HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array UserGuideAbstractThis document describes the HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) and provides information abou
M6412 disk enclosuresThe M6412 disk enclosure contains the disk drives used for data storage; a storage system containsmultiple disk enclosures. The m
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueCase 4: GROUP get name: The operation cannot beperformed because the Continuo
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueConfigure the Continuous Access groupcorrectly and retry the request.The oper
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueCase 3: If this operation is still desired, deleteone or more of the port WWN
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueVerify that the firmware image is not corruptedand retry the firmware downloa
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueNo action required.The controller is currently shutting down.82Shutdown In Pr
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueResolve the condition and retry the requestWhile the request was being perfor
7 Support and other resourcesContacting HPHP technical supportFor world wide technical support information, see the HP support website:http://www.hp.c
• HP Partner Locator:http://www.hp.com/service_locator• HP Software Downloads:http://www.hp.com/support/downloads• HP Software Depot:http://www.softwa
Typographic conventionsTable 21 Document conventionsElementConventionCross-reference linksBlue text: Table 21 (page 108)Website addressesBlue, underli
Rack stabilityWARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:• Extend leveling jacks to the floor.• Ensure that the full weight
Figure 4 Disk enclosure (rear view)9. Enclosure status LEDs5. Fan 1 status LED1. Power supply 110. Fan 26. I/O module A2. Power supply 1 status LED11.
A Regulatory compliance noticesRegulatory compliance identification numbersFor the purpose of regulatory compliance certifications and identification,
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the followingmeasures:• Reorient or relocate the receiving ant
This compliance is indicated by the following conformity marking placed on the product:This marking is valid for non-Telecom products and EUharmonized
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Table 2 I/O module status LEDsDescriptionStatus LED• Locate.• Flashing blue—Remotely asserted by application client.• Module health indicator:• Flashi
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B Non-standard rack specificationsThis appendix provides information on the requirements when installing the EVA4400 in anon-standard rack. All the re
ΣdcomponentW = dsystem cgWwhere dcomponent= the distance of interest and W = WeightThe distance of a component is its CG’s distance from the inside ba
Table 23 UPS operating time limits (continued)Minutes of operationLoad (percent)With 2 ERMsWith 1 ERMWith standby battery63326801615713502901463420R30
GlossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not acomprehensive glossary of computer terms.Symbols and num
Bbackplane An electronic printed circuit board that distributes data, control, power, and other signals amongcomponents in an enclosure.bad block A da
console LUN ID The ID that can be assigned when a host operating system requires a unique ID. The consoleLUN ID is assigned by the user, usually when
disk migrationstateA physical disk drive operating state. A physical disk drive can be in a stable or migration state:Stable—The state in which the ph
performance comparable to fiber optic cables. Copper cable connectors differ from fiber opticsmall form-factor connectors (see Figure 7 (page 13)).Fig
as described in the SES SCSI-3 Enclosure Services Command Set (SES), Rev 8b, American NationalStandard for Information Services.Enclosure ServicesInte
fiber optics The technology where light is transmitted through glass or plastic (optical) threads (fibers) for datacommunication or signaling purposes
INFORMATIONconditionA drive enclosure EMU condition that may require action. This condition is for information purposesonly and does not indicate the
mirrored caching A process in which half of each controller’s write cache mirrors the companion controller’s writecache. The total memory available fo
PDM Power distribution module. A thermal circuit breaker-equipped power strip that distributes powerfrom a PDU to HP Enterprise Storage System element
redundancy Element Redundancy—The degree to which logical or physical elements are protected byhaving another element that can take over in case of fa
