplied with the Sun StorEdge 6920 system you can also use a site firewall implemented with your own corporate security policies However you cannot use your own firewall in place of the firewall supplied with the Sun StorEdge 6920 system TABLE 1 3 Internal and External LANs Network Description Storage Service Processor LAN The Storage Service Processor LAN is...

Page 25: ...ough a thin scripting client for remote management Note See the Sun StorEdge 6920 System Release Notes for a list of supported browsers In addition to providing the same control and monitoring capability as the web browser the thin scripting client is also scriptable If you want to configure storage from a remote management host you can install the thin scripting client on an external server and t...

Page 26: ...ability availability and serviceability RAS of the Sun StorEdge 6920 system Revision maintenance software Provides a tool for upgrading firmware revisions of all components resident in the system It also keeps track of these firmware levels and whether components are using the latest firmware revisions Sun StorEdge Remote Response software Connects to the Sun Service Center allowing trained person...

Page 27: ...unicate with the Sun StorEdge 6920 system For details about the supported operating systems and versions see the Sun StorEdge 6920 System Release Notes This software consists of the following Sun StorEdge Traffic Manager Software Is required for hosts to make use of the Sun StorEdge 6920 system s storage The Traffic Manager software incorporates kernel drivers and utilities that enable data hosts ...

Page 28: ...lability high performance and reliable data integrity for applications managing large number of files many large files or large file systems in a distributed network environment Sun StorEdge Utilization Suite with Sun StorEdge SAM FS Archive management software that automatically copies files from online disk to archive media Sun Cluster software Software that extends the Solaris Operating System ...

Page 29: ...e System Cabinet on page 13 Connecting an Expansion Cabinet on page 19 Powering On the System on page 22 Installing the USB Flash Disk on page 28 Setting Up the Remote Response Service on page 29 Connecting Data Hosts on page 30 Troubleshooting Tips on page 2 34 You can also refer to At a Glance Installing the System on page 35 for a high level overview of the procedures described in this chapter ...

Page 30: ...equirements outlined in the Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide do not attempt to install the system Your warranty might become void if you perform an improper installation Note If you do not have a copy of the Sun StorEdge 6920 System Site Preparation Guide you can download it from the StorEdge 6920 system documentation web site as described in the Preface of this guide 2 Unpack the s...

Page 31: ...ounding cable for the cabinet is 6 5 feet 2 meters long Refer to the product specifications in Appendix C when you are determining where to place the cabinet 2 Move the base cabinet into position Caution A fully configured base cabinet weighs in excess of 1400 pounds 635 kg Ensure that all surfaces this system will move over can withstand this load Additionally the cabinet is top heavy even when y...

Page 32: ...lation Air cools the cabinet from front to back Air enters at the front circulates through the system and is expelled at both the top and back of the cabinet Position the cabinet so as to ensure proper ventilation Caution Do not block or cover the openings of the cabinet and do not place it near a radiator or heat register Stabilizing the Base Cabinet To stabilize the base cabinet you must perform...

Page 33: ... the lock to loosen the wrench 3 Adjust the four leveling pads on the cabinet frame using the leveling wrench FIGURE 2 1 Ensure that the four pads press against the floor so that the cabinet does not move or rock in any direction FIGURE 2 1 Leveling Pads 4 Replace the leveling wrench in its plastic strap and tighten the strap 5 Continue with the next section Installing the Stabilizer Legs to help ...

Page 34: ...r the three mounting screws at the bottom of the system cabinet FIGURE 2 3 and fully extend it FIGURE 2 3 Installing the Right Stabilizer Leg 3 Tighten the securing screw This prevents the stabilizer leg from falling off the mounting screws when it is extended 4 Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 for the left stabilizer leg Right stabilizer leg Left stabilizer leg Securing screw Mounting screws ...

Page 35: ...unting Brackets Skip this section if you have installed the stabilizer legs and adjusted the leveling pads Use the four floor mounting brackets to attach the system to the floor The bolts to secure the floor mounting brackets are not included Caution Do not bolt the floor mounting brackets to the deck plating of a raised computer room floor because this would result in an unstable mount Note If yo...

Page 36: ...ting screws on the bottom right side of the back of the system FIGURE 2 5 Removing the Bottom Right Front Mounting Screws 2 Using a 7 16 inch ratchet wrench attach the right floor mounting brackets to the front and back of the system FIGURE 2 6 with the six mounting screws you just removed FIGURE 2 6 Attaching the Floor Mounting Brackets Floor mounting brackets ...

Page 37: ...the Base Cabinet and an Expansion Cabinet on page 21 Caution You must connect the expansion cabinet before connecting power to the base cabinet Connecting the Fibre Channel Cables The base cabinet s service panel has two I O panels with redundant Fibre Channel FC ports to connect to the expansion cabinet FIGURE 2 7 The expansion cabinet s service panel has a single panel with redundant FC ports FI...

