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  • Page 1 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide 47989-00, Rev. A http://www.lsi.com/systembuilder...
  • Page 2 Proprietary Rights Notice This document contains proprietary information of LSI Corporation. The information contained herein is not to be used by or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of an officer of LSI Corporation. Document Description Document 47989-00, Rev. A . July 2010.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Step 17 – Resolving Problems....................111 Step 18 – Adding Controller Information for the Partially Managed Storage Array113 Step 19 – Manually Configuring the Controllers............... 115 Step 20 – Setting a Password ....................123 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 4 Step 24 – Enabling the Premium Features................133 Step 25 – Defining the Hosts.....................135 Step 26 – Configuring the Storage ..................141 Appendix A – Setup Instructions for Windows Server 2008 Server Core....147 Regulatory Compliance Statements ..................155 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 5: Step 1 - Preparing For An Installation

    CTS2600 controller-drive tray and one or more CTS2600-12 plus ESM or CTS2600-24 plus ESM drive trays in a cabinet. Use this initial setup guide to install the CTS2600 controller-drive trays. Refer to the DE1600 Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide and the DE5600 Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide for instructions for installing those drive trays.
  • Page 6 A configuration of a single CTS2600 controller-drive tray attached plus FC, SAS, or SCSI to a up to seven additional CTS2600-12 plus ESM drive trays, three controller with a host additional CTS2600-24 plus ESM drive trays, or any combination of...

  • Page 7: Key Terms"

    Before you start installing the controller-drive tray, you must have installed the cabinet in which the controller-drive tray will be mounted. Use the tables in this section to verify that you have all of the necessary items to install the controller-drive tray. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 8 Depending on the power supply limitations of your cabinet, you might need to install more than one cabinet to accommodate the different components of the CTS2600 storage array. Refer to the installation guide for your cabinet for instructions on installing the cabinet.
  • Page 9 SAS cables (optional) The SAS cables connect the host to the controller-drive tray. If you install a drive tray, you will need to use SAS cables to connect the controller-drive tray to the drive tray. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 10 Help you to identify cable connections and let you more easily trace cables from one tray to another A cart Holds the tray and components A mechanical lift (optional) A Phillips screwdriver A flat-blade screwdriver LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 11 ..............Ga thering Items Included with Item the Tray Anti-static protection A flashlight Use the Compatibility Matrix, at the following website, to obtain the latest hardware compatibility information. http://www.lsi.com/compatibilitymatrix/ LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 12: Things To Know - Sfp Transceivers And Fiber-Optic, Iscsi, And Sas

    Figure 1 Fiber-Optic Cable Connection 1 Active SFP Transceiver 2 Fiber-Optic Cable Figure 2 1-Gb/s iSCSI Cable Connection 94001-02 1 RJ-45 Connector 2 iSCSI Cable LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 13 12-Drive Model 24-Drive Model AC Watts AC Watts Two power supplies, two ESMs * Two power supplies, two controllers+HICs * * These values are "worse case" (based on components that draw the most power) LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 14: Things To Know - Taking A Quick Glance At The Hardware

    • The configuration of the host ports might appear different on your system depending on which host interface card configuration is installed. Figure 4 CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray with 12 Drives – Front View 1 2 3 4 5 98006-06 1 End Cap Standby Power LED...
  • Page 15 19 Power-Fan DC Power LED 20 Power-Fan Service Action Allowed LED 21 Power-Fan Service Action Required LED 22 Power-Fan AC Power LED Figure 7 CTS2600 Right-Rear Subplate with No Host Interface Card Drive Expansion 98019-04 1 ESM Expansion Fault LED...
  • Page 16 Preparing for an Installation............Figure 8 CTS2600 Right-Rear Subplate with a SAS Host Interface Card...
  • Page 17 ....... Things to Know – Taking a Quick Glance at the Hardware Figure 10 CTS2600 Right-Rear Subplate with an iSCSI Host Interface Card...
  • Page 18 Preparing for an Installation............Figure 11 CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Simplex Configuration – Rear View...

