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1. 2 Select a domain 3 Delete Domain gt Edit Fault Domain gt Create Fault Domain 3 Return Figure 38 Edit Fault Domains iSCSI 3 Click Edit Fault Domain The Edit Fault Domain Properties Domain lt num gt dialog appears From this dialog you can rename the domain add optional notes and modify IP settings 41 Setting Up the Storage Center 42 Note For iSCSI only servers initiate IO to iSCSI ports through the fault domain s control port If an iSCSI port moves to a different fault domain its control port will change This change will disrupt any service that was initiated through the previous control port If an iSCSI port moves to a different fault domain you must reconfigure the server side iSCSI initiators before service can be resumed Fault Domain Properties New Domain 1 x ca IP Settings New Domain 1 iSCSI Ceca o Figure 39 Fault Domain Properties iSCSI 4 Click OK to confirm any changes The configuration is automatically validated If the validation is successful the dialog shown in Figure 20 on page 27 To edit a Virtual Port Edit Virtual Ports iSCSI DER out E Advisor Virtual Port Configuration rt Fault Domain Preferred Physical Port Home Control 5000D31000036D1D FaultDomain New Domain 1 Controller SN 877 Slot 2 Port 1 s877 5000031000036D1E FaultDomain New Domain 1 Controller SN 877 Slot 2 Port 2 1877 5000031000036035
2. If the Storage Center detects iSCSI IO cards the Startup Wizard displays information for the IO cards With Storage Center 5 5 network attributes for all iSCSI IO cards can now be configured from a single screen instead of configuring cards one at a time on separate screens In addition all cards are now configurable not just those that are uninitialized Note AlliSCSI lO Cards must be assigned static IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway values before the IO Cards can be used Uninitialized iSCSI IO cards have an IP Address of 0 0 0 0 and will be listed in a warnings window C Startup Wizard Boit E advisor System Startup Configure network attributes for iSCSI IO Cards Y x aii Controller Slot Port Description IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Y err 2 1 QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 J 877 2 2 QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 Y JB 877 3 1 Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 Y JB e77 3 2 Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 _ 172 20 12 1 ja 913 2 1 QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 Vv B13 2 2 QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 Y I 913 3 1 Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 172 20 12 1 V Y V m93 32 C
3. If you have not used virtualization before refer to Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports on page 49 for an introduction to Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports Getting Started System Power Up Power on the system by pressing the power switches in the following order 1 Power up each enclosure Simultaneously press the two power switches on the rear of each enclosure 2 Wait several minutes until the drives spin up 3 After all drives in the enclosure spin up power up each controller by pressing the power button on the front of the enclosure Note Always power up disk drive enclosures before powering up the controllers After powering on the Storage Center go to Setting Up the Storage Center on page 3 to continue the setup Storage Center System Setup Guide Setting Up the Storage Center Setting Up a Controller Once hardware has been racked and cabled and any FC switches that provide server connectivity have been configured and zoned you configure and identify a controller Configuring a controller includes the following tasks Connect to a Controller on page 3 e Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers on page 4 Set IP Addresses on page 5 If you have a dual controller system you will configure both controllers using the serial connection For documentation purposes we call the controller you assign the lower serial number as Controller 1 and the other as Controller 2 Configure Controller 1 and then configure Controll
4. FaultDomain New Domain 1 Controller 5N 913 Slot 2 Port 1 913 Fo AA v gt Return gt Apply Changes Figure 40 Edit Virtual Ports iSCSI Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard 1 To change a Virtual Port s Preferred Physical Port use the dropdown menu Optionally you can edit Virtual Ports later by using the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt Setup gt Edit Virtual Ports 2 Use the buttons to e Click Return to return to the previous window without making any changes e Ifyou changed any Preferred Physical Ports and you want to keep the changes click Apply Changes gt To validate Virtual Port mode iSCSI port changes After the configuration has been generated it is automatically validated If the validation is successful the confirmation window shown in Figure 30 on page 35 appears e lf there are no warnings click Continue to proceed with setup by going to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 e If there are warnings click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and correct any warnings Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate The Generate SSL Certificate step allows you to generate a new SSL certificate set for the Storage Center SSL Certificate is set to match your system s IP Address or DNS name Initial certificates shipped with the Storage Center may not
5. Setup gt Configure Local Ports option as described in the Storage Center System Manager User Guide 2 Go to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Cc Startup Wizard ek aut E advisor System Startup Mf License Agreement The port configuration has been generated W Load License Y Creat sk Folder Mf Add Controller Select Configure Local Ports to view or modify the local port configuration Y Time Settings Otherwise select Continue W System Setup Y Configure SMTP Y Update Setup A Configure 10 Cards gt Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Configure Local Ports gt Continue Figure 20 Port Configuration with no Warnings ic Startup Wizard esk EJout E advisor System Startup 4 Lesnes agroament The port configuration generation has encountered the following warnings W Load License Create Disk Folder FC Fault Domain Domain 1 does not have enough reserved ports primary 1 reserved 0 W Add Controller A Configure SMTP A Update Setup A User Setup A Configure 10 Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Select Configure Local Ports to view or modify the local port configuration Otherwise select Continue Configure Local Ports gt Continue Figure 21 Port Configuration with a Warning 27 Setting Up the Storage Center 3 Your next a
6. 1 A Back End w lt none gt 5000031000036005 JE sN 877 Up 4 2 Front End Domain 2 s 5000031000036006 Y JE sN 877 Up 4 3 Front End w Domain 2 5000D31000036D07 V JE sN 877 Up 4 4 Back End lt none gt 5000031000036008 Wsn913 Up 4 1 Q Front End Domain 2 5000031000036023 Y JE sN913 Up 4 2 Back End w lt none gt 5000031000036024 Y JE sn 913 Up 4 3 Front End Domain 2 w 5000D31000036D21 V sn913 Up 4 4 Back End w lt none gt 5000D31000036D22 Y Y Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Ht Operational Mode Virtual Port Mode 2 Edit Fault Domains 2 Edit virtual Ports gt Reset Defaults Figure 31 Configure Ports Fibre Channel 2 Use the the dropdown menus and buttons to open dialogs that enable you to edit Fault Domains and Virtual Ports or to reset the defaults if you do not want to keep you edits To use dropdown menus e Purpose Allows you to set the purpose for a port Valid values for port purpose vary by transport type and operational mode Port Purpose Transport Type Virtual Port Operational Mode Unknown FC and iSCSI Port purpose is not yet defined or the port is unused Front End FC and iSCSI Portis connected to servers and is used for the server IO path Back End FC Port is connected to disk enclosures e Fault Domain Allows you to assign a controller port to a fault domain or to lt none gt e User Alias Allows
7. 35 appears 5 If there are no warnings click Continue If there are warnings click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and correct any issues that cause warnings Refer to Figure 31 on page 36 To create a new fault domain 1 Click Create Fault Domain The Create Fault Domain dialog appears C Create Fault Domain E quit Advisor Please supply a unique Name for this Fault Domain and select a connection type You may also specify notes Name New Domain 1 Type iSCSI Notes Enter optional notes here Figure 34 Create Fault Domain Fibre Channel 2 Enter the name of the new domain the type and any additional notes The following window appears 38 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard C Create Fault Domain Back Bout E Aoisor Fault Domain New Sample Domain will be created with the following attributes Name New Sample Domain Type FC a Create Now Figure 35 Confirm Fault Domain Creation Fibre Channel 3 Click Create Now to confirm cr eat at ion of the new fault domain or Back to skip creation of the new fault domain To edit a virtual port 1 Click Edit Virtual Ports The Edit Virtual Ports dialog appears Edit Virtual Ports FC 5 esak Eut E Advisor Virtual Port Configuration World Wide N Type Physical Port Current Phys
8. Current Co Current Slot Current Port Fault D Preferred Physical Port J 50000310 FC Preferred 50000310000 SN 877 4 3 1 5000031000036009 FaultDomain Domain 1 Contro v G jaa 50000310 FC Preferred 50000310000 SN 877 4 4 1 5000031000036004 FaultDomain Domain 1 Contr s 877 m 50000310 FC Preferred 50000310000 SN 913 3 1 1 000D31000036D1F FaultDomain Domain 1 Contro 913 JE 50000310 FC Preferred 50000310000 SN 913 1 1 5000031000036023 FaultDomain Domain 1 Contro 913 I 50000310 FC Preferred 50000310000 SN 913 4 3 1 5000D31000036D21 FaultDomain Domain 1 Contro v 913 ii gt gt Return a Apply Changes Figure 36 Edit Virtual Ports Fibre Channel 2 To change a Virtual Port s Preferred Physical Port use the dropdown menu Optionally you can edit Virtual Ports later by using the Edit Virtual Ports option available through the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt Setup gt Edit Virtual Ports 3 Use the buttons to e Return Return to the previous dialog without making any changes e Apply Changes If you changed any Preferred Physical Ports and you want to keep the changes click Apply Changes 39 Setting Up the Storage Center 40 gt To validate Virtual Port Mode FC port changes After all Fibre Channel Fault Domain and Virtual Port changes have been applied the configuration is automatically validated If the
