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About this Guide 10 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Overview This section covers the following topics: ■ Intended Audience ■ Prerequisites ■ Related Documentation Intended Audience This guide is intended for administrators with a moderate knowledge level about network environments Prerequisi...

About this Guide Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 11 Conventions Conventions consist of the following: ■ Document Conventions ■ Text Symbols ■ Equipment Symbols Document Conventions The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases. Text Symbols The following symbols may be fou...

About this Guide 12 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data. Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or interesting points of information. Equipment...

About this Guide 14 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Rack Stability Rack stability protects personal and equipment. WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal safety or damage to the equipment, be sure that: ■ The leveling jacks are extended to the floor. ■ The full weight of the rack rests on t...

About this Guide Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 15 Getting Help If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized service provider or access our website: http://www.hp.com . HP Technical Support In North America, call technical support at 1-800-652-6672, availa...

About this Guide 16 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers: http://www.hp.com .

17 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 1 Introduction The HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router provides bidirectional connectivity for Narrow/Wide Fast/Ultra-3 SCSI buses in either a Fibre Channel Switched Fabric (FC-SW) or a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) environment. This chapter expl...

Introduction 18 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide External Features Overview Figure 1 and Figure 2 illustrate the panel view of the router. Figure 1: Router illustration Figure 2: Router I/O panel Item Description 1 Power connector 2 I/O panel Item I/O Panel 1 Power LED 2 Serial port, 6 pin RJ...

Introduction 19 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Power Indicator The router has one power LED. Power indicator LED definition: Green - Power has been applied to this module Yellow - Power-On-Self-Test (POST) in process or processor problems Serial Port The router is equipped with one serial p...

Introduction 20 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel Port One Fibre Channel port with LED indicators is included in the router. See Figure 2 on page 18 for the location of the Fibre Channel port. Fibre Channel LED definition: Green (ACT) - Fibre Channel port activity Green (LINK) - ...

Introduction 21 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Functional Overview The router translates the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) to and from the SCSI Protocol. It transfers commands, data, and status information to and from Fibre Channel controllers and SCSI devices. Supported devices include: ■ I...

Introduction 22 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel to SCSI Protocol Process This section describes the steps the router uses to convert Fibre Channel host protocol to SCSI device protocol (see Figure 4 ). Figure 4: Converting Fibre Channel to SCSI process Table 3: Converting Fibre...

Introduction 23 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCSI to Fibre Channel Protocol Process In this example, a SCSI host (initiator) on the SCSI bus issues commands and the information is passed through the router to a target on the Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (FC-SAN). Figure 5 is an illu...

Introduction 24 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide LAN-free Backup and Restore The router can enable LAN-free backup/restore to allow the bulk of data traffic to be moved from the LAN to the storage area network (SAN) (see Figure 6 ). Figure 6: LAN-free backup and restore SAN LAN SCSI DATA MOVE...

Introduction 25 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Server-Free Data Movement Used with server-free application software, Copy Manager allows the server to off load data movement to the router and free up server resources (see Figure 7 ). Figure 7: Server-free data movement Note: The router impl...

Introduction 26 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: The router implementation of the Extended Copy command is available to application programmers. See Appendix B, “ Controller LUN Commands ” on page 161 for additional information. Router Specifications This section lists the environmental...

27 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 2 Configuration Overview The HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router can be configured and managed using several user interfaces (UI). Each UI is introduced in this chapter, along with information about common configuration settings. Included are: ■ Router D...

Configuration Overview 28 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Router Default Ethernet Settings Some of the basic factory default values are: ■ IP address: http://1.1.1.1/ ■ Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 ■ Gateway address: 0.0.0.0 ■ User name: root ■ Password: password HP recommends that you change ...

Configuration Overview 29 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide UI Overview The router supports the following user interfaces: ■ Visual Manager , page 29 ■ Serial , page 29 ■ Telnet , page 29 ■ FTP , page 29 Visual Manager Visual Manager lets you view and change router configuration from any stand...

Configuration Overview 30 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide For more information, see “ FTP User Interface ” on page 143. SNMP (SNMP is not supported) SNMP is not supported

Configuration Overview 31 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Common Configuration Settings To provide connectivity between hosts and devices, the router must establish an address on each connected Fibre Channel network and SCSI bus. The following paragraphs discuss configuration settings that a...

