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Sun StorEdge 3000 Family Installation, Operation, and Service Manual
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May 2004
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Product and Architecture Overview
25
Comparison of Sun Storedge 3510 FC Arrays and Sun Storedge 3511 FC Arrays
26
FIGURE 1-1 Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Front View
26
TABLE 1-1 Comparison of Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Features
26
Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Configurations
27
TABLE 1-2 Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Configuration Options
28
Field-Replaceable Units (Frus)
29
RAID I/O Controller Modules
29
I/O Expansion Modules
30
Disk Drives
30
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Disk Drives
31
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Disk Drives
31
Battery Module
31
Power and Fan Modules
32
Interoperability
32
Fibre Channel Technology Overview
33
FC Protocols
33
FC Topologies
33
Fibre Hubs and Switches
34
Data Availability
34
Scalability
35
Fibre Channel Architecture
35
Redundant Configuration Considerations
36
Host Bus Adapters
36
Active-To-Active Redundant Controller
36
Host Redundant Paths
36
Additional Software Tools
37
Site Planning
39
Customer Obligations
40
Safety Precautions
40
Environmental Requirements
41
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
41
TABLE 2-1 Environmental Specifications
41
Electrical and Power Specifications
42
TABLE 2-2 Power Specifications
42
Physical Specifications
43
Layout Map
43
Rack Placement
43
Tabletop Placement
44
Console and Other Requirements
45
Preinstallation Worksheet
45
TABLE 2-4 Preinstallation Worksheet
46
TABLE 2-5 Host and Fabric Switch Connectivity Summarized
47
Unpacking Your FC Array
49
Opening Your Package
50
Checking the Package Contents
51
Standard Sun Storedge Fibre Channel Array Package
51
Field-Replaceable Units
52
Customer-Provided Cables
53
Mounting Your Array in a Rack or Cabinet
53
Converting a JBOD to a RAID Array
54
Connecting Your Fibre Channel Array
55
Converting Your Front Bezel Locks so the Keys Cannot be Removed
56
FIGURE 4-1 Front Bezel and Front Bezel Locks of an Array
56
FIGURE 4-2 Sequence of Steps to Change Front Bezel Locks so Keys Cannot be Removed
57
Fibre Channel Array Connections
58
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array
59
FIGURE 4-3 Hardware Connections on the Back of a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array
59
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
60
FIGURE 4-4 Hardware Connections on the Back of a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
60
Connecting the Chassis to AC Power Outlets
61
Connecting the Chassis to DC Power Outlets
62
FIGURE 4-5 Installing a Cord Lock
62
Powering up and Checking Leds
64
Reviewing Channels, Ports, and Sfps
65
Drive Port Connectivity in a Dual-Controller Array
66
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Arrays
66
FIGURE 4-7 Dedicated Drive Channels 2 on the Upper Controller and 3 on the Lower Controller in a Dual
66
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
67
Host Port Connectivity in a Dual-Controller Array
67
FIGURE 4-8 Dedicated Drive Channels 2 and 3 (on both Controllers) in a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
67
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array
68
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
68
FIGURE 4-9 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array
68
TABLE 4-4 Number of Host Ports and Supported Host Port Speeds
68
Default SFP Placement
69
FIGURE 4-10 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
69
FIGURE 4-11 Default Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array SFP Placement
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FIGURE 4-12 Default Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array SFP Placement
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Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Default Single Controller SFP Placement
71
FIGURE 4-15 Sun Storedge 3510 Jbod/Expansion Unit Default SFP Placement
71
Changing Your SFP Configuration
72
FIGURE 4-16 Sun Storedge 3511 Expansion Unit Default SFP Placement
72
FIGURE 4-17 Typical SFP Connector Used to Connect Cables to Chassis SFP Ports
72
Configuring a COM Port to Connect to a RAID Array
73
Setting an IP Address
73
Setting up Out-Of-Band Management over Ethernet
74
Cabling to Expansion Units
