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IBM DS3500 Manuals

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IBM DS3500 Introduction And Implementation Manual

IBM DS3500 Introduction And Implementation Manual (790 pages)

Brand: IBM | Category: Storage | Size: 15.8 MB

Table of Contents

Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
7
Notices

17
- Trademarks
  18
Preface

19
Chapter 1. Disk Attachment Technology

25
Chapter 2. Introduction to IBM System Storage DS3500

37
- IBM System Storage Portfolio
  38
- DS3500 Product Models
  38
  - DS3512 and DS3524 Components
    39
  - Raid Controller
    39
  - Power Supply
    40
- EXP3512 and EXP3524
  42
- Premium Features
  44
- DS3500 and DS3950 Comparisons
  46
- IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
  47
Chapter 3. IBM System Storage DS3500 Storage System Planning Tasks

53
- Planning Your SAN and Storage Server
  54
  - SAN Zoning for the DS3500 Storage System
    55
  - Zoning Considerations for Enhanced Remote Mirroring
    57
- Planning for Physical Components
  57
  - Rack Considerations
    57
  - SAS Cables and Connectors
    59
  - Ethernet Cable and Connections
    61
  - Fiber Channel Cables and Connectors
    62
  - Fibre Channel Adapters
    68
  - Disk Expansion Enclosures
    70
  - Queue Depth
    70
- Planning Your Storage Structure
  72
  - Selecting Drives
    73
  - Understanding RAID Types
    74
  - Array Configuration
    81
  - Hot Spare Drives
    83
  - Enclosure Loss Protection Planning
    85
  - Logical Drives and Controller Ownership
    87
  - Storage Partitioning
    87
  - Segment Size
    91
  - Media Scan
    92
  - Cache Parameters
    93
- Planning for Premium Features
  94
  - Flashcopy
    95
  - Volumecopy
    95
  - Enhanced Remote Mirroring
    95
  - Drive Security
    97
  - Obtaining Premium Features Key
    97
- Additional Planning Considerations
  97
- Host Support and Multipathing
  104
  - Supported Server Platforms
    104
  - Supported Operating Systems
    104
  - Clustering Support
    104
  - Multipathing
    104
  - Microsoft Windows MPIO
    105
  - Aix Mpio
    106
  - AIX Subsystem Device Driver Path Control Module
    106
  - HP-UX IBM Subsystem Device Driver
    107
  - Linux: RHEL/SLES
    107
  - Function of Auto-Logical Drive Transfer Feature
    108
- Operating System Restrictions
  110
  - Maximum Capacity for a Logical Drive
    111
  - Maximum Number of Luns Per Host
    111
Chapter 4. IBM System Storage DS3500 and EXP3500 Cabling

113
- DS3500 Controller Connectors
  114
- Enclosure ID Settings
  116
- SAS Cables
  117
- Fibre Channel Cabling
  119
- Iscsi Ethernet Cables
  123
- EXP3500 Attachment
  124
- Management Connections
  131
  - Out-Of-Band Management
    132
  - In-Band Management
    133
- Host Attachment
  134
  - SAS Attachment
    135
  - Iscsi Attachment
    140
  - Direct Attached Fibre Channel
    144
  - SAN Fabric-Attached DS3500
    149
- Power Cabling
  155
  - The DS3500 Power Supply
    155
  - Powering on and off
    156
  - Powering off
    156
Chapter 5. Installing IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager

157
Chapter 6. Administration - Enterprise Management

185
- Enterprise Management Window Overview
  186
  - Initial Setup Tasks
    186
  - Enterprise Management Window
    187
- Functions in the Enterprise Management Window
  189
  - Subsystem Context Menu
    189
  - The Enterprise Management Window Menu Bar
    199
  - The Quick Access Buttons
    201
Chapter 7. Administration - Summary Tab

207
- Status
  209
  - Storage Subsystem Profile
    209
  - Storage Subsystem Status
    210
  - Operations in Progress
    210
  - Connection Lost
    211
- Hardware Components
  211
- Capacity
  212
- Hosts & Mappings
  213
  - Configured Hosts
    213
  - Host-To-Logical Drive Mappings
    214
  - Storage Partitions
    214
- Arrays & Logical Drives
  215
- Information Center
  215
Chapter 8. Administration - Subsystem Management

217
- DS Storage Manager - Subsystem Manger Window
  218
- Pull-Down Menu
  219
  - Storage Subsystem Menu
    219
  - Recovery Guru
    228
  - View Menu
    235
  - Mappings Menu
    237
  - Array Menu
    238
  - Logical Drive Menu
    238
  - Controller Menu
    238
  - Drive Menu
    239
  - Advanced Menu
    239
  - Help Menu
    239
- Toolbar
  242
  - Create New Logical Drives and Arrays
    242
  - View Diagnostic Event Log
    242
  - Monitor Performance
    243
  - Recover from Failures
    244
  - Manage Enclosure Alarm
    244
  - Find in Tree
    244
  - Launch Copy Manager
    244
- Status Bar
  245
- Tabs
  246
Chapter 9. Administration - Logical Tab