Configuration Overview 32 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel Port Configuration By default, the configuration of the Fibre Channel ports is set to N_Port, forcing the router to configure as an Arbitrated Loop. Note: By default, the Fibre Channel port speed is set to 1 Gbps. Change...

Configuration Overview 33 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel Switched Fabric Configuration When connected to a Fibre Channel switch, the router is identified to the switch as a unique device by the factory programmed World Wide Name (WWN). Discovery Mode This feature makes it easy...

Configuration Overview 34 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Logical Unit Management Because SAN resources can be shared, it is possible for multiple hosts to have access to the same devices on the SAN. To prevent conflicts, the router provides LUN management as a means to restrict device acces...

Configuration Overview 35 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Auto Assigned Maps An auto assigned map is built dynamically and contains all of the devices found during discovery. This map will change automatically any time the discovery process finds a change in the devices attached. This map ca...

Visual Manager User Interface 38 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide — Common Fibre Channel and SCSI Mapping Tasks — SCSI Mapping Tasks ■ Statistics Menu , page 73 ■ Utilities Menu , page 74 — FTP Utility Access — Trace Settings Configuration — Current, Previous, and Last Assert Trace Displays —...

Visual Manager User Interface 39 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Visual Manager Access Visual Manager (VM) can be accessed from any standard web browser: 1. Connect a 10/100BaseT Ethernet cable to the back of the router. 2. Apply power to the connected SCSI and/or Fibre Channel devices. Wait...

Visual Manager User Interface 40 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 7. Enter the authorized user name and password (see Figure 8 ). Figure 8: Password dialog box The default user name is root and the default password is password . This information is required only once per session. Note: HP rec...

Visual Manager User Interface 41 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Visual Manager Best Practices The following recommendations should be observed: ■ A standard keyboard and mouse must be used to navigate in the VM. ■ The router is shipped with a configuration of default settings that is accept...

Visual Manager User Interface 42 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Main Menu The Main Menu home page is displayed whenever VM is accessed. The home page contains status information, including a physical image of the router (see Figure 9 ). Figure 9: Visual Manager Home page Home page informati...

Visual Manager User Interface 43 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ An illustration of the router is located near the top of the home page. Figure 11 is an example of this portion of the home page screen. Figure 11: VM router image ■ The router image is interactive, allowing quick access to c...

Visual Manager User Interface 44 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ The Main Menu option bar is located at the left-side of the home page. Use this option bar to access the configuration menus (see Figure 12 ). Figure 12: Main Menu option Bar ■ Main Menu options: — Home displays router status...

Visual Manager User Interface 45 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide System Menu The System Menu is accessed from the Main Menu and is used to view and configure serial, network, Trap, Active Fabric, clock, and power supply components (see Figure 13 ). Figure 13: System page System page tasks: ■...

Visual Manager User Interface 46 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Serial Configuration The Serial screen is used to change the baud rate for the serial port(see Figure 14 ). If the Autobaud feature is being used, it may not be necessary to set the baud rate. Figure 14: Serial screen The curre...

Visual Manager User Interface 47 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Network Configuration The Network screen is used to enter network settings, including Ethernet settings (see Figure 15 ). Figure 15: Network screen Network Menu options: ■ Network Settings changes the hostname. ■ Port Configura...

Visual Manager User Interface 48 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Port Configuration (Ethernet Settings) (Service Mode - Restricted Access) To change the Ethernet configuration settings, select the Ethernet port icon. The Ethernet Configuration dialog box is displayed (see Figure 16 ). Figure...

Visual Manager User Interface 50 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Active Fabric Configuration The Active Fabric screen allows setup of Active Fabric options (see Figure 17 ). Figure 17: Active Fabric screen Active Fabric settings: ■ Server-Free Backup Mode toggles between Enabled and Disabled...

Visual Manager User Interface 51 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide For information on controller LUN and Extended Copy commands, see Appendix B, “Controller LUN Commands.” For general information about server-free backups, see Chapter 1, “Introduction.” User Configuration The User screen is us...

Visual Manager User Interface 52 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Real-Time Clock Configuration The Real Time Clock screen is used to set the system time and date (see Figure 19 ). Figure 19: Real-Time Clock screen Real-Time Clock settings: ■ Date Settings sets the month, date, and year. — Us...

Visual Manager User Interface 53 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Reset Menu The Reset Menu is used to reset the router to factory default settings (see Figure 20 ). Figure 20: Reset to Factory Default screen Current router activities are disrupted while the unit resets the configuration to t...

