Emulex StorageWorks 8100 Enterprise V User's Guide

HP 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise VirtualArray User GuideAbstractThis document describes the HP 4x00/6x00/8x000 Enterprise Virtual Array. This document is

Benefits at a glance...150Installation requ

ESX 4.x commands• The # esxcli nmp device setpolicy --devicenaa.6001438002a56f220001100000710000 --psp VMW_PSP_MRU command setsdevice naa.6001438002a5

Verifying virtual disks from the hostTo verify that the host can access the virtual disks, enter the more /proc/scsi/scsi command.The output lists all

6 Customer replaceable unitsThis chapter describes customer replaceable units. Information about initial enclosure installation,ESD protection, and co

level. The replacement component revision level must be the same as, or greater than, the numberon the element being replaced. The higher the revision

Table 30 Hardware component CSR support (continued)CSR (after 2/12/07)✓ = Mandatory• = Optional-- = N/ACSR (before 2/12/07)✓ = Mandatory• = Optional--

Table 30 Hardware component CSR support (continued)CSR (after 2/12/07)✓ = Mandatory• = Optional-- = N/ACSR (before 2/12/07)✓ = Mandatory• = Optional--

Replacing the failed componentCAUTION: Components can be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use proper anti-staticprotection.• Always transport and s

7 Support and other resourcesContacting HPFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore cont

Document conventions and symbolsTable 31 Document conventionsElementConventionCross-reference links and e-mail addressesBlue text: Table 31 (page 108)

Customer self repairHP customer self repair (CSR) programs allow you to repair your product. If a CSR part needsreplacing, HP ships the part directly

Failure scenarios...163HP-UX...

A Regulatory notices and specificationsThis appendix includes regulatory notices and product specifications for the HP Enterprise VirtualArray family.

interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmfulinterference to radio or television reception, which can

products manufactured from August 1, 1976. Compliance is mandatory for products marketed inthe United States.Certification and classification informat

WEEE Recycling NoticesEnglish noticeDisposal of waste equipment by users in private household in the European UnionThis symbol on the product or on it

Jos tuotteessa tai sen pakkauksessa on tämä merkki, tuotetta ei saa hävittää kotitalousjätteidenmukana. Tällöin hävitettävä laite on toimitettava sähk

την ανακύκλωση άχρηστου ηλεκτρικού και ηλεκτρονικού εξοπλισμού. Η ξεχωριστή συλλογή καιανακύκλωση του άχρηστου εξοπλισμού σας κατά την απόρριψη θα συμ

Polish noticePozbywanie się zużytego sprzętu przez użytkowników w prywatnych gospodarstwach domowychw Unii EuropejskiejTen symbol na produkcie lub jeg

Este símbolo en el producto o en su envase indica que no debe eliminarse junto con losdesperdicios generales de la casa. Es responsabilidad del usuari

Japanese power cord noticeCountry-specific certificationsHP tests electronic products for compliance with country-specific regulatory requirements, as

Table 33 Environmental specifications50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C) - Reduce rating by 1° F for each 1000 ft. altitude (1.8°C/1,000 m)Operating Temperatu

1 Enterprise Virtual Array descriptionThe HP Enterprise Virtual Array family is a high performance, scaled capacity, on-demand, "virtual"RAI

Table 36 EVA4x00 power specifications — 208 Volts2C4D2C3D2C2D2C1DSpecification176713901013638Total System WattageTypical15585430030141729Total System

Table 39 EVA6x00 power specifications — 230 Volts2C8D2C7D2C6D2C5D2C4DSpecification33442967259022141837Total SystemWattageTypical1114091012488387553626

B EMU-generated condition reportsThis section provides a description of the EMU generated condition reports that contain the followinginformation:• El

Table 42 Assigned element type codesElementCodeDisk Drives0.1.Power Supplies0.2.Blowers0.3.Temperature Sensors0.4.Audible Alarm10.6EMU0.7.Controller O

If the EMU cannot determine the drive link rate, the EMU activates the drive bypass function forone minute. During this time the EMU continually check

