CNA-8000 Channel Network Appliance Users Guide and Maintenance Manual
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707157-001
Page 1: ...CNA 8000 Channel Network Appliance Users Guide and Maintenance Manual P N 707157 001...
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Page 3: ...CNA 8000 Users Guide and Maintenance Manual 707157 001 iii Revision Information Issue Revision Schedule Comments Revision Number Date Initial Release 707157 001 10 11 2013...
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Page 5: ...tibility Immunity 1 5 Power Line Harmonics Voltage Flicker 1 5 Reduction of Hazardous Substances 1 5 Packing List and the Server Specifications 1 6 The Accessory Box and the Rail Packaging Contents 1...
Page 6: ...itions 3 20 Button Descriptions 3 21 Connection Button Descriptions 3 22 Update from a CD 3 23 Update from a USB Port 3 24 Loading Software from eManager 3 26 Managing Restore Points 3 30 Creating a R...
Page 7: ...on Definitions 4 20 Chapter 5 TN3270 Management 5 1 TN3270E Server Overview 5 1 TN3270 Client Requirements 5 2 Matching Clients to a Session 5 2 IP Address and TCP Port 5 2 SSL Encryption 5 3 Screen M...
Page 8: ...fault options 8 8 Drive A fault drive B okay options 8 8 Bad Boot Partition 8 8 Accessing the SCA Drive Tray and Installing a HDD 8 8 Procedures 8 8 Replacing the Power Supply 8 10 Accessing the 760W...
Page 9: ...ure it from there The CNA 8000 ships with a default configuration including a default IP address To attach from a PC the IP interface can be modified by editing or creating a text file FEP4600 ini loc...
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Page 11: ...y before accessing the server or its components Plug the power cord s into a socket that is properly grounded before turning on the power Warning Follow the guidelines below to avoid possible damages...
Page 12: ...safeguard Avoid wearing loose clothing to prevent coming into contact with moving parts Be sure to remove any jewelry or metal objects before working on the chassis to avoid short circuits should the...
Page 13: ...ore accessing the chassis 1 Turn off all peripheral devices connected to the server 2 Press the power button to power off the system 3 Unplug all power cords from the system or the wall outlets 4 Disc...
Page 14: ...a rack 1 Make sure that the rack is securely anchored onto a unmovable surface or structure before installing the chassis into the rack 2 Unplug the power cord s of the rack before installing the cha...
Page 15: ...60 950 European Union EN 60 950 International IEC 60 950 Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC Emissions European Union EN55022 1994 International CISPR 22 USA Title 47 CFR Part 15 Electromagnetic Compati...
Page 16: ...following Component Quantity Rack Rail Assembly 2 sets Front Brackets for Mounting Rack Rail 2 Rear Brackets for Mounting Rack Rail 2 Mounting Screws 1 set The Power Supply Specifications of the Serve...
Page 17: ...aintenance Manual 707157 001 1 7 Meeting environmental requirements The following table lists the environmental requirements of the CNA 8000 Operating Temperature Range 50 95 F 10 35 C Relative Humidi...
Page 18: ...Chapter 1 Safety Information and Spec 1 8 707157 001 Mother Board Connectors and Jumpers FRONT DIMM1A and DIMM2A should be populated...
Page 19: ...ont Panel Control Header JL1 Chassis Intrusion Header JPW1 ATX 24 Pin Power Connector JPW2 12V 8 pin Power Connector JWOL Wake on LAN Header Not Used JWOR Wake on Ring Header Not Used KB MS PS 2 Keybo...
Page 20: ...8cm Hot swappable Fan o 2 x 8cm Rear exhaust Fan 2 x 10BASE T 100BASE TX 1000BASE T RJ45 Physical Characteristics Base unit o Height 5 2 132mm o Width 17 7 450mm o Depth 25 5 647mm Regulatory Complian...
Page 21: ...away from areas that generate electromagnetic interference for example transformers power distribution panels welding equipment motors and transmitters Do not put the unit next to fluorescent lights...
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Page 23: ...2 1 Chapter 2 Chassis Description Chassis Front View and the Front Control Panel Chassis Front View A RAID A master E Slimline 8x DVD R W Drive B RAID B mirror F Operator Controls Displays C Spare Dr...
