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SV Router FC-FC 3 – Installation and User Guide – Sun Release

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Port Type:

N(L)_Port

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Industry standard GBIC connector wells for easy connection of all standard cable media

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Short Wavelength Optical Cable

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Data Rate: 

100 Mbytes/sec burst

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Cable:

50 or 62.5 micron fiber optic

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Connector:

Dual SC 

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Distance: 

500 m (1640 ft) or 172 m (564 ft)

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Long Wavelength Optical Cable

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Data Rate:  

100 Mbytes/sec burst

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Cable:

9 micron fiber optic

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Connector:

Dual SC

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Distance:

10 km (6.2 miles)

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Copper Cable

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Data Rate:

100 Mbytes/sec burst

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Cable:

Twinax

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Connectors:

Two DB-9 or HSSDC

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Distance:

30 m (98 ft) equalized, 20 m (65.6 ft) non-equalized

Serial Port Connectivity

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Topology:

Serial Transmission

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Speed:

57K baud

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Connector

DB-9

Ethernet Port Connectivity

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Topology:

Transmission Control Protocol - Internet Protocol (TCP-IP)

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Speed:

10base-T/100base-TX

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Connector

RJ-45

Summary of Contents for FC-FC3

Page 1: ...3 Installation and User Guide SUN RELEASE Model Identification SV Router FC FC 3 Document Identification Number 310 606155 Release 2 5 3 October 29 2001 Copyright Vicom Systems Incorporated 2001 All...

Page 2: ...uilder SV Zone Manager SLIC Serial Loop Intra Control Call Home and Instant Copy are trademarks of Vicom Systems Inc IBM is a registered trademark of IBM Corp RS 6000 is a registered trademark of IBM...

Page 3: ...o operate the equipment The device certification tests were conducted with generically available computer systems and shielded cables such as those you received with your product Changes or modificati...

Page 4: ...transmitter and receiver optical subassembly optical link module The transmitter subassembly contains internally a semiconductor laser diode in the wavelength range of 850 to 1300 nanometers In the e...

Page 5: ...vice personnel Internal to the enclosure are exposed areas of high voltage and sensitive components Incorrect handling of internal components may cause harmful electric shock and or damage to the unit...

Page 6: ...vi...

Page 7: ...xiv Chapter 1 Introduction to the SV Router FC FC 3 1 Product Overview 2 Product Features 3 Ethernet and Serial Port Interface Features 4 System Requirements 5 System Specifications 6 Drive Informatio...

Page 8: ...vice Utility Interface 29 User Service Utility Interface Introduction 30 Setting up Communications Software 31 PROCOMM Plus Installation and Usage 31 HyperTerminal Setup 32 Telnet FTP 33 Configuring t...

Page 9: ...es and Connections 58 Hot Plugging 59 Host System Hot Plug Requirements 59 Storage Device Hot Plug Requirements 59 Replacing Drives 60 SV Router Replacement 61 Replacing Standalone Router 61 Replacing...

Page 10: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release x Glossary 77 Index 87...

Page 11: ...inal 37 Figure 3 5 View Change Response to SV Router Management Programs Command Response 39 Figure 3 6 View Change Interface Configuration Command Response 41 Figure 3 7 Host Side Configuration Menu...

Page 12: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release xii...

Page 13: ...r 1 provides an overview of the SV Router FC FC 3 and information about the drives it controls Chapter 2 describes the setup and basic installation of the SV Router FC FC 3 Chapter 3 explains set up a...

Page 14: ...support vicom com Responses torequests will be made during the following business day Feedback In an effort to improve our products and documentation Vicom wants to hear from its customers Please sen...

Page 15: ...TER 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE SV ROUTER FC FC 3 This chapter provides an overview of the SV Router FC FC 3 It includes these sections Product Overview System Requirements System Specifications Drive Infor...

Page 16: ...1 1 Vicom SV Router FC FC 3 Dimensions Figure 1 1 shows the front view of the SV Router FC FC 3 and lists its dimensions Four units can fit in a standard 19 inch rack mount configuration Note The Hub...

