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- Page 1 CX500i 2-Gigabit iSCSI Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2) SETUP GUIDE P/N 300-001-924 REV A06 EMC Corporation Corporate Headquarters : Hopkinton, MA 01748 9103 1000 www.EMC.com...
- Page 2 Use, copying, and distribution of any EMC software described in this publication require an applicable software license. Trademark Information , EMC, CLARiiON, Navisphere, and PowerPath are registered trademarks and Access Logix, FLARE, MirrorView, Powerlink, SAN Copy, and SnapView are trademarks of EMC Corporation. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
- Page 3 The EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series, AX-Series, and FC-Series Storage Systems provides detailed checklists of installation procedures for supported storage-system environments, and lists the documents you will need to complete each task. EMC CLARiiON manuals related to the storage system are on the EMC CLARiiON Storage-System Hardware and Software Documentation CD that shipped with the storage system.
- Page 4 Plan Your Configuration To plan your installation, refer to the EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX300i, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration and Planning Guide (on the EMC Powerlink website or the documentation CD). The guide includes background material, planning rules, and administrative worksheets. Use it to choose and understand RAID types, LUNs, file systems, and software options.
- Page 5 Search for iscsi initiator. c. Select and download the supported initiator software and related documentation. d. For information on supported software, refer to the EMC Support Matrix on the EMC Powerlink website: http://powerlink.emc.com/ e. Install the software as described in the Microsoft documentation.
- Page 6 Step 2 Continued Prepare Your Environment 2. Configure the network parameters for each NIC, using the appropriate Microsoft network tool. For example: Start > Settings > Network Connections Preparing Any Server with iSCSI HBAs 1. On any server that uses iSCSI HBAs to access the storage-system iSCSI data ports, install QLogic SANsurfer: a.
- Page 7 SPS serial (sense) cables - one per SPS One or more rail kits (if your storage system is not already installed in a cabinet) EMC CLARiiON Storage-System Hardware and Software Documentation CD Customers must provide the following: CAT 5 or better Ethernet LAN RJ45 cables (1 per SP) for storage-system...
- Page 8 Step 4 Install the Host Agent or Server Utility ® You can use either the Navisphere Host Agent or the Navisphere Server Utility to register the server NICs or HBAs with the storage system. Depending on your application needs, you can install either the Host Agent or Server Utility on a server. You cannot install both applications on the same server;...
- Page 9 These installation guides are on the EMC Powerlink website and the documentation CD. • EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for Linux and VMware Installation Guide • EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for Windows Installation Guide You must reboot the Windows server when the installation dialog prompts you to reboot.
- Page 10 Step 5 Install the Storage System in the Cabinet If your CX500i DPE2 enclosure or any DAEs are not already installed in a cabinet, install them using the instructions for installing 3U devices in the EMC Rails and Enclosures Field Installation Guide.
- Page 11 DAE2s and DAE2Ps, you can further optimize your system by segregating the point-to-point enclosures on loop 1.) Without an optional DAE, the CX500i DPE2 has its single redundant Fibre Channel back-end loop (loop 0) over its midplane, and does not require back-end cabling.
- Page 12 Step 6 Continued Verify Storage System Back-End Connections EA3/Loop 1 Loop 1 EA3/Loop 0 Loop 1 EA2/Loop 1 Loop 0 Loop 0 Loop 1 Loop 1 EA2/Loop 0 EA1/Loop 1 Loop 0 Loop 0 Loop 1 Loop 1 EA1/Loop 0 EA0/Loop 1 PRI EXP Loop 0...
- Page 13 Step 7 Verify Power Settings and Connections 1. Verify that the cabinet master switches are in the off position. 2. Verify that the power switch on each SPS is off. 3. Verify that the power switch on each DPE2 and any DAE power/cooling module is off (if present).
- Page 14 Step 7 Continued Verify Power Settings and Connections Connect the cabinet ac power cords to the power outlets in your facility. We recommend connecting each power cord to a different branch circuit. You must connect both power cords to appropriate power sources. Connecting to only one power source will degrade the system’s high availability.
- Page 15 If the amber lights on the front or back of the system remain on, make sure the system is correctly cabled and then refer to the fault code explanations in the EMC CLARiiON CX500/CX500i 2-Gigabit Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE2) Hardware Reference.
- Page 16 Step 9 Connect the Storage System Management Ports Using CAT 5 or better Ethernet cables, connect each SP to the same subnet that is connected to the host from which you will manage the storage system (management host). Connecting to a Local Management Client H u b EMC3046 Connecting to a Shared Management LAN...
- Page 17 Step 10 Initialize the Storage System To initialize the storage system, you must configure the management network interfaces for the storage system’s storage processors (SPs) with the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility. Requirements for Initialization Make sure you have the following: ™...
- Page 18 The completed configuration planning worksheets from the EMC CLARiiON CX300, CX300i, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide (on the EMC Powerlink website or the documentation CD) with the following information: A static IP address for each storage processor in the storage system.
- Page 19 EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for HP-UX Installation Guide • EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for IRIX Installation Guide • EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for Linux and VMware Installation Guide • EMC CX-Series Server Support Products for NetWare Installation Guide •...
