HP 2324fc User Manual

HP StorageWorks Carrier-Grade 2324fc Modular Smart Array

user guide

Part number: 5991-8050 second edition: March 2009

Legal and notice information

The information combined herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.

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WARRANTY STATEMENT: To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product, see the warranty information website:

http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarranty.

Contents

About this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Intended audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Prerequisites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Related documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document conventions and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rack stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

HP technical support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Customer self repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Product warranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Subscription service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

HP web sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Documentation feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Features and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Front panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MSA2324fc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hard drive bay numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Rear panel components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MSA2324fc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Transportable CompactFlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Super-capacitor pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3 Installing the enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Installation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting controller and MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Testing enclosure connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Obtaining IP values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting management port IP addresses using DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Setting management port IP addresses using the CLI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4 Connecting hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Host system requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting the enclosure to data hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Loop/Point-to-Point Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Connecting direct attach configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Single controller configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

One server/one HBA/single path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Dual controller configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

One server/one dual-ported HBA/dual path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Two servers/one dual-ported HBA per server/dual path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting switch attach configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Two servers/two switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Connecting remote management hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5 Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Powering on/powering off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Updating firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting an appropriate time to perform the online upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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6 LED descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Front panel LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Hard drive LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Rear panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MSA2324fc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Power supply LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

7 Configuring a system for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Configuring your web browser for SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Logging in to SMU from a local management host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tips for using the main window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Tips for using the help window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Changing the system date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

To use manual date and time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

To obtain the date and time from an NTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using the Configuration Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Using the Provisioning Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Testing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Logging out of SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

8 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Fault isolation methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Gather fault information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Determine where the fault is occurring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Review the event logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Isolate the fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

If the enclosure does not initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Correcting enclosure IDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Diagnostic steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Is the front panel Fault LED amber? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Is the controller back panel OK LED off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Is the controller back panel Fault/Service Required LED amber? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Are both drive module LEDs off (Online/Activity and Fault/UID)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Is the drive module Fault/UID LED blinking amber? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Is a connected host port’s Host Link Status LED off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Is a connected port’s Expansion Port Status LED off?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Is a connected port’s Ethernet link status LED off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Is the power supply’s AC Power Good LED off? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Is the drive enclosure back panel OK LED off?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Is the drive enclosure Fault/Service Required LED amber?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Controller failure in a single-controller configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

If the controller has failed or does not start, is the Cache Status LED on/blinking? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Transporting Cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Isolating a host-side connection fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Isolating a controller module expansion port connection fault. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Resolving voltage and temperature warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Sensor locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Power supply sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Cooling fan sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Power supply module voltage sensors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

A Parts catalog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

B Environmental requirements and specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Safety requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Site requirements and guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Site wiring and AC power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Site wiring and DC power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Weight and placement guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Electrical guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Ventilation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cabling requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Management host requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Physical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Environmental requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Electrical requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Site wiring and power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Power cord requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

C Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Preventing electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Grounding methods to prevent electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

D Regulatory compliance and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Regulatory compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Federal Communications Commission notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Class A equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Declaration of conformity for products marked with the FCC logo, United States only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Regulatory compliance identification numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Regulatory compliance label location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Laser device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Laser safety warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Certification and classification information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Laser product label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

International notices and statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Canadian notice (avis Canadien) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Class A equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Class B equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

European Union notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

BSMI notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Japanese notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Korean notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Battery replacement notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Taiwan battery recycling notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Power cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Japanese power cord notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Electrostatic discharge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Preventing electrostatic damage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Grounding methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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Figures

1 Cabling connections between a single-controller enclosure and one MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure 22 2 Cabling connections between a dual-controller enclosure and one MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure . 23 3 Cabling connections between a dual-controller enclosure and up to three MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures

4 MSA2312fc exploded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

5 MSA2324fc exploded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

6 MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure exploded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Tables

1 Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2 Installation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3 Terminal emulator display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4 Terminal emulator connection settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5 Hard drive LED combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

6 Power supply sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

7 Cooling fan sensor descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

8 Controller module temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

9 Power supply temperature sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

10 Voltage sensor descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

11 MSA2312fc parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

12 MSA2324fc parts list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

13 MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure parts list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

14 Rackmount enclosure dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

15 Rackmount enclosure weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

16 Operating environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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About this guide

This guide provides information about the HP StorageWorks 2324fc Modular Smart Array.