Page 17: ...this drive information If one SV Router FC FC 3 fails the other SV Routers in the SAN can take over The SV Router FC FC 3 also has power loss detection capabilities if the SV Router FC FC 3 loses ext...

Page 18: ...age 35 Display the Fibre Channel map see Item 2 Show LUN Map on page 35 Display all the storage network maps see Item 2 Show LUN Map on page 35 Download microcode to a SV Router FC FC 3 see Item 3 Dow...

Page 19: ...Two AC power cords one per unit one packaged with each unit Two DB9 serial port cables must be purchased separately Two 10BaseT or 100BaseT cables must be purchased separately Three optical cables wit...

Page 20: ...located in secondary server Up to 32 SANs per active daemon SAN features include Up to two SV Routers per SAN Up to 6 data servers 2 HBAs per server One T3 partner group per SAN two T3 disk arrays pe...

Page 21: ...drive These are the multipath drives Simple Drive Simple drives can be used as spare drives or storage drives be combined with other simple drives to form logical drives or can be added to a disk poo...

Page 22: ...ysically removed from the storage subsystem Unresponsive Inactive The drive is connected but not responding Rejected The drive is either offline or unresponsive Member The drive is a physical drive wi...

Page 23: ...explains how to build the entire system multiple SANs sharing the same management station It includes these sections Configure the SV Router T3 StorEdge Setup Management Server s Setup Data Server s...

Page 24: ...are only two ports and both are capable of operating point to point then both ports should be set to use point to point mode Initial Configuration To configure the SV Router you must use the User Serv...

Page 25: ...ou must do so now through the User Service Utility menu To configure the Ethernet settings you will enter the IP address the subnet mask address the gateway address the port number 25000 default and i...

Page 26: ...er 4 and enter 0 0 0 0 to block other servers from accessing this SV Router You will not enter the IP address of the secondary server in this SV Router You will enter it in the partner router Y N Enab...

Page 27: ...location To enable SV Router compatibility with differing devices the user may change the device side FC topology Here the device side will be configured for arbitrated loop mode and soft loop ID sof...

Page 28: ...fering servers the user may change the host side FC topology and mapping algorithms Here the host side will be configured for point to point mode command queue depth of 736 default and direct LUN mapp...

Page 29: ...ress the Enter key Enter N and ensure default port number 25000 Enter P and type a password if you desire an added step of protection from unauthorized access by others ftping or telneting to this rou...

Page 30: ...trays to produce a single StorEdge T3 partner group The two trays are connected via the T3 failover path as seen in Figure 2 1 below This connection establishes a data path between trays When the pri...

Page 31: ...rical requirements edit the host files Be sure to follow all cautionary notes in the SUN manual Check firmware revision level to ensure correct firmware and patch are installed by typing the telnet co...

Page 32: ...ee Figure 1 2 Vicom SV Router FC FC 3 Rear on page 3 to determine the location of the SV Router s device side port 3 Using an optical cable connect the device side of SV RouterB s FC port to the other...

Page 33: ...T3 Setup Overview SUN StorEdge T3A Master SUN StorEdge T3B Alternate Master L0 L1 L0 prim ary path L1 secondary path T3 failover path L1 prim ary path L0 secondary path SV Router FC FC B L1 T3 L0 T4...

Page 34: ...SAN 1 Ensure you power off all devices before connecting them 2 Using a 10 100BaseT cable connect the management server to the Ethernet hub switch See Ethernet Port LEDs on page 53 for information con...

Page 35: ...isk A rray S erver H ost 1 data I O and TC P IP m anagem ent com m ands V icom SV E FC FC 3 G BIC B G BIC A G BIC 2 G BIC 1 O I CO M 1 N etw ork C ard TCP IP FC FC FC FC FC FC FC FC FC DA 1 DA 2 B Swi...

Page 36: ...You will have multiple features to choose from However the one feature that you must define is the SignOn path which enables communication between the management server and the storage subsystem 2 Ins...

