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  • Page 1 Inspur Storage System AS1100H User Manual v1.0 Inspur...
  • Page 2 Inspur. The Inspur reserves the right of revising this manual momentarily. Any alteration about the content of this manual will not be noticed. We suggest that the user shall read this manual before using Inspur storage system, so as to avoid any mistake during operation.

  • Page 3: Statement

    9. The copyrights of the markers and names of the software and hardware product referred in this manual are the property of corresponding companies. In the above statement, “us” indicates Inspur. Inspur holds the right of final explanation about the above statement.

  • Page 4: Safety Rules

    Please do not dismount the cover of the host or to dismount and replace any component in the system by yourself, unless otherwise informed by Inspur, only maintenance technicians trained by Inspur have the right to disassemble the cover of the host, dismount and replace the internal components.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents Statement............................3 Chapter I Installation Preparations ....................8 1.1 Key terminology ......................... 8 1.2 Necessary parts ........................8 1.3 Hardware overview ......................9 Chapter II Install HBA Card ......................12 2.1 Key terminology ....................... 12 2.2 Notes for installing HBA cards ..................12 2.3 Install HBA card........................
  • Page 6 8.2 Disk array indicator description ..................29 8.3 Part repair indicator ......................30 Chapter IX Install Storage Management Software ................. 31 9.1 Key terminology ....................... 31 9.2 Installation introduction ....................31 9.3 Operating system special introduction ................31 9.4 Installation environment requirement ................32 9.5 Disk space requirement .....................
  • Page 7 18.3 Modify volume cache setting ..................47 Chapter XIX Add a Host ......................... 48 19.1 Key terminology ......................48 19.2 Adding host notes ......................48 19.3 Define a host group ......................48 19.4 Storage partition usage notes................... 48 19.5 Adding a host steps ......................50 Chapter XX Configure Storage System ..................

  • Page 8: Chapter I Installation Preparations

    Chapter I Installation Preparations This chapter mainly describes preparations for installing AS1100H storage system. 1.1 Key terminology Controller main cabinet Controller main cabinet contains one or two controllers, power modules and fan modules etc., controller main cabinet provides interfaces for storage disk arrays and the host, and 12 hard disks could be inserted into controller main cabinet.

  • Page 9: Hardware Overview

    1.3 Hardware overview Front view of AS1100H (12 hard disks configuration) is as shown in the following Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 Front View of AS1100H Hard disk sequence, the first row (1-4), the second row (5-8), the third row (9-12).
  • Page 10 Service operation indicator Disk power indicator Position indicator Rear view of AS1100H (configured with SAS HIC card) is as shown in the following Figure 1-3: Figure 1-3 Rear View of AS1100H AS1100H controller (configured with SAS HIC card) is as shown in the following figure:...
  • Page 11 SAS (SFF-8088) extension interface SAS host channel connection fault indicator SAS extension connection fault SAS host channel connection indicator indicator SAS extension connection indicator The rear view of AS1100H may be different on host interface types because of different HIC cards.

  • Page 12: Chapter Ii Install Hba Card

    HBA card has a unique WWID number. 2.2 Notes for installing HBA cards Host channel of AS1100H is FC, and FC HBA card needs to be used on the host, while FC switch needs to be used on switch, and the speed shall match either.

  • Page 13: Chapter Iii Configure Switches

    Chapter III Configure Switches This chapter briefly introduces the configuration and use of switches. 1. Make sure the switch in use is compatible with this storage array. 2. Install the switch according to documents provided by switch manufacturer. 3. Visit website of optical switch manufacturer, obtain the latest Firmware and management software, and update optical switch Firmware, you may need to shut down the switch to restart.

  • Page 14: Chapter Iv Quick Installation Guide

    It is suggested that you shall use the cabinet specially designed for Inspur storage system. If you’re using an Inspur storage cabinet, and all parts inside the cabinet are grounded, Please do not change any of earthing connections inside the cabinet.

