Page 3 - Contents; Introduction
Contents 3 Contents 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Management Station Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introduction to Storage Arrays . . . . ....
Page 4 - Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration
4 Contents Documentation for Windows Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Viewing Resource CD Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Installing the Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Documentation for Linux Systems . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 7 - PowerVault MD3000i Resource; System Requirements; Dell; Management Station Hardware Requirements; Intel
Introduction 7 Introduction This guide outlines the steps for configuring the Dell™ PowerVault™ Modular Disk 3000i (MD3000i). The guide also covers installing the MD Storage Manager software, installing and configuring the Microsoft ® iSCSI and Linux initiators, and accessing documentation from the ...
Page 8 - Introduction to Storage Arrays; then divide the disk groups into
8 Introduction Introduction to Storage Arrays A storage array includes various hardware components, such as physical disks, RAID controller modules, fans, and power supplies, gathered into enclosures. An enclosure containing physical disks accessed through RAID controller modules is called a RAID en...
Page 9 - Hardware Installation; Storage Configuration Planning; Evaluate data storage needs and administrative requirements.; About the Enclosure Connections; for more
Hardware Installation 9 Hardware Installation This chapter provides guidelines for planning the physical configuration of your Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i storage array and for connecting one or more hosts to the array. For complete information on hardware configuration, see the Dell ™ PowerVault ™ MD...
Page 10 - Cabling the Enclosure; To plan your configuration, complete the following tasks:; Redundancy vs. Nonredundancy; Nonredundant configurations; Direct-Attached Solutions
10 Hardware Installation Cabling the Enclosure You can connect up to 16 hosts and two expansion enclosures to the storage array. To plan your configuration, complete the following tasks: 1 Evaluate your data storage needs and administrative requirements. 2 Determine your hardware capabilities and ho...
Page 13 - Network-Attached Solutions
Hardware Installation 13 Figure 2-3. One or Two Direct-Attached Servers (or Two-Node Cluster), Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) Network-Attached Solutions You can also cable your host servers to the MD3000i RAID controller iSCSI ports through an IP storage area network (SAN) industry-standa...
Page 15 - Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures
Hardware Installation 15 Figure 2-5. Up to 16 Dual SAN-Configured Servers, Dual-Path Data, Dual Controllers (Duplex) Attaching MD1000 Expansion Enclosures One of the features of the MD3000i is the ability to add up to two MD1000 expansion enclosures for additional capacity. This expansion increases ...
Page 16 - Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures; users can reference the
16 Hardware Installation Expanding with Previously Configured MD1000 Enclosures Use this procedure if your MD1000 is now directly attached to and configured on a Dell PERC 5/E system. Data from virtual disks created on a PERC 5 SAS controller cannot be directly migrated to an MD3000i or to an MD1000...
Page 17 - Expanding with New MD1000 Enclosures
Hardware Installation 17 6 Turn on attached units: a Turn on the MD1000 expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure status LED to light blue. b Turn on the MD3000i and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready: • If the status LEDs light a solid amber, the MD3000i is still coming...
Page 18 - Turn on attached units:
18 Hardware Installation 4 Turn on attached units: a Turn on the MD1000 expansion enclosure(s). Wait for the enclosure status LED to light blue. b Turn on the MD3000i and wait for the status LED to indicate that the unit is ready: • If the status LEDs light a solid amber, the MD3000i is still coming...
Page 19 - Software Installation; System Assembly and Startup; Guidelines
Software Installation 19 Software Installation The MD3000i Resource CD contains all documentation pertinent to MD3000i hardware and MD Storage Manager software. It also includes software and drivers for both Linux and Microsoft ® Windows ® operating systems. The MD3000i Resource CD contains a readme...
Page 20 - Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server; Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Linux Host Server; You can install the iSCSI initiator software on Red Hat
20 Software Installation Depending on whether you are using a Windows Server 2003 operating system or a Linux operating system, refer to the following steps for downloading and installing the iSCSI initiator. Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a Windows Host Server 1 Refer to the Dell ™ PowerVault ™ ...
