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EMC

CLARiiON

CX4-120

Setup Guide

P/N 300-007-006
REV. A05

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Page 1: ...EMC CLARiiON CX4 120 Setup Guide P N 300 007 006 REV A05 ...

Page 2: ... INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE Use copying and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication requires an applicable software license For the most up to date regulatory document for your product line go to the Technical Documentation and Advisories section on EMC Powerlink For the...

Page 3: ...k EMC com and set one up immediately The Powerlink website is your portal to the latest documentation and troubleshooting information user customized documentation specific to your configuration and utilities and wizards required for the installation such as the E Lab Interoperability Navigator and the Unisphere Service Manager which replaces the Navisphere Service Taskbar Use the search feature t...

Page 4: ...om at least two separate circuits Detailed technical specifications for CX4 series systems including AC power requirements are available on Powerlink A Windows workstation available on the same subnet as the storage system s management ports You will use this host To initialize the storage system As a client to launch Unisphere or Navisphere Manager This client was formerly referred to as the Navi...

Page 5: ...t storage systems in IP networks that use the iSCSI protocol EMC supports a variety of configurations but recommends discrete networks that are dedicated to iSCSI data traffic Each storage processor has at least two iSCSI ports for connecting the storage system either directly or through a network to network interface cards NICs or iSCSI host bus adapters HBAs in a server The iSCSI data ports on t...

Page 6: ...prefix _____________________ Gateway _______________________________ NOTE Do not use 128 221 1 248 through 128 221 1 255 192 168 1 1 or 192 168 1 2 for an IPv4 IP address The storage system serial number is located on a tag hanging from the rear of the chassis as shown below Table 1 Login information Login Information Username Password Storage system serial number Scope CL4037 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 ...

Page 7: ... Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway SP A slot__ port 0 SP A slot__ port 1 SP B slot__ port 0 SP B slot__ port 1 SP A slot__ port 0 SP A slot__ port 1 SP B slot__ port 0 SP B slot__ port 1 SP A slot__ port 0 SP A slot__ port 1 SP B slot__ port 0 SP B slot__ port 1 SP A slot__ port 0 SP A slot__ port 1 SP B slot__ port 0 SP B slot__ port 1 ...

Page 8: ...6 Preinstall Step 2 continued Plan network connections Table 3 IP address for each iSCSI NIC or HBA port iSCSI initiator Server and port Initiator IP address Subnet mask Default gateway ...

Page 9: ...r and then select the Wizards tab 4 For iSCSI select Native iSCSI in the EMC Support Statement Results on the right side 5 For Fibre Channel select the Storage Array Wizard from the drop down menu a For each step of the wizard provide the requested information based on what you intend to attach to your storage system The wizard displays only those options that EMC supports Select FC AL for a direc...

Page 10: ...E software installed on your CX4 120 shipped with the storage system You will install PowerPath or a PowerPath upgrade later in this guide If any other element of your projected storage system environment does not comply with the configuration support detailed by the E Lab Interoperability Navigator correct the invalid configuration before continuing with your storage system installation 8 Repeat ...

Page 11: ...cables and hardware We strongly recommend that you set up the base installation and confirm its error free operation before adding more optional DAE enclosures SPE rear view SPE front view DAE front view DAE rear view One standby power supply SPS SPS serial sense cable 1 per SPS 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 10 100 1000 0 CL4105 GEN 000732 EXP EXP PRI PRI EXP EXP PRI PRI EXP EXP PRI PRI EXP EXP PRI PRI A B ...

Page 12: ... cables to connect the SPE and DAEs 2 per back end bus HSSDC2 to HSSDC2 cables for connections between DAEs 2 per DAE Power cords 1 per SPS 2 per SPE 2 per DAE Rail kits for installation in cabinet or rack 1 per enclosure Phillips M5 x 8 x 12 7 mm panhead screws F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CL3909 CL4142 CL4143 CL4149 CL4058 ...