76
FIGURE 4-18 Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Attached to Two Hosts and Two Expansion Units
77
FIGURE 4-19 Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Attached to Two Hosts and Two Expansion Units
78
Scaling a Sun Storedge Fibre Channel Array into a High Capacity Configuration
79
Setting Loop Ids on Expansion Units
80
FIGURE 4-20 Front Bezel and Front Bezel Locks of an Array
80
Connecting Ports to Hosts
82
TABLE 4-6 Sample Array and Expansion Units with Different Loop Ids and Drive Ids
82
Power-On Sequence
83
Power-Off Procedure
84
Configuration Overview
85
Controller Defaults and Limitations
86
Planning for Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability
86
Dual-Controller Considerations
86
I "Controller Defaults and Limitations
86
Single-Controller Considerations
88
Write-Back and Write-Through Cache Options
89
Software Management Tools
89
Out-Of-Band Connection
89
In-Band Connection
90
Summary of Array Configuration
90
Point-To-Point Configuration Guidelines
93
A SAN Point-To-Point Configuration Example
94
FIGURE 5-1 a Point-To-Point Configuration with a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array and Two Switches
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FIGURE 5-2 a Point-To-Point Configuration with a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array and Two Switches
98
TABLE 5-1 Example Point-To-Point Configuration with Two Logical Drives in a Dual-Controller Array
99
A das Loop Configuration Example
100
TABLE 5-2 Connection for Four Servers in a das Configuration
100
FIGURE 5-3 a das Configuration with Four Servers, a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array, and Two Expansion Units
101
FIGURE 5-4 a das Configuration with Four Servers, a Dual-Controller Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array, and Two Expansion Units
102
Connecting Two Hosts to One Host Channel (Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Only)
104
TABLE 5-3 Example Primary and Secondary ID Numbers in a Loop Configuration with Two Ids Per Channel
104
Larger Configurations
105
First-Time Configuration
107
Initial Configuration Steps
108
Viewing the Initial Firmware Window
108
FIGURE 6-1 Initial Firmware Window
109
FIGURE 6-2 Firmware Main Menu
109
Checking Available Physical Drives
110
Configuring FC Channels as a Host or Drive Channel (Optional)
111
Choosing Loop or Point-To-Point Fibre Connection
113
Editing and Creating Additional Host Ids (Optional)
114
TABLE 6-1 Default Host Channel Ids
115
Selecting Sequential or Random Optimization
117
Maximum Number of Disks and Maximum Usable Capacity for Random and Sequential Optimization
118
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array
119
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array
119
TABLE 6-2 Maximum Number of Disks Per Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Logical Drive
119
TABLE 6-3 Maximum Usable Capacity (Gbyte) Per Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Logical Drive
119
TABLE 6-4 Maximum Number of Disks Per Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Logical Drive
120
TABLE 6-5 Maximum Usable Capacity (Gbyte) Per Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Logical Drive
120
Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Default Configurations
121
Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array Default Configurations
121
TABLE 6-6 RAID Level Definitions
121
Completing Basic Configuration
122
Deleting Logical Drives
125
Creating Logical Drives
127
FIGURE 6-3 Example of an Allocation of Local and Global Spare Drives in Logical Configurations
128
Changing a Logical Drive Controller Assignment (Optional)
134
Creating or Changing a Logical Drive Name (Optional)
136
Partitioning a Logical Drive (Optional)
137
FIGURE 6-4 Partitions in Logical Drives
137
Mapping Logical Drive Partitions to Host Luns
141
FIGURE 6-5 Mapping Partitions to Host ID/Luns
142
Planning for 1024 Luns (Optional, Loop Mode Only)
143
Using the Map Host LUN Option
143
TABLE 6-8 Configuration for 1024 Luns
143
Setting up Host Filter Entries
148
Creating Host Filter Entries
150
Creating Device Files for the Solaris Operating Environment
157
Saving Configuration (NVRAM) to a Disk
158
Using Software to Monitor and Manage the Sun Storedge Fibre Channel Array
159
Other Supported Software
160
Enabling VERITAS DMP
160
The VERITAS Volume Manager ASL
161
TABLE 7-1 Front Panel LED Status When Array Is First Powered on
163
