HP (Hewlett-Packard) AP846A manual

HP P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y st em User G uid e P art number: 6 1 45 6 1 -002 Fi rs t ed i t io n : J u ly 20 1 1[...]

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HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 3 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4C o n t e n t s Connecting the enclosu re to data hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 SAS host ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Connecting direct attach configurations . . . . . [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 5 Disk drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Rear panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 P2000 G3 SAS M[...]

6C o n t e n t s[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 7 Fi g u r e s 1 P20 00 G3 MSA System component connection combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2 Cabling connections between P2000 G 3 MSA System controllers and P2000 6Gb drive enclosures . . 28 3 Cabling connections between P2000 G3 co ntrollers and D2700 6Gb drive encl o[...]

8F i g u r e s[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 9 Ta b l e s 1 Doc ument conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2 Installation c hecklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3 SAS expan[...]

10 Tables[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 11 Abo ut this guide This gui de pr ov ide s inf ormatio n a bout har dwar e setup f or the HP P2000 G3 S AS MS A S ystem contr oller enclo sur es. Intended a udience This gui de is intended f or stor age s y stem adm inistr ators . Pr er equisites Pr er equisites f or installing and using this pr oduct include[...]

12 About this guide Doc ument con v enti ons and s ymbo ls WA R N I N G ! Indicates that f ailure to f ollow dir ectio ns could re sult in bodily harm o r death. CAUT ION: Ind i cates that failur e to follo w dire cti o ns could r esult in damage to equipment or data . IMP OR T AN T : Pro vide s c lar ifyin g inf ormati on or spec ific i nstru ctio[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 13 Ra ck st a bi l it y WA R N I N G ! T o reduce the r isk of pers onal injury or damage to equipment: • Extend le veling jac ks to the floor . • Ensur e that the full we ight of the r ack r ests on the lev eling jacks . • Instal l stabilizing feet on the rack. • In multip le-rack installations, sec ur[...]

14 About this guide HP w ebsites F or additional inf ormati on, see the f ollow ing HP web s ites: • http://www .hp .com • http://www .hp .com/go/stor age • http://ww w .hp.com/se rvi ce_locator • http://www .hp .com/support/manuals • http://www .hp .com/suppor t/do wnloads • http://www .hp.co m/sto r age/w hitepap ers • http://www .h[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 15 1O v e r v i e w The HP P2 000 G3 S AS M SA S y ste m is a high-pe r f ormance stor age solu tion co mbining outst anding perfor mance with high r eliab ility , availab ilit y , f lex ibility , and manageability . F eatur es and bene fits Pr oduct f e atur es and supported options ar e subjec t to change. On[...]

16 Overview[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 17 2C o m p o n e n t s F r ont panel components P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y ste m LFF P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y stem SFF 1 Enclosur e ID LED 2 Di s k d rive On li ne / Act ivit y LE D 3 Disk driv e Fault/UID LED 4 Unit Iden tifi cation (UID) LED 5 Heartbeat LED 6 Fau l t I D L E D P2000 1 4 7 10 3 6 9 12 13 2 4 5 [...]

18 Components Disk dr i v e bay n umber s P2000 G3 S A S MS A S ys tem LFF P2000 G3 S A S MS A S ys tem SFF R ear panel v ie w — contr olle r module The P2000 G3 MS A Sy stem contr oller module sho wn belo w is not pr oportionatel y siz ed r e lati v e to pr eceding controller encl osur e v ie ws. T he contr oller module face plate is enlar ged t[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 19 R ear panel componen ts P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y stem SFF and P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y stem LFF IMP OR T AN T : Se e C onnecting to the contr oller CLI port for info rmati on on enabling the contro ller enc losur e’ s USB T ype B CLI port . Dri ve enc losur es attach t o the contr oller enc losure f or the[...]

20 Components P2000 6Gb 3 . 5" 1 2 -dr i v e enc los ur e M S A7 0 3Gb dr i v e enclo sur e P2000 G3 MS A S y stem con trolle rs can also be attached to an M S A7 0 3Gb dr iv e enclo sure that is r unning fir mwar e ver sion 2 . 1 8 or later . F or inf ormation about the M SA7 0 3Gb dri ve enclo sure, s ee the HP Sto rage W orks 7 0 Modular Sm[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 21 NO TE: See H P P 2 0 0 0G 3M S A S y s t e m S M U R e f e r e n c e G u i d e f o r mor e infor mati on abou t v olume cac he options . T r ansportable Co mpac tF lash During a po wer los s or arr ay contr oller failur e, data s tor ed in cache ar e sav ed off to non-volatile me mory (CompactFlash). These d[...]

