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EMC2 Celerra NS-480 System Installation Manual

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EMC
®
Celerra
®
NS-480 System
(Dual Blade)
Installation Guide
Version 6.0
P/N 300-010-732 Rev A01

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  • Page 1 ® Celerra ® NS-480 System (Dual Blade) Installation Guide Version 6.0 P/N 300-010-732 Rev A01...
  • Page 2 EMC believes the information in this publication is accurate as of its publication date. The information is subject to change without notice. THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  • Page 3: Before You Begin

    Before you begin Welcome ® ® The system you are about to install comes factory pre-loaded with EMC Celerra Network Server software (DART) and CLARiiON ® storage array software (FLARE ® Software upgrade If you bought a software maintenance contract, you are entitled to software upgrades only after the installation, Celerra Startup Assistant (CSA), and registration have successfully completed.
  • Page 4 Installation overview Installation Step 2. Assemble and cable the Celerra NS-480 on site. Step 3. Install using the Celerra Startup Assistant. Step 1. Order the Celerra NS-480 and prepare the site. Implementation Step 4. Register with the service provider. Step 5. Configure for production. CNS-001377 For more information, refer to Celerra Tools on http://Powerlink.EMC.com...
  • Page 5 About 40 minutes. Note: If your Celerra NS-480 system arrived at your site in a pre-installed cabinet and is previously cabled, verify the cabling before you begin the use of your system. Cable your system according to the instructions and illustrations contained in this document.
  • Page 6 Unpacking the Celerra NS-480 system If your Celerra NS-480 system was purchased and shipped in an EMC 40 Unit cabinet (70 in. in height; 1 unit = 1.75 in.), start on page 15 of this document and confi rm that the cables are installed correctly and securely;...

