Page 3 - for VSM5; Planning and System Assurance Guide
Virtual Tape StorageSubsystem (VTSS) for VSM5 ® Planning and System Assurance Guide
Page 5 - Revision History / Summary of Changes
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only v Revision A Revision History / Summary of Changes EC Doc PN SAP Revision Release Date Supported Versions / Summary of Changes 133687 96257 A September 2006 New document created for FRS release of VSM5-VTSS system (Phase 1), including 2Gb back-end FC loops, VCF3...
Page 6 - Contents
vi Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Contents Revision History / Summary of Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 9 - Figures
96254 Sun Confidential: Internal Only ix Revision A Figures Figure 1-1. System Assurance Process Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-23Figure 2-1. VSM Quick Tool – Tool Selection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 10 - Tables
96254 Sun Confidential: Internal Only x Revision A Tables Table 2-1. Configuration Planning Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27Table 2-2. VSM5-VTSS Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 11 - Notices; Warranty Notice
xi Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Notices ■ Warranty Notice This document neither extends nor creates warranties of any nature, expressed or im-plied. Sun cannot accept any responsibility for your use of the information in this docu-ment, or for your use of any associated software ...
Page 12 - Hazardous Materials Handling; Product Safety Standards; Electromagnetic Compatibility
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only xii Revision A ■ Hazardous Materials Handling Lead-acid battery packs and lithium-battery cards used in the VSM-VTSS are classified as hazardous materials. Sun personnel are required to comply with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), International Civil Avi...
Page 14 - Internal Code License Statement
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only xiv Revision A ■ Internal Code License Statement NOTICE INTERNAL CODE LICENSE PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE INSTALLING AND OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. THIS NOTICE IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY), THE END USER, AND SUN M...
Page 15 - Safety Precautions
xv Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Safety / Fiber Optic / ESD Precautions The following precautions must be followed during all phases of equipment installation, operation, and servicing. Equipment users are responsible for following warnings and cautions, and for taking other appro...
Page 16 - Electrostatic Discharge Precautions
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only xvi Revision A Strictly Comply With Caution and Warning Messages To prevent injury and equipment damage, comply with all caution and warning messages in this document. Also employ any and all other precautions which you deem necessary for safe operation of equip...
Page 17 - Fiber Optic Component Handling Precautions
xvii Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Fiber Optic Component Handling Precautions To prevent damage to optical fiber cables and connectors, and to mitigate inherent haz-ards from laser-light emissions, always follow these general handling precautions: Protect Your Eyes Never aim the...
Page 18 - About This Guide; Product Overview
About This Guide xviii Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A About This Guide ■ Product Overview The Sun StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager® (VSM®) is a disk-based virtual tape sys-tem that provides enterprise-class storage management capabilities for MVS-based sys-tems. Its scalable desi...
Page 19 - Alert Messages
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only xix Revision A ■ Alert Messages Alert messages used within this document are presented as follows: Note: A note provides emphasis or additional useful detail about a topic or proce-dure, and can either precede or follow the information it references. ■ Notationa...
Page 20 - Where to Find Additional Information; Reference Documents
About This Guide xx Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Where to Find Additional Information Additional information about the complete line of Sun StorageTek products and services is provided through various media, as described below. Reference Documents The VSM5 Virtual Tape Storage ...
Page 21 - Product Education and Training
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only xxi Revision A VSM Engineering Website Extensive and detailed information about VSM, including engineering documents, Red-books, White Papers, and standards, is available through the VSM Engineering website at http://vsm.stortek.com . Website access is restricte...
Page 22 - Colophon
About This Guide xxii Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A SE Support Tools SE tools, white papers, and other content for use with Sun StorageTek products, including VSM5 system equipment, are available through the SE Support Tools website at http://setools . Website access is restricted...
Page 24 - Creating Planning Teams
Planning and Implementation Overview 1-24 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Creating Planning Teams Once a sales proposal has been accepted, the Sun customer service manager (CSM) should confer with customer-site personnel including the network administrator, data cen-ter manager, a...