Visual Manager User Interface 54 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Ports Menu Accessed from the Main Menu, the Ports Menu is used to view and modify configuration settings of the Fibre Channel port and SCSI buses (see Figure 21 ). Figure 21: Ports Menu The initial screen display of the Ports M...

Visual Manager User Interface 55 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Ports Menu tasks: ■ Fibre Channel Port configuration changes Fibre Channel port settings. ■ SCSI Bus configuration changes SCSI bus settings. Each Ports Menu option is discussed in the following subsections. Fibre Channel Port ...

Visual Manager User Interface 57 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ Discovery Mode (default: manual discovery on reboot events) determines how the router will discover new Fibre Channel devices. Discovery mode settings: — Auto Discovery on Reboot Events allows the router to automatically disc...

Visual Manager User Interface 58 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ Buffered Tape Queue Depth sets the Buffered Tape Queue Depth. Select a setting of 0 through 10 from the drop-down list. ■ Default Map (default: indexed) sets the current mapping mode for the selected port. The current map can...

Visual Manager User Interface 59 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCSI Bus Configuration When a SCSI bus is selected in the Ports Menu, the SCSI Bus Configuration screen is displayed (see Figure 24 ). Figure 24: SCSI Bus Configuration screen SCSI bus configuration settings: ■ Primary Initiato...

Visual Manager User Interface 60 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: Do not enable Target IDs unless there is a SCSI initiator on the bus that wants to use Fibre Channel devices. This type of configuration is known as a Target Mode configuration. ■ Discovery toggles between Enabled and Dis...

Visual Manager User Interface 61 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Caution: If this configuration setting is incorrectly set, processing difficulties may occur. Before changing this setting, evaluate the need for the change and verify the desired setting. HP recommends backing up the router co...

Visual Manager User Interface 62 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide — Synchronous Negotiation enables or disables synchronous negotiation on the SCSI bus. — Synchronous Parameter Override enables or disables parameters for synchronous negotiation. — Synchronous Period (default: 40) sets the max...

Visual Manager User Interface 63 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Discovery Menu Accessed from the Main Menu, the Discovery Menu is used to view Target devices and discover new Target devices (see Figure 26 ). Figure 26: Discovery page To perform a manual discovery: 1. Select the Fibre Channe...

Visual Manager User Interface 64 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Mapping Menu Each physical port/bus on the router can have the following maps: Each map has a unique name and map ID; one of the maps must be identified as the “current” map for the router to use. Accessed from the Main Menu, t...

Visual Manager User Interface 65 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Common Fibre Channel and SCSI Mapping Tasks Although the initial screen display for Fibre Channel and SCSI maps differs slightly, the available actions are the same (see Figure 27 ). Figure 27: Initial Mapping screen Mapping sc...

Visual Manager User Interface 66 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide To add an undefined map, type the name of the map in the Add Map field and then click Add. ■ Select Map adds a known map. To select a previously set up map, expand the Select Map drop-down box and select the map from this list....

Visual Manager User Interface 67 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 3. Enter the new settings and then select Modify (see Figure 28 ). Figure 28: Fibre Channel Host Name dialog box Fibre Channel Host Name settings: ■ Host Name ■ Host ID (hexadecimal) ■ Port WWN Hi (hexadecimal) (service mode-re...

Visual Manager User Interface 68 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing and Changing Fibre Channel Map Information To view or change current Fibre Channel map host information: 1. In the Mapping Menu screen, select the Fibre Channel port. 2. Select Edit/View in the Map section of the screen...

Visual Manager User Interface 69 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel map settings: ■ Clear Map clears all entries from the current map. ■ Remove Gaps removes any incremental gaps in the sequence of LUN listed in the table. When the system removes gaps from the table, the LUN are re...

Visual Manager User Interface 70 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCSI Mapping Tasks Configuration tasks for SCSI mapping include: ■ Viewing and Changing SCSI Host Information ■ Viewing and Changing SCSI Map Information Each task is discussed in the following paragraphs. Viewing and Changing ...

Visual Manager User Interface 71 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing and Changing SCSI Map Information To view or change current SCSI map host information: 1. In the Mapping Menu screen, select the desired SCSI bus. 2. Select Edit/View in the Map section of the screen. The SCSI Map dialo...

Visual Manager User Interface 73 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Statistics Menu Accessed from the Main Menu, the Statistics Menu is used to display Fibre Channel port and SCSI bus information (see Figure 32 ). Figure 32: Statistics Menu To view information for a specific port or bus, click ...