22 Components[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 23 3I n s t a l l i n g t h e e n c l o s u r e s Installati on chec klist The f ollo wing table outlines the s teps r equired to inst all the enc losur e s and initiall y configur e the s ys tem . T o ensur e a successful ins tallati on, perf orm the tasks in the or der they ar e prese nted . 1 MS A D e vi ce [...]

24 Installing the enclosures Co nnecting contr oller and dr i v e enc losur es P200 0 G3 MS A S ystem controller enclosu r es — available in either 2 4 -driv e (2 .5”) or 1 2 -driv e (3 .5”) cha ssis — su pport up to eigh t enc losur es (incl uding the contro ller enc losure) f or stor age/expansion , or a max imum of 1 4 9 disk dr iv es . [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 25 C o nnecting contr oller and mi x ed dri v e enclo sur es P2000 G3 MS A S yst em contr oller modules support ca bling o f 3Gb and 6Gb S AS link -rat e LFF and SFF e xpansion module s — in mi x ed fa shion — a s sho wn in Fig u re 1 0 on page 3 2, and as f ur ther des cribed in Additi onal cabling conside[...]

26 Installing the enclosures T able 3 S AS e x pansi on cable requ ir ements: co ntr oller module to e xpansion module connec tion 1 One 0.5m cable is r equired pe r contr oller module to I/O (e xpansion) module connection . 2 One 0.5m , 1 .0m, or 2 .0m cable is requir ed per controller module to e xpansion module connection . NO TE: Additi onal ca[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 27 • If used toge ther wi th mix ed dr iv e enclo sures , an M S A2000 3Gb dri v e enclosur e sho uld be cabled after other supported models, u sing str aight- thr ough cabling. T able 4 S AS e x pansi on cable requir ements: e xp ansi on module t o expansi on module connection 1 One 0.5m cable r equired pe r[...]

28 Installing the enclosures NO TE: F or clar ity , the s chemati c illustr ations o f contr oller and expansi on module s sho wn in this sect i on pr o v ide onl y r elevant det ails suc h a s expansi on por ts w ithin the module face plate outline . F or detailed illus tr ations sho win g all com ponents , see Rear panel com p onents on page 1 9.[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 29 Fig ure 5 Cabling connec tions betw een P2000 G3 cont ro llers and an MS A7 0 3Gb dri ve enc losur e The di agr am a bo ve sho ws dual-contr oller modu les connected to dual-e xpansion modules. Fig ure 6 F ault -toler ant cabling: P2000 G3 contro llers and P2000 6Gb dr i ve e nc losur es The di agr am a bo v[...]

30 Installing the enclosures Fig ure 7 Cabling connec tions betw een P2000 G3 contro llers and D2 7 00 6Gb dri ve enclo sures The f igur e abo ve pr ov ides sample di agrams r eflec ting cabling of P2000 G3 contr oller enclosur es and D2 7 00 6Gb dri ve enclo sur e s . The di agr am at left sho ws a dual-contr oller enclo sur e cabled to D2 7 00 6G[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 31 Fig ure 8 F ault- toler ant cabling: P20 00 G3 contr ollers and M SA2000 3Gb dr iv e enclo sur es Fig ure 9 F ault -toler ant cabling: P2000 G3 contr ollers and M SA7 0 3Gb dri ve enc losur es Out In Controller A Controller B Out In Out In Out In Out In Out In 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 1B 1A Controller B Contr[...]

32 Installing the enclosures Fig ure 1 0 Cabling connec tions betw een dual controller s and dr iv e enclosur es of mix ed t y pe The f igur e abo v e show s a sample f ault- toler ant cabling scenar io on le f t , and a strai ght- thr ough cabling scenar io on ri ght . Both di agr ams sho w dr iv e enclosur es of mix ed t y pe. Do not mi x SA S1 .[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 33 T es ting enc losur e connec tions NO TE: Once the enclo sures ’ po wer -on s equence succe eds , the stor age sy stem is read y to be connected to hosts , as desc r ibed in Connec ting the e nclo sur e to data hosts on page 3 7. Po w e r i n g o n / p o w e r i n g o f f Bef or e pow ering on the enc losu[...]

34 Installing the enclosures 2. P lug the po wer co r d i nto the po we r cor d connector o n the back o f the dri ve enc losur e (see Fi gu r e 1 1 ). P lug the other end o f the po wer co r d into the r ack po w er s our ce . W ait se ve ral s econds t o allow t he disks to spin up . Repeat this s equence fo r each P SU w ithin each dr i v e encl[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 35 DC model Locate the tw o D C po wer cables pr ov ided with y our contr o ller enc losur e. Fig ure 1 3 DC P ow er cable f eatur ing sect io ne d D-shell and l ug connec tors See Fi g u re 1 3 and the illustrati on at left (in Fig u re 1 2 ) when performing the follow in g steps: 1. V er ify that the enclo su[...]

36 Installing the enclosures[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 37 4 Co nnecting h osts Host s y stem requir ements Data hosts connected to P2000 G3 MS A Sy stem arr ay s mu st meet the follow ing requir ements: • Depending on y our s yst em co nf i gur ation , data ho s t oper ating sy s te ms ma y requir e that multi-pathing is supported . TI P: See the HP MS A S yst em[...]

38 Connecting hosts 6Gb/second per lane — and four lanes pe r co nnector — featur ing a 1 .2 GHz proces sor w ith 2 5 6 MB memory , and 2GB cache . SA S host ports connect to S A S hosts or s witc hes; they ar e not used for r eplicati on . Co nnecting dir ect attach conf igur ations P2000 G3 S A S MS A S yst em LFF and P2000 G3 S AS MS A Sy st[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 39 F o ur se rv er s/o ne HB A p er se rve r/d ua l pa th Co nnecting r emote managemen t ho sts The manage ment host dir ectly manages s yste ms out-of-band ov er an Ethernet networ k. 1. Connect an RJ-45 Ether net cable to the network management port on each P2000 G3 MS A Sy stem contr olle r . 2. Connect the[...]

40 Connecting hosts[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 41 5 Co nnecting t o the contr oller CLI port De v i ce des cr ipti on P2000 G3 MS A S ystem contr ollers f ea ture a ne w command-l ine interface (CLI) port used to cabl e dir ectl y to the contr oller and initiall y set IP addr esse s, or perf or m o ther confi gurati on tasks . T his port differs f r om G1 a[...]

42 Connecting to the controller CLI port 2. Insert the P2000 G3 So ftwar e Suppor t/Doc umentation CD int o the CD dri ve o n a L inu x or W indo ws computer on the netw ork that is connected to y our controlle r enclo sur e . 3. Use A utor un or manually st art the CD . Th e MS A De vi ce Disco v er y T ool w ill run . 4. F ollow the instr uctions[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 43 Fig ure 1 4 Connec ting a USB cable to the CLI port 3. Enable the CLI por t for subsequent communication: • L in ux cu stomer s s hould enter the command s yntax pr ov ided in Pr epar ing a Linu x computer bef ore cabling to the CLI port on page 4 1. • Windo ws c ustomers should locate the do wnloaded de[...]

44 Connecting to the controller CLI port 7. At the pr ompt , t y pe the follo wing com mand to se t the valu es y ou obtained in St ep 1 for eac h netw o rk port, f irst fo r contr oller A and then f or contr oller B: set network-parameters ip address netmask netmask gateway gateway controller a|b wher e: • address is the IP addre s s of the cont[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 45 6 Ba s ic o p erat io n V er ify that you ha ve completed the seq uential “Ins tallati on Chec klist” instru c tions in Ta b l e 2 on page 2 3. Once you ha ve successf u ll y completed steps 1 thro ugh 8 ther ein, y ou can ac ce ss the management interface u sing y our w eb-br ow ser . Acce ssing SMU Upo[...]

46 Basic operation[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 47 7T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g CLI port connecti on P2000 G3 MS A S y stem contr o ller s featur e a ne w CLI port employ ing a mini-USB T ype B for m fac tor . If you encounter pr oblems communi c ating w ith the por t afte r cabling y our computer to the U SB dev ice , you ma y need to either do wnload a d[...]

48 Troubl eshootin g If the enclo s u r e does not initiali z e It may take up to t w o minutes for the en c losures to initia li ze . If the enclosure does not in itiali z e : • P erf orm a r escan . • P ower c ycle the s yste m. • Mak e sure the po wer co r d is proper ly connected , and chec k the po w er sour ce that it is connected to . [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 49 Is the contr oller back panel OK LED off? Is the contr oller back panel F a ult/S er v ice R equir ed LED amber? Ar e both disk dr i v e module LEDs o ff (Online/A cti v it y and F ault/UID)? Is the disk dr i ve module F a ult/UI D LED blinking ambe r? Answ er P ossible reasons Actions No S yst em fu nc tion[...]

50 Troubl eshootin g Is a conne cted host p ort’ s Host Link Status LED of f? Is a connec t ed port’s Expansi on P ort Statu s LED off? Is a connected port’s Netw or k P ort Link S tatus LED off? Answer P ossible reasons Acti ons No S yste m functi oning properl y . No acti on r e quired . (see Lin k L E D note: pa ge 60) Y es The link is do [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 51 Is the po we r supply ’s Input P o w er Sour ce LED off? Is the po we r suppl y’s V oltage/F an F ault/Se rvi ce Req u ir ed LED amber? Co ntr oller failur e in a single -contr oller confi gurati on C a ch e m e m o r y i s f l u s h e d to C o m p a c tF l a sh i n t h e c a s e o f a c o nt r o l le r [...]

52 Troubl eshootin g If the contr oller has fa iled or does not st art, is the C ache St atus LED on/blinking? T ransporting cac he T o pre serve the ex isting data stor ed in the C ompactF lash , y ou must tr ansport the CompactF lash fr om the failed contr oller to a re placement contr oller using a pr ocedur e outlined in the HP P2000 G3 MS A S [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 53 This s tep isolat e s the pr oblem to the e xternal data path (host ca ble and host-si de dev ices) or t o the contr oller module port . Is the hos t link st atus LED on ? • Y es – Y ou now kno w that the ho st cable and host-side dev ice s ar e func tioning pr operly . R eturn the cable to the original [...]

54 Troubl eshootin g 7. Replace the ca ble w ith a kno wn good ca ble , ensuring the cable is attached to the or iginal ports used by the pr ev ious cable . Is the hos t link st atus LED on ? • Y es – Replace the or iginal cable . The f ault has been isolated . • No – It is likel y that the contro ller module needs to be r e placed . R esol[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 55 T emperature sensors Extr eme high and lo w temperatur es can cause signif icant damage if the y go unnoticed . E ach contr oller module has six temper ature sens ors . Of these , if the C P U or FPG A (Fi eld Pr ogr ammable G ate Ar ray) temper ature r eaches a shutdo wn v alue , the contr oller module is a[...]

56 Troubl eshootin g[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 57 A LED desc r iptio ns F r ont panel LEDs T able 1 2 LEDs — HP P2000 G3 MS A S yst ems contr oller enc losur e fr o nt panels LED Description Definition 1 Enclosur e ID Green — On Enables you to cor r elate the enclosure w ith lo gi cal vi e w s pre sented by management s oftwar e. Sequential enc losure I[...]

58 LED descriptions Disk dr i v e LEDs T able 1 3 LEDs — Disk dr iv e LEDs LED Description 1 F ault/UID (amber/blue) 2O n l i n e / A c t i v i t y ( g r e e n ) T able 1 4 LEDs — Disk dr iv e combinations Online/Ac ti vity (green) F ault/UID (amber/blue) Description On Off Normal oper ation. T he dr iv e is online, but it is not cu rr ently ac[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 59 1 This F ault/UID state can indicate that the disk is a lefto ver . The f ault may in volv e metad ata on the disk rather than the disk itself . See the Clear ing disk metadata top ic in the SMU r efer ence guide or online help. R ear panel LEDs P2000 G3 S A S M S A S y stem SFF and P2000 G3 S A S MS A S y s[...]

60 LED descriptions IMP OR T AN T : Earl y versi ons of the P2000 G3 MS A Sy stem contr oller modules show netw ork port LED l ab e ls i n rev er se d po s it io n : L I NK i s sh own on t he l ef t a nd AC T i s sh own o n t h e ri g ht. O n s u ch un i ts , t h e L E D labeled LINK r eports A CT behav ior and the LED labeled A CT reports LINK beh[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 61 D2 7 00 6Gb dr i ve enc losur e P2000 G3 MS A S ystem contr ollers support D2 7 00 6Gb dri ve enc losures . For inf ormation abo ut P 2 0 0 0G 3M S A S y s t e m p r o d u c t s , v i s i t http://www .hp.com/go/p2000 . Select Related pr od ucts , s elect yo ur d rive en cl os u re, se le ct Suppor t > HP[...]

62 LED descriptions M S A2000 3Gb 3 . 5” 1 2 -dr iv e enc losur e T able 1 7 LEDs — HP M SA200 0 3Gb r ear panel LED Description Definition 1 P ow er supply LEDs See Po we r s u p p l y L E D s on p age 63. 2 Unit Locat or Off — Normal oper atio n . Blinking white— Ph ysicall y identif ies the e xpan si on module. 3 S A S In P ort Status Gr[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 63 Po w e r s u p p l y L E D s P ow er r edundancy is ac hiev ed thr ough two independ ent load-shar ing pow er supplies . In the ev ent of a po w er suppl y failure , or the f ailur e of the pow er sour ce, the s tor age sy stem can oper ate continuousl y on a single po w er suppl y . Greater r edundancy can [...]

64 LED descriptions[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 65 B En v ir onmental r equir ements and spec if icati ons Safety r e quir ements Install the s yst e m in accor dance w ith the local safety codes and r egulations at the fac ility site. F ollo w all cautions and instru ctions mar k ed on the equipment . Als o , r ef er to the document ation inc luded with y o[...]

66 Env i ronmental requirements and specifications W eight and placement guidelines Refer to Phy sical r equir ements on page 6 7 for detailed si z e and w eight spec ific ations . • The w eight o f an e nc losur e depends on the number and type of modules install ed. • Ideall y , use tw o people to lift an enc losur e. Ho we ver , one pers on [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 67 NO TE: Connec tions to this de vice m ust be made w ith shielded cables – gr ounded at both ends – w ith metallic RFI/EMI connec tor hoods, in or der to maintain co mpliance w ith FCC R ule s and Regulati ons. Ph ysi cal r equir ements The f loor space at the install atio n site mu s t be str ong enoug h[...]

68 Env i ronmental requirements and specifications 1 W eights sho wn are no minal, and sub ject to var iances. 2 W eights ma y vary due to diff er ent pow er supplie s, IO Ms, and diff ering calibr ations between scale s. 3 W eights ma y vary due to actual number and type of disk dr ives (S AS , S A T A, S S D) inst alled. En vir onmental requir em[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 69 P owe r co rd re q u ir em e n ts E ach enc losur e equipped w ith AC po wer su ppl y module s r equir es two A C pow er cords that ar e appr opriate f or use in a typi cal outlet in the destinati on country . E ach po wer cor d connects one of the po w er supply module s to an independent , exter nal po w e[...]

70 Env i ronmental requirements and specifications[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 71 C Elec tr os tati c disc har g e Pr ev enting elec tr ost a ti c disc har ge T o pr e ven t damaging the s yst em , be a war e of the precau tions y ou need to follo w when setting up the s y stem or handling parts. A dis char ge of stati c e lectr ic ity fr om a f inger or other conductor ma y damage s y st[...]

72 Electrostatic discharge[...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 73 Inde x Numerics 2U12 large form factor (LFF) enclosure 67 2U24 small form facto r (SFF) enclosur e 67 A accessing CLI (command-line interface) 42 SMU (storage management utility) 45 web-posted documentation 11 audience 11 C cables Ethernet 39 FCC compliance statement 39 , 67 routing requirements 66 SAS 38 SA[...]

74 Index isolating expansion port connection fault 53 host-side connection 52 methodology 47 H help, obtaining 13 host interface ports SAS host interface protocol SFF-8088 37 HP customer self-repair (CSR) 13 product warranty 13 related documentation 11 Subscriber’s choice web site 13 technical support 13 web sites 14 humidity non-operating range [...]

HP P2000 G3 SAS MSA System User Guide 75 shock non-operating range 68 shock operating range 68 site planning EMC 65 local management host requirement 66 physical requirements 67 safety precautions 65 SMU accessing web-based management interface 45 defined 45 getting started 45 storage system configuring and provisioning 45 storage system setup conf[...]

76 Index[...]