Dot Hill Systems SANnet II 200 Service Manual

SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SEArray Installation, Operation, andService ManualMarch 200583-00003261, Revision C

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6-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20056.2 Front-Panel LEDsThe drive LEDs are located b

Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-3Table 6-2 lists the front-panel LEDs and describes LED activity.Table 6-2 Front-Panel LEDs LED LED Color DescriptionDrive

6-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – To test that the LEDs work, using a paper

Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-5A similar situation occurs when you add an expansion unit or JBOD and there is a mismatch between the SES or PLD firmware o

6-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 6-4 SANnet II 200 SATA Array I/O Control

Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-7The I/O controller module LEDs and their color definitions are shown in Table 6-4.Table 6-4 I/O Controller Module and Batt

6-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – Ethernet link LEDs on SANnet II 200 FC, S

Chapter 6 Checking LEDs 6-9The I/O expansion module LEDs and their color definitions are shown in Table 6-5.Note – An SFP link status (L) LED is off i

6-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 6-8 AC Power Supply and Fan ModuleThe f

7-1CHAPTER7Maintaining Your ArrayThis chapter covers the following maintenance and troubleshooting topics: “Using Software to Monitor and Manage the

xiFiguresFIGURE 1-1 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–2FIGURE 4-1 Front Bezel and Front Bezel

7-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 SANscape Alert provides event monitoring and n

Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Array 7-3setting up a configuration with redundant pathing. Multipathing software makes multiple paths between the server a

7-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20057.1.5 The VERITAS Volume Manager ASLVERITAS has

Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Array 7-5Your lithium ion battery should be changed every two years if the unit is continuously operated at 77° F (25° C).

7-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051. From the Main Menu, choose view and edit Even

Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Array 7-77.4 Upgrading FirmwareCaution – Be particularly careful about downloading and installing PLD firmware. If the wron

7-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005A controller that replaces a failed unit in a du

Chapter 7 Maintaining Your Array 7-97.5.1 Removing the Front Bezel and Ear Caps1. Use the provided key to unlock both bezel locks.2. Grasp the front b

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8-1CHAPTER8Troubleshooting Your ArrayThis chapter covers the following maintenance and troubleshooting topics: “Sensor Locations” on page 8-1 “Sil

xii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005FIGURE 4-20 SANnet II 200 SATA Array Default Sin

8-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20058.1.1 Cooling Element SensorsThere are two fans

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-38.1.2 Temperature SensorsExtreme high and low temperatures can cause significant damage if they go unnoticed.

8-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20058.1.3 Voltage SensorsVoltage sensors make sure t

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-58.1.4 Power Supply SensorsEach SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE array has two fully redundant power supplie

8-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – It is important to know the cause of the

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-72. Depending on whether the cause of the alarm is a failed component or a controller event and which applicati

8-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 The surviving controller sends event messages

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-9If a double drive failure has occurred, it might be possible to recover by performing the following steps:1. D

8-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 If the status is still “FATAL FAIL,” you migh

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-118.7 Troubleshooting FlowchartsThis section provides troubleshooting flowcharts to illustrate common troublesh

Figures xiiiFIGURE B-3 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Attached to Two HBA Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B–8FIGURE B-4 JBOD or Expansion Unit Tro

8-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 8-2 Power Supply or Fan Module Flowchart

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-13Figure 8-3 Power Supply or Fan Module Flowchart, 2 of 28.7.2 Drive LEDsBefore you perform the drive LED troub

8-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005For overview information about drive LEDs and h

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-15Figure 8-4 Drive LEDs Flowchart, 1 of 2Is onlyone drive LEDamber?Check View andEdit SCSIdrives menu.Rotate dr

8-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 8-5 Drive LEDs Flowchart, 2 of 2For more

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-17Figure 8-6 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 1 of 4 3A Front panel LEDs problem (FC)Allfront panelLEDs

8-18 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 8-7 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 2 of 4

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-19Figure 8-8 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 3 of 4 3C Front panel LEDs problem (FC)Is Temp LEDamber?Ye

8-20 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 8-9 Front-Panel LEDs Flowchart, 4 of 4

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting Your Array 8-218.7.4 I/O Controller ModuleThe following flowchart provides troubleshooting procedures for the I/O controller

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A-1APPENDIXASANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array SpecificationsThis appendix provides the specifications for the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA

A-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – Add 12.75 lb (5.8 kg) for packaging if yo

Appendix A SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Specifications A-3The following topics briefly describe specific hardware and firmware features.

