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Sun StorEdge

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N8600 Filer

Storage Upgrade Guide

Part No. 816-1912-10
September 2001, Revision 01

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Page 1: ...Inc 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto CA 94303 4900 U S A 650 960 1300 Send comments about this document to docfeedback sun com Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide Part No 816 1912 10 September 2001 Revision 01 ...

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Page 3: ...he Expansion Cabinet 5 To Install the Expansion Cabinet 5 To Install the FC 100 Hubs 5 Installing a Sun StorEdge T3 Array Partner Group 6 Installing the Rackmount Kit 6 To Install the Rackmount Kit 6 Installing the Arrays 7 To Install the Arrays 7 Connecting the Arrays 8 To Interconnect the New Partner Group 8 To Connect the Data Network Fiber Optic Cable 9 To Connect the Management LAN Ethernet C...

Page 4: ... the Partner Group 13 Adding the Partner Group s IP Settings 13 To Add the IP Settings 13 Adding the Server s IP Address 15 To Transfer the syslog conf File to the Server 15 To Edit the etc syslog conf File 17 To Transfer the syslog conf File Back to the Array 17 Finishing and Verifying the Installation 19 To Create Logical Volumes 19 To Verify the Installation 19 ...

Page 5: ...l not be able to create shares with the GUI See Finishing and Verifying the Installation on page 19 for more information The filer incorporates an internal Ethernet local area network LAN that only connects the server with the Sun StorEdge T3 arrays contained within the filer This internal network is secure and cannot be directly accessed from outside the filer The filer can be attached to another...

Page 6: ...Sun Microsystems Inc For a list of documents and how to order them visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain com at http www fatbrain com documentation sun Document TItle Part Number Sun StorEdge T3 Array Cabinet Installation Guide 806 7979 Sun StorEdge T3 Array Administrator s Guide 806 1063 Sun StorEdge T3 Array Release Notes 806 1497 Sun Enterprise 6500 5500 4500 Systems Reference Manual 8...

Page 7: ...es Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can email your comments to Sun at docfeedback sun com Please include the part number 8xx xxxx xx of your document in the subject line of your email ...

Page 8: ...which contains two FC AL host bus adapters which connect to the partner group s FC AL hubs The failure of any host bus adapter or I O module poses no threat to availability because the FC AL hubs are connected in such a way that no rack is connected to only one I O module See FIGURE 3 for one possible wiring scheme The only requirement to maintain redundancy at the I O modules is to have each of t...

Page 9: ... StorEdge Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual to install the expansion cabinet Note The expansion cabinet has two stabilizer legs that must be installed to maintain the cabinet s stability during the installation of the arrays which are heavy Be sure to install these stabilizer legs and be sure to use them as instructed To Install the FC 100 Hubs Follow the instructions in the Rackmo...

Page 10: ...his procedure for each partner group that you are adding to the Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Caution A single Sun StorEdge T3 array with its support plate can weigh over 85 pounds 187 kilograms Never try to install it by yourself Be sure to extend the stabilizer legs of the expansion cabinet have another person assist you and follow all instructions carefully Follow the instructions in the Sun StorEdg...

Page 11: ...he cabling configuration makes one of them the MCU and the other the alternate MCU By convention the lower of the two is called the MCU and the cabling diagrams in this procedure will make it so You can install either one on top but the cabling procedures will make the bottom one the MCU Note There is no need to power off the filer in order to install additional partner groups Perform this procedu...

Page 12: ...rtner group that you are adding to the Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Use the interconnect cables to interconnect the array partner group as shown in FIGURE 1 This wiring configuration causes the lower array to become the MCU and the upper array to become the alternate MCU FIGURE 1 Connecting the Interconnect Cables Alternate MCU array MCU array Interconnect cards ...