  • Page 15: Install Guide Rail To Cabinet

    Table 4-1 Guide Rail Suite Illustration Description L type guide rail (one piece on left and right)  This guide rail adopts the design of rear-hang, flexible probe and free of nuts, greatly simplifying installation process.  This guide rail applies to installation of 2U, 3U and 4U equipment, and can reach a 65kg bearing.
  • Page 16 second hole above the starting point of 32U scale on angle rail, the upper connector with the second hole above the starting point of 33U scale, insert the connector through the hole, and then press it down, to connect it to angle rail, now L-shaped part of guide rail shall be leveled with the starting point of 32U scale, and rear rail fixing holes shall display in the center of the third hole above the starting point of 32U, as shown in Figure 4-2.

  • Page 17: Install The Equipment Into Cabinet

    Round head screw Fixing column Figure 4-3 7. Fasten four fixing screws between front and rear rails. 8. Install guide rail on the other side of the cabinet, according to the above steps, be noted that guide rails on both sides shall be leveled, that is on the same height. 4.4 Install the equipment into cabinet Note: ...
  • Page 18 Figure 4-4 3. Adopt M5-16 crown screws, and fix storage system into the cabinet, via fixing holes on ears in front of the chassis. 4. Fix ears on both left and right panels onto both sides in front of the chassis. 5.

  • Page 19: Chapter V Connect Controller And Host

    Host interface cards AS1100H host channel is realized through host interface cards (HIC), as shown in the above figure 5-1, according to product configuration, HIC card can be FC HIC card, iSCSI HIC card, SAS HIC card and IB HIC card.

  • Page 20: Steps To Connect Host

    HIC card, data transmission rate will be at 8Gb/s. iSCSI HIC cards (2 10Gb iSCSI channels); SAS HIC cards (4 6Gb SAS SFF-8644 channels); IB HIC cards (2 40Gb IB channels). 5.3 Steps to connect host 1. If host is FC interface, first confirm there’s an SFP module inserted in host channel, and plug off the black plastic plug on SFP.

  • Page 21: Switch Connection Topology

    5.4.2 Switch connection topology 1 host is connected to dual-controller storage disk array via switch. Figure 5-3 Switch Connection Topology 5.4.3 Mixed connection topology 3 hosts are connected to a dual-controller storage array via 2 switches. Figure 5-4 Mixed Connection Topology Note: Host channel with the highest number is reserved for remote volume mirroring, to enable this function, do not use the host channel with the highest number.

  • Page 22: Management Method Topology

    5.5 Management method topology 5.5.1 In-band management Figure 5-5 In-band Management In-band management does not need management port of the controller to connect network cable, but needs to install host-agent software, and map access volume to the host, so that the host could communicate with storage via access volume.

  • Page 23: Out-Of-Band Management

    5.5.2 Out-of-band management Figure 5-6 Out-of-band Management Out-of-band management needs not to use access volume, but to connect both controllers to management network, and default IP addresses of two controllers are 192.168.128.101 and 192.168.128.102.

  • Page 24: Chapter Vi Connect Extension Cabinet

    Figure 6-1 AS1100H Disk Extension Channel Illustration 6.2.2 Extension cabinet connection notes Extension cabinet connected to AS1100H (each ESM module) contains two input ports and one output port. The following Figure 6-2 is rear view of 2U extension cabinet. The input port and output port of this extension cabinet are SAS(SFF-8088) port.

  • Page 25: Extension Cabinet Connection Steps

    6.3 Extension cabinet connection steps 1. Insert one end of an SAS cable into disk extension channel port of disk array controller, and insert the other end into corresponding ESM disk channel I/O port. 2. To carry out maintenance on controller via disconnecting SAS cable, label is very important, it is suggested to adopt the following method to add a label to both ends of fiber-optic cable: Controller ID (i.e.
  • Page 26 Figure 6-4 Connect 3 Extension Cabinets Connect multiple extension cabinets...
  • Page 27 Figure 6-5 Connect Multiple Extension Cabinets...

  • Page 28: Chapter Vii Connect Power Supply

    Chapter VII Connect Power Supply 7.1 Power line connection notes 1. For each power supply on disk array, it is recommended to use different power inputs inside the cabinet, and independent two power inputs could guarantee power redundancy. 2. Power line equipped with disk array shall meet standards required by safety regulations of the nation, and could connect sockets or UPS directly.

  • Page 29: Chapter Viii System Power-On And Check

    Chapter VIII System Power-on and Check 8.1 System power-on steps Notes: 1. Before enabling disk array, it is required to connect power supply of all connected extension cabinets, so as to guarantee the controller could recognize all connected extension cabinets. 2.

