HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2 User manual

quick start
guide
hp StorageWorks
NAS e7000 v2
First Edition (March 2003)
Part Number: 326195-001
This Quick Start guide provides information about how to deploy the HP StorageWorks
NAS e7000 v2 as a single device or as a clustered node attached to a storage area network
(SAN).

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NAS e7000 v2 Quick Start Guide
First Edition (March 2003)
Part Number: 326195-001

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Contents
About this Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Text Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Equipment Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rack Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Storage Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
HP Authorized Reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1 Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Product Definition and Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Server Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Optional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Server Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
NAS e7000 v2 as a Single Device Attached to a SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
NAS e7000 v2 as a Clustered Pair Attached to a SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting NAS e7000 v2 to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NAS e7000 v2 Single Device Deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
NAS e7000 v2 Cluster Deployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Setup and Configuration Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Standalone NAS e7000 v2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Clustered NAS e7000 v2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Storage Management Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storage Management Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Storage Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Logical Storage Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Single Server Implementations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clustered Server Implementations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
File System Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Persistent Storage Management Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Snapshot Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
File-Sharing Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Clustered Server Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Preinitialization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Collect Information for Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Configuration Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Default Username and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3 Configuration Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Configuration Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
WebUI Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Auto Discovery Method (Via RapidLaunch). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Direct Access Method (Via Hostname) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Completing the System Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4 Beyond Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Connecting to the SAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SAN Connection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Modular SAN Array 1000 Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Modular Array Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Virtual Array Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Disk Array XP Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Enterprise Virutal Array Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Introduction To Establishing a NAS Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
HP StorageWorks NAS Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Checklists for Cluster Server Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Network Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shared Disk Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cluster Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Configure the Private Network Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Configure the Public Network Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rename the Local Area Network Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Verifying Connectivity and Name Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Verifying Domain Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Setting Up a Cluster User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
About the Quorum Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Configuring Shared Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Verifying Disk Access and Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Install Cluster Service Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring the First Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Configuring Cluster Disks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Validating the Cluster Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Configuring the Second Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Verifying Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
HP StorageWorks NAS Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configuring Physical Disk Resources after the Cluster Install is Complete . . . . . . . . . . 66
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

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about this
guide
About this Guide
About this Guide
This quick start guide provides information to help you deploy the
HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2.
“About this Guide” topics include:
■Overview, page 8
■Conventions, page 9
■Rack Stability, page 11
■Getting Help, page 12

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Overview
This section covers the following topics:
■Intended Audience
■Prerequisites
■Related Documentation
Intended Audience
This book is intended for use by administrators who are experienced with the
following:
■server, cluster, and network installations
■SAN administration
This guide assumes that the reader has knowledge of basic Microsoft® cluster
concepts, Microsoft administrative procedures, and file-sharing protocols. It is
recommended that the reader obtain supplemental documentation relative to these
topics prior to setting up the NAS e7000 v2.
Prerequisites
Before you set up the NAS e7000 v2, HP recommends that the reader obtain
supplemental documentation relative to the items listed in the section titled
“Intended Audience.”
Related Documentation
In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding information:
■HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2 Administration Guide
■HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2 Quick Reference and Rack Installation poster
■HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2 Release Notes

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Conventions
Conventions consist of the following:
■Document Conventions
■Text Symbols
■Equipment Symbols
Document Conventions
The document conventions included in Table 1 apply in most cases.
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
Element Convention
Cross-reference links Figure 1
Key and field names, menu items,
buttons, and dialog box titles Bold
File names, application names, and text
emphasis
Italics
User input, command and directory
names, and system responses (output
and messages)
Monospace font
COMMAND NAMES are uppercase
monospace font unless they are case
sensitive
Variables <monospace, italic font>
Website addresses Underlined sans serif font text:
http://www.hp.com

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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.
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 safety 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.
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 safety from a hot
component, allow the surface to cool before touching.

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Power supplies or systems marked with these symbols indicate the
presence of multiple sources of power.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal safety 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 safety or damage to the
equipment, observe local occupational health and safety requirements
and guidelines for manually handling material.
Rack Stability
Rack stability protects personnel and equipment.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal safety or damage to the
equipment, be sure that:
■The leveling jacks are extended to the floor.
■The full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.
■In single rack installations, the stabilizing feet are attached to the rack.
■In multiple rack installations, the racks are coupled.
■Only one rack component is extended at any time. A rack may become
unstable if more than one rack component is extended for any reason.

