IBM System Storage DS4000 User manual

IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter
Installation and User’s Guide
GC26-7736-00
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IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter
Installation and User’s Guide
GC26-7736-00
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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, be sure to read the general information under
Appendix B, “Warranty information,” on page 31 and Appendix C, “Notices,” on page 43.
First Edition (January 2005)
©Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2002. All rights reserved.
US Government Users Restricted Rights –Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract
with IBM Corp.

Contents
Tables ............................ vii
Safety ............................ix
About this document ...................... xiii
Who should read this document .................. xiii
FAStT product renaming ..................... xiii
Product updates ........................ xiv
DS4000 installation process overview ................ xiv
DS4000 Storage Server publications .................xv
DS4500 storage server library ..................xv
DS4400 storage server library .................. xvii
DS4300 storage server library .................. xviii
DS4100 storage server library .................. xix
DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9publications ...........xx
Other DS4000 and DS4000-related documents ............ xxi
How this book is organized .................... xxii
Notices used in this document................... xxiv
Getting information, help, and service ................ xxiv
Before you call ....................... xxiv
Using the documentation .................... xxv
Web sites ......................... xxv
Software service and support .................. xxv
Hardware service and support .................. xxvi
Fire suppression systems ................... xxvi
How to send your comments ................... xxvi
Chapter 1. Preparing and installing the IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133
Host Bus Adapter .......................1
Overview ...........................1
Fibre Channel defined.......................1
DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter features ..................2
Preinstallation procedures .....................2
Handling static-sensitive devices ..................3
What you need for the installation .................4
DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter components ................4
Installing the DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter ................6
Chapter 2. Updating the DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter BIOS code and installing
device drivers ........................9
Updating the DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter BIOS code from the Support CD ....9
Using the flasutil command prompt (from the Support CD) ........9
Command-line options .....................10
Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu (from the Support CD) .....11
Updating the DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter BIOS code from the BIOS Update Utility
diskette ...........................12
Creating the BIOS Update Utility diskette ..............12
For Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, 2000 or Server 2003 .........12
For Linux .........................12
Using the flasutil command prompt (from the diskette) .........13
Command-line options .....................13
Using the flasutil BIOS Update Utility menu (from the diskette) ......15
Installing the DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter device drivers ..........16
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Using IBM FastT-MSJ utility ....................16
Overview of the IBM FAStT MSJ utility ...............16
Installation and System Requirements ...............17
Features ..........................17
Utilities ...........................17
Update flash ........................18
Update NVRAM ......................18
Chapter 3. Configuring the DS4000 FC2-133 with Fast!UTIL .......19
Starting Fast!UTIL........................19
Accessing HBA settings through Fast!UTIL ..............19
Host bus adapter settings ....................20
Advanced Adapter Settings ...................21
Selectable boot settings ....................22
Restore default settings.....................22
Raw NOVRAM data .......................23
Scan fibre-channel devices ....................23
Fibre-channel disk utility .....................23
Loopback data test .......................23
Select host adapter .......................23
ExitFast!UTIL .........................23
Chapter 4. Adapter operating environment and specifications ......25
Chapter 5. Troubleshooting....................27
Hardware problems .......................27
Software problems .......................27
System configuration problems ...................27
Fibre Channel problems .....................28
Appendix A. Accessibility ....................29
Appendix B. Warranty information .................31
Warranty period ........................31
Problem determination .....................31
Running diagnostics .....................31
Checking software .....................31
Warranty service and support ..................32
International Warranty Service ..................32
Purchasing additional services ..................33
IBM Statement of Limited Warranty Z125-4753-06 8/2000 .........34
Part 1-General Terms .....................34
Part 2-Country-unique Terms ..................36
Appendix C. Notices ......................43
Edition notice .........................43
Trademarks ..........................44
Important notes.........................44
Electronic emission notices ....................45
Class Bstatements ......................45
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement ........45
Industry Canada Class Bemission compliance statement .......45
Avis de conformité àla réglementation d’Industrie Canada .......45
Japanese electromagnetic interference (EMI) statement ........46
Class Astatements ......................46
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) statement ........46
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Industry Canada Class Aemission compliance statement .......46
Avis de conformité àla réglementation d’Industrie Canada .......46
Australia and New Zealand Class Astatement ...........46
United Kingdom telecommunications safety requirement........46
European Union EMC Directive conformance statement ........47
Taiwan electrical emission statement ...............47
Japanese Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement 47
Index ............................49
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Tables
1. Mapping of FAStT names to DS4000 Series names .................. xiii
2. TotalStorage DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks ...... xvi
3. TotalStorage DS4400 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks ...... xvii
4. TotalStorage DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks ...... xviii
5. TotalStorage DS4100 SATA Storage Server document titles by user tasks.......... xix
6. TotalStorage DS4000 Storage Manager Version 9titles by user tasks ...........xx
7. TotalStorage DS4000 and DS4000–related document titles by user tasks .......... xxi
8. DS4000 FC2-133 Adapter activity .........................5
9. Adapter operating environment..........................25
10. Adapter specifications .............................25
11. DS4000 Storage Manager alternate keyboard operations ................29
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Safety
Before installing this product, read the Safety Information.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança.