Intended audience

This guide is intended for use by system administrators and technicians who are experienced with the following:

• Direct attach storage (DAS) or storage area network (SAN) management

• Network administration

• Network installation

• Storage system installation and configuration

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for installing and configuring this product include familiarity with:

• Servers and computer networks

• Fibre Channel and Ethernet protocols

Document conventions and symbols

Table 1 Document conventions

Convention Element

Medium blue text: Figure 1 Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

Medium blue, underlined text (http://www.hp.com

Bold font • Key names

Italics font Text emphasis

Monospace font • File and directory names

Monospace, italic font • Code variables

)

Web site addresses

• Text typed into a GUI element, such as into a box

• GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu and list

• System output

• Code

• Text typed at the command-line

http://www.hp.com/support/.

items, buttons, and check boxes

• Command-line variables

Monospace, bold font Emphasis of file and directory names, system output, code, and text

typed at the command line

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WARNING! Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.

CAUTION: Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.

IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.

NOTE: Provides additional information.

TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.

Rack stability

WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:

• Extend leveling jacks to the floor.

• Ensure that the full weight of the rack rests on the leveling jacks.

• Install stabilizing feet on the rack.

• In multiple-rack installations, secure racks together.

• Extend only one rack component at a time. Racks may become unstable if more than one component is

extended.

HP technical support

Telephone numbers for worldwide technical support are listed on the HP support web site:

http://www.hp.com/support/

Collect the following information before calling:

• Technical support registration number (if applicable)

• Product serial numbers

• Product model names and numbers

• Applicable error messages

• Operating system type and revision level

• Detailed, specific questions

For continuous quality improvement, calls may be recorded or monitored.

Customer self repair

HP customer self repair (CSR) programs allow you to repair your StorageWorks product. If a CSR part needs replacing, HP ships the part directly to you so that you can install it at your convenience. Some parts do not qualify for CSR. Your HP-authorized service provider will determine whether a repair can be accomplished by CSR.

For more information about CSR, contact your local service provider. For North America, see the CSR website:

http://www.hp.com/go/selfrepair

Product warranties

For information about HP StorageWorks product warranties, see the warranty information website:

http://www.hp.com/go/storagewarranty

Subscription service

HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice web site:

http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

• Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest

versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product resources.

• After signing up, you can quickly locate your products by selecting Business support and then Storage

under Product Category.

HP web sites

For other product information, see the following HP web sites:

• http://www.hp.com

• http://www.hp.com/go/storage

• http://www.hp.com/support/

• http://www.docs.hp.com

Documentation feedback

HP welcomes your feedback.

To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, please send a message to

storagedocs.feedback@hp.com. All submissions become the property of HP.

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1Overview

The 2324fc Modular Smart Array is a high-performance storage solution that combines outstanding performance with high reliability, availability, flexibility, and manageability.

Features and benefits

Product features and supported options include:

• Supported servers

• HP ProLiant servers

• HP ProLiant C-Class Blade servers

•HP Integrity servers

•Certain PA-RISC servers

• Supports most multi-vendor industry standard 32-bit and 64-bit Intel and AMD-based (X86) servers

• Primary supported operating systems

•Microsoft Windows Server

•VMware

•Red Hat Enterprise Linux

•SuSE Linux

•HP-UX

NOTE: Check the QuickSpecs for a complete list of servers. QuickSpecs can be found from your HP MSA

products page at The link for QuickSpecs will be on the right.

• Capacity up to 99 small form factor (SFF) drives with MSA2324fc and three MSA70 enclosures

• Capacity up to four MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures

• Capacity up to 60 drives in a mixed drive environment: one MSA2324fc (24 SFF) and three MSA2000

3.5 12-drive enclosures (36 LFF)

• Supported drives:

• MSA2 3.5-inch LFF drives:

• 450GB/300GB/146GB 15K RPM DP SAS

• 1TB/750GB/500GB 7.2K RPM DP SATA

• HP ProLiant 2.5-inch SFF drives:

•72GB/36GB 15K RPM SP SAS

•72GB/36GB 15K RPM DP SAS

•146GB/72GB 10K RPM SP SAS

•146GB/72GB 10K RPM DP SAS

• 120GB/60GB 5.4K RPM SATA

•250GB 5.4K RPM SATA

•Two 4-Gb FC ports per controller

• 1-GB cache module per controller

• Battery-free cache backup (with super-capacitor and CompactFlash card)

http://www.hp.com/go/msa. Select MSA SAN Arrays, and then select your product.