topology An interconnection scheme that allows multiple Fibre Channel ports to communicate. Point-to-point,arbitrated loop, and ed fabric are all Fibr
IndexAAC powerdistributing, 20accessingmultipathing, 41Secure Path, 41addinghosts, 47adding hosts, 42Bbad image header, 102bad image segment, 103bad i
HSV Controllersdefined, 9II/O modulesbidirectional, 11image already loaded, 103image incompatible with configuration, 102image too large, 102image wri
TTaiwanese notices, 113technical supportHP, 106service locator website, 106text symbols, 108time not set, 100timeout, 100transport error, 100Uuniversa
Controller enclosuresThe EVA4400 contains either the HSV300 or HSV300-S controller enclosure. Two interconnectedcontrollers ensure that the failure of
Figure 11 HSV300 controller enclosure (back view)9. Enclosure power push button1. Power supply 110. Power supply 22. HSV300 controller 111. Host ports
Table 4 (page 16) describes the port LED indicators for the management module Ethernet port(callouts 3 and 4 in Figure 11 (page 15) and Figure 12 (pag
Table 7 Embedded switch management Ethernet port LED indicatorsStatusLED stateLED functionLocationLED colorPort speed is 10 Mb/s and 100Mb/s.OffPort s
Figure 14 Power supply4. Status indicator (green—Normal operation; amber—Failure or no power)1. Power supply5. Handle2. AC input connector3. LatchFan
Figure 16 Battery module pulled out2. Amber—Fault LED1. Green—Normal operation LEDEach battery module provides power to the controller directly across
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The rack provides the capability for mounting standard 483 mm (19 inch) wide controller and diskenclosures.NOTE: Racks and rack-mountable components a
NOTE:This section describes 30-A, single phase power. You can order other voltage, amperage,and phase configurations if you have a different power inf
PDUsEach Enterprise Virtual Array rack has either a 50- or 60-Hz, dual PDU mounted at the bottom rearof the rack. The PDU placement is back-to-back, p
A PDU A failure:• Disables the power distribution circuit• Removes power from the left side of the rack• Disables disk enclosure PS 1• Disables contro
Rack AC power distributionThe power distribution in an Enterprise Virtual Array rack is the same for all variants. The site ACinput voltage is routed
Moving and stabilizing a rackWARNING! The physical size and weight of the rack requires a minimum of two people to move.If one person tries to move th
Figure 22 Raising a leveler foot1. Hex nut2. Leveler foot3. Carefully move the rack to the installation area and position it to provide the necessary
2 EVA4400 operationBest practicesFor useful information on managing and configuring your storage system, see the HP4400/6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual A
The recommended setting is 16K. If this field is set to Default, you will receive the following errormessage:The format operation did not complete bec
1. Close the HP MPIO DSM Manager GUI.2. Close Disk Management.3. Stop and restart the Virtual Disk services.4. Open Disk Management, and then rescan o
Contents1 EVA4400 hardware...9Physical layout of the storage system...
Failback preference setting for HSV controllersTable 11 (page 30) describes the failback preference mode for the controllers.Table 11 Failback prefere
Table 12 Failback Settings by operating systemSupported settingsDefault behaviorOperating systemNo PreferencePath A/B – Failover OnlyHost follows the
Implicit LUN transitionImplicit LUN transition automatically transfers management of a virtual disk to the array controllerthat receives the most read
4. Under System Shutdown, click Power Down.If you want to delay the initiation of the shutdown, enter the number of minutes in the Shutdowndelay field
that the disk enclosures are powered up first; otherwise, the controller boot up process maybe interrupted.• After setting this HP P6000 Control Panel
IMPORTANT: At initial setup, you cannot browse to the HP P6000 Control Panel until youperform this step.4. Do one of the following:a. Temporarily conn
you are running a version earlier than HP Command View EVA 9.3 on the managementmodule, the amber LED will flash momentarily when the reset is complet
1. Connect to the management module using one of the methods described in “Connectingthrough a public network” (page 34) or “Connecting through a priv
NOTE: For more information on using the HP Storage System Scripting Utility, see the HP StorageSystem Scripting Utility Reference. See “Documents” (pa
Example 1 Saving configuration data on a Windows host1. Double-click on the SSSU desktop icon to run the application. When prompted, enter Manager(man