This error remains active until the problem is corrected.Complete the following procedure to correct this problem:1. Record all six characters of the

2. Ensure that there is AC power to the rack PDU, and from the PDU to the PDMs, and that thePDU and PDM circuit breakers are not reset.If there is no

Figure 41 Blower element numberingCAUTION: A single blower operating at high speed can provide sufficient air flow to cool anenclosure and the element

0.3.en.06 UNRECOVERABLE condition—No blowers installedNOTE: IMPORTANTWhen this condition exists there will be two error messages.The first message wil

3. Ensure that nothing is obstructing the air flow at either the front of the enclosure or the rear ofthe blower.4. Ensure that both blowers are opera

Data availability• Redundant hardware design and value-added software eliminate single points of failure fromserver to storage in clustered or single

temperature thresholds). Under these conditions the EMU starts a timer that will automatically shutdown the enclosure in seven minutes unless you corr

4. If resetting the EMU did not correct the problem, replace the EMU.5. If unable to correct the problem, contact your HP authorized service represent

0.7.01.12 NONCRITICAL condition—EMU cannot read NVRAM dataThe EMU is unable to read data from the NVRAM. This condition report remains active until th

0.7.01.16 INFORMATION condition—EMU internal ESI data corruptedThe EMU ESI data is corrupted. This condition does not affect any other element and no

Transceiver conditionsThe format of a transceiver condition report is 0.F.en.ec, where:• 0.F. is the transceiver element type number• en. is the two-c

1. Install a new transceiver,orReconfigure the system by moving from a loop topology to one with Vixel switches. This changemakes the transceiver is u

1.1.03.02 INFORMATION condition—Recovery completedThis condition report notes completion of the automatic recovery initiated by the occurrence of the1

To correct this problem, record all six characters of the condition report, then contact yourHP-authorized service representative.1.2.en.03 NONCRITICA

8.2.01.12 NONCRITICAL condition—Backplane NVRAM read failureThe system is unable to read data from the NVRAM. This problem prevents communication betw

1. Record all six characters of the condition report.2. Observe the I/O module status indicators for an operational display.3. Contact your HP-authori

All models support the following disk capacities:• 36 GB, 72 GB, 146 GB, 300 GB, 450 GB, and 600 GB FC disk drives• 250 GB, 400 GB, 500 GB , and 1,000

C Controller fault managementThis appendix describes how the controller displays events and termination event information.Termination event informatio

NOTE: The major differences between the Event Display and the Termination Event display are:• The Event display includes an EIP type field; it does no

1. When the Fault Management display is active (flashing), press to select the Detail Viewmenu.The LTEA selection menu is active (LTEA 0 is displayed)

D Non-standard rack specificationsThe appendix provides information on the requirements when installing the EVA4x00/6x00/8x00in a non-standard rack. A

is to occupy (Z), the mounting surface of the mounting flanges (Y), and the centerline of thecomponent (X). Table 46 (page 144) lists the CG dimension

Environmental and operating specificationsThis section identifies the product environmental and operating specifications.NOTE: Further testing is requ

Table 48 230V Wattage and BTU/Hour (continued)EVA8x00EVA6x00EVA4x00Enclosures3492102310624.632539539894.330148839164.0222076476712.919685775982.617295

Table 51 UPS operating time limits (continued)Minutes of operationLoad (percent)With 2 ERMsWith 1 ERMWith standby battery205100306.5804512501204020R55

Table 53 EVA 6x00 UPS loading (continued)% of UPS capacityWattsEnclosuresR12000R5500R300020.554.691.12460617.346.277.22083514.237.963.21707411.129.549

Shock and vibration specificationsTable 56 (page 149) lists the product operating shock and vibration specifications. This informationapplies to produ

HP Command View EVAHP Command View EVA is the software suite through which you configure, manage, and monitorthe Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA). The s

E Single Path ImplementationThis appendix provides guidance for connecting servers with a single path host bus adapter (HBA)to the Enterprise Virtual

Installation requirements• The host must be placed in a zone with any EVA worldwide IDs (WWIDs) that access storagedevices presented by the hierarchic

