Hp 6400.8400 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual ArrayUser GuideAbstractThis document describes the components and operation of the HP 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Arr

Figure 3 Disk enclosure rear view7. I/O module B1. Power supply 18. Rear UID push button2. Power supply 1 status LED9. Enclosure status LEDs3. Fan 110

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueCase 1: Either delete the associatedobject or resolve the in progress state.C

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.The operation cannot be performed because

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.The storage system time is not set. Thest

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueNo action required.The requested operation cannot beperformed on a virtual di

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueResolve the suspended mode and retrythe request.The operation cannot be perfo

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueResolve the condition and retry therequest.The current condition or state is

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueReport the error to product support.The disk group is in a redundancy mirrore

C Controller fault managementThis appendix describes how the controller displays events and termination event information.Termination event informatio

Figure 28 Typical HP P6000 Command View Event displayDescriptionEIP TypeCACEvt NoSWCIDTimeDateThe Event display provides the following information:• D

Interpreting fault management informationEach version of HP P6000 Command View includes an ASCII text file that defines all the codesthat the authoriz

Table 1 Port status LEDsDescriptionStatus LEDGreen (left)• Solid green— Active link• Flashing green—Locate, remotely asserted by application clientAmb

D Non-standard rack specificationsThe appendix provides information on the requirements when installing the 6400/8400 in anon-standard rack. All the r

Estimating the configuration CG requires measuring the CG of the cabinet the product will beinstalled in. Use the following formula:ΣdcomponentW = dsy

included in this comparison. Table 26 (page 112) identifies the amount of time each UPS can sustainpower under varying loads and with various UPS ERM

Table 27 EVA8400 UPS loading% of UPS capacityWattsEnclosuresR12000R550041.049201236.898.144141133.689.740371030.581.33660927.473.03284824.264.62907721

Table 29 Operating Shock/Vibration (continued)Random vibration at 0.25 G rms level with uniform spectrum in the frequency range of 10 to 500 Hz. Test

E Single Path ImplementationThis appendix provides guidance for connecting servers with a single path host bus adapter (HBA)to the Enterprise Virtual

Installation requirements• The host must be placed in a zone with any EVA worldwide IDs (WWIDs) that access storagedevices presented by the hierarchic

switches and EVA controllers. Whereas the dual HBA server has multi-path software that managesthe two HBAs and their connections to the switch (with t

Figure 31 Single path HBA server with OpenVMS or Tru64 UNIX6 SAN switch 21 Network interconnection7 Fabric zone2 Single HBA server8 Controller A3 Dual

Risks• Disabled jobs hang and cannot umount disks.• Path or controller failure may results in loss of data accessibility and loss of host data that ha

Figure 5 Fiber Optic Fibre Channel cableCopper Fibre Channel cablesThe Enterprise Virtual Array uses copper Fibre Channel cables to interconnect disk

becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you may present that virtual disk as you would any otherordinary virtual disk.HBA configuration• Host 1 is a single

Windows Server (64-bit) configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive p

Figure 34 Windows Server (64-bit) configuration6 SAN switch 11 Network interconnection7 SAN switch 22 Management server8 Controller A3 Host 19 Control

Risks• Single path failure may result in loss of data accessibility and loss of host data that has notbeen written to storage.• Controller shutdown re

In the case of snapclones, after the cloning process has completed and the clone becomes anordinary virtual disk, you may present that virtual disk as

OpenVMS configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive path to its LUNs.

Limitations• HP P6000 Continuous Access is not supported with single path configurations.Figure 37 OpenVMS configuration5 SAN switch 11 Network interc

Risks• Single path failure may result in data loss or disk corruption.NOTE: For additional risks, see “Linux failure scenarios” (page 133).Limitations

becomes an ordinary virtual disk, you may present that virtual disk as you would any otherordinary virtual disk.• Linux 64-bit servers can support up

IBM AIX configurationRequirements• Switch zoning or controller level SSP must be used to ensure each single path HBA has anexclusive path to its LUNs.

