Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130
88-02-0x
(with SVP) Installation Guide
This guide provides information and instructions for installing and setting up your
Platform VSP G130 storage system along with the supplied service processor (SVP).
Hitachi Virtual Storage
MK-97G130001-00
September 2018
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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130 (with SVP) Installation Guide 2
Installing your storage system that includes an
SVP
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G130 storage systems that ship with a service processor
(SVP) are designed for self-installation, so you can set up your storage system for the rst
time without assistance from a Hitachi Vantara representative.
Step 1: Unpack the storage system
Before you begin
Make sure your data center meets all
the storage system. In addition, if you are not using a Hitachi Universal V2 rack, make
sure the electrical specications of your rack meet the power requirements of the
storage system.
Procedure
1. Inspect all materials for signs of damage. If you see damage, discontinue the
installation and contact your Hitachi Vantara representative.
2. Retain all packing materials in case you need to transport or ship the storage
system in the future.
3. Check the items you received against the packing list. If any items are missing or
damaged, discontinue the installation and contact your Hitachi Vantara
representative.
4. Place the keys for the front bezel in a safe place.
site preparation r
Step 2: Cable a management console
Because your storage system is factory-installed in a rack, the LAN 3 and LAN 4 port
connections to the storage system controllers have already been made, and the power
cable is already connected to a power distribution unit (PDU). However, you must make
the LAN 1 and LAN 2 port connections described in the following table using customersupplied Ethernet cables.
equirements before you install
Note: All four LAN ports on the SVP ar
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e 1-GbE interfaces.
Step 3: Power on the storage system
SVP LAN
t Description
por
1 Do not connect a cable to the LAN 1 port at this time. You will connect to
this port after you complete the Initial Startup wizar
d.
2 Connect the LAN 2 port to a Windows-based management console.
3 The LAN 3 port is already connected to the user LAN port on controller 1.
4 The LAN 4 port is already connected to the user LAN port on controller 2.
Step 3: Power on the storage system
ocedure
Pr
1. Conrm that the power cables on the rear panel are connected to separate PDUs,
as shown in the following gure. Then connect the PDUs to external power sources.
Note: For best pr
power connections from each PDU to external power sources on
dierent branch circuits.
To prevent the storage system from being turned o by accident, make
sure the external power sources are not controlled by a wall switch.
actice, establish power redundancy by routing the
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Step 3: Power on the storage system
Item Description
1 PDUs on the left and right sides of the rack
2. Po
wer on the PDUs.
3. Power on the SVP by pressing the Power On/O button on the left side of the front
panel. Conrm that the power LED on the front panel of the SVP is lit green.
Item Description
1 Power LED on the front of the SVP
2 Power On/O button on the fr
ont of the SVP
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Step 3: Power on the storage system
4. Conrm that the top (PO
WER) LED on the lower left front side of the controller is lit
amber, as shown in the following gure. If the storage system has a drive tray,
conrm that the POWER LED on the lower left front side of the drive tray is lit green.
Item Description
1 POWER LED on the front of the controller
5. On the lo
wer left front side of the controller, press and hold the POWER ON/OFF
button until the POWER LED changes to green (about 3 seconds), and then release
the button.
Item Description
1 Controller (front bezel attached)
2 Controller (front bezel removed)
3 READY LED on controller (front bezel removed)
4 POWER LED on controller (front bezel removed)
5 READY LED on controller (front bezel attached)
6 POWER LED on controller (front bezel attached)
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Step 4: Perform the initial startup and setup
ait for the green READY LED on the front of the controller to go on (approximately
6. W
16-25 minutes).
Note: If the READ
customer support.
Y LED does not go on after 30 minutes, contact
Step 4: Perform the initial startup and setup
Initial startup and initial
based management console connected to the SVP.
Preparing a storage system that has an SVP
Preparing the storage system requires you to stop the storage system service, run the
Initial Startup wizard, check licenses, and then run the Initial Setup wizard. Optionally,
you can also congure the storage system to generate syslog and SNMP notications
about alerts and events. You perform these tasks using the management console
connected to the SVP.
Before you begin
■
Conrm that the Windows-based management console is connected to the SVP.
■
Congure the management console to use an IP address of 10.0.0.xxx, where xxx =
1-99 or 101-254, and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
setup of the storage system are performed using the Windows-
Stopping the storage system service
Procedure
1. Run Remote Desktop Connection on the management console. For Windows 10:
a. Open the Cortana icon in the taskbar on the management console.
b. In the search box, type Remote Desktop Connection, and then click Remote
Desktop Connection in the sear
ch results window.
