HP N1200-320 User Manual

*AG314-96001* AG314-96001HP StorageWorksN1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guidePart number: AG314-96001First edition: June 2006

10 IntroductionOperation indicatorsThe HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router has LED indicators for monitoring overall status as shown in Figure 3.F

100 Troubleshooting

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 101APin assignmentsDB-9 pin assignmentsIn conjunction with the pin assignments provided fo

102 Pin assignmentsRJ-45 Ethernet Pin AssignmentsThe pin assignments given for the RJ-45 Ethernet connection are in reference to the Ethernet receptac

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 103B Regulatory compliance and safetyRegulatory complianceRegulatory compliance identifica

104 Regulatory compliance and safety• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit that is different from that to which the receiver is connected

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 105International notices and statementsCanadian notice (avis Canadien)Class A equipmentThi

106 Regulatory compliance and safetyJapanese noticeKorean noticesSafetyBattery statementWARNING! This product contains one lithium manganese dioxide b

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 107Taiwan battery recycling noticeThe Taiwan EPA requires dry battery manufacturing or imp

108 Regulatory compliance and safety

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 109C Inband SCSI-3 commandsThe HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router supports a set of S

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 11How the HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router worksThe network storage router is a dev

110 Inband SCSI-3 commandsThe network storage router returns the LUN Parameters as defined in Table 12.Table 12 Report LUNs Parameter ListNOTE: The LU

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 111EVPD Page 0x80If the EVPD bit is set and the Page Code is 0x80 the unit serial number p

112 Inband SCSI-3 commandsNOTE: The Revision Level comes from the last four characters of the build string, which appears in the headings for most men

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 113D Addressing, structures, and operationsFibre Channel and SCSI systems employ different

114 Addressing, structures, and operationsThe network storage router supports the Peripheral Device Addressing Method and the Logical Unit Addressing

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 115Indexed addressing optionIndexed Addressing allows for host bus adapter (HBA) drivers t

116 Addressing, structures, and operationsattached devices directly without having to perform discovery by issuing commands through all possible combi

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 117E Enabling DHCP on the HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage RouterDHCP, or Dynamic Host Con

118 Enabling DHCP on the HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage RouterSetting up DHCP over network storage router interfacesNetwork storage routers use thre

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 119• Select 2. The following menu appears:Figure 79 Ethernet configuration menuSelect 7 to

12 IntroductionExternal indicators• Fibre Channel link status and activity LEDs• SCSI bus activity LED• Ethernet link status and activity LEDs• Power/

120 Enabling DHCP on the HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage RouterDHCP has been successfully activated. Note that the IP Address my also appear differen

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 121Visual ManagerTo access the network storage router using the Visual Manager interface:1

122 Enabling DHCP on the HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 123Glossaryadapter A printed circuit assembly that translates data between the FC host pro

124FC device A device that uses Fibre Channel communications.FC port An opening at the back of the network storage router that provides a fiber optic

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 125initiator A device (usually a host system) that requests an operation to be performed b

126online For the network storage router, online indicates that at least one adapter in the network storage router is active and available for access.

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 127SCSI bus The means of transferring SCSI data between SCSI devices. It is an 8-bit or 16

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N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 129IndexAaddressing 113audience 7authorized reseller, HP 8autobaud 21Avis Canadien, regula

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 132 Installation, cabling, and setupNOTE: Read this chapter carefully and completely befor

130Class B Equipment, compliance notice 103declaration of conformity 104modifications 104Fibre Channel hostsviewing and changingVisual Manager 48Fibre

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 131Visual Manager 42Rrack stability, warning 8reboot 90rebootingVisual Manager 57recycling

132configuration of 42default map 43discovery mode 42hard AL_PA 42link status 42performance mode 43port mode 42Fibre Channel hosts, viewing and changi

14 Installation, cabling, and setupDesktop installationRemove the router from the protective bag. Attach the stick-on feet to the bottom four corners

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 15Attach the outer rail assembly to the rackNOTE: The size of the router and the rail asse

16 Installation, cabling, and setupAttach the rear extension bracket1. Loosen the screw on the rear extension bracket of the outer rail assembly.2. Wh

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 17Install the router into the rack1. Move the ball-bearing slide on each of the outer rail

18 Installation, cabling, and setupSetting up serial port communicationsThe network storage router is designed to communicate with a terminal or any o

