Asus TS500-E4PX4 User Manual

USER’S

GUIDE

MyStorage

®

Management Software

May 2006

Version 2.0

®

DB15-000308-03

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Audience

Organization

Preface

This book is the primary reference and user’s guide for the LSI Logic MyStorage®management software. It contains a functional description of this software, as well as installation instructions.

This document assumesthat you have some familiaritywith Fibre Channel or SAS protocol and the SAN environment and related support devices.

This document has the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, MyStorage Management Software Overview, describes

the MyStorage software features and beneﬁts, and host adapter and operating system support.

• Chapter 2, MyStorage Management Software Installation, describes

the installation details for the MyStorage management software.

• Chapter 3, Getting Started with MyStorage Management Software,

provides an overview of how to operate the MyStorage management software.

• Chapter 4, Operating Fibre Channel MyStorage Management

Software, provides an overview of how to operate the MyStorage

management software for Fibre Channel host adapters.

• Chapter 5, Operating SAS/SATA MyStorage Management

Software, provides an overview of how to operate the MyStorage

management software for SAS/SATA expanders and host adapters.

• Appendix A, Enable Boot Option for Fibre Channel HBAs,

describes how to enable the LSI host adapter so that the host computer may optionally boot OS code loaded on a Fibre Channel disk or RAID array.

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Related Publications

LSIFC929XL Dual Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor Technical Manual, October 2005 (Document No. DB14-000272-01)

LSIFC949X Dual Channel Fibre Channel I/O Processor Technical Manual, November 2005 (Document No. DB15-000284-02)

LSIFC949E Fibre Channel I/O Processor Technical Manual, February

2006 (Document No. DB15-000345-00)

LSISAS1064 PCI-X to 4-port SAS/SATA Controller Technical Manual,

October 2005 (Document No. DB15-000274-05)

LSISAS1068 PCI-X to 8-port SAS/SATA Controller Technical Manual,

October 2005 (Document No. DB15-000287-04)

LSISAS1064E PCI-Express to 4-port SAS/SATA Controller Technical Manual, April 2005 (Document No. DB15-000331-00)

LSISAS1068E PCI-Express to 4-port SAS/SATA Controller Technical Manual, April 2005 (Document No. DB15-000330-00)

LSISASx12/LSISASx12A 3.0 Gbit/s SAS/SATA Expander Technical Manual, October 2005 (Document No. DB15-000277-04)

LSISASx28 28-port SAS/SATA Expander Technical Manual, October

2005 (Document No. DB15-000335-01) LSISASx36 36-port SAS/SATA Expander Technical Manual, October

2005 (Document No. DB15-000334-01) Fusion-MPT™ Device Management User’s Guide, August 2002

(Document No. DB15-000186-01)

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Revision History

Document Number Version/Date Remarks

DB15-000308-03 Version 2.0

May 2006

DB15-000308-02 Version 1.01

March 2004

DB15-000308-01 Version 1.0

February 2004

DB15-000308-00 Version 0.5

December 2003

Added new Fibre Channel and SAS product information. Updated Table 1.1 to indicate support for additional boards.

Removed dynamic multipathing feature.

Added “Remote Node Management” description in Section

4.2. Initial release of document.

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Contents

Chapter 1 MyStorage Management Software Overview

1.1 MyStorage Management Software Overview 1-1

1.2 MyStorage Beneﬁts and Features 1-2

1.3 Host Adapter and Operating System Support 1-3

Chapter 2 MyStorage Management Software Installation

2.1 Introduction 2-1

2.2 Installation with Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003 2-1

2.3 Installation with Linux 2-5

2.4 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software 2-7

2.4.1 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software in Windows 2-7

2.4.2 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software in the Linux OS 2-9

