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Embedded StorView Setup Chapter 3 Embedded StorView Setup 3.1 Embedded Network Settings Note If you are using the host-based version of StorView, you may skip this chapter. After completing your hardware set up, ensure you have a shielded Cat 5 or better Ethernet cable connected to the controller's networking port (StorView Embedded Module port (RJ-45)) and your network hub or host computer Ethernet port. If your connecting to the network hub use a standard Ethernet cable, if your connecting to your host port use a cross-over Ethernet cable. The first time you start embedded StorView, you must configure the network settings. Upon start-up, embedded StorView looks at the user Preferences Settings to determine if an IP address exists. If one is defined it will initialize the network interface using that IP address. In the event an IP address is not defined, it attempts to get a DHCP IP address. You will need to contact your network administrator for the IP address assigned by the DHCP server. To identify the new IP address lease, one can look for "esv0" or "esv1"' in your DHCP Manager software. If an IP address cannot be determined, the software will use a default IP address of "10.1.1.5" for Controller 0 and "10.1.1.6" for Controller 1. If your network does not have a DHCP server, then set the host IP address to 10.1.1.20 and the subnet mask to 255.0.0.0 and run the wizard again. If an error is encountered, the embedded StorView Server will have the IP address of "10.1.1.7" assigned to it. A tool is provided to configure new embedded StorView modules. From a Windows platform, it is accessed via the Embedded StorView Setup Wizard link on the disc navigation menu and on Linux it is accessed via a command line executable. 3.1.1 Configuring Network Settings via the Wizard When the Embedded StorView Setup program is run, it will broadcast UDP packets and any embedded StorView module will reply with UDP packets containing their information. A list of "uninitialized" systems is displayed. Uninitialized systems are those which have not had the default user name and password changed. 21

Section	Page
Introduction	9
1.1 Overview	9
1.2 Inter-Server Communication	9
1.2.1 Multicast	9
1.3 License Manager	10
1.3.1 Access License Limits	10
1.3.2 Feature License	11
StorView Quick Tour	13
2.1 The Work Area	13
2.1.1 Tool Bar	14
2.1.2 Enclosure Section	15
2.1.3 Array and Logical Drive Section	23
2.1.4 Server Sidebar and Top Section	25
2.2 How to Use this Document	27
Embedded StorView Setup	29
3.1 Embedded Network Settings	29
3.1.1 Configuring Network Settings via the Wizard	29
3.1.2 Configuring Network Settings via the CLI	32
3.1.3 Configuring Network Settings within StorView	32
3.1.4 Getting a New IP Address	33
Getting Started	35
4.1 Starting StorView	35
4.2 Upgrading the Access License	35
4.3 E-MAIL	37
4.3.1 Configuring E-Mail Notices	37
4.3.2 Deleting an E-Mail Addressee	38
4.4 SNMP	39
4.4.1 Configuring SNMP Traps	39
4.4.2 Deleting an SNMP Server	40
4.5 SYSLOG	41
4.5.1 Gathering Logs	41
4.5.2 SYSLOG Daemon	41
4.5.3 Operational View	42
4.5.4 Configuring SYSLOG	42
4.5.5 Delete a SYSLOG Server	43
4.6 Changing the Password	44
4.7 Monitoring Settings	45
4.7.1 Additional Monitoring Servers	46
4.7.2 Remove Monitored StorView Server IP	46
Storage Assistant	47
5.1 Assisted Automatic Configuration	47
Configuring a Storage Solution	53
6.1 Creating Disk Arrays	53
6.1.1 RAID Levels	53
6.1.2 Terminology	54
6.1.3 Optimization and Drive Selection for RAID 5 and 6	56
6.2 Create the Array	56
6.2.1 Configuring Array Writeback Cache	62
6.3 Initializing the Array	63
6.3.1 Pause/Resume the Initialization	64
6.4 Adding Hot Spare Drives	65
6.4.1 Assigning a Global Spare	65
6.4.2 Assigning a Dedicated Spare	66
6.4.3 Removing a Spare	68
6.4.4 Auto Spare	69
6.5 Create the Logical Drive	70
6.6 Saving the Configuration	73
6.6.1 Saving the Configuration	73
SAN LUN Mapping	77
7.1 Overview	77
7.2 Terminology	77
7.3 Accessing SAN LUN Mapping	78
7.4 Overview: SAN LUN Mapping Window	80
7.4.1 HBA Ports Name Section	80
7.4.2 ADD NEW MAP Section	81
7.4.3 SELECTED HOST HBA PORT CONNECTION Section	81
7.5 Creating a SAN LUN Mapping	82
7.6 Deleting a SAN LUN Mapping	85
7.7 Modifying a SAN LUN Mapping	86
Controller Environmentals	89
8.1 Overview	89
8.2 Controller Environmentals	89
8.2.1 Status	91
8.2.2 Hardware/Firmware	91
8.2.3 Configuration	91
8.2.4 Operations	91
Controller Advanced Settings	99
9.1 Overview	99
9.2 Advanced Settings	99
9.2.1 Identity	100
9.2.2 Fault Tolerance	102
9.2.3 Host Ports	104
Managing the Storage Solution	107
10.1 Overview	107
10.2 Advanced Array Functions	108
10.2.1 Deleting an Array	108
10.2.2 Modifying Arrays	109
10.2.3 Verify Parity	109
10.2.4 Identifying Drive Members	112
10.2.5 Rebuilding an Array	113
10.2.6 Expanding an Array	114
10.2.7 Trust an Array	116
10.3 Restoring and Clearing the Configuration	117
10.3.1 Restoring the Configuration	117
10.3.2 Clearing the Configuration	118
10.4 Advanced Drive Options	121
10.4.1 Accessing the Drive Information Window	121
10.4.2 Locate Drive	122
10.5 Advanced Logical Drive Functions	123
10.5.1 Viewing Unassigned Free Space	123
10.5.2 Expanding a Logical Drive	123
10.5.3 Deleting a Logical Drive	125
Using Snapshot	127
11.1 Introduction	127
11.2 Enabling Snapshot	127
11.3 Taking a Snapshot	130
11.4 Mapping a Snapshot	133
11.5 Deleting a Snapshot	135
11.6 Performing a Snapback	137
11.7 Disabling Snapshot	139
Failover, Performance and Additional Functions	141
12.1 Overview	141
12.2 How StorView Server Failover Works	141
12.3 StorView Performance Optimization	142
12.3.1 Execution Throttle	142
12.3.2 Scatter/Gather	142
12.4 Time Out Issues	142
12.5 Additional StorView Functions	143
12.5.1 About	143
12.5.2 Take Control Monitoring	144
12.5.3 Rescan	145
12.5.4 Alarm Mute and Enable/Disable	146
Support and Updates	147
13.1 Tech Support	147
13.2 Updating Embedded StorView	149
Event Logs	151
14.1 Overview	151
14.2 Accessing and Navigating the StorView Event Log	153
14.3 Exporting the StorView Event Log	154
14.4 Clearing the StorView Event Log	157
14.5 Operating System Event Log	158
14.6 List of Events	159
14.6.1 Controller Events	159
14.6.2 Expansion Module Events	165
14.6.3 Alarm Events	166
14.6.4 Drive and Array Events	167
14.6.5 Controller Port Events	172
14.6.6 Enclosure Events	174
14.6.7 StorView Server Events	177
14.6.8 SnapShot Events	181
14.7 Failed Drives Codes	183
14.8 SAS Fatal Error Codes	183
Statistics	185
15.1 Overview	185
15.2 Access Statistics	186
15.3 Command Size - Alignment Statistics	187
15.4 Read-Ahead Statistics	189
15.5 Command Cluster Statistics	191
A.1 Introduction	193
A.2 Sequential Access	194
A.2.1 Number of Outstanding Commands	194
A.3 Access Size	194
A.3.1 Access Alignment	194
A.4 Sub-Array	195
A.5 Multiple Drive Failures	196
A.5.1 Faster Rebuild	196
A.6 Summary	196
B.1 Problems You May Encounter	197
C.1 Overview	203
C.1.1 Terminology	203
C.2 Overwrite Data Area	204
C.3 Overwrite Data Area Location	205
C.4 Selecting the ODA Stripe Size	205
C.5 Overwrite Data Area Storage Capacity	205
C.6 ODA Assignment	206
C.7 Snapshots and Caching	206
C.7.1 Application Caches	206
C.7.2 Operating System Cache	207
C.7.3 RAID Controller Cache	207
C.8 Virtual LUNs	207

