EtherDrive SRX QuickStart

Precautions
Read all caution and safety statements in the SR/SRX Administration Guide before proceeding.

Optional Tool
Phillips-head screwdriver

For detailed instructions, see the SR/SRX Administration Guide. The command line examples in this document depict a possible configuration. The shelf ID, disk numbers, and LUN, MAC, and IP addresses shown serve as placeholders for your configuration.

EtherDrive SRX3500

EtherDrive SRX2800

EtherDrive SRX3200 / SRX4200

Unpack the SRX and hard disk drives.

Attach the inner and outer rails and then install the SRX in a rack.

Install hard disk drives in the SRX.

Inner rails attach to SRX chassis

Indicates right inner rail

Use the inner and outer rail sections that shipped with the SRX. Mixing rail sections from different sets can cause the SRX to be unstable in the rack.

 With the drive carrier handle in the open position, insert each hard disk drive into an empty slot until it is fully seated in the chassis.  Close the handle to lock the hard disk drive into place.

Separate the inner & outer rails for installation.

Outer rails attach to a storage rack

Connect cables to the back of the SRX.

Use appropriate cables rated for your implementation. For SAN traffic, using 1GbE and 10GbE ports together can degrade SRX performance.

Power on the SRX.

Access the SRX from a console and set:

Shelf address Coraid Ethernet Console (CEC) communication ports (optional)
Example (sets SRX shelf address to 7; enables CEC on SAN port ether2)

Ethernet SAN port options:

Command
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Usage

shelf
10GbE SFP+ (x2 )

shelf [shelfno]

1GbE RJ-45 (x4)

10GbE RJ-45 (x2)

10GbE CX4 (x2)

The shelf address must be a number between 0 and 65534 inclusive and unique among all AoE storage devices attached to the SAN.

SRX shelf unset> shelf 7 SRX shelf 7>

ifstat
Ethernet SAN switch The Ethernet SAN switch must support jumbo frames with an MTU size of 9000 and it is recommended that it also support flow control.

ifstat [ -a ] [ interface ... ]

Displaying the status of local SRX Ethernet interface ports lets you identify the active ports on the SRX appliance.

Simplified back panel

Ethernet SAN ports

SRX shelf 7> ifstat NAME ADDR ether0 00257008a81a ether1 00257008a81b ether2 0025700364a8 ether3 0025700364a9 SRX shelf 7>

LINK (Mbps) 0/ 1000 0/ 1000 10000/10000 0/10000

1GbE RJ-45 (x2)

Part number: 100-100000215, Rev C0

Power (x2)

Console: PS/2 or USB keyboard + VGA monitor

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ether1 SAN port ether0 SAN port If you have a 10GbE configuration that includes an ESM (EtherDrive SAN Manager), you can connect ether1 to an isolated Communications Network (for details, see the ESM QuickStart). In this configuration ether0 should either be reserved for CEC or not used.

cecon

cecon [ interface ]

Console: RS-232 (9600 bps, no parity, 1 stop bit)

Enables the specified network port to accept CEC communications from a CEC-enabled server on the SAN. By default, onboard ports ether0 and ether1 are CEC-enabled.

SRX shelf 7> cecon ether2 SRX shelf 7> cecon /net/ether0 /net/ether1 /net/ether2

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Configure syslog & password.

Use a direct console connection or CEC (SRX CLI). Coraid Ethernet Console (CEC) allows you to access the SRX through a CEC-enabled host and execute commands as though you are connected through a local console. For details, see the SR/SRX Administration Guide. Command Usage Example (sets syslog source and destination; sets a password)

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SRX shelf 7> syslog -c Configuring syslog. Enter IP addresses in dotted notation. Local interface is in format ether[0-9]. IPv4 destination address []: 10.10.10.125 IPv4 source address []: 10.10.10.7 Configuration successful.

Configure additional SRX parameters (optional).

Configure the following from the SRX CLI or the ESM GUI: Command Usage Example

label mask setiomode spare

label name lun ... mask lun ... [ +mac ... ] [ -mac ... ] setiomode mode lun ... spare [ shelf.slot ... ]

SRX shelf 7> label Sales Dept 8 SRX shelf 7> mask 8 +002590024217 SRX shelf 7> setiomode random 0 SRX shelf 7> spare 7.6

syslog

syslog [ -cp ] [ -s severity ] message

The source IP address must be an unused address on the same subnet as your SAN. If unset, 205.185.197.30 is used. The facility used is local0 (16).

SRX LUNs placed online are now accessible to local servers or clients. For more information, see the EtherDrive HBA documentation. Placing an SRX LUN online without an initiator mask broadcasts the LUN to all servers on the Ethernet SAN.

passwd

passwd

SRX shelf 7> passwd Sets the administrator login password. The password cannot new password: ******** Again for sanity: ******** be longer than 27 characters. You should set a password before using the SRX on the SAN. Password successfully set.