A-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005A.2.3 Firmware LUN Filtering (RAID-Based Mapping

Appendix A SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Specifications A-5Australia Part of World-wide CB SchemeArgentina Resolution 92-98 (S-Mark)German

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B-1APPENDIXBUsing a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only)A single SANnet II 200 FC JBOD array can be connected directly to certain Solar

B-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005B.2 Supported Operating Systems (JBOD Arrays)The

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

xvTablesTAB LE 1-1 Comparison of SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Features . . . . . . . . 1–5TAB LE 1-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE

B-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005B.5.1.1 Enabling JBOD SupportTo monitor peripher

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-5Figure B-1 ID SwitchBy default, the ID switch on all SANnet II 200 FC JBOD

B-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Caution – The loop ID should only be changed whi

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-7Figure B-2 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD Array Attached to a Single HBA PortIn this

B-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure B-3 shows an example of a SANnet II 200 F

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-9Caution – Be careful not to mount the same drive twice if you are not using

B-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051. Connect a fiber-optic cable to an HBA.2. Set

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-114. Click OK. The JBOD array is displayed in the main window.In a single-bus

B-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005B.10 Resizing LUNs Greater Than 1 TbyteWhen a L

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-13B.11.1 Troubleshooting Configuration IssuesFollow this sequence of general

xvi SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005TA BL E 6 -6 Power Supply LEDs . . . . . . . .

B-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 SANscape CLI event log For expansion units,

Appendix B Using a Standalone JBOD Array (SANnet II 200 FC Array Only) B-15Figure B-4 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshooting Flowchart, 1 of 2Drive l

B-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure B-5 JBOD or Expansion Unit Troubleshoot

C-1APPENDIXCFailed Component Alarm CodesThis appendix describes failed component alarm codes. Failed component alarm codes use Morse code dot and dash

C-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005See “Front-Panel LEDs” on page 6-2 for more info

D-1APPENDIXDCable PinoutsThis appendix identifies the pinouts for each connector used in the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE arrays. Topics covere

D-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005D.2 DB9 COM PortThe COM port is a female DB9 con

E-1APPENDIXEConfiguring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating SystemThis appendix provides access information and LUN setup information needed wh

E-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure E-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locall

Appendix E Configuring a Sun Server Running the Solaris Operating System E-3E.3 Determining the WWN in the Solaris Operating SystemPerform the followi

Preface xviiPrefaceThis manual provides instructions for installing, initially configuring, and operating the SANnet II 200 Fibre Channel (FC), SANnet

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

F-1APPENDIXFConfiguring a Microsoft Windows ServerThis appendix provides platform-specific host installation and configuration information to use when

F-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – A DB9-to-DB25 serial cable adapter is inc

Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-3 1 stop bit No parity8. To save the connection and its settings, choose File → Save.The connec

F-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005F.2 Accessing the Firmware Application From a Mi

Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-5c. Select the Disk Management folder.d. If a Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard is displayed

F-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20058. Specify the amount of disk space to use or ac

Appendix F Configuring a Microsoft Windows Server F-7c. Click Next.A confirmation dialog box displays the settings you have specified.11. Click Finish

F-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005F.4 Determining the Worldwide Name for Microsoft

G-1APPENDIXGConfiguring a Linux ServerThis appendix provides access information and LUN setup information needed when you connect a FC, SATA, or SATA

xviii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Appendix E provides instructions on configurin

G-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051. Use a null modem cable to communicate via the

Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-3d. If E is not correct, press the letter E and the cursor goes to line E. Backspace and change the line to: A

G-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005G.3 Checking the Adapter BIOSWhen booting the se

Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-512. Press Escape until a screen is displayed that says “Configuration setting modified.” Highlight Save chang

G-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051. To list all devices and their paths, start a

Appendix G Configuring a Linux Server G-72. Take the device that you ran fdisk on and run the following command to create an ext3 file system:where x

G-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20053. Save the file.4. To verify that fstab was set

H-1APPENDIXHConfiguring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating SystemThis appendix provides platform-specific host installation and configuration inf

H-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005If you are planning to access your array over an

Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System H-3Figure H-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Hos

Preface xixTechnical SupportFor late-breaking Release Notes and all manuals for this product, go to the SANnet II SCSI array section, or the SANnet

H-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005H.3 Identifying the Device on Which You Will Cre

Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System H-52. Choose System Storage Management (Physical and Logical Storage) from the S

H-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20057. Choose Activate a Volume Group from the Volum

Appendix H Configuring an IBM Server Running the AIX Operating System H-77. Move the cursor to highlight the name of the volume group you created in “

