| Sun Storage Common Array Manager Installation and Setup Guide |    
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Initial Array Set Up |
This chapter provides an overview of the management software and the steps required for first time you log in. It contains the following sections:
This section describes the operations you need to perform the first time you open the management software after installing it. The sections include:
1. Open a supported web browser.
| Note - For information about supported web browsers, see the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Release Notes. |
2. Enter the IP address of the management host using this format:
https://cam-management-host:6789
cam-management-host is the IP address or host name of the host where you installed the Common Array Manager software.
3. Log in as root (Solaris) or administrator (Windows).
The Oracle Java Web Console page is displayed.
| Note - The connection closes automatically if there is no activity for approximately 15 minutes. |
5. From the Oracle Java Web Console page, select Sun Storage Common Array Manager from the Storage section of the Oracle Java Web Console page.
When you open the Common Array Manager after a first-time installation, the General Configuration page displays.
1. Enter the required site and contact information for your site.
The required fields are indicated by an asterisk: (*).
2. Click Save and Continue Setup.
After you save the Site Information page, the Auto Service Request page displays during initial installations.
Oracle Auto Service Request is available as a feature of your Oracle hardware warranty and Oracle Premier Support for Systems support plans. ASR addresses problems faster by using auto-case generation for Oracle’s Sun server and storage systems when specific hardware faults occur.
| Note - Activation of ASR is required to maintain your array's warranty. Ensure that ASR is enabled throughout the duration of the warranty period. |
Only event information is collected. Your stored data is not read and remains secure. The event information is sent by secure connection to Oracle Support:
https://asr-services.oracle.com
| Note - See Online Help or the Administration Guide for a description of the event types that are collected by ASR. |
During initial setup, you can either fill out the page, or click Decline to either decline or defer ASR service enrollment.
To configure your connection with ASR, fill in the Auto Service Request (ASR) Setup page.
1. Provide the following information:
After registering CAM with ASR, use My Oracle Support to activate ASR, as described in Activating Auto Service Request.
When you install the management software on a new workstation, the Storage System Summary page is displayed blank with no arrays listed.
To register an array, launch the Array Registration wizard to either search for arrays that are not already registered or manually register an array.
The registration wizard will automatically discover arrays that are on the same network as the management host, or you can point the wizard to the array if it is not on the same network as the management host.
1. From the Storage Systems Summary page, click Register.
2. Select the Discovery and Authentication Method and click Next.
| Note - The discovery process can take as much as five minutes per array. |
a. To scan for unregistered arrays and specify a password, select Scan the local network and Enter password for the discovery.
For J4000, F5100, and Sun Blade 6000 Array Families, use this option for a central management host and enter the proxy agent password.
If each proxy agent has a different password, only the array with a proxy agent using that password will be discovered. You may want to set up a common proxy agent password.
b. To manually register an array, select Enter IP address or hostname and Enter password for the discovery.
For the J4000, F5100, and Sun Blade 6000 Array Families, enter the IP address, host name, or localhost name of the proxy agent and the proxy agent password.
For all other arrays, enter the IP address or hostname of the array controller and the array password.
c. To scan for unregistered arrays that use a default password, select Scan the local network and Use the default password.
For other IP configured arrays, such as the Sun Storage 6000 Array series, use this method to discover arrays that use the default password set at the factory.
| Note - The password of the array is not a required entry. The array is shipped with a blank password by default. This field is used only if the array being registered is one that was previously managed and had a set password. To give the array a password, see Setting an Array Password. |
With the scanning discovery method, the wizard then finds the array you defined and any unregistered arrays on the subnet and adds them to the Storage System Summary page.
| Note - It takes approximately five minutes for the software to discover each array. |
3. Select the arrays you want to monitor, and click Finish.
The Results page displays a message indicating one of the following:
You remove an array from the management software by unregistering the array. For information about how to unregister an array, see the Online Help.
Use the Administration page associated with each array to perform the following tasks:
The Administration page has other properties that you can modify later for each array. See the Online Help for more information about each field.