Page 38: ... Connect port EXP1 A FC2 of the base cabinet s upper I O panel to port EXP B of the expansion cabinet service panel FIGURE 2 9 FC Cabling Between the Base Cabinet and an Expansion Cabinet EXP EXP A B ENET PWR SEQUENCER OUT FRONT IN OUT REAR IN SP LAN OUT SERVICE PROCESSOR PANEL SP LAN IN USER LAN AUX SERVICE SERIAL SERVICE CONSOLE PHONE PWR SEQUENCER OUT FRONT OUT REAR EXP 1 FC1 A FC2 EXP ENET 1 I...

Page 39: ...e cabinet and the ENET port on the service panel of the expansion cabinet FIGURE 2 10 FIGURE 2 10 Ethernet Cabling Between the Base Cabinet and an Expansion Cabinet If you are setting up the system to enable remote power management you must connect the power sequencer serial cables between the base cabinet and expansion cabinet as described in Step 8 of Appendix B SP LAN OUT SERVICE PROCESSOR PANE...

Page 40: ... out management which allows you to perform a remote partial system shutdown go to Preparing the System for Remote Power on page 80 Required Tools The following tools are required to perform the tasks in this section Keys for key switch shipped with the system Phillips screwdriver Connecting the Grounding Cable of the Base Cabinet You must connect the grounding cable to either a grounding post or ...

Page 41: ...RE 2 11 FIGURE 2 11 Location of the Key Switch on the Bottom Front Panel of System Cabinet 3 Remove the front trim panel and set the panel aside 4 Locate the 6 5 foot 2 meter grounding cable in the accessories kit 5 Attach one end of the grounding cable to the front power sequencer on the cabinet FIGURE 2 12 Key switch Front trim panel ...

Page 42: ...power cables as described in the next section Connecting the Power Cables Caution The system is designed to work with single phase power systems that have a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electric shock do not connect the system to any other type of power system 1 Verify that each AC power sequencer circuit breaker is in the Off position FIGURE 2 13 2 Verify that the Local Off Re...

Page 43: ...2 14 a Flip open the latch covers of each cable to access the connectors b Connect the female end of one power cable to the rear power sequencer connector c Connect the female end of the other power cable to the front power sequencer connector d Pull the latch covers over the power cables to secure them to the power sockets e Route each power cable directly through the opening in the base of the c...

Page 44: ...ration 32A single phase IEC 309 connector for 220V to 240V international operation Caution To reduce the risk of electric shock strictly observe all Caution and Note statements in the following procedure Note If the appropriate mating receptacle is unavailable the connector can be removed from the cable and the cable can then be permanently connected to a dedicated branch circuit by a qualified el...

Page 45: ...t and bottom back of the base cabinet set the AC power sequencer circuit breakers to the On position FIGURE 2 13 As soon as you connect AC power to the system the Storage Service Processor powers up The three power indicators on the front sequencer panel show the status of the front power sequencer FIGURE 2 15 The main AC power light emitting diode LED illuminates when power is applied to the syst...

Page 46: ...front panel to the On position FIGURE 2 11 Installing the USB Flash Disk The Sun StorEdge 6920 system ships with a universal serial bus USB flash disk to back up the Storage Service Processor configuration files In the event of a Storage Service Processor failure Field Service personnel can use the flash disk to restore the original configuration to a replacement Storage Service Processor Note Do ...

Page 47: ...vice Processor FIGURE 2 17 Storage Service Processor USB Port 1 4 To verify that the flash disk is installed correctly look for a steady green LED light located at the top of the disk Note The LED is located on the top of the flash disk and may be difficult to see when it is installed Setting Up the Remote Response Service The Sun StorEdge Remote Response service sends alerts from the Sun StorEdge...

Page 48: ...n the service panel of the system cabinet Set up an SSRR notification provider as described in Setting Site Information for Diagnostics and Monitoring on page 54 Gather the information you need to activate the service using the worksheet in Appendix A as a guide Contact your local Sun Service Center and ask for Sun StorEdge Remote Response installation activation The modem installed in the system ...

Page 49: ...osts The four rightmost ports ports 5 through 8 are connected to arrays in the system Port connections are typically evenly allocated between data hosts and arrays However you can allocate additional ports for either host or array connections depending on the needs at your site If you need additional ports for host connections refer to Selecting Ports for Additional Host Connections on page 33 for...

Page 50: ...Hosts to a SAN For more information about the allocation of I O ports for SAN and DAS hosts go to the online help Click the Search tab and type FC ports LAN SP LAN OUT SERVICE PROCESSOR PANEL SP LAN IN USER LAN AUX SERVICE SERIAL SERVICE CONSOLE PHONE PWR SEQUENCER OUT FRONT OUT REAR EXP 1 FC1 A FC2 EXP ENET 1 I O EXP ENET 2 A NPORT 1 B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EXP 2 FC1 B FC2 I O C NPORT 1 D 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M...

