SANtricity Storage

Manager
Simulator Guide
10.84 V1
Prerequisites
The DSM Demo program runs on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Server 200!2008,
and Windows " 32-bit environmen#s. $#her environmen#s have no# %een #es#ed nor
are #he& approved 'or use.
Loading the software
The DSM Demo program is avai(a%(e 'rom a varie#& o' sour)es *+D, we%, e#)., and
)omes as a -ip .(e wi#h #he 'o((owing name/ NetApp SANtricity 10.84 V1.zip.
0n-ip #his .(e in#o a 'o(der o' &our )hoi)e. Wi#hin #his 'o(der wi(( %e #he DEMO 'o(der
and simp(& naviga#e #here and e1e)u#e #he %a#)h .(e named S#ar#23
Series410844V1p5g.
6ou7re read& #o go8
Helful Hints
When #he ins#a((a#ion o' #he S9:#ri)i#& Simu(a#or is )omp(e#ed, i# is not ne)essar&
#o re%oo# &our s&s#em %e'ore e1e)u#ing #he S#ar#23Series410844V1p5g %a#)h .(e.
;' &ou have had previous versions o' #he Simu(a#or ins#a((ed, ghos# s&s#ems ma&
appear and have a s#a#us o' unresponsive. To )orre)#, simp(& de(e#e an&
unresponsive s&s#ems and redis)over #he dis5 s&s#ems.
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Getting Started
21e)u#ing S#ar#23Series410844V1p5g s#ar#s a =ava session wi#h #he S9:#ri)i#&
Simu(a#or. 6ou7(( see #he S9:#ri)i#& S#orage Manager sp(ash s)reen 'o((owed %& one
o' #he #wo 'o((owing s)reens/
;' #his is #he .rs# #ime &ou7ve ins#a((ed #he S9:#ri)i#& Simu(a#or, &ou7(( see #he Se(e)#
9ddi#ion Me#hod s)reen as5ing #o au#oma#i)a((& dis)over s#orage su%s&s#ems. Se(e)#
$>.
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;' &ou7ve had previous versions o' #he S9:#ri)i#& Simu(a#or, &ou7(( see #he Se#up Ta%
in #he 2n#erprise Managemen# Window. +(i)5 9dd S#orage Su%s&s#ems, se(e)# #he
9u#oma#i) op#ion 'rom #he ne1# window and )(i)5 $>, #hen )(i)5 $> one (as# #ime.
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$n)e #he au#oma#i) dis)over& is )omp(e#e, se(e)# #he devi)es #a% #o see #he
s&s#ems.
9s no#ed ear(ier, &ou ma& see unresponsive ghos# s&s#ems 'rom previous Simu(a#or
sessions. ;' so, simp(& remove *de(e#e, #hem and #hen 9dd S#orage Su%s&s#em 'rom
#he Se#up #a%.
There are #wo op#ions #o se(e)# a s&s#em #o manage/
+(i)5 Manage a S#orage 9rra& 'rom #he Se#up #a%, #hen se(e)# #he s&s#em &ou
wish #o manage? or
<o #o #he Devi)es #a% and dou%(e3)(i)5 on #he s&s#em &ou wish #o manage.
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Se(e)#ing #he 2@4A0 wi(( open #he 9rra& Managemen# Window/
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0pon se(e)#ing a S#orage 9rra&, #he Dis5 Poo( 9u#oma#i) +on.gura#ion Window wi((
appear wi#h a Be)ommended Dis5 Poo( +on.gura#ion/
;' &ou wish #o use )on.gure dis5 poo(s a# #his #ime, se(e)# C6es7 o#herwise se(e)# C:o7
or )(ose #he window #o )on.gure dis5 poo(s a# ano#her #ime.
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;' &ou )hoose #o )on.gure a dis5 poo(, #he ne1# window &ou wi(( %e presen#ed wi#h is
#he Vo(ume 9u#oma#i) +on.gura#ion Window.
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The Se#up #a% provides (aun)h poin#s 'or near(& a(( rou#ine adminis#ra#ive #as5s,
in)(uding/
Do)a#e S#orage 9rra&
Bename S#orage 9rra&
+hange Eardware View $rder
Se# a S#orage 9rra& Password
Manage Premium Fea#ures
+on.gure iS+S; Eos# Por#s
+rea#e S#orage
Save +on.gura#ion
Manua((& De.ne Eos#s
Map Vo(umes
+on.gure 2#herne# Managemen# Por#s
The #as5s )an a(so %e a))essed 'rom #he pu(( down menus a)ross #he #op/
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or %& going #o #he S#orage G +op& Servi)es, Eos# Mappings, or Eardware #a%s and
righ#3)(i)5ing on #he appropria#e o%He)#, whi)h we wi(( demons#ra#e in #he )oming
pages.