Visual Manager User Interface 74 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Utilities Menu Accessed from the Main Menu, the Utilities Menu is used to view and configure utility options (see Figure 33 ). Figure 33: Utilities Menu Utility Menu tasks: ■ FTP Utility access opens an FTP session. ■ Trace Set...

Visual Manager User Interface 75 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide FTP Utility Access The FTP utility screen is used to open an FTP session (see Figure 34 ). Figure 34: FTP Utility screen The FTP utility requires the use of a JAVA applet and prompts for permission to install the applet, if nee...

Visual Manager User Interface 76 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide The following file types can be downloaded from the router: — Configuration (.cfg) — Traces for the current boot cycle (curtrace.txt) — Traces from the previous boot cycle (prvtrace.txt) 4. Click Binary Transfer mode. 5. Choose...

Visual Manager User Interface 77 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Trace Settings Configuration The Trace Settings screen is used to configure the trace settings (see Figure 35 ). Figure 35: Trace Settings screen Current Trace settings are displayed. To change the settings, use the drop-down b...

Visual Manager User Interface 79 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Current, Previous, and Last Assert Trace Displays These three Utilities Menu screens show trace information. The Current Traces screen shows data since the router was last booted. The Previous Traces screen shows data from the ...

Visual Manager User Interface 80 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Clear Current Traces and Clear Assert Traces These Utilities Menu screens are used to clear the current trace buffer or the assert trace buffer. Current router activities will not be disrupted while the buffer is cleared (see F...

Visual Manager User Interface 81 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Event Log Configuration The Event Log Setting screen is used to configure Event Log filters (see Figure 38 ). Figure 38: Event Log settings screen Event Log settings: ■ Log All Events ■ Disable/Enable Event Logging ■ Log Error ...

Visual Manager User Interface 82 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Event Log Display The Event Log screen is used to view the Event Log (see Figure 39 ). Figure 39: Event Log display screen

Visual Manager User Interface 83 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Clear Event Log The Clear Event Log screen is used to clear the Event Log (see Figure 40 ). Current router activities will not be disrupted. Figure 40: Clear Event Log screen

Visual Manager User Interface 84 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Report Menu Accessed from the Main Menu, the Report screen displays a consolidated view of all system information, including environmental conditions (see Figure 41 ). Figure 41: Report screen

Visual Manager User Interface 85 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Reboot Option Router reboots are executed using this router Main Menu option (see Figure 42 ). When the router is rebooted, current router activities will be disrupted. All submitted configuration changes will be activated duri...