Page 51: ...nnections Ports in the columns marked 1 2 3 and 4 are specifically for host connections If you need to allocate more ports for host attachment take additional ports from right to left and top to bottom That is once you have used all ports in columns 1 through 4 use the topmost available port in column 5 and work your way down that column If necessary go to column 6 and use ports from top to bottom...

Page 52: ...r isolating common installation problems Verify that all power and data cables are properly installed and in the right locations Verify that all FC connections cable adapters and Gigabit Interface Converters GBICs are installed and secure Verify that the power to the system is turned on Check the AC power sequencer control panel If the switched outlet LEDs are not illuminated check the position of...

Page 53: ...w to configure internal IP addressing or internal firewall support What Are the Steps The basic hardware installation steps are 1 Move position secure and stabilize the base cabinet 2 Connect an optional expansion cabinet 3 Power on the system 4 Install the USB flash disk 5 Connect a telephone line for Sun StorEdge Remote Response service 6 Connect hosts to the system For More Information If you e...

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Page 55: ...gating the System Using the GUI on page 45 Completing the Initial Configuration on page 53 Setting the Expansion Cabinet Array Addresses on page 56 Provisioning Storage on page 57 Viewing the Default Configuration Settings on page 66 Creating Volumes on page 67 Common Storage Configuration Tasks on page 69 You can also refer to At a Glance Configuring the System on page 73 for a high level overvie...

Page 56: ...l connection from a Sun workstation a PC or another terminal type This procedure describes how to establish the serial connection log in through the service console and run the initial configuration script This script guides you through the configuration steps for a new system Establishing the Serial Connection 1 Locate the serial connection field replaceable units FRUs TABLE D 2 that came with th...

Page 57: ... Running the Initial Configuration Script 1 Log in to the network terminal concentrator NTC using the following login name and password 2 Switch to the system s Storage Service Processor 3 Press Return several times until the login prompt is displayed 4 Log in to the console using the following login name and password When you log in as setup the initial configuration utility script automatically ...

Page 58: ...StorEdge 6920 Initial Configuration Utility Select the operation you wish to perform 1 Initial configuration 2 Restore previously defined configuration 3 Unconfigure 4 Enable SW support for Lights Out Operation Your Choice 1 Initial configuration is setting up the id and network parameters for your StorEdge 6920 The current hostname for this StorEdge 6920 system is new_sp Searching for other exist...

Page 59: ... fixed or static IP address for the system Sun recommends using fixed IP addressing If you choose DHCP binding must be persistent and not dynamic 8 Specify the remaining network configuration information at each prompt Please enter the StorEdge 6920 Id A valid value is a digit between 0 and 7 Your Choice 0 Network Settings Do you wish to use DHCP or Fixed Network Addresses 1 DHCP 2 Fixed Your Choi...

Page 60: ...work configuration questions being asked again If you press Return at each question your original answer is retained Typing y or pressing the Return key starts the automatic configuration running After the configuration completes the NTC reboots and the following message is displayed Current TZ GMT Modify TZ 1 Select Timezone from list 2 Enter Timezone if known 3 No Change Your Choice 2 Enter Time...

Page 61: ...ssful completion NOTE The NTC Configuration was successful The NTC will be reinitialized in less than two minutes Please press Enter when prompted in order to proceed with configuration then log off Disconnect from the NTC and wait approximately two minutes before reconnecting If the following network verification is successful you may begin other configuration tasks Successfully completed login r...

Page 62: ...o enable validation of your network settings 123 45 x yy Please wait Ping successful your firewall is configured se6000configure Successfully Completed Sun StorEdge 6920 Service Processor This system is for the use of authorized users only Individuals using this computer system without authority or in excess of their authority are subject to having all of their activities on this system monitored ...

Page 63: ...aphical user interface GUI or a command line interface CLI You can access the GUI from a web browser on any management host that is connected to the site LAN You can access the CLI through a thin scripting client from any management host connected to the site LAN The thin scripting client for the Solaris Operating System is provided on the Host Installation CD that is delivered with the system Not...

Page 64: ...login page You can run a browser on any system that is connected to the user LAN port TABLE 3 1 User Accounts Account Type User Name Default Password Description Administrator User admin admin Log in as a system administrator to configure system wide settings A system administrator has all administration privileges This user can modify users and system attributes on the Administration page Storage...

Page 65: ...unning the installation script See Establishing the Serial Connection on page 38 The system displays the Sun Web Console login page FIGURE 3 1 Note Server Name is the name of the Storage Service Processor in the Sun StorEdge 6920 system and is in the form spn where n is the number entered in Step 6 of Running the Initial Configuration Script on page 39 for example sp1 3 Enter the user name and pas...

Page 66: ...nostic Environment The system displays the appropriate web page based on your selection At this point you are logged in to the system Before you begin configuring the system you should become familiar with the GUI Go to Navigating the System on page 49 Tip To log out of the GUI click Log Out in the upper right corner of any page Note The connection closes automatically if there is no activity for ...

