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  • Page 1 Hardware Guide StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance 6-67638-01 Rev C...
  • Page 2 Quantum Corporation is prohibited by law and constitutes a punishable violation of the law. TRADEMARK STATEMENT Quantum, the Quantum Logo, Backup. Recovery. Archive. It's What We Do., Be Certain, Be Quantum Certain, DLT, the DLT Logo, DLTSage, DLTtape, the DLTtape Logo, DXi, DXi Accent, Dynamic Powerdown, FastSense, FlexLink, GoProtect, GoVault, iLayer, Lattus, MediaShield, Optyon, Pocket-sized., Well-armored., Preserving the World's Most Important Data.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Hardware Overview StorNext M330 Components ....... . . 9 StorNext M330 MDC Nodes ......10 StorNext M330 Metadata Array .
  • Page 4 Contents StorNext M330 LAN Cabling ......26 StorNext M330 SAN Cabling ......28 Relocating the StorNext M330 System .

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance offers the powerful file-sharing M330 Metadata capabilities of StorNext in an optimized appliance package. The StorNext M330 comes with a pair of metadata controller (MDCs) nodes Appliance in a High Availability (HA) configuration and a high-performance metadata array..

  • Page 6: About This Document

    Here are the quantity and type of network ports available on the different system models: • The StorNext M330 features one 2-port 8 Gb FC card for SAN network connectivity. • The StorNext M330 features three configurable 1 GbE Ethernet ports per node.

  • Page 7: Purpose Of This Guide

    How This Guide is This guide contains the following chapters: Organized • Chapter 1, Introduction provides an overview of this StorNext M330 Hardware Guide, and also includes document conventions, product safety statements, a list of related documents, and supported Internet browsers. •...

  • Page 8: Document Conventions

    Right side of the system — Refers to the right side as you face the component being described. Left side of the system — Refers to the left side as you face the component being described. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 9 # TSM_control stop File and directory names, /data/upload menu commands, button names, and window names are shown in bold font. Menu names separated by Utilities > Firmware arrows indicate a sequence of menus to be navigated. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 10: Product Safety Statements

    Product Safety Statements Product Safety Statements Quantum will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect. This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and regulatory requirements.
  • Page 11 Chapter 1: Introduction Product Safety Statements StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 12 Chapter 1: Introduction Product Safety Statements StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 13: Hardware Overview

    StorNext M330 Connectivity on page 24 • Relocating the StorNext M330 System on page 30 StorNext M330 Components The StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance consists of the following components: • StorNext M330 MDC Nodes • StorNext M330 Metadata Array StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 14: Stornext M330 Mdc Nodes

    Figure 1 StorNext M330 System Components (Front) StorNext M330 MDC The two StorNext M330 MDC Nodes are servers that provide storage Nodes and control for the StorNext platform software (host OS and StorNext software). The MDC Nodes contain redundant hard drives in a RAID 1 configuration, ensuring high availability of the system software.
  • Page 15 Note: If the system is connected to AC power and an error has been detected, the LCD lights amber, regardless of whether the system has been powered on. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 16 The two hard drives located on the front of each MDC Node (in drive bays 0 and 1) are used to store the (operating system and StorNext software). Drive bays 2 through 7 are empty, and reserved for Quantum use. Unlabeled indicators, connectors, and buttons are reserved for Quantum Service.
  • Page 17 Drive rebuilding Steady green Drive online MDC Node - Rear View The back of each StorNext M330 MDC Node has a series of indicators, connectors, and buttons. Unlabeled indicators, connectors, and buttons are reserved for Quantum Service. Figure 4 shows the rear indicators, connectors, and buttons of the system.
  • Page 18 Ethernet Service port Reserved for Quantum Service Ethernet Port 2 (Customer-Facing) DLC or management connectors (3 configurable ports) Power supply 1 (PS1) 870-W or 570-W Power Supply Power supply 2 (PS2) 870-W or 570-W Power Supply StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 19 Chapter 2: Hardware Overview StorNext M330 Components MDC Node – NIC Indicator Codes Figure 5 shows the StorNext M330 MDC Node NIC indicator codes. Figure 5 MDC Node – NIC Indicators 1 Link indicator 2 Activity indicator Indicator Status Indicator Code Link and activity indicators are off.
  • Page 20 Chapter 2: Hardware Overview StorNext M330 Components MDC Node – Power Supply Indicator Codes This section describes the StorNext M330 MDC Node power supply indicator codes (see Figure 6). The power supply indicators show if power is present, or if a power fault has occurred.

