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    SANnet  II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Arra y Installation, Operation, and Service Manual March 200 5 83-00003261, Re vision C ...

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    Copyri ght Copyright  2001-2005 Dot Hill Systems Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, translated, transcribed, or tr ansmitted, in any form or by any means – manual, electric, electronic, electromechanical, c hemical, optical, or otherwise – without prior explicit written per ...

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    iii Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv ii 1. Product and Ar chitecture Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1 1.1 Compariso n of FC , SA T A, and SA T A SE Arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    iv SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 1.5 Fibre Channel Archite cture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–14 1.5.1 Redundant Configuration Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1– 14 1.5.1.1 Host Bus Adapters . . . . . . ...

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    Contents v 4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC P ower Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–9 4.5 Cabling to Expansion Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–11 4.6 Setting Loop IDs on Expansion Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–13 4.7 P owering ...

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    vi SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 6.2.1 Drive LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 6.2.2 Correcting SES or PLD Fir mware V ersion Conflicts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–4 6.3 Back-P anel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Contents vii 8.5 Recov er ing F rom F atal Dr ive F ailure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–8 8.6 Using the Reset Push Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–10 8.7 T roubleshooting Flowchar ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 ...

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    viii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 E.2 Usin g the tip Command for Local Access to the Arra y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–2 E.3 Deter mining the WWN in the Solar is Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E–3 F . Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server . . . . ...

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    Contents ix I.3 Attaching the Disk Arra y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I–4 I.4 Logical V olume Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I–4 I.5 Definitions of Common T er ms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    x SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 ...

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    xi Figures FIGURE 1-1 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, an d SATA SE Array Fro nt View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2 FIGURE 4-1 Front Bezel and Fro nt Bezel Locks of an Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–2 FIGURE 4-2 Sequence of Steps to Change Front Beze l Locks So Keys Cannot Be Removed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    xii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 FIGURE 4-20 SANne t II 200 SATA Array Default Sin gle-Controller SFP Placement . . . . . . . . 4–23 FIGURE 4-21 SANne t II 200 FC JBO D/Expansion Unit Default SFP Placem ent . . . . . . . . . . . 4–24 FIGURE 4-22 SANn et II 200 SATA Expansi ...

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    Figures xiii FIGURE B-3 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Ar ray Attached to Two HBA Po rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–8 FIGURE B-4 JBOD or Expansion Un it Troublesho oting Flowchar t, 1 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–15 FIGURE B-5 JBOD or Expansion Un it Troublesho oting Flowchar t, 2 of 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–16 FIGURE D-1 Ether ...

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    xiv SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 ...

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    xv Ta b l e s TA B L E 1 - 1 Comparison of SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, an d SATA SE Array Features . . . . . . . . 1–5 TA B L E 1 - 2 SANnet II 200 FC, S ATA, and SATA SE Array Config uration Options . . . . . . . . . . 1–7 TA B L E 2 - 1 Environm ental Specificatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    xvi SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Op eration, and Service Manual • March 2005 TA B L E 6 - 6 Power Sup ply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–9 TA B L E 7 - 1 Battery Sta tus Indica tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 17

    Preface xvii Preface This manual provides instruc tions for installin g, initially configuri ng, and operating the SANnet II 200 Fibre Channel (FC), SANnet II 200 SA T A, and the SANnet II 200 SA T A Spe cial Edition (SE) arrays; hereafte r referred to as FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays for ease of reading. This guide is writte n for experienced s ...

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    xviii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Appendix E provides instructions on configurin g a Sun™ server . Appendix F provides instructions on c onfiguring a Windows 2000 or W indows 2000 Advanced server . Appendix G provides instructions on configuring a Linux server . Appendix H p ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 19

    Preface xix T echnical Suppor t For late-breaking Release Notes and all manuals for this product, go to the SANnet II SCSI array section, or the SANnet II 200 FC array section, depend ing on which array you have, at: http://www.dothill.com/manuals The following information may be require d when contacting T echnical Support: Dot Hill serial number ...

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    xx SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Dot Hill W elcomes Y our Comments Dot Hill is interested in improving its do cumentation and welcomes your commen ts and suggestions. Y ou can email your comments to: support@dothill.com Include the part number (83-0000326 1) of yo ur document i ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 21

    1-1 CHAPTER 1 Pr oduct and Architectur e Overview This manual describes the SANnet II 200 FC , SA T A, and SA T A Special Edition (SE) arrays. The FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays are ra ck-mountable, Network Equip ment Building System (NEBS) Level 3-compliant, Fibr e Channel mass storage subsystems. NEBS Level 3 is the highest level of NEBS criter ...

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    1-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Ma nual • March 2005 1.1 Compar ison of FC , SA T A, and SA T A SE Arra ys Figure 1-1 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array F ront View The SANnet II 200 FC array is a next-g eneration Fibre Channel storage syste m designed to provide direct attached s ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 23

    Chapter 1 Product and Arch itecture Overview 1-3 1.1.1 Fibre Channel and SA T A Arra y Architectures The FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE share many archit ectural elem ents. This secti on discusses those elements, making note of th e few ways in which the architecture is implemented differently in the two arrays. The SANnet II 200 FC array , SA T A array ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 24

    1-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Ma nual • March 2005 1.1.1.2 SANnet II 200 SA T A and SA T A SE Arra y F eatures On the SANnet II 200 SA T A and SA T A SE a rrays, RAID controller channels 0 and 1 are dedicated host chan nels. Cha nnels 4 a nd 5 are host channels by default but can be config ...

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    Chapter 1 Product and Arch itecture Overview 1-5 Note – Although the products are very simila r in appearance and setup, the configurations have very important difference s. While the FC array can be used for all applications, the SA T A and SA T A SE arra ys cannot. Inappropriate use of the SA T A arrays in applications for wh ich the FC array w ...

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    1-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Ma nual • March 2005 Caution – In FC and SA T A configurations with large drive capacities, the size of the logical drive might exceed the device capac ity limitati on of your opera ting system. Be sure to check the device ca pacity limitatio n o f your oper ...

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    Chapter 1 Product and Arch itecture Overview 1-7 T able 1-2 shows the configu ration options for SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays. A label on the bottom lip of an array chassis, underneath the front bezel, ind icates whether the array is a JBOD array or a RAID array . For instance, “SANnet II 200 AC JBOD” refers to an alternating- ...

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    1-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Ma nual • March 2005 in a JBOD array . For example, “SANnet II 200 D1000” identifies a JBOD array with SES firmware version 1000 and “SANnet II 200F A1000” identifies a SANnet II 200 FC RAID array with firmware version 1000. For a list of supported rac ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 29

    Chapter 1 Product and Arch itecture Overview 1-9 Specific Integrate d Circuit (ASIC) contro ller chips handl e the interconnec tion between the controller bus, DRAM memory , and Pe ripheral Component In terconnect (PCI) internal buses. They also handle the inte rface between the on-board 2-Mbyte flash memory , 32-Kbyte nonvolatile ran dom access me ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 30

    1-10 SANnet II 20 0 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • Ma rch 2005 Caution – Y ou can mix disk drive capacity in th e same chassis, but not spindle speed (RPM). For instance, you can use 36-Gbyte and 73-Gbyte drives with no performance problems if both are 10K RPM drives. V i olating this configuratio ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 31

    Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-11 1.2.5 P ow er and F an Modules Note – The SA T A arrays can only be ordered in an AC configuration. However , DC power supplies can be ordered in an x-option kit, and the SA T A arrays can be reconfigured using the DC power su pplies. For details, refer to the SA Nnet II Family FRU Installation Gui ...

