HP 4400 Enterprise User manual

HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array Installation
Guide
Abstract
This guide describes how to install the HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) and is intended for users with knowledge
of storage area networks and basic operating system commands and utilities.
The EVA4400 is customer self installable. However, you may purchase installation service by an HP-authorized service provider
if preferred. For more information, contact HP technical support in North America at 1-800-474-6836. Outside North America,
call HP technical support at the nearest location. Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP
website: http://www.hp.com/support.
To assist you in installing the EVA4400, videos of the procedures have been produced. Go to the Services Media Library
website: http://www.hp.com/go/sml and navigate to your product to view these videos.
HP Part Number: 5697-1146
Published: September 2011
Edition: 8

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Contents
1 Review and confirm your plans.....................................................................5
Overview................................................................................................................................5
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................5
Plan your storage configuration..................................................................................................5
System and performance expectations....................................................................................6
RAID levels.........................................................................................................................6
HP P6000 Command View implementation..................................................................................7
2 Prepare your site........................................................................................8
Overview................................................................................................................................8
Provide adequate structural support for the floor...........................................................................8
Provide adequate clearance space and ventilation........................................................................8
Provide adequate and redundant sources of power.......................................................................9
Remove product from packaging.................................................................................................9
3 Install components....................................................................................10
Overview..............................................................................................................................10
Rack installation best practices.................................................................................................10
Attach the brackets for a longer chassis.....................................................................................11
Converting the rails.................................................................................................................12
Attach the rails.......................................................................................................................12
Install the enclosures...............................................................................................................14
Installing the hard drives into the drive bays...............................................................................16
Installing SFPs........................................................................................................................17
4 Connect cables and power cords...............................................................18
Overview..............................................................................................................................18
Cabling best practices.............................................................................................................18
Connecting the Fibre Channel cables........................................................................................18
Connecting device port Fibre Channel cables to the EVA (rear view).........................................18
Connecting Fibre Channel cables to the EVA (front end)..........................................................19
Connecting cables to an HSV300-S controller enclosure (front end)..........................................19
Labeling cables using labeling kit........................................................................................19
Connecting the power cords....................................................................................................19
5 Turn on power..........................................................................................20
Power on the devices...............................................................................................................20
Verify the operating status of the EVA........................................................................................20
Verify the operating status of the disk enclosures.........................................................................21
Verify the operating status of the Fibre Channel switches and adapters..........................................22
Installing Fibre Channel drivers.................................................................................................22
Configuring the embedded switch in an HSV300-S controller.......................................................22
Verify the operating status of the servers....................................................................................24
6 Connecting to the management module......................................................25
Overview..............................................................................................................................25
Connecting to the management module.....................................................................................25
Connecting through a public network...................................................................................25
Connecting through a private network..................................................................................26
Accessing HP P6000 Command View on the management module...............................................27
Changing the default operating mode.......................................................................................27
Accessing the HP P6000 Control Panel through HP P6000 Command View...................................28
Contents 3

7 Configuring servers using HP P6000 SmartStart...........................................29
Configuring management servers using HP P6000 SmartStart.......................................................29
Configuring application servers for Windows using HP P6000 SmartStart......................................29
8 Using and monitoring your storage.............................................................30
Using your storage.................................................................................................................30
Firmware recovery .................................................................................................................30
HP Insight Remote Support software..........................................................................................30
9 Support and other resources......................................................................31
Contacting HP........................................................................................................................31
HP technical support..........................................................................................................31
Subscription service............................................................................................................31
Documentation feedback....................................................................................................31
Related information.................................................................................................................32
Documents........................................................................................................................32
HP websites......................................................................................................................32
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................33
Customer self repair................................................................................................................33
Rack stability..........................................................................................................................34
Location of WWN and serial number........................................................................................34
A EVA4400 cabling diagrams......................................................................36
Connecting device port Fibre Channel cables to the EVA4400 (rear view)......................................36
Connecting Fibre Channel cables to the EVA4400 (front end).......................................................37
Connecting to the HSV300-S controller enclosure........................................................................39
4 Contents