Figure 48 (page 152) and Figure 49 (page 152) represent configurations containing both single pathHBA server and dual HBA server, as well as a SAN app

HP-UX configurationRequirements• Proper switch zoning must be used to ensure each single path HBA has an exclusive path toits LUNs.• Single path HBA s

Windows Server (32-bit) configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive p

7 Controller A3 Host 28 Controller B4 Management serverWindows Server (64-bit) configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must b

Figure 52 Windows Server (64-bit) configuration6 SAN switch 11 Network interconnection7 SAN switch 22 Management server8 Controller A3 Host 19 Control

NOTE: For additional risks, see Table 59 (page 164).Limitations• HP Continuous Access EVA is not supported with single path configurations.• Single pa

Risks• For nonclustered nodes with a single HBA, a path failure from the HBA to the SAN switch willresult in a loss of connection with storage devices

Risks• For nonclustered nodes with a single path HBA, a path failure from the HBA to the SAN switchwill result in a loss of connection with storage de

• Multivendor platform support• Controller password protection for configuration control• Selective storage presentation• SAN-based data zoningOptiona

Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE: For additional risks, see Table 61 (page 165).Limitations• HP Continuous A

Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE: For additional risks, see Table 61 (page 165).Limitations• HP Continuous A

See Figure 58 (page 162).Risks• Single path failure may result in loss of data accessibility and loss of host data that has notbeen written to storage

HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single path HBA.• Host 2 is a dual HBA host with multi-pathing software.See Figure 59 (page 163).Risks• Single path fai

Table 57 HP-UX failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.Long term: Job hangs, can

OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIXTable 60 OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX failure scenariosFailure effectFault stimulusAll I/O operations halted. Possible data loss from

Table 61 Linux failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data

Table 63 VMware failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, dat

GlossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not acomprehensive glossary of computer terms.Aactive member

baud The maximum rate of signal state changes per second on a communication circuit. If each signalstate change corresponds to a code bit, then the ba

The hardware components shown in Figure 1 (page 16) are described in the following sectionsand in “Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components” (page

controller A hardware/firmware device that manages communications between host systems and otherdevices. Controllers typically differ by the type of i

disk replacementdelayThe time that elapses between a drive failure and when the controller starts searching for sparedisk space. Drive replacement sel

Enclosure ServicesProcessorSee ESP.Enterprise VirtualArrayThe Enterprise Virtual Array is a product that consists of one or more storage systems. Each

fiber optic cable A transmission medium designed to transmit digital signals in the form of pulses of light. Fiberoptic cable is noted for its propert

IDX A 2-digit decimal number portion of the HSV controller termination code display that defines oneof 32 locations in the Termination Code array that

MmanagementagentThe HP Command View EVA software that controls and monitors the Enterprise storage system.The software can exist on more than one mana

Pparam That portion of the HSV controller termination code display that defines:• The 2-character parameter identifier that is a decimal number in the

read aheadcachingA cache management method used to decrease the subsystem response time to a read requestby allowing the controller to satisfy the req

SSN Storage System Name. An HP Command View EVA-assigned, unique 20-character name thatidentifies a specific storage system.storage carrier See carrie

virtual disksnapshotSee snapshot.Vraid0 A virtualization technique that provides no data protection. Data host is broken down into chunksand distribut

2 Enterprise Virtual Array startupThis chapter describes the procedures to install and configure the Enterprise Virtual Array. Whenthese procedures ar

IndexSymbols+12.5 VDC for the drives, 31+5.1 VDC, 31AAC input missing, 125AC powerdistributing, 59frequency, 31voltage, 31accessingmultipathing, 78Sec

document, 108text symbols, 108coolingblowers, 31enclosures, 32power supplies, 32Corrective Action Code see CACCorrective Action Codes see CACcountry-s

error messages, 33errorscorrecting automatically, 33displaying, 33ESI, 12, 33ESP, 33event code, defined, 142event GUI display, 140Event Information Pa