Page 25 - Planning / Readiness / Implementation Timelines
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 1-25 Revision A Planning / Readiness / Implementation Timelines ■ Planning / Readiness / Implementation Timelines The following activity guidelines allow sufficient time for planning, readiness, and imple-mentation tasks to be completed prior to delivery of VSM5...
Page 27 - Configuration Planning
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-27 Revision A 2 Configuration Planning This chapter provides an overview of configuration planning considerations and activities that are used to design a VSM5 system tailored to customer requirements, and to ensure proper implementation of the system. Designi...
Page 28 - Defining Customer Requirements
Configuration Planning 2-28 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Defining Customer Requirements Customized tools are available to assist Sun personnel with estimating customer require-ments and configuring a unique VSM5 system to meet those needs. VSM Quick is a pre-sales tool package ...
Page 29 - VSM Sizer Tool
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-29 Revision A Defining Customer Requirements VSM Sizer Tool As shown in Figure 2-2 , the VSM Sizer tool requests inputs on mount activity, file size, the estimated growth rate of data, and the current configuration of libraries, transports, and cartridges to d...
Page 30 - MVC Sizer Tool
Configuration Planning 2-30 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A MVC Sizer Tool As shown in Figure 2-3 , the MVC Sizer tool estimates the number of Multiple Volume Car- tridges (MVCs) required for a VSM installation at intervals of 90 days, 180 days, 270 days, one year, two years, and th...
Page 31 - MVC Migration Tool
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-31 Revision A Defining Customer Requirements MVC Migration Tool As shown in Figure 2-4 , the MVC Migration tool evaluates existing tape systems, tape me- dia, channels, and data set size to estimate the number of Multiple Volume Cartridges (MVCs) required for ...
Page 32 - CDS Sizer Tool
Configuration Planning 2-32 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A CDS Sizer Tool As shown in Figure 2-5 , the CDS Sizer is used to determine size requirements for the HSC control data set (CDS) based on a specific VSM5 system configuration. The tool requests detailed inputs about the VSM ...
Page 33 - VTSS Configuration Planning; VSM5-VTSS Environmental Requirements
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-33 Revision A VTSS Configuration Planning ■ VTSS Configuration Planning A VSM5 system consists of Virtual Tape Control System (VTCS) host software, Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem (VTSS) disk hardware (tape buffers) 1 , real tape drives (RTDs) which attach to a...
Page 34 - Model Numbers / Configurations / Capacities
Configuration Planning 2-34 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Model Numbers / Configurations / Capacities Table 2-4. VSM5-VTSS Model Numbers / Configurations / Capacities Base Model Number Disk Arrays Configuration Data Drives * Total Capacity Capacity Feature Code PCap Capacity # Pub...
Page 35 - Prerequisites for FICON Connectivity; Additional Prerequisites for FICON RTDs
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-35 Revision A VTSS Configuration Planning Prerequisites for FICON Connectivity Note: VTCS 5.1 code or later and VTSS code D01.01.00.17 or higher are required pre-requisites for enabling front-end FICON connectivity between a VTSS and main-frame (host) CPU or F...
Page 36 - Native FICON Attachment
Configuration Planning 2-36 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Native FICON Attachment Native FICON attachment refers to a FICON CPU channel connected to a FICON control unit interface, which may pass through a FICON director (switch). Since the connection is all-FICON, all channels ca...
Page 37 - FICON Data Transfer Rates
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-37 Revision A VTSS Configuration Planning FICON Data Transfer Rates The fastest native FICON channels are rated at 200 MB/sec., but actually can achieve a maximum data rate of only 170 MB/sec. under optimum conditions. In actual practice, FI-CON typically oper...
Page 40 - Fibre Channel Cables — Available Lengths
Configuration Planning 2-40 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Fibre Channel Cables — Available Lengths Table 2-6. Fibre Channel Cables – Available Lengths Description / Length Part Number LC-LC, 9/125, Duplex, Plenum, 10 meter (32.8 ft.), RoHS-5 10800330 LC-LC, 9/125, Duplex, Riser,...