Page 24: ...157 001 Front Control Panel Control Panel LED and Button Definitions H System Alert Power Failure L HDD Activity I Overheat M Power Indicator J Ethernet 1 N Reset Button K Ethernet 0 O Power Button LE...
Page 25: ...CNA 8000 Users Guide and Maintenance Manual 707157 001 2 3 Chassis Rear View and the Back Panel Dual Power Supplies Fans...
Page 26: ...st POST The following table provides interpretation of the POST conditions Yellow LED Green LED State Off Off Wake up failure dead board On Off POST Failure dead board Slow Blink Off Wake up Failure M...
Page 27: ...ide a suitable interface Browsers that have been tested and appear to be suitable for use with the CNA 8000 include Internet Explorer versions 5 0 and higher have been tested Should be used with small...
Page 28: ...d on to provide to the Visara support personnel From this panel you may select the Help button This will cause a menu to display giving you access to documentation that ships with the CNA 8000 If you...
Page 29: ...e CNA 8000 from the factory is admin You will want to change this to something more secure as soon as possible after you have moved the product into production Once you have logged in correctly you wi...
Page 30: ...nterface 3 4 707157 001 From this panel you can access any other administrative function as needed For a complete discussion of configuration details please refer to the CNA 8000 Installation and Conf...
Page 31: ...each level of user Function Administrator Operator Guest Reconfigure Platform View Configuration of Platform Update Software Create Recovery CD View RAID Status Rebuild Drive with RAID Reboot Platform...
Page 32: ...wing the Hardware Monitor The Hardware panel displays the current status of the fans temperatures and power supply To view this panel select the Hardware option from the Main Menu The resulting panel...
Page 33: ...wing the System Information Panel The System Info panel is a good place to get details about your platform when reporting a problem To display the System Information panel select the Maintenance menu...
Page 34: ...ion panel is the following Model Number Host Name assigned in configuration Serial Number of the platform Linux Kernel code level CNA 8000 Software Version Hardware Slot Population Network Interface M...
Page 35: ...ion Manual P N 707158 00x for information on configuring the Event Log options Refer to the CNA 8000 Problem Determination Manual P N 707 00x for information about how to interpret the log You can ret...
Page 36: ...s in the event log are stored in reverse chronological order meaning the most recent event should be at the top of the log Older versions of CNA 8000 may have the events stored in forward chronologica...
Page 37: ...ns attempted connections and disconnections This log can be viewed by selecting the Sessions Log button on the Maintenance menu Events in the Sessions Log are in reverse chronological order You can us...
Page 38: ...nded for use by the Visara support personnel to aid with unusual problems related to the operation of the platform The process of creating a System Dump is intended not to interfere with normal operat...
Page 39: ...intenance Manual 707157 001 3 13 From this panel you can initiate the dump by pressing the Create Dump button Doing so will initiate the System Dump process The process will continue until complete no...
Page 40: ...on the platform From this panel you can initiate a copy to a USB thumb drive if you are in the vicinity of the platform You can also delete old System Dumps that no longer are needed The Visara eManag...
Page 41: ...D consists of one or more physical CDs not DVDs even though the CNA 8000 has a DVD drive installed on it A Recovery CD is only intended to be used on the platform that it was created on and contains i...
Page 42: ...CD ensure that all relevant CDs are present and accounted for To start the Recovery process insert the first Recovery CD into the CD DVD drive and start the boot process You will see normal boot mess...
Page 43: ...ds that can be used to initiate a software update from the CNA 8000 Select the desired method from among the four buttons provided These methods are described below Note that it is wise to discuss whi...
Page 44: ...ace permits FTP operations to occur FTP requires port 21 to be enabled To initiate the update press the From Visara button If the CNA 8000 is unable to establish a connection to the Visara FTP site a...
Page 45: ...tall Initiates the install process of the selected update The install process includes the following steps Downloading of the selected code module from the Visara FTP website Creation of a Restore Poi...
Page 46: ...software update from the FTP server press the From FTP button The following panel will be presented to allow input of necessary information Field Definitions FTP Server Address Enter the IP address o...
Page 47: ...001 3 21 Button Definitions Submit Initiates the FTP connection process Cancel Aborts the update process If you press the Cancel button you will get the following response If you are unable to reach...