NOTE: Check the QuickSpecs for an updated list of supported operating systems and drives. QuickSpecs

can be found from your HP MSA products page at Arrays, and then select your product. The link for QuickSpecs will be on the right.

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http://www.hp.com/go/msa. Select MSA SAN

16 Overview

2Components

4 5 6

Front panel components

MSA2324fc

1 Enclosure ID LED 2 Hard drive Online/Activity LED 3 Hard drive Fault/UID LED

4 Unit Identification (UID) LED 5 Fault ID LED 6 Heartbeat LED

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Hard drive bay numbers

1234567

MSA2324fc

Rear panel components

MSA2324fc

1 Power supp lies — AC 2 Power switches — AC 3 Host ports 4 CLI port 5 Ethernet port

18 Components

6 Service port (used by service personnel only) 7 Expansion port 8 Optional FC controller 9 DC Power supply (2) — (DC model only) 10 Power switches — D C

MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure

13 4 5 12

CompactFlash

1 Power supp lies 2 Power switches 3 SAS In port (connects to a controller enclosure)

NOTE: The MSA2324fc can also be attached to an MSA70 that is running firmware version 2.18 or later.

For information about the MSA70, see the HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array Enclosure user guide located on the MSA2000 Software Support/Documentation CD shipped with your product or at

http://hp.com/support/manuals

Cache

To enable faster data access from disk storage, the following two types of caching are performed:

• Posted-write caching. The controller writes user data in the cache memory on the module rather than

directly to the drives. Later, when the storage system is idle, the controller writes the data to the drive array.

• Read-ahead caching. The controller detects sequential array access, reads ahead into the next

sequence of data, and stores the data in the read-ahead cache. Then, if the next read access is for cached data, the controller immediately loads the data into the system memory, avoiding the latency of a disk access.

Transportable CompactFlash

During a power loss or array controller failure, data stored in cache is saved off to non-volatile memory (CompactFlash). This data is then written to disk after the issue is corrected. To protect against writing incomplete data to disk, the image stored on the CompactFlash is verified before committing to disk.

4 Service port (used by service personnel only) 5 SAS Out port (connects to another drive enclosure) 6 Optional I/O module

In single-controller configurations, if the controller has failed or does not start, and the Cache Status LED is on or blinking, the CompactFlash will need to be transported to a replacement controller to recover data not flushed to disk. (See Controller failure in a single-controller configuration for more information.)

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CAUTION: To preserve the existing data stored in the CompactFlash, you must transport the

CompactfFash from the failed controller to the replacement controller using a procedure outlined in the HP StorageWorks 2312fc/2324fc controller replacement instructions, shipped with the replacement controller.

Failure to use this procedure will result in the loss of data stored in the cache module. The CompactFlash must stay with the same enclosure. If the CompactFlash is used/installed in a different enclosure, data loss/data corruption will occur.

IMPORTANT: In dual controller configurations, there is no need to transport a failed controller’s cache to

a replacement controller because the cache is duplicated between the controllers.

Super-capacitor pack

To protect RAID controller cache in case of power failure, the MSA2324fc is equipped with super-capacitor technology. The super-capacitor pack and CompactFlash memory in each controller module provide unlimited cache memory backup time. The super-capacitor pack provides energy for backing up unwritten data in the write cache to the CompactFlash in the event of a power failure. Unwritten data in CompactFlash memory is automatically committed to disk media when power is restored. While the cache is being maintained by the super-capacitor, the Cache Status LED flashes at a rate of 1/10 second on and 9/10 second off.

20 Components

3Installing the enclosures

Installation checklist

The following table outlines the steps required to install the enclosures and initially configure the system. To ensure a successful installation, perform the tasks in the order they are presented.

Table 2 Installation checklist

Step Task Where to find procedure

2. Connect enclosures and drive enclosures. See Connecting controller and

3. Connect power cords. See the installation poster.

4. Test enclosure connections. See Testing enclosure

5. Obtain IP values and set management

6. Install required host software. See Host system requirements.

7. Connect data hosts. See Connecting the enclosure to

8. Connect remote management hosts. See Connecting remote

9. Perform initial configuration tasks:

Install the controller enclosure and optional drive enclosures in the rack, and attach ear caps.

port IP properties on the controller enclosure.