9. Guide 47 Setting Up the Storage Center 48 Storage Center System Setup Guide 3 Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports About Virtual Storage 50 About Virtual Ports 51 Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports About Virtual Storage 50 Storage Center accelerates data access by spreading read write operations across all disk drives so multiple requests are processed in parallel This is known as storage virtualization where the physical drives are abstracted from the logical view of the data that the end user sees Storage Center removes the limitations of physical drives by aggregating them into logical virtual volumes Storage Center s virtualization technology manages all disk space even across disparate technologies as a centralized pool and when demand increases end users can add physical drives without downtime This centralized pool of storage simplifies capacity planning for end users who no longer need to map physical disk drives to dedicated servers and can provision logical volumes from a single storage pool without restrictions Storage Center virtualization technology removes the concept of dedicated disk drives for servers applications and users by treating blocks as the basic resource managed by the system and intelligently placing these blocks across disk drives in a virtualized environment In addition administrators can virtualize Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports to simplify configurations and reduce the number of physi
10. a Physical port that is not its Preferred Physical Port the Physical port is designated Not Preferred and controllers are considered unbalanced The Rebalance Local Port command returns each virtual port to its Preferred Physical Port location A control port is created for each iSCSI Fault Domain iSCSI Servers connect to the Compellent Storage Center via the control port The control port redirects the connection to the appropriate virtual port 52 Storage Center System Setup Guide Glossary A Assigned Disks Same as Managed Disks Physical disks that are identified by Storage Center and to which data can be written Assigned disks use metadata to track information about volumes on the disk and other assigned disks managed by the controller Back End The component in the Storage Center SAN flow of data writes server to switch to controller to disks that receive data writes In general drives in enclosures are the back end of the controller However a remote system that is receiving replication data from a local Storage Center is the back end local Storage Center Block Data Raw data which does not have a file structure imposed on it Database applications such as a SQL Server or an Exchange Server transfer data in blocks Block transfer is the most efficient way to write to disk C Cache A high speed memory or storage device used to reduce the effective time required to read data from or write data to a lower speed m
11. and Reserved ports designate the port to which traffic is moved in the event of a failover or revert Each Fault Domain requires a Primary and Reserved port Reserved ports do not carry data unless a Primary port fails thus only half the ports 24 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Virtual Ports are Licensed Then FC and iSCSI transport types can use Legacy or Virtual Port Operational Mode The default is Legacy In this case the System Startup Wizard displays an Operational Mode choice dialog that enables users to choose between Operational Modes for each supported transport type To continue go to Step 12b Configure Ports Virtual Ports Licensed on page 32 Note By default a single Virtual Port resides on each Front End Physical port If a port or controller fails Storage Center moves the Virtual Port to another Physical port within the Fault Domain By definition Physical ports cannot be moved Because volumes are mapped to servers via Virtual Ports failover of a Virtual Port to a second Physical port ensures the integrity of data via the Fault Domain If a port fails service moves to a port in the same Fault Domain on the same controller All ports within a Fault Domain can read and write data thus doubling available Front End ports 25 26 Setting Up the Storage Center Step 12a Configure Ports Virtual Ports Not Li
12. closes To continue log in to the Storage Center again Storage Center System Setup Guide Completing the Storage Center Setup Completing the Storage Center Setup Completing the Storage Center setup consists of these steps Configure a Phone Home Proxy on page 45 Phone Home on page 46 e Check for Storage Center Updates on page 47 Configure a Phone Home Proxy If you will use a proxy server in your network for Phone Home configure the Phone Home Proxy Server before checking for Storage Center updates 1 From the Storage Management menu select System gt Phone Home gt Configure Phone Home Proxy The Configure Phone Home Proxy dialog appears configure Phone Home Prony TT cack Aout E Advisor Proxy Server Address Proxy User Name Proxy Password Confirm Password gt Cancel gt oK Figure 42 Configure Phone Home Proxy 2 Select Use Phone Home Proxy Server Enter the following Proxy Server Address and Port Enter the IP address and port for the proxy server e Proxy User Name Enter the user name for the proxy server e Proxy Password Confirm Password Password for the proxy server 3 Click OK 45 Setting Up the Storage Center Phone Home Complete the setup by phoning home to Copilots to communicate the Storage Center configuration information To Phone Home 1 From the Storage Management menu select System gt Phone Home gt Phone Home The Phone Home di
13. controller systems only on page 13 Step 6 Time Settings on page 16 Step 7 System Setup on page 17 Step 8 Configure SMTP on page 18 Step 9 Update Setup on page 21 Step 10 User Setup on page 22 Step 11 Configure IO Cards optional on page 23 Step 12 Configure Ports on page 24 Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 Step 1 Launch the Storage Center Startup Wizard Note The Storage Center System Manager cannot load with the following unique combination of applications Windows 2008 64 bit FireFox 3 0 and Java Runtime Environment 6_10 To launch the Startup Wizard 1 Open a browser on a workstation or PC with an Ethernet connection to the controller The following browsers are supported e Microsoft Windows Internet Explorer Versions 7 8 and 9 e Mozilla Firefox Version 3 on Microsoft Windows 2 Enter the ethO IP address of Controller 1 3 Click Yes to acknowledge the security alert Note Depending on your browser settings and Java version additional security alerts may appear 4 Agree to any security alerts that are displayed by clicking Yes The Storage Center login window appears 6 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard compellent STORAGE CENTER LOGIN User Admin Password goahead WEBSERVER Compellent Technologies Inc 2003 2011 Figure 1 Login Window 5 Enter the default user ID and p
14. is used to connect to other devices in the system R RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks A way of encoding data over multiple physical disks to ensure that if a hard disk fails a redundant copy of the data can be accessed Example protection schemes include mirroring and parity protection RAID 0 Stripes data but provides no redundancy If one disk fails all data is lost Do not use RAID 0 unless data is backed up elsewhere RAID 5 5 and 5 9 Maintains a logical copy of the data using a mathematically derived rotating parity stripe across 5 or 9 disks The parity stripe is derived from the data stripes This method has less overhead for the redundant information than RAID 10 however write performance is slower than RAID 10 due to the calculation of the parity stripe for every write RAID 5 protects against data loss when any single disk fails RAID 5 5 is 80 efficient RAID 5 9 is 89 efficient RAID 6 6 and 6 10 RAID 6 protects against data loss when any 2 disks fail RAID 6 6 is 67 efficient RAID 6 10 is 80 efficient RAID 10 Striped and mirrored Provides both data availability and top performance Maintains a minimum of one full copy of all data on the volume RAID 10 provides optimum Read Write performance increased probability of withstanding multiple failures and the fastest restoration of data 57 Glossary 58 RAID 10 DM RAID 10 Dual Mirror provides maximum protection for storage Data is wr
15. you to enter descriptive user friendly names for Physical ports To use buttons e To accept the default configuration or a modified configuration click Assign Now e To skip configuration click Cancel When asked you to confirm click Yes 36 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard e Click Reset Defaults if you modified the configuration and want to return to the original configuration displayed in this dialog Clicking Reset Defaults returns all transports to a single Fault Domain Edit Fault Domains Click to open the Edit Fault Domains dialog From this dialog you can select the domain to edit To edit an existing fault domain 1 Click Edit Fault Domain The Edit Fault Domain dialog appears Edit Fault Domains FC DAR Bout E Advisor Name Type Used By Ports Domain 1 FC Yes lt a Figure 32 Edit Fault Domains Fibre Channel 2 Select a domain 3 Click Edit Fault Domain again The Edit Fault Domain Properties Domain lt num gt dialog appears From this dialog you can rename the fault domain and add any optional notes 37 Setting Up the Storage Center Fault Domain Properties Domain 1 Domain 1 FC Figure 33 Fault Domain Properties Fibre Channel 4 Click OK to confirm any changes The configuration is automatically validated If the validation is successful the window shown in Figure 30 on page
16. 40 255 255 255 0 10 20 12 1 10 20 12 41 255 255 255 0 10 2 2 1 255 255 255 0 _ 10 2 2 1 255 255 255 0 _ 10 20 12 1 10 20 12 42 255 255 255 0 _ 10 20 12 1 10 20 12 43 255 255 255 0 __ 10 20 12 1 Errors V Y V Y V m 913 Y V Y gt Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Warnings Generate SSL Cert Controller 877 Slot Port 2 1 Card is not initialized Controller 877 Slot Port 2 2 Card is not initialized Controller 877 SlotPort 3 1 Card is not initialized Controller 877 SlotPort 3 2 Card is not initialized Controller 913 SlotPort 2 1 Card is not initialized Save Configuration Figure 18 iSCSI IO Card Configuration Warnings 3 For each iSCSI IO card correct the IP Address Subnet Mask and or Gateway IP Address 4 When you have finished click Save Configuration Go to Step 12 Configure Ports on page 24 Step 12 Configure Ports The first dialog that appears for this step depends on whether the Virtual Ports feature is licensed on the Storage Center If Virtual Ports are Not Licensed Then All transport types use Legacy Operational Mode In this case the System Startup Wizard displays the Initial Port Configuration dialog To continue go to Step 12a Configure Ports Virtual Ports Not Licensed on page 26 are used Note In Legacy Mode Fault Domains associate Primary and Reserved Front End ports to one another The Primary
17. Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Set the current region and time zone for this system and then set the system time or specify the NTP server to which you would like the time to be synchronized Region us Time Zone Us Central Configure Time Manually gan 16 2011 09 34 06 AM Use NTP Time Server Address Figure 10 Set Time 1 Set the system time e Region Select the region in which the Storage Center is located e Time Zone Select the time zone in which the Storage Center is located To configure time manually e Select Configure Time Manually and enter the date and time To configure time using an NTP Time Server a Select Use NTP Time Server b Enter the name or IP address of an NTP server Note Accurate time synchronization is critical for replications Make sure that Network Time Protocol NTP is configured accurately For more information refer to http ntp isc org bin view Support WebHome 2 When you have finished setting the system time click Continue Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Step 7 System Setup The System Setup step allows you to set the System Name and Management IP Address for the Storage Center C Startup Wizard sa E out E Advisor System Startup Y Vv Set the System s name and the management ip address A Y System Na
18. Free Space Classification Enclosure Status Health aeie Tyl v 01 01 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma A Add Controller v 01 02 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Time Settings v 01 03 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma v 01 04 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma System Setup MS 01 05 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure SMTP V 01 06 68 37GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma v 01 07 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Update Setup sae f iv 01 08 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma User Setup v 01 09 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma v 01 10 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure IO Cards a iv 01 11 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure Ports V 01 12 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma PR Generate SSL Cert v gt 02 01 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma M 02 02 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma M 02 03 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 15K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma 02 04 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma M 02 05 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma v 02 06 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma MI 02 07 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enc
19. Primary w Domain 0 5000D31000036D1D p SN 877 Up 2 2 E5 Front End Primary v Domain 0 y 5000031000036D1E Y V Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert lt gt Operational Mode Legacy Mode gt Edit Fault Domains gt Reset Defaults Figure 22 Configure Local Ports iSCSI 2 Use the dropdown menus and buttons to open dialogs that enable you to edit fault domains 28 Storage Center System Setup Guide To use the dropdown menus Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard e Purpose Allows you to set the purpose for a port Valid values for port purpose vary by transport type Port Purpose Unknown Transport Type FC iSCSI and SAS Legacy Operational Mode Port purpose is not yet defined or the port is unused Front End Primary FC and iSCSI Port is connected to servers and is used for the server IO path Front End Reserved FC and iSCSI Port is connected to servers and used as a failover path Only used for dual controller Storage Center systems Back End FC and SAS Port is connected to disk enclosures Direct Connect FC and iSCSI Port is directly connected to another Storage Center controller and is used for inter controller communication Fault Domain Allows you to assign a controller port to a fault domain or to lt none gt e User Alias Allows you to enter descriptive user friendly names for physical por
20. SBOD Fibre Channel connectors SBOD Switched Bunch of Disks An SBOD connects all disks in an enclosure in a Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop FC AL topology via an internal Switched Fabric link All disks share resources on the same Fibre Channel loop SCM Service Control Module SATA Fibre Channel connectors SCSI SCSI Small Computer Systems Interface is a collection of ANSI standards that define IO buses primarily intended for connecting storage devices to servers Storage Center System Setup Guide Server Dedicated computers that handle network tasks Servers employ load balancing and caching appliances at the front end to give users the illusion that they are accessing a single server instead of smaller servers grouped together Servers connect to the Storage Center SAN to provide enterprise level storage capacity and manageability SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol SMTP defines a message format and forwarding procedure to enable messages to be sent between hosts on the Internet SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an Internet standard Layer 7 application layer protocol for collecting information from and configuring network devices such as servers hubs switches and routers on an Internet Protocol IP network SNMP can be used to collect information about network statistics from these devices and to relay this information to a central management console to monitor network health trap errors perfor
21. Storage Center 5 5 System Setup Guide Compellent Storage Center 5 5 System Setup Guide 680 022 009 Revision Date Description A March 2011 Initial Release for Storage Center 5 5 2 April 2011 Updated to include new locations for contacting Dell technical support and downloading product manuals Disclaimers Information in this document is subject to change without notice Trademarks and Copyright Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and Compellent are trademarks of Dell Inc Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own 2011 Dell Inc All rights reserved Contents Preface Purpose v Related Publications v Contacting Dell Support Services v Getting Started Pre installation Documents 1 About Virtual Ports 1 System Power Up 2 Setting Up the Storage Center Setting Up a Controller 3 Connect to a Controller 3 Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers 4 Set IP Addresses 5 Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard 6 Step 1 Launch the Storage Center Startup Wizard 6 Step 2 License Agreement 7 Step 3 Load License 7 Step 4 Create Disk Folder 8 Step 5 Add Controller dual controller systems only 13 Step 6 Time Settings 16 Step 7 System Setup 17 Step 8 Configure SMTP 18 Step 9 Upd
22. abled before you begin the setup and software installation process If server connectivity is through Fibre Channel FC the FC switches must be configured and zoned before the controller s are set up Your Storage Architect or Business Partner supplied pre installation documents that include e List of hardware needed to support storage requirements e Optional connectivity diagrams to illustrate cabling between the controllers enclosures network and servers e Optional network information such as IP addresses subnet masks gateways and so forth Refer to these documents for information about site specific settings that will be used during controller configuration described in Setting Up a Controller on page 3 About Virtual Ports Because Virtual Ports change IO ports from a physical to a virtualized representation they eliminate the need for reserve ports All ports within a network or fabric are Primary and can read and write IO If a physical port fails any Virtual Port in the same fabric can take over for the failed port Because each Virtual Port has a preferred Physical port association the virtual port returns to its preferred Physical port when the system is rebalanced You may want to define a Virtual Port configuration before you start the Storage Center Startup Wizard However if there is no Virtual Port configuration defined Step 12 Configure Ports on page 24 allows you to skip configuring ports during initial setup
23. alog appears listing previous phone home events l01 x sack FJ aut E advisor Description tate st Start Last Success Log Transfer Success 04 25 2009 12 22 00 am 04 25 2009 12 22 07 am Configuration Transfer Success 04 25 2009 12 22 00 am 04 25 2009 12 22 00 am All Table Report Success 04 25 2009 12 22 00 am 04 25 2009 12 22 24 am BMC Log Transfer Success 04 25 2009 12 22 00 am 04 25 2009 12 22 26 am gt Phone Home Now Figure 43 Phone Home 2 Click Phone Home Now The Phone Home in Progress dialog appears Phone Home In Progress x Phone Home Started Figure 44 Phone Home in Progress 3 When the Phone Home event is complete the Phone Home dialog appears listing the successful phone home event 4 Click Close 46 Storage Center System Setup Guide Completing the Storage Center Setup Check for Storage Center Updates After setup is complete check for Storage Center updates that may have become available after the Storage Center release 1 From the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt Update gt Update Status 2 Click Check Now As Storage Center checks for updates status appears in the Update Status dialog 3 If an update is available install the update following the instructions in the Storage Center System Upgrade Guide Storage Center setup is now complete For information on creating servers and volumes refer to Storage Center System Manager User
24. assword Admin mmm 6 Click on Login Step 2 License Agreement The Startup Wizard displays the Software End User License Agreement EULA 1 Enter information for the required Approving Customer Name and Approving Customer Title fields The name and title of the approving customer is recorded along with the date of approval Note The End User License Agreement is also displayed the first time any new user logs in to the Storage Center When displayed for a new user the EULA does not require a customer name or title The new user is simply asked to accept the license 2 Click Accept to continue with setup The Load License dialog appears Step 3 Load License The Load License step asks to you browse to the location of the Storage Center license file The license file location and name shown in Figure 2 are for illustrative purposes only Customer end user license files have the following naming convention serial number_35_date lic Where Serial number is the serial number of the Storage Center should match the serial number of the controller from which you started the wizard e 35 indicates that the system runs post 3 5 code Setting Up the Storage Center e License generation date is shown in YYMMDD format e lic is the file extension Cc Startup Wizard a E out E Advisor System Startup A Y Load License Select a license file Lookin E Desktop B My Documents 1 My Compute