TABLE 7-2 Front Panel Leds
164
Checking Leds
165
Front Panel Leds
165
FIGURE 7-2 Chassis Ear Leds and Reset Button on Front Panel
165
Correcting SES or PLD Firmware Version Conflicts
166
Back Panel Leds
166
I/O Controller Module Leds
167
FIGURE 7-3 Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array I/O Controller Module and Battery Module Leds
167
FIGURE 7-4 Sun Storedge 3511 FC Array I/O Controller Module and Battery Module Leds
167
FIGURE 7-5 I/O Expansion Module for a Sun Storedge 3510 FC Expansion Unit
168
FIGURE 7-6 I/O Expansion Module for a Sun Storedge 3511 FC Expansion Unit
168
Power Supply and Fan Module Leds
170
FIGURE 7-7 AC Power Supply and Fan Module
170
FIGURE 7-8 DC Power Supply and Fan Module
170
TABLE 7-4 Power Supply Leds
170
Maintaining Your Array
171
Quick Installation (Reserved)
172
Battery Operation
172
Battery Status
172
TABLE 8-1 Battery Status Indicators
173
Silencing Audible Alarms
174
TABLE 8-2 Silencing the Alarm
175
Checking Status Windows 8-6
176
Logical Drive Status Table
176
TABLE 8-3 Parameters Displayed in the Logical Drive Status Window
177
Physical Drive Status Table
178
TABLE 8-4 Parameters Displayed in the Physical Drive Status Window
179
Channel Status Table
180
TABLE 8-5 Parameters Displayed in the Channel Status Table
181
Controller Voltage Temperature Status
183
View Controller Voltage and Temperature Status
183
Configure a Trigger Threshold
183
Viewing SES Status
185
SES Temperature Sensor Locations
186
TABLE 8-6 Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Temperature Sensor Locations
186
Identifying Fans
187
Viewing Event Logs on the Screen
188
FIGURE 8-1 Cooling Fan Locations
188
Restoring Your Configuration (NVRAM) from Disk
190
Upgrading Firmware
192
Patch Downloads
193
Installing Firmware Upgrades
193
Controller Firmware Upgrade Features
194
Installing Controller Firmware Upgrades from the Firmware Application (Windows Only)
195
Install Boot Record and Firmware Binary
195
Install Firmware Binary Only
195
Upgrading SES and PLD Firmware
196
Replacing the Front Bezel and Ear Caps
196
Removing the Front Bezel and Ear Caps
196
Placing the Bezel and Ear Caps Back Onto the Chassis
197
Troubleshooting Your Array
199
RAID Luns Not Visible to the Host
200
Controller Failover
200
Rebuilding Logical Drives
201
Automatic Logical Drive Rebuild
201
FIGURE 9-1 Automatic Rebuild
203
Manual Rebuild
204
Concurrent Rebuild in RAID 1+0
205
FIGURE 9-2 Manual Rebuild
205
Identifying a Failed Drive for Replacement
206
Flash Selected Drive
207
Flash All SCSI Drives
208
FIGURE 9-3 Flashing the Drive LED of a Selected Drive
208
FIGURE 9-4 Flashing All Drive Leds to Detect a Defective Non-Flashing Drive
208
Flash All but Selected Drive
209
Recovering from Fatal Drive Failure
209
FIGURE 9-5 Flashing All Drive Leds Except a Selected Drive LED
209
Using the Reset Push Button
211
Silencing Audible Alarms
211
Modifying Drive-Side SCSI Parameters
211
Troubleshooting Flowcharts
212
Power Supply and Fan Module
212
I "Power Supply and Fan Module
212
FIGURE 9-2 Power Supply or Fan Module Flowchart, 2 of
214
Drive Leds
215
FIGURE 9-3 FC Drive Leds Flowchart, 1 of
216
Front Panel Leds
217
FIGURE 9-4 FC Drive Leds Flowchart, 2 of
217
FIGURE 9-7 Front Panel Leds Flowchart, 3 of
220
FIGURE 9-8 Front Panel Leds Flowchart, 4 of
221
I/O Controller Module
222
FIGURE 9-9 I/O Controller Module Flowchart
223
Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Specifications
225
Physical Specifications
226
Sun Storedge 3510 and 3511 FC Array Highlights
227
Agency Approvals and Standards
229
Using a Standalone JBOD Array (Sun Storedge 3510 FC Array Only
231
Supported Configurations (JBOD Arrays
232
Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays
232
Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays)
232
Supported Host Platforms and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays
232
Supported Host Platforms and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays)
232
TABLE B-1 Supported Sun Servers and Connection Methods (JBOD Arrays
232
Known Limitations Affecting Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Arrays
233
Using Sun Storedge 3000 Family Software Monitoring and Management Tools with JBOD Arrays
233
Using Sun Storedge 3000 Family Software Monitoring and Management Tools with JBOD Arrays
234
Setting the Loop ID on a Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array
236
FIGURE B-1 ID Switch
236
TABLE B-2 ID Switch Settings for Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Arrays