87 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 4 Serial/Telnet User Interface The Serial/Telnet User Interface (UI) is used to configure and manage the HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router. This chapter describes the configuration menus and option tasks available in the Serial/Telnet UI. Note: Unless ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 89 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Telnet UI Access To open a Telnet session, the IP address of the router and a Telnet client utility are required. Note: After each reboot, a new Telnet session must be started. If router is reset to factory settings, the Etherne...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 90 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Serial UI Access To open a serial session, a terminal emulator utility is required. From most Windows 9x, Windows NT, and Windows 2000 systems, a HyperTerminal session can be started using the following steps: 1. From the Window...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 91 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Power up Messages When power is applied to the router, a series of messages is displayed on the serial terminal or terminal emulation program (see Figure 43 ). Figure 43: Power up messages Note: Throughout this chapter, XX repre...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 92 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Serial/Telnet UI Main Menu The Main Menu is the starting point for all configuration sub-menus and tasks (see Figure 44 ). Note: If the power up messages and the Main Menu are not displayed, check the serial port settings. Figur...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 93 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Configuration Menu The Configuration Menu is used to configure the router (see Figure 45 ). Figure 45: Configuration Menu Note: The router is shipped with a configuration of default settings that is acceptable for most system en...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 94 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ 7) Real-Time Clock Configuration sets the system clock. ■ 8) Active Fabric Configuration enables and disables server-free backup and change the number of controller LUNs. ■ A) Save Configuration saves changes to memory. ■ B) R...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 95 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Baud Rate Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose 1) Baud Rate configuration to change the baud rate used on the serial port (see Figure 46 ). Figure 46: Baud Rate Configuration Menu Options include: ■ 9600 ■ 19200 ■ 384...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 96 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Ethernet Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose 2) Ethernet Configuration to set up the Ethernet network. When this option is selected, the Ethernet Configuration Menu is displayed. Current Ethernet settings are display...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 97 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ 3) Change IP Gateway (default: 0.0.0.0) changes the IP gateway for the Ethernet network. ■ 4) Change Ethernet Physical Address changes the Ethernet physical address (MAC address). Caution: If this configuration setting is inco...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 98 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: To use the DHCP feature, a DHCP server must be operational on the Ethernet network. If the DHCP feature is used when there is no DHCP server, DHCP standards require the router wait three minutes for a response from a DHCP ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 99 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Fibre Channel Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose Fibre Channel Configuration (3) to configure the Fibre Channel port. The Fibre Channel Configuration Menu allows the configuration of ALPA settings, discovery mode, t...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 100 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Caution: If this configuration setting is incorrectly set, processing difficulties may occur. Before changing this setting, evaluate the need for the change and verify the desired setting. HP recommends backing up the router co...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 101 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide — Manual Discovery Only (default) sets discovery of new devices to only occur after the user selects the Refresh Device Display option. The Refresh Device Display option is accessed from the System Utilities Menu. ■ 6) Toggle B...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 103 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Parallel SCSI Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose 4) Parallel SCSI Configuration to configure the SCSI buses. The Parallel SCSI Configuration Menu allows the configuration of the SCSI discovery mode, SCSI bus reset,...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 104 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCSI Configuration Menu options: Caution: If these configuration settings are incorrectly set, processing difficulties may occur. Before changing these settings, evaluate the need for the change and verify the desired setting. ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 105 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: This value should be set to no less than 250ms, according to the SCSI standard for Reset-to-Selection Time. HP recommends setting the value to at least 2 seconds to ensure all SCSI devices complete their individual power ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 106 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Device Mapping Each physical port/bus on the router can have the following maps: Each map has a unique name and map ID; one of the maps must be identified as the “current” map for the router to use. In the Configuration Menu, c...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 107 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ 5) Edit Current Map changes Current map settings. ■ 6) Clone Current Map copies the Current map. ■ 7) Edit Host List for Current Map changes the host information for the Current map. ■ 8) Display Device List displays the devi...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 108 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing the Current Map In the Device Mapping Configuration Menu, choose 2) Display Current Map to view the entries for the Current Map. The Current Map Display screen is displayed. Depending on whether a Fibre Channel map or a...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 109 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Figure 53: SCSI Current Map display Note: The entire list may not fit on one screen. Press N or P to go back and forth between screens. Creating a New Map In the Device Mapping Configuration Menu, choose 3) Create New Map to cr...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 110 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Editing the Current Map In the Device Mapping Configuration Menu, choose 5) Edit Current Map to edit the current map. The Map Edit Menu subscreen is displayed (see Figure 54 ). Note: Auto-Assigned and SCC Maps cannot be edited....

Serial/Telnet User Interface 111 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Editing the Map Entries of the Current Map To edit the details of the Current map, in the Map Edit Menu, choose 2) Edit Map Entries. This editing screen allows the user to navigate up and down the map entries and create or remo...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 112 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Figure 56: Edit Map Entries for a SCSI map Edit Map Entries options: ■ Next (N) scrolls down the list of map entries. ■ Previous (P) scrolls up the list of map entries. ■ Add (A) adds new map entries. ■ Create (C) creates a new...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 113 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Adding a Map Entry to a Fibre Channel Map To add a new entry to a Fibre Channel map: 1. In the Map Edit Entries screen, select Add (A) (see Figure 57 ). Figure 57: Adding an Entry to a Fibre Channel map 2. Enter the desired LUN...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 114 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Adding a Map Entry to a SCSI Map To add a new entry to a SCSI map: 1. In the Edit Map Entries screen, select Add (A) (see Figure 59 ). Figure 59: Adding an Entry to a SCSI map 2. Enter a Target/LUN ID combination. If the select...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 115 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: A target ID must be defined in the SCSI Configuration to add devices. 3. In the Device List, to add a device to the map, enter the number from the “Num” column. If the selected device is already mapped, an error message w...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 116 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: If the device being added is a SCSI device, the Target ID and LUN ID must be entered. The Target ID must already be defined in the SCSI configuration. Creating an Entry for a SCSI Map To pre-enter a map entry for devices ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 117 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Note: If the device being added is a Fibre Channel device, the Node WWN, Port WWN, and LUN ID must be entered. Note: If this device is a duplicate of a device currently present in the device list, an error message will be displ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 118 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Filling in the Current Map To instruct the system to automatically fill in the Current map, in the Edit Map Entries screen, select 4) Fill Map. All new devices are added to the end of the Current map. After this operation is co...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 119 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Although the options are the same for FCP maps and SCSI maps, the screen display differs. Figure 63 and Figure 64 are examples of the Host List Display screens for FCP and SCSI maps. Figure 63: Host List Display for Fibre Chann...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 120 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Scrolling between the Display Pages of the Host List Edit Screen To scroll up and down the host entries, select P or N. Selecting a Host To select a host from the list, enter the number displayed in the “N#” or the “Num” column...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 121 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Editing Host information To change host information, select Edit (E). Current host information is displayed on the screen. The system will display a series of prompts, allowing changes to be entered. Figure 67 is an example of ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 122 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Figure 68: Editing Host Information for a SCSI bus