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Chapter

Embedded StorView

Setup

3.1

Embedded Network Settings

Note

If you are using the host-based version of StorView, you may skip this chapter.

After completing your hardware set up, ensure you have a shielded Cat 5 or better Ethernet cable

connected to the controller’s networking port (StorView Embedded Module port (RJ-45)) and your

network hub or host computer Ethernet port. If your connecting to the network hub use a standard

Ethernet cable, if your connecting to your host port use a cross-over Ethernet cable. The first time you

start embedded StorView, you must configure the network settings.

Upon start-up, embedded StorView looks at the user Preferences Settings to determine if an IP address

exists. If one is defined it will initialize the network interface using that IP address.

In the event an IP address is not defined, it attempts to get a DHCP IP address. You will need to contact

your network administrator for the IP address assigned by the DHCP server. To identify the new IP

address lease, one can look for “esv0” or “esv1”’ in your DHCP Manager software.

If an IP address cannot be determined, the software will use a default IP address of “10.1.1.5” for

Controller 0 and “10.1.1.6” for Controller 1. If your network does not have a DHCP server, then set the

host IP address to 10.1.1.20 and the subnet mask to 255.0.0.0 and run the wizard again. If an error is

encountered, the embedded StorView Server will have the IP address of “10.1.1.7” assigned to it.

A tool is provided to configure new embedded StorView modules. From a Windows platform, it is

accessed via the Embedded StorView Setup Wizard link on the disc navigation menu and on Linux it is

accessed via a command line executable.

3.1.1

Configuring Network Settings via the Wizard

When the Embedded StorView Setup program is run, it will broadcast UDP packets and any embedded

StorView module will reply with UDP packets containing their information. A list of “uninitialized” systems

is displayed. Uninitialized systems are those which have not had the default user name and password

changed.