R/Evolution 2000 Series User manual

2530 Getting Started
Guide
P/N 83-00004398-11
Revision B
March 2009

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reservation and without notification to its users.

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Contents
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Before You Read This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Typographic Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
1. Unpacking and Checking the Contents of the Enclosure Package . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Opening the Enclosure Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Checking the Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Ordered Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethernet Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2. Installing and Cabling Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Required Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Installation Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing Enclosures Into a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Preparing the Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Assembling and Installing the Rackmount Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Attaching the Ear Caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting Controller and Drive Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Connecting AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting DC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting DC Power Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Disconnecting a DC Power Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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DC Ground Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DC Wiring and DC Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DC Power System Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cabling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Testing the Enclosure Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
General Practice for Powering the System Off and On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Obtaining IP Values for Your Storage System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Correcting Enclosure IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3. Connecting Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Host System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the R/Evolution SES Driver for Microsoft Windows Hosts . . . . . . . 32
Connecting the Enclosure Directly to Data Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting Remote Management Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
4. Configuring a System for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Setting Management Port IP Addresses Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring Your Web Browser for RAIDar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Logging in to RAIDar from a Local Management Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting the Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Creating Virtual Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mapping a Data Host to a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Testing the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Logging Out of RAIDar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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A. Hardware Components and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Controller Components and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Drive Enclosure Components and LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
B. Additional Cabling Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

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Preface
This guide describes how to install and initially configure a R/Evolution™ 2000
Series storage system, and applies to the following enclosures:
■2530 SAS Controller Enclosure
■SAS Drive Enclosure
Before You Read This Book
Before you begin to follow the procedures in this book, you must prepare the site
and learn of any late-breaking information related to installation as described in the
following documents:
■R/Evolution Storage System Site Planning Guide
■ R/Evolution 2530 Release Notes
Refer to the R/Evolution™ 2000 Series storage system product documentation on
the Dot Hill Systems Customer Resource Center for more information. If you
require additional assistance, contact Dot Hill Systems' Customer Service at +1-877-
368-7924 or [email protected].

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Typographic Conventions
Related Documentation
Typeface1
1 The fonts used in your viewer might differ.
Meaning Examples
AaBbCc123 Book title, new term, or
emphasized word See the release notes.
A virtual disk (vdisk) can ....
You must...
AaBbCc123 Directory or file name,
value, command, or
on-screen output
The default file name is store.logs.
The default user name is manage
Type exit.
AaBbCc123 Text you type, contrasted
with on-screen output # set password Enter new password:
AaBbCc123 Variable text you replace
with an actual value Use the format user@domain.
Application Title Part Number
Site planning information R/Evolution Storage System Site Planning Guide 83-00004283
Late-breaking information not
included in the documentation set R/Evolution 2530 Release Notes 83-00004396
Configuring and managing storage R/Evolution 2000 Series Reference Guide 83-00004289
Using the command-line interface
(CLI) R/Evolution 2000 Series CLI Reference Manual 83-00004288
Troubleshooting R/Evolution 2000 Series Troubleshooting Guide 83-00004287
Recommendations for maximizing
reliability, accessibility, and
serviceability
R/Evolution 2000 Series Best Practices Guide
(FC and iSCSI only) 83-00004286

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CHAPTER 1
Unpacking and Checking the Contents
of the Enclosure Package
The R/Evolution 2530 SAS Controller Enclosure and SAS Drive Enclosure are
high-performance storage solutions that combine outstanding performance with high
reliability, availability, flexibility, and manageability.
Supported configurations include a controller enclosure with or without attached
drive enclosures. A controller enclosure can contain two controller modules that
interact and provide failover capability for the data path. The controller enclosure
can use SATA or SAS disk drive modules.
Figure 1-1 2530 SAS Controller Enclosure
This chapter describes the procedure for unpacking your enclosure package and
checking its contents, and includes the following topics:
■“Opening the Enclosure Package” on page 10
■“Checking the Package Contents” on page 10
■“Ordered Options” on page 11

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Opening the Enclosure Package
Caution – Two people are needed to lift and move the enclosure. An enclosure with
all drives installed can weigh approximately pounds (kilograms). Use care to avoid
injury.
1. Select a suitable area for unpacking.
2. Open and carefully unpack the enclosure package.
3. Store all packing material and boxes for possible equipment returns.
4. Carefully remove packaged items from the box.
Caution – Because the ear caps are not installed on the ear boards upon shipment,
be careful when removing the enclosure from the package so as not to damage the
ear boards.
Checking the Package Contents
Inspect the enclosure package for standard items as well as purchased items.
Depending on the enclosure package, verify the contents of the box against the
items listed in the following tables.
Table 1-1 Contents of a Controller Enclosure Package
Item Quantity
Controller enclosure 1 or 2 as ordered
6-foot (1.83 m) power cord 2 per enclosure
6-foot (1.83 m) serial cable, RS-232 micro-DB9 1 per controller module
Ear caps 1 right
1 left
Documentation:
• Setup poster
• R/Evolution 2530 Getting Started Guide
• EIP Environmental Information
1 of each