  • Page 19: For Additional Information

    ............For Additional Information For Additional Information Refer to the following documents on the SANtricity ES Storage Manager Installation DVD for information about the installation requirements of the various CTS2600 storage array components and for information about installing the cabinet. •...
  • Page 20 Preparing for an Installation............LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 21: Step 2 - Deciding On The Management Method

    (“lease”) network addresses for periods of time rather than having to pre-configure them. DHCP greatly simplifies the administration of large networks, and networks in which nodes frequently join and depart. (The Dictionary of Storage Networking Terminology) LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 22 After reading the information in this section, check the management method that you will use. __ In-band management method ■ __ Out-of-band management method ■ __ In-band management method and out-of-band management method ■ LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 23 ..........Steps to Decide – Management Method Figure 13 In-Band Management Topology LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 24 You do not need to Ethernet cables are Controllers” on page for more install the host-agent required. information. software. This method does not use the SAS, Fibre Channel, or iSCSI bandwidth for storage array management functions. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 25 You do not need to install host-agent software. This method does not use a LUN on the host. This method does not use the Fibre Channel or iSCSI bandwidth for storage array management functions. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 26 Fibre Channel management software. controller. bandwidth for This method requires a special storage array access volume to communicate. management This volume is created functions. automatically. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 27: Step 3 - Installing And Configuring The Switches

    Depending on the configuration of your storage array, you might use Fibre Channel switches, iSCSI switches, or both. Some switches support both Fibre Channel and iSCSI connections. The switches in Table 8 on page are certified for use with the CTS2600 storage array. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 28 3200 3800 3900 3950 12000 3850 3250 24000 4100 48000 5000 5100 5300 7500 FCOE Cisco 9506 9509 9216 9216i 9120 914x 9513 9020 MDS9000 92222i 9134 Catalyst 2960 Catalyst 3560 Catalyst 3750G-24TS LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 29 If required, make the appropriate configuration changes for each switch that is connected to the storage array. Refer to the switch’s documentation for information about how to install the switch and how to use the configuration utilities that are supplied with the switch. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 30 Installing and Configuring the Switches..........Steps to Install and Configure – Switches Install your switch according to the vendor’s documentation. Use the Compatibility Matrix at the website http://www.lsi.com/compatibilitymatrix/ to obtain this information: The latest hardware compatibility information ■...

  • Page 31: Step 4 - Installing The Host Bus Adapters

    A physical board that resides in the host. The HBA provides for data transfer between the host and the controllers in the storage array over the I/O host interface. Each HBA contains one or more physical ports. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 32 Network Interface Cards • The CTS2600 controller-drive tray supports dual 6-Gb/s SAS host connections and optional host interface cards (HICs) for dual 6-Gb/s SAS, four 1-Gb/s iSCSI, and four 8-Gb/s FC connections. The connections on a host must match the type (SAS HBAs for SAS, FC HBAs for FC, or iSCSI HBAs or Ethernet network interface cards [NICs] for iSCSI) of the HICs to which you connect them.
  • Page 33 Wide Name ICTENGINEERING Vendor x, Model y (dual port) 37:38:39:30:31:32:33:32 37:38:39:30:31:32:33:33 Vendor a, Model y (dual port) 42:38:39:30:31:32:33:42 42:38:39:30:31:32:33:44 ICTFINANCE Vendor a, Model b (single port) 57:38:39:30:31:32:33:52 Vendor x, Model b (single port) 57:38:39:30:31:32:33:53 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 34 Installing the Host Bus Adapters ........... . LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 35: Step 5 - Installing The Controller-Drive Tray