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    1-12 SANnet II 20 0 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • Ma rch 2005 1.4.1 FC Protocols T wo common protocols are used to connect Fibre Channel (FC) nodes together: ■ Point-to-point—The point-to-point protocol is straightforwar d, doing little more than establishing a permanent communication link betw ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 33

    Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-13 A fabric switch functions as a routing en gine, which actively directs data transfers from source to destination and arbitrates every connection. Ba ndwidth per node via a fabric switch remains constant when more nodes are added, and a node on a switch port uses a data path with speed up to 100 Mbps ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 34

    1-14 SANnet II 20 0 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • Ma rch 2005 1.5 Fibre Channel Architecture Each RAID array ha s six Fibre Chan nels with the following defaults: ■ Channels 0, 1, 4, and 5 are host channels connected to servers. Any SANnet II 200 FC array host channels can be reassigned as drive ...

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    Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-15 1.5.1.2 Activ e-to-Active Redundant Controller In active-to-active redundan t controller m ode, the primary loop serves the I/O traffic directed to the pri mary controller, and its pair loop serves the I/O traffic to the secondary controller . The host-s ide management software directs I/O traffic to ...

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    1-16 SANnet II 20 0 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • Ma rch 2005 ...

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    2-1 CHAPTER 2 Site Planning This chapter outlines the site planning requirements and basi c safety requirements for the installation and use of the FC arrays, SA T A arrays, and SA T A Special Edition (SE) arrays. Complete a preinstallation worksheet and prepar e the site for installation according to t he worksheet d etails and the specified si te ...

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    2-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 The customer is responsible for meeti ng all government codes and regulations concerning facilities. The custom er is also responsible for compliance with the following requirements: ■ Meeting all local, national, and internat ional co ...

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    Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-3 2.3 En vironmental Requirements 2.3.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility The following is require d for all installations: ■ All AC mains and supply co nductors to po wer distribution boxes for both the rack- mounted array and the desk top array must be enclosed in a metal conduit or raceway when specified by local, nationa ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 40

    2-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 2.5 Ph ysical Specifications Use the physical specifications in T a ble 2-3 to plan the location of your array . 2.6 La y out Map It is helpful to create a sketch or layout ma p to indicate the exac t location of the array as well as the ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 41

    Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-5 ■ Route interface ca b les away from motors and other sources of magnetic or radio frequency interference. ■ Stay within the cable length limitat ions. ■ Provide two separate power sources fo r th e array . These powe r sources must be independent of each other , a nd each must be controlled by a separate circui t ...

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    2-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Note – SANnet II family arrays require at least CA T -5 Ethernet cable. See the following preinstallation workshee t for additional preparation details. 2.8 Preinstallation W orksheets Before ordering an FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array , ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 43

    Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-7 Ta b l e 2 - 4 Site Prep aration Worksheet Rackmounting Custom ers must ensure that the appropriate service outlets are available for installation. Requirements vary . • W ill the array be rackmounted? Y es / No • Is the rack supplied by Dot Hill, Inc.? Y es / No • If yes, include Dot Hill model number: ____ • If ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 44

    2-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Ta b l e 2 - 5 Host and F abr ic Switch Connectivity Summar ized Host or Fabric Switch Connectiv ity - Host or F abric Switch #1 Host or fabric switch name: _____________________________________ Host or fabric switch make/model: _________ ...

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    3-1 CHAPTER 3 Unpacking Y o ur Array This chapter desc ribes the procedu re for un packing your FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array package. The fo llowing topics are covered i n this chapt er: ■ “Opening Y our Package” on p age 3-1 ■ “Checking the Packag e Contents” on page 3-2 ■ “Field-Replac eable Units” o n page 3-3 ■ “Customer ...

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    3-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 6. Check the li st of “C ustome r-Provided Cables” on page 3-3. These are required to complete y our installation. Note – Y ou must purchase or provide fiber-optic cables for connecting FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays to host serve ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 47

    Chapter 3 Unpacking Y our Array 3-3 3.3 Field-Replaceab le Units Check that you received all field-replaceable units (FRUs) ordered with your array . For additional FRUs, consult you r sales representativ e. For instru ctions on how to i nstall or replace FRUs, review the following manuals located on the prod uct web site or on your documentation C ...

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    3-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 ...

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    4-1 CHAPTER 4 Connecting Y our Array This chapter describes procedures for cabl ing a FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array and for connecting an array to power and to netwo rk devices. The following topics are covered in this chapter: ■ “Converting Y our Front Bezel Locks So the Keys Cannot Be Removed” on page 4-2 ■ “RAID Array Connections” o ...

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    4-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Before you connect the array to the network, position the array in the rack, cabinet, or other location where it will be used. Caution – When positioning the array , do n ot bloc k the air vents at the front or back of the unit. Follow ...

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    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-3 4. Lift the pawl off the threaded part of th e lock body , as shown in the second panel of Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2 Sequence of Ste ps to Change F ro nt Bezel Loc ks So K eys Cannot Be Remov ed 5. Set the pawl aside, face up, so that you ca n remember its orientation when you replace it. 6. Use the key to turn the ...

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    4-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 9. Repla ce the bezel. Note – T o convert your bezel locks so that th e keys can be removed, repeat this procedure. 4.2 RAID Arra y Connections Management is in-band through fibre hos t connections and out -of-band through the serial po ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 53

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-5 Figure 4-3 Hardwar e Connections on the Bac k of a Dual-Contro ller SANnet II 200 FC Arra y 4.2.2 SANnet II 200 SA T A Arra y Connections Figure 4-4 identifies the h ardware connections on the back of a du al-controller SANn et II 200 SA T A array . FC de vice connections application/data servers and consoles FC ...

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    4-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Figure 4-4 Hardware Connections on the Back of a Dual-Contro ller SANnet II 200 SA T A Arra y application/data servers and consoles FC de vice connections FC e xpansion units/FC arra ys Management console Servers and consoles FC devices ...

