| Sun StorEdge 3000 Family RAID Firmware 4.2x User's Guide |     |
| Sun StorEdge 3000 Family RAID Firmware 4.2x User's Guide | |
Sun StorEdge
3000 Family RAID Firmware 4.2x User's Guide
817-3711-18
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Contents |
Using Both Local and Global Spare Drives
Accessing the Firmware Application
Viewing the Initial Firmware Screen
Navigation Terminology and Conventions
Menu Options That Toggle Between Conditions
3. Configuration Defaults and Guidelines
Default Logical Drive Configuration
Default Channel Configurations
Maximum Drive Configurations per Array
Maximum Number of Disks and Maximum Usable Capacity per Logical Drive
Controller Operation Guidelines
Cache Optimization Mode and Stripe Size Guidelines
Fibre Connection Protocol Guidelines
A Sample SAN Point-to-Point Configuration
To Set Up a Typical Point-to-Point SAN Configuration
A Sample DAS Loop Configuration
To Set Up a Typical DAS Loop Configuration
4. First-Time Configuration for SCSI Arrays
Existing Logical Drive Configuration
To View the Logical Drive Configuration
To View the Channel Configuration
To Unmap and Delete a Logical Drive
Cache Optimization Mode (SCSI)
To Verify the Optimization Mode
To Change the Optimization Mode
To Check Physical Drive Availability
To Add or Delete a Unique Host ID
Preparing for Logical Drives Larger Than 253 Gbyte
To Change Cylinder and Head Settings
To Change a Controller Assignment (Optional)
To Assign a Logical Drive Name (Optional)
To Partition a Logical Drive (Optional)
Mapping a Partition to a Host LUN
To Map a Logical Drive Partition
Labeling a LUN (Solaris Operating System Only)
Solaris Operating System Device Files
To Create Device Files for Newly Mapped LUNs
Saving Configuration (NVRAM) to a Disk
To Save a Configuration to NVRAM
5. First-Time Configuration for FC or SATA Arrays
Existing Logical Drive Configuration
To View the Logical Drive Configuration
To View the Channel Configuration
To Unmap and Delete a Logical Drive
Cache Optimization Mode (FC and SATA)
To Verify the Optimization Mode
To Change the Optimization Mode
To Check Physical Drive Availability
Enabling Support for SATA Expansion Units Attached to FC Arrays
To Enable or Disable Mixed Drive Support
Redundant Communication Channels (RCCOM)
Using Four DRV + RCCOM Channels
To Configure Channels 4 and 5 as Additional DRV + RCCOM Channels
Using Channels 4 and 5 as RCCOM-Only Channels
To Configure Channels 4 and 5 as RCCOM-Only Channels
To Add or Delete a Unique Host ID
To Assign an ID From a Different Range
To Change the Fibre Connection Protocol
Preparing for Logical Drives Larger Than 253 Gbyte (Solaris Operating System Only)
To Change Cylinder and Head Settings
To Change a Controller Assignment (Optional)
To Assign a Logical Drive Name (Optional)
To Partition a Logical Drive (Optional)
Mapping a Partition to a Host LUN
LUN Filtering (FC and SATA Only)
To Map a Logical Drive Partition
To Create Host Filters (FC and SATA Arrays Only)
Labeling a LUN (Solaris Operating System Only)
Creating Solaris Operating System Device Files for Newly Mapped LUNs
To Create Device Files for Newly Mapped LUNs
Saving Configuration (NVRAM) to a Disk
To Save a Configuration to NVRAM
Viewing the Logical Drive Status Table
Deleting a Logical Drive Partition
To Delete a Logical Drive Partition
Changing a Logical Drive Controller Assignment
Expanding the Capacity of a Logical Drive
To Add a Physical Drive to a Logical Drive
Manually Regenerating the Parity of a Logical Drive
To Regenerate the Parity of a Logical Drive
Overwriting Inconsistent Parity
To Enable or Disable Overwrite Inconsistent Parity
Generating a Check Parity Error Event
To Enable or Disable Reporting Inconsistent Parity Errors as System Events
Clearing a Fatal Fail Logical Drive Condition
Copying and Replacing Drives With Drives of Larger Capacity
Scanning Drives for Bad Blocks
Changing Write Policy for a Logical Drive
