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16 Support and Other Resources Related Information Documents HP provides the following documentation to support this product: • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system release notes • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system solutions guide • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system user guide • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system service guide • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system node installation poster • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system disk array installation poster • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system connectivity kit installation poster • HP StorageWorks 9000-series virtual library system interswitch link kit installation poster See the Documentation CD provided with the VLS and our website for related documentation. Websites • HP website: http://www.hp.com • HP StorageWorks VLS Support: http://hp.com/support/vls • HP StorageWorks VLS Manuals: http://www.hp.com/support/vls/manuals • HP StorageWorks Sizer: http://www.hp.com/go/storageworks/sizer • HP Enterprise Backup Solutions Overview and Features: http://www.hp.com/go/ebs • HP Data Storage: http://www.hp.com/go/storage • HP Drivers and Software: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads • HP Partner Locator: http://www.hp.com/service_locator HP StorageWorks 279

Section	Page
HP StorageWorks	1
Table of Contents	3
1 Introduction	17
VLS9000-series Components	17
2 Hardware Installation	21
Preparing for the Installation	21
Tools for Installation	21
Taking ESD Precautions	21
Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Discharge	21
Unpacking	22
Removing the Packing Materials	22
Rack Planning Resources	22
Rack Requirements	23
Rack Warnings	23
Identifying the VLS Shipping Carton Contents	23
VLS9000 7.5 TB and 10 TB Systems Shipping Carton	24
VLS9000 Single Expansion Disk Array Enclosure Shipping Carton	25
VLS9000 Node Shipping Carton	25
VLS9000 Array Shipping Carton	26
VLS9000 20-port Connectivity Kit Shipping Carton	27
VLS9000 32-port Connectivity Kit Shipping Carton	28
VLS9000 Interswitch Link Kit Shipping Carton	29
VLS9000-series Hardware Installation Overview	29
Installing the VLS9000 7.5 TB and 10 TB Systems	31
Installing PDUs	32
Installing the VLS9000 Node into a Rack	34
Installing Fibre Channel Switches 4/10q onto Racking Shelf	42
Attaching Rails to Fibre Channel Switches 4/16q	43
Racking Fibre Channel Switches 4/10q or 4/16q	44
Installing the 1 Gb Ethernet Switch 2810–24G into a Rack	46
Installing Cage Nuts and Rail Flanges in the Rack	47
Attaching Rails to the Ethernet Switch 2810-24G	47
Installing Ethernet Switch 2810-24G in Rack	48
Installing the 100 Mb Ethernet Switch 2510–24 into a Rack	49
Installing the Disk Array Enclosures into a Rack	50
Rack Mounting Requirements	50
Mounting a Disk Array Enclosure into a Rack	52
Installing Power Cables	57
Installing VLS9000 Cables	58
Cabling the Nodes	58
Cabling Disk Array Enclosures	60
Cabling Ethernet Switch 2510–24	61
Cabling Ethernet Switch 2810–24G	62
Cabling Fibre Channel Switch 4/10q	63
Cabling Fibre Channel Switch 4/16q	64
Management Ports and External Connections	66
Installing VLS9000–series Interswitch Link Kit	66
Reconfiguring Fibre Channel Switches 4/16q	67
Reconfiguring Ethernet Switches	68
Installing XPAK Transponders	68
Applying Labels	70
Installing Interswitch Fibre Channel Cables	70
Installing Interswitch Ethernet Cables	71
3 Multi-node Setup	73
Configuring Primary Node 0	73
Configuring the Secondary Nodes 1 through 7	73
4 Storage Configuration	75
Managing VLS9000–series Capacity	75
Adding a VLS9000 Capacity Kit	75
Removing a VLS9000 Capacity Kit	76
Configuring the Storage Pool Policy	77
Viewing the Storage Pool	77
Rebuilding all Storage Pools	77
Rebuilding a Storage Pool	78
Installing Additional Licenses	79
5 Automigration/Replication	81
Understanding Automigration Concepts	82
Echo Copy Concepts	82
Smart Copy Concepts	83
Replication Concepts	83
Tape Initialization	84
Connecting a Destination Library	85
Supported Destination Library Configurations	85
Connecting a Destination Library to a VLS9000	85
Managing and Unmanaging a Destination Library	85
Managing a SAN Library	86
Managing a LAN/WAN Replication Library	86
Unmanaging a SAN or LAN/WAN Library	87
Echo Copy Pool Operations	88
Creating an Echo Copy Pool	89
Creating Virtual Tapes	94
Restoring from a SAN Physical Cartridge	94
Restoring from a LAN/WAN Virtual Cartridge	95