Page 13: ...rectly above the SPS and the DAEs directly above the SPE For detailed instructions on installing your storage system hardware refer to the EMC Rails and Enclosures CX4 Series Storage Systems Field Installation Guide 300 007 436 located on the Powerlink website WARNING The equipment is heavy and should be installed into a rack by two people To avoid personal injury and or damage to the equipment do...

Page 14: ...ure the rail is level and then install two M5 x 16 mm Phillips securing screws in the top and bottom holes Leave the screws slightly loose to allow for adjustment when you install the tray Do not insert a screw in the middle hole yet c At the back of the cabinet insert and tighten two M5 x 16 mm securing screws in the holes above and below the alignment pin as shown above Repeat steps a through c ...

Page 15: ...he cabinet channels Securing the SPS tray to the mounting rails e Do not insert any new screws but tighten the four securing screws two on each side that hold the mounting rails to the channels f Working from the front of the cabinet slide the SPS units onto the tray If you have a single SPS insert it on the left from the front view side of the SPS tray EMC3252 Rear ...

Page 16: ... with one hand while you secure the units to the tray The tray will not bow if placed on the bottom of the cabinet g Attach the front fastening bracket and insert and tighten the six M4 x 10 mm flathead securing screws as shown above h Insert and tighten the eight M4 x 8 mm panhead securing screws that secure the SPS units to the back of the tray as shown above Back Front EMC3251 Screw 6 Screw 8 ...

Page 17: ...M5 x 16 mm screw to secure a latch bracket to each front channel The brackets include small alignment bumps to correctly orient them to the channel j Press the bezel onto the latch brackets until it snaps into place Installing the latch bracket and bezel Front Rear Latch Bracket Latch ...

Page 18: ...ll Step 1 continued Install the storage system hardware 2 Install the SPE directly above the SPS tray a Install the rail kits Installing the SPE rail kits Leave the rail screws slightly loose Front Rear CL4110 ...

Page 19: ...t the two notches in the rear of the enclosure insert into the rear tabs on each rail The tabs secure and support the rear of the enclosure d If the chassis does not slide all the way into the cabinet you may need to further loosen the screws that hold the rear of the rails in place then adjust the rails to allow the tabs to fit into the notches e Once the enclosure is completely seated into the r...

Page 20: ... to the front vertical channels of the cabinet using four M5 12 7 mm screws two per side as shown below The front screws also help to secure the latch brackets mounted on the front of the enclosure g Attach the front bezel Securing the SPE to the chassis and attaching latch brackets and bezel CL4138 ...

Page 21: ...th your SPE before shipment It contains the OS vault disks and system specific configuration information Make sure to match the correct DAE OS to your storage processor enclosure a Install the rail kits Installing the DAE OS rail kits EMC3452 Right rear Screw 2 Alignment pin 2 Mounting rail Alignment pins Adjustable rail Right front Mounting rail Screw 2 ...

Page 22: ...re contain storage system software and reserved space according to their slot assignment Do not move any disk module marked 0 4 from its assigned slot to another slot Remove it only to replace the disk module Installing the DAE OS in the cabinet EMC3490 Rear Front EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P PR I A B Tabs on rail Notches in chassis ...

Page 23: ...zel 4 Repeat Step 3 to install additional DAEs above the DAE OS If your system will include enterprise flash drives solid state disk drives with flash memory or SSD drives be sure to carefully plan your configuration using the Best Practices Applied Technology and planning documentation available on EMC Powerlink Home Products Hardware Platforms CLARiiON CX4 Series White Papers EMC3491 Screw 2 Scr...

Page 24: ...e enclosure that includes the specially marked array software disks this should be the first DAE above the SPE Orient the HSSDC2 connectors as shown The connector thumb clip faces up when connecting to LCC B and down when connecting to LCC A An audible tangible click indicates that the cable is completely seated in the LCC connectors Connecting the HSSDC2 cables EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P ...