Serial/Telnet User Interface 123 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Displaying the Entire Device List In the Device Mapping Configuration Menu, choose 8) Display Device List to view the entire device list for all buses and ports. The Entire Device List screen is displayed (see Figure 69 ). Figu...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 124 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Trace and Event Settings Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose 5) Trace and Event Settings Configuration to view and change Trace and Event settings. When this option is selected, the following menu is displayed (see ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 125 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Figure 71: Trace Settings screen 6. Press Enter to display the second Trace Settings page. 7. Figure 72 is an illustration of the second Trace Settings page. 8. If needed, change the settings in the second Trace Settings page. ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 126 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Configuring Event Settings In the Utility Trace Settings Menu, 2) Event Settings Configuration is used to modify event filters (see Figure 73 ). Figure 73: Event filter settings Note: The asterisk in the screen display denotes ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 127 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Real-Time Clock Configuration In the Configuration Menu, choose 7) Real-time Clock Configuration to change the system time and date (see Figure 74 ). Figure 74: Clock Setup Menu 1. To change the date or time, select 1) Set cloc...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 128 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Active Fabric Configuration In the Configuration Menu, select 8) Active Fabric Configuration to enter Active Fabric options (see Figure 75 ). Figure 75: Active Fabric Configuration Menu Active Fabric Configuration Menu options:...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 129 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Save Configuration In the Configuration Menu, A) Save Configuration is used to save any configuration changes. The current configuration state is saved in FLASH, which updates the previous configuration. This configuration is r...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 130 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide System Utility Menu Accessed from the router Main Menu, the System Utility Menu is primarily used to view system information. To access the System Utilities Menu, in the router Main Menu, choose 2) System Utilities (see Figure ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 131 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide System Statistics In the System Utility Menu, select 1) System Statistics Menu to view system status information (see Figure 77 ). Figure 77: System Statistics Menu System Statistics Menu options: ■ 1) Display System Status dis...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 132 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide System Status Menu options: ■ 1) Display memory statistics displays memory usage information ■ 2) Display active tasks displays a list of current tasks. ■ 3) Display stack usage displays current stack information. ■ 4) Display ...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 133 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing Fibre Channel Link Information To see link statistics for the Fibre Channel port: 1. 1) In the Fibre Channel Status Menu, choose Display Fibre Channel Link Status. The following page is displayed (see Figure 80 ). See T...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 134 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide InF_BSYFrames Number of F_BSY frames received by this port InP_RJTFrames Number of P_RJT frames received by this port OutP_RJTFrame Number of P_RJT frames transmitted by this port LinkDowns Number of Link Down conditions detect...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 135 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing Attached Fibre Channel Devices To view a list of the devices attached to this port: 1. In the Fibre Channel Status Menu, choose 2) Display Attached Fibre Channel Devices (see Figure 81 ). Figure 81: Fibre Channel Device...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 136 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide The FCP Transport Queues page is displayed. The FCP Transport Queue page has no options. It is used only for viewing resource status (see Figure 82 ). Figure 82: FCP Transport queues Viewing Fibre Channel Driver Status Informat...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 137 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Viewing SCSI Status Information To display SCSI status information, in the System Statistics Menu, choose 3) Display Parallel SCSI Protocol Status. The Parallel SCSI Protocol Status Menu is displayed (see Figure 84 ). Figure 84...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 138 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCSI Device Display Menu options: ■ 1) Issue discovery for all buses issues a discovery command for all SCSI buses. ■ 2) Issue discovery for selected bus issues a discovery command for the selected bus. ■ 3) Issue boot discover...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 139 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Event Log In the System Utilities Menu, 2) Event Log is used to view and clear the system Event Log (see Figure 87 ). Figure 87: Event Log Menu Event Log Menu options: ■ 1) Display event log displays the Event Log. ■ 2) Clear e...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 140 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ 4) Clear current trace buffer clears the current trace buffer. ■ 5) Clear (flash) assert trace buffer clears the assertion failure trace buffer. Saving Copies of the Trace Buffers using FTP Using an FTP session, the trace buf...

