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Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200 Quick Installation Manual

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SANnet II 200 Fibre Channel Array
Quick Installation Guide
March 2005
83-00002625, Revision B

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  • Page 1 SANnet II 200 Fibre Channel Array Quick Installation Guide March 2005 83-00002625, Revision B...
  • Page 2 The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Dot Hill Systems Corp., assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, or from the use of the information contained herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ....2–12 2.7.1.1 SANnet II 200 FC Array Drive Ports ....2–12 2.7.2...
  • Page 4 Setting Up Out-of-Band Management Over Ethernet ....2–18 2.12 Scaling a SANnet II 200 FC Array Into a High-Capacity Configuration ..2–20 2.13 Adding an Expansion Unit to an Existing RAID Array .

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    This guide provides basic instructions on how to unpack and connect your SANnet II 200 Fibre Channel (FC) array. Figure 1-1 SANnet II 200 FC Array (Front View) This chapter includes the following topics: “Refer to Your Release Notes” on page 1-2 ■...

  • Page 6: Refer To Your Release Notes

    Site Planning Refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual to see detailed information about preinstallation site planning. Fill out the preinstallation worksheet before you unpack and set up your SANnet II 200 FC array.

  • Page 7: Mounting Your Fc Array In A Rack Or Cabinet

    For alternate configurations, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC and SATA Array Best Practices Manual. 2. After cabling is complete, print and use the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual for first-time configuration and basic troubleshooting.
  • Page 8 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...

  • Page 9: Connecting Your Fc Array

    CH A P T E R Connecting Your FC Array This chapter describes procedures for cabling the SANnet II 200 FC array and for connecting an array to power and to network devices. The following topics are covered in this chapter: “SANnet II 200 FC Array Connections”...

  • Page 10: Sannet Ii 200 Fc Array Connections

    Management console FC expansion units/FC arrays FC device connections application/data servers and consoles Figure 2-1 Hardware Connections on the Back of a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Array 2-2 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...

  • Page 11: Connecting The Chassis To Ac Power Outlets

    Management is in-band through fibre host connections and out-of-band through the serial port and Ethernet port on the back of each controller. Connecting the Chassis to AC Power Outlets When you connect the AC power cords, install the two provided cord locks at the same time.

  • Page 12: Connecting The Chassis To Dc Power Outlets

    1. Check the DC cable part number and wire labels carefully before connecting the cable to the source. Table 2-1 DC Cable Wiring for Cable 35-00000148 Pin Number Voltage Color Return GND (Chassis Ground) Green/Yellow –48 VDC Black 2-4 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...

  • Page 13: Cabling To Expansion Units

    Several cabling configurations are possible, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Refer to the SANnet II 200 FC and SATA Array Best Practices Manual for more information about the suitability of various configurations for various application requirements, as well as for information about high-capacity configurations.
  • Page 14 The maximum number of expansion units attached to a RAID array are: up to eight SANnet II 200 FC expansion units attached to a SANnet II 200 FC array ■ up to five SANnet II 200 FC expansion units and SANnet II 200 SATA expansion ■...

  • Page 15: Setting Loop Ids On Expansion Units

    Loop B (bottom drive ports) Cable to drive Cable to host Figure 2-3 SANnet II 200 FC Array Attached to Two Hosts and Two Expansion Units Setting Loop IDs on Expansion Units When an expansion unit is attached to a RAID array, unique, hard-assigned loop IDs are assigned to each expansion unit drive.
  • Page 16 Units 4. Press the upper or lower switch button to change the ID number so that each connected RAID array and expansion unit uses a different loop ID. 2-8 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...
  • Page 17 The loop ID should only be changed while the expansion unit is powered Caution – off or not in use. After changing the loop ID, a power cycle is required to make the ID switch change take effect. Failure to cycle the power following a loop ID change can lead to unexpected results.