Page 25: ...nstall Step 1 continued Install the storage system hardware CX4 120 connecting the back end ports EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B SP A SP B CL4080 Bus 0 Bus 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 10 100 1000 0 EA0 Bus 0 ...

Page 26: ... sense cables detailed below 5 Each SPS connects to a separate power distribution unit PDU in the cabinet or a separate power source 6 Connect the AC power cord for storage processor A SP A to SPS A connect SP B to SPS B In systems with a single SPS connect SP B power to another power source not shared with SPS A 7 Connect the AC power cord for power cooling module A on the DAE OS to SPS A connect...

Page 27: ... SPS A connect module B to the source shared with SPS B Do not connect a DAE power cooling module other than the DAE OS to an SPS Connect only the DAEs directly attached to the SPE at this time After you initialize the base system and confirm its error free operation you can power up and configure additional DAEs The DAE will start immediately when connected to active AC power ...

Page 28: ...FF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B MGMT B S...

Page 29: ...inet rack power strip 3 To view the SP power lights remove the front bezel Activity lights for each storage processor flash during power on self test POST the lights then go off or remain steady The front fault light and the SPS recharge lights commonly stay on for several minutes while the SPS units fully charge Recharge and system fault LEDs CL4057 CL4159 CL4158 ...

Page 30: ...Some amber lights may indicate a problem you can solve later once your Unisphere or Navisphere storage system management software is available to help you troubleshoot the system If the power LEDs do not remain solid steady green contact your authorized service provider If the power LEDs on each SP remain solid steady green replace the bezel and proceed with the next steps ...

Page 31: ...To initialize the storage system you will need a host connected to the same subnet as the storage system s SP This host can be the client from which you launch Unisphere or Navisphere Manager Connecting to a shared management LAN Connecting to a local management client 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 10 100 1000 0 MGMT B MGMT A LAN CL4109 CL4106 Hub 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 10 100 1000 0 MGMT B MGMT A ...

Page 32: ...re downloads such as new software and patches Before continuing make sure that the storage system is powered up that each SP power light rear of enclosure is steady green and that no amber lights are blinking 1 Install the initialization utility On a Windows host on the same subnet as the storage system download the software a From the Powerlink website select Support Software Downloads and Licens...

Page 33: ...r hardware serial number on the worksheet in Preinstall Step 2 Plan network connections on page 3 If the discovery operation did not find the storage system that you are installing verify that the storage system s management ports are properly cabled to the LAN on which the host resides The storage system and host must both reside on the same subnet c From the Uninitialized Systems list select the...

Page 34: ...Es you must Connect the DAEs to active AC power Assign a unique enclosure address to each DAE Connect the DAEs to the system back end bus If your system was installed in a cabinet or rack prior to shipment skip this step and go directly to page 41 Connecting AC power The DAEs will power up immediately once you attach them to an active AC power source 1 Plug an AC power cord into each DAE power coo...

Page 35: ...ution unit PDU in a cabinet For example connect power cooling module A to the right PDU and power cooling module B to the PDU on the left facing the rear of the cabinet The A side and B side PDUs should be connected to separate power feed circuits Then if power to one PDU fails the storage system enclosures connected to it will continue to run EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P PR I EX P PR I A B EMC3213 Re...

Page 36: ...N I OFF O ON I OFF O ON I OFF O EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B MGMT B SLOT B0 SLOT B1 SLOT B2 SLOT B3 SLOT B4 MGMT A SLOT A0 SLOT A1 SLOT A2 SL...

Page 37: ...As of 1 2 3 and so on The CX4 120 SPE supports a single redundant Fibre Channel back end bus called bus 0 The bus consists of two independent loops One loop starts at SP A and the other loop starts from SP B They are paired and share access to the same disk drives If a problem occurs on one loop the bus can remain active through the other loop The CX4 120 can support 120 disks or a maximum of eigh...