Page 67: ... About the GUI Layout on page 49 Getting Help on page 52 About the GUI Layout The Sun StorEdge 6920 system GUI is the main interface for the system FIGURE 3 3 FIGURE 3 3 Sun StorEdge 6920 System Graphical User Interface GUI This section describes the main elements of the GUI Access buttons Quick status displays Navigational tabs Page content and actions ...

Page 68: ...ns you to the Sun Web Console login page Help opens the online help system Quick Status Displays The quick status displays provide user role and server name information as well as the status of current alarm The displays provide the following information The display on the left 1 shows the current user role and server name The display on the right 2 shows the current status of the system including...

Page 69: ...part of each page displays system information and provides a method for performing actions that allow you to administer manage monitor and service the system You can click links on each page to display more detailed information about a storage component or device You can also use GUI elements such as icons buttons check boxes and radio buttons to perform system administration and storage managemen...

Page 70: ...nce information You can use the Table of Contents Index and Search tabs to locate help topics that contain information you are looking for TABLE 3 2 GUI Elements Element Description Sets the window to scroll or page through displayed data Click this button to toggle between Page Through Data and Scroll Through Data The column is sorted in ascending A to Z order Click this button to toggle back to ...

Page 71: ...the Sun Web Console login page user name admin password admin 2 Click SE6920 Configuration Service The system displays the General Settings page with the network and system settings you specified during the initial configuration setup For more information see Establishing the Serial Connection on page 38 3 Go to the NTP Server section and enter the IP address of your NTP server which you got from ...

Page 72: ...For more information click the Help button on the Site Information page c Click Submit 3 To provide local email settings a Click Administration Notification Local Email The system displays the Local Email page a Click Add Email to add a new Email or pager notification address b Enter each email or pager notification address you want to add For information on the parameters on the Add Email page cl...

Page 73: ...xternal management systems for all actionable events that occur during monitoring c Select the Active check box d Click Update 6 To log out of the system click Log Out To activate Do this NSCC Select Encrypt Email if you want to encrypt remote email SAE Type the IP address of the Sun StorEdge Automated Diagnostic Expert management console In the Heartbeat Frequency field type the frequency in minu...

Page 74: ...ansion cabinet and enter that MAC address in the appropriate MAC address field of the Update Ethers page The MAC addresses are located on a sticker on the back panel of each controller tray in an array The bottom tray in the array is the master controller of the array The MAC addresses for the arrays in the expansion cabinet correspond to IP addresses 192 168 0 50 starting with the array at the bo...

Page 75: ...he configuration options for each This section describes important provisioning concepts in the following topics About Storage Elements on page 57 About the Default Configuration on page 65 Storage Allocation Considerations on page 65 Provisioning Storage Using the Default Configuration on page 66 About Storage Elements The Sun StorEdge 6920 system consists of two types of storage elements Logical...

Page 76: ...ics The system provides several storage profiles or you can create a custom profile A storage pool can contain zero one or more virtual disks Virtual disks A virtual disk is an abstraction of storage created from a set of physical disks The storage array presents the virtual disk to the system You can have a maximum of two virtual disks per storage tray Snapshots A snapshot is a point in time copy...

Page 77: ...tions To determine how to configure your system you have to decide how you want to use it depending on your needs and the needs of your users Do you want to use the default configuration as is with only one storage domain or divide the system into multiple smaller but fully functioning private secure storage domains These storage domains create separate private logical networks that can support mu...

Page 78: ...y The default configuration uses the storage profile Default with the following parameters Array Segment Size 64 Kbytes Array Read Ahead Mode On RAID Level RAID 5 Array Type Best Match Bandwidth Number of Disks Variable Dedicated Hot Spare No Virtualization Strategy Stripe Stripe Size 1 Mbyte Note You cannot delete or modify the Default profile and you cannot delete or modify a profile that is in ...

Page 79: ... disk read write operations on multiple disks You can choose any of the following options Use the default storage profile with the existing default configuration as is Select one of the predefined storage profiles shipped with the system Create a custom storage profile For more information about virtualization strategies go to the online help system by clicking the Help button Click the Search tab...

Page 80: ...ing the Help button Click the Search tab and type storage pools What Is a Virtual Disk A virtual disk a collection of disks or a set of contiguous disk blocks that are grouped according to RAID levels The maximum number of virtual disks per storage tray is two Virtual disks are partitioned into volumes and appear to applications databases and file systems as physical disks Therefore you can alloca...

Page 81: ...pshot the volume must have snapshot reserve space You can allocate the snapshot reserve space when you first create the volume or when you first request a snapshot of the volume In either case the New Snapshot wizard guides you through the process After you allocate the snapshot reserve space you cannot modify it so it is important to choose the proper size The advantage to allocating the snapshot...