Connecting through a public network...34Connecting through a private n
dust covers or dust caps provided by the manufacturer. These covers are removed during installation,and should be installed whenever the transceivers
3 Configuring application serversOverviewThis chapter provides general connectivity information for all the supported operating systems.Where applicab
Testing connections to the EVAAfter installing the FCAs, you can create and test connections between the host server and theEVA. For all operating sys
1. From HP P6000 Command View, create a virtual disk on the EVA4400.2. Specify values for the following parameters:• Virtual disk name• Vraid level• S
The following is a sample output from an ioscan command:# ioscan -fnCdisk# ioscan -fnCdiskClass I H/W Patch Driver S/W H/W Type
IBM AIXAccessing IBM AIX utilitiesYou can access IBM AIX utilities such as the Object Data Manager (ODM), on the following website:http://www.hp.com/s
LinuxHBA driversFor most configurations and the latest version of Linux distributions, native HBA drivers are thesupported drivers. Native driver mean
It is important that you set the Console LUN ID to a number other than zero (0). If the Console LUNID is not set or is set to zero (0), the OpenVMS ho
Shell> drvcfg -s 22 257. From the Fibre Channel Driver Configuration Utility list, select item 8 (Info)to find the WWN for that particular port.Out
If you are unable to access the virtual disk, do the following:• Check the switch zoning database.• Use HP P6000 Command View to verify the host prese
Verifying connectivity...60Verifying virtual disks f
Configuring FCAs with the Oracle SAN driver stackOracle-branded FCAs are supported only with the Oracle SAN driver stack. The Oracle SANdriver stack i
2. Edit the following parameters in the /kernel/drv/lpfc.conf driver configuration file toset up the FCAs for a SAN infrastructure:topology=2;scan-dow
Configuring QLogic FCAs with the qla2300 driverSee the latest Enterprise Virtual Array release notes or contact your HP representative to determinewhi
name="sd" class="scsi" target=30 lun=1;name="sd" class="scsi" target=31 lun=1;If LUNs are preconfigured in the
from the Symantec/Veritas support site for installation on the host. This download and installationis not required for VxVM 5.0 or later.To download a
Example 4 Setting the I/O policy# vxdmpadm getattr arrayname EVA4400 iopolicyENCLR_NAME DEFAULT CURRENT====================================
50001fe1002709e9,5• Emulex (lpfc)/QLogic (qla2300) drivers:You can retrieve the WWPN by checking the assignment in the driver configuration file(the e
Example 5 Format command# formatSearching for disks...donec2t50001FE1002709F8d1: configured with capacity of 1008.00MBc2t50001FE1002709F8d2: configure
7. For each new device, use the disk command to select another disk, and then repeat 1 through6.8. Repeat this labeling procedure for each new device.
Download the supported FCA BIOS update, available on http://www.hp.com/support/downloads, to a virtual floppy.For instructions on creating and using a
HBA configuration...84Risks...
NOTE: Each LUN can be accessed through both EVA storage controllers at the same time;however, each LUN path is optimized through one controller. To op
Figure 25 Verifying virtual disks from the hostHP EVA P6000 Software Plug-in for VMware VAAIThe vSphere Storage API for Array Integration (VAAI) is in
2. Enable the primitives from the ESX server.Enable and disable these primitives through the following advanced settings:• DataMover.HardwareAccelerat
c. Creating VAAI claim rules.d. Loading and executing VAAI claim rules.5. Restarting the target VMware host.6. Taking the target VMware host out of ma
4. Verify the installation:a. Check for new HP P6000 claim rules.Using the service console, enter:esxcli corestorage claimrule list -c VAAIThe return
1. Obtain the VAAI Plug-in software package and save to a local folder on the target VMwarehost:a. Go to the HP Support Downloads website at http://ww
Installing the VAAI Plug-in using VUMNOTE:• This installation method is supported for use with VAAI Plug-in versions 1.00 and 2.00, inESX/ESXi 4.1 env
4. Create a new Baseline set for this offline plug-in:a. Select the Baselines and Groups tab.b. Above the left pane, click Create.c. In the New Baseli
NOTE:• In the Tasks & Events section, the following tasks should have a Completed status: Remediateentry, Install, and Check.• If any of the above
3. Uninstall the VAAI Plug-in.Enter a command using the following syntax:$host# esxupdate remove -b VAAI_Plug_In_Bulletin_Name--maintenancemode4. Rest
FCC rating label...110Class A equipment...