Page 38: ...press the selection button each button press increments the value Valid enclosure addresses are 1 7 You can set the EA on either link control card LCC in the DAE The second LCC will automatically change to the new value The following figure shows valid EA assignments for a fully configured CX4 120 storage system EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bus ID Enclosure A...

Page 39: ... PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EA0 Bus 0 EA1 Bus 0 EA2 Bus 0 EA4 Bus 0 EA5 Bus 0 EA6 Bus 0 EA7 Bus 0 EA3 Bus 0 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 1000 Base X 2 3 0 1 10 100 1000 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 CL4123 ...

Page 40: ...e DAE as you face the enclosure rear Make sure to orient the HSSDC2 connectors as shown below The connector thumb clip faces up when connecting to LCC B and down when connecting to LCC A An audible tangible click indicates that the cable is completely seated in the LCC connector Connecting a disk enclosure to another FC device 2 Continuing on the right A side connect EXP to PRI ports in sequence o...

Page 41: ...Apply cable label bands provided with your system to identify the bus number for each back end cable The configuration example below shows a CX4 120 with eight DAE disk array enclosures Each device in the example connects to the Primary disk enclosure connectors of the device above it and subsequent enclosures connect in an expansion to primary chain Note also that each device supports two complet...

Page 42: ...I A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI EXP PRI A B SP A SP B B A EA0 Bus 0 EA1 Bus 0 EA2 Bus 0 EA3 Bus 0 EA5 Bus 0 EA6 Bus 0 EA7 Bus 0 EA4 Bus 0 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 1000 Base X 2 3 0 1 10 100 1000 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 1000 Base X ...

Page 43: ...tware to your host or client c In the folder where you saved the USM double click the executable file and if necessary click Run to start the installation wizard d Follow the instructions that appear e After you accept the license agreement the wizard verifies that the server is running the supported Java Runtime Environment JRE version If the server is running an earlier version of the JRE select...

Page 44: ...wnload software only The wizard determines the revision of software installed on the system and notifies you of any required patches or newer releases 5 Select and download any software that you want to install and click Finish 6 Select Install Software to install any patches or software that you downloaded in the previous step and to install any enablers that you ordered with your system 7 Once y...

Page 45: ...ect the Registration tab and click Register Storage System to start the Storage System Registration Wizard 3 Follow the wizard prompts to complete the registration Install Step 10 What next We recommend that you set up either the iSCSI or the Fibre Channel environment and confirm its error free operation before setting up the second environment The first set of instructions beginning on the next p...

Page 46: ...is complete Starting the iSCSI service For Windows Server 2008 servers you do not need to download and install the iSCSI initiator software The operating system includes the iSCSI initiator software You do need to start the iSCSI service before running the Unisphere Server Utility which replaces the Navisphere Server Utility 1 From the server click Start All Programs Administrative Tools iSCSI Ini...

Page 47: ...e to download a Right click My Computer and select Manage b Select System Information System Summary c View the System Type option If x86 is displayed you have a 32 bit system If IA64 or AMD64 is displayed you have a 64 bit system and need to install the appropriate 64 bit version IA or AMD 5 After you download the appropriate software double click the executable to open the installation wizard an...

Page 48: ...re other than PowerPath install it on each server as described in the software documentation Install the Unisphere Server Utility Download and install the Unisphere Server Utility from Powerlink a From the Powerlink website select Support Software Downloads and Licensing Downloads T Z Unisphere Server Software b Select the Unisphere Server Utility and then select the option to save the software to...

Page 49: ...d or SAN Copy enabler on the storage system then the servers that use SnapView require admsnap software and the servers that use SAN Copy require the admhost software Download and install the appropriate software from Powerlink a From the Powerlink website select Support Software Downloads and Licensing Downloads S software SnapView or SANcopy b Select the Admsnap or Admhost Utility and then selec...