Page 41 - AC Source Power Specifications and Connectors
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 2-41 Revision A Fibre Channel Cables — Available Lengths AC Source Power Specifications and Connectors DC Power Supply Voltage Ripple Specifications Table 2-7. VSM5-VTSS AC Source Power Specifications and Connectors AC Source Power Requirement Power Specificatio...
Page 42 - Power Requirements
Configuration Planning 2-42 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Power Requirements Table 2-9. VSM5-VTSS Power Requirements — Single AC Source Power Cable Operation Number of 16-Drive Arrays AC Source Voltage In AC Source Amps (Current) In kVA kW Power Factor kBTUs Per Hour 2 264V 10.1A ...
Page 43 - Implementation Planning
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 3-43 Revision A 3 Implementation Planning This chapter provides an overview of implementation planning activities and tasks, which are designed to ensure a VSM5 system is properly configured, tested, and certified ac-cording to customer requirements. Table 3-1 p...
Page 45 - Site Readiness Planning
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-45 Revision A 4 Site Readiness Planning This chapter provides information about activities designed to ensure the site is equipped to accommodate the power, safety, environmental, HVAC, and data handling requirements of VSM5 system equipment. Key site readines...
Page 47 - Structural Dimensions and Obstructions; Elevator Lifting Capacities; Ramp Inclines
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-47 Revision A Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations Transfering Equipment Point-to-Point Site conditions must be verified to ensure all VSM5 system equipment can be safely trans-ported between the delivery dock, staging area, and data center without encoun...
Page 48 - Data Center Safety; Emergency Power Control
Site Readiness Planning 4-48 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Data Center Safety Safety must be a primary consideration in planning installation of VSM5 system equip-ment, and is reflected in such choices as where equipment will be located, the rating and capability of electrical, HV...
Page 49 - Site Power Distribution Systems; System Design
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-49 Revision A Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations Site Power Distribution Systems The following elements of the site power distribution system should be evaluated when planning an installation of VSM5 system equipment. System Design A properly installed ...
Page 50 - Equipment Grounding; Dual Independent Source Power Supplies
Site Readiness Planning 4-50 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Equipment Grounding For safety and ESD protection, VSM5 system equipment must be properly grounded. VTSS cabinet power cables contain an insulated green/yellow grounding wire that con-nects the frame to the ground terminal...
Page 51 - Electrostatic Discharge; HVAC Requirements
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-51 Revision A Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations Electrostatic Discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD; static electricity) is caused by movement of people, furni-ture, and equipment. ESD can damage circuit card components, alter information on mag-netic...
Page 52 - Environmental Requirements and Hazards
Site Readiness Planning 4-52 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Environmental Requirements and Hazards VSM5 system components are sensitive to corrosion, vibration, and electrical interference in enclosed environments such as data centers. Because of this sensitivity, equipment should ...
Page 53 - Floor Loading Specifications and References
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-53 Revision A Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations Floor Loading Specifications and References Table 4-3. VSM5-VTSS Floor Loading Specifications Basic Floor Load * Maximum Superimposed Floor Load # 730 kg/m 2 (149 lbs./ft 2 ) 485 kg/m 2 (99 lbs./ft 2 ) No...
Page 54 - Raised-Floor Lateral Stability Ratings
Site Readiness Planning 4-54 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A Raised-Floor Lateral Stability Ratings In areas of high earthquake activity, the lateral stability of raised floors must be consid-ered. Raised floors where VSM5 system equipment is installed must be able to resist the hor...
Page 55 - Raised-Floor Pedestal Ratings; Physical Space Requirements
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 4-55 Revision A Site Evaluation – Internal Considerations Raised-Floor Pedestal Ratings Raised floor pedestals must be able to resist an axial load of 2268 kg (5000 lbs.). Where floor panels are cut to provide service access, additional pedestals may be required...