  • Page 7: Contents Of Package

    Contents of package Shrink-wrapped Installation Guide, environmental information and notices Accessory box Disposable mini-rack Remove this label and paste it on the back of Disk-array the front cover of this enclosure (DAE) installation guide. Control Station (CS) Standby power supply (SPS) Storage processor enclosure (SPE)
  • Page 8 Remove components from shipping container Caution: Two people are required to remove the components. Only remove screws holding the components in place at this time. Do not remove the screws holding the rails in place; this may cause damage to the components. Only remove one component at a time. 1.
  • Page 9 Remove rails Remove the screws holding the rails in place. Keep the screws to install the rails in your rack. Remove the reusable rails from the disposable mini-rack. Disposable mini-rack Remove 3 screws Remove 2 screws each side. each side. Remove ganged rails from mini-rack.
  • Page 10 Install rails into site rack Note: The rails must be aligned carefully, and two people are required to install the components. 1. Insert the rail slide and seat both rail extensions into the rear channel of your rack. We recommend placing the top rail pin into the hole just above a U marker. 2.
  • Page 11 Components, latches, and bezels 1. Install the bottom component, blade enclosure 0. 2. Ensure that each component is securely tightened before you install the component above it. When the components are installed, tighten the retention screws. 3. Install the latches as you install the components. 4.
  • Page 12 EMC Celerra NS-480 storage processor models Typical NS-480 storage processor (SP) confi gurations. Your particular SP con- fi guration may differ from the models shown here. NS-480 Base configuration SP A SP B 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 MGMT B MGMT A NS-480 configuration with additional Fibre Channel module SP B SP A 10/100/1000...
  • Page 13 EMC Celerra NS-480 blade types The three blade types shown are for the NS-480. The blade enclosure contains two blades of the same type. 4 ports copper Ethernet 10/100 10/100 FRU label FRU label Blade 2 Blade 3 Blade enclosure 2 ports 1 GbE optical and 2 ports copper 10/100 10/100...
  • Page 14 EMC Celerra NS-480 confi guration NS-480 rear view stackup. Disk-array enclosure LCC B LCC A Control Station MODEM plug MGMT Serial Console VGA socket Standby power supply Storage processor enclosure 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 MGMT B MGMT A 10/100 10/100 This space indicates the 1 unit space between the SP enclosure and blade enclosure 0. 046-002-842_A01 046-002-842_A01 BE 0...
  • Page 15 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Storage processor cabling for blades 2 and 3. Storage processor enclosure 10/100/1000 10/100/1000 MGMT B MGMT A Blade 2 BE 0 SPA A0 Port2 SPB B0 Port2 Blade 2 BE 1 SPA A0 Port3...
  • Page 16 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Cable the NS-480 serial cables. Modem SPA MGMT A SPS A SPB MGMT B SPS B Modem Control Station Standby power supply (SPS) B SPS A SP B SP A Storage processor enclosure SPA MGMT A...
  • Page 17 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Cable the NS-480 internal network cables. Control Station Standby power supply Storage processor enclosure Blade enclosure Blade 3 Blade 2 CNS-001378 Note: The blades in your Celerra system may have four Ethernet copper ports, two 1-GbE optical ports and two copper ports, or two 10-GbE optical ports and two copper ports shown on page 13.
  • Page 18 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Cable the NS-480 public local area network (LAN) cables. MGMT To public LAN To public LAN (customer supplied) To public LAN (customer supplied) To public LAN Control Station MGMT Standby power supply Storage processor...
  • Page 19 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Cable the NS-480 disk-array enclosure (DAE) cables. Storage processor (SP) A latch down (bottom SP) Link control card (LCC) A E X P Pull/release tab P R I SPA A0 Port 0 LCC A PRI...
  • Page 20 Powering the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Power Up procedure for NS-480 Note: If there are no other components in the cabinet, verify that the cabinet circuit breakers are in the ON position. If you are installing the NS-480 into an existing cabinet that contains other components, do not turn off the cabinet circuit breakers.
  • Page 21 Cabling the EMC Celerra NS-480 system Power Up procedure cabling for the dual blade and SPS NS-480 system. Power distribution panel (PDP) Disk-array enclosure (DAE) SPS A SPS B SP B SP A Blade 3 Blade 2 Blade enclosure SPS B switch...
  • Page 22 NS-480 system LEDs Disk-array enclosure Blinks green when booting. LCC B LCC A Blinks green Control Station when booting. MGMT Blinks green Blinks when booting. when booting. On when working. Standby power supply SPS B SPS A Blue Blue Storage processor when cabled.
  • Page 23 Cabling MPFS hosts over Fibre Channel Note: If your Celerra does not use MPFS, proceed to page 26. If you have Fibre Channel ports available for host attach, you have the option of confi guring Multi-Path File System (MPFS) on your Celerra. This confi guration supports connecting directly to the MPFS clients, or connecting to the MPFS clients through a switch.
  • Page 24 Cabling MPFS host over Fibre Channel Note: If your Celerra does not use MPFS, proceed to page 26. To connect to MPFS clients through a switch, connect the clients to the switch, and connect the Fibre Channel ports on the I/O modules to the switch. Clients Switch Storage processor...
  • Page 25 Cabling MPFS hosts over iSCSI Note: If your Celerra does not use MPFS, proceed to page 26. If you have iSCSI ports available for host attach, you have the option of confi guring Multi-Path File System (MPFS) over iSCSI on your Celerra. The iSCSI confi guration supports connecting to the MPFS clients through a switch.
  • Page 26 NS-480 cabling diagram copper ports NS-480 cabling diagram with copper ports. LCC B PRI LCCA PRI MGMT MGMT SPS A SPS B SP B B0 Port 3 SP A A0 Port 3 SP B MGMT B MGMT MGMT SP A A0 Port 0 SP B B0 Port 0 SP B B0 Port 2 SP A A0 Port 2...
  • Page 27 NS-480 cabling diagram 1-GbE ports NS-480 cabling diagram with 1 GbE optical ports. LCC B PRI LCCA PRI MGMT MGMT SPS A SPS B SP B B0 Port 3 SP A A0 Port 3 SP B MGMT B MGMT MGMT SP B B0 Port 0 SP A A0 Port 0 SP B B0 Port 2...
  • Page 28 NS-480 cabling diagram 10-GbE ports NS-480 cabling diagram with 10 GbE optical ports. LCC B PRI LCCA PRI MGMT MGMT SPS A SPS B SPB B0 Port3 SPA A0 Port3 SP B MGMT B MGMT MGMT SPB B0 Port0 SPA A0 Port0 SPB B0 Port2 SPA A0 Port2 10/100...
  • Page 29 CSA installation worksheet Complete the worksheet and use this information to install using the Celerra Startup Assistant (CSA). Download the latest version of the CSA from the Celerra Tools section of Powerlink. Getting Started with the Celerra Startup Assistant can be downloaded from Powerlink and provides more information on the CSA pre-confi...
  • Page 30 CSA installation worksheet 3. The appropriate blade public LAN settings are auto-discovered. DNS domain Primary DNS server Secondary DNS server NTP server Note: These settings apply to all primary blades. 4. Record the storage processor public LAN IP addresses. Note: Public IP addresses for your storage processors are required for use with the Navisphere Service Taskbar for routine array maintenance and upgrades.
  • Page 31 CSA Provisioning Worksheet Complete this worksheet and use the information here to provision storage, create an NFS export, create an iSCSI LUN, create a CIFS (Windows) share, or set up your MPFS system (for MPFS-supported systems only) using the Celerra Startup Assistant (CSA). Note: The Confi...
  • Page 32 CSA Provisioning Worksheet (continued) Create NFS export If you want to create an NFS (UNIX/Linux) export using the CSA, complete this section. Blade name Export name Allocate storage from (select from dropdown) Export size (MB, GB, or TB) Host access read-only export Read-only hosts Read/Write hosts Root hosts...
  • Page 33 CSA Provisioning Worksheet (continued) Create/Attach CIFS share If you want to create a CIFS (Windows) share or attach to an existing CIFS share using the CSA, complete this section. Blade name Share name Allocate storage from (select from dropdown) Share size (MB, GB, or TB) Local drive NTP server Blade default gateway...
  • Page 34 CSA Provisioning Worksheet (continued) Confi gure CLARiiON iSCSI ports (MPFS over iSCSI only) Port IP Address Netmask Gateway SP A port 0 SP A port 1 SP A port 2 SP A port 3 SP A port 4 SP A port 5 SP A port 6 SP A port 7 SP B port 0...
  • Page 35 Celerra Startup Assistant Install the Celerra Startup Assistant (CSA) Before installing the CSA, verify the following requirements: • Access to the Powerlink website (preferred) or the Celerra Network Server Applications and Tools CD is available. • Windows-based client computer is on the same subnet (customer network) as the Celerra Management Control Station.
  • Page 36 Celerra Startup Assistant Run the Celerra Startup Assistant (CSA) To run the CSA: 3. Double-click the Celerra Startup Assistant shortcut on the desktop or go to C:\ProgramFiles\EMC\CSA\startup\launch.bat. 4. Click Install. The Celerra Startup Assistant guides you through the remaining steps. 5.