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Contents
1. Device cabling
2. Device power-on
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1. Device cabling
1.1 Port description
1.2 Connecting a ground cable to a device
1.3 Connecting disk enclosures
1.4 Connecting host ports to application servers
1.5 Connecting management network ports to the maintenance
terminal
1.6 Connecting DC power cables
1.7 Verifying installation and cabling
Note: You can use Huawei storage product network assistant to obtain more
information.
To obtain Huawei storage product network assistant, go to:
http://support.huawei.com/onlinetool/datums/nettool/index.en.jsp
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1.1 Cable connection ports (on a 2 U
controller enclosure)
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1.1 Cable connection ports (on a 2 U
disk enclosure) Cont.
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1.2 Connecting a ground cable to a
device
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1.3 Connecting disk enclosures (5500
V3)
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1.4 Connecting host ports to
application servers
l If 1 Gbit/s iSCSI host ports or the network ports on application servers (or
switches) are not in adaptive mode, the controller enclosures and application
servers must be connected through crossover cables. Otherwise, they may not be
able to communicate with each other.
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1.5 Connecting management network
ports to the maintenance terminal
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1.6 Connecting AC power cables
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1.7 Verifying installation and cabling
[Verifying installation]
Check Item Normal Abnormal
Controller enclosure • The controller enclosure sits stably on the • The controller enclosure slants or
guide rails without any displacement. is displaced.
Disk enclosure
• Screws are tightened securely. • Screws are loose or not installed.
[Verifying cabling]
Check Item Normal Abnormal
Ground cable, optical
fiber, mini SAS HD
cable, network cable, The cable is securely fastened in the port. The cable is loose or disconnected.
serial cable
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Contents
1. Device cabling
2. Switch power-on
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2.Device power-on
2.1 Switching on external power supplies
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2.1 Switching on external power
supplies
l Switch on the external power supplies of all devices in the cabinet
in the following sequence:
Disk
enclosure
Controller
enclosure
Switch
Application
server
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2.2 Pressing power buttons on
controller enclosures
5500 V3
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2.3 Checking controller enclosure
indicators
5300 V3
5500 V3
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2.4 Checking disk enclosure indicators
High-density
disk enclosure
Alarm indicator of the high-density
disk enclosure: off
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Contents
1. Device cabling
2. Device power-on
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Configuring basic services
3.1 Flowchart for configuring storage space
3.2 Preparing for configurations
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3.1 Flowchart for configuring storage
space: SAN
Start
Check before
configuration.
(1) Prepare for configuration. Log in to
DeviceManager.
Create a disk domain.
Create a storage
(2) Create storage space. pool.
Create a LUN.
Create a LUN group.
FC connection iSCSI connection
Configure an initiator.
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3.2 Preparing for configurations
l Preparations include:
p Pre-configuration check
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3.1.1 Checking the license file
l Log in to DeviceManager. Check whether the features included in the
license file are as purchased.
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3.1.2 Logging in to DeviceManager for
check
l DeviceManager is an integrated storage management software program
developed by Huawei. It has been loaded to a storage system before delivery.
Note: DeviceManager provides Demo. Choose Support > Product Support > IT > Storage > Tools and
Platform > ISM-U to download it.
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3.1.3 Logging in to DeviceManager
l Step 1 Open a web browser on your maintenance terminal.
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3.1.3 Introducing the DeviceManager
interface
Home page of DeviceManager
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a disk
domain (1)
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a disk
domain (2)
1 2
5
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
storage pool (1)
1
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
storage pool (2)
1 2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
LUN (1)
1
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
LUN (2)
1 3
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
LUN group (1)
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
LUN group (2)
1 3
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
host
2
1
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3.3 SAN configuration —
automatically scanning for a host
1
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — manually
creating a host (1)
1
2 3
4
5
6
7
8
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3.3 SAN configuration — manually
creating a host (2)
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
host group (1)
2
1
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
host group (2)
1
2 3
4
5
6
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3.3 (Optional) SAN configuration —
creating a port group (1)
2
1
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3.3 (Optional) SAN configuration —
creating a port group (2)
1 3
2
4
5
6
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
mapping view (1)
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
mapping view (2)
1
2 6
3
4 8
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3.3 SAN configuration — creating a
mapping view (3)
If a port group has been created, If no port group is created, skip
perform steps 1,2, 3, and 3. steps 1,2, 3, and 3.
1 2
3 5
6
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3.3 SAN configuration — scanning for
LUNs on a Windows
Windows 2003 Server is used as an example:
host (1)
6
3
1
7
4
5 Optional 8
2
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3.3 SAN configuration — scanning for
LUNs on a Windows host (2)
Windows 2003 Server is used as an example:
9 11
10 12
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Summary
l Device cabling
l Device power-on
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Exercises
1. (True/false) On Solaris, when the service network port IP address of an application server and
the iSCSI host port IP address reside on different network segments, or two storage devices are
connected through different LANs, a route is required.
1. (Multiple-answer questions) Which of the following steps are optional during the storage space
configuration?
A. Add a route.
B. B. Configure the CHAP authentication.
C. Create a port group.
D. Create a disk domain.
2.(Multiple-answer questions) On which operating systems can you configure an initiator
(applicable to iSCSI connection)?
A. Windows
B. B. SUSE 9.0/SUSE 10.0
C. C. Red Hat
D. D. Solaris
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