DS4000 Storage Manager (DSM) Overview Installation

IBM® TotalStorage®
DS4000 Storage Manager (DSM)

Overview / Installation
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Knowledge Objective
 Explain basic functions of storage management
 Explain the function of the main components of the stoarge management
software
 List when and where to install each component of DSM
 Explain the function of firmware and NVSRAM files
 Differentiate direct managed (out-of-band) and host managed (in-band)
methods of managing your disk subsystem
 Describe the functionality of the two windows in DSM
Storage System Management with DSM

 A Java-based graphical user interface
 Enables administrators to manage storage systems over LANs, WANs
or SANs
 Managing a storage system includes:
• Configuration – configure storage system capacity into logical volumes
• Maintenance – configure e-mail destinations to receive alert messages
• Performance Monitoring – tune the storage system for optimal application
performance
 Supports fully dynamic reconfiguration of volumes without interruption to

active volumes
 Supports data migration between RAID levels with uninterrupted access
to data
 Redundant Path Management
 High Avaliability Features – on-line firmware upgrade, on-line re-
configuration, etc
DSM Components
 4 main software components:
– Client
• SMclient, Event Monitor, Smcli
– Host Agent (SMagent)
– Path Failover Driver (RDAC)
– SM Utilities
• hot_add, SMdevices, SMrepassist
 Additional files that are bundeled with DSM

– Firmware
– NVSRAM
– SMruntime
Client
 A Java-based graphical user interface
 Used to monitor and manage storage systems
 SMclient is installed on a management station or a host
enabling the system administrator to manage storage
systems
 SMruntime may also have to be installed
Client only = Out of band

Management Station
Client
Network Management
Station
(for SNMP traps)
Network
Win 2K HP/UX Linux
Client Client Client
Storage system A Storage system B

Fabric
Controller A B
Controller
Ethernet Connection Ethernet Connection
Management Path
I/O Path
Client + Agent = In band

Management Station
Client
Network Management
Station
(for SNMP traps)
Network
Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Agent
Fabric
Management Path
I/O Path
Out of Band and In Band Concurrently

Management Station
Client
Network Management
Station
(for SNMP traps)
Network
Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Agent
Fabric
Controller
Ethernet Connection
I/O Path
Main Windows in the GUI Client

 Enterprise Management Window (EMW)
– Perform device discovery for storage systems to be managed
– Configure error notification
– Launch script engine for a storage system
– Manage validation between Subsystem Management Window
and controller firmware version
– Supports multiple SMW versions
 Subsystem Management Window (SMW)
– All configuration and maintenance tasks
– One-to-one relationship with storage subsystem
Path Failover Driver and SMutilities

Management Station
Client
Network Management
Station
(for SNMP traps)
Network
Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Agent PVLinks RDAC
RDAC SMutilities SMutilties
Utilities
Fabric
Controller
Ethernet Connection
I/O Path
Path Failover: RDAC and AVT

 RDAC driver for path
failover SERVER
 AVT for 3rd party failover Application Application Application

drivers OS
 If a component fails along 1-A-0

RDAC
the I/O data path, the path
1-A-0 2-B-0
failover driver automatically
HBA Driver
reroutes all I/O operations HBA 1 HBA 2
to the other controller
STORAGE
Contr A Contr B
Utility Software
Utility Software consists of:
– Hot Add (hot_add)
• register newly-created volumes with the operating system without
need to reboot.
– SMdevices utility displays information about the logical volume
• OS device name
• DSM logical volume Name
• World Wide Name (WWN)
• LUN #
• Controller owner
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE0 [Storage Array A, Volume Team3, LUN 2, Volume WWN <600a0b800007b4b30000004a3dd9e706>,
Preferred Path (Controller-A): In Use]
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE1 [Storage Array A, Volume Team4, LUN 3, Volume WWN <600a0b80000c33f30000002d3dd9e469>,
Preferred Path (Controller-B): In Use]
\\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2 [Storage Array B, Volume Team3, LUN 2, Volume WWN <600a0b80000cd874000000773dda456e>,
Preferred Path (Controller-A): In Use]
– SMrepassist (formerly SMsnapassist)

• Flushes server disk buffers
Firmware and NVSRAM

 Firmware resides on:
– Controller
– ESM card
– Drives
 Controller Firmware Files
– 28xx : Snap_06120500.dlp
– 5884 and 6998: FW_06120500_06120100.dlp
Appware Bootware
 NVSRAM reside on:

– Controller
N5884X-612856-004
Controller FW-Version Vendor NVSRAM-version
DSM and Firmware Compatibility

DSM Firmware Codename Main Feature
RVM / terminal rel. for
8.20 5.20.xx.xx Sonoran II 1Gb products
8.30 5.30.xx.xx Sonoran III DS4500
8.40 5.40.xx.xx Sonoran IV Vol Copy /DS4300
8.41/8.42 5.41/5.42 Sonoran IV SATA only
9.1 6.10.xx.xx Yuma Drive-Mix / RVM2

Backwards Compatible
Task Assistant
9.12 6.12.xx.xx Yuma 1.2
Launch Pad (TALP)
9.14 6.14.xx.xx Yuma 1.4 DS4800 only
DS4800 only – max
9.15 6.15.xx.xx Agate
cache
DS4800 only -
9.16 6.16.xx.xx Amethyst 1
EXP810
Major Version Number Minor Version Number
What goes where ?

Management Station
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Network
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Win 2K HP/UX Linux
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Storage system A
Fabric
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Questions or Comments?
Location of various storage system s/w and f/w

Management Station
Client
Network
Ctlr f/w
NVSRAM
drive f/w
Win 2K HP/UX Linux
Agent PVLinks RDAC
RDAC SMutilities SMutilties
Utilities
ESM f/w
drive f/w
Storage system A
Fabric
Ctlr f/w
NVSRAM f/w

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IBM® TotalStorage®

DS4000 Storage Manager (DSM)

Storage System Management with DSM

 Supports fully dynamic reconfiguration of volumes without interruption to

 Additional files that are bundeled with DSM

Client only = Out of band

Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Client Client Client

Storage system A Storage system B

Client + Agent = In band

Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Client Client Client

Storage system A Storage system B

Out of Band and In Band Concurrently

Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Client Client Client

Storage system A Storage system B

Main Windows in the GUI Client

Path Failover Driver and SMutilities

Win 2K HP/UX Linux

Storage system A Storage system B

Path Failover: RDAC and AVT

 AVT for 3rd party failover Application Application Application

 If a component fails along 1-A-0

– SMrepassist (formerly SMsnapassist)

Firmware and NVSRAM

 NVSRAM reside on:

Controller FW-Version Vendor NVSRAM-version

DSM and Firmware Compatibility

8.40 5.40.xx.xx Sonoran IV Vol Copy /DS4300

8.41/8.42 5.41/5.42 Sonoran IV SATA only

9.1 6.10.xx.xx Yuma Drive-Mix / RVM2

What goes where ?

Location of various storage system s/w and f/w

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