Last Termination Event Array see LTEALCDdefault display, 51Lidisplay group, 35Loop IDdisplay group, 35loop switch, 16loop switchesdefined, 16low tempe

protecting fiber optic connectorscleaning supplies, 77dust covers, 77how to clean, 77push-buttonindicators, 51push-buttonsdefinition, 51navigating wit

failure, 127no blowers installed, 128EMUcommunications interrupted, 130hardware failure, 132load failure, 132high temperature, 129power suppliesmissin

13 Drive enclosure 26 Fabric 114 FC loop switch7 Fabric 2EVA6000/6100 storage system connectionsFigure 3 (page 19) shows a typical EVA6000/6100 SAN to

© Copyright 2005, 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warrant

Figure 4 EVA4000/4100 configuration7 Fabric 21 Network interconnection8 Controller A2 Management server9 Controller B3 Non-host10 Cache mirror ports4

iSCSI connection configurationsThe EVA4x00/6x00/8x00 support iSCSI attach configurations using the HP MPX100. Both fabricconnect and direct connect ar

Procedures for getting startedResponsibilityStepCustomer1. Gather information and identify all related storagedocumentation.Customer2. Contact an auth

The OCP on either controller can be used to input the WWN and password data. For moreinformation about the OCP, see “Operator control panel” (page 49)

NOTE: Notifications of the startup test steps that have been executed are displayed whilethe controller is booting. It may take up to two minutes for

Installing HP Command View EVAHP Command View EVA is installed on a management server. Installation may be skipped if thelatest version of HP Command

3 Enterprise Virtual Array hardware componentsThis chapter describes the Enterprise Virtual Array hardware components.Fibre Channel drive enclosuresTh

I/O modulesTwo I/O modules provide the interface between the drive enclosure and the host controllers. SeeFigure 7 (page 27). They route data to and f

Table 2 Operational I/O module status indicatorsDescriptionsLowerPowerUpper• I/O Module is operational.OffOnOff• Top port—Fibre Channel drive enclosur

To ensure optimum operation, the fiber optic cable components require protection fromcontamination and mechanical hazards. Failure to provide this pro

Contents1 Enterprise Virtual Array description...12Features...

Disk drive status indicatorsThree status indicators display the drive operational status. Figure 11 (page 30) shows the diskdrive status indicators. T

Table 6 Non-operational disk drive status indicationsDescriptionFaultOnlineActivityIndicates no connection or the controllers are offline.Recommended

The output of each power supply is 499 W, with a peak output of 681 W. A single power supplycan support an enclosure with a full complement of disks.T

The EMU for Fibre Channel-Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) drive enclosures is fully compliant with SCSI-3Enclosure Services (SES), and mounts in the left rear

• Providing enclosure status data to the controllers.• Reporting the WWN and the logical address of all disk drives.NOTE: Although the EMU can determi

EMU indicator displaysThe EMU status indicators are located above the alphanumeric display. See Figure 13 (page 33).These indicators present the same

Table 11 EMU display groupsDescriptionDisplay groupDisplayThe enclosure number is the default display and is a decimal numberin the range 00 through 1

Table 12 Audible alarm sound patterns (continued)Cycle 2Cycle 1Condition typeNONCRITICALINFORMATIONAlarm OffAlarm OnLegendControlling the audible alar

NOTE: Er is displayed in the alphanumeric display when an error condition is present.1. Press and hold the bottom push-button until the status indicat

A display of 01 through 14 indicates that the enclosure is connected to the enclosure address busand can exchange information with other enclosures on

Controls and displays...33EMU functions...