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Getting Help
If you still have a question after reading this guide, contact an HP authorized
service provider or access our website:
http://www.hp.com .
HP Technical Support
Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the following
HP website:
http://www.hp.com . From this website, select the country of origin.
Note: For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.
Be sure to have the following information available before calling:
■Technical support registration number (if applicable)
■Product serial numbers
■Product model names and numbers
■Applicable error messages
■Operating system type and revision level
■Detailed, specific questions
HP Storage Website
The HP website has the latest information on this product, as well as the latest
drivers. Access storage at:
http://www.hp.com . From this website, select the
appropriate product or solution.
HP Authorized Reseller
For the name of your nearest HP authorized reseller:
■In the United States, call 1-800-345-1518
■In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868
■Elsewhere, see the HP website for locations and telephone numbers:
http://www.hp.com .

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Product Overview
This chapter describes the configuration options and setup and configuration
dependencies and requirements for the HP StorageWorks NAS e7000 v2. The
chapter also contains details concerning hardware configuration specifications.

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Intended Audience
This guide assumes that the reader has knowledge of basic Microsoft® cluster
concepts, Microsoft administrative procedures, and file-sharing protocols. It is
recommended that the reader obtain supplemental documentation relative to these
topics prior to setting up the NAS e7000 v2.
Product Definition and Information
The NAS e7000 v2 is an enterprise class NAS/SAN solution that provides reliable
performance, manageability, and fault tolerance.
Server Hardware Features
The following features are included in the NAS e7000 v2:
■Two Intel Pentium Xeon 2.0 GHz processors, with 2MB cache
■4GB, 200 MHz PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory
■64-bit PCI-X I/O technology (four hot-pluggable 100MHz slots, two
non-hotplug 100MHz slots)
■Two 36.4-GB 10K U320 Universal hot-pluggable hard drives for the mirrored,
pre-loaded NAS operating system.
■One integrated NC7770 10/100/1000 WOL (Wake on LAN) network interface
controller (NIC)
■One NC3134 network interface controller
■Embedded Smart Array 5i Plus controller
■IDE DVD-ROM drive
■Redundant hot-plug power supplies and fans
■Embedded Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) port with license key included in the
country kit
Optional Features
■Additional memory of up to 32-GB.
■HP NICs
■Alacritech NICs
■HP tape drives

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■18.2-GB, 36.4-GB, 72.8-GB, and 146.8-GB U320 Hot Plug hard drives
■HP SAN Fibre Channel Adapters for tape backup
■HP StorageWorks FCA2101 2G FC HBA (LP952)
■HP Disk Array XP, Virtual Array, Modular SAN Array 1000 (MSA1000),
Modular Array, and Enterprise Virtual Array Support
Server Software Features
Advanced features included with and supported by the NAS e7000 v2 include:
■Microsoft Windows Powered OS with Service Pack 3
■Microsoft Clustering Support – requires two e7000 v2s attached to the same
SAN Fiber fabric.
■HP Secure Path 4.0 (licensing included)
■HP AutoPath (installed, but licensing is required from HP)
■HP StorageWorks Platform Kits
■HP Insight Manager 7
■Microsoft Services for Macintosh
■Microsoft Services for NetWare
■Microsoft Services for UNIX (SFU)
■HP StorageWorks NAS Web Based User Interface (WebUI)
■HP StorageWorks NAS Data Copy (Trial Version)
■Columbia Data Products - Persistent Storage Manager
■Optional third party supported software (not included):
— Management software
— Quota management
— Virus protection
— Backup software

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Configuration Options
The NAS e7000 v2 can be deployed in two different configurations attached to a
storage area network (SAN): as a single NAS device or as a clustered pair. By
default, the NAS e7000 v2 does not ship with a standard HBA to allow for
maximum flexibility in the SAN environment. For a list of supported HBAs for
the NAS e7000 v2, see the quick specs for the product.
NAS e7000 v2 as a Single Device Attached to a SAN
In the single NAS device configuration, a NAS e7000 v2 is attached to a SAN via
a single or pair of fiber channel host bus adapters (HBAs) and one or more SAN
switches. In Figure 1, the dual HBA approach is illustrated. Each HBA should be
connected to a separate switch that has access to the same controller pairs. This
connection method allows redundant paths to the same storage subsystem.
SAN storage is not managed by the NAS e7000 v2 and requires coordination
between the NAS administrator and the SAN administrator. LUN requests need to
be made and assigned to the NAS e7000 v2 using selective storage presentation
from the SAN controller pairs. Naming of the LUNs and the connections to the
NAS e7000 v2 is important for tracking and identification purposes. At least one
LUN is required for use by the NAS e7000 v2 in order for the device to be
functional.