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Stopping the storage system service
c. In Computer on the Remote Desktop Connection windo
w, type the default
SVP IP address 10.0.0.100
d. In the lower left side of the window, click Show Options.
e. In User name, type SVP-PC\SVP
f. Click Connect.
g. When prompted to enter your credentials, type raid-login in Password, and
then click OK.
h. If prompted that the identity of the remote computer cannot be veried, click
es to continue.
Y
2. Double-click the Open StorageDeviceList shortcut on the desktop:
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Stopping the storage system service
3. W
ait for the status to change to Ready. This can take several minutes for the rst
time.
4. Click Stop Service, and then click Conrm in the Stop Service windo
w.
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
5. Wait for the Ready status to change to Stopped.
Next steps
Run the Initial Startup wizard.
Running the Initial Startup wizard
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
The Initial Startup wizar
d allows you to enter the account settings and the IPv4 or IPv6
network settings used by the storage system. If you need to change these settings in the
future, run the Initial Startup wizard again.
Before you begin
Have the following conguration settings ready to enter in the Initial Startup wizard:
■
The default storage system password: raid-maintenance
■
The IP addresses for the two controllers and the SVP
■
The subnet mask (IPv4) or subnet prex length (IPv6) for the storage system
■
The default gateway for the storage system
■
The IP addresses for up to three DNS servers
Procedure
1. In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click the Start button, and then click
Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator.
2. Right-click Initial Startup, point to More, and then click Open le location.
3. In the window that appears, right-click Initial Startup, and then click Run as
administrator.
4. When pr
ompted about allowing this app to make changes to your device, click Yes.
5. Click Start Setup.
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
6. At the Checking Envir
onment window, click OK, and then wait for the Initial
Startup wizard to check the environment (approximately 1 minute).
7. Specify the IPv4 or IPv6 congur
ation settings for the production network to which
the storage system will be connected by entering the information described in the
following table.
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
Setting Description
Default Account (maintenance)
New Password New default account (maintenance)
passwor
d.
Important: Record the new password
and keep it in a safe place. You will need
it later in this procedure and if
maintenance is required for your
storage system.
Re-enter New Password Same password that you typed in New
Password.
Network Setting
Storage System Address IP address of the production network to
which the storage system will be
connected. Defaults:
■ CTL1: 192.168.0.16
■ CTL2: 192.168.0.17
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
SVP Address IP address used to access the SVP via
your pr
oduction network. Default:
192.168.0.15
Subnet Mask IPv4 only. IP address mask that
identies the range of IP addresses in
the subnet to which the storage system
will be connected.
Subnet Prex Length IPv6 only. Subnet prex length of the
network to which the storage system
will be connected.
Default Gateway IP address of the default gateway to
which the storage system will be
connected. The gateway is the IP
address of the router used to
communicate outside the local subnet.
DNS Server 1
DNS Server 2
IP addresses for up to three Domain
Name Systems (DNS) servers.
DNS Server 3
8. Click Apply.
ait for the Initial Startup Complete message, and then click Close.
9. W
Note: If an err
or message appears, ping the IP addresses of the two
controllers and SVP. If you receive a response, repeat the Initial Startup.
If you do not receive a response, contact customer support.
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Running the Initial Startup wizard
10. In the Complete Initial Startup window, click Conrm.
11. W
ait for the SVP to reboot (approximately 5 minutes).
12. Connect the LAN 1 port on the SVP to your production network.
Note: If your network has BPDU enabled to pr
event loops, connect the
user LAN port on controller 1 to an Ethernet switch on the production
network instead of attaching it to the SVP. Then refer to the
installation and maintenance instructions for the
Hitachi Vantara-
SVP
supplied SVP to congure the SVP for a non-bridged operation.
13. Using the new SVP IP address you specied in the Initial Startup wizard, log in to
the SVP via Remote Desktop Connection from your production network.
14. On the desktop, double-click the Open StorageDeviceList icon.
15. Mouse over the Storage Device List window to highlight it, and then double-click
the icon of the registered storage system.
16. Log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator using the new maintenance password
you specied in the Initial Startup wizard, and then click Login.
Next steps
Verify that licenses are installed.
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Checking licenses
Storage systems that are factory-installed in a rack already have software licenses
installed.
As a best practice, conrm that the appropriate licenses are installed.
Before you begin
Log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator using Remote Desktop Connection.
Procedure
1. On the Maintenance Utility menu, click Licenses.
2. If a message reports a problem with the website's security certicate, click Continue
to this website (not recommended).
