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IBM N Series Hardware Manual

IBM N Series Hardware Manual (368 pages)

System storage

Brand: IBM | Category: Storage | Size: 10 MB

Table of Contents

Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices

13
- Trademarks
  14
- Authors
  15
Preface

15
- Now You Can Become a Published Author, too
  16
- Comments Welcome
  17
- Stay Connected to IBM Redbooks
  17
- May 2014, Fourth Edition
  19
  - New Information
    19
  - Changed Information
    19
Summary of Changes

19
Part 1. Introduction to N Series Hardware

21
- Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM System Storage N Series
  
  23
  - Overview
    24
  - IBM System Storage N Series Hardware
    25
  - Software Licensing Structure
    29
    
    MID-Range and High-End
    29
    
    Entry-Level
    30
  - Data ONTAP 8 Supported Systems
    31
- Chapter 2. Entry-Level Systems
  
  33
  - Overview
    34
  - N32X0 Common Features
    35
  - N3150 Model Details
    36
    
    N3150 Model 2857-A15
    36
    
    N3150 Model 2857-A25
    36
    
    N3150 Hardware
    36
  - N3220 Model Details
    38
    
    N3220 Model 2857-A12
    38
    
    N3220 Model 2857-A22
    38
    
    N3220 Hardware
    38
  - N3240 Model Details
    39
    
    N3240 Model 2857-A14
    39
    
    N3240 Model 2857-A24
    39
    
    N3240 Hardware
    40
  - N3000 Technical Specifications
    42
- Chapter 3. MID-Range Systems
  
  43
  - Overview
    44
    
    Common Features
    44
    
    Hardware Summary
    44
    
    Functions and Features Common to All Models
    45
  - N62X0 Model Details
    46
    
    N6220 and N6250 Hardware Overview
    46
    
    IBM N62X0 Metrocluster and Gateway Models
    50
  - N62X0 Technical Specifications
    51
- Chapter 4. High-End Systems
  
  53
  - Overview
    54
    
    Common Features
    54
    
    Hardware Summary
    55
  - N7X50T Hardware
    55
    
    Chassis Configuration
    55
    
    Controller Module Components
    56
    
    I/O Expansion Module Components
    58
  - IBM N7X50T Configuration Rules
    59
    
    IBM N Series N7X50T Slot Configuration
    59
    
    N7X50T Hot-Pluggable Frus
    59
    
    N7X50T Cooling Architecture
    60
    
    System-Level Diagnostic Procedures
    60
    
    Metrocluster, Gateway, and Flexcache
    60
    
    N7X50T Guidelines
    60
    
    N7X50T SFP+ Modules
    61
  - N7000T Technical Specifications
    63
- Chapter 5. Expansion Units
  
  65
  - Shelf Technology Overview
    66
  - Expansion Unit EXN3000
    66
    
    Overview
    66
    
    Supported EXN3000 Drives
    68
    
    Environmental and Technical Specifications
    68
  - Expansion Unit EXN3200
    68
    
    Overview
    69
    
    Supported EXN3000 Drives
    70
    
    Environmental and Technical Specifications
    70
  - Expansion Unit EXN3500
    71
    
    Overview
    72
    
    Intermix Support
    73
    
    Supported EXN3500 Drives
    73
    
    Environmental and Technical Specification
    74
  - Self-Encrypting Drive
    74
    
    SED at a Glance
    74
    
    SED Overview
    75
    
    Threats Mitigated by Self-Encryption
    75
    
    Effect of Self-Encryption on Data ONTAP Features
    75
    
    Mixing Drive Types
    75
    
    Key Management
    76
  - Expansion Unit Technical Specifications
    78
- Chapter 6. Cabling Expansions
  
  79
- Chapter 7. Highly Available Controller Pairs
  
  91
- Chapter 8. Metrocluster
  
  123
  - Overview of Metrocluster
    124
  - Business Continuity Solutions
    127
  - Stretch Metrocluster
    127
    
    Planning Stretch Metrocluster Configurations
    128
    
    Cabling Stretch Metroclusters
    129
  - Fabric Attached Metrocluster
    130
    
    Planning Fabric Metrocluster Configurations
    131
    
    Cabling Fabric Metroclusters
    133
  - Synchronous Mirroring with Syncmirror
    134
    