- Page 20 • Linux host Open a console window and enter /opt/Navisphere/bin/naviinittoolcli • NetWare client From the toolbar, select Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Storage System Initialization • NetWare host At a DOS prompt, enter LOAD SYS:\EMC\NAVIINIT\NAVIINIT •...
- Page 21 6. Using the information from the completed planning worksheet in the storage- system management chapter in the CX300, CX300i, CX500, CX500i, and CX700 Storage Systems Configuration Planning Guide, enter the following network parameters for the storage system 10/100 management ports, and click Next.
- Page 22 Step 11 Connect the Storage-System iSCSI Data Ports You use CAT 5, CAT 5e, or CAT 6 LAN cables to connect the storage-system iSCSI data ports to the NICs or HBAs in the server or to the gigabit Ethernet network connected to the server.
- Page 23 Step 12 Configure the Storage-System iSCSI Ports If you have a Windows iSNS server to which you want to connect the storage system, this step is not for you. Instead, go to Step 15, Configure the iSNS Client on the Storage System (Windows Environments Only) on page 29.
- Page 24 Step 13 Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Linux Server Before an iSCSI initiator can perform I/O with an iSCSI storage system, you must configure parameters for each NIC or iSCSI HBA initiator on the server using the Linux iSCSI driver or the QLogic SANsurfer for QLogic iSCSI HBAs (page 23). Use the Linux iSCSI Driver to Configure NICs You use the iSCSI driver bundled with the Linux kernel to configure the network parameters for each NIC that needs access to the storage system.
- Page 25 Step 13 Continued Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Linux Server Under uncomment CONTINUOUS DISCOVERY SETTINGS, Continuous=yes Under uncomment iSCSI OPERATIONAL PARAMETER SETTINGS, InitialR2T=yes ImmediateData=yes Do not configure optional CHAP authentication at this time; you can elect and implement CHAP later. 2.
- Page 26 Step 13 Continued Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Linux Server 4. In the Target Settings page, click the green plus (+) sign, enter the IP address for the iSCSI port on your storage system, and click OK. 5. Select Auto Discover Targets. 6.
- Page 27 Step 14 Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Windows Server If you are using iSNS, do not perform this step; instead go to Step 18, Configure the iSNS Client on the Storage System (Windows Environments Only) on page 29. Before an iSCSI initiator can perform I/O with an iSCSI storage system, you must configure parameters for each NIC or iSCSI HBA initiator on the server.
- Page 28 Step 14 Continued Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Windows Server 7. Enter the IP address of the target iSCSI port and click OK. The application searches the specified portal and updates the list of available targets displayed under Target Portals in the Discovery tab. 8.
- Page 29 Step 14 Continued Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Windows Server What Next? If you installed the Host Agent on the server, continue to Step 17, Run the Host Agent to Register the Server NICs or HBAs on page 33. If you installed the Server Utility on the server, go to Step 18, Run the Server Utility to Register the Server NICs or HBAs on page 34.
- Page 30 Step 14 Continued Configure the iSCSI Initiator Ports on a Windows Server 11. Click Save and then Yes. 12. In the Security Check window, enter your password and click OK. The HBA performs an iSCSI discovery. Once finished, SANsurfer displays all the targets on the storage system.
- Page 31 Use Navisphere Manager to configure the iSNS environment on the storage system, as described in the chapter on managing iSCSI storage systems in the EMC Navisphere Manager Administrator’s Guide (P/N 069001125).
- Page 32 Step 16 Configure iSCSI Initiators on a Windows Server for iSNS Perform this step only if you are using iSNS. Before a NIC or iSCSI HBA initiator on a server can perform I/O with an iSCSI storage system, you must configure parameters for the initiator. To set these parameters you use the Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator package for NIC cards (this page) or QLogic SANsurfer for QLogic iSCSI HBAs (page 32).
- Page 33 Step 16 Continued Configure iSCSI Initiators on a Windows Server for iSNS c. Specify the NIC for this login session: i. On the Local adapter menu, select Microsoft iSCSI Initiator. ii. On the Source IP menu, select the IP address of the desired NIC port. If you do not specify the Local adapter and the Source IP, the drivers automatically choose the NIC and port to use.
- Page 34 Step 16 Continued Configure iSCSI Initiators on a Windows Server for iSNS Configure HBA Initiators on Windows Servers for iSNS Use the QLogic SANsurfer package to configure the network parameters for each HBA iSCSI initiator that needs access to the storage system. 1.
- Page 35 Step 17 Run the Host Agent to Register the Server NICs or HBAs When the Host Agent starts, it registers server NICs and HBAs with any storage systems that are connected to the NICs or HBAs either directly or through a network. It does this registration by sending the NIC or HBA initiator records to the server.
- Page 36 Running the Server Utility on a Windows Server 1. From the toolbar, select Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility 2. Select View/Update Server to SP Port Connections, and click Next. 3. Click Update.
- Page 37 Servers that use SnapView require admsnap software. The admsnap software is on the EMC CX-Series Server Support Products CD and the procedure for installing it is in the EMC CX-Series Server Support Products Installation Guide for your server’s operating system.
- Page 38 You are now ready to use Navisphere Manager to define your storage-system security settings and configure your storage system. Refer to the appropriate checklist for your system in the EMC Installation Roadmap for CX-Series, AX-Series, and FC-Series Storage Systems (P/N 069001166) on the EMC Powerlink website.
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