Page 58 - Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 0
Specifications and Additional Information A-58 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 0 Figure A-1. VSM5-VTSS Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 0
Page 59 - Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 1
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only A-59 Revision A Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 1 ■ Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 1 Figure A-2. VSM5-VTSS Motherboard and FRU Interconnections – Side 1
Page 60 - Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 0
Specifications and Additional Information A-60 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 0 Figure A-3. VSM5-VTSS Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 0 A504_022 67 67 67 Legend FRU FRU FRU FRU FRU LineFilter IEC 320 Frame LNG LNG FRU grounded to frame ...
Page 61 - Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 1
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only A-61 Revision A Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 1 ■ Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 1 Figure A-4. VSM5-VTSS Power Safety Grounding Diagram – Side 1 A504_068 Array PS-1 Power Strip 1 # 16 Pigta il Not a ControlledConnection forSafety Purposes #16 Pigt...
Page 62 - Power System Diagram
Specifications and Additional Information A-62 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Power System Diagram Figure A-5. VSM5-VTSS Power System Diagram
Page 63 - Data Paths and Interfaces
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only A-63 Revision A Data Paths and Interfaces ■ Data Paths and Interfaces Figure A-6. VSM5-VTSS Data Paths and Interfaces
Page 65 - Sample IOCP Gen for FICON Configuration
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only A-65 Revision A Sample IOCP Gen for FICON Configuration ■ Sample IOCP Gen for FICON Configuration Figure A-7. Sample IOCP Gen for FICON Configuration >> NOTE: The example below shows an IOCP gen for a single MVS host connected to a VSM5 throughFICON direct...
Page 66 - Virtual Tape Drive Mapping and Host Addressing
Specifications and Additional Information A-66 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Virtual Tape Drive Mapping and Host Addressing A VSM5-VTSS can be configured with up to 256 virtual tape drives (VTDs). During VTSS installation, all 256 available VTDs are mapped as shown in Table A-3 ...
Page 67 - FRU Identifiers
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only A-67 Revision A FRU Identifiers ■ FRU Identifiers Table A-4. VSM5-VTSS FRU Identifiers Physical Location FRU Common Name FRU Silkscreen FRU Number (Hex) FRU Number (Decimal) FRU Location ID (Unit.Tray.Slot) Power Distribution Units CU Front Tray 0 Power Distribu...
Page 72 - Array Drive Module Status Descriptions
Specifications and Additional Information A-72 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Array Drive Module Status Descriptions The Disk Drive / Array Status screen displays the status of each VTSS array drive as a two-character code. The first character defines the partition a specific dri...
Page 76 - Definition of Terms
FICON Channel Extension Guidelines B-76 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ Definition of Terms The following terms are used in this appendix: • Front-end – any equipment between a host and a VTSS • Back-end – any equipment between a VTSS and RTD • Channel extension – a configuration ...
Page 77 - General Channel Extension Considerations
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only B-77 Revision A General Channel Extension Considerations ■ General Channel Extension Considerations Understand Channel Extension Performance Limitations Channel extension usually involves using a WAN (wide-area network), which possibly op-erates at slower-than-F...
Page 78 - FICON Topologies; Placement of Extension Equipment
FICON Channel Extension Guidelines B-78 Sun Confidential: Internal Only 96257 Revision A ■ FICON Topologies See “Placement of Extension Equipment” below to determine proper placement of exten- sion equipment for the following FICON topologies: 1. Host-to-VTSS (front-end link to VTDs) a. direct-attac...
Page 79 - FICON Channel Extension – Sample Configurations
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only B-79 Revision A FICON Channel Extension – Sample Configurations ■ FICON Channel Extension – Sample Configurations Figure B-1. Host-to-VTSS Channel Extension – Direct Attachment Tape Silo with RTDs Channel Extender VTSS A502_048 z/OSHost Figure B-2. Host-to-VTSS ...
