OceanStor Dorado 3000, Dorado 5000,

and Dorado 6000

6.0.1
Quick Installation Guide
Issue: 02
Date: 2020-12-20

Introduction
The OceanStor Dorado storage systems are next-generation all-flash storage products developed by Huawei
based on the current needs on storage systems and future development trends. The storage products fully meet
medium- and large-sized enterprises' requirements for superb performance, high efficiency, enhanced data
security, excellent scalability, and easy management.
This document is applicable to:
OceanStor Dorado 3000
OceanStor Dorado 5000
OceanStor Dorado 6000

Before You Start

a Overview
This guide describes how to quickly install OceanStor Dorado 3000, Dorado 5000, and Dorado 6000. For more
information, see the OceanStor Dorado 3000, Dorado 5000, and Dorado 6000 6.0.1 Installation Guide.

b Where to get help

You can obtain the product documentation from https://e.huawei.com. You can also register for a Huawei
support account at this website to browse and download valuable information and sign up for product updates.

c Feedback
Your feedback is important to us. If you have any comments about this document, go to
https://support.huawei.com/enterprise (Huawei enterprise technical support website) to submit your
feedback and suggestions.

Copyright ©Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 2019

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Safety Information

 Do not operate devices or handle cables on a stormy day.

 To avoid eye injuries, do not look into the optical outlets without eye protection.
 To avoid electric shock, do not wear an ESD wrist strap during the power-on process.

CAUTION
 Arrange for at least three persons to carry and install an enclosure to avoid personal injury or device damage.
 Before you handle devices, wear ESD clothes, wear a pair of ESD gloves or an ESD wrist strap, and remove
conductive objects such as ornaments and watches.

NOTICE
Do not remove or insert controllers, disks, expansion modules, or cables during the power-on process to prevent
data loss.
Scenario 1 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose Scenario 2 Wearing an ESD wrist strap whose
ground terminal is a plug ground terminal is a metal clip

Installation Process
Checking installation
tools
Checking circuit
breakers Installing Devices
Checking components
Planning device installation positions
Removing filler panels from device Connecting disk enclosures
installation positions Connecting the storage system
Determining device installation to the application server
positions using installation templates
Installing a U-shaped bracket Connecting the storage system
(optional) and guide rails to the management network
Removing the protective cover of Connecting to the maintenance
the controller enclosure terminal
Installing storage devices into the Connecting power cables
cabinet
(Optional) Installing disk modules
(Optional) Installing filler panels
Connecting Cables

Checking device installation

Installation Preparations
(Optional) Installing
Host Software
Checking cable connections
Checking
Hardware Installation
Powering On the
Storage System Switching on external
power supplies
Pressing the power button
on the controller enclosure
Checking status indicators

Initializing the Storage System Installing front panels

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 1 Installation Preparations
1a Checking installation tools 1b Checking circuit breakers
The following installation tools are required: NOTICE
 Phillips screwdriver (M3 to M6) A storage system power failure may cause devices connected
 Flat-head screwdriver (M3 to M6) to the same circuit breaker to power off unexpectedly.
 Diagonal pliers Therefore, ensure that the storage system power supplies
 Floating nut mounting bar have functioning circuit breakers with the following amps:
 AC power: not smaller than 10 A

1c Checking components

• Only materials used in the installation process are listed here. The Packing List contains all materials required by the
installation. The bag containing the Packing List is attached to the outside of the carton.
• Each controller of OceanStor Dorado 3000 V6 has 3 slots that support hot-pluggable interface modules, and each
controller of OceanStor Dorado 5000 and Dorado 6000 V6 has 6. The model example used in this guide is OceanStor
Dorado 3000 V6.

SAS disk enclosure (2 U)

Controller enclosure (2 U)

Smart disk enclosure

Installation template Front panel of a

(for 2 U devices) 2 U device Adjustable guide rails RDMA cable Serial cable
Ground cable Mini SAS HD optical Multi-mode fiber
cable

Mini SAS HD electrical

Floating nut and M6 screw cable Network cable U-shaped bracket Fiber extractor

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2 Installing Devices
2a Planning device installation positions
Total required cabinet space = 2 U + 2 U x (Number of 2 U disk enclosures)
For example, if OceanStor Dorado 3000 V6 is equipped with four 2 U disk enclosures, the space required by a
cabinet is: 10 U = 2 U + 2 U x 4
Note: The height of the storage system is measured by the unit of U. 1 U equals 44.45 mm.

Recommended installation positions Tips

Controller enclosure (2 U)
Install the controller
enclosure in the
middle of a cabinet
between 19 U to 20 U.