3. In the Licenses window, conrm that the appropriate licenses are installed. If they
are not, see the System Administrator Guide for instructions on installing licenses.
Next steps
Run the Initial Setup wizard.
Checking licenses
Running the Initial Setup wizard
The Initial Setup wizard allows you to congure system information, date and time
settings, and network settings.
The Initial Setup wizard settings are presented on three windows. Buttons at the
bottom of each window allow you to apply or skip the settings on that window. If you
skip settings, you can complete them later by running the Initial Setup wizard again. To
display details about the settings in the windows, click the question mark icon in the
bottom right.
Before you begin
■
Using the production network IP address you specied in the Initial Startup wizard,
log in to the SVP via Remote Desktop Connection from your production network.
■
Log in to Device Manager - Storage Navigator.
Procedure
1. On the Maintenance Utility menu, click Licenses.
2. If a message reports a problem with the website's security certicate, click Continue
to this website (not recommended).
3. In the maintenance utility navigation tree, under Menu, click Initial Setup Wizard.
Tip: Initial Setup Wizard
you do not see this selection, scroll down the tree.
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is near the bottom of the navigation tree. If
Running the Initial Setup wizard
4. Enter the system information, and then click Apply and Next.
Setting Description
Storage
System
Name
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Name used to identify the storage system. This name will appear
in the maintenance utility
, so use a name that is meaningful.
Running the Initial Setup wizard
Contact Name of the contact person associated with the storage system.
Location Location of the storage system.
5. Enter the date and time settings, and then click Apply and Ne
xt.
Setting Description
UTC Timezone Time zone in which the storage system
is located.
Automatically adjust clock for Daylight
Saving Time
If the time zone in which the storage
system is located follo
ws Daylight
Saving Time, check this box to have the
storage system automatically adjust its
time twice a year.
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Running the Initial Setup wizard
Use NTP Server Determines whether the storage
system time is synchr
onized with an
NTP server.
■ Yes: Synchronize system time with
an NTP server. Enter the IP address
or domain name of the NTP server.
To add more than three servers, click
the + Add NTP Server button. To
synchronize the system time to the
NTP server time now, check
Synchronize immediately.
■ No: Do not synchronize system time
with an NTP server. In Date & Time,
enter the date and time that the
storage system will use.
Synchronizing Time To synchronize the storage system time
with the NTP server at a specic time,
enter the time when the two will be
synchronized.
view the network settings, which you entered previously in the Initial Startup
6. Re
wizard, and change them if necessary. For example:
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Running the Initial Setup wizard
Setting Description
Protocol IP addressing method to be used for
conguring the stor
age system.
MAC Address Read-only eld that shows the MAC
address for controllers 1 and 2.
IPv4 Conguration/ IPv6 Conguration ■ IPv4 Address: IPv4 address of the
production network to which the
storage system is connected (IPv4
only).
■ IPv6 Address: IPv6 address of the
production network to which the
storage system is connected (IPv6
only).
■ Subnet Mask: IP address mask that
identies the range of IP addresses
in the subnet to which the storage
system is connected.
■ Subnet Prex Length: Subnet prex
length of the network to which the
storage system is connected (IPv6
only).
■ Default Gateway: IP address of the
default gateway to which the storage
system is connected. The gateway is
the IP address of the router used to
communicate outside the local
subnet.
■ DNS Server 1-3: If your
conguration uses DNS to resolve IP
addresses (for example, the IP
address for the NTP server used with
the storage system), enter up to
three DNS IP addresses.
Network Connection Mode Determines whether the storage
system negotiates the speed and
duplex mode automatically with the
attached device. The default setting
(Auto-Negotiation) connects the
storage system at the highest speed
and appropriate duplex setting
supported by itself and the connected
device.
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Congure syslog and SNMP notications
Option ■ DNS Domain Name: IP addr
7. Click Apply.
8. When pr
ompted that the initial settings are complete, click Close.
Next steps
(Optional) Congure syslog and SNMP notications.
Configure syslog and SNMP notifications
ess of
the DNS server that will perform
address resolution.
■ DNS Search Order: Search domain
names. Use the Up and Down
buttons to order the domain names.
■ Maintenance Port: Do not change
these values.
■ Internal Network: Do not change
this value.
Before you begin
Make sure the storage system is connected to your production network.
Procedure
1. In the navigation tree of the maintenance utility, under Administration, click Alert
Notications. Then click Set Up in the Alert Notications pane on the right.
Note: Although a tab is pr
ovided for conguring email notications, we
recommend that you set up email notications using Hi-Track Remote
Monitoring system.
