Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance and Gateway System Getting Started Guide

This chapter describes the components and terminology of the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance, the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance, the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System, and the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System. It includes the following sections:

• System Features
• Hardware Overview
• Software Overview

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System Features

The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance is the Sun Microsystems modular, scalable, network-attached storage (NAS) solution and is available in several configurations:

• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance single server, with controller unit and optional expansion units available for back-end storage
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance with two NAS servers for high availability and failover protection, with controller unit and optional expansion units available for back-end storage
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System single server that shares storage with other servers in a storage area network (SAN)
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System with two servers in a cluster configuration (for high availability and failover protection) that share storage with other servers in a SAN

Supported File Access Protocols

• Microsoft networks (CIFS/SMB)
• UNIX^® (NFS V2 andV4)
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

Block Access Protocols

• iSCSI
• SCSI Initiator
• ISCSI Boot

Network Security and Protocol Integration

• Network Logon (Netlogon) client
• Microsoft Windows Domain support
• Multiple Master Domain (MMD) support
• CIFS Security Descriptors (SD) on files and directories
• Discretionary Access Control Lists (DACL) on files and directories
• NIS
• NIS+
• Unicode
• Microsoft Windows Active Directory Service (ADS) support
• Microsoft Windows Dynamic DNS support
• Microsoft Windows-compatible Kerberos (v5) security
• Microsoft Windows-compatible Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
• LDAP authentication for NFS
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• Rdate command
• syslogd Remote Logging
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
• NDMP V4
• TrendMicro Antivirus Software

Supported Clients

A client is any computer on the network that requests file services from the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance. In general, if a client implementation follows the NFS version 2 or 3 protocol or the CIFS specifications, it is supported with the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance, the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance, the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System, and the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System.

Network Connection

• Autosensing 10/100/1000BASE-TX RJ-45 network connectors
• Optional dual port optical Gigabit Ethernet network interface cards (NICs)
• Optional dual port copper 10/100/1000 Ethernet NIC cards

Automatic IP Address Assignment

Supports Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) for automatic assignment of IP address

RAID Controllers (Non-Gateway Systems)

Controller unit containing two controllers configured for Fibre Channel (FC) or for Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives

SAN Storage (Gateway Systems)

Direct attachment or fabric connection to the Sun StorageTek 6130/6140/6540 array, Sun StorageTek FlexLine 280 and 380 systems, Sun StorEdge 6920 system, Sun StorEdge 9970/9980/9985/9990 systems.

Data Management

• Sun StorageTek File Checkpoint facility enables users to recover accidentally damaged or deleted data with a simple file copy operation
• Directory tree quotas
• User and group quotas

Setup and Configuration

• Web-based user interface for system configuration and administration
• Command-line and console menu interface (refer to the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS OS Administration Guide)

Client Data Backup

• Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP), V2 minimum
• Enterprise Backup Software, version 7.2 minimum
• Veritas NetBackup, 5.x minimum
• Compatible with BakBone NetVault 7 minimum, supported by BakBone

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Hardware Overview

The following system configurations are available:

• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance with back-end storage
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance with back-end storage
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System (single server) with SAN storage
• Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System high-availability dual server in a cluster configuration with SAN storage

The sections that follow describe each of the system components.

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance Server

The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance server is the basic server unit for all system configurations. FIGURE 1-1 shows the front of the server.

FIGURE 1-1 Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance Front View

In the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance configuration, the server can contain one or two dual port FC host bus adapter (HBA) cards in PCI slot 1 (standard) and PCI slot 0 and other options (see Server Options for All Configurations). FIGURE 1-2 shows the back of the server.

FIGURE 1-2 Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance Back Panel With Single HBA Card

Connecting to an Auxiliary Local UPS

The USB-to-Serial Port Adapter/Convert Cable (included in the ship kit) can be used to connect to a supported local UPS (uninterrupted power supply) device. Connecting the UPS adapter cable to a supported local UPS device enables the NAS appliance to monitor the state of the UPS. If a power outage occurs, the UPS provides for a graceful shutdown of the system.

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance

In the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance configuration, two high-availability (HA) servers are sold as a matched pair and are identified as server
"-H1" and server "-H2" in their software serial numbers. Each server contains two dual port FC HBA cards and can contain other optional cards (see Server Options for All Configurations). FIGURE 1-3 shows the back of the server with two HBA cards.