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    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-7 4.2.3 SANnet II 200 SA T A SE Arra y Connections Figure 4-5 identifies the h ardware connections on the back of a du al-controller SANn et II 200 SA T A SE array . Figure 4-5 Hardwar e Connections on the Bac k of a Dual-Controlle r SANnet II 200 SA T A SE Arra y 4.3 Connecting the Chassis to A C P ow er Outlets ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 56

    4-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw and cylindrical standoff from one of the two provided cord locks. Set them aside for reassembly la ter . 2. Slide th e cord lock over the AC power co nnector . 3. Hold the cylindrical stan ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 57

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-9 Figure 4-6 Installing a Cord Lock 4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC P ow e r Outlets Note – The SANnet II 200 SA T A array can only be ordered in an AC configuration . However , DC power supp lies can be ordere d in an x-option kit, and a SANnet II 200 SA T A array can be reconfigured using the DC power supplie ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 58

    4-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 2. Connect a DC power cable to the first power supply and to a power outlet. Note – Use only the DC power cables provided with the array . Caution – If the array is connected to DC power source s not within the designat ed – 48V DC ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 59

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-11 4.5 Cab ling to Expansion Units The instructions in thi s section apply to the SANnet II 200 FC and the SANnet II 200 SA T A arrays only . The SANnet II 200 SA T A SE array does not support expansion units. Caution – When connecting expansion units to a RAID arra y , alway s connect chann el 2 of the RAID arr ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 60

    4-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 4-7 SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Attached to T wo Hosts and T wo Expansion Units RAID arra y Expansion unit 1 Expansion unit 2 Loop A (top drive por ts) Loop B (bottom dr ive por ts) Cable to drive Cable to host ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 61

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-13 Figure 4-8 SANnet II 200 SA T A Arra y Attached to T wo Hosts and T wo Expansion Units 4.6 Setting Loop IDs on Expansion Units When an expansio n unit is at tached to a RAID array , unique, hard-assigned lo op IDs are assigned to each expansi on unit drive. A loop ID is the decimal version of an arbitrated loop ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 62

    4-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 4-9 F ront Bezel and F ront Bezel Locks of an Array 1. Use the provided key to unlock both bezel locks. 2. Grasp the front bezel co ver on both sides and pull it forward and then down. 3. Remove the plastic cap from th e left ear o ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 63

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-15 Ensure that the loop IDs of expansion units do not duplicate the loop IDs of other connected expansion units or RAID arrays. The ID switch offers eight ID ranges. Each range c ontains 16 IDs (the last four IDs in each range are ignored). These ranges are shown in T able 4-3. For an example of properly configure ...

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    4-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 8. Lift the bezel into posit ion and press it onto the front o f the chassis unti l it is flush with the front. 9. Use the key to lock both bezel locks. 4.7 P owering Up and Chec king LEDs Perform the initial ch eck of the arra y accordin ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 65

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-17 labeled FC0, FC1, FC4, and FC5 to indica te channels 0, 1, 4, and 5. Default configurations do not include an SFP connector in every SFP port. T o add or change SFP connectors, see to “Changing Y o ur SFP Configuration” on page 4-24. The channels and associated ports for the SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 66

    4-18 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Note – The SANnet II 200 SA T A SE array configuration does not include drive po rts. 4.8.1.1 SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Dr ive P or ts Configured for redundancy , each controller in a dual-controller RAID array has two adjacent dedicated ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 67

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-19 Figure 4-13 Dedicated Dr ive Channels 2 and 3 (on Both Controllers) in a Dual-Con troller SANnet II 200 SA T A Arra y 4.8.2 Host P or t Connectivity in a Dual-Controller Arr a y Host channels connect to host computers either directly or th rough storage switches or other devices. In a default dual-controller RA ...

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    4-20 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 4-14 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Array 4.8.2.2 SANnet II 200 SA T A and SA T A SE Arra ys In a default dual-controller SANnet II 200 SA T A an d SA T A SE RAID co nfiguration, each controller has six host po ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 69

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-21 Figure 4-15 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 SA T A Array The following figure shows the host channels for a SANnet II 200 SA T A SE array . Figure 4-16 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller SA T A SE Arra y 4.8.3 Def ault SFP Placement Default configurations do not include an SFP connector in ever ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 70

    4-22 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 T o review various configuration o ptions, se e the discussions following “Summary of Array Configuration” on pag e 5-1. Refer also to the configuration options presented in the SANnet II 200 FC an d SA T A Array Best Practices Manual ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 71

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-23 No SFPs are plugged into the drive channels. This config uration is appropriate for connecting to up to four hosts or fibre swit ches, with no connectio n to expansion units (see Figure 4-19 and Figu re 4-20). Figure 4-19 SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Default Single Controller SFP Placement Figure 4-20 SANnet II 200 ...

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    4-24 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 4-21 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD/Expansion Unit Default SFP Placement In a default SA Nnet II 200 SA T A e xpansion unit, SFPs are initially plugged in to the left-most Loop A port in the upper I/O expa nsion module and in the left-most ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 73

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-25 Figure 4-23 T ypical SFP Connector Use d to Connect Cables to Chassis SFP P or ts 4.9 Estab lishing Communications With An Arra y Before you can configure an array , you must establish one or more communication links between at least one host and an a rray . Y ou can use any combination of the array’ s RS-232 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 74

    4-26 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ■ Use the show network-parameters CLI command. Refer to the SANscape CLI User's Guide for more information. If the RAID controller is not o n a network connected to an ac tive DHCP server , an IP ad dress of 0.0.0.0 is displayed. R ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 75

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-27 4.11 Manually Setting a Static IP Address Y ou can manually set an array’ s IP address using the controller ’ s firmware by typing values for the IP address, the subnet mask, and IP address of the gateway . If your network uses a Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) server or a Dynamic Host Configurat ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 76

    4-28 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 8. Choose Ye s to reset the controller . The controller takes a fe w minutes to format a small storag e sector on each physi cal drive before logical driv es can be successfull y initialized . 4.12 Setting Up Out-of-Band Management Ov er ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 77

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-29 Note – Alternatively , you can use the Solaris operating system tip command or a terminal emulation program to access th e firmware application program. See “Configuring a Host COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array” on page 4-26 for more information. 4. Press Ctrl-L to refresh the screen and view the Main M ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 78

    4-30 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Carefully consider the following limitations of special high-capacity configurations. Using multiple SANnet II 200 FC arrays connected to the same SAN no rmally provides significantly better performance than one high-capa city co nfigurat ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 79

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-31 6. V erify the SES/PLD (program mable logic devi ce) version o f the e xpansion unit and the RAID array . T o review the version information, using the SANscape CLI, ty pe show ses . Or, using SANscape, open the V iew Enclosure window . 7. If the SES/PLD version is not the same for the RAID array and the expans ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 80

    4-32 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Note – The connectio n of a FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array to Fibre Channel HBAs that use different speeds (1 Gbit and 2 Gbit) on the same channel is no t su pported. Y ou can, however , mix 1-Gbit and 2-Gbit Fibre Ch annel HBAs on diff ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 81

    Chapter 4 Connecting Y our Array 4-33 4.17 P owe r i ng Off the Arra y Y ou might need to power off the array (bot h power supplies) if you relo cate the array or perform certain maintenance procedures wi th asso ciated servers. A lways shut do wn the array’ s controller before powering off the array . Caution – If controllers are not shut down ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 82