25. ate Setup 21 Step 10 User Setup 22 Step 11 Configure IO Cards optional 23 Step 12 Configure Ports 24 Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate 43 Completing the Storage Center Setup 45 Configure a Phone Home Proxy 45 Phone Home 46 Check for Storage Center Updates 47 Contents 3 Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports About Virtual Storage 50 About Virtual Ports 51 Legacy Mode 51 Virtual Port Mode 52 Glossary 53 Storage Center System Setup Guide Preface Purpose This guide describes how to setting up a new Storage Center Related Publications While using this guide you may also want to refer to the following related publications e Storage Center System Manager User Guide Provides instructions for using Storage Center System Manager to manage storage e Storage Center System Manager Upgrade Guide Describes how to upgrade Storage Center software from version 4 5 6 and above to version 5 and from version 5 0 and higher to version 5 e Enterprise Manager User Guide Provides instructions for managing multiple Storage Centers To download Dell Compellent product manuals go to http www dell com manuals Contacting Dell Support Services Please contact Dell Technical Support Services from the following address if you need support assistance http support dell com compellent Preface vi Storage Center System Setup Guide Getting Started Pre installation Documents All hardware must be installed and c
26. cal IO ports required Storage Center System Setup Guide About Virtual Ports About Virtual Ports Storage Center 5 0 introduced the Virtual Ports feature that enables a Storage Center to dramatically expand the number of available Front End ports In contrast to the Primary Reserved physical front end port designations Virtual Ports allow all Front End ports to be used as Primary thereby eliminating the need for Reserved ports All ports within a network or fabric are Primary and can read and write IO If a physical port fails any Virtual Port in the fabric can take over for the failed port Legacy Mode In Legacy Mode Fault Domains associate Primary and Reserved Front End ports to one another The Primary and Reserved ports designate the port to which traffic is moved in the event of a failover or revert Figure 45 illustrates four legacy port fault domains Each fault domain requires a Primary P and Reserved R port Reserved ports do not carry data unless a Primary port fails thus only half the ports are used a jac Figure 45 Primary and Reserved Ports in Legacy Mode Note Itis important to split Primary 1 and Primary 2 between two cards for ease of conversion 51 Virtual Storage and Virtual Ports Virtual Port Mode By default a single virtual port resides on each Fro
27. censed If Virtual Ports are not licensed the following dialog appears Cc Startup Wizard DER Bout E aavisor System Startup Local ports have not been configured Select Continue to generate the port configuration Select Skip Port Configuration if you do not wish to configure ports at this time Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Skip Port Configuration gt Continue Figure 19 Initial Port Configuration Common Action Continue 1 Click Continue to generate the initial port configuration While the initial port configuration is being generated the Startup Wizard displays a window showing progress After the configuration has been generated it is automatically validated If the validation is successful the confirmation window shown in Figure 20 on page 27 appears If the validation fails the window displays warnings as shown in Figure 21 on page 27 Alternate Action Skip Port Configuration If you do not know the initial port configuration or there is no FC switch set up and configured you will have to skip port configuration at this time 1 Click Skip Port Configuration to continue setup without generating the initial port configuration If you skip this step all ports remain unconfigured and have a status of Unknown If you skip configuring local ports at this time you can configure them later through the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt
28. ction depends upon the following e lf there are no warnings for any transport type and there is only one Fibre Channel switch fabric click Continue to proceed to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 e lf there are no warnings for any transport type and there are two Fibre Channel switch fabrics you must select Configure Local Ports and create a new Fault Domain Follow your pre installation documentation for site specific connections Make sure that controller ports physically connected to fabric 1 are in one Fault Domain and controller ports connected to fabric 2 are in another Fault Domain Proceed to Configuring Legacy Mode Local Ports iSCSI FC and SAS on page 28 e lf there are warnings for any transport type click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and correct any issues that cause warnings Proceed to Configuring Legacy Mode Local Ports iSCSI FC and SAS on page 28 Configuring Legacy Mode Local Ports iSCSI FC and SAS You modify local port configuration settings for all transport types by using the dropdown menus and buttons that appear on the Configure Ports dialog The following example uses an iSCSI local port 1 Click the iSCSI tab to select the Configure Ports dialog for iSCSI c Startup Wizard Boit E Advisor System Startup BEA Caa Controller Status Slot Port Purpose Fault Domain World Wide Name User Alias jaa SN 877 Up 2j es Front End
29. d by the customer If changed the settings can NEVER reside in the same subnet as etho When the serial numbers are correct enter the following with IP address netmask and Gateway separated by a single space The second DNS server IP address is optional controller ipconfig eth0 IP address netmask Gateway controller dnsserver DNS server 1 IP address DNS server 2 IP address controller domainname domain name The following is an example of IP settings controller ipconfig ethO 172 31 1 101 255 255 0 0 172 31 0 50 controller dnsserver 172 31 0 50 172 31 0 60 controller domainname mycontroller mydomain Verify the settings by entering controller show Note Ina dual controller system repeat steps 1 through 6 for Controller 2 Once the controller s is configured you can run the Startup Wizard from any PC or workstation with an Ethernet connection to the controller Go to Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard on page 6 for instruction on how to use the wizard Setting Up the Storage Center Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard After establishing a connection to Controller 1 use the Storage Center Startup Wizard for the remainder of the setup The Startup Wizard takes you through the following steps Step 1 Launch the Storage Center Startup Wizard on page 6 Step 2 License Agreement on page 7 Step 3 Load License on page 7 Step 4 Create Disk Folder on page 8 Step 5 Add Controller dual
30. e If you skip port initialization e All ports remain uninitialized and have a status of Unknown All transports remain in Legacy Mode 2 Go to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 32 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard ic Startup Wizard a Quit E Advisor System Startup The selected operational modes have been configured Select Continue to proceed with the generation of the port configuration Select Skip Port Configuration if you do not wish to configure ports at this time WAIN NON Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert gt Skip Port Configuration Continue Figure 28 Operational Modes Configured with no Warnings Common Action Continue 1 Click Continue to generate the initial port configuration The dialog that appears next depends on whether there are any iSCSI transports in Virtual Port Mode e iSCSI ports in Virtual Port Mode If you chose Virtual Port Mode for an iSCSI port there is an extra step You will be asked to provide the IP Address information required to create the default iSCSI fault domain as shown on Figure 29 on page 34 e No iSCSI ports in Virtual Port Mode While the initial port configuration is being generated the Startup Wizard displays a window showing progress After the configuration has been generated it is automatically validated If the valid at on is successful the confirmation window shown in Figu
31. e 10 Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert a Skip SMTP Configuration Advanced Continue Figure 13 Configure SMTP 1 Enter the following e SMTP Mail Server IP address or fully qualified domain name of the SMTP email server Use the Test server link to verify connectivity to your SMTP server e Sender E mail Address Email address of the sender in the Sender E mail Address box This address is required by most SMTP servers and is used as the resulting email s MAIL FROM address 2 Click on one of the following to proceed e Continue to save the SMTP configuration and continue the initial system setup process e Advanced to configure additional SMTP settings 19 Setting Up the Storage Center 20 Advanced SMTP Options C Startup Wizard Back Retun E out E Advisor System Startup v Enable SMTP E mail SMTP Mail Server gt Test server Backup SMTP Mail Server gt Test server Sender E mail Address MAIL FROM Common Subject Line Configure SMTP Send Extended Hello EHLO Send with Hello HELO Send with Extended Hello EHLO Update Setup User Setup Configure IO Cards corte hots Use Authorized Login AUTH LOGIN Generate SSL Cert S Login ID Password SS a cae Figure 14 Advanced SMTP Options 1 The default is Enable SMTP E mail 2 Enter the IP address or full
32. e the System Manager can present to servers e 4MB Appropriate for systems that use a large amount of disk space with infrequent Replays 5 Prepare for Non Redundant Storage Non redundant storage does not protect data in the event of a disk failure Non redundant storage uses RAID 0 Select Prepare for Non Redundant Storage only for data which is backed up in some other way 6 Click Continue 7 On the next window click OK to confirm Step 5 Add Controller dual controller systems only The Add Controller step adds a second controller to a Storage Center ic Startup Wizard Bout E Aoisor System Startup Do you want to add a controller to this system or continue with system setup s Add Controller Time Settings System Setup Configure SMTP Update Setup User Setup Configure 10 Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Add Controller Figure 7 Add Controller If Then You are installing a second controller Click Add Controller The Controller Information dialog appears Go to Controller IP Information on page 14 You are not installing a second controller Click Continue Setup Go to Step 6 Time Settings on you have a single controller system page 16 13 Setting Up the Storage Center Controller Information To add a controller to the Storage Center complete the information in the Add Controller dialog C Startup Wizard Back E aut E Aovisor System Star
33. efaults To change defaults go to Advanced Options Optional on page 12 3 If you are not using any advanced options click Create Now and then click OK to confirm If you are entering advance options go to Advanced Options Optional on page 12 11 Setting Up the Storage Center 12 Advanced Options Optional Note The default disk folder settings are appropriate for most sites If you are considering changing the disk folder default settings using the advanced options contact Copilot Services for advice 1 To change the default redundancy or datapage size click Advanced The following dialog appears Startup Wizard DAR qu E auit Advisor System Startup Y v Prepare Disk Folder for redundant storage Y Tier Redundancy gt Create Disk Folder ee Tier 1 Single Redundant v Add Controller i Single Redundant Time Settings Tier 2 ingle Redundant v System Setup Tier 3 Single Redundant v Configure SMTP Datapage Size 2MB v Update Setup User Setup 2 MB The default datapage size this selection is appropriate for most application needs Configure 10 Cards 512 KB This datapage size is appropriate for applications with high performance needs or environments in which replays will be taken frequently under heavy I O Selecting this size reduces the amount of space the Storage Generate SSL Cert Center can present to servers 4 MB This datapage size is appropriate for systems that
