NetApp EF550 User manual

Before you begin
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• Onecabinetmountinghardwarekit,including:
 – Twomountingrails(rightandleftassemblies)
– EightM5x8mmscrews–Usesixscrewstosecurethe
mountingrailsandtwoscrewstosecurethefrontofthe
asharraytothecabinet.
– TwoM4x8mmscrews–Usethescrewstosecuretherear
oftheasharraytothemountingrails.
Options:
• Hostbusadapters(HBAs),Hostchanneladapters(HCAs),
Ethernetadapters,FCswitches,IBswitches,oriSCSIswitches
forcontrollerhostconnections
• Ethernetcable(forout-of-bandstoragearraymanagement)
• TwoQSFPtransceiversforeachopticalcable(IBonly)
Tovalidatethehardwareinyourasharrayconguration,refertothe
InteroperabilityMatrixatsupport.netapp.com/matrix.
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthermwareoryourconguration,
contactyourTechnicalSupportRepresentative.
ATTENTION –Beforeyoubegintheinstallationprocess,register
yourEF550asharrayatsupport.netapp.comusingtheserialnumber
fortheintegratedasharrayenclosure.Useofothercomponent
serialnumbers(suchasthoseforindividualcontrollers)willnotenable
correctregistrationfortheasharray.
Formoreinformation,refertotheEF550Flash Array Installation
GuideandtheInitial Conguration and Software Installation Guide for
SANtricity® Storage ManagerbyaccessingtheNetAppSupportSite
atsupport.netapp.com.
Tools:
• AnInternetconnection(optional)
• Acarttoholdthecontroller-drivetrayanditscomponents
• Labelsforthecableconnections
• Amediumat-bladescrewdriverandaNo.2Phillipsscrewdriver
• Anti-staticwriststraps(included,butbringananti-staticpad)
• Aashlight
ATTENTIONPossible hardware damage–Topreventelectrostatic
dischargedamagetothetray,useproperantistaticprotectionwhen
handlingtraycomponents.
EF550 ash array — What you need for assembly:
• Onetwo-unit(2U)-highEF550asharray
• Twopowercords
• SmallForm-factorPluggable(SFP)transceivers,oneforeach
ofthehostchannelportsonthebasecontrollers(FConly).
Differenthostinterfacecards(HICs)requireadditionaldevices
appropriatetotheinterface.
Install the mounting rails
2
YoucaninstalltheEF550asharrayintoanindustry-standardcabinet.
Theremustbeaminimumdepthof76cm(30in.)betweenthefront
EIAsupportrailsandtherearEIAsupportrails.
Positionthemountingrailsinthecabinet.
• Ifyouareinstallingthemountingrailsaboveanexistingtray,
positionthemountingrailsdirectlyabovethetray.
• Ifyouareinstallingthemountingrailsbelowanexistingtray,
allow8.9-cm(3.5-in.)verticalclearancefortheEF550ash
ar ray.
2.1
3.1
WARNING (W08) Risk of bodily injury
Twopersonsarerequiredtosafelyliftthecomponent.
Withthehelpofoneotherperson,removethesystemfromthe
shippingbox.
3Install the ash array
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1.1
1 MountingHolesontheIndustry-StandardCabinet
2 AdjustmentScrewsforLockingtheLengthoftheMountingRail
3 MountingRail
4 ClipforSecuringtheRearoftheFlashArray
2.2 Startingwiththeleftmountingrail,useaat-bladescrewdriverto
loosenthetwoat-headrailadjustmentscrews.Holdthefrontof
theleftmountingrailagainsttheinsideofthefrontcabinet-mounting
ange,andthenextendtherearofthemountingrailuntilitmakes
contactwiththerearcabinet-mountingange.Thealignmentpinsat
therearofthemountingrailshouldslideintotheholesattherearof
thecabinet.
Fromthefrontofthecabinet,withthefrontandrearcabinet-mounting
angesinsideofthecabinet’smountingrailassemblies,usethe
Phillipsscrewdrivertolooselytightenonlythelowerscrew.
Fromtherearofthecabinet,usethePhillipsscrewdrivertoloosely
tightenthetwoscrews.Donotcompletelytightenthescrewsuntilyou
haveinstalledtheasharraysysteminthecabinet.
Repeatstep2.1throughstep2.4fortherightmountingrail.
Tightentheat-headrailadjustmentscrewsonbothmountingrails.