New arrays come with the firmware installed. As updates to the firmware are released or you add expansion trays to any 6000 series array, you need to install the new firmware. For optimal performance, the firmware on all arrays should be at the level of the current firmware baseline.
| Note - Refer to the Sun Storage Common Array Manager Baseline Firmware document for the latest release-specific firmware information. |
1. Check the release notes for any release-specific upgrade requirements.
Upgrades to the J4000, F5100, and Sun Blade 6000 Blade Families firmware (SAS I/O modules and disks) require an offline upgrade (stop all I/O activity to the array).
2. Be sure the array is not in a degraded state.
If it is degraded, the firmware upgrade attempt might fail and damage the array. Resolve the critical alarms before continuing the upgrade. If the array is degraded only because it is not at the baseline, the upgrade can be performed.
Alarms can be checked in the Oracle Java Web Console masthead or in the Alarms Summary link in the Navigation Tree on the left. Use Service Advisor to fix any alarms.
| Note - For 6xxx, FlexLine, and 25xx arrays, both controllers must be attached to the network and be accessible by the host. |
4. (Optional) If you are upgrading firmware for the F5100, determine the master expander location before you begin the upgrade.
a. Go to Storage Summary, F5100, FRUs.
The Health Details for the selected F5100 chassis lists the location, name, status, host information for each F5100 expander.
b. Note the location of the master expander listed for “Chassis Master Expander Location.”
5. From the Storage System Summary page, select the array for which the firmware needs to be installed/upgraded.
| Note - You can only upgrade one array in the J4000, F5100, and Sun Blade 6000 Array Families at a time. |
| Note - For 6xxx, FlexLine, and 25xx arrays, both controllers must be attached to the network and be accessible by the host. |
6. Click Install Firmware Baseline.
The upgrade process analyzes the selected arrays to determine the current firmware versions installed and displays a recommended action.
7. In the Action field, specify the type of upgrade, and click Next.
8. If the array password is valid, click Next.
For the J4000, F5100, and Sun Blade 6000 Array Families, for arrays registered through a remote proxy, the registration validates the proxy agent password entered during the software installation. No password is verified for local in-band arrays.
9. Review the current installation action, and click Finish.
All management operations must be stopped before the installation begins. If you are installing disk firmware, all disk I/O must be stopped.
10. When the upgrade is complete, click Close.
11. If you chose to upgrade only the array controller or expander/SIM firmware first, repeat firmware installation for the disks.
For more information about array firmware, see the Online Help.
A new Sun Storage array is shipped with a blank, or empty, password field. Sun recommends that you establish an array password during initial setup for security purposes. The password prevents other management hosts from unauthorized access to the configuration of the array.
1. On the Administration page, click Manage Passwords.
2. On the Manage Passwords page, select Change Array Password.
3. Leave the Old Password field blank.
This is the only time you can leave this field blank, when you establish a password for a new array.
4. Enter a new password consisting of up to 30 characters for the array.
5. Enter the password again to confirm the new password.
The Administration page is redisplayed.
The management software stores an encrypted copy of the array password, known as the local password, on the management host
Each array requires a unique name to be identified on the subnet.
1. In the Name field on the Administration page, enter a unique name consisting of up to 30 characters.
When you set the system time and date for a selected array, the values are updated for all arrays registered with this management software.
There are two ways in which you can update the system time and date:
1. On the Administration page, scroll down to the System Time section.
2. Select the current hour and minute according to a 24-hour clock.
3. If the date is incorrect, change the month, day, and year to the current date.
4. Click Save to save your changes.
The Administration page is refreshed, and a Success message is displayed at the top of the page.
For more information about the fields and buttons on the Administration page that you can use after you set up your system, see the Online Help.
Hot spare drives are used by a controller to replace a disk that has failed. The management software can automatically assign a hot spare drive, balance the request for spares across all trays within the array, and ensure that the hot-spare drive is of the same type as the other disks in the same tray.
1. From the Array Hot Spares menu on the Administration page, select the number of hot-spares that you want to assign to this array.
The management software assigns the specified number of hot-spares, balancing the selection among trays within the array.
Refer to the Online Help for more information about assigning and unassigning hot spare drives.
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