Chapter 3 Getting Started with MyStorage Management Software

3.1 Launching MyStorage Management Software 3-2

3.2 Remote Host Management 3-5

3.2.1 MyStorage Options Menu 3-5

3.2.2 Registering a Remote Host 3-6

3.2.3 Setting the Discovery Interval 3-8

3.3 MyStorage Security and Passwords 3-9

3.3.1 Assigning a New Password 3-9

3.3.2 Forgotten Password 3-9

Chapter 4 Operating Fibre Channel MyStorage Management Software

4.1 Storage Topology: LSI Fibre Channel Adapters 4-1

4.1.1 Topology 4-6

4.1.2 Port Speed 4-6

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4.1.3 Adapter Reset 4-7

4.1.4 Link Reset 4-7

4.1.5 Fibre Channel Tape 4-7

4.2 Storage Topology: Fibre Channel Storage Devices 4-7

4.3 Device Persistence 4-11

4.3.1 Set Persistent Bindings 4-11

4.3.2 Remove Persistent Bindings 4-13

4.4 Event Filter 4-14

4.5 Adapter Statistics 4-15

4.6 Adapter Diagnostics 4-17

4.7 Consolidated Health 4-19

4.7.1 Check Health Operation 4-19

4.7.2 Check Health, Clear Results 4-21

4.8 Backup/Restore/Update Adapter Firmware 4-22

4.8.1 Update Host Adapter Firmware 4-23

4.8.2 Backup Host Adapter Firmware 4-24

4.8.3 Restore Host Adapter Firmware 4-24

4.9 Launch Web Browser 4-24

Chapter 5 Operating SAS/SATA MyStorage Management Software

5.1 Storage Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Adapters 5-1

5.1.1 SAS/SATA Host Adapter Information 5-2

5.1.2 SAS/SATA Adapter Phy Information 5-3

5.1.3 Advanced SAS/SATA Adapter Information 5-4

5.1.4 Advanced Conﬁguration 5-5

5.2 Storage Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Expanders 5-7

5.2.1 Expander Information Tab 5-7

5.2.2 Expander Phy Information Tab 5-8

5.3 Typical SAS/SATA Topologies 5-10

5.4 Storage Topology: Storage Devices 5-12

5.5 RAID Topology: LSI SAS/SATA Adapters 5-14

5.5.1 RAID Volume Information 5-15

5.5.2 RAID Rebuilding 5-18

5.6 RAID Topology: Storage Devices 5-19

5.7 Event Logs 5-21

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5.8 Backup/Restore/Update Adapter Firmware 5-23

5.8.1 Update Host Adapter Firmware 5-25

5.8.2 Backup Host Adapter Firmware 5-27

5.8.3 Restore Host Adapter Firmware 5-27

5.9 Launch Web Browser 5-28

Appendix A Enable Boot Option for Fibre Channel HBAs

Customer Feedback

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Figures

2.1 Found New Hardware Wizard Window 2-2

2.2 MyStorage Installer Window 2-3

2.3 MyStorage Install Complete Window 2-4

2.4 MyStorage Uninstaller from the Programs Menu 2-7

2.5 MyStorage Uninstall Using “Add or Remove Programs” 2-8

2.6 Automatic Uninstall 2-9

3.1 MyStorage Management Icon 3-2

3.2 MyStorage Launch Window 3-3

3.3 Remote Host Management Options 3-6

3.4 Remote Host Window 3-7

3.5 Entering the Remote Host Name 3-7

3.6 Adding the Remote Host 3-8

3.7 Discovery Interval 3-8

3.8 Security Window 3-9

4.1 Adapter Information Tab 4-2

4.2 FC Port Information Tab 4-3

4.3 PCI Microchip Information Tab 4-4

4.4 Advanced FC Port Information Tab 4-5

4.5 Advanced Conﬁguration Tab 4-6

4.6 Target Information Tab 4-8

4.7 Port Information Tab 4-9

4.8 Advanced Port Information Tab 4-10

4.9 Setting Persistent Bindings Tab 4-12

4.10 Persistent Bindings Information Tab 4-13

4.11 Event Filter Settings Tab 4-14

4.12 Port Statistics Tab 4-16

4.13 Adapter Diagnostics Tab 4-18

4.14 Consolidate Health Tab 4-20

4.15 Update/Backup Firmware Tab 4-23

5.1 Adapter Information 5-2

5.2 SAS/SATA Adapter Phy Information 5-3

5.3 Advanced Adapter Information 5-5

5.4 Advanced Conﬁguration 5-6

5.5 Expander Information 5-8

5.6 Expander Phy Information 5-10

5.7 Two SAS HBAs Connected to an Expander 5-11

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5.8 Cascaded Expander Topology 5-12