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
1 StandbyPowerLED
2 PowerLED
3 Over-TemperatureLED
4 ServiceActionRequiredLED
5 LocateLED
6 DriveCanister
EF550 Flash Array – Rear View with Four-Port SAS HIC
EF550 Flash Array – Front View
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1 ControllerCanisters
2 Power-FanCanisters
EF550 Flash Array – Rear View with a Two-Port InniBand
HIC
1 ControllerCanisters
2 Power-FanCanisters
EF550 Flash Array – Rear View with a Four-Port FC
or iSCSI HIC
1 ControllerCanisters
2 Power-FanCanisters
Withthehelpofoneotherperson,slidetherearofthesystem
ontothemountingrailssothatthemountingholesonthefront
angesofthesystemalignwiththemountingholesonthefrontofthe
mountingrails.
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3.2
ForinformationabouttheEF550asharraycongurations,referto
eithertheEF550 Flash Array Installation Guide ortheEF550 Flash
Array Hardware Cabling Guide.
Securethescrewsinthetopmountingholesandthebottommounting
holesoneachsideofthesystem.
4.1
EF550 Flash Array
1 Screw
2MountingHoles
Securetherearofthesystemtothecabinetbyusingtwoscrews
toattachtheangesoneachsideattherearofthesystemtothe
mountingrails.
Installthefrontendcapsonthefrontofthesystembypressingthe
frontendcapsintoplaceontheleftsideandtherightside.
4.2
4.3
WARNING (W18) Risk of bodily injury –Donotuseequipmentin
thecabinetasashelforworkspace.
4Secure the ash array
Connect the cables
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WARNING (W03) Risk of exposure to laser radiation–Donot
disassembleorremoveanypartofaSmallForm-factorPluggable
(SFP)transceiverbecauseyoumightbeexposedtolaserradiation.
Inthisstep,youwillconnecttheasharraytothehostor
hosts.Formoreinformation,refertotheEF550Flash Array
Hardware Cabling Guide.
IftheEF550asharrayalsocontainsEF5X0drivetray(s)forupto
120SSDdrives,youwillconnectthesedrivetraystotheEF550Flash
Array.

8Make the ash array
operational
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7.a1
7Establish network
connectivity
Thissectiondescribescongurationoftheasharrayusingtheout-
of-bandmanagementmethodafteryouhaveinstalledSANtircity
StorageManagerusingtheinstructionsintheInitial Conguration and
Software Installation Guide for SANtricity Storage Manager.
Formoreinformationaboutout-of-bandmanagement,orifyouhave
chosentousein-bandmanagement,refertothe“Decidingonthe
ManagementMethod”topicinthesamedocument.
•Out-of-band management–Managingaasharraybyusinga
storagemanagementstationtosendcommandsthroughthe
Ethernetconnectionsoneachcontroller.
Useoneofthefollowingmethodstocongurethecontrollersfor
networkconnectivity,referringtotheInitial Conguration and Software
Installation for SANtricity Storage Managerfordetailedinstructions.
Without a DHCP server
VerifythatyouhaveconnectedseparateEthernetcablestoeach
controller,asdescribedinStep5.4throughStep5.6.
Manuallycongurethenetworksettingsonthecontrollers,using
theguidelinesandproceduresfromthe“ManuallyConguringthe
Controllers”stepintheInitial Conguration and Software Installation
Guide for SANtricity Storage Manager.
With a DHCP server
VerifythatyouhaveconnectedseparateEthernetcablestoeach
controller,asdescribedinStep5.4throughStep5.6.
AssignstaticIPaddressestothecontrollers,usingeitheryourDHCP
server(preferred)ortheSANtricityStorageManagerAMW,which
requiresthatyouhavepreviouslydiscoveredtheasharray.
NOTEThismethodappliesonlytoIPv4networks.
Stateless Address Auto-Conguration
VerifythatyouhaveconnectedseparateEthernetcablestoeach
controller,asdescribedinStep5.4throughStep5.6.
NOTEThismethodappliesonlytoIPv6networksanddoesnot
requireeitheraDHCPserverorarouter.
7.a 2
7.c1
7.b2
7.b1
UsetheSANtricityoryoursoftwaremanagementsystemtoperform
thenaltasksonyourasharraytomakeitoperational.Formore
information,refertotheInitial Conguration and Software Installation
Guide for SANtricity Storage Manager foradditional information.
Youcan starttheSANtricityStorageManagersoftwarefromyour
managementstationeitherbytypingSMclientandpressingEnter
(UNIXOSs),orbynavigatingtothedirectorythatcontainsthe
SMclient.exele,typingSMclientandpressingEnter(Windows
OSs).
• TheclientsoftwarestartsandshowstheEnterpriseManagement
Window(EMW).