To Configure a Logical Drive's Write Policy
Understanding Logical Volumes (Multilevel RAID)
Logical Drive and Logical Volume Partitions
Viewing the Logical Volume Status Table
Mapping Logical Drive Partitions to Host LUNs
Planning for 128 LUNs on a SCSI Array (Optional)
Planning for 1024 LUNs on an FC or SATA Array (Optional, Loop Mode Only)
Planning for 64 LUNs in Redundant FC or SATA Point-to-Point Configurations
Creating Host Filter Entries (FC and SATA Only)
Determining a Host World Wide Name
To Determine a WWN for the Solaris Operating System
To Determine a WWN for the Linux, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 Operating System
Manually Adding WWN Entries Using the Host-ID/WWN Name List
Viewing and Modifying Host Filter Information
To View or Modify Host Filter Information
Viewing the Status of a Physical Drive
To View the Physical Drive Status Table
FC Drive IDs (FC and SATA Only)
Viewing Physical Drive Information
To View Physical Drive Information
Adding or Deleting Drive Entries (SCSI Only)
To Remove an Empty Drive Entry
Identifying a Failed Drive for Replacement
Flashing a Selected Physical Drive
Flashing All But Selected Drive
To Terminate a Perpetual Clone
Viewing the Status of a Cloning Operation
To View the Status of a Cloning Operation
To Enable and Use SMART Detection
To Test a Drive for SMART Functionality
Using Media Scan on Individual Drives
SCSI Drive Utilities (Reserved)
SCSI Drive Low-Level Format Utilities
To Low-Level Format a Physical Drive
To Remove Reserved Space from a Drive
To Specify Disk Reserved Space
Host and Drive Channel Status Table
To Check and Configure Host and Drive Channels
Configuring Channels as Host or Drive
Deleting a Host Channel SCSI ID
To Delete a Host Channel SCSI ID
Setting SCSI Channel Termination (SCSI Only) (Reserved)
To Enable or Disable SCSI Channel Termination (SCSI Only)
Setting Transfer Clock Speed (SCSI Only)
To Change the Sync Transfer Clock Speed (SCSI Only)
Setting the SCSI Transfer Width (SCSI Only)
To Change the Transfer Width Options (SCSI Only)
Enabling SCSI Bus Byte Parity Checking (SCSI Only)
To Enable or Disable Parity Checking
Viewing Channel Host-ID WWN Information (FC and SATA Only)
To View a Channel's Host-ID/WWN (FC and SATA Only)
Viewing Device Port Names (WWPN) (FC and SATA Only)
To View a Channel's Device Port Name List
Setting a Channel's Data Rate (FC and SATA Only)
Issuing a Loop Initialization Primitive (FC and SATA Only)
RS-232 Port Configuration (Reserved)
To Configure the COM Port Baud Rate
To Enable or Disable Terminal Emulation Through a Serial Port
To Enable and Disable Network Protocols
Setting Telnet Inactivity Timeout Time
To Set the Telnet Inactivity Timeout
Configuring the Notification Processing Center (NPC)
To Create and Save the NPC Configuration File (agent.ini)
A Simple Sample agent.ini File
A Complete Sample agent.ini File
Enabling and Disabling Write-Back Cache
To Change the Write-Back Cache Option
Setting Periodic Cache Flush Time
To Set Periodic Cache Flush Time
Host-Side Parameters Menu Options
To Set the Maximum Queued I/O Count
To Change the Number of LUNs Per Host SCSI ID
Maximum Number of Concurrent Host-LUN Connections
To Change the Maximum Number of Concurrent Host-LUN Connections
Number of Tags Reserved for Each Host LUN Connection
To Modify the Tag Command Queuing on the Host-LUN Connection
Peripheral Device Type Parameters (Reserved)
Host Cylinder/Head/Sector Mapping Configuration
To Configure Sector Ranges, Head Ranges, and Cylinder Ranges
Preparing for Logical Drives Larger Than 253 Gbyte on Solaris Systems
Configuring In-Band EI Management
To Configure In-Band EI Management
Fibre Connection Options (FC and SATA Only)
To Confirm or Change the Fibre Connection for the Array
Configuring Drive Motor Spin-Up (Reserved)
To Spin Up SCSI Hard Drives (Reserved)
Configuring Disk Access Delay Time
Configuring the Maximum Tag Count (Tag Command Queuing)