Page 82: ...e primary volume that hadn t been written to since the snapshot was created and when a block is written to the snapshot volume for the first time When you run the New Snapshot wizard it is recommended that you specify a write activity level of 100 Once a snapshot volume has been filled up subsequent reads and writes to the snapshot volume are rejected so the snapshot no longer reflects changes to ...

Page 83: ...ation see Storage Allocation Considerations on page 65 and Creating Volumes on page 67 Storage Allocation Considerations As you review your provisioning options and determine how to allocate storage appropriately for your site consider the following Your site s security requirements By creating multiple storage domains you segregate initiators For example you can have hosts that handle financial d...

Page 84: ... a new volume Selecting a storage pool from which to create the volume Specifying the name and description of the new volume Selecting a storage pool Reserving space for a snapshot Determining the capacity of the volume Mapping initiators to the volume For more information about the New Volume wizard go to the online help system by clicking the Help button Click the Search tab and type creating a ...

Page 85: ...al disks configured on the system click Storage Logical Virtual Disks The system displays the Virtual Disk Summary page 6 To log out of the system click Log Out Creating Volumes Before you start to create volumes be sure you understand the system storage concepts described in Provisioning Storage on page 57 1 Log in to the system as a storage administrator from the Sun Web Console login page user ...

Page 86: ...68 Sun StorEdge 6920 System Getting Started Guide May 2004 The system displays the New Volume wizard FIGURE 3 9 FIGURE 3 9 Example New Volume Wizard Click New button ...

Page 87: ...e specify the LUN number and permissions for each mapping and click Next The system uses the LUN mapping storage management technique to selectively configure an area of storage so that it is available to a specific Fibre Channel FC device LUN mapping matches FC targets or initiators inside the Sun StorEdge 6920 system to particular LUNs attached to the system either directly attached or attached ...

Page 88: ...d 5 Select the Storage Domain into which you want to add a new storage pool and click Next 6 Complete the remaining wizard steps as instructed For more information about creating storage pools go to the online help system by clicking the Help button Click the Search tab and type creating a storage pool Adding Storage to a Pool 1 Log in to the system as a storage administrator from the Sun Web Cons...

Page 89: ...k Storage Domains The system displays the Storage Domain Summary page 4 Click New The system displays the New Storage Domain wizard 5 Complete the wizard steps as instructed For more information about creating a storage domain go to the online help system by clicking the Help button Click the Search tab and type create a storage domain Creating a Storage Profile 1 Log in to the system as a storage...

Page 90: ...ing Started Guide May 2004 5 Complete the wizard steps as instructed For more information about creating a storage profile go to the online help system by clicking the Help button Click the Search tab and type create a storage profile ...

Page 91: ...ation by logging in to the system through the serial connection and running the setup script 2 Complete the initial configuration steps Configure system wide settings Configure diagnostics and monitoring settings 3 Log in to the system to become familiar with GUI and review the default configuration 4 Plan for and provision storage at your site For More Information For detailed information about p...

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Page 93: ... supported If the country in which you are located is not listed below contact Sun or a licensed Sun reseller or service provider for assistance in setting up and activating the Sun StorEdge Remote Response service Supported countries are Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland India Ireland Italy Japan M...

Page 94: ...rovince Site country Name of the contact person at the site Telephone number of the contact person at the site Telephone number of the dedicated analog telephone line Information about the configuration of the system at the site For example is there a firewall between the console and the system Are there additional Sun StorEdge 6920 or 6320 systems sharing the dedicated phone line How is the stora...

Page 95: ...r LAN at any one time Therefore you must connect the Storage Service Processor LAN ports run setup and give the system a unique system ID for each system in the chain before connecting the next system Before you begin this procedure contact your local Sun Service Center to request Sun StorEdge Remote Response installation service To connect a Sun StorEdge 6920 system to another system 1 Connect th...

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Page 97: ...tion management GUI allows you to perform a partial system shutdown from a remote location When the system is in the partial shutdown state the Storage Service Processor and the Storage Service Processor accessory tray remain powered on and active to facilitate a future remote power on operation Caution Do not use the partial remote power off sequence when moving the system You must completely pow...

Page 98: ...g down the system you can enable the system for remote power management by completing the following steps 1 Verify that the key switches located at the bottom front of the base cabinet and any expansion cabinet are in the Standby position FIGURE B 1 Keys for this switch are packed in the kit that was shipped with the base cabinet and expansion cabinet if applicable If the key switch is not in the ...

Page 99: ...base cabinet loosen the four screws on the front trim panel and remove the panel Set the panel aside 4 Verify that both power sequencer circuit breakers in the base cabinet and expansion cabinet if applicable are in the Off position 5 At the back of the base cabinet loosen the four screws holding the right side of the service panel and swing the panel open Key switch Front trim panel in Standby po...

Page 100: ...ions for the Front and Rear Power Sequencers on the Inside of the Base Cabinet Service Panel 7 Close the service panel and tighten the four screws 8 If an expansion cabinet is included in the system use the two 393 7 inch 10 meter DB9 to DB9 expansion cabinet cables to connect the power sequencer control cables between the power sequencer output jacks on the front of the base service panel to the ...