H-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20053. Display the attributes of the new file system

I-1APPENDIXIConfiguring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating SystemThis appendix provides platform-specific host installation and configuration in

I-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005If you are planning to access your array over an

Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System I-3FIGURE I-1 RAID Array COM Port Connected Locally to the Serial Port of a Hos

I-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005I.3 Attaching the Disk ArrayThe simplest way to

Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System I-5As with many system administration tasks, you can use SAM to create and main

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xx SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Dot Hill Welcomes Your CommentsDot Hill is intere

I-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20053. Initialize each partition as an LVM disk with

Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System I-7In the output of vgdisplay, the Total PE field displays the number of physic

I-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Both character and block device files for the ne

Appendix I Configuring an HP Server Running the HP-UX Operating System I-92. To include the file system created in the example, add the following line

I-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20052. Type:Output similar to the following is disp

1IndexAaddressIP 4–25agentAgent Options Management window B–10alarmsfailed component description C–1silencing 8–6amber blinking on Event LED 6–4arbitr

2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Solaris E–1Windows F–1Windows 2000 server or Windo

Index 3host channels 4–16data transfer speedSANnet II 200 FC Array 4–19SANnet II 200 SATA Array 4–20limitations 4–20host configurationLinux G–1Solaris

4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005powering up an array 4–16Powering Up and Checking

Index 5WWindowsaccessing firmware from F–4determining worldwide name F–8recognizing new devices and LUNs F–4worksheetpreinstallation 2–6worldwide name

1-1CHAPTER1Product and Architecture OverviewThis manual describes the SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA Special Edition (SE) arrays.The FC, SATA, and S

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1-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051.1 Comparison of FC, SATA, and SATA SE ArraysFi

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-31.1.1 Fibre Channel and SATA Array ArchitecturesThe FC, SATA, and SATA SE share many architectural elem

1-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051.1.1.2 SANnet II 200 SATA and SATA SE Array Fea

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-5Note – Although the products are very similar in appearance and setup, the configurations have very imp

1-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Caution – In FC and SATA configurations with lar

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-7Table 1-2 shows the configuration options for SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE arrays.A label on the

1-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005in a JBOD array. For example, “SANnet II 200 D10

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-9Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) controller chips handle the interconnection between the controller b

iiiContentsPreface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii1. Produc

1-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Caution – You can mix disk drive capacity in th

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-111.2.5 Power and Fan ModulesNote – The SATA arrays can only be ordered in an AC configuration. However,

1-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051.4.1 FC ProtocolsTwo common protocols are used

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-13A fabric switch functions as a routing engine, which actively directs data transfers from source to de

1-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051.5 Fibre Channel ArchitectureEach RAID array h

Chapter 1 Product and Architecture Overview 1-151.5.1.2 Active-to-Active Redundant ControllerIn active-to-active redundant controller mode, the primar

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2-1CHAPTER2Site PlanningThis chapter outlines the site planning requirements and basic safety requirements for the installation and use of the FC arra

2-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005The customer is responsible for meeting all gove

Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-32.3 Environmental Requirements2.3.1 Electromagnetic Compatibility The following is required for all installations: All AC

iv SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051.5 Fibre Channel Architecture . . . . . . . . .

2-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20052.5 Physical SpecificationsUse the physical spec

Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-5 Route interface cables away from motors and other sources of magnetic or radio frequency interference. Stay within the c

2-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – SANnet II family arrays require at least

Chapter 2 Site Planning 2-7Table 2-4 Site Preparation WorksheetRackmounting Customers must ensure that the appropriate service outlets are available

2-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Table 2-5 Host and Fabric Switch Connectivity S

3-1CHAPTER3Unpacking Your ArrayThis chapter describes the procedure for unpacking your FC, SATA, or SATA SE array package. The following topics are co

3-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20056. Check the list of “Customer-Provided Cables”

Chapter 3 Unpacking Your Array 3-33.3 Field-Replaceable UnitsCheck that you received all field-replaceable units (FRUs) ordered with your array. For a

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4-1CHAPTER4Connecting Your ArrayThis chapter describes procedures for cabling a FC, SATA, or SATA SE array and for connecting an array to power and to

Contents v4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC Power Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4–94.5 Cabling to Expansion Units . . . . .