5.9 Storage Target Device Information 5-13

5.10 RAID Information 5-15

5.11 RAID Volume Information: Status OK 5-17

5.12 RAID Volume Information: Status Degraded 5-18

5.13 RAID Rebuild 5-19

5.14 RAID Drive Information 5-20

5.15 RAID Error Information Page 5-21

5.16 Event Log Panel 5-22

5.17 Backup/Update Firmware Menu 5-25

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Tables

1.1 LSI Host Adapter Compatibility 1-3

1.2 MyStorage Fibre Channel OS Compatibility 1-4

1.3 MyStorage SAS/SATA OS Compatibility 1-4

3.1 MyStorage Fibre Channel Functions 3-3

3.2 MyStorage SAS/SATA Functions 3-5

4.1 Informational Log Events 4-15

4.2 Error Log Events 4-15

4.3 Deﬁnition of Performance Statistics 4-16

4.4 Diagnostics Deﬁnitions 4-19

4.5 Consolidated Health Results 4-21

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Chapter 1 MyStorage Management Software Overview

This chapter contains an overview of the LSI MyStorage management software. This chapter describes these topics:

• Section 1.1, “MyStorage Management Software Overview”

• Section 1.2, “MyStorage Beneﬁts and Features”

• Section 1.3, “Host Adapter and Operating System Support”

1.1 MyStorage Management Software Overview

MyStorage management software is designed to simplify storage area network (SAN) management and reduce SAN installation time. MyStorage management software automates the task of conﬁguring an LSI storage adapter and connecting to storage devices. Features include host adapter information screens, diagnostics, and statistics gathering.

MyStorage management software was written with the industry standard Java programming language, making it portable across multiple operating systems. LSI offers MyStorage management software for Windows and Linux environments.

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1.2 MyStorage Beneﬁts and Features

Following are the key features and beneﬁts of MyStorage management software:

• Easy to use – installation and conﬁguration in just a few clicks

• Includes installation of compatible adapter OS driver

• Intuitive point-and-click management console

• Supports installation on a laptop for remote administration

• Use to update host adapter Controller Firmware

• Use to update host adapter BIOS

• Use to update host adapter F-code for Fibre Channel adapters

• Use to set Device persistence of Fibre Channel adapters

• Consolidated multi-node health check of Fibre Channel adapters

• One-click diagnostics to analyze server to storage connection

• Inspect event logs

• Retrieve adapter performance statistics

• Remote management

• SNIA API V2.0 compliant

• Industry Standard SAS CSMI .83, MPI 1.5, and SAS 05 compliant

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1.3 Host Adapter and Operating System Support

This document supports the MyStorage management software and operates in conjunction with any of the LSI FC host adapters shown in

Table 1.1.