4 Replacing array componentsCustomer self repairTable 18 (page 71) and Table 19 (page 72) identify hardware components that are customerreplaceable. U
Figure 26 Example of typical product label1. Spare part numberReplaceable partsThis product contains the replaceable parts listed in “Controller enclo
1Requires XCS 09522000 or later.Table 19 M6412–A disk enclosure replaceable partsCSR statusSpare part number (nonRoHS/RoHS)Description•461492-001, 635
Replacing the failed componentCAUTION: Components can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Use proper anti-staticprotection.• Always transport
• HP Disk Enclosure I/O Module Replacement Instructions• HP Disk Enclosure Midplane Replacement Instructions• HP Disk Enclosure Power Supply Replaceme
5 Single path implementationThis chapter provides guidance for connecting servers with a single path HBA to the EVA storagesystem with no multipath so
Because of the risks of using servers with a single path HBA, HP recommends the following actions:• Use servers with a single path HBA that are not mi
Figure 27 Single path HBA server without OpenVMS6. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection7. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)8. Fabric zone3.
Figure 28 Single path HBA server with OpenVMS6. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection7. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)8. Fabric zone3. Dua
HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single path HBA host.• Host 2 is a multiple HBA host with multipathing software.See Figure 29 (page 79).Risks• Disabled
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Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows Server 2008 (32-bit), WindowsServer 2012 (32-bit) configurationsRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level
Figure 30 Windows Server 2008 (32-bit), Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), and Windows 2000configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN swi
Risks• Single path failure will result in loss of connection with the storage system.• Single path failure may cause the server to reboot.• Controller
• Single path HBA server cannot share LUNs with any other HBAs.• In the use of snapshots and snapclones, the source virtual disk and all associated sn
Figure 32 Oracle Solaris configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Dual HBA
Risks• For nonclustered nodes with a single path HBA, a path failure from the HBA to the SAN switchwill result in a loss of connection with storage de
HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single path HBA.• Host 2 is a dual HBA host with multipathing software.See Figure 34 (page 86).Risks• Single path failu
Requirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive path to its LUNs.• All nodes with dire
Figure 35 Linux (32-bit) configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Dual HBA
Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE: For additional risks, see “Linux” (page 94).Limitations• HP P6000 Continuo
1 EVA4400 hardwareThe EVA4400 contains the following hardware components:• EVA controller enclosure—Contains power supplies, cache batteries, fans, an
becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you may present that virtual disk as you would any otherordinary virtual disk.HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single
VMware configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive path to its LUNs.•
Figure 38 VMware configuration5. SAN switch 11. Network interconnection6. SAN switch 22. Single HBA server (Host 1)7. Controller A3. Dual HBA server (
Failure effectFault stimulusShort term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.Long term: Job hangs, cannot umount disk, fsck failed, disk corrupted
OpenVMSFailure effectFault stimulusNonclustered-Processes fail.Clustered—Other nodes running processes that used devices served fromthe single-path HB
Failure effectFault stimulusShort: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must be reloadedbefore fai
Failure effectFault stimulusShort term: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long term: I/O halts with I/O errors, data loss. HBA driver must bereloaded
6 Error messagesThis list of error messages is in order by status code value, 0 to 100.Table 20 Error messagesHow to correctMeaningStatus code valueNo
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueIn the following cases, the message can occurbecause the operation is not all
Table 20 Error messages (continued)How to correctMeaningStatus code valueDerived unit create: Case 2: The supplied virtual diskhandle is already an at
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