Enclosure address bus connectionsConnecting the enclosures to the enclosure ID expansion cables establishes the enclosure addressbus. The enclosures a

NOTE: An error always generates a condition report. Not all condition reports are generatedby errors.Error condition categoriesEach error condition is

Correcting the error removes the associated condition from the error queue. Replacing the EMUwill also clear the error conditions. The order in which

Figure 16 Displaying error condition valuesPress and hold top push-button to view first error in queue.1Press and release top push-button.2Press and h

The reporting group numbers are displayed on the EMU alphanumeric display as a pair of two-digitdisplays. These two displays are identified as rH and

Figure 17 30-10022-01 loop switch status indicators• Flashing—the Ethernet port is receiving data.• Flashing rapidly—the traffic level is high.1. Ethe

Figure 18 30-10010-02 loop switch status indicators2. Bezel snaps1. Handle4. Walk-up RS232 port3. Alignment tabs6. Port Bypassed indicator5. SFP statu

Table 15 30-10010-02 loop switch port status indicatorsDescriptionPort bypass indicator(Amber)SFP statusindicator (Green)Indicates that the port does

• Four 4 Gbps Fibre Channel-Switched fabric host ports (two host ports in HSV200-A orHSV200-B controller)• Four 2 Gbps Fibre Channel drive enclosure d

Figure 20 HSV200-A/B controller—rear view2. CAB (cabinet address bus)1. Dual controller interconnect4. Power ON3. Unit ID6. FC cache mirror ports5. FC

Power distribution...59PDUs...

Figure 22 Controller OCP1. Status indicators (see Table 17 (page 50)) and UID button2. 40-character alphanumeric display3. Left, right, top, and botto

Table 18 Controller port status indicatorsDescriptionPort• Green—Normal operation• Amber—No signal detected• Off—No SFP1detected or the Direct Connect

The menu tree is organized into the following major menus:• System Info—displays information and configuration settings.• Fault Management—displays fa

Displaying system informationNOTE: The purpose of this information is to assist the HP-authorized service representative whenservicing your system.The

Table 21 Shutdown methodsDescriptionLCD promptImplementing this procedure establishes communications between the storage systemand HP Command View EVA

Uninitializing the systemUninitializing the system is another way to shut down the system. This action causes the loss of allstorage system data. Beca

7. Repeat the process to enter the remaining password characters.8. Press Enter to enter the password and return to the default display.Clearing a pas

Figure 24 Blower2. Fault indicator1. Status indicator4. Blower 13. Blower 0Table 23 Blower status indicatorsDescriptionFault indicatorStatus indicator

Table 24 Battery status indicatorsDescriptionFault indicatorStatus indicatorNormal operation. A maintenance charge process keeps the battery fullychar

• Unique frame and rail design — Allows fast assembly, easy mounting, and outstandingstructural integrity.• Thermal integrity — Front-to-back natural

Creating and presenting virtual disks...82Verifying virtual disks fro

◦ The upper controller connects to a PDM on the left with a gray, 152 cm (60 in) powercord.◦ The lower controller connects to a PDM on the right with

PDU 1PDU 1 connects to AC power distribution source 1. A PDU 1 failure:• Disables the power distribution circuit.• Removes power from PDMs 1, 2, and 3

Rack AC power distributionThe power distribution in an Enterprise Virtual Array rack is the same for all variants. The site ACinput voltage is routed

The site AC input voltage is routed to each PDU mounted in the rack. Each PDU distributes ACthrough ten receptacles directly to the storage system com

2. Repeat Step 1 for the other feet.Figure 31 Raising a leveler foot2. Leveler foot1. Hex nut3. Carefully move the rack to the installation area and p

4 Enterprise Virtual Array operationThis chapter presents the tasks that you might need to perform during normal operation of thestorage system.Best p

1. Disconnect the Fibre Channel cable from the failed port.2. Wait 10 seconds and reconnect the cable. This will cause the port to relog into the fabr

Failback preference setting for HSV controllersTable 25 (page 67) describes the failback preference behavior for the controllers.Table 25 Failback pre

Table 25 Failback preference behavior (continued)BehaviorPoint in timeSettingThe units are brought online to Controller B.At initial presentationPath

Changing virtual disk failover/failback settingChanging the failover/failback setting of a virtual disk may impact which controller presents thedisk.