The Storage ! "oy Ser#ices #a% is #he se)ond #a% a))essi%(e 'rom #he 9rra&
Window.
9rra& Managemen# Window I S#orage G +op& Servi)es Ta%
The Storage ! "oy Ser#ices pane provides a #ree3s#ru)#ured view o' #he arra&7s
dis5 )on.gura#ions. +(i)5ing #he p(us *J, sign or #he minus *3, sign adHa)en# #o #he
arra& wi(( e1pand or )o((apse #he view. These views under #he s#orage arra& in)(ude
un3)on.gured )apa)i#& as we(( as )on.gured vo(ume groups and #heir asso)ia#ed
vo(umes. S9:#ri)i#& Snapsho#s, i' an&, )an a(so %e viewed 'rom #he vo(umes in
whi)h #he& reside.
The Storage Array pane provides de#ai(ed in'orma#ion a%ou# #he )omponen#
se(e)#ed in #he Storage ! "oy Ser#ices pane. The in'orma#ion varies depending
on wha# #&pe o' )omponen# is se(e)#ed. ;n'orma#ion ma& in)(ude whe#her #he
)omponen# is in an op#ima( s#a#us, #o#a( )apa)i#&, B9;D (eve(, media and in#er'a)e
#&pe as we(( as )on#ro((er ownership.
The ph&si)a( )omponen#7s overview is provided in #he Storage Array pane and is
asso)ia#ed wi#h #he (ogi)a( )omponen# se(e)#ed in #he Storage ! "oy Ser#ices
pane. 9 grea#er de#ai(ed view )an %e 'ound %& righ#3)(i)5ing a )omponen#, and
se(e)#ing KView 9sso)ia#ed Ph&si)a( +omponen#sL.
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This ph&si)a( view )an a(so %e re#rieved %& se(e)#ing #he Hardware #a% whi)h wi((
%e )overed ne1#.
9s men#ioned ear(ier, in genera(, se(e)#ing an o%He)# *arra&, vo(ume, )on#ro((er,
drive, and righ#3)(i)5ing pops up a (is# o' )ommands asso)ia#ed wi#h #he o%He)#. The
same )on#ro( is a(so a)hieved %& using #he eMuiva(en# menu se(e)#ion i#em. For
e1amp(e, righ#3)(i)5ing a vo(ume group/
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$ight%clic& "ommands'
Oprovides #he same op#ions as )(i)5ing on #he S#orage menu op#ion/
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This is #rue 'or a(( (ogi)a( *vo(ume group, vo(ume, and ph&si)a( *9rra&, drive,
)on#ro((er, o%He)#s.
The Hardware #a% provides %o#h a ph&si)a( view o' #he s#orage arra& as we(( as
de#ai(ed in'orma#ion regarding #he ph&si)a( )omponen#s. Wi#hin #he Hardware #a%,
#he Hardware pane appears on #he (e'# and #he asso)ia#ed proper#ies appears on
#he righ#. The Hardware pane shows a graphi)a( represen#a#ion o' #he ph&si)a(
)omponen#s in #he s#orage su%s&s#em, su)h as #he B9;D )on#ro((er modu(es and #he
e1pansion en)(osures whi(e de#ai(ed in'orma#ion a%ou# #he )omponen# #ha# is
se(e)#ed in #he Hardware pane is disp(a&ed on #he righ#.
The drop down menu in #he Hardware pane a((ows #he user se(e)# whi)h ph&si)a(
)omponen#s #he& wou(d (i5e disp(a&ed in on #he righ#.
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The Eos# Maings #a% provides a view o' how ea)h vo(ume is mapped #o a server.
Se(e)#ing #he S#orage 9rra& shows a(( mappings 'or #ha# dis5 s&s#em/
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Setting u a Demo En#ironment
Wi#h un)on.gured s#orage arra&s, &ou have op#ions 'or how &ou wish #o demo #he
<0;. The& are idea( 'or in3dep#h e1p(ora#ion o' #he S9:#ri)i#& 2S S#orage Manager
'ea#ure se#. These s&s#ems )an serve as a %asis 'or demons#ra#ing how arra&s and
vo(umes are )rea#ed, mappings are de.ned and premium 'ea#ures are u#i(i-ed.
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