Page 22 - You can install the iSCSI initiator software on SUSE; iscsi
22 Software Installation Installing the iSCSI Initiator on a SLES 9 System You can install the iSCSI initiator software on SUSE ® Linux Enterprise Servers (SLES) 9 SP3 systems either during or after operating system installation. To install the iSCSI initiator during SLES 9 installation: 1 At the Ya...
Page 23 - Accept; Installing MD Storage Software; Management Station; Install MD3000i Storage Software
Software Installation 23 4 When the open-iscsi and yast2-iscsi-client modules are displayed, select them. 5 Click Accept . Installing MD Storage Software The MD3000i Storage Software provides the host-based storage agent, multipath driver, and MD Storage Manager application used to operate and manag...
Page 24 - No, I will restart my
24 Software Installation 4 Click Next . 5 Accept the terms of the License Agreement, and click Next . The screen shows the default installation path. 6 Click Next to accept the path, or enter a new path and click Next . 7 Select an installation type: • Typical (Full installation) — This package inst...
Page 25 - MD Storage Manager CLI Guide; or SUSE
Software Installation 25 If you are reconfiguring a cluster node into a stand alone host, double-click the MD3000i Cluster to Stand Alone.reg file located in the windows\utility directory of the MD3000i Resource CD. This merges the file into the host registry. NOTE: These registry files set the host...
Page 27 - Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux); MD Storage Manager CLI
Software Installation 27 Installing a Dedicated Management Station (Windows and Linux) Optionally, you can manage your storage array over the network via a dedicated system attached to the array via the Ethernet management port. If you choose this option, follow these steps to install MD Storage Man...
Page 28 - Documentation for Windows Systems; Viewing Resource CD Contents
28 Software Installation Documentation for Windows Systems Viewing Resource CD Contents 1 Insert the CD. If autorun is disabled, navigate to the CD and double-click setup.exe . NOTE: On a server running Windows Server 2008 Core version, navigate to the CD and run the setup.bat utility. Only the MD30...
Page 29 - Documentation for Linux Systems; Yes
Software Installation 29 Documentation for Linux Systems Viewing Resource CD Contents 1 Insert the CD. For some Linux distributions, a screen appears asking if you want to run the CD. Select Yes if the screen appears. If no screen appears, execute ./install.sh within the linux folder on the CD. 2 A ...
Page 30 - Installing the Manuals
30 Software Installation Installing the Manuals 1 Insert the CD, if necessary, and from the menu screen, type 5 and press <Enter>. 2 A screen appears showing the default location for installation. Press <Enter> to accept the path shown, or enter a different path and press <Enter>. ...
Page 31 - Before You Start; Terminology
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 31 Array Setup and iSCSI Configuration To use the storage array, you must configure iSCSI on both the host server(s) and the storage array. Step-by-step instructions for configuring iSCSI are described in this section. However, before proceeding here, you must hav...
Page 32 - iSCSI Configuration Worksheet; Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI
32 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array iSCSI Configuration Worksheet The iSCSI Configuration Worksheet (Table 4-2 or Table 4-3) helps you plan your configuration. Recording host server and storage array IP addresses at a single location will help you configure your setup faster and more efficiently....
Page 35 - Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array; Using iSNS
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 35 Configuring iSCSI on Your Storage Array The following sections contains step-by-step instructions for configuring iSCSI on your storage array. However, before beginning, it is important to understand where each of these steps occur in relation to your host serv...
Page 36 - Default Management Port Settings; Automatic Storage Array Discovery
36 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only) Default Management Port Settings By default, the storage array management ports will be set to DHCP configuration. If the controller(s) on your storage array is unable to get IP configuration from...
Page 37 - Set Up the Array; Summary
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 37 Set Up the Array 1 When discovery is complete, the name of the first storage array found appears under the Summary tab in MD Storage Manager. 2 The default name for the newly discovered storage array is Unnamed . If another name appears, click the down arrow ne...
