Intel MFSYS25 - AXXPSU 1000W Power Supply Module Instruction Manual

Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 to
Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide
A Guide for Technically Qualified Assemblers of Intel®Identified Subassemblies/
Products
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Safety Information
Important Safety Instructions
Read all caution and safety statements in this document before performing any of the
instructions. See also Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety Information on the
Intel®Server Deployment Toolkit CD and/or at
http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
Lesen Sie zunächst sämtliche Warnund Sicherheitshinweise in diesem Dokument, bevor
Sie eine der Anweisungen ausführen. Beachten Sie hierzu auch die Sicherheitshinweise zu
Intel-Serverplatinen und Servergehäusen auf der Intel®Server Deployment Toolkit CD
oder unter http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
Consignes de sécurité
Lisez attention toutes les consignes de sécurité et les mises en garde indiquées dans ce
document avant de suivre toute instruction. Consultez Intel Server Boards and Server
Chassis Safety Information sur le Intel®Server Deployment Toolkit CD ou bien rendez-
vous sur le site http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/sb/cs-010770.htm.
Instrucciones de seguridad importantes
Lea todas las declaraciones de seguridad y precaución de este documento antes de realizar
cualquiera de las instrucciones. Vea Intel Server Boards and Server Chassis Safety
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Warnings
Heed safety instructions: Before working with your server product, whether you are
using this guide or any other resource as a reference, pay close attention to the safety
instructions. You must adhere to the assembly instructions in this guide to ensure and
maintain compliance with existing product certifications and approvals. Use only the
described, regulated components specified in this guide. Use of other products /
components will void the UL listing and other regulatory approvals of the product and
will most likely result in noncompliance with product regulations in the region(s) in which
the product is sold.
System power on/off: The power button DOES NOT turn off the system AC power. To
remove power from system, you must unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet.
Make sure the AC power cord is unplugged before you open the chassis, add, or remove
any components.
Hazardous conditions, devices and cables: Hazardous electrical conditions may be
present on power, telephone, and communication cables. Turn off the server and
disconnect the power cord, telecommunications systems, networks, and modems attached
to the server before opening it. Otherwise, personal injury or equipment damage can
result.
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) and ESD protection: ESD can damage disk drives,
boards, and other parts. We recommend that you perform all procedures in this chapter
only at an ESD workstation. If one is not available, provide some ESD protection by
wearing an antistatic wrist strap attached to chassis ground any unpainted metal surface on
your server when handling parts.
ESD and handling boards: Always handle boards carefully. They can be extremely
sensitive to ESD. Hold boards only by their edges. After removing a board from its
protective wrapper or from the server, place the board component side up on a grounded,
static free surface. Use a conductive foam pad if available but not the board wrapper. Do
not slide board over any surface.
Installing or removing jumpers: A jumper is a small plastic encased conductor that slips
over two jumper pins. Some jumpers have a small tab on top that you can grip with your
fingertips or with a pair of fine needle nosed pliers. If your jumpers do not have such a
tab, take care when using needle nosed pliers to remove or install a jumper; grip the
narrow sides of the jumper with the pliers, never the wide sides. Gripping the wide sides
can damage the contacts inside the jumper, causing intermittent problems with the
function controlled by that jumper. Take care to grip with, but not squeeze, the pliers or
other tool you use to remove a jumper, or you may bend or break the pins on the board.