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 19Cabling the N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage RouterNOTE: Refer to the HP StorageWorks MSL20

Legal and notice information© Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regar

20 Installation, cabling, and setupSCSI connectionCAUTION: SCSI ports on the network storage router are not hot-pluggable. Power off the network stora

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 21Serial port connectionThe 3-pin connector on the network storage router provides a seria

22 Installation, cabling, and setup

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 233 Device managementTo provide connectivity between hosts and devices, it is necessary fo

24 Device managementDiscoveryDiscovery is a feature that makes it easy to display attached FC and SCSI target devices and have them mapped automatical

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 25• The Indexed map is initially empty and can be modified by the user, however, this is n

26 Device management

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 274 N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router managementThe HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Ro

28 N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router managementYour DHCP server may also allow you to set up an extended lease reservation for an IP address, by pr

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 29Visual managerThe network storage router allows any standard Internet Web browser to vie

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 3About this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30 N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router management

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 315 Visual manager user interfaceThe HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router allows any st

32 Visual manager user interface5. Enter the authorized user name and password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. The default user name i

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 33Home pageThe Main menu home page is displayed when Visual Manager (VM) is accessed.The h

34 Visual manager user interface• Main menu options:• Home displays network storage router status information.• System configures standard system comp

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 35Serial configurationThe Serial screen is used to change the baud rate for the serial por

36 Visual manager user interfaceNetwork configurationThe Network screen is used to enter Ethernet configuration settings (see Figure 16).Figure 16 Net

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 37NOTE: To use the DHCP feature, a DHCP server must be operational on the Ethernet network

38 Visual manager user interfaceUser security settingsUser name and passwordThe User screen is used to set up network storage router security such as

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 39Real-Time Clock configurationThe Real-Time Clock screen is used to set the system time a

44 N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Configuration methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

40 Visual manager user interfaceReset menuThe Reset menu is used to reset the network storage router to factory default settings (see Figure 20).Figur

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 41Ports menuAccessed from the Main menu, the Ports menu is used to view and to modify conf

42 Visual manager user interfaceFibre Channel port configurationWhen the Fibre Channel port is selected in Ports menu, the Fibre Channel Configuration

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 43• Discovery on Link Up allows the network storage router to automatically discover all F

44 Visual manager user interfaceSCSI bus configurationWhen a SCSI bus is selected in the Ports menu, the SCSI Bus Configuration screen is displayed (s

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 45Discovery menuAccessed from the Main menu, the Discovery menu is used to view existing,

46 Visual manager user interfaceFigure 26 Perform discovery on SCSI Bus 0 screen

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 47Mapping menuAccessed from the Main menu, the Mapping menu is used to create or edit LUN

48 Visual manager user interfaceViewing and changing Fibre Channel map informationNOTE: Port 0 Device Map is the HP recommended map to be used for edi

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 49Statistics menuAccessed from the Main menu, the Statistics menu is used to display Fibre

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 5Editing a host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

50 Visual manager user interfaceUtilities menuAccessed from the Main menu, the Utilities menu is used to view and configure utility options (see Figur

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 51FTP utility accessThe FTP utility screen is used to open an FTP session (see Figure 30).

52 Visual manager user interfaceNOTE: If a valid firmware or configuration file is uploaded to the network storage router, an automatic reboot occurs

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 53Current, previous, and last assert trace displaysThese three Utilities menu screens show

54 Visual manager user interface• Warning Events• Notify Events• Info Events• Debug Events• Log All EventsEvent logging captures the last 215 events a

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 55Clear event logThe Clear Event Log screen is used to clear the Event Log (see Figure 34)

56 Visual manager user interfaceWhile the network storage router’s current, previous, and last assert trace data does provide a complete summary of ev

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 57Reboot optionCAUTION: Confirm there is no activity, such as a backup in progress, before

58 Visual manager user interface

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 596 Using the Command Line InterfaceThis chapter describes specific configuration options

6A Pin assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101DB-9 pin assignments . . .