Table 1.1 LSI Host Adapter Compatibility

Supported LSI Host Adapter

LSI7102XP Single-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC, PCI-X (64 bit, 133 MHz) LSI7202XP Dual-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC, PCI-X (64 bit, 133 MHz) LSI7402XP Quad-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC, PCI-X (64 bit, 133 MHz) LSI7402EP Quad-channel, 2 Gbit/s FC, PCI Express (x4) LSI7104XP Single-channel, 4 Gbit/s FC, PCI-X (64 bit, 133 MHz) LSI7204XP Dual-channel, 4 Gbit/s FC, PCI-X (64 bit, 133 MHz) LSI7104EP Single-channel, 4 Gbit/s FC, PCI Express (x8) LSI7204EP Dual-channel, 4 Gbit/s FC, PCI Express (x8) LSI7404EP Quad-channel, 4 Gbit/s FC, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3041X 4-port, Internal connectors PCI-X LSISAS3442X 8-port, Internal and external connectors, PCI-X LSISAS3443X 8-port, Internal and external mini-SAS connectors, PCI-X LSISAS3080X 8-port, Internal connectors, PCI-X LSISAS3800X 8-port, External connectors, PCI-X LSISAS3801X 8-port, External mini-SAS connectors, PCI-X LSISAS3041E 4-port, Internal connectors, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3442E 8-port, Internal and external connectors, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3080E 8-port, Internal connectors, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3081E 8-port, External mini-SAS connectors, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3800E 8-port, External connectors, PCI Express (x8) LSISAS3801E 8-port, External mini-SAS connectors, PCI Express (x8)

1. The host server may be an Intel or AMD IA-32 hardware platform with appropriate expansion slots for PCI, PCI-X or PCI Express. The listed families of host adapters require PCI slots that supply 3.3 V to the PCI device.

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Description

Host Adapter and Operating System Support 1-3

MyStorage management software is distributed on CD and may be installed on any of the operating systems shown in Table 1.2 and

Table 1.3.

Table 1.2 MyStorage Fibre Channel OS Compatibility

Supported Operating System Description

Windows Server 2003 Service pack 1 or greater Windows 2000 Service pack 4 or greater Linux SUSE Enterprise 9.0, SP1 Kernel v2.6.21-138 Linux Red Hat Enterprise Server (ES) 3.0 Kernel v2.4.21-4.EL Linux Red Hat Enterprise Server 4.0 Kernel v2.6

Table 1.3 MyStorage SAS/SATA OS Compatibility

Supported Operating System Description

Windows Server 2003 Service pack 1 or greater Windows 2000 Service pack 4 or greater Linux SUSE Enterprise 9.0, SP1 Kernel v2.6.21-138 Linux Red Hat Advanced Server (AS) 3.0 Kernel v2.4.21-4.EL Linux Red Hat Enterprise Server 4.0 Kernel v2.6

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Chapter 2 MyStorage Management Software Installation

This chapter provides installation details for the LSI MyStorage management software. This chapter includes these topics:

• Section 2.1, “Introduction”

• Section 2.2, “Installation with Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003”

• Section 2.3, “Installation with Linux”

• Section 2.4, “Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software”

2.1 Introduction

LSI provides an InstallShield package to facilitate fast and accurate software installation. LSI distributes this package as an executable program available for each supported operating system. The InstallShield package loads all the components necessary to manage the LSI storage adapter.

2.2 Installation with Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003

Install the MyStorage management software using these steps for Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

Step 1. Boot your machine and log in as administrator. Insert the CD

containing the MyStorage management software.

Note: If the Windows OS does not provide a “Found New

Hardware Wizard” window (Figure 2.1), skip to Step 6. Step 2. Click “Next”. Step 3. The “Install software automatically”.

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Figure 2.1 Found New Hardware Wizard Window

Step 4. Win2000: Select “CD-ROM search location”.

Win2003: Proceed with next step.

Step 5. Accept whichever driver Windows suggests.

Note: Later the MyStorage installer auto-updates if

necessary. Step 6. The “Found New Hardware Wizard” window appears for each

LSI adapter. Repeat steps 2 through 5 for each occurrence.

Step 7. Next click the MyStorage icon located in the top directory of the

install CD.

The “MyStorage Installer” window appears as shown in

Figure 2.2.

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Figure 2.2 MyStorage Installer Window

Step 8. Review the license agreement. Choose “I accept...” and click

“Next” if you intend to install the MyStorage software. Step 9. Validate the default installation directory. Click “Next”. Step 10. After several seconds, the installation completes. The

installation process requires that you restart your computer

before using the MyStorage management software, as shown

in Figure 2.3. Select “Yes, restart my computer”; then click

“Finish”.

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Figure 2.3 MyStorage Install Complete Window

Step 11. You are now ready to launch the MyStorage management

software from your desktop.