Table 3 Disk status indicator LED descriptionsDescriptionDrive LEDBi-color (top)• Slow flashing blue (0.5 Hz)—Used to locate drive.• Solid amber—Drive

Figure 40 IBM AIX Configuration5 SAN switch 11 Network interconnection6 SAN switch 22 Single HBA server7 Controller A3 Dual HBA server8 Controller B4

Limitations• HP P6000 Continuous Access is not supported with single path configurations.• Single path HBA server is not part of a cluster.• Booting f

Table 30 HP-UX failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort term: Data transfer stops. Possible I/O errors.Long term: Job hangs, can

OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIXTable 33 OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX failure scenariosFailure effectFault stimulusAll I/O operations halted. Possible data loss from

Table 34 Linux failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, data

Table 36 VMware failure scenarios (continued)Failure effectFault stimulusShort: I/O suspended, possible data loss.Long: I/O halts with I/O errors, dat

GlossaryThis glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not acomprehensive glossary of computer terms.Symbols and num

Bbackplane An electronic printed circuit board that distributes data, control, power, and other signals amongcomponents in an enclosure.bad block A da

console LUN ID The ID that can be assigned when a host operating system requires a unique ID. The consoleLUN ID is assigned by the user, usually when

disk migrationstateA physical disk drive operating state. A physical disk drive can be in a stable or migration state:Stable—The state in which the ph

Figure 9 HSV450 controller rear view6. DPI ports1. Serial port7. Mirror ports2. Unit ID8. Fiber ports3. Controller health9. Power supply 14. Fault ind

as described in the SES SCSI-3 Enclosure Services Command Set (SES), Rev 8b, American NationalStandard for Information Services.Enclosure ServicesInte

fiber optics The technology where light is transmitted through glass or plastic (optical) threads (fibers) for datacommunication or signaling purposes

INFORMATIONconditionA drive enclosure EMU condition that may require action. This condition is for information purposesonly and does not indicate the

mirrored caching A process in which half of each controller’s write cache mirrors the companion controller’s writecache. The total memory available fo

PDM Power distribution module. A thermal circuit breaker-equipped power strip that distributes powerfrom a PDU to HP Enterprise Storage System element

redundancy Element Redundancy—The degree to which logical or physical elements are protected byhaving another element that can take over in case of fa

topology An interconnection scheme that allows multiple Fibre Channel ports to communicate. Point-to-point,arbitrated loop, and ed fabric are all Fibr

IndexAAC power, 20addingIBM AIX hosts, 52OpenVMS hosts, 54adding hosts, 49API versions, 45ASCII error codes definitions, 109Bbad image header, 104bad

Hhelpobtaining, 80host bus adapters, 30hostsadding IBM AIX hosts, 52adding OpenVMS hosts, 54HPtechnical support, 80HP P6000 Command Viewadding hosts w

defined, 45presenting virtual disks, 49protecting fiber optic connectorscleaning supplies, 43dust covers, 43how to clean, 43proxy reads, 39push button

Figure 11 Controller OCP1. Status indicators (see Table 4 (page 15)) and UID button2. 40-character alphanumeric display3. Left, right, top, and bottom

configuring, 50, 56, 61presenting, 49verifying, 53, 61, 62, 66VMwareVAAI Plug-in, 67volume groups, 51volume is missing, 101Wwarningrack stability, 82w

Table 5 Controller port status indicatorsStatus indicator descriptionPortFibre Channel host ports• Green—Normal operation• Amber—No signal detected• O

Figure 12 Power supply4. Status indicator (solid green on—normal operation; solidamber—failure or no power)1. Power supply5. Handle2. AC input connect

Figure 14 Battery module3. Battery 01. Status indicator4. Battery 12. Fault indicatorThe table below describes the battery status indicators. When a b

The data connections are the interfaces to the disk drive enclosures or loop switches (dependingon your configuration), the other controller, and the

© Copyright 2009, 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warrant

Power distribution–Modular PDUsNOTE: This section describes the most common power distribution system for EVA6400/8400s.For information about other op

The configuration provides complete power redundancy and eliminates all single points of failurefor both the AC and DC power distribution.CAUTION: Ope

Figure 17 Dual PDU—rear view3. Main circuit breaker1. PDU B4. Circuit breakers2. PDU APDU APDU A connects to AC PDM A1–A4.A PDU A failure:• Disables t

Figure 18 Rack PDM1. Power receptacles2. AC power connectorRack AC power distributionThe power distribution in an Enterprise Virtual Array rack is the

