About This Guide Intended Audience This guide is intended for use by system administrators and information professionals who are experienced with the following: Direct attach storage (DAS) or storage area network (SAN) management ■ Network administration ■ Network installation ■ Storage system installation and configuration, including installing an HP rack ■...
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CH A P T E R Before You Begin The MSA2000 Family 2012fc Modular Smart Array and MSA2000 Drive Enclosure are high-performance storage solutions that combine outstanding performance with high reliability, availability, flexibility, and manageability. Supported configurations include a controller enclosure with or without attached drive enclosures.
System Management Software Embedded management software includes a web-browser interface and the command-line interface described below. HP StorageWorks MSA2000 Family Storage Management Utility (SMU) SMU is the primary interface for configuring and managing the system. A web server resides in each controller module. SMU enables you to manage the system from a web browser that is properly configured and that can access a controller module through an Ethernet connection.
Hardware Components and LEDs This section describes the main hardware components of your storage system enclosures. Controller Enclosure Components and LEDs The controller enclosure can be connected to Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) or switches. Table 1-1 describes the controller enclosure components. Table 1-1 Controller Enclosure Components Description Quantity...
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Figure 1-1 shows the LEDs on the front of a controller. Enclosure ID Drive module LEDs (top to bottom) Status LEDs (top to bottom): Fault/UID Fault ID Online/activity Heartbeat Drive modules are numbered by column top to bottom: 0–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–11 Figure 1-1 Controller (Front View) Table 1-2 describes the LEDs on the front of a controller.
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Table 1-3 describes the LEDs on the drive module. Table 1-3 Drive Module LED Combinations (Front) Online/Activity Fault/UID (green) (amber/blue) Description The drive is online, but it is not currently active. Blinking The drive is active and operating normally. irregularly Amber, blinking Offline;...
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Figure 1-2 shows the ports and switches at the back of the controller. Power switch LINK SPEED LINK SPEED Service Port 0 Port 1 DIRTY CLEAN CACHE ACTIVITY 10/100 BASE-T STATUS LINK SPEED LINK SPEED Service Port 0 Port 1 DIRTY CLEAN CACHE...
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Figure 1-3 shows the LEDs at the back of the controller. AC Power Good DC Voltage/Fan Fault/ Host link status Cache status Expansion port status Service Required Host link speed Host activity LINK SPEED LINK SPEED Service Port 0 Port 1 DIRTY CLEAN CACHE...
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Table 1-5 Controller LEDs (Back) (Continued) Location Color State Description Unit Locator Controller White Normal operation. module Blink Physically identifies the controller module. Controller OK to Blue The controller module is not prepared for removal. module Remove The controller module can be removed. Controller Fault/Service Amber...
Drive Enclosure Components and LEDs A drive enclosure can be connected to a controller enclosure or to another drive enclosure to provide additional disk storage capacity. Table 1-6 describes the drive enclosure components. Table 1-6 Drive Enclosure Components Description Quantity Expansion (I/O) module 1 or 2 SAS or SATA drive module...
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Figure 1-4 shows the ports and switches at the back of the drive enclosure. Power switch Service Service SAS In port Service port SAS Out port Figure 1-4 Drive Enclosure Ports and Switches (Back View) Table 1-7 describes the ports and switches on the back of the drive enclosure. Table 1-7 Drive Enclosure Ports and Switches (Back) Location Port/Switch...
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Figure 1-5 shows the LEDs at the back of the drive enclosure. AC Power Good DC Voltage/Fan Fault/ SAS In port status SAS Out port status Service Required Service Service Unit Locator OK to Remove Fault/Service Required Figure 1-5 Drive Enclosure LEDs (Back View) Table 1-8 describes the LEDs on the back of the drive enclosure.
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Table 1-8 Drive Enclosure LEDs (Back) (Continued) Location Color State Description Expansion Fault/Service Amber A fault has been detected or a service action is module Required required. Blink Indicates a hardware-controlled power up or a cache flush or restore error. Expansion Green Expansion module is not OK.
Installation Checklist Table 1-9 outlines the steps required to install the enclosures and initially configure the system. To ensure a successful installation, perform the tasks in the order they are presented. Table 1-9 Installation Checklist Step Installation Task Where to Find Procedure Prepare the rack for installation.
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CH A P T E R Installing and Cabling Enclosures This chapter describes how to install and cable enclosures in a standard 19-inch EIA rack cabinet. It contains the following sections: “Required Tools” on page 25 ■ “Safety Precautions” on page 26 ■...
Safety Precautions For your protection, observe the following safety precautions when setting up your equipment: Follow all cautions and instructions marked on the equipment. ■ Ensure that the voltage and frequency of your power source match the voltage ■ and frequency inscribed on the equipment’s electrical rating label. Never push objects of any kind through openings in the equipment.
Installing Enclosures Into a Rack This section describes how to install the enclosures into a standard 19-inch rack cabinet with a 28 to 36-inch (71.12 to 91.44-cm) depth. Tip – Keep all hardware items in plastic bags until you are ready to use them. This enables you to correctly identify the screws and avoid confusion.