236
Connecting Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Arrays
237
FIGURE B-2 Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array Attached to a Single HBA Port
238
TABLE B-3 Example of 12 Drives Shown on a 12-Disk Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array Connected to
238
FIGURE B-3 Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array Attached to Two HBA Ports
239
TABLE B-4 Example of 24 Drives Shown on a 12-Disk Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array Connected to
240
Enabling Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Array Support
241
Downloading Firmware to Disk Drives in a JBOD
243
Resizing Luns Greater than 1 Tbyte
243
Troubleshooting Sun Storedge 3510 FC JBOD Arrays
244
FIGURE B-4 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshooting Flowchart, 1
247
FIGURE B-5 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshooting Flowchart, 2
248
Converting a JBOD to a RAID Array
249
Failed Component Alarm Codes
251
TABLE C-1 Failed Component Alarm Codes
252
Record of Settings
253
View and Edit Logical Drives
254
LUN Mappings
256
View and Edit SCSI Drives
257
View and Edit SCSI Channels
258
View and Edit Peripheral Devices
259
Save NVRAM to Disk and Restore from Disk
260
Cable Pinouts
261
RJ-45 Connector
261
DB9 COM Port
262
FIGURE E-2 RS-232 DB9 (EIA/TIA 574) View of the Male End
262
TABLE E-1 Ethernet RJ-45 Pin Description
262
TABLE E-2 Pin Names
262
Configuring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating Environment
263
Setting up the Serial Port Connection
263
I "Setting up the Serial Port Connection
263
Accessing the Firmware Application from a Solaris Host
264
Redefining the Baud Rate for the Tip Command
265
Using the Tip Command for Local Access to the Array
266
Determining the WWN in the Solaris Operating Environment
266
FIGURE F-2 Worldwide Name Information Displayed by the Luxadm Command
267
Configuring a Windows 200X Server or Windows 200X Advanced Server
269
Setting up the Serial Port Connection
270
Accessing the Firmware Application from a Windows 200X Server or Windows 200X Advanced Server
273
Enabling a Windows 200X Server or Windows 200X Advanced Server to Recognize New Devices and Luns
273
Determining the World Wide Name for Windows 200X Servers and Windows 200X Advanced Servers
278
Configuring a Linux Server
281
Setting up the Serial Port Connection
281
I "Setting up the Serial Port Connection
281
Accessing the Firmware Application from a Linux Server
283
Checking the Adapter BIOS
284
Multiple LUN Linux Configuration
285
Making an Ext3 File System for Linux
286
Creating a File System
287
Creating a Mount Point and Mounting the File System Manually
288
Mounting the File System Automatically
288
Determining the World Wide Name for Linux Hosts
289
Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating Environment
291
Setting up a Serial Port Connection
292
Accessing the Firmware Application from an IBM Server Running AIX
293
FIGURE I-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Host System
293
Identifying the Device on Which You will Create a Logical Volume
294
Using SMIT to Enable an AIX Host to Recognize New Luns
295
Creating a Volume Group
296
Creating a Logical Volume
297
Creating a File System
297
Mounting the New File System
298
Verifying that the New File System Is Mounted
299
Determining the World Wide Name for IBM Servers Running AIX
299
FIGURE I-2 Network Address Corresponding to WWN
300
Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating Environment
301
Setting up a Serial Port Connection
302
Accessing the Firmware Application from an HP Server Running HP-UX
303
FIGURE J-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Host System
303
Attaching the Disk Array
305
Logical Volume Manager
306
Definitions of Common Terms
306
Creating a Physical Volume
307
Creating a Volume Group
307
Creating a Logical Volume
310
Creating an HP-UX File System
310
Mounting the File System Manually
310
Mounting the File System Automatically
311
Determining the World Wide Name for HP-UX Hosts
312
Configuring a Windows NT Server
313
Setting up the Serial Port Connection
314
The RAID Controller Can be Configured by Means of a Host System Running a VT100
314
Accessing the Firmware Application from a Windows NT Server
317
Enabling a Windows NT Server to Recognize New Devices and Luns
317
Determining the World Wide Name for Windows NT Servers
321
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