Lenovo DX8200N User manual

LenovoStorageDX8200N
ServiceabilityGuide
MachineType:5128

FirstEdition(May2017)
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Contents
Chapter1.Introdction.........1
PCIeadapters................1
Bootvolume................2
Chapter2.Configration........3
Configurationtools..............3
UpdatingthedefaultVitalProductData
information.................3
ConfiguringtheUEFIsettings..........3
ConfiguringtheN2215andN2226HBAboot
support..................4
Chapter3.Maintenance.........9
Systemboard................9
Adapters..................9
Drives...................9
FeaturesonDemand............10
Updatingthefirmware............11
Disasterrecovery..............11
Turningoffthesystemduringmaintenance...11
Chapter4.Trobleshooting......13
AppendixA.Notices..........15
Trademarks................15
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Chapter1.Introdction
Lenovo®StorageDX8200Nisasoftware-definedstoragesystemwhichisdesignedbasedonLenovo
Systemx3650M5serverandispreinstalledwiththeNexenta™NexentaStor™software.Formoreinformation
abouttheLenovoSystemx3650M5servers,refertotheInstallationandServiceGuide,whichisavailablefor
downloadat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
PCIeadapters
ThefollowingfigureandtableshowthePCIeslotpositionontherearoftheserverandtheallocation
ofadapters.
Figure1.PCIeslotpositionontherearofx3650M5server
able1.Fixedadapter
AdapterConnectorPartnmberDescription
N2215SAS/SATAHBADedicatedslotlessAIDconnectoron
systemboard(notshownonthefigure)
47C8674Connectedto
two1TBdrives
onthefront
able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots
AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription
N2226SAS/SATAHBASlot1,600AE917Connectedto
externalJBOD
QLogic16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3338—
QLogic16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,800Y3342—
QLogic8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0502—
QLogic8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0511—
Emulex16GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1656—
Emulex16GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,881Y1663—
Emulex8GbFCSingle-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0486—
Emulex8GbFCDual-portHBASlot4,5,6,842D0495—
IntelX520DualPort10GbESFP+
Adapter
Slot4,5,6,849Y7963—
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able2.FlexibleadaptersonthePCIeslots(continued)
AdapterPCIeslotPartnmberDescription
IntelX540-T2DualPort10GBaseT
Adapter
Slot4,5,6,849Y7973—
IntelI350-T4ML2QuadPortGbE
Adapter
Slot3(ML2)00D1997—
IntelI350-T22xGbEBaseTAdapterSlot4,5,6,800AG513—
Bootvolme
Thefollowingillustrationshowsthebootvolumeconfigurationofthedrives.
Figure2.Bootvolumeconfiguration
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Chapter2.Configration
Afterreplacingthesystemboard,updatethedefaultVitalProductData(VPD)informationandconfigurethe
UEFIsettingsandHBAbootsupportfortheLenovoStorageDX8200N(5128)storagesystem.
Configrationtools
Youcanusethefollowingconfigurationtools:
•LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility(ASU)
•IPMItool
LenovoAdvancedSettingUtility
ASUhelpsyoutoconfiguretheUEFIsettingswiththecommandline.
FormoreinformationabouttheASU,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/documents/LNVO-ASU
IPMItool
IPMItoolprovidesasimplecommand-lineinterfacetoIntelligentPlatformManagementInterface(IPMI)
enableddevices.
FormoreinformationabouttheIPMItool,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/HT106995
UpdatingthedefaltVitalProdctDatainformation
YoucanuseASUandIPMItooltoupdatetheVPDinformation.
Tochangethemachinetype,usethefollowingcommands:
asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdName5128A1C–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user<USERID>–password
<PASSW0RD>
asu64setSYSTEM_PROD_DATA.SysInfoProdIdentier"LenovoStorageDX8200N"–host<IMM_HOST_IP>–user
<USERID>–password<PASSW0RD>
ipmitool-Ilanplus-H<IMM_HOST_IP>-U<USERID>-P<PASSW0RD>raw0x3a0x0c0x0e0x010x100x4c0x65
0x6e0x6f0x760x6f0x200x530x740x6f0x720x610x670x650x200x440x580x380x320x300x300x4E
0x3a0x200x20
Inthecommandlines,<IMM_HOST_IP>representsIMMIP ,<USERID>representsIMMuserID,and<PASSW0RD>
representsIMMpassword.
ConfigringtheUEFIsettings
ForthequickstepsofconfiguringtheUEFIsettings,seeM5128_UEFI_setting.readmeand
M5128_UEFI_setting.asuontheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
YoucanusethefollowingcommandstoconfiguretheUEFIsettingswithASU.