Page 81 - McData/CNT Channel Extension Interoperability
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only B-81 Revision A McData/CNT Channel Extension Interoperability ■ McData/CNT Channel Extension Interoperability The following interoperability and configuration information and guidelines apply when us-ing McData/CNT USD-X and Edge3000 channel extenders with a VSM...
Page 83 - Cisco Systems Channel Extension Interoperability
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only B-83 Revision A Cisco Systems Channel Extension Interoperability ■ Cisco Systems Channel Extension Interoperability The following interoperability and configuration information and guidelines apply when us-ing Cisco Systems channel extension equipment with a VSM...
Page 85 - Glossary
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only C-85 Revision A Glossary A AC . Alternating current. Current in which the direction is reversed, or alternated, 60 times per second (50 times per second in some countries). Contrast with direct cur-rent. acceptance test . A formal test done by a system end- user...
Page 99 - Forms and Reference Notes
96257 Sun Confidential: Internal Only D-99 Revision A D Forms and Reference Notes This appendix provides electronic forms and worksheets for recording information related to pre-installation planning tasks for a VSM5-VTSS at a specific location, including: • Customer site details • Customer personne...
Page 100 - Account Information
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Account Information > [electronic form] < Host System Configuration Information > [electronic form] < VTSS Configuration Information > [electronic form] < Account (Company) Name Site Number Street Address City / State / Province / Region Zip or Posta...
Page 101 - Customer Personnel Contacts
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Customer Personnel Contacts > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________ Data Center Manager (name) Phone Numbers (office / cell) E-Mail Address(es) Other Contact Information Network Administrator (name) Phone Numbers (office / cell) E-Ma...
Page 103 - Planning Worksheet 1 of 5
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Planning Worksheet 1 of 5 > [electronic form] < Account __________________________ Completed By ____________________ Date ___________ Site Readiness Planning Factors Information to Note / Comments 1A. Installation teams defined? 1A. 1B. Installation schedule cre...
Page 104 - Planning Worksheet 2 of 5
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Planning Worksheet 2 of 5 > [electronic form] < Account __________________________ Completed By ____________________ Date ___________ Delivery and Handling Factors Information to Note / Comments 2A. Does the customer have a delivery dock? If NO, where will the V...
Page 105 - Planning Worksheet 3 of 5
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Planning Worksheet 3 of 5 > [electronic form] < Account __________________________ Completed By ____________________ Date ___________ Safety and Fire Prevention Factors Information to Note / Comments 3A. Have all safety and fire-prevention codes and regula- tion...
Page 106 - Planning Worksheet 4 of 5
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Planning Worksheet 4 of 5 > [electronic form] < Account __________________________ Completed By ____________________ Date ___________ Physical Placement Factors Information to Note / Comments 4A. Does the installation area provide sufficient floor space for all ...
Page 107 - Planning Worksheet 5 of 5
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Planning Worksheet 5 of 5 > [electronic form] < Account __________________________ Completed By ____________________ Date ___________ AC Power Factors Information to Note / Comments 5A. Does the installation site have capability for grounding the VTSS cabinet(s)...
Page 108 - Software Information
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Software Information > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________ Use this electronic form to record key information (product names, versions, release levels, serial numbers, etc.) for all software 1 used with this VSM solution configurat...
Page 109 - Hardware Information – Tape Devices
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Hardware Information – Tape Devices > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________ Use this electronic form to record key information (product names, model numbers, serial numbers, etc.) for all tape device hardware 1 used with this VSM sol...
Page 110 - Hardware Information – Switches / Routers
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Hardware Information – Switches / Routers > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________ Use this electronic form to record key information (product names, model numbers, serial numbers, etc.) for all ex-ternal switches, routers, or other h...
Page 111 - Hardware Information – SDP and Modem Devices
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Hardware Information – SDP and Modem Devices > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________ Use this electronic form to record key information (product names, model numbers, serial numbers, etc.) for all Ser-vice Delivery Platform (SDP) and...
Page 112 - Notes / Additional Information
Sun Confidential: Internal Only Notes / Additional Information > [electronic form] < Account ______________________________________
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