Brocade Communications Systems StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise V User's Guide

HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise VirtualArray user guidePart number: 5697-7710Fourth edition: December 2008

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Normaler Betrieb (normal operation)Nach ISO 7779:1999 (Typprüfung)Japanese noticeHarmonics conformance (Japan)Taiwanese noticeJapanese power cord noti

Figure 38 Typical enclosure certification labelNOTE:The certification symbols on the label depend upon the certification level. For example, the FCC C

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B Non-standard rack specificationsThe appendix provides information on the requirements when installing the EVA4400 in a non-standardrack. All the req

EVA cabinet measures and tolerancesEVA component rack mount brackets are designed to fit cabinets with mounting rails set at depthsfrom 27.5 inches to

Configuration StandardsEVA configurations are designed considering cable length, configuration CG, serviceability andaccessibility, and to allow for e

Minutes of operationLoad (percent)With 2 ERMsWith 1 ERMWith standby batteryR55004624710060319801066119503031695920R12000181151002415780412814501016943

GlossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensiveglossary of computer terms.µm A symbol for

About this guideThis user guide provides the following information:• Description of the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array and its componen

asynchronous Events scheduled as the result of a signal requesting the event or that which iswithout any specified time relation.backplane An electron

communicationlogical unitnumber (LUN)See console LUN.console LUN A SCSI-3 virtual object that makes a controller pair accessible by the host beforean

disk driveenclosureA unit that holds storage system devices such as disk drives, power supplies,fans, I/O modules, and transceivers.disk failureprotec

EMI Electromagnetic Interference. The impairment of a signal by an electromagneticdisturbance.enclosure A unit used to hold various storage system dev

FCA Fibre Channel Adapter. An adapter used to connect the host server to the fabric.Also called a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) or a Fibre Channel Host Bus A

Gb Gigabit. A measurement of the rate at which the transfer of bits of data occurs.Sometimes referred to as Gbps. Nominally, a Gb is a transfer rate o

one or more of the virtual disks that are created and presented by the controllerpair.host-side ports See host ports.hot-pluggable A method of elemen

License Key A WWN-encoded sequence that is obtained from the license key fulfillmentwebsite.light emittingdiodeSee LED.link A connection ports on Fib

mirrored caching A process in which half of each controller’s write cache mirrors the companioncontroller’s write cache. The total memory available fo

PDU Power Distribution Unit. The rack device that distributes conditioned AC or DCpower within a rack.petabyteA unit of storage capacity that is the e

Document conventions and symbolsTable 1 Document conventionsElementConventionCross-reference links and e-mail addressesBlue text: Table 1website addre

than from the disk drives. Reading data from cache memory is faster than readingdata from a disk. The read cache is specified as either On or Off for

Snapclone A virtual disk that can be manipulated while the data is being copied. Only anActive member of a virtual disk family can be snapcloned.The S

UID Unit identification.uninitializedsystemA state in which the storage system is not ready for use.See also initialization.unwritten cacheddataAlso

the physical disks. If one of the data chunks becomes corrupted, the data canbe reconstructed from the parity chunk and the remaining data chunks.WOCP

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IndexAAC powerdistributing, 28Bbad image header, 88bad image segment, 88bad image size, 88bayslocating, 16numbering, 16bidirectional operation, 18Ccab

Fibre Channel Disk Enclosuredefined, 15Hhardware components, 15harmonics conformanceJapan, 102helpobtaining, 13high availabilityHSV Controllers, 21HPt

regulatory compliance noticescables, 94Class A, 94Class B, 94European Union, 96laser devices, 95modifications, 94regulatory notices, 93Ssecurity crede

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HP technical supportFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.com/supportBefore contacting HP, collect the

HP websitesFor additional information, see the following HP websites:•http://www.hp.com•http://www.hp.com/go/storage•http://www.hp.com/service_locator

1 EVA4400 hardwareThe EVA4400 contains the following hardware components:• EVA controller enclosure — Contains power supplies, cache batteries, fans,

M6412 disk enclosuresThe M6412 disk enclosure contains the disk drives used for data storage; a storage system containsmultiple disk enclosures. The m

12111098765432115815Figure 2 Disk drive bay numbering4. Enclosure status LEDs1. Rack-mounting thumbscrew5. Drive LEDs2. UID push button 3. Disk drive

4. Manufacturing diagnostic port1. Double 7–segment display: enclosure ID5. I/O module status LEDs2. 4 Gb I/O ports3. Port 1 (P1), Port 2 (P2) status

DescriptionStatus LED• Fault indicator:• Flashing amber — Warning condition (not visible when solidamber showing).• Solid amber — Replace FRU.• Amber

Legal and notice information© Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without no