Page 37: ...Router to two because there are only two host side FC ports on an SV Router Switch connect which places a switch between the data server and the router expands the number of servers that can connect...

Page 38: ...g the SV Zone Manager assign an alias to each HBA This will help you remember the name instead of the UID of each HBA 3 Using the SV Zone Manager create a zone and then add the drive s and the HBA s T...

Page 39: ...following example depicts the Config File edited for three SANs managed by one daemon The daemon is setup for redundancy This example uses the same IP addresses used in Multiple SAN Configuration on...

Page 40: ...art the primary daemon 6 Using the setmasterdaemon command restore the primary daemon for each SAN This will ensure that the same primary daemon is used for each SAN See Setting the Master Daemon setm...

Page 41: ...SANs Example 9 Cable Management Server and the SAN on page 20 10 Using SV SAN Builder CLI create two Multipath drives for each SAN added 11 Perform Data Server s Setup on page 23 12 Zone the SAN on pa...

Page 42: ...rimaryDaemon 100 1 2 32 SAN1r0 SecondaryDaemon 100 1 2 35 SAN1r1 SAN2 PrimaryDaemon 100 1 2 32 SAN2r0 SecondaryDaemon 100 1 2 35 SAN2r1 svengine cfg Secondary Managem ent Server SAN1r1 internet path 1...

Page 43: ...TILITY INTERFACE This chapter explains how to use the User Service Utility Interface It includes these sections User Service Utility Interface Introduction Setting up Communications Software Using the...

Page 44: ...the IP Address of the SV Router while you are communicating via telnet the connection will be dropped You cannot download microcode to the SV Router using telnet you must use FTP You can assign two p...

Page 45: ...en the Transfer Protocol button and set the Transfer Protocol to Symptom 3 Select the Data Connection button and set the modem baud rate to 57600 The Current Data Connection box should read direct con...

Page 46: ...ish a new connection using the following options Connect using Direct to Com1 or Direct to COM2 depending on the port Bits per second 56700 Data Bits 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 Flow Control None Termin...

Page 47: ...er The SV Router automatically sends RARP requests when booting If the MAC address and the desired IP address of the SV Router are entered in the RARP table the SV Router will automatically find that...

Page 48: ...sword prompt Type your password and press Enter If no password is assigned press Enter to continue The Serial Port Service Utility Key Assignments menu will appear automatically Type Q to quit the dia...

Page 49: ...ys the SV Router unique ID UID assigned at the point of initial manufacture The UID is a 16 digit number in hexadecimal format used to identify and reference the SV Router FC FC 3 as it operates in a...

Page 50: ...Download Microcode From Local Computer Type 3 to update the microcode for the SV Router Caution Do not download new microcode to the SV Router FC FC 3 if it is being used by the operating system The...

Page 51: ...ind and select the microcode file that will be downloaded to the SV Router FC FC 3 see Figure 3 4 4 When the download has been completed successfully type Y to accept the new microcode or N to continu...

Page 52: ...efore the file data is loaded into flash memory checks are performed to ensure that the file contains valid microcode in the correct format When this is completed the SV Router FC FC 3 will reboot 6 T...

Page 53: ...with the SV Router FC FC 3 and the only communication possible is with the User Service Utility serial port or Ethernet If enabled all hosts can access the SV Router FC FC 3 unless restricted If disa...

Page 54: ...ut the IP address of each host in one of the two positions Y N Toggling between Y and N enables or disables password protection To enable password protection you must selectY here and assign a passwor...

Page 55: ...t is on the device side it needs only one address identifier On the device side selection of the address identifier is automatic The host side ID is assigned a soft ID by default however because some...

Page 56: ...Menu The following menu screen Figure 3 7 is presented when you type H to configure the host side of the SV Router FC FC 3 The current configuration is shown when you first enter the menu and it can b...

Page 57: ...Select M to choose the mapping mode see Figure 3 10 Figure 3 10 Modify Mapping Mode Command Direct LUN mapping puts addressable devices into sequential logical units starting from zero 0x0000 0x0001...