    Syncmirror Overview
    134
    
    Syncmirror Without Metrocluster
    137
  - Metrocluster Zoning and TI Zones
    138
  - Failure Scenarios
    140
    
    Metrocluster Host Failure
    141
    
    N Series and Expansion Unit Failure
    141
    
    Metrocluster Interconnect Failure
    142
    
    Metrocluster Site Failure
    143
    
    Metrocluster Site Recovery
    144
- Chapter 9. Metrocluster Expansion Cabling
  
  145
  - Fibrebridge 6500N
    146
    
    Description
    146
    
    Architecture
    146
    
    Administration and Management
    150
  - Stretch Metrocluster with SAS Shelves and SAS Cables
    151
    
    Before You Begin
    151
    
    Installing a New System with SAS Disk Shelves by Using SAS Optical Cables
    153
    
    Replacing SAS Cables in a Multipath HA Configuration
    155
    
    Hot-Adding an SAS Disk Shelf by Using SAS Optical Cables
    157
    
    Replacing Fibrebridge and SAS Copper Cables with SAS Optical Cables
    161
- Chapter 10. Data Protection with RAID Double Parity
  
  167
  - Background
    168
  - Why Use RAID-DP
    169
    
    Single-Parity RAID Using Larger Disks
    170
    
    Advantages of RAID-DP Data Protection
    170
  - RAID-DP Overview
    171
    
    Protection Levels with RAID-DP
    171
    
    Larger Versus Smaller RAID Groups
    171
  - RAID-DP and Double Parity
    172
    
    Internal Structure of RAID-DP
    173
    
    RAID 4 Horizontal Row Parity
    173
    
    Adding RAID-DP Double-Parity Stripes
    174
    
    RAID-DP Reconstruction
    175
    
    Protection Levels with RAID-DP
    179
  - Hot Spare Disks
    183
- Chapter 11. Core Technologies
  
  185
  - Write Anywhere File Layout
    186
  - Disk Structure
    187
  - NVRAM and System Memory
    188
  - Intelligent Caching of Write Requests
    189
    
    Journaling Write Requests
    189
    
    NVRAM Operation
    190
  - N Series Read Caching Techniques
    192
    
    Introduction of Read Caching
    192
    
    Read Caching in System Memory
    192
- Chapter 12. Flash Cache
  
  195
  - About Flash Cache
    196
  - Flash Cache Module
    196
  - How Flash Cache Works
    196
    
    Data ONTAP Disk Read Operation
    197
    
    Data ONTAP Clearing Space in the System Memory for more Data
    197
    
    Saving Useful Data in Flash Cache
    198
    
    Reading Data from Flash Cache
    199
- Chapter 13. Disk Sanitization
  
  201
  - Data ONTAP Disk Sanitization
    202
  - Data Confidentiality
    202
    
    Background
    202
    
    Data Erasure and Standards Compliance
    202
    
    Technology Drivers
    203
    
    Costs and Risks
    203
  - Data ONTAP Sanitization Operation
    204
  - Disk Sanitization with Encrypted Disks
    206
- Chapter 14. Designing an N Series Solution
  
  207
  - Primary Issues that Affect Planning
    208
  - Performance and Throughput
    208
    
    Capacity Requirements
    208
    
    Other Effects of Snapshot
    214
    
    Capacity Overhead Versus Performance
    215
    
    Processor Usage
    215
    
    Effects of Optional Features
    215
    
    Future Expansion
    215
    
    Application Considerations
    216
    
    Backup Servers
    219
    
    Backup and Recovery
    219
    
    Resiliency to Failure
    220
  - Summary
    222
Part 2. Installation and Administration

223
- Chapter 15. Preparation and Installation
  
  225
  - Installation Prerequisites
    226
    
    Pre-Installation Checklist
    226
    
    Before Arriving on Site
    226
  - Configuration Worksheet
    227
  - Initial Hardware Setup
    230
  - Troubleshooting if the System Does Not Boot
    231
- Chapter 16. Basic N Series Administration
  
  233
  - Administration Methods
    234
    
    Filerview Interface
    234
    
    Command-Line Interface
    234
    
    N Series System Manager
    236
    
    Oncommand
    236
  - Starting, Stopping, and Rebooting the Storage System
    236
    