34. emory or device Storage Center provides cache configuration to minimize disk latencies Clustered Controllers More than one Storage Center controller that is interconnected at high speeds to improve reliability availability serviceability and performance via load balancing Storage Center provides automatic controller failover in an active active configuration Fully mirrored battery backup cache provides automatic restart Volumes migrate between controllers in the event of controller failure 53 Glossary 54 Controller Provides disk aggregation RAID I O routing error detection and data recovery Provides the intelligence for the entire Storage Center subsystem A Storage Center system contains at least one controller Copilot Services Combination of centralized support product education and sales resources that proactively monitor Storage Center and recommend corrective actions to improve performance and availability of the system D DNS Domain Name Service Name of the TCP IP stack that converts domain names into IP addresses Data Progression Automatically migrates data to the right class of storage based on assigned or recommended policies Allows businesses to optimize utilization of storage resources through migration to the appropriate class of storage devices to higher or to lower performance devices based on data access requirements Disk Enclosure see Enclosure Disk Folder A collection of p
35. ep 10 User Setup The User Setup step allows you to configure the Admin user Startup Wizard Back W License Yc eate L V adic o Update Figure 16 User Setup System Startup W Load Lice a User Setup Configure 10 Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert ouit E advisor Agreement Set user Admin s Session Timeout duration as well as the e mail addresses where alerts are to be sent Userid Session Timeout Email Email 2 Email 3 Admin 2 Hours me mycompany com Send test e mail you yourcompany com gt Send test e mail Send test e mail Continue 1 Configure the default Amin user e Session Timeout Select the session timeout Email Email2 Email3 Enter email addresses to which the Storage Center will send system alerts To make sure addresses are accurate click Send test e mail Note Make sure that email is received by Administrator The Storage Center uses email to send system alerts 2 Click Continue If the new Storage Center has iSCSI IO cards the Step 11 Configure IO Cards optional on page 23 dialog appears If there are no iSCSI IO cards the Step 12 Configure Ports on page 24 dialog appears 22 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Step 11 Configure IO Cards optional The Configure IO Cards step allows you to configure iSCSI IO cards
36. er 2 Connect to a Controller gt To connect to a controller 1 Using a DB9 cable connect a PC or laptop to a Storage Center controller DB9 serial port To connect from a USB port use a USB to DB9 converter 2 Power up the PC 3 Open a terminal emulator or a command line interface Configure the connection as follows Setting Value Emulation VT220 Column Mode Line Wrapping Connection Serial Port Connection Type Direct Baud Rate 115 200 o Setting Up the Storage Center Seiting Parity Data Bits Stop Bits Flow Control Hardware or default Note You should also enable logging as the logs will be helpful if Copilot support is needed 4 Press Enter several times to initiate the connection The terminal echoes back to indicate that connectivity has been established If the prompt is not displayed verify the communications settings or cabling Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers 1 Once you establish connection to a controller via the terminal software view the current serial numbers by entering the following console command controller show For Controller 1 change the current Hardware Serial Number HSN and System Serial Number SSN to the HSN and SSN listed in your pre installation documents For more information about pre installation documents refer to Pre installation Documents on page 1 Note The following commands are for a new
37. etup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Name Disk Folder The default name for the disk folder is Assigned Enter another name or accept the default Optionally enter notes for the folder Startup Wizard O X Back out E advisor System Startup Z A Disk Folder with the following attributes will be created License Agreement gf cad license Name Assigned gt Create Disk Folder Disks to be added to folder Add Controller Name Hot Spare Enclosure Status Capacity Free Space vendor Product A 01 01 Yes Enclosure 1 Up 68 37 GB 68 37 GB SEAGATE 5137345555 A Time SENOS 01 02 Enclosure 1 Up 68 37GB 68 37GB SEAGATE ST37345555 System Setup 01 03 Enclosure 1 Up 68 37 GB 68 37 GB SEAGATE 5137345555 3 01 04 Enclosure 1 Up 68 37 GB 68 37 GB SEAGATE 5137345555 Configure SMTP 01 05 Enclosure 1 Up 68 37 GB 68 37 GB SEAGATE 5137345555 Update Setup 01 06 Enclosure 1 Up 68 37 GB 68 37 GB SEAGATE 5137345555 v User Setup e p gt Configure 10 Cards Additional Info Configure Ports This disk folder will be prepared for redundant storage Tier Redundancy Generate SSL Cert Tier 1 Single Redundant Tier 2 Single Redundant Tier 3 Single Redundant Datapage Size 2 MB Notes 3 Advanced 3 Create Now Figure 5 Name Disk Folder Note Default folder settings are appropriate for most sites However the Advanced button allows you to change the d
38. helsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 0 __ 172 20 12 1 Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert S Skip iSCSI 10 Card Configuration Figure 17 iSCSI IO Cards Detected 1 To skip this step and configure later click Skip iSCSI IO Card Configuration Note Although the dialog presents an option to skip configuration it is recommended that iSCSI IO cards are configured at this step 2 Click Continue e If no errors or warnings are generated iSCSI IO card configuration is saved Go to Step 12 Configure Ports on page 24 e lf there are errors and or warnings they are displayed as shown Figure 18 on page 24 23 Setting Up the Storage Center iC Startup Wizard w Bout E acvisor System Startup Configure network attributes for iSCSI 1O Cards Eek Controller Slot Port Description I 877 JE 877 JE 913 JE 913 JE 877 JB 877 E 913 31 3 2 aji 3 2 2 1 2 2 ay 2 2 Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter Chelsio T320 Dual Port iSCSI Adapter QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper QLogic QLE4062 iSCSI Adapter Rev 0 Copper IP Address 10 2 2 6 Subnet Mask Gateway 255 255 255 0 10 2 2 1 10 2 2 7 255 255 255 0 10 2 2 1 10 2 2 8 10 2 2 9 10 20 12
39. hysical disks that can be assigned attributes by the user A disk folder groups disks for use within one or more pagepools Dynamic Controllers See Clustered Controllers on page 53 E Enclosure The box that holds the disks It provides disk status temperature sensors cooling fans an alarm system and a single interface to the controller Ethernet A protocol that defines a common set of rules and signals for networks Etho Ethernet port 0 Storage Center uses Eth0 to support system login and access for the GUI Replication and to send email alerts SNMP traps and Phone Home data Eth1 Storage Center uses Eth1 for dedicated InterProcess Communication between controllers in a multi controller system Storage Center System Setup Guide F FC See Fibre Channel FCP Fibre Channel protocol for SCSI FTP File Transfer Protocol Program used to transfer files from another computer Fabric A combination of interconnected switches that act as a unified routing infrastructure It allows multiple connections among devices on a SAN and lets new devices enter unobtrusively A Fibre Channel or iSCSI topology with at least one switch present on the network Fault Domain A fault domain defines the association between front end ports to one another A fault domain designates a port to which traffic will be moved in the event of a failover or revert Fibre Channel A high speed interconnect used to connect servers to Sto
40. ical storage Storage space is only used when data is written Transport The Storage Center supports Fibre Channel iSCSI and SAS transport types U Unassigned Disk Disk drives that have not been assigned to a managed disk folder and therefore cannot be used by the system Unmanaged Disk Same as unassigned disk UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply A power supply that includes a battery that provides power to the Storage Center in the event of a power outage Power from the battery should last long enough to save data in RAM and shut Storage Center down gracefully V Virtual Ports In contrast to physical ports which require a pair of physical ports to be designated as Primary Reserved to provide redundancy virtual ports allow all front end ports to be used as Primary thereby eliminating the need for Reserved ports Virtualization Ability to span volumes across any number of physical disks A logical representation of physical storage assets Virtualization is implemented in the controller software Storage Center System Setup Guide Volume A volume is a discrete area of storage striped to multiple hard disks Volume Type Specifies the volume type Dynamic Replay Enabled or Replication WwW WWN World Wide Name WWPN World Wide Port Name a world wide unique 8 character name that defines an FC port 61 Glossary 62 Storage Center System Setup Guide 680 022 009 B
41. ics you must select Configure Local Ports and create a new fault domain for the second switch Follow your pre installation documentation for site specific connections Make sure that controller ports physically connected to fabric 1 are in one fault domain and controller ports connected to fabric 2 are in another fault domain Proceed to Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC on page 36 If there are warnings for either Fibre Channel or iSCSI click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and correct any issues that cause warnings Proceed to Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC on page 36 or Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports iSCSI on page 40 Configuring Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC and iSCSI You modify local port configuration settings for both Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports by using the dropdown menus and buttons that appear on the Configure Ports dialog For Fibre Channel ports refer to Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC on page 36 For iSCSI ports refer to Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports iSCSI on page 40 35 Setting Up the Storage Center Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC 1 Click the FC tab to select the Fibre Channel display a C Startup Wizard p io Back Eut E Advisor system Startup im z v a Y Controller Status Slot Port Purpose Fault Domain World Wide Name User Alias V JP sN877 Up 4
