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Sun Storage 6180 Array Hardware Installation Guide

Hardware Installation Guide

821-0135-11



Contents

Using This Documentation

1. Overview

Product Overview

Hardware Overview

Controller Tray Component Configurations

Controller Tray

Controller Tray LEDs and Components

Controller Tray Ports

DC Power Option

Controller Tray Ports and Components

Controller Tray LEDs and Indicators

Disk Drives and Tray Capacity

Tray Capacity

Battery Backup Compartments

Expansion Tray

LED Status Codes

About the Management Software

Hardware Installation Overview

2. Installing Trays

Preparing for the Installation

Preparing the Universal Rail Kit

Unpacking the Universal Rail Kit

Required Hardware by Cabinet/Rack Type

Loosening the Rail Adjustment Screws

Preparing the Tray

Preparing the Cabinet

Planning the Order of the Tray Installation

Attaching the Rails to a Cabinet

Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard Sun or 19-Inch Cabinet with Threaded Cabinet Rails

Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Sun StorEdge Expansion or Sun Fire Cabinet

Attaching the Universal Rail Kit to a Standard 19-Inch Cabinet with Unthreaded Cabinet Rails

Preparing the Two-Post Telco Rack

Preparing the Telco Rack

Attaching the Rails to a Telco 2-Post Rack

Installing a Tray in a Telco 2-Post Rack

Installing a Tray in a Cabinet

Connecting the Power Cables

Intertray Cabling

Array Configuration Naming Convention

Balancing Expansion Trays

Cabling a 1x2 Array Configuration

Cabling a 1x3 Array Configuration

Cabling a 1x4 Array Configuration

Cabling a 1x5 Array Configuration

Cabling a 1x6 Array Configuration

Cabling a 1x7 Array Configuration

Next Steps

3. Connecting the Management Host and Data Hosts

Connecting the Management Host

Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host

Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN Using an Ethernet Hub

Attaching the Ethernet Ports Directly to the Management Host With a Cross-Over Cable

Connecting Data Hosts

Connecting Data Hosts Through External Fibre Channel Switches

Connecting Data Hosts Directly

Next Steps

4. Verifying the Link Rate for Each Tray and Powering On the Array

Before Powering On

Verifying the Link Rate for All Trays

Powering On the Array

Checking the Link Rate for Each Port

Powering Off the Array

Next Steps

5. Data Hosts, HBAs, and Other Software

About Data Host Software

About HBAs and Drivers

About Multipathing

Single Path Data Connections

Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System

Obtaining Sun Solaris 9 Data Host Software

Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris OS

Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 9 OS

Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10 OS

Downloading the Veritas Volume Manager ASL

To Download the Solaris ASL Package

Next Steps

6. Configuring IP Addressing

About IP Addressing

Configuring the IP Address of the Array Controllers

Configuring Dynamic (DHCP) IP Addressing

Configuring Static IP Addressing

Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses

Connecting a Terminal to the Serial Port

Setting Up a Terminal Emulation Program to Connect to the Serial Port

Establishing a Connection With the Serial Port

Configuring the IP Addresses

A. Configuring a DHCP Server

Before You Begin

Setting Up a Solaris DHCP Server

Setting Up a Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Installing the DHCP Server

Configuring the DHCP Server

B. Disk Drive Insertion

Glossary

Index