Page 50: ... configuration includes switches or routers install or upgrade any switch router software or patches for switches connected to the storage system and the servers See the installation manuals that shipped with the device or that are available on the vendor s website ...

Page 51: ...onnect the free ends of the Ethernet cables as follows For a direct connection between the storage system and the server connect the cables to the iSCSI initiator ports NICs or iSCSI HBAs For a network configuration between the storage system and the server connect the cables to ports on a network device such as a switch or router that is connected to the NICs or iSCSI HBAs in your configuration s...

Page 52: ...50 Install Step 13 continued Connect iSCSI data ports CX4 120 iSCSI network connection 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 1000 10 100 1000 0 1 1 0 2 3 10 100 1000 CL4047 ...

Page 53: ... an iSNS connection click iSCSI and then click iSNS Configure iSCSI connections and register the server Configure the logical connections between iSCSI initiator ports on each attached server and the storage system s iSCSI data ports targets Network Interface Cards NICs use the Unisphere Server Utility to configure connections iSCSI host bus adapters use the QLogic SANsurfer utility For NICs On ea...

Page 54: ...nitialize and enroll the storage system on page 30 7 Under Login Options select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability recommended if the peer iSCSI target is listed This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so that data would continue to the peer target if the target you selected above becomes unavailable 8 If you selected Also login to peer iSCSI targ...

Page 55: ...cted storage systems The wizard displays a success message 13 Click Finish to close the wizard For iSCSI HBAs On each server that connects to the storage system with a QLogic iSCSI HBA 1 Open QLogic SANsurfer and configure Target Settings for your server as described in the QLogic documentation 2 Start the Unisphere Server Utility Start Programs EMC Unisphere Unisphere Server Utility or Start All ...

Page 56: ...e connected to the storage system and the servers If your configuration does not include a switch skip this step Install the switch and set the switch s IP address For instructions use the installation manuals that shipped with the switch or that are available on the switch vendor s website The next section will guide you through cabling and zoning your switch ...

Page 57: ...age system and server connect the cables to Fibre Channel HBA ports For a switch configuration between storage system and server connect the cables to Fibre Channel switch ports as shown in the example below For high availability connect each HBA to at least one data port on each storage processor or connect separate ports from a server to each storage processor CX4 120 Fibre Channel direct connec...

Page 58: ...to the application documentation for specific cabling information Zone switches If your configuration uses Fibre Channel switches without hard wired zones zone them now We recommend that you use single initiator zoning which limits a zone to a single HBA port with one or more storage system SP ports Make sure that each HBA is zoned to at least one port on each SP 10 100 1000 0 1 0 1 2 3 10 100 100...

Page 59: ...s powered up 1 Start the server utility Start Programs EMC Unisphere Unisphere Server Utility or Start All Programs EMC Unisphere Unisphere Server Utility 2 Select Register this server to all connected storage systems and click Next 3 Click Next to send the server information to the storage system 4 Click Finish to exit the utility The utility sends the initiator records for the HBA initiators in ...

Page 60: ...ath management software such as PowerPath is installed and running On each server that you plan to connect to the storage system 1 Start the Unisphere Server Utility Start Programs EMC Unisphere Unisphere Server Utility or Start All Programs EMC Unisphere Unisphere Server Utility 2 Select Verify Server High Availability to generate a report of the host s environment 3 Select the Validate Server Co...

Page 61: ...e servers If your system will include enterprise flash drives solid state disk drives with flash memory or SSD drives be sure to carefully plan your configuration using the Best Practices Applied Technology and planning documentation available on EMC Powerlink Home Products Hardware Platforms CLARiiON CX4 Series White Papers 4 Configure event notification 5 Install the ESRS IP Client for CLARiiON ...

Page 62: ...te the installation If you need help You can generate a customized configuration planning guide from the support website or refer to the printed version that shipped with your system The planning guide provides detailed background material planning alerts and worksheets for planning disk pools RAID types replication and data mobility options virtual disks LUNs and file systems For questions about ...

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