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Table of Contents
Safety Information ..................................................................................................... iii
Important Safety Instructions ................................................................................................ iii
Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise ............................................................................................... iii
Consignes de sécurité .......................................................................................................... iii
Instrucciones de seguridad importantes ............................................................................... iii
Warnings ............................................................................................................................... iv
Chapter : Connection Guide ...................................................................................... 1
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak Connection .............................1
Logical Drive and LUN Numbering Strategy ..................................................................2
Prerequisites ..................................................................................................................2
Task 1: Log into Modular Server Control .......................................................................2
Task 2: Enabling External Ports ....................................................................................4
Task 3: Attaching the Data Cables ................................................................................5
Task 4: Finding the VTrak’s IP Address ......................................................................12
Task 5: Logging into WebPAM PROe .........................................................................14
Task 6: Creating Logical Drives ...................................................................................15
Task 7: Associating LUNs and Initiators ......................................................................18
Task 8: Installing an OS on a Compute Module ..........................................................20

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List of Figures
Figure 1. MSC Login Screen......................................................................................................3
Figure 2. MSC Dashboard Screen ............................................................................................. 3
Figure 3. MSC Chassis Back Screen ......................................................................................... 4
Figure 4. MSC Expansion Port Dialog Box ................................................................................ 4
Figure 5. SCM to VTrak Basic Connections............................................................................... 6
Figure 6. SCM to VTrak with JBOD expansion .......................................................................... 8
Figure 7. SCM to Cascaded VTraks......................................................................................... 10
Figure 8. SCM to Cascaded VTraks with JBOD Expansion..................................................... 12
Figure 9. VTrak Serial Connector............................................................................................. 13
Figure 10. WebPAM PROe Login Screen................................................................................ 15
Figure 11. Modular Server Compute Module ........................................................................... 21

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Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak E-Class Connection Guide 1
Connection Guide
Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25 to Promise* VTrak
Connection
This document contains the following topics and tasks:
•Logical Drive and LUN Numbering Strategy (page 2)
•Prerequisites (page 2)
•Task 1: Log into Modular Server Control (page 2)
•Task 2: Enabling External Ports (page 4)
•Task 3: Attaching the Data Cables (page 5)
•Task 4: Finding the VTrak’s IP Address (page 12)
•Task 5: Logging into WebPAM PROe (page 14)
•Task 6: Creating Logical Drives (page 15)
•Task 7: Associating LUNs and Initiators (page 18)
•Task 8: Installing an OS on a Compute Module (page 20)
This Guide describes how to connect an Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25
(Modular Server) to a Promise* VTrak E610s or E310s subsystem (VTrak) to expand the
Modular Server’s data capacity. These instructions are limited to making the Modular
Server-to-VTrak connection and related settings.
For information about setting up your VTrak, see the printed VTrak Quick Start Guide or
the VTrak Product Manual on the software CD that came with your subsystem.
For information about setting up your Modular Server, see the Intel® Modular Server
System MFSYS25 Quick Start User’s Guide, the Intel® Modular Server System MFSYS25
User Guide, and other related documents.
IT managers want the ability to assign LUNs to individual servers. On the Modular
Server, you can do that easily in the Intel®Modular Server Control GUI. The GUI reports
the World Wide Number (WWN) of each Compute Module (blade server). The WWN is
used for the SAS initiator name, and you need the initiator name to associate a LUN with
a compute module. But the GUI was not designed to work with external storage devices
such as VTrak. As a result, you must manually associate a LUN on VTrak with a compute
module.
The tasks in this document enable you to identify the WWN of each compute module in
the Modular Server and associate a LUN with the compute module using Promise*
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Logical Drive and LUN Numbering Strategy
A suggested strategy is to create a logical drive for each compute module. Each logical
drive has its own LUN. The LUN is 0 so the compute module can boot from it.
This strategy is followed throughout this document. You are free to use a different strategy
that better meets your needs.
Prerequisites
The Modular Server-to-VTrak connection requires:
•Modular Server, set up and running with a network connection
•VTrak, set up and running with a network connection
•Networked PC workstation running a Microsoft Windows* OS, to access Modular
Server Control and WebPAM PROe
•One or two SAS cables with SFF-8088 Mini-SAS connectors at both ends. The cables
must be long enough to reach from your Modular Server to your VTrak.
•RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable supplied with the VTrak. This cable is required to
verify the VTrak’s IP address.
Task 1: Log into Modular Server Control
1. On your PC workstation, open Microsoft Internet Explorer*.
2. In the Address field, type https:// followed by the IP address of your Modular Server,
then press Enter.
The Modular Server Control (MSC) login screen appears.
3. In the MSC login screen:
—Typeadmin in the Username field.
—Typeadmin in the Password field.
— Click the Log In button.
The Username and Password are case sensitive.
Compute Module Logical Drive LUN
Slot 1 LD1 LUN0
Slot 2 LD2 LUN0
Slot 3 LD3 LUN0
Slot 4 LD4 LUN0
Slot 5 LD5 LUN0
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Figure 1. MSC Login Screen
After login, the MSC Dashboard screen appears.
Figure 2. MSC Dashboard Screen