    4-34 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 83

    5-1 CHAPTER 5 Configuration Overview This chapter highligh ts the tools and the important limi tations and guidelines which must be understood prior to configuring your array . This chapter covers the following topics: ■ “Summary of Array Configuration” on page 5-1 ■ “Point-to-Point Configuration Guidelines” on page 5-3 ■ “A Sample ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 84

    5-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 3. Set up an IP address for the controller . See “Establ ishing Communications Wi th An Array” on page 4-25. Note – For detailed information in performing steps 4–14, refer to the SANnet II Family RAID Firmwar e User ’ s Guide f ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 85

    Chapter 5 Configur ation Overview 5-3 Note – Each operating system has a method for recognizing storage devices and LU Ns and might require the use of specific commands or the modification of specific file s. Be sure to check the information for your ope rating system to ensure that you have performed the necessary proced ures. For information ab ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 86

    5-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Caution – If you keep the default loop mode and co nnect to a fabric switch, the array automatically shi fts to public loop mode . As a result, communication between the array and the switched fabric runs in half dup lex (send or rece i ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 87

    Chapter 5 Configur ation Overview 5-5 attaching the cables for a LUN-mapped channel p air , ma ke sure that the first channel is connected to the upper port a nd the second channel is conn ected to the lower port of the second channel. For example, to provide redundancy , map half of the LUNs across Channel 0 (PID 40) and Channel 4 (PID 42), and th ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 88

    5-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Note – Multipathing for FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays is provided by SANpath software. Remember these important rules: ■ A single logical drive can be mapped to only one c ontroller , either the primary controller or the secondary ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 89

    Chapter 5 Configur ation Overview 5-7 Figure 5-1 A P oint-to-P oint Configuration with a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Arra y and T wo Switches : Host por t on channel number N PID 40 / PID43 : Host IDs on primar y controller SID 45 / SID46 : Host IDs on secondar y controller N/A : Not applicable (no ID on that controller) : P or t bypass circui ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 90

    5-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Figure 5-2 A P oint-to-P oint Configuration With a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 SA T A Array and T wo Switches Note – These illustrations show the default c ontroller locatio ns; however , the primary controller and secondary controlle ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 91

    Chapter 5 Configur ation Overview 5-9 Perform the following steps to set up a typi cal point-to-point SAN configuration b ased on Figure 5-1 and Figure 5-2. 1. Check the position of installed SFPs. M ove them as necessary to su pport the connections needed. 2. Connect expansion units, if needed. 3. Create at lea st two logical drives (logical drive ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 92

    5-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 7. Map logical drive 0 to channels 0 and 1 of the primary controller . Map LUN numbers 0 through 31 to the single ID on each ho st channel. 8. Map logical drive 1 to channels 4 and 5 of the secondary controller . Map LUN numbers 0 through ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 93

    Chapter 5 Configuration Over view 5-11 Figure 5-3 A D AS Configuration With Four Ser vers , a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Arra y , an d T wo Expansion Units Ser v er 1 Server 2 Server 3 Ser ver 4 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 94

    5-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 5-4 A D AS Configuration With Four Ser vers , a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 SA T A Array , and T wo Expansion Units Establishing complete redundancy and maintain ing high availability requires the use of multipathing software suc ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 95

    Chapter 5 Configuration Over view 5-13 DAS configurations are typically implemen ted using a fabric loop (FL_port) mod e. A loop configuration example is described in “A Sample DAS Loop Configuration” on page 5-10. FL_port connections between a FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE arrays and multiple servers allow up to 1024 LUNs to be presented to servers ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 96

    5-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 1 1. Co nnect the first server to port FC 0 of the upper con troller and port FC5 o f the lower controller . 12. Connect the second server to port FC 4 of the upper controller and port FC1 of the lower controller . 13. Connect the third s ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 97

    Chapter 5 Configuration Over view 5-15 ■ Do not combine SANnet II 200 FC drives and SANnet II 200 SA T A drives on the same Fibre Channel loop. Use the m only on separate loops. ■ Do not connect SANnet II 200 SA T A expans ion units to SANnet II 200 FC arrays in single-controller configurations. ■ Make sure at least one additi onal logical dr ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 98

    5-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 99

    6-1 CHAPTER 6 Checking LEDs This chapter describes the front an d back-panel LEDs, wh ich display the o perating status of all drives and modules. T o pics covered in thi s chapter are: ■ “LEDs When The Array Is First Powered On” on page 6-1 ■ “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 6-2 ■ “Drive LED Status” on page 6-4 ■ “Correcting SES or ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 100

    6-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 6.2 F ront-P anel LEDs The drive LEDs are located between the rows of drives on the front-panel, as shown in Figure 6-1. The system operation LEDs are lo cated on the ri ght ear of the chassis a nd shown in Figure 6-2. Figure 6-1 F ront-P ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 101

    Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-3 T able 6-2 lists the front-p anel LE Ds and describ es LED activity . Ta b l e 6 - 2 F ront-P anel LEDs LED LED Color Description Drive Solid green Good: Drive power -up and spin-up OK. Blinking green Good: Indicates drive activity . Solid amber Failed: Drive failure. Power (Light bulb icon) Monitors the DC output voltag ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 102

    6-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Note – T o test that the LEDs work, using a pa per clip, press and hold the Re set button for 5 seconds. All the LEDs should change from green to amber when you perform th is test. Any LED that fails to li ght indicates a problem with t ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 103

    Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-5 A similar situation occurs when you add an expansion unit or JBOD and there is a mismatch between the SES or PLD firmware of the RAID array and that of the expansion unit, or between two expansion units. See “Upgrading SES and PLD Firmware ” on page 7 -8 for information about upgrading SES and PLD firmware. 6.3 Bac k ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 104

    6-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Figure 6-4 SANnet II 200 SA T A Arra y I/O Controller Mo dule and Batter y Module LEDs Note – Although an amber light on th e back pa nel often indicates a faulty component, a steady amber light on the Ethernet link LED ind icates norma ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 105

    Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-7 The I/O controller module LEDs and their color definitions are shown in T able 6-4. Ta b l e 6 - 4 I/O Controller Mo dule and Batter y Module LEDs LED Purpose LED Color Definition Battery Status of battery Solid green – Battery char ged Blinking green – Battery charging Solid amber – Battery failed Activity I/O act ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 106

    6-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Note – Ethernet link LEDs on SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays differ from the Ethernet link LEDs found on SANnet II 200 SCSI arrays and SANnet II 220 SCSI arrays. On SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays, a connec ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 107

    Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-9 The I/O expansion module LEDs and their co lor definitions are shown in T able 6-5. Note – An SFP link status (L) LED is of f if there is no connect ion or a failed connection to this SFP . 6.3.3 P ow er Supply and F an Module LEDs The following figure shows the AC power supply and fan module. Ta b l e 6 - 5 I/O Expans ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 108

    6-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 6-8 A C P ower Supply and F an M odule The following figure shows the DC power supply and fan module. Figure 6-9 DC P ower Supply and F an Module LED LED ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 109