Page 39 - Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 39 Step 2: Configure the iSCSI Ports on the Storage Array By default, the iSCSI ports on the storage array are set to the following IPv4 settings: Controller 0, Port 0: IP: 192.168.130.101 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Port: 3260 Controller 0, Port 1: IP: 192.168.131...
Page 40 - Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator; If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version; sc start msiscsi
40 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Step 3: Perform Target Discovery from the iSCSI Initiator This step identifies the iSCSI ports on the storage array to the host server. Select the set of steps in one of the following sections (Windows or Linux) that corresponds to your operating system. If you...
Page 41 - If you are using Linux Server
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 41 If you are using Linux Server Configuration of the iSCSI initiator for Red Hat ® Enterprise Linux ® version 4 and SUSE ® Linux Enterprise Server 9 distributions is performed by modifying the /etc/iscsi.conf file, which is installed by default when you install M...
Page 42 - If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1; file, which is installed by default when you install MD Storage
42 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array FirstBurstLength=262144 MaxBurstLength=16776192 6 Restart the iSCSI daemon by executing the following command from the console: /etc/init.d/iscsi restart 7 Verify that the server can connect to the storage array by executing this command from a console: iscsi -...
Page 43 - service iscsi start
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 43 4 Edit the following entries in the /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file: a Edit (or verify) that the node.startup = manual line is disabled. b Edit (or verify) that the node.startup = automatic line is enabled. This will enable automatic startup of the service at boot ...
Page 44 - Step 4: Configure Host Access
44 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Step 4: Configure Host Access This step specifies which host servers will access virtual disks on the storage array. You should perform this step: • before mapping virtual disks to host servers • any time you connect new host servers to the storage array 1 Laun...
Page 45 - Understanding CHAP Authentication; Before proceeding to either; Target CHAP; and
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 45 Understanding CHAP Authentication Before proceeding to either Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional) or Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional), it would be useful to gain an overview of how CHAP authen...
Page 46 - CHAP Definitions; The next two steps in your iSCSI configuration,
46 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array CHAP Definitions To summarize the differences between target CHAP and mutual CHAP authentication, see Table 4-6. How CHAP Is Set Up The next two steps in your iSCSI configuration, Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional) and Step 6:...
Page 47 - Configuring Target CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 47 Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional) If you are configuring CHAP authentication of any kind (either target-only or target and mutual), you must complete this step and Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (opt...
Page 48 - Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array; storage array
48 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Configuring Mutual CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array The initiator secret must be unique for each host server that connects to the storage array and must not be the same as the target CHAP secret. 1 From MD Storage Manager, click on the iSCSI tab, then s...
Page 49 - If you configured CHAP authentication in
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 49 Step 6: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Host Server (optional) If you configured CHAP authentication in Step 5: Configure CHAP Authentication on the Storage Array (optional) , complete the following steps. If not, skip to Step 7: Connect to the Target Stor...
Page 50 - OK; secret
50 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 8 Click OK . If discovery session failover is desired, repeat step 5 and step 6 (in this step) for all iSCSI ports on the storage array. Otherwise, single-host port configuration is sufficient. NOTE: If the connection fails, make sure that all IP addresses are ...
Page 52 - file might
52 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array If you are using RHEL 5 or SLES 10 SP1 1 To enable CHAP (optional), the following line needs to be enabled in your /etc/iscsi/iscsid.conf file. node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP 2 To set a username and password for CHAP authentication of the initiator by the ...
Page 53 - If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 53 discovery.sendtargets.auth.password = password_1 discovery.sendtargets.auth.username = iqn.1984- 05.com.dell:powervault.123456 discovery.sendtargets.auth.password_in = test1234567890 If you are using SLES10 SP1 via the GUI 1 Select Desktop → YaST → iSCSI Initia...
Page 54 - Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server; If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI; iqn
54 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Step 7: Connect to the Target Storage Array from the Host Server If you are using Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008 GUI 1 Click Start → Programs → Microsoft iSCSI Initiator or Start → All Programs → Administrative Tools → iSCSI Initiator . 2 Click the ...
