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EMC® CLARiiON® CX3-40c
Setup Guide
P/N 300-003-745
REV. A02

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  • Page 1 EMC® CLARiiON® CX3-40c Setup Guide P/N 300-003-745 REV. A02...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2006-2007 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. Published July, 2007 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. However, the information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO...
  • Page 3 CX3-Series Storage Systems CD that shipped with the storage system includes detailed documents related to the storage system. The most recent versions of relevant documents, including software release notes, are available in the Documentation/White Paper Library section of the Powerlink® site (http://Powerlink.EMC.com).
  • Page 4 If you are installing the CX3-40c in an environment other than Windows (such as AIX, Linux, HP-UX, or Solaris), the Powerlink website contains configuration and installation information for those operating systems, including the EMC Installation Roadmap for CX3-Series, CX-Series, AX-Series and FC-Series Storage Systems. The roadmap provides detailed checklists of installation procedures for supported storage-system environments, and lists the documents you will need to complete each task.
  • Page 5 Preinstall - Step 1 continued Prepare the site 2. Confirm that your facility has appropriate electrical wiring in place to accommodate your installation’s power cables. To support all of the storage system’s high-availability features, you must receive power from at least two discrete circuits.
  • Page 6 If you plan to connect your storage system to an iSCSI network, you will need to configure servers and target storage systems in IP networks that use the iSCSI protocol. EMC supports a variety of configurations, but recommends discrete networks that are dedicated to iSCSI data traffic.
  • Page 7 Preinstall - Step 2 continued Plan network connections Storage-system management port information Port subnet mask Default gateway Port IP address _____._____._____._____ _____._____._____._____ _____._____._____._____ SP A SP B _____._____._____._____ _____._____._____._____ _____._____._____._____ The management ports must connect to the same subnet as the host used to initialize the system. Do not use: 128.221.1.248-255, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.2 username _______________________ password ___________________________...
  • Page 8 Preinstall - Step 3 Verify the environment Use the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator to make sure that EMC supports all the installed or intended components of your server environment. Verify a server configuration with the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator 1. From your web browser, go to the Powerlink site (http://Powerlink.EMC.com/) and log in.
  • Page 9 Preinstall - Step 3 continued Verify the environment 5. Select the SOE and Software Wizard from the drop-down menu on the Wizards tab. 6. Provide the information that the wizard requests. The wizard generates a report listing all the PowerPath® versions compatible with your version of FLARE® software;...
  • Page 10 Install - Step 1 Before you begin Verify storage-system back-end connections Verify the bus (loop) cabling for the SPE3 and your DAE3Ps. The CX3-40c SPE3 supports two redundant Fibre Channel back-end (BE) buses. On each bus, the two independent loops from SP A and SP B are paired, and share access to the same dual-port disks.
  • Page 11 Connect the cabinet AC power cables to the power outlets in your facility. In general, EMC cabinets use two 240-volt AC cables. Connect power cables on either side of the cabinet to different branch circuits. Connecting to only one branch circuit will degrade the system’s high availability.
  • Page 12 Install - Step 1 continued Before you begin Master switch Master switch SPS switch SPS switch Master switch Power source A Power source D Power source C Power source B CL3707...
  • Page 13 Install - Step 2 Power up 1. Turn on the power switch for each standby power supply (SPS). 2. Turn on the master switch/circuit breakers for each cabinet/rack power strip. The storage system can take 30 to 45 minutes to complete its first powerup. Amber warning lights will flash during power on self-test (POST) and then go off.
  • Page 14 Install - Step 3 Connect the management station Use CAT 5 or better Ethernet cables to connect each SP to a network shared by the host from which you will manage the storage system (the management station). To initialize the storage system you will need a host connected to the same subnet as the storage system’s SP.
  • Page 15 Install - Step 4 Initialize the storage system Use the Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility to configure the management network interfaces for the storage system’s SPs. Requirements for initialization Make sure you have the following: A Windows host on the same subnet as the storage system’s management ports. This host can also be a server and is often your management station.
  • Page 16 (rear of enclosure) is steady green, and that no amber lights are blinking. 2. Start the initialization utility. From the toolbar, select Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Storage System Initialization 3. After you read and accept the license agreement, the utility automatically scans the subnet for storage systems.
  • Page 17 Install - Step 5 Register the storage system for service To receive software updates and service for your storage system, you must register the system with your service provider using the Storage System Registration wizard. The wizard is part of the Navisphere Service Taskbar (NST), which runs only on a Windows host.
  • Page 18 Install - Step 6 Update software Your storage system shipped from the factory with the latest version of FLARE software available at that time. Use the Software Assistant wizard to determine whether you need to install a FLARE operating environment (OE) patch. If you purchased optional SnapView™, MirrorView™, or SAN Copy™...
