5.5 HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide (AW539-96007, March 2011)

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Table Of Contents

X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide
Contents
1 Product description
- HP X9300 Network Storage Gateway features
- System components
- HP X9000 Software features
- High availability and redundancy
2 Getting started
- Setting up the X9300 Network Storage Gateway
  - Installation steps
  - Additional configuration steps
- Management interfaces
- X9000 Software manpages
- Changing passwords
3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access
- Network and VIF guidelines
- Creating a bonded VIF
- Configuring standby backup nodes
- Configuring NIC failover
- Configuring automated failover
- Example configuration
- Specifying VIFs in the client configuration
4 Configuring failover
- Agile management consoles
- Cluster high availability
5 Configuring cluster event notification
- Setting up email notification of cluster events
- Setting up SNMP notifications
6 Configuring system backups
- Backing up the management console configuration
- Using NDMP backup applications
7 Creating hostgroups for X9000 clients
- How hostgroups work
- Creating a hostgroup tree
- Adding an X9000 client to a hostgroup
- Adding a domain rule to a hostgroup
- Viewing hostgroups
- Deleting hostgroups
- Other hostgroup operations
8 Monitoring cluster operations
- Monitoring the status of file serving nodes
- Monitoring cluster events
  - Viewing events
  - Removing events from the events database table
- Monitoring cluster health
  - Health checks
  - Health check reports
- Viewing logs
- Viewing operating statistics for file serving nodes
9 Maintaining the system
- Shutting down the system
  - Shutting down the X9000 Software
  - Powering off the hardware
- Starting the system
  - Starting the X9000 Software
- Powering file serving nodes on or off
- Starting and stopping processes
- Tuning file serving nodes and X9000 clients
- Migrating segments
- Removing storage from the cluster
- Maintaining networks
- Viewing network interface information
10 Migrating to an agile managment console configuration
- Backing up the configuration
- Performing the migration
- Removing the dedicated Management Server
11 Upgrading the X9000 Software
- Automatic upgrades
- Manual upgrades
  - Standard upgrade for clusters with a dedicated Management Server machine or blade
    - Standard online upgrade
    - Standard offline upgrade
  - Agile upgrade for clusters with an agile management console configuration
    - Agile online upgrade
    - Agile offline upgrade
- Upgrading Linux X9000 clients
- Upgrading Windows X9000 clients
- Troubleshooting upgrade issues
12 Licensing
- Viewing license terms
- Retrieving a license key
- Using AutoPass to retrieve and install permanent license keys
13 Upgrading firmware
- Upgradable firmware
- Installing firmware upgrades
14 Troubleshooting
- Managing support tickets
- Viewing software version numbers
- Troubleshooting specific issues
- Synchronizing information on file serving nodes and the configuration database
15 Replacing components
- Customer replaceable components
- Replacing a system board
- Replacing a NIC adapter
- Replacing a Fibre Channel HBA
16 Recovering a file serving node
- Starting the recovery
- Configuring a file serving node using the original template
- Completing the restore on a file serving node
- Configuring a file serving node manually
17 Support and other resources
- Contacting HP
- Related information
  - HP websites
- Rack stability
- Customer self repair
A Component and cabling diagrams
- Component diagrams
  - Front view of file serving node
  - Rear view of file serving node
- Cabling diagrams
  - Cluster network cabling diagram
B Spare parts list
- 1GbE spare parts
  - 1 GbE (AW539A)
  - 1 GbE (AW539B)
- 10 GbE spare parts
  - 10 GbE (AW540A)
  - 10 GbE/IB (AW540B)
- IB (AW541A)
- Base rack (AW546A)
C Warnings and precautions
- Electrostatic discharge information
- Grounding methods
- Equipment symbols
- Rack warnings and precautions
- Device warnings and precautions
D Regulatory compliance and safety
- Regulatory compliance identification numbers
- Federal Communications Commission notice
- Laser compliance
- International notices and statements
- Safety
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive
Glossary
Index

Check Results

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Check : lab15-62 can ping remote segment server hosts

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Check Description Result Result Information

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Remote server lab15-61 pingable PASSED

Check : Physical volumes are readable

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Check Description Result Result

Information

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Physical volume 0ownQk-vYCm-RziC-OwRU-qStr-C6d5-ESrMIf readable PASSED /dev/sde

Physical volume 1MY7Gk-zb7U-HnnA-D24H-Nxhg-WPmX-ZfUvMb readable PASSED /dev/sdc

Physical volume 7DRzC8-ucwo-p3D2-c89r-nwZD-E1ju-61VMw9 readable PASSED /dev/sda

Physical volume YipmIK-9WFE-tDpV-srtY-PoN7-9m23-r3Z9Gm readable PASSED /dev/sdb

Physical volume ansHXO-0zAL-K058-eEnZ-36ov-Pku2-Bz4WKs readable PASSED /dev/sdi

Physical volume oGt3qi-ybeC-E42f-vLg0-1GIF-My3H-3QhN0n readable PASSED /dev/sdj

Physical volume wzXSW3-2pxY-1ayt-2lkG-4yIH-fMez-QHfbgg readable PASSED /dev/sdd

Check : Iad and Fusion Manager consistent

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Check Description Result Result Information

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lab15-61 engine uuid matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-61 IP address matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-61 network protocol matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-61 engine connection state on Iad is up PASSED

lab15-62 engine uuid matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-62 IP address matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-62 network protocol matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

lab15-62 engine connection state on Iad is up PASSED

ifs2 file system uuid matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs2 file system generation matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs2 file system number segments matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs2 file system mounted state matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

Segment owner for segment 1 filesystem ifs2 matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

Segment owner for segment 2 filesystem ifs2 matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs1 file system uuid matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs1 file system generation matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs1 file system number segments matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

ifs1 file system mounted state matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

Segment owner for segment 1 filesystem ifs1 matches on Iad and Fusion Manager PASSED

Superblock owner for segment 1 of filesystem ifs2 on lab15-62 matches on Iad and

Fusion Manager PASSED

Superblock owner for segment 2 of filesystem ifs2 on lab15-62 matches on Iad and

Fusion Manager PASSED

Superblock owner for segment 1 of filesystem ifs1 on lab15-62 matches on Iad and

Fusion Manager PASSED

Viewing logs

Logs are provided for the management console, file serving nodes, and X9000 clients. Contact HP

Support for assistance in interpreting log files. You might be asked to tar the logs and email them to

HP.

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