Rack Installation Overview and Procedure Figure 2-1 provides a visual overview of rack installation and components and corresponds to the steps that follow. #10-32 x 5/8-in. Truss screws (Step 6) #10-32 x 5/8-in. Truss screws Rear bracket connected to rack (Step 9) Threaded PEMs (4) Side bracket...
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Use the following procedure and refer to Figure 2-1 to install each enclosure into the rack. When positioning an enclosure in the rack, do not block the air vents at the front or back of the enclosure. Caution – If you only have one person to perform the installation, remove the power and cooling modules and drive modules from an enclosure before installation, and use the optional nylon front support brackets.
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Figure 2-2 Side Bracket With Alignment Marks b. On one side, insert the first two screws through the side bracket slots above and below the alignment mark into the rear-most threaded holes in the enclosure. For example, to mount the enclosure in a 28-inch deep rack, position the side bracket so that the 28-inch alignment mark is aligned with the rear-most threaded holes in the enclosure.
Attaching the Ear Caps The plastic ear caps are snap-on parts that require some care when attaching or removing them. After the enclosure has been installed in the rack cabinet, attach the ear caps, which are located in a plastic bag included in the controller enclosure package.
Connecting Controller and Drive Enclosures Use the supplied SAS cables to connect a controller enclosure to up to three drive enclosures. Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 show the recommended fault-tolerant cabling patterns. In an enclosure, the upper module is designated A and the lower module is designated B.
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Controller A Controller B Figure 2-5 Fault-Tolerant Cabling Connections Between One Controller Enclosure and Up to Three Drive Enclosures Chapter 2 Installing and Cabling Enclosures...
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Controller A Controller B Figure 2-6 Non-Fault-Tolerant Cabling Connections Between One Controller and Up to Three Drive Enclosures HP StorageWorks 2012fc Modular Smart Array user guide • March 2008...
Connecting AC Power Use this procedure to connect AC power to the enclosures. 1. Verify that both power switches are off. 2. Using the AC power cords, for each enclosure, connect one power and cooling module to one power source in the rack, and the other power and cooling module to a separate power source in the rack.
Testing the Enclosure Connections Use this procedure to power on the newly installed system. 1. Press the power switches at the back of each drive enclosure to the On ( –) position. This ensures that the disks in the enclosures have enough time to completely spin up before being scanned by the RAID modules in the controller enclosure.
Correcting Enclosure IDs When installing a system with drive enclosures attached, the enclosure IDs might not agree with the physical cabling order. This is because the controller might have been previously attached to some of the same enclosures and it attempts to preserve the previous enclosure IDs if possible.
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CH A P T E R Connecting Hosts This chapter describes how to connect data and management hosts to controller enclosures. It contains the following sections: “Host System Requirements” on page 39 ■ “Configuration Considerations” on page 40 ■ “Connecting Direct Attach Configurations” on page 42 ■...
Installing the MSA2000 Family SES Driver for Microsoft Windows Hosts Installing the MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) driver prevents Microsoft Windows hosts from displaying the Found New Hardware Wizard when the storage system is discovered. 1. Download MSA2000 Family SCSI Enclosure Services (SES) driver package from the .
Using Host Port Interconnects When the internal connections between host ports are enabled through SMU, host port 0 on each controller is internally connected to host port 1 on the other controller. This provides redundancy in the event one controller fails (failover) by making volumes owned by the failed controller accessible on the surviving controller.
Connecting Direct Attach Configurations This section explains how to connect the controller enclosure directly to data hosts. It shows configurations that support high availability and high performance, and notes when host port interconnects must be enabled. The controller enclosure has four host connections, two per controller. Connect FC cables from host ports on each controller to FC HBAs on data hosts, as shown in the following figures.
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Figure 3-2 shows a single-controller to two single-port data hosts configurtion.Figure shows a single-controller to a single-port data host configuration. Figure 3-2 Single-Controller, Direct Attach Connection to Two Single-Port Data Hosts Figure 3-3 shows the preferred redundant configuration. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are enabled as described in “Configuring Host Ports”...
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Figure 3-4 shows a non-redundant configuration that can be used when high performance is more important than high availability. This configuration requires host port interconnects to be disabled, which they are by default. Controller A Controller B Figure 3-4 High-Performance, Dual-Controller, Direct Attach Connection to Two Dual-Port Data Hosts (Not Fault Tolerant) HP StorageWorks 2012fc Modular Smart Array user guide •...
Connecting Switch Attach Configurations This section explains how to connect the controller enclosure to data hosts through one or more external FC switches. The controller enclosure has four host connections, two per controller. Connect FC cables from controller hosts ports to switch ports, and from switch ports to data hosts, as shown in the following figures.
Connecting One Data Host Through One Switch Figure 3-5 shows a dual-controller connection through one switch to one dual-port data host with two FC HBA ports. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are disabled, which they are by default. It also requires host-based multipathing software.