Page 101: ... for these outlets must be connected to earth ground 1 Locate the 78 74 inch 2 meter grounding cable in the kit that was shipped with the system 2 Attach one end of the grounding cable to the power sequencer on the base cabinet or on a cabinet that is grounded nearest to the cabinet Power Sequencer Jacks SP LAN OUT SERVICE PROCESSOR PANEL SP LAN IN USER LAN AUX SERVICE SERIAL SERVICE CONSOLE PHONE...

Page 102: ...u are installing a system with an expansion cabinet do not attach the grounding cable from the expansion cabinet to the base cabinet use a different grounding point for the expansion cabinet Connecting the Power Cables Caution The system is designed to work with single phase power systems that have a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electric shock do not connect the system to any o...

Page 103: ...oltage to the system Refer to Power Sequencer Electrical Specifications on page 103 for AC input voltage system requirements 4 Connect each power cable to the front and rear power sequencers FIGURE B 6 a Flip open the latch covers of each cable to access the connectors b Connect the female end of one power cable to the rear power sequencer connector c Connect the female end of the other power cabl...

Page 104: ...American operation 32A single phase IEC 309 connector for 220V to 240V international operation Caution To reduce the risk of electric shock strictly observe all Caution and Note statements Note If the appropriate mating receptacle is not available the connector can be removed from the cable and the cable can then be permanently connected to a dedicated branch circuit by a qualified electrician Che...

Page 105: ...ternal circuits do not connect or disconnect any cable while the FRU associated with the cable is powered on 1 Open the front door if it is not already open 2 Verify that the key switches located at the bottom front of the base cabinet and expansion cabinet if applicable are in the Standby position FIGURE B 7 Keys for this switch are packed in the kit that was shipped with your system If the key s...

Page 106: ...e outlet while working on or in the base cabinet This connection provides a grounding path that prevents damage from electrostatic discharge Caution Never move the base cabinet when system power is on or when the remote power off procedure is used Excessive movement can cause catastrophic disk drive failure Always power the system off completely before you move it 7 If an expansion cabinet is conn...

Page 107: ...n the back door of the expansion cabinet and look for the three green LEDs All components of the system power on in an optimal state 9 Verify that all the components have only green LEDs illuminated It takes several minutes for the diagnostics and initialization process to complete and the LEDs to reach a steady state If LEDs other than the green ones are illuminated or if LEDs are not illuminated...

Page 108: ...he initial configuration utility script automatically runs 5 Select Enable SW support for Lights Out Operation from the list of options by typing 4 6 Confirm the operation by typing y The script logs you out and returns you to the Solaris prompt The system is now operating and supports the remote power off and power on procedures login rss password sun1rss ntc0 connect local port_2 new_sp console ...

Page 109: ... the base cabinet and expansion cabinet if applicable are in the following state The Storage Service Processor remains powered on base cabinet only The system is now under lights out management control The Storage Service Processor accessory tray remains powered on base cabinet only All arrays are powered off completely If the system includes an expansion cabinet the arrays in the expansion cabine...

Page 110: ...al Settings page is displayed 4 Click the System Partial Shutdown button FIGURE B 10 General Settings Page System Partial Shutdown Button 5 Click OK to confirm the partial shutdown FIGURE B 11 General Settings Page Confirm Partial Shutdown The system is now partially shut down Refer to Performing a Partial System Shutdown on page 91 for the state of each system component ...

Page 111: ...ains powered on The array drives have spun down The array controller cards are powered off The array trays have the green LED illuminated indicating that the tray has power The loop cards have the green LED illuminated indicating that the loop cards have power The power and cooling unit PCU fans are on The PCUs in the back of the arrays have the blue LEDs illuminated meaning it is safe to remove t...

Page 112: ...dge 6920 System Getting Started Guide May 2004 3 Click SE6920 Configuration Service The General Settings page is displayed 4 Click the System Shutdown button FIGURE B 12 General Settings Page System Shutdown Button ...

Page 113: ...equencer Control Panel Power Off 7 At the bottom front and bottom back of the expansion cabinet if applicable press the AC power sequencer circuit breakers to Off The system is now completely shut down Refer to Performing a Full System Shutdown on page 93 for the state of each system component SWITCHED OUTLET CONTROL M A I N P O W E R POWER AVAILABLE SWITCHED OUTLETS LOCAL REMOTE J15 OUT OFF J14 I...

Page 114: ...estoring Power to the System After a Partial System Shutdown If the system has been powered off using the remote partial shutdown procedure use the following procedure to restore power to the system 1 Connect to the configuration management software with a web browser by entering where ipaddress is the IP address of the Storage Service Processor or external host where the software is installed 2 L...

Page 115: ...to restore power 1 Open the front door and back door if they are not already open 2 Remove the front trim panel from the base cabinet and set it aside if you have not already done so 3 Verify that the key switches located at the bottom front of the base cabinet and any expansion cabinet are in the Standby position 4 At the bottom front and bottom back of the base cabinet and any expansion cabinet ...