Figure 19 Rack AC power distribution6. PDM 51. PDM 17. PDM 62. PDM 28. PDM 73. PDM 39. PDM 84. PDM 410. PDU 25. PDU 1Rack System/E power distribution

The site AC input voltage is routed to each PDU mounted in the rack. Each PDU distributes ACthrough ten receptacles directly to the storage system com

If the feet are not fully raised, complete the following procedure:1. Raise one foot by turning the leveler foot hex nut counterclockwise until the we

2 Enterprise Virtual Array startupThis chapter describes the procedures to install and configure the Enterprise Virtual Array. Whenthese procedures ar

EVA6400 storage system connectionsFigure 23 (page 28) shows a typical EVA6400 SAN topology:• The HSV400 controllers connect via four host ports (FP1,

• The Host Port Configuration must be set to Direct Connect using the OCP.• HP P6000 Continuous Access cannot be used with direct connect configuratio

Contents1 EVA6400/8400 hardware...9M6412A disk enclosures...

• HP P6000 Continuous Access cannot be used with direct connect configurations.• EVAs cannot be directly connected to each other to create HP P6000 Co

The OCP on either controller can be used to input the WWN and password data. For moreinformation about the OCP, see “Operator Control Panel” (page 14)

3. Turn the power switch on both controllers on.NOTE: Notifications of the startup test steps that have been executed are displayed whilethe controlle

Installing optional EVA software licensesIf you purchased optional EVA software, you must install the license. Optional software availablefor the Ente

3 EVA6400/8400 operationBest practicesFor useful information on managing and configuring your storage system, see the HP 4400 and6400/8400 Enterprise

Creating 16 TB or greater virtual disks in Windows 2008When creating a virtual disk that is 16 TB or greater in Windows 2008, ensure that the Allocati

1. Disconnect any connected cable.NOTE: Failing to disconnect the cable prior to making the change will require a controllerrestart to clear the condi

Failback preference setting for HSV controllersTable 10 (page 37) describes the failback preference behavior for the controllers.Table 10 Failback pre

Table 10 Failback preference behavior (continued)BehaviorPoint in timeSettingIf cache data for a LUN exists on a particularcontroller, the unit will b

1If preference has been configured to ensure a more balanced controller configuration, the Path A/B – Failover/Failbacksetting is required to maintain

Using FATA disk drives...34Using solid state disk

1. Flushes cache2. Removes power from the controllers3. Disables cache battery power4. Removes power from the drive enclosures5. Disconnects the syste

system. This includes adding or removing disk drives, creating or deleting disk groups, and addingor deleting virtual disks. The saved configuration d

Example 1 Saving configuration data using HP SSSU on a Windows hostTo save the storage system configuration:1. Double-click the HP SSSU desktop icon t

NOTE: Standard and FATA disk drives must be in separate disk groups. Disk drives of differentcapacities and spindle speeds can be included in the same

• Shutdown Options—initiates the procedure for shutting down the system in a logical, sequentialmanner. Using the shutdown procedures maintains data i

The system information displays show the system configuration, including the XCS version, the OCPfirmware and application programming interface (API)

Shutting the controller downUse the following procedure to access the Shutdown System display and execute a shutdownprocedure.CAUTION: If you decide N

6. Press the arrow keys to navigate to the open field and type DELETE and then press ENTER.The system uninitializes.NOTE: If you do not enter the word

4 Configuring application serversOverviewThis chapter provides general connectivity information for all supported operating systems. Whereapplicable,

Testing connections to the EVAAfter installing the FCAs, you can create and test connections between the host server and theEVA. For all operating sys

Updating the AlphaServer console code, Integrity Server console code, and Fibre Channel FCAfirmware...

1. From HP P6000 Command View, create a virtual disk on the EVA6400/8400.2. Specify values for the following parameters:• Virtual disk name• Vraid lev

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In the Search products box, enter MPIO, and then click AIX MPIO PCMA for HP Arrays. Select IBMAIX, and then select your software storage product.Addin

NOTE: The term inbox driver is also sometimes used and means the same as native driver.However, in some configurations, it may require the use of an o

ensuring that the number you enter is unique within the SAN. An OS Unit ID greater than 9999is not capable of being served by MSCP.CAUTION: It is poss

Scanning the busEnter the following command to scan the bus for the OpenVMS virtual disk:$ MC SYSMAN IO AUTO/LOGA listing of LUNs detected by the scan