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Step 5: Make host connections
o congure the storage system to send notications in syslog format, complete the
2. T
settings in the Syslog tab. Then open a rewall port on your network for
transferring syslogs.
3. To congure the storage system to send notications as SNMP traps, complete the
settings in the SNMP tab.
4. Click Apply, and then click OK.
Step 5: Make host connections
Before you connect Fibre Channel hosts to the storage system, the storage system and
hosts must be prepared.
Host attachment tasks include conguring ports and preparing the host hardware and
software for connection to the storage system. For information and instructions, see the
host attachment preparation procedures in the Open-Systems Host Attachment Guide. You
will also nd the following resources helpful:
■
For the latest interoperability and compatibility information about supported hosts
and host attachment hardware, see the Hitachi Vantara
■
For information about pr
documentation for the product.
eparing your hosts for use with the storage system, see the
Interoperability Reports.
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Cabling Fibre Channel ports
Cabling Fibre Channel ports
Each contr
LC optical cables connected to a Fibre Channel switch. To eliminate single paths of
failure, connect the ports on each controller to separate switches for redundancy.
oller supports 16-Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity to host computers using LC-
Important: For important information and instructions about connecting to
hosts, r
efer to the Open-Systems Host Attachment Guide.
Before you begin
Make sure the storage system is connected to your production network.
Procedure
1. Connect the Fibre Channel data ports on each storage system controller to your
Fibre Channel switch.
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Step 6: Register your storage system with Hitachi Vantara Support
2. Connect your Fibr
computer or server.
e Channel switch to the Fibre Channel HBA card in each host
Step 6: Register your storage system with Hitachi Vantara
Support
If you have not already registered for access to Hitachi Support Connect, do so now.
Otherwise, you will not be able to download and install Hi-Track Remote Monitoring
system, and you will encounter delays in getting your storage system running and
supported.
Before you begin
■
If you do not yet have a Support Connect account, register on Support Connect. For
details, click
ocedure
Pr
1. Locate the product serial number (labeled MFG. NO.) on the rear of the controller.
You will need this number to register your storage system.
here.
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Step 7: Install Hi-Track Remote Monitoring system
Item Description
1 Product serial number on rear of controller
2. Open a web br
3. Go to
Support Connect, click V
instructions to register your storage system. If you have registered Hitachi Vantara
products previously,
Step 7: Install Hi-T
Hi-Track Remote Monitoring system monitors your storage system and noties the
Hitachi Vantara Support Connect when assistance is required. Hi-Track runs on Windows,
Linux, and Solaris operating systems.
Before you begin
■
If you do not have a Support Connect account,
need your product serial number and an e-mail domain that is recognized as a Hitachi
Vantara customer.
■
Log in to Support Connect to obtain the Site ID for the location at which the stor
system is installed. If the location is not listed,
ocedure
Pr
owser on your PC or mobile device.
erify a Product, and follow the on-screen
add a site on Support Connect.
rack Remote Monitoring system
register for Support Connect. Y
add a site on Support Connect.
ou will
age
1. Download the
2. Open the Hi-Track Monitor Installation Guide, and follow the installation instructions.
3. After you congure Hi-Track with the appropriate Site ID, log in to
eate a Support Connect case to inform Hitachi Vantara that your system is
and cr
installed and that Hi-Track is enabled.
Installing Hi-Track completes the self-installation of your storage system.
Hi-Track
application and documentation.
Where to go from here
After concluding the self-installation successfully, perform the following post-installation
activities.
Configure the storage system for the first time
After you complete the self-installation of your storage system, congure the storage
system to suit your requirements using the management software (Storage Advisor,
Device Manager - Storage Navigator, Command Control Interface, or Hitachi Command
Suite).
Support Connect
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Read the release notes
Typical congur
■
Onboard the storage system
■
Create pools
■
Create volumes to attach to servers
■
Create a message that appears at login
■
Create user accounts
■
Back up system settings in case you need to restore them in the future
For more information, see the
ation activities include the following:
software user documentation.
Read the release notes
our storage system undergoes constant development and improvement.
Y
Each time your storage system's rmware is updated, read the
notes provide important information about new features and functions as well as bug
xes.
Read the latest technical bulletins
release notes. The r
elease
Support
Technical bulletins are provided to communicate technical information about your
storage system and to assist you with additional information about the proper use,
handling, and solving of technical issues.
You can
bulletins on Hitachi V
subscribe to receive technical bulletins, and then you can access technical
antara Support Connect.
The following resources provide additional information about the storage system:
■
Support Connect home page
■
Product interoperability
■
Hitachi Vantara Community
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