Page 58: ...oss all sub menus Select Esc to restore the previous configuration state Type Enter to accept any changes and return to the previous menu see Figure 3 6 View Change Interface Configuration Command Res...

Page 59: ...nd configure the Ethernet port of the SV Router FC FC 3 When you Enter to accept any changes the SV Router will reboot See Configuring the IP Address for more information on setting the IP address Fig...

Page 60: ...e the new port number then press Enter to change The default value is 25000 Note If the server port number is changed from 25000 it must be reflected in the SVE Daemon configuration file see the SV SA...

Page 61: ...User Service Utility Interface 47 Item B Reboot Router Select item B to reboot Router Rebooting the router will result in a warm reboot or reset...

Page 62: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release 48...

Page 63: ...49 CHAPTER 4 OPERATIONAL REFERENCE FOR THE SV ROUTER FC FC 3 This chapter provides an operational reference for the SV Router FC FC 3 It includes these sections LED Codes ID Mapping...

Page 64: ...Router FC FC 3 LED Locations Power LED Green When the Power LED is Solid On it indicates that the SV Router FC FC 3 is powered on Status LED Green Solid On Normal operating mode Steady Blink 50 On 50...

Page 65: ...state or at least one physical drive within a mirror drive needs to be replaced Steady Blink 50 On 50 Off Hz When activated by SV SAN Builder this identifies a specific SV Router FC FC 3 within a mul...

Page 66: ...econd between each blink 10 LED blinks ten times with one short duration one second between each blink After the blink code presentation a long duration four seconds of LED Off will follow then the se...

Page 67: ...vity LED green Solid on a valid link established Blink normal operation indicating data activity Rear and Side Facing Panel Features The back panel of the SV Router FC FC 3 contains the switch and soc...

Page 68: ...s for GBIC B These ports are mounted on the daughterboard The Device Side FC Ports are labeled GBIC 1 and GBIC 2 Each has a green Status LED below it These light whenever device side FC port I O activ...

Page 69: ...e device and host sides The host side of the SV Router FC FC 3 acts as a target and receives commands sent by the host The device side of the SV Router FC FC 3 acts as an initiator and sends commands...

Page 70: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release 56...

Page 71: ...ains some common maintenance issues with the SV Router FC FC 3 such as checking cables replacing drives and replacing SV Router FC FC 3 SV Routers It includes these sections Cables and Connections Hot...

Page 72: ...the FC cable is damaged replace the entire FC cable Each device has a pair of FC ports the transmit port XMT and the receive port RCV For successful communications any single cable must be connected f...

Page 73: ...The storage components consist of the drives and the SV Router FC FC 3 When a disk drive is removed from or installed into an active and powered on bus the following must be true The disk device and t...

Page 74: ...Remove the drive and install a suitable replacement drive Each time a topology change occurs such as a drive being removed or replaced the SV Router FC FC 3 will perform a Web Walk This may cause I O...

Page 75: ...ent SV Router 6 Power off and remove the failed SV Router 7 Cable the replacement router to the system Do not cable to the data server s FC HBAs 8 Power on the SV Router 9 The daemon must be configure...

Page 76: ...with DMP type vxdctl enable to enable Veritas path This should be done on each data server Replacing One Router of a Redundant Pair Because of the possible problems that can occur from improper router...

Page 77: ...umbers I00001 and I00002 can be written without zeroes I1 I2 etc 11 Power off the SV Router and connect data server FC HBAs to the new SV Router 12 Power on SV Router 13 Using the slicview view comman...

Page 78: ...6 Power off and remove both failed SV Routers 7 Cable both replacement routers to the system Do not cable to the data server s FC HBAs 8 Power on only one SV Router 9 The daemon must be configured to...

Page 79: ...uters 17 Using the sadapter view command ensure the HBA sees both SV Routers Example sadapter view d SAN1r0 r I1 sadapter view d SAN1r0 r I2 18 Replacement is complete 19 Using the sanconfig read comm...

Page 80: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release 66...

