HP StorageWorks MPX200 Programming manual

HP StorageWorks
MPX200 Multifunction Router
FCIP Quick Start Instructions
The MPX200 Multifunction Router with an FCIP license
provides Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Area Network
(SAN) extension over an IP network. This product is
used in conjunction with the EVA and XP families of
storage systems and Continuous Access software to
provide long distance remote replication for disaster
tolerance. See Step 1 to verify your system
requirements.
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Fifth edition: August 2010
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Suggested configurations
The configuration shown in Figure 1 is implemented using two MPX200
Multifunction Router chassis with a single blade in each and one or two
long-distance links. The configuration shown in Figure 2 is implemented
using two MPX200 Multifunction Router chassis with two blades each
and one or two long-distance links, providing a higher level of availability.
The configuration shown in Figure 3 is a fully redundant implementation
using two MPX200 Multifunction Router chassis with two blades each
and two independent long-distance links. Figure 4 shows a basic FCIP
configuration with a local single blade MPX200 chassis and a remote
IP Distance Gateway (mpx110).
For other supported configurations, including using the MPX200 with
FCIP and iSCSI simultaneously, see the HP StorageWorks MPX200
Multifunction Router User Guide available on the HP website
http://www.hp.com/go/mpx200
Figure 1 MPX200 basic FCIP configuration with one or two long-distance
links
.
Figure 2 MPX200 high-availability configuration with one or two
long-distance links
.
Figure 3 MPX200 high-availability configuration with fully-redundant
long-distance links
.
Figure 4 MPX200 basic FCIP configuration with remote IP Distance
Gateway (mpx110)
.
Step 1. Verify your system requirements
Verify that you have the following for both the local site and the remote
site (Figure 1):
•HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router 1–GbE Base Chassis
(MPX200), Part Number AP771A
•Or HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router 10–1 GbE
Base Chassis (MPX200), Part Number AP773A. Note that FCIP
is currently supported only on MPX200 1 GbE ports.
•HP Storage Works MPX200 Half Chassis FCIP License, Part
Number: TA766A
•Continuous Access EVA or XP Continuous Access software
•EVA3000/4x00/5000/6x00/8x00 or
XP24000/20000/12000/10000 or storage systems
•FC fabrics consisting of B-series or C-series switches
•Cat 5e network cable, three per site (mgmt, (2) FCIP))
•Optical small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver and FC cable,
two per site
•MPX200 serial console cable adapter, Cat 5e network cable
Additional equipment for the local site and remote site (Figure 2 and
Figure 3) is as follows:
•HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router 1–GbE Upgrade
Blade (MPX200 blade for redundancy), Part Number: AP772A
•Or HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router 10–1 GbE
Upgrade Blade, Part Number: AP774A. Note that FCIP is currently
supported only on MPX200 1 GbE ports.
•HP Storage Works MPX200 Full Chassis FCIP License, Part Num-
ber: TA767A
NOTE:
For the latest information about operating system and multipath
software support, see SPOCK at the website http://
www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
Step 2. Pre-installation checklist
Before you begin the configuration process, contact your system
administrator for the following information for both sites:
•IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the MPX200 management
port (if not using DHCP)
•IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the first available GE port
•IP address of the remote MPX200 that connects to the first available
GE port
•IP address, subnet mask and gateway for the second available GE
port
•IP address of the remote MPX200 that connects to the second available
GE port
•FCIP Link Parameters; Guaranteed Bandwidth, Round-Trip-Time,
Quality Of Service, VLAN/Priority (for more information, see the HP
StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide).
Step 3. Rack-mount the MPX200
See the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide for
detailed rack mount procedures.
Step 4. Install the SFPs
Use the following steps to install the SFPs:
NOTE:
An SFP transceiver is required for each FC port that connects to
an FC switch.
1. Align the SFP transceiver so that the key is oriented correctly to the
port. Transceivers are keyed so that they can be inserted only one
way.
2. Insert the transceiver into the port.
3. Press gently until the transceiver snaps into place.
Step 5. Set the MPX200 management
port parameters
Use the following steps to set initial MPX200 configuration parameters
or, if already configured, go to step 6
NOTE:
If you are using Telnet to configure the MPX200 for the first time,
your workstation IP address must be "10.0.0.x," where xis a
number other than 1 and the subnet mask is 255.0.0.0.
1. Connect the MPX200 management port or serial console port to a
workstation to set the initial MPX200 configuration parameters. You
can connect the MPX200 management port to an IP switch, a hub,
or directly to the workstation using an Ethernet crossover cable. If
you are using the MPX200 serial port, the settings are 115,200
baud, 8 bit, 1 stop bit, no parity, and no flow control.
2. Attach both AC power cords to the power cooling modules (PCM)
located at the front of the MPX200, and a power distribution unit
or AC power outlet. Verify that the MPX200 system power LED is lit.