Loading Blank Media into an Echo Copy Pool	95
Loading Media into an Echo Copy Pool for Overwrite	96
Restarting a Broken Mirror	96
Viewing Cartridges in Automigration Source Libraries	97
Viewing Automigration Cartridges in the Firesafe	97
Smart Copy Pool Operations	97
Editing SMI-S Settings	97
Creating a Smart Copy Pool	98
Changing the Number of Drives in a Smart Copy Pool	99
Loading Blank Media into a Smart Copy Pool	99
Loading Media into a Smart Copy Pool for Overwrite	99
Editing Copy Pools	100
Moving a Copy Pool	100
Changing the Slot Mapping for a SAN Library	100
Changing the Slot Mapping for a LAN/WAN Library	102
Editing the SAN or LAN/WAN Policy	103
Editing the SAN or LAN/WAN Availability Windows	103
Deleting a Copy Pool	103
SAN Destination Library Operations	103
Monitoring Destination Library Status	104
Cartridge Status and Slot Details	104
Advanced Search for Slots	107
Mailslot Details	107
Copy Pool Details	107
Import/Export Pool Details	107
Tape Drive Details	108
Forcing a Replication Job	108
Placing a Library Offline or Online	108
Moving Media from One Slot to Another	109
Ejecting Media from a Slot into an Empty Mailslot	109
Ejecting Media from a Drive into an Empty Mailslot	110
Restarting Automigration/Replication Services	110
Scanning a SAN Destination Library	110
Editing the Management URL	111
Uploading SAN Destination Library or Tape Drive Firmware	111
Deploying SAN Destination Library or Tape Drive Firmware	111
Generating a SAN Destination Library Support Ticket	112
Generating a SAN Destination Library Drive Support Ticket	112
Running a SAN Destination Library Assessment Test	112
Running a SAN Destination Library Drive Assessment Test	113
LAN/WAN Destination Library Operations	113
Exporting Data to Physical tapes for Tape Initialization	113
Stopping a Tape Export	114
Importing Data from Physical Tapes for Tape Initialization	114
Forcing Non-Deduplicated Replication	115
LAN/WAN Replication Target Operations	115
Creating a LAN/WAN Replication Target	115
Viewing the Replication Target Slot Details	117
Setting the Global LAN/WAN Replication Target Configuration Settings	118
Editing a LAN/WAN Replication Target	118
Deleting a LAN/WAN Replication Target	119
Changing the LAN/WAN Replication Target Password	119
Clearing the Source VLS from the LAN/WAN Replication Target	120
Automigration/Replication Reporting	120
Cartridge Status	120
Configuring the Cartridge Summary	121
Viewing the Current Status	122
Configuring Automigration Job Reports	122
Viewing the Job History	123
Exporting the Job History to a CSV File	124
Viewing the Job Summary	124
6 Deduplication	125
Understanding Accelerated Deduplication	125
How it Works	126
Getting Deduplication Running on the VLS	126
Considerations	126
Installing the Firmware	126
Installing the Deduplication Licenses	127
Configuring Deduplication Options	127
Editing the Data Protector Configuration	128
Viewing Deduplication Statistics and Reports	129
Deduplication Summary	129
Deduplication Backup Report	129
Deduplication Cartridge Report	131
Deduplication System Capacity	131
7 Operation	133
Powering on VLS9000 Arrays	133
Powering on the VLS9000–series System	136
Rebooting the System	137
Powering Off the System	138
Powering Off VLS9000 Arrays	139
8 User Interfaces	141
User Interface Requirements	141
Command View VLS	141
Window Regions	142
Opening a Command View VLS Session from a Web Browser	143
Opening a Command View VLS Session from Command View TL	144
Installing the SSL Certificate into your Web Browser	144
Restarting Command View VLS	145
Closing a Command View VLS Session	146
Secure Shell and Serial User Interfaces	146
Opening a Secure Shell Session	146
Closing a Secure Shell Session	147
Opening a Serial Session	147
Closing a Serial Session	147
9 Configuration	149
Setting the Network Settings	149
Setting the Network Settings using the VLS Discovery Utility	149
Setting the Network Settings using the CLI Command Set	151
Setting the Network Settings using Command View VLS	153
Setting the User Preferences	154
Editing the Default Fibre Channel Host Port Settings	155
Managing Oversubscription	156
Enabling and Disabling Oversubscription	157
Shutdown at 98% Capacity	157
Reclaiming Storage Space	158
Managing Virtual Device LUNs	158
Default LUN Numbering	159
Operating System LUN Requirements and Restrictions	159
LUN Masking	160
LUN Masking (v3.x)	160
LUN Masking (v2.x)	160
LUN Mapping	161
LUN Mapping (v3.x)	161
Setting the Default LUN Mapping	161
Mapping LUNs by Device	162
Mapping LUNs by Host	164
Setting Up the Hosts	165