Page 81: ...le efficient storage sharing and utilization Hardware Features Fibre Connectivity ANSI ISO Protocol Topology Standards ANSI Fibre Channel FC PH FC PH 2 FC PH 3 FC PLDA private or public ANSI Fibre Cha...

Page 82: ...or 172 m 564 ft Long Wavelength Optical Cable Data Rate 100 Mbytes sec burst Cable 9 micron fiber optic Connector Dual SC Distance 10 km 6 2 miles Copper Cable Data Rate 100 Mbytes sec burst Cable Twi...

Page 83: ...onsists of SV SAN Builder Performs and monitors drive configuration via local or remote client host SV Zone Manager Performs and monitors SAN and zone configuration via local or remote client host SV...

Page 84: ...14 5 in Weight 2 8 kg 6 20 lb The SV Router FC FC 3 can be installed in a rack mount hub enclosure Power AC Input 100 240VAC 50 60Hz Current 0 75A 0 50A User Interface LED indicators front rear panels...

Page 85: ...r to the router If problem persists contact Vicom 040 Corrupt database Clear SAN Database Cycle power to the router Import SAN zone configuration 041 Corrupt database Clear SAN Database Cycle power to...

Page 86: ...routers is down Correct problem Cycle the power on the follower router 400 599 Device side interface driver errors 409 FC device side type code invalid Cycle power If problem persists replace router 4...

Page 87: ...router Send router to Vicom for examination 621 Too many Telnet sessions open Cycle power If problem persists contact Vicom 624 626 Telnet server down Cycle power If problem persists contact Vicom 634...

Page 88: ...SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release 74...

Page 89: ...the GBIC units used in conjunction with FC based Vicom SVE products Model Type Description SV Router FC FC Full feature RAID 1 Instant Copy etc SV Router that provides connectivity from all open atta...

Page 90: ...oftware UltraLink 2000 HVD SL SLIC Router older generation technology that provides connectivity from all open attach SCSI High Voltage Differential hosts to SSA devices though with data transfer at h...

Page 91: ...commands as typed in phrases for both UNIX and NT operating systems complex drive A group of storage drives that contains a single ID and LUN Complex drives can be mirror composite mirror composite or...

Page 92: ...ulation technique Creating a partition on a drive for use by the storage router Ethernet communication Also called out of band communication SAN connection where control related signals are transmitte...

Page 93: ...tion of peripherals or other components without interrupting system operation in band communication SAN connection where both control related signals and data are transmitted through the same path ini...

Page 94: ...ed LUN This allows an individual server or multiple servers access to an individual drive or to multiple drives and prohibits unwanted server access to the same drive s management information base See...

Page 95: ...dy mode it is considered offline owner The SV Router or SV Routers that have access to the corresponding drive one way mirror A drive that contains only one mirror member A one way Mirror Drive is des...

Page 96: ...combination of all these devices may also be referred to as a SAN See Fully Redundant SVE System on page 16 SAN database A data reference source for the configuration of the SAN The database is shared...

Page 97: ...th software SNMP agent and manager that monitors the network and transmit the information to the network administrator spare drive See general spare SRN An acronym for Service Request Number A number...

Page 98: ...sent by the initiator target number A number assigned to each drive on the loop except unmapped drives target router The router attached to the host computer three way mirror Triplicate drives that a...

Page 99: ...subsystem WMBPS Acronym for Write MegaBytes Per Second Displays the rate at which data is written to a specific drive within the storage loop zone A dedicated path between a LUN and the HBA to which i...

Page 100: ...86 SV Router FC FC 3 Installation and User Guide Sun Release...

Page 101: ...ation 7 E EMC Certifications and Compliance 70 Emissions 70 Environment 70 Establishing Communication 34 Ethernet and Serial Port Interface Features 4 Ethernet Heartbeat 40 Ethernet Port Configuration...

Page 102: ...rvice codes 71 Setting up Communications Software 31 Show LUN Map 35 Show VPD 35 Simple Drive 7 Solid On 50 Specifications 67 Status LED Green 50 Status LED Blink Codes 52 Steady Blink 50 Storage Devi...

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