  • Page 30: Part Repair Indicator

    Displays box symbol or diagnosis symbol/diagnosis Controller code display Left indicator symbols connection rate Right indicator symbols connection status Left indicator on - 1000MB/s Left indicator off - 100MB/s or Ethernet Controller 10MB/s Right indicator on - Connection established Right indicator off - No connection is established Flash activity Diagnosis code and description...

  • Page 31: Chapter Ix Install Storage Management Software

    Chapter IX Install Storage Management Software 9.1 Key terminology RDAC（redundant dual active controller multi-path driver） In order to configure IO transmission driver of disk array management data of redundancy controller. If a certain part connecting storage array fails, causing communication between the host and controller lost, this driver will relocate all IO paths automatically, and switch to another controller of storage array if necessary.

  • Page 32: Installation Environment Requirement

    LifeKeeper, Novell Open Enterprise Server (OES) and Native Red Hat Clustering software. (RHLE 4 does not support SteelEye LifeKeeper under IA64 architecture) 9.4 Installation environment requirement Operating system System Edition x86-based system (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows XP Pentium or greater CPU or equivalent (233 MHz minimum) Professional Service Pack 2 (SP2) or later Note: Only storage management workstation is supported.

  • Page 33: Disk Space Requirement

    9.5 Disk space requirement Operating system Spare Space Other Requirements Windows XP 255MB 291MB Windows Server 2003 (Min. memory is 512MB) Windows Vista 291MB Windows Server 2008 291MB 390MB Linux 540MB Solaris 9.6 Software installation steps 1. Insert SANMAN management software CD into DVD-ROM. 2.

  • Page 34: Software Module Selection Reference

    HBA card shall be a driver of non-fault switch, it is suggested to use the same HBA card in one host, and confirm that HBA cards connected to disk array are within compatible list of AS1100H. 2. Enter STRMGR installation directory, key in the following commands under prompts, then press Enter, to unzip source file.

  • Page 35: Chapter X Configure Hba Cards

    Chapter X Configure HBA Cards This chapter introduces methods and steps to configure HBA cards under several mainstream operating systems, so as to implement connection to the server. 10.1 Configure HBA Cards in Windows Server 2003 Steps to configure HBA cards on Windows Server 2003 platform are as follows: 1.

  • Page 36: Chapter Xi Start Management Software

    Chapter XI Start Management Software 11.1 Management software startup 1. Start client management software. Under windows system: Select Start>>Program>> STRMGR Storage Manager Client Under UNIX operating system: Key in SMclient after command prompt and then press Enter. 2. Software runs and prompts an enterprise management window, select storage system to manage and double click, an array management window displays.
  • Page 37 Figure 11-1 Setup page under AMW window, as shown in the following figure. Figure 11-2...

  • Page 38: Chapter Xii Add A Storage Array

    Chapter XII Add a Storage Array 1. Select Tools>>Automatic Discovery from enterprise management window. 2. Click Ok to start auto search, this operation will search all storage arrays in local LAN, which may need several minutes or longer time. If no storage array is found, the reason may be network setting of storage array does not belong to local LAN, in this case, it is required to add a storage array manually.

  • Page 39: Chapter Xiii Name The Storage Array

    Chapter XIII Name the Storage Array 13.1 Naming notes 1. Disk array name in storage array software could be composed of letters, digits and special characters “_”, “-“ or “#”, except these, no other special characters are allowed. 2. When naming a storage array, prefix “Storage Array” will be added before the name automatically.

  • Page 40: Chapter Xiv Troubleshooting

    Chapter XIV Troubleshooting If there’s any yellow indicator noticed during system power-on and checking, there will be a corresponding indication in enterprise management window (EMW) which stores management software. 1. In enterprise management window which stores management software, user could see running status of arrays: Optimal indicates normal running, without any problem, needs attention indicates a problem, which needs attention.

  • Page 41: Chapter Xv Configure Controllers Manually

    Chapter XV Configure Controllers Manually This chapter introduces how to use STRMGR storage management software to configure and change IP addresses of controllers under the condition that there’s no DHCP server. 15.1 Configuration notes 1. Please refer to content in Chapter V Select Management to decide whether to change controller configuration.
  • Page 42 5. Select controller A, port 1 in dropdown list of Ethernet port, and select auto-negotiate in dropdown list of speed and duplex mode (make sure that the switch in use is also set to auto-negotiate). 6. Select IPv4 or IPv6 according to network type, and set proper network parameters. 7.