LUN Mapping (v2.x)	167
Dual Port Virtual Devices	168
Creating a Virtual Library	169
Editing a Virtual Library's Slots and Drives	171
Creating Tape Drives	171
Creating Cartridges	173
Destroying a Virtual Library	176
Destroying a Tape Drive	176
Destroying Cartridges	177
Adding and Removing Barcode Templates	179
10 Management	181
Changing the Account Passwords	181
Managing High Availability	182
Array Dual Pathing	182
Load Balancing	182
LUN Path Failover	182
Private LAN Dual Pathing	183
Managing Disk Arrays	184
Viewing the Virtual Disk Status	184
Deleting Unused Virtual Disks	185
Clearing the Leftover Disks	185
Updating the Disk Firmware	186
Managing Cartridges	186
Unloading a Cartridge from a Drive	186
Freeing up Storage Space	187
Restarting VLS Device Emulations	187
Updating the Firmware	188
Saving Configuration Settings	189
11 Monitoring	191
Status Information in the Status Pane	191
Status Icons	191
Device Status Icon	191
Navigation Tree Icon	192
Notification Alerts	192
Command View VLS	193
E-mail Notification	194
Editing the Email Server Settings	194
Edit the Email Settings	194
SNMP Notification	195
Editing the SNMP Settings	196
SMI-S Support	197
Trace Log Files	198
Viewing Trace Log Files	198
Saving a Trace Log File	198
Creating a Support Ticket	198
Performance and Storage Use Reports	199
Exporting CSV Data	199
Configuring Performance Reports and Notifications	199
Current Status Tab	199
Performance History Tab	200
SAN Health Tab and Notifications	200
Physical Capacity Notifications	200
Logical Capacity Notifications	200
Current Status	201
Performance History	201
Logical Capacity	202
Physical Capacity	203
SAN Health	203
Workload Assessment	205
Running a Workload Assessment Simulation	205
Using the Workload Assessment Templates	205
Editing the Notification Alerts	206
Replication History	206
Receiving Automated Reports	206
Stress Testing Hard Disks	208
Configuring the Storage Exerciser	208
Storage Exerciser CLI Commands	209
Starting and Reviewing Read-only Jobs	209
Starting and Reviewing Background Jobs	210
Log Monitor Summary	211
Log File Fields	211
12 CLI Command Set	213
Commands	213
Conventions	213
CLI-only Commands	213
Connection Commands	213
Output Commands	214
VLS Commands	214
Network Settings Configuration Commands	214
Configuration Commands	215
Management Commands	223
Monitoring Commands	224
13 Component Identification	227
VLS9000 Node Components, LEDs, and Buttons	227
Front Panel Components	227
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons	228
Rear Panel Components	229
Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons	230
System Board Components	231
Accessing the HP Systems Insight Display	232
HP Systems Insight Display and LEDs	233
HP Systems Insight Display LEDs and Internal Health LED Combinations	233
Hard Drive LEDs	235
Hard Drive LED Combinations	235
Fan Locations	236
Fibre Channel Switch 4/10q Components, LEDs, and Buttons	236
Front Panel Components	236
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons	237
Heartbeat LED Blink Patterns	238
Fibre Channel Switch 4/16q Components, LEDs, and Buttons	238
Front Panel Components	238
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons	239
Rear Panel Components	240
Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons	240
Ethernet Switch 2510–24 Components, LEDs, and Buttons	241
Front Panel Components	241
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons	241
Ethernet Switch 2810–24G Components, LEDs, and Buttons	243
Front Panel Components	243
Front Panel LEDs and Buttons	244
USB LAN Adapter Components	246
VLS9000–series Disk Array Components, LEDs, and Buttons	246
Front Panel Components	246
Front Panel LEDs	247
Rear Panel Components	248
Base Disk Array Enclosure	248
Expansion Disk Array Enclosure	248
Rear Panel LEDs and Buttons	249
Base Disk Array Enclosure	249
Expansion Disk Array Enclosure	250
14 Component Replacement	253
Safety Considerations	253
Preventing Electrostatic Discharge	253
Grounding Methods to Prevent Electrostatic Damage	253
Warnings and Cautions	254
Preparation Procedures	254
Extending a VLS9000 Node from the Rack	255
Removing a VLS9000 Node from the Rack	255
Removing the VLS9000 Node Access Panel	255
Installing the VLS9000 Node Access Panel	256
VLS9000 Node Component Replacement	256
SATA Hard Drive	256
DVD-CD Drive	258
Power Supply	259
Fan Module	260
FBDIMM	262
Replacing a Primary Node	263
Replacing a Secondary Node	264
Fibre Channel Switch 4/10q Replacement	265
Fibre Channel Switch 4/16q Replacement	266
Fibre Channel Transceiver Replacement	266