7 Support and other resources...107Contacting HP...

4. Under System Shutdown click Power Down. If you want to delay the initiation of the shutdown,enter the number of minutes in the Shutdown delay field

NOTE: For more information on using SSSU, see the HP Storage System Scripting Utility reference.See “Related information” (page 107).1. Double-click o

NOTE: If the storage system contains disk drives of different capacities, the SSSU proceduresused do not guarantee that disk drives of the same capaci

Use the following guidelines when adding disk drives to your storage system:• Install high performance and FATA disk drives in separate groups. These

NOTE: Standard and FATA disk drives must be in separate disk groups. Disk drives of differentcapacities and spindle speeds can be included in the same

1. Open HP Command View EVA and in the Navigation pane select th storage system.The Initialized Storage System Properties window opens.2. Click System

NOTE: When downloading the firmware, make sure you use the disk model numberto locate the correct firmware file. If you have difficulty locating the c

The transceiver dust caps protect the transceivers from contamination. Do not discard the dustcovers.CAUTION: To avoid damage to the connectors, alway

5 Configuring application serversOverviewThis chapter provides general connectivity information for all the supported operating systems.Where applicab

• Add hosts• Create and present virtual disks• Verify virtual disks from the hostsThe following sections provide information that applies to all opera

Storage system specifications...118Physical specificati

3. Present the virtual disk to the host you added.4. If applicable (OpenVMS) select a LUN number if you chose a specific LUN on the Virtual DiskProper

target 5 0/6/0/0.39.13.0.0.0 tgt CLAIMED DEVICEctl 4 0/6/0/0.39.13.0.0.0.0 sctl CLAIMED DEVICE HP HSV300 /dev/rscsi/c4

Adding hostsTo determine the active FCAs on the IBM AIX host, enter:# lsdev -Cc adapter |grep fcsOutput similar to the following appears:fcs0 Ava

LinuxDriver failover modeIf you use the INSTALL command without command options, the driver’s failover mode dependson whether a QLogic driver is alrea

# modprobe qla2400To reboot the server, enter the reboot command.CAUTION: If the boot device is attached to the SAN, you must reboot the host.7. To ve

# ./INSTALL -FCompiling the driver for multiple kernelsIf your system has multiple kernels installed on it, you can compile the driver for all the ins

"Wrote: ...rpm".This line identifies the location of the binary RPM.4. Copy the binary RPM to the production servers and install it using th

ensuring that the number you enter is unique within the SAN. An OS Unit ID greater than 9999is not capable of being served by MSCP.CAUTION: It is poss

Scanning the busEnter the following command to scan the bus for the OpenVMS virtual disk:$ MC SYSMAN IO AUTO/LOGA listing of LUNs detected by the scan

Configuring virtual disks from the OpenVMS hostTo set up disk resources under OpenVMS, initialize and mount the virtual disk resource as follows:1. En

CAN bus communication port conditions...135Resetting the EMU...

Update instructions depend on the version of your OS:• For Solaris 9, install the latest Sun StorEdge SAN software with associated patches. To locatet

3. If using a single FCA and no multipathing, edit the following parameter to reduce the risk ofdata loss in case of a controller reboot:nodev-tmo=120

2. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. For more information on how to useSPOCK, see the Getting Started Guide (http://www.qlogic.com

7. If the qla2300 driver is version 4.15 or later, verify that the following or a similar entry ispresent in the /kernel/drv/sd.conf file:name="s

1. Go to http://support.veritas.com.2. Enter Storage Foundation for UNIX/Linux in the Product Lookup box.3. Enter EVA in the Enter keywords or phrase

Example 4 Setting the iopolicy# vxdmpadm getattr arrayname EVA8100 iopolicyENCLR_NAME DEFAULT CURRENT======================================

50001fe1002709e9,5• Emulex (lpfc)/QLogic (qla2300) drivers:You can retrieve the WWPN by checking the assignment in the driver configuration file(the e

Example 5 Format command# formatSearching for disks...donec2t50001FE1002709F8d1: configured with capacity of 1008.00MBc2t50001FE1002709F8d2: configure

7. For each new device, use the disk command to select another disk, and then repeat Step 1through Step 6.8. Repeat this labeling procedure for each n

Configuring an ESX serverThis section provides information about configuring the ESX server.Loading the FCA NVRAMThe FCA stores configuration informat