HP NAS 4000s User manual

Installation
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NAS 4000s and 9000s
Product Version: 1.0
First Edition (September 2003)
Part Number: 352402–001
This installation guide provides information about how to deploy the HP
StorageWorks NAS 4000s and 9000s.

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NAS 4000s and 9000s Installation Guide
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Part Number: 352402–001

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Contents
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Contents
About this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Text symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Equipment symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Rack stability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Getting help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
HP technical support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
HP storage web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
HP authorized reseller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
1 Product Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Product definition and information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Server hardware features for the 4000s and 9000s models . . . .14
Server software features for the 4000s and 9000s models . . . . .15
Optional features for the 4000s and 9000s models. . . . . . . . . . .16

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2 Configuration Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Preinitialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Collect information for configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Default username and passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
WebUI configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
RapidLaunch method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Remote browser method (using hostname) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Direct attach method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Rapid startup wizard configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Connecting to the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
SAN connection tool. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Configuring storage for non-clustered configurations . . . . . . . . . . .30
Creating disk arrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Verifying LUNs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Creating a volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Creating file shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Basic setup complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Completing the system configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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3 Cluster Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Introduction to establishing a NAS cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Checklists for cluster server installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Network requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Shared disk requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Cluster installation overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Setting up networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configure the private network adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Configure the public network adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Rename the Local Area Network icons. . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Verifying connectivity and name resolution . . . . . . . . .38
Verifying domain membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Setting up a cluster user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
About the quorum disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Configuring shared disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Verifying disk access and functionality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Install cluster service software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Configuring the first node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Adding nodes to a cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Geographically dispersed clusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
HP StorageWorks NAS software updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Configuring physical disk resources after the cluster install is
complete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Configuring ip address resources for the virtual server name . .44
Configuring ip address resources for the virtual server name . .45
Configuring file share resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

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About this
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About this Guide
About this Guide
This installation guide provides information to help you:
■Deploy the NAS 4000s
■Deploy the NAS 9000s
“About this guide” topics include:
■Conventions, page 8
■Rack stability, page 11
■Getting help, page 11

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Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■Document conventions
■Text symbols
■Equipment symbols
Document conventions
This document follows the conventions in Table 1.
Text symbols
The following symbols may be found in the text of this guide.
They have the following meanings:
WARNING: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure
to follow directions in the warning could result in bodily
harm or death.
Table 1: Document conventions
Convention Element
Blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links
Bold Menu items, buttons, and key, tab,
and box names
Italics Text emphasis and document titles
in body text
Monospace font User input, commands, code, file
and directory names, and system
responses (output and messages)
Monospace, italic font Command-line and code variables
Blue underlined sans serif font text
(
http://www.hp.com )Web site addresses

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Caution: Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to
follow directions could result in damage to equipment or
data.
Tip: Text in a tip provides additional help to readers by providing
nonessential or optional techniques, procedures, or shortcuts.
Note: Text set off in this manner presents commentary, sidelights, or
interesting points of information.
Equipment symbols
The following equipment symbols may be found on hardware for
which this guide pertains. They have the following meanings:
Any enclosed surface or area of the equipment
marked with these symbols indicates the presence of
electrical shock hazards. Enclosed area contains no
operator serviceable parts.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury
from electrical shock hazards, do not open this
enclosure.
Any RJ-45 receptacle marked with these symbols
indicates a network interface connection.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electrical shock,
fire, or damage to the equipment, do not plug
telephone or telecommunications connectors into this
receptacle.

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Any surface or area of the equipment marked with
these symbols indicates the presence of a hot surface
or hot component. Contact with this surface could
result in injury.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury
from a hot component, allow the surface to cool
before touching.
Power supplies or systems marked with these
symbols indicate the presence of multiple
sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal
injury from electrical shock, remove all power
cords to completely disconnect power from the
power supplies and systems.
Any product or assembly marked with these symbols
indicates that the component exceeds the
recommended weight for one individual to handle
safely.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury or
damage to the equipment, observe local
occupational health and safety requirements and
guidelines for manually handling material.