Connecting Two Data Hosts Through Two Switches Figure 3-6 shows the preferred high-availability dual-controller connection through two switches to two dual-port data hosts, in which each data host has two FC HBA ports with each port connected to a different switch. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are disabled, which they are by default.
Connecting Two Data Hosts Through a Zoned Switch Figure 3-7 shows a high-availability, dual-controller connection through a two-zone switch. Each zone can be an independent switch (see Figure 3-6). Zone 0 Zone 1 Controller A Controller B Figure 3-7 High-Availability Dual-Controller Connection Through a Two-Zone Switch to Two Dual-Port Data Hosts Connecting Remote Management Hosts The management host directly manages systems out-of-band over an Ethernet...
CH A P T E R Configuring a System for the First Time This chapter describes how to perform first-time configuration on the storage system. It also describes how to perform basic storage configuration to verify that your system is working. This chapter includes the following topics: “Setting Management Port IP Addresses Using the CLI”...
Setting Management Port IP Addresses Using the CLI Note – If you used DHCP to set the IP addresses, you do not have to set them using the CLI as described in this section. Ethernet Management ports on controller module A and controller module B are configured with the following default values: Management Port IP Address: 10.0.0.2 (controller A), 10.0.0.3 (controller B) ■...
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Your package contents include a micro-DB9-to-DB9 serial cable. If necessary, use a DB9-to-DB25 adapter (not included) for connecting the serial cable to a DB25 serial port on the host computer. 3. Start and configure a terminal emulator, such as HyperTerminal or VT-100, using the display settings in Table 4-1 and the connection settings in Table 4-2.
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4. In the terminal emulator, connect to controller A. 5. Press Enter to display the CLI prompt (#). 6. At the prompt, type the following command to set the values you obtained in Step 1 for each Ethernet management port, first for controller A and then for controller B: set network-parameters ip address netmask netmask gateway gateway controller a|b where:...
9. In the host computer's command window, type the following command to verify Ethernet connectivity, first for controller A and then for controller B: ping IP-address If you cannot your access your system for at least three minutes after changing the IP address, your network might require you to restart the management controller using the serial CLI.
Logging in to SMU from a Local Management Host To log in to SMU from a local management host: 1. In your web browser’s address field, type the IP address of one of the controller enclosure’s Ethernet management ports and press Enter. The SMU Login page is displayed.
If a time server can provide local time rather than UT, configure the storage ■ devices to use that time server, with no further time adjustment. If no NTP server is present, the date and time are maintained as if NTP had not been enabled.
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2. In the Controller Module Host Port Configuration panels, for each port to which an HBA or switch is attached, set the appropriate link speed. An FC port’s link speed must match the speed of the FC HBA or switch to which the port is connected.
Creating Virtual Disks Two or more disk drives can be logically combined to form a virtual disk. The combined storage capacity can then be partitioned into volumes. SMU provides both manual and automatic methods for creating virtual disks, as described in its online help and in the reference guide.
Mapping a Data Host to a Volume To enable a data host to access a volume you created, you must map the volume to the host. The port World Wide Name (WWN) of each host connected to the system is automatically added to the system’s global host port list. Before mapping a data host to a volume you must identify the data host’s port WWN and a LUN that the host is not using.
Testing the Configuration To determine that your system is ready for use, test the configuration as follows: 1. In SMU, select Monitor > Vdisk Status and view the configuration information for each virtual disk. The virtual disk status is Critical during initialization but you can perform I/O to the volume.
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A P P E N D I X Powering the System Off and On This appendix describes how to power off and power on the system when needed. Powering Off the System The system rarely needs to be powered off. You remove power only when you plan to physically move the system to another location.
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2. Press the power switches at the back of the controller enclosure to the On ( –) position. If the enclosure’s power-on sequence succeeds as described in Step 1, the system is ready to use. HP StorageWorks 2012fc Modular Smart Array user guide • March 2008...
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Index host ports enabling port interconnects, 55 accessing setting FC loop IDs, 55 SMU, 54 setting FC topology, 55 the CLI, 50 loop or point-to-point topology, 41, 55 accumulators, 70 switch attach configurations, 40, 45 Avis Canadien, regulatory compliance connecting notice, 67 AC power, 35 controller and drive enclosures, 32...
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powering on, 61 cord. See power cord testing connections, 36 current rating, 70 ESD (electrostatic discharge) prevention measures, 71 storing products, 71 data hosts transporting products, 71 connecting to controller enclosures European Union, regulatory compliance mapping to volumes, 58 notice, 67 system requirements, 39 date and time, setting, 54 declaration of conformity, 64...
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SAS Out port status, 22 status, 14 IEC EMC, worldwide regulatory compliance notice, 67 Unit identification (UID), 14 indicators, See LEDs Unit Locator, 18, 21 installing enclosures lithium battery, 69 checklist, 23 loop topology, 41 in a rack, 28 safety precautions, 26 installing required host software and drivers managing storage systems SES driver, 40...