Huawei OceanStor 18000F V5 Series User manual

Overview
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This guide describes how to quickly install OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5. For details, see the OceanStor
18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007 Installation Guide.
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OceanStor 18000F V5 Series
V500R007
Quick Installation Guide
Before You Start
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Issue: 09
Date: 2019-12-30
Introduction to OceanStor 18000F V5 Series
As Huawei's next-generation storage systems dedicated to large- and medium-scale data centers in the big data
era, the OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5 storage system fully meets the most demanding requirements for mass
data storage, data access, data availability, storage utilization, energy conservation, and ease of use.
The product models applicable to this document:
OceanStor 18000F V5 series: OceanStor 18500F V5/18800F V5

Safety Information
Do not operate devices or handle cables on a stormy day.
To avoid eye injuries, do not look into the optical outlets without eye protection.
To avoid electric shock, do not wear an ESD wrist strap during the power-on process.
To prevent data loss, do not remove or insert controllers, disks, expansion modules, or cables during the
power-on process.
To prevent damage to a storage system, make sure each storage system is properly grounded before
powering it on.
CAUTION
NOTICE
Installation Process
Initializing the Storage System
Checking installation tools
Checking devices and
components
Routing cables between bays
Connecting cables on the service processor
(SVP) and a controller enclosure
Connecting controller enclosures to application
servers
(Optional) Connecting the SVP to a maintenance
terminal
Connecting ground cables
Assembling PDU connectors
Checking device installation
Checking cable connections
Power-on procedure
Pressing the power button on
the controller enclosure
Verifying that the storage
system is powered on
Preparing for the Installation
Installing Bays
Connecting
Cables
Powering On the
Storage System
Inspecting
Hardware Installation
(Optional) Installing Host Software
Connecting the SVP to controller enclosures or
controller enclosures to management networks
using network cables (for multiple system bays)
Planning positions of bays
Planning positions of holes (for
underfloor cabling only)
(Optional) Removing side panels
Securing bays
(Optional) Connecting bays Connecting data switches to controller enclosures
using AOCs (for multiple system bays)
Connecting SAS cables (for a storage system
with both system bays and disk bays)
(Optional) Powering on the KVM
(Optional) Removing the KVM
panel
Connecting the controller enclosure to a
maintenance terminal
Scenario 1 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose
ground terminal is a plug Scenario 2 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose
ground terminal is a metal clip
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Before you handle devices, wear ESD clothes, wear a pair of ESD gloves or an ESD wrist strap, and remove
conductive objects such as ornaments and watches.

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1 Preparing for the Installation
Checking installation tools
1b Checking devices and components
Ensure that the following installation tools are ready:
Phillips screwdrivers (M3 to M6)
Diagonal pliers
Adjustable wrenches
1a
Network cable Ground cable
Active optical cable
(AOC)
Multimode optical
fiber mini SAS HD
electric cable mini SAS HD
optical cable
The delivered components vary depending on the disk configuration and number of system bays you have
purchased. For details about all required components and materials, see the Packing List.
Storage devices are debugged before delivery. If multiple sets of storage devices are delivered, ensure that
each set is installed in the correct system and that devices are not mixed up.
After arrival, devices are identified by the packing list No. (P/L No.) shown on the external carton. The P/L
No. is the same for devices in the same set. The packing list count (Site Count) indicates the number and ID
of the devices.
Before unpacking goods, identify different sets of storage devices and store them separately to prevent
device mix-up from causing a system failure. For details, see the OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series
V500R007 Installation Guide.
OceanStor 18500 V5 V500R007 supports DC power modules.
This document uses OceanStor 18500F V5 V500R007 as an example. The installation procedure of the
OceanStor 18800F V5 V500R007 is similar.
System bay 0 System bay 1 System bay 2&3 Disk bay
Check the integrity of the following devices and components.