    The power supplies meet standard voltage requirements for both domestic and worldwide operation. IMPORTANT Make sure that the combined power requirements of your trays do not exceed the power capacity of your cabinet. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 36 Installing the Controller-Drive Tray ..........Steps to Install – Controller-Drive Tray Figure 15 Airflow Direction Through and Clearance Requirements for the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray with 12 Drives 98007-02 1 76-cm (30-in.) clearance in front of the cabinet...
  • Page 37 With the help of one other person, slide the rear of the controller-drive tray onto the mounting rails. Make sure that the top mounting holes on the controller-drive tray align with the mounting rail holes of the cabinet (see Figure 17 Figure 18 on page 34). LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 38 Installing the Controller-Drive Tray ..........The rear of the controller-drive tray slides into the slots on the mounting rails. Figure 17 Securing the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray with 12 Drives to the Cabinet 98009-00...
  • Page 39 Install the bezel on the front of the controller-drive tray. Install the drive trays. Refer to either the DE1600 Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide or the DE5600 Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 40 Installing the Controller-Drive Tray ..........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 41: Step 6 - Connecting The Controller-Drive Tray To The Hosts

    Topology deals with questions of what components are directly connected to other components from the standpoint of being able to communicate. It does not deal with questions of physical location of components or interconnecting cables. (The Dictionary of Storage Networking Terminology) LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 42 3 Expansion Connector WARNING (W03) Risk of exposure to laser radiation – Do not disassemble or remove any part of a Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver because you might be exposed to laser radiation. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 43 6-Gb/s SAS connections, or a fiber-optic cable for FC connections. Plug the other end of the cable into an HBA in the host (direct topology) or into a switch (fabric topology). NOTE The SAS host interface does not support a switch topology. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 44 Figure 20 Direct Topology – One Host Connected to a Single Controller 1 Host 2 HBA 1 or NIC 1 3 HBA 2 or NIC 2 4 Host Port 1 5 Host Port 2 6 Controller A LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 45 Figure 22 Switch Topology – Two Hosts Connected to a Single Controller Through a Switch (the SAS Host Interface Does Not Support a Switched Topology) 1 Host 2 HBA 1 or NIC 1 3 HBA 2 or NIC 2 4 Host Port 1 5 Host Port 2 6 Controller A LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 46 Figure 24 Direct Topology – Two Hosts and a Dual Controller-Drive Tray for Maximum Redundancy 1 Hosts 2 HBA 1 or NIC 1 3 HBA 2 or NIC 2 4 Host Port 1 5 Host Port 2 6 Controller A 7 Controller B LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 47 1 Host 1 2 HBA 1 or NIC 1 3 HBA 2 or NIC 2 4 Host 2 5 Host 3 6 Host Port 1 7 Host Port 2 8 Controller A 9 Controller B LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 48 Connecting the Controller-Drive Tray to the Hosts ........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 49: Step 7 - Connecting The Controller-Drive Tray To The Drive Trays

    (ESM) A canister in the drive tray that monitors the status of the components. An ESM also serves as the connection point to transfer data between the drive tray and the controller. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 50: Things To Know - Controller-Drive Tray

    NOTE On the CTS2600 controller-drive tray, each controller has a pair of levers with handles for removing the controller from the controller-drive tray. One of these handles on each controller is located next to a host connector. The close spacing between the handle and the host connector might make it difficult to remove a cable that is attached to the host connector.

  • Page 51: Things To Know - Drive Trays

    CTS2600 controller-drive tray to the drive trays. Use this example as a guide to connect cables in your storage array. IMPORTANT The simplex CTS2600 controller-drive tray supports a simplex configuration using either one CTS2600-12 plus ESM drive tray or one CTS2600-24 plus ESM drive tray.