1 Review and confirm your plans
Overview
Before installing the EVA, HP recommends that you:
•Develop an installation and configuration plan for your environment.
•Review all videos and documentation.
•Determine if the EVA will be fabric-attached (connected to Fibre Channel switch) or
direct-attached (connected to Fibre Channel adapter in server). The EVA4400 is factory
configured for fabric-attached. To change to direct-attached mode, see “Connecting to the
management module” (page 25).
NOTE: Models of the EVA4400 with an embedded switch (also known as the HSV300-S
controller) are configured in fabric-attach mode and must remain fabric-attached.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for using this product include:
•A Fibre Channel switch installed in your environment
•An equipment cabinet suitable for 2U sized enclosures
•A management server running Windows for HP P6000 Command View software (server-based
management)
•A management module running HP P6000 Command View software (array-based management)
•A CD-ROM drive attached to either the management server or the server attached to the
management module
Plan your storage configuration
Proper planning of the system storage and its subsequent performance is critical to a successful
deployment of the EVA. Improper planning or implementation can result in wasted storage space,
degraded performance, or inability to expand the system to meet growing storage needs. Planning
considerations include:
•System and performance expectations
•Striping methods
•RAID levels
•Hard drive sizes and types
•Spare drives
•Array sizing (capacity)
NOTE: For the minimum supported configuration, and other configuration information, see the
QuickSpecs document at: http://www.hp.com/go/eva4400
Overview 5

System and performance expectations
To help determine the best way to configure your storage, rank the following three storage
characteristics in order of importance:
•Fault tolerance (high availability)
•I/O performance
•Storage efficiency
With your priorities established, you can determine which striping method and RAID level to use.
As highlighted in the following section, some configuration methods offer greater fault tolerance,
while other configuration methods offer better I/O performance or storage efficiency.
RAID levels
Vraid is the HP term for the implementation of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) storage.
Vraid is also referred to as redundancy in HP management software. Virtual disks with HP Vraid
use three key RAID methods: data striping, data mirroring, and parity error checking. Unlike
traditional RAID, all HP Vraid levels distribute data across all available physical disks.
Data striping improves speed by performing virtual disk I/O with an entire group of physical disks
at the same time. Mirroring provides data redundancy by storing data and a copy of the data.
Parity also provides data redundancy by storing data and the calculated parity for each stripe of
data. If a subset of the data on a physical disk becomes corrupt or the entire physical disk fails,
the data can be automatically recovered from redundancy so that data loss does not occur.
The EVA has four Vraid types: Vraid0, Vraid1, Vraid5, and Vraid6. Each Vraid type provides
unique I/O speed and has a different level of data redundancy, which directly effects the amount
of physical space used. Once a virtual disk is created, the Vraid type or level cannot be changed.
See Table 1 (page 6) for a comparison of the different RAID levels.
Table 1 Raid Level Comparison
RAID methodData redundancyBest practicesSummary
StripingNoneIMPORTANT: HP does not
recommend using Vraid0 for virtual
Vraid0 is optimized for I/O
speed and efficient use of
Vraid0
disks when high availability isphysical disk capacity, but
provides no data redundancy. required. Consider Vraid0 only for
noncritical storage. Vraid0 virtual
disks provide the best performance
for applications that use random I/O.
Striping and
mirroring
HighIn general, Vraid1 virtual disks
provide better performance
Vraid1 is optimized for data
redundancy and I/O speed,
Vraid1
characteristics over a wider range of
application workloads than Vraid5.
but uses the most physical disk
space.
IMPORTANT: Vraid1 uses
about 100% more physical
disk space than Vraid0.
Striping and
parity
MediumVraid5 virtual disks provide as good
or better performance than Vraid1
Vraid5 provides a balance of
data redundancy, I/O speed,
Vraid5
for applications that use sequentialand efficient use of physical
writes. Vraid5 has much lowerdisk space. Vraid5 uses about
random write performance in20% more physical disk space
than Vraid0. comparison to Vraid1, but has much
higher capacity efficiency.
Striping and
double parity
Very highPerformance characteristics of Vraid6
for random and sequential write
Vraid6 is similar to Vraid5, but
provides a higher level of
Vraid6
workloads will be slightly slower thanredundancy by storing two
Vraid5. Vraid6 provides the highestparity blocks per stripe instead
6 Review and confirm your plans