Page 55 - iscsicli PersistentLoginTarget
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 55 If you are using Windows Server 2008 Core Version 1 Set the iSCSI initiator services to start automatically (if not already set): sc \\<server_name> config msiscsi start= auto 2 Start the iSCSI service (if necessary): sc start msiscsi 3 Log on to the targ...
Page 56 - To view active sessions to the target, use the following command:; If you are using a Linux Server; command as you
56 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array To view active sessions to the target, use the following command: iscsicli SessionList To support storage array controller failover, the host server must be connected to at least one iSCSI port on each controller. Repeat step 3 for each iSCSI port on the storag...
Page 57 - Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections; iSCSI
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 57 SESSION STATUS : ESTABLISHED AT Wed May 9 18:20:28 CDT 2007 SESSION ID : ISID 00023d000002 TSIH 4 ******************************************************************************* Viewing the status of your iSCSI connections In MD Storage Manager, clicking the iS...
Page 58 - Add New Storage Array
58 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array Step 8: (Optional) Set Up In-Band Management Out-of-band management (see Step 1: Discover the Storage Array (Out-of-band management only) ) is the recommended method for managing the storage array. However, to optionally set up in-band management, use the steps...
Page 59 - Premium Features; Tools; Troubleshooting Tools
Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array 59 Premium Features If you purchased premium features for your storage array, you can set them up at this point. Click Tools → View/Enable Premium Features or View and Enable Premium Features on the Initial Setup Tasks dialog box to review the features available. ...
Page 60 - Support Information Bundle — The
60 Setting Up Your iSCSI Storage Array – Needs Upgrade — The storage array is running a level of firmware that is no longer supported by MD Storage Manager. • Support Information Bundle — The Gather Support Information link on the Support tab saves all storage array data, such as profile and event l...
Page 61 - Uninstalling Software; Uninstalling From Windows; Windows
Uninstalling Software 61 Uninstalling Software The following sections contain information on how to uninstall MD Storage Manager software from both host and management station systems. Uninstalling From Windows Use the Change/Remove Program feature to uninstall MD Storage Manager from a Microsoft ® ...
Page 62 - Uninstalling From Linux
62 Uninstalling Software 3 From the Uninstall window, click Next and follow the on-screen instructions. 4 Select Yes to restart the system, then click Done . Uninstalling From Linux Use the following procedure to uninstall MD Storage Manager from a Linux system. 1 By default, MD Storage Manager is i...
Page 63 - Windows Host Setup
Network Configuration Guidelines 63 Guidelines for Configuring Your Network for iSCSI This section gives general guidelines for setting up your network environment and IP addresses for use with the iSCSI ports on your host server and storage array. Your specific network environment may require diffe...
Page 64 - On a server running Windows 2008 Core version, use the; Linux Host Setup
64 Network Configuration Guidelines 4 Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway addresses. If using a DNS server 1 On the Control Panel , select Network connections or Network and Sharing Center . Then click Manage network connections . 2 Right-cl...
Page 65 - Edit the
Network Configuration Guidelines 65 NOTE: The server IP addresses must be configured for network communication to the same IP subnet as the storage array management and iSCSI ports. Configuring TCP/IP on Linux using DHCP (root users only) 1 Edit the /etc/sysconfig/network file as follows: NETWORKING...
Page 67 - Index
Index 67 Index A alerts, 38 C cabling, 9-10 diagrams, 11direct attached, 10enclosure, 10redundancy and nonredundancy, 10 single path, 10 C H A P, 45 mutual, 45target, 45 c luster host setting up, 24 c luster nod e reconfiguring, 25 D d i sk gro up , 8 documentation, 28 manuals, 28, 30 E enclosure co...
Page 68 - VSS
68 Index 68 Index R RAID, 8 RDAC MPP driver, 26 readme, 28-29 Recovery Guru, 59 Resource CD, 19, 25, 29-30 S Snapshot Virtual Disk, 9, 59 status, 37, 60 status icons, 37, 59 storage array, 8 Storage Array Profile, 59 storage configuration and planning, 9 T tro ub lesho ot ing, 59 U uninstalling Wind...