    7-1 CHAPTER 7 Maintaining Y our Array This chapter covers the following main tenance and tr oubleshooting topics: ■ “Using Software to Monitor a nd Man age the Array” on page 7-1 ■ “Out-of-Band Connections” on page 7-2 ■ “In-Band Connec tions” on page 7-2 ■ “Other Supported Software” on page 7-2 ■ “Enabling VERIT AS DMP? ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 110

    7-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 ■ SANscape Alert provid es event monito ring and notificati on. Refer to the SANsca pe Alert User ’ s Guide for information. ■ SANscape Command-Line Interface (CLI) pr ovides script-based management. Refer to the SANscape CLI User ? ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 111

    Chapter 7 Maintain ing Y our Array 7-3 setting up a configuration with redundant path ing. Multipathing software makes multiple paths b etween the serve r and the storage system and provid es full services on each path for path failover . Refer to the appendix for your host and to the SANnet II 200 FC, SAT A, and SAT A SE Array Release Notes for in ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 112

    7-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 7.1.5 The VERIT AS V olume Manager ASL VERIT AS has provided an Array Software Library (ASL) that must be installed o n the same host system as the V olume M anager 3.2 or 3.5 softwa re to enable th e software to recognize a FC or SA T A ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 113

    Chapter 7 Maintain ing Y our Array 7-5 Y our lithium ion battery shoul d be changed every two years if the unit is continuously operated at 77 ° F (25 ° C). If the unit is continuo usly operated at 95 ° F (35 ° C) or higher , the battery should be changed ev ery year . Th e shelf life of yo ur battery is three years. Note – The RAID controlle ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 114

    7-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 1. From the Main M enu, choose view and edit Event logs to view the event logs. A log of recent events is displayed. Note – The controller can store up to 1000 event log entries. The event log records configuration and o perational even ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 115

    Chapter 7 Maintain ing Y our Array 7-7 7.4 Upgr ading Fir mware Caution – Be particularly careful about downloading and installing PLD firmware. If the wrong firmware is inst alle d, or the firmware is instal led on the wron g device, your controller might be rendered inoperable. Always be sure to upgrade your SES firmware first before trying to ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 116

    7-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 A controller that repl aces a failed unit in a dual-contro ller syst em often has a newer release of the firmware instal led than th e firmware in the controller it repla ced. T o maintain compatibility , the surviving pr imary controller ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 117

    Chapter 7 Maintain ing Y our Array 7-9 7.5.1 Remo ving the F ront Bez el and Ear Caps 1. Use the provided key to unlock both bezel lock s. 2. Grasp the front bezel co ver on both sides and pull it forward and then down. Note – For many op erations, includ ing replacing disk drives, it is n ot necessary to further detach the bezel, because droppin ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 118

    7-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 119

    8-1 CHAPTER 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array This chapter covers the following main tenance and tr oubleshooting topics: ■ “Sensor Locations” on page 8-1 ■ “Silencing Audible Alarms” on page 8-5 ■ “RAID LUNs Not V isible to the Host” on page 8-7 ■ “Controller Failover” on page 8-7 ■ “Recovering From Fatal Dr ive Failure” ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 120

    8-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 8.1.1 Cooling Element Sensors There are two fans in each power supply module. The normal range for fan speed is 4000 to 6000 RPM. Cooling element failure occurs when a fan’ s speed drops below 4000 RPM. Figure 8-1 Cooling F an Locations ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 121

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-3 8.1.2 T emperature Sensors Extreme high and low temperatures can caus e significant damage if they go unnoticed. There are twelve temperature sensor s at key points in the enclosure. Ta b l e 8 - 2 T emperature Sensors for FC , SA T A , and SA T A SE Arrays Element ID Description Location Alarm Condition 0 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 122

    8-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 8.1.3 V oltage Sensors V oltage sensors mak e sure that the array’ s voltage is within normal rang es. The voltage components differ for the SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays. The following tables descri be each voltage sen ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 123

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-5 8.1.4 P ow er Supply Sensors Each SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE array has two fully redundant power supplies, with load sharing capabilities. The se nsors monitor the vo ltage, temperature, and fan units in each power supply . 8.2 Silencing A udib le Alar ms An audible alarm indi cates that eithe ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 124

    8-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 Note – It is important to know the cause of the error condition because how you silence the alarm depends on the cause of the alarm. T o silence the alarm, perform the following steps: 1. Check the error messa ges, event logs, and LED a ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 125

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-7 2. Depending on whether the cause of the alar m is a failed component or a controller event and which application you are using, silence the ala rm as specified in the following table. Pushing the Reset button has no ef fect on controller event alarms and muting the beeper has no effect on failed component ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 126

    8-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, an d SA T A SE Ar ray Installation, Operation, and Se rvice Manual • March 2005 ■ The surviving controller se nds event messa ges announcing the controller failur e of the other controller . A “Redundant Controller Fail ure Detected” alert message is displaye d and written to the event log. If one controller in ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 127

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-9 If a double drive failure has occurred, it might be possible to recover by performing the following steps: 1. Discontinue all I/O activity immediat ely . 2. T o cancel the beeping alarm, from the controller firmware’ s Main Menu, ch oose system Functions → Mute beeper . See “Silencing Audible Alarms? ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 128

    8-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ■ If the status is still “F A T AL F AIL,” you migh t have lost al l data on the logical drive, and it might be necessary to re-create the logical drive. Proc eed with th e following procedures: a. Replace the failed drive. Refer to ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 129

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-11 8.7 T roub leshooting Flowchar ts This section provides troubleshooting flow charts to illustrate common troublesho oting methods. The flowcharts included in this section are: ■ “Power Supply and Fan Module” on page 8-1 1 ■ “Drive LEDs” on page 8-13 ■ “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 8-16 ■ ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 130

    8-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 8-2 P ower Supply or F an Module F lowchar t, 1 of 2 Front panel power LED amber? Check power supply LEDs. Ye s Ye s No P ower supply cord plugged in? Resolved? No P ower supply swiitch on? Ye s Resolved? No Ye s Reseat the power s ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 131

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-13 Figure 8-3 P ower Supply or F an Module Flowchar t, 2 of 2 8.7.2 Drive LEDs Before you perform the drive LED troubles hooting procedures, you might want to use the firmware applicati on to identify a fai led drive. Refer to the SANnet II Family RAID Firmwar e User ’ s Guide for more details. Is the powe ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 132

    8-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 For overview information about drive LEDs and how th ey work, see “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 6-2. Y ou can check physical drive parameters usin g the firmwa re application. From the firmware Main Menu, choose view and edit scsi drives ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 133

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-15 Figure 8-4 Drive LEDs Flo w char t, 1 of 2 Is only one drive LED amber? Check Vie w and Edit SCSI drives menu. Rotate drive into another slot. Ye s Ye s Replace drive. Ye s All drive LEDs amber? No Ye s No Does drive show bad? Does problem follo w dr ive? Refer to FR U Installation Guide for instructions. ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 134