Page 116: ...e LED for sequencer stage 2 Note The front panel power sequencer bottom LED is illuminated only when the AC power sequencer circuit breakers for the front power supply are on Note To check the status of the rear power sequencer open the back door of the expansion cabinet and look for the three green LEDs 9 Wait approximately 1 minute after the AC power sequencer circuit breakers are pressed on and...

Page 117: ...power to the system is turned on Check the AC power sequencer control panel If the switched outlet LEDs are not illuminated check the position of the key switch If one switched outlet LED is illuminated but the other is not check the status of the power sequencer for the LED that is not illuminated If any FRU has an amber LED a service action is required Go to the Storage Automated Diagnostic Envi...

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Page 119: ...mensions conform to EIA RS 310C standard RETMA for 19 inch 482 millimeter cabinets Universal mounting holes are used with 10 32UNF tapped holes in all locations The nominal cabinet opening is 17 875 inches 454 millimeters A vertical panel opening of 36 rack units RU minimum is provided to accommodate various field replaceable units FRUs One RU is equal to 1 75 inches 44 45 millimeters Overall syst...

Page 120: ... C 1 System Physical Specifications Cabinet Height Width Depth Weight Footprint Sun StorEdge 6920 system single cabinet 75 in 190 5 cm 23 9 in 60 7 cm 37 in 94 cm 1450 lb 659 kg 6 14 sq ft 5706 sq m Sun StorEdge 6920 system with one expansion cabinet 75 in 190 5 cm 47 8 in 121 4 cm 37 in 94 cm 3000 lb 1364 kg 12 28 sq ft 1 1412 sq m ...

Page 121: ...US NEMA L6 30P for 200 VAC to 240 VAC Plug types international 32A single phase IEC 309 Connected for 220 VAC to 240 VAC Maximum power consumption Sun StorEdge 6920 system base cabinet 4 200 watt maximum Two dedicated 200 VAC to 220 VAC 30A circuit breakers1 1 The power sequencers are rated for a maximum of 24A per phase Sun StorEdge 6920 system with one expansion cabinet 8 400 watt maximum Four d...

Page 122: ...d operating environment for the Sun StorEdge 6920 system Operating computer equipment for extended periods of time at or near the temperature or humidity extremes is known to significantly increase the failure rate of hardware components To minimize any chance of down time due to component failure plan to use the optimal temperature and humidity ranges TABLE C 3 Facility Environmental Requirements...

Page 123: ... on page 107 Accessory Kit Packing List The system cabinet is shipped with all of the associated cables including Two power sequencer assemblies Four floor mounting brackets Two stabilizer legs The floor mounting brackets enable you to bolt the cabinet to the floor If you do not install the floor mounting brackets then you must install the stabilizer legs The stabilizer legs are extended to preven...

Page 124: ...of the contents of the accessory kit TABLE D 1 TABLE D 1 Accessory Kit Packing List Quantity Description Part Number 1 SSRR Global Telco Adpt Kit 370 4900 nn 1 Mid3 USB FlashDisk 370 5773 nn 2 Cbl 15M FC LC LC MM 1 6 Plenum 537 1043 nn 2 Conn 8 Pos Shld 130 2438 nn 6 Cbl 4 PR 28AW 180 1259 nn ...

Page 125: ...st Quantity FRU Description Part Number 2 Power cable for 72 in 185 cm Sun StorEdge cabinet U S Canada L6 30P 595 4881 nn TABLE D 4 Expansion Cabinet FRU List Quantity FRU Description Part Number 1 ASSY CABL FIBOP LC SC 15 meter Fibre Channel cable 537 1034 nn 2 Power cable for 72 in 185 cm Sun StorEdge cabinet U S Canada L6 30P 595 4881 nn 2 Power cable for 72 in 185 cm Sun StorEdge cabinet Inter...

Page 126: ...t service panel 537 1060 nn 1 393 7 in 10 meter expansion cabinet DB9 to base cabinet DB9 power cable 530 3210 nn 1 36 in 92 5 cm Storage Service Processor USB connection to USB Relay 530 3208 nn 1 393 7 in 10 meter CBL ASSY RJ45 RJ45 XOVER 530 3138 nn TABLE D 4 Expansion Cabinet FRU List Continued Quantity FRU Description Part Number ...

Page 127: ...e installation To do this refer to the worksheet on page 110 Caution The Sun StorEdge 6920 system uses the private network addresses 10 0 0 n and 192 168 0 n Therefore do not use these addresses when connecting directly to the Sun StorEdge 6920 system If your network uses these addresses ensure that they are behind a firewall as dictated by the network RFCs ...

Page 128: ...e Server Domain Name ____________________________________________________ IP Address of the Domain Name Server DNS ____________________________________________________ Gateway IP Address ____________________________________________________ Email Notification Address ____________________________________________________ Telephone Number analog phone line for remote monitoring _______________________...