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•Toloadthedefaultsettings:
asu64loaddefault
•Tochangetheoperatingmode:
asu64setOperatingModes.ChooseOperatingMode"MaximumPerformance"
•TodisabletheUSB3.0function:
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.xHCIModeDisabled–override
•Tooptimizetheperformancesettings:
asu64setBootModes.SystemBootMode"LegacyMode"
asu64setBootOrder.BootOrder"CD/DVDRom=HardDisk0=PXENetwork"
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.SetOptionROMExecutionOrder"Ethernet1=Ethernet2=Ethernet3=Ethernet
4=Video=Slot3=Slot4=Slot5=Slot9"
asu64setProcessors.IntelVirtualizationTechnologyDisable
asu64setProcessors.EnergyEfcientTurboDisable
asu64setDevicesandIOPorts.IntelVTforDirectedIOVT -dDisable
ConfigringtheN2215andN2226HBAbootspport
InaLenovoStorageDX8200Nstoragesystem,oneN2215HBAisconnectedtotheinternalOSdrives,and
atleastoneN2226HBAisconnectedtotheexternalJBOD.ThebootpriorityoftheN2215HBAmustbe
higherthantheN2226HBAtoensurethatthesystemstartscorrectly.ToconfiguretheN2215andN2226
HBAbootsupport,dothefollowing:
1.Duringinitializing,pressCtrl+CtostarttheAvagoConfigUtility.
2.Doeitherofthefollowing:
•ConfigurethebootsupportofN2226HBA:
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a.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselecttheN2226HBA,andthenpressEnter.
b.ChangeBootSpporttoEnableOSOnly.
epeatstepsaandbtoconfigurealloftheinstalledN2226HBAs.
•ChangethebootorderofN2215HBA:
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a.UsethearrowkeystoselecttheN2215HBA,andmovethecursortoBootOrder.
b.Press-andchangethevalueofBootOrderto0.
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3.PressEsctoexitthebootsupportconfiguration,andthenselectSavechangesthenexitthismen
andpressEnter.
4.SelectExittheConfigrationtilityandRebootandpressEnter.Thestoragesystemrestarts.
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Chapter3.Maintenance
Thischapterprovidesinstructionsonhowtomaintainthehardwareandsoftware.
Note:TwoormoreLenovoStorageDX8200Nstoragesystemsprovideahighavailablesolutionwithfull
functions.Inthehighavailablesolution,servicedegradationisallowedonconditionthatatleastonesystem
isactive.Beforeyouperformanymaintenance,ensurethatatleastonesystemstaysactive.
Systemboard
Tomaintainthesystemboard,dothefollowing:
1.eplacethesystemboard.Forinstructionsonhowtoreplacethesystemboard,refertotheLenovo
Systemx3650M5InstallationandServiceGuideat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
2.Updatethemachinetype.See“UpdatingthedefaultVitalProductDatainformation”onpage3.
3.UpdatethefirmwareforUEFI,IMM,pDSA,andaddoncards.Todownloadthelatestversionofthe
firmware,gototheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
YoucanusetheBootableMediaCreator(BoMC)tocreatebootablemediathatissuitableforapplying
firmwareupdates.ForinstructionsonhowtousetheBoMCtoupdatethefirmware,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-bomc
4.ConfiguretheUEFIsettings.See“ConfiguringtheUEFIsettings”onpage3.
Adapters
Tomaintaintheadapters,dothefollowing:
1.Installtheadapters.
Fortheallocationofadapters,see“PCIeadapters”onpage1.
Forinstructionsonhowtoinstalltheadapters,refertotheLenovoSystemx3650M5Installationand
ServiceGuide,whichisavailablefordownloadat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
2.Updatethefirmwarefortheadapters.
Todownloadthelatestversionofthefirmware,gotheLenovoSupportWebsiteat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
YoucanusetheBoMCtocreatebootablemediathatissuitableforapplyingfirmwareupdates.For
instructionsonhowtousetheBoMCtoupdatethefirmware,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-bomc
Drives
Tomaintainthedrives,dothefollowing:
1.LogintoNexentaStor5.0CommandLineInterface(CLI).
2.Identifythefaileddrive:
CLI@nexenta>disklist-x
ThedriveisfailediftheSTATEisETIED.
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NAMELABELSIZEMEDIATYPESTATELOCATIONENCLOSURELABELUSEDNAME
c1t50000393
B8C83E9Cd0
-0,0KhddRETIRED50030480015
a6b7f:15
-
Note:c1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0representsthenameofthefaileddriveincommandlinesinthefollowing
steps.