    8-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 8-5 Drive LEDs Flo w char t, 2 of 2 For more information about checking and replacing drive modules, refer to the SANnet II Family FRU Installation Guide . 8.7.3 F ront-P anel LEDs The following flowchart provides troubleshooting p ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 135

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-17 Figure 8-6 F ront-Panel LEDs Flo wcha r t, 1 of 4 3A F ront panel LEDs problem (FC) All front panel LEDs flashing amber? Ye s LEDs stop flashing? No Are all the LEDs off during operation? Is the power switch on? Ye s No Is the power connected? Is the power cord well seated? Resolved? Ye s Ye s Ye s T urn ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 136

    8-18 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 8-7 F ront-Panel LEDs Flo wcha r t, 2 of 4 3B F ront panel LEDs problem (FC) Are both power switches on? Ye s T ur n them on. Connect them. Seat them. No No Continue with 3C. Ye s No Is the LED ribbon cable on the right ear loose? ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 137

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-19 Figure 8-8 F ront-Panel LEDs Flo wcha r t, 3 of 4 3C F ront panel LEDs problem (FC) Is T emp LED amber? Ye s Is the ambient temp. within environmental limits? No No No Ye s Follow procedure for "F an LED amber?" on 9B. Resolved? No Ye s Is F an LED amber also? Check f or any amber LEDs in back p ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 138

    8-20 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 Figure 8-9 F ront-Panel LEDs Flo wcha r t, 4 of 4 3D F ront panel LEDs problem (FC) Check that LED ribbon cable in right ear is not loose. V erify the air conditioning is working properly . Fix if needed. End Ye s Resolved? T emp LED Reso ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 139

    Chapter 8 T roubleshooting Y our Array 8-21 8.7.4 I/O Controller Module The following flowchart provides troublesh ooting procedures for the I/O controller module. Figure 8-10 I/O Controller Module Flowchar t SFP Link LED amber? Replace SFP with known good SFP . Ye s Replace the cable. No T r y a known good HBA. No End Ye s Replace I/O controller m ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 140

    8-22 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 200 5 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 141

    A-1 APPENDIX A SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Specifications This appendix provides the specifications for the S ANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays. The topics covered are: ■ “Physical Specifications” on page A-1 ■ “SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Highlights” on page A-2 ■ “Agency Approvals an ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 142

    A-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Note – Add 12.75 lb (5.8 kg) for packaging if y ou want to know the shipping weight of an array or expansion unit. A.2 SANnet II 200 FC , SA T A, and SA T A SE Arra y Highlights W eight (fully loaded FC expansion unit) 56.6 lb / 25.7 kg with ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 143

    Appendix A SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A , and SA T A SE Array Specifications A-3 The following topics briefl y describe specific hardwa re and firmware features. A.2.1 Hardware Loop ID Each device communic ating on an arbitrat ed loop requires an AL_P A, the Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. The ho st Fibre Chann el supports a single hard loop ID in th ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 144

    A-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 A.2.3 Fir mware LUN Filtering (RAID-Based Mapping) LUN filtering is a method used for separa ting and controlling acce ss to da ta from the RAID controller . One major benefit of Fibr e Channel is the capa bility to share a common storage pool ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 145

    Appendix A SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A , and SA T A SE Array Specifications A-5 Australia Part of W orld-wide CB Scheme Argentina Resolution 92-98 (S-Mark) Germany GS mark (er gonomics) (Rheinland) Russia Part of W orld-wide CB Scheme (GOST -R mark) Russia Hygienic Mark (ergonomics) Electroma gnetic Compatibility Standard Country U.S. FCC #47, Part 15 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 146

    A-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 147

    B-1 APPENDIX B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) A single SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be connected directly to certain Solaris operating system hosts. This appendix desc ribes the use of SANn et II 200 FC JBOD arrays. Note – SANnet II 200 SA T A an d SA T A SE conf igurations do not support the use of JBOD arrays. Th ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 148

    B-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 B .2 Suppor ted Operating Systems (JBOD Arr a ys) The SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be used with currently released versions of th e Solaris 8, Solaris 9, and Solaris 10 operating systems. B .3 Suppor ted Host Platf or ms and Connection Metho ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 149

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-3 ■ SANscape software supports FC JBOD arrays . However , since FC JBOD arrays d o not have a RAID controller to manag e the disks, this software support is necessarily limited. Monitoring functionality that does not require a RAID controller works the same way it does for R ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 150

    B-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 B .5.1.1 Enabling JBOD Suppor t T o monitor peripheral devi ce conditions and events on a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array from SANscape, you first need to en able JBOD support. Se e “Enabling SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Support” on page B-10 fo ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 151

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-5 Figure B-1 ID Switch By default, the ID switch on all SANnet II 200 FC JBOD arrays is set to 1 so the range of IDs is automatically 16 to 31. Y ou can leave the ID switch set to 1, or se t it for whichever range of IDs you prefer . The ID switch offers eight ID ranges. Each ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 152

    B-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 Caution – The loop ID should only be changed while the JBOD array is powered off or not in use. After changing the loop ID, a power cycle is required to make the ID switch change take ef fect. Failure to cycle the power following an ID switch ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 153

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-7 Figure B-2 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Arra y Attached to a Single HBA P or t In this example, if the loop ID switch is set to 0, the format command shows 12 drives on this loop, ranging from c1t0d0 to c1t11d0. The drive identi fiers are arranged in four c olumns of three drives e ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 154

    B-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 Figure B-3 shows an exampl e of a SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array with 12 drives, connected to a host computer over two loops to two FC ports. In this example, both ports are on dual-port HBAs. Figure B-3 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Attached to T w ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 155

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-9 Caution – Be careful not to mount the same drive twice if you are not using multipathing software. B .7.3 Changing Y our SFP Conf iguration on JBOD Arr a ys SANnet II 200 FC JBOD arrays use SFP connect ors to attach to Fibre Channel ports on your host computer . Y ou might ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 156

    B-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installati on, Operation, and Service Manu al • March 2005 1. Connect a fiber-optic cable to an HBA. 2. Set your loop IDs using the ID switch on the JBOD array . Caution – The loop ID should only be changed while the JBOD array is powered off or not in use. After changing the loop ID, a power cycle ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 157

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Only) B-11 4. Cl ick OK . The JBOD array is displayed in the main window . In a single-bus confi guration, both ports of the JBOD array are co nnected to one HBA on the server , as shown in the following example:. In a split-bus configuration, each port is connected to its own HBA, a ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 158

    B-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installati on, Operation, and Service Manu al • March 2005 B .10 Resizing LUNs Greater Than 1 Tbyte When a LUN is cr eated larger than 1 Tbyte, the Solaris ope rating system identi fies the LUN as an EFI drive. If t he LUN is later rebu ilt to less than 1 Tby te, it retains the EFI label. If you want ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 159

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Only) B-13 B .11.1 T roubleshooting Configur ation Issues Follow this sequence of general steps to isolate software and configuration issues. 1. Look for storage-related messages in /var/adm/messages and identify any suspect SANnet II 200 FC JBOD arrays and fibre loops. 2. Check your ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 160