Pred instalací tohoto produktu si prectete prírucku bezpecnostních instrukcí.
Læs sikkerhedsforskrifterne, før du installerer dette produkt.
Lees voordat udit product installeert eerst de veiligheidsvoorschriften.
Ennen kuin asennat tämän tuotteen, lue turvaohjeet kohdasta Safety Information.
Avant d’installer ce produit, lisez les consignes de sécurité.
Vor der Installation dieses Produkts die Sicherheitshinweise lesen.
Prima di installare questo prodotto, leggere le Informazioni sulla Sicurezza.
Les sikkerhetsinformasjonen (Safety Information) før du installerer dette produktet.
Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações sobre Segurança.
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Antes de instalar este producto, lea la información de seguridad.
Läs säkerhetsinformationen innan du installerar den här produkten.
Statement 1:
DANGER
Electrical current from power, telephone, and communication cables is
hazardous.
To avoid ashock hazard:
vDo not connect or disconnect any cables or perform installation,
maintenance, or reconfiguration of this product during an electrical
storm.
vConnect all power cords to aproperly wired and grounded electrical
outlet.
vConnect to properly wired outlets any equipment that will be attached to
this product.
vWhen possible, use one hand only to connect or disconnect signal
cables.
vNever turn on any equipment when there is evidence of fire, water, or
structural damage.
vDisconnect the attached power cords, telecommunications systems,
networks, and modems before you open the device covers, unless
instructed otherwise in the installation and configuration procedures.
vConnect and disconnect cables as described in the following table when
installing, moving, or opening covers on this product or attached
devices.
To Connect: To Disconnect:
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, attach all cables to devices.
3. Attach signal cables to connectors.
4. Attach power cords to outlet.
5. Turn device ON.
1. Turn everything OFF.
2. First, remove power cords from outlet.
3. Remove signal cables from connectors.
4. Remove all cables from devices.
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Statement 3:
CAUTION:
When laser products (such as CD-ROMs, DVD drives, fiber optic devices, or
transmitters) are installed, note the following:
vDo not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could
result in exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable
parts inside the device.
vUse of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specified herein might result in hazardous radiation exposure.
DANGER
Some laser products contain an embedded Class 3A or Class 3B laser
diode. Note the following.
Laser radiation when open. Do not stare into the beam, do not view directly
with optical instruments, and avoid direct exposure to the beam.
Class 1Laser Statement
Class 1 Laser Product
Laser Klasse 1
Laser Klass 1
Luokan 1 Laserlaite
Appareil A Laser de Classe 1
`
IEC 825-11993 CENELEC EN 60 825
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About this document
This book provides instructions for installing and customizing the configuration of
your IBM
® TotalStorage ™ DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter and connected
devices. It also provides information on troubleshooting your IBM TotalStorage
DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter.
Who should read this document
This document is intended for system operators and service technicians who have
extensive knowledge of fibre channel and network technology.
FAStT product renaming
IBM is in the process of renaming some FAStT family products. Table 1identifies
each new DS4000 product name with its corresponding FAStT product name. Note
that this change of product name only indicates no change in functionality or
warranty. All products listed below with new names are functionally-equivalent and
fully-interoperable. Each DS4000 product retains full IBM service as outlined in
service contracts issued for analogous FAStT products.
Table 1. Mapping of FAStT names to DS4000 Series names
Current FAStT Product Name New DS4000 Product Name
IBM TotalStorage FAStT Storage Server IBM TotalStorage DS4000
FAStT DS4000
FAStT Family DS4000 Mid-range Disk System
FAStT Storage Manager vX.Y (for example
v9.10)
DS4000 Storage Manager vX.Y (for example
v9.10)
FAStT100 DS4100
FAStT600 DS4300
FAStT600 with Turbo Feature DS4300 Turbo
FAStT700 DS4400
FAStT900 DS4500
EXP700 DS4000 EXP700
EXP710 DS4000 EXP710
EXP100 DS4000 EXP100
FAStT FlashCopy FlashCopy for DS4000
FAStT VolumeCopy VolumeCopy for DS4000
FAStT Remote Mirror (RM) Enhanced Remote Mirroring for DS4000
FAStT Synchronous Mirroring Metro Mirroring for DS4000
Global Copy for DS4000
(New Feature =Asynchronous Mirroring
without Consistency Group)
Global Mirroring for DS4000
(New Feature =Asynchronous Mirroring with
Consistency Group)
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Product updates
Important
In order to keep your system up to date with the latest firmware and other
product updates, use the information below to register and use the My
support web site.
Download the latest version of the DS4000 Storage Manager host software and any
appropriate DS4000 product series firmware at the time of the initial installation and
when product updates become available.
To be notified of important product updates, you must first register at the IBM
®
Support and Download Web site:
www.ibm.com/support/us/
Go to the Personalized Support section of the web page and click My support.
On the next page, if you have not already done so, register to use the site by
clicking register now.