249
- Logical Tab
  250
- Working with Unconfigured Capacity
  252
  - View Associated Physical Components
    252
  - Create Array
    253
- Working with Arrays
  255
  - Locate and View Associated Components
    256
  - Change Ownership and RAID Level
    257
  - Raid Level
    258
  - Add Free Capacity (Drive)
    260
  - Secure Drive
    261
  - Delete and Rename
    261
  - Replace Drive
    262
- Working with Free Capacity
  262
  - Create Logical Drive
    263
- Working with Logical Drive
  268
  - Change Modification Priority
    269
  - Change Cache Settings
    271
  - Read Caching
    272
  - Change Media Scan Settings
    274
  - Change Pre-Read Redundancy Check
    276
  - Change Ownership/Preferred Path
    277
  - Change Segment Size
    278
  - Increase Capacity
    281
  - Copy Services Operations
    284
  - Delete and Rename
    284
Chapter 10. Administration - Physical Tab

287
- Physical Tab
  288
- Discover Component Properties and Location
  289
  - Show Disks Type
    289
  - View Enclosure Components
    289
  - Disk Drive Menu
    290
  - Controller Menu
    291
- Set Hot Spare Drive
  292
- Failed Disk Drive Replacement
  296
- Set Preferred Loop ID
  299
- Set Remote Access
  300
- Set Ethernet Management Ports
  300
  - Initial Settings for Default IP Addresses in DS Storage Manager
    301
  - Configure Ethernet Management Ports
    302
- Configure Iscsi Ports
  303
Chapter 11. Administration - Mappings Tab

305
- Mappings Tab
  306
- Defining Host
  307
  - Adding a New Host to Existing Host Group
    315
- Defining Storage Partitioning
  316
- Defining Host Group
  319
- Manage Host Port Identifiers
  321
- Define Additional Mapping
  322
- View Unassociated Ports
  324
- Move, Remove and Rename Host
  324
- Change Host Operating System
  325
- Change and Remove Mapping
  326
Chapter 12. Administration - Setup Tab

329
- Setup Tab
  330
- Locate Storage Subsystem
  330
- Rename Storage Subsystem
  331
- Set a Storage Subsystem Password
  331
- Configure Iscsi Host Ports
  332
- Configure Storage Subsystem
  333
  - Automatic Configuration
    334
  - Configure Hot Spare Drives
    337
  - Create Arrays and Logical Drives
    337
- Map Logical Drives
  338
- Save Configuration
  338
- Manually Define Hosts
  339
- Configure Ethernet Management Ports
  340
- View/Enable Premium Features
  340
- Manage Iscsi Settings
  340
Chapter 13. Administration - Iscsi

341
- Planning for Iscsi Attachment
  342
- Iscsi Configuration Summary
  343
- Manage Iscsi Protocol Settings
  344
  - Target Authentication
    344
  - Mutual Authentication
    346
  - Target Identification
    347
  - Target Discovery
    348
- Configure Iscsi Host Ports
  349
- View/End Iscsi Sessions
  353
- View Iscsi Statistics
  355
- Defining Iscsi Hosts
  357
  - View Unassociated Iscsi Initiators
    357
  - Defining New Iscsi Host
    358
  - Manage Iscsi Host Ports
    359
Chapter 14. Administration - Support

361
- The Subsystem Management Support Tab
  362
- Gather Support Information
  363
  - Saving the Support Data
    364
  - Support Data Automatic Settings
    366
  - Collect Drive Data
    367
- View Storage Subsystem Profile
  370
- Storage Manager Support Monitor
  373
  - Support Monitor Installation
    373
  - Support Monitor Overview
    373
  - The Support Monitor Profiler Console
    374
  - Support Monitor Functions
    376
  - Support Monitor - View Module Logs
    379
- Download Firmware
  381
- View Event Log
  419
- Performance Monitor
  424
- Import/Export Array
  426
  - Export Array
    426
  - Import Array Procedure
    431
- Maintenance - Persistent Reservations
  435
- Troubleshooting - Drive Channels
  437
- Troubleshooting - Run Diagnostics
  439
- Troubleshooting - Prepare for Removal
  442
- Recovery Guru - Recover from Failure
  443
- Common Recovery Commands
  445
  - Initialize
    446
  - Revive Drive
    449
  - Recovery - Clear Configuration
    450
  - Recovery - Place Controller
    452
  - Place Controller Online
    452
  - Place Controller Offline
    453
  - Place Controller in Service Mode
    455
  - Recovery - Reset Controller
    456
  - Recovery - Enable Controller Data Transfer
    457
  - Recovery - Place Logical Drives Online
    458
  - Recovery - Redistribute Logical Drives
    458
  - Recovery - Fail Drive
    460
  - Recovery - Reconstruct Drive
    462
  - Recovery - Defragment Array
    463
  - Recovery - Check Array Redundancy
    466
  - Recovery - Unreadable Sectors
    468
- View Online Help
  470
- About IBM System Storage DS Storage Manager
  470

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