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Task 2: Enabling External Ports
The Modular Server has external ports that each compute module can access. The port
numbers correspond to the slot number of each compute module. You enable a port to
enable the external data connection, in this case, to access a LUN on the VTrak.
To enable the external ports:
1. In the MSC screen, click the Chassis Back tab.
2. Click the SCM 1 component in the enclosure graphic.
3. Click Expansion Port in the SCM 1 Actions menu.
Figure 3. MSC Chassis Back Screen
4. Select the check box for Server 1 and click the Apply button.
Later in the process, you will return to this task to enable another external port, until
all the ports are enabled. You must enable just one port at a time.
Figure 4. MSC Expansion Port Dialog Box
Chassis Back tabSCM 1 Actions menuSCM 1

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Server 1’s external port is now enabled. It will appear as a SAS initiator in WebPAM
PROe. In “Task 7: Associating LUNs and Initiators” on page 18, you will associate
this port or initiator with a LUN.
What to do next
•If you are working through the Connection Guide for the first time, continue with
“Task 3: Attaching the Data Cables” on page 5.
•If you are in the process of associating LUNs and initiators, go to “Adding an
Initiator” on page 18.
Task 3: Attaching the Data Cables
•Configuration I: SCM to VTrak (page 5)
•Configuration II: SCM to VTrak with JBOD Expansion (page 6)
•Configuration III: SCM to Cascaded VTraks (page 8)
•Configuration IV: SCM to Cascaded VTraks with JBOD Expansion (page 10)
Configuration I: SCM to VTrak
This task requires one or two SAS cables with SFF-8088 Mini-SAS connectors at both
ends, long enough to reach from the Modular Server to the VTrak.
1. Power off the VTrak.
2. Insert the SAS cable connector into the SAS port on Storage Controller 1.
3. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
VTrak.
4. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 2 and 3, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS port on Storage Controller 2 to one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the other
VTrak controller. See Figure 5 on page 6.
5. Power on the VTrak.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
Additional requirements for dual-controller VTraks:
•Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak.
•Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller.
•Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path.

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Figure 5. SCM to VTrak Basic Connections
Configuration II: SCM to VTrak with JBOD Expansion
This task requires SAS cables with SFF-8088 Mini-SAS connectors at both ends, long
enough to reach from the Modular Server to the VTrak RAID subsystem, plus additional
SAS cables to connect the JBOD expansion chassis.
Up to four VTrak J310/J610 JBOD chassis can be expanded together.
SCM to VTrak Connections
1. Power off the VTrak RAID and JBODs.
2. Insert the SAS cable connector into the SAS port on Storage Controller 1.
3. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
VTrak.
4. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 2 and 3, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS port on Storage Controller 2 to one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the other
VTrak controller. See Figure 5 on page 6.
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JBOD Expansion
1. Insert a SAS cable connector into the SAS cascade port (circle icon) on VTrak RAID.
2. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (diamond icon) on the
VTrak JBOD.
3. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 1 and 2, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS cascade port on the other VTrak RAID controller to the SAS port on the other
VTrak JBOD I/O module. See Figure 6 on page 8.
Powering On
1. Power on the VTrak JBODs.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
2. Wait ten seconds. Then power on the VTrak RAID.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
Additional requirements for dual-controller VTraks:
•Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak.
•Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller.
•Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path.