42. installations only Using the cs purge all command on an existing Storage Center deletes the existing configuration and can make data inaccessible On the terminal screen enter shellaccess developer platform init hsn set new HSN platform init ssn set new SSN cs purge all reset The controller takes several minutes to reset If you are near the controller you can hear it power down and reboot Note The controller may reboot more than once This is normal 4 From the controller show command output write down the factory default eth1 addresses from each controller If you are setting up a dual system the eth1 address from controller 2 will be needed during the setup process Storage Center System Setup Guide Setting Up a Controller Set IP Addresses Storage Center controllers use static IP addresses ethO supports system login and access for the software It is used to send email alerts SNMP traps and phone home data eth1 is used for dedicated Inter Process Communication IPC between controllers ina clustered controller system There is no default gateway for eth1 Note There is rarely a need to change the eth1 address as it is only used for IPC between controllers One reason you might need to change the address during setup is in the unlikely scenario that both controllers were factory configured with the same eth1 address Installation team members do not change eth1 settings unless requeste
43. itten simultaneously to three separate disks All three disks return a write acknowledgement RAID 10 protects against data loss when any 2 disks fail Redundancy The duplication of information or hardware equipment components to ensure that if a primary resource fails a secondary resource can take over its function Storage Center provides redundancy for each component so that there is no single point of failure Remote System A Storage Center system that sends or receives Replication data S SAN A storage area network SAN is a specialized network that provides access to high performance and highly available storage subsystems using block storage protocols The SAN is made up of specific devices such as host bus adapters HBAs in the host servers switches that help route storage traffic and disk storage subsystems The main characteristic of a SAN is that the storage subsystems are generally available to multiple hosts at the same time which makes them scalable and flexible Compare with NAS SAS Serial Attached SCSI is a computer bus that moves data to and from computer storage devices such as hard drives and tape drives SATA Serial ATA creates a point to point connection between devices Transfer rates for Serial ATA begin at 150MBps Thinner serial cables facilitate more efficient airflow inside a form factor and also allow for smaller chassis designs SBD SBD is not an acronym for anything It is just the name for the
44. losure 2 Up Healthy Foreian Ma lt gt Figure 3 Select Disks for Disk Folder 1 From the list of disks check disks to include in the disk folder By default all disks are selected If desired change the selection by un checking individual disks or by clicking Unselect All and then checking the individual disks that you want to include To select all disks again click Select All 2 Click Continue A dialog appears allowing you to select Hot Spares Setting Up the Storage Center Select Hot Spares A Hot Spare replaces a failed disk It is held in reserve until needed A spare disk must be as large or larger than the largest disk in the disk folder For redundancy there must be at least one Hot Spare for each enclosure ic Startup Wizard Back Pout E Anvisor System Startup Y Licen Select the disks to be designated as Hot Spares Y D gt Create Disk Folder Position or Name capacity Free Space Classification Enclosure Status Health Control Ty M 01 01 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma A Add Controller OS 01 02 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Time Settings o 01 03 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma oO n 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma System Setup OS 01 05 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure SMTP OS n 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Health
45. m diagnostics and generate reports SSL Secure Sockets Layer SSN System Serial Number Storage Area Network See SAN Storage Center A complete storage solution that provides unified physical storage and storage management Storage Center Architecture integrates multiple disk technologies with multiple interfaces and controllers Storage Clustering Storage Center software that provides automatic controller failover through multiple controllers in an active active configuration Fully mirrored battery backup cache provides automatic restart in the event of a controller failure Storage Interface back end Refers to the interface of the Storage Center controller to the enclosure Storage Pool An undifferentiated pool of available disk space from which Storage Center draws creates volumes 59 Glossary 60 Storage Profile A collection of rules that identify RAID level and drive types tiers on which data is stored All volumes are attached to a Storage Profile Storage Type Pool of storage from which volumes are created Storage Center is most efficient when all disks are combined into one pool of storage Data Progression can then store data with maximum efficiency In some circumstances you can create additional storage types based on redundancy and data page size T TCP IP Terminal Control Protocol Internet Protocol Thin Provisioning Volume sizes can be defined that are greater than the actual phys
46. m for reading or moving data into a computer system s memory and writing or moving data from a computer system s memory to another location iSCSI iSCSI Internet SCSI is the specification that defines the encapsulation of SCSI packets over ethernet using the TCP IP transport protocol or a protocol that enables transport of block data over IP networks without the need for a specialized network infrastructure such as Fibre Channel Management IP Address Address used to connect to a Storage Center Each controller in a clustered controller environment has its own IP address but the management IP address remains constant to provide consistent management access to the Storage Center Managed Disks Disks that are prepared to accept RAID protected data across which data is striped and from which volumes are created Mapping Volume to Server A mapping makes a volume accessible to a server Once the map is established the volume appears to the server as a single local disk drive of the specified size N Netmask A 32 bit mask used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the hosts available to the network Storage Center System Setup Guide NFS Network File System NIC Network Interface Card P Pagepool A pool of storage from which volumes are stored See Storage Type on page 60 Physical Port The physical connection point on servers switches Storage Center controller and disk drive enclosures that
47. match the IP Address or DNS name assigned to the network system When you connect to the Storage Center you will see a popup message identifying a mismatch between the IP Address or DNS name in the certificate to the IP Address or DNS of the system To correct this mismatch enter the IP Address or DNS name of the system as you refer to itin your browser The system generates a new certificate set with this IP Address or DNS name eliminating the mismatch popup 43 Setting Up the Storage Center 44 iC Startup Wizard back EY quit Advisor System Startup A License Agreement Y Load License o Create Disk Folder o Add Controller Y Time Settings A System Setup A Configure SMTP a onfigure IO Cards y Conf gure Ports 3 Generate SSL Cert Generate a new certificate set for your IP Address or DNS name Enter the IP Address or DNS name sn877 WARNING This command will close the current connection You will have to close your web brower windows to continue You must also ensure to purge your browser s certificate cache if you have always accepted the use of this certificate when connecting to this Compellent System See the Advisor for more information gt Generate Now Figure 41 Generate SSL Certificate 1 To generate a new certificate set enter the IP Address or DNS name for the Storage Center Click Generate Now A new certificate set is generated and the browser
48. me Storage Center 877 Y Management IP Address 172 20 12 42 System Setup Configure SMTP Update Setup User Setup Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Figure 11 System Setup 1 Enter the following e Enter a System Name for the Storage Center e Dual controller systems only Enter the Management IP Address specified in the pre installation document On single controller systems this field is not displayed and the message at the top of the dialog is slightly different Note The Management IP Address is distinct from the leader and peer controller addresses It is the address that manages a clustered controller system If the leader or peer controller fails the Management IP Address remains valid 2 Click Continue The dialog appears allowing you to enable or disable cache 17 Setting Up the Storage Center Enable Disable System Read and Write Cache This dialog allows you to set system wide cache settings CESET Wizard Back Pout E Advisor System Startup Select the ways in which you would like caching to be used on this system Individual volumes may later be configured to not use caching even if you choose to enable caching on the system however disabling caching on a system wide basis will prevent it from being used by all volumes gt System Setup Enable Read Cache Configure SMTP 3 Enable Write Cache Update Setup User Setup Configure 10 Cards Configure Por
49. nt End Physical port If a port or controller fails Storage Center moves the virtual port to another Physical port within the Fault Domain By definition Physical ports cannot be moved Because volumes are mapped to servers via virtual ports failover of a Virtual port to a second Physical port ensures the integrity of data via the Fault Domain Figure 46 illustrates Fault Domains of each supported transport type iSCSI and FC Ifa port fails service moves to a port in the same Fault Domain on the same controller At a minimum make sure there are two ports in the same Fault Domain on the same controller All ports within a Fault Domain read write data thus doubling available Front End ports Red ports connect to FC 1 Blue ports connect to FC 2 Green ports connect to Network 1 Purple ports connect to Network 2 Yellow ports connect to back end Figure 46 Virtual Ports Diagram Figure 46 illustrates the following iSCSI ports from each controller comprise two Fault Domains Four green ports connect to Network 1 Four purple ports connect to Network 2 FC ports from each controller comprise two other Fault Domains Four red ports connect to FC Switch 1 Four blue ports connect to FC Switch 2 e Because each primary FC port does not require a reserved FC port ports can be freed to connect to back end enclosures A Preferred Physical Port identifies the primary location of a virtual port If a virtual port is connected to