The MPX200 runs a self-test and enters operating mode.

3. Verify that the heartbeat LED is blinking (once per second) and that
the System fault LED does not light. Figure 5 shows the location of
the ports and LEDs on the MPX200.
2. System power LED1. Input fault LED
4. 1–GbE iSCSI ports3. Heartbeat LED
6. Maintenance button
5. 1–GbE iSCSI
ports
8. UID beacon (LED) blue7. 8–Gb/s FC ports
10.Management port 10/100/1000
Ethernet
9. RS-232 port
Figure 5 MPX200 ports and LEDs
.
NOTE:
See the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router
User Guide for a description of the LED fault indicators.
4. Connect to the MPX200 from your management workstation as
follows (Figure 6).
a. Enter guest at the Login prompt.
b. Enter password at the Password prompt.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you change the MPX200 guest
password after logging in.
5. Enter Blade n at the mpx200#> prompt, where nis the number of
the blade in the chassis being configured.
6. Enter admin start at the mpx200 <n> prompt, where nis the
number of the blade currently selected in the chassis.
7. Enter the default password config.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you change the MPX200 config
password after logging in.
8. Enter the command set mgmt to set the initial parameters.
Follow the onscreen prompts to configure the management port (or
press Enter to accept the default settings, as shown in Figure 6):
Figure 6 Setting IP addresses
.
The management port is now configured with the appropriate IP
address and network parameters.
IMPORTANT:
If you are using Telnet to configure the MPX200, the Telnet
session is terminated. To restart the Telnet session, use the IP
address you just assigned to the management port.
Step 6. Configure the MPX200 FCIP
Route parameters
Install FCIP license
For each MPX200 blade, add the FCIP license as shown in Figure 7.
Figure 7 FCIP License Add
.
Critical FCIP Performance settings
The following four parameters are critical to ensure optimal performance
of the MPX200. Configuring the FCIP Route to match the actual link
characteristics is the only way to ensure the best utilization of the available
bandwidth per route.
•Bandwidth per route setting
•Do not set the bandwidth per route setting above the guaranteed
bandwidth of the link for each FCIP route.
•TCP Windows size
•TCP Windows scaling factor
•Use the recommended setting from the User Guide for the actual
bandwidth and RTT of the link
•Software compression
•Compression can be enabled, disabled, or set to auto. When set
to auto, the MPX200 automatically enables or disables compres-
sion based on data compressibility. The default setting is disable.
NOTE:
The auto compression mode setting is available
with MPX200 firmware version 3.2.0.1 or later.
See the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router User Guide for
more information about the required configuration settings.
NOTE:
HP recommends that you accept the default settings for TCP Port
and GE Port Speed. If you need to change the port speed, select
Full Duplex mode; Half Duplex mode is not supported.
Configure the FCIP routes using the CLI
For each MPX200, configure the FCIP route information as shown in
Figure 8:
Figure 8 Configuring the FCIP routes using the CLI
.
Step 7. Configure FC switch settings for
the MPX200
Execute the following commands for all B-series FC switches that will use
the FCIP link:
•B-Switch# switchdisable
•B-Switch# iodset
•B-Switch#aptpolicy [1 or 3]
•B-Switch#portcfgIslmode [ slot/ port ], 1 (Must be set for all MPX200
FCIP FC ports regardless of storage types)
•B-Switch# portcfggport [ slot/ port ] ,1 (set for all MPX200 FCIP FC
ports)
•B-Switch# switchenable
For C-series FC switches, execute the following commands for each VSAN
that will use the FCIP link.
•C-Switch# config
•C-Switch(config)# in-order-guarantee VSAN n (where n stands
for all VSANs that use the FCIP link)
•C-Switch(config)# vsan database
•C-Switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan n loadbalancing [src-dst-id
or src-dst-ox-id]
•C-Switch(config-vsan-db)# exit
•C-Switch(config)# exit
•C-Switch# copy run start
NOTE:
See the HP StorageWorks MPX200 Multifunction Router User
Guide for more information about switch routing settings.
Step 8. Cable the MPX200 FC, GE and
management ports
Follow these steps to cable the MPX200:
1. Connect the management port cable to your Ethernet network, which
is accessible from the management server.
2. Connect the cables to the GE1, GE2, FC1, and FC2 ports as shown
in the suggested configurations in Figure 1,Figure 2,Figure 3, or
Figure 4.
NOTE:
Use a standard Cat 5e straight network cable to connect MPX200
GE ports to an IP switch port. Use a Cat 5e crossover network
cable to directly connect two MPX200s through their respective
GE ports without an IP switch.
Step 9. Verify FCIP links and firmware
version
1. To determine whether a firmware upgrade is necessary, visit the
SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must
sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. Upgrade accordingly.
2. Use the CLI ping command to verify FCIP link connectivity.
3. Verify that the FC switches have established an interswitch link (ISL)
over the FCIP link.