Intel MFSYS25 Connection Manual
Modular server system to promise vtrak e-class
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- Page 1 ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide ® A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel Identified Subassemblies/ Products Intel Order Number E64781-001...
- Page 2 Intel products are not designed, intended or authorized for use in any medical, life saving, or life sustaining applications or for any other application in which the failure of the Intel product could create a situation where personal injury or death may occur.
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Page 3: Safety Information
Safety Information Important Safety Instructions Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the instructions. See also Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the ® Intel Server Deployment Toolkit CD and/or at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm. -
Page 4: Warnings
Take care to grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or other tool you use to remove a jumper, or you may bend or break the pins on the board. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Warnings ..........................iv Chapter : Connection Guide ..................1 ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak Connection ......1 Logical Drive and LUN Numbering Strategy ..............2 Prerequisites ........................2 Task 1: Log into Modular Server Control ............... 2 Task 2: Enabling External Ports .................. - Page 6 ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
- Page 7 Figure 8. SCM to Cascaded VTraks with JBOD Expansion............. 12 Figure 9. VTrak Serial Connector..................... 13 Figure 10. WebPAM PROe Login Screen ................15 Figure 11. Modular Server Compute Module ................21 ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 9: Chapter : Connection Guide
For information about setting up your VTrak, see the printed VTrak Quick Start Guide or the VTrak Product Manual on the software CD that came with your subsystem. ® For information about setting up your Modular Server, see the Intel Modular Server ®... -
Page 10: Logical Drive And Lun Numbering Strategy
3. In the MSC login screen: — Type admin in the Username field. — Type admin in the Password field. — Click the Log In button. The Username and Password are case sensitive. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 11: Figure 1. Msc Login Screen
Figure 1. MSC Login Screen After login, the MSC Dashboard screen appears. Figure 2. MSC Dashboard Screen ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 12: Task 2: Enabling External Ports
Later in the process, you will return to this task to enable another external port, until all the ports are enabled. You must enable just one port at a time. Figure 4. MSC Expansion Port Dialog Box ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 13: Task 3: Attaching The Data Cables
• Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak. • Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller. • Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 14: Figure 5. Scm To Vtrak Basic Connections
4. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 2 and 3, with a second SAS cable from the SAS port on Storage Controller 2 to one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the other VTrak controller. See Figure 5 on page 6. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 15 • Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak. • Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller. • Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 16: Figure 6. Scm To Vtrak With Jbod Expansion
Modular Server to the VTrak RAID subsystem, plus additional SAS cables to connect the additional RAID subsystems. Up to four VTrak E310/E610 RAID subsystems can be cascaded together. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 17 • Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak. • Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller. • Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 18: Figure 7. Scm To Cascaded Vtraks
Up to four VTrak E310/E610 RAID subsystems can be cascaded together. Up to four VTrak J310/J610 JBOD chassis can be expanded together under each RAID subsystem. SCM to VTrak Connections 1. Power off the VTrak RAIDs and JBODs. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 19 • Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak. • Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller. • Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 20: Task 4: Finding The Vtrak's Ip Address
Setting up a Serial Connection To set up a serial connection: 1. Attach the RJ11 end of the serial data cable to the RJ11 serial connector on one of the controllers. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 21: Figure 9. Vtrak Serial Connector
CId Port Type Mask Gateway Link ======================================================== Mgmt 192.168.10.85 255.255.255.0 192.168.10.1 In this example, the VTrak’s IP virtual address is 192.168.10.85. Use this address to log into WebPAM PROe. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 22: Task 5: Logging Into Webpam Proe
— Type administrator in the User Name field. — Type password in the Password field. — Click the Login button. The User Name and Password are case sensitive. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 23: Task 6: Creating Logical Drives
4. From the Create tab dropdown menu, choose Express. 5. Select the check boxes to choose any one or a combination of: — Redundancy – The array will remain available if a physical drive fails. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 24 To create a new disk array and logical drives: 1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Disk Arrays icon. 3. From the Create tab dropdown menu, choose Advanced. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
- Page 25 The choices are Controller 1 or 2, or Automatic. This feature is only available on subsystems with two controllers and LUN Affinity enabled. 18. Click the Update button. A new logical drive is displayed under New Logical Drives. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 26: Task 7: Associating Luns And Initiators
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View. 2. Click the Administrative Tools icon. 3. Click the SAS Management icon. 4. In Management View, click the Initiators tab. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 27 4. Click the LUN Map tab in Management View. 5. From the LUN Mapping & Masking Information list, choose the new initiator that just appeared and click its link. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...
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Page 28: Task 8: Installing An Os On A Compute Module
7. Enter the BIOS setup and set the boot order to boot from LUN 0 first. 8. Exit the BIOS setup. This completes OS installation on this compute module. Repeat the installation on your other compute modules as required. ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... -
Page 29: Figure 11. Modular Server Compute Module
Within Microsoft Windows*, you might have to bring the physical drives online to enable them. USB connectors Video connector Power button Figure 11. Modular Server Compute Module ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide... - Page 30 ® Intel Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide...