Dell EMC AX4-5- Manuals

5 Product description EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes When you power up the storage system, each SP boots and executes FLARE OE software. Shared storage control Shared storage control software allows only the server(s) assigned to a virtual disk to access the virtual di...

6 Product description EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The EMC Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility runs on your management station or attached server. It discovers uninitialized AX4-5 series storage systems, l...

7 New features and changes EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes New features and changes Š Increased support for Fibre Channel I/O FLARE version 02.23.050.5.707 adds support for AX4-5F8 and AX4-5SCF4, which provide four Fibre Channel ports per storage processor. If you are m...

8 Environment and system requirements EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Environment and system requirements This section identifies the minimum environment and system requirements necessary for the AX4-5SC, AX4-5SCi, AX4-5F8, AX4-5SCF4 , AX4-5, and AX4-5i Integrated Manag...

9 Environment and system requirements EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Š Solaris client Š AIX client Š HP-UX client For a listing of the currently supported versions of these operating systems, refer to Supported Configurations in the “Technical descriptions” section on ...

10 Fixed problems EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed problems This section identifies issues fixed with this version or recent previous versions. Visit the EMC Powerlink ® Issue Tracker website at http://Powerlink.EMC.com for the most recent updates and information o...

27 Fixed problems EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Problems fixed in version 02.23.050.5.504 Platforms Brief description Symptom details Solution (or workaround) AX4-5 AX4-5i AX4-5SC AX4-5SCi FLARE Operating Environment RAID 3 LUNs greater than 2 TB are not supported. 18...

31 Known problems and limitations EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Known problems and limitations This section identifies outstanding issues with this version, and important warnings associated with the connectivity and compatibility of this product. It also provides use...

35 Known problems and limitations EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Platforms Brief description Symptom details Solution (or workaround) AX4-5 AX4-5i AX4-5SC AX4-5SCi AX4-5SCF4 AX4-5F8 Navisphere Express Navisphere Express does not give details after an HBA is successfull...

36 Known problems and limitations EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Navisphere Express with Internet Explorer 7 limitations The default security setting of the Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) browser might interfere with the normal operation of Navisphere Express. To support Na...

37 Known problems and limitations EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 4. In the Untrusted Certificate popup page, click View certificates. The General tab of the Certificate dialog box opens. You should see a note telling you that this certificate is not trusted. 5. Click I...

38 Known problems and limitations EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Š The maximum number of migrations that can be executing at one time is 4. Snapshot configuration limitations Snapshots Maximum number Per storage system 16 Per source virtual disk 1 PowerPath limitations...

39 Technical notes EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Technical notes This section contains information that will help with the installation, use, and management of the storage system. It provides generic information that applies to all platforms, as well as platform-speci...

40 Technical notes EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Notes: Š This procedure may take 30-60 minutes to complete. Š During this procedure, you may see some temporary alerts including 0x7428, 0x743a, 0x720f, 0x7403 or 0x7404. After the upgrade completes, all alerts will eve...

41 Technical notes EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Disk module insertion and removal When inserting or removing more than one disk module from a storage system, you must pause between each removal and insertion to allow the storage system to recover. Before inserting or...

42 Technical notes EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Linux server notes Snapshot management The reboot of the Linux server may be slow if deactivated snapshots exist. Activating the snapshots allows the reboot to complete normally. VMware ESX Server configuration and usag...

43 Documentation EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Documentation The AX4-5 support website where you accessed these release notes also contains the most up-to-date documents and troubleshooting trees. The AX4-5 Series Documentation CD (P/N 053-001-992) that shipped with t...

44 Documentation EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Update to AX4-5 Series - Installing an iSCSI Storage System with a Network Connection to a Windows Server and AX4-5 Series - Installing an iSCSI Storage System with a Direct Connection to a Windows Server Dynamic disks Co...

45 Software media, organization, and files EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Software media, organization, and files The following table lists the software and documentation media for this product version. Part number CD-ROM 053-001-987 AX4 Series Server Support CD (conta...

46 Installation EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Š Skip the step on installing software enablers because they are not needed for Navisphere Express. Š Use Navisphere Express to configure the storage system as follows: 1. Create a hot spare. 2. Create one or more disk poo...

47 Troubleshooting and getting help EMC AX4-5 Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Troubleshooting and getting help To troubleshoot problems with your AX4-5SC, AX4-5SCi, AX4-5, AX4-5i, AX4-5F8 or AX4-5SCF4 storage system, use the troubleshooting trees in the “Troubleshoot” section on ...

8 Introduction Cluster Solution Your cluster implements a minimum of two node to a maximum of either eight nodes (for Windows Server 2003) or sixteen nodes (for Windows Server 2008) clustering and provides the following features: • 8-Gbps and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel technologies • High availability of ...

Introduction 9 Cluster Nodes Table 1-1 lists the hardware requirements for the cluster nodes. NOTE: For more information about supported systems, HBAs and operating system variants, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on the Dell High Availability Clustering website at dell.c...

10 Introduction Cluster Storage Cluster nodes can share access to external storage systems. However, only one of the nodes can own any redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume in the external storage system at any time. Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) controls which node has access to ea...

Introduction 11 Table 1-3 lists hardware requirements for the disk processor enclosures DPE DAE, and SPS. NOTE: Ensure that the core software version running on the storage system is supported by Dell. For specific version requirements, see the Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices located on ...

Introduction 13 Figure 1-2. SAN-Attached Cluster Other Documents You May Need CAUTION: The safety information that is shipped with your system provides important safety and regulatory information. Warranty information may be included within this document or as a separate document. NOTE: To configure...

14 Introduction • The Dell Cluster Configuration Support Matrices provides a list of recommended operating systems, hardware components, and driver or firmware versions for your Dell Windows Server Failover Cluster. • The HBA documentation provides installation instructions for the HBAs. • Systems m...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 15 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware NOTE: To configure Dell blade server modules in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ cluster, see the Using Dell Blade Servers in a Dell PowerEdge High Availability Cluster document located on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals . Cabling...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 19 Cabling the Public Network Any network adapter supported by a system running TCP/IP may be used to connect to the public network segments. You can install additional network adapters to support additional public network segments or to provide redundancy in the event ...

20 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Using Dual-Port Network Adapters You can configure your cluster to use the public network as a failover for private network communications. If dual-port network adapters are used, do not use both ports simultaneously to support both the public and private networks. N...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 21 Figure 2-4. Direct-Attached Cluster Configuration Each cluster node attaches to the storage system using two multi-mode optical cables with LC connectors that attach to the HBA ports in the cluster nodes and the storage processor (SP) ports in the Dell/EMC storage sy...

22 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware a Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 0 to SP-A Fibre port 1(second fibre port) . b Install a cable from cluster node 2 HBA port 1 to SP-B Fibre port 1(second fibre port) . Figure 2-5 and Figure 2-6 illustrate the method of cabling a two-node direct-attached...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 23 Figure 2-6. Cabling a Two-node Cluster to an AX4-5FX Storage System Cabling a Four-Node Cluster to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System You can configure a 4-node cluster in a direct-attached configuration using a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX storage system: 1 Connect cluster node ...

24 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware a Install a cable from cluster node 4 HBA port 0 to the fourth front-end fibre channel port on SP-A. b Install a cable from cluster node 4 HBA port 1 to the fourth front-end fibre channel port on SP-B. Cabling 2 Two-Node Clusters to a Dell/EMC AX4-5FX Storage System ...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 25 Cabling Storage for Your SAN-Attached Cluster A SAN-attached cluster is a cluster configuration where all cluster nodes are attached to a single storage system or to multiple storage systems through a SAN using a redundant switch fabric. SAN-attached cluster configur...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 27 Cabling a SAN-Attached Cluster to an AX4-5F Storage System 1 Connect cluster node 1 to the SAN. a Connect a cable from HBA port 0 to Fibre Channel switch 0 (sw0). b Connect a cable from HBA port 1 to Fibre Channel switch 1 (sw1). 2 Repeat step 1 for each cluster node...

Cabling Your Cluster Hardware 31 • The shared storage systems and firmware must be identical. Using dissimilar storage systems and firmware for your shared storage is not supported. • MSCS is limited to 22 drive letters. Because drive letters A through D are reserved for local disks, a maximum of 22...

32 Cabling Your Cluster Hardware Connecting a PowerEdge Cluster to a Tape Library To provide additional backup for your cluster, you can add tape backup devices to your cluster configuration. The Dell PowerVault™ tape libraries may contain an integrated Fibre Channel bridge, or Storage Network Contr...

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 35 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering CAUTION: Only trained service technicians are authorized to remove and access any of the components inside the system. See the safety information that shipped with your system for complete information about safety precaut...

36 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 4 Establish the physical network topology and the TCP/IP settings for network adapters on each server node to provide access to the cluster public and private networks. 5 Configure each cluster node as a member in the same Microsoft ® Windows Active Directory...

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 37 NOTE: For Windows Server 2008 Failover Clusters, you can also use the Cluster Validation Wizard . 12 Configure highly-available applications and services on your failover cluster. Depending on your configuration, this may also require providing additional LUN...

38 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 4 The shared storage system 5 A failover cluster Installing the Fibre Channel HBAs For dual - HBA configurations, It is recommended that you install the Fibre Channel HBAs on separate peripheral component interconnect (PCI) buses. Placing the adapters on sepa...

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 39 5 In the Welcome window of the setup wizard, click Next . 6 In the CLARiiON AX-Series window, select and click Next . Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 7 Click Yes to reboot the system. Implementing Zoning on a Fibre Channel Switc...

40 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering A WWN consists of an 8-byte hexadecimal number with each byte separated by a colon. For example, 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a is a valid WWN. Using WWN port name zoning allows you to move cables between switch ports within the fabric without having to update the z...

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 41 • Create a zone for each HBA port and its target storage devices. • Each AX4-5 storage processor port can be connected to a maximum of 64 HBA ports in a SAN-attached environment. • Each host can be connected to a maximum of four storage systems. • The integra...

42 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering e Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. 2 To initialize the storage system: a Select Start → Programs → EMC → Navisphere → Navisphere Storage System Initialization . b Read the license agreement, click I accept and then click Next . ...

Preparing Your Systems for Clustering 43 Installing Navisphere Server Utility The Navisphere Server Utility registers the cluster node HBAs with the storage systems, allowing the nodes to access the cluster storage data. The tool is also used for the following cluster node maintenance procedures: • ...

44 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Assigning the Virtual Disks to Cluster Nodes NOTE: For best practice, have at least one virtual disk for each application. If multiple NTFS partitions are created on a single LUN or virtual disk, these partitions will not be able to fail over individually fro...

46 Preparing Your Systems for Clustering Installing and Configuring a Failover Cluster You can configure the operating system services on your Dell Windows Server failover cluster, after you have established the private and public networks and have assigned the shared disks from the storage array to...

Appendix:Troubleshooting 47 Troubleshooting This section provides troubleshooting information for your cluster configuration. Table A-1 describes general cluster problems you may encounter and the probable causes and solutions for each problem. Table A-1. General Cluster Troubleshooting Problem Prob...

Appendix: Cluster Data Form 55 Cluster Data Form You can attach the following form in a convenient location near each cluster node or rack to record information about the cluster. Use the form when you call for technical support. Table B-1. Cluster Information Cluster Solution Cluster name and IP ad...

Appendix: Zoning Configuration Form 57 Zoning Configuration Form Node HBA WWPNs or Alias Names Storage WWPNs or Alias Names Zone Name Zone Set for Configuration Name

Index 59 Index C cab le co nfigurations cluster interconnect, 19for client networks, 19for mouse, keyboard, and monitor, 15 for power supplies, 15 cluster configurations connecting to multiple shared storage systems, 30 connecting to one shared storage system, 11 direct-attached, 11, 20SAN-attached,...

60 Index m o u s e cabling, 15 MSCS installing and configuring, 46 N Navisphere Manager about, 45hardware view, 45storage view, 45 network adapters cabling the private network, 18-19 cabling the public network, 19 O operating system Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition installing , 37 P power sup...