60 Using the Command Line InterfaceThe main menu allows for various operations to be performed on the network storage router.• Select 1 to access netw

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 61Baud rate configurationThis menu changes the baud rate used on the serial port. Select 1

62 Using the Command Line InterfaceEthernet configurationThis option allows for setting up all Ethernet network settings including IP address, subnet

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 63• Select 7 to toggle the DHCP setting. This setting enables/disables support for Dynamic

64 Using the Command Line InterfaceFibre Channel configurationThis menu allows for setting the Fibre Channel Address method, Hard Address value, disco

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 65• Select 3 to change the Toggle Port Mode between Auto Sense - Soft AL_PA, N_Port, and A

66 Using the Command Line InterfaceFollowing are descriptions for each of the override settings:NOTE: Normally, override settings should not be change

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 67Parallel SCSI configurationThis menu allows for setting up SCSI attributes.Figure 42 Par

68 Using the Command Line InterfaceSCSI initiator menuThis option allows for setting up the SCSI Initiator.Figure 43 SCSI initiator menu• Select 1 to

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 69Maximum SCSI bus speed menuThis option allows for setting the maximum SCSI bus speed. Wh

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 7About this guideThis guide provides information about:• Installing the HP StorageWorks N1

70 Using the Command Line InterfaceDevice mappingThis option allows the user to manipulate maps and associate a selected host with a particular map. E

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 71NOTE: Because the entire list of maps may not fit on one screen, select N or P to go bac

72 Using the Command Line InterfaceNOTE: Hi-Sup Bit is only set in an Active Fabric LUN which needs to be mapped as the first device (FC LUN 00).Selec

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 73Remove gapsNOTE: SCSI devices attached to a Fibre Channel port must be mapped as sequent

74 Using the Command Line InterfaceThe following is an example of a host list for FCP hosts:Figure 49 Host list for FCP hostsNOTE: Because the entire

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 75Following the successful addition of the host, the host list is displayed again and the

76 Using the Command Line Interface• Select 8 from the Device Mapping Main menu to display the entire device list. Because the entire device list may

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 77Trace and event settings configurationThis option allows set up of trace and events sett

78 Using the Command Line InterfaceIf the Enter key is selected, the next page of trace levels appears as follows:Figure 55 Trace settingsEnter a leve

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 79• Enter 1 to disable event logging.• Enter 2 through 9 to log the specified events or hi

8IMPORTANT: Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.NOTE: Provides additional information.TIP: Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.H

80 Using the Command Line InterfaceReal-Time clock configurationWhen this option is selected from the Perform Configuration menu, the System Clock Set

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 81• Select 2 to change the location of LUNs in an auto-assigned map. LUNs can be positione

82 Using the Command Line InterfaceSystem statistics menuFigure 61 System status/statistics menu• Select 1 from the System Status/Statistics menu to d

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 83• Select 1 from the Fibre Channel Status menu to display Fibre Channel Link Status. Figu

84 Using the Command Line InterfaceSelect A to have the status information repeatedly refreshed.• Select 2 from the Fibre Channel Status menu to displ

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 85• Select 5 to display FC SeqCmd_Q Resources.• Select 6 to display FC SFP Data.• Select 3

86 Using the Command Line InterfaceEvent LogWhen this option is selected from the System Utilities menu, the Event Log menu is displayed (see Figure 6

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 87Diagnostics modeWhen this option is selected from the System Utilities menu, a confirmat

88 Using the Command Line InterfaceSpecial Fibre Channel link controlWhen this option is selected from the System Utilities menu, the Special Fibre Ch

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 89or other ID. SCSI commands which have already been tracked, then that information is dis

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 91IntroductionThe HP StorageWorks N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router provides bi-directi

90 Using the Command Line Interface• For the previous trace buffer, use get prvtrace.txt.The file transfers from the network storage router. RebootWhe

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 917Using the FTP interfaceThis chapter describes specific management options available fro

92 Using the FTP interfaceNOTE: If the network storage router is to use a static IP address, the pre-filled in address when DHCP is disabled is 1.1.1.

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 93• For the current event log, use get eventlog.txt.The file will transfer to the current

94 Using the FTP interface

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 958TroubleshootingVarious problems can arise when configuring and using the HP N1200-320 4

96 Troubleshootingcorresponding target device activity, there may be a problem with the SCSI bus configuration. Verify the SCSI bus configuration.• Et

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 97discovered” device every time there is a reboot. By using the included INF file, the use

98 TroubleshootingEven if the SCSI devices are displayed, they are not accessible unless the mapping mode is auto-assigned or another non-empty map is

N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router user and service guide 99Table 8 HP N1200-320 4Gb Network Storage Router PRLI response dataVerify HBA device driv