  • Page 18: Powering Up And Checking Leds

    If the host is restarted, then media can must be manually restarted. For more information, refer to the SANnet II Family RAID Firmware User’s Guide. 2-10 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...

  • Page 19: Reviewing Channels, Ports, And Sfps

    Disk 11 Figure 2-6 Front Panel of the SANnet II 200 FC Array With LEDs Displayed For further information about your array’s LEDs, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual.

  • Page 20: Drive Port Connectivity In A Dual-Controller Array

    Drive channels connect to the internal drives in the array and can also connect to drives in external expansion units. The SANnet II 200 FC array has a drive channel assigned to two ports on each I/O controller module. Each drive channel is a pair of ports on a single I/O controller module.

  • Page 21: Sannet Ii 200 Fc Array Host Ports

    These SFPs have been selected and tested to provide the necessary reliability and performance. SFPs from other vendors are not supported. To review various configuration options, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual and the SANnet II 200 FC and SATA Array Best Practices Manual.
  • Page 22 Figure 2-10 SANnet II 200 FC Array Default Single Controller SFP Placement In a default SANnet II 200 FC expansion unit, SFPs are initially plugged into the left- most port of the upper I/O expansion module and right-most port of the lower I/O expansion module (see Figure 2-11).

  • Page 23: Changing Your Sfp Configuration

    2.7.4 Changing Your SFP Configuration SANnet II 200 FC arrays use SFP connectors to attach to hosts and expansion units. These SFP connectors resemble the one shown in Figure 2-12, with a single connector at the end that plugs into an SFP port on the array or expansion unit chassis, and a duplex jack into which you insert a cable to make the connection.

  • Page 24: Establishing Communications With An Array

    See “Configuring a Host COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array” on page 2-17 for more information. SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE arrays ship with the Dynamic Host ■ Configuration Protocol (DHCP) TCP/IP network support protocol enabled. If your...

  • Page 25: Configuring A Host Com Port To Connect To A Raid Array

    1 stop bit ■ No parity ■ For more information, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Installation, Operation, and Service Manual. 2.10 Manually Setting a Static IP Address You can manually set an array’s IP address using the controller’s firmware by typing values for the IP address, the subnet mask, and IP address of the gateway.

  • Page 26: Setting Up Out-Of-Band Management Over Ethernet

    The SANscape application. Refer to the SANscape User’s Guide for details. ■ The SANscape Command-Line Interface (CLI). Refer to the SANscape CLI User’s ■ Guide for details. 2-18 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...
  • Page 27 The firmware application you access when you use the telnet command to ■ connect to the IP address of the controller. Using an Ethernet connection, you can configure and monitor RAID arrays and expansion units remotely by using the command to access the firmware telnet application on the array and by using the SANscape or SANscape CLI software.

  • Page 28: Scaling A Sannet Ii 200 Fc Array Into A High-Capacity Configuration

    High-capacity SANnet II 200 FC array configurations are supported with Note – certain limitations. A SANnet II 200 FC array with more than two expansion units is a high-capacity configuration. SANnet II 200 FC arrays typically allow the connection of up to two expansion units to support a maximum of 36 disks.

  • Page 29: Adding An Expansion Unit To An Existing Raid Array

    3. Physically cable the new expansion unit to the array using a valid cabling configuration. Refer to the SANnet II 200 FC and SATA Array Best Practices Manual for your array for more information on expansion unit cabling configurations. 4. Power on the expansion units.

  • Page 30: Power-On Sequence

    If you want to connect a SANnet II 200 FC array to more than four host computers without changing the default configuration, you can connect these four host channels to ports on storage switches in a storage area network (SAN) configuration.

  • Page 31: Powering Off The Array

    Do not use the skip option shown at the bottom of the example. This option is reserved for support personnel performing testing. 2.16 Powering Off the Array You might need to power off the array (both power supplies) if you relocate the array or perform certain maintenance procedures with associated servers.
  • Page 32 2-24 SANnet II 200 FC Array Quick Installation Guide • March 2005...

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