Deployment Guide Sc8000

Dell Compellent Storage Center
SC8000 Controller
Deployment Guide
Storage Center SC8000 Controller Deployment Guide

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Revision
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Description
July2013
Initialrelease
August2013
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December2013
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Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage Center Hardware Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storage Center Architecture Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Communication Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Back End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
System Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC8000 Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC8000 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC8000 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 SAS Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Drawer Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 EMM Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Power Supply Unit Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fan Module Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Enterprise Plus Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC280 Drive Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 SAS Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 EMM Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 Enterprise Plus Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
SC200/220 Drive Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN-SASx6x12/24 Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN-SASx6x12/24 Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN-SASx6x12/24 SBB Module Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN-SASx6x12/24 Standard SAS Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
EN-SASx6x12/24 Drive Numbering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Install the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Prepare for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unpack and Inventory the Storage Center Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prepare the Installation Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gather Required Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrical Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
General Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install IO Cards the Controller(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Open the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install IO Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Close the Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Label the Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mount the Hardware in a Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2U and 3U Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5U Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Drives in SC280 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Drives in EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing 3.5" Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installing 2.5" Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Install Enterprise Plus Drives in SC200/220 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SAS Enclosure Cabling Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SAS Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
SC8000 SAS Port Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Connect IPC for Dual-Controller Storage Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Connect the Controllers with Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect the Controllers with SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect SC200/SC220 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Single Enclosure, Low Profile SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Single Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains, Low Profile SAS . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains, Low Profile SAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect SC280 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Two SC280 and Two SC200/SC220 Enclosures, Two Chains . . . . . . . . .
Connect EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Single Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Single Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Label the Back-End Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Types of Redundancy for Front-End Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multipath IO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MPIO Behavior for Dual-Controller Storage Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MPIO Configuration Instructions for Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Front-End Connectivity Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Virtual Port Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legacy Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Failover Behavior for Legacy Mode and Virtual Port Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fibre Channel Zoning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
WWN Zoning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Port Zoning Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect Servers to a Single Controller with No Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect Servers to a Single Controller with Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect the Front End for a Dual-Controller Storage Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect Fibre Channel Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect iSCSI Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Label the Front-End Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Required Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Required Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Required Software Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect the Ethernet Management and iDRAC Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect Single-Controller Management Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connect Dual-Controller Management Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Label the Management Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turn on the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure the Controller(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Set Controller IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manage the iDRAC IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verify Software Support for Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Start the Storage Center Startup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Complete the Startup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Load the License File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Create a Disk Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Add a Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Set the Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Set the System IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure a Key Management Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure SMTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Select Update Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Set Admin Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure IO Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Generate SSL Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Label SC200 and SC220 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Verify Connectivity and Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Create Test Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Test Connectivity and Failover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clean up Test Volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change Administrative Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Configure a Phone Home Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phone Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Check for Storage Center Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Next Steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Adding SC280 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding an SC280 Enclosure in a New Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding to an Existing SC280 Enclosure Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding SC200/220 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a New Chain of SC200/220 Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding to an Existing SAS Enclosure Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding a Second SAS Enclosure, Second Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Removing Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Release Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove an SC280 Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove an SC200/SC220 Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Troubleshooting the Serial Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Troubleshooting Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Troubleshooting Licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Troubleshooting Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
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Preface
TheprefaceintroducesyoutotheStorageCenterdocumentation.Itprovidesthepurposeandaudienceof
thisdocumentaswellasalistofrelatedpublications.
Purpose
TheStorageCenterSC8000ControllerDeploymentGuideprovidescablinginstructionsforStorageCenter
controllers,switches,andenclosuresandprovidesinstructionsforconfiguringanewDellCompellent
StorageCenterusingtheSystemManagerStartupwizard.
Audience
TargetaudiencesforthisdocumentareDellinstallersandDellbusinesspartners.Theintendedreaderhas
aworkingknowledgeofstorageconcepts.
Related Publications
ThefollowingdocumentscomprisethecoreStorageCenterdocumentationset:
StorageCenterReleaseNotes
Containsinformationaboutfeaturesandopenandresolvedissuesforaparticularproductversion.
StorageCenterSystemManagerAdministratorsGuide
DescribestheStorageCenterSystemManagersoftwarethatmanagesanindividualStorageCenter.
StorageCenterSoftwareUpdateGuide
DescribeshowtoupgradeStorageCentersoftwarefromanearlierversiontothecurrentversion.
StorageCenterMaintenanceCDInstructions
DescribeshowtoinstallStorageCentersoftwareonStorageCentercontrollers.InstallingStorageCenter
softwareusingtheStorageCenterMaintenanceCDisintendedforuseonlybysitesthatcannotupdate
StorageCenterusingthestandardupdateoptionsavailablethroughtheStorageCenterSystem
Manager.
StorageCenterCommandUtilityReferenceGuide
ProvidesinstructionsforusingtheStorageCenterCommandUtility.TheCommandUtilityprovidesa
commandlineinterface(CLI)toenablemanagementofStorageCenterfunctionalityonWindows,
Linux,Solaris,andAIXplatforms.
StorageCenterCommandSetforWindowsPowerShell
ProvidesinstructionsforgettingstartedwithWindowsPowerShellcmdletsandscriptingobjectsthat
interactwiththeStorageCenterviathePowerShellinteractiveshell,scripts,andPowerShellhosting
applications.Helpforindividualcmdletsisavailableonline.
Dell Compellent
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DellTechCenter
Providestechnicalwhitepapers,bestpracticeguides, andfrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutDell
Storageproducts.Goto:http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/storage/andselectDellCompellent
intheTableofContents.
Introduction
TheStorageCenterSC8000ControllerDeploymentGuidedescribeshowtoinstalland
configureDell CompellentStorageCenter.TheinformationprovidedinthisDeployment
GuideisintendedtobeusedbyDellinstallersandDellbusinesspartners.
Contents
StorageCenterHardwareComponents .......................................... 2
StorageCenterArchitectureOptions ............................................ 3
CommunicationLinks ........................................................ 4
SC8000Controller ............................................................ 6
SC280SASEnclosures ....................................................... 12
SC200/220SASEnclosures .................................................... 20
ENSASx6x12/24Enclosures .................................................. 26
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Storage Center Hardware Components

ADellCompellentStorageCenterconsistsofoneortwocontrollers,switches,andoneor
moreenclosures.
Controllers
AStorageCentercontrollerprovidesthecentralprocessingcapabilityfortheStorage
CenterOperatingSystem(OS),applicationsoftware(StorageCenterSystemManager),and
managingRAIDstorage.AStorageCentercanbeconfiguredwithasinglecontroller
(singlecontrollerStorageCenter)orapairofcontrollers(dualcontrollerStorageCenter).
InadualcontrollerStorageCenterconfiguration,thepairofcontrollersmustbethesame
controllermodel.
IOcardsinthecontrollerprovidecommunicationwithdriveenclosuresandserversthat
usethestorage.ControllersprovidetwotypesofIOports:
Frontendports:Hosts,servers,orNetworkAttachedStorage(NAS)appliancesaccess
storagebyconnectingtocontrollerFibreChannelIOcards,FCoEIOcards,oriSCSIIO
cardsthroughoneormoreFibreChannelorEthernetnetworkswitches.Portsforthese
connectionsarelocatedonthebackofthecontroller,butaredesignatedasfrontend
ports.
Backendports:Enclosures,whichholdthephysicaldrivesthatprovidebackend
storage,connectdirectlytothecontroller.FibreChannelandSAStransportsare
supportedthroughportsdesignatedasbackendports.Backendportsareintheirown
privatenetworkbetweenthecontrollersandthedriveenclosures.
Switches
DellCompellentoffersFibreChannel(FC)andiSCSIswitchesandIOcardsaspartofthe
totalStorageCenterproductpackage.Switchesproviderobustconnectivitytoservers,
allowingfortheuseofmultiplecontrollersandredundanttransportpaths.Cabling
betweenthecontrollerIOcardsandswitches(andservers)isreferredtoasfrontend
connectivity.
Enclosures
Enclosureshouseandcontroldrivesthatprovidestorage.Enclosuresareconnected
directlytocontrollerIOcards.Theseconnectionsarereferredtoasbackendconnectivity.
NewStorageCenterdeploymentsuse6GBSerialAttachedSCSI(SAS)diskenclosures.
FibreChannelSwitchedBunchofDisks(SBOD)andSerialAdvancedTechnology
Attachment(SATA)enclosuresaresupportedforexistingStorageCentersandfor
controllermigrationsonly(forexample,upgradinganexistingStorageCenterby
migratingfromaCTSC040controllertoanSC8000controller).
Storage Center Architecture Options
Storage Center Architecture Options

TheDellCompellentStorageCentercanbedeployedinavarietyofconfigurations:
SingleController,SingleEnclosure
SingleController,MultipleEnclosures
DualController,SingleEnclosure
DualController,MultipleEnclosures
Figure 1. Storage Center Architectures

Additionally,StorageCentersitescanbecolocatedorremotelyconnectedandcontinueto
shareandreplicatedatabetweensites.Replicationisusedtoduplicatevolumedatato
supportaDisasterRecoveryPlanortoproviderapidlocalaccesstoaremotedatavolume.
Typically,dataisreplicatedremotelytosafeguardagainstlocalorevenregionaldata
threatsaspartofanoverallDisasterRecoveryPlan.
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Communication Links
AStorageCentercontrollerusesmultipletypesofcommunicationlinksforbothdata
transferandadministrativefunctions.Communicationlinksareclassifiedintothreetypes:
frontend,backend,andsystemadministration.
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Figure 2. SC8000 Controller Communication Links

Item Description
Speed
Type
ServerwithFibreChannelHostBus
Adapters(HBAs)
8Gbor16Gb
FrontEnd
FibreChannelSwitches
8Gbor16Gb
FrontEnd
ServerwithFibreChanneloverEthernet
(FCoE)HBAsoriSCSIHBAs
10Gb
FrontEnd
EthernetSwitches
1Gbor10Gb
FrontEnd
SC8000Controller
IOcarddependent
N/A
SASEnclosure
6Gbperchannel
BackEnd
1Gbor10Gb
Note: FCenclosuresaresupportedfor
SC8000controllermigrationsonly.
Ethernet
10Mb,100Mb,or1Gb System
capability(seeNote,
Administration
page 5)
Serial
115,200Kbps
System
Administration
Communication Links
Front End
FrontEndconnectivityprovidesconnectionsfromserverstocontrollersusingeither
Ethernet(iSCSI)orFibreChannelswitches.FrontEndconnectivityalsosupportsall
replicationtraffic.
iSCSIconnectionsprovidereadsandwritesfromaservertoacontrollerthroughan
Ethernetswitch.
FibreChanneloverEthernet(FCoE)usestheFCoEprotocolfordataonthefrontendfor
losslesstransmissionofdata.
FibreChannel(FC)connectionsonthefrontendareusedtoprovidereadsandwrites
fromaservertoacontroller.
Back End
Backendconnectivityisstrictlybetweenthecontrollersandenclosures.Thefollowing
protocolsaresupportedtocommunicatewiththeenclosures.
SASusesapointtopointswitchedtoptopologyonfourlanes.Eachlanecanperform
concurrentIOtransactionsat6Gb/sec.(Transferspeedsforearlierversionsare3Gb/
sec.)
FibreChannelconnectionswereusedonthebackendforCTSC040controllers.Fibre
ChannelIOcardscanbemigratedfromCTSC040controllerstoSC8000controllers.
System Administration
ThefollowingconnectionsareusedforcommunicatingwithcomputersoutsideofStorage
Center:
Serial:Usedforinitialconfigurationandotherservicerelatedtasks.
Ethernet:UsedforadministrationandIPCbetweenthecontrollers.
ETH0port:Configuration,administration,andmanagementofaStorageCenter.
ETH1port:InterProcessCommunications(IPC)betweencontrollers.
Note: TheEthernetportsonthebackofthecontrollercanoperateat10Mb,100
Mbor1Gb.Theseportsarenotusedforserverorenclosureconnectivity.For
optimalperformance,connecttotheportusing1Gbps.
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iDRAC:ProvidesaccesstotheIntegratedDellRemoteAccessController(iDRAC)for
integratedpeercontrollermanagementthroughadedicated1GbEthernetport.
SC8000 Controller
TheStorageCenterSC8000controllershipswithtwoCPUs,acachecard,anIntegratedDell
RemoteAccessController7(iDRAC7),andafourportIntelnetworkdaughtercard.Upto
sixIOcardscanbeinstalled:threefullheightandthreelowprofile.TheStorageCenterOS
isinstalledonanembeddedSecureDigital(SD)card.
Figure 3. Dell Compellent SC8000 Controllers

Component
Description
Processor
2.50GHzDual6core
BusSpeed
1333MHz
SystemCache
16GB
(expandableto64GB)
CacheCard
512MB
PCIe(Slot7)
ExpansionSlots
Gen3PCIe:
Threefullheight,
Threelowprofile
TransportSpeeds
FibreChannel
FCoE
SAS
iSCSI
8Gbor16Gb
10Gb
3Gb,6Gb
1Gb,10Gb
Note: 3GbSASissupportedformigrationsonly;3 GbSAS
enclosuresaresupportedusinga6GbIOCard.
MaximumFrontEnd(FC)Ports 14
(Usingtwo4portIOcardsplusthree2portIOcards)
MaximumBackEndPorts
20
(Usingfive4portIOcards)
MaximumBackEndSAS
ChainsSupported
Maximum6GbSASDrives
168drives/chain,upto1008totaldrives
Maximum3GbSASDrives
48drives/chain=288
SC8000 Controller
Component
Description
FormFactor
2U
PowerSupplies
Fans
SC8000 Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Thefrontpanelofthecontrollercontainspowerandresetswitches,andanLCDpanelthat
showssystemID,status,anderrorinformation.
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Figure 4. Front Panel Features and Indicators

Item Name
Icon Description
Poweronindicator,
powerbutton
Thepoweronindicatorisilluminatedwhenthecontroller
powerispoweredon.Thepowerbuttoncontrolsthepower
supplyoutputtothecontroller.
NMIbutton
FortheSC8000,thisbuttonisdisabledintheBIOS.
System
identification
button
Usedtolocateaparticularcontrollerwithinarack.Whena
SystemIDbuttononthefrontorbackpanelispressed,thefront
LCDpanelandthebacksystemstatusindicatorflashuntilone
ofthebuttonsispressedagain.
PresstotogglethesystemIDonandoff.
IfthecontrollerstopsrespondingduringPOST,pressand
holdthesystemIDbuttonformorethanfivesecondstoenter
BIOSprogressmode.
Videoconnector
AllowsyoutoconnectaVGAmonitortothecontroller.
LCDmenubuttons
AllowsyoutonavigatethecontrolpanelLCDmenu.
LCDpanel
DisplayssystemID,statusinformation,andsystemerror
messages.
TheLCDlightsblueduringnormalcontrolleroperation.
TheLCDlightsamberwhenthecontrollerneedsattention,
andtheLCDpaneldisplaysanerrorcodefollowedby
descriptivetext.
Note: Ifthecontrollerisconnectedtoapowersourceandan
errorisdetected,theLCDlightsamberregardlessofwhether
thecontrolleristurnedonoroff.
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Item Name
Icon Description
vFlashmediacard
slot
NotusedfortheSC8000.
USBconnectors(2)
AllowsyoutoconnectUSBdevicestothecontroller.Theports
areUSB2.0compliant.
ESTpanel
Aslideoutpanelcontaininganinformationtagthatlists
systeminformationincludingtheExpressServiceTag,
embeddedNICport1MACaddress,andiDRAC7Enterprise
cardMACaddress.
SC8000 LCD Panel Features

TheLCDpanelprovidescontrollerinformation,statusmessages,anderrormessagesto
indicatewhenthecontrollerisoperatingcorrectlyorwhenitneedsattention.
TheLCDbacklightlightsblueduringnormaloperatingconditionsandlightsamberto
indicateanerrorcondition.
TheLCDbacklightremainsoffifLCDmessagingisturnedoffthroughtheiDRAC,the
LCDpanel,orothertools.
Figure 5. LCD Panel Features

Item Button
Description
Left
Movesthecursorbackinonestepincrements.
Select
Selectsthemenuitemhighlightedbythecursor.
Right
Movesthecursorforwardinonestepincrements.
Duringmessagescrolling:
Pressoncetoincreasescrollingspeed
Pressagaintostop
Pressagaintoreturntodefaultscrollingspeed
Pressagaintorepeatthecycle
Home Screen
TheHomescreendisplaysuserconfigurableinformationaboutthecontroller.Thisscreen
isdisplayedduringnormaloperationwhentherearenostatusmessagesorerrors.
TonavigatetotheHomescreenfromanothermenu,continuetoselecttheuparrow
untiltheHomeicon isdisplayed,andthenselecttheHomeicon.
FromtheHomescreen,presstheSelectbuttontoenterthemainmenu.
SC8000 Controller
Setup Menu
TheSetupmenudisplaysuserconfigurabledefaultsforiDRAC,LCDerrormessages,and
theHomescreen.
Note: WhenyouselectanoptionintheSetupmenu,youmustconfirmtheoption
beforeproceedingtothenextaction.
Option
Description
iDRAC
SelectDHCPorStaticIPtoconfigurethenetworkmode.IfStaticIPisselected,the
availablefieldsareIP,Subnet(Sub),andGateway(Gtw).SelectSetupDNSto
enableDNSandtoviewdomainaddresses.TwoseparateDNSentriesareavailable.
Seterror
SelectSELtodisplayLCDerrormessagesinaformthatmatchesthedescriptionin
theSystemEventLog.ThisisusefulwhentryingtomatchanLCDmessagewitha
SystemEventLogentry.
SelectSimpletodisplayLCDerrormessagesinasimplifieduserfriendly
description.SeeSC8000ServiceGuideforalistofmessagesinthisformat.
Sethome
SelectthedefaultinformationdisplayontheLCDHomescreen.SeeViewMenuto
seetheoptionsandoptionitemsthatcanbesetasthedefaultontheHomescreen.
View Menu
TheSetupmenudisplaysiDRAC,asset,power,andtemperatureinformation.
Note: WhenyouselectanoptionintheViewmenu,youmustconfirmtheoption
beforeproceedingtothenextaction.
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Option
Description
iDRACIP
DisplaystheIPv4orIPv6addressesfortheiDRAC7.AddressesincludeDNS
(PrimaryandSecondary),Gateway,IP,andSubnet(IPv6doesnothaveSubnet).
MAC
DisplaystheMACaddressesforiDRAC,iSCSI,orNetworkdevices.
Name
DisplaysthenameoftheHost,Model,orUserStringforthecontroller.
Number
DisplaystheAssettagortheServiceTagforthecontroller.
Power
DisplaysthepoweroutputofthecontrollerinBTU/hrorWatts.Thedisplayformat
canbeconfiguredintheSethomesubmenuoftheSetupmenu.
Temperature
DisplaysthetemperatureofthecontrollerinCelsiusorFahrenheit.Thedisplay
formatcanbeconfiguredintheSethomesubmenuoftheSetupmenu.
SC8000 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

ThebackpanelofthecontrollercontainsIOcardslots,asystemidentificationbutton,
connectors,andpowersupplies.
IO card
IO card
IO card
IO card
IO card
cache card
IO card
1
3
IPC
1
2 3
0 2
MGMT
Figure 6. SC8000 Controller Back View

Item
Name
Icon Description
Slots13
LowprofileIOcard
slots
Portsarenumberedbeginningwithport1ontheleft.
Slots46
FullheightIOcard
slots
Portsarenumberedbeginningwithport1ontheright.
Slot7
Cachecardslot
Hoststhecachecard.
System
identification
button
Usedtolocateaparticularcontrollerwithinarack.Whena
SystemIDbuttononthefrontorbackpanelispressed,the
frontLCDpanelandthebacksystemstatusindicatorflash
untiloneofthebuttonsispressedagain.
PresstotogglethesystemIDonandoff.
IfthecontrollerstopsrespondingduringPOST,press
andholdthesystemIDbuttonformorethanfive
secondstoenterBIOSprogressmode.
System
identification
connector
Connectstheoptionalsystemstatusindicatorassembly
throughtheoptionalcablemanagementarm.
iDRAC
ConnectstotheEthernetswitchintherack.
Serialport
Allowsyoutoconnecttothecontrollerusingaserial
interface.
Videoconnector
AllowsyoutoconnectaVGAmonitortothecontroller.
USBconnectors
AllowsyoutoconnectUSBdevicestothecontroller.The
portsareUSB2.0compliant.
Embedded
Ethernetconnectors
ConnectsthecontrollertotheEthernetswitchandtoother
controllersintherack.Theportsfunctionasfollows:
Port1:ETH110GbEcapable,configuredfor1GbE
(ConnecttosecondcontrollerforIPC).
Port0:ETH01GbE(ConnectstotheEthernetswitchfor
systemlogin,email,alerts,SNMPtraps,PhoneHome
data,andaccessforsoftware).
Note: Ports2and3arenotused.
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PowerSupply1
PowerSupply2
Hotswappable,750WAC
100240VAC,autoranging,50/60Hz.
SC8000 Controller
NIC Indicator Codes

TheembeddedEthernetconnectorsincludestatusindicators.
Figure 7. NIC Indicator

Item Name
Indicator Code
Off:TheNICisnotconnectedtothenetwork.
Linkindicator
Green:TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatitsmaximumport
speed(1Gbpsor10Gbps).
Amber:TheNICisconnectedtoavalidnetworkatlessthanits
maximumportspeed.
2
Activity
indicator
Flashing:Indicatestransmit/receiveactivity.
Steady:Indicatesvalidnetworkconnection.
Power Indicator Codes

EachACpowersupplyhasanilluminatedtranslucenthandle.
Figure 8. AC Power Supply Status Indicator

Item Name
1
ACpower
supplystatus
indicator/
handle
Indicator Code
Notlit:Powerisnotconnected.
Green:Avalidpowersourceisconnectedtothepowersupplyandthe
powersupplyisoperational.
Flashingamber:Indicatesaproblemwiththepowersupply.
Flashinggreen:Whenhotaddingapowersupply,thisindicatesthat
thepowersupplyismismatchedwiththeotherpowersupply(interms
ofefficiency,featureset,systemstatus,orsupportedvoltage).Replace
thepowersupplythathastheflashingindicatorwithapowersupply
thatmatchesthecapacityoftheotherinstalledpowersupply.
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Caution: Thepowersuppliesmustbeofthesameinputtypeandhavethesame
maximumoutputpower.Mismatchedpowersuppliesresultinanerrorcondition.
Caution: ACpowersuppliessupportboth220Vand110Vinputvoltages.When
twoidenticalpowersuppliesreceivedifferentinputvoltages,theycanoutput
differentwattagesandtriggeramismatch.
Caution: Whencorrectingapowersupplymismatch,replaceonlythepower
supplywiththeflashingindicator.Swappingtheoppositepowersupplytomakea
matchedpaircanresultinanerrorconditionandunexpectedcontrollershutdown.
SC280 SAS Enclosures

SASenclosuresholddrivesfordatastorageandconnecttothecontrollersthrough
backendports.TheStorageCenterSC280isa5Usize6GBSASenclosure.TheSC280
enclosuresupportsupto84harddrivesinstalledintwodrawersof42driveseach.The
SC280enclosuresalsocontaintwopowersupplyunits,fivecoolingfanmodules,andtwo
redundantenclosuremanagementmodules(EMMs).
ThefollowingrequirementsapplytoSC280enclosures:
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SC280enclosurescannotbeconnectedtothesamechainasanyotherenclosures.
EachchainsupportsamaximumoftwoSC280enclosures.
ASASIOcardcansupportmixedchains(forexample,achainofSC280enclosures,and
achainofSC200enclosures),howevertheenclosuresmustallbe6GB.
ControllersmustberunningStorageCenterOS6.4.1orlatertodetectSC280enclosures.
SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators

Theoverallenclosurestatusisshownonapanellocatedontheleftsideoftheenclosure.
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4
5
6
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Figure 9. SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators

Item
Feature/Indicator
Icon
Description
UnitIDdisplay
Anumericaldisplayoftheenclosureunit
identificationnumber.ThisnumberissetbyStorage
Center.
Inputswitch
Notcurrentlyused(thoughitcanbeusedtosetthe
UnitIDDisplay,theIDisautomaticallyresetbythe
StorageCenter).
Systempowerindicator
Amber:Enclosureisinstandby(notoperational).
Green:Enclosureison(operational).
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Modulefault
Amber:Hardwarefault(PCMfault,Fanfault,SSB
modulefault.Checkindicatorsonindividual
modules).
Logicalstatusindicator
Amber:changeofstatusorfaultfromsomethingother
thantheenclosureitself(thismaybefromaninternal
orexternalRAIDcontrollerorHBA,butisusually
associatedwithadiskdriveasindicatedbyitsown
faultLED).
DrawerFault1
Amber:drive,cable,orsideplanefaulthasoccurredin
drawer1.
DrawerFault2
Amber:drive,cable,orsideplanefaulthasoccurredin
drawer2.
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SC280 Drawer Front-Panel Features and Indicators

EachsideofeachdrawershowsstatususingLEDindicators.
1
2
3
4
Figure 10. SC280 Drawer Front Panel Features and Indicators

Item
Feature/Indicator
SideplaneOK/Power
Icon
Description
Off:Sideplanecardorcablefault.
Green:Sideplanecardandcablearefunctional.
DrawerFault
Amber:Sideplanecardfaultordrivefailurecausing
lossofavailabilityorredundancy.
Logicalfaultindicator
Amber:Hostindicateddrivefault.
FlashingAmber:Array(s)inimpactedstate.
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CableFault
Amber:Cablefault.
ActivityBarGraph
SixvariableintensityLEDsdynamicallydisplaydrive
accessintheenclosuredrawer.
SC280 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Theenclosurebackpanelprovidescontrolstopowerupandresettheenclosure,indicators
toshowtheenclosurestatus,andconnectionsforbackendcabling.
1
2
4
5
6
Figure 11. SC280 Back Panel Identification
Dell Compellent
Item
Name
Optionalcableretentionpositions(4).
IOenclosuremanagementmodules(2).SeeSC280EMMFeaturesandIndicatorson
page 16.
Fanmodules(5).
Powersupplyunits(2).SeeSC280PowerSupplyUnitFeaturesandIndicatorsonpage 17.
Powerswitches(2).
Optionalcableretentionpositions(2).
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SC280 EMM Features and Indicators