Perform the following steps to receive product updates:
1. After you have registered, type your user ID and password to log into the site.
The My support page opens.
2. Click add products.Using the pull downs in the Products area, select Storage
→Computer Storage →Disk Storage Systems →TotalStorage DS4000
Midrange Disk Systems &FAStT Stor Srvrs.
3. Place acheck in the box for the machine type of your DS4000 series product,
as well as any other attached DS4000 series product(s) for which you would like
to receive information. Select Add products.The My support page reopens.
4. Select Subscribe to email.In the Documents area on the next page, use the
pull down and select Storage.
5. On the next page, place acheck in the following boxes:
a. Please send these documents by weekly email
b. Downloads and drivers
c. Flashes
and any others you may be interested in, and then click Update.
DS4000 installation process overview
The following flow chart gives an overview of the DS4000 hardware and the
DS4000 Storage Manager software installation process. Lined arrows in the flow
chart indicate consecutive steps in the hardware and software installation process.
Labeled arrows indicate which current documents provide detailed information about
those steps.
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Install Process Documentation
Plan installation Connect Power and
Start Server
DS4000 Storage Server
Installation Guide
Complete SM SW
Installation
Configure Storage
Hardware Online Help
Configure Storage
Subsystems on Host
Verify Server
operation w/ LEDs
Prepare for
Installation of
SM Software
Install and Verify
SM SW on Host and
Workstation
* FC Planning and
Integration: User's Guide
and Svc Info
DS4000 Storage Manager
Concepts Guide
DS4000 Storage Exp Encls
Install and User's Guides
DS4000 Fibre Channel
Storage Server
Installation Guides
Fibre Channel Cabling
Instructions
DS4000 and HBA Install
and User's Guides
DS4000 Storage Svr
Installation Guide
DS4000 RAID Controller
Enclosure Unit Install
and User's Guide
Copy Services
User's Guide
DS4000 Storage Manager
DS4000 Storage
Manager Installation
and Support
OS Guides
DS4000 Hardware
Maintenance Manual
DS4000 Problem
Determination Guide
Out-of-Band In-Band
Make FC Connections
SET Link Speed
(1GB or 2GB)
Install Storage
Server/RAID Controller
Enclosure(s) in Rack
Install Network
Hardware; Prep are
Network Connection
Install Storage
Expansion Enclosure(s)
Determine
Management
Method
* For pSeries/POWER server and pSeries/POWER-supported HBA use only
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DS4000 Storage Server publications
The following tables present an overview of the DS4500, DS4400, DS4300 Fibre
Channel, and DS4100 SATA Storage Server product libraries, as well as other
related documents. Each table lists documents that are included in the libraries and
what common tasks they address.
You can access the documents listed in these tables at one of the following Web
sites:
www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/
www.ibm.com/shop/publications/order/
DS4500 storage server library
Table 2on page xvi associates each document in the DS4500 (previously
FAStT900) storage server library with its related common user tasks.
Figure 1. Installation process flow by current publications
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Table 2. TotalStorage DS4500 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks
Title User Tasks
Planning Hardware
Installation
Software
Installation
Configuration Operation and
Administration
Diagnosis and
Maintenance
IBM TotalStorage
DS4500 Installation
and Support Guide,
GC26-7727
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IBM TotalStorage
DS4500 Fibre
Channel Cabling
Instructions,
GC26-7729
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IBM TotalStorage
DS4500 Storage
Server User’s
Guide,GC26-7726
UUU
IBM TotalStorage
DS4500 Rack
Mounting
Instructions,
GC26-7728
UU
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DS4400 storage server library
Table 3associates each document in the DS4400 (previously FAStT700) storage
server library with its related common user tasks.
Table 3. TotalStorage DS4400 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks
Title User Tasks
Planning Hardware
Installation
Software
Installation
Configuration Operation and
Administration
Diagnosis and
Maintenance
IBM DS4400 Fibre
Channel Storage
Server User’s
Guide,GC26-7730
UUUUU
IBM DS4400 Fibre
Channel Storage
Server Installation
and Support Guide,
GC26-7731
UUUU
IBM DS4400 Fibre
Channel Cabling
Instructions,
GC26-7732
UU
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DS4300 storage server library
Table 4associates each document in the DS4300 (previously FAStT600) storage
server library with its related common user tasks.
Table 4. TotalStorage DS4300 Fibre Channel Storage Server document titles by user tasks
Title User Tasks
Planning Hardware
Installation
Software
Installation
Configuration Operation and
Administration
Diagnosis and
Maintenance
IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 Fibre
Channel Storage
Server Installation
and User’s Guide,
GC26-7722
UUU
IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 Rack
Mounting
Instructions,
GC26-7724
UU
IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 Fibre
Channel Cabling
Instructions,
GC26-7725
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IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 SCU Base
Upgrade Kit,
GC26-7740
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IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 SCU Turbo
Upgrade Kit,
GC26-7741
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IBM TotalStorage
DS4300 Turbo
Models 6LU/6LX
Upgrade Kit,
GC26-7723
UU
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