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2730 Getting Started
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P/N 83-00004284-12
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January 2009

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  • Page 1 2730 Getting Started Guide P/N 83-00004284-12 Revision A January 2009...
  • Page 2 Copyright Protected Material 2002-2009. All rights reserved. R/Evolution and the R/Evolution logo are trademarks of Dot Hill Systems Corp. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are proprietary to their respective owners. The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, changes in the product design can be made without reservation and without notification to its users.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ........11 R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosure Components and LEDs .
  • Page 4 Configuring Your Web Browser for RAIDar ......59 R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 5: Contents

    Logging in to RAIDar from a Local Management Host ..... . 60 Setting the Date and Time ..........60 Configuring Host Ports .
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  • Page 7: Preface

    R/Evolution 2730 Release Notes ■ Refer to the R/Evolution™ 2000 Series storage system product documentation on the Dot Hill Systems Customer Resource Center for more information. If you require additional assistance, contact Dot Hill Systems' Customer Service at+1-877- 368-7924 or support@dothill.com.

  • Page 8: Typographic Conventions

    Using the command-line interface R/Evolution 2000 Series CLI Reference Manual 83-00004288 (CLI) Troubleshooting R/Evolution 2000 Series Troubleshooting Guide 83-00004287 Recommendations for maximizing R/Evolution 2000 Series Best Practices Guide 83-00004286 reliability, accessibility, and serviceability 8 R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 9: Before You Begin

    CH A P T E R Before You Begin The R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosure and SAS Expansion Enclosure are high-performance storage solutions that combine outstanding performance with high reliability, availability, flexibility, and manageability. Supported configurations include a controller enclosure with or without attached drive enclosures.

  • Page 10: System Management Software

    The embedded CLI enables you to configure and manage the system using individual commands or command scripts through an out-of-band RS-232 or Ethernet connection. Information about using the CLI is in the CLI Reference Manual. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 11: Hardware Components And Leds

    Hardware Components and LEDs This section describes the main hardware components of R/Evolution storage system enclosures. R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosure Components and LEDs The controller enclosure can be connected to Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) or switches. Table 1-1 describes the enclosure components.
  • Page 12 If neither green nor yellow, the drive module is module Fault not powered on. (Lower LED) The drive module is operating normally. Blink The drive module is active and processing I/O or is performing a media scan. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 13 Table 1-2 Enclosure LEDs (Front) (Continued) Operating Location Color State Description Yellow If neither green nor yellow, the drive module is not powered on. • The drive module has experienced a fault or has failed • The vdisk is initializing or rebuilding •...
  • Page 14 Micro-DB9 port used to connect the controller enclosure to a local module management host using RS-232 communication for out-of-band configuration and management. Controller Service port 3.5-mm jack port used by service technicians only. module R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 15 Figure 1-3 shows the LEDs at the back of the controller enclosure. AC Power Good DC Voltage/Fan Fault/ Host link status Cache status Expansion port status Service Required Host link speed Host activity LINK SPEED LINK SPEED Service Port 0 Port 1 DIRTY CLEAN...
  • Page 16 The Ethernet link has no I/O activity. module Blink The Ethernet link has I/O activity. Controller Expansion port Green The port is empty or the link is down. module status The port link is up and connected. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 17: R/Evolution Sas Expansion Enclosure Components And Leds

    R/Evolution SAS Expansion Enclosure Components and LEDs A drive enclosure can be connected to a controller enclosure or to another drive enclosure to provide additional disk storage capacity. Table 1-5 describes the enclosure components. Table 1-5 Drive Enclosure Components Description Quantity SAS expansion (I/O) module 1 or 2...
  • Page 18 Expansion SAS Out port 3-Gbps, 4-lane (12 Gbps total) table-routed egress port used to module connect to another drive enclosure. Expansion Service port Micro-DB9 port for manufacturing technicians. module R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 19 Figure 1-5 shows the LEDs at the back of the drive enclosure. AC Power Good DC Voltage/Fan Fault/ SAS In port status SAS Out port status Service Required Service Service Unit Locator FRU OK OK to Remove Fault/Service Required Figure 1-5 Drive Enclosure LEDs (Back View) Table 1-7 describes the LEDs on the back of the drive enclosure.
  • Page 20 Expansion module is operating normally. Blink System is booting. Expansion SAS Out port Green The port is empty or the link is down. module status The port link is up and connected. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 21: Obtaining Ip Values For Your Storage System

    Obtaining IP Values for Your Storage System Before installing or configuring your system, obtain IP and gateway addresses for the Ethernet management ports on your R/Evolution storage system from your network administrator. A different IP address should be assigned for each Ethernet management port (one each for controller A and controller B).