Page 48: ...01 If you reach the FTP server you should get a message similar to the one below Button Descriptions Notes View any notes for the code that have been downloaded to the FTP Server Install Initiate the...
Page 49: ...to the CNA 8000 CD Drive Press the From CD button The following panel will appear To continue with the upgrade press the Submit button If you wish to discontinue the procedure you can either back off...
Page 50: ...ug in the USB device with the code Select the From USB button The following panel should appear To continue press the submit button To discontinue the update procedure you may press the browser s Back...
Page 51: ...g the Install button will cause the CNA 8000 to make a restore point of the existing server and configuration files unzip and install the update then reboot the platform when the install completes Not...
Page 52: ...and for loading the new code onto the CNA 8000 using a secure shell connection SSH This allows you to load code remotely without allowing the CNA 8000 to use FTP To download new code from the Visara F...
Page 53: ...st version of code is highlighted for easier recognition Select the version that you wish to download and press the Retrieve File button You may also review the release notes associated with the code...
Page 54: ...e sent to one or more CNA 8000s by creating a Distribution Plan You can create a Distribution Plan by expanding the Distribution Plan portion of the Folders View tree to display the CNA 8000 product t...
Page 55: ...the default start time is immediate select which platforms you wish to send the update to and Save the information Once a distribution plan is saved it can be submitted for action Once submitted if t...
Page 56: ...nificant configuration change or when the software level is being changed Note that the CNA 8000 normally makes a Restore Point automatically when upgrading software through the Update Software interf...
Page 57: ...viously Created Restore Point Delete Existing Restore Points Creating a New Restore Point To create a new Restore Point click on the Create button on the Manage Restore Points panel A complete list of...
Page 58: ...ion select the Restore button from the Manage Restore Points menu The resulting menu should appear displaying all of Restore Points that are currently available Select the desired Restore Point from t...
Page 59: ...nsuccessful configuration or a code version that you would not want to go back to To delete Restore Points select the Delete button from the Manage Restore Points menu The resulting panel should appea...
Page 60: ...reboot the server For example changing a network speed or MAC address Communication links will be restarted as the CNA 8000 attempts to reestablish contact with all configured connections Restarting...
Page 61: ...you click the No button another message panel is displayed You can exit the panel by selecting another menu item at the top of the panel or by pressing the browser Back button If you proceed with the...
Page 62: ...Chapter 3 Administrative Interface 3 36 707157 001 When the restart is complete the default status panel should reappear...
Page 63: ...oad of the operating system and loading of the CNA 8000 application similar to if you pressed the Reset button on the front panel You can reboot the CNA 8000 from the menu by selecting the Reboot opti...
Page 64: ...ot process or just press the browser s Back button at the top of the panel to go back to the previous location If you click the No button a message is displayed You may exit the panel by selecting ano...
Page 65: ...Drive Status The CNA 8000 uses RAID 1 mirroring of the drives data written to one drive is automatically written to the other to insure integrity of the data on the system You can view the status of...
Page 66: ...ally mark that partition as FAULTY REMOVED and then begin the recovery process Once started the recovery process will be monitored with the screen updated periodically until the recovery is complete I...
Page 67: ...recover RAID recovery is automatically initiated for any faulty partitions at boot time Drive C Drive D The CNA 8000 must boot from the C drive If the C drive goes bad and the unit cannot boot then y...
Page 68: ...erface 3 42 707157 001 Logout from the Administrative Interface To Logout select the Logout option from the menu Upon pressing the Logout menu selection you will be logged out immediately and returned...
Page 69: ...ing as configured and is in communication with whatever it is supposed to be Yellow indicates that one or more logical entity that the CNA 8000 is supposed to communicate with over that interface is n...
Page 70: ...on as LUs The Gateway Circuit status reflects the number of active PUs that are communicating through the CNA 8000 Since some PUs can dynamically connect through the CNA 8000 the total number does not...
Page 71: ...ve then the status should indicate red Textually an indicator describes how many of the configured subchannels are active such as 2 of 3 Active Alarm This status indicates an alarm status if one exist...