  • Page 52: Things To Know - Drive Tray Cabling Configurations - Duplex

    Figure 30 Controller-Drive Tray Above the Drive Tray Controller A Controller B SAS IN SAS IN SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP SAS EXP ESM B ESM A 98010-01 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 53 SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP SAS EXP ESM A ESM B Controller A Controller B SAS IN SAS IN SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP SAS EXP ESM A ESM B 98010-03 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 54 SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP ESM A ESM B SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP SAS IN SAS IN SAS EXP ESM A ESM B 98002-00 LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 55: Steps To Connect - Drive Trays

    ESM connectors, communication between the two drive trays is lost. NOTE It does not matter which of the two left-center ESM connectors you use to connect to the expansion connector on the far-right side. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 56 1, the label on the controller end of the cable will have this information: CtA-Dch1, Dm1-ESM_A (left), In – Controller End The label on the drive tray end of the cable will have this information: Dm1-ESM_A (left), In, CtrlA LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 57 A must be the first drive tray in the chain from controller B. See Figure 33 on page for a figure of the cabling for maximum tray level redundancy. Go to “Connecting the Ethernet Cables” on page 55. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 58 Connecting the Controller-Drive Tray to the Drive Trays........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 59: Step 8 - Connecting The Ethernet Cables

    Connect one end of an Ethernet cable into the Ethernet port 1 on controller A. Connect the other end to the applicable network connection. Repeat step through step for controller B. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 60 Connecting the Ethernet Cables ........... . LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 61: Step 9 - Connecting The Power Cords

    For the proper procedure for turning on the power, see “Turning on the Power and Checking for Problems” on page 59. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 62 AC power connectors on controller A and controller B. Connect a power cord to the ESMs in each connected drive tray. If you have not already done so, connect the primary power cords from the cabinet to the external power source. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 63: Step 10 - Turning On The Power And Checking For Problems

    Navigational Aid “Steps to Turn On the Power and Check for Problems – Storage Page Array” “Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray” Page “Things to Know – General Behavior of the LEDs on the Controller- Page Drive Tray”...
  • Page 64 If you see any amber LEDs, make a note of their location. Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray The following topics provide details on the LEDs found on the CTS2600 controller-drive tray. • “LEDs on the Left End Cap”...

  • Page 65: Things To Know - Leds On The Cts2600 Controller-Drive Tray

    ......Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray LEDs on the Left End Cap...
  • Page 66 An error has Normal status. Action Required occurred. Drive Service Blue The drive canister The drive canister Action Allowed can be removed cannot be safely from the removed safely controller-drive from the tray. controller-drive tray. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 67 ......Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Table 14 Drive State Represented by LEDs...
  • Page 68 Controller Blue The controller canister The controller canister Service Action can be removed safely cannot be removed safely Allowed LED from the controller-drive from the controller-drive tray. tray. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 69 ......Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Location Color Controller...
  • Page 70 Expansion connector. Figure 38 shows the four-port iSCSI host interface card (HIC), which can also be a four-port FC HIC or a two-port SAS HIC. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 71 ......Things to Know – LEDs on the CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray LEDs on the Power-Fan Canister...

  • Page 72: Things To Know - General Behavior Of The Leds On The Controller

    • No cable is attached. • A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link up status. • A cable is attached, and all lanes have a link down status. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 73: Drive Tray

    On – The controller tray is in controller-drive standby mode and the main DC tray power is off. Off – The controller-drive tray is not in standby mode and the main DC power is on. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 74 Left LED Off – 100BASE-T or 10BASE-T speed. • Right LED On – A link is established. • Right LED Off – No link exists. • Right LED blinking – Activity is occurring. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 75: Things To Know - Service Action Allowed Led

    “Things to Know – Supported Diagnostic Lock-Down Codes on the Seven-Segment Display” on page 72). • Operational state OL+ = Offline. • bb+ = Battery backup (operating on batteries). • Cf+ = Component failure. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 76: Things To Know - Supported Diagnostic Lock-Down Codes On The