Disk enclosure (2 U)

Disk enclosure (2 U)

Disk enclosure (2 U)

Install devices from the

Disk enclosure (2 U) bottom up and from heavy
to light (The total power of
all the devices cannot
exceed the total power of
the cabinet).

2b Removing the filler panels from the installation positions

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2c Determining device installation positions using installation templates

NOTE
On the mounting bars, use a marker to mark the holes where screws will be installed to secure the storage devices.

Low base of
the guide rail

Installation positions of 2 U device fixing screws

Installation positions of guide rail fixing screws

2d Installing a U-shaped bracket (optional) and guide rails

 The adjustable guide rails are 600 mm to 900 mm long.

 The adjustable guide rails are preconfigured with positioning pins before delivery.
 Two paired adjustable guide rails must be positioned exactly parallel to one another.
 For details about how to install a U-shaped bracket, see scenario 2 "Installing a U-shaped bracket and adjustable
guide rails."

Scenario 1
Installing adjustable guide rails Rear
for a 2 U device

Front

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 Scenario 2
Installing a U-shaped bracket and adjustable guide rails

Rear

Front

 A measuring scale is contained in auxiliary material package. You can use it to determine the type of U-shaped
brackets for your storage device. For details about how to use the measuring scale, see the instructions on it.
 For details about U-shaped brackets, see the OceanStor Dorado 3000, Dorado 5000, and Dorado 6000 6.0.1
Installation Guide.

2e Removing the protective cover of the controller enclosure

 Before installing a controller enclosure, remove the protective cover on the controller enclosure. Otherwise, it
cannot be installed on the adjustable guide rails.
 The figure above shows how to remove the four M3 screws on the left side of the protective cover. You also
need to remove the other four on the right side.

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2f Installing storage devices into the cabinet
NOTICE
 To avoid device damage, do not stack any components but install them onto guide rails.
 If you remove controllers and disks for easily moving and installing enclosures, record the slots of these
controllers and disks in advance. This helps you insert controllers and disks back to their correct slots later. If
a controller is inserted into a different location, a system power-on failure may occur.
Installing a controller enclosure or disk enclosure

After the controller enclosure is installed, pull out the information plate from the controller enclosure, as instructed in
the following figure. On the left part of the information plate, you can record the device's management IP address. On
the right of the information plate, you can use your cellphone to scan the QR code to obtain more information.

2g (Optional) Installing disk modules

 If all disks are installed on the storage device, skip

this procedure.
 To ensure well heat dissipation, insert disks in the
sequence of disk slot IDs.
 If there is any vacant disk slot, cover it with a filler
panel.

2h (Optional) Installing filler panels

Cover the vacant slots in the cabinet with filler panels to ensure good ventilation and a neat appearance.

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3 Connecting Cables
3a Connecting disk enclosures

Connect disk enclosures according to the following rules:

 Expansion cables must be naturally bent, and a minimum of 97 mm clearance must be reserved in front of each
enclosure for winding cables.
 The number of disk enclosures connected to the expansion ports on the controller enclosure cannot exceed the
upper limit.
 In the rear view of a disk enclosure, expansion module A is in the upper part and expansion module B is in the
lower part.
 Connect expansion module on controller A to expansion module A on each disk enclosure and expansion module
on controller B to expansion module B on each disk enclosure.
 When connecting cables between two disk enclosures, connect the P0 port on one disk enclosure to the P1 port
on the other disk enclosure. When connecting a disk enclosure to a controller enclosure, connect the port on the
expansion module of the controller enclosure or the onboard expansion port to the P0 port on the disk enclosure.
 If a storage system is configured with two or more disk enclosures, form multiple expansion loops based on the
number of expansion ports on the controller enclosure, and distribute the disk enclosures evenly to each loop. If
smart disk enclosures are connected to swappable RDMA interface modules on the controller enclosure, it is
strongly recommended that you configure the same number of loops on each swappable RDMA interface module.
 Connect disk enclosures in one loop over two separate links for optimal network reliability.
 OceanStor Dorado 5000 V6 and Dorado 6000 V6 support connection to smart disk enclosures, but OceanStor
Dorado 3000 V6 does not.

2 U controller enclosure connected to three SAS 2 U controller enclosure connected to three smart
Controller
disk enclosures disk enclosures enclosure

P0 硬盘框2
Disk 硬盘框2
Disk
enclosure 2 enclosure 2
P0

P0 P0

P1 控制框
Controller
控制框
Controller
enclosure P1
enclosure
P0 P0
P1 P1
P0
P0

P0 硬盘框0
Disk
enclosure 0 硬盘框0
Disk
P0
P1 enclosure 0
P1

P0 P1 P0 P1

硬盘框1
Disk 硬盘框1
Disk
P0 P0
enclosure 1 enclosure 1

P0

NOTICE
Use only matching cables to connect disk enclosures. If you use a mini SAS HD cable, ensure that its BOM
is one of the following: 04052247 (1 m), 04052249 (2 m), 04052252 (3 m), and 04052254 (5 m).