  • Page 19 What Next? Setting up storage area networks Steps 7 through 10 in this document, and the Interactive Installation Guide you received on CD, provide two separate sets of instructions that you need to set up a storage area network (SAN) with your new storage system. If you intend to use only one type of CX3-40c-to-server connection (Fibre Channel or iSCSI), simply skip the section that does not apply to your installation.
  • Page 20 Install - Step 7 (Fibre Channel) Prepare the Fibre Channel servers If you do not intend to use the Fibre Channel data ports on your system, skip this section and go to "Prepare the iSCSI servers" on page 24. You cannot connect the same server to both the iSCSI front-end ports and the Fibre Channel front-end ports of a CX3-40c storage system.
  • Page 21 SAN Copy require the admhost software. To install this software from the CLARiiON Core Server Support CD, insert the CD and follow the instructions to Install Products on Server. (For detailed instructions, refer to the EMC CLARiiON Server Support Products for a Windows Server Installation Guide.)
  • Page 22 Install - Step 8 (Fibre Channel) Set up Fibre Channel switches If your configuration includes Fibre Channel switches, install or upgrade any switch software or patches on those connected to the storage system and the servers. (If your configuration does not include a switch, skip this step.) "Ease of Use"...
  • Page 23 Install - Step 9 (Fibre Channel) Connect Fibre Channel data ports Use fiber-optic cables to connect the storage-system fibre data ports to the server. If you used an “ease of use” zoning wizard in Step 8, skip this step and continue with "Register the Fibre Channel HBAs"...
  • Page 24 HBAs with the storage system. 1. Start the server utility: Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility 2. Select Register this server to all connected storage systems, and click Next. 3. Click Next to send the server information to the storage system.
  • Page 25 What next? Verify and complete the Fibre Channel installation We strongly recommend that you complete one protocol installation and confirm its error-free operation before you set up a second environment. To do so, skip steps 7-10 (iSCSI) now, and continue with Step 11, "Verify the storage-system and high-availability configuration"...
  • Page 26 Install - Step 7 (iSCSI) Prepare the iSCSI servers If you do not intend to use the iSCSI data ports on your system, skip this section. If you have already completed your Fibre Channel connections, continue with Step 11 on page 32; instructions for setting up a Fibre Channel environment begin with "Prepare the Fibre Channel servers"...
  • Page 27 On servers with iSCSI HBAs, do not select or download the “Software Initiator” option. For information on supported software on a CX3-series storage system, refer to the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator on the Powerlink website: http://Powerlink.EMC.com. For QLogic iSCSI HBAs only: Install the supported version of the SANsurfer software as follows: 1.
  • Page 28 Install - Step 7 (iSCSI) continued Prepare the iSCSI servers Assign IP addresses to NICs or iSCSI HBAs Assign an IP address to each initiator port on the server’s NICs or iSCSI HBAs. For NICs: 1. Open the appropriate Microsoft networking tool provided with the operating system, such as Network Connections.
  • Page 29 Install - Step 8 (iSCSI) Set up Ethernet switches and routers If your configuration includes switches or routers, install or upgrade any switch/ router software or patches for switches connected to the storage system and the servers. See the installation manuals that shipped with the device or that are available on the vendor’s website.
  • Page 30 Install - Step 9 (iSCSI) Connect iSCSI data ports Connect the storage-system iSCSI data ports to the NICs, iSCSI HBAs, or network Use CAT 5, CAT 5e, or CAT 6 LAN cables to connect iSCSI data ports to servers. 1. Plug Ethernet cables into the front-end iSCSI data ports that you intend to use0- 3 iSCSI on each SP).
  • Page 31 On each server that connects to the storage system with a NIC: 1. On the server, open the Navisphere Server Utility: Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility 2. Select Configure iSCSI Connections on this server and click Next.
  • Page 32 Install - Step 10 (iSCSI) continued Configure and register iSCSI connections 7. Under Login Options, select Also login to peer iSCSI target for High Availability (recommended) if the peer iSCSI target is listed. This allows the utility to create a login connection to the peer target so that data would continue to the peer target if the target you selected above becomes unavailable.
  • Page 33 QLogic documentation. 2. Start the Navisphere Server Utility: Start > Programs > EMC > Navisphere > Navisphere Server Utility 3. Select Register this server to all connected storage systems, and click Next. 4. Click Next to send the server information to the storage system.
  • Page 34 Install - Step 11 Verify the storage-system and high-availability configuration Check storage-system health To determine if a storage system’s parts are operating correctly, use the Verify Storage System wizard, which is part of the Navisphere Service Taskbar. 1. Start the Navisphere Service Taskbar. 2.
  • Page 35 A portal system, which is a storage system running the required FLARE Operating Environment (OE) version. For required versions, refer to the CLARalert release notes on the Powerlink site (http://Powerlink.EMC.com/). If you do not have an existing monitor station - You can create a monitor station by installing CLARalert software on a Windows host.
  • Page 36 Install - Step 13 Next Steps Set up a Navisphere domain The first time you log in to the storage system, you will be prompted to add the storage system to a Navisphere domain. If this is the first storage system, create a new domain.

  • Page 37: If You Need Help

    Install - Step 13 continued Next Steps Allocate storage To provide storage to hosts, you need to create RAID groups, LUNs, and storage groups. For more information refer to the user manuals or Navisphere Manager online help. To run the storage allocation wizards, select the Storage Management tab from the Navisphere Taskbar.