3.Tophysicallylocatethefaileddrive,activatetheblinkingfeatureoftheLEDofthefaileddrive:
CLI@nexenta>diskindicators—ident=ONc1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0
VerifyiftheLEDison.TheLEDisblinkingiftheidentvalueisY es.
CLI@nexenta>diskindicatorsc1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0
NAMEPROPERTYVALUE
identenabledyes
failenabledno
ok2rmenabledno
4.Setthefaileddrivetobeofineinthestoragepooltopreventwritingtoorreadingfromthedrive.This
commandlineisnotapplicableforspareorcachedrives.
CLI@nexenta>poolofine<pool><disk>
Example:
CLI@nexenta>poolofinepoolac1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0
5.Physicallyreplacethefaileddrive.
•ToreplacethefaileddriveintheLenovoStorageDX8200Nstoragesystem,refertotheLenovo
Systemx3650M5InstallationandServiceGuideat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
•ToreplacethefaileddriveinLenovoJBODD1212/D1224/D3284,refertotheHardwareInstallation
andMaintenanceGuide-LenovoStorageD1212/D1224/D3284at:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
6.Identifythenewdrive:
CLI@nexenta>disklist
Thenameofthenewdriveisdisplayed,forexample:c1t5000CCA39ACF89DAd0.
7.eplacethefaileddrivewithanewdriveinthesamestoragepool.
CLI@nexenta>poolreplace[-fnv]poolac1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0<new-disk>
Example:
CLI@nexenta>poolreplace[-fnv]poolac1t50000393B8C83E9Cd0c1t5000CCA39ACF89DAd0
Tooptimizetheperformance,itisrecommendedthatthenewdriveisthesamesize,speed,andmedia
typeasthefailedone.
8.Setthenewdriveinthestoragepooltobeonline.
CLI@nexenta>poolonline[-env]poolac1t5000CCA39ACF89DAd0
FeatresonDemand
TheLenovoStorageDX8200NstoragesystemisprovidedwithanIMMAdvancedUpgradeFeatureson
Demand(FoD)keythathelpsactivateandinstallFoDupgrades.
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ForinformationaboutusingtheFoDkey,goto:
https://lenovopress.com/redp4895-using-lenovo-features-on-demand
Updatingthefirmware
Toupdatethefirmware,dothefollowing:
1.DownloadthelatestversionofthefirmwarefromtheLenovoSupportWebsiteat
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com.
2.Dooneofthefollowing:
•UsetheBoMCtocreatebootablemediathatissuitableforapplyingfirmwareupdates.For
instructionsonhowtousetheBoMCtoupdatethefirmware,goto:
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/lnvo-bomc
•Updateeachfirmwareindividually.
Disasterrecovery
Fordetailedinformationaboutdisasterrecovery,seetheLenovoNexentaStor5.0InstallationQuickStart
Guide-StorSelectDX8200Nat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
Trningoffthesystemdringmaintenance
Ifyouwanttoturnoffthesystemduringmaintenance,dothefollowing:
1.Ensurethattheworkloadhasbeenremovedoff.
2.LogintoNexentaStorCLIwiththeadminaccount.
3.Enterthecommand-linepoweroffintheNexentaStorCLI.
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Chapter4.Trobleshooting
Fordetailedinformationabouttroubleshooting,seethefollowingsectionsintheLenovoSystemx3650M5
InstallationandServiceGuideat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
•Chapter3“Troubleshooting”
•AppendixB“UEFI/POSTdiagnosticcodes”
•AppendixC“DSAdiagnostictestresults”
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AppendixA.Notices
Ifyouneedhelp,service,ortechnicalassistanceorwantmoreinformationaboutLenovoproducts,youwill
findawidevarietyofsourcesavailablefromLenovotoassistyou.Fordetails,seetheLenovoSystemx3650
M5InstallationandServiceGuideat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com
FormoreinformationaboutLenovoStorageDX8200N,seethefollowingdocumentsat:
http://datacentersupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/storage/storselect/dx8200n/documentation
•Overview-LenovoStorageDX8200N(StorSelect)
•LenovoNexentaStor5.0InstallationQuickStartGuide-StorSelectDX8200N
Trademarks
Lenovo,theLenovologo,andSystemxaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofLenovointheUnited
States,othercountries,orboth.
NexentaandNexentaStoraretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofNexentaSoftwareCorporation.
Othercompany,product,orservicenamesmaybetrademarksorservicemarksofothers.
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