  • Page 22: Installation Checklist

    • Set management port IP properties on the controller enclosure • Set the date and time on the controller enclosure • Configure host ports on the controller enclosure • Create virtual disks and map volumes • Test the configuration R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 23: Installing And Cabling Enclosures

    CH A P T E R Installing and Cabling Enclosures This chapter describes how to install and cable enclosures in a standard 19-inch EIA rack cabinet. It contains the following sections: “Safety Precautions” on page 24 ■ “Unpacking an Enclosure and Verifying its Contents” on page 25 ■...

  • Page 24: Safety Precautions

    Caution – Electrostatic discharge can damage sensitive components. Be sure you are properly grounded before touching a static-sensitive component or assembly. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 25: Unpacking An Enclosure And Verifying Its Contents

    Table 2-1 Contents of an Enclosure Package Item Quantity Enclosure ordered ; either: 1 or 2 • R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosure • R/Evolution SAS Expansion Enclosure 6-foot (1.83 m) power cord 2 per enclosure Controller enclosure only: • SFP transceivers 1 per host port •...

  • Page 26: Unpacking Rackmount Kits

    Rackmount kits include several sizes of panhead screws and sockethead screws in order to fit various racks. Sockethead screws are supplied for the front mounting ears when the diameter of the screw is too large for panhead screws to fit. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 27: Preparing The Rack

    Preparing the Rack Before installing enclosures in a rack cabinet, ensure the rack is installed according to its installation instructions and that the installation complies with local safety codes. 1. Stabilize the rack as described in its documentation. 2. If the rack has casters, make sure the casters are locked to prevent the rack from rolling.
  • Page 28 6-mm sockethead screw Threaded PEMs (4) Side bracket #8-32 x 3/16-in. flathead screws (4 minimum) or more Four #8-32 x 1/4-in. panhead screws Figure 2-1 Overview of Standard 19-Inch EIA Rackmounting Components R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 29 Use the following procedure and refer to Figure 2-1 to install each enclosure into the rack. When positioning an enclosure in the rack, do not block the air vents at the front or back of the enclosure. Caution – If you only have one person to perform the installation, remove the power and cooling modules and drive modules from an enclosure before installation, and if possible position the enclosure on top of another device or shelf in the rack to hold the enclosure as you attach the front brackets.
  • Page 30 Four 5-mm panhead screws with #10 washers ■ Four 6-mm panhead screws (no washers required) ■ 8. If necessary, remove the drive modules and power and cooling modules from the enclosure to reduce the weight. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 31 9. Lift the enclosure and slide the side brackets into the rear brackets, which are attached to the rear posts. Adjust the depth of the side brackets so that the slots nearest the ends of the side brackets align with the four PEM nuts in the rear brackets. 10.

  • Page 32: Attaching The Ear Caps

    2. As you attach each ear cap, hold it so that its indent is closest to the chassis. 3. Apply gentle pressure to snap the caps onto the chassis’ ears. Indent Indent Figure 2-3 Installing Ear Caps R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 33: Connecting Controller And Drive Enclosures

    Connecting Controller and Drive Enclosures Note – For additional recommendations on connecting controller and drive enclosures, see the Best Practices Guide. Use the supplied SAS cables to connect a controller enclosure to up to four drive enclosures. Figure 2-4 and Figure 2-5 show the recommended fault-tolerant cabling patterns.
  • Page 34 Controller A Controller B Figure 2-4 Cabling Connections Between One Controller Enclosure and One Drive Enclosure R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 35 Controller A Controller B Figure 2-5 Fault-Tolerant Cabling Connections Between One Controller Enclosure and Up to Four Drive Enclosures Chapter 2 Installing and Cabling Enclosures...
  • Page 36 Controller A Controller B Figure 2-6 Non-Fault-Tolerant Cabling Connections Between One Controller and Up to Four Drive Enclosures R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 37: Connecting Ac Power

    Connecting AC Power Use this procedure to connect AC power to the enclosures. 1. Verify that both power switches are off for each enclosure in the rack. 2. Using the AC power cords, for each enclosure, connect one power and cooling module to one power source in the rack, and the other power and cooling module to a separate power source in the rack.