SC280enclosuresincludetwoEnclosureManagementModules(EMM)intwointerface
slots.EachEMMIOModuleincludesanEEPROMthatholdsdatadescribingthefunction
andcapabilityoftheEMMmodule.EachEMMmodulecandiscoverthetypeand
capabilitiesofitspartnerEMMmodulewithintheenclosure.Incompatibleconfigurations
resultinanenclosuresystemalarm.
Eachporthasfourseparatelyarbitratedphysicallanes.AgreenLEDindicatesthestatusof
eachlane.TheIOModuleandFaultindicatorsprovidestatusasdescribedbelow.
1
Figure 12. IO Module Indicators

Item Name
1
Icon
Powerindicator
Description
Green(steady):ModuleOK.
Green(flashing):Vitalproductdata(VPD)fault.
Off:Modulefault.
IOModulefault
indicator
Amber:IOmoduleerror.
Console
LaneLEDs
Factoryuseonly.
SolidGreen:Connected,Noactivity.
Flashing:Activity.
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SASportA(in)
Connectstootherenclosures.
SASportB(out)
Connectstootherenclosures.
SASPortC
TheCportalwaysconnectstothecontroller.
SC280 Power Supply Unit Features and Indicators

SC280enclosuresincludetwoPowerSupplyUnits(PSUs)intwointerfaceslots.
Figure 13. SC280 PSU Features and Indicators
Item
Name
Releaselatch
PSUfaultindicator
Icon Description
Amber(steady)PSUfault,PSUnotsupplying
power
Amber(flashing)PSUfirmwareisdownloading
ACpowerindicator
Amber(steady)ACpowerisnotdetected
Amber(flashing)PSUfirmwareisdownloading
PowerOKindicator
Green(steady)ThisPSUisprovidingpower
Green(flashing)ACpowerispresent,butthis
PSUisinstandbymode(theotherPSUisproviding
power)
Powerswitch
Controlspowerfortheenclosure.
SeparateanduniqueconditionsareindicatedifallthreeLEDsareinthesamestate:
Dell Compellent
IfallthreeLEDsareoff,thenthereisnoACpowertoeitherPSU.
IfallthreeLEDsareon,thentheGeneralEnclosureManagement(GEM)softwarehas
lostcommunicationwiththePSU.
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Fan Module Features and Indicators

SC280enclosuresincludefivefanmodulesinfiveinterfaceslots.
2
3
4
Figure 14. SC280 Fan Module Features and Indicators
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Item
Control/Feature
Icon Description
Releaselatch
ModuleOK
GreenModuleOK
Batteryfault
Notcurrentlyused
Fanfault
AmberLossofcommunicationwiththefanmodule,
orreportedfanspeedisoutoftolerance
SC280 Enterprise Plus Drives

EnterprisePlusDrivescanonlybeinstalledinSC280enclosures.Anindicatorgivesstatus
andactivityinformationasdescribedbelow.
Figure 15. SC280 Hard Drive Indicators

Item Name
1
Indicator Code
Harddriveactivityindicator SteadyAmberDrivefault
FlashingAmber(on1sec/off1sec)Driveorenclosure
indicatorissettoOninSystemManager.(Withthedrive
indicator,thecontainingdrawerfaultLEDalsoflashes;
withtheenclosureindicator,alldrivesandbothdrawers
faultLEDsflash.)
Dell Compellent
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SC280 Drive Numbering

SC280drivesarelocatedintwodrawers,eachcontainingthreerowsofdrives.Thedrives
arenumbered142indrawer1,fromfronttobackandlefttoright,and4384indrawer2.
Figure 16. Hard Drive Numbering
SC200/220 SAS Enclosures

backendports.TheStorageCenterSC200andSC220are2UsizeSASenclosures.The
SC200enclosuresupportsupto123.5inchharddrivesinstalledinafourcolumn,three
rowconfiguration.TheSC220enclosuresupportsupto242.5inchharddrivesinstalled
verticallysidebyside.TheSC200andSC220enclosuresshipwithtwopowersupply/
coolingfanmodulesandtworedundantenclosuremanagementmodules(EMMs).
ThefollowingrequirementsapplytoSC200andSC220enclosures:
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SC200andSC220enclosurescannotbeconnectedtothesamechainasanyother
enclosures.
ControllersmustberunningStorageCenterOS6.2orlatertodetectSC200andSC220
enclosures.
SC200/220 Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Thefrontpanelshowstheenclosureandpowerstatus.
1
2
Figure 17. SC200 Front Panel Features and Indicators
1
2
Figure 18. SC220 Front Panel Features and Indicators

Item Name
1
Icon Description
Enclosurestatus
indicator
Lightswhentheenclosurepowerison.
Off:Nopower.
Onsteadyblue:Normaloperation.
Flashingblue:IndicatesthatStorageCenterisidentifying
theenclosure.
Onsteadyamber:Enclosureisturningonorwasreset.
Flashingamber:Enclosureisinthefaultstate.
Powerstatus
indicator
Lightswhenatleastonepowersupplyissupplyingpowerto
theenclosure.
Off:Bothpowersuppliesareoff.
Onsteadygreen:Atleastonepowersupplyisproviding
powertotheenclosure.
Harddrives
SC200:Upto123.5inchharddrives.
SC220:Upto242.5inchharddrives.
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SC200/220 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

1
2
3
Compellent SC2
Compellent SC2
Figure 19. SC200/SC220 Back Panel Features and Indicators

Item
Name
DCpowerindicator
Icon Description
Green:Normaloperation.Thepowersupply
moduleissupplyingDCpowertotheenclosure.
Off:Powerswitchisoff,thepowersupplyisnot
connectedtoACpower,orthereisafaultcondition
Powersupply/cooling
fanindicator
Amber:Powersupply/coolingfanfaultisdetected
ACpowerindicator
Green:Powersupplymoduleisconnectedtoa
sourceofACpower,whetherthepowerswitchison
Off:Normaloperation
Off:Powersupplymoduleisdisconnectedfroma
sourceofACpower
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Powerswitches(2)
Controlspowerfortheenclosure.Thereisoneswitch
foreachpowersupply/coolingfanmodule.
Powersupply/cooling
fanmodules(2)
Containsa700Wpowersupplyandfansthatprovide
coolingfortheenclosure
EnclosureManagement
Modules(2)
EMMsprovidethedatapathandenclosure
managementfunctionsfortheenclosure
SC200/220 EMM Features and Indicators

SC200andSC220enclosuresincludetwoEnclosureManagementModule(EMM)IO
modulesintwointerfaceslots.
Compellent SC2
Figure 20. SC200/SC220 EMM Features and Indicators

Item Name
Icon
Description
Systemstatusindicator
NotusedonSC200/220enclosures
Debugport
Forengineeringuseonly
SASportA(in)
Connectstothecontrollerortootherenclosures.SASports
AandBcanbeusedforeitherinputoroutput,howeverfor
cablingconsistency,useportAasaninputport.
PortAlinkstatus
Green:Allthelinkstotheportareconnected
Amber:Oneormorelinksarenotconnected
Off:Enclosureisnotconnected
SASportB(out)
Connectstothecontrollerortootherenclosures.SASports
AandBcanbeusedforeitherinputoroutput,howeverfor
cablingconsistency,useportBasanoutputport.
PortBlinkstatus
Green:Allthelinkstotheportareconnected
Amber:Oneormorelinksarenotconnected
Off:Enclosureisnotconnected
EMMstatusindicator
SteadyGreen:Normaloperation
Amber:Enclosuredidnotbootorisnotproperly
configured
FlashingGreen:Automaticupdateinprocess
FlashingAmberTwice:Enclosureisunableto
communicatewithotherenclosures
FlashingAmberFourTimes:Firmwareupdatefailed
FlashingAmberFiveTimes:Firmwareversionsare
differentbetweenthetwoEMMs
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SC200/220 Enterprise Plus Drives

EnterprisePlusDrivescanonlybeinstalledinSC200/220enclosures.Drivesareinstalled
eithervertically(SC220)orhorizontally(SC200)intheenclosure.Indicatorsgivestatusand
activityinformationasdescribedbelow.
2
1

1 2

Item Name
1
Indicator Code
Harddriveactivityindicator Flashinggreen:Indicatesdriveactivity
Steadygreen:Indicatesnodriveactivity
Harddrivestatusindicator
Steadygreen:Normaloperation
Flashinggreen(on1sec/off1sec):Driveorenclosure
indicatorissettoOninSystemManager.(Withthe
enclosureindicator,alldrivesfaultLEDsflash.)
Off:Nopowertothedrive
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SC200/220 Drive Numbering

InSC200andSC220enclosures,drivesarenumberedfromlefttorightstartingfrom0.
StorageCenteridentifiesdrivesasDisk-XXYY,whereXXisthenumberoftheenclosure
thatphysicallycontainsthedrive,andYYisthedrivepositioninsidetheenclosure.
SC200:Drivesarenumberedinrowsstartingfrom0atthetopleftdrive.
Drive 0
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 5
Drive 6
Drive 7
Drive 8
Drive 9
Drive 10
Drive 11
Figure 23. SC200 Enclosure Drive Numbering
SC220:Drivesarenumberedstartingfrom0attheleftmostdrive.
0
2 3 4 5
6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Figure 24. SC220 Enclosure Drive Numbering
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EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures
backendports.ENSASX6X12enclosurescanholdupto123.5drives,andENSASX6X24
canholdupto242.5drives.
ENSASx6x12/24enclosurescannotbeconnectedtothesamechainasSC200orSC220
enclosures.
EN-SASx6x12/24 Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Theenclosurefrontpanelprovidescontrolstopowerupandresettheenclosureand
indicatorstoshowtheenclosurestatus.InserttheenclosureintoaracksothattheLED
displayisontheleftside.
1
EN-SASX6X12 Enclosure
5
EN-SASX6X24 Enclosure
Figure 25. SAS Enclosures Front View Controls and Indicators

Item Name
Icon
Description
Mutebutton
Mutesthealarm
Systempowerindicator
Green:Powerison
Amber:Unitisonstandby
Modulefaultindicator
Amber:Enclosuremodulefailure(PCMfault,Fanfault,
SSBmodulefault.Checkindicatorsonindividual
modules)
Logicalfaultindicator
Amber:Drivefailure
FlashingAmber:UnexpectedenclosureID(Module
Faultalsoflashesamber)
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LEDdisplay
IndicatestheenclosureIDnumberthesoftwaresetsthis
numberduringinstallation,andmatchestheDiskID
displayedintheStorageCenterSystemManager
EN-SASx6x12/24 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 26. SAS Enclosure Rear View Controls and Indicators

Item Name
1
Icon
ACpowerindicator
Description
Green:Normaloperation
Amber:NoACpower
Fanindicator
Amber:Fanfailure
PCMstatusindicator
Amber:Powersupplyfailure
DCpowerindicator
Amber:NoDCpower
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Powerswitch
Controlspowerfortheenclosure
PowerCoolingModule(PCM)oneof
two
Containsfansthatprovidecoolingfor
theenclosure
StorageBridgeBay(SBB)oneoftwo
SeeENSASx6x12/24SBBModule
FeaturesandIndicatorsonpage 28
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EN-SASx6x12/24 SBB Module Features and Indicators

SASenclosuresincludetwoStorageBridgeBay(SBB)IOmodulesintwoSBBcompliant
interfaceslots.EachSBBIOModuleincludesanEEPROMthatholdsdatadescribingthe
functionandcapabilityoftheSBBmodule.EachSBBmodulecandiscoverthetypeand
capabilitiesofitspartnerSBBmodulewithintheenclosure.Incompatibleconfigurations
resultinanenclosuresystemalarm.
Eachporthasfourseparatelyarbitratedphysicallanes.AgreenLEDindicatesthestatusof
eachlane.TheIOModuleandFaultindicatorsprovidestatusasdescribedbelow.
1
Figure 27. IO Module Indicators

Item Name
Icon
Description
IOModuleindicator
OnSteady:Normaloperation
IOModulefault
indicator
On:IOmoduleerror
SASportA(in)
Connectstootherenclosures
LaneLEDs
SolidGreen:Connected,Noactivity
Flashing:Activity
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SASportB(out)
Connectstootherenclosures
SASPortC
TheCportalwaysconnectstothecontroller.
EN-SASx6x12/24 Standard SAS Drives

StandardSASdrivescanonlybeinstalledinENSASx6x12/24enclosures.Drivesare
installedeitherverticallyorhorizontallyintheenclosure.Indicatorsgivestatusand
activityinformationasdescribedbelow.
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Figure 28. EN-SASx6x12 Standard SAS Drive Indicators
Figure 29. EN-SASx6x24 Standard SAS Drive Indicators

Item Name
1
AmberLED
Description
Off:Nodrive,ordriveisoperating
On:Drivefault
Flashing(on1sec/off1sec):Driveorenclosure
indicatorissettoOninSystemManager.
GreenLED
Green:Connected,Noactivity
Flashing:Activity
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AntitamperIndicator(when
present)
Red:Locked
Lock(whenpresent)
InsertkeyorT10Torxdriverandturntolock/unlock
Black:Unlocked
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EN-SASx6x12/24 Drive Numbering

InENSASX6X12andENSASX6X24enclosures,drivesarenumberedfromlefttoright
startingfrom1.StorageCenteridentifiesdrivesasDisk-XXYY,whereXXisthenumberof
theenclosurethatphysicallycontainsthedrive,andYYisthedrivepositioninsidethe
enclosure.
ENSASX6X12:Drivesarenumberedinrowsstartingfrom1atthetopleftdrive.
Drive 1
Drive 2
Drive 3
Drive 4
Drive 5
Drive 6
Drive 7
Drive 8
Drive 9
Drive 10
Drive 11
Drive 12
Figure 30. EN-SASx6x12 Enclosure Drive Numbering
ENSASX6X24:Drivesarenumberedstartingfrom1attheleftmostdrive.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Figure 31. EN-SASx6x24 Enclosure Drive Numbering
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Install the Hardware

Verifythattheorderedequipmentarrivedsafely,installIOcardsinthecontroller(s),disks
intheenclosures(asrequired)andmounttheequipmentinarack.
Contents
PrepareforInstallation ....................................................... 31
SafetyPrecautions ........................................................... 32
InstallIOCardstheController(s) .............................................. 35
LabeltheControllers ......................................................... 44
MounttheHardwareinaRack ................................................ 45
InstallDrivesinSC280Enclosures ............................................. 48
InstallDrivesinENSASx6x12/24Enclosures .................................... 50
InstallEnterprisePlusDrivesinSC200/220Enclosures ........................... 53
Prepare for Installation

Beforeyoubegin,makesurethatthecorrectequipmentisavailable,theinstallation
environmentisready,andyouhavethenecessarymaterials.
Unpack and Inventory the Storage Center Equipment

Makesuretheequipmentthatwasorderedarrivedsafelyonsite:
Controllers
Enclosuresanddrives
IOcards
Frontendcables
Backendcables
Switches
Prepare the Installation Environment

Makesurethattheenvironmentisreadyforinstallation.
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RackSpace:TheremustbesufficientspaceintheracktoaccommodatetheStorage
Centercontroller(s),enclosures,andswitches.
Power:Powermustbeavailableintherack,andthepowerdeliverysystemmustmeet
thepowerrequirementsfortheStorageCenter.
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Chapter 2 Install the Hardware
Connectivity:Therackmustbewiredforconnectivitytothemanagementnetworkand
anynetworksthatcarryfrontendIOfromtheStorageCentertoservers.
Gather Required Materials

Makesurethatyouhavethefollowingitemsbeforeyoubegintheinstallation.
Required Item
Description
StorageCenterlicensefile
Makessettingsavailabledependingonwhatfeatureswere
purchased.
RS232serialcableandPCor Usedtoruncommandsandviewconsolemessagesduring
laptop
controllerconfiguration.
Computerconnectedtothe UsedtoconnecttotheStorageCenterSystemManager(througha
samenetworkastheStorage webbrowser)tocompletetheStorageCenterconfiguration.
Center
HardwareSerialNumber
(HSN)andSystemSerial
Number(SSN)
Usedtoconfigurethecontroller(s).
StorageArchitectorBusiness (Optional)Providesitespecificsettingsusedduringdeployment:
Partnersuppliedpre
Listofhardwareneededtosupportstoragerequirements
installationdocument(s)
Optionalconnectivitydiagramstoillustratecablingbetweenthe
controllers,enclosures,switches,andservers
Optionalnetworkinformation,suchasIPaddresses,subnet
masks,gateways
StorageCenterMaintenance (Optional)UsedtoupdatetheStorageCenterOSwheninternet
CD
accessisnotavailable.
Safety Precautions
Toavoidinjuryanddamagetotheequipment,alwaysfollowthesesafetyprecautions.
IfequipmentdescribedinthedocumentisusedinamannernotspecifiedbyDell
Compellent,theprotectionprovidedbytheequipmentmaybeimpaired.Foryoursafety
andprotection,observethefollowingrules:
Note: SeethesafetyandregulatoryinformationthatshippedwitheachStorage
Centercomponent.Warrantyinformationmaybeincludedwithinthisdocumentor
asaseparatedocument.
Electrical Safety Precautions

Alwaysfollowelectricalsafetyprecautionstoavoidinjuryanddamagetotheequipment.
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Provideasuitablepowersourcewithelectricaloverloadprotection.Allcomponentsin
theStorageCentermustbegroundedbeforeapplyingpower.Makesurethatthereisa
safeelectricalearthconnectiontopowersupplycords.Checkthegroundingbefore
applyingpower.
Theplugsonthepowersupplycordsareusedasthemaindisconnectdevice.Makesure
thatthesocketoutletsarelocatedneartheequipmentandareeasilyaccessible.
Knowthelocationsoftheequipmentpowerswitchesandtheroomsemergencypower
offswitch,disconnectionswitch,orelectricaloutlet.
Safety Precautions
Donotworkalonewhenworkingwithhighvoltagecomponents.
Donotusematsdesignedtodecreaseelectrostaticdischargeasprotectionfrom
electricalshock.Instead,userubbermatsthathavebeenspecificallydesignedas
electricalinsulators.
DonotremovecoversfromthePowerControlModule(PCM).Disconnectthepower
connectionbeforeremovingaPCMfromtheenclosure.
DonotremoveafaultyPCMunlessyouhaveareplacementmodelofthecorrecttype
readyforinsertion.AfaultyPCMmustbereplacedwithafullyoperationalmodule
within24hours.
Permanentlyunplugtheenclosurebeforeyoumoveitorifyouthinkithasbecome
damagedinanyway.WhenpoweredbymultipleACsources,disconnectallsupply
powerforcompleteisolation.
Warning: Disconnectpowerfromthecontrollerwhenremovingorinstalling
componentsthatarenothotswappable.Whendisconnectingpower,firstpower
downthecontrollerusingtheStorageCenterSystemManagerandthenunplugthe
powercordsfromallthepowersupplymodulesinthecontroller.
General Safety Precautions

Toavoidinjuryanddamagetotheequipment,alwaysfollowgeneralsafetyprecautions.
Keeptheareaaroundthechassiscleanandfreeofclutter.
Placethechassiscoverandanysystemcomponentsthathavebeenremovedawayfrom
thecontrolleroronatablesothattheyarenotinthewayoffoottraffic.
Whileworkingonthecontroller,donotwearlooseclothingsuchasnecktiesand
unbuttonedshirtsleeves,whichcancomeintocontactwithelectricalcircuitsorbe
pulledintoacoolingfan.
Removeanyjewelryormetalobjectsfromyourbodybecausetheyareexcellentmetal
conductorsthatcancreateshortcircuitsandharmyouiftheycomeintocontactwith
printedcircuitboardsorareaswherepowerispresent.
DonotliftanenclosurebythehandlesofthePowerCoolingModules(PCMs).Theyare
notdesignedtoholdtheweightoftheentireenclosure,andtheenclosurecovermay
becomebent.
Beforemovinganenclosure,removethePCMstominimizeweight.
Inordertocomplywithapplicablesafety,emission,andthermalrequirements,donot
removebaycoversfromenclosures.Makesurethatallbaysarepopulatedwithplugin
modules.
Donotremovebaycoversordrivesuntilreadytoreplacethem.
Warning: Toavoidinjury,donotattempttotheliftacontrollerorenclosureby
yourself.Alwaysgetassistancewhenliftingthecontroller.
Caution: Donotoperatethecontrollerwithoutthecover,exceptwhenreplacing
coolingfans.
Warning: Thememorymodulesmaybehotforseveralminutesafterthecontroller
hasbeenpowereddown.Waitforthememorymodulestocoolbeforehandling
them.
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Caution: Toensurepropercontrollercooling,memorymoduleblanksmustbe
installedinanymemorysocketthatisnotoccupied.
Warning: Topreventeyedamage,donotstareintothelaserbeamapertureofan
SFP+transceiver.
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions

Toavoidinjuryanddamagetotheequipment,alwaysfollowelectrostaticdischarge(ESD)
precautionst
Electrostaticdischarge(ESD)isgeneratedbytwoobjectswithdifferentelectricalcharges
comingintocontactwitheachother.Theresultingelectricaldischargecandamage
electroniccomponentsandprintedcircuitboards.Followtheseguidelinestoprotectyour
equipmentfromESD:
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Itisrecommendedthatyoualwaysuseastaticmatandstaticstrapwhileworkingon
componentsintheinteriorofthecontroller.
ObserveallconventionalESDprecautionswhenhandlingpluginmodulesand
components.
UseasuitableESDwristoranklestrap.
Avoidcontactwithbackplanecomponentsandmoduleconnectors.
Keepallcomponentsandprintedcircuitboards(PCBs)intheirantistaticbagsuntil
readyforuse.
Install IO Cards the Controller(s)

Beforeyoumountthecontroller(s)inarack,installtheIOcards.
Open the Cover

Openthecovertogainaccesstotheinsideofthecontroller.
Caution: Donotoperatethecontrollerwithoutthecover,exceptwhenreplacing
coolingfans.
Caution: Donotslidethecontrollerintoarackwiththecoveropen.Riser 2
containsachassisintrusiondetectionswitchthatcanbeeasilydamagedwhen
slidingacontrollerintotherackwiththecoveropen.
1 Rotatethelatchreleaselockcounterclockwisetotheunlockedposition.
2 Liftthelatchontopofthecontrollerandslidethecoverback.
3 Graspthecoveronbothsides,andcarefullyliftthecoverawayfromthecontroller.
2
Figure 32. Opening the Cover

1 Controller cover
2 Latch
3 Latch release lock
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Remove the Cooling Shroud

Removethecoolingshroudtogainaccesstothememorysockets.
1 Holdontothetwotouchpointsofthecoolingshroud.
2 Liftthecoolingshroudawayfromthecontroller.
2
1
Figure 33. Removing and Inserting the Cooling Shroud

1 Cooling shroud
2 Touch points
Insert the Cooling Shroud

Usethisproceduretoinstallthecoolingshroud.
1 Alignthetabsonthecoolingshroudwiththesecuringslotsonthechassis.
2 Lowerthecoolingshroudintothechassisuntilitisfirmlyseated.
Note: Forproperseatingofthecoolingshroudinthechassis,ensurethatthe
cablesinsidethecontrollerareroutedalongthechassiswallandsecuredusing
thecablesecuringbracket.
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Install IO Cards
InstalltheIOcardsinthecontroller(s)basedontheIOcardpriorityrules.Fordual
controllersystems,installIOcardsinthesamelocationsinbothcontrollers.
Determine Where IO Cards Should Be Installed

ThefollowingtableprovidesguidelinesforinstallingIOcardstoensurepropercooling
andmechanicalfit.InstallIOcardsusingthecardpriorityandslotpriorityorderindicated.
Populatetheslotsasfollows:
InstalllowprofileIOcardsinslots3through1.Afterfillingtheseslots,lowprofile
cardsmaybeinstalledinslots4,5,and6whenusedwiththeadaptivebracket.
InstallfullheightIOcardsbeginninginslot6,followedbyslot5,thenslot4ifneeded.
Slot7isreservedfortheCacheCard.
Note: LowprofileIOcardsareshippedwithanadaptivefullheightbracketthat
mustbeinstalledtousetheIOcardinaslotdesignedforafullheightIOcard.When
alowprofilecardisinstalledinafullheightslottheportsarereversed,soport
number1isontheright.
Note: TouseMultiVLANTagging(MVLAN)installaChelsio10GbiSCSIcard.
MVLANismanagedinEnterpriseManager.
Dell Compellent
Speed
(Gb)
Number
of Ports
Card
Priority
Slot
Priority
11
3,2,1,4,5
10
4,5,6
Lowprofile 1
3,2,1,4,5
LSISAS920116E
Fullheight
6,5,4
LSISAS920616E
Lowprofile 6
3,2,1,6,5,
4
FibreChannel EmulexLPe12004M8*
Fullheight
4,5,6
FibreChannel EmulexLPe12002M8*
Lowprofile 8
3,2,1,4,5
FibreChannel QLogicQLE2662
Lowprofile 16
3,2,1,4,5,
6
Lowprofile 8
3,2,1,4,5,
6
Fullheight
4,5,6
3,2,1,4,5
n/a
Type
Card
Height
iSCSI
ChelsioS320ELPCR
(SFP+transceiver
requiredforoptical
support)
Lowprofile 10
iSCSI
ChelsioS320ECR*(SFP+ Fullheight
transceiverrequiredfor
opticalsupport)
iSCSI
QLogicQLE4062
SAS
SAS
10
FCoE
QlogicQLE8152(SFP+ Lowprofile 10
transceiverrequiredfor
opticalsupport)
Cachecard
Dell
Fullheight
n/a
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*TheseIOcardscannotbeorderedforSC8000controllers.AnSC8000controllercancontaintheseIOcardsonlyiftheywere
transferredtotheSC8000controllerduringanupgradefromaCTSC030orCTSC040controller.
See Also
SC8000BackPanelFeaturesandIndicatorsonpage 10
Install Low-Profile IO Cards in Slots 13