4-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Before you connect the array to the network, pos

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-34. Lift the pawl off the threaded part of the lock body, as shown in the second panel of Figure 4-2.Figure 4-2 Sequ

4-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20059. Replace the bezel.Note – To convert your beze

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-5Figure 4-3 Hardware Connections on the Back of a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Array4.2.2 SANnet II 200 SATA Arr

4-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 4-4 Hardware Connections on the Back of

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-74.2.3 SANnet II 200 SATA SE Array ConnectionsFigure 4-5 identifies the hardware connections on the back of a dual-c

4-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20051. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the scre

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-9Figure 4-6 Installing a Cord Lock4.4 Connecting the Chassis to DC Power OutletsNote – The SANnet II 200 SATA array

4-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20052. Connect a DC power cable to the first power

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-114.5 Cabling to Expansion UnitsThe instructions in this section apply to the SANnet II 200 FC and the SANnet II 200

vi SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20056.2.1 Drive LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 4-7 SANnet II 200 FC Array Attached to

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-13Figure 4-8 SANnet II 200 SATA Array Attached to Two Hosts and Two Expansion Units4.6 Setting Loop IDs on Expansion

4-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 4-9 Front Bezel and Front Bezel Locks o

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-15Ensure that the loop IDs of expansion units do not duplicate the loop IDs of other connected expansion units or RA

4-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20058. Lift the bezel into position and press it on

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-17labeled FC0, FC1, FC4, and FC5 to indicate channels 0, 1, 4, and 5. Default configurations do not include an SFP c

4-18 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – The SANnet II 200 SATA SE array configur

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-19Figure 4-13 Dedicated Drive Channels 2 and 3 (on Both Controllers) in a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 SATA Array 4

4-20 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 4-14 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-21Figure 4-15 Host Channels on a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 SATA ArrayThe following figure shows the host channel

Contents vii8.5 Recovering From Fatal Drive Failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8–88.6 Using the Reset Push Button

4-22 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005To review various configuration options, see th

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-23No SFPs are plugged into the drive channels. This configuration is appropriate for connecting to up to four hosts

4-24 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 4-21 SANnet II 200 FC JBOD/Expansion Uni

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-25Figure 4-23 Typical SFP Connector Used to Connect Cables to Chassis SFP Ports4.9 Establishing Communications With

4-26 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005 Use the show network-parameters CLI command.

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-274.11 Manually Setting a Static IP AddressYou can manually set an array’s IP address using the controller’s firmwar

4-28 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20058. Choose Ye s to reset the controller.The cont

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-29Note – Alternatively, you can use the Solaris operating system tip command or a terminal emulation program to acce

4-30 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Carefully consider the following limitations of

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-316. Verify the SES/PLD (programmable logic device) version of the expansion unit and the RAID array.To review the v

viii SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005E.2 Using the tip Command for Local Access to t

4-32 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – The connection of a FC, SATA, or SATA SE

Chapter 4 Connecting Your Array 4-334.17 Powering Off the ArrayYou might need to power off the array (both power supplies) if you relocate the array o

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5-1CHAPTER5Configuration OverviewThis chapter highlights the tools and the important limitations and guidelines which must be understood prior to conf

5-2 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20053. Set up an IP address for the controller. See

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-3Note – Each operating system has a method for recognizing storage devices and LUNs and might require the use of sp

5-4 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Caution – If you keep the default loop mode and

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-5attaching the cables for a LUN-mapped channel pair, make sure that the first channel is connected to the upper por

5-6 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Note – Multipathing for FC, SATA, and SATA SE ar

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-7Figure 5-1 A Point-to-Point Configuration with a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Array and Two Switches

Contents ixI.3 Attaching the Disk Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I–4I.4 Logical Volume Manag

5-8 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 5-2 A Point-to-Point Configuration With a

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-9Perform the following steps to set up a typical point-to-point SAN configuration based on Figure 5-1 and Figure 5-

5-10 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 20057. Map logical drive 0 to channels 0 and 1 of t

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-11Figure 5-3 A DAS Configuration With Four Servers, a Dual-Controller SANnet II 200 FC Array, and Two Expansion Un

5-12 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005Figure 5-4 A DAS Configuration With Four Serve

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-13DAS configurations are typically implemented using a fabric loop (FL_port) mode. A loop configuration example is

5-14 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 200511. Connect the first server to port FC 0 of th

Chapter 5 Configuration Overview 5-15 Do not combine SANnet II 200 FC drives and SANnet II 200 SATA drives on the same Fibre Channel loop. Use them o

5-16 SANnet II 200 FC, SATA, and SATA SE Array Installation, Operation, and Service Manual • March 2005

6-1CHAPTER6Checking LEDsThis chapter describes the front and back-panel LEDs, which display the operating status of all drives and modules. Topics cov