Table 1 Raid Level Comparison (continued)
RAID methodData redundancyBest practicesSummary
of one. Vraid6 uses 33% more
physical disk space than
Vraid0.
level of redundancy protection of all
the Vraid types.
NOTE: For best practice information, see the HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array configuration
best practices white paper available at:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/arraywhitepapers.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
HP P6000 Command View implementation
HP P6000 Command View can be implemented in two ways:
•Server-based management—HP P6000 Command View is installed on a management server
connected to the EVA, providing management of multiple HP EVA storage systems. All
components of the software suite (HP P6000 Command View, HP Command View EVAPerf,
HP Storage System Scripting Utility, SMI-S EVA) are installed. Server-based management is
applicable to all EVA models.
•Array-based management—Beginning with HP Command View EVA 8.1, the EVA4400 is
shipped with HP P6000 Command View pre-installed on the management module within the
controller enclosure. Only one component of the software suite (HP P6000 Command View)
is installed. Array-based management is applicable to the EVA4400 only.
HP P6000 Command View implementation 7

2 Prepare your site
Overview
Preparing your site means providing:
•Physical rack space for the equipment
•AC power for the EVA
•Proper ventilation and temperature conditions
•LAN or Fibre Channel cables to attach the EVA hardware to your network.
To ensure continuous, safe, and reliable operation of your equipment, place your system in an
approved environment.
Consider using the HP Enterprise Configurator (eCO) to help plan and configure racks and
rack-mountable devices. The eCO is available on the HP website:
http://h30099.www3.hp.com/configurator
Click Configure under Disk products.
Provide adequate structural support for the floor
Calculate the total weight of your equipment and verify that your site can support the weight.
Provide adequate clearance space and ventilation
Be sure to provide adequate clearance around the front and back of the racks. Provide at least
25 inches (63.5 cm) in the front of the rack to allow the doors to open fully and provide at least
30 inches (76.2 cm) in the rear of the rack to allow for servicing and airflow.
If there are unused spaces in your rack, attach blanking panels across those empty spaces to force
the airflow through the components instead of through the open spaces.
8 Prepare your site

Provide adequate and redundant sources of power
Make sure that you have two high-line power feeds installed near your computer. These two power
sources usually come from the same external power grid, but occasionally may originate from
different grids or even entirely different sources.
For protection against a power-source failure, obtain and include two uninterruptible power supplies
in your installation.
For power consumption specifications, see the QuickSpecs document at:
http://www.hp.com/go/eva4400
Remove product from packaging
1. Remove product from boxes.
2. Verify that contents match your expectations and site requirements.
•EVA4400 controller enclosure should contain:
One 2U controller enclosure with two HSV300 or HSV300–S controller modules,
two power supply modules, two fan modules, and two battery modules installed.
◦
◦Rack mounting hardware
◦Two 2.0 meter FC copper cables
◦Two power cords
◦Installation documentation
◦XCS controller software recovery CD
•Each FC disk shelf should contain:
◦One 2U M6412 disk enclosure, two power supply modules, two fan modules, and
two battery modules.
◦Rack mounting hardware kit
◦Two 0.41 meter FC copper cables
◦Two power cords
3. Inspect for damage.
If damage is present, contact your local HP representative.
Provide adequate and redundant sources of power 9

3 Install components
Overview
Component installation includes:
•Rail kits
•Controller and disk enclosures
•Disk drives
NOTE: If you have ordered the factory integrated product, skip this chapter and go to “Turn on
power” (page 20).
Rack installation best practices
In addition to industry-standard recommendations, consider the following:
•Locate the heaviest items, such as uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) and additional disk
enclosures near the bottom of the rack.
•To make cabling easy, install the disk enclosures below the controller enclosure.
•Install similar components next to each other in the rack. Because enclosures, switches, and
servers are of differing depths, if you have more than one of a device, mount those devices
adjacent to one another to accommodate working behind the rack.
WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to the equipment, be sure that:
•At least two people lift the storage system during removal or installation, if the weight, exceeds
22.7 kg (50 lb). If the system is being loaded into the rack above chest level, a third person
MUST assist with aligning the system with the rails while the other two people support the
weight of the system.
•The leveling jacks on the rack are extended to the floor.
•The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
•The stabilizing feet are attached to the rack if it is a single-rack installation.
•The racks are coupled together in multiple-rack installations.
•Only one component in a rack is extended at a time. A rack may become unstable if more
than one component is extended.
•To prevent damage and to ease insertion of the device into the rack, support the weight of
the device and keep it level when sliding it into the rack.
Review Figure 1 (page 11) before installing the EVA components in the rack.
10 Install components