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3b Connecting the storage system to the application server

 Controller enclosures can connect to servers using 8 Gbit/s FC, 16 Gbit/s FC, 32 Gbit/s FC, 10GE, 25GE,
40GE, and 100GE interface modules.
 The following figures are examples of cable connections. The details like cable appearance and types of
interface modules may be different from those at your site.

Scenario 1 Connecting front-end ports to the application server

Application server

Controller enclosure

Scenario 2 Connecting the host ports to the application server through switches
Controller enclosure

Application server

FC switch

FC switch

Controller enclosure

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3c Connecting the storage system to the management network

 For a 2 U controller enclosure, the IP address of controller A defaults to 192.168.128.101 and that of controller B
defaults to 192.168.128.102, and the default subnet mask is 255.255.0.0.
 The default user name and password of the super administrator is admin and Admin@storage.

A B
Controller enclosure

3d Connecting to the maintenance terminal

 After connecting a serial port on the storage system to the maintenance terminal through a serial cable, you can
then manage and maintain the storage system using the maintenance terminal.
 During the initial configuration, assign an IP address to the management network port through the serial port.
 If you use an RJ-45 to DB9 serial cable, connect the RJ-45 connector to the storage system, and connect the
DB9 connector to the maintenance terminal.

Maintenance terminal

Controller enclosure

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3e Connecting power cables

NOTICE
AC power modules enable the storage system to connect to two power supplies. To ensure high
availability of the storage system and avoid unexpected power failures, connect the storage system to
two power supplies.

Connecting an AC power cable (for a SAS disk enclosure)

Connecting an AC power cable (for a controller enclosure or smart disk enclosure)

Complete view of AC power cable connection

External power External power

Controller enclosure

Smart disk enclosure

SAS disk enclosure

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4 Checking Hardware Installation
4a Checking device installation
Check Item Normal Abnormal
Controller  The device sits stably on the guide rails
enclosure  The device slants or cannot be detected.
without displacement.
 Screws are loose or have fallen off.
Disk enclosure  Screws are properly secured.

4b Checking cable connections

Check Item Normal Abnormal
Ground cable, optical
fiber cable, mini SAS
HD electrical
The cable is fully inserted and secured. The cable is loose or disconnected.
cable/optical cable,
network cable, and
serial cable
 The AC power cables for each controller  The AC power cables for each controller
enclosure or disk enclosure are connected to enclosure or disk enclosure are
AC power cable two separate power supplies for redundancy. connected to the same power supply.
 The AC power cables are secured with plastic  The AC power cables are not secured
buckles. with plastic buckles.

5 Powering On the Storage System

NOTICE
 To avoid electric shock, do not wear an ESD wrist strap when the storage system is powering on.
 Do not change cable connections between enclosures after power-on. Otherwise the storage system
may malfunction.

The power-on of the storage system takes 5 to 30 minutes (the time for system power-on increases with the
number of disks and disk enclosures). When the power indicator on the controller enclosure no longer blinks,
the power-on is completed.
 Follow the correct power-on sequence of the storage system: Turn on the external power supplies to each
device (disk enclosures first and then controller enclosures). → Press the power buttons on the controller
enclosures. → Power on the switches. → Power on the application servers.
 Follow the correct power-off sequence of the storage system: Stop host services. → Press and hold down the
power buttons (typically for five seconds) on the controller enclosures until the system is powered off. →
Disconnect the controller enclosures and the disk enclosures from their power supplies.

5a Switching on external power supplies

Turn on external power supplies in the following sequence:
disk enclosures → controller enclosures → switches (for a SAN) → application servers
Scenario 1 Turning on the switches of the power Scenario 2 Turning on the switch of the PDU
distribution box Rear Front

Front Rear

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5b Pressing the power button on the controller enclosure

After the first power-on and initialization, the controller enclosures support remote power-on in later operations.
For the first power-on and initialization, you must use the power button on the controller enclosures. For details,
see OceanStor Dorado 6.0.1 Administrator Guide.