8164A-STFigure 7 Copper Fibre Channel cableFibre Channel disk drivesThe Fibre Channel disk drives are hot-pluggable and include the following features

Disk drive blankTo maintain the proper enclosure air flow, a disk drive or a disk drive blank must be installed in eachdrive bay. The disk drive blank

4. Battery 2 status LEDs1. Battery 1 status LEDs5. Enclosure status LEDs2. Fan 1 status LEDs6. Front UID push button3. Fan 2 status LEDsFigure 9 Contr

9. Enclosure power push button1. Power supply 110. Power supply 22. HSV300 controller 111. Host ports, FP1, FP2, connection to front end (host or SAN)

Figure 12 shows the back view of the HSV300–S controller enclosureManagement moduleThe web-based operator control panel (WOCP) provides a direct inter

HSV300 controller status LEDsFigure 13 shows the location of the controller status LEDs; Table 7 describes them.123456gl0114Figure 13 Controller statu

4. Status indicator (solid green on — normal opera-tion; solid amber — failure or no power)1. Power supply5. Handle2. AC input connector3. LatchFigure

Battery moduleBattery modules provide power to the controllers in the enclosure.2. Amber — fault LED1. Green — normal operation LEDFigure 16 Battery m

to the loops in the main cabinet. Copper cables are used the controllers (mirror port) and the controllersand the drive enclosures or loops.Storage sy

NEMA L6-30R receptacle, 3-wire, 30-A, 60-HzCXO7549AIEC 309 receptacle, 3-wire, 30-A, 50-HzCXO5409BFigure 17 60-Hz and 50-Hz wall receptacles• The stan

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voltages are then routed to PDMs, sometimes referred to as AC power strips, mounted on the twovertical rails in the rear of the rack.10130a235454. AC

CAUTION:The AC power distribution within a rack ensures a balanced load to each PDU and reduces thepossibility of an overload condition. Changing the

5. PDM 41. PDM 16. PDM 52. PDM 27. PDM 63. PDM 38. PDU 24. PDU 1Figure 20 Rack AC power distributionRack System/E power distribution componentsAC powe

Moving and stabilizing a rackWARNING!The physical size and weight of the rack requires a minimum of two people to move. If one persontries to move the

CXO8238A1324 567825. Rear service area depth 300 mm1. Front door6. Rack depth 1000 mm2. Rear door7. Front service area depth 406 mm3. Rack width 600 m

2. Repeat Step 1 for the other feet.2CXO7589A11. Hex nut2. Leveler footFigure 22 Raising a leveler foot3. Carefully move the rack to the installation

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2 EVA4400 operationBest practicesFor useful information on managing and configuring your storage system, see the HP StorageWorksEnterprise Virtual Arr

BehaviorPoint in timeSettingAll LUNs remain on the surviving control-ler. There is no failback except if a hostmoves the LUN using SCSI commands.On co

BehaviorPoint in timeSettingIf cache data for a LUN exists on a partic-ular controller, the unit will be broughtonline there. Otherwise, the units are

Operating tips and information ...37Reserving adequate

When creating a virtual disk, one controller is selected to manage the virtual disk. Only this managingcontroller can issue I/Os to a virtual disk in

4. Under System Shutdown click Power Down. If you want to delay the initiation of the shutdown,enter the number of minutes in the Shutdown delay field

Connecting to the management moduleYou can connect to the management module through a public or a private network.NOTE:The management module has an MD

Connecting through a private networkUse this procedure when the management module will not be connected through a public network orthe array has not y

Figure 24 WOCP Configure controller host ports page• In the Topology box, select Direct from the dropdown menu.• Click Save Changes.• Change the defau

NOTE:For more information on using the utility, see the HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utilityreference. See “Related documentation” on pag

Example 2. Restoring configuration data on a Windows hostIf it is necessary to restore the storage system configuration, it can be done using the foll

To minimize the risk of contamination or damage, do the following:• Dust covers—Remove and set aside the dust covers and dust caps when installing an

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3 Replacing array componentsCustomer self repair (CSR)Table 12 and Table 13 identify hardware components that are customer replaceable. Using WEBES,IS

HBA configuration ... 64Risks ...

• When you have confirmed that a component replacement is required, you may want to clearthe Real Time Monitoring view. This makes it easier to identi

CSR statusSpare part number (nonRoHS/RoHS)Description✓460581–001Array battery✓435740–001Array power supply✓460583–001Array fan module✓460584–001Array

CSR statusSpare part number (nonRoHS/RoHS)Description✓496917-001SPS-CABLE ASSY, 4Gb COPPER, FC, 0.41mFor more information about CSR, contact your loca

• HP StorageWorks controller enclosure 4Gb array controller with embedded switch replacementinstructions• HP StorageWorks controller enclosure battery

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4 Single path implementationThis chapter provides guidance for connecting servers with a single path host bus adapter (HBA) tothe Enterprise Virtual A

• On HP-UX, Solaris, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows 2000, Novell NetWare,Linux and IBM AIX operating systems, the zones consist of th

controllers. See the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide at the following HP website foradditional information about zoning:http://h18006.www1.