  • Page 43: Chapter Xvi Set A Password

    Chapter XVI Set a Password This chapter introduces how to set a password in STRMGR storage management software, as well as other notices. 16.1 Password setting notes 1. In order to enhance protection function, please set a long password containing at least 15 letters, digits and characters.

  • Page 44: Chapter Xvii Configure Email And Snmp Alarm

    Chapter XVII Configure Email and SNMP Alarm This chapter introduces how to configure email and SNMP alarm under EMW window in STRMGR storage management software, so as to achieve the goal of remote controlling disk array running status. 17.1 Configuration notes 1.

  • Page 45: Snmp Tab

    17.5 SNMP tab To set alert notification using SNMP trap, it is required to copy and compile management information library (MIB) files on specific network management workstation. Destination of SNMP trap is IP address or hostname running SNMP server host. Figure 17-1 SNMP setting...

  • Page 46: Chapter Xviii Cache Setting

    Chapter XVIII Cache Setting 18.1 Cache setting notes 1. During read operation, if the data requested by the host is in the cache, storage will not access hard disk, but send cache data to the host. 2. During write operation, data will be written to cache, and data will then be written to hard disk when cache data reaches a certain percentage.

  • Page 47: Modify Volume Cache Setting

    18.3 Modify volume cache setting 1. On Setup page in EMW enterprise management window click Manage a Storage Array, the Select Storage Array dialogue appears. 2. Select a storage array to manage, click OK, a corresponding AMW array management window appears. 3.

  • Page 48: Chapter Xix Add A Host

    Chapter XIX Add a Host This chapter introduces usage requirements on storage partitions of STRMGR storage management software, as well as how to define host group and the host. 19.1 Key terminology Host A host is connected to a storage array directly or indirectly, accessing volumes on storage array via HBA cards or host ports of network cards.
  • Page 49 Under the following circumstances, it is no need to create a storage partition: Only one host accesses volumes on storage arrays, refer to Figure 19-1. Figure 19-1 All directly or indirectly connected hosts share access on all volumes on storage arrays, note: These hosts must have the same operating system, and there’s shared and access control software managing volumes on these hosts.

  • Page 50: Adding A Host Steps

    Hosts connecting storage arrays have different operating systems, so it is required to create storage partitions for each operating system, refer to Figure 19-4. Figure 19-4 19.5 Adding a host steps 1. Select setup page in enterprise management window (EMW), click manage a storage array. 2.

  • Page 51: Chapter Xx Configure Storage System

    Chapter XX Configure Storage System This chapter introduces how to use STRMGR storage management software to carry out configuration on storage system, introduces concepts and steps on creating RAID volume group, LUN and mapping. 20.1 Key terminology Unconfigured capacity Capacity on unallocated disk driver in storage arrays to be used for system configuration, and unconfigured capacity could be used to configure unallocated disk driver into a volume group.

  • Page 52: Volume Group, Ddp And Volume Creating Notes

    20.3 Volume group and volume creating notes 1. Each volume group could create one or more volumes, in order to handle different data requirements or for maximum capacity limit on single volume, each volume group could create more than one volume. 2.
  • Page 53 2. Select the storage arrays to configure, click ok, system will start related Array Management Window (AMW). 3. On setup page of Array Management Window (AMW), click Configure Storage Array. 4. Select configuration task: Auto configuration— this method can create volume groups constituted by volumes with same capacity, and appoint proper hot spare disk protection automatically.

  • Page 54: Hazardous Substances Or Elements Name And Content Table - Storage System

    Hazardous Substances or Elements Name and Content Table – Storage System Hazardous Substances or Elements Part Name Cr(VI) PBDE Case × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Mainboard × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Memory ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Hard Disk ○...
  • Page 55 Instructions: 1. ○: Indicates content of hazardous substances in all homogenous materials of this part is below limit regulated in Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products. 2. ×: Indicates content of hazardous substances in at least one homogenous material of this part is below limit regulated in Requirements for Concentration Limits for Certain Hazardous Substances in Electronic Information Products.

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