EMC CLARiiON CX4-120 User manual

EMC®CLARiiON®CX4-120
Setup Guide
P/N 300-007-006
REV. A05

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1
Overview
This guide explains how to install and initialize a CX4-120 storage system in a
Windows environment. Steps include:
•Preparing your site, planning the network configuration, and verifying your
environment
•Connecting to a client and initializing the system
•Readying every server that will connect to the storage system
•Verifying the system and failover configurations
If you do not already have a Powerlink® account, we strongly recommend that you
go to http://Powerlink.EMC.com and set one up immediately. The Powerlink
website is your portal to the latest documentation and troubleshooting information,
user-customized documentation specific to your configuration, and utilities and
wizards required for the installation, such as the E-Lab™ Interoperability Navigator
and the Unisphere™ Service Manager, which replaces the Navisphere® Service
Taskbar. Use the search feature to navigate the website.
If you are installing the storage system in an environment other than Windows (such as Linux,
AIX, HP-UX, or Solaris), visit the CLARiiON Tools page or the Technical Documentation
and Advisories sections of the EMC Powerlink website:
http://Powerlink.EMC.com.

2
Preinstall - Step 1
Prepare the site
Verify that your facility has the following:
❒Adequate network support to provide each storage processor (SP) management
port with a discrete Ethernet connection and IP address.
❒Appropriate electrical wiring in place to accommodate your installation’s power
cables. To support all of the storage system’s high-availability features, you must
receive power from at least two separate circuits.
Detailed technical specifications for CX4 series systems, including AC power requirements, are
available on Powerlink.
❒A Windows workstation available on the same subnet as the storage system’s
management ports. You will use this host:
•To initialize the storage system
•As a client to launch Unisphere or Navisphere Manager. This client was
formerly referred to as the Navisphere®management station
❒CAT 5e or better Ethernet LAN cables (one per SP) for storage-system
management connections.
❒Appropriate input/output cables as recommended by your EMC representative.

3
Preinstall - Step 2
Plan network connections
With your network administrator, determine the IP addresses and network
parameters you plan to use with the storage system, and record the information on
the following worksheet. You must have this information to set up and initialize the
system.
You manage the storage system through a dedicated LAN port on each storage
processor. These ports must share a subnet with the host you use to initialize the
system. After initialization, any host on the same network and with a supported
browser can manage the system through the management ports.
To connect your storage system to an iSCSI network, you need to configure servers
and target storage systems in IP networks that use the iSCSI protocol. EMC supports
a variety of configurations, but recommends discrete networks that are dedicated to
iSCSI data traffic.
Each storage processor has at least two iSCSI ports for connecting the storage system
– either directly or through a network – to network interface cards (NICs) or iSCSI
host bus adapters (HBAs) in a server. The iSCSI data ports on the SPs are often called
targets; ports on NICs and iSCSI HBAs are iSCSI initiators.
In a server with multiple NICs or iSCSI HBAs that are connected directly to the storage
system, or that are on a dedicated iSCSI network, each initiator port must be on a separate
subnet.
Record network information for your system on the worksheet on the next page. Your
network administrator should provide most of this information. For more
information, refer to your configuration planning guide.

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Preinstall - Step 2 continued
Plan network connections
IPv4 management port information:
SP A: IP address: ___________________ Subnet mask: _________ Gateway: _________
SP B: IP address: ___________________ Subnet mask: _________ Gateway: _________
IPv6 management port information (manual configuration only):
Global prefix: _____________________ Gateway: _______________________________
NOTE: Do not use 128.221.1.248 through 128.221.1.255, 192.168.1.1, or 192.168.1.2 for an IPv4
IP address.
The storage-system serial number is located on a tag hanging from the rear of the chassis, as
shown below.
Table 1: Login information
Login Information
Username:
Password:
Storage-system
serial number:
Scope:
CL4037
0123
10/100/1000
01 2 3
10/100/1000 10/100/1000
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
0 1
0123
0123
10/100/1000
10/100/1000
0 1

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Preinstall - Step 2 continued
Plan network connections
Table 2: IPv4 addresses for iSCSI targets
SP, slot , and port Logical port
number Target Port IP address Subnet mask Gateway
SP A, slot__ , port 0
SP A, slot__ , port 1
SP B, slot__ , port 0
SP B, slot__ , port 1
SP A, slot__ , port 0
SP A, slot__ , port 1
SP B, slot__ , port 0
SP B, slot__ , port 1
SP A, slot__ , port 0
SP A, slot__ , port 1
SP B, slot__ , port 0
SP B, slot__ , port 1
SP A, slot__ , port 0
SP A, slot__ , port 1
SP B, slot__ , port 0
SP B, slot__ , port 1

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Preinstall - Step 2 continued
Plan network connections
Table 3: IP address for each iSCSI NIC or HBA port (iSCSI initiator)
Server and port Initiator IP
address Subnet mask Default gateway

7
Preinstall - Step 3
Verify the environment
Use the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator to make sure that EMC supports all the
installed or intended components of your environment.
Verify the storage-system configuration with the E-Lab
Interoperability Navigator
1. From your web browser, go to the Powerlink site (http://Powerlink.EMC.com/)
and log in.
If you are not registered with Powerlink, you will need to register and create a
username and password. If you purchased your storage system through a reseller,
refer to the reseller’s documentation for an alternate registration method.
2. Select E-Lab Interoperability Navigator from the Tools menu on the right side of
the home page.
3. Select Launch E-Lab Interoperability Navigator, and then select the Wizards tab.
4. For iSCSI, select Native iSCSI in the EMC Support Statement Results on the right
side.
5. For Fibre Channel, select the Storage Array Wizard from the drop-down menu.
a. For each step of the wizard, provide the requested information based on what
you intend to attach to your storage system.
The wizard displays only those options that EMC supports.
Select FC-AL for a direct Fibre Channel connection, or FC-SW for a switch/network connection.
To display fields in the right column of a step, select an item in the left column.
b. After you have entered all the requested information, select Base
Connectivity on the right side of the page to generate a detailed configuration
report.
The report contains important information such as required hot fixes,
available patches, and the supported version of the Microsoft iSCSI initiator.
You should print a copy of the report for later use.
c. Close the report.

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Preinstall - Step 3 continued
Verify the environment
6. Select the SOE and Software Wizard from the drop-down menu on the Wizards
tab.
7. Provide the information that the wizard requests. The wizard generates a report
listing all the PowerPath® versions compatible with your version of FLARE®
software; if your PowerPath version is not listed, you will need to upgrade to a
supported version.
A separate one-sheet document that specifies the version of FLARE software installed on your
CX4-120 shipped with the storage system.
You will install PowerPath (or a PowerPath upgrade) later in this guide. If any
other element of your projected storage-system environment does not comply
with the configuration support detailed by the E-Lab Interoperability Navigator,
correct the invalid configuration before continuing with your storage-system
installation.
8. Repeat Step 5 through Step 7 in this section for every server that will connect,
either directly or through a switch, to your new storage system.
9. Once you have verified that your environment will support the CX4-120 storage
system, continue with the next step.