1076432126465a895Figure 27 Single path HBA server with OpenVMS6. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection7. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)8.

• Host 2 is a multiple HBA host with multipathing software.See Figure 28.Risks• Disabled jobs hang and cannot umount disks.• Path or controller failur

Laser device ... 95Laser safety war

Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and Windows 2000configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path

865432126464a7Figure 29 Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) and Windows 2000 configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single H

NOTE:Single path HBA servers running the Windows Server 2003 (x64) operating system will supportmultiple single path HBAs in the same server. This is

1086245126466a937Figure 30 Windows Server 2003 (64-bit) configuration6. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection7. Multiple single HBA paths2. Managemen

HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single path HBA host.• Host 2 is a multiple HBA host with multipathing software.See Figure 31.Risks• Single path failur

6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Dual HBA server (Host 2)8. Controller B4. Management serverOpenVMS configurationRequirem

865432126464a7Figure 32 OpenVMS configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Du

NOTE:For additional risks, see “NetWare” on page 76.Limitations• HP Continuous Access EVA is not supported with single-path configurations.• Single pa

• Single path HBA server can be in the same fabric as servers with multiple HBAs.• In the use of snapshots and snapclones, the source virtual disk and

865432126464a7Figure 34 Linux (32-bit) configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller

FiguresStorage system hardware components (back view) ... 151Disk drive bay numbering ...

• Host 2 is a dual HBA host with multipathing software.See Figure 35.Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE:For ad

IBM AIX configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has an exclusivepath to its LUNs.

865432126464a7Figure 36 IBM AIX Configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Du

Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE:For additional risks, see “VMware” on page 78.Limitations• HP Continuous Ac

Failure scenariosHP-UXFailure effectFault stimulusExtremely critical event on UNIX. Can cause loss of system disk.Server failure (host power-cycled)Sh

Sun SolarisFailure effectFault stimulusCheck disk when rebooting. Data loss, data that finished copyingsurvived.Server failure (host power-cycled)Shor

Failure effectFault stimulusIf the LUN is not shared, I/O is suspended or process is terminated across this HBAuntil path is restored.If running OpenV

LinuxFailure effectFault stimulusOS reboots, automatically checks disks. HSV disks must be manuallychecked unless auto mounted by the system.Server fa

Failure effectFault stimulusShort term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.Long term: Repeated error messages in errpt output. System rebootcaus

5 Error messagesThis list of error messages is in order by status code value, 0 to xxx.Table 14 Error MessagesHow to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueNo

NetWare configuration ... 6733Linux (32-bit) configuration ..

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.The supplied class code is of an un-known type. This can be caused by auser

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.The supplied target identifier is invalid.This can indicate a user or progra

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueCase 1: Either delete the associ-ated object or resolve the in pro-gress state.Case 2: . Report the error toprod

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueSeveral states can cause this message:Case 1: The operation cannot beperformed because an association existsa re

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueCase 15: GROUP discard: TheContinuous Access group cannot bediscarded as one or more virtual diskmembers exist.R

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueResolve the condition and retry therequest. Report the error to productsupport.The operation could not be comple

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueUse the management software tosave the password specified socommunication can proceed.The management software is

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueCase 1: If this operation is still de-sired, delete one or more of theitems and retry the operation.Case 2: If t

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueRetrieve a valid firmware imagefile and retry the request.The firmware image file has a headerchecksum error.65B

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueRetry the request once the firmwaredownload process is complete.The controller is currently processing afirmware

TablesDocument conventions ... 121Port status LEDs ...

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.Case 1: A virtual disk is in an inoperat-ive state and the request cannot be

How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueRetry the request later.Another process has already taken theSCMI lock on the storage system.97Storage system co

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A Regulatory noticesThis appendix includes regulatory notices for the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array family.Regulatory noticesFederal Commun

Class A equipmentThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Laser deviceAll Hewlett-Packard systems equipped with a laser device comply with safety standards, includingInternational Electrotechnical Commission

Canadien notice (avis Canadien)Class A equipmentThis Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing EquipmentRe

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposedof with your other household waste. Instead, it is your

Finnish noticeLaitteiden hävittäminen kotitalouksissa Euroopan unionin alueellaJos tuotteessa tai sen pakkauksessa on tämä merkki, tuotetta ei saa häv

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