    B-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installati on, Operation, and Service Manu al • March 2005 ■ SANscape CLI event log ■ For expansion units, the RAID firmware event log For more information about re placing the chassis, I/O modu le, or controller , refer to the SANnet II Family FRU Installation Guide . Caution – When you rotate ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 161

    Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Arra y Only) B-15 Figure B-4 JBOD or Expansion Unit T roubleshooting Flowchar t, 1 of 2 Drive light amber? No I/O expansion module LED amber Ye s SFP link status amber? Ye s No No Ye s Check ev ent messages in firmware or software. Replace chassis. Switch drive with known drive from another ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 162

    B-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installati on, Operation, and Service Manu al • March 2005 Figure B-5 JBOD or Expansion Unit T roubleshooting Flowchar t, 2 of 2 B .12 Con ver ting a JBOD to a RAID arra y Y ou can convert an FC JBOD (or expansi on unit) into a single- contro ller or dual- controller FC RAID array . For instructions ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 163

    C-1 APPENDIX C Failed Component Alarm Codes This appendix describes fail ed component alarm codes. Failed component alarm codes use Morse code d ot and dash characters. The dot “ . ” is a short tone sounding fo r one unit of time. The d ash “ - ” is a long tone sounding for three units of time. Alarms, also referred to as beep codes, are pr ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 164

    C-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 See “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 6-2 for more information about the SES/PLD firmware mismatch mentioned in T able C-1. Caution – Be part icularly careful to observe and rectify a temperat ure failure alarm. If you detect this alarm, shut do ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 165

    D-1 APPENDIX D Cable Pinouts This appendix identifies the pi nouts fo r each connector used in the SANn et II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays. T opics covered are: ■ “RJ-45 Connect or” on page D-1 ■ “DB9 COM Port” on page D-2 D .1 RJ-45 Connector Figure D-1 Ether net RJ-45 Sock et 10/100BASE-T Ta b l e D - 1 Ether net RJ-45 Pin Des ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 166

    D-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 D. 2 D B 9 C O M P o r t The COM port is a female DB9 connector that requires a male DB9 null modem cable. Figure D-2 RS-232 DB9 (EIA/TIA 574) View of the Male End 6R X – G r e e n 7N o t connected White with brown 8N o t connected Brown Ta b ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 167

    E-1 APPENDIX E Configuring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating System This appendix provides access information and LUN setup i nformation needed when you connect a FC or SA T A array to a serv er running the Solaris operating system. For a list of supported adapters, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SAT A, and SA T A SE Array Release Notes . ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 168

    E-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Figure E-1 RAID Arra y COM P or t Connected Locally to the Ser ial P or t o f a W or kstation 2. Power up the array . It can take two or three minutes for bot h controllers to be initialized be fore communication is possi ble over the connectio ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 169

    Appendix E Configuring a Sun Server Runni ng the Solaris Opera ting System E-3 E.3 Deter mining the WWN in the Solar is Operating System Perform the followin g steps to determine the world wide name (WWN) of a newly installed HBA d evice. 1. Reboot the computer . 2. T ype the following the command: 3. Scroll dow n the listing to se e the Fibr e Cha ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 170

    E-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 171

    F-1 APPENDIX F Configuring a Micr osoft W indows Server This appendix provides plat form-specific host insta llation and c onfiguration information to use when you connect a FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array to a host runnin g the W indows 2000 Server, W in dows 2000 Advanced Server, W indows 2003 Server , or W indows 2003 Advanced Server operating sy ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 172

    F-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Man ual • March 2005 Note – A DB9-to-DB25 serial cable ada pter is included in your pac kage contents for connecting the serial cable to a DB25 serial port on your host if you do not have a DB9 serial port. 2. Power up the array . 3. On the server , choose St a r ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 173

    Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-3 ■ 1 stop bit ■ No parity 8. T o save the connection and its settings, choose File → Save. The connection fi le name is connection-name where connection-n am e is the name you gave this HyperT erminal connection in Step 4. 9. T o make a con nection shortcut on your desktop: a. Choose St a r ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 174

    F-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Man ual • March 2005 F .2 Accessing the Fir mw are Application F rom a Microsoft Windo ws Ser v er T o access the array from a Microsoft W indows Server through a serial port, use the HyperT erminal connection you c onfig ured in “Setting Up th e Serial Port Conn ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 175

    Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-5 c. Select the Disk Management folder . d. If a W rite Signature and Upgrade Disk W izard is displayed, click Cancel. A “Connecting to Logical Disk Manager Server” stat us message is displayed. 4. Select your new device when it is displayed. 5. Right -click in the Unallo cated partiti on of y ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 176

    F-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Man ual • March 2005 8. Specify the amount of disk space to us e or accept the defa ult value, and click Next . 9. Assign a drive le tter , if desired, and click Next . 10. Sel ect Format this partition with the following settings . a. Specify NTFS as the “File s ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 177

    Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-7 c. Click Next . A confirmation dialog box displays the settings you have specified. 11 . C l i c k Finish . The new partition is formatted and the fo rmatted partition is identified as NTFS in the Computer Management win dow . 12. Repeat Step 5 through Step 1 1 for any othe r new partitions and ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 178

    F-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Man ual • March 2005 F .4 Deter mining the W or ldwide Name f or Microsoft Windo ws Ser v ers Before you can create host fi lters, you need to know the worldwide name (WWN) for the FC HBA that connects your host to your FC array . 1. Boot a specific host system and ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 179

    G-1 APPENDIX G Configuring a Linux Server This appendix provides access information and LUN setup i nformation needed when you connect a FC, SA T A, or SA T A SE array to a server running the Linux operating system. For a list of supported adapters, refer to the SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Release Notes . This information suppleme ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 180

    G-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 1. Use a null modem ca ble to communicate via th e serial port of the arra y . Connect the serial null modem cab le to th e array and to ttyS0 (COM1), ttyS1 (COM2), ttyS2 (COM3), or ttyS3 (COM4). Note – A DB9-to-DB25 serial cable ada pter is ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 181

    Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-3 d. If E is not correct, press the letter E and the cursor goes to line E. Backspace and change the line to: After you edit the line, press Return an d the curso r goes back to the li ne Change which Settings? e. Set F to no . When pressing F , toggle from yes to no . f. Set G to no . When pressing G , toggl ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 182

    G-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 G.3 Checking the Adapter BIOS When booting the server , watch for th e HBA ca rd BIOS message line to be displayed. Then press the proper sequence of keys to get into the HBA BIOS (<Alt-Q> for FC Qlogic HBAs). The keystrokes are listed on ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 183

    Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-5 12. Press Escape until a screen is displayed that says “Configuration setting modified.” Highlight Save c hanges and press Return . 13. Return to the Fast!UTIL Options. Highlight Scan Fibre Devices and press Return . This menu option scans all 126 cha nnels to see if there are any devic es attached; the ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 184