    A persistent hardware error has occurred, which results in a suspended controller state. A persistent data protection error has occurred, which results in a suspended controller state. An auto-code synchronization (ACS) failure has been detected, which results in a suspended controller state. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 77 A canister is not valid for a controller, which results in a suspended controller state. Drive port mapping tables are not detected, which results in a suspended controller state. The start-of-day (SOD) reboot limit has been exceeded, which results in a suspended controller state. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 78 Persistent processor or cache DIMM ECC errors have been detected, which result in a suspended controller state. OE+ LC+ blank- The write-protect switch is set during cache restore, which results in a suspended controller state. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 79 The memory size is changed from bad data in the flash drives, which results in a suspended controller state. DE+ L2+ dash+ CF+ Cx + blank- A cache memory diagnostic has been reported failed, which results in a suspended controller state. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 80 Turning on the Power and Checking for Problems ........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 81: Step 11 - Installing The Santricity Es Storage Manager Software

    The access is through the HBA host ports or through the iSCSI host ports on the storage array. monitor A software package that monitors the storage array and reports critical events. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 82: Things To Know - All Operating Systems

    If the Windows Server 2003 OS, the Windows Server 2008 OS, or the Linux OS is installed on a computer with an Intel Itanium 2 (IA64) processor, you cannot use the storage array as a boot device. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 83: Things To Know - Specific Operating Systems

    Solaris OS: • The Solaris OS supports the use of the LSI Redundant Disk Array Controller (RDAC) multi-path driver for failover if the number of data volumes is less than or equal to 32. For systems with more than 32 data volumes, use the Multiplexed I/O (MPxIO) driver.

  • Page 84: Things To Know - System Requirements

    Installing the SANtricity ES Storage Manager Software ........Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server OS: • These operating systems support the use of the LSI RDAC multi-path driver for failover. •...
  • Page 85 Table 23 Temporary Disk Space Requirements Available Operating System Temporary Other Requirements Disk Space Windows XP 255 MB Windows Server 291 MB 2003 Windows Vista 291 MB Windows Server 291 MB 2008 Linux 390 MB HP-UX 582 MB LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 86: Steps To Install - Santricity Es Storage Manager Software

    You might be required to open a window or terminal to run one of these commands. ■ hsw_executable.exe -i console ■ hsw_executable.exe -i silent In the commands, hsw_executable.exe is the file name for the storage management software installation package. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 87: Things To Know - Software Packages

    Agent – This package contains software that allows a management station to communicate with the controllers in the storage array over the I/O path of a host (see “Things to Know – In-Band and Out-of-Band Requirements” on page 20). LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 88 Start the monitor on only one host that runs continuously. If you start the monitor on more than one host, you receive duplicate alert notifications about problems with the storage array. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 89 Management station Client Typical Installation Click No to the prompt, • Management Station Automatically • Custom start Monitor? • You must choose Custom if you want to install the Java Access Bridge software. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 90 Client Utilities Agent Failover JAB* Typical Installation Management Station Host Station Custom (you select the packages) * Java Access Bridge – Enables Windows OS-based assistive technology to access and interact with the application. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 91 IMPORTANT For more information about installing RDAC, refer to the Readme.txt file in the linuxrdac directory. To clean the directory, type this command, and press Enter: make clean To compile the trays, type this command, and press Enter: make LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 92 For more information about modifying the bootloader configuration, refer to the output from the make install command for Linux RDAC. Read the Readme.txt file in the linuxrdac directory to complete the RDAC installation process. Reboot or start your host. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 93: Step 12 - Configuring The Host Bus Adapters

    (volume) that you create on the storage array. • Because you must first create the volumes, use the instructions for changing the I/O timeout value in Configuring the Storage “ ” on page LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 94 This procedure applies to only the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 OS. Use Emulex’s HBAnyware tool to change this value: lpfc_nodev_tmo = 60 Reboot your host. Go to “Turning on the Power and Checking for Problems” on page 59. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 95 Select Start >> Run on your operating system. To start the Registry Editor, type regedit, and click OK. Use the information in Table 29 to change the various registry values. Double-click the value to change it. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 96 Instead of using the BIOS utility, you can use the software utility that is supplied with the QLogic HBA. Reboot or start your host. While the host is booting, watch for the prompt, and press Alt-Q to access the BIOS utility. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 97 Problems” on page 59. ■ Windows Server 2003 OS and Windows Server 2008 OS – “Steps to Change – ■ QLogic HBA (Windows Server 2003 OS and Windows Server 2008 OS)” on page 94. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 98 Refer to the online help topics on your host operating system for more information. Select Start >> Run on your operating system. To start the Registry Editor, type regedit, and click OK. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 99 (REG_DWORD) NOTE – This setting applies only to a cluster configuration. After you change the registry values, reboot your host. Go to “Turning on the Power and Checking for Problems” on page 59. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 100 Configuring the Host Bus Adapters ..........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 101: Step 13 - Starting Santricity Es Storage Manager

