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- Page 1 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer ™ Storage Upgrade Guide Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303-4900 U.S.A. 650-960-1300 Part No. 816-1911-10 September 2001, Revision A Send comments about this document to: docfeedback@sun.com...
- Page 2 Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, AnswerBook2, docs.sun.com, Solaris, NFS, 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 N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide 1 Related Documentation Accessing Sun Documentation Online 3 Ordering Sun Documentation 3 Sun Welcomes Your Comments 3 Installing a Sun StorEdge T3 Array Partner Group 4 Installing the Rackmount Kit 4 To Install the Rackmount Kit 4... - Page 4 To Edit the syslog.conf File 14 To Transfer the /etc/syslog.conf File Back to the Array 14 Finishing and Verifying the Installation 16 To Create Logical Volumes 16 To Verify the Installation 16 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001...
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Page 5: Sun Storedge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide
RAID 5, and with disk 9 specified as a hot spare. Note – Be sure to use the Sun StorEdge N8400 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
Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Cabinet Installation Guide 806-7979 Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Administrator’s Guide 806-1063 Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Release Notes 806-1497 Sun StorEdge N8400 and N8600 Filer Administrator’s Guide 806-6905 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 7: Accessing Sun Documentation Online
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 Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. -
Page 8: Installing A Sun Storedge T3 Array Partner Group
(187 kilograms). Never try to install it by yourself. Have another person assist you and follow all instructions carefully. Follow the instructions in the Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Cabinet Installation Guide to install the mounting brackets in the cabinet. Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 9: Installing The Arrays
Instructions for installing the arrays are located in the Sun StorEdge T3 Disk Tray Cabinet Installation Guide. The arrays in the Sun StorEdge N8400 filer are configured in partner groups. Each array partner group consists of a master controller unit (MCU) array and an alternate MCU array. -
Page 10: 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 N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... -
Page 11: To Connect The Data Network Fiber-Optic Cables
7. 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 on page 9. FIGURE 3 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide... -
Page 12: To Connect The Management Lan Ethernet Cables
9. FIGURE 3 Powering On the Arrays Power on the arrays by pressing the two power switches on the back of each array. Wait, powering on takes several minutes. Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... - Page 13 Alternate MCU hub MCU hub Sun Enterprise 420R server Company-wide LAN connection Management LAN Management LAN hub MDI/MDIX switch Connections for Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Partner Groups FIGURE 3 Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide...
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Page 14: Configuring The Partner Group
FIGURE 2 MCU array. A Tip kit was supplied with your Sun StorEdge N8400 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 15 Reset the system, are you sure? [N]: Y You can now terminate the Tip session. 8. Repeat Step 1 through Step 7, using a different name for the MCU of each partner group that you are configuring. Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide...
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Page 16: Adding The Server's Ip Address
Note – You must set the password in order to continue with an FTP session. 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 N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... - Page 17 150 ASCII data connection for syslog.conf (192.148.226.11.34511) 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 N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide...
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Page 18: To Edit The Syslog.conf File
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 N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide • September 2001... - Page 19 Reset the system, are you sure? [N]: Y 10. Repeat “Adding the Server’s IP Address” on page 12 for each MCU and for each alternate MCU array of all partner groups that you installed. Sun StorEdge N8400 Filer Storage Upgrade Guide...
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Page 20: Finishing And Verifying The Installation
N8600 Filer Administrator’s Guide. 2. Create a new share. Refer to “To Add a New Share” in the Sun StorEdge N8400 and N8600 Filer Administrator’s Guide. 3. Mount the newly created share from another host using both the NFS and CIFS protocols.
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