Huawei OceanStor HVS85T User manual

Introduction to the OceanStor HVS85T&HVS88T
Overview
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This document guides you through a time-saving process for installing a storage system. For details about the
installation, see the OceanStor HVS85T&HVS88T Storage System V100R001C00 Installation Guide.
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As a new-generation storage system designed for large-scale enterprise data centers, HUAWEI OceanStor
HVS85T&HVS88T features massive storage capacity, high-speed data access, high data availability, high
storage utilization, environment protection, and ease of use.
OceanStor HVS85T&HVS88T
Storage System V100R001C00
Quick Installation Guide
Issue: 03
Release date: 2014-08-20
Before You Start
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Installation Process
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Safety Information
Correct method for wearing an ESD wrist strap whose ground terminal is a plug.
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.
Before you handle devices, wear ESD clothes, a pair of ESD gloves, or an ESD wrist strap and
remove conductive objects such as ornaments and watches.
Do not wear an ESD wrist strap during power-on to avoid electric shocks.
To avoid data loss, do not insert or remove hard disks, controllers, expansion modules, or cables
during power-on.
To avoid device damage, ensure that all devices are properly grounded before power-on.
CAUTION
NOTICE

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1 Installation Preparations
Checking installation tools
1b Checking components
The following installation tools are required:
Phillips screwdriver (M3 to M6)
Diagonal pliers
Adjustable wrench
mini SAS cable
Network cable
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Ground cable
The materials delivered to you vary depending on the disk configuration and the quantity of
system bays specified in your order.
For information about the full list of required components, see the Packing List.
AOC cable
System bay 0 System bay 1 System bay 2 to 7 Disk bay
Multi-mode optical
fiber cable

Planning positions of bays on the floor
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2 Planning Installation Positions (on Raised Floor)
Configuration HVS85T HVS88T
Full
configuration
2.5-inch disks: four system bays
3.5-inch disks: four system bays and two
disk bays
2.5-inch disks: eight system bays
3.5-inch disks: eight system bays and
two disk bays
Single system
bay
One engine
System bays 0 and 1: up to sixteen 2 U disk enclosures (with 2.5-inch disks) or eight 4 U
disk enclosures (with 3.5-inch disks)
Other system bays: up to seventeen 2 U disk enclosures (with 2.5-inch disks) or eight 4 U
disk enclosures (with 3.5-inch disks)
One 2 U SVP (only for system bay 0)
One 1 U KVM (only for system bay 0)
Two data switches (only for system bay 1)
Single disk bay 3.5-inch disks: eight 4 U disk enclosures (If a system bay is fully configured with 2.5-inch
disks, no disk bays are needed.)
Scenario 1: standard layout

Planning positions of holes on the floor (only for underfloor cabling)
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Scenario 2: distributed layout
Unit: mm

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3 Installing Bays
(Optional) Removing side panels
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3a
Do this procedure only when your storage system is configured with system bays and disk bays.
In this case, there is one system bay and one disk bay placed beside each other. You need to
remove the system bay side panel against the disk bay and the disk bay side panel against the
system bay before installation so that SAS cables can be routed between the two bays.
To remove a side panel, do as follows:
1. Insert the key (locks on the front and rear doors and the side panels use the same key) delivered with the
bay to any of the two keyholes on the side panel and turn the key clockwise to open the lock, and then do
the same in the other keyhole.
2. Pull the handle below the keyhole to detach the side panel's upper part from the bay.
3. Remove the side panel from the bay.

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3 Installing Bays
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Securing bays
3b
Leave a 6 mm to 8 mm space between every two bays so that the front door of the bay on the right can
move free when the front door of the bay on the left is fully open.
Use an adjustable wrench to extend the leveling caster until the caster are not touching the ground and
the bay is level.
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3 Installing Bays
Connecting bays
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3c
The connecting plates are delivered with the bays. Obtain the connecting plates at the bay
bottom near the rear door.
Connecting two bays needs six connecting plates (two at the top, two at the front and two at
the back).
Use screws to fasten one end of a connecting plate to one of the adjacent bays and the other end to the
other bay. Then install the other connecting plates in the same way.

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4 Connecting Cables
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Routing cables between bays
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Perform this step only when your storage system
has system bays and disk bays.
Route cross-bay network cables, optical fiber cables, and
AOCs overhead, as shown in the following figure.
Route the SAS cables between the adjacent system bay and disk
bay, as shown in the left figure.
You can also route them underfloor if there are
holes for cables routing on the floor.