ToinstalllowprofileIOcards,firstremoveriser1.
1 Removeriser1.
a Holdontothetouchpointsoftheriser.
b Lifttheriserfromtheriserconnectoronthesystemboard.
2
1
Table 1. Removing Riser 1
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1 Riser 1 cage
4 Riser guide, back (left)
2 Riser 1
5 Riser 1 connector
3 Riser guide, back (right)
6 Riser guide, front
2 OpentheIOcardlatchbypressingthelatchtabandrotatingthelatchdown.
1
Figure 34. Installing an IO Card in Riser 1

1 Riser 1 cage
4 IO card latch
2 IO card connector
5 IO card latch tab
3 IO card
3 InstalleachlowprofileIOcard.
a LocatetheslotwheretheIOcardisinstalled.
2
Figure 35. Identifying Connectors on Riser 1

1 IO card slot 1
2 IO card slot 2
3 IO card slot 3
b UnpackthereplacementIOcardandprepareitforinstallation.Forinstructions,see
thedocumentationaccompanyingtheIOcard.
c
HoldingtheIOcardbyitsedges,positionthecardsothatthecardedgeconnector
alignswiththeIOcardconnectorontheriser.
d InsertthecardedgeconnectorfirmlyintotheIOcardconnectoruntilthecardis
fullyseated.
Caution: MakesurethattheIOcardisfullyseatedintheIOcardconnector.
IOcardsthatarenotinfullcontactwiththeconnectorcauseunpredictable
failuresintheStorageCenter.
e ClosetheIOcardlatch.
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4 Insertriser1.
a Aligntheriserwiththeconnectorandtheriserguides.
b Lowertheriserintoplaceuntiltheriserisfullyseatedintheconnector.
2
1
Table 2. Removing Riser 1
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1 Riser 1 cage
4 Riser guide, back (left)
2 Riser 1
5 Riser 1 connector
3 Riser guide, back (right)
6 Riser guide, front
Install Full-Height IO Cards in Slots 46

InstallfullheightIOcardsinstalledinriser2and3.Slots4and5arelocatedinriser2,and
slot6islocatedinriser3.
1 LocatetheslotwheretheIOcardisinstalled.
2

1 Chassis intrusion switch
2 IO card slot 4
3 IO card slot 5
1

1 IO card slot 6
2 IO card slot 7
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2 LifttheIOcardlatchoutoftheslot.
2
1
3
Figure 38. Replacing the IO Card in Riser 2 or 3

1 IO card
3 IO card connector
2 IO card latch
4 Riser
3 UnpackthereplacementIOcardandprepareitforinstallation.Forinstructions,seethe
documentationaccompanyingtheIOcard.
4 HoldtheIOcardbyitsedgesandpositionthecardsothatthecardedgeconnector
alignswiththeIOcardconnectorontheriser.
5 InsertthecardedgeconnectorfirmlyintotheIOcardconnectoruntilthecardisfully
seated.Usethesupportsprovidedonthecoolingshroud.
Caution: MakesurethattheIOcardisfullyseatedintheIOcardconnector.IO
cardsthatarenotinfullcontactwiththeconnectorcauseunpredictablefailures
inStorageCenter.
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Figure 39. Seating the IO Card

6 ReplacetheIOcardlatch.
7 Pressthetouchpointtoreleasethecardretentiontab(notshown)androtatethetab
untilitlocksinplaceovertheIOcard.
Close the Cover

Performthisproceduretoclosethecover.
1 Liftthelatchonthecover.
2 Placethecoverontothechassisandoffsetthecoverslightlybacksothatitclearsthe
chassishooksandlaysflushonthechassis.
3 Pushdownthelatchtomovethecoverintotheclosedposition.
4 Rotatethelatchreleaselockclockwisetosecurethecover.
2
Figure 40. Closing the Cover

1 Controller cover
2 Latch
3 Latch release lock
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Label the Controllers

Createtwolabelsforeachcontrollertofacilitateidentificationintherack.Applylabelsto
thefrontandbackofeachcontroller.
Prerequisites
Youmusthavealabelmaker,orfourblanklabelsandawritingutensil.
Steps
1 Createtwolabelsforeachcontroller.Eachlabelshouldcontainthecontrollernumber
andSystemSerialNumber(SSN).
Line Label Information
Example
Controllernumber
CONTR1orCONTR2
SystemSerialNumber
10011
2 Applytwolabelstoeachcontroller.
a Applyonelabeltothefrontofthecontrolleronthetopleftcorner.
b Applyonelabeltotherearofthecontrolleronthemiddleofthehandle.
CONTR1
10011
Figure 41. SC8000 Controller Labels
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Mount the Hardware in a Rack

DellCompellentrecommendsmountingthehardwareinaracktoensureracksafetyand
toallowforexpansion.
2U and 3U Enclosures
Install2Uand3Uenclosuresintheracktoallowforexpansionandsothattherackdoes
notbecometopheavy.Thiscanbeaccomplishedinoneoftwoconfigurations.
Installthecontrollersonthebottomoftherackandtheenclosuresabovethecontrollers.
Installthecontrollersinthemiddleoftherackandtheenclosuresaboveandbelowthe
controllers.
Steps
1 Mountthecontroller(s)inarack.Seetheinstructionsincludedwiththerailkitfor
detailedsteps.
2 Mounttheenclosure(s)intherack.Seetheinstructionsincludedwiththerailkitfor
detailedsteps.
Figure 42. Recommended Mounting Order 2U and 3U Enclosures

1 Controllers
2 Enclosures
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5U Enclosures
The5Uenclosurescanweighupto131kg(288lb)andshouldbeinstalledinthelower
portionoftheracktoensurerackstability.
Wheninstalledinarack,theSC280enclosureextends36in.fromthefrontrackpoststothe
backofthechassis.RackmodificationsmayberequiredtoavoidblockingPDUsortoallow
properstrainreliefforSAScables.ContactDellTechnicalSupportServicesifsite
preparationhasnotalreadybeendone.
Warning: AfullyconfiguredSC280enclosureweighsupto130.7kg(287.5lb).An
unpopulatedenclosureweighs62kg(137lb).Toavoidinjury,alwaysliftwithtwo
people,anduseliftingstrapswhenrequired.
Ifinstalledabovethelower20Uofarack,acustomerprovidedmechanicalliftmust
beused.
Prerequisites
Makesurethatthesitehasthefollowing:
208VpowerfromanindependentsourceorarackpowerdistributionunitwithaUPS.
(110Vpowerwillnotwork.)
A5Uspaceinthelower20Uoftherack.Iftheenclosureistobeinstalledabovethe20U
mark(notrecommended),acustomerprovidedmechanicalliftisrequired.
PowerDistributionUnit(PDU)outletsmustbetypeIEC320C19,withaminimum
outputAmperageof20Aperconnection.
Steps
MounttheSC280enclosureintotherackusingmountingrails,andoptionallysecurewith
bracketstopreventtipping.
1 Mountthecontroller(s)inarack.Seetheinstructionsincludedwiththerailkitfor
detailedsteps.
2 Mounttherailsintherackaccordingtoinstructionsincludedintherailkit.
Warning: Whenunpackingthe5Uenclosure,twopeopleusingliftstrapsare
requiredtoavoidinjury.
3 Mounttheenclosureontotherackrails,usingtwopeopletolifttheenclosureinto
position.
4 InstallHoldDownBrackets(HDBs).
a Securethefixingscrewstotherearoftheenclosure.
b SecuretheHDBstotherearoftherack.
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Figure 43. Recommended Mounting Order 5U Enclosures

1 Controllers
2 Enclosures
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Install Drives in SC280 Enclosures

TheSC280enclosuresupportsupto843.5inchharddrivesinstalledintwodrawerswithin
theenclosure.HarddrivesconnecttothebackplaneusingDiskDriveinCarrier(DDIC)
harddrivecarriers.
Caution: Iftheenclosureoperatesfortoolong(dependingonaltitude)withdrive
drawersopen,theenclosurecanoverheat,causingpotentialdrivefailureanddata
loss.Suchusemayinvalidatethewarranty.
Installing Drives
Followtheserequirementswheninstallingdrivesintheenclosure.
Anyrowwithdrivesinstalledmustbefilledentirely(14drives).
Theminimumnumberofdrivesinanenclosureis14(onerow).
Thenumberofpopulatedrowsbetweendrawersmustnotdifferbymorethanone.
Populaterowsbeginningatthefrontoftheenclosureandmovingtotherear.
Foranewinstallation,followtheserecommendationsforpopulating42driveenclosures.
14drivesintopdrawer,frontrow
14drivesinbottomdrawer,frontrow
14drivesintopdrawer,middlerow
Steps
Caution: RemovingadrivefromtheDDICcandamagetheDDIC.Donotremove
drivesfromDDICs.
1 LowertheDDICintotheslot.
2 PushandholddowntheDDICandslideittowardthebackoftheenclosureuntilthe
DDIClatchestothebackplane.
3 Afteralldrivesareinstalled,closethedrawer.
4 Whentheenclosureisturnedon,makesurethatthedriveLEDsarenotlit,indicating
normalconditions.
Caution: Whentheenclosureturnsoff,thediskscontinuetospinafterlosing
power.Toavoiddamagetothedisk,waitforthedisktostopspinning
(approximately10secondsaftershutdown)beforepullingthediskfromthe
enclosure.
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1
2
Figure 44. Inserting an SC280 DDIC

1 DDIC
3 Drive fault LED
2 Release button
See Also
SC280EnterprisePlusDrivesonpage 19
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Install Drives in EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures

IfyouareinstallingENSASx6x12and/orENSASx6x24enclosures,installdrivesinthe
enclosures.
Wheninstallingdrivesintoa12driveenclosure,makesurethatalldrivesinacolumnare
ofthesamespindlerateasshowninthefollowingexample.Populatetheoutercolumns
first.
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Row 1
7.2K
15K
10K
15K
Row 2
7.2K
15K
10K
15K
Row 3
7.2K
15K
10K
15K
Installing 3.5" Drives

Install3.5drivecarriershorizontallyintothe12driveenclosure.Ifnecessary,remove
driveblanksfromtheenclosurestomakeroomforthedrives.
1 Releasethedrivecarrierhandlebydepressingthelatchinthehandle.
Figure 45. Release Drive Carrier Handle

2 InserttheDriveCarrierModuleintotheenclosure.
Figure 46. Installing a Drive Carrier Module

3 Makesurethatthedrivecarrierisorientedsothatthedrivefacesupandthehandle
opensfromtheleft.
4 Gentlyslidethedrivecarrierallthewayintotheenclosure.
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5 Rotatethehandleuntilitfullyengagesandclicksintoplace.
6 Makesurethatalldrivecarriersarefullyengagedintheenclosurebyfirmlypushing
eachoneintotheslot.
Figure 47. Engaging a Drive Carrier Module in an Enclosure

7 Activatetheantitamperlocksbyinsertingthekeyintothecutoutinthehandle.
8 Rotatethekeyclockwiseuntiltheindicatorisvisibleintheaperturebesidethekey.
9 Removethekey.
Figure 48. Activating the Anti-tamper Lock

10 Whentheenclosureisturnedonandthedrivesspinup,makesurethatthedriveLEDs
areon(green),indicatingnormalconditions.
See Also
ENSASx6x12/24StandardSASDrivesonpage 29
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Installing 2.5" Drives

Install2.5drivecarriersverticallyintothe24driveenclosure.
1 Makesurethatthecarrierisorientedsothatthedriveisontheleftsideandthehandle
opensfromthetop.
2 Releasethecarrierhandlebypressingthelatchinthehandledownwards.
3 Insertthecarrierintotheenclosureintheverticalposition.
Figure 49. 2.5" Drive Carrier Module in Open Position

4 Gentlyslidethecarrierallthewayintotheenclosureuntilitisstoppedbytheleveron
thebottomofthecarrier.
Figure 50. Inserting a 2.5" Drive Carrier Module (1)

5 Rotatethehandlefirmlyuntilthehandlefullyengages.Youwillhearaclickasthelatch
engagesandholdsthehandleclosed.
See Also
ENSASx6x12/24StandardSASDrivesonpage 29
ENSASx6x12/24DriveNumberingonpage 30
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Install Enterprise Plus Drives in SC200/220 Enclosures
Install Enterprise Plus Drives in SC200/220 Enclosures

SC200/220enclosuresareshippedwithdisksinstalledand/oremptydriveblanksin
unusedslots.ThefollowinginstructionsshowtheinstallationoftheDellEnterprisePlus
driveforreferenceonly.
Note: DellEnterprisePlusdrivesandEnterpriseSolidStateDrives(ESSDs)can
onlybeinstalledinSC200/220enclosures.
Figure 51. Installing a Drive

1 Inserttheharddrivecarrierintotheharddrivebay.
2 Slidethedriveintothebayuntilthecarriercontactsthebackplane.
3 Closetheharddrivecarrierhandletolocktheharddriveinplace.
4 Continuetopushfirmlyuntilyouhearaclickandthehandlefullyengages.
5 Whentheenclosureisturnedonandthedrivesspinup,makesurethatthedriveLEDs
areon(green),indicatingnormalconditions.
See Also
SC200/220EnterprisePlusDrivesonpage 24
SC200/220DriveNumberingonpage 25
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Connect the Back End

EnclosuresareconnectedtocontrollersusingSAS,apointtopointswitchedtopologyon
fourlanes.EachlanecanperformconcurrentIOtransactionsat6Gb/sec.DellCompellent
recommendsconnectingtheSASdriveenclosurestothecontroller(s)usingthemost
redundantoptionsthatareavailable.
Contents
SASEnclosureCablingGuidelines ............................................. 55
ConnectIPCforDualControllerStorageCenters ................................ 56
ConnectSC200/SC220Enclosures .............................................. 60
ConnectSC280Enclosures .................................................... 75
ConnectENSASx6x12/24Enclosures .......................................... 84
LabeltheBackEndCables .................................................... 93
SAS Enclosure Cabling Guidelines

MultipleSASenclosuresareconnectedtoacontrollerbycablingtheenclosuresinseries.A
seriesofinterconnectedenclosuresisreferredtoasachain.Eachchaincancontainupto
1686GbpsSASdrives.
ASASchainbeginsataninitiatorportinacontrollerIOcardandconnectstothefirst
enclosure.Subsequentenclosuresareconnectedinseries.ForsinglecontrollerStorage
Centers,thechainendsatthelastenclosure.FordualcontrollerStorageCenters,thechain
endsinatargetportintheoppositecontroller.
SAS Redundancy
RedundantSAScablingensuresthatintheeventanIOCardorportfails,IOcontinuesto
flowthroughtheremainingfunctioningpath(s).FordualcontrollerStorageCenters,
redundantcablingalsoprovidesprotectionforcontrollerfailures.Toachieveredundancy,
eachSASchainismadeupoftwopathsthatarereferredtoastheAsideandBside.
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Chapter 3 Connect the Back End
SC8000 SAS Port Types

TherearetwotypesofcontrollerSASports:initiatoronlyandinitiator/target.SASchains
beginwithaninitiatorport.Asshowninthefollowingfigure,ports12(circledinblue)on
SASIOcardsareinitiatoronly,andports34(circledinred)areinitiator/target.
1
Figure 52. Controller SAS Port Types

1 Initiator Only (Ports 12)
2 Initiator/Target (Ports 34)
Connect IPC for Dual-Controller Storage Centers

IfyouareconfiguringadualcontrollerStorageCenter,connectthecontrollerswitha
Category(Cat)6Ethernetcable.IftheStorageCenteronlyusesasingleSASchain,you
mustalsointerconnectthecontrollerswithadditionalSASconnectionstomakesurethat
sufficientIPCbandwidthisavailable.
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Connect the Controllers with Ethernet

InadualcontrollerStorageCenter,theETH1portsofthecontrollersmustbedirectly
connectedtoeachother.
1 ConnecttheETH1(port1)ononecontrollertothesameportonthesecondcontroller.
UseaCat6cableforthisconnection.
Note: StorageCentercurrentlyrunsthe10Gbportsat1Gbspeed.UseaCat.6
cabletoensurethatahardwarechangeisunnecessarywhen10Gbratesare
implemented.
1 3 0 2
IPC MGMT
1 3 0 2
IPC MGMT
Figure 53. Ethernet IPC Connection

2 LabelbothendsoftheEthernetIPCcable.
a LocatetheIPClabelsthatshippedwiththecontroller(s).
Figure 54. IPC Cable Label

b Neartheconnector,alignthelabelperpendiculartothecableandaffixitstarting
withthetopedgeofthelabel.
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Figure 55. Align Cable Label

c
Wrapthelabelaroundthecableuntilitfullyencirclesthecable.Thebottomofeach
premadelabelisclearsothatitdoesnotobscurethetext.
Figure 56. Wrap Cable Label

d Applyamatchinglabeltotheotherendofthecable.
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Connect the Controllers with SAS

IftheStorageCenterhasonlyasingleSASchain,interconnectthecontrollerswith
additionalSASconnectionstoprovideredundancyandtomakesurethatsufficientIPC
bandwidthisavailable.Iftwoormoreenclosurechainsexist,IPCDirectConnectis
optional.
IftheStorageCenterrequiresSASIPC,addcablingbetweentheinitiatorandtargetports
onthecontrollers.
1 ControllerA:IOCardport2(initiator)ControllerB:IOCardport4(target).
2 ControllerB:IOCardport2(initiator)ControllerA:IOCardport 4(target).
3 LabelbothendsofeachSASIPCcable.
a LocatetheIPClabelsthatshippedwiththecontroller(s).
Figure 57. IPC Cable Label

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Connect SC200/SC220 Enclosures

ThissectionshowscommoncablingbetweentheSC8000controllerandSC200/220SAS
enclosures.LocatethescenariothatmostcloselymatchestheStorageCenteryouare
configuringandfollowtheinstructions,modifyingthemasnecessary.
AnSC200/SC220cablingchaincancontainupto168SASdrives,usingeithertypeof
enclosure.Themaximumnumberofanyonetypeofenclosureis:
SC200:14enclosures
SC220:7enclosures
EachSASIOcardsupportsuptotwochainsofenclosures.Allenclosuresattachedtothe
sameSASIOcardmustberunningatthesamespeed(all6Gbor3Gb).
SC200/220SASenclosurechainsarecabledasfollows.
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SideA:EnclosuresareconnectedfromBporttoAport,usingthetopEMMs.
SideB:EnclosuresareconnectedfromAporttoBport,usingthebottomEMMs.
Path
High-Level Steps
Chain1:SideA 1 Connectthefirstcontrollerport1tothefirstenclosure,topEMM,portA.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromBporttoAportusingthetop
EMMs.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthelastenclosure,topEMM,
portBtothesecondcontroller,port3.
Chain1:SideB 1 Connectthefirstcontrollerport3tothelastenclosure,bottomEMM,portB.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromAporttoBportusingthe
bottomEMM.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthetopenclosure,bottom
EMM,portAtothesecondcontroller,port1.
Note: ThecablingillustrationsinthischapterrefertoenclosuresasEnclosure1,
Enclosure2,andsoon.Thenumbersshownintheillustrationsmaynotmatchthe
IndexnumberassignedbytheSystemManager.StorageCenterassignsanIndex
onlyafterthesystemispoweredupandatleastonedriveisassignedtoaDisk
Folder.
Single Controller, Single Enclosure, Low Profile SAS

ThisillustrationshowsanSC8000controllercabledtoa6GbSASenclosureusingalow
profileSASIOcardinalowprofilecardslot.
1 2 3 4
Figure 60. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SAS Enclosure, Low Profile SAS IO Card
Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide Controller:slot3,port1Enclosure:topEMM,port A.
Chain1:BSide
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Single Controller, Single Enclosure

ThisillustrationshowsanSC8000controllercabledtoasingleSASenclosureusingafull
heightIOcard.
Figure 61. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SAS Enclosure

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide Controller:slot6,port1Enclosure:topEMM,port A.
Chain1:BSide
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Controller:slot6,port3Enclosure:bottomEMM,port B.
Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS

ThisillustrationshowsasingleSC8000controllercabledtofourSASenclosuresusingthe
lowprofileSASIOcardinalowprofileslot.
Controller
Enclosure 1
A
A
B
B
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 62. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SAS Chain, Low-profile SAS Card
Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller:slot3,port1Enclosure1:topEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure1:topEMM,portBEnclosure2:topEMM,port A.
Chain1:BSide
1 Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portBEnclosure2:bottomEMM,portA.
4 Enclosure4:bottomEMM,portBController:slot3,port3.
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Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowsasingleSC8000controllercabledtofourSASenclosures.
Controller
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 63. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SAS Chain

Path
Connections
Chain1:BSide
4 Enclosure4:bottomEMM,portBController:slot6,port3.
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Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains, Low

Profile SAS
ThisillustrationshowsasingleSC8000controllercabledtofourSASenclosuresintwo
chainsusinglowprofileSASIOcardsinlowprofilecardslots.Whencablingasecond
chainofenclosures,useasecondIOcardtoimproveredundancy.
Controller
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
A
Enclosure 4
A
Figure 64. Single SC8000 Controller, Four SAS Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains, Low-profile
SAS
Path
Connections
2 Enclosure1:topEMM,portBEnclosure2:topEMM,portA.
Chain1:BSide
2 Enclosure2:bottomEMM,portBController:slot3,port 3.
Chain2:ASide 1 Controller:slot2port3Enclosure3:topEMM,portA.
Chain2:BSide
2 Enclosure4:bottomEMM,portBControllerslot3port 1.
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Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains

chains.Whencablingasecondchainofenclosures,useasecondIOcardtoimprove
redundancy.
Controller
4 3 2 1
3 2 1
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
A
Figure 65. Single SC8000 Controller, Four SAS Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains
Path
Connections
Chain1:BSide
2 Enclosure2:bottomEMM,portBController:slot5,port 3.
Chain2:BSide
2 Enclosure4:bottomEMM,portBControllerslot5,port 1.
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Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwo6Gbenclosuresusingalow
profileSASIOcardinalowprofilecardslotandcreatingasinglechain.
Note: Inasinglechainconfiguration,useSASports2(initiator)and4(target)to
createaredundantIPCconnection.WhenyouconfiguretheseportsusingtheIO
portwizard,settheportPurposetoUnknown.
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
Enclosure
A
Figure 66. Dual SC8000 Controllers, One Enclosure, One Chain, Low Profile SAS
Path
Connections
IPC
1 ControllerA:slot3,port2ControllerB:slot3,port4.
2 ControllerB:slot3,port2ControllerA:slot3,port 4.
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot3,port1Enclosure:topEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure:topEMM,portBController B:slot3,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot3,port1Enclosure:bottomEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure:bottomEMM,portBControllerA:slot3,port3.
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Dual Controllers, One Enclosure, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtooneSASenclosureinasingle
chain.
Controller A
Controller B
3 2
3 2
Enclosure
A
Figure 67. Dual SC8000 Controllers, One Enclosure, One Chain

Path
Connections
IPC
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot6,port1Enclosure:topEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure:topEMM,portBController B:slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot6,port1Enclosure:bottomEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure:bottomEMM,portBControllerA:slot6,port3.
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Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain, Low Profile SAS

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwo6Gbenclosuresusingalow
profileSASIOcardinalowprofilecardslotandcreatingasinglechain.
Controller A
1 2 34
Controller B
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
Figure 68. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two Enclosures, One Chain, Low Profile SAS
Path
Connections
IPC
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot3,port1Enclosure1:topEMM,portA.
3 Enclosure2:topEMM,portB Controller B:slot3,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot3,port1Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portBEnclosure 2:bottomEMM,portA.
3 Enclosure2:bottomEMM,portBControllerA:slot3,port3.
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Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSASenclosuresforminga
singlechain.Inasinglechainconfiguration,useSASports2(initiator)and4(target)to
createaredundantIPCconnection.WhenyouconfiguretheseportsusingtheIOport
wizard,settheportPurposetoUnknown.
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
Figure 69. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two Enclosures, One Chain

Path
Connections
IPC
3 Enclosure2:topEMM,portB Controller B:slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot6,port1Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portA.
2 Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portBEnclosure 2:bottomEMM,portA.
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Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains, Low Profile SAS

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwo6Gbenclosures.Inthiscase,
theSC8000controllerscontainlowprofile,highdensitySAScardsinlowprofileslots2and
3.Eachenclosureisonaseparatechain.Whentwochainsareused,IPCisnotrequired.
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
A
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 70. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two Enclosures, Two Chains, Low-profile SAS Card
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Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller A:slot2port1Enclosure1:topEMM,portA.

3 Enclosure2:topEMM,portBControllerB:slot2,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 Controller B:slot3port1Enclosure1:bottomEMM,portA.
Chain2:ASide 1 Controller A:slot2,port 3Enclosure3:topEMM,portA.

Chain2:BSide
1 Controller B:slot3,port3Enclosure3:bottomEMM,portA.
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Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSASenclosures.Each
enclosureisonaseparatechain.Whentwochainsareused,IPCisoptional.
Controller A
Controller B
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
Enclosure 1
A
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 71. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller A:slot6,port1Enclosure1:topEMM,portA.

Chain1:BSide
Chain2:ASide 1 Controller A:slot6,port 3Enclosure3:topEMM,portA.

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Path
Connections
Chain2:BSide
Dual Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtoeight6Gbenclosuresusingtwo
chains.ToaddredundancywithmultipleIOcards,addasecondSASIOcard.Createthe
AsideofeachchainontheIO cardinslot6andcreatetheBsideofeachchainontheIO
cardinslot5.IfanIOcard,cable,enclosure,orcontrollerfails,atleastonesideofaloop
continuesoperating.IPCisoptionalinthisconfiguration.
Controller A 4 3 2 1
Controller B
Enclosure 1
4 3 2 1
4 32 1
4 3 2 1
Enclosure 5
A
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 6
A
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 7
A
Enclosure 4
Enclosure 8
A
Figure 72. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains

Path
Connections
IPC
(Optional)CreateIPCconnectionsbetweenbothcontrollersonports2and4of
eachIOcard.
2 StartingwithEnclosure1,daisychaintheAsideofChain1bycabling:top
EMM,portBnextenclosuredown:topEMM,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 4:topEMM,portBControllerB:slot6,port3.
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Path
Connections
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerA:slot5,port3Enclosure4:bottomEMM,portB.
2 StartingwithEnclosure4,daisychaintheBsideofChain1bycabling:bottom
EMM,portAnextenclosureup:bottomEMM,portB.
3 FinishwithEnclosure1:bottomEMM,portAControllerB:slot5,port1.
EMM,portBnextenclosuredown:topEMM,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure8:top,portBControllerB:slot 6,port1.
Chain2:BSide
EMM,portAnextenclosureup:bottomEMM,portB.
3 FinishwithEnclosure5:bottom,portAControllerB:slot 5,port3.