  • Page 21: Stornext M330 Metadata Array

    The StorNext M330 features a single Metadata Array. Metadata Array StorNext M330 Metadata Array The StorNext M330 Metadata Array features a- 24-drive 2U storage enclosure. The StorNext M330 metadata array contains SAS hard disk drives and provides storage for the StorNext File System metadata and journal.
  • Page 22 Metadata Array – Rear View on page 20 Metadata Array – Front View The front of the StorNext M330 Metadata Array contains the left end cap, which contains the drive tray LEDs; the right end cap; and the drives (see...
  • Page 23 Icon LED Description Color Drive Tray Locate White Identifies a drive tray Normal status that you are trying to find. Service Action Amber A component within Normal status Required the drive tray needs attention. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 24 The drive tray is not Standby Power in Standby Power mode. mode. Metadata Array – Rear View The StorNext M330 Metadata Array contains dual controller canisters for host connectivity and redundancy (see Figure Figure 9 Metadata Array – Rear View Port 1...
  • Page 25 Controller Service Action Allowed LED Controller Service Action Required LED Cache Active LED Seven-Segment Displays Metadata Array — General LED Behavior For more information about the Metadata Array LED locations and general behavior, see Table StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 26 • Power-fan canister Allowed drive. • Drive Off – Do not remove the Controller canister, the power-fan canister, or the drive. Note: The drive has an LED, but no symbol. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 27 On – The cable is attached, and at least above one lane has a link-up status. each Off – The cable is not attached, or the expansion cable is attached and all lanes have a connector linkdown status. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 28: Stornext M330 Connectivity

    Note: Quantum recommends attaching the primary and secondary power connections to alternate power sources for resiliency. Quantum also recommends that one of these power sources be an uninterruptible power source, such as battery backup or generator, or be connected to redundant AC power supplies to avoid system interruption in the case of a power failure.
  • Page 29 Figure 11 StorNext M330 Power Connections Primary Secondary Power Power Supply Supply Port 1 Port 2 Port 1 Port 2 ID/Diag ID/Diag Primary Power Supply Secondary Power Supply Primary Secondary Power Power Supply Supply StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 30: Stornext M330 Sas Cabling

    Cabling type. Each MDC node also contains an iDRAC port and a dedicated service port. By default, each StorNext M330 model ships with one bonded network interface: Bond 0. All ports, excluding the service and iDRAC ports, are customer-configurable. Instructions for changing the...
  • Page 31 Eth3 will be disabled. Figure 13 shows the customer-facing Ethernet ports on the StorNext M330. Figure 13 StorNext M330 Network Ports Table 6 identifies the logical port configuration, port function and default bonding for the StorNext M330. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 32: Stornext M330 San Cabling

    Bond 0 When not bonded, eth3 is not used StorNext M330 SAN Each StorNext M330 MDC node contains one 2-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Cabling (FC) host bus adapter (HBA) card in PCIe expansion slot 3. Note: If small form-factor pluggable (SFP) FC adapters are needed, use only Intel-based SFP adapters.
  • Page 33 Figure 14 StorNext SAN Cabling MDC Node 1 Metadata Array Port 1 Port 2 Port 1 Port 2 ID/Diag ID/Diag MDC Node 2 DISK SAN TAPE SAN RAID RAID Tapes Primary Storage Storage Disks Tertiary Storage StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 34: Relocating The Stornext M330 System

    Relocating the StorNext M330 System Relocating the StorNext M330 System If you ever need to relocate the StorNext M330 system to a different location, please contact Quantum Customer Support for additional information. The StorNext M330 system must be relocated by a qualified Quantum field service engineer.

  • Page 35: Basic System Operations

    32 • Shutting Down All StorNext M330 System Components on page 33 • Powering On a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 on page 35 • Shutting Down a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 page 35 •...

  • Page 36: Powering On All Stornext M330 System Components

    Powering On All StorNext M330 System Components Figure 15 on page 33 illustrates the location of the power switches, and the specific order to follow when powering on the StorNext M330 system components. Note: Before continuing, verify that all power switches on every component are in the OFF position.

  • Page 37: Shutting Down All Stornext M330 System Components

    ID/Diag Shutting Down All StorNext M330 System Components To cleanly shut down the StorNext M330 Operating System and software and power off the hardware: 1 Halt all I/O access to SAN and/or LAN clients. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 38 Chapter 3: Basic System Operations Shutting Down All StorNext M330 System Components 2 For each SAN and/or LAN client, unmount and/or unshare the file systems. Refer to that client’s operating system administrator’s guide for instructions. 3 Open an ssh connection to the MDC node currently acting as the secondary node, and log in as the stornext user.

  • Page 39: Powering On A Single Mdc Node Of The Stornext M330

    Chapter 3: Basic System Operations Powering On a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 Powering On a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 To turn on power to the system: 1 Push the power switch on the front of the MDC node currently...
  • Page 40 Chapter 3: Basic System Operations Shutting Down a Single MDC Node of the StorNext M330 1 Open an SSH connection to the MDC node you wish to access using either IP address 10.17.21.1 or 10.17.21.2 on the MDC/Metadata network. Note: Use the IP addresses assigned within the network if different from the defaults used here.)