    G-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 1. T o list all devices and the ir paths, start a terminal sessi on and type: Record the device names and pa ths that you plan to use. 2. T yp e: A banner is displayed for the specified ar ray device. The last st atement displays a prompt. 3. T ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 185

    Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-7 2. T ake th e device that you ran fdisk on and run the following command to create an ext3 file syst em: where x is the partition on which you ar e creating a file system. Replace x with 1 because there is only one partition. G.7 Creating a Mount P oint and Mounting the File System Manually 1. Go to the dir ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 186

    G-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installa tion, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 3. Save the file. 4. T o verify that fstab was set up correctly , type: If the mount point and the fstab file are correctly set up, no errors are displayed. 5. T o verify that th e file system is mounted and list all mounted file systems, type: ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 187

    H-1 APPENDIX H Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System This appendix provides plat form-specific host insta llation and c onfiguration information to use when you connect an FC or SA T A array to an IBM server running the AIX operatin g system. The SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE a rrays support versions 4.3.3 and 5.1L of ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 188

    H-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 If you are planning to access y our array over an IP network or through a termin al server and only want to connect through a serial port for the initial configuration of the array , it is not necessary to configure a se r ial port connection f ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 189

    Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Runni ng the AIX Operating System H -3 Figure H-1 RAID Arra y COM P or t Connected Locally to the Serial P or t of a Host System 2. Power on the array . 3. After the array is powered up, power on the IBM server and log in as root , or become superuser if you are currently logged in as a user . 4. Start the Kermi ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 190

    H-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 H.3 Identifying the De vice on Which Y ou Will Create a Logical V o lume 1. Display all the defined di sk devices on your system. A list of defined disk devices is displayed alon g wi th information about those devices. 2. Identify the name of ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 191

    Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Runni ng the AIX Operating System H -5 2. Choose System S torage Management (Physical and Logical S torage) from the System Management menu. 3. Choose Logical V olume Manager from the System Storage Management menu. The Logical V olume M anager menu is di splayed on the Logical V olume Manager screen. Y ou will ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 192

    H-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 7. Choose Activate a V olume Gr oup from the V olume Grou ps menu. 8. Next to VOLUME GROUP name, type the name you gave the volume group. When the volume group is activated , a status screen displays “Command: OK.” H.6 Creating a Logical V ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 193

    Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Runni ng the AIX Operating System H -7 7. Move the cursor to highlight the name of the v olume group you created in “Creating a V olume Group” on page H-5. The Add a Standard Jou rnaled File System screen is disp layed. 8. Specify the size of the file system you want to create by typin g the number of blocks ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 194

    H-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manua l • March 2005 3. Display th e attributes of the new fil e system. H.10 Deter mining the W or ldwide Name f or IBM Ser vers Running AIX Before you can create host fi lters, you need to know the worldwide name (WWN) for the FC HBA that connects your host to yo ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 195

    I-1 APPENDIX I Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System This appendix provides plat form-specific host insta llation and c onfiguration information to use when you connect a FC or SA T A array to an HP server running the HP-UX operating system. The FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE arrays support the HP-UX operating system Level 11.0 and ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 196

    I-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Instal lation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 If you are planning to access y our array over an IP network or through a termin al server and only want to connect through a serial port for the initial configuration of the array , it is not necessary to configure a serial port connection fro ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 197

    Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Runni ng the H P-UX Operating System I-3 FIGURE I-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Host System 2. Power on the array . 3. After the array is powered up, power on the HP server and log in as root , or be come superuser if you are logged in as a user . 4. Start the Kermit program and ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 198

    I-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Instal lation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 I.3 Attaching the Disk Arra y The simplest way to configure a disk arra y is to use System Administration M anager (SAM), HP-UX’ s system administration tool. If SAM is not inst alled on your system, or if you prefer to use the co mmand-line ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 199

    Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Runni ng the H P-UX Operating System I-5 As with many system administration tasks, you ca n use SAM to create and maintain logical volumes. However , some functions can only be performed with HP-UX commands. The procedures in this appe ndix are performed usin g the command-line interface rather tha n SAM. I.5 Def ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 200

    I-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Instal lation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 3. Initia lize each partition as an L VM disk with th e pvcreate command. For example, type: Caution – This process results in the loss of any data that resi des on the partition. I.7 Creating a V olume Group The volume group contains the phy ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 201

    Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Runni ng the H P-UX Operating System I-7 In the output of vgdisplay , the T otal PE field displa ys the number of physical extents in the volume group. The size of each physical extent is displa yed in the PE Size field (the default is 4 Mbyte), so the total capacity of this volume group is 2167 x 4 Mbyte = 8668 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 202

    I-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Instal lation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Both character and block device files for the new logical volume are created in the volume group directory: Applications should use these names to access the logical volumes. Unless you specify otherwise, HP-UX crea tes names in the form show n ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 203

    Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Runni ng the H P-UX Operating System I-9 2. T o include the file sy stem created in th e example, add the fol lowing line to the file /etc/fstab : Refer to the entry for fstab (4) for details about creating /etc/fstab entries. 3. T o check to see if fstab was set up correctly , type: If the mount point and the fs ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 204

    I-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 2. T yp e: Output similar to the following is d isplayed: The Node worldwide name shown is the WWN you use when configuring the RAID controller . # fcmsutil/ device-name / ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 205

    1 Inde x A address IP 4–25 agent Agent Options Management window B–10 alarms failed component description C–1 silencing 8–6 amber blinking on Event LED 6–4 arbitrated loop physical address A–3 array connecting 4–1 mounting 3–3 B battery 7–4 date code 7–4 description 1–10 shelf life 7–4 when to change 7–4 battery operation ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 206

    2 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 2005 Solaris E–1 W indows F–1 W indows 2000 serv er or W indows 2000 Advanced server F–1 connecting an expansion unit B–6 chassis to an AC power outlet 4–7 chassis to DC power outlets 4–9 fibre channel array 4–1 ports to hosts 4–31 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 207

    Index 3 host channels 4–16 data transfer speed SANnet II 200 FC Arra y 4 –19 SANnet II 200 SATA Array 4–20 limitations 4– 20 host configuration Linux G–1 Solaris E–1 Solaris operating system E–1 W indows F–1 W indows 2 000 F–1 host connections 4–31 host LUNs not visible 8– 7 host port SANnet II 200 FC Array 4–19 humidity 2? ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 208

    4 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 2005 powering up an array 4–16 Powering Up and Checking LEDs 4–1 6 power-of f procedure 4–3 3 power-on sequence 4–32 preinstallation worksheet 2–6 Product and Arch itecture Overview 1–1 protocols Fibre Channel 1–12 R rack-mounting an ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 209

    Index 5 W W indows accessing firmware from F–4 determining worldwide name F–8 recognizing new devices and LUNs F–4 worksheet preinstallation 2–6 worldwide name determining on Solaris OE E–3 ...

  • Dot Hill Systems II 200 FC - page 210

    6 SANnet II 200 FC, SA T A, and SA T A SE Array Installation, Operation, and Ser vice Manual • March 2005 ...

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