ThissectionshowscommoncablingbetweentheSC8000controllerandSC280SAS
enclosures.LocatethescenariothatmostcloselymatchestheStorageCenteryouare
AcablingchainfortheSC280cancontainuptotwoenclosuresof84SASdriveseach(168
drivestotal).Eachchainmustcontainthesametypeofenclosures,suchasallSC280.Do
notmixenclosuretypesinachain.
EachSASIOcardsupportsuptotwochainsofenclosures.Allenclosuresattachedtothe
sameSASIOcardmustberunningat6Gb.
SC280enclosurechainsarecabledasfollows.
SideA:EnclosuresareconnectedfromBporttoAport,usingtheleftEMMs.
SideB:EnclosuresareconnectedfromAporttoBport,usingtherightEMMs.
Path
High-Level Steps
Chain1:SideA 1 Connectcontrollerport1tothefirstenclosure,leftEMM,portC.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromBporttoAportusingtheleft
EMMs.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthelastenclosure,left
EMM,portCtothesecondcontroller,port3.
Chain1:SideB 1 Connectcontrollerport3tothelastenclosure,rightEMM,portC.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromBporttoAportusingtheright
EMM.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthetopenclosure,right
EMM,portCtothesecondcontroller,port1.
IndexnumberassignedbytheSystemManager.StorageCenterassignsanIndex
onlyafterthesystemispoweredupandatleastonedriveisassignedtoaDisk
Folder.
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See Also
SASEnclosureCablingGuidelinesonpage 55
Single Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure

ThisillustrationshowsanSC8000controllercabledtoasingleSC280enclosure.
1234
Figure 73. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide Controller:slot3,port1Enclosure:leftEMM,port C.
Chain1:BSide
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Controller:slot3,port3Enclosure:rightEMM,port C.
Single Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures

ThisillustrationshowsasingleSC8000controllercabledtotwoSC280enclosures.
Controller
4
1 234
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 74. Single SC8000 Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures, Single Chain
Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller:slot3,port1Enclosure1:leftEMM,port C.
2 Enclosure1:leftEMM,portBEnclosure2:leftEMM,port A.
Chain1:BSide
1 Controller:slot3,port3Enclosure2:rightEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure2:rightEMM,portBEnclosure1:rightEMM,portA.
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Dual Controller, Single SC280 Enclosure

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtooneSC280enclosureinasingle
chain.
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 23 4
Enclosure
Figure 75. Dual SC8000 Controllers, One SC280 Enclosure, One Chain
Path
Connections
IPC
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot3,port1Enclosure:leftEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure:leftEMM,portBController B:slot3,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot3,port1Enclosure:rightEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure:rightEMM,portBControllerA:slot3,port3.
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Dual Controller, Two SC280 Enclosures

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSC280enclosuresinasingle
chain.
Controller A
1 23 4
Controller B
1 23 4
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 76. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two SC280 Enclosures, One Chain
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Path
Connections
IPC
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot3,port1Enclosure:1leftEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure1:leftEMM,portBEnclosure:2leftEMM,portA.
3 Enclosure2:leftEMM,portCControllerB:slot3,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot3,port1Enclosure:1rightEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure1:rightEMM,portAEnclosure:2rightEMM,portB.
3 Enclosure2:rightEMM,portCControllerA:slot3,port3.
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Dual Controllers, Two SC280 and Two SC200/SC220 Enclosures,

Two Chains
ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSC280Enclosuresandtwo
SC200/220enclosuresintwochains.
ToaddredundancywithmultipleIOcards,addasecondSASIOcard.CreatetheAsides
ofeachchainontheIOcardinslot2andcreatetheBsidesofeachchainontheIOcardin
slot3.IfanIOcard,cable,enclosure,orcontrollerfails,atleastonesideofachaincontinues
operating.IPCisoptionalinthisconfiguration.
Whenconnectingdifferenttypesofenclosures,eachtypemustresideonitsownchain.For
example,donotmixSC280EnclosuresandSC200Enclosuresinthesamechain.In
addition,allenclosuresmustbe6Gbenclosures.
Note: Themaximumstoragespaceis1petabyte,regardlessofthenumberortype
ofenclosures.
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1234
1234
3 2 1
3 2 1
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 77. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Mixed Enclosures, Two Chains
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Path
Connections
IPC
eachSASIOcard.
SC280 Enclosures
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot2,port1Enclosure1:leftEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure1leftEMM,portBEnclosure2:leftEMM,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 2:leftEMM,portCControllerB:slot2,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot3,port1Enclosure1:rightEMM,portC.
2 Enclosure1rightEMM,portAEnclosure2:rightEMM,portB.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 2:rightEMM,portCControllerA:slot3,port3.
SC200/220 Enclosures
2 Enclosure3topEMM,portBEnclosure4:topEMM,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 4:topEMM,portBControllerB:slot2,port1.
Chain2:BSide
2 Enclosure4bottomEMM,portAEnclosure3:bottomEMM,portB.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 3:bottomEMM,portAControllerB:slot3,port3.
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Connect EN-SASx6x12/24 Enclosures

ThissectionshowscommoncablingbetweentheSC8000controllerandENSASx6x12/24
SASenclosures.LocatethescenariothatmostcloselymatchestheStorageCenteryouare
ASAScablingchaincancontainupto14enclosuresandupto1686GbpsSASdrives.Each
chainmustcontainthesametypeofenclosures,suchasallENSASx6x12/24.Donotmix
enclosuretypesinachain.
ENSASx6x12/24SASenclosurechainsarecabledasfollows.
SideA:EnclosuresareconnectedfromBporttoAport,usingthetopSBBs.
SideB:EnclosuresareconnectedfromAporttoBport,usingthebottomSBBs.
Path
High-Level Steps
Chain1:SideA 1 Connectcontrollerport1tothefirstenclosure,topSBB,portC.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromBporttoAportusingthetop
SBBs.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthelastenclosure,topSBB,
portCtothesecondcontroller,port3.
Chain1:SideB 1 Connectcontrollerport3tothelastenclosure,bottomSBB,portC.
2 ConnecttheremainingenclosuresinseriesfromBporttoAportusingthe
bottomSBB.
3 IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,connectthetopenclosure,bottom
SBB,portCtothesecondcontroller,port1.
IndexnumberassignedbytheSystemManager.StorageCenterwhichassignsan
IndexonlyafterthesystemispoweredupandatleastonedriveisassignedtoaDisk
Folder.
See Also
SASEnclosureCablingGuidelinesonpage 55
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Single Controller, Single Enclosure

ThisillustrationshowsanSC8000controllercabledtooneSASenclosure.
Figure 78. Single SC8000 Controller, Single SAS Enclosure

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide Controller:slot6,port1Enclosure:topSBB,port C.
Chain1:BSide
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Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowsasingleSC8000controllercabledtofourSASenclosures.
Controller
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 79. Single SC8000 Controller, Single 6 Gb Chain

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller:slot6,port1Enclosure1:topSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure1:topSBB,portBEnclosure2:topSBB,port A.
Chain1:BSide
1 Enclosure1:bottomSBB,portAEnclosure2:bottomSBB,portB.
4 Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portCController:slot6,port3.
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Single Controller, Four Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains

chains.Whenyouaddasecondchain,youshouldalsohaveasecondIOcardinthe
controller.
Controller
4 3
2 1
4 3
2 1
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 80. Single SC8000 Controller, Four 6 Gb Enclosures, Two IO Cards, Two Chains
Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller:slot6,port1Enclosure1:topSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure1:topSBB,portBEnclosure2:topSBB,portA.
Chain1:BSide
2 Enclosure2:bottomSBB,portCController:slot5,port 3.
Chain2:ASide 1 Controller:slot6,port3Enclosure3:topSBB,port C.
Chain2:BSide
2 Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portCControllerslot5,port 1.
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Dual Controllers, Two Enclosures, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSASenclosuresforminga
singlechain.Inasinglechainconfiguration,useSASports2and4tocreatearedundant
IPCconnection.WhenyouconfiguretheseportsusingtheIOportwizard,settheport
PurposetoUnknown.
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 81. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two Enclosures, One Chain

Path
Connections
IPC
Chain1:ASide 1 ControllerA:slot6,port1Enclosure1:topSBB,portC.
3 Enclosure2:topSBB,portCController B:slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot6,port1Enclosure1:bottomSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure1:bottomSBB,portAEnclosure 2:bottomSBB,portB.
3 Enclosure2:bottomSBB,portCControllerA:slot6,port3.
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Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Two Chains

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtotwoSASenclosures.Each
enclosureisonaseparatechain.Whentwochainsareused,IPCisoptional.
Controller A 4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 82. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Two Enclosures, Two Chains

Path
Connections
Chain1:ASide 1 Controller A:slot6,port1Enclosure1:topSBB,portC.

3 Enclosure2:topSBB,portCControllerB:slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerA:slot5,port 3Enclosure2:bottomSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure2:bottomSBB,portBEnclosure1:bottomSBB,portA.
3 Enclosure1:bottomSBB,portCControllerB:slot5,port 1.
Chain2:ASide 1 Controller A:slot6port 3Enclosure3:topSBB,portC.

3 Enclosure4:topSBB,portCControllerB:slot6,port1.
Chain2:BSide
1 Controller A:slot5port1Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portBEnclosure3:bottomSBB,portA.
3 Enclosure3:bottomSBB,portCControllerB:slot5,port 3.
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Dual Controllers, Four Enclosures, Single Chain

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerswithoneSASIOCardcabledtofourSAS
enclosures.Inasinglechainconfiguration,useSASports2and4tocreatearedundantIPC
connection.WhenyouconfiguretheseportsusingtheIOportwizard,settheportPurpose
toUnknown.
Controller A
4 3 2 1
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 83. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Four Enclosures, One IO Card, One Chain
Path
Connections
IPC
1 ControllerA:slot6,port2Controller B:slot6,port4.
2 ControllerB:slot6,port2Controller A: slot6,port 4.
2 Enclosure1,topSBB,portBEnclosure2,topSBB,portA.
3 Continuetodaisychainenclosures:topSBB,portBnextenclosuredown:
topSBB,port A.
4 Enclosure4:topSBB,portCController B: slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerB:slot6,port1Enclosure 1: bottomSBB,portC.
2 Enclosure1:bottomSBB,portAEnclosure 2:bottomSBB,portB.
3 Continuetodaisychainenclosures:bottomSBB,portAnextenclosure
down:bottomSBB,portB.
4 Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portCController A:slot6,port 3.
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Dual Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains

ThisillustrationshowstwoSC8000controllerscabledtoeightSASenclosuresintwo
chains.ToaddredundancywithmultipleIOcards,addasecondSASIOcard.Createthe
AsidesofeachchainontheIOcardinslot6andcreatetheBsidesofeachchainontheIO
cardinslot5.IfanIOcard,cable,enclosure,orcontrollerfails,atleastonesideofachain
continuesoperating.IPCisoptionalinthisconfiguration.
Controller A
Controller
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 5
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 6
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 7
Enclosure 4
Enclosure 8
Figure 84. Dual SC8000 Controllers, Eight Enclosures, Two Chains

Path
Connections
IPC
eachIOcard.
SBB,portBnextenclosuredown:topSBB,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure 4:topSBB,portC?ControllerB:slot6,port3.
Chain1:BSide
1 ControllerA:slot5,port3Enclosure4:bottomSBB,portC.
SBB,portBnextenclosureup:bottomSBB,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure1:bottomSBB,portCControllerB:slot5,port1.
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Path
Connections
SBB,portBnextenclosuredown:topSBB,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure8:topSBB,portC?ControllerB:slot 6,port1.
Chain2:BSide
1 ControllerA:slot5,port1Enclosure8:bottomSBB,portC.
SBB,portBnextenclosureup:bottomSBB,portA.
3 FinishwithEnclosure5:bottomSBB,portCControllerB:slot 5,port3.
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Label the Back-End Cables
Label the Back-End Cables

Labelthebackendcablesthatconnectcontrollerstoenclosurestoindicatethechain
numberandside(AorB).PremadelabelsareprovidedforSC200/220enclosures.Labels
arenotprovidedforENSASx6x12/24enclosures,solabelsmustbecreatedmanuallyfor
cablesthatconnecttothoseenclosures.
Note: Cablesthatconnectoneenclosuretoanotherdonotneedtobelabeled.
Prerequisites
IftheStorageCenterhasENSASx6x12/24enclosures,youmusthavealabelmaker,orfour
blanklabelsandawritingutensil.
Steps
1 Locateorcreatelabelsforthebackendcables.
ENSASx6x12/24enclosures:Createlabelsthatlabelthepurpose(Backend),chain
number,andside(AorB).
Example:Backend1A
SC200/220enclosures:Locatethebackendcablelabelsthatshippedwiththe
enclosures.Thepremadelabelsincludethepurpose(Backend),chainnumber,and
side(AorB).
Figure 85. SC200/220 Back-End Cable Label
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2 ApplycablelabelstobothendsofeachSAScablethatconnectsacontrollertoan
enclosure.
a Neartheconnector,alignthelabelperpendiculartothecableandaffixitstarting

b Wrapthelabelaroundthecableuntilitfullyencirclesthecable.Thebottomofeach

c
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Applyamatchinglabeltotheotherendofthecable.
Connect the Front End

Frontendcablingreferstoconnectionsbetweenthecontrollerandtheserver.Frontend
connectionscanbemadeusingiSCSI,FibreChannel,orFibreChanneloverEthernet
(FCoE).DellCompellentrecommendsconnectingserverstothecontroller(s)usingthe
mostredundantoptionsavailable.
Contents
TypesofRedundancyforFrontEndConnections ................................ 95
MultipathIO ................................................................ 96
FrontEndConnectivityModes ................................................ 96
FibreChannelZoning ....................................................... 102
ConnecttheFrontEndforaSingleControllerStorageCenter .................... 103
ConnecttheFrontEndforaDualControllerStorageCenter ..................... 105
LabeltheFrontEndCables .................................................. 116
Types of Redundancy for Front-End Connections

Frontendredundancyisachievedbyeliminatingsinglepointsoffailurethatcouldcause
aservertoloseconnectivitytotheStorageCenter.
DependingonhowtheStorageCenterisconfigured,thefollowingtypesofredundancy
areavailable.
Pathredundancy:WhenmultiplepathsareavailablefromaservertoaStorageCenter,
aserverconfiguredformultipathIO(MPIO)canusemultiplepathsforIO.Ifapath
fails,theservercontinuestousetheremainingactivepath(s).
Controllerredundancy:IfonecontrollerfailsinadualcontrollerStorageCenter,the
frontendportsfailovertothefunctioningcontroller.Bothfrontendconnectivity
modes(legacymodeandvirtualportmode)providecontrollerredundancy.
Portredundancy:Invirtualportmode,ifaportgoesdownbecauseitisdisconnected
orthereisahardwarefailure,theportcanfailovertoanotherfunctioningportinthe
samefaultdomain.Portredundancyisavailableforsinglecontrolleranddual
controllerStorageCentersoperatinginvirtualportmode.
See Also
MultipathIOonpage 96
LegacyModeonpage 99
VirtualPortModeonpage 97
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Chapter 4 Connect the Front End
Multipath IO
MultipathIO(MPIO)allowsaservertousemultiplepathsforIOiftheyareavailable.
MPIOsoftwareoffersredundancyatthepathlevel.MPIOloadsasadriverontheserver,
andtypicallyoperatesinaroundrobinmannerbysendingpacketsfirstdownonepath
andthentheother.Ifapathfails,MPIOsoftwarecontinuestosendpacketsdownthe
functioningpath.MPIOisoperatingsystemspecific.
MPIO Behavior for Dual-Controller Storage Centers

WhenMPIOisconfigured,aservercansendIOtobothcontrollers.However,asingle
volumeisownedbyonecontrolleratatime.Evenifthereareactivepathsfromaserverto
bothcontrollers,IOforasinglevolumeisalwaysprocessedbyonecontroller.
Thislimitationonlyappliestoindividualvolumes.Ifaserverhastwoormorevolumes
ownedbydifferentcontrollers,theservercansendIOtobothcontrollers.
MPIO Configuration Instructions for Servers

TouseMPIO,configureMPIOontheserverpriortoconnectingtheStorageCenterfront
end.Dependingontheoperatingsystem,thismayrequireinstallingMPIOsoftwareor
mayonlyrequiresettingserveroptions.
ToconfigureMPIOonaserver,seetheDellCompellentdocumentthatcorrespondstothe
serveroperatingsystem.
Operating System
Document with MPIO Instructions
IBMAIX
DellCompellentAIXBestPractices
Linux
DellCompellentStorageCenterLinuxBestPractices
DellCompellentBestPractices:StorageCenterwithSUSELinux
EnterpriseServer11
VMwarevSphere5.x
DellCompellentStorageCenterBestPracticeswithvSphere5.x
WindowsServer2003
StorageCenterMultipathIO(MPIO)ManagerforMicrosoftServersUser
Guide
WindowsServer2008,2008
R2,and2012
DellCompellentStorageCenterMicrosoftMultipathIO(MPIO)Best
PracticesGuide
Front-End Connectivity Modes

StorageCenteruseseitherlegacymodeorvirtualportmodetotransportdatatoservers
thatuseSANstorage.Inlegacymode,frontendIOportsareconfiguredinpairsofprimary
andreservedports.Invirtualportmode,allportsareactive,andifoneportfailstheload
isdistributedbetweentheremainingportswithinthesamefaultdomain.
Note: InLegacymode,reserveportsandprimaryportsresideonseparate
controllers,providingcontrollerlevelfailoveronly.Legacymodedoesnotprovide
portlevelfailover.
ThefrontendconnectivitymodeisconfiguredindependentlyforFibreChannelandiSCSI.
Bothtransporttypescanbeconfiguredtousethesamemodeordifferentmodestomeet
theneedsofthenetworkinfrastructure.Forexample,aStorageCentercanbeconfigured
tousevirtualportmodeforFCandlegacymodeforiSCSI.
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Note: DellCompellentstronglyrecommendsusingvirtualportmodeunlessthe
networkenvironmentdoesnotmeettherequirementsforvirtualportmode.
Virtual Port Mode

Virtualportmodeprovidesportandcontrollerredundancybyconnectingmultipleactive
portstoeachFibreChannelorEthernetswitch.
Invirtualportmode,eachphysicalporthasaWWN(WorldWideName),andisalso
assignedanadditionalvirtualWWN.ServerstargetonlythevirtualWWNs.During
normalconditions,allportsprocessIO.Ifaportorcontrollerfails,avirtualWWNcanbe
movedtoanotherphysicalWWNinthesamefaultdomain.Whenthefailureisresolved
andportsarerebalanced,thevirtualportreturnstothepreferredphysicalport.
Virtualportmodeprovidesthefollowingadvantagesoverlegacymode:
Increasedperformance:Becauseallportsareactive,additionalfrontendbandwidthis
availablewithoutsacrificingredundancy.
Improvedredundancy:Portscanfailoverindividuallyinsteadofbycontroller.
SimplifiediSCSIconfiguration:EachfaultdomainhasaniSCSIcontrolportthat
coordinatesdiscoveryoftheiSCSIportsinthedomain.WhenaservertargetstheiSCSI
portIPaddress,itautomaticallydiscoversallportsinthefaultdomain.
Fault Domains in Virtual Port Mode

FaultdomainsgroupfrontendportsthatareconnectedtothesameFibreChannelfabric
orEthernetnetwork.Portsthatbelongtothesamefaultdomaincanfailovertoeachother
becausetheyhavethesameconnectivity.
Thefollowingrequirementsapplytofaultdomainsinvirtualportmode:
AseparatefaultdomainmustbecreatedforeachfrontendFibreChannelfabricor
Ethernetnetwork.
Afaultdomainmustcontainasingletypeoftransportmedia(FCoriSCSI,butnot
both).
DellCompellentrecommendsconfiguringatleasttwoconnectionsfromeachcontroller
toeachFibreChannelorEthernetnetwork(faultdomain).
Requirements for Virtual Port Mode

ThefollowingrequirementsmustbemettoconfigureaStorageCenterinvirtualport
mode.
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Requirement
Description
License
TheStorageCentermustbelicensedforvirtualportmode.
Switches
FrontendportsmustbeconnectedtoFibreChannelorEthernetswitches;
serverscannotbedirectlyconnectedtocontrollerfrontendports.
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Requirement
Description
Multipathing
Ifmultipleactivepathsareavailabletoaserver,theservermustbe
configuredforMPIOtousemorethanonepathsimultaneously.
iSCSInetworks
NATmustbedisabledforiSCSIreplicationtraffic.
CHAPauthenticationmustbedisabled.
FibreChannelfabrics
TheFCtopologymustbeswitchedfabric.Pointtopointandarbitrated
looptopologiesarenotsupported.
FCswitchesmustbezonedtomeetthevirtualportmodezoning
requirements.
FCswitchesmustsupportN_PortIDVirtualization(NPIV).
PersistentFCIDmustbedisabledonFCswitches.
Note: AIXserversarenotsupported.
See Also
FibreChannelZoningonpage 102
Example Virtual Port Mode Configuration

ThefollowingfigureshowsadualcontrollerStorageCenterinvirtualportmode
connectedtoaFibreChannelserverwithasinglefaultdomain.Allportsbelongtoasingle
faultdomainbecausetheyareconnectedtothesameFCswitch.
Server
FC Switch
Active Ports
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 88. Virtual Ports Example with FC

Note: Tousebothprimarypathssimultaneously,theservermustbeconfiguredto
useMPIO.
Thefollowingtablesummarizesthefailoverbehaviorsforthisconfiguration.
Scenario
Failover Behavior
Normaloperatingconditions AllportsareactiveandpassIO.
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ControllerAfails
VirtualportsoncontrollerAfailoverbymovingtophysicalports
oncontrollerB.
ControllerBfails
VirtualportsoncontrollerBfailoverbymovingtophysicalportson
controllerA.
Asingleportfails
Thevirtualportassociatedwiththefailedphysicalportmovesto
anotherphysicalportinthefaultdomain.
Legacy Mode
LegacymodeprovidescontrollerredundancyforadualcontrollerStorageCenterby
connectingmultipleprimaryandreservedportstoeachFibreChannelorEthernetswitch.
Inlegacymode,eachprimaryportonacontrollerispairedwithacorrespondingreserved
portontheothercontroller.Duringnormalconditions,theprimaryportsprocessIOand
thereservedportsareinstandbymode.Ifacontrollerfails,theprimaryportsfailoverto
thecorrespondingreservedportsontheothercontroller.Thisapproachensuresthat
serversconnectedtotheswitchdonotloseconnectivityifoneofthecontrollersfails.For
optimalperformance,theprimaryportsshouldbeevenlydistributedacrossboth
controllers.Whenpossible,frontendconnectionsshouldbemadetoseparatecontrollerIO
cardstoimproveredundancy.
Fault Domains in Legacy Mode

EachpairofprimaryandreservedportsisgroupedintoafaultdomainintheStorage
Centersoftware.Thefaultdomaindetermineswhichportsareallowedtofailovertoeach
other.
Thefollowingrequirementsapplytofaultdomainsinlegacymodeonadualcontroller
StorageCenter:
Afaultdomainmustcontainaonetypeoftransportmedia(FCoriSCSI,butnotboth).
Afaultdomainmustcontainoneprimaryportandonereservedport.
Thereservedportmustbelocatedonadifferentcontrollerthantheprimaryport.
Note: ForasinglecontrollerStorageCenter,onlyonefaultdomainisrequiredfor
eachtransporttype(FCoriSCSI)becausetherearenoreservedports.
Requirements for Legacy Mode

ThefollowingrequirementsmustbemettoconfigureaStorageCenterinlegacymode.
Requirement
Description
Controllerfrontend
ports
Eachcontrollermusthaveenoughfrontendportstoconnecttwopathsto
eachFibreChannelorEthernetswitch.
Multipathing
Ifmultipleactivepathsareavailabletoaserver,theservermustbe
configuredforMPIOtousemorethanonepathsimultaneously.
FibreChannelzoning
FCswitchesmustbezonedtomeetthelegacymodezoningrequirements.
See Also
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Example Legacy Mode Configuration

ThefollowingfigureshowsadualcontrollerStorageCenterinlegacymodeconnectedto
aFibreChannelserverwithtwofaultdomains.Faultdomain1(showninorange)is
comprisedofprimaryportP1oncontrollerAandreservedportR1oncontrollerB.Fault
domain2(showningreen)iscomprisedofprimaryportP2oncontrollerBandreserved
portR2oncontrollerA.
Server
FC Switch
Reserved Port R1
Primary Port P1
Primary Port P2
Reserved Port R2
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 89. Legacy Mode Example with FC

Note: Tousemultiplepathssimultaneously,theservermustbeconfiguredtouse
MPIO.
Thefollowingtablesummarizesthefailoverbehaviorsforthisconfiguration.
Scenario
Failover Behavior
Normaloperatingconditions PrimaryportsP1andP2(bothfaultdomains)passIO.
ReservedportsR1andR2remaininastandbymodeuntila
controllerfailure.
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ControllerAfails
Infaultdomain1,primaryportP1failsovertoreservedportR1.
ControllerBfails
Infaultdomain2,primaryportP2failsovertoreservedportR2.
Asingleportfails
Theportdoesnotfailoverbecausetherewasnocontrollerfailure.If
asecondpathisavailable,MPIOsoftwareontheserverprovides
faulttolerancebysendingIOtothefunctioningportintheother
faultdomain.
Failover Behavior for Legacy Mode and Virtual Port Mode