Planning positions of bays
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2a
2 Installing Bays
Scenario 3 Standard layout of 16 controllers
Standard bay layout
To facilitate cabling, you are advised to use the following standard layouts.
Scenario 2 Standard layout of 8 controllers
Scenario 1 Standard layout of 4 controllers

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Non-standard bay layout
Scenario 2 Non-standard layout of 8 controllers
If system and disk bays cannot be placed in a row and the cables are long enough, you can place the system
and disk bays in two rows.
Scenario 1 Non-standard layout of 4 controllers

Planning positions of holes (for underfloor cabling only)
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2b
Blue = Bottom of a system bay
White = Hole created in the equipment room
floor for cabling
1 inch = 25.4 mm
Scenario 3 Non-standard layout of 16 controllers
If the cables are long enough, you can use the following non-standard layout for 16-controller bays.

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2 Installing Bays
(Optional) Removing side panels
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2c
To remove a side panel, perform the following steps:
1. Insert the key delivered with the bay into the keyhole on the side panel and turn the key clockwise to open the
lock. Repeat for the other lock (locks on the front and rear doors and the side panels use the same key).
2. Use the handles below the two keyholes to pull the side panel away from the bay.
3. Remove the side panel.
This is a required step when the storage system contains both a system bay and a disk bay. Remove
adjacent side panels from the two bays to allow for a direct SAS cable connection between them.

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2 Installing Bays
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Securing bays
2d
Install the bays in the same row side by side.
Move the bay to the desired location. Use an adjustable wrench to extend the leveling feet until the casters
no longer touch the ground and the bay is level.
NOTICE
Cabinet base
dimensions

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2 Installing Bays
(Optional) Connecting bays
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2e
Connecting plates are delivered with the bays. Obtain the connecting plates at the bottom
of the bay near the rear door.
Connect two adjacent bays using two connecting plates (on the top of the bays).
Connect the two ends of a connecting plate to two neighboring bays using screws. Then fasten the other
connecting plates in the same way.
(Optional) Removing the KVM panel
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Loosen the two captive screws on each side of the KVM panel to remove the KVM panel.
If no KVM is configured for the storage
device, skip this step.

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3 Connecting Cables
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Routing cables between bays
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Route SAS cables (if both system and disk bays exist), network cables, optical fibers, and AOCs between bays
from sides or on the top of the bays.
You can also route the cables underfloor if there are cabling holes in the floor.
Scenario 1 Routing cables from cable holes on the two sides of the bay
Scenario 2 Routing cables on the top of the bays

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3 Connecting Cables
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Connecting cables on the SVP and a controller enclosure
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SVP
Connects to a
disk enclosure.
Connects to an
application server.
Connects to the
management network.
Connects to a data switch.
Connects to the SVP.
Connects to the management network port of the controller enclosure.
Connects to the management network.
Connects to
a KVM. Connects to
an SMS modem.
Controller enclosure
The SVP is optional. If the SVP is not delivered with the storage device, you must connect management
network port 0 of the controller enclosure to the management network.

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3c
3 Connecting Cables
Connecting the SVP to controller enclosures or controller enclosures to
management networks using network cables (for multiple system bays)
If your storage system has only one system bay, skip this step because the SVP and controller
enclosure are pre-connected before delivery. If your storage system has two or more system bays,
you must connect the management network ports on all controller enclosures to the SVP through
data switches in a loop.
The following describes how to connect cables in the scenario where a storage system has two
controller enclosures. In other scenarios, obtain help information from Enterprise Huawei Storage
Product Networking Assistant that is available at https://support.huawei.com/enterprise.

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If the storage device is not configured with an SVP, the management network port of controller
enclosure 0 must connect to the management network.

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3d
If your storage system has only one system bay, skip this step. If your storage system has two or more
system bays, you must connect the controller enclosures in all system bays to the data switches in system
bay 1 using PCIe ports.
For further details about cable labels and cable routing, see Connecting Controller Enclosures to Data
Switches (Applicable to Two or More System Bays) in the OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series
V500R007 Installation Guide.
3 Connecting Cables
Connecting data switches to controller enclosures using AOCs (for
multiple system bays)

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3e
3 Connecting Cables
Connecting SAS cables (for a storage system with both system bays
and disk bays)
If the disk bay is not in maximum configuration, comply with the following rules:
When connecting cables between two disk enclosures, connect the P0 port on one disk enclosure to the P1 port
on the other disk enclosure. When connecting a disk enclosure to a controller enclosure, connect the port on the
expansion module of the controller enclosure to the P0 port on the disk enclosure.
The SAS cables inside disk bays and system bays have been correctly connected before shipment.
The SAS cables between a disk bay and a system bay have been bound and connected to the disk bay before
delivery. At the site, you only need to connect the cables to the system bay according to the labels on the cables.
A SAS cable between a disk bay and a system bay is 15 meters long. Labels have been attached to the cables
before delivery. You do not need to prepare labels at site.