    Yes – You are finished with this procedure. ■ No – A dialog asks whether to add the storage arrays automatically or manually. ■ For the steps to add the storage arrays, see “Adding the Storage Array” on page 101. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 102 Setup Tab and Array The Setup tab provides quick access to common setup tasks. The tasks Management Window shown are different, depending on the window from which the Setup tab Setup Tab was launched. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 103 ...Things to Know – Enterprise Management Window and Array Management Window Figure 41 Enterprise Management Window with the Setup Tab Selected LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 104 Starting SANtricity ES Storage Manager..........Figure 42 Array Management Window with the Setup Tab Selected LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 105: Step 14 - Adding The Storage Array

    Yes – Go to “Naming the Storage Array” on page 105. ■ No – Go to “Steps to Manually Add – Storage Array” on page (the storage ■ array might reside outside the local sub-network). LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 106 The Add New Storage Array – Manual dialog appears. By default, the Out-of-band management radio button is selected. Figure 43 Add New Storage Array – Manual Dialog If you are using the in-band management method, select the In-band management radio button. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 107 In the confirmation dialog, click OK to start scanning the selected host for storage arrays. This process adds new storage arrays and updates the status of the old storage arrays that are connected to the selected host. Several minutes might elapse to complete the process. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 108 Adding the Storage Array ............LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 109: Step 15 - Naming The Storage Array

    More than one storage array is unnamed – Go to step 3. ■ One storage array is unnamed – Go to step on page 106. ■ Highlight one of the unnamed storage arrays, and select Tools >> Locate Storage Array. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 110 Yes – Click Apply to make the change and to keep the dialog open. Go to ■ step 3. No – Click OK to make the change and to close the dialog. ■ LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 111: Step 16 - Configuring The Storage Array In Simplex Mode

    Step 16 – Configuring the Storage Array in Simplex Mode The CTS2600 controller-drive tray and the CTS2600-12 plus ESM and CTS2600-24 plus ESM drive trays are available in either a simplex configuration or a duplex configuration. A simplex configuration has one controller canister in the controller-drive tray and one environmental services monitor (ESM) canister in the drive tray.
  • Page 112 Figure 47 Components in a Simplex Drive Tray 1 ESM Canister in Slot A 2 Blank ESM Canister in Slot B 3 Power-Fan Canister in Slot A 4 Power-Fan Canister in Slot B LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 113 Enter: SMcli <ctlr-A IP Address> -c set storageArray redundancyMode=simplex Linux operating system – On the command line, type the following command, and press Enter: SMcli <ctlr-A IP Address> -c set storageArray redundancyMode=simplex LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 114 SMcli <ctlr-A IP Address> -c set storageArray redundancyMode=simplex Linux operating system – On the command line, type the following command, and press Enter: SMcli <ctlr-A IP Address> -c set storageArray redundancyMode=simplex Reboot the array module. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 115: Step 17 - Resolving Problems

    Unresponsive – Refer to the online help topics in the Enterprise Management ■ Window for the procedure. Select Storage Array, and click Recovery Guru to launch the Recovery Guru. Follow the steps in the Recovery Guru. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 116 Scan devices, log and view support data, SOC and RLS change log files, and email support data to the Customer and Technical Support representative. • Upgrade to the Full Profiler. For more information on using the Support Monitor Profiler, refer to the product online help. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 117 You can identify a storage array as a partially managed storage array if you see these indications for the storage array: • When you close the Add New Storage Array – Manual dialog after adding the storage array, a Partially Managed Storage Arrays dialog appears. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 118 You can enter IP addresses in either the IPv4 format or the IPv6 format. NOTE After adding the storage array, you can view or change the cache memory settings of the storage array. See “Changing the Cache Memory Settings” on page 129. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 119: Step 19 - Manually Configuring The Controllers