Legacymodeandvirtualportmodebehavedifferentlyduringfailureconditionsbecause
theyusedifferentmechanismstoprovidefaulttolerance.
Scenario
Virtual Port Mode
Normaloperatingconditions AllportsareactiveandpassIO.
Legacy Mode
PrimaryportspassIO.
Reservedportsremainina
standbymodeuntila
controllerfailure.
Acontrollerfailsinadual
controllerStorageCenter
Virtualportsonthefailed
Primaryportsonthefailed
controllermovetophysicalports controllerfailovertoreserved
portsonthefunctioning
onthefunctioningcontroller.
controller.
Asingleportfails(singleor Anindividualportfailsoverto Theportdoesnotfailover

dualcontrollerStorage
anotherportinthefaultdomain. becausetherewasnocontroller
Center)
failure.Ifasecondpathis
available,MPIOsoftwareonthe
serverprovidesfaulttolerance.
Note: InLegacymode,reserveportsandprimaryportsresideonseparate
controllers,providingcontrollerlevelfailoveronly.Legacymodedoesnotprovide
portlevelfailover.
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Fibre Channel Zoning

WhenusingFibreChannelforfrontendconnectivity,zonesmustbeestablishedtoensure
thatstorageisvisibletotheservers.Planthefrontendconnectivityusingzoningconcepts
discussedinthissectionbeforestartingtocablethecontroller.
ZoningcanbeappliedtoeithertheportsonswitchesortotheWorldWideNames(WWNs)
oftheenddevices.Zonesshouldbecreatedusingasingleinitiator(usingphysicalWWNs)
andmultipletargets(usingvirtualWWNs).
Inadualcontrollerconfiguration,thevirtualWWNsfromeachcontrollermustbe
includedinthezonewitheachhostsWWN.
Note: Forvirtualportmode,WWNzoningisrecommended.
WWN Zoning Guidelines

WhenWWNzoningisconfigured,adevicemayresideonanyportorchangephysical
portsandstillbevisiblebecausetheswitchisseekingaWWN.
Connectivity Type
Guidelines
Legacymode
IncludeallStorageCenterfrontendWWNsorportsinasingle
zone.
Createserverzonesthatcontainasingleinitiatorandmultiple
targets,andwhichincludetheserverHBAWWN.
Virtualportmode
IncludeallStorageCentervirtualWWNsinasinglezone.
IncludeallStorageCenterphysicalWWNsinasinglezone.
Createserverzonesthatcontainasingleinitiatorandmultiple
targets(StorageCentervirtualWWNs),andwhichincludethe
serverHBAWWN.
FibreChannelreplication
IncludeallStorageCenterphysicalWWNsfromSystemAandB
inasinglezone.
IncludeallStorageCenterphysicalWWNsofSystemAandthe
virtualWWNsofSystemBontheparticularFabric.
IncludeallStorageCenterphysicalWWNsofSystemBandthe
virtualWWNsofSystemAontheparticularFabric.
Note: Someportsmaynotbeusedordedicatedforreplication,
howeverportsthatareusedmustbeinthesezones.
Port Zoning Guidelines

Whenportzoningisconfigured,onlyspecificswitchportsarevisible.Ifastoragedeviceis
movedtoadifferentportthatisnotpartofthezone,itisnolongervisibletotheotherports
inthezone.
Connectivity Type
Guidelines
Legacymodeorvirtualport IncludeallStorageCenterfrontendports.
mode
CreateserverzoneswhichcontainallStorageCenterfrontend
portsandasingleserverport.
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IncludeallStorageCenterfrontendportsfromSystemAand
SystemBinasinglezone.
Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center
Connect the Front End for a Single-Controller Storage Center

UseFibreChannelandiSCSItoconnectserverstotheStorageCenter.Foreachtransport
type,chooseafrontendconnectivitymode(legacymodeorvirtualportmode),andthen
connecttheserversinawaythatmeetstherequirementsofthechosenconnectivitymode.
Applycablelabelstobothendsofeachcable.
Note: Thecablinginstructionsanddiagramsinthissectionarevalidforaparticular
IOcardconfiguration.IfthecontrollersyouareinstallingcontaindifferentIOcards,
adjustthecablingaccordingly.
Connect Servers to a Single Controller with No Redundancy

Connectserverswithoutusingredundancyifthecontrollerdoesnothaveenoughfront
endportstoallowredundantpathstoeachFCfabric,directlyconnectedFCserver,and
Ethernetswitch.
Prerequisites
ThecontrollermusthaveanavailablefrontendportforeachFCfabric,Ethernetswitch
(iSCSInetwork),andstandaloneFCserverthatyouwanttodirectlyconnect.
Note: iSCSIserversmustbeconnectedtoEthernetswitches.AniSCSIservercannot
bedirectlyconnectedtoafrontendiSCSIportonthecontroller.
Steps
1 ConnecttheFCfabrics.
a ConnectacontrollerFCporttoeachFCfabric.
b ConnectoneormoreFCserverstoeachFCfabric.
c
ConfigureFCzoningtomeetthezoningrequirements.
IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinlegacymode,configurezoningtomeetthe
legacymodezoningrequirements.
IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinvirtualportmode,configurezoningto
meetthevirtualportmodezoningrequirements.
2 ConnecttheiSCSInetworks.
a ConnectacontrolleriSCSIporttoeachiSCSInetwork.
b ConnectoneormoreiSCSIserverstoeachiSCSInetwork.
3 Duringthesoftwaresetupprocess,configurefaultdomainsbasedontheconnectivity
mode:
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Virtualportmode:CreateonefaultdomainforeachfabricordirectlyconnectedFC
server.
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FC Server
SCSI Server
FC Switch
Ethernet Switch
Controller
Figure 90. Single Controller Without Front-End Redundancy
See Also
Connect Servers to a Single Controller with Redundancy

Connectserverstoasinglecontrollerusingredundancyifyouwanttoprotectagainstport
failureonthecontroller,switch,orserver.Inlegacymode,faulttoleranceisprovidedby
MPIOontheconnectedservers.Invirtualportmode,faulttolerancecanbeprovidedby
MPIOorcontrollerportfailoverwithineachfaultdomain.
Prerequisites
ThecontrollermusthavetwoavailablefrontendportsforeachFCfabric,Ethernetswitch
(iSCSInetwork),andstandaloneFCserverthatyouwanttodirectlyconnect.
Note: iSCSIserversmustbeconnectedtoEthernetswitches.AniSCSIservercannot
bedirectlyconnectedtoafrontendiSCSIportonthecontroller.
Steps
1 ConnecttheFCfabrics.
a ConnecttwocontrollerFCportstoeachFCfabric.
b ConnectoneormoreFCserverstoeachFCfabric,makingtwoconnectionsfrom
eachservertothefabric.
c
ConfigureFCzoningtomeetthezoningrequirements.
IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinlegacymode,configurezoningtomeetthe
legacymodezoningrequirements.
IfyouareplanningtoconfigureFCinvirtualportmode,configurezoningto
meetthevirtualportmodezoningrequirements.
2 ConnecttheiSCSInetworks.
a ConnecttwocontrolleriSCSIportstoeachiSCSInetwork.
b ConnectoneormoreiSCSIserverstoeachiSCSInetwork,makingtwoconnections
fromeachservertothenetwork.
3 Duringthesoftwaresetupprocess,configurefaultdomainsbasedontheconnectivity
mode:
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Legacymode:Createonefaultdomainforeachtransporttype(FCandiSCSI).
Connect the Front End for a Dual-Controller Storage Center
Virtualportmode:CreateonefaultdomainforeachfabricordirectlyconnectedFC
server.
FC Server
SCSI Server
FC Switch
Ethernet Switch
Controller
Figure 91. Single Controller With Front-End Redundancy
See Also

UseFibreChannelandiSCSItoconnectserverstotheStorageCenter.Foreachtransport
type,chooseafrontendconnectivitymode(legacymodeorvirtualportmode),andthen
connecttheserversinawaythatmeetstherequirementsofthechosenconnectivitymode.
Applycablelabelstobothendsofeachcable.
Note: Thecablinginstructionsanddiagramsinthissectionarevalidforaparticular
IOcardconfiguration.IfthecontrollersyouareinstallingcontaindifferentIOcards,
adjustthecablingaccordingly.
Connect Fibre Channel Servers

ChoosetheFibreChannelconnectivityoptionthatbestsuitsthefrontendredundancy
requirementsandnetworkinfrastructure.
LegacyModewithSingleFabricFibreChannelonpage 105
LegacyModewithDualFabricFibreChannelonpage 107
VirtualPortModewithSingleFabricFibreChannelonpage 108
VirtualPortModewithDualFabricFibreChannelonpage 110
Legacy Mode with Single-Fabric Fibre Channel

ConnectlegacymodeFibreChanneltoasinglefabricifonlyoneFCswitchisavailableand
youwanttoprotectagainstcontrollerfailure.
Inthisconfiguration,twofaultdomainsarespreadacrossbothcontrollers.Eachfault
domaincontainssetsofprimaryandreservepaths(P1R1andP2R2).Thereservedpaths
provideredundancyforsinglecontrollerfailure.Thisconfigurationisvulnerabletoswitch
failure.
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Note: Topreventaportorcablefailurefromblockingaccesstovolumesmappedto
acontroller,connecttwoadditionalfaultdomainssothateachcontrollerhastwo
primarypathstotheFCfabric.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableFCfrontendports.
Steps
1 ConnecteachFCservertobothFCfabrics.
2 Connectfaultdomain1(showninorange)tofabric1.
PrimaryportP1:ControllerA,slot1,port1Fabric1
ReservedportR1:ControllerB,slot1,port1Fabric1
3 Connectfaultdomain2(showninblue)tofabric1.
PrimaryportP2:ControllerB,slot2,port1Fabric1
ReservedportR2:ControllerA,slot2,port1Fabric1
4 ConfigureFCzoningtomeetthelegacymodezoningrequirements.
Server 2
Server 1
Fabric 1
R1 R2
P2
P1
1
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 92. Dual-controller with Single-Fabric FC in Legacy Mode
See Also
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Legacy Mode with Dual-Fabric Fibre Channel

UsetwofabricswithlegacymodetopreventaFCswitchfailureorcontrollerfailurefrom
causinganoutage.
Inthisconfiguration,fourfaultdomainsarespreadacrossbothcontrollers.Eachfault
domaincontainssetsofprimaryandreservepaths(P1R1,P2R2,P3R3,andP4R4).To
provideredundancy,theprimaryportandthecorrespondingreserveportinafault
domainmustconnecttothesamefabric.WhenMPIOisconfiguredontheFCservers,the
primarypathsprovideredundancyforasingleportorcablefailure.Thereservedpaths
provideredundancyforsinglecontrollerfailure.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableFCfrontendportsforeachFCfabric.
Steps
1 ConnecteachFCservertobothFCfabrics.
4 Connectfaultdomain3(showningreen)tofabric2.
5 Connectfaultdomain4(showninpurple)tofabric2.
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Server 1
Server 2
Fabric 1
Fabric 2
R1 R2
P2
R4 P3 P4 R3
P1
1
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 93. Dual-controller with Dual-Fabric FC in Legacy Mode
See Also
Virtual Port Mode with Single-Fabric Fibre Channel

ConnectvirtualportmodeFibreChanneltoasinglefabricifonlyoneFCisavailableand
youwanttoprotectagainstportorcontrollerfailure.
Inthisconfiguration,thereisonefaultdomainbecausethereisasingleFCfabric.Each
controllerisconnectedtothefabricbyatleasttwoFCconnectionstoprovideport
redundancy.Ifasingleportfails,itsvirtualportfailsovertoanotherport.Ifacontroller
fails,thevirtualportsonthefailedcontrollermovetoportsontheothercontroller.This
configurationisvulnerabletoswitchfailure.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableFCfrontendports.
Therequirementsforvirtualportmodemustbemet.
Steps
1 ConnecteachservertotheFCfabric.
108
ControllerA,slot1,port1Fabric1
ControllerB,slot1,port1Fabric1
Server 1
Server 2
Fabric 1
1 2
1 2
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 94. Dual-controller with Single-Fabric FC in Virtual Port Mode
See Also
RequirementsforVirtualPortModeonpage 97
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Virtual Port Mode with Dual-Fabric Fibre Channel

UsetwofabricswithvirtualportmodetopreventaFCswitchfailureorcontrollerfailure
fromcausinganoutage.
Inthisconfiguration,thereisonefaultdomainforeachFCfabric.Eachcontrolleris
connectedtobothfabricsbytwoFCconnections.Ifasingleportfails,itsvirtualportfails
overtoanotherportinthesamefaultdomain.Ifacontrollerfails,thevirtualportsonthe
failedcontrollermovetoportsontheothercontrollerinthesamefaultdomain.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableFCfrontendportsforeachFCfabric.
Steps
1 ConnecteachservertobothFCfabrics.
Server 1
Server 2
Fabric 1
Fabric 2
1 2
1 2
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 95. Dual-controller with Dual-Fabric FC in Virtual Port Mode
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See Also
RequirementsforVirtualPortModeonpage 97
Connect iSCSI Servers

ChoosetheiSCSIconnectivityoptionthatbestsuitsthefrontendredundancy
requirementsandnetworkinfrastructure.
LegacyModewithSingleNetworkiSCSIonpage 111
LegacyModewithDualNetworkiSCSIonpage 112
VirtualPortModewithSingleNetworkiSCSIonpage 114
VirtualPortModewithDualNetworkiSCSIonpage 115
Legacy Mode with Single-Network iSCSI

ConnectlegacymodeiSCSItoasinglenetworkifonlyoneEthernetswitchisavailableand
youwanttoprotectagainstcontrollerfailure.
Inthisconfiguration,twofaultdomainsarespreadacrossbothcontrollers.Eachfault
domaincontainssetsofprimaryandreservepaths(P1R1andP2R2).Thereservedpaths
provideredundancyforsinglecontrollerfailure.Thisconfigurationisvulnerabletoswitch
failure.
Note: Topreventaportorcablefailurefromblockingaccesstovolumesmappedto
acontroller,connecttwoadditionalfaultdomainssothateachcontrollerhastwo
primarypathstotheiSCSInetwork.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableiSCSIfrontendports.
Steps
1 ConnecteachiSCSIservertobothEthernetswitches.
2 Connectfaultdomain1(showninorange)toswitch1.
PrimaryportP1:ControllerA,slot3,port1Switch1
ReservedportR1:ControllerB,slot3,port1Switch1
3 Connectfaultdomain2(showninblue)toswitch1.
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ReservedportR2:ControllerA,slot4,port2Switch1
111
Server
Ethernet Switch 1
iSCSI Network 1
P1
R1
P2
R2
Controller A
1 2
2 1
4 3 2 1
2 1
Controller B
1 2
3 2 1
Figure 96. Dual-controller with Single-Network iSCSI in Legacy Mode
Legacy Mode with Dual-Network iSCSI

Usetwonetworkswithlegacymodetopreventaswitchfailureorcontrollerfailurefrom
causinganoutage.
Inthisconfiguration,fourfaultdomainsarespreadacrossbothcontrollers.Eachfault
domaincontainssetsofprimaryandreservepaths(P1R1,P2R2,P3R3,andP4R4).To
provideredundancy,theprimaryportandthecorrespondingreserveportinafault
domainmustconnecttothesamenetwork.WhenMPIOisconfiguredontheiSCSIservers,
theprimarypathsprovideredundancyforasingleportorcablefailure.Thereservedpaths
provideredundancyforsinglecontrollerfailure.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableiSCSIfrontendportsforeachEthernetswitch.
Steps
2 Connectfaultdomain1(showninorange)toswitch1.
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3 Connectfaultdomain2(showninblue)toswitch1.
4 Connectfaultdomain3(showningreen)toswitch2.
5 Connectfaultdomain4(showninpurple)toswitch2.
Server
Ethernet Switch 1
iSCSI Network 1
Ethernet Switch 2
iSCSI Network 2
P1 R1 P2 R2
R4 P3 R3 P4
Controller A
2 1
4 3 2 1
Controller B
2 1
1 2
3 2 1
1 2
Figure 97. Dual-controller with Dual-Network iSCSI in Legacy Mode
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Virtual Port Mode with Single-Network iSCSI

ConnectvirtualportmodeiSCSItoasinglenetworkifonlyoneEthernetswitchisavailable
andyouwanttoprotectagainstportorcontrollerfailure.
Inthisconfiguration,thereisonefaultdomainbecausethereisasinglenetwork.Each
controllerisconnectedtothefabricbyatleasttwoiSCSIconnectionstoprovideport
redundancy.Ifasingleportfails,itsvirtualportfailsovertoanotherport.Ifacontroller
fails,thevirtualportsonthefailedcontrollermovetoportsontheothercontroller.This
configurationisvulnerabletoswitchfailure.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableiSCSIfrontendports.
Steps
1 ConnecteachservertotheiSCSInetwork.
2 Connectfaultdomain1(showninorange)toiSCSInetwork1.
ControllerA,slot3,port1Switch1
ControllerB,slot3,port1Switch1
Server
Ethernet Switch 1
iSCSI Network 1
Controller A
2 1
4 3 2 1
Controller B
2 1
1 2
3 2 1
1 2
Figure 98. Dual-Controller with Single-Network iSCSI in Virtual Port Mode
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Virtual Port Mode with Dual-Network iSCSI

UsetwonetworkswithvirtualportmodetopreventanEthernetswitchfailureor
controllerfailurefromcausinganoutage.
Inthisconfiguration,thereisonefaultdomainforeachiSCSInetwork.Eachcontrolleris
connectedtobothEthernetnetworksbytwoiSCSIconnections.Ifasingleportfails,its
virtualportfailsovertoanotherportinthesamefaultdomain.Ifacontrollerfails,the
virtualportsonthefailedcontrollermovetoportsontheothercontrollerinthesamefault
domain.
Prerequisites
EachcontrollermusthavetwoavailableiSCSIfrontendportsforeachiSCSInetwork.
Steps
2 Connectfaultdomain1(showninorange)toiSCSInetwork1.
3 Connectfaultdomain2(showninpurple)toiSCSInetwork2.
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Server
Ethernet Switch 1
iSCSI Network 1
Ethernet Switch 2
iSCSI Network 2
Controller A
2 1
4 3 2 1
Controller B
2 1
1 2
3 2 1
1 2
Figure 99. Dual-Controller with Dual-Network iSCSI in Virtual Port Mode
Label the Front-End Cables

Labelthefrontendcablestoindicatewhichcontrollertheyareconnectedto,aswellasthe
controllerslotandport.PremadelabelsareshippedwithSC8000controllers.
1 Locatethepremadefrontendcablesthatshippedwiththecontroller(s).
Figure 100. Front-End Cable Label
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Label the Front-End Cables
2 ApplycablelabelstobothendsofeachiSCSIcablethatconnectsacontrollertoafront
endswitch.
a Preparetwolabelsbywritingthecontrollernumber,slot,andportthatthecableis
connectedto.

c

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3 ApplycablelabelstobothendsofeachFCcablethatconnectsacontrollerafrontend
fabricorserver.
a Preparetwolabelsbywritingthecontrollernumber,slot,andportthatthecableis
connectedto.
b Neartheconnector,alignthedottedlineonthelabelwiththeedgeofthecableand
affixitstartingwiththetopedgeofthelabel.

c

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Set up the Storage Center Software

ConnecttheStorageCentermanagementinterfacesandconfiguretheStorageCenter
software.
Contents
Prerequisites ............................................................... 119
ConnecttheEthernetManagementandiDRACInterfaces ....................... 121
TurnontheHardware ...................................................... 124
ConfiguretheController(s) .................................................. 124
VerifySoftwareSupportforEnclosures ........................................ 127
StarttheStorageCenterStartupWizard ....................................... 128
CompletetheStartupWizard ................................................ 129
LabelSC200andSC220Enclosures ........................................... 163
Prerequisites
BeforetheStorageCentersoftwarecanbeconfigured,thehardwaremustbeconnected,
andyoumusthavetherequiredmaterialsanddocuments.
Hardware Configuration
Allhardwaremustbeinstalledandcabledbeforebeginningthesoftwaresetupprocess.If
serverconnectivityisthroughFibreChannel(FC),theFCswitchesmustbeconfiguredand
zonedbeforeconfigureingthecontroller(s).
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Chapter 5 Set up the Storage Center Software
Required Materials
RemoteconnectionstotheStorageCenterarerequiredduringdifferentstagesof
configuration.
Makesurethatyouhavetheitemslistedinthefollowingtable.
Required Item
Purpose
RS232serialcableandPCor Usedtoruncommandsandviewconsolemessagesduring
laptop
controllerconfiguration.
Computerconnectedtothe UsedtoconnecttotheStorageCenterSystemManager(througha
samenetworkastheStorage webbrowser)tocompletetheStorageCenterconfiguration.
Center
StorageCenterlicensefile
Usedtoactivatepurchasedfeatures.
Licensefilesusethenamingconventionsnxxx_35_date.lic,where:
snxxxistheserialnumberoftheStorageCenter.
35indicatesthatthesystemrunssoftwarehigherthanversion3.5.
dateshowsthelicensegenerationdateinYYMMDDformat.
.licisthefileextension.
Required Documents
AStorageArchitectorBusinessPartnerdesignedthecomponentsofStorageCenterforthe
specificsite.Preinstallationdocumentationcontainsdetailedinformationfromthedesign
thatisusedduringthesetupprocess.
Preinstallationdocumentsinclude:
Listofhardwareneededtosupportstoragerequirements
HardwareSerialNumber(HSN)andSystemSerialNumber(SSN)usedtoconfigurethe
controller(s)
Optionalconnectivitydiagramstoillustratecablingbetweenthecontrollers,
enclosures,switches,andservers
Optionalnetworkinformation,suchasIPaddresses,subnetmasks,gateways
Refertothesedocumentsforinformationaboutsitespecificsettingsusedduringcontroller
configuration.
Required Software Versions

StorageCenterhardwarehasminimumsoftwareversionrequirements.
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Hardware
Minimum Software Version
SC8000(controller)
6.1.2
SC200/220(enclosures)
6.2.1
SC280(enclosures)
6.4.1
Connect the Ethernet Management and iDRAC Interfaces

TheiDRACandEthernetmanagementportsmustbeconnectedtoamanagementnetwork.
TheETH0portsupportssystemloginandaccesstothemanagementsoftware.Itisalso
usedtosendemail,alerts,SNMPtraps,andsystemdatausingPhoneHome.
TheiDRACconnectionprovidesaccesstothecontrollerforsysteminformationand
diagnostics.
Connect Single-Controller Management Ports

ConnectthecontrollerEthernetmanagementandiDRACportstoamanagementnetwork.
1 Connectthe1GbETH0(port0)toanEthernetswitch.
2 ConnecttheiDRACporttotheEthernetswitchusinga1GbEthernetcable.
Switch (Corporate/Public Network)
Controller
3
IPC
0
2
MGMT
iDRAC
1 Gb ETH 0 Port
Figure 105. Single Controller Management Connections
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Connect Dual-Controller Management Ports

ConnectEthernetmanagementandiDRACportsforbothcontrollerstoamanagement
network.
1 Connectthe1GbETH0(port0)oneachcontrollertoanEthernetswitchorVLAN.
2 ConnecttheiDRACporttothesameEthernetswitchusinga1GbEthernetcable.
Switch (Corporate/Public Network)
1 Gb ETH 0 Port
Controller A
3
IPC
0
2
MGMT
3
IPC
0
2
MGMT
iDRAC
Controller B
iDRAC
1 Gb ETH 0 Port
Figure 106. Dual-Controller Management Connections
Label the Management Cables

LabeltheEthernetmanagementcablesandiDRACcableswiththepremadelabelsthat
shippedwiththecontroller(s).
1 LocatetheEthernetmanagementandiDRAClabelsthatshippedwiththecontroller(s).
Figure 107. Management Cable Label
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2 LabelbothendsofeachEthernetcablewiththeappropriatemanagementoriDRAC
label.
a Neartheconnector,alignthelabelperpendiculartothecableandaffixitstarting

b Wrapthelabelaroundthecableuntilitfullyencirclesthecable.Thebottomofeach

c
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123
Turn on the Hardware

Turnontheenclosuresfirst,andafterthedisksspinup,turnonthecontrollers.
1 Connecttheenclosuresandcontroller(s)toapowersource.
2 TurnoneachenclosureattachedtotheStorageCenter.
a Simultaneouslypressbothpowerswitchesontherearoftheenclosuretoturnonthe
enclosure.
b RepeatwitheachenclosureattachedtotheStorageCenter,waitingforthedisksto
spinupbetweenenclosures.
Note: Makesurethatalldisksareupandspinningatfullspeedbeforeturning
onanycontrollers.
3 Turnoneachcontrollerbypressingandholdingthepowerbuttononthefrontofthe
controller.Thefansturnonasanindicationthatthecontrollerisstartingtocomeup.
Configure the Controller(s)

Useaserialconnectiontothecontroller(s)tosettheinitialconfiguration.
Reset Hardware and System Serial Numbers