Page 72: ...ted with that CU Clicking on the field below the Host Circuits field will allow you to display the status of all of the Host Circuits See Chapter 4 for detail on managing the Host Circuits associated...
Page 73: ...g activated or deactivated Red XCA subchannel is inactive Field Descriptions Subchannel This field gives the configured subchannel number relative to zero Name This is the name that you have configure...
Page 74: ...ce the connection has been accepted is not included in this trace unless the debug key xca_data has been activated Refer to the CNA 8000 Problem Determination Guide for information regarding the activ...
Page 75: ...ct A translation of the Host Circuit status panel follows The overall color of the Host Circuit line identifies whether the Host Circuit is active or not Green represents an active Host Circuit while...
Page 76: ...signed to Action A Trace button is available for each Host Circuit that will allow you to display a trace of the Host Circuit data traffic when pressed A Reset button is also available to force a line...
Page 77: ...default SNA communication with the PU and all of the LUs associated with PU will be monitored by the trace Filters can be set that will allow you to display information on just a single LU A represen...
Page 78: ...in hex This number directly corresponds to the number used by VTAM to communicate with it Status This field describes the status of the LU Typical values are LU Active The LU has been activated by VTA...
Page 79: ...tion This field should contain a Disconnect button for every LU that has a live connection otherwise a value of N A is displayed Button Definitions Return The Return button takes you back to the Host...
Page 80: ...Definitions Name This is the name of the configured gateway circuit LAN Adapter This is the name of the LAN adapter associated with this gateway circuit PUID CP Name This field contains either the PU...
Page 81: ...rop the SAP will be that of the configured Virtual SAP Destination ID This field contains the downstream drop associated with this gateway circuit when the circuit is not dynamic Button Definitions Re...
Page 82: ...one of the Ethernet interfaces on the initial status panel Selecting any of the Ethernet interfaces should result in the display of all Ethernet interfaces as shown below You should note that the bac...
Page 83: ...e Unconfigured This status includes interfaces that have not been installed Up The line is operational Down The line is not operational Local MAC Address This is the MAC address or hardware address th...
Page 84: ...finitions Adapter CU This field gives both the network adapter name and the ESCON CU number Subchannel The name is the user defined Subchannel ID assigned to the subchannel providing the XCA route is...
Page 85: ...n Status panel The resulting panel appears similar to the following A description of the fields follows Field Definitions Circuit This is the gateway circuit number that was assigned to this link stat...
Page 86: ...d the VTAM SAP that the CNA 8000 is mapping the local SAP to The SAP number used by VTAM is in the XCA definition on the host DSPU MAC SAP The MAC Address and SAP value used by the downstream PU platf...
Page 87: ...as shown below Field Definitions Line This field lists the Line assignment as defined by the CNA 8000 Lines are numbered starting from 0 and incrementing to maximum installed Name This column lists t...
Page 88: ...rop as assigned in configuration Desired Status This field represents the configured desired status Valid values include Active and Inactive Link Status The status displayed in this field is the actua...
Page 89: ...ermine whether a TN3270E client that has connected to the CNA 8000 is still connected Periodically the CNA 8000 will send a Do Timing Mark keepalive packet to the client that requires a response from...
Page 90: ...a session at connection time based on the configuration of the CNA 8000 and the configuration of the TN3270 client Each TN3270E client must be configured for the following options Server IP Address T...
Page 91: ...AB Extended Attribute Buffer are dependent upon a couple of things The host gen ultimately determines what session Mod is to be used The screen Mod can be fixed in the gen such as by defining a 3278 3...
Page 92: ...defined pool could be received Host Name any available session from the defined host circuit could be received Host Number any available session from the defined host circuit could be received Host N...
Page 93: ...ntral portion of the screen underneath the Internal LAN Status heading you will find the Host Circuits section Below the Host Circuits header you will see the current status of the number of Host Circ...
Page 94: ...Host Circuit supports a maximum of 253 LU sessions each representing a TN3270E client Up to 64 Host Circuits may be defined supporting up to 16 000 TN3270E clients The following example Host Circuit...
Page 95: ...tatus This field identifies the status of the Host Circuit interface Possible states are Active VTAM has activated the PU The interface is open to connections and general traffic Inactive VTAM has not...