Serial/Telnet User Interface 142 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Download New Firmware Option To download a new version of the firmware: 1. Select 5) Download a New Revision of the Firmware in the router Main Menu. A confirmation prompt is displayed. 2. Respond to the confirmation prompt. 3....

143 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 5 FTP User Interface The following tasks can be managed through an FTP interface and are discussed in this chapter: ■ Access the FTP UI , page 144 ■ Backup and Restore Configuration Settings , page 145 ■ Copy Trace Buffers , page 147 ■ Upgrade Firmware , p...

FTP User Interface 145 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Backup and Restore Configuration Settings The router supports the backup and restore of configuration settings over FTP. This allows multiple configuration files to be maintained in a location external to the router. When backing up a co...

FTP User Interface 146 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Restoring the Router Configuration To restore a configuration to the router: 1. Connect the router to the Ethernet network used by the host computer. 2. Start an FTP session using the router IP address: ftp <IP address> where IP ad...

FTP User Interface 147 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Copy Trace Buffers Use the following procedure to save copies of the trace buffers: 1. Connect the router to the Ethernet network used by the host computer. 2. Start an FTP session using the router IP address: ftp <IP address> wher...

FTP User Interface 148 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Upgrade Firmware Use the following procedure for Windows-based systems to upgrade the router firmware. Note: A JAVA applet-based FTP utility is accessible from the UI. 1. Connect the router to the Ethernet network used by the host comput...

149 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide 6 Basic Troubleshooting This chapter discusses some basic methods of identifying faults in the setup and configuration of the HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router. Most problems are made during the initial installation of the router. Before proceeding wi...

Basic Troubleshooting 150 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide LED Indicators The LED indicators on the router are useful for diagnosing various problems: ■ The Fibre Channel port LEDs indicates Fibre Channel activity and link status. If one of these indicators does not light or stays continually...

Basic Troubleshooting 151 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Basic Troubleshooting If possible, simplify the installation by reducing it to the most basic configuration. Then, add elements one at a time, verifying the operation after each step. Basic troubleshooting includes verifying the setup...

Basic Troubleshooting 152 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Verifying Fibre Channel Port Connection If SCSI devices are recognized on the SCSI buses, but do not appear to the Fibre Channel host, it may be that the Fibre Channel link is not properly established. Most hubs and switches have link...

Basic Troubleshooting 153 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide ■ If no devices are listed, verify the router configuration, SCSI Controller configuration, and cabling. Verifying the Router Configuration If you are in doubt about the configuration or about the location of the error, restore the ro...

Basic Troubleshooting 154 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Verifying HBA Device Driver Information Review the HBA device driver Readme.txt file for configuration specifics. An HBA may require a different configuration. HBAs typically come with utility programs to view or change their configur...

Basic Troubleshooting 155 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Verifying PRLI Data The router returns the PRLI (preliminary login) response data as specified in Table 11 . In the default configuration, the router returns PRLI Data (PRLI Accept Payload) with the Target bit SET and the Initiator bi...

157 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide A Serial and Ethernet Pin Assignments This appendix provides details for: ■ RJ-11 Serial Pin Assignments , page 158 ■ RJ-45 Ethernet Cable Pin Assignments , page 159

Serial and Ethernet Pin Assignments 158 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide RJ-11 Serial Pin Assignments The layout of the pin assignments for the serial receptacle on the router is illustrated in Figure 90 . Figure 90: RJ-11 Serial pin assignments The pin definitions listed in Table 12 correspo...

Serial and Ethernet Pin Assignments 159 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide RJ-45 Ethernet Cable Pin Assignments The layout of the pin assignments for RJ-45 Ethernet receptacle is illustrated in Figure 91 . Figure 91: RJ-45 Ethernet pin assignments The pin definitions listed in Table 13 correspo...

