Quantum StorNext QD7000 User manual

Changing Host Protocol in
Base System
StorNext QD7000
Firmware 8.40.xx.xx
6-68680-01 Rev A

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Preface
Note: The 8.40.xx.xx firmware (Madrid) is used in the QD7000
(E5600, Titan RAID controller, only). Refer to the NetApp to
Quantum Naming Decoder section for additional information.
This section provides the following information:
•Audience
•Prerequisites
•NetApp to Quantum Naming Decoder
•Product Safety Statements
•Contacts
•Comments
•Quantum Global Services
Audience This manual is intended for storage customers and technicians.

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Prerequisites Prerequisites for installing and using this product include knowledge of:
• Servers and computer networks
• Network administration
• Storage system installation and configuration
• Storage area network (SAN) management and direct attach storage
(DAS)
• Fibre Channel (FC) and Ethernet protocols
NetApp to Quantum
Naming Decoder
Use Table 1 to correlate the NetApp product nomenclature to the
equivalent Quantum-storage naming conventions.
Table 1 Product Nomenclature
E-Series NetApp
Product Quantum-Storage Description
Controller-Drive Tray Base System Quantum uses Base System when referring to a drive
tray with the RAID controllers.
Drive Tray Expansion Unit Quantum uses Expansion Unit when referring to a
drive tray with the environmental services modules
(ESMs).
E5600 (Code Name:
Titan)
RAID Controller Four 16Gb/s FC SFP+ host ports
E5500 (Code Name:
Soyuz)
RAID Controller Four 16Gb/s FC SFP+ host ports
E5400 (Code Name:
Pikes Peak)
RAID Controller Four 8Gb/s FC SFP+ host ports
DE6600 (Code Name:
Wembley)
4U 60-drive
enclosure
Sixty 3.5 inch disk drives

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E5660
• DE6600 4U drive
enclosure
• With E5600 RAID
controllers
(Titan)
Quantum StorNext
QD7000
E5560
• DE6600 4U drive
enclosure
• With E5500 RAID
controllers
(Soyuz)
Quantum StorNext
QD7000
E5460
• DE6600 4U drive
enclosure
• With E5400 RAID
controllers (Pikes
Peak)
Quantum StorNext
QD6000
E-Series NetApp
Product Quantum-Storage Description

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Product Safety
Statements
Quantum will not be held liable for damage arising from unauthorized
use of the product. The user assumes all risk in this aspect.
This unit is engineered and manufactured to meet all safety and
regulatory requirements. Be aware that improper use may result in
bodily injury, damage to the equipment, or interference with other
equipment.
WARNING: Before operating this product, read all instructions and
warnings in this document and in the system, safety, and
regulatory guide.
E5424
• DE5600 24-drive
2U drive
enclosure
• Code Name:
Camden
• With E5400 RAID
controllers (Pikes
Peak)
Quantum StorNext
QS2400
E5412
• DE1600 12-drive
2U drive
enclosure
• Code Name:
Ebbets
• With E5400 RAID
controllers (Pikes
Peak)
Quantum StorNext
QS1200
E-Series NetApp
Product Quantum-Storage Description

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E-Series and EF-Series
Changing the host protocol in the E5600 or EF560 by replacing
hardware components
This documents applies to E5600 storage arrays, including the E5612, E5624, and E5660, and the EF560 flash arrays.
The following image shows all the protocol changes that are possible:
*If you are converting between Fibre Channel and iSCSI, you must use the host interface card (HIC) feature pack conversion
documents, not the procedures in this document.
**If you are converting from iSCSI to SAS or InfiniBand (IB), you might need to swap only the HICs or the controllers and
HICs as a unit, depending on your Replacement Part Number. You can find the instructions for determining the Replacement
Part Number in this document.
For other changes to the HIC protocol, you might need to perform both a HIC hardware upgrade and a HIC feature pack
conversion, or you might be able to perform a HIC feature pack conversion only. For example, if you want to change the
protocol from Fibre Channel to IB, and you want to use iSCSI RDMA Protocol (SRP) instead of iSCSI Extensions for Remote
Direct Memory Access (iSER), you must follow a two-step process:
1. Perform a HIC hardware upgrade to IB-iSER.
2. Perform a HIC feature pack conversion to convert the IB HICs from iSER to SRP.
Note: This document describes how to perform HIC hardware upgrades only; for instructions for performing HIC feature
pack conversions, see the list of related documents at the end of this topic.
Considerations for this procedure
Before starting the procedure, be aware of the following:
• Because the power is off, you must schedule a downtime maintenance window for this procedure, and you cannot access
data on the storage array or flash array until you have successfully completed the upgrade.
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