FIGURE 1-3 Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance Back Panel With Two HBA Cards

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System

In the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System single-server configuration, the server contains two dual port HBA cards and can contain other optional cards (see Server Options for All Configurations).

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System

In the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System configuration, the servers are sold as a matched pair and are identified as server "-H1" and server "-H2." Each server contains two dual port FC HBA cards and can contain other optional cards (see Server Options for All Configurations).

Server Options for All Configurations

Other options for all server configurations include the following:

• Up to three optional dual port copper 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet cards (PCI slots 2 through 4)
• Up to three optional dual port optical Gigabit Ethernet cards (PCI slots 2 through 4)
• A SCSI HBA card or a FC card for tape backup (PCI slot 2)

There are two kinds of Sun StorEdge 5320 EU Expansion Enclosures that can be used with the controller enclosures: Sun StorEdge 5320 EU F (Fibre Channel disk drives only) and Sun StorEdge 5320 EU S (SATA disk drives only).

Back-End Storage

The Sun StorageTek 5320 RAID Controller Unit (CU) provides direct-attached back-end storage for the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance or Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Appliance. Systems can be set up with one or two controller units using all Fibre Channel or all SATA disk drives in a single CU. FIGURE 1-4 shows the front of the CU.

FIGURE 1-4 Sun StorageTek 5320 RAID Controller Unit Front

FIGURE 1-5 shows the back of the CU.

FIGURE 1-5 Sun StorageTek 5320 RAID Controller Unit Back

Each Sun StorageTek 5320 Expansion Unit that attaches to a controller unit must contain only Fibre Channel (FC) disk drives or only SATA disk drives. FC expansion units or SATA expansion units can be mixed in an array, so that some of each can be attached to one controller. FIGURE 1-6 shows the front of the 5320 expansion unit.

FIGURE 1-6 Sun StorageTek 5320 Expansion Unit Front

FIGURE 1-7 shows the back of the EU.

FIGURE 1-7 Sun StorageTek 5320 Expansion Unit Back

SAN Storage

The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System can connect directly or through fabric switches to the following types of SAN storage:

• Sun StorEdge 6130/6140/6540 array
• Sun StorEdge FlexLine 280 and 380 storage systems
• Sun StorEdge 6920 system
• Sun StorEdge 9970/9980/9985/9990 systems

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Software Overview

There are three major software components to consider, described in the following sections:

• Web Admin
• Administrator Console
• Licensed Options

The software is described in detail in the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS OS Administration Guide.

Web Admin

The Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance ships with the Web Admin software installed. Other than a standard web browser, you do not need to install any software to manage your system.

The Web Admin graphical user interface (GUI) is easy to use and lets you configure system parameters through a series of menus and screen panels. These settings are discussed in the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS OS Administration Guide.

To access the Web Admin management interface, you must be running Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003, Sun Solaris Operating System (Solaris OS) 5.7 (minimum version), or Red Hat Linux software.

Microsoft Windows users require one of these browsers:

• Internet Explorer 5.5 (minimum version) on systems using Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003
• Netscape software 4.77 (minimum version) on systems using Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003 and Solaris OS. Netscape 6.0 and 6.01 are not supported.

Solaris OS and Red Hat Linux users require one of the following browsers:

• Netscape software 4.77 (minimum version) on systems using Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003 and Solaris OS. Netscape 6.0 and 6.01 are not supported.
• Mozilla browser.
• Java platform-enabled browser with Java Plug-in 1.4 (minimum version).

Administrator Console

An alternative to the Web Admin is the administrator console. You can use a number of protocols such as Telnet, SSH, or RLogin to connect to the administrator console as long as the application you use has an ANSI-compatible terminal emulator. The administrator console is described in Appendix A in the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS OS Administration Guide.

Licensed Options

There are several licensed options you can purchase for the system. The following options are available:

• Sun StorageTek File Replicator, which enables you to duplicate data from one volume onto a mirrored volume on a different Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance, Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Gateway System, or Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Cluster Gateway System
• Sun StorageTek Compliance Archiving Software, which allows you to enable volumes to follow advisory or mandatory enforcement of compliance archiving guidelines for data retention and protection

• Sun StorageTek NAS Gateway System, which enables you to use your system as a gateway connection to SAN storage

The options and how to activate them are described in Chapter 9 in the Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS OS Administration Guide.

Sun StorageTek 5320 NAS Appliance and Gateway System Getting Started Guide

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