50. nter the domain name for the controller 2 Click Continue The Startup Wizard issues a warning that data and configuration information on the controller to be joined will be lost and asks you to confirm 14 Storage Center System Setup Guide Startup Wizard Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Back EJouit E advisor System Startup Y License Agreement Y Load License gf Create Disk Folder Add Controller Time Settings System Setup Configure SMTP Update Setup User Setup Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Controller SN 913 will be joined into this System Controller ID 913 Ether 0 Interface IP Address 172 20 12 41 Net Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 172 20 12 1 Ether 1 Interface IP Address 11 0 10 145 Net Mask 255 255 248 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Primary DNS Server 172 31 0 50 Secondary DNS Serer 172 31 0 52 Domain Name lab beer town Name N WARNING All data and configuration on the Controller to be joined will be lost Figure 9 Confirm Add Controller 3 To confirm click Join Now Wait for the system to join the controller to the Storage Center 15 Setting Up the Storage Center 16 Step 6 Time Settings The Time Settings step allows you to set the system time for the Storage Center Startup Wizard cack Aout E Advisor System Startup gt Time Settings System Setup Configure SMTP Update Setup User Setup
51. orrect any issues that cause warnings Refer to Configuring Legacy Mode Local Ports iSCSI FC and SAS on page 28 To create a new fault domain 1 Click Create Fault Domain The Create Fault Domain dialog appears 30 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard C Create Fault Domain Back Bout E Advisor Please supply a unique Name for this Fault Domain and select a connection type You may also specify notes Name New Domain 1 Type iSCSI Notes Enter optional notes here Figure 25 Create Fault Domain iSCSI example 2 Enter the name of the new domain the type and any additional notes 3 Click Continue The confirmation window appears Create Fault Domain Back EJ out E advisor Fault Domain New Domain 1 will be created with the following attributes Name New Domain 1 Type iSCSI gt Create Now Figure 26 Fault Domain Creation Confirmation iSCSI example 4 Click Create Now to create the new fault domain or Back to not create the new fault domain 5 When fault domain s are correct go to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 31 Setting Up the Storage Center Step 12b Configure Ports Virtual Ports Licensed If Virtual Ports are licensed a dialog appears allowing you to select an operational mode This dialog displays the following information e Transport types tha
52. pose for a port Valid values for port purpose vary by transport type and by operational mode Port Purpose Transport Type Virtual Port Operational Mode Unknown FC and iSCSI Port purpose is not yet defined or the port is unused Front End FC and iSCSI Portis connected to servers and is used for the server IO path Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Port Purpose Transport Type Virtual Port Operational Mode Back End FC Port is connected to disk enclosures Fault Domain Allows you to assign a controller port to a fault domain or to lt none gt e User Alias Allows you to enter descriptive user friendly names for Physical ports To use buttons e To accept the default configuration or a modified configuration click Assign Now e To skip configuration click Cancel When asked you to confirm click Yes e Click Reset Defaults if you modified the configuration and want to return to the original configuration displayed in this dialog Clicking Reset Defaults returns all transports to a single Fault Domain e Click Edit Fault Domains to open the Edits Fault Domains iSCSI dialog From this dialog you can select the domain to edit To edit an iSCSI fault domain 1 Click Edit Fault Domain The Edit Fault Domain iSCSI dialog appears Edit Fault Domains iSCSI aut E advisor New Domain 1 Used By Ports
53. r Add Controller My Recent a My Network Places Documents 5 3 User Guide CHECKINS_Upgrade_books System Setup L ae Shortcut to My Computer Shortcut to My Documents fe sn877_RRP_Live olume lic Create Disk Folder Time Settings Configure SMTP Update Setup User Setup Configure 10 Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Filename sn877_RRP_LiveVolume lic My Network Places Files of type Compellent License File lic Cancel J Load License Figure 2 Load License 1 Browse to and select the license file and click Load License The Startup Wizard informs you when the license is successfully loaded 2 Click Continue The Create Disk Folder step appears Step 4 Create Disk Folder The Storage Center binds disks into a disk folder to create one pool of storage across which volumes are created By using a single disk folder you maximize the effectiveness of Thin Provisioning and Dynamic Capacity Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Select Disks for the Disk Folder To maximize the benefit of Data Progression the Startup Wizard selects all available disks C Startup Wizard e Eut E Advisor System Startup Vv Select the disks to be included in the Disk Folder gt Create Disk Folder Rostion or Name Capacity
54. rage Center controllers and back end disk enclosures Fibre Channel components include HBAs hubs switches and cabling The term Fibre Channel also refers to a high speed fully duplexed serial communication protocol permitting data transfer rates of up to 10 Gigabit per second Front End The component in the Storage Center SAN flow of data writes server to switch to controller to disks that initiates data writes In general servers or switches are the front end of the controller However a Storage Center system that replicates data to a remote system is the front end of the remote system See Back End G GUI Graphical User Interface H HBA Host Bus Adapter The HBA is the intelligent hardware residing on the host server that controls the transfer of data between the host and the Storage Center By convention Storage Center refers to the ports on server cards as HBAs 55 Glossary 56 HBA Type In the Storage Center there are two HBA types Fibre Channel and iSCSI Hot Spare A hot spare disk is a backup disk In the event that an active disk within the array fails the controller makes the hot spare part of the active array and rebuilds data on the fly Host Bus Adapter See HBA IO Input output The process of moving data between a computer system s main memory and an external device or interface such as a storage device display printer or network connected to other computer systems IO is a collective ter
55. re 30 on page 35 appears If there are warnings a similar window appears listing errors Alternate Action Skip Port Configuration If you do not know the initial port configuration you can choose to skip port configuration at this time If no FC switch is set up and configured you will have to skip port configuration 1 Click Skip Port Configuration to continue setup without generating the initial local port configuration If you skip port configuration All ports remain unconfigured and have a status of Unknown e All ports are in Legacy or Virtual Port mode based on your selections If you skip configuring local ports at this time you can configure them later through the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt Setup gt Configure Local Ports option as described in the Storage Center System Manager User Guide 2 Go to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 33 Setting Up the Storage Center C Startup Wizard beck Return Jout E Advisor System Startup created o icen y Loar Vv y ad V Tine W sys o Cor Y Y V a Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert IP Address Net Mask Gateway Port Number Before the base configuration for iSCSI ports can be generated a Fault Domain must be Enter the IP Address attributes for the Control Port of the new Fault Domain 172 31 18 11 255 255 248 0 172 31 8 1 3260 Figure 29 Create iSCSI Faul
56. t Domain 3 iSCSI only Enter the IP Address of the Control Port for the new iSCSI fault domain Check your pre installation documentation for this address 4 iSCSI only Click Continue The Startup Wizard generates the new iSCSI fault domain and the initial port configuration While the initial port configuration is being generated the Startup Wizard displays a window showing progress After the configuration has been generated it is automatically validated If the valid at on is successful the confirmation window shown in Figure 30 on page 35 appears If there are warnings they will appear in a similar window with errors listed See example in Figure 21 on page 27 34 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Q Startup Wizard BEE q System Startup vY VAA SS ENSS gt Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert E uit Advisor The port configuration has been generated Select Configure Local Ports to view or modify the local port configuration Otherwise select Continue Configure Local Ports Continue Figure 30 Initial Port Configuration Generated with no Warnings 5 Your next action depends upon the following If there are no warnings for either Fibre Channel or iSCSI and there is only one Fibre Channel switch fabric click Continue to proceed to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 If there are two Fibre Channel switch fabr
57. t support Virtual Ports currently FC and iSCSI e Transport types where at least one port of the type exists on the Storage Center C Startup Wizard a Euit E Advisor System Startup Select the operational mode to be configured for each transport Y Y Vv Fe 7 Convert to Virtual Port Mode v y Remain in Legacy Mode Y iscsi Vv Convert to Virtual Port Mode Y O Remain in Legacy Mode Y v gt Configure Ports poke ant Select Skip Port Initialization if you do not wish to initialize ports at this time gt Skip Port Initialization gt Continue Figure 27 Select Operational Mode Common Action Continue 1 Select the operational mode for FC and iSCSI transports Default is Legacy Mode 2 Click Continue to begin port initialization in the selected operational mode s The wizard verifies the configuration converts selected transports to the selected mode displays progress windows and sends a confirmation window Figure 28 on page 33 when operational modes for transport types have been configured and initialized If issues are found no transports are converted and a window listing errors is displayed Alternate Action Skip Port Initialization If you do not know the operational mode to be used or it is not specified in your pre installation documentation you can choose to skip port initialization at this time 1 Click Skip Port Initialization to leave all transports in Legacy Mod