  • Page 41: System Serial Numbers And Service Tag

    • Scrolling on the LCD panel on the front of each MDC node. • From the Service Menu of each MDC node. • In the title bar and on the Help > About page of the StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance GUI as shown here:...

  • Page 42: Serial Number Format

    Locating the Service The Service Tag Number is located on the service tag, which is located Tag Number on a pullout tray on the front of each MDC Node of the StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance. Before Upgrading Firmware TSM Indexing Delay for...

  • Page 43: Running The Script

    CSWeb to index_tierfiles.pl the /tmp directory on the primary MDC node. 6 Source the profile: . /usr/adic/.profile 7 Verify that the database is up by running: mysql_control start 8 Execute: /tmp/index_tierfiles.pl StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 44: Upgrading Firmware

    The Firmware Upgrade option allows you to perform a firmware upgrade on StorNext M330 Metadata Appliances. Upgrading the firmware also upgrades StorNext, if applicable. Note: Use the StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance GUI to perform all firmware upgrades and HA conversions. Upgrade...
  • Page 45 The StorNext GUI is not available during reboots which can each take 30 minutes or longer per node. The GUI for the secondary node should not be started during this process. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 46: Upgrade Procedure

    • Each time the firmware upgrade is done, the secondary node of the Metadata Appliance is left out of the HA configuration. As a result, you will need to convert the StorNext M330 to an HA system after each upgrade in order to regain failover operations. After the HA conversion, both nodes will reboot, which can take 30 minutes or longer per node.
  • Page 47 30 minutes or more, and both MDC nodes will reboot, which could take an additional 30 minutes to complete, before you are able to log back in, so plan upgrade times accordingly. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 48 • On the primary MDC node, the GUI will display different status messages throughout the installation, including messages that the system will reboot, and red icons indicating that the primary MDC node, secondary MDC node, File System, and Storage Manager are also disabled. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 49: Deleting Uploaded Files

    HA is unavailable. This section describes the configuration steps necessary to convert two StorNext MDC nodes into a High Availability MDC pair connected to a shared file system. Converting to HA consists of selecting the dedicated StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 50: Ha Conversion Procedure

    Convert Note: The primary MDC node Status displays “Converted”. 2 The IP address of the secondary MDC node of the StorNext M330 will appear in the System Name field along with a port number. Click Scan Host. The system should resolve the secondary MDC node - the MDC Address will auto-fill with a value.
  • Page 51 File System and Storage Manager are green, which indicates normal operation. Post-Conversion Steps If you are using the DDM feature, do the following: • If you use the secondary MDC node as a DDM mover, make sure the file systems are mounted. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 52 8 Wait until the secondary MDC node becomes the primary, and leave your SSH connection to this node open. (Time may vary.) 9 Open an SSH connection to the MDC node now operating as the primary. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 53 17 Verify the output is: :default:running:default:primary: 18 Repeat if desired to fail over to the original system operating as the primary. 19 Verify that all clients have full access. 20 Test access to all file systems. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 54: Additional Common Operations

    6 Close the ssh connection for the MDC node operating as the primary. 7 Open an ssh connection to the M330 using the IP for the MDC node operating as the secondary. 8 Log on using the stornext credentials. The default password is “password”. StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 55: Stornext Operations

    • For information on setting up the distributed data mover (DDM) feature, refer to “Distributed Data Mover (DDM)” section of the StorNext User’s Guide latest version of the • For information on StorNext Advanced Reporting, refer to the StorNext Advanced Reporting User’s Guide StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 56 Additional Common Operations StorNext User’s Guide also contains chapters such as these, which you will find useful: • StorNext File System Tasks • StorNext Storage Manager Tasks • StorNext Reports • Service Menu Functions StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

  • Page 57: Contacting Quantum

    Chapter 4 Contacting Quantum More information about StorNext is available on the Quantum Service and Support website at http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport. The Quantum Service and Support website contains a collection of information, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). To request a software upgrade, visit http://www.quantum.com/...
  • Page 58 Quantum’s Knowledge Base, a comprehensive repository of product support information. Sign up today at: http://www.quantum.com/osr For further assistance, or if training is desired, contact the Quantum Customer Support Center: United States 1-800-284-5101 (toll free) +1-720-249-5700...
  • Page 59 Chapter 4: Contacting Quantum http://www.quantum.com/serviceandsupport/warrantyinformation/ index.aspx StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...
  • Page 60 Chapter 4: Contacting Quantum StorNext M330 Metadata Appliance Hardware Guide...

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