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4 Connecting Cables
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Connecting cables for the SVP and the engine
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If your storage system has only one system bay, skip this procedure because the cables between
the SVP and engine are connected before delivery. Otherwise, you must connect the SVP to the two
controllers of each engine in a daisy chain manner.
Connecting the SVP to the engines using network cables
4c
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If your system has only one system bay, skip this procedure because there are no data switches.
Otherwise, you must connect each of the two data switching modules of one engine to both data switches.
Connecting the data switches to the engines using AOCs
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4 Connecting Cables

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Connecting SAS cables (system bays and disk bays exist)
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4 Connecting Cables

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Connecting engines to application servers
4f
Scenario 1: direct connection
Scenario 2: connection through a switch
Connect each engine to an application server through host ports (1 Gbit/s iSCSI, 10 Gbit/s TOE, 10 Gbit/s FCoE,
or 8 Gbit/s Fibre Channel).
4 Connecting Cables

Connecting ground cables
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Connecting the SVP to a maintenance terminal
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All devices in a bay are connected to ground terminals on the bay before delivery.
Connect each bay to a ground bar in the equipment room using a ground cable.
4 Connecting Cables

5 Checking Hardware Installation
Checking device installation
Checking cable connections
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Connecting the PDU power cable
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Check Item Normal Abnormal
System bay The bay sits stably on the ground without
any displacement. The bay slants or is displaced.
Disk bay
Check Item Normal Abnormal
Optical fiber
cable
The cable is securely fastened in the ports. The cable is loose or disconnected.
mini SAS
cable
Network cable
AOC
Power cable
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5b
Take the PDU connector out from the accessories, assemble the connector as shown in the following
figures. If the site is already available PDU socket, please skip this step.
Connect the connector to an external power source.
4 Connecting Cables

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6 Powering On the Storage System
Scenario 1: powering on a storage system with
European standard PDUs Scenario 2: powering on a storage system with North American standard PDUs
1. Turn on switches B1
and B2 of all disk bays
in any sequence.
2. Turn on switches B2
and then B1 of system
bay 0.
3. Repeat the previous
step for remaining
system bays.
To avoid electric shocks, do not wear an ESD wrist strap when the storage system is powering on.
To avoid device damage, ensure that the devices are correctly grounded before the storage system is
connected to power source.
6a Power-On procedure
Follow basic rules for the system power-on sequence:
•If the system includes disk bays, they must be powered on before the system bays.
•System bays must be powered on in ascending order from system bay 0 to system bay n.
•In a scenario with multiple controllers, all the controllers must be powered on with three minutes.
1. Turn on switches B1,
B2, and B3 of all disk
bays in any sequence.
2. Turn on switches B1,
B3, and then B2 of
system bay 0.
3. Repeat the previous
step for remaining
system bays.
No matter what type of PDU is used, the system power-on process takes 5 to 10 minutes.

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6b Press the power button switch of engine
6c Power-on verification
Power on the system by pressing any button on the controller‘s power switch. When the engine is
powered on, disk enclosures will start. The process requires 5-15 minutes.
When the storage system is powering on, the status indicator on the front door of system bay 0 is blinking
green. When the system is successfully powered on, that indicator is steady green.
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7 Initializing the Storage System
8 (Optional) Installing Host Software
Install the following host software programs on the application server:
1. Initiator, an optional program for iSCSI host ports. For details about installing the Initiator program,
see the OceanStor HVS85T&HVS88T Storage System V100R001C00 Installation Guide.
2. UltraPath, a multipathing program. For details about installing the UltraPath, see the OceanStor
UltraPath for Windows User Guide, OceanStor UltraPath for Linux User Guide, or OceanStor
UltraPath for AIX User Guide.
3. ReplicationDirector, another optional program. For details about installing the ReplicationDirector,
see the OceanStor ReplicationDirector User Guide.
9 Contacting Huawei Technical Support
After you have powered on the storage system, complete the following initialization steps:
1. Log in to the SVP from a KVM to specify the IP address of the system management network port and
that of the IPMI port (default user name and password for logging in to the SVP: Administrator and
Admin@storage).
2. Modify the login password of SVP.
3. Activated antivirus software on SVP.
4. Log in OceanStor DeviceManager and modify the administrator password of storage system in SVP.
5. (Optional) Import the license file.
Obtain the documentation for the host software from the delivery-attached CD-ROM.
Huawei customer service center
Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's Republic of China
Website: http://support.huawei.com/enterprise
Local Huawei technical support personnel
Obtain contact information for local Huawei offices at http://support.huawei.com/enterprise.
For details about initializing the storage system, see the OceanStor HVS85T&HVS88T
Storage System V100R001C00 Installation Guide.
The default user name and password of the storage system are admin and
Admin@storage.
You are advised to change the default password immediately after you have logged in to the
storage system for the first time and periodically change your password in the future. This
reduces the password leakage risks.
The SVP carries the delivery-attached management software and maintenance software that are critical
components of storage systems. To prevent compatibility issues and function failures, do not install third-
party software (such as antivirus software and packet capturing tools) and uninstall the built-in software of
the SVP. Otherwise, third-party software installation and builtin software uninstallation can result in
management failures of storage systems and affect service stability and reliability.
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