    Starting the IBM System Storage N Series Storage System
    237
    
    Stopping the IBM System Storage N Series Storage System
    237
    
    Rebooting the System
    242
Part 3. Client Hardware Integration

243
- Chapter 17. Host Utilities Kits
  
  245
  - Host Utilities Kits
    246
  - Host Utilities Kit Components
    246
    
    What Is Included in the HUK
    246
    
    Current Supported Operating Environments
    246
  - Host Utilities Functions
    247
    
    Host Configuration
    247
    
    IBM N Series Controller and LUN Configuration
    247
  - Windows Installation Example
    247
    
    Installing and Configuring Host Utilities
    247
    
    Preparation
    248
    
    Running the Host Utilities Installation Program
    251
    
    Host Configuration Settings
    252
    
    Host Utilities Registry and Parameters Settings
    253
  - Setting up Luns
    254
    
    LUN Overview
    254
    
    Initiator Group
    254
    
    Mapping Luns for Windows Clusters
    255
    
    Adding Iscsi Targets
    255
    
    Accessing Luns on Hosts
    256
- Chapter 18. Boot from SAN
  
  257
  - Overview
    258
  - Configuring SAN Boot for IBM System X Servers
    259
    
    Configuration Limits and Preferred Configurations
    259
    
    Preferred Practices
    260
    
    Basics of the Boot Process
    262
    
    Configuring SAN Booting before Installing Windows or Linux Systems
    263
    
    Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 Installation
    281
    
    Windows 2008 Enterprise Installation
    283
    
    Red hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Installation
    289
  - Boot from SAN and Other Protocols
    291
    
    Boot from Iscsi SAN
    291
    
    Boot from Fcoe
    291
- Chapter 19. Host Multipathing
  
  293
  - Overview
    294
  - Multipathing Software Options
    295
    
    Third-Party Multipathing Solution
    295
    
    Native Multipathing Solution
    296
    
    Asymmetric Logical Unit Access
    296
    
    Why ALUA
    296

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IBM N Series Hardware Manual

IBM N Series Hardware Manual (362 pages)

System storage

Brand: IBM | Category: Storage | Size: 9 MB

Table of Contents

Front Cover
1
Table of Contents
5
Notices

13
- Ibm
  14
- Trademarks
  14
Preface

15
Summary of Changes

19
Part 1. Introduction to N Series Hardware

21
- Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM System Storage N Series
  
  23
  - Overview
    24
  - IBM System Storage N Series Hardware
    25
  - Software Licensing Structure
    30
    
    MID-Range and High-End
    30
    
    Entry-Level
    31
  - Data ONTAP 8 Supported Systems
    32
- Chapter 2. Entry-Level Systems
  
  33
  - Overview
    34
  - N3220
    34
    
    N3220 Model 2857-A12
    34
    
    N3220 Model 2857-A22
    34
    
    N3220 Hardware
    35
  - N3240
    36
    
    N3240 Model 2857-A14
    36
    
    N3240 Model 2857-A24
    36
    
    N3240 Hardware
    36
  - N32X0 Common Information
    38
  - N3400
    39
    
    N3400 Model 2859-A11
    39
    
    N3400 Model 2859-A21
    39
    
    N3400 Hardware
    39
  - N3000 Technical Specifications at a Glance
    41
- Chapter 3. MID-Range Systems
  
  43
  - Overview
    44
    
    Common Features
    44
    
    Hardware Summary
    45
    
    Functions and Features Common to All Models
    45
    
    N6240
    45
    
    N6270
    45
  - Hardware
    47
    
    N6210 and N6240 and N6240 Hardware Overview
    47
    
    IBM N62X0 Metrocluster / Gateway Models
    51
    
    IBM N62X0 Series Technical Specifications
    52
  - N62X0 Technical Specifications at a Glance
    53
- Chapter 4. High-End Systems
  