  • Page 38: Connecting Dc Power Cords

    1. Turn the power switch off and carefully disconnect the power cable from the DC power supply. 2. Loosen the cable-locking screws attaching the D-shell connector to the power-and- cooling module. 3. Disconnect the power cable from the power-and-cooling module. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 39: Dc Ground Cable Connections

    DC Ground Cable Connections DC-powered versions of the 5730 and 5130 have a pair of ground studs on the right rail bracket to which the ground cable connects. The other end of the ground cable connects to the cabinet grounding rail. In addition, there is a ground cable in the unterminated end of DC input power cable that connects from the power supply to the fuse panel or breaker panel.

  • Page 40: Cabling Requirements

    Stay within the cable length limitations. ■ This product is suitable for installation in Network Telecommunication Facilities ■ and locations where the NEC applies. The N2S2A is not suitable for Outside Plant (OSP) installations R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 41: Testing The Enclosure Connections

    Testing the Enclosure Connections Use this procedure to power on the newly installed system. 1. Press the power switches at the back of each drive enclosure to the On ( –) position. This ensures that the disks in the drive enclosures have enough time to completely spin up before being scanned by the RAID modules in the controller enclosure.

  • Page 42: Next Steps

    Next Steps Now you are ready to connect the data and management hosts, as described in Chapter 3. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 43: Connecting Hosts

    For additional recommendations on connecting controller enclosures to data hosts, refer to the Best Practices Guide. Host System Requirements Data hosts connected to R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosures must meet the following requirements: To configure an FC HBA that is directly attached to controller enclosure host ■...

  • Page 44: Installing The R/Evolution Ses Driver For Microsoft Windows Hosts

    Switch attach storage places one or more FC switches between the controller enclosure and data hosts. This enables more than one host to share a storage system and provides a level of redundancy if more than one switch is used. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 45: Using Host Port Interconnects

    Using Loop or Point-to-Point Topology R/Evolution 2730 FC Controller Enclosures use Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (loop) topology by default. Using loop topology enables hosts to see all volumes on all ports after failover. Use loop topology, where possible, as it provides the most flexible and host- independent, fault-tolerant configuration.

  • Page 46: Connecting Direct Attach Configurations

    For clarity, the schematic illustrations of the controllers shown in this section show only relevant details such as host ports. For detailed illustrations showing all components, see “Hardware Components and LEDs” on page 11. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 47 Figure 3-1 shows the preferred redundant configuration. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are enabled as described in “Configuring Host Ports” on page 61. Interconnect enabled through RAIDar Controller A Controller B Figure 3-1 High-Availability, Dual-Controller, Direct Attach Connection to Two Dual-Port Data Hosts Chapter 3 Connecting Hosts...
  • Page 48 This configuration requires host port interconnects to be disabled, which they are by default. Controller A Controller B Figure 3-2 High-Performance, Dual-Controller, Direct Attach Connection to Two Dual-Port Data Hosts (Not Fault Tolerant) R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 49: Connecting Switch Attach Configurations

    Connecting Switch Attach Configurations This section explains how to connect the controller enclosure to data hosts through one or more external FC switch. The controller enclosure has four host connections, two per controller. Connect FC cables from controller hosts ports to switch ports, and from switch ports to data hosts, as shown in the following figures.

  • Page 50: Connecting One Data Host Through One Switch

    FC HBA ports. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are disabled, which they are by default. It also requires host-based multipathing software. Controller A Controller B Figure 3-3 Dual-Controller Connection Through One Switch to One Dual-Port Data Host R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 51: Connecting Two Data Hosts Through Two Switches

    Connecting Two Data Hosts Through Two Switches Figure 3-4 shows the preferred high-availability dual-controller connection through two switches to two dual-port data hosts, in which each data host has two FC HBA ports with each port connected to a different switch. This configuration requires that host port interconnects are disabled, which they are by default.