    You can select one of the following speed and duplex mode combinations for your Ethernet ports. If you select the auto-negotiate option, the controller will use the highest speed supported by the Ethernet connection. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 120 Controllers” on page 118. Option 2 – Set Up a Private Network IMPORTANT This option is recommended only if the host on which you will use the in-band management method does not support the host-agent software. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 121 After you have configured your management station, perform the procedure in “Steps to Configure – Controllers” on page 118. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 122 The associated Array Management Window is launched. Click the Physical tab. Highlight controller A in the Physical pane of the Array Management Window, and select Controller >> Configure >> Ethernet Management Ports. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 123 ........... .Steps to Configure – Controllers Figure 48 Change Network Configuration Dialog with IPv4 Settings LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 124 Storage Manager and is not set for the Ethernet switch. Depending on the format of your network configuration information, select the Enable IPv4 check box, the Enable IPv6 check box, or both check boxes. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 125 Disconnect the Ethernet cable from your management station, and reconnect the Ethernet cables from the controllers into your regular network. Complete the steps necessary to change the management station’s IP address back to what it was originally. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 126 Manually Configuring the Controllers ..........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 127: Step 20 - Setting A Password

    New password text box and the Confirm password text box blank. IMPORTANT If you forget your password, you must contact your Customer and Technical Support representative for help to reset it. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 128 The associated Array Management Window is launched. From the Setup tab on the Array Management Window, click Set a Storage Array Password. Follow the on-screen instructions. Click Help for more information. Click OK. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 129: Step 21 - Removing A Storage Array

    Editor dialogs that are associated with the selected storage arrays. If the Array Management Window or the Script Editor dialog is open for a storage array, that storage array is not removed. All of the other storage arrays are removed. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 130 If you have selected multiple storage arrays, the storage arrays are removed ■ from the Enterprise Management Window. If you have selected a host, the host and its associated storage arrays are ■ removed from the Enterprise Management Window. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 131: Step 22 - Configuring Email Alerts And Snmp Alerts

    SNMP trap messages whenever a critical problem exists with the storage array. • You must have the Event Monitor running on a machine (a management station or a host) to receive alerts. The machine should be one that runs continuously. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 132 The SNMP trap destination is the IP address or the host name of a station ■ running an SNMP service. At a minimum, this destination will be the network management station. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 133: Step 23 - Changing The Cache Memory Settings

    Write data is written initially to the cache memory. When a percentage of unwritten data is reached, the data is flushed from or written to the drives. • During a controller failure, the data in the cache memory of the controller might be lost. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 134 Start flushing text box. Select the percentage of unwritten data in the cache to stop a cache flush in progress in the Stop flushing text box. Select the required cache block size, and click OK. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 135 To enable copying of additional data while copying read operations data from the drives, select the Dynamic cache read prefetch check box. Click OK. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 136 Changing the Cache Memory Settings ..........LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 137: Step 24 - Enabling The Premium Features

    (GUI). If your system is a low-tier performance configuration and you want to upgrade to a high-tier performance configuration, use the following procedure to obtain enhanced performance. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 138 The Premium Features installed on storage array drop-down list shows the name and the status of the premium feature that you have enabled. Repeat step through step for each premium feature that you want to enable. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 139: Step 25 - Defining The Hosts