  55
  - Overview
    56
  - Hardware
    57
    
    Base Components
    57
    
    IBM N Series N7950T Slot Configuration Rules
    60
    
    N7950T Hot-Pluggable Frus
    60
    
    N7950T Cooling Architecture
    61
    
    System-Level Diagnostic Procedures
    61
    
    N7950T Supported Back-End Storage
    61
    
    Metrocluster, Gateway, and Flexcache
    61
    
    N7950T Guidelines
    62
    
    N7950T SFP+ Modules
    63
  - N7950T Technical Specifications at a Glance
    63
- Chapter 5. Expansion Units
  
  67
  - Shelf Technology Overview
    68
  - Expansion Unit EXN3000
    68
    
    Overview
    68
    
    Supported EXN3000 Drives
    70
    
    Environmental and Technical Specification
    70
  - Expansion Unit EXN3500
    70
    
    Overview
    71
    
    Intermix Support
    72
    
    Supported EXN3500 Drives
    73
    
    Environmental and Technical Specification
    73
  - Expansion Unit EXN4000
    73
    
    Supported EXN4000 Drives
    74
    
    Environmental and Technical Specification
    75
  - Self-Encrypting Drive
    75
    
    SED at a Glance
    75
    
    SED Overview
    75
    
    Threats Mitigated by Self-Encryption
    75
    
    Effect of Self-Encryption on Data ONTAP Features
    76
    
    Mixing Drive Types
    76
    
    Managementkey Management
    76
- Chapter 6. Cabling Expansions
  
  79
- Chapter 7. Highly Available Controller Pairs
  
  89
- Chapter 8. Metrocluster
  
  121
  - Overview of Metrocluster
    122
  - Business Continuity Solutions
    125
  - Stretch Metrocluster
    125
    
    Planning Stretch Metrocluster Configurations
    126
    
    Cabling Stretch Metroclusters
    127
  - Fabric Attached Metrocluster
    128
    
    Planning Fabric Metrocluster Configurations
    129
    
    Cabling Fabric Metroclusters
    131
  - Synchronous Mirroring with Syncmirror
    132
    
    Syncmirror Overview
    132
    
    Syncmirror Without Metrocluster
    135
  - Metrocluster Zoning and TI Zones
    136
  - Failure Scenarios
    138
    
    Metrocluster Host Failure
    139
    
    N Series and Expansion Unit Failure
    139
    
    Metrocluster Interconnect Failure
    140
    
    Metrocluster Site Failure
    141
    
    Metrocluster Site Recovery
    142
- Chapter 9. Fibrebridge 6500N
  
  143
  - Description
    144
  - Architecture
    144
  - Administration and Management
    147
- Chapter 10. Data Protection with RAID Double Parity
  
  149
  - Background
    150
  - Why Use RAID-DP
    151
    
    Single-Parity RAID Using Larger Disks
    151
    
    Advantages of RAID-DP Data Protection
    152
  - RAID-DP Overview
    153
    
    Protection Levels with RAID-DP
    153
    
    Larger Versus Smaller RAID Groups
    153
  - RAID-DP and Double Parity
    154
    
    Internal Structure of RAID-DP
    154
    
    RAID 4 Horizontal Row Parity
    155
    
    Adding RAID-DP Double-Parity Stripes
    156
    
    RAID-DP Reconstruction
    157
    
    Protection Levels with RAID-DP
    161
  - Hot Spare Disks
    165
- Chapter 11. Core Technologies
  
  167
  - Write Anywhere File Layout (WALF)
    168
  - Disk Structure
    169
  - NVRAM and System Memory
    170
  - Intelligent Caching of Write Requests
    171
    
    Journaling Write Requests
    171
    
    NVRAM Operation
    172
  - N Series Read Caching Techniques
    173
    
    Introduction of Read Caching
    174
    
    Read Caching in System Memory
    174
- Chapter 12. Flash Cache
  
  177
  - About Flash Cache
    178
  - Flash Cache Module
    178
  - How Flash Cache Works
    178
    
    Data ONTAP Disk Read Operation
    179
    
    Data ONTAP Clearing Space in the System Memory for more Data
    179
    
    Saving Useful Data in Flash Cache
    180
    
    Reading Data from Flash Cache
    181
- Chapter 13. Disk Sanitization
  
  183
  - Data ONTAP Disk Sanitization
    184
  - Data Confidentiality
    184
    
    Background
    184
    
    Data Erasure and Standards Compliance
    184
    
    Technology Drivers
    185
    
    Costs and Risks
    185
  - Data ONTAP Sanitization Operation
    186
  - Disk Sanitization with Encrypted Disks
    188
- Chapter 14. Designing an N Series Solution
  