Configurethecontroller(s)withtheHSNandSSNprovidedinthepreinstallation
documents.
Note: IfconfiguringadualcontrollerStorageCenter,performthistaskforboth
controllers.UsethelowestserialnumberforController1.
1 Establishaserialconnectiontothecontroller.
a UseanRS232serialcabletoconnectaPCorlaptoptoaStorageCentercontrollers
RS232serialport.(ToconnectfromaUSBport,useaUSBtoRS232converter.)
b TurnonthePC.
c
Openaterminalemulatororacommandlineinterface.Configuretheconnectionas
showninthefollowingtable.
Setting
Value
Emulation
VT220
ColumnMode
132
LineWrapping
Off
Connection
SerialPort
ConnectionType Direct
124
BaudRate
115,200
Parity
None
DataBits
StopBits
FlowControl
Hardwareordefault
Configure the Controller(s)
Note: Tofacilitatetroubleshooting,enableloggingforthesession.
d PresstheEnterkeyseveraltimestoinitiatetheconnection.Theterminalechoesback
toindicatethatconnectivityhasbeenestablished.Iftheprompt(>)isnotdisplayed,
seeTroubleshootingtheSerialConnectiononpage 205.
2 SettheHSNandSSNusingtheSSN(s)providedinthepreinstallationdocuments.
Caution: Thefollowingcommandsarefornewinstallationsonly.Runningthe
cs purge all commandonanexistingStorageCentercontrollerdeletesthe
existingconfigurationandcanmakedatainaccessible.
Controller1:SettheHSNandSSNtothelowerSSN.
shellaccess developer
platform init hsn set [lowerSSN]
platform init ssn set [lowerSSN]
cs purge all
-reset
Controller2:(Dualcontrolleronly)SettheHSNandSSNtothehigherSSN.
shellaccess developer
platform init hsn set [higherSSN]
platform init ssn set [higherSSN]
cs purge all
-reset
Thecontrollertakesseveralminutestoreboot.Thecontrollermayrebootmorethan
oncethisisnormal.
3 Whentherebootiscomplete,verifythatthetablethatisdisplayedendswith:
2 1 Finish
4 Verifythenewsettingsbyrunningthecontroller showcommand.
Note: Althoughenteredindecimal,thenewHSNandSSNvaluesarereturned
inhexadecimal.
5 Recordthefactorydefaulteth1address.FordualcontrollerStorageCenters,theeth1
addressfromController2isneededduringthesetupprocess.
Set Controller IP Addresses

StorageCentercontrollersusestaticIPaddresses.ConfigureanIPaddressforthe
managementinterface(eth0),specifyoneormoreDNSservers,andsetthedomainname
towhichtheStorageCenterbelongs.
eth0supportssystemloginandaccessforthesoftware.Itisusedtosendemails,alerts,
SNMPtraps,andPhoneHomedata.
eth1isusedfordedicatedInterProcessCommunication(IPC)betweencontrollersina
dualcontrollerStorageCenter.Becauseeth1isdirectlyconnectedtotheother
controller,nodefaultgatewayisrequired.
Donotchangetheeth1addressunlessbothcontrollerswerefactoryconfiguredwiththe
sameaddressorthecustomerrequeststhechange.Theeth1addresscannotresidein
thesamesubnetaseth0.
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Note: IfconfiguringadualcontrollerStorageCenter,performthistaskforboth
controllers.
1 Runthefollowingcommandtoconfigurethemanagementinterface(etho).
controller ipconfig eth0 [IP address] [netmask] [gateway]
Example:
controller ipconfig eth0 172.31.1.101 255.255.0.0 172.31.0.1
2 RunthefollowingcommandtospecifyoneormoreDNSservers.
controller dnsserver [DNS server 1 IP address] [DNS server 2 IP address]
Example:
controller dnsserver 172.31.0.50 172.31.0.60
3 RunthefollowingcommandtospecifythedomaintowhichtheStorageCenterbelongs.
controller domainname [domain name]
Example:
controller domainname corp.dom
4 Verifythechangestothenetworksettingsbyrunningthefollowingcommand:
controller show
Manage the iDRAC IP Address

TheSC8000controllerincludestheIntegratedDellRemoteAccessController(iDRAC7)
thatisfactoryconfiguredforDynamicHostConfigurationProtocol(DHCP).TheiDRAC
canbeleftwiththeoriginalconfigurationoritcanbeassignedastaticIPaddress.
Note: TousetheiDRACinanonDHCPenvironment,astaticIPaddressmustbe
set.
ToseeiftheiDRACissettouseastaticIPaddressorDHCP,runthefollowing
command:
platform bmc get source
ToseewhatIPaddressisassignedtotheiDRAC,runthefollowingcommand:
platform bmc show
TosettheiDRACtoastaticIPaddress,runthefollowingcommands:
platform bmc set ip [IP address]
platform bmc set netmask [netmask]
platform bmc set gateway [gateway]
Example:
platform bmc set ip 10.0.0.12
platform bmc set netmask 255.255.255.0
platform bmc set gateway 10.0.0.1
Note: OnadualcontrollerStorageCenter,changetheiDRACIPaddresson
bothSC8000controllers.
TosettheiDRACtouseDHCP,runthefollowingcommand:
platform bmc set source DHCP
NotethatDHCPmustbeenteredinallcaps.
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Verify Software Support for Enclosures

IftheStorageCenterhasoneormoreSC200/220orSC280enclosures,usethecommand
lineinterfacetoverifythatthecontrollerisrunningthecorrectStorageCenterOSversion.
Ifnecessary,upgradethecontrollerstoaversionthatsupportstheenclosures.
1 Atthecommandline,runthecommandcontroller show.
2 Intheoutputofthecommand,findthethreeVersioncolumns.
Version
Version
Version
06
04
01
Intheexampleabove,thecontrollerisrunningStorageCenterOS6.4.1.
3 Ifthecontrollerisrunningaversionolderthantheminimumversionspecifiedbelow,
upgradeStorageCenterOStotheminimumversionorlater.
Enclosure
Minimum Storage Center OS Version
SC200/220
6.2.1
SC280
6.4.1
a UseawebbrowsertoconnecttothemanagementIPofthecontroller.TheStorage
CenterStartupWizardappears.
b Acceptthelicenseagreement,thenclosetheStartupWizard.
c
UpdateStorageCenterOStothelatestversion.
IftheStorageCenterhasinternetconnectivity,usetheSystemManagerto
downloadandinstallthelatestStorageCenterOS.Forinstructions,seethe
StorageCenterSoftwareUpdateGuide.
IftheStorageCenterdoesnothaveinternetconnectivity,usetheStorageCenter
MaintenanceCDtoperformtheupgrade.SeetheStorageCenterMaintenanceCD
Instructionsdocumentfordetails.
4 AfterupdatingtheStorageCenterOS,checkforadditionalupdatesagain.Enclosure
firmwareupdatesmaynotinstallwiththeOSupdate,sinceStorageCenterdoesnot
recognizesomenewhardwareuntilaftertheOSisinstalled.
Note: WhenusingthenetworktoupgradeStorageCentertoOS6.4.1foran
SC280enclosure,theenclosurefirmwareupdatesmustbeinstalledseparately
afterStorageCenterOS6.4.1isinstalled.
ChecktheUpdateDetailswindowforEnclosureupdatesmarkedDeferrable,and
installthemnow.Theenclosurefirmwareupdatesmaytake2030minutes.Donot
interrupttheupdateafterithasstarted.
5 IfyouareconfiguringadualcontrollerStorageCenter,performsteps14onthesecond
controller.Firmwareupgradesshouldhaveinstalledwhenthefirstcontrollerwas
updated.
6 Afterbothcontrollersareupgradedtothelatestversion,logoutofSystemManagerand
logbackintocontinuewiththesetupprocess(seeStep 3onpage 128).
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Start the Storage Center Startup Wizard

UseawebbrowseronacomputerwithnetworkaccesstotheStorageCentertoaccess
StorageCenterSystemManagerandlaunchtheStartupWizard.
Prerequisites
YoumusthaveacomputerthathasconnectivitytotheStorageCentermanagement
interface.Thecomputermusthavethefollowingsoftwareinstalled:
Oneofthefollowingsupportedwebbrowsers(otherbrowsersandversionsmayhave
limitedcompatibility):
MicrosoftWindowsInternetExplorerVersions7,8,and9
MicrosoftWindowsInternetExplorer10onthedesktop(InternetExplorer10
Modernversionisnotsupported)
MozillaFirefoxonMicrosoftWindows
The32bit(x86)JavaRuntimeEnvironmentmustbeinstalledtorunStorageCenter
SystemManagerinany32bitbrowser.
Steps
1 Useasupportedwebbrowsertoconnecttotheeth0IPaddressorhostnameof
controller1.
2 Acknowledgeanysecuritymessages.
Note: Messagesthatappearmaydifferdependingonthebrowserused.(Click
ContinuetothiswebsiteinInternetExploreroraddasecurityexceptionin
Firefox.)
TheStorageCenterLoginpageappears.
3 Enterthedefaultusernameandpassword:
User:Admin
Password:mmm
Note: Theusernameandpasswordarecasesensitive.
4 ClickLogin.
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5 Ifprompted,clickYestoacknowledgecertificatemessages.
TheStartupWizardappearsanddisplaystheSoftwareEndUserLicenseAgreement
(EULA).

UsetheStartupWizardtoconfiguretheStorageCenter.Thewizardcontainsthefollowing
pages.
License Agreement
UsetheLicenseAgreementpagetoreadandaccepttheSoftwareEndUserLicense
Agreement(EULA).
1 EnterinformationfortherequiredApprovingCustomerNameandApproving
CustomerTitlefields.Theapprovingcustomersnameandtitleandtheapprovaldate
arerecordedandsenttoDellTechnicalSupportServicesusingPhoneHome.
Note: TheEndUserLicenseAgreementisalsodisplayedthefirsttimeanynew
userlogsontotheStorageCenter.Whendisplayedforanewuser,theEULA
doesnotrequireacustomernameortitle.
2 AfterreadingtheEULA,clickAccepttocontinuewithsetup.TheLoadLicensepage
appears.
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Load the License File

UsetheLoadLicensepagetouploadtheStorageCenterlicensefile.Thelicensefilemakes
settingsavailabledependingonwhatfeatureswerepurchased.
1 Browsetothelocationofthelicensefile.
2 Verifythattheserialnumberofthelicensefilematchestheserialnumberofthe
controllerbycomparingthenameofthelicensefiletothetitlebaroftheStartupWizard.
Licensefilesusethenamingconventionsnxxx_35_date.lic,where:
snxxxistheserialnumberoftheStorageCenter.
35indicatesthatthesystemrunssoftwarehigherthanversion3.5.
dateshowsthelicensegenerationdateinYYMMDDformat.
.licisthefileextension.
3 Selectthelicensefile,thenclickLoadLicense.TheStartupWizarddisplaysamessage
whenthelicenseissuccessfullyloaded.
Ifthelicenseloadssuccessfully,themessageThelicensesubmissionhascompleted
successfullyappears.
IfthemessageError:Thelicensefileisnotvalidmessageisdisplayed,see
TroubleshootingLicensesonpage 206.
4 ClickContinue.
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Ifstandarddrivesaredetected,theCreateDiskFolderpageappears.
IfSelfEncryptingDrives(SEDs)thatareFederalInformationProcessingStandard
(FIPS)1402certifiedaredetected,StorageCenterformatsthedrivesasifSecure
Datawillbeused,andyouareaskedwhethertocreateaSecureDatafolder.See
AboutSecureDataonpage 131.
IftheNodiskscouldbefoundmessageisdisplayed,seeTroubleshootingEnclosures
onpage 205.
About Secure Data

SecureDataisalicensedfeaturethatprovidesdataatrestencryptionwithkey
management.UsingSecureDatatomanageSEDsrequiresanexternalkeymanagement
server.Ifakeymanagementserverhasnotbeenconfiguredorisunavailable,youcan
manageFIPSSEDsintoaSecureDatafolder,howeverthedisksremaininapendingstate
untilthekeymanagementserverisavailable.
EachFIPSdiskinStorageCenterhasaninternalMediaEncryptionKey(MEK).Thekey
residesonthedisk,providingencryptionfordatawrittentothediskanddecryptionfor
dataasitisreadfromthedisk.Destroyingthekeymakesanydataonthediskimmediately
andpermanentlyunreadable,aprocessreferredtoasacryptoerase.WhenyouaddanSED
to,orreleaseanSEDfromaSecureDatafolder,theMEKisdestroyedandanewkeyis
generated.Thisallowsthedisktobereused,althoughallpreviousdataislost.
Note: BecausedisksthatcontainuserdatacannotbemovedfromaSecureData
folder,StorageCenterdoesnotcryptoerasedisksthatcontainuserdata.
Toprotectdataatrest,allSEDsinaSecureDatadiskfolderlockwhenpowerisremoved
(LockonResetenabled).Whenpowerisremovedfromthedrive,thedrivecannotbe
unlockedwithoutaccesstotheauthoritycredentialstoredinthekeymanagementserver.
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Create a Disk Folder

UsetheCreateDiskFolderpagestoassigndiskstoafolderinordertocreateasinglepool
ofstorageforvolumes.
1 Selectdisksforthediskfolder.Bydefault,theStartupWizardselectsallavailable
disks.
Note: ASecureDatafoldercanonlycontainselfencryptingFIPSdrives,which
areindicatedbyayellowlockicon.
a ScrollthroughthelistlookingattheEnclosurecolumnandthePositionorName
columntoverifythatalltheexpectedenclosuresanddisksarelisted.
Ifenclosuresordisksaremissing,theissuesmightbefixedbyfollowing
TroubleshootingEnclosuresonpage 205.
b (Optional)Fromthelistofdisks,selectdiskstoincludeinthediskfolder.Bydefault,
alldisksareselected.
Toexcludeindividualdisksfromthediskfolder,clearthecorrespondingcheck
boxes.
Toincludeindividualdisksinthediskfolder,clickUnselectAllandthenselect
theindividualdiskstoinclude.
Toselectalldisks,clickSelectAll.
Note: Dell Compellentrecommendsselectingallavailablediskstomaximize
thebenefitsofDataProgression.
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ClickContinue.TheStartupWizarddisplaysaprompttoselectdiskstodesignate
ashotspares.
2 ReviewthehotsparedisksautomaticallyselectedbytheStartupWizard.
Ahotsparediskisheldinreserveuntiladiskfails,atwhichpointthehotsparereplaces
thefaileddisk.Thehotsparediskmustbeaslargeorlargerthanthelargestdiskofits
typeinthediskfolder.Forredundancy,theremustbeatleastonehotspareforeach
enclosure.
Ingeneral,SystemManagerusesthefollowingbestpracticesindesignatinghotspares:
For2Uenclosures,onesparediskforeverydiskclass(10K,7.5K,andsoon).
For5Uenclosures,onesparediskforevery21disks,howevernosinglerowwill
containmorethanonesparedisk.
a (Optional)Changetheselectionbyselectingorclearingdiskstobeusedashot
spares.
b ClickContinue,andifprompted,clickOKtoconfirm.TheStartupWizarddisplays
asummaryofthediskfolderthatwillbecreated.
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3 (Optional)ModifythedefaultfoldernameandenteradescriptionintheNotesfield.
4 (Optional)ClickAdvancedtoconfigureadvanceddiskfolderoptions.Thewizard
displaysoptionsforredundancyanddatapagesize.
Note: Thedefaultmanageddiskfoldersettingsareappropriateformostsites.If
youareconsideringchangingthedefaultsettings,contactDellTechnical
SupportServicesforadvice.
a SelectPrepareDiskFolderforredundantstorage.
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b ConfiguretheTierRedundancyforeachtier.
Theredundancylevelforeachtierdefaultstoeithersingleredundantordual
redundantdependinguponthedisksexpectedtobefoundinthetier.Ifatier
containsatleastsixmanageddisksofwhichoneis900GBorgreater,thenthattier
andalltiersbelowitaresettodualredundantstoragebydefault.Ifatiercontains
atleastsixmanageddisksof1.8TBorgreater,thenthattierandalltiersbelowitare
settodualredundantstorageandcannotbechanged.
Singleredundantstorageprotectsagainstthelossofanyonedrive.
RAID10(eachdiskismirrored)
RAID55(4datasegments/1paritysegmentperstripe)
RAID59(8datasegments/1paritysegmentperstripe)
Dualredundantstorageprotectsagainstthelossofanytwodrives:
RAID10DualMirror(dataiswrittensimultaneouslytothreeseparatedisks)
RAID66(4datasegments/2paritysegmentsperstripe)
RAID610(8datasegments/2paritysegmentsperstripe)
FromtheDatapageSizedropdownmenu,chooseadatapagesize.
2MB:(Default)Recommendedformostapplicationneeds.
512KB:Appropriateforapplicationswithhighperformanceneeds(suchas
certaindatabases)orenvironmentsinwhichReplaysaretakenfrequentlyunder
heavyIO.SelectingthissizereducestheamountofspacetheSystemManager
canpresenttoservers.
4MB:Appropriateforsystemsthatusealargeamountofdiskspacewith
infrequentReplays(suchasvideostreaming).
Caution: Whenconsideringusingeitherthe512KBor4MBdatapage
settings,itisrecommendedthatyoucontactDellTechnicalSupportServices
foradviceonbalancingresourcesandtounderstandtheimpacton
performance.
d ToconfigurethediskfoldertouseRAID0,selectthePrepareforNonRedundant
Storagecheckbox.Nonredundantstoragedoesnotprotectdataintheeventofa
diskfailure.Selectthisoptiononlyfordatathatisbackedupsomeotherway.
e ClickContinue.Thediskfoldersummaryappears.
5 ClickCreateNow,andifprompted,clickOKtoconfirm.TheAddControllerpage
appears.
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Add a Controller
UsetheAddControllerpagestoconfigurethesecondcontrollerandtoentertheIPv6
address,ifused,ontheleadercontroller.
1 ProceedbasedonthenumberofcontrollersintheStorageCenter.
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SinglecontrollerStorageCenter:ClickContinueSetup.TheTimeSettingspage
appears.
DualcontrollerStorageCenter:ClickAddController.Thewizardpromptsyouto
enterIPv6addressinformationforthefirst(Leader)controller.
2 ProceedbasedonwhetheryouuseIPv6forcontrolleraddressing.
a IfIPv6isused,enterIPv6informationforthefirstcontrollerandclickContinue.
b IfIPv6isnotused,clickSkipIPv6Configuration.
Note: Informationdisplayedinthefollowingfigureisforillustrationonly.
ThevaluesdisplayedareuniquetoeachStorageCenter.
3 Configurethefollowingfields:
ControllerID:IftheHSNforController2isincludedinthelicensefile,theadd
controllerprocessusesthatvalueastheControllerIDandadifferentvaluecannot
beentered.IftheHSNforController2isnotinthelicensefile,entertheHSNvalue.
ThedimmedboxintheprecedingfigureindicatesthattheHSNwasinthelicense
filemakingtheControllerIDboxunavailable.
Ether0Interface:EntertheIPAddress,NetMask,andGatewayfortheEther0
interfaceonController 2.
Ether1Interface:EntertheIPAddress,NetMask,andGatewayfortheEther1
interface.UsetheIPaddressfromthecontroller showconsolecommandfor
Controller2.(Usedforcommunicationbetweencontrollers.)
PrimaryDNSServer:EntertheIPaddressoftheprimaryDNSserver.
SecondaryDNSServer:(Optional)EntertheIPaddressofasecondaryDNSserver.
DomainName:(Optional)Enterthedomainnameforthecontroller.
4 ClickContinue.
TheStartupWizarddisplaysamessagethatdataandconfigurationinformationonthe
secondcontrollerislostandasksforconfirmation.
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5 ClickJoinNow.Waitfortheprocesstocompleteandforthecontrollertoreboot,which
cantakeafewminutes.Whencomplete,theTimeSettingspageappears.
Set the Time

UsetheTimeSettingspageistosetthesystemtimefortheStorageCenter.
1 Setthetimezone.
a FromtheRegiondropdownmenu,selectthegeographicalregioninwhichthe
StorageCenterislocated.
b FromtheTimeZonedropdownmenu,selectthetimezoneinwhichtheStorage
Centerislocated.
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Note: ForlocationsintheUnitedStates,eitherselectUSastheregionandselect
atimezonename,orselectAmericaastheregionandselectacitywithinthe
sametimezone.
2 Setthesystemtimeusingoneofthefollowingmethods.
Toconfiguretimemanually,selectConfigureTimeManually,thenenterthedate
andtime.
ToconfiguretimeusingaNetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)server,selectUseNTP
TimeServer,thenenterthefullyqualifieddomainname(FQDN)orIPaddressof
anNTPserver.
Note: Accuratetimesynchronizationiscriticalforreplications.DellCompellent
recommendsusingNTPtosetthesystemtime.Formoreinformation,see:
support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/WebHome.
3 Whenthesystemtimehasbeenset,clickContinue.TheSystemSetuppageappears.
Set the System IP Address

UsetheSystemSetuppagethesystemnameandmanagementIPaddressfortheentire
StorageCenter(oneormorecontrollersandoneormoreenclosures).
1 IntheSystemNamefield,enteranamefortheStorageCenter.Thisistypicallythe
serialnumberofController1.
2 (Dualcontrolleronly)IntheManagementIPAddressfield,enterthemanagementIP
addressspecifiedinthepreinstallationdocuments.(Onsinglecontrollersystems,this
fieldisnotdisplayedandthemessageatthetopofthepanereadssimply,Setthe
Systemsname.)
ThemanagementIPaddressisdistinctfromthecontroller1andcontroller2addresses.
ItistheaddressthatmanagesadualcontrollerStorageCenterasawhole.Ifeither
controllerfails,themanagementIPaddressremainsvalid.
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3 ClickContinue.Thewizardpromptsyoutoenableordisablethereadandwritecache.
4 Selectorclearthecheckboxestoenableordisablereadandwritecache.
Note: Disablecacheonlyifnovolumeswilleverusecache.Ifcacheisleft
enabledonthispage,itcanbedisabledlaterforindividualvolumes.Seethe
StorageCenterSystemManagerAdministratorsGuideforinformationondisabling
cacheonavolumebyvolumebasis.
5 ClickContinue.
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IfaSecureDatafolderisusedwithFIPSSEDs,youarepromptedtoconfigureakey
managementserver.
ifstandarddrivesareused,theConfigureSMTPpageappears.
Configure a Key Management Server

UsingSecureDatatomanageSelfEncryptingDrives(SEDs)requiresanexternalkey
managementserver.Establishaconnectiontoanexistingkeymanagementserverinthis
step.
Note: Thekeymanagementservermustbeavailabletomanagenewself
encryptingFIPSdisksintoaSecureDatafolderthathasalreadybeenintheSecure
state.
1 EntertheHostnameorIPaddressofthekeymanagementserver,theportnumberto
use,andacommunicationtimeoutvalue.
2 (Optional)Enterthenameofthehostorhoststouseiftheprimaryhostisunavailable.
3 Ifthekeymanagementserverisconfiguredtovalidatetheclientcertificate,enterthe
keymanagementcredentialsintheClientUsernameandClientPasswordboxes.
4 ClickContinue.ThenextpageofthewizardprovidesinformationabouttheSSL
certificatefilesrequiredtocommunicatewiththekeymanagementserver.Thenext
pageofthewizardprovidesinformationabouttheSSLcertificatefilesrequiredto
communicatewiththekeymanagementserver.Thecertificatefilesaregeneratedby
yoursystemadministrator;theyarenotsuppliedbyDell Compellent.
5 ClickUploadClientCerts.
6 Navigatetoandselecttheexistingpublickey(*.pem)file.
7 ClickContinue.
8 RepeatStep 5throughStep 7forthesecondcontroller(ifpresent).
9 ClickUploadCertstoreCert.
10 Navigatetoandselecttheexistingpublickey(*.pem)file.
11 ClickContinue.Thelastpageofthewizardappears.
12 ClickFinishNow.TheConfigureSMTPpageappears.
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Configure SMTP
UsetheConfigureSMTPpagetoconfiguretheSMTPmailserverandthesenderemail
address.Thisconfigurationenablesalertmessageemailstobesenttouserswhohave
specifiedarecipientaddressintheircontactproperties.
Note: ToconfigureSMTPlater,clickSkipSMTPConfiguration.SMTPsettingscan
beconfiguredlaterintheSystemManagerthroughtheStorageManagement
menu.
1 IntheSMTPMailServerfield,entertheIPaddressorfullyqualifieddomainnameof
theSMTPemailserver.ClickTestservertoverifyconnectivitytotheSMTPserver.
2 IntheSenderEmailAddressfield,entertheemailaddressofthesender.Thisaddress
isrequiredbymostSMTPserversandisusedastheMAILFROMaddressofemail
messages.
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3 (Optional)ClickAdvancedtoconfigureadditionalSMTPsettingsforsitesthatusean
advancedSMTPconfiguration.Thepageforadvancedoptionsappears.
a VerifythattheEnableSMTPEmailcheckboxisselected.
b IntheSMTPMailServerfield,verifytheIPaddressorfullyqualifieddomainname
oftheSMTPmailserverthatyouenteredinStep 1onpage 142.Modifythisfieldif
necessary.
c
IntheBackupSMTPMailServerfield,entertheIPaddressorfullyqualified
domainnameofthebackupSMTPmailserver.
d ClickTestservertotesttheconnection(s).
e IntheSenderEmailAddress(MAILFROM)field,verifytheemailaddressofthe
senderthatyouenteredinStep 2onpage 142.Modifythisfieldifnecessary.
f
IntheCommonSubjectLinefield,enteracommonsubjectlineforallemailsfrom
StorageCenter.
g (Optional)SelectSendExtendedHello(EHLO)toconfigureuseofextendedhello
formailsystemcompatibility.
InsteadofbeginningthesessionwiththeHELOcommand,thereceivinghostissues
theHELOcommand.Ifthesendinghostacceptsthiscommand,thereceivinghost
thensendsitalistofSMTPextensionsitunderstands,andthesendinghostthen
knowswhichSMTPextensionsitcanusetocommunicatewiththereceivinghost.
ImplementingExtendedSMTP(ESMTP)requiresnomodificationoftheSMTP
configurationforeithertheclientorthemailserver.
h (Optional)SelectUseAuthorizedLogin(AUTHLOGIN)andentertheLoginID
andPasswordiftheemailsystemrequirestheuseofanauthorizedlogin.
4 ClickContinue.TheUpdateSetuppageappears.
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Select Update Option