Page 13: ... of the fiber optic cable to the next available port of the MCU FC AL hub as shown in FIGURE 3 3 Connect a fiber optic cable to the alternate MCU array of a partner group Use a Media Interface Adapter MIA to connect the fiber optic cable as shown in FIGURE 2 4 Connect the other end of the fiber optic cable to the next available port of the alternate MCU FC AL hub as shown in FIGURE 3 10BASE T Ethe...

Page 14: ... Upgrade Guide September 2001 FIGURE 3 Data Network Interconnect for Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Rack 1 Rack 2 Rack 3 MCU FC AL hub Alternate MCU FC AL hub I O module 1 I O module 2 I O module 3 Sun Enterprise E4500 server Alternate MCU MCU ...

Page 15: ...nly if you are adding an expansion rack 1 Connect a standard 10 100BASE T Ethernet cable to port 12 of the Ethernet hub of the expansion rack that you are adding 2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to any available port on the hub of the next expansion rack in line toward the rack that contains the server See FIGURE 4 3 Set the MDI MDIX switch of the Ethernet hub of the added expansion r...

Page 16: ... 4 Management Network Interconnect for Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Powering On the Arrays Power up the arrays by pressing the two power switches on the back of each array Wait powering on takes several minutes Management LAN 10 100BASE T Ethernet Company wide LAN gigabit Ethernet Company wide LAN 10 100BASE T Ethernet MDI MDIX switch Ethernet hub Sun Enterprise 4500 server ...

Page 17: ...ocedure for the MCU of each partner group installed but not for its alternate MCU To Add the IP Settings The partner groups are connected to a local area network LAN as shown in FIGURE 4 To set up the connectivity for a partner group perform the following steps 1 Connect a terminal to the COM Port see FIGURE 2 on the back of the MCU array A Tip kit was supplied with your Sun StorEdge N8600 filer t...

Page 18: ... set netmask command The netmask specifies the mask used to implement IP subnetting For example This establishes connectivity for the array 7 Reboot the MCU array by typing the following You can now terminate the Tip session 8 Repeat Step 1 through Step 7 using a different name for the MCU of each partner group that you are configuring This completes the management Ethernet LAN configuration Addit...

Page 19: ...file to your server for editing Edit the etc syslog conf file Use FTP to return the array s etc syslog conf file after editing it To Transfer the syslog conf File to the Server 1 Open a Telnet session with the partner group at the IP address you just set 2 Set the array s root password if you haven t already using the passwd command as an example disk7 with IP address 192 148 226 11 3 Enable an FT...

Page 20: ...ectory on the array to your working directory using the get command 9 Exit the FTP session using the bye command disk7 192 148 226 11 root root 331 Password required for root Password password 230 User root logged in ftp ftp cd etc 250 CWD command successful ftp ftp lcd tmp Local directory now tmp ftp ftp get syslog conf 200 PORT command successful 150 ASCII data connection for syslog conf 192 148...

Page 21: ...o separate field entries when editing the syslog conf file If tabs are not used any edits will not be recognized by the array 3 Save the syslog conf file and exit the editor This change enables the array to send Info Notice Warning and Error messages to the server To Transfer the syslog conf File Back to the Array 1 Start an FTP session from the server to the array For example 2 Log on to the arra...

Page 22: ...cess the array by either a Telnet session or a serial connection 9 Reboot the array by typing the following 10 Repeat Adding the Server s IP Address on page 15 for each MCU and for each alternate MCU array of all partner groups that you installed ftp cd etc 250 CWD command successful ftp ftp lcd tmp Local directory now tmp ftp ftp put syslog conf 200 PORT command successful 150 ASCII data connecti...

Page 23: ...ray Administrator s Guide 806 1063 To Verify the Installation 1 Start the Filer Administration Tool Refer to To Start the Filer Administration Tool in the Sun StorEdge N8400 and N8600 Filer Administrator s Guide 2 Create a new share Refer to To Add a New Share in the Sun StorEdge N8400 and N8600 Filer Administrator s Guide 3 Mount the newly created share from another host using both the NFS and CI...

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