Page 129: ...cated hot spare base cabinet The system s main cabinet which contains a Data Services Platform DSP trays a Storage Service Processor a service panel power distribution units PDUs a USB flash disk and an Ethernet hub and is pre wired with Ethernet Fibre Channel and power cables The base cabinet can be connected to one or two expansion cabinets block The amount of data sent or received by the host p...

Page 130: ... host and the storage device Data Services Platform DSP The controller component of the Sun StorEdge 6920 system which consolidates and virtualizes storage so that all storage in the system can be managed like a single scalable entity dedicated hot spare A disk that serves as the hot spare for one and only one virtual disk in a tray direct attached storage DAS A storage architecture in which the s...

Page 131: ... system having to be returned to the manufacturer for repair flash card or disk See USB flash card or disk FRU See field replaceable unit FRU GUI Graphical user interface In this product users get access to the GUI through a web browser HBA See host bus adapter HBA host bus adapter HBA A controller board on the server that allows the server to attach to external storage See also initiator host por...

Page 132: ...s two MICs which operate in a master alternate master mode master alternate master A design for reliability that uses redundant configuration Array configurations and the management interface cards MICs have master alternate master configurations each array configuration has two controller trays but only one IP address and name and the MICs share one IP address and name In each case the master com...

Page 133: ...of a hardware system from a location other than where the hardware resides remote support Direct or indirect troubleshooting diagnosis and servicing of hardware from a location other than where the hardware resides SAN See storage area network SAN service panel A set of interfaces used for input and output connections for both control path functions and data path functions The service panel provid...

Page 134: ... board that provides the storage processors for the Data Services Platform An SRC is always paired with an SIO card See also storage resource card SRC set storage resource card SRC set Two cards in the Data Services Platform that together provide the Fibre Channel interface the storage resource card SRC and the storage I O SIO card Two to four SRC sets can be installed to provide the ports for con...

Page 135: ...isks or extents that acts as one disk The device that mounts the virtual disk handles the virtual disk as one disk virtualization A design strategy in which storage services are combined with data services to create useful storage abstractions such as volumes and pools and to handle the complexity of storage administration The Sun StorEdge 6920 system uses virtualization to create and manage stora...

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Page 137: ...ving 13 remote power management and 79 securing 14 service panel in 19 stabilizing 14 ventilation requirements for 14 battery backup 5 C cabinets 3 See also base cabinet expansion cabinet physical specifications of 102 cables See individual cable types command line interface CLI 7 concatenation virtualization strategy 60 configuration common tasks for 69 default 65 provisioning the system with 66 ...

Page 138: ...data hosts for 30 33 disk drives number of 59 disks See virtual disks DSP See Data Services Platform dynamic host control protocol DHCP IP addressing with 41 dynamic multipathing 9 10 E earth ground 12 electrical modifications 101 electrical specifications 103 email notifications encrypting 55 environmental requirements 104 Ethernet cables connecting cabinets with 21 Ethernet hub described 4 LEDs ...

Page 139: ...41 host ports See data hosts host software See data host software HP UX operating system supported software for 9 I I O panels location of 2 ports on 19 I O requirements 65 IBM AIX operating system supported software for 9 initial configuration 38 See also configuration running the script for 39 90 initiators mapping to volumes 69 installation process collecting information for 109 for base cabine...

Page 140: ...w Volume wizard 68 notification local configuring 54 remote configuring 55 NSCC See Network Storage Command Center NTP server specifying the IP address of 53 O online help accessing 52 operating environment requirements 104 P pager notification address specifying 54 partial remote shutdown 91 restoring the system after 96 performance characteristics 60 performance requirements 65 PHONE jack 30 phy...

Page 141: ...cer status lights 27 serial cables part numbers for 107 serial connection establishing 38 serial ports in service panel 4 server name displayed in the GUI 50 Service Console port 38 service panel in base cabinet 2 19 connecting cables to 19 described 4 Ethernet ports on 21 in expansion cabinet 20 FC ports on 19 location of 3 power sequencers and 82 Service Processor panel 2 site information specif...

Page 142: ...orage Service Processor assigning an ID to 40 connecting to 39 90 described 4 flash disk and 28 LEDs for 27 location of 2 modem and 40 name of 47 powering on 27 remote monitoring of 29 Storage Service Processor accessory tray described 4 LEDs for 27 location of 2 remote power management and 79 Storage Service Processor LAN 6 storage trays 59 in array configurations 5 maximum number of disks in 58 ...

Page 143: ...mance virtualization strategy and 61 system router location of 4 system software overview of 7 pre installed 8 upgrading 8 system specifications electrical 103 physical 102 system status displayed in the GUI 50 system wide settings configuring 53 T telephone line dedicated setting up 30 temperature requirements 104 thin scripting client 7 third party software 10 time zone setting 42 53 time settin...

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