58. ts To use the buttons e Click Edit Fault Domains to open a dialog on which you can select the domain to edit or create a new fault domain e Click Reset Defaults if you modified the configuration and want to return to the original configuration Clicking Reset Defaults returns all transports to a single fault domain e To skip configuration click Cancel When asked to confirm click Yes e To accept the default configuration or a modified configuration click Assign Now To edit an existing fault domain 1 Click Edit Fault Domains The Edit Fault Domains iSCSI dialog appears 29 Setting Up the Storage Center G Edit Fault Domains iSCSI Back E ouit E Aovisor Name gt Delete Domain gt Edit Fault Domain gt Create Fault Domain Figure 23 Edit Fault Domains iSCSI 2 Select a domain 3 Click Edit Fault Domain again The Fault Domain Properties Domain lt num gt dialog appears From this dialog you can rename the fault domain and add any optional notes Fault Domain Properties Domain 2 Domain 2 iSCSI Figure 24 Fault Domain Properties iSCSI 4 Click OK to confirm your changes The configuration is automatically validated 5 If there are no warnings click Continue to proceed with setup by going to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 If there are warnings click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and c
59. ts Generate SSL Cert Continue Figure 12 System Cache 1 Use the check boxes to enable or disable read and write cache Note Disable cache only if no volumes will ever use cache If you leave cache enabled on this window you can later disable cache for individual volumes using Storage Center commands See the Storage Center System Manager User Guide for information on disabling cache on a volume by volume basis 2 Click Continue Step 8 Configure SMTP The Configure SMTP step allows you to configure your SMTP mail server and sender email address to enable the emailing of alert messages to users who have specified a recipient address in their contact properties Note If you do not want to configure SMTP at this time click Skip SMTP Configuration to proceed without configuring the SMTP settings You can configure SMTP settings later via the Storage Center Storage Management menu System gt Setup gt Configure SMTP 18 Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard C Startup Wizard BEE amp Retun Bout E acvisor System Startup Y Set the IP address of your SMTP mail server and a sender e mail address to allow e mailing of alert messages V V l n i SMTP Mail Server Test server Y Sender E mail Address Y 2 Most SMTP servers including Microsoft Exchange require a Sender E mail Address em ceotiaure STR MAIL FROM value Update Setup User Setup Configur
60. tup Storage Center can regularly check for software updates and optionally automatically download the updates for installation Select the method for Storage Center to handle software updates Notify me of a software update but do not download automatically v Do not automatically check For software updates Notify me of a software update but do not download automatically Download software updates automatically and notify me Lg gt Update Setup Never check for software updates Phone Home not available User Setup Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert Figure 15 Configure Update Options 1 Select an update option e Do not automatically check for software updates Select this option to disable automatic checking for updates Notify me of a software update but do not download automatically Select this option to automatically check for updates and receive notification when an update is available Updates are not downloaded until you explicitly download the update Download software updates automatically and notify me Select this option to automatically download updates and receive notification when the download is complete e Never check for software updates Phone Home not available Select this option to prevent the system from ever checking for updates This option is for secure sites at which Phone Home is not available 2 Click Continue 21 Setting Up the Storage Center St
61. tup This wizard adds a new Controller into the System Controller ID Ether 0 Interface 172 20 12 41 gt Add Controller IP Address biic al Time Settings Net Mask 255 255 255 0 System Setup Gateway 172 20 12 1 3 Ether 1 Interface Configure SMTP IP Address Update Setup Net Mask 255 255 248 0 User Setup Gateway 0 0 0 0 Configure IO Cards Configure Ports Primary DNS Server 172 31 0 50 FENESS OLEE Secondary DNS Server 172 31 0 52 Domain Name lab beer town Figure 8 Controller IP Information 1 Enter the following Controller ID If the peer controller s Hardware Serial Number HSN is included in the license file the Add Controller process uses that value as the Controller ID and users cannot enter a different value If the HSN is not in the license file users are allowed to enter a HSN value The grayed out field in the figure above indicates the HSN was in the license file making the Controller ID field un editable by users Ether 0 Interface Enter the IP Address Netmask and Gateway for the Ether 0 interface for the current controller Ether 1 Interface Used for communication between controllers Enter the IP address netmask and gateway for the Ether 1 interface Use the IP address from the controller show console command for Controller 2 Primary DNS Server Enter the IP address of the primary DNS Secondary DNS Server Optional Enter the IP address of a secondary DNS Domain Name Optional E
62. valid at on is successful the confirmation dialog shown in Figure 20 on page 27 appears e lf there are no warnings click Continue to proceed with setup by going to Step 13 Generate SSL Certificate on page 43 e If there are warnings click Configure Local Ports to modify the configuration and correct any issues that cause warnings Refer to Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports FC on page 36 Configure Virtual Port Mode Local Ports iSCSI 1 Click the iSCSI tab to select the iSCSI display C Startup Wizard Eut E Advisor eles a Controller Status Slot Port Purpose Fault Domain World Wide Name User Alias JP snev7 2 1 Front End New Domain 1 5000D31000036D1D JB sN 877 2j2 Front End New Domain 1 v S000031000036D1E JP sN913 ait E Front End New Domain 1 v 5000031000036035 JP sN913 2 2 Front End New Domain 1 v 5000031000036036 System Startup N Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y gt Configure Ports Generate SSL Cert lt gt Operational Mode Virtual Port Mode l gt Edit Fault Domains l gt Edit Virtual Ports gt Reset Defaults l gt Cancel l Assign Now Figure 37 Configure Ports iSCSI 2 Use the the dropdown menus and buttons to open dialogs that enable you to edit fault domains and Virtual Ports or to reset the defaults if you do not want to keep you edits Touse dropdown menus e Purpose Allows you to set the pur
63. will use a large arnount of disk space with infrequent replays Configure Ports CO Prepare Disk Folder for non redundant storage gt Continue Figure 6 Advanced Disk Folder Options 2 3 4 Select Prepare Disk Folder for redundant storage Optional Tier Redundancy The redundancy level for each tier defaults to either single redundant or dual redundant depending upon the disks expected to be found in the tier If a tier contains at least six managed disks of which one is 900GB or greater then that tier and all tiers below it default to dual redundant storage Single redundant storage protects against the loss of any one drive e RAID 10 each disk is mirrored e RAID 5 5 4 data segments 1parity segment per stripe RAID 5 9 8 data segments 1parity segment per stripe Dual redundant storage protects against the loss of any two drives e RAID 10 Dual Mirror data is written simultaneously to three separate disks e RAID 6 6 4 data segments 2 parity segments per stripe e RAID 6 10 8 data segments 2 parity segments per stripe Optional Datapage Size Choose a datapage size Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard e 2 MB Default Recommended for most application needs e 512 KB Appropriate for applications with high performance needs or environments in which Replays are taken frequently under heavy I O Selecting this size reduces the amount of spac
64. y Foreign Ma OS a1 07 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Update Setup OS 08 68 37GB 68 37 GB 15k Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma User Setup o 01 09 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure 10 Cards o 01 10 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma o 01 11 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Configure Ports OD o1 12 68 37 GB 68 37 GB 15K Enclosure 1 Up Healthy Foreign Ma Generate SSL Cert M 02 01 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma oO 02 02 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma OS 02 03 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 15K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma OO 02 04 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma O 02 05 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma oO 02 06 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma M1 02 07 34 18 GB 34 18 GB 10K Enclosure 2 Up Healthy Foreign Ma lt l gt SelectAll Unselect All gt Continue Figure 4 Select Hot Spares 1 The Startup Wizard automatically selects the appropriate disk s Optionally select one or more disks to be used as Hot Spares Note If drive size or type are mixed in an enclosure the rule of thumb is one spare per drive type per enclosure Check your pre installation documents for any site specific changes 2 Click Continue The confirmation dialog appears 10 Storage Center System S
65. y qualified domain name of the SMTP mail server in the SMTP Mail Server box 3 Enter the IP address or fully qualified domain name of the backup mail server in the Backup SMTP Mail Server box 4 Click Test server to test the connection s 5 Enter a Common Subject Line for all emails from Storage Center 6 Enter the email address of the sender in the Sender E mail Address MAIL FROM box and a common subject line for all emails from Storage Center in the Common Subject Line box 7 Check the Send Extended HELO EHLO box to configure use of extended hello for mail system compatibility Instead of beginning the session with the HELO command the receiving host issues the HELO command If the sending host accepts this command the receiving host then sends it a list of SMTP extensions it understands and the sending host then knows which SMTP extensions it can use to communicate with the receiving host Implementing Extended SMTP ESMTP requires no modification of the SMTP configuration for either the client or the mail server 8 Check the Use Authorized Login AUTH LOGIN and complete the Login ID and Password boxes if the email system requires the use of an authorized login 9 Click Continue Storage Center System Setup Guide Configuring a System via the Startup Wizard Step 9 Update Setup The Update Setup step allows you to set the default system update option ic Startup Wizard Ea Retun Cout E Advisor System Star

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