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If the controller enclosure has two 12 Gbit/s SAS shared expansion modules, connect the ports on the
expansion modules to each disk enclosure in sequence, as shown in the following figure.
If the controller enclosure has four 12 Gbit/s SAS shared expansion modules, refer to the OceanStor 18000
and 18000F V5 Series V500R007 Installation Guide.

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Connecting controller enclosures to application servers
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3 Connecting Cables
A controller enclosure can be connected to application servers using front-end ports (8 Gbit/s, 16 Gbit/s, or 32
Gbit/s Fibre Channel, 10GE, 10 Gbit/s FCoE, GE electrical, 10GE electrical, 56 Gbit/s InfiniBand, 25GE, 40GE,
or 100GE).
10GE electrical interface modules support GE/10GE auto-sensing.
The following figures are examples of cable connections. The details like cable appearance and types of
interface modules may be different from those at your site.
The following figures illustrate the network cable connection and optical fiber cable connection. If a storage
system is equipped with multiple system cabinets, connect the controller enclosures in the other system
cabinets to application servers as instructed in this section based on site requirements. For details about how to
connect front-end ports to an application server, see the OceanStor 18000 and 18000F V5 Series V500R007
Installation Guide.
Scenario 1 Directly connecting front-end ports to the application server
Network cable connection
Optical fiber cable connection
Application server
Application server
Controller enclosure
Controller enclosure

In the preceding network example, four redundant links connect to two controllers of a controller enclosure. The
networking of connections to four controllers is similar (that is, each controller connects to each switch).
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Scenario 2 Connecting front-end ports to the application server through switches
Network cable
connection
Optical fiber
cable connection
Application server
Ethernet switch
Ethernet switch
Application server
Fibre Channel switch
Installing a high-speed cable Removing a high-speed cable
Insert the connector. After hearing a click, pull the
cable slightly. If the cable is not pulled out, the
connector is secured. Push the connector slightly and pull the buckle as
shown in the figure to remove the high-speed cable.
Connect and remove high-speed cables as shown in the following figures.
NOTICE
Fibre Channel switch
Controller enclosure
Controller enclosure

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(Optional) Connecting the SVP to a maintenance terminal
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3 Connecting Cables
SVP
Maintenance terminal
SMS modem
Connecting the controller enclosure to a maintenance terminal
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Controller
enclosure
Maintenance terminal
The last two system management network ports on the SVP are bonded by default. The two ports have the same
IP address and the bonding cannot be removed. You are advised to connect both system management network
ports to the management network for link redundancy, thereby improving management network reliability. The red
box in the preceding figure indicates the positions of the two system management network ports.
If no KVM is configured for the storage device, skip this step.

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Connecting ground cables
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All devices in bays arrive pre-connected to ground terminals in the bays, use a ground cable to connect the
bay to a ground bar in the equipment room.
(1) Peel off a section of the insulation layer C from the ground cable to expose a section of ground cable
conductor D.
When peeling off the insulation layer of the ground cable, ensure that the conductor of the ground cable is not
scratched.
You can adjust L1 according to the length of the OT terminal. L1 = L + (1 to 2) mm (0.0394 or 0.0788 inch).
CAUTION
3 Connecting Cables
(2) Insert the ground cable into the heat shrink tube A. Insert the bare conductor of the ground cable into the OT
terminal B, and then press the OT terminal close to the insulation layer C.
CAUTION
After the OT terminal is installed, the length of the bare conductor outside the OT terminal (L2) must not be
greater than 2 mm (0.0788 inch). If L2 is greater than 2 mm (0.0788 inch), cut the redundant part by using the
diagonal pliers or wire clipper.