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Check for CorOS updates.

CorOS updates for SRX appliances are currently available by request from Coraid Technical Assistance Center (TAC). Email support@coraid.com.

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Create SRX LUNs.

Configure the following from the SRX CLI or the EtherDrive SAN Manager (ESM) GUI: Command Usage Example (creates LUNs [RAID or JBODs]; places LUNs online)

Supported RAID types

JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks The SRX creates a JBOD by initializing a single disk as a LUN.
A B C D

disks

disks [ -pcs ] [ shelf.slot ]

The example at right lists only seven disks. Your storage appliance may have more disks.

SRX shelf 7> disks DISK SIZE ROLE MODEL FIRMWARE MODE 7.0 2000.398GB WDC WD1002FBYS 03.00C06 sata 3.0Gb/s 7.1 2000.398GB WDC WD1002FBYS 03.00C06 sata 3.0Gb/s 7.6 2000.398GB WDC WD1002FBYS 03.00C06 sata 3.0Gb/s

Disk required 1

Protection none

Usable storage capacity 100%

RAID 0
Block-level data striping with no parity or mirroring
A C E G B D F H

Highest performance. Provides fast access to temporary, non-critical data. No data protection. Single disk failure causes loss of all data. Disks (minimum) Protection 2 none Usable storage capacity 100%

jbod

jbod shelf.slot ...

The example at right creates three single-disk LUNs using disks 0, 1, and 2 on shelf 7. The LUNs are named the same number as the slot specified.

SRX shelf 7> jbod 7.0-2

RAID 1
SRX shelf 7> make 8 raid5 7.3-5
Disk mirroring with no parity or striping
A B C D A B C D

make

make lun raidtype [ shelf.slot ...]

The example at right creates LUN 8 initialized as a RAID 5 device using disks 3, 4, and 5 on shelf 7.

Very high performance and data protection for highly available, mission-critical data requirements. Very good write performance. High redundancy cost: storage capacity is 50% of the total capacity of disks in the LUN. Disks (minimum) Protection 2 Single-disk failure Usable storage capacity 50% of total capacity

list -l

list [ -l ] [ lun ... ]

Lists details about the LUNs on the SRX.

SRX shelf 7> list -l 0 2000.399GB offline 0.0 2000.399GB jbod normal 0.0.0 normal 2000.399GB 7.0 1 2000.399GB offline 1.0 2000.399GB jbod normal 1.0.0 normal 2000.399GB 7.1 2 2000.399GB offline 2.0 2000.399GB jbod normal 2.0.0 normal 2000.399GB 7.2 8 4000.756GB offline 8.0 4000.756GB raid5 initing 9.90% 8.0.0 normal 2000.399GB 7.3 8.0.1 normal 2000.399GB 7.4 8.0.2 normal 2000.399GB 7.5 SRX shelf 7> SRX shelf 7> SRX shelf 7> 0 2000.399GB 1 2000.399GB 2 2000.399GB 8 4000.756GB online 0-2 online 8 online online online online online

RAID 5
Block-level data striping with distributed parity
A0 A1 2 PARITY A3 B0 1 PARITY B2 B3 0 PARITY C1 C2 3 PARITY

High performance and data protection. Ideal for sequentially accessed workloads. Distributed parity overhead somewhat degrades performance, especially with random workloads. Disks (minimum) Protection 3 Single-disk failure Usable storage capacity 1 - 1/n 80% of 5-disk LUN

RAID 6rs
Block-level data striping with double distributed parity
A0 A1 2 PARITY 3 PARITY B0 1 PARITY 2 PARITY B3 0 PARITY 1 PARITY C2 C3 0 PARITY D1 D2 3 PARITY

Performance similar to RAID 5 though slightly slower write performance and greater fault tolerance. Also ideal for sequentially accessed workloads. Disks (minimum) Protection 4 Two-disk failure Usable storage capacity 1 - 2/n 80% of 10-disk LUN

online

online [ lun ... ]

Places LUNs online. Note: Placing a LUN online without an initiator mask broadcasts the LUN to all servers on the Ethernet SAN. See the mask command in Step 9.

RAID 10
Striped mirrors
A0 B0 C0 D0 A0 B0 C0 D0 A1 B1 C1 D1 A1 B1 C1 D1

Highest performance and data protection for highly available, critical data requirements. Can tolerate multiple disk failures. High redundancy cost: storage capacity is 50% of total capacity of disks in the LUN. Disks (minimum) Protection 4 Usable storage capacity Multiple-disk failure 50% of total capacity if in different mirrors