161 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide B Controller LUN Commands The HP StorageWorks Network Storage Router supports and executes the set of SCSI-3 commands listed in this Appendix. These commands can be received as FCP commands over the Fibre Channel bus and are supported by the Controller LUN...

Controller LUN Commands 162 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide General Commands ■ Report LUNs ■ Inquiry Each of these commands is discussed in the following paragraphs. Report LUNs Command The Report LUNs command returns a list of LUNs that can receive commands. The format of the Report LUNs co...

Controller LUN Commands 163 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide All LUNs are reported and will appear in the host map. Note: In addition to the device LUNs, controller LUNs are also included in the report. Controller LUN values are displayed at the end of the list. Controller LUN Inquiries repor...

Controller LUN Commands 164 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide EVPD Page 0x80 If the EVPD bit (bit 0 of byte 1) is set and the Page Code is 0x80, the unit serial number page is returned. The format of this page is shown in Figure 17 . The router returns the LUN Inquiry Data as defined in Table ...

Controller LUN Commands 165 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide The router will only reply to a SCSI Inquiry using 8-byte LUN field of 0x00. Note: The Revision Level comes from the last four characters of the build string, which appears in the headings for most menu screens. Vendor ID “HP” Produ...

Controller LUN Commands 166 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Copy Manager Commands To access Copy Manage r or other general management features, the commands must be sent to the router controller LUNs. The following controller LUN commands can be used for Copy Manager on the router: ■ Extende...

Controller LUN Commands 167 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide The Extended Copy command supports the following Initiator descriptor codes listed in Table 20 : Version SPC-2 The Extended Copy command supports the following Target descriptor codes listed in Table 21 : The Extended Copy command a...

Controller LUN Commands 168 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Receive Copy Results Command The router supports the Receive Copy Results command, used to return the results of a previous or current Extended Copy command. The Receive Copy Results command supports the following mode listed in Tab...

169 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide C Addressing Methods and Table Structures Fibre Channel and SCSI systems use different methods of addressing devices. The router has a method of translating device IDs so each SCSI device is mapped to the appropriate Fibre Channel LUN. The SCSI buses estab...

Addressing Methods and Table Structures 170 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Depending on the configuration, the router supports the Peripheral Device Addressing method and the Logical Unit Addressing method. The data shown in Table 29 comes from the Fibre Channel Configuration Menu. The admi...

Addressing Methods and Table Structures 172 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide SCC (SCSI Controller Command) Addressing Method When a router is configured to use SCSI Controller Command addressing (SCC) and a command is received, the router either will respond as a controller device to the FCP ...

Addressing Methods and Table Structures 173 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Auto Assigned Addressing Method The Auto Assigned addressing method is created through SCSI device discovery on power up or reset. As the router performs device discovery on the SCSI bus, the index table FCP LUN valu...

Addressing Methods and Table Structures 174 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Indexed Addressing Method Indexed addressing allows for host bus adapter (HBA) drivers that use only Peripheral Device Addressing to access SCSI devices attached to the router. This addressing is done by use of a tab...

175 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide D Regulatory Compliance Notices Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers For the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification, your product has been assigned a unique HP Series Number. The series number can be found on the product...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 176 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Federal Communications Commission Notice Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules and Regulations has established Radio Frequency (RF) emission limits to provide an interference-free radio frequency spectru...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 177 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 178 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Cables Connections to this device must be made with shielded cables with metallic RFI/EMI connector hoods in order to maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations. Power Cords The power cord set included in your server m...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 180 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide European Union Notice Products with the CE Marking comply with both the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) and the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with these directives ...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 181 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Japanese Notice

Regulatory Compliance Notices 182 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide BSMI Notice

Regulatory Compliance Notices 183 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Laser Device All HP systems equipped with a laser device comply with safety standards, including International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 825. With specific regard to the laser, the equipment complies with laser product...

Regulatory Compliance Notices 184 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Laser Information This label indicates that the product is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. This label appears on a laser device installed in your product. Table 31: Laser Information Feature Description Laser type Semic...

185 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide E Electrostatic Discharge To avoid damaging the system, be aware of the precautions you need to follow when setting up the system or handling parts. A discharge of static electricity from a finger or other conductor may damage system boards or other static...

Electrostatic Discharge 186 Network Storage Router N1200 User Guide Grounding Methods There are several methods for grounding. Use one or more of the following methods when handling or installing electrostatic-sensitive parts: ■ Use a wrist strap connected by a ground cord to a grounded workstation ...