  189
  - Primary Issues that Affect Planning
    190
    
    IBM Capacity Magic
    190
    
    IBM Disk Magic
    190
  - Performance and Throughput
    190
    
    Capacity Requirements
    191
    
    Other Effects of Snapshot
    196
    
    Capacity Overhead Versus Performance
    196
    
    Processor Utilization
    197
    
    Effects of Optional Features
    197
    
    Future Expansion
    197
    
    Application Considerations
    198
    
    Backup Servers
    200
    
    Backup and Recovery
    200
    
    Resiliency to Failure
    201
  - Summary
    203
Part 2. Installation and Administration

205
- Chapter 15. Preparation and Installation
  
  207
  - Installation Prerequisites
    208
    
    Pre-Installation Checklist
    208
    
    Before Arriving on Site
    208
  - Configuration Worksheet
    209
  - Initial Hardware Setup
    212
  - Troubleshooting if the System Does Not Boot
    213
- Chapter 16. Basic N Series Administration
  
  215
  - Administration Methods
    216
    
    Filerview Interface
    216
    
    Command-Line Interface
    216
    
    N Series System Manager
    218
    
    Oncommand
    218
  - Starting, Stopping, and Rebooting the Storage System
    218
    
    Starting the IBM System Storage N Series Storage System
    219
    
    Stopping the IBM System Storage N Series Storage System
    219
    
    Rebooting the System
    224
Part 3. Client Hardware Integration

225
- Chapter 17. Host Utilities Kits
  
  227
  - What Host Utilities Kits Are
    228
  - The Components of a Host Utilities Kit
    228
    
    What Is Included in the Host Utilities Kit
    228
    
    Current Supported Operating Environments
    228
  - Functions Provided by Host Utilities
    229
    
    Host Configuration
    229
    
    IBM N Series Controller and LUN Configuration
    229
  - Windows Installation Example
    229
    
    Installing and Configuring Host Utilities
    229
    
    Preparation
    230
    
    Running the Host Utilities Installation Program
    233
    
    Host Configuration Settings
    234
    
    Overview of Settings Used by the Host Utilities
    235
  - Setting up Luns
    236
    
    LUN Overview
    236
    
    Initiator Group Overview
    236
    
    About Mapping Luns for Windows Clusters
    237
    
    Adding Iscsi Targets
    237
    
    Accessing Luns on Hosts
    237
- Chapter 18. Boot from SAN
  
  239
  - Overview
    240
  - Configure SAN Boot for IBM System X Servers
    241
    
    Configuration Limits and Preferred Configurations
    241
    
    Preferred Practices
    242
    
    Basics of the Boot Process
    244
    
    Configuring SAN Booting before Installing Windows or Linux Systems
    245
    
    Windows 2003 Enterprise SP2 Installation
    263
    
    Windows 2008 Enterprise Installation
    264
    
    Red hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Installation
    270
    
    Red hat Enterprise Linux
    271
  - Boot from SAN and Other Protocols
    272
    
    Boot from Iscsi SAN
    272
    
    Boot from Fcoe
    272
- Chapter 19. Host Multipathing
  
  275
  - Overview
    276
  - Multipathing Software Options
    277
    
    Third-Party Multipathing Solution
    277
    
    Native Multipathing Solution
    278
    
    Asymmetric Logical Unit Access (ALUA)
    278
    
    Why ALUA
    278

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    40
    
    Interface Status
    42
    
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    42
    
    Default Gateway
    42
    
    Ipv6 Administrative Mode
    42
    
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    43
    
    Ipv6 Default Router Is
    44
    
    Burned in MAC Address
    44
    
    Locally Administered MAC Address
    46
    
    MAC Address Type
    46
    
    Configured Ipv4 Protocol
    46
    
    Configured Ipv6 Protocol
    46
    
    Dhcpv6 Client DUID
    46
    
    Ipv6 Autoconfig Mode
    46
    
    Management VLAN ID
    46
    
    Optionally, to Save the Current Configuration so All Changes Are Retained During a Switch Reset, Enter
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