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How To Make Fc4700 Sp To Factory Status

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Setup Guide - Page 2

... its publication date. All other trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Notice Copyright © 2001 EMC Corporation. All rights reserved. EMC CORPORATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PUBLICATION, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR...

Setup Guide - Page 3

...(SPS) Connections • Start the FC4700 • Initialize the FC4700 • Connect a Management Station • Configure the FC4700 System • Make Switch or Host Connections • Set Up the Hosts • Create FC4700 ...for lists and .pdf copies of each step. the most current versions of FC4700 documentation are available on page 19 of this guide lists and describes additional ...

Setup Guide - Page 4

... ❑ FC4700 Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE) with • Minimum of nine hard disk drives • Two storage processors (SP) ❑ Standby Power Supply (SPS) (2) &#...FC4700 Configuration Planning Guide (P/N 014003016) ❑ EMC Navisphere Event Monitor Administrator's Guide (P/N 069001037) ❑ EMC Navisphere Manager Administrator's Guide (P/N 069001036) ❑ EMC Navisphere Server...

Setup Guide - Page 5

... to accommodate the cabinet's two 240-volt ac power cables. Confirm that electrical wiring is in place at your FC4700 system. Storage processor B (SP-B) DAE DAE DAE DPE Storage processor A (SP-A) Rear of cabinet Standby power supply A (SPS-A) Standby power supply B (SPS-B) EMC1990 1. Before You Start IMPORTANT Be sure you have completed all of the...

Setup Guide - Page 6

If necessary, refer to it, make sure the switches are installed in Step 1 on the path between the FC4700 and the hosts (servers) that your facility has adequate network...host you received with your facility set up IP addresses for each storage processor (SP) requires a separate network connection. 3. Make sure that the Standby Power Supplies (SPSs), Disk Processor Enclosure (DPE), and ...

Setup Guide - Page 7

... behind the fan pack is on, then replace the fan pack. IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Step 2 Verify Power Supply Settings 1. Step 1 Gather Network Information SP-A SP-B Hostname Up to 15 alphanumeric characters. Special characters such as dots, spaces, or underscores are acceptable. Dashes are not allowed. Remove the disk drive fan...

Setup Guide - Page 8

... to the lower serial port (COM2) of SP-B. 6 Standby power supply A (SPS-A) connects to the lower serial port (COM2) of SP-A. 2. Step 3 Confirm the Standby Power Supply (SPS) Connections In most cases, standby power supplies are correct and fully seated. SPS-A COM2 SP-B COM2 SP-A SPS-B EMC1994 1. Verify that your FC4700 SPS connections are connected to the storage processors prior...

Setup Guide - Page 9

... breaker Circuit breaker SPS-A power switch SPS-B power switch EMC1995 1. Connecting only one power source will degrade the FC4700's performance. 2. Plug the two 240-volt ac power cables into the power outlets in Chapter 4 of the cabinet's side power strips. 3. Turn on the circuit breakers on the front of the DPE, make sure the...

Setup Guide - Page 10

...use DHCP. 8 Service Laptop Setup 1. Set up on SP-A with the null modem cable. usually a laptop model - Make sure Dial-Up Networking between 2 PCs is installed and set... FC4700 Rackmount Model Hardware Reference. IMPORTANT The following guidelines outline how experienced technical personnel initialize an FC4700 storage system. Step 5 Initialize the FC4700 Initializing the FC4700 ...

Setup Guide - Page 11

... Information. 10. Disconnect the service laptop from SP-A and connect it to the serial port on SP-B. Set up a user account. 6. Set the SPS test time for SP-A. Use the information you collected and entered earlier in your system. Step 5 Initialize the FC4700 (continued) Critical Parameter Setup On the FC4700: 5. Create the Persistent Storage Management (PSM...

Setup Guide - Page 12

... connected. . Perform the commit if necessary. Make certain all software packages are committed. Management station LAN 10 EMC1991 NOTE Keep the service laptop connected until you have tested the LAN connections to be managed. 13. Setup Confirmation 14. Step 6 Connect a Management Station Connect each FC4700 SP Agent to the Navisphere management station. In...

Setup Guide - Page 13

... software packages are committed. enable automatic polling, automatic polling priority, and SP-A and SP-B statistics logging. 5. If the FC4700 is running Access Logix, set the data access property. Specify any software packages requiring a COMMIT. Make Switch or Host Connections 11 Step 7 Configure the FC4700 System Configure the storage system using Navisphere Manager from the Navisphere...

Setup Guide - Page 14

...port (SAN configurations) • With RemoteMirror - Step 8 Make Switch or Host Connections Optical GBIC cable RX TX Port 0 Port 1 SP-B Port 0 SP-A Port 1 EMC1992 1. Remove the protective covers from each ... installed in the host server, complete Step 9, then connect the SP. • Storage Area Network (SAN) - Plug the cables into the SP host ports. 3. The host server's host bus adapter ...

Setup Guide - Page 15

...8226; EMC Fibre Channel HBA/Driver Release Notes appropriate for each HBA and all the SP ports that will use the storage system. For a direct attach configuration, connect each ... switch port. 3. IMPORTANT The following steps summarize how experienced technical personnel set up FC4700 hosts. Switch Zone Creation Refer to the device-specific documentation provided with the host ...

Setup Guide - Page 16

... to complete the following for your host, and your configuration requires it. • FC4700 storage systems support CDE in AIX, NetWare, Solaris, Windows NT and Windows 2000 environments...Activate the driver. Navisphere Host Software Installation Refer to the appropriate EMC Navisphere Server Software Setup Guide to the storage system and Navisphere® Application Transparent Failover...

Setup Guide - Page 17

... system you have bound all the LUNs on each procedure, refer to the same Storage Group. 6. For detailed instructions on an FC4700 without Access Logix, reboot the server. The host will now recognize the new LUNs. LUN and Storage Group Creation Refer to only one or more LUNs in each Storage Group...

Setup Guide - Page 18

...; Mounting the file systems or volumes. 2. Make the LUNs for each host available to work with the FC4700. 16 If hosts are clustered, set up the clustering software to the host's operating system. Step 11 Complete the Host Setup Refer to the appropriate EMC Navisphere Server Software Setup Guide to complete the following...

Setup Guide - Page 19

Step 12 Set Up MirrorView™ and SnapView™ Software (optional) IMPORTANT If you want to create snapshots. 3. Configure the snapshot cache for each SP that will access it . 2. Create a remote mirror. 3. If you plan to complete the following procedures. MirrorView Setup 1. If desired, add a secondary image to the Storage ...

Setup Guide - Page 21

... to activate remote mirrors or start a SnapView session. Your Next Step You are available in case you encounter problems while setting up or using the FC4700. For questions about • Storage system configurations • Configuration planning Use this resource It contains Find it here EMC Fibre Channel Storage System Model...

Setup Guide - Page 22

...8226; Last minute changes to documentation Use this resource HBA and driver Release Notes FC4700 Rackmount Model Hardware Reference It contains Find it here • Required software environment...managing the storage system • Troubleshooting • Glossary EMC Navisphere® Server Software for your operating system, application(s), and hardware environment • Required software...