• Verify that controllers and enclosures

have the latest firmware.

See the racking instructions poster.

MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures.

connections.

See Obtaining IP values.

data hosts.

management hosts.

See Updating firmware.

• Set the date and time on the controller

enclosure.

• Initially configure and provision the

system.

• Test the configuration. See Testing the configuration.

NOTE: For help with installing your MSA2000 product, also see the MSA2000 Software

Support/Documentation CD shipped with your product.

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See Changing the system date

and time.

See Using the Configuration

Wizard and Using the Provisioning Wizard.

Connecting controller and MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures

Out

You can connect up to three MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosures to an MSA2324fc. The cabling diagrams shown in this section show the recommended fault-tolerant cabling patterns.

IMPORTANT: Connecting an MSA2000 3.5 12-drive enclosure to an MSA2324fc requires mini SAS to

SAS cables. Check the QuickSpecs for an updated list of supported cables. QuickSpecs can be found from your HP MSA products page at your product. The link for QuickSpecs is on the right.

IMPORTANT: The MSA2324fc can also be attached to an MSA70 that is running firmware version 2.18 or

later. For information about the MSA70, see the HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array Enclosure user guide located on the MSA2000 Software Support/Documentation CD shipped with your product or at

http://hp.com/support/manuals

When connecting multiple drive enclosures, use reverse cabling to ensure the highest level of fault tolerance. Controllers and I/O (expansion) modules are identified by <enclosure-ID><controller-ID>. For example, Figure 3 shows controller 1A connected to I/O module 2A, and the chain of connections continuing down. Controller 1B is connected to the lower module (B) of the last drive enclosure in the chain, with connections moving in the opposite direction.

NOTE: For clarity, the schematic illustrations of the controllers shown in this section show only relevant

details such as expansion ports. For detailed illustrations showing all components, see Rear panel

components.

http://www.hp.com/go/msa. Select MSA SAN Arrays, and then select

Figure 1 Cabling connections between a single-controller enclosure and one MSA2000 3.5 12-drive

enclosure

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Figure 2 Cabling connections between a dual-controller enclosure and one MSA2000 3.5 12-drive

Out

In Out

enclosure

Figure 3 Cabling connections between a dual-controller enclosure and up to three MSA2000 3.5 12-drive

enclosures

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Testing enclosure connections

1. Press the power switches at the back of each drive enclosure to On.

IMPORTANT: This ensures that the disks in the enclosures have enough time to completely spin up before

being scanned by the RAID modules in the controller enclosure.

While enclosures power up, their LEDs blink. After the LEDs stop blinking, if no LEDs on the front and back of the enclosure are amber, the power-on sequence is complete and no faults have been detected.

For a description of LED behavior and status, see LED descriptions.

2. Press the power switches at the back of the controller enclosure to On.

Depending on the number and type of drives in the system, it can take several minutes for the system to power up.

If the enclosure’s power-on sequence succeeds as described in Step 1, the system is ready to use.

Obtaining IP values

NOTE: For help with configuring your MSA2000 product, also see the MSA2000 Software

Support/Documentation CD shipped with your product.

Setting management port IP addresses using DHCP

1. Look in the DHCP server’s pool of leased addresses for two IP addresses assigned to “HP

StorageWorks MSA Storage.”

2. Use a network management utility to discover “HP StorageWorks MSA2300fc” storage devices on the

local LAN through SNMP.

3. Use a ping broadcast to try to identify the device through the host’s ARP table.

If you do not have a DHCP server, you will need to ask your system administrator to allocate two IP addresses and set them using the CLI during initial configuration (see Setting management port IP

addresses using the CLI).

Setting management port IP addresses using the CLI

NOTE: If you used DHCP to set the IP addresses, you do not have to set them using the CLI as described

in this section.

Ethernet Management ports on controller module A and controller module B are configured with the following default values:

• Management Port IP Address: 10.0.0.2 (controller A), 10.0.0.3 (controller B)

• IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

• Gateway IP Address: 10.0.0.1

If the default IP addresses are not compatible with your network, you must set an IP address for each management port using the command-line interface (CLI) embedded in each controller module. The CLI enables you to access the system using RS-232 communication and terminal emulation software.

Use the CLI commands described in the steps below to set the IP address for the Ethernet management port on each controller module.

Once new IP addresses are set, you can change them as needed using SMU.

NOTE: Changing IP settings can cause management hosts to lose access to the storage system.

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