UsetheUpdateSetuppagetoconfigurehowStorageCenterhandlessoftwareupdates.
1 Selectanupdateoptionfromthedropdownmenu:
Donotautomaticallycheckforsoftwareupdates:Selectthisoptiontodisable
automaticcheckingforupdates.Ifthisoptionisselected,thefollowingisstill
available:
ManuallycheckforupdatesbyselectingStorageManagementSystem
UpdateCheckforUpdateasdescribedintheStorageCenterSystemManager
AdministratorsGuide.
ChangeupdateoptionsbyselectingStorageManagementSystem
UpdateConfigureAutomaticUpdatesasdescribedintheStorageCenter
SystemManagerAdministratorsGuide.
Notifymeofasoftwareupdatebutdonotdownloadautomatically:Selectthis
optiontoautomaticallycheckforupdatesandreceivenotificationwhenanupdate
isavailable.Updatesarenotdownloadeduntilyouexplicitlydownloadtheupdate.
(Thisisthedefaultsetting.)
Downloadsoftwareupdatesautomaticallyandnotifyme:Selectthisoptionto
automaticallydownloadupdatesandreceivenotificationwhenthedownloadis
complete.
Nevercheckforsoftwareupdates(PhoneHomenotavailable):Selectthisoption
topreventthesystemfromevercheckingforupdates.Thisoptionisforsecuresites
atwhichPhoneHomeisnotavailable.
2 ClickContinue.TheUserSetuppageappears.
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Set Admin Account

UsetheUserSetuppagetothesessiontimeoutandemailaddressesfortheAdmin
account.
3 FromtheSessionTimeoutdropdownlist,selectthesessiontimeout.
4 IntheEmail,Email2,andEmail3fields,enteremailaddressestowhichtheStorage
Centersendssystemalerts.
5 (Optional)ClickSendtestemailtomakesurethattheemailaddressesareaccurate.
Note: Makesurethattheadministratorreceivesthetestemail(s).StorageCenter
usesemailtosendsystemalerts.
6 ClickContinue.
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IftheStorageCenterhasiSCSIIOcards,theConfigureIOCardspageappears.
IftherearenoiSCSIIOcards,theConfigurePortspageappears.
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Configure IO Cards
TheConfigureIOCardspageappearsiftheStorageCenterdetectsiSCSIIOcards.Usethis
pagetoconfigurenetworksettingsforiSCSIIOcards.
1 (Optional)ClickSkipiSCSIIOCardConfigurationtoconfigurenetworksettingsfor
theiSCSIIOcardslater.TheConfigurePortspageappears.
Note: DellCompellentrecommendsthatyouconfigureiSCSIIOcardsduring
setup.
2 ForeachiSCSIIOcardthatisused,completetheIPAddress,aSubnetMask,and
Gatewayfields.UninitializediSCSIIOcardshaveanIPAddressof0.0.0.0andwillbe
listedonawarningspageinthenextstep.
3 Whenyouarefinished,clickContinue.
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Ifnomessagesaregenerated,iSCSIIOcardconfigurationissavedandthe
ConfigurePortspageappears.
Ifthereareissues,amessageappears.
ClickNotogobackandcorrecttheIPAddress,SubnetMask,and/orGateway
addressforcardsthatgeneratederrorsand/orwarnings.
ClickYestoignorethemessageandcontinue.TheConfigurePortspageappears.
Configure Ports
UsetheConfigurePortspagetoconfigurethefrontendandbackendports.
Select the Front-End Connectivity Mode(s)

Selectthefrontendconnectivitymodeforeachtransporttype(FCand/oriSCSI).Ifvirtual
portmodeislicensed,thetransporttypescanbeconfiguredtousedifferentmodes.If
virtualportmodeisnotlicensed,alltransporttypesmustuselegacymode.
If
Then
VirtualPortsisNotLicensed
AlltransporttypesuseLegacyMode.Inthiscase,theStartup
WizarddisplaystheInitialPortConfigurationpage.To
continue,gotoConfigurePortsWhenVirtualPortModeIsNot
Licensedonpage 147.
VirtualPortsisLicensed
FCandiSCSItransporttypescanuselegacymodeorvirtualport
mode.Inthiscase,theStartupWizarddisplaysanoperational
modechoicepagethatallowsforthechoicebetweenmodesfor
eachsupportedtransporttype.Tocontinue,gotoConfigure
PortsWhenVirtualPortModeIsLicensedonpage 149.
Note: ToskipportinitializationorifthereisnoFCswitchsetup,clickSkipPort
Initialization.
Configure Ports When Virtual Port Mode Is Not Licensed

IfVirtualPortsisnotlicensed,thewizardinformsyouthatthelocalportshavenotbeen
configured.
1 ClickContinuetogeneratetheinitialportconfiguration.
Whiletheinitialportconfigurationisbeinggenerated,theStartupWizarddisplaysa
pageshowingprogress.Aftertheconfigurationhasbeengenerated,itisautomatically
validated.
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Ifthevalidationissuccessful,aconfirmationpageappearsstatingthattheport
configurationhasbeengenerated.
Ifthevalidationfails,apagedisplayingwarningsappears.
2 ClickConfigureLocalPorts.ThewizarddisplaysatabforeachtypeofIOcardthatis
installedintheStorageCenter(FC,iSCSI,andSAS).
3 ConfigurethePurpose,FaultDomain,andUserAliasforalltransporttypes.See
ConfigureLocalPortsonpage 154.
4 Whenyouarefinishedconfiguringthelocalports,clickAssignNow.Thewizard
informsyouthattheportconfigurationhasbeengenerated.
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5 ClickContinue.TheGenerateSSLCertpageappears.
Configure Ports When Virtual Port Mode Is Licensed

IfVirtualPortsislicensed,thewizardinformspromptsyoutochoosethefrontend
connectivitymode(s)fortheavailabletransporttypes(FCand/oriSCSI).
1 Selectthefrontendconnectivitymode(s).
a SelecttheoperationalmodeforFCandiSCSItransports.
b ClickContinuetoconfiguretheselectedoperationalmode(s).Thewizardinforms
youthattheoperationalmodeshavebeenconfigured.
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ClickContinuetobeginportinitializationintheselectedoperationalmode(s).
Thewizardverifiestheconfiguration,convertsselectedtransportstotheselected
mode,displaysprogresspages,andpresentsaconfirmationpagewhenoperational
modesfortransporttypeshavebeenconfiguredandinitialized.
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d ClickContinue.ThepagethatappearsnextdependsonwhetherthereareanyiSCSI
transportsinvirtualportmode:
iSCSIinvirtualportmode:ArequestisdisplayedtoprovidetheIPaddress
informationrequiredtocreatethedefaultiSCSIFaultDomain.GotoStep 2on
page 151.
iSCSIinlegacyportmode(ornoiSCSIports):Whiletheinitialport
configurationisbeinggenerated,theStartupWizarddisplaysapageshowing
progress.Aftertheconfigurationhasbeengenerated,itisautomatically
validated.Ifthevalidationissuccessful,theconfirmationpageappears.Ifthere
areissues,apageappearslistingerrormessages.GotoStep 3onpage 152.
2 (iSCSIvirtualportmodeonly)ConfigurethecontrolportfortheiSCSIfaultdomain.
a EntertheIPaddress,netmask,gateway,andportforthecontrolportforthenew
iSCSIfaultdomain.Checkthepreinstallationdocumentationforthisaddress.
b ClickContinue.
TheStartupWizardgeneratesthenewiSCSIfaultdomainandtheinitialport
configuration.Whiletheinitialportconfigurationisbeinggenerated,theStartup
Wizarddisplaysapageshowingprogress.Aftertheconfigurationhasbeen
generated,itisautomaticallyvalidated.
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Ifthevalidationissuccessful,aconfirmationpageappears.
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3 ClickConfigureLocalPorts.ThewizarddisplaysatabforeachtypeofIOcardthatis
installedintheStorageCenter(FC,iSCSI,andSAS).
4 ConfigurethePurpose,FaultDomain,andUserAliasforalltransporttypes.See
ConfigureLocalPortsonpage 154.
5 Whenyouarefinishedconfiguringthelocalports,clickAssignNow.Thewizard
informsyouthattheportconfigurationhasbeengenerated.
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6 ClickContinue.TheGenerateSSLCertpageappears.
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Configure Local Ports

ConfigurethePurpose,FaultDomain,andUserAliasforalltransporttypes.Validport
purposesfortransporttypesdependonwhethervirtualportsmodeislicensedonStorage
Center.
ConfigureFCPortsLegacyModeonpage 154
ConfigureFCPortsVirtualPortModeonpage 156
ConfigureiSCSIPortsLegacyModeonpage 157
ConfigureiSCSIPortsVirtualPortModeonpage 158
ConfigureSASPortsonpage 159
Thefollowingtableshowstheportpurposesforeachtransporttype.
Port Purpose
Transport Type
Description
FC,iSCSI,andSAS
Oneofthefollowing:
Legacy Mode
Unknown
Portpurposeisnotyetdefined.
Theportisunused.
(SASandFConly)Theportisusedfordirect
connectinterprocesscommunication(IPC).
FrontEndPrimary
FCandiSCSI
Portisconnectedtoserversandisusedfortheserver
IOpath.
FrontEndReserved
FCandiSCSI
Portisconnectedtoserversandusedasafailover
path.OnlyusedfordualcontrollerStorageCenters.
BackEnd
FCandSAS
Portisconnectedtodiskenclosures.
DirectConnect
FCandiSCSI
Thisportpurposeisnotused.Donotselectitforany
ports.
FC,iSCSI,andSAS
Oneofthefollowing:
Virtual Port Mode

Unknown
Portpurposeisnotyetdefined.
Theportisunused.
(SASandFConly)Theportisusedfordirect
connectinterprocesscommunication(IPC).
FrontEnd
FCandiSCSI
Portisconnectedtoserversandisusedfortheserver
IOpath.
BackEnd
FC
Portisconnectedtodiskenclosures.
Configure FC Ports Legacy Mode

UsetheFCtabtoconfiguretheFibreChannelportsinlegacymode.
1 ClicktheFCtab.
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2 Createtherequiredfaultdomains.ForadualcontrollerStorageCenter,createafault
domainforeachpairofredundantFCports.ForasinglecontrollerStorageCenter,
createasinglefaultdomainforallFCports.
a ClickEditFaultDomains.Thewizarddisplaysalistofthecurrentlydefinedfault
domains.
b ClickCreateFaultDomain.Adialogboxappears.
c
IntheNamefield,typeanameforthefaultdomain.
d FromtheTypedropdownmenu,selectFC.
e (Optional)IntheNotesfield,typeadescriptionofthefaultdomain.
f
ClickContinue.Thedialogboxdisplaysasummary.
g ClickCreateNowtocreatethefaultdomain.
h Repeatstepsbgasneededtocreateadditionalfaultdomains.
i
Whenyouarefinishedcreatingfaultdomains,clickReturn.TheFCtabappears.
3 ConfigureeachbackendFCport.
a SetthePurposefieldtoBackEnd.
b ConfirmthattheFaultDomainfieldissetto<none>.
c
(Optional)TypeadescriptivenameintheUserAliasfield.
4 ConfigureeachfrontendFCport.
a SetthePurposefieldtoFrontEndPrimaryorFrontEndReservedasappropriate.
b SettheFaultDomainfieldtotheappropriatefaultdomainthatyoucreated.
c
5 ConfigureeachportthatisunusedorusedforIPCbetweencontrollers.
a SetthePurposefieldtoUnknown.
c
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Configure FC Ports Virtual Port Mode

UsetheFCtabtoconfiguretheFibreChannelportsinvirtualportmode.
1 ClicktheFCtab.
2 CreateafaultdomainforeachFCfabric.
domains.
c
d FromtheTypedropdownmenu,selectFC.
f
i
Whenyouarefinishedcreatingfaultdomains,clickReturn.TheFCtabappears.
3 ConfigureeachbackendFCport.
c
4 ConfigureeachfrontendFCport.
a SetthePurposefieldtoFrontEnd.
c
5 (Optional)Changethepreferredphysicalportforoneormorevirtualports.
a ClickEditVirtualPorts.Thewizarddisplaysalistofvirtualports.
b Foreachvirtualportthatyouwanttomodify,selectthepreferredphysicalportIn
thePreferredPhysicalPort.
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Whenyouarefinished,clickApplyChanges.TheiSCSItabappears.
c
Configure iSCSI Ports Legacy Mode

UsetheiSCSItabtoconfiguretheiSCSIportsinlegacymode.
1 ClicktheiSCSItab.
2 Createtherequiredfaultdomains.ForadualcontrollerStorageCenter,createafault
domainforeachpairofredundantiSCSIports.ForasinglecontrollerStorageCenter,
createasinglefaultdomainforalliSCSIports.
domains.
c
d FromtheTypedropdownmenu,selectiSCSI.
f
i
Whenyouarefinishedcreatingfaultdomains,clickReturn.TheiSCSItabappears.
3 ConfigureeachfrontendiSCSIport.
a SetthePurposefieldtoFrontEndPrimaryorFrontEndReservedasappropriate.
c
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4 Confirmthatunusedportsarenotconfigured.
c
Configure iSCSI Ports Virtual Port Mode

UsetheiSCSItabtoconfiguretheiSCSIportsinvirtualportmode.
1 ClicktheiSCSItab.
2 CreateafaultdomainforeachiSCSInetwork.
domains.
c
d FromtheTypedropdownmenu,selectiSCSI.
f
i
Whenyouarefinishedcreatingfaultdomains,clickReturn.TheiSCSItabappears.
3 ConfigureeachfrontendiSCSIport.
a SetthePurposefieldtoFrontEnd.
c
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4 (Optional)Changethepreferredphysicalportforoneormorevirtualports.
a ClickEditVirtualPorts.Thewizarddisplaysalistofvirtualports.
b Foreachvirtualportthatyouwanttomodify,selectthepreferredphysicalportIn
thePreferredPhysicalPort.
c
Whenyouarefinished,clickApplyChanges.TheiSCSItabappears.
5 Confirmthatunusedportsarenotconfigured.
c
Configure SAS Ports

ConfigurethebackendSASports.
1 ClicktheSAStab.
2 ConfigureeachbackendSASport.
c
c
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Generate SSL Certificate

UsetheGenerateSSLCertpagetogenerateanewSecureSocketLayer(SSL)certificateor
importanexistingcertificatefortheStorageCenter.TheSSLcertificatemustmatchthe
StorageCentersIPAddressorDNShostname.
TheinitialcertificateshippedwiththeStorageCentermaynotmatchtheIPaddressor
DNShostnameassignedtotheStorageCenter.Ifso,whenconnectingtoStorageCenter,a
messageisdisplayedidentifyingamismatchbetweenthecertificateandtheIPaddressor
DNShostnameoftheStorageCenter.Importorgenerateacertificatetocorrectthe
mismatch.
Caution: DonotclickSkiptobypassthispage.ClickingSkipcanresultin
connectiondisruptionstoStorageCenterSystemManager.
Import a Certificate
IfanSSLcertificatehasalreadybeengenerated,importthecertificate.
Prerequisites
Thepublickeyfilemustbeinx.509format.
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Steps
1 ClickImport.Afilebrowserappears.
2 Browsetothelocationofthepublickey(*.pem)fileandselectit.
3 ClickNext.
4 Browsetothelocationoftheprivatekeyfile(*.pem).
5 ClickNext.ASummarypageappearsthatidentifiesthekeyfilesselected.
6 ClickSavetoimportthecertificates.
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Create a New Certificate

IfyoudonotalreadyhaveacertificatethatcontainstheStorageCenterhostnameorIP
address,generateonenow.
1 ClickGenerate.ThewizardpromptsyoutoentertheIPaddressesandhostnamesfor
theStorageCenter.
2 Inthetextfield,enterallDNShostname(s),IPv4address(es),andIPv6address(es)for
thisStorageCenter,separatedbycommas.Thewizardprepopulatesthefieldwith
informationitknows,butitislikelythatmoresitespecifichostnamesandaddresses
needtobeentered.
Caution: Thehostname(s)andaddress(es)mustmatchthisStorageCenteror
youwillnotbeabletoreconnecttoit.
3 ClickGenerateNow.Anewcertificateisgeneratedandthesessionends.Tocontinue,
refreshthebrowserandlogontotheStorageCenteragain.
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Label SC200 and SC220 Enclosures
Label SC200 and SC220 Enclosures

SC200andSC220enclosuresdonothavedisplaystoindicatetheenclosureIDassignedby
StorageCentersoftware.Tofacilitateeasyidentificationintherack,useStorageCenter
SystemManagertomatcheachenclosureIDtoaServiceTag.LocatetheServiceTagonthe
backofeachenclosureandthenlabelitwiththecorrectenclosureID.
Note: IftheenclosureisdeletedfromSystemManager,andthenaddedbackin,it
isassignedanewindexnumber,requiringalabelchange.
1 UsetheStorageCenterSystemManagertomapeachenclosureIDtoaServiceTag.
a FromtheSystemTree,expandtheEnclosuresnode.
b Selectanenclosure.
c
OntheGeneraltab,locateandrecordtheIndexandServiceTag.
2 CreatealabelforeachSC200/SC220enclosurewiththeenclosureIDnumber.
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3 ApplyanIDlabeltotheleftfrontofeachenclosure.
ID 01
Figure 110. SC200 and SC220 Enclosure Labels
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Perform Post-Setup Tasks

Performconnectivityandfailoverteststomakesurethatthedeploymentwassuccessful,
thenchangeadministrativepasswords,PhoneHome,andcheckforupdates.
Contents
VerifyConnectivityandFailover ............................................. 165
ConfigureaPhoneHomeProxy .............................................. 170
PhoneHome ............................................................... 170
CheckforStorageCenterUpdates ............................................ 172
NextSteps ................................................................. 172
Verify Connectivity and Failover

ThissectiondescribesthegeneralstepsneededtoverifythatStorageCenterissetup
properlyandfailsovercorrectly.Theprocessincludesconnectingaserverandcopying
datatoverifyconnectivity,andshuttingdownacontrollertoverifyfailoverandMPIO
functionality.Fordetailsabouteachstep,refertotheStorageCenterSystemManager
AdministratorsGuide.
Create Test Volumes

ConnectaservertotheStorageCenter,createoneormoretestvolumes,andmapthemto
theservertoprepareforconnectivityandfailovertesting.
1 ConnectaservertotheStorageCenterusingFibreChanneloriSCSI.
2 (iSCSIonly)ConfiguretheiSCSIinitiatorontheservertotargettheStorageCenter.
3 UseawebbrowsertoloadtheStorageCenterSystemManager.
SinglecontrollerStorageCenter:EnterthecontrollermanagementIPaddress
DualcontrollerStorageCenter:EnterthesharedsystemmanagementIPaddress.
4 LogintoSystemManager.
5 DefinetheserverinSystemManager.
a IntheSystemTree,selectServers.
b ClickCreateServer.TheCreateServerwizardappears.
c
SelecttheserverHBA(s)inthetable,thenclickContinue.
d IntheNamefield,typeanamefortheserver.
e FromtheOperatingSystemdropdownmenu,selecttheoperatingsystemthatthe
serverisrunning.
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ClickContinue.Thewizarddisplaysasummary.
g ClickCreateNow.Thewizarddisplaysalistofoptionalactions.
h ClickClose.Thewizardcloses.
6 Createa25GBtestvolumecalledTestVol1.
a IntheSystemTree,selectVolumes.
a IntheCreateServerwizard,clickCreateVolume.theCreateVolumewizard
appears.
b Setthevolumesizeto25GB,thenclickContinue.
c
ClickContinuetoapplythedefaultReplayProfile.
d TypeTestVol1intheNamefield,thenclickContinue.Thewizarddisplaysa
summary.
e ClickCreateNow.Thewizarddisplaysalistofoptionalactions.
f
ClickClose.
7 (Dualcontrolleronly)RepeatStep 6tocreateasecondtestvolumenamedTestVol2.
8 MapTestVol1tothefirstcontroller.
a IntheSystemTree,expandtheVolumesnode.
b SelectTestVol1.
c
ClickMapVolumetoServer.TheMapVolumetoServerwizardappears.
d Selecttheserver,thenclickContinue.Thewizarddisplaysasummary.
e ClickAdvanced.Thewizarddisplaysadvancedmappingoptions.
f
IntheRestrictMappingPathsarea,selecttheMaptocontrollercheckbox,then
selectthecontrollerfromthedropdownmenu.
g ClickContinue.Thewizarddisplaysasummary.
h ClickCreateNow.Themappingiscreatedandthewizardcloses.
9 (Dualcontrolleronly)RepeatStep 8tomapTestVol2tothesecondcontroller.
10 Ontheserver,partitionandformatthetestvolume(s).
Test Connectivity and Failover

Copydatatothetestvolumeandsimulatefailurestotestconnectivityandfailover.
Test Basic Connectivity

Verifyconnectivitybycopyingsomedatatothetestvolume(s).
Test Controller Failover

IftheStorageCenterhasdualcontrollers,performatesttomakesurethatIOisnot
interruptedbyacontrollerfailover.
1 CreateaTestfolderontheserverandcopyatleast2GBofdataintoit.
2 ManuallyshutdownthefirstcontrollerwhilecopyingdatatoTestVol1toverifythatIO
isnotinterruptedbythefailoverevent.
a CopytheTestfoldertotheTestVol1volume.
b Duringthecopyprocess,shutdownthefirstcontroller(thecontrollerthrough
whichthevolumeismapped).
c
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Verifythatthecopyprocesscontinuesafterthecontrollerisshutdown.
Verify Connectivity and Failover
d Afterthecopyfinishes,turnonthecontroller.
e Wait3minutesandverifythatthecontrollerhasfinishedstarting.
f
Rebalancetheports.
3 ManuallyshutdownthesecondcontrollerwhilecopyingdatatoTestVol2toverifythat
IOisnotinterruptedbythefailoverevent.
b Duringthecopyprocess,shutdownthesecondcontroller(thecontrollerthrough
whichthevolumeismapped).
c
Verifythatthecopyprocesscontinuesafterthecontrollerisshutdown.
d Afterthecopyfinishes,turnonthecontroller.
e Wait3minutesandverifythatthecontrollerhasfinishedstarting.
f
Rebalancetheports.
Test MPIO
IfthenetworkenvironmentandserversareconfiguredforMPIO,performteststomake
surethatfailedpathsdonotinterruptIO.
1 CreateaTestfolderontheserverandcopyatleast2GBofdataintoit.
2 MakesurethattheFCoriSCSIserverisconfiguredtouseloadbalancingMPIO(round
robin).
3 ManuallydisconnectapathwhilecopyingdatatoTestVol1toverifythatMPIOis
functioningcorrectly.
b Duringthecopyprocess,disconnectoneofthepathsandverifythatthecopy
processcontinues.
c
Reconnecttheport.
4 RepeatStep 3asnecessarytotestadditionalpaths.
5 (DualcontrollerStorageCenter)Restartthecontrollerthatcontainstheactivepath
whileIOisbeingtransferred.
6 IftheStorageCenterisnotinaproductionenvironment,restarttheswitchthatcontains
theactivepathwhileIOisbeingtransferred.
Clean up Test Volumes

Aftertestingiscomplete,deletethevolumesusedfortesting.
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Change Administrative Passwords

StorageCenterandtheiDRACshipwithdefaultadministrativecredentials.Asasecurity
measure,changethembeforeputtingtheStorageCenterintoproduction.
Change Storage Center Administrative Password

Changetheadministrativepasswordtosomethingotherthanthedefault.
1 FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectUserChangeUserPassword.
2 SelectAdminandclickContinue.
3 EnteranewpasswordintheEnterPasswordandReenterPasswordfields.
4 ClickOK.
Change iDRAC Administrative Password

ChangetheiDRACadministrativepasswordtosomethingotherthanthedefault.
1 UseawebbrowsertonavigatetotheIPaddressoftheiDRACincontroller1.The
iDRACloginpageappears.
2 EntertheiDRACusername(root)andpassword(calvin)andclickSubmit.TheiDRAC
webinterfaceappears.
3 IntheleftpaneoftheiDRACwebinterface,clickUserAuthentication.
4 ClicktheLocalUserstabifnecessary.LocatetheAdministratoruserrowandclickthe
number(probably2)inthefirstcelloftherow.
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5 ClickNext.
6 (Optional)EnteranewusernameintheUserNamefield.
7 EnteranewpasswordintheNewPasswordandConfirmNewPasswordfields.
8 ClickApply.
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Configure a Phone Home Proxy

Ifrequireshoststouseaproxyservertoreachtheinternet,configurePhoneHometouse
theproxyserverbeforesendingdatawithPhoneHomeorcheckingforStorageCenter
updates.
1 FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectSystemPhoneHomeConfigure
PhoneHomeProxy.TheConfigurePhoneHomeProxywizardstarts.
2 SelectUsePhoneHomeProxyServerandenterthefollowing:
ProxyServerAddress:EntertheIPaddressoftheproxyserver.
Port:EntertheTCPportnumberoftheproxyserver.
ProxyUserName:Entertheusernamefortheproxyserver.
ProxyPassword/ConfirmPassword:Passwordfortheproxyserver.
3 ClickOK.
Phone Home
CompletesetupbysendingStorageCenterconfigurationinformationtoDellTechnical
SupportServiceswithPhoneHome.
PhoneHomesendsacopyofaStorageCenterconfigurationtoDellTechnicalSupport
ServicestoenablethemtosupportaStorageCenter.TheinitialconfigurationissenttoDell
TechnicalSupportServiceswhenStorageCenterisinstalled.
Prerequisites
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TCPports22and443mustbeallowedoutboundtotheinternet.
Ifthenetworkrequireshoststouseaproxyservertoreachtheinternet,theStorage
CentermustbeconfiguredtouseaPhoneHomeproxy.
Phone Home
Steps
1 FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectSystemPhoneHomePhoneHome.
ThePhoneHomewizardstarts,listinganypreviousPhoneHomeevents.
2 ClickPhoneHomeNow.ThePhoneHomeInProgressdialogboxisdisplayed.
3 ClickOK.
4 WhentheStatecolumnlistsallitemswithSuccess,clickClose.
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Check for Storage Center Updates

