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- Page 1 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer ™ Storage Upgrade Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U.S.A. 650-960-1300 Part No. 816-1912-10 September 2001, Revision 01 Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com...
- Page 2 Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, AnswerBook2, docs.sun.com, Solaris, Sun StorEdge, and Sun Enterprise are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide 1 Related Documentation Accessing Sun Documentation Online 2 Ordering Sun Documentation 2 Sun Welcomes Your Comments 3 Upgrading a Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer 4 Installing the Expansion Cabinet 5 To Install the Expansion Cabinet 5... - Page 4 To Edit the /etc/syslog.conf File 17 To Transfer the /syslog.conf File Back to the Array 17 Finishing and Verifying the Installation 19 To Create Logical Volumes 19 To Verify the Installation 19 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 5: Sun Storedge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide
RAID 5, and with disk 9 configured as a hot spare. Note – Be sure to use the Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer’s vol command to create logical volumes on your newly installed storage before you try to create shares with the filer’s graphical user interface (GUI). -
Page 6: Related Documentation
Ordering Sun Documentation Fatbrain.com, an Internet professional bookstore, stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at: http://www.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 7: Sun Welcomes Your Comments
Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to Sun at: docfeedback@sun.com Please include the part number (8xx-xxxx-xx) of your document in the subject line of your email. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... -
Page 8: Upgrading A Sun Storedge N8600 Filer
Upgrading a Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer The Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer is composed of one rack with a Sun Enterprise™ 4500 server and up to two partner groups of Sun StorEdge T3 arrays, plus one or two additional racks containing up to four partner groups each. -
Page 9: Installing The Expansion Cabinet
Installing the Expansion Cabinet Follow these instructions only if the installation of your new partner groups requires the addition of an expansion cabinet to your Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer. To Install the Expansion Cabinet Follow the instructions in the Sun StorEdge Expansion Cabinet Installation and Service Manual to install the expansion cabinet. -
Page 10: Installing A Sun Storedge T3 Array Partner Group
Follow the instructions in the Sun StorEdge T3 Array Cabinet Installation Guide to install the mounting brackets in the cabinet. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 11: Installing The Arrays
Instructions for installing the arrays are located in the Sun StorEdge T3 Array Cabinet Installation Guide that you have already downloaded. The arrays in the Sun StorEdge N8600 filer are configured in partner groups. Each array partner group consists of a master controller unit (MCU) array and an alternate MCU array. -
Page 12: Connecting The Arrays
This wiring configuration causes the lower array to become the MCU and the upper array to become the alternate MCU. Alternate MCU array Interconnect cards MCU array Connecting the Interconnect Cables FIGURE 1 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 13: To Connect The Data Network Fiber-Optic Cable
Use a Media Interface Adapter (MIA) to connect the fiber-optic cable as shown in FIGURE 2 4. Connect the other end of the fiber-optic cable to the next available port of the alternate MCU FC-AL hub as shown in FIGURE 3 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... - Page 14 Rack #3 Alternate MCU FC-AL hub Alternate I/O module #1 I/O module #2 I/O module #3 Sun Enterprise E4500 server Data Network Interconnect for Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer FIGURE 3 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 15: To Connect The Management Lan Ethernet Cables
3. Connect the left-side rack power cable to the left power and cooling unit AC power socket of the alternate MCU. 4. Connect the right-side rack power cable to the right power and cooling unit AC power socket of the alternate MCU. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... -
Page 16: Inspecting The Physical Installation
Management Network Interconnect for Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer FIGURE 4 Powering On the Arrays Power up the arrays by pressing the two power switches on the back of each array. Wait, powering on takes several minutes. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 17: Configuring The Partner Group
) on the back of the MCU array. FIGURE 2 A Tip kit was supplied with your Sun StorEdge N8600 filer that includes a 9-pin to 25-pin adapter, a 9-pin Tip adapter, and an interconnect cable. If you are using a Sun workstation, connect either TTYA or TTYB to the array’s COM port using the Tip kit. - Page 18 7, using a different name for the MCU of each partner group that you are configuring. This completes the management Ethernet LAN configuration. Additional procedures are performed through the Ethernet LAN and not the Tip terminal’s serial connection. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 19: Adding The Server's Ip Address
NEW password: [new] password NEW password (confirm): [new] password disk7:/:<n> exit 3. Enable an FTP session to the MCU array: # ftp 192.148.226.11 Connected to 192.148.226.11. 220 server-name FTP server (SunOS 5.8) ready. disk7(192.148.226.11:root): Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... - Page 20 226 ASCII transfer complete. local: syslog.conf remote: syslog.conf 20 bytes received in 0.0021 seconds (94.81 Kbytes/s) ftp> 9. Exit the FTP session using the bye command. ftp> bye 221 Goodbye. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 21: To Edit The /Etc/Syslog.conf File
(192.148.226.11:root): 2. Log on to the array by typing and then your password at the prompts. root Name (192.148.226.11:root): root 331 Password required for root. Password: password 230 User root logged in. ftp> Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... - Page 22 Reset the system, are you sure? [N]: Y 10. Repeat “Adding the Server’s IP Address” on page 15 for each MCU and for each alternate MCU array of all partner groups that you installed. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 23: Finishing And Verifying The Installation
If you can create and mount a share under both NFS and CIFS, your installation is complete. If you cannot create and mount a share, check all the connections and be sure that you performed all the steps in configuring the arrays. Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... - Page 24 Sun StorEdge N8600 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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