• Whenyoudouble-clicktheasharraythatyouwanttomanage,
theassociatedArrayManagementWindow(AMW)islaunched.
DiscovertheasharraybyselectingTools >> Automatic Discovery
fromtheEMW.(Ifautomaticdiscoveryisunsuccessful,usethe
controllerIPaddresstostartmanualdiscovery.)
Double-clicktheasharrayyouwanttomanagesothattheassociated
AMWlaunches.
ConguretheFlashArrayfromtheSetuptabintheAMW.
8.1
8.2
8.3
6Turn on the AC power
Youmustfollowthepowersequenceintheordershownforturningon
ACpowertheasharray.Toestablishpowerredundancy,useatleast
twodifferentpowerdistributionunits(PDUs)inthecabinet.Splitthe
powerconnectionsfromeachasharrayintotheseparatePDUs.Then
connectthePDUstoexternalpowerreceptaclesthatareondifferent
circuits.
WARNING (W17) Risk of bodily injury–Eachtray
hasmorethanonepowercord.Toremoveallelectrical
currentfromthedevices,makesurethatallofthe
powercordsaredisconnectedfromthepowersource.
TurnoffalloftheACPowerswitchesfromtherearofthestorage
array,andmakesurethatallofthepowercordsareconnected.
IfthemainACcircuitbreakerswitchesinthecabinetarenotalready
turnedon,turnonthecircuitbreakerswitches.
Ifthereareassociateddrivetraysintheasharray,turnonthePower
switchoneachpower-fancanisterinalloftheinstalleddrivetrays.
TurnonbothACPowerswitchesoneachpower-fancanisterinthe
asharray.
6.1
6.2
6.3
Steps to connect Ethernet cables for out-of-band
management only:
ConnectoneendoftheEthernetcabletotheEthernetport1
connectoroncontrollerA.
ConnecttheotherendoftheEthernetcabletotheappropriate
EthernetnetworkconnectionordirectlytoyourEthernetportsonyour
managementstation.
Repeatstep5.4andstep5.5forcontrollerB.
5.5
5.6
5.4
Forexamplesofamixedtopology,refertotheEF550Flash Array
Installation Guide.
Fabric Topology – Three Hosts and a Dual-Controller EF550
Flash Array for Maximum Redundancy Connected by Two
Switches
1 Host
2 HBA1orNIC1
3 HBA2orNIC2
4.Host
5.Host
6HostPort1
7HostPort2
8.ControllerA
9.ControllerB
Host-to-Controller Cabling
Choosethehostconnectionconguration(examplesfollow).
• Direct topology–Connectthecablefromthehostportonthe
controllertoeitheraniSCSIHBAport,aSASHBAport,aFibre
Channelport,oranInnibandportonthehost.Thegurein
step5.4showstheHBAportoptiononthehost.
• Switch or fabric topology–Connectthecablefromthehost
portonthecontrollertoaportontheswitch,andmakesurethat
theHBAandthecontrollerareinthesamezoneontheswitch.
• Mixed topology–Useacombinationofdirecttopologyand
fabrictopology.
5.1
Repeatstep5.1oncemoreforeachcontrollerandhostchannelthat
youintendtouse.
Whenyouarenished,labeleachendofthecablewithinformation
aboutitsconnection.
5.2
5.3
1 Mini-SASHostInterfaceCardPorts1-4
NOTE Thisimageofasinglecontrollershowsthehostportsfor
anEF550FlashArraywithaSAShostinterfacecard(HIC)with4
ports.YoucanalsohavethefollowingHICoptions:
• 4-portFibreChannelHIC
• 4-portiSCSIHIC
• 2-portIBHIC
EF550 Flash Array Host Ports Fabric Topology – Two Hosts and a Dual-Controller EF550
Flash Array for Maximum Redundancy Connected by a
Switch
1 Host
2 HBA1orNIC1
3 HBA2orNIC2
4 HostPort1
5 HostPort2
6HostPort3
7HostPort4
8.ControllerA
9.ControllerB
1 1
2 3 2 3
4 5 54
6 7
Direct Topology – Two Hosts and a Dual Controller-Drive
Tray for Maximum Redundancy
1 Host
2 HBA1orNIC1
3 HBA2orNIC2
4 HostPort1
5 HostPort2
6 ControllerA
7 ControllerB
Drive Cabling
IftheEF550asharrayusesoneormoreEF550drivetrays(also
referredtoasexpansionshelves)attachthecablestothedrivetrays
asneeded.Formaximumredundancyandtraylossprotection,see
thefollowinggure.
6.4