Page 96: ...display or a printer and if connected as a display what the Mod Size is Descriptions of the various fields found on this panel are described below Field Descriptions LU Number This corresponds to the...
Page 97: ...N3270E client TN Port The port that is listed in this field is the configured port on the CNA 8000 that the client has connected to Action When a user has connected to a session a Disconnect button wi...
Page 98: ...pted connections and disconnections This log can be viewed by selecting the Sessions Log button on the Maintenance menu Events in the Sessions Log are in reverse chronological order You can use the sa...
Page 99: ...ecting through a dynamic connection dynamic Gateway Circuits are only included in the count when they are connected For example if you have 3 static connections and 5 dynamic connections when all node...
Page 100: ...ive types of Gateway Circuits are supported Predefined LLC Gateway Circuit Dynamic LLC Gateway Circuit Predefined DLSw Gateway Circuit Dynamic DLSw Gateway Circuit SDLC Gateway Circuit Remote nodes mu...
Page 101: ...lls VTAM and the associated network card which XCA circuit is being used MAC Address This field identifies the MAC address of the downstream PU2 client using the gateway circuit In the case of SDLC ga...
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Page 105: ...listed below Safety Steps Before accessing the chassis 1 Turn off all peripheral devices and turn off the power supply connected to the server 2 Unplug all power cords from the system or the wall outl...
Page 106: ...Procedures 1 Unlock and remove the screws and fasteners to remove the cover or components 2 Save all the screws and fasteners for later use If necessary label these screws or fasteners for easy ident...
Page 107: ...alled 5 Remove the 4 screws holding the CPU heat sink and carefully remove Caution The heat sink may be adhered to the top of the CPU due to the thermal compound applied during assembly 6 Raise the lo...
Page 108: ...installed tighten the screws down starting from the center and work outwards This will help align the card slots with the rear card opening on the chassis 7 Raise the lever on CPU 1 socket 8 Remove t...
Page 109: ...ling fans Ensure that the following items are properly configured 1 CPU cooling shrouds if present are properly installed 2 Power data and control cables are routed properly to ensure the chassis cool...
Page 110: ...e top cover 2 Remove the screw holding the empty slot bracket in place and remove the bracket Save the screw 3 Carefully insert the board into the slot from which you just removed the bracket 4 Using...
Page 111: ...n the other end of the fiber connection Use normal antistatic procedures when handling the transceivers such as an antistatic wrist strap To remove the transceiver pull the bail handle out and to the...
Page 112: ...ve and boot up System will rebuild B drive on reboot Drive A fault drive B okay options A Run raid recovery B Unmount drives and replace drive A then run raid recovery Bad Boot Partition A Could boot...
Page 113: ...the drive tray door upward and then pull the SCA drive tray out from the chassis 3 Mount a hard drive in the drive tray as shown below 4 If this is a replacement drive mount the new drive in the drive...
Page 114: ...er and are hot swappable Replace with the same model Visara p n 54136 001 Accessing the 800W Power Supply Caution Before removing a power supply module unplug the AC power cord first from the AC power...
Page 115: ...d serviced by a qualified technician from the manufacturer Installing a new power supply Replace the failed power supply unit with an identical unit 1 Push the new power supply unit into the power bay...
Page 116: ...ssis 2 Disconnect the IDE interface ribbon cable and the power connector from the unit 3 Push the latch located at the rear of the DVD R W drive bay then push the drive out through the front of the ch...
Page 117: ...the power connector from the unit 3 Push the latch located at the rear of the floppy drive bay and push the drive out through the front of the chassis The illustration shows how to remove the drives...
Page 118: ...ll rise and activate the overheat LED on the control panel Replace any failed fan immediately The hot plug fans will start to function upon connection to its fan header on the motherboard Accessing th...
Page 119: ...the system power is on the hot pluggable fan feature will cause the fan to start immediately upon being connected to its header on the motherboard Installing a new fan 2 each 8 cm Fans Replace the fai...
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Page 121: ...Housing Motherboard FAN4 8 0cm Fan Forward Fan Housing Motherboard FAN3 8 0cm Fan Forward Fan Housing Motherboard FAN2 8 0cm Fan Rear Fan Housing Motherboard FAN1 8 0cm Fan Rear Fan Housing Motherboar...
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