AftercompletingtheStorageCentersetup,iftheStorageCenterSystemManagerdidnot
displayamessageofavailableupdates,manuallycheckforavailableStorageCenter
updates.
1 FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectSystemUpdateUpdateStatus.
2 ClickCheckNow.AsStorageCenterchecksforupdates,statusappearsontheUpdate
Statuspage.
3 Ifanupdateisavailable,installtheupdatefollowingtheinstructionsintheStorage
CenterSystemUpgradeGuide.
Next Steps
Afterinstallationiscomplete,youmightwanttoperformsomebasictaskstoconfigure
StorageCenterforyourenvironment.Thesetasksareconfigurationdependentsosome
mightnotapplytoyoursite.
SeetheStorageCenterAdministratorsGuidefordetailedconfigurationinstructions,
includinghowto:
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ManageUnmanagedDisks
AddStorageCenterusers;includingconfiguringLightweightDirectoryAccess
Protocol(LDAP)
Configurepasswordrulesforlocalusers
Createservers
ConfigureUserVolumeDefaults
AddStorageCentervolumes
Addaloginmessage
Adding or Removing an Enclosure

ThischapterdescribeshowtoaddorremoveDellCompellentenclosuresfromaStorage
Center.
Contents
AddingSC280Enclosures ................................................... 174
AddingSC200/220Enclosures ................................................ 184
RemovingEnclosures ....................................................... 193
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Appendix A Adding or Removing an Enclosure
Adding SC280 Enclosures

UsecautionwhenaddinganenclosuretoaliveStorageCentersystemtopreservethe
integrityoftheexistingdata.Thissectiondescribestwomethodsofaddingenclosures:
Addanenclosureinanewchain:byaddingenclosurestoavailableportsonthe
controllersIOcards.Thecurrentconfigurationisundisturbed.Creatinganewchainis
thesafestwaytoincreasestoragecapacity.Whenyouhavemultiplechains,youshould
haveatleasttwoIOcardsineachcontroller.
Addanenclosuretoanexistingchainbyremovingonesideofthechaincausingtraffic
toroutetotheremainingside.Connectthenewenclosureintothedisconnectedsideof
thechain.
Adding an SC280 Enclosure in a New Chain

Thismethodissafeandnonintrusivetotheexistingdisksandchains.Asecondchain
createscontrollerredundancyandsoIPCcrossovercablesarenotrequired.
Check Lead Controller

IdentifytheleadcontrollerbycheckingcontrollersummaryinformationinSystem
Manager.ThesecablinginstructionsassumethatControllerAistheleadcontroller.
1 IntheStorageCenterSystemManager,selecttheControllersnode.
2 Inthecontrollersummarypanenotewhichcontrollerisidentifiedastheleader.
Connect the Enclosure

1 Turnoneachenclosurebeingadded.Whentheenclosuresspinup,makesurethat
eachfrontpanelenclosureandpowerstatusLEDsshownormaloperation.
2 ConnecttheAside(Figure111onpage 176):
a ConnectControllerA:slot3,port2Enclosure2:left,portC.
b ConnectControllerB:slot3,port4Enclosure2:left,portB.
3 ConnecttheBside(Figure 112onpage 177):
a ConnectControllerA:slot3,port4Enclosure2:right,portB.
b ConnectControllerB:slot3,port2Enclosure2:right,portC.
4 IntheStorageCenterSystemManager,selectStorageManagementSystem
SetupConfigureLocalPorts.
5 Makesurethat:
SlotandslotportsareUpandthePurposeissettobackend.
TargetCountequalsthenumberofaddeddrives,demonstratingthatthecontroller
recognizesthenewenclosures.
6 IntheStorageManagerSystemTree,confirmthenumberofenclosures.
Iftherearenomanageddisksinthissystem,theSystemManagerdoesnotassignan
Indexnumber.Ifthesystemcontainsamanageddiskinanyenclosure,theSystem
Managerassignsanindexnumbertothenewenclosures.
Note: Enclosuresmustberunningthecurrentversionoffirmwarebefore
managingthedrivesinStorageCenterSystemManager.
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7 Checkforavailableupdates:
a FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectSystemUpdateUpdateStatus.
b ClickCheckNow.AsStorageCenterchecksforupdates,statusappearsinthe
UpdateStatuswizard.
c
Ifanupdateisavailable,downloadandinstalltheupdateasdescribedinStorage
CenterSoftwareUpdateGuide.
8 TheStorageCenterSystemManagerinformsyouthatyouhavenew,unassigneddisks.
FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectDiskManageUnassignedDisksto
movethemtothemanageddiskfolderandaddthespacetothediskpool.
9 Redistributedataacrossalldrives,byselectingStorageManagement
Disk Rebalance RAID.
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Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 111. Connecting a New SC280 SAS Chain (A Side)
176
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 112. Connecting a New SC280 SAS Chain (B Side)
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Adding to an Existing SC280 Enclosure Chain

Thefollowingexampleshowshowtoinsertanenclosureintoanexistingenclosurechain
byconnectingtheenclosuretoonesideoftheenclosurechainatatime.
Caution: Beforeaddinganenclosuretoanexistingchain,makesurethatyourdata
isbackedup.Formaximumprotection,addenclosuresduringaserviceoutage.
Check the Lead Controller

Check Current Disk Count

CheckthecurrentnumberofdrivesaccessiblebytheStorageCentertouseasacomparison
afteranewenclosureisadded.
SetupConfigure LocalPorts.
2 MaximizetheConfigureLocalPortwizardsothatyoucanseetheTargetCount
column,andnotethenumberofdrivescurrentlyviewedbythecontrollers.This
numberincreaseswhennewenclosuresareadded.
Add an Enclosure to an Existing Chain Currently in Service

Whenaddingenclosurestoanexistingconfiguration,addenclosurestotheendofthe
chain.Disconnectthechainonesideatatimetomaintaindriveavailabilitywhileadding
anenclosure.
Connecting the Enclosure to the A Side

1 DisconnecttheAsidecablesfromthecontrollersasshowninFigure 113onpage 180.
ControllerA:slot3,port1
ControllerB:slot3,port3
IOcontinuesthroughtheBsidecables.
2 Turnontheenclosurebeingadded.Whenthedisksspinup,makesurethatthefront
panelenclosureandpowerstatusLEDsshownormaloperation.
3 MovethecablefromEnclosure1:left,portBEnclosure2:left,port C.
4 ConnectanewcablebetweenEnclosure1:left,portBEnclosure2:left,portAas
showninFigure 114onpage 181.
5 ConnecttheAsidecablestothecontrollersasshowninFigure 114onpage 181.
Enclosure2:left,portCControllerB:slot3,port3.
Enclosure1:left,portCControllerA,slot3port1.
7 Makesurethat:
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recognizesthenewenclosure.
Connecting the Enclosure to the B Side

1 DisconnecttheBsidecablesfromthecontrollersasshowninFigure 115onpage 182
ControllerA:slot3,port3
ControllerB:slot3,port1
IOcontinuesthroughtheAsidecables.
2 MovethecablefromEnclosure1:right,portBEnclosure2:right,port C.
3 ConnectanewcablebetweenEnclosure1:right,portAEnclosure2:right,portBas
showninFigure116onpage 183.
4 ReconnecttheBsidecablestothecontrollersasshowninFigure116onpage 183.
Enclosure1:right,portCControllerB:slot3,port1.
Enclosure2:right,portCControllerA:slot3,port3.
Manage the New Disks

Aftertheenclosureisconnected,makesurethatitisrunningthemostrecentversionof
software.
Note: Enclosuresmustberunningthecurrentversionoffirmwarebeforemanaging
thedrivesinStorageCenterSystemManager.
1 Checkforavailableupdates:
a FromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectSystemUpdateUpdateStatus.
b ClickCheckNow.AsStorageCenterchecksforupdates,statusappearsinthe
UpdateStatuswizard.
c
Ifanupdateisavailable,downloadandinstalltheupdateasdescribedinStorage
CenterSoftwareUpdateGuide.
movethemtothemanageddiskfolderandaddthespacetothediskpool.Formore
information,seetheStorageCenterSystemManagerAdministratorsGuide.
3 ViewthelistofenclosuresinSystemManagerandverifythatthenewenclosuresand
disksappearintheSystemTree.
SetupConfigureLocalPorts.Makesurethat:
5 Toredistributedataacrossalldrives,fromtheStorageManagementmenu,select
DiskRebalance RAID.
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Controller A
1 2 3 4
Disconnect
Controllers,
A-side
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Move Cable
to Enclosure
2, port C
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 113. Disconnect Controllers (A side)
180
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Add cable
Enclosure 2
Figure 114. Add Cable and Reconnect Controllers (A Side)
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Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Disconnect
Controllers,
B-side
Move Cable to
Enclosure 2,
port C
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Figure 115. Disconnect Controllers (B Side)
182
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Add cable
Enclosure 2
Figure 116. Add Cable and Reconnect Controllers (B Side)
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Adding SC200/220 Enclosures

UsecautionwhenaddinganenclosuretoaliveStorageCentersystemtopreservethe
integrityoftheexistingdata.Thissectiondescribestwomethodsofaddingenclosures:
CreateanewchainbyaddingenclosurestoavailableportsonthecontrollersIOcards.
Thecurrentconfigurationisundisturbed.Creatinganewchainisthesafestwayto
increasestoragecapacity.Whenyouhavemultiplechains,youshouldhaveatleasttwo
IOcardsineachcontroller.
Addanenclosuretoanexistingchainbyfailingovertoonesideofthechainandthen
connectingintotheothersideofthechain.
Creating a New Chain of SC200/220 Enclosures

Thismethodissafeandnonintrusivetotheexistingdisksandchains.Figure117on
page 185showsanexampleofaddinganewchainusingthefollowingsteps.
1 Ifthereismorethanoneenclosureinthenewchain,cabletheenclosurestogetherfirst.
Donotconnectthechaintothecontrolleryet.Connecttheenclosures:
a NewEnclosure(3):top,portBNextEnclosure(4):top,port A.
b NewEnclosure(3):bottomportBNextEnclosure(4):bottom,portA.
2 Turnoneachoftheenclosuresbeingadded.Whentheenclosuresspinup,makesure
thatthefrontpanelenclosureandpowerstatusLEDsshownormaloperation.
3 ConnecttheController:slot6,port2Enclosure3:top,portA.
5 Makesurethat:
Slotandslotport(inthiscase,slot6,port2)areUpandthePurposeissettoback
end.
6 IntheStorageManagerSystemTree,confirmthenumberofenclosures.
7 ConnectlastEnclosure(4):bottom,portBController:slot6,port4.
8 Verifythatthelastenclosurehasbeenaddedasdescribedinsteps4through6.
9 Iftherearenomanageddisksinthissystem,theSystemManagerdoesnotassignan
Indexnumber.Ifthesystemcontainsamanageddiskinanyenclosure,theSystem
Managerassignsanindexnumbertothenewenclosures.
fromtheStorageManagementmenu,selectDiskManageUnassignedDisksto
DiskRebalance RAID.
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Controller
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Two new enclosures added

Enclosure 4
Figure 117. Connecting a New SC200/220 SAS Chain
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Adding to an Existing SAS Enclosure Chain

Thefollowingexampleshowshowtoinsertanenclosureintoanexistingenclosurechain
byconnectingtheenclosuretoonesideoftheenclosurechainatatime.Duringthis
process,onesideoftheenclosurechainisdisconnected,andtheStorageCenterfailsover
tothesidethatremainsconnected.
Caution: Beforeaddinganenclosuretoanexistingchain,makesurethatyourdata
isbackedup.Formaximumprotection,addenclosuresduringaserviceoutage.
Check the Lead Controller

Check Current Disk Count

CheckthecurrentnumberofdrivesaccessiblebytheStorageCentertouseasacomparison
afteranewenclosureisadded.
1 Fromaworkstationconnectedtothenetwork,opentheStorageCenterSystem
Manager.
SetupConfigure LocalPorts.
3 MaximizetheConfigureLocalPortwizardsothatyoucanseetheTargetCount
column,andnotethenumberofdrivescurrentlyviewedbythecontrollers.This
numberincreaseswhennewenclosuresareadded.Whenaddingenclosurestoan
existingconfiguration,addenclosurestotheendofthechain.
Add an Enclosure to an Existing Chain Currently in Service

Disconnectthechainonesideatatimetomaintaindriveavailabilitywhileaddingan
enclosure.
1 DisconnecttheAsidecablesfromthecontrollersasshowninFigure 118onpage 187:
ControllerA,slot6port1
ControllerB,slot6port3
IOcontinuesthroughtheBsidecables.
2 Turnoneachoftheenclosuresbeingadded.Whentheenclosuresspinup,makesure
thatthefrontpanelenclosureandpowerstatusLEDsshownormaloperation.
3 MovethecablefromEnclosure2:top,portBEnclosure4:top,port B.
4 UsenewcablestoconnectthenewenclosurestotheAsidecabling(Figure 118on
page 187):
Enclosure2:top,portBEnclosure3:top,portA.
Enclosure3:top,portBEnclosure4,top,portA.
Enclosures3and4arenowpartoftheAsidechainandcanbeconnectedtoControllers
AandB.
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Controller A
Disconnect A side
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Move Cable from
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 2
Add cable
Enclosure 3
Connect
Enclosures
(A side)
Add cable
New Enclosures
Enclosure 4
Figure 118. Connect SC200/220 Enclosures to A side

5 ReconnecttheAsideControllercables:
a Enclosure4:top,portBControllerB:slot6,port3.
b Enclosure1:top,portAControllerA,slot6,port1.
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Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 119. Reconnect SC200/220 A-side Cables to Controllers

7 Makesurethat:
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8 DisconnecttheBsidecablesfromthecontrollersasshowninFigure 120:
ControllerA:slot6port3.
ControllerB,slot6port1.
IOcontinuesthroughtheAsidecables.
9 MovethecablefromEnclosure2:bottom,portBEnclosure4:bottom,port B.
10 Usenewcablestoconnectthenewenclosurestotheexistingenclosures(Bside):
Enclosure2:bottom,portBEnclosure3:bottom,portA.
Enclosure3:bottomportBtoEnclosure4:bottomportA.
Enclosures3and4arenowpartoftheBsidechainandcanbeconnectedtoControllers
AandB.
Controller A
Disconnect B side
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Move Cable from
Enclosure 2
Add cable
Enclosure 3
Connect
Enclosures
(B side)
Add cable
Enclosure 4
Figure 120. Connect SC200/220 Enclosures to B Side
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11 ConnectEnclosure4:bottom,portBControllerA:slot6,port3.
12 ReconnectEnclosure1:bottom,portAControllerB:slot6,port1.
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 121. Reconnect SC200/220 B-side Cables to Controllers

14 IntheStorageManagerSystemTree,viewthelistofenclosures.TheSystemManager
assignsanindexnumbertoallmanageddrives.
DiskRebalance RAID.
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Adding a Second SAS Enclosure, Second Chain

Inadualcontroller,singleSASenclosureconfiguration,controllerredundancyiscreated
usingcrossovercables(IPC)fromcontrollerports2tocontrollerports4.Asecondchain
performsthesameredundancyastheIPCcrossovercables.
Add an Enclosure
Addanewenclosurewhilemaintainingredundancy.
1 Powerontheenclosuresbeingadded.Whentheenclosuresspinup,makesurethatthe
frontpanelenclosureandpowerstatusLEDsshownormaloperation.
2 RemovethetwoIPCcablesfromtheControllers,ports2and4.
3 Connect:ControllerA,port2new Enclosure 3:top,portA.
4 ConnectEnclosure3:top,portBControllerB,port4.
6 Makesurethat:
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Figure 122. Adding an SC200/220 SAS Enclosure, Step 1
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7 ConnectControllerA:port4newEnclosure3:bottom,portB.
8 ConnectEnclosure3:bottom,portAControllerB:port2.
10 Makesurethat:
Controller A
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 2
Figure 123. Adding an SC200/220 SAS Enclosure, B side
192
Removing Enclosures
Removing Enclosures
ThefollowingproceduredescribeshowtouseStorageCenterSystemManagertomove
dataoffthedisksintheenclosuretoberemoved.Formoredetailedinstructions,seethe
StorageCenterSystemManagerAdministratorsGuide.
Caution: Beforeyouremoveanenclosure,makesurethatyourdataisbackedup
andthatalldiskstoberemovedareemptyofdata.
Release Disks
Releasediskstoremovethemfromthepoolinpreparationofremovingtheenclosure.
1 IntheStorageCentertree,expandtheDisksnodetoviewthedisksintheenclosure.
2 Selectallthedisksintheenclosureyouareremoving.
3 Fromtheshortcutmenu,selectReleaseDisk.TheReleaseDiskwizardstarts.
4 NotethewarningandclickYestocontinue.Thediskisimmediatelyreleasedanda
dialogboxopensaskingifyouwishtorebalanceRAIDdevicesnow,later,orskip
balancing.
5 ClickYes.Waitfortherebalanceoperationtofinish.
Enclosureswithalldrivesintheunassigneddiskfolderarenowsafetoremove.
Remove an SC280 Enclosure

TheseinstructionsdescribehowtoremoveanenclosurefromanSC280enclosurechain.If
theconfigurationhastwoenclosurechains,youdonotneedtotakeasystemoutage;
however,thecontrollermustbeabletoseealldrivesthroughonechainwhiletheotherside
isdown.
Caution: TodisconnecttheAsidecablingwithoutasystemoutage,makesurethat
youfirstdisconnecttheAsidecablefromthecontroller.Disconnectinganyother
cablefirstdisruptsIOtotheenclosure,resultinginasystemoutage.
Disconnect the A-side Chain

DisconnecttheenclosuretoberemovedfromtheAsidechain.
1 DisconnecttheAsidecablefromControllerB:slot3,port3.TheBsidecontinuesto
carryIOwhiletheAsideisdisconnected(seeFigure 124onpage 194).
3 Makesurethat:
4 Removethecablebetween:Enclosure1:left,portBEnclosure2:left,portA(see
Figure 124onpage 194).
5 MovethecablefromEnclosure2:left,portCEnclosure1:left,port A(seeFigure 125
onpage 195).
6 ReconnectthetopcabletoControllerB:slot3,port3(seeFigure 125onpage 195).
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Controller A
Controller B
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Disconnect A side
Enclosure 1
Remove the A-side

cable between
enclosures
Enclosure 2
Figure 124. Disconnecting the SC280 Enclosure from the A side
194
Removing Enclosures
Controller A
Controller B
Reconnect A side,
after moving the
cable below
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
A
Move the A-side cable

to remaining enclosure
Enclosure 2
Figure 125. Reconnecting the A-Side Cable
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Caution: TodisconnecttheBsidecablingwithoutasystemoutage,makesurethat
youfirstdisconnecttheBsidecablefromthecontroller.Disconnectinganyother
Disconnect the B-side Chain

DisconnecttheenclosuretoberemovedfromtheBsidechain.
1 DisconnecttheBsidecablefromControllerA:slot3,port3.TheAsidecontinuesto
carryIOwhiletheB sideisdisconnected(seeFigure 126onpage 197).
3 Makesurethat:
4 RemovethecablebetweenEnclosure1:right,portAEnclosure 2:right,portB(see
5 MovethecablefromEnclosure2:right,portCEnclosure1:right,port B(see
6 ReconnecttheBsidecabletoControllerA:slot3,port3(seeFigure 127onpage 198).
7 Theenclosureisnowdisconnectedandcanberemoved.
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Removing Enclosures
Disconnect
B side
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Remove the B-side cable

between enclosures
Move to
Enclosure 1,
right, port B
Enclosure 2
Figure 126. Disconnecting the SC280 Enclosure from the B-side Chain
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Reconnect B side
Controller A
1 2 3 4
Controller B
1 2 3 4
Enclosure 1
Figure 127. Reconnecting the B-Side Cable
198
Removing Enclosures
Remove an SC200/SC220 Enclosure

TheseinstructionsdescribehowtoremovethetopenclosurefromaSC200/SC220
enclosurechain.Iftheconfigurationhastwoenclosurechains,youdonotneedtotakea
systemoutage;however,thecontrollermustbeabletoseealldrivesthroughonechain
whiletheothersideisdown.
Caution: TodisconnecttheAsidecablingwithoutasystemoutage,makesurethat
youfirstdisconnecttheAsidecablefromthecontroller.Disconnectinganyother
Disconnect the A-side Chain

DisconnecttheenclosuretoberemovedfromtheAsidechain.
1 DisconnecttheAsidecablefromControllerA:slot6,port1.TheBsidecontinuesto
carryIOwhiletheAsideisdisconnected(seeFigure 128onpage 200).
2 IntheConfigureLocalPortswizard,makesurethattheBsideportsonbothcontrollers
areUpandtheTargetCountrecognizesthedrivesthroughtheBside.
3 Removethecablebetween:Enclosure1:top,portBEnclosure2:top,portA(see
4 MovethecablefromEnclosure1:top,portAEnclosure2:top,port A(seeFigure 129
onpage 201).
5 ReconnectthetopcabletoControllerA:slot6,port1(seeFigure 130onpage 203).
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Controller A
Disconnect A side
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Remove the A-side cable

between enclosures
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 128. Disconnecting the SC200/220 Enclosure from the A side
200
Removing Enclosures
Controller A
Reconnect A side, after

moving the cable below
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Move the A-side cable
to next enclosure
Enclosure 2
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 129. Reconnecting the SC200/220 A side
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Caution: TodisconnecttheBsidecablingwithoutasystemoutage,makesurethat
youfirstdisconnecttheBsidecablefromthecontroller.Disconnectinganyother
Disconnect the B-side Chain

DisconnecttheenclosuretoberemovedfromtheBsidechain.
1 DisconnecttheBsidecablefromControllerB:slot5,port1.TheAsidecontinuesto
carryIOwhiletheB sideisdisconnected(seeFigure 130onpage 203).
2 IntheConfigureLocalPortswizard,makesurethattheAsideportsonbothcontrollers
areUpandtheTargetCountrecognizesthedrivesthroughtheAside.
3 RemovethecablebetweenEnclosure1:bottom,portBEnclosure 2:bottom,portA
(seeFigure 130onpage 203).
4 ReconnecttheBsidecabletoControllerB:slot5,port1(seeFigure 131onpage 204).
5 Thetopenclosureisnowdisconnectedandcanberemoved.
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Removing Enclosures
Controller A
Disconnect
B side
Controller B
Enclosure 1
Remove the B-side

cable between
enclosures
Enclosure 2
Move to Enclosure
2, bottom, port A
Enclosure 3
Enclosure 4
Figure 130. Disconnecting the SC200/220 Enclosure from the B-side Chain
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Reconnect B side
Controller A
Controller B
Figure 131. Top SC200/220 Enclosure Disconnected
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Troubleshooting
Thisappendixcontainstroubleshootingstepsforcommonproblems.
Contents
TroubleshootingtheSerialConnection ........................................ 205
TroubleshootingEnclosures .................................................. 205
TroubleshootingLicenses .................................................... 206
TroubleshootingUpdates .................................................... 206
Troubleshooting the Serial Connection

Issue
Possible Reason
Solution
Unabletoconnecttoa
controllerwithaserial
connection
Communicationproblems.
Reseatorreplacecables.
Verifythetelnetsettings.
Troubleshooting Enclosures
Issue
Possible Reason
NoDisksFoundbyStartup
Wizard:
Needtoupdatesoftwareand/or 1 ClickQuit.
firmwaretouseattached
2 CheckforStorageCenterUpdatesonpage 172.
enclosure.
3 CompletetheStartupWizardonpage 129.
Nodiskscouldbefound
attachedtothisDell
CompellentStorageCenter.
Enclosurefirmwareupdate
fails
Cablingisnotredundant.
Solution
1 Checkthebackendcablingandensurethat
redundantconnectionsareused.
SeeSASRedundancyonpage 55formore
information.
ExpectedDisksand/or
EnclosuresareMissing
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Needtoupdatesoftwareand/or 1 Checkthebackendcablingandenclosures
firmwaretouseattached
powerstate.
enclosureand/ordrives.
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Appendix B Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Licenses
Issue
Possible Reason
Solution
Error:Thelicensefileisnot
valid(couldbeoldlicense
file).ContactDellTechnical
SupportServicesforanew
licensefile.
Canhappenwithadual
controllerStorageCenterif
thereisanattempttoapplythe
licensefilebeforethecontrollers
arejoinedandthelicensefileis
appliedtothecontrollerwith
thewrongserialnumber.
MakesurethatallthestepsinChapter 5:Setupthe
StorageCenterSoftware,onpage 119arefollowed
inorderandtryagain.
MakesuretoconnecttotheIPaddressofthe
controllerwiththelowerserialnumber.
Makesuretheserialnumberinthenameofthe
licensefilematchesthecontroller.
Troubleshooting Updates
Issue
Possible Reason
Solution
CannotcompleteStartup
Yournetworkmightemploya 1 EstablishaserialconnectiontotheStorage
Wizardandcannotcheckfor proxyserver,ConfigurePhone
Center.
updates
HomeProxyServerUsingthe 2 Runthefollowingcommands:
CommandLineInterface(CLI).
mc values set UsePhHomeProxy true
mc values set PhHomeProxyString
[proxy server IP address]
mc values set PhHomeProxyUserName
[proxy server user name]
mc values set PhPomeProxyPassword
[proxy server password]
4 CompletetheStartupWizardonpage 129.
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3 Connect the Back End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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4 Connect the Front End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Front-End Connectivity Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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6 Perform Post-Setup Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

A Adding or Removing an Enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

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Figure 1. Storage Center Architectures

Figure 2. SC8000 Controller Communication Links

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Figure 3. Dell Compellent SC8000 Controllers

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SC8000 Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 4. Front Panel Features and Indicators

SC8000 LCD Panel Features

Figure 5. LCD Panel Features

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SC8000 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 6. SC8000 Controller Back View

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NIC Indicator Codes

Figure 7. NIC Indicator

Power Indicator Codes

Figure 8. AC Power Supply Status Indicator

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SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 9. SC280 Enclosure Front Panel Features and Indicators

SC280 Drawer Front-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 10. SC280 Drawer Front Panel Features and Indicators

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SC280 Back-Panel Features and Indicators

Figure 11. SC280 Back Panel Identification

SC280 EMM Features and Indicators

Figure 12. IO Module Indicators

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SC280 Power Supply Unit Features and Indicators

Figure 13. SC280 PSU Features and Indicators

Fan Module Features and Indicators

Figure 14. SC280 Fan Module Features and Indicators

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SC280 Enterprise Plus Drives

Figure 15. SC280 Hard Drive Indicators

SC280 Drive Numbering

Figure 16. Hard Drive Numbering

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