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Figure 1: NAS e7000 v2 as a single device
NAS e7000 v2 as a Clustered Pair Attached to a SAN
In the clustered configuration, two NAS devices are linked via a private network
and have access to shared storage as illustrated in Figure 2. In clustered
deployments, it is recommended that each NAS device be attached to the SAN via
a pair of fiber channel HBAs. Dual HBAs per NAS device is recommended but
not required for cluster deployments, since dual HBAs allow for path failure
without causing node failover in the cluster.
For the NAS e7000 v2, cluster setup requires at least three LUNs. One LUN is
required for the quorum disk and two LUNs are required for data disks. Individual
data disks specific to each node are required for the proper setup of file sharing
where both nodes participate in file-sharing activities. Clustered NAS systems
have the ability to provide redundant active/active access to file shares on disk.
However, as with all Microsoft-based clusters, the unit of ownership among nodes
is at the disk level. Therefore, individual fileshares can be accessed by only one
node at a time based on which node owns the disk.
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18 NAS e7000 v2 Quick Start Guide
As mentioned previously the storage associated with the NAS device is not
managed by the NAS e7000 v2 directly. In the case of clustered NAS e7000 v2
deployments, it is important that the LUNs in use by the cluster follow the
guidelines pointed out later in this chapter in the “Storage Management Elements”
section.
Figure 2: NAS e7000 v2 as a clustered pair of devices
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Connecting NAS e7000 v2 to the Network
The NAS e7000 v2 can be connected to the network as a single device or as a
clustered pair.
NAS e7000 v2 Single Device Deployment
In a single device deployment, network connections are divided into two
categories: client data segments and management segments. The default shipping
configuration contains a two-port network interface controller (NIC) 10/100 and a
single 10/100/1000 NC7770 NIC that together provide one port for management
and two ports for client data. The management port is intended for use with the
3201 port of the device to enable use of the Web User Interface (WebUI) that
accompanies the product. It is from this WebUI that most management and
administrative procedures can be accomplished. An additional management port
for remote console and diagnostics is provided off the Integrated Lights-Out (iLO)
port. HP recommends that this connection be placed on a management LAN
separate from the corporate infrastructure.
The NAS e7000 v2 supports the use of NIC teaming. NIC teaming provides
failover and load balancing of network ports of the NAS e7000 v2. NIC teaming
requires the network cables to be installed on the same subnet to enable it to work.
For example in Figure 3, Eth1 and Eth2 would need to be on the same subnet to
enable this functionality on those ports. However, it is not recommended to assign
IP addresses to the ports that will be teamed or load balanced prior to the
installation and setup of NIC teaming. For this reason, HP recommends that you
set all network ports to DHCP with the exception of Eth0, which is used for
management and only needs to meet the configuration policies of the corporation.
For information concerning the configuration of NIC teaming after setup is
complete, see the administration guide.

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Figure 3: NAS e7000 v2 single device deployment
NAS e7000 v2 Cluster Deployment
In a clustered deployment, network connections are divided into three categories:
cluster maintenance segments, client data segments, and management segments.
The default shipping configuration contains a two-port NC3134 10/100 network
interface controller (NIC) and a single NC7770 10/100/1000 NIC that together
provide one port for management,one port for cluster maintenance, and one port
for client data, respectively. An additional management port for remote console
and diagnostics is provided off of the iLO port. HP recommends that this
connection be placed on a management LAN separate from the corporate
infrastructure.
The cluster maintenance segment is also known as the heartbeat connection
between the nodes. In standard configurations, this connectivity is obtained by the
use of a crossover network cable. The same effect can be achieved by placing the
heartbeat ports on its own switch or VLAN, as illustrated in Figure 4 as Eth1. The
purpose is to isolate and guarantee the connectivity between the nodes without
Integrated Lights-Out Port
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