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SANbox 8200 Series
Storage Services Platform
Installation and Configuration Guide
for StoreAge SVM
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q Information furnished in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of
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Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 1.1 Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.2 Readme File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.3 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1.4 New in this Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1.5 Style Con
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q 3.4 Connecting to the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 3.4.1 Connecting StoreAge SVM Appliances to the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 3.4.2 Connecting SANbox SSPs to the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 3.4.3 Connecting Hosts to the SAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 3.5 Mana
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q Section 7 Troubleshooting 7.1 Before Looking at the Problem Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1 7.2 Problem Statements and Troubleshooting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2 Appendix A Specifications A.1 Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1 A.2 Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q Figures Figure Page 2-1 SANbox SSP/StoreAge Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-2 Single (Zoned) Fabric Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2-3 Dual Fabric Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2-4 High-Availab
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q Tables Table Page 2-1 High-Availability Solution Protection Against Network Failures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 3-1 Roadmap of Setup Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 4-1 SANbox SSP Management GUI Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 5-1 Required Configuration for the Components
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SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform Installation and Configuration Guide for StoreAge SVM Q Notes Page viii SN0054628-00 A
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Section 1 Introduction This installation and configuration guide explains the initial hardware installation ® and basic configuration procedures for the SANbox 8200 Series Storage Services Platform (SSP). It contains procedures for installing the system, configuring the different components of the system, and completing basic storage operations. After completing the installation and basic configuration procedures covered in this guide, an administrator can use the SANbox SSP to provis
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1 – Introduction Audience Q This section is organized as follows: ■ Audience ■ Readme File ■ Related Documentation ■ New in this Release ■ Style Conventions ■ Regulatory and Safety Notices ■ Warranty and Technical Support 1.1 Audience To use this guide, you should be familiar not only with basic networking installation tasks but also with standard storage networking configuration, management, and troubleshooting procedures. You should also have experience configuring, installing, and mainta
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1 – Introduction Regulatory and Safety Notices Q ■ StoreAge documents: ❑ MultiCopy User Manual ❑ MultiMirror User manual ❑ MultiView User Manual ❑ SVM Install Guide ❑ SVM User Manual 1.4 New in this Release This is the initial release of this document. 1.5 Style Conventions CAUTION! A Caution notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential of causing damage to the equipment or loss of data. WARNING!! A Warning notice indicates the presence of a hazard that has the potential
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1 – Introduction Regulatory and Safety Notices Q This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference- Causing Equipment Regulations. Cet Appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du réglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. The above statement applies to products marketed in Canada. 1.6.2 Class I Laser Safety Information – Certification and Classification Information The SANbox SSP contains a laser product called an optical SFP tran
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1 – Introduction Regulatory and Safety Notices Q EN 60825-1:1994+A11 EMC: FCC Rules Part 15, Subpart B,2001.Class A (US) ICES-003:1997. Class A ANSI C63.4:2000 EN55022 (1998), Performance Criteria A EN50081-1 (1992) EN50082-1 (1997) EN55024 (1998) EN61000-3-2 (1995) A14:2000, Performance Criteria A EN61000-3-3 (1995), Performance Criteria B IEC61000-4-2 (1995) A1:1998, Performance Criteria B IEC61000-4-3 (1995) A1:1998, Performance Criteria B IEC 61000-4-4 (1995), Performance Criteria B IEC61
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1 – Introduction Warranty and Technical Support Q WARNING!! To prevent personal injury or damage to the SANbox SSP, never attempt to lift or tilt the system using component mounts or device levers; these types of handles are not designed to support additional weight beyond specification. Move the SANbox SSP by lifting the entire unit with both hands. 1.7 Warranty and Technical Support 1.7.1 Warranty Every QLogic solution is backed by a worldwide warranty for hardware and software product
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1 – Introduction Warranty and Technical Support Q 1.7.2.2 Availability QLogic Technical Support is available from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM Central Standard Time, Monday through Friday, excluding QLogic-observed holidays. 1.7.2.3 Training ® QLogic offers certification training for the technical professional for SANblade HBAs, SANbox switches, and SANbox SSPs. From the training link at www.qlogic.com, you may choose Electronic-Based Training or schedule an intensive "hands-on" Certification course
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1 – Introduction Warranty and Technical Support Q Notes 1-8 SN0054628-00 A
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Section 2 General Description This section provides physical and functional overviews of the SANbox Storage Services Platform (SSP) Management GUI, the StoreAge Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM) solution, and related hardware. This section covers the following topics: ■ SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview ■ SANbox SSP Overview ■ Supported Network Configurations ■ Port Connections 2.1 SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview StoreAge SVM is a SAN appliance that together with t
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2 – General Description SANbox SSP and StoreAge Solution Overview Q Figure 2-1 shows a StoreAge-enabled SAN with dual SANbox SSPs. The SANbox SSP provides drop-in deployment of StoreAge capability into the SAN. Figure 2-1. SANbox SSP/StoreAge Solution 2-2 SN0054628-00 A
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2 – General Description SANbox SSP Overview Q 2.2 SANbox SSP Overview The SANbox 8200/8202 SSP represents a new category of storage virtualization devices that centralizes the management and delivery of storage and related services, without creating performance bottlenecks in the storage network. Storage services such as virtualization and volume management, snapshots, replication, backup, and mirroring can be deployed and provisioned from the SANbox SSP. While SANbox SSP can process and s
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2 – General Description Supported Network Configurations Q 2.3 Supported Network Configurations The SANbox SSP supports both single-fabric and multiple-fabric configurations. This section shows three examples of supported configurations. 2.3.1 Small SAN Deployment Configuration with Zoning In the following example of a typical small SAN deployment (Figure 2-2), a single Fibre Channel switch is used to connect all storage and initiators. Zoning is used to partition the front-side initiator
