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Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide

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Contents

Before You Begin

1. Tray Overviews

Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Overview

Installation Tasks Checklist

Front-Access Components of the Trays

LEDs on the Front of the Trays

Rear-Access Components of the Trays

Controllers

Sun StorageTek 2540 Array

SFP Transceivers

Sun StorageTek 2530 Array

Sun StorageTek 2510 Array

Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power-Fan Assembly

Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray

Expansion Tray IOM

Drive Expansion Tray IOM Ports

LEDs on the Rear of the Trays

Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2540 and Sun StorageTek 2510 Arrays

Controller LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2530 Array

Controller Tray and Drive Expansion Tray Power-Fan Assembly LEDs

IOM LEDs on the Sun StorageTek 2501 Expansion Tray

Service Action LEDs

Disk Drives

LEDs on the Disk Drives

Array Management Software

Service Advisor and Customer-Replaceable Units

2. Installing Trays

Preparing for the Installation

Preparing the Universal Rail Kit

Unpacking the Universal Rail Kit

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 Standard 19-Inch Cabinet With Un-threaded Cabinet Rails

Installing a Tray in a Cabinet

Connecting the Power Cables

Inter-tray Cabling

Array Configuration Naming Convention

Connecting Drive Expansion Trays

Cabling an Expansion Tray to a Controller Tray

Cabling an Expansion Tray to Another Expansion Tray

Cabling a Third Drive Expansion Tray

Tray Interconnect Cable Labeling

Example Label Abbreviation

Single-Controller Configurations

Next Steps

3. Connecting the Management Host

Connecting the Management Host

Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the LAN of the Management Host

Attaching the Ethernet Ports to the Management Host Using an Ethernet Hub

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

Next Steps

4. Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array

Connecting Data Hosts to the 2510 Array

To Connect Host Cables

Relocation Cautions

Next Steps

5. Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array

Connecting Data Hosts to the 2530 Array

To Connect Data Hosts to a 2530 Array

Relocation Cautions

Next Steps

6. Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array

Connecting Data Hosts to the 2540 Array

2540 Array Data Host Connection Topologies

2540 Array Data Host Connections

To Connect Data Hosts Using Fibre Channel

Relocation Cautions

Next Steps

7. Powering On the Array

Before Powering On

Powering On the Storage Array

Powering Off the Array

Next Steps

8. Data Host HBAs and Software for the 2540 and 2530 Arrays

Data Host Software

HBAs and Drivers

Multipathing

Setting Up a Data Host On a Solaris System

To Obtain Sun Solaris 9 Data Host Software

To Install the SAN 4.4 Data Host Software

To Obtain Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

Installing Data Host Software for Operating Systems Other Than Solaris

About Data Host Software For Non-Solaris Platforms

Downloading and Installing Sun RDAC Software

Enabling Solaris Multipathing Software

Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 9 OS

Enabling Multipathing Software for Solaris 10 OS

Next Steps

9. Configuring IP Addressing

About IP Addressing

Configuring the IP Address of the Controller Modules

Configuring Dynamic (DHCP) IP Addressing

Configuring Static IP Addressing

Using the Serial Port Interface to Assign IP Addresses

To Connect a Terminal to the Serial Port

To Set Up the Terminal Emulation Program

To Establish a Connection With the Serial Port

To Configure the IP Addresses

A. Configuring iSCSI on the Sun StorageTek 2510 Array

Configuring iSCSI Overview

iSCSI Concepts

Configuring iSCSI - Detailed

Preparing for iSCSI and Installing Hardware

Configuring iSCSI Tasks

Identifying the Target Port IP Address

Adding Initiator Information

Configuring Other iSCSI Features

Additional iSCSI Topics in the Online Help

Configuring Mutual Authentication for an iSCSI Session

To Configure Mutual Authentication

B. iSCSI Configuration Example Using Solaris

To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration

To Configure iSCSI

C. iSCSI Configuration Example Using Windows

To Prepare for the iSCSI Configuration

To Configure iSCSI on Windows

D. Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies

Connecting to the 2510 Array with Other Topologies

Host Cabling Configurations - Single Controller

Host Cabling Configurations - Dual Controller

E. Using DC Power

DC Power Overview

Installation Notes for DC Power

Ship Kit Changes

DC Power LEDS

Connecting Power Cables

Connecting the Cables

Turning Off the DC Power During an Emergency

Relocation Cautions

F. 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

Glossary

Index