  • Page 52: Connecting Two Data Hosts Through A Zoned Switch

    Each zone can be an independent switch (see Figure 3-4). Zone 0 Zone 1 Controller A Controller B Figure 3-5 High-Availability Dual-Controller Connection Through a Two-Zone Switch to Two Dual-Port Data Hosts R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 53: Connecting Remote Management Hosts

    Connecting Remote Management Hosts The management host directly manages systems out-of-band over an Ethernet network. This section describes how to connect the Ethernet cables to the management host. 1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet management port on each controller. 2.
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  • Page 55: Configuring A System For The First Time

    CH A P T E R Configuring a System for the First Time This chapter describes how to perform first-time configuration on the storage system. It also describes how to perform basic storage configuration to verify that your system is working. This chapter includes the following topics: “Setting Management Port IP Addresses Using the CLI”...

  • Page 56: Setting Management Port Ip Addresses Using The Cli

    A and controller B. Note – The Site Planning Guide provides installation and configuration worksheets that you can use to record values. You can download this guide at the following location: crc.dothill.com R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 57 2. Use the provided micro-DB9 serial cable to connect controller A to a serial port on a host computer. Your package contents include a micro-DB9-to-DB9 serial cable. If necessary, use a DB9-to-DB25 adapter (not included) for connecting the serial cable to a DB25 serial port on the host computer.
  • Page 58 7. Type the following command to verify the new IP addresses: show network-parameters Network parameters, including the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address are displayed for each controller. 8. Disconnect from the CLI and exit the emulator. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 59: Configuring Your Web Browser For Raidar

    9. In the host computer's command window, type the following command to verify Ethernet connectivity, first for controller A and then for controller B: ping IP-address Configuring Your Web Browser for RAIDar Before using RAIDar to perform remaining steps, ensure that your web browser is properly configured according to the following guidelines: Use one of the following browsers: ■...

  • Page 60: Logging In To Raidar From A Local Management Host

    3. In the Set System Time panel, type time values using a 24-hour clock (where hour 8 represents 8 a.m. and hour 20 represents 8 p.m.) and select the proper time zone. 4. Click Change Date/Time. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 61: Configuring Host Ports

    Configuring Host Ports Note – If you need to change FC Loop ID settings as described below, consult with your network administrator on the best addresses to use. To configure controller enclosure host ports: 1. Select Manage > General Config > Host Port Configuration. 2.

  • Page 62: Creating Virtual Disks

    Notice that by default the volume will not be exposed to (accessible by) hosts. 10. Click Create Virtual Disk. A page is displayed that shows the progress of initializing the virtual disk. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 63: Mapping A Data Host To A Volume

    11. Click the link to create another virtual disk. 12. Repeat Step 2 to Step 10 to create a second virtual disk with a different name. Mapping a Data Host to a Volume To enable a data host to access a volume you created, you must map the volume to the host.

  • Page 64: Testing The Configuration

    RAIDar’s online help or the Administrator’s Guide. If you encounter problems with the operation of your system, refer to the Troubleshooting Guide. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 65: Powering The System Off And On

    A P P E N D I X Powering the System Off and On This appendix describes how to power off and power on the system when needed. Powering Off the System The system rarely needs to be powered off. You remove power only when you plan to physically move the system to another location.
  • Page 66 2. Press the power switches at the back of the controller enclosure to the On ( –) position. If the enclosure’s power-on sequence succeeds as described in Step 1, the system is ready to use. R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...

  • Page 67: Index

    Index configuring host ports, 61 connecting to data hosts, 46, 49 accessing connecting to multiple expansion enclosures, 33 RAIDar, 60 connecting to remote management hosts, 53 the CLI, 56 controller modules LEDs cache status, 16 cables and cords found in enclosure package, 25 Ethernet activity, 16 cabling Ethernet link status, 16...
  • Page 68 FC topology, 61 CLI, 14 hosts, See data hosts Ethernet, 14 HyperTerminal settings, See terminal emulator expansion, 14 host, 14 SAS In, 18 indicators, See LEDs SAS Out, 18 installing enclosures service, 14, 18 R/Evolution 2730 Getting Started Guide • January 2009...
  • Page 69 mapping data hosts, 63 power connecting AC, 37 verifying, 64 switches, 14 power and cooling modules LEDs WBI, See web-browser interface AC Power Good, 15, 19 web-browser configuration, 59 DC Voltage/Fan Fault/Service Required, 15, 19 web-browser interface power switches, 14, 18 about, 10 additional documentation, 64 configuring, 59...
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