Configuring virtual disks from the OpenVMS hostTo set up disk resources under OpenVMS, initialize and mount the virtual disk resource as follows:1. En

Update instructions depend on the version of your OS:• For Solaris 9, install the latest Oracle StorEdge SAN software with associated patches. Tolocat

3. If using a single FCA and no multipathing, edit the following parameter to reduce the risk ofdata loss in case of a controller reboot:nodev-tmo=120

2. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. For more information on how to useSPOCK, see the Getting Started Guide (http://www.qlogic.com

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To perform LUN rediscovery after configuring the LUNs, use the following command:/opt/QLogic_Corporation/drvutil/qla2300/qlreconfig –d qla2300 -s8. Re

6. Run vxdctl enable to notify VxVM of the changes.7. Verify the configuration of VxVM as shown in Example 3 “Verifying the VxVM configuration”(the ou

To identify the WWLUN ID assigned to the virtual disk and/or the LUN assigned by the storageadministrator:• Oracle SAN driver, with MPxIO enabled:You

Verifying virtual disks from the hostVerify that the host can access virtual disks by using the format command. See Example 5 “Formatcommand”.Example

5. When prompted to label the disk, enter Y.6. Because the virtual geometry of the presented volume varies with size, select autoconfigureas the disk

Perform one of the following procedures to load the NVRAM:• If you have a HP ProLiant blade server:Download the supported FCA BIOS update, available o

ESXi 5.x• The # esxcli storage nmp device set --devicenaa.6001438002a56f220001100000710000 --psp VMW_PSP_MRU command setsdevice naa.6001438002a56f2200

Figure 25 Verifying virtual disksHP EVA P6000 Software Plug-in for VMware VAAIThe vSphere Storage API for Array Integration (VAAI) is included in VMwa

2. Enable the primitives from the ESX server.Enable and disable these primitives through the following advanced settings:• DataMover.HardwareAccelerat

c. Creating VAAI claim rules.d. Loading and executing VAAI claim rules.5. Restarting the target VMware host.6. Taking the target VMware host out of ma

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4. Verify the installation:a. Check for new HP P6000 claim rules.Using the service console, enter:esxcli corestorage claimrule list -c VAAIThe return

1. Obtain the VAAI Plug-in software package and save to a local folder on the target VMwarehost:a. Go to the HP Support Downloads website at http://ww

Installing the VAAI Plug-in using VUMNOTE:• This installation method is supported for use with VAAI Plug-in versions 1.00 and 2.00, inESX/ESXi 4.1 env

4. Create a new Baseline set for this offline plug-in:a. Select the Baselines and Groups tab.b. Above the left pane, click Create.c. In the New Baseli

NOTE:• In the Tasks & Events section, the following tasks should have a Completed status: Remediateentry, Install, and Check.• If any of the above

3. Uninstall the VAAI Plug-in.Enter a command using the following syntax:$host# esxupdate remove -b VAAI_Plug_In_Bulletin_Name--maintenancemode4. Rest

5 Customer replaceable unitsCustomer self repair (CSR)Table 13 (page 77) and Table 20 (page 77) identifies which hardware components are customerrepla

Figure 26 Typical product label1. Spare part numberReplaceable partsThis product contains the replaceable parts listed in Table 13 (page 77) and Table

Table 20 M6412-A disk enclosure replaceable parts (continued)CSR statusSpare part numberDescription468715–001FC disk shelf fan module405914–001FC disk

Replacing the failed componentCAUTION: Components can be damaged by electrostatic discharge. Use proper anti-staticprotection.• Always transport and s

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• HP Software Depot:http://www.software.hp.com• HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK):http://www.hp.com/storage/spock• HP SAN manuals:http

Rack stabilityRack stability protects personnel and equipment.WARNING! To reduce the risk of personal injury or damage to equipment:• Extend leveling

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1 EVA6400/8400 hardwareThe EVA6400/8400 contains the following hardware components:• HSV controllers—Contains power supplies, cache batteries, fans, a

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B Error messagesThis list of error messages is in order by status code value, 0 to xxx.Table 22 Error MessagesHow to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueNo

Table 22 Error Messages (continued)How to CorrectMeaningStatus Code ValueIn the following cases, the messagecan occur because the operation isThe supp