Note: Several MyStorage functions require a security password.

The default password for new MyStorage installations is (all lowercase):

lsistorage

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2.3 Installation with Linux

Install the MyStorage management software using these steps for Linux operating systems.

Step 1. Boot your machine and log in as root. Step 2. If at the command console, type startx. Step 3. Insert the CD containing the MyStorage management software. Step 4. If the Linux OS does not automount the CD, open the terminal

window and type:

# mkdir /mnt/cdrom # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

Step 5. Determine the LSI driver version by typing:

# cat /proc/mpt/version

Compare the above version with the one supplied on the

CD-ROM:

# cd /mnt/cdrom/drivers/linux # ls

If the CD contains a newer Linux driver, install the driver

compatible with your Linux OS. For example,

# cd /mnt/cdrom/drivers/linux

Choose the correct kernel. Step 6. Install the source RPM (for Errata Kernel) by running

#rpm -ivh mptlinux-<version>-<release>.<arch>.src.rpm

Step 7. Go to the directory where the mptlinux.spec ﬁle was installed.

On Red Hat this is /usr/src/redhat/SPECS

On SUSE this is /usr/src/packages/SPECS Step 8. To build the binary RPM, execute the command

rpmbuild -bb mptlinux.spec

from the directory where the mptlinux.spec ﬁle is located.

Note: SLES 8 users should replace “rpmbuild” with simply “rpm”

in the above command.

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Step 9. RPM is located on the Red Hat OS at /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386

or on SUSE at /usr/src/packages/RPMS/i386.

Note: If you are creating the binary RPM on another architecture,

substitute “i386” with your architecture. You can run

uname -m

to get the architecture. However, sometimes the binary RPM still appears in the i386 directory even if you are running on a different architecture.

Step 10. Installing the drivers from the created binary RPM: After the

binary RPM has been created, it can then be installed. From

the directory where the RPM was created, use the following

command to install the RPM:

rpm -ivh mptlinux-<version>-<release>.<arch>.rpm

Step 11. Launch the MyStorage Installer for Linux (.bin) located in the

top directory of the CD.

# cd /mnt/cdrom # ./MyStorageInstaller_Linux_LSI_xxxxxxxxxxx.bin

Step 12. When the installation is complete, you can run the MyStorage

management software from your computer by typing:

# cd /opt/LSILogic/MyStorage # ./MyStorage

or by launching the MyStorage software directly from the

application menu.

Note: Several MyStorage functions require a security password.

The default password for new MyStorage installations is (all lowercase):

lsistorage

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2.4 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software

This section contains detailed instructions for how to uninstall MyStorage management software.

2.4.1 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software in Windows

MyStorage management software can be uninstalled in two ways.

1. Go to Start>Programs>LSI Logic>MyStorage Uninstall. Launch the

uninstaller as shown in Figure 2.4.

Figure 2.4 MyStorage Uninstaller from the Programs Menu

2. The second method is to go to Start>Settings>Control Panel. Run

“Add/Remove Programs”, go to LSI Logic>MyStorage Uninstaller, select “LSI Logic MyStorage - 03.XX.XX STD Build” (Figure 2.5), and remove the installation of the MyStorage management software.

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Figure 2.5 MyStorage Uninstall Using “Add or Remove Programs”

After the installation screen, click Next (see Figure 2.6). The automated uninstall begins. After the uninstall is complete, the uninstaller may ask for a system reboot.

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Figure 2.6 Automatic Uninstall

2.4.2 Uninstalling MyStorage Management Software in the Linux OS

To uninstall MyStorage management software in the Linux OS, run the uninstall.sh ﬁle:

# cd /opt/LSILogic/MyStorage # ./uninstall.sh

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Chapter 3 Getting Started with MyStorage Management Software

This chapter provides an overview of launching MyStorage management software, assigning remote hosts and security. This chapter includes these topics:

• Section 3.1, “Launching MyStorage Management Software”

• Section 3.2, “Remote Host Management”

• Section 3.3, “MyStorage Security and Passwords”

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