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Figure 6. SCM to VTrak with JBOD expansion
Configuration III: SCM to Cascaded VTraks
This task requires SAS cables with SFF-8088 Mini-SAS connectors at both ends, long
enough to reach from the Modular Server to the VTrak RAID subsystem, plus additional
SAS cables to connect the additional RAID subsystems.
Up to four VTrak E310/E610 RAID subsystems can be cascaded together.
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SCM to VTrak Connections
1. Power off the VTrak RAIDs.
2. Insert the SAS cable connector into the SAS port on Storage Controller 1.
3. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
VTrak.
4. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 2 and 3, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS port on Storage Controller 2 to one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the other
VTrak controller. See Figure 5 on page 6.
Cascading
1. Insert a SAS cable connector into the SAS data port (diamond icon) on first VTrak
RAID.
2. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
second VTrak RAID.
3. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 1 and 2, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS data port on the other RAID controller of the first VTrak to the SAS port on the
other RAID controller of the second VTrak. See Figure 7 on page 10.
Powering On
•Power on the VTraks.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
Additional requirements for dual-controller VTraks:
•Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak.
•Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller.
•Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path.

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Figure 7. SCM to Cascaded VTraks
Configuration IV: SCM to Cascaded VTraks with JBOD Expansion
This task requires SAS cables with SFF-8088 Mini-SAS connectors at both ends, long
enough to reach from the Modular Server to the VTrak RAID subsystem, plus additional
SAS cables to connect the additional RAID subsystems and JBOD expansion chassis.
Up to four VTrak E310/E610 RAID subsystems can be cascaded together.
Up to four VTrak J310/J610 JBOD chassis can be expanded together under each RAID
subsystem.
SCM to VTrak Connections
1. Power off the VTrak RAIDs and JBODs.
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2. Insert the SAS cable connector into the SAS port on Storage Controller 1.
3. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
VTrak.
4. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 2 and 3, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS port on Storage Controller 2 to one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the other
VTrak controller. See Figure 5 on page 6.
Cascading
1. Insert a SAS cable connector into the SAS data port (diamond icon) on first VTrak
RAID.
2. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (circle icon) on the
second VTrak RAID.
3. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 1 and 2, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS data port on the other RAID controller of the first VTrak to the SAS port on the
other RAID controller of the second VTrak. See Figure 7 on page 10 and Figure 8 on
page 12.
Expanding
1. Insert a SAS cable connector into the SAS cascade port (circle icon) on VTrak RAID.
2. Insert the other end of the SAS cable into one of the SAS ports (diamond icon) on the
VTrak JBOD.
3. For dual-controller VTraks: Repeat steps 1 and 2, with a second SAS cable from the
SAS cascade port on the other VTrak RAID controller to the SAS port on the other
VTrak JBOD I/O module. See Figure 6 on page 8 and Figure 8 on page 12.
Powering On
1. Power on the VTrak JBODs.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
2. Wait ten seconds. Then power on the VTrak RAIDs.
Flip the switch on both power supplies to the ON position.
Additional requirements for dual-controller VTraks:
•Disable LUN Affinity on the VTrak.
•Upgrade the Intel Software Package to dual-controller.
•Use the Intel MPIO. Do not install or use Promise* Perfect Path.

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Figure 8. SCM to Cascaded VTraks with JBOD Expansion
Task 4: Finding the VTrak’s IP Address
You must first set up a serial connection between the VTrak and your PC. Then you can
run Microsoft HyperTerminal* to access the VTrak’s command line interface (CLI) to
find the IP address.
This procedure requires the RJ11-to-DB9 serial data cable supplied with the VTrak and
includes the following actions:
•Setting up a Serial Connection (page 12)
•VTrak Serial Connector (page 13)
Setting up a Serial Connection
To set up a serial connection:
1. Attach the RJ11 end of the serial data cable to the RJ11 serial connector on one of the
controllers.
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