To Change the Maximum Tag Count Setting
Configuring Periodic Drive Check Time
To Set the Periodic Drive Check Time
Configuring Periodic SAF-TE and SES Device Check Time
To Set the Periodic SAF-TE and SES Device Check Time
Configuring Periodic Auto-Detect Failure Drive Swap Check Time
To Set the Auto-Detect Failure Drive Swap Check Time
Drive Predictable Failure Mode (SMART)
Auto-Assign Global Spare Drive (FC and SATA Only)
To Automatically Assign Replacements to Faulty Drives
To Enable and Disable Verification Methods
Redundant Controller Parameters
Enabling and Disabling Cache Synchronization
To Enable or Disable Cache Synchronization
To View and Display the Controller Name
To Set a Password Validation Timeout
Controller Unique Identifier (Reserved)
To Specify the Controller Unique Identifier
Setting the Controller's Date and Time
To Set the Controller's Time Zone
To Set the Controller Date and Time
Viewing Peripheral Device Controller Status
Viewing SES Status (FC and SATA Only)
To Check the Status of SES Components (FC and SATA Only)
Identifying Fans (FC and SATA Only)
To View the Status of Each Fan
SES Temperature Sensor Locations (FC and SATA Only)
SES Voltage Sensors (FC and SATA Only)
SES Power Supply Sensors (FC and SATA Only)
Viewing Peripheral Device SAF-TE Status (SCSI Only)
To Check the Status of SAF-TE Components (SCSI Only)
SAF-TE Temperature Sensor Locations (SCSI Only)
SAF-TE Power Supply Sensors (SCSI Only)
Setting Peripheral Device Entry
Redundant Controller - Primary
Forcing Primary Controller Failure (Reserved)
To Force a Primary Controller Failure (Reserved)
Forcing Secondary Controller Failure (Reserved)
To Force a Secondary Controller Failure (Reserved)
To Restore a Force-Failed Primary or Secondary Controller
Configuring the Controller Failure Event Trigger
To Enable or Disable the Controller Failure Event Trigger
Configuring the Battery Backup (BBU) Low Event or BBU Failed Event Trigger
To Enable or Disable the BBU Low Event or BBU Failed Event Trigger
Configuring the Power Supply Failed Event Trigger
To Enable or Disable the Power Supply Failed Event Trigger
Configuring the Fan Failure Event Trigger
To Enable or Disable the Fan Failure Event Trigger
Configuring the Temperature Exceeds Threshold Event Trigger
To Configure Over-Temperature Controller Shutdown
Operating in a NEBS Environment
Viewing Controller Voltage and Temperature Status
To Display Controller Voltage and Temperature Status
To View or Configure Thresholds
Fibre Channel Error Statistics (FC and SATA Only)
13. System Functions and Event Logs
Setting and Changing the Controller Password
To Change an Existing Password
To Disable an Existing Password
To Reset the Controller Without Saving Cache Contents
The Download Firmware Option (Reserved)
The Advanced Maintenance Functions Option (Reserved)
Saving Your Configuration (NVRAM) to Disk
To Save Your Configuration (NVRAM)
Restoring Your Configuration (NVRAM) From Disk
To Restore Saved Configuration Settings
Viewing Event Logs on the Screen
Battery Support for Cache Operations
Controller Firmware Upgrade Features
Upgrading SES and PLD Firmware
Automatic Logical Drive Rebuild
Concurrent Rebuild in RAID 1+0
Modifying Drive-Side Parameters
Additional Troubleshooting Information
Channels, Partitions, and LUN Mapping
Logical Drive Partition Information
View and Edit Peripheral Devices
Save NVRAM to Disk and Restore From Disk
Introducing Default Parameters
Default Configuration Parameters
Default Peripheral Device Parameters
Parameter Defaults That Must Not Change
Controller Self-Diagnostic Events
Controller Self-Diagnostic Alerts
Controller Self-Diagnostic Notifications
General Peripheral Device Events
General Peripheral Device Alerts
General Peripheral Device Notifications
F. SNMP Management Using HP OpenView
Viewing and Setting System Group Objects
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