Ethernet Switches	267
USB LAN Adapter Replacement	267
VLS9000–series Disk array Component Replacement	268
Hard Drive	268
Power Module	269
RAID or Expansion Controller	271
15 Disaster Recovery	273
Recovering from Operating System Failure	273
Restoring the Configuration Settings	274
Restoring the Virtual Library Configuration from a Configuration File	274
Rebuilding the Virtual Library Configuration	275
Re-installing the VLS Licenses	276
Warm Failover	276
Recovering from a VLS9000 Disk Array RAID Volume Failure	276
Recovering from a Node RAID Volume Failure	277
16 Support and Other Resources	279
Related Information	279
Documents	279
Websites	279
Document Conventions and Symbols	280
Rack Stability	281
Contacting HP	282
Before you Contact HP	282
HP Contact Information	282
Subscription Service	282
Customer Self Repair	283
Product Warranties	283
Documentation Feedback	283
A Troubleshooting	285
VLS Common Issues	285
Automigration/Replication Issues	292
Destination library status icon	292
Replacing a library	292
Deduplication Issues	293
B Specifications	295
VLS9000 Node	295
VLS9000–series Disk Array Enclosure	295
Fibre Channel Switch 4/10q	296
Fibre Channel Switch 4/16q	297
Ethernet Switch 2510–24	299
Ethernet Switch 2810–24G	300
Environmental Specifications	301
C Regulatory Compliance Notices	303
Regulatory Compliance Identification Numbers	303
Federal Communications Commission Notice	303
FCC rating label	303
Class A equipment	303
Class B equipment	304
Declaration of Conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only	304
Modification	304
Cables	304
Canadian Notice (Avis Canadien)	304
Class A Equipment	304
Class B Equipment	305
European Union Notice	305
Japanese Notices	305
Japanese VCCI-A Notice	305
Japanese VCCI-B Notice	305
Japanese Power Cord Statement	305
Korean Notices	306
Class A Equipment	306
Class B Equipment	306
Taiwanese Notices	306
BSMI Class A Notice	306
Taiwan Battery Recycle Statement	306
Laser Compliance Notices	307
English Laser Notice	307
Dutch Laser Notice	307
French Laser Notice	308
German Laser Notice	308
Italian Laser Notice	308
Japanese Laser Notice	309
Spanish Laser Notice	309
Recycling Notices	309
English Notice	309
Bulgarian Notice	310
Czech Notice	310
Danish Notice	310
Dutch Notice	310
Estonian Notice	311
Finnish Notice	311
French Notice	311
German Notice	311
Greek Notice	312
Hungarian Notice	312
Italian Notice	312
Latvian Notice	312
Lithuanian Notice	313
Polish Notice	313
Portuguese Notice	313
Romanian Notice	313
Slovak Notice	314
Spanish Notice	314
Swedish Notice	314
Turkish Notice	314
Battery Replacement Notices	315
Dutch Battery Notice	315
French Battery Notice	316
German Battery Notice	316
Italian Battery Notice	317
Japanese Battery Notice	317
Spanish Battery Notice	318
Glossary	319

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16 Support and Other Resources

Related Information

Documents

HP provides the following documentation to support this product:

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system release notes

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system solutions guide

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system user guide

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system service guide

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system node installation poster

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system disk array installation poster

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system connectivity kit installation poster

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HP StorageWorks 9000

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series virtual library system interswitch link kit installation poster

See the Documentation CD provided with the VLS and our website for related documentation.

Websites

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HP website:

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HP StorageWorks VLS Support:

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HP StorageWorks VLS Manuals:

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HP StorageWorks Sizer:

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HP Enterprise Backup Solutions Overview and Features:

tp://w

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HP Data Storage:

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HP Drivers and Software:

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HP Partner Locator:

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