5c Checking status indicators

NOTICE
After powering on the controller enclosure and disk enclosures, check the Alarm/Location indicators of disks.
 If the Alarm/Location indicator of a disk is yellow on, contact Huawei technical support.
 If all Alarm/Location indicators are off, all disks are running correctly.
Controller enclosure/ Alarm/Location indicator Power indicator of the
Smart NVMe disk of the disk module: off system enclosure: steady
enclosure green

Alarm indicator of the

system enclosure: off

Controller enclosure/ Alarm/Location indicator

Power indicator of the
Smart SAS disk system enclosure: steady
of the disk module: off green
enclosure

Alarm indicator of the

system enclosure: off

SAS disk Alarm/Location indicator Power indicator of the disk

enclosure of the disk module: off enclosure: steady green

Alarm indicator of the

disk enclosure: off

For details about indicators and troubleshooting suggestions, log in to https://support.huawei.com/enterprise,

choose TECHNICAL SUPPORT > Product Support > Enterprise Data Center > Enterprise Storage, and
click the product model to go to the document page of the product. Then search for, browse, and download
the troubleshooting guide of the corresponding version.

5d Installing front panels

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6 Initializing the Storage System

 You can download PuTTY from the chiark website.

 You are advised to use the latest version of PuTTY. Otherwise, you may fail to log in to the storage system.
After you have powered on the storage system, perform the following steps to initialize it:
1. Connect the serial port on the controller enclosure to the maintenance terminal.
2. Log in to the CLI of the storage system using remote login software (such as PuTTY, and set the baud rate to 115200).
3. Run the change system management_ip command to change the IP address of the management network port.
4. Log in to OceanStor DeviceManager on the maintenance terminal using the IP address of the management network port.
a. Open the browser on the maintenance terminal.
b. In the address box, type https://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8088 and press Enter.

 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX represents the IP address of the management network port on the storage system.
 In an environment with the firewall function, when the system externally provides web services, you need to enable
port 8088.
 Your web browser may display a security certificate error. If the IP address is correct, you can neglect the prompt
and continue to access the storage system.
c. Type the user name and password in Username and Password, and click Login.
5. On DeviceManager, complete the initial configuration, including modifying the basic information, configuring the device
time, storage pool, and alarm notification, and importing the license files. Otherwise, follow-up configuration and use of
services will be affected.

 For details about initializing the storage system, refer to the OceanStor Dorado 6.0.1 Initialization Guide.
 The default user name and password of the storage system are admin and Admin@storage respectively.
 You must change the default password immediately after you have logged in to the storage system for the first time and
periodically change your password in the future. This reduces the password leakage risks. The command to change
password is change user_password. For details about how to change the password on DeviceManager, see the
Administrator Guide of the corresponding version.
 If you do not change the IP address of the management network port, use the port's default IP address (see the
appendix) to log in to OceanStor DeviceManager. Ensure that the maintenance terminal has been connected to the
management network port of the storage system using a network cable, and the IP address of the maintenance terminal is
on the same network segment as the default IP address of the management network port.

7 (Optional) Installing Host Software

Install the following host software programs on the application server:
1. BCManager eReplication. For details about how to install BCManager eReplication, refer to the OceanStor BCManager
eReplication User Guide.
2. UltraPath, a multipathing program. For details about how to install UltraPath, refer to the OceanStor UltraPath for Windows
User Guide, OceanStor UltraPath for Linux User Guide, OceanStor UltraPath for Solaris User Guide, OceanStor UltraPath
for AIX User Guide, or OceanStor UltraPath for vSphere User Guide.
3. eService. For details about how to install eService, refer to the OceanStor eService User Guide.

 Obtain the documentation related to the software from the Huawei technical support website. For details about other host
software that can be installed, see the OceanStor Dorado 6.0.1 Initialization Guide.
 After installing the storage system, log in to https://support.huawei.com/enterprise. In the search field, enter the Dorado
V6 Storage System Acceptance Test Guide. Search for, browse, and download the documents of the corresponding
version.

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Contacting Huawei Technical Support
If this document cannot help you resolve problems, contact Huawei technical support using one
of the following methods:
Huawei customer service center
Address: Huawei Industrial Base, Bantian, Longgang, Shenzhen 518129, People's Republic of China
Website: https://enterprise.huawei.com
Local Huawei technical support personnel
Obtain contact information for local Huawei offices at https://support.huawei.com/enterprise.
Huawei storage product information self-service platform
https://enterprise.huawei.com/topic/Self_service_2013_en/knowledge.html

Appendix
Information about the default IP addresses of the storage system is shown as follows:

Storage Management Default IP Utility of the IP Address IP Address Setting

Device Network Address Method
Port
Controller Management 192.168.128.101 You can log in to the Change the
enclosure network ports on storage system management network
controller A management page through port IP address through
the management network a serial port. For details,
port. see the change system
Management 192.168.128.102 management_ip
network ports on command.
controller B

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