    The host adapters in the hosts that are attached to the storage array are known to the storage management software. However, the storage management software does not know which host adapters are associated with which hosts. You use these steps to associate each host with its specific host adapters. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 140 You want certain hosts to access only certain volumes. ■ You have hosts with different operating systems (heterogeneous) attached in ■ the same storage array. You must create a storage partition for each type of host. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 141 ..........Things to Know – Storage Partitions Figure 50 Example of No Additional Storage Partitions Required Figure 51 Example of Additional Storage Partitions Required (Homogeneous Host) LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 142 From the Setup tab on the Array Management Window, click Manually Define Hosts. Use the on-screen instructions and the online help topics to define your hosts and associate the HBA host ports. This procedure also allows you to define a host group. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 143 1 Gb/s. Use the on-screen instructions and the online help topics to further define your hosts and associate the HBA host ports. This procedure also allows you to define a host group. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 144 Defining the Hosts ............. . . LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 145: Step 26 - Configuring The Storage

    A spare drive that contains no data and that acts as a standby in case a drive fails in a RAID Level 1, RAID Level 3, RAID Level 5, or RAID Level 6 volume. The hot spare drive can replace the failed drive in the volume. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 146 A set of drives that is logically grouped and assigned a RAID level. Each volume group created provides the overall capacity needed to create one or more volumes. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 147 RAID Level 0 provides no data redundancy. ■ RAID Level 10 is not a separate RAID level choice but is supported when you ■ create a RAID Level 1 volume group that consists of four or more drives. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 148 The failed drive must be the same drive type and have a capacity that is equal to or smaller than the particular hot spare drive. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 149 No storage partition is required, and you selected the manual ■ configuration method – Verify whether all volumes are mapped to the Default Group, and go to step 8. A storage partition is required – Go to step 7. ■ LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 150 If you reboot your host, you must run the pvchange command again. NOTE After you configure the volume, you can change the cache memory settings of the volume. See “Steps to Change – Volume Cache Memory Settings” on page 131. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 151: Appendix A - Setup Instructions For Windows Server 2008 Server Core

    Refer to the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator 2.x Users Guide for more information about the commands used in these steps. Refer to the Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) for more information about Windows Server 2008 Server Core. You can access these resources from www.microsoft.com. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 152 C:\Users\administrator>netsh interface ipv6 set address name=3 source=static address=<IPv6 address> mask=255.255.255.0 ■ C:\Users\administrator>netsh interface ipv6 set address name=4 source=static address=<IPv6 address> mask=255.255.255.0 In these commands, <IPv6 address> is the IPv6 address for the iSCSI initiator. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 153 Support representative if you need to change the installation options. Make sure that the appropriate files are listed in the installation directory. A full installation should include these directories: util (SMutil) ■ client (SMclient) ■ agent (SMagent) ■ LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 154 If you are not using CHAP, type this command for each port on the target from the command line: iscsicli QAddTargetPortal <IP Address Target Controller> In this command, <IP Address Target Controller> is the IP address for the target port that you are configuring. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 155 <TCPPortNumberofTargetPortal> is set to 3260, which is the port number defined for use by iSCSI. • <Login Flags> is set to 0x2, which allows more than one session to be logged into a target at one time. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 156 This command removes a target from the list of persistent targets. iscsicli RemovePersistentTarget <Initiator Name> <TargetName> <Initiator Port Number> <Target Portal Address> <Target Portal Socket> These commands and others are described in the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator 2.x Users Guide. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 157 Chapter 3, “Configuring a Storage Array, ” in the SANtricity Storage Manager Command Line Interface and Script Commands Programming Guide for information that will help you configure your storage array. The information in the programming guide applies to the SANtricity ES Storage Manager software. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...
  • Page 158 Setup Instructions for Windows Server 2008 Server Core ....... . LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

  • Page 159: Regulatory Compliance Statements

    LSI Corporation is not responsible for any damage or injury caused by unauthorized modification of this equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by LSI. It is the user’s responsibility to correct interference caused by such unauthorized modification, substitution, or attachment.
  • Page 160 This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classé A respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sure